Cricket 1901

14 2 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a y 16, 1901. goodish bat, Candler w ill have to look to his laurels. Gill, Beningfield, and Read are all good cricketers with bat and ball. Read is tbe best bow ler and has improved as a batsman. There is likely to be a weakness in batting after the first three or four men. The bow ling is moderate, as though most of the eleven can bowl, but there is a want of variety, all being medium to fast right. Hurst College is to be played on July 6th at Hurst, Brighton College a week later at Brighton. MAY. 16. Lancing, v. Masters 26. Lancing, v. G. Head, Esq.’s XI. 27. Lancing, v. Old Carthusians 28. Eastbourne, v. Eastbourne C.C. 1. Lancing, 11. Lancing, 17. Lancing, 29. Lancing, 6 . Hurst, v. 13. Brighton. 17. Lancing, 20. Lancing, JUNE, v. Dolphins C.C. v. M.C.C. v. Merchant Taylors v. Leatherhead 8 c. JULY. Hurst College , y. Brighton College v. Brighton Brunswick v. Old Boys M e r c h a n t T a y l o r s S ch o o l has a fine all-round cricketer in J. E. Raphael, who retains the captaincy for this year. There are six other old colours in T . Dennis, a steady bat as well as a useful slow change bowler ; S'. W . M . Draper, a fast medium right-hand b ow ler; A. J. Robinson, a medium left-hand b ow ler; L . H . C. Shuttleworth, a good bat and brilliant field; 8. A. Trick, a good hitting bat and likely b ow ler; and M . B. Elder- ton, a promising wicket-keeper and improving bat. Last summer Raphael made 963 runs for tw enty-tw o completed innings and took sixty-eight wickets at a cost of under ten and a half runs apiece. Merchant Taylors inter-school matches will be gathered from the follow ing lis t:— MAY. 16. Charterhouse Square, Classical v. Modern 18. "Wormwood Scrubbs, v. Kensington Park 22. Dulwich, v. Dulwich 23. Bellingham, v. Merchant Taylors’ Company 27. Norbury, v. Norbury Park 29. Bellingham, v. Old Boys JUNE. 1. Cambridge, v. Leys School 5. Bighgate, v. Highgate School 8 . Btllicgham, v. Forest School 10. Leatherhead, v. St. John’s School 12. Bedford, v. Bedford Modern School 18. Eashing, v. Eashing 14. Felated, v. Felste •School* 17. Shoreham, v. Lancing College 19. Streatham, v. Streatham 22. Bellingham, v. Bedford Grammar School 26. Tooting, v. Upper Tooting 29. Epsom, v. Epsom College JULY. 2. Bellingham, v. Surrey Club and Ground 3. Bellingham, v. Mr. O. C. White’s XI. 6 . Bellingham, v. Aldenham School 10. Bellingham, v. Stoics 13. Bellingham, v. King’s School 17. Crystal Palace, v. London County 20. Bellingham, v. Hampstead !c3. Bellingham, v. M.C.C. * Two-day match. U p p in g h a m retains five of its eleven of 1900. These are N . D . C. Ross, the cap­ tain, N. C. Franklin-Smith, P. J. Reiss, H . W . Lake and W . L. A. Lennard. The most promising of the new candidates are Broad, Walters and Watson as bats, and Leney, Inman a id Fowke as bowlers. In Franklin-Smith the eleven have a good wicket-keeper. O f the three inter-school matches only that with Repton (on June 12 and 13) will be decided at home. The other two, v. Malvern and Haileybury, have to be played aw ay; that with Mal­ vern on June 25 and 26; with Haileybury on July 12 and 13. 17. V. 29. V . 12. T. 20. T. 25. T. 1 . V. 12. V. MAY. Baron von Emsthausen’s XI." Inconniti* Quidnuncs* Repton* Old Boys* Malvern* Free Foresters* Haileybury* JUNE. JULY. Of last year’s W ellin g to n eleven, six have left, these are V. A. Walker, captain, A. Henderson, G. E. Badcock, R. Las- celles, S. V. P. Weston, and T. R. Stoney. Am ong these are the most successful batsman, A. Henderson, who had an average of 3 0 '4 4 ; and the best bowler, Badcock, who took thirty-nine wickets at a cost of just under seventeen runs apiece. There is at least some useful material to form the nucleus of a good side. Hailey­ bury this year have to come to Welling­ ton for their annual match. A week later on July 13th, the eleven will have to go to Godalming to play Charterhouse. MAY. 11. v. The Masters 18. v. Berkshire County 35. v. I. Zingari JUNE. 8 . v. Free Foresters 15. v. Mr. J. N. B, Champain’s XI. 22. v. Old Wellingtonians 29. v. M.C.C. JULY. 5. v. Haileybury* 13. Charterhouse, v. Charterhouse 27. v. Uld Wykehamists * Two-day match. The W estm in ster captain, E . C. Cleveland-Steven8, only has two of the eleven of last year, C. B. H . Knight and F. J. Harrison to help him this season. The captain is a rather uncertain batsman, Knight a slow bowler, who has yet to get his length, and Harrison a good batsman as well as wicket-keeper. Of the other players, Roberts and Law are, perhaps, the most promieiog bowlers, more particularly the latter, who breaks the ball either way and has a most deceptive action. A t present, the most likely batsmen are the brothers Logan, E . W . Colt, William and C. M. Page. The prospects are fairly good, as although there are no very brilliant players, the side promises all round to be up to the average. The Charterhouse match has this year to be played at Vincent Square. APRIL. 27. Vincent Square, XI. v. XXII. MAY. 11 . Vincent Square, v. Harrow Blues 18. Vincent Square, v. Incogniti 25. Vincent Square, v. West Kent 29. Vincent Square, v. Eaton Ramblers JUNE. 1. Vincent Square, v. Kensington Park 8 . Vincent Square, v. I Zingari 16. Vincent 6 quare, v. Butterflies 22 . Vincent Square, v. Oxford University Authentics 28. Vmcent Square, v. Charterhouse* JULY. 3. Vincent Square, v. M.C.C. 6 . Vincent Square, v. O.W.W. 13. Vincent Square, v. Essex Club and Ground iO. Vincent Square, v. Old Carthusians 29. Vincent Square, T.B.B. v. K.S. 8 . * Two-day match. ©orratyonfletut. The Editor does not hold himself responsible for the opinions of his correspondents. S ir , — I was much struck b y a passage in the article on William Caffyn in your issue of March 28th, in which it is stated that “ it has always been his (Caflfyn’s) firm opinion that Willsher, the famous old Kent left-hand bowler, could hit a man on the ribs as often as he considered necessary to get him into a proper frame of mind for the grand coup.” It recalled vividly to my mind an innings of Caffyn’s which I have always regarded as one of the pluckiest and best performances I ever saw. I cannot remember the exact date, but it must have been, I think, in the early “ sixties,” and I have not “ Scores and Biographies ” with me here to refresh my memory. But the facts are very fresh in m y recollection. The match was at Lord’s, and Willsher was bow ling with all the force and “ devil ” of which he was so great a master. The grounds of those days were not the billiard tables of the present, and Caffyn was hit time after time, and, as the article says, “ his left side must have been black and blue from the effect of continuous blows from which there was no possibility of escaping, other than by running away.” But he stuck to his work, and the grand coup did not come off till he had scored 90, an innings worth a dozen of the “ centuries” now obtained so easily and with little or no personal risk. I f this had been the only occasion on which I had seen Caffyn play it would have stamped him as one of the greatest batsmen I have ever watched. It was always however the keenest pleasure to note his firm and graceful style, and the cleanness and brilliancy of his cutting has, to my mind, never been surpassed, and equalled by few ; perhaps Tom Humphrey, who, no doubt, owed much to Caffyn’s example, came nearest to it. The eas° of his style of bow ling, and its accuracy, was also delightful to watch, and he was always one of the neatest and best dressed of cricketers, a point which was not so much regarded by the pro­ fessionals of those days as it is now. I am glad to learn that this fine old cricketer is still well and hearty. Long may he continue so !—Yours faithfully, A. W . L. HEMM ING . Jamaica, April 20th, 1901. A. N ICE PO INT. To the Editor o f C r ic k e t . D e a r S i r , — Under the present l.b.w . rule, if a batsman’s leg, although not in front of the wicket, is struck by a ball which pitches on the leg-stump and keeps straight on, the batsman is out, but under the rejected new rule of the M.C.C. committee he would be “ not out.” In any alteration of the present rule, this case would have to be allowed for. The usual result is that the batsman is bowled off his pads, and thinks he has hard luck, but in a number of cases he is fairly l.b.w ., although not in front of the stumps. I do not see that this point has yet been mentioned anywhere. Yours truly, H . COLLET.