Cricket 1901

J u ly 4, 1901. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 247 © o m g p o i t O e n t t . The Editor does not hold himself responsible for the opinions of his correspondents. THE SOUTH AFRICANS IN IRELAND . To the Editor o f C r i c k e t . D ear S ir ,—Seeing by your last issue that the two matches played by the South Africans in Ireland were passed by un­ noticed, I thought that perhaps it m ight be of interest to hear how they performed on Irish soil. They played two matches —against the Gentlemen of Ireland and Dublin University—w inning both in no uncertain fashion. A most unfortunate dispute arose over the selection of the Gentlemen of Ireland eleven, with the result that neither Mr. R. H . Lambert nor Mr. R. E . Adair, two of the finest all-round cricketers in Ireland, could p la y ; while we also lost the services of Mr. S. D. Lambert (who, like his brother, R. H ., is a remarkably fine hitter), for the same reason. The match was played on the Phoenix Ground, and was very fairly attended. The Irish­ men were captained by Mr. F. H. Browning—one of our most stylish and consistent batsmen—who, on w innicg the toes, sent Mr. Lucius Gwynn and Mr. A. D. Comyn to the wickets. A very fine start was made, 60 being on the board before Gwynn unfortunately played on bis wicket and retired for an admir­ ably 34 made in his usual graceful style. Captain H . A. Denham, our finest soldier cricketer, who has played many splendid innings in this country, failed to score, as did B row ning; while, as Mr. B. Hamilton went for 1 and Mr. T. C. Ross for 0, we had five wickets down for 77 runs. Mr, R. M. Gwynn then checked this collapse and helped Comyn to add 30 runs, and w ith the Oxford bowler, Mr. G. W. F. Kelly, hitting with tremendous vigour, things were going on very well until at 132 Mr. A. D. Comyn was caught at the wicket. H is 58 was a very fine innings indeed, his defence being as usual very Btrong; while his strokes, especially his late-cuts, were very powerful and clean. The tail smote vigorously, with the result that Mr. K elly g ot 30 and Mr. C. G. M itchell 24, the innings closing ior 177. The South Africans headed this by 32. Messrs. M. Bissett, J. D. Logan, Tancred, Shalders, and H alliw ell all played excellent cricket and scored very fast. Mr. T. C. Ross, a slow medium bowler with a deceptive break and admirable length, was very successful for Ireland, capturing five wickets for 47 runs. Mr. G. W. F . K elly got two for 8 at the end of the innings. A magnificent piece of batting by Mr. Lucius H . Gwynn was the great feature of the Irish second innings. Rain had fallen heavily in the morning, and on a drying wicket he put togeth tr a splendid 68. H is strokes on the leg tide were remarkably fine, and, as usual, he drove w ith his customaiy delightful ease and power. Mr. L. H. Gwynn is still the best batsman in Ireland, and there certainly was never a cricketer of Irish production with so many beautiful strokes. In anything he is perhaps seen at his best. Mr. Comyn again played w ell and Mr. “ B u d ” Ham ilton showed that he is still a fine forcing batsman. It was very sad when Captain Denham got “ a pair of spectacles,” and when Mr. Browning failed again, for both these men have done remarkably well with the bat this season. The innings closed for 137 leaving the Colonials 103 to get to win. These were obtained for the loss of five wickets. However, with four of the best men out for 41, and Mr. Ross and Mr. B. Ham ilton bowling very finely, their position did not look particularly secure. However, Mr. L. J. Tancred played a masterly innings of 58, and was well supported by Mr. M. Hathorn. It is interesting to note how many in the above teams played in the Gentlemen of Ireland v. South Africans match in 1894, Mr. Rowe and Mr. Halliwell were the only South Africans who took part in that game, which the Colonials won by nine wickets. Five of the Irish eleven, however, played in the 1894 match, Messrs. L. H . Gwynn, A. D. Comyn, T. H . Browning, T. C. Ros3, and B. Hamilton, who was then the best all-round man in Ireland. The fielding of the South Africans was very fine indeed, and Mr. M. Bisset seemed an excellent reserve wicket-keeper. Mr. Browing, who is the most polished man behind the stumps in this country, did some very smart things for the home team. Mr. Rowe and Mr. Sinclair were the most successful of the South African bowlers. The University are very weak this year, and it was no surprise when they were defeated by an innings and 42 runs. The only one of the important batsmen that came off in the first innings was Mr. R. M. Gwynn, who for the last few years has been the most consistent batsman in the University. H e played excellent cricket for 30. A useful stand was made towards the close of the innings by Mr. J. T. Gwynn and Mr. H . B. Mayne. The former, who is very young, is a most beautiful bat and gives promise of becoming as good as his brother Lucius some day. H e plays the bow ling w ith the same graceful ease, and has several strokes. The in n iD g s realised 144. When stumps were drawn five good South Africans were out for 85, Mr. A. Bisset having played very well for 30. N ex t day, how­ ever, some remarkable hitting was seen, Mr. Murray Bibsat and Mr. Halliwell subscribing 70 for the seventh wicket by some very fine batting, and then Mr. Ko1 ze and Mr. Reid gettin g together put on 94 for the lis t wicket in forty minutes, the innings reaching 302. Some very fine bowling by Messrs. Sinclair, Graham, and Kotze played havoc with the Univer­ sity batsmen in the second innings, all going for 116, Mr. W. S. Caldwell played a very fine game for 56, his late- cuts off Kotze being superb. Mr. J. T. Gwynn again played a very pretty innings, and Mr. R. M. Gwynn showed stubborn defence for a long time, but in spite of these efforts the innings defeat could not be staved off. The South Africans proved themselves a fine sportsmanlike combination, con­ taining several superior batsmen and some admirable bowlers, while their fielding was a source of universal ad­ miration. I am. Yours faithfully, R. A. OuLTON. 19, Upper Mount Street, Dublin. June 25th. WESTM INSTER SCHOOL v. CHARTERHOUSE SCHOOL.—Played at St. Vincent Square on June 28 and 29. W estminster S chool . First inniDgs. Second inniDgs. E. C. Cleveland-Stevens, run out ........................... 8 b Mellor ........... 63 J. P. Blane, run out ........... 9 c Graham,bEran- s to n ................... 5 W . A. Greene, c Forster, b Branston ........................... 2 c Mellor, b Bran- s to n ................... 8 C. M. Page, b Branston ... 0 b Branston................ 55 J. M. Logan, c Forster, b Curwen ...........................12 b Norris .............51 F.I.Harrison, c and b Bran­ ston . 10 c Fry, b Curwen 22 C. B. H. Knight, bBranston 0 bG oodliffe.................29 H . Logan, b Branston ... 1 b Norris ............ 9 C. Powers, b Grahame ... 9 run out ............ 2 H. A . Roberts, b Norris ... 17 b Norris ............ 7 H. D. G. Law, not out ... 7 not out ............ 13 Extras ...........11 Extras ... 39 Total ................86 Total ..................294 C harterhouse S chool . First innings. Second innings. W..T. H. Curwen, b Roberts 10 lbw, b Greene ... 31 P. S. Mellor, lbw, b Blane 23 b Stevens ............. 6 S. C. Denison, b Stevens ...2 4 c H. Logan, b L a w .......................17 R.A. Benee-Pembroke, lbw, b Stevens ... ................... 8 b B lan e......................16 O. T. Norris, c J. Logan, b Law ................... ... 9 b Greene .................23 G. T. Branston, c Law, b Stevens .......................... 7 run out ................21 H. M. Forster, b Stevens ... 3 h Powers .............. 3 W . G. W . Garforth, b Law 8 b L a w ....................... 27 G. V. Goodliffe, c J.Logan, b L a w ................................... 2 c and bLaw ... 0 D. Grahame, not o u t........... 9 not out ............... 20 H. J. B. Fry. b Law ........... 0 lbw, b Stevens ... 0 Extras ........... 8 Extras ... 14 Total .. I ll Total .. 17 8 QUERNMORE SCHOOL v. GUY’S HOSPITAL (3).—Played at Quernmore on June lt9. G uy ’ s H ospital . First innings. Second innings. A. G. Jones, c Durbridge, b c E. Patrickson, b E. Patrickson................. 24 b Sharp ........... 0 E. H. Adams, c Durbridge, b E . Patrickson.................. 12 H. D. Brookhouse, b Sharp 0 not out................... 5 R.W . Allen, b E. Patrickson 10 T. R. Harvey, b N ea l.........11 H. A . Watney, c Zimmer- mann, b E. Patrickson ... 0 E.F. Hilton, b E. Patrickson 6 c and j E Patrick­ son ................. 2 E. B. Smith, lbw, b Sharp 1 H. H. Moyle, not o u t........... 9 cCarpenter, b Sharp ......... 3 P.D.Macgowan. bCarpenter 14 not out................... 8 T. H. Barton, b Carpenter 0 E xtras........................... 6 Extras ........... 3 Total................................94 Total .......21 Q uersmobe S chool . H . G. Patrickson, b E. Patriekson.c Jones, A lle n ........................13 b M o y le ............... 4 C. W . Sharp, b Allen 28.D.Carpenter,not out 17 W.Durbridge.cAdams, J. Zimmermann, b b Allen ................40 Allen.................10 H . H. Tucker, c Bar- J 8. Youle, c Jones, ton, b Moyle ..1 3 b H ilto n ............... 1 R. A . Covil. b Allen ... 6 G. Neal, b Moyle ... 6 H. T. Covil, c and b Extras ...................13 M oyle........................ 0 — T o ta l..............124 C RICKET Report Sheets, lOd. per dozen, post free. Order of Going-in Cards, 7d. per dozen, post free. 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