Cricket 1901

132 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a t 16, 1 ,0 1 . Bettesworth scored 56 out of 59 obtained whilst in, his partner "being H . Whitfeld. 1884. v. Kent, at Brighton, July 3rd, 4th and 5th. All eleven of Kent had a turn with the ball while Sussex compiled 464. 1885. v. Lancashire, at Manchester, July 27th and 28th. At one time, during the first innings of Sussex, Barlow (R. G.) bowled 60 minutes, during which time only one run was ecoied from his deliveries. 1887. v. Lancashire, at Manchester, May 23rd and 24th. in the second innings of Sussex, six players were disposed of without scoring. v. Yorkshire, at Bradford, June 20th, 21st and 22nd. Ulyett, G. (I ll not out) and Hall, L. (31 not out), obtained the 142 runs required to win in the second innings of Yorkshire without loss of a wicket. Nine of the Sussex men had a turn with the ball, each failing to obtain a wicket. 1888. v. Surrey, at the Oval, August 9th, 10th and 11th. There were four partnerships of over 100 in the one innings Surrey had, J. Shuter (95) and Abel, R. (59) making 161 for the first wicket, and W . W . Read (171) and K. J. Key (84) adding 193 for the fourth, M. P. Bowden (189 not out) and W. W . Read (171) 127 for the sixth, and M. P. Bowden (189 not out) and Henderson, R. (33) 116 for the seventh. All eleven of Sussex bowled during the Surrey innings of 698. 1890. V. Cambridge University, at Brighton, June 19th, 20th and 21st. Butt (H. R.) allowed but a single bye during the ’Varsity innings of 703 for 9 wickets (innings declared closed). Four of the Sussex bowlers suffered to the extent of over 100 runs—Bean (G.) taking 2 wickets for 145, C. A. Smith 1 for 117, Gibb (F.) 2 for 140, and Humphreys (W. A.) 2 for 137. v. Hampshire, at Southampton, August 7th, 8th and 9th. Three players were run out in the first innings of Hampshire. 1892. v. Kent, at Brighton, August 22nd, 23rd and 24th. In the second innings of Sussex, Humphreys, W . A., stayed in 70 minutes without scoring with G. Brann, and so enabled him to obtain his second hundred in the match. 1893. v. Nottinghamshire, at Brighton, June 8th, 9th and 10th. Five of the Sussex bowlers suffered to the extent of over 90 runs during the Notts innings of 674. v. Middlesex, at Lord’s, July 6th, 7th and 8th. On the first day of the match a ball from Guttridge (F. H.) rebounded off the wicket-keeper’s pads and removed the bails. On C. P . Foley, the batsman, taking up one of the bails, an appeal was made, and the umpire, Henty (E.) gave the batsman out. Foley, however, continued his innings at the request of the Sussex captain, W . L. Murdoch. v. Kent, at Brighton, August 28th, 29th and 30th. All eleven of Kent obtained double figures in one innings. 1894. v. Middlesex, at Lord’s, July 16th, 17th and 18th. Playing for Middlesex, L. C. V. Bathurst obtained a wicket with the first ball he ever delivered in a first-class county match 1895. v. Nottinghamshire, at Nottingham, May 16th, 17th and 18th. Gunn, W . (219) took part in three separate partnerships of over a hundred during the Notts innings, Daft, H . B. (46) helping him add 115 for the third wicket, Flowers, W . (64) 103 for the third, and J. A. Dixon (35) 108 for the fourth. As R. H. Howitt (119) and Bagguley, R. (110) added 202 runs for the seventh wicket, there were four partLerships of over 100 in one innings—an event of the rarest occurrence. Shaw, A. deliveied 501 balls during the Not­ tinghamshire innings. Five Sussex men had over 90 runs scored from their deliveries, and seven over 70, during the innings of 726. v. Somersetshire, at Brighton, June 6th, 7th, and 8th. For Somersetshire, S. M. J. Woods made 216 in 150 minutes out of 282 obtained whilst in. v. Cambridge University, at Brighton, June 20th, 21st and 22nd. W. L. Murdoch (226) took part in three separate partnei ships of over a hundred during the Sussex innings, G. L. Wilson (96) helping him add 129 lor the second wicket, G. Hrann (92) 188 for the fouith, and Bean G. (92; 118 for the fifth. Four of the ’Varsity bowlers suffered to the extent of over 100 runs—H. Gray taking 1 wicket for 109, W . W . Lowe 3 for 120, E. B. Shine 3 for 136, and J. Burrough 1 for 103. v. Surrey, at the Oval, July 25th and 26th. In bowling W. L. Murdoch, in the first innings of Sussex, Richardson (T.) sent a bail flying 55 yards 3 inches. Surrey were left one run to win in the second innings, and in the following match played by Sussex— against Gloucestershire, at Bristol—Sussex left their opponent’s one run to win. Surrey and Gloucestershire won by ten wickets, the run in Surrey’s case being a wide delivered by G. Brann. 1896. v. Somersetshire, at Brighton, May 28th, 29th and 30th. In the second innings of Sussex, Tyler (E. J.) had 166 runs scored Irom his bowling and did not obtain a wicket. v. Surrey, at the Oval, July 9th, 10th and 11th. Five of the Surrey players were run out—three in the first and two in the second. 1897. v. Nottinghamshire, at Nottingham, May 10th, 11thand i2th. J. A. Dixon’s innings of 268 not out for Nottinghamshire lasted part of each of the three days. v. Cambridge University, at Brighton, June 24th, 25th, and 26th. G. L. Jessop scored 72 out of 79 in the second innings of the ’Varsity. v. Lancashire, at Brighton, August 16th, 17th and 18th. After delivering three overs, Bland (C. H. G.) was suddenly taken ill and could take no further part in the match. A. C. MacLaren, the Lancashire captain, allowed Killick (E. H.) to take his place. 181:8. v. Somersetshire, at Eastbourne, June 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Four of the Somersetshire players were run out, two in each innings. v. Kent, at Catford, June 9th, 10th and 11th. Hearne’s (A.) innings of 117 for Kent lasted part of each of the three days. v. Middlesex, at Lord’s, July 14th, 15th and 16th. There were 110 extras in this match, each side being without its regular wicket-keeper. v. Surrey, at the Oval, August 11th, 12th and 13th. Marlow (F. W.) fielded for Sussex until luncheon on the first day, but then retired owing to a sprain, and his place was taken by Vine (J.). 1899. v. M.C.C. and Ground, at Lord’s, May 3rd and 4th. In the first innings of M.C.C. and Ground, Trott, A. E. (64) and S. M. Tindall (15) added 46 runs for the fifth wicket in 15 minutes. Trott hit a ball delivered by Tate (F. W.) on to the very top of the highest portion of the pavilion. v. Surrey, at the Oval, June 26th, 27th and 28th. In the Surrey innings every batsman scored double figures, the lowest score being 20 by Richardson (T.). On the second day of the match 502 runs were made for the loss of seven wickets, Surrey scoring 269 for six wickets and Sussex 233 for one. v. Yorkshire, at Harrogate, July 6th, 7th and 8th. In the second innings of Sussex C B. Fry (162 not out) and C. L. A. Smith (22 not out) at one time added 116 runs to the score in an hour, of which number Fry made 97. v. Middlesex, at Hastings, July 24th and 25th. C. B. Fry and K. S. Ranjitsinhji added 126 runs for the second wicket of Sussex, Fry claiming J4 of that number. v. Australians, at Brighton, July 27th, 28th and 29th. During his innings of 300 not out, V. 'Jrumper took part in three partnerships of over a hundred, J. Worrall (128) helping to add 178 for the second wicket, S. E. Gregory (73) 211 for the third, and J. Darling (56 not out) 106 without being separattd after the fall of the fourth. v. Somersetshire, at Taunton, August 10th, 11th and 12th. On the first day of the match Somersetshire scored 500 runs for the loss of seven wickets. v. Hampshire, at Portsmouth, August 28th, 29th and 30ih. A. Collins’ innings of 60 for SSu>sex lasted part of each of the three days. 1900. v. Surrey, at ihe Oval, May 28th, 29th and 30th. During the first innings of Suirey, 207 runs were scored off Bland (C. II. G.), and he obtained but three w’ickets. v. Gloucestershire, at Brighton, June 4th, 5th and 6th. After losing the toss fourteen times in succession, eight times in 1899 and six in 1900, Sussex obtained choice of first innings. For Gloucestershire, G. L. Jessop made 50 in 45 minutes, 100 in 65 minutes, and, altogether, 179 out of 267 in 1C5 minutes. The Gloucestershire score was advanced from 142 to 222 in 30 minutes, from 200 to 300 in 35 minutes, and from 142 to 310 in 60 minutes—168 runs in an hour. On the second day of the match 547 runs were scored for the loss of 13 wickets. v. Essex, at Eastbourne, June 21st, 22nd and 23rd. In the first innings of Sussex, A. Collins batted 3 hours and 15 minutes for 29 runs, on a wicket all in favour of the bowlers. v. Cambridge University, at Brighton, June 25th, 26th and 27th. On the last day of the match only 59 persons paid for admission. v. Nottinghamshire, at Nottingham, July 2nd, 3rd and 4th. V\hilst A. O. Jones and W . B. Goodacre were in together, the former drove a ball from Cox (G.) hard back and straight, and Cox, intercepting it, glanced it into the wicket, Goodacre, who was back­ ing up, being run out. v. Lancashire, at Manchester, July 5th, 6th and 7th. During his innings of 14 for Lancashire, Ward (A.) took 45 minutes to take his score from 6 to 7. v. Leicestershire, at Leicester, July 12th, 13th and 14th. Sussex replied to Leicester­ shire’s score of 609 for 8 wickets (innings declared closed) with 686 for 8 wickets, 1,295 runs being scored in the match for the loss of 16 wickets. All eleven of Sussex bowled during the long Leicestershire innings. Four of the Leicestershire bowlers suffered to the extent of 100 runs—Geeson (F.) taking 4 wickets for 110 runs, King (J. H.) 1 for 105, G. E. Rudd 0 for 105, and H. Burgess 0 for 116. v. Surrey, at Brighton, July 19th, 20th and 21st. Richardson (T.) scored 38, and, whilst doing so, his partner, E. M. Dowson, made but one. Three innings in this match were commenced, and on each occasion over 100 runs were scored for the first wicket.