Cricket 1901

164 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a y 30, 1901 R O B E R T T HOM S . AN APPRECIATION. “ N ot out, sir. B all pitched just off the leg stump, but it deserved a w icket! ” Such was my original introduction to the decisions of the genial umpire in a match played on the county ground at Brighton well nigh thirty years ago. Year after year and every succeeding year has he appeared on cricket grouuds, north, south, east and west, faithfully discharg­ in g his duties as umpire and right-hand man to the ‘‘ Incogs, ” to be ever remem­ bered among the generations who have carried their colours. As umpire, I can scarcely recall a decision of his with which I was dissatisfied. As a fellow- traveller many a weary hour on the railway has he beguiled away with his cricket stories and experiences. F ull of anecdote and good sayings was h e ; he can give you an experience of league cricket, when one side being determined to decide the game on the first innings, refused to bowl, and the other, deeming it possible to g et them out again, declining to b a t; and so things became a little chaotic. Thinking this not con­ ducive to the dign ity of the game, he went up to the other end to consult his fellow-umpire (I think it was Tom Emm ett) and was thus met: “ Get thee back to thy own end. Think I want my head broken w ith a stump ? Nay, nay, stumps is best in the ground.” H is rebuke, too, of the peremptory bowler who was desirous of taking to himself the functions of umpire: “ N ot out, and don’t you try to bluff the umpire, young sir,” was em inently characteristic. How well I remember taking my small boy into H . H . Stephenson’s shop at Upping­ ham—we were playing the School—and how Thoms began chaffing the boy, whom I had introduced to him as a future Incog. “ Do you know who you see now in here ? ” says he. “ N o,” said the boy. “ Well, then, you are now looking at the two umpires.” “ B u t,” said I, “ there are a few more, Thoms.” “ Yes, said he, and then w ith pardonable pride added, “ but who were the two men who were first asked to umpire when the first Australian teams came over and played England ? I think they came to you first, H . H ., but they came to me second, and a great honour it was to be asked to stand.” And a great honour it undoubtedly was, but who w ill say that he had not earned it ? H is straightforward honesty, his genuine simplicity of character, and that vein of kindly humour which would come out even under circumstances the reverse of exhilarating made him a universal favour­ ite. That once or tw ice he would have given all he possessed to stretch a point at a very critical moment, in favour of the old club he loved and served so well, I thoroughly believe; if he ever did stretch such a point, all I can say is I never heard of it. And now he has retired. H e has sent in his resignation to our committee, and I don’t believe the old man ever undertook a task more painful to him than when he took up his pen to write us his farewell. H is health w ill no longer permit of his giving that undivided atteir ion to the game which has always been his characteristic, and, in his own closing words, “ The ball is over, gentlemen.” Well we must echo back that “ G ood-bye” Thoms, though it is an open secret that the club have not quite done with their old and valued servant. You w ill carry with you in your retirement our very best wishes, and, though for you, in so far as the keenest pleasure of existence is concerned, “ The ball is over,” we trust that there are generations of Incogs still to come in whose minds you w ill be more than a tradition, inasmuch as you have impressed your individuality so strongly on the minds of their fathers. “ I ncog .” CLAPTON v. LEYTON (2) —Played at Clapton on May 18. L eyton (2). J. Sharpe, lbw, b Bras­ sey ...................... Mayn'trd,cMazengarb, b Dyke .............. ! Treadaway,c Salaman, b Brassey ......... Krailing, c Dyke, b Brassey ............... Silcock, c Mazengarb, b Brassey .............. Bowers, e Ladell, b Dyke...................... Whittock, c Mazen­ garb, b Brassey ... Grant, b Dyke ......... Pringle, b Brassey ... Despicht, not out Mitchell, b Dyke Byes ......... Total......... C lapto n . G. Mazengarb, st Mitchell, b Krail­ ing ............... 39 C. Kogers, b Maynard 0 A.J. Dyke, c Maynard, b Treadaway ........ 43 A. Dodson, b Maynard 7 Dr. Ladell, b Maynard 40 W. Salaman, lbw, b Maynard ......... 1 D. B. A. Evans, b Bowers ............... 21 A.S.Wilkinson.notout 5 B 12, lb 2 .........14 Total (7 wkts.) 170 A. B. Jenkins and Brassey did not bat. MILL HILL SCHOOL v. NONCONFORMIST GRAMMAR SCHOOL.—Played at Bishops Stort- ford on May 15. N onconform ist G ram m ar S ch o ol . B. J. Greig, b Bain J. D. Hutchin, lbw, b A nty...................... W. A Holland, b Bain R. J. Stephenson, b Anty ..................... J. Morley, b Anty ... J. Wallis, b Anty ... W. G. Greig, b Anty A. F. Knight, c Wright, b A n ty ... W. Simpson, b Bain... J. W. Rutty, b bain .. R. W. Goodacre, not out ...................... B 15, lb 4, nb 2 .. Total M. A. Warrick, lbw, b B. Greig ............... 70 C. Berry, c and b B. Greig...................... 8 P. Swain, lbw, b Stephenson .........21 H. Wright, c Holland, b B. Ureig.............. 25 A. S. W. Dore,b Rutty 54 J. S. Anty, c and b Knight ............... 25 M il l H il l S ch ool . D. Spicer, b Knight.. N. K. Bain, run out R. G. Stewart, b Hutchin................ G. H. Harris, lbw, b B. Greig.............. R. L. Blake, not out B 34, lb 4 ......... Total .........i LONDON & WESTMINSTER BANK (2nd XI.)v. NORWOOD ( 2 nd XI.)-Played at Norwood on May 18. L &W. B ank (2nd XI.) C. J. Orossley, Walker, b Tidy ... 14 T. H. Christopher, b 8 pence ................ 8 H. crossley, not out... 6 B 32, lb 5, w 5 ... 42 R.S.Hartree, c Briggs, b Godfrey .........22 J. H. Willmer,run out 26 F.H.Newcomb,c Good­ win, b Hepburn ... 1 H. S. Baker, b Spence 8 S. Bennett, not out ...55 H.E. Power, b Spence 0 H. Hardingham and T. H. Pritchard did not bat. *Innings declared closed. N o rw o od (2nd XI.) MuntazHuisin,bPower 6 Hepburn, b Power ... 0 Kay, c Pritchard, b Hardingham .........40 Goodwin, b Baker ... 1 Hollands,c H.Crossley, b Bennett............... 24 Tidy, Walker, Inglis and Otley did not bat.. Total Brigg, b Power ... Spence, not out... B 7, lb, 6 ... Total ... 182 LANCASHIRE v. WORCESTERSHIRE. Played at Worcester on May 23, 14, and 25. Lancashire won by an innings and 98 runs. Owing to a series of misfortunes Worcestershire were obliged to put a very weak team in the field, only five of the regular team playing. Under these circumstances it was not at all surprising that Lancashire should win easily. Tyldesley was again in great form, following up his 221 against Notts by making 117 in two hours and a quarter by the best of cricket. During his partnership with Mr. Garnett 132 runs were put on in an hour and fifty minutes. Mr. Garnett played very line cricket and exceeded his previous best score by 18. Mr. Eccles also played a brilliant innings. For Worcester Mr. R. E. Foster played a very fine innings, but on the whole, the batting of the team was naturally weak. W o rcestersh ire . First innings. Second innings. A . W. Isaac, c and b Mold 25 b Sharp ......17 Pearson, run out..................25 b Sharp ...... 47 8 . J. Gethin, b M old......... 0 lbw, b Sharp ... 4 R. E. Foster, b Webb........ 60 c Smith, bSharp 8 Wheldon, b Cuttell .........27 c Ward, b Cuttell 1 Bird, not out . ......... .3 0 c Cuttell, b Sharp 19 G. Simpson-Hayward, c Smith, b 8 harp............. 33 c Hartley,b Sharp 0 Ban lister,cWebb,b Hallows 2 c Hallows,bSharp 11 w nson, c Smith, b Sharp... 0 b 8 harp ......... 4 Burrows, b Sharp............... 13 cTyldesley.bSharp 4 Straw, b Sharp ................ 2 not out................22 Bye ..................... 1 I^eg-bye ... 1 Total ... ... 2 8 Total .. 138 L an cash ire . Ward.c Simpson-Hay- ward, b Jbannister... 1 H. G. Garnett, b Pear­ son ...................... 74 Tyldesley, c Straw, b Pearson ................117 Hallows,c Bird,b Pear­ son ...................... 0 Cuttell,cand b Pearson 20 A. Eccles. c Foster, b Burrows................125 W orcestersh ire . First innings. O. M. R. W. Sharp .........183 4 75 4 ... Cuttell ......... 28 8 47 1 ... Ward ......... 8 3 9 0 ... Webb ......... 19 6 35 1 Mold ......... 16 2 37 2 Hallows......... 4 1 141 L an c a sh ir e . O. M. R.W. Wilson { .. i9 0115 1 Bird Bannister... 30 12 48 1 Pearson. Burrows . . 22 3 72 2 Gethin . S.-hayward 3 0 27 0 Sharp,cSimpson-Hay­ ward, b Pearson ...36 C.R.Hartley, b Wilson 15 Webb, b Burrows ... 23 8 mith, not out .........13 Mold, c Foster, b Pear­ son ..................... 11 B 9, lb 10 .........19 Total . 454 Second innings. O. M. R. W. ... 28 4 77 9 ... 2i 7 44 1 ... 4 0 16 0 o. 12 M. R.W. 3 37 0 0 112 6 1 24 0 KENSINGTON PARK v. WINDSOR.—Played at Windsor on May 18. K en sin gton P a r k . First innings. Second innings. H. D. Nicholas, c Coleman b Atkinson ...................... 8 lbw b Boulton ... 10 H. R. Conran, b Atkinson .. 10 A. 1). Campbell, b Atkinson 0 S. Reynolds, b Scoones ... 16 not out................29 J. R. Conyers, b 8 coones . 9 not out................11 F. L. Halfold, c Boulton, b Scoones ... . . . 0 b W. Atkinson ... 0 L. E. G. Abney, c Hornby, b Atkinson..................... 4 A. P. Comyns, c Scoones, b Coleman ...................... 9 C.Ii.Cunningham, stDavies, b Scoones...................... 1 b W. Atkinson... 11 W. 8 . Wynne, not out ... 4 c Willett, b Cole­ man ................17 W. H. Samuel, b Scoonfs .. 0 Lb 1, w 1, nb 1 3 B 2, lb 1 , nb 1 4 Total ... 64 Total (4 wkts) 82 W in d so r . W. J. 8 cott, b Nicholas 30 P. Scoones, b Abney . 5 C. K. Willett, b Con­ ran . . . . 2 H. Coleman, st Camp­ bell, b Abney ... 9 R. N. Hornby, lbw b Nicholas ............... 0 E. S. Morris, not out 3 A. T. Atkinson, c & b Nicholas ................ 5 C. Boulton, b Abney 1 A. H. Rotherman, b Nicholas................ 7 M. T. Atkinson, b Abney ................ 3 Rev. G. S. Davies, c Campbell, b Abney 2 B 3, lb 9, w 1 ... 13 Total 80 Second innings : C. H. Willett, retired, not out 25; H. Collman, notout, 9 ; E. S. Morris, retired hurt, o ; byes 2.—Total (1 wicket), 42.