Cricket 1900

A ug . 30, 1900. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 373 M ID D L E SE X v. ESSEX . WALTER MEAD’ S BENEFIT MATCH. Played at Leyton on August 23, 24 and 25. Drawn. As Mead is a most popular professional, it was hoped for once that the Clerk of the Weather would be merciful, but he turned on the water tap on Thursday morning, and flooded the wicket to such an extent that at one o’clock the umpires decided that play would not be possible during the day. Of course, this made a vast difference to Mead, for unquestionably several thousands of people would have been present if the day had been fine. On Friday there was no rain, but the weather was so unpromising that most people were surprised when about four or five thousand spectators turned up. But little progress was made with the match, and by the time that the day’s cricket was over there was not much chance of any result other than a draw. Middlesex won the toss, and begin their innings in a most satisfactory manner to themselves, for Mr. Warner and Mr. Douglas put on 121 for the first wicket Both men played admirable cricket, and it waa only just before lunch that they were both dis­ posed of. In the afternoon most of the bat-m an made runs, but the cricket was not of particular interest, for no one ever got going sufficiently to do much except potter about; even Trott was at the wickets for nearly three-quarters of an hour for his scOre of fifteen. Unfortunately, Mead strained him­ self so badly when bowling th*t he had to leave the field, his place being taken by Inns. Middlesex were all out about three-quarters of an hour before the day’s play ended, heeves dismissing the last five batsmen very quickly indeed. Half-an-hour’s batting fell to Essex, but Carpenter and Mr. Owen, who went in first, played out time without much difficulty, and on Saturday morning, Essex, with all their wickets in hand, set »bou> their task of trying to knock off the remaining 262 runs without Mr. Perrin or Mr. McGahey in their team. It was certainly not a very promising outlook. Although there was not a full day’s cricket at Leyton on Satur­ day owing to rain, there were five or six thousand people present, so that Mead’s benefit was not altogether spoiled. Mr. Owen and Carpenter put on 91 for the first wicket in an hour and twenty minutes, and then Carpenter was bowled by Hearne for an admirable 61. Mr. Fane promptly followed him. and there was a temporary collapse, Mr. Owen and Mr. Garrett also being out with the total at 103 for four wickets. But then Mr. Kortright came to the rescue of his side, and by his splendid hitting completely altered the appearance of the game. Mr. Lucas stayed with him for about an hour, and E. Russell for an hour and ten minutes, both wisely leaving him to do the scoring. Although Mr. Warner laid traps for him and placed many men in the country, he still continutd to hit brilliantly until after he had been at the wickets for a little less than two hours he was at last caught at third man for a splendid 131, which included twenty hits for four. Only 17 runs were put on by the last four wickets, but as there were only a few minutes for play this did not matter. M id d l e s e x . P. F. Warner, b Mead 1 9 J. Douglas, c Garrett, b Reeves ...................72 G. W. Beldam, c and b Buckenham ...........19 C. M. Well-*, c and b M e id ......................... 13 R. N. Douglas, c T. Ru88ell,bBuckenham 0 B .J Bosanquet, csub, b R e ev e s .................20 W . P.Robertson, lbw, b Reeves ... 26 Trott,c sub, b Reeves 16 Rawlin, not out . 14 Hearne, J. T., c Kort­ right, n Reeves .. 2 W . Williams, c anb b Reeves ... 20 B 13, lb 2 . ...1 6 Total 281 E s s e x . H. G. Owen, st Robert­ son, b Wells ... 33 Carpenter,b Heame... 61 F. L. Faue, c Beldam,b Beam e ................... 0 A. P. Lucas, b Trott... 10 W . T. Garrett, b Wells 1 C. J. Kortright, c J. Douglas, b Rawlin 131 Rus«ell (E.), c Wells, b R a w lin ........... Russell (T.), c Wells, b Rawlin ... Buckenham, not out . Reeves, b Rawlin Mead, absent hurt ... B 28, lb 6 ........... Mead Reeves ... Carpeuter Hearne Trott Wells Total .. 286 M id d l e s e x . O. M. K. W . O M. R. W. 10 68 2 1 Kortright 9 1 32 0 31 3 8 105 4 1 7 6 |Buckenham28 9 67 2 0| SURREY v. GLOUCESTERSH IRE. Played at Bristol on August 23, 24, and 26. Gloucestershire won by 11 runs. During the three-quarters of an hour during which play lasted in this match on Thursday, Gloucester­ shire made 53 without the loss of a wicket. Mr. Rice being not out 14, and Wrathall not out 39. There was a very even struggle on Friday, but at the end of ihe da / Gloucestershire h id a little the best of mat­ ters, having a lead of only 19 runs, with a couple of wickets down in theirsecond innings. The partnership between Mr. Rice and Wrathall was soon broken up, and Mr. Jessop, who had been completely out of form f r some weeks, came in. He scored 14 off his first over, and made 64 out o f 68 while he was at the wickets for three-quarters of an hour. When he left the score was 125 for two wickets, but in a short time the innings was over for 189. Mr. Rice played a most useful innings. Surrey began w ell; A .el, Mr. Jeph­ son, and Hayes playing exceedingly well. Hayes made his runs in fifty-five minu'es. The tail col­ lapsed against the bowling of Paish as badly as that of Gloucestershire, and 8urrey only had a lead of nine runs. On Saturday the game went agiinst Surrey. Mr. Jessop, who seems to have played himself into form ag tin at their expense, upset all calculations, and although four of the best Gloucestershire wickets were down for 48, he played an innings which for him was remarkable, being stea<|y and pains'aking to a degree at first, and in partnership with Mr. Brown lail the foundation for a good t)tal. He only hit four 4*8 in his total of 64. Surrey played a very fine uphill fight, but all through their innings Gloucester­ shire had a little the best of it, and eventually amid great excitement the visitors were beaten by 11 runs. Mr. Crawford made a fine attempt to stem the tide of disaster, and if he had not been caught off a hit which the fieldsman might easily have been excused for mipsing, he might have turned the fortunes of the game. In the course of his innings he hit a ball over the pavilion and out of the ground—a feat which has never before been accomplished. G l o u c e s t e r s h ir e . First innings. R. W . Rice, c Hayward, b Lockwood ........47 Wrathall, c Clode, b Lock­ wood ..............................43 G. L. Jessop, b Lockwood .. 54 C. L. Townsend, b Lees .. 6 E s s e x . O. M.R. W. O. M. R. W . 26 7 67 2 1 Bosarquet 15 1 61 0 17 4 62 1 Rawlin ...133 5 J 9 4 16 3 83 2 Williams 6 2 21 0 F.H.B.Champain,cJephson, b L e e s..................................... 12 W. S. A . Brown, b Lees .. 0 Board, b Lockwood .. .. 8 C.B.de Winton, bLockwood 0 Langdon, b Lockwood ..11 A. H. C Fargus, not out ... 1 Paish, b Lees.......................... 2 B 2, lb 3, nb 1 ........... 6 Total .................. 189 S u r r e y . First innings. Abel, c Paish. b Brown 27 D L.A.Jephson,c Sc b Jessop 56 Hayes, c Langdon, b Paieh 56 Hayward, c Board, b Paish 15 V. F. S. Crawford, b Jessop 18 Holland, c Rice, b Paish ... 0 Lockwood, b Paish ........... 5 L. Walker, c Board, b Paish 0 Lees, c Brown, b Paish ... 0 Clode, c Brown, b Jessop ... 7 Stedman, not o u t.................. 0 B 13, w 1 .................. 14 Second innings. run out ..........19 b L e e s ................. 1 cStedman,b Clode 54 c Stedman, b Lockwood ... 17 c Stedman, b Lockwood c Hayward, b Lockwood lbw, b Lees........... b C lode................. b Lees . cStedman,b Cl^de not o u t................. B 2,1b 1, nb 1 .. Total ......... : Second innings. b Jessjp ...........24 lbw, b Paish ... 17 cLangdon,bJe8sop 6 c Board, b Fargus 2 c Champain, b Paish .......... c Champain, Paish b Jessop ... b Jessop b Jessop not out........... b Jessop ... B4, w 1, nb 1... 6 37 b .. 29 .. 11 .. 16 .. 30 .. 1 Total ... .. 198 Total ...185 G l o u c e s t e r s h ir e . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . C lo d e ................... 8 3 30 0 ............ 12 1 48 3 Hayward .......... 9 2 20 0 ............ 6 0 36 0 Jephson ........... 10 3 22 0 . ... 6 1 16 0 L ockw ood........... 22 5 83 6 ............ 17 3 60 3 Lees ................... 13-5 4 28 4 ........... 18*1 3 41 3 Lockwood delivered two no-balls. Jessop Paish......... Brown Fargus Townsend . S u r r e y . First innings. O. M. R. W . 21 9 55 3 .. 19 1 3 35 6 .. 11 1 55 1 . 3 1 19 0 .. 4 0 20 0 . HAM PSH IRE v. LEICESTERSH IRE. Played at Southampton on Aug. 23, 24, and 25. Leicestershire won by six wickets. Owing to rain, it was only possible to play on Thursday in this match for an hour and twenty minutes, during which time Hampshire scored 77 for the loss of two wickets. Mr. A. J. L. Hill hitting very freely in making his 40 not out. In partnership with Mr. Sprot on Friday morning he increased his score to 87. by very fine cricket indeed. He was bat­ ting for two hours, and his hits included a six and twelve fours. The partnership produced 111 runs. Mr. 8prot did not survive him for lon g; he had bat­ ted very well indeed for his 50. The innings did not last very much longer, bur. the total of 221 was very g >od for the wicket, as the Leicestershire men found out when they were batting. For, with the exception of Mr. W ood, Mr. Marriott, and Mr. Stocks, they could make very little of the bowling of Mr. Hill, who, going on as last change, took six wickets for 22. Hampshire, with a lead of 79—a most unusual experi­ ence for them this season—scored 21 for the loss of tv o wickets before stumps were drawn. Thus they began the next morning with a lead of 100 with eight wickets still in hand, and h id a reasonably good chance of winning their first match of the season. Jut also an untoward fate awaited them. They were disposed of for 100 runs, and left Leicestershire to make only 179 instead of the much larger total which seemed probable. King and Mr. W ood practically decided the game in favour of Leicestershire, putting on 109 runs for the second wicket, and although other wickets fell the issue was no longer in doubt. H a m p s h ir e . First innings. Barton, c King, b Stocks .. 16 A. J. L. H ill, b Geeson ... 87 Webb, c and b Stocks.......... 4 E. M. Sprot, b Coe ...........50 E. J. Newton, lbw, b Coe .. 6 Freemantle, b Geeson.......... 0 D. A. Steele, c Coe, b Gee­ son ................................... 1 C. Robson, b G eeson........... 8 Lieut. B. W. Bentiack, b Kins- ...................................16 Baldwin, c King, b Geeson 12 Humphreys, not out ...........13 B 5, lb 6 ...........................11 Second innings. O. M. R. W. . 30-2 11 72 6 .34 8 86 3 . 6 2 6 0 . 9 2 16 1 8econd innings. b K ing................... b Geeson ........... b K ing................... lbw, b Geeson ... b Gee«on ........... c Trafford, b King b Geeson ........... b K ing... b Geeson ........... c Geeson, b King n otou t................... Leg-byes ... 16 T ota l.. ...221 L e ic e s t e r s h ir e . Total ...100 First innings. C. E. de Trafford, c Webb, b B aldw in ........................... 2 C. J. B. Wood, c and b Hill 53 King, st Robson, b Hum­ phreys ...................................17 H. H. Marriott, b Barton... 21 Knight, b Hill ................... 2 Whitehead, b Hill ........... 0 Coe, c Steele, b Hill ........... 1 Geeson, b Baldwin ........... 6 F. W . 8tocks, not out...........26 Woodcock, c Baldwin, b Hill 0 Whiteside,c Bentinck, b Hill 2 Second innings. runout................... 6 c Rob8on,bBarton 79 not o u t.. ... ... 68 c Sprot,bBaldwin 0 c 8prot, b Hill ... 13 not o u t................. 14 B 6, lb 7 ...........................12 No-ball ... 1 Total...........................142 Total (4 wkts)181 H a m p s h ir e . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. Stocks ... ... 19 8 45 2 K in g ......... ... 113 1 52 1 ... ... 16*1 6 36 5 Woodcock ... 19 5 52 0 C o e ................... 13 1 44 2 Geeson ... ... 17 10 17 6 ... ... 17 2 60 6 L e ic e s t e r s h ir e . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M . R. W . Freemantle ... 8 4 12 0 ... . . 2 0 4 0 Baldwin ... ... 18 4 50 2 ... ... 21 7 50 1 Humphreys ... 11 1 28 1 ... ... 7*3 0 42 0 Barton ... ... 7 1 18 1 ... . . . 8 1 20 1 Hill . ... ... 11*4 2 22 6 ... ... 18 2 65 1 Sprot 2 0 9 0 Barton bowled one no-ball. Townsend bowled one wide and Fargus one wide and one ne-ball. LANCASH IRE v. NOTTS. Played at Old Trafford on August 23 and 24. Lancashire won by an innings and 52 runs. Owing to a heavy thunderstorm there was only three ho rs play in this match on Thursday. During this time Notts, with a good deal of difficulty, slowly put up a total of 128. Briggs met with marked success with the ball. Lancashire, on a soft wicket, played the right sort of game on Friday, Mr. Mac­ Laren being in great form, and scored 77 in an hour and three-quarters, while Mr. Garnett and Mr. Hartley put on 69 runs in forty minutes for the fifth w icket; the former showed very good cricket indeed