Cricket 1901

138 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a t 16 , 1901. quarter length of the old Lancashire captain, who is represented standing and facing the spectators, his right hand (which must, wetbink, have been finished from a model) resting on the top of his bat handle, and his left arm bent. Any­ one will recognise the likeness. I n making the presentation on behalf of the subscribers Dr. Moorhouse, the Bishop of Manchester said, among other thiDgs, that Mr. H ornby had all the alertneBS of body which was possessed by the creature that furnished him with his nickname. (Laughter.) He had none of the knavery or crookedness of that creature. (Renewed laughter.) No one played a straight er game than Mr. H ornby. No one faced the music with a cooler nerve—but he not only claimed for him that he was a great cricketer, but that he was a great captain. (Hear, hear.) He understood perfectly the rules of the game. He understood the peculiar characteristics of all the great players, and he had besides a tactical power in the disposition of a team that all m ight envy. Besides all that he possessed that remark­ able quality without which no man could be a leader and inspirer of men. He meant the gift of conscious ascendancy of being equal to any emergency that m ight arise. (Hear, hear.) O f the Reverend and Honourable Canon Edward Lyttelton, M .A ., much better known to cricketers as the Hon. E . Lyttelton, Vanity F a ir says:— Not satisfied with cricket, he golfs; and although he is fond of shooting, he can play chess, and being full of restless energy, he also cycles. He has enemies; and he is robably less beloved of schoolmasters than e is of schoolboys. When his hoys once mutinied on Bome holiday account, he knew when to yield, and did so with so much grace and tact that he has been friends with the boys ever since; and if he does not now know a boy, he ought to. He has a very bright eye which can resolve itself into a winning smile; he is also supposed to have a fine voice, and he believes that he is full of music. Those people who know everything say that he will not improbably go back to Eton. A s this notice of Mr. Lyttelton is accompanied by a cartoon, representing him as the Headmaster of Haileybury, there is one more cartoon for collectors to purchase. We wonder how many cartoons of cricketerB have appeared in Vanity Fair '!■ In a recent advertisement our contemporary offered complete sets o f cartoons, representing men of various professions, etc., including cricketers. The cricket set is described as consisting o f thirteen, but there are surely more than that. Probably some of them were out of print long ago, as the cartoons are so popular, or it may be that some of the cricketers appear under other sports —Mr. Fry for example. Mr. A . L . Ford could doubtless give a complete list of cricketers who have appeared in the series, whether as cricketers pure and simple, or as representatives of other sports. W r it in g from memory, we can think of the follow ing :—Dr. W. G. Grace, Lord Harris, Lord Hawke, Mr. C. C.Clarke, Mr. C. B. Fry (as a runner), the Hon. E. Lyttelton, Mr. F. R. Spofforth, G. J. Bonner, Mr. W . W . Read, Mr. A. E. Stoddart, K. S. Ranjitsinhji, Mr. S. M. J. Woods, Mr. J. L. Baldwin (12), Mr. H . Philipson, Mr. A. N. Hornby, Mr. R. A. H . Mitchell (Mike), Hon. Alfred Lyttelton and General Marshall. I m a g in e a diocese without a Bishop and a Dean and you have an idea of the Sussex team without K . S. Ranjitsinbji and Mr. Fry. The former has not been well enough to play—he naturally feels the cold weather much more than the average Englishman — while the latter has strained himself, let us hope not at all severely. Mr. Collins and Mr. Brann are also hors de combat at present, or they would have played in the match against the M.C.C. D u r in g the partnership between Mr. Jessop and Mr. Hodgkins in the first innings of Gloucestershire against Notts at Bristol, 82 runs were scored. Three of these were extras and three were scored by Mr. H odgkiD S. To Mr. Jessop, there­ fore, belonged the honour of making 76 out of 79 from the bat. Mr. Hodgkins played a purely defensive innings all through, being at the wickete for two hours and five minutes for 15—about 7 runs per hour. This feat must almost equal anything that was ever done by Bannerman or Barlow. L o rd H a r r is has returned from South Africa and was in London a day or two ago. M r . C. J. B. W o o d ’ s innings against Surrey this year are as follows :— For London Countyat Crystal P’laee, c Brockwell 66 » j> ,, run out ... 70 » i,....... Oval, c Hayes, b Mont­ gomery ................ 19 . >» » ,» c Jephson, b Lees ... 137 Leicestershire, at Leicester, c Hayes, b Lees 91 a n b Lockwood ... 1 T he openiDg of the Dew Leicestershire county ground was in every way a success. There was a large crowd, the home team batted all the first day, only losing seven wickets for 359, while the Surrey batting on the second day left no doubt that the wicket will eventually wear well. F or Silwood Park v. R.M .C. on Saturday, Mr. C. C. Pilkington, playing for the first time this season, scored 110 and took all ten of the R.M .C. wickets for 28 in the first innings. This is not an un­ precedented feat. In 1859at the Oval, Mr. V . E. Walker scored 20 not out and 108 for England against Surrey, and took all ten o f the Surrey wickets in the first innings (the other man being missed off him as well !) Dr. W . G. Grace made 104 and took all ten wickets for M.C.C. v. Oxford University, at Oxford in 1886, and his brother E. M. made 192 not out, and took all ten wickets for M.C.C. v. Gentle­ men v. Kent in 1862. These are the only instances in first-class matches; there are 40 or 50 in ordinary matches. N ow that the membership of the Lon­ don County C.C. has topped a thousand in number, it has been decided to hold an annual dinner. The first of these dinners will take place next Monday, when the chief guests of the evening w ill be the South Africans who are playing at the Palace. T h e r e is a remarkable cricket picture by Mr. Bernard Partridge in this week’s Punch. It is entitled “ The Last W icket,” with the follow ing description : — Kitchener [Captain and Wicket-keeper): “ He has kept us in the field a deuce of a time; but we’ll get him now we’ve closed in for catches.” The batsman in the picture wears a white hat with S.A.R.C.C. upon the band. He is a typical Boer, and his face is a delightful study. The picture is undoubtedly a work of art, but apart from this the pads, gloves, caps, and bails are real. We have never yet seen an absolutely flawless bat in an illus­ tration, but Mr. Partridge has got near to one, its only faults being that it is a little thicker at the top of the blade than in the driving part. The stumps are distinctly substantial, and do not quite conform to the laws as to breadth and height. We are inclined to think that if ever a cricket illustration, perfect in all respects, is produced, its designer will be Mr. Bernard Partridge. THE LAMENT OF THE MODEEN BATSMAN. [In a recent article Mr. C. B. Fry said, “ Once the reformers get a real start we shall find ourselves defending barn-doors with broom-sticks, we modern batsmen who are bo infinitely inferior in skill to our forefathers, but who make so many more runs than they did.” ] They’ll make us play with broomsticks Before a barn-door wide; No leg-guards will they leave ub Our noble shins to hide. They’ll make ub play on wickets O’er which a harrow’s been ; The stumps will stand much higher, The bats will be more lean. They’ll make a truly awful New law of “ leg-before ” ; The breaks between the innings, And “ tea,” will be no more. They’ll make us play on commons Where fifteens may be run— (For fieldsmen ’twill be beastly, For batsmen ’twill be fun). They’ll make us toil and labour From ten o’clock to eight; They’ll make us walk to matches, And fine us if we’re late. They’ll make us give up luncheon;— A currant bun must serve, For on a bun the ancients (They say) kept up their nerve. Yet we poor modem batsmen, Who make so many runs, Are not to be compared with Our grandsires or their sons. W . A. B. ANSWEK!' TO (JOKKE&FONDENTS. J. li. W. - (l) Private circulation. (2) There is no regular custom, but generally all the men field. S co re r* —Only when runs are made o ff a no-ball.