Cricket 1900

372 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A u g . 30, 1900. been the mainstay in the bow ling depart­ ment of the E ssex team , and had a bumper benefit been accorded him he would but have received his deserts. There is evidently something radically w rong concerning the manner in which benefits are allotted to players. After rendering good service to his county for ten or fifteen years of the best portion of his life a player, when he is accorded a benefit, has to stake practically his whole future on the weather during the three oonsecutive days set apart for the match. I f the weather is fine and the match lasts three days, well and good. B u t if, ow ing to unforeseen circumstances, the match is over in a d ay— as was the case in the M iddlesex v . Somerset m atch last year at L ord’s, set apart for Flow ers— what then ? It is not right that a man who has served his county faithfully for several seasons should be made to risk his whole future on the weather during certain days. This was evidently felt by the K en t comm ittee regarding M artin’s benefit in the Surrey v. K ent m atch at Canterbury, for an arrangement was come to b y which that player was to receive the average proceeds of the second match of the Canterbury week during the past four or five years. T o return to M ead’s benefit match, however. It was an excellent per­ formance on the part of E ssex to head the M iddlesex total on a wicket which was not in favour of ru n -gettin g. F or this the side was chiefly indebted to M r. C. J . K ortrigh t, who played a very hard-hit innings, scoring 131 out of 166 whilst in. It is a curious fact that fast bow lers are generally hard hitters, e.g., H irst, W ilson, T rott, Ernest Jones, Richardson, and Messrs. W oods and K ortright. A cricket crowd dearly love to see a hitter in form , and those who were fortunate enough to be at Leyton on Saturday last saw one of the finest hitting displays given on any ground during the season. The manner in which M r. W . G . Grace maintains his batting form is one of the curiosities of modern cricket. N o t since the days of old W illiam L illy white has a player of fifty-tw o m et with such success in great matches as M r. Grace has done of late. H is on e-h und red-and-tw en ty- first century in first-class matches came from his bat as recently as Saturday last, when he scored 110 against M .C .C . and Ground at the Crystal Palace. N ext year he w ill be qualified to play for K en t, and some curiosity seems to be felt as to whether he w ill be asked to partici­ pate in any of the county’s matches. B y -th e -w a y , it does not appear to be generally known that M r. C. L . Townsend has a qualification for Sussex, as for some time past the Townsend “ fam ily home ” has been B exhill. I t would be curious indeed if in the future the tw o great players who, in years gone b y, rendered so much excellent service to Gloucester­ shire cricket, should be found assisting K ent and Sussex respectively. It is curious how often Surrey’s western tour, which always betokens the ap­ proaching end of the season, has brought disaster to the metropolitans. Neither Gloucestershire nor Somersetshire pos­ sesses nearly so strong a team as Surrey, yet each county is always able to make a gallant fight and often to win the match. This year Surrey were uufortunate to discover M r. Jessop in his best all-round form , for it was his performances with bat and ball which contributed more than anything else to Gloucestershire’s victory by eleven runs Probably no man in the whole history o f the game has been able to change the whole aspect of a match iu so short a time as M r. Jessop. H is fast bow ling, superb fielding, and wonderful hitting powers combine to make him one of the most remarkable cricketers of his own or any age. W ithout his aid G lou­ cestershire must have taken a very low place in the championship table. The “ County of the Graces ” has been some­ what fortunate this season in pulling matches out of the fire. A t Bath they beat Somersetshire by a w icket; at Chel­ tenham , Essex b y two wickets ; and last week Surrey, at Bristol, by eleven runs. On the other hand, Surrey have been as unlucky as Gloucestershire have been fortunate, having been beaten at the Oval by E ssex by five runs and M iddlesex by a wicket, and Gloucestershire, at Bristol, by eleven runs. HAMP iTEAD v. FINCHLEY.—Played at Finchley on August 25. HAM PSTEAD. E. Ford-Smith, c Bac- meister, b Napier ... 14 K. Robinson, c Mc­ Arthur, b Napier .. 0 E. Figgis, c McArthur, b Bacm eister...........12 R Leigh-Ibbs, b Bac­ meister ........... ... 0 T. 8. Wheater, c Bac­ meister, b Napier ... 14 J. C. Toller,c Fennell, b Neiderheitmann... 2 T. W . Mackintosh, b Neiderh>itmann 0 J.C. tt. Dickson,not out 16 A 8. Dornton, run out 9 Mahomed Ali, b bac­ meister ... ... 0 E. H. Graeme, b Bac- meister ................... 0 Byes ................... 4 Total 71 F is o h l b y . W . P. Harrison, b Wheater .................. 46 L. Neiderheitmann, b Dickson ........... 66 F. E. Tuck, b Wheater 0 B. Venables, st Toller, b Wheater ........... 9 W . Kislingbury, b Robinson ........... 1 G. E Napier, b Mack­ intosh 43 W . P. Harrisan, jun., not out ................. W. Pearce, st Toller, b Dickson................. W. Fennell, not out W. McArthur, Mackintosh ... . L. H. Bacmeister B 4 ,lb 6 ......... Total ......... HAMPSTEAD v. KENSINGTON PARK (12-aside). —Played at Hampstead on August 25. H a m p s t e a d . H. B. Hayman. c Old- meadow, b O’Brien 43 Ahsan-ul-Hak, lbw, b «»*Brien ...........40 L J.Moon,cDickenson, b Ol ’m ia d o w .........39 H. Greig, c McEnery,b Oldmeadow ...........28 A.R. Trimen, c C. Rey­ nolds, b Oldmeadow 1 J. Stephens, c and b P. R eynolds.................. 2 D. MacGregor, b Old­ meadow ... ... 3 T.M Farmi oe.cBendle b 8. Reynolds...........25 C. D. D. McMillin,stC. Reynolds, b O’ Brien 23 MohamedSai I,not out 3 B 12,15 2, w ■/, nb 1 17 Total (9 wkts)*22l E L. Marsden and R. Matthews did not bat. K b n s is o to n P a r k . P. Reynolds, b Ahstn J 8.Reynolds, b Marsden 0 L. J. Oldmeadow, b Marsden ................. 1 E. Bendle, b Ahsan ... 15 C.E.Reyn >lds, bAhsan 0 W . K. Murray, b Mars­ den ...........................16 J.G . O’ Brien,b Ahsan 6 C. F. Dickenson, b Marsden ................... 1 J.C.Wood,stMcMillin, b Ahsan ................... 1 W . G. Thompso •, b Marsden ................. 10 W .A.McEnery,bAhsan 3 G.Washington,not out 1 1519, lb 6, nb 1... 26 Total , 80 SOUTHGATE v. J. H ALL’S X I .—Played at South­ gate on August 25. SODTHOATK. A.Dent,bArmstrong .. 17 T. D. Smith, run ouc.. 143 N. V. B. Jacob, c Pit- house, b Armstrong 6 Rev. R. D. Mertens, c H'tll, b Armstrong 68 F.D.Roberts,c West, b W a le .........................30 H . S. Vivian, E. White, and A. N . Other did not bat. *Innings declared closed. J. H a l l ’ s X I. A. T. Knight, c and b J. Armstrong, b Lewis 3 A. 8. Harris, not out 21 H.G. Rowley,c West, b H ook.......................... 1 F. S. Lewis, not out .. 5 B 14, lb 5, w 1 ... 20 Total (6 wkts)*311 L e w is ........................92 A. R. Moore,b Roberts 61 G. West, lbw, b Lewis 14 H. Hook, b tvoberts ... 2 C. Wale* c White, b Lewis ................... 6 J. Hall, W . Pithouse, and A. N. Oiher did not bat 8ergt. Hall, not out ... 0 H. A. Jacob, b Lewis 0 B 5, lb 1, w 2 ... 8 Total (7 wkts) 176 BRIXTON WANDERERS v. CROYDON .-Played at Croydon on August 4. B r ix to n W a n d k r b r s . H. Mason, b Watson 38 A.V. Russell, c Watson, b Archer ...................15 F. P. Rider,cSinethurat, b Balch ...................12 R.Waterhmse.b Balch 0 K. J. Gale, b Archer .. 16 F. Odell, c Briscoe, b Archer ................... 4 C.G. Smith, c Watson, b Clarke ...................59 E.A. Brymer,st Smet- hurst. b Archer A.E.Vrillard,cArcher, b Watson........... A. V. Storey, b Balch J. Maxwell, not but .. Extras ......... Total .. 1 C&OTDON. H.R.Groom, cVeillard, b Russell 8 C. P. Wicks, b Russell 18 A. E Clarke, run out 1 r.A.Wat8on,cBrym,er, b R u ssell........... 14 J.W hitcom b,b Russell 0 J.A. Archer,c Maxwell, b Russell ................. 6 C. A. Curgenven, c Rider, b Mason ... 28 G .F.Long, c Maxwell, b Storey ......... 2 G. H. Smethurst, not out ................. 34 E. H. Balch b Mason 0 K. Biscoe, c Gale, b Russell ................... 9 E xtras.................30 Total . 150 BRIXTON WANDERER9 v. EAST MOLESEY.— Played at East Molesey on August 18. E a s t M o l b b b y . E. Drew, b Constan- duros.......................... 35 A. 8toner, b Masoi .. 4 B. Blount, run out ... 89 Li. Malleson, c Rider, b Constanduros ... 10 H B. Vogel, e Uale, b Mason ................... 4 G. Hunt, c Gil igan, b R id e r ......................... 1 A. P. Kee ing, c Glan- vill, b Rider 8 W. Allfrey, c and b vl ason ................. 16 C. Drew, b Gillig in ... 7 F. R. Browne, not out 8 J. Apps, run out ... 2 Extras .................. 7 Total .. 191 B r ix t o s W a n d k k r r s . F. Odell, b Stoner ... 5 W. A. Uilligan, b 8toner ........... 3 H. E. Smith, c C. Drew, b Vogel ... 17 H. Mtson, b Stoner ... 0 E. J. Gale, b Malleson 2 C. G. 8mith, c Vogel, b Stoner ................... 8 E. A. Brymer, st Kee­ ling, b Stoner . ... 5 F. P. Rider, c Apps, b M a lle so n ................. 85 H. Humin, st Keeling, b S to n e r ................... 6 S. Conatanduros, b M a ll^ m ................... 4 B. A. Glanvill, not out C E x tra s ...................13 Total ...107 BRIXTON WANDERERS v. FOREST H IL L .— Play d at Forest Hill on August 25. F o r e s t H i l l . H. A. Hooker, c H. Smith, b Storey ... 9 B. Batchelor, b otorey 7 Dr. Bundy, c Storey, o Carmichael ...........15 R. Nixon, c Faulkner, b Storey ................... 0 R. K. Sttvens, b Car­ michael ......... 8 C. F. Phillips, *t Sim­ monds, b Storey ... 2 J. Briggs, b Storey ... 4 C. E. Hand, ht wal, b Stubbs ... ... 11 C. J. Welchman, c and b Carmi h a e l........... 7 C. G. Hill, c Odell, b Carmichael ...........18 F. Skipper, not out ... 14 Extras ........... 6 Total ...101 B r ix t o n W a n d b r b r s . J. Faulkner, c Stevens, b Phillips ...........47 F. Udell, b Welchm n 4 H . E. 8mith,c Briggs,b Welchman ........... 0 R. T. Burlington, o Stevens, b Phillips 22 G. Stubbs, c Skipper, b Welchman ........... 9 C.G.8mith,oBatchelor, b Phillips... I L. Simmons, b Nixon 24 H. Mason notout ... )8 A. V. Storey, not out 12 F. P. Rider, b Phillips 3 Extras ...........J Total ...144 P. Carmichael did not bat.