Cricket 1900

M arch 29, 1900. CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 35 BUSSEY’S SEY fkC° C/> LU M J o E m fu D CO i-3 J W & -C/3 s J W S co “ i t = 3 E 03 ja a _ CO C Q r~ c o < n » * 8 CO CO per QD CO CO w CO a 9 « * o w eu J. ti o •+Jo 3 § QD BUSSEY’S AT TH E SIGN OF TH E W IC K E T . Br F. S. A s h l b y -C o o p e r . CRICKET, 1742-1751. ( Continuedfrom page 22.) In the Artillery-Ground, Monday, June 18th, 1744. E n g lan d . First inniDgs. Second innings J. Harris, b Hodswell........... 8. Dingate, b Hodswell ... 0 bJMills................... 4 3 b Hodswell........... 11 Newland, bJMills,................. 0 b Hodswell........... 3 Cuddy, b Hodswell ........... 0 c Danes ........... 2 Green, b^Mills .................. 0 bJMills................... 5 T. Waymark. hJMills........... 7 b Hodswell......... 9 J. Bryan, st K ip s................. 12 c K ip s................... 7 R. Newland, not o u t ........... 18 c Sackville........... 15 J. Harris, b Hodswell 0 b Hodswell.......... 1 G. Smith, b Bartrum ........... 0 bJMills.................. 8 Newland, bJMills................... 0 not out.................. 5 Byes ........................... 0 Byes ........... 0 40 70 K ent (with Sawyer). First innings. Lord J. P. Sackville-, c Way­ Second innings mark .................................. 5 b Harris ... ... 3 Long Robin, b Newland ... 7 b Newland........... 9 Mills, b Harris ................... 0 c N ew land........... 6 Hodswell, b Harris ........... 0 not out................... 5 Cutbush, c Green.................. Bartrum, b Newland........... 3 not o u t ................ 7 2 b N ew land......... 0 Danes, b Newland ........... 6 c Smith ........... 0 Sawyer, c Waymark ........... 0 b N ew land......... 5 Kips, b Harris ................... 12 b Harris ........... 10 JjHills, not out .................. 7 b Newland........... 2 V. Romney, b Harris.......... 11 c Harris ........... 8 Byes ... ................... 0 Byes ... ... 3 63 68 Kent won by one wicket. The first fully-recorded match. This match was the result of a challenge issued by Lord J. P. Sackville, on behalf of Kent, to play against All England. Uutil the year before last this match was supposed to have been played some time during 1746. The reasons for changing the date to June 18th, 1744, will be found in Cricket , for November, 1898. James Love’s famous verses, “ Cricket: an Heroic Poem,” describe this match. England went in first and lost five wickets for three runs, which caused the betting to be 10 to 4 in favour of Kent. Romney captained the Kent eleven and R. Newland that of England. According to another account England scored 39 and 57, Kent 53 and 44, but the totals given above are correct. The wickets were pitched at twelve o’clock and the match completed in one day. ^In the first innings of England Bryan hit a five; When Kent required but three runs to win Waymark missed a catch, and by that means enabled the county to win by a wicket. Among the spectators were H.R.H., the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cumberland, the Duke of Richmond, Admiral Vernon, and many other persons of distinction. JAMES LOVE, whose famous verses, “ Cricket: An Heroic Poem,” describe the above match, was born on March 17th, 1722, and died in 1774, aged 52. His real name was Dance, his father being George Dance, architect and designer of the Mansion House. He was educated at Merchant Taylors’ School and St. John’s College, Oxford. After leaving Oxford he contrived to attract the favourable attention of Sir Robert Wal­ pole by replying in a smart poem, entitled “ Yes, they are ; what then? ” to a satirical piece, “ Are these things so?” directed against the minister, and attributed (wrongly) to Pope. Becoming bankrupt, Love betook himself to the stage and to the composition of light comedies. The first edition (undated) of his famous poem, “ Cricket,” was pub­ lished anonymously in London, in 1744, and dedicated to Lord Sandwich; the second edition was issued at Edinburgh in 1754 in a volume entitled, “ Poems on several occasions,” and the third, dated 1770, was dedicated to the Members of the Richmond Cricket Club, in Surrey, of which Love was a member. For some years Love was manager of the theatre at Edinburgh, and whilst there, Boswell, the famous biographer, studied with him in order to purify his pronounciation from the Scotch accent. In 1762 Love was invited to Drury Lane Theatre, and he retained his connection with that place during the rest of his life, part of which was spent at Richmond, where, with his brother ’ 8 help, he built a new theatre, involving him in considerable loss. The character in which Love gained most success was in that of Falstaff. “ His attempts to improve Shakespeare and Beaumont and Fletcher were wretched.” [A portion of Love’s poem—commencing “ While others,” and finishing with the line “ And often grasps the well-disputed prize” —appeared in the old Sporting Magazine for May, 1803, Newland’s name being omitted and Beau- clerk’s substituted. The poem was signed, “ J. J. B., July 4th,” and was dedicated to Lord Frederick! A more flagrant example of plagiarism can seldom have been known.] In the Artillery-Ground, Thursday, July 5th, 1744. AN ELEVEN v. AN ELEVEN. This was described as “ a scratch match between two-and-twenty picked players from Kent, Sussex, Surrey and London, and all the most-famed places in England,” and should have been played onWednesday, July 4th, but had to be postponed owing to the weather. It was played by command of H.R.H., the Prince of Wales, and other persons of distinction. The wickets were pitched at eleven o’clock. Admission to the ground, sixpence. On Moulsev Hurst, Friday, July 6 th, 1744. AN ELEVEN v. AN ELEVEN. The return match to that played the previous day in the Artillery-Ground. At the end of the day’s play each team had completed an innings, and one side had gone in a second time and lost eight wickets, being then 31 runs ahead. By order of the noblemen and gentlemen present the match was completed in the Artillery-Ground the following day, Satur­ day, July 7th. But few great matches will be found to have been commenced on one ground and finished on another. On the second day the charge for admission was two-pence, “ as usual.” In the Artillery-Ground, Saturday, July 21st, 1744. WOBURN v. LONDON. The wickets were pitched at twelve o’clock. This match was originally arranged to be played on Thursday, July 19th, but had to be postponed on account of the Hon. Artillery Company requiring the ground that day. In the Artillery-Ground, Monday, July 30th, 1744. ADDINGTON v. LONDON. The wickets were pitched at one o’clock. In the Artillery-Ground, Monday, August 20th, 1744. ONE OF SEVENOAKS v. ONE OF LONDON. Played for a large sum. The wickets were*pitched at two o’clock.