Cricket 1901

J an . 31, 1901. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 15 N e w S outh W alks . First innings. Second innings O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . Trumble ........... 23 5 65 2 ............ 26 9 54 7 Saunders ............ 23 5 70 6 ........... 15 1 50 2 Laver ................. 3 2 4 1 ............ M cLeod.................. 3 1 10 1 ............ 11 4 29 0 V ictoria . First innings. Second innings O. M.R. W . O. M. R. W . M arsh.................. 15 6 39 3 ............ 17 3 52 3 McBeth ... ... 23 13 38 3 ............ 8 2 22 0 H ow ell................. 15 6 24 0 ........... 8 3 1 24 0 Hopkins ........... 16 4 37 4 ........... Trumper ........... 1 0 1 0 ............ 1 0 9 0 Noble ... 7 2 11 2 Marsh bowled f ur wides and three no-balls, McBeth one wide, and Noble one no-ball. QUEEN VICTOR IA AND CRICKET. A REMINISCENCE. Played at Osborne on August 3rd, 1866. This match was witnessed by Her late ]V!ajesty the Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the younger members of the Royal Family. H.R.H. Prince Leopold undertook the duties of scorer. T he E o yal H ousehold First innings Ireland, c and b Collier ... 38 Clapsham, b Collier ........... 4 Head, b Collier .................. 23 Winchester, run o u t ...........36 Cole, b Collier ................... 2 Bovington, run out ........... 0 Archer, b Carline................... 0 Elmar, c Privett, b Carline 6 Green, not out ................. 1 L a« ley, b Carline ........... 3 McPherson, b Carline........... 0 B 3, lb 1, w 5 ........... 9 a t O sborne . Second innings. Total .. ...122 b Collier b Harvey ........... b Collier ........... notout c Lang, b Collier b Harvey .......... b Collier .......... b Harvey ........... b Collier ........... c and b Collier ... cCarline,b Collier 2 B 5, lb 1, w 5. .. 11 Total ...........95 O fficers and M en of First innings. H .R.H . the Duke of Edin­ burgh, b H ead.................. Lang, c Winchester, b Bov­ ington .................................. F Carline, b Bovington ... W . B. Harvey, b Bovington L. Dacres. b Bovington ... Privett, c Ireland, b Arcl er Collier, lbw, b Bovington ... Blackman, b Archer ........... Coalbran, c Winchester, b A rc'.er.................................. Mitchell, b Boviugton Sergt. Sanderson, not out... B 1, lb 1, w 4, nb 1 ... the R oyal Y acht . Second innings. 10 e Cole, b Archer 2 30 b Bovington ... 13 65 lbw, b Bovington 0 14 lhw. b Bovington 18 5 lbw, b Bovington 5 2 b Bovington ... 1 4 b Bovington ... 0 0 st Winchester, b C ole.................. 5 0 not out........... 7 b Bovington 3 b C o le ........... 34 Wides ... Total .................. 154 T ota l............ 51 The Royal Household winning by 12 runs. C R IC K E T IN IN D I A . MADRAS t. BANGALORE.—Played at Pan gal ,re on December 31 and Jan 1 . Drawn. M adras . First innings. Second innings. A. E. Leach, c Benson, b t. Standage ........... ....... 64 c Green, b Jay- _ _ . aram.......................26 R. Lisles, c Illingt’ n, b Bar­ tholomew ... ...............23 b Bartholomew.. 52 H . Simson. b Jayaram ... 23 b Standage . 4 Capt. H. F. Vanderzee, lbw, b Standage........................ 3 c Brown, b Bar- tholomew ... 11 Capt. Poole, c Hlington, b Jayaram ......................... 6 b Standage............ 5 C. Morrison,b Bartholomew 44 c Green, b Stan­ dage .......... 17 Dr McCaully-Hayes,b Stan­ dage ............................... ]8 n otou t.................. 15 P. H. Pereira, run out ... 4t c Jayaram, b Bar- _ , , tholomew .. 12 Kemble, not o u t ................. 5 st Wagstaff, b ■d • , v 3 Jayaram . ... 17 Unerley, b Standage......... 8 not out................... 6 F. Pelly, c Green, b Jayaram 0 Extras...........30 Extras.............16 B angalore . Capt.Illington,c Kem­ ble. b P ereira......... Rosher, not o u t.......... Collyer, c Vanderzee, b McCaully-Hayes R. E. Benson, Pereira Extras... Total . 240 Capt. Brown, b Pereira 18 C. M. Wagstaff, b Pereira ...........22 Jayaram, c McHayes, b P ereira..................14 R. Green, b Pereira ... 56 C. Bartholomew, b Pereira ..................27 Col.PeterHn, b Pereira 0 Capt. Standage, c Brierly, b McCaully- H ayes......................... 6 Second innings: Capt. Brown, run out, 45; C. M. Wagstaff, b Pereira, 11; Jayaram, not out, 39; R. Green, not out, 1 ; extras, 19.—Total (2 wickets) 110. M adras . First innings. ~ R. M . W . 80 6 0 60 12 8 . 11 0 0 . 5 1 0 , Morrison........... Periera ........... Lisles ........... Leach ........... Capt. Poole ... McCaully-Hayes B. 138 186 24 24 20 30 Second innings B. 18 12 R. W. 0 0 B. Jayaram 60 Standage 11*2 B angalore R. M . W . 51 0 2 I 55 4 3 | B’rth’l’m’ w 72 Green ... 24 B. R. M. W . 45 3 3 3 1 0 Total ...265 T o ta l...........170 H IS T O R Y o f t h e l a w s o f C R IC K E T . By A lfred D. T aylor . THE LAWS OP CKICKET. The rules that govern the game of cricket date from a very early period. They were, no doubt, first drawn up when cricket was introduced. In 1744 an attempt was made to construct them on a sound basis, while in 1774 a com ­ mittee of noblemen from various counties, including Sir William Draper, Duke of Dorset, Earl of Tankerville, Sir Horace Mann, and others, revised and “ settled ” them at the Star and Garter, Pall Mall, London. From that date until 1816 they remained unaltered, but on the publica tion of “ Lambert’s Cricketers Guide ” that year, we find various alterations introduced. Since then they have been greatly revolutionised ; the most impor­ tant revisions occurring in the years 1884, 1889, 1894 and 1899. Ttie old Hambledon Club were the legislators in the olden time, but since that famous combination dissolved, in or about 1791, the M.C.C. have undertaken the responsibility. In 1871 a proposal, emanating from the columns of the Sporting L ife, was made to introduce a cricket Parliament, urging that a single club could not possibly undertake so great a task to the satisfac­ tion of the cricketing community at large. The agitation happily collapsed, and the proposal came to nothing. In 1881 the question was re-opened, and in July, 1887, a County Cricket Council was actually formed, but it only existed for three years., 1.— A match is played between two sides of eleven players each, unless other­ wise agreed t o ; each side has two innings, taken alternately, except in the case provided for in Law 53. The choice of innings shall be decided by tossiug. This law in its present form was framed in 1884, but it was ever a recognised fact that a match proper should be played by eleven men aside. Why the appointment was originally limited to eleven aside is not more mysterious than the number of yards resolved upon as the limit from wicket to wicket. Matches against considerable odds are, how­ ever, frequently recorded. in 1846 an en­ gagement took place in Shillinglee Park, Sussex, between Earl Winterton’s eleven and fifty-six labourers. This is the greatest number a teamhas ever contested in England; but we are told that in Samoa they frequently play seventy aside—the game lasting over a fortnight. For years past it has been the custom for the captains to toss for choice of innings. In the olden time we are told that the bowlers were granted the privilege, and he who won was allowed to view the field of play, and pitch the wickets in a position best suited to him. Lumpy (of Hambledon fame) “ ne’er could pitch but o’er a brow.” In Lambert’s guide we read that “ it has been the custom when two matches are played by the same parties, that the one who goes from home should have the choice of innings, and pitching the first wicket, which must be within thirty yards of a centre fixed by the adversaries, but this must be agreed on at the time of making the match; but if only one matsh is played, or two on the same ground, the umpires must pitch the wickets. ’ ’ This rule has long been ignored, and the fixing of stumps is generally left to the groundsman. 2.— The score shall be reckoned by runs. A run is scored 1st. So often as the batsman, after a hit, or at any time while the ball is in play, shall have crossed, and made good their ground from end to end. 2nd. For penalties under Laws 16, 34, 41, and allowances under 44. Any run or runs so scored shall be duly recorded b y scorers appointed for the purpose. The side which scores the greatest number of runs wins the match. No match is won unless played out or given up, except in the case provided in Law 45. Although all points referred to above have been strictly observed during the greater part of the nineteenth century, yet it seems curious that, until 1884, the manner of scoring runs, and playing the game generally, was not introduced into the Laws. Runs were origi­ nally called “ notches.” The primitive mode of scoring was as follows : Two pieces of wood were usually tied together with twine, and a notch cut into each stick as a run was gained, with a deeper cut at every fifth run, to facilitate counting, The scorers squatted in close proximity to the umpire, and at the termination of the game the string was severed, and one of the sticks presented to each side. This accounts for old scores not being preserved. Later on the scorers were supplied with a table placed on the field of play; to be quickly followed by a small canvas tent. There is yet room for the improvement of scoring boxes. 3.—Before the commencement of a match two umpires shall be appointed; one for each end. As far as one can trace it was always the custom to have a couple of officials on the field of play, while their position (square-leg and bowler’s wicket) has remained unaltered. When bats were the product of common manufacture, it was usual for each umpire to have in his possession a reserve weapon of defence. the white coats now worn by umpires are, practically, of a recent intro­ duction. See Law 43, etc. 4.— The ball shall weigh not less than five ounces and a-half, nor more than