Cricket 1901

242 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u l y 4, 1901. THE UNIVERSITY CAPTAINS. ME. S. H. DAY . Not so very many years ago the cap­ tain of a University team was known only to cricketers ; nowadays his photo­ graph appears m the society journals, while even in provincial papers a pen- and-ink sketch of a face with his name beneath it is pretty certain to appear a few days before the match. Mr. Day is certainly a popular captain. T1 ere is no doubt that his attractive style of batting has something to do with this, for in limes when many University batsmen are more tedious to watch lhan the most steady-going professional, because they have not as many strokes as he, a man who can play in a style which is delightful to watch cannot fail to attract favourable attention. Mr. Day is a very graceful batsman, although until this year he has not given one the idea that he is very safe. But this year he has gained confidence, and can make his strokes with more certainty, while he is not as likely to be dismissed before he has had time to settle down. He was educated at Malvern, and before he went up to Cambridge he had a considerable reputa­ tion, for he had already played for Kent with success. In his very first match for the county he scored a hundred in the second innings at Cheltenham against Gloucestershire—possibly the air of this favourite watering place may have reminded him of that at Malvern. At Cambridge, in his first year, he was most disappointing in the trial matches, but a man who can make a hundred in his first county match is of necessity a good cricketer, and his captain wisely kept him in the team, with the result that he scored 62 and not out 50 against Oxford, gaining the admiration of all the critics by his splendid batting. He played in eleven matches for Kent, and ended the season with an average of 37, his highest score being 82. Last year he again made a successful appearance at Lord’ s in the big match, scoring 55—his third innings in succession of fifty against Oxford— but again in the trial matches he did hot distinguish himself. For Kent he had an average of 30, with a highest score of 64. In the present year he has fully come up to the expectations which had been formed of him when he first appeared in first-class cricket, and his splendid form has been thrown into marked contrast with that of many of ihe other members of the team. He is just the sort of batsman who is likely to do a big thing in the match at Lord’s this week. not very deadly break from the off. He did well enough in the Freshmen’s match to be included in the Sixteen against the Twelve in 1899, and was then placed in the eleven, ending the University season with the top batting average, 43'12. He also took 29 wickets. His highest innings during the season was 106 against Sussex for the University, but in the future he will certainly remember with more pleasure his performances in the ’Yarsity match, in which he made as successful a debut as Mr. Day, scoring 37 and 73 not out. Last year he hardly kept up his reputation as a batsman, but still he ended the season with an average of 25. His bowling was sometimes very useful, and he took twenty-four wickets at 2l runs apiece. He did not come off in the University match, his score being only 4. This year he has come to the front again, despite his heavy responsibilities as cap­ tain of the team, and last week he played a magnificent innings for Oxford against Sussex at Brighton, only failing to miss his second huudred by two runs. He has had an exceptionally hard task to choose a team this year, but he has undoubtedly made the best use of the material at his disposal. Occasionally he has played for Surrey, hitherto without doing anything very startling. KENSINGTON PA RK v. BECKENHAM .—Played at St. Quintin’s Park on June 29. B ecken h am . F. D. Browne, c Camp­ bell, b W ynne...........16 H . D. Collins, b Dilke 23 J. K. Stenning, c Ben- dle, b W y n n e ........... 7 A . A. Baker, c Camp­ bell, b W ynne........... 0 H . Z. Baker, b Conyers 14 C. M. Baker, b Dilke 9 R. P. Williams, c Donaldson,bConyers 76 F. Barchard, run out 17 F. B. O’Neil,c Murray, b W ynne................... 6 R. Curwen, not out .. 32 F.G.Thoms, b Thomp­ son ........................... 0 B 33 ...................33 Total .231 K ensington P a r k . MB. P. F. KNOX. It was as a slow bowler that Mr. Knox gained a place in the Oxford University team in 1899, but although he still can bowl his batting has become so remark­ ably good that he is now regarded by everybody rather as a batsman than as a bowler. When he left Dulwich College he had a great reputation as a slow bowler of the then uncommon leg-break variety, with the usual infrequent and ,W . R . Murray, b Sten­ ning ........................ 34 M . A. Nicholson, not out ...........................36 A. D. Campbell, b C. M. Baker................... 0 B 19 ...................19 Total (6 wkts.) 160 H. W . Currey, F. W . Dilke, W . S. Wynne and W . G. Thompson did not bat. J. G. Donaldson, run out ...........................39 J. R. Conyers, b H. Z. Baker............................ 7 H . T. Roberts, c W il­ liams, b A. A. Baker 25 E. Bendle, b A . A. Baktr............................ 0 STREATHAM v. GRYPHONS.—Played at Streat­ ham on June 29. S tr e a th a m . A . S. Bailey, c More, b Yonge ................... 6 E. G. B. Corderoy, b Yonge ................... 0 H. T. Cross, c Moore, b Yonge ................... 0 W.Harfcoard,c Steven­ son, b Nicholas .. 11 H. B. Corderoy, b W ells...........................16 L. Daehwood, c Sey­ mour, b W ells...........17 * Inn'ngs declared closed. G ryph ons . H. T. Thomas, ht wkt, b Wells ...................31 H. H. Scott, not out... 82 J. F. W . Hooper, b Yonge ...................10 W.Horncastle, ht wkt, b Y o n g e ................... 2 C. Hodgton,not out 27 B 14, lb 3 ...........17 Total (9 wkts) *222 L.S.W ells.bDashwood 5 T. J. M . More, c Cross, b Dashwood ...........21 F. J . Yonge, b Daeh- w c o d ........................... 5 H.D.Nicholas, b Dash- wood ...........................15 J. A , Lyon, b Hcoper 6 D. P. C. Franks, lbw, b Harboard ...........11 D. Eliott-Lcckhart, b Barboard ... 11 M.R.fc’eymour, notout 26 G. G. Taylor, not out 0 B 15, lb 3, nb 1 ... 19 Total (7 wkts) 119 R. Curtis-Hay ward and E. Stevineon did not bat. LUDGROVE (2) v. SOUTH LODGE.—Played at South Lodge on June 26. S o u th L o d g e . F. W . M. Cornwallis, b Lyon ................... 5 H. F. Young, not out 12 C. Q,. Roberts,c Curtis, b Hibbert................... 0 H. W . Begbie, b Lyon 0 B 1, nb 1................... 2 E. R. Spofforth, lbw, b Bibbert ................... G. Begbie, c Curtis, b Hibbert ................... R.M .Spofforth, b Lyon N.W.Eastwood,bLyon R. A. Pease, st Birk- beck, b Hibbert ... J. A. Young, run out.. K. S. Hunter, c Curtis, b H ibbert................... Second ionings : E. R. Spofforth, b Burrell, 28; G. Begbie, c Smith, b Rowley, 1; R. M. Spofforth, b Burrell, 30; N. W . Eastwood, b Lyon, 1; R. A . Pease, not out, 0; J. A. Young, not out, 1; no ball 1. —Total (4 wkts), 62. L udgbove . Total 40 C. R, Birkbeck, c Hunter,bR.Spofforth 4 A. R. Curtis, b G. Begbie ................... 6 T. Holland-Hibbert, c Hunter, b G. Begbie 9 R. C. Hunter, c G. Begbie,bR.Spofforth 26 R. F. T. Burrell, b R. Spofforth ........... 2 C. R. Abel Smith, c G. Begbie,bE.Spofforth 21 F. B. Lyon, b R. Spof­ forth .......................... 0 W . A . Worsley, b R. Spofforth................... 2 J. O. H. Hollins, b E. Spofforth...................11 R. O. Bridgeman, not out ...........................22 G. R. F. Rowley, c and b R. Spofforth.. 3 Byes ................... 7 Total .. 112 LUDGROVE v. SUNNINGDALE.—Played at Ludgrove on June 26. L u d gbo ve . H. O. Curtis, c Hope, b B u rton.................. 19 H . E. Eastwood, c Damant, b Burton... 24 Y. Barrington - Ken- nett, b Burton........... 2 G. E. Boscawen, run out .......................... 16 J. F. Eastwood, c Gladstone, b Burton 25 A . L. Maynard,b Sykes 9 Total S u n n in g dale . D. C. F. Burton, lbw, b Maynard .......................... 16 b Fortescue W . G. Pease, c Forteacue, b H. Eastwood................... 0 N. E. Barber, b Eastwood... 5 C. A . Sykes, c J. Eastwood, b M aynard........................... 4 c E. Culme-Seymour, b H. Eastwood ........................... 6 H. K . Damant, b H. East- wocd ... ...........................14 B. Clegg, b M aynard........... 0 J. Hope, b Maynard ........... 4 C. Bertein, b J. Eastwood... 3 T. H. Gladstone, not out ... 1 H. Scrimgeour, b J. East­ wood .................................. 0 B 4, w 4, nb 1 ... 9 Total W . H. W iggin,b Sykes 2 G.R.Anderson,not out 20 R. L. Benson,cBurton, b B arber................... 0 H . W . Fortescue, b Seymour ...........16 C. E. T. Hicks, c Burton, b Seymour 0 B 14, lb 5, nb 1... 20 ..153 .. 16 31 2 b M aynard........... c H. Eastwood, b Fortescue ... W iggins, b Fortescue ... 0 b H. Eastwood ... 11 c Hicks, b East­ wood.................... 0 not out.................... 2 notout................ 11 , 63 Total (6 wkts.) 73 UPPER TOOTING v. MERCHANT TAYLORS’ SCHOOL.—Played at Upper Tooting on June 26. U p p eb T o o tin g . S. A. Attlee, c Elder- ton, b Raphael J. Strode, c Elderton, b D raper................... H. Tanner,b Draper.. A . H. Pollard, not out B 27, lb 2, w l,n b 6 36 T o t a l...................234 R.Worth,lbw,b Draper 24 D. H. Butcher, b Draper ...................19 A. H. Parez, c and b Draper ...................71 J. F. Hosken, b Draper 36 F. G. Thome, b Evans 81 H. W . Hawking, c Dennis, b Draper ... 12 J. A . Lyon, c and b Raphael ................... 1 M ebch ant T a y lo b s ’ S chool . J. E. Raphael, c H os- F. H. Cockell, c Lyon, ken, b Attlee ........... 2 b Attlee ................... 2 T. Dennis, c Hoeken, M. B.Elderton,not out 5 b Attlee ...................14 A.J.Robinson,bAttlee 0 K. Perks, b Hawking . 15 W . L. Anderton, b S. A. Trick, c Pollard, Attlee ................... 0 b Attlee ...................13 C.F.Evans.b Hawking 0 F. W . M. Draper, b B 1, lb 3, nb 2 ... 6 H aw king................... 4 — G. Yiner, c Hosken, b Total ...................66 Attlee... ................... 4 Second innings: J. E. Raphael, not out, 46; T. Dennis, b Hawking, 0 ; F. H. Cockell, not out, 21.— Total (1 wkt) 67.