Cricket 1901

1 7 8 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECOED OF THE GAME. J u n e 6 , 1 9 0 1 . had a wonderful record for a bow ler in his second season, taking 206 wickets at an average of 12'29 for Yorkshire in county championship matches ; 240 at an average of 12 72 in all the Yorkshire m atches; and 261 at an average of 13'81 in all first-class matches. H is best feats for Yorkshire w ere: five wickets for 11 runs against Somersetshire in 1899, six wickets for 16 against Gloucestershire in the same year, and seven wickets for 20 against Worcestershire in 1900. In the three seasons during which he has played in first-class cricket he has taken 594 wickets for 8917 runs, an average of about 15 runs per wicket. H e has already begun the present season extremely well, and as he is strong and has an action which is not tiring, he is almost certain to remain a great bow ler for many years. Whether he is the sort of man who would be effective on Australian wickets is one of those questions which cannot be decided b y averages or b y anything except actual test, but some o f the men who have played against him, and have also sampled Australian wickets, are of opinion that if he values his future reputation he would be wise to stay at home. But for the matter of that so would a good many other bowlers— and batsmen— for Australia has often proved the grave of reputations, while very few men have returned from a visit there with an increased reputation. This opinion is evidently not shared by a sportiiig gentleman who, during the Yorkshire match at L ord’s this year, suddenly turned to his next door neigh­ bour and said, “ quite promiscuous like,” “ Y ou may talk about your Cecil Rhodes and what he’s done for the Empire in Afriker, but thisyer Rhodes would do more for the Empire if he went to Australyer than forty o f the other one.” When it comes to the question of what position Rhodes takes as a bowler at the present time it is indisputable that when the wicket gives him the slightest en­ couragement he is about tbe best bowler in England, and probably in the world. Which is not a little remarkable for a man whose acquaintance with first-class cricket is limited to three seasons. As a batsman Rhodes has some very good points, and perhaps if he bad not been a great bowler, he would have been worth playing in the county team for his batting. He is never more likely to make runs than when they are very badly wanted, which is a characteristic o f all the Yorkshire tail. Bat as a nation we still hold fast to the theory that a great bow ler ought not to take up batting seriously, and although the Australians have shown us again and again that the theory is wrong, a great bowler is not as a rule encouraged to b it, because there is a sort of superstitious fear that if he goes in seriously for batting his bow ling must fall off. W . A. B e ttk sw o r th . | A W S O F C R IC K E T , w ith List o f Fixtures and L M em o, pages. One Penny each, post free lid . Vricket Offices, 168, U pper Tham es Street, E.C, erorm sponB cnce. The Editor does not hold himself responsible tor the opinions of his correspondents. A NOTE. To the Editor of C r ic k e t . Lincolnshire in its palmiest days could never exactly boast of being “ a power in the land ” in a cricketing sense. At the present time it cannot support a county club, but, singular to say, no other county can claim an interest in so many cricketers affected by the ‘ 1 warning off ’ ’ decision of the county captains. It will be remembered that eight bowlers were not to be permitted to bowl in county cricket, and that five were to be warned as to the fairness of their deliveries. A later ruling declared it would be expedient to postpone the actual suspension of any bowler during this season in the hope that the steps already taken might strengthen the hands of umpires without being unnecessarily drastic. Of the cricketers in question, W. W . Lowe, Captain Hedley, C. Bland, and F. Geeson are all more or less known to Lincolnshire cricket. W . W . Lowe, the old Malvernian and Cambridge “ Blue” of 1890, though now a valuable member of the Worcestershire X I., has frequently appeared for Burghley Park (Stamford) where his all-round performances have established him as a popular favourite. Captain Hedley, the Somersetshire fast bowler is also known in the same neighbour­ hood as a member of the Free Foresters and other visiting elevens. Cyril Bland, now of Sussex, is a Lincoln­ shire bowler whose abilities were only propel ly recognised when he sought “ fresh fields and pastures new.” F. Geeson, the Leicestershire slow bowler, was formerly a very familiar figure in Grant­ ham cricketing circles, but like his fellow pro. had to join another county to be appreciated. E. B. A CURIOSITY. To the Editor of C r ic k e t . D e a r S i r , — I don’t know whether you have noticed or not, how often the wicket­ keepers in various matches lately ha\e fallen victims to each other. It struck me as rather interesting, so I thought I would send you a list, i.e. : — Gloucestershire v. Sussex.— First in nings: Board, st Butt, b Tate, 0 ; B utt, st Board, b Paish, 21. Second innings : B utt, c Board, b Paish, 1 . M iddlesex v. Somersetshire.—First innings: G . M ac­ Gregor, st New ton, b Braund, 5. Derbyshire v . Ham pshire.— First inniogs : C. Robson, st Storer, b Bagshaw, 8. Essex v. K en t.—First innings : Russell, st H uish, b M ason, 3. Lancashire v. W arw ickshire.—First innings : Smith, c Lilley, b W hittle, 6. D erbyshire v. Yorkshire.— Second innings : Storer, c 'la ylor, b Brown, 16. Sussex v. W orcestershire.—Second innings : Straw, c B utt, b Bland, 1. South A fricans v. L ondon C ounty.—Second inniD gs : E . A . H alliw ell, st Jackson, b Braund, 6. Essex v. W arw ickshire.— Second in n in gs: Lilley, c Russell, b Reeves, 7. Lancashire v. N otts.—First inningg : Smith, c Carlin, b W ass, 2. I am, yours truly, li. E. M a t h e s o n . Barmngham, Barnard Castle. R E P T O N SCH OO L y. IN C O G N IT I.— Played at Repton on M ay 27 and 28. R epto n . First innings. Second innings. H .R.LoD gbourne, bD upries 8 b Prosser ...........16 G.Curgenven.c and b D olbey 1 b Barker ...........33 R . E . Hounsfleld, b D olbey 7 b D olbey ...........20 W. H . Tw igg, c Barker, b D olb ey ...................................... 4 b D olbey ........... 53 R . A . Y oun g, b D olbey ... 20 lbw , b Barker ... 15 E . W. Page, b D olbey ... 0 b D olbey ...........10 P. M usker, b B a rk e r............69 b D olbey ...........34 F . W. Tw igg, run out ... 16 not ou t....................28 J . C. Y . Smith, c Barker, b Prosser...................................... 0 cD olbey,b Prosser 27 M . B . Stow, not out ............ 9 c R aven,bBarker 2 A . F . M orcom , c Raven, b D olb ey...................................... 10 b Prosser ...........15 B 14, nb 1 .....................15 B 45, lb 6, nb 2 53 Total .....................158 I n o o q n it i. First innings. R . G . S. Austin, b Sm ith ... 6 E . R . Marsland, c Sm ith, b C urgenven.............................. 1 K . E. M . Barker, c and b C urgenven..............................21 W .W .Prosser.stCurgenven, b W . H . T w igg.....................27 F. J . Dupries, c Y oun g, b W . H . Tw igg .....................55 W .F .B ennett,bW .H . T w igg 4 S. Felton, c Y oun g, b W .a . T w ig g ..................... ... 10 H .W .D illon , b W .H . T w igg 18 T otal ...306 N . O. Dolbey, run out ... 7 A . K . Lofts, c Curgenven, b W . H . T w igg ............ 1 J. E. Raven, not o u t ........... 0 B 14, lb 2, nb 1 ..............17 T otal ............167 Second inoings. c and b M orcom 22 b Smith ............18 c Page, b F . W . Tw igg ............50 c M usker, b Cur­ genven ............16 c Smith, b W . H . T w igg ............20 b Sm ith ............44 c Y oun g, b Sm ith 1 c W . H . T w igg, b Sm ith ............ o c H ounsfleld, b W . H . T w igg... 13 c W . H . T w igg, b Smith ............ 4 not o u t ................... 2 B 14, lb 4, nb 5 23 T otal ...213 J. C. L O V E L L ’S X L v. P E M B U R Y V IL L A G E .— Played at Tulse H ill on M ay 27. J. C. L ovell ' s X I. First innings. Second innings. C. H . M ountain, c hatcliffe, b N ash...................................... 3 ru n ou t.............24 L . Lovell, cO .,b J .8 e m o u r 2 b J. Seym our ... 3 J. P. Candler, c O. Seym our, b N a s h ..................................... 3 not o u t ................... 28 D . V . Hassard, b Nash ...2 1 c H obbs, b J. Seym our ... 26 E. D . Lovell, run o u t ............ 7c J.,b W .teym ou r 3 K . Robinson, c O ., b W . Seym our .............................. 6 not o u t .....................19 W . fl. Golds, c O ., b W . Seym our ..............................62 b J. Seym our ... 0 A . M eller, b N ash.....................12 b J. Seym our ... 2 G. A . R ing, b Nash ............ 0 J. S. Lovell, not ou t ............16 S. H . Flindt, st O. Seym our, b N ash...................................... 2 C. L . R in g ,b Nash ............ 0 Extras ................................. 10 Extras .....12 Total O .Seym our,b Robinson 3 W . Ratcliffe, run out.. 1 J. Seymour, c E D . Lovell, b Robinson.. 9 W . Seym our, b R obin­ son ... .................... 3 E. A . H obbs, b Robin­ son .............................. The R ev. H . S. Brooke, c L .L ovell, b Candler 5 W . Austen, b Robinson 0 H . N ash, not out ... 20 .....................184 T otal (6 wkts) 117 P em buby V il l a g e . 15 E . L . Scott, lbw , b C m dler ..................... E . Seym our, b R obin­ son .............................. G. Newburn, b R obin­ son ............................ H . Tidy, lbw , b R obin­ son .............................. Extras ..................... Total .....................‘ C L A P T O N (2) v. W A L T H A M S T O W (2)—P liyed at Clapton on June 1. C la p to n (2). C. N elson, c Johns, b H oughton..................... 7 S. M eadows, c Collard, b Johns .....................29 G. M azengarb, b H oughton..................... 0 A . Dodson, st H opper, b C o lla rd .....................67 F. Carter, b Collard ... 5 P . H . Griffey, lbw , b Collard ..................... 0 D . Salaman, lbw , b Collard ..................... A . B oys, lbw , b Col­ lard .............................. G. H art, b H oughton. D r. Ladell, not out ... A . S. W ilkinson, b H oughton ............ B 7, lb 4 ............ G. Jeffery, not out ... 81 J . Johns, c Griffey, b Nelson ..................... 1 F. Bristowe, b Nelson 0 S. Bristowe, b N elson.. 2 H oughton, b G riffey... 0 W a lth am sto w (2). T otal... J . M illar, b G riffey . Clayton, n ot o u t .. . Byes..................... ...148 3 S3 7 Total (5 w kts) ...127 H opper, H oldsw orth, J. R . Schum acher, Collard did not bat. and H ,