Cricket 1900

Nov. 29, 1900. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. .451 BUSSEY’S Cy r > -2 - FtCTlOl C /J C O s p e r * 0 9 BUSSEY’S AT TH E SIGN OF THE W ICK E T . B y ‘ F . S. A s h lb y -C o o p b r . Continuedfrompage 437). (e.)— F i f t h W ic k e t . 268, Quaife, W . G. (223 not out) and Quaife, W . (115), Warwickshire v. Essex, at Leyton. 246, K .S. Ranjiteinhji (220) and A. Collins 54), Sussex v. Kent, at Brighton. 221, C. J. Burnup (200) and T. N. Perkins (88), Kent y. Lancashire, at Manchester. 208, D. L A. Jephson (121) and Lockwood, W . H. (98), Surrey v. Yorkshire, at the Oval. 199, K . J. Key (101) and A . P. Lucas (95), M.C.C. and Ground v. Leicestershire, at Lord’s. 19\ King, J.H . (121) and C. J. B. W ood (116notout), Leicestershire v. Derbyshire, at Derby. 183, Tyldesley, J. T. (119) and C. R. Hartley (109), Lancashire v. Derbyshire, at Glossop. 153*, K. S. Ranjitsinhji (192 not out) and Marlow, F. W . (42 not out), Sussex v. Kent, at Tonbridge. 151, B. J. T. Bosanquet (86) and Rawlin, J. T. (66), Middlesex v. Sussex, at Brighton. 146, K. S. Ranjitsinhji (158) and J. R. Mason (137), Mr. A. J. Webbe’s X I. v. Cambridge Univer­ sity, at Cambridge. 146, S. M. J. Woods (107) and J. Daniell (63), Somer­ setshire v. Hampshire, at Southampton. 139, Hirst, G. H. (89) and Washington, I. (85), York­ shire v. Hampshire, at Hull. 133, G. L. Jessop (179) and W . McG. Hemingway (37), Gloucestershire v. Sussex, at Brighton. 158, A . O. Jones (155) and Dench, C. E. (42), Notting­ hamshire v. Leicestershire, at Leicester. 128, Tunnicliffe, J. (138) and T L. Taylor (64), York­ shire v. Hampshire, at Portsmouth. 126*, A . C. MacLaren (102 not out) and W ard, A. (26 not out), Lancashire v. Hampshire, at Southampton. 126, Thompson, G. J. (125) and Gunn, J. (68) Players v. Gentlemen, at Scarborough. 119, J. A. Dixon (117 not out) and Dench, C. E. (5 ), Notts v. Leicestershire, at Nottingham. 111, C. L Townsend (92) and W . S. A. brown (50 not out), Gloucestershire v. Sussex, at Bristol. 108, Lockwood, W . H. (85) and V. F. S. Crawford (79), Surrey v. Sussex, at Brighton. 107, Ward, A. (120) and Paul, A. (47), Lancashire v. Leicestershire, at Manchester. 105, H. H. Marriott (58) and Whitehead, H. (54), Leicestershire v. Sussex, at Brighton. 103, W . H. W i kes (90) and H. K . Foster (59), W or­ cestershire v. Yorkshire, at Worcester. ( / ) — S ix t h W ic k r t . 211, C. R. Hartley (139) and Ward, A. (Ill not out), Lancashire v. Gloucestershire, at Bristol. 186, W . W . Lowe (120) and Wheldon, F. (100), W or­ cestershire v. Hampshire, at Bournemouth. 166, Wainwright, E. (116) and E. Smi'h (61), York­ shire v Kent, at Catford. 164, Arnold, E. (112) and W W. Lowe (74), Worces­ tershire v. Sussex, at Worcester. 157, Hayward, T. (193) and D. L. A. Jephson (54), Surrey v. Leice tershire, at Leicest-r. 148, K. S. R njitsinhji (15S) and H. D. G. Leveson- Gower (73). Mr. A . J. Webbe’s X I. v. Cambridge University, at Cambridge. 145, F. S. Jackson (134) and S. M. J Woods (52), Gentlemen v. Players, at Scarborough. 133, K. H. Ranjitsinbji (*75) and A. Collins (98), Sussex y. Leice»tei shire, at Leicester. 131, C. McGahey (184) and H. G. Owen (62), Essex v. Leicestershire, at Leyton. 128, Abel. R. (165) and V . F. S Crawford (89), Surrey v. Sussex, at the Oval. 128, G. L Jessop (104) and Wrathall, H. (12), Glouces­ tershire v. Yorkshire, at Bradford. 125, fetorer, W . (175 not out) and S. H. W ood (43), Derbyshire v. M.C.C. and Ground, at Lord’s. 120, S. M. J. Woods (1 »8) and Gill, C. G. (56), Somer­ setshire v. Sussex, at Brighton. 118, Y. F. S. Ciawford (122 not out) and D. L. A. Jephson (48), Surrey v. Oxford University, at the Oval. 117, C. J. Kortright (131) and Russell, E. (16), Essex v. Middlesex, at Leyton. 112, Tunnicliffe, J. (If 8) and Haigh, S. (71), Yorkshire v. Worcestershire, at Worcester. 108, Coe, S. (98) and Brown, L. (65), Leicestershire v. Middlesex, at Lord’s. 10*, Trott, A. E. (74) and W . P. Robertson (62), Middlesex v. Notts, at Nottingham. 108, Denton, D. (104) and Lilley, A. A . (57), North v. South, at Hastings. 107, H. K . Foster (111) a d W . W . Lowe (30). W or­ cestershire v. Middlesex, at Worce-ter. 104, G. L. Jessop (82) and C. L. Towns-nd (59), Gloucestershire v. Lancashire, at Bristol. 104, K. S. Ranjitsinhji (87) and C. B. Fry (4'), Sussex v. Yorkshire, at Sheffield. 102, Wheldon, F. (67) and Arnold, E. (5'), Worcester­ shire v. London County, at the Crystal Palace. (g.) — S e v e n t h W ic k k t . 167, W . P. Robertson (118) and A . J. W ebbe (59 not out), Middlesex v. Worcestersh., at Worcester. 164, Wainwright, E. (109) and Haigh, S. (73), York­ shire v. Somersetshire, at Taunton. 160, Tunnicl ffe, J. (158) and Hunter, D. (58 not out), Yorkshire v. Worcestershire, at Worcester. 158, K. S. Ranjitsinhji (97) and Marlow, F. W. (83 not out), Sussex v. Gloucestershire, at Brighton. 150, C. R. Hartley (104) and Ward, A. (90 not out), Lancashire v. Leicestershire, at Leicester. 147, Hayward, T. (124) andE.M . Dowson (70),Surrey v. Kent, at the Oval. 146, K. S. Ranjitsinhji (158) and Butt, H. R. (35 not out), Sussex v, Notts, at Nottingham. 14'', Wainwright, E. (117) and Haigh, S. (54), York­ shire v. Mr. C. I. Thornton’s England XT., at Scarborough. 133*, G. S. F. Griffin (88 not out) and Trott, A . E. (59 not out), Middlesex v. 8u8sex, at Lord’s. 132, W . L. Knowles (127) and R. N. R. Blaker (44), Kent y. Somersetshire, at Blackheath. 122, G. L. Jessop (139) and F. H. B. Champain (53), Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire, at Bradford. 121*, Hirst, G. H. (61 notout) and C. L. Townsend (56 not out), England v. Surrey and Sussex, at Hastings. 119, Geeson, F. (71 not ont) and C. J. B. W ood (55), Leicestershire v. Lancashire, at Leicester. 108, A 1*5. Lavton (124) and Young. J. (42), Derby­ shire v. Leicestershire, at Derby. 108, W . T. Garrett (64 not out) and Russell, E. (61), Essex v. Warwickshire, at Leyton. 105, W . G. Grace, jun. *(76) and L. Walker (56), London County v. Warwickshire, at the Crystal Palace. 104, Briund, L. C. (107) and L. Walker (61), London County v. Cambridge University, at the Crystal 103, A. Collins (98) and Vine, J. (40), Sussex v. Leicestershire, at Leicester. 102, C. J. B. W ood (116 not out) and Whitehead, H. (61), Leicestershire v. Derbyshire, at Derby. (Tobecontinued .) TH E M ELBOURNE CLUB IN 1899-1900. The full record of the Melbourne Club last season shows that thirty-five senior matches were played. Of these, eighteen were won, twelve drawn, and five lost. Of the seven Pennant matches, four won, three lost; of seven first-class matches, five were won, two drawn, and of the twenty-one other matches, nine were won, ten drawn, and two lost. The following were the results of the New Zealand tour:— v. Auckland. W on by innings and 383 runs. M.C.C. scored 554 runs, v. Wanganui. W on by innings and 43 runs. M.C.C. scored 319 runs, y. Wellington. W on by innings and 249 runs. M.C.C. scored 430. v. Canterbury. W on by innings and 108 runs. M.C.C. scored 336. v. Otago. Drawn. M.C.C. scored 183 and 222 for 6 wickets. (Innings declared.) v. New Zealand. W on by innings and 32 runs. M.C.C. scored 367. v. 15 of Southland (Invercargill). W on by innings and 118 runs. M.C.C. scored 223. The following were the averages in senior first-class matches :— BATTING AVERAGES. No. Times Most of not Total in an inns out. runs. inns. Aver. Over ................... ... 9 .. 4 .. 376 . . 71*. . 75 20 P. G. Jennings ... ... 6 . 4 .. 101 . . 26 . . 50 50 H. Graham ........... ... 13 .. 0 .. 612 . .169 . . 49 38 E. R. Jacobs......... ... 13 .. 2 .. 600 171 . . 45 45 D. Mailer ........... ... 13 .. 0 .. 589 . 105 . 45 30 H. Trum ble........... ... 8 .. 0 . 304 . .135 . . 38 A. J. C. Russell ... ... 6 .. 0 .. 2 7 . . 98 . . 37 83 D. M ‘I1wraith ... ... 7 .. 1 .. 194 ... 64 . . 32 33 C. H. Ross ........... ... 13 .. 1 .. 323 . . 72 . . 26 91 -V. Bruce ........... ... 9 .. 0 ... 231 . . 61 . 25 66 A. A . Aitken ... 13 .. 1 .. 3 5 . . 57 2541 G. S. Gordon ... 3 .. 0 .. 69 . . 51 . . 23 A . W . G. Brown .. ... 3 .. 0 .. 62 . 47 . . 2) 66 N. Davidson........... ... 4 .. 0 .. 82 . . 3* . . 20.60 G. Quarterman ... ... 3 . 0 .. 53 ... 23 . . 1766 A . E. Barton ... 3 .. 1 . *2 . . 12 . . 11 Wilkinson ........... ... 4 .. 0 . 40 .. 17 . . 10 F r y ......................... ... 11 .. 0 . 97 ... 28 . 8bl H. Irwin................... ... 8 .. 0 .. 60 .. 26 . . 750 A. A. Lew is........... ... 6 .. 1 .. 36 . . 16* . 7 20 Gregory................... ... 6 .. 1 .. 21 . . 11 . . 5*25 Cave ................. ... 11 .. 2 .. 29 17 . . 3-22 ♦Signifies not out. Eight other members played in less than three innings, or have an average under three.