Cricket 1900

408 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. Sept. 13, 1900. BOULOGNE AND BACK IN A D A Y By “ L A MARGUERITE.” First Saloon, Return Fare 14s. D A IL Y SEA TRIPS. THE MEW PALACE STEAMERS, Ltd. From Old Swan Pier, London Bridge. “ ROYAL SOVEREIGN,” until 17th September. Daily, except i?ridajs, 7th and 14th oeptemter, at 9.20a.m., for MARGATE and RAMSGATE. Special Train from Fenchurch Street Station to Tilbury at 10.28a.m .; St. Pancras, 9.50 a.m., except Thursdays and Saturdays, daily after 5th September. Last Day of Sailing, Ramsgate, 10th ; Margate, 17th September. “ LA MARGUERITE,” from Tilbury, until 5th September. Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays to MARGATE and BOULOGNE and back. Tuesday to OSTEND and back. Sundays to SOUTH­ END and MARGATE. 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T H U R S D A Y , S E P T . 13 th , 1900. IM POR TANT N O T IC E ! W ith the issue of Cricket for September 20 we complete the present weekly series. Six numbers will he issued during the W inter, from October to March inclusive, as follows:— No. 557.— T H U R SD A Y , OCT. 25. No. 558.— TH U R SD A Y , NOV . 29. N o. 569.— T H U R SD A Y , DEC. 27. No. 560.— T H U R S D A Y , JAN . 31. No. 561.— T H U R SD A Y , FEB . 28. No. 562.— T H U R SD A Y , MARCH 28. Subscription for the above series, 1/3 post free. R e s u lts of the S ea so n and A v e r a g e s of the P r in c ip a l C lu b s can he inserted in Cricket at the rate of 3s. 6d. a column, with a minimum charge of 2s. 6d. To ensure insertion in the following number, particulars must be re­ ceived not later than the Saturday previous to the day of publication at the Offices of Cricket, 168, Upper Thames Street, E .C . " CRICKET " is the only paper in the world solely devoted to the game. T e r m s o f S u b sc r ip tio n :— 6 /- per annum. Summer Numbers only, 5 /- ; 7 /- poBt free abroad. Payable in advance. A ll communications to be sent direct to the Offices of Cricket, 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Fam let. I n ‘ ‘ Gossip ” on August 23 we stated that in addition to K . S. Ranjitsinhji, M r. F ry, Abel, and Hayward, the other men who had a possible chance of obtain­ in g the two thousand this season were H irst, M r. R . E . Foster, and Carpenter. A t that time (Thursday, August 23) M r. Jessop’s total was 1588 and M r. Jephson’s 1374. T hey both seemed absolutely out of the running. B u t the former brought his total on Saturday to 2059 and the latter to 1898, and it was then quite on the cards that M r. Jephson would make a sixth on the list of scorers of two thousand. J . T . T y ld e s le y , for the second time in his career, has scored two separate hundreds in a first-class match. In July, 1897, he made 106 and 100 not out for Lancashire against Warwickshire, at Birm ingham , and last week at Hastings his scores were 121 and 100 not out. T h e position w ith regard to the scorers of two separate hundreds in a first-class match has been considerably altered from time to time this season. A t the present moment it reads as follow s: D r. W . G . Grace and M r. R . E . Foster have each scored tw o separate hundreds in a first- class match three times, M r. C. B . Fry and J . T . Tyldesley twice each, and M r. G . Brann, M r. A . E . Stoddart, W . Storer, K . S. Ranjitsinhji, M r. A . C. MacLaren, M ajor Poore, M r. W . L . Foster, M r. B . J . T . Bosanquet, and M r. G . L . Jessop once each. B o w lin g , regarded generally, has not gone forward like batting, says the Field. E ven the prospect of progress has not begun to show itself. The increased strictness of umpires, aided b y the new rule, while in itself a laudable thing, is calculated to limit the efforts of bowlers to impart spin to the ball, while the turf becomes harder and smoother as the arts of the groundman are perfected. W hile “ b reak ” is made less feasible, even the “ curl ” in the air, o f which so much has been talked, seems to have disappointed expectation. T h o u g h his responsible position at the front m ust have kept him pretty well employed over more serious work, lack of practice during the last few months has evidently had little or no effect on M ajor Poore’s cricket. A t all events he was the chief scorer for the M ilitary against Pretoria in a match played in that city on August 8 th. The M ilitary eleven also included H . T. Stanley, of Oxford and Somersetshire, and Capt. H . H . H arington, as well as Capt. W . C. Tonge and Col. Rice. Still, the credit of the highest score of the match belongs to W . E . Niemeyer, who made 71 for Pretoria. The name of S. C . A . Cosser on the same side seems to be fam iliar in connection with Public School cricket of a few years ago. B y scoring 106 at H astings, on Tuesday, for Surrey and Sussex v. Rest of England, Abel brought his total of hundreds for the season to twelve, and thus placed himself a point above Ranjit­ sinhji. H e is the first man in the world who has ever accomplished the feat of scoring twelve hundreds in first-class cricket in a season. T h e b e was still a chance that R anjif- sinhji m ight draw level with him , for he shewed such command over ihe bow ling that it seemed as if by notliiog short of a miracle could he be disposed of. But to the general disappointment he was out for 62, w ith very little chance of getting another innings in the match, or at least of getting time in which to make a hundred. But he had the satis­ faction of bringing his total of runs for the season to over three thousand, as he did last year. This is another record. H a y w a r d also seemed to have an excellent chance of m aking a hundred, and so bringing his list up to eleven and beating M r. F ry, who, like him , has ten to his credit, f ie was batting easily and in perfect form , but only got as far as sixty. M r . C. A . O l l i v i e r r e , the coloured W est Indian cricketer, who is remaining in England to qualify for Derbyshire, made his first appearance in the county team on M onday in a match against the Colts. H e scored 15. O n Saturday, at Hastings, M r. G . L Jessop brought his total of runs for the season to over two thousand, and his total of wickets to over a hundred. H e thus forms one of a select trio w ith D r. W . G . Grace and M r. C. L . Townsend. L o r d H a w k e has sent a letter to the Press in which he states that the Y ork ­ shire eleven greatly appreciate the numerous congratulations received from all quarters of a goodly number of friends and supporters. “ I feel sure,” he says, “ the welfare and interests of the players can safely be left in the hands of the county committee, but what w ould give a lasting pleasure to the team would be to see a memorial of their late comrade, M r. M illigan, worthy of Yorkshire cricket, and those who wish to show their appre­ ciation of this record season should do so b y subscribing to the fund, which now amounts to nearly £ 5 0 0 . It should be stated that the County Cricket Fund and the L ow M oor Fund will eventually be added together to endow a bed in a hos­ pital near his old home at L ow M oor.” L ord H aw ke w ill be pleased to receive subscriptions, no matter how small, at W igh ill Park, Tadcaster. F rom the F ield : — Nothing has been more wonderful than the feats of Abel and Kanjitsinhji in excelling the ten hundreds made in one year by Mr. W . Gr. Grace. The fame of this great bats­ man can never be dimmed by such rivalry, and his admirers can continue to point to the collection of fine performances accomplished