Cricket 1901

3 0 4 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u l y 2 5 , 1 9 0 1 . THE ARTISTS’ CRICKET WEEK. The fourth season of the Artists’ Cricket Club closed with the week commencing July 8th. The cricketing artists, all of ■whom were painters, were the guests of Mr. Edwin A. Abbey, R.A., and the matches were played on his beautiful ground at Fairford, Gloucestershire. The Artists met some strong elevens. They won 1, drew 1, and lost 3 matches. The best scores for the A.C.C. were : A. H. Studd, 80; F. C. Batson, 55; L. D. Luard, 30; G. H. Swinstead, 75; and D. O’Brien, 30. G. Hillyard Swinstead took twenty-one wickets in the five matches, Dermod O’Brien twelve, and Amesby Brown eight. For the Visitors the best scores were : H. F. Fox, 96; F. S. Gaekwar, not out, 65; F. H. Fowler, 83; A. M. Miller, 29; Rev. J. H. Swinstead, 45 ; W . B. Thomas, 61; F. H. French, 49; and L. Potter, 54. During their season the Artists played 14 matches, w<n 7, lost 5, drawn 2. The aggregate number of runs scored by the A.C.C. was 2,563; opponents, 2,418. Most of the matches were played against members of kindred professions. 1 st MATCH, v. OXFORD GRADUATES.—Played at Baliol College Ground, Oxford, on July 8. O xfo rd G r a d u a te s . W.B. Thomas, c Ford, b O’Brien................. 0 T.H.French,b O’Brien 15 B 14, lb 3, w 1 ... 18 G. R. Wood, c Gas­ coyne, b Swinstead.. 2 H. P. Baines, b Batson 26 H. F. Fox, c Batson, O’Brien .................96 F. S. Gaekwar, notout 65 Total (5 wkts)*222 Rev. J. H. Swinstead, P. R. Worrall, Rev. A. Williams, H. M. Eldridge and H. W. Mahamet Ali did not bat. * Innings declared closed. A r tists . L. C. Nightingale, c Wood, b Mahamet Ali ........................ B 25, lb 2, w 1, nb2 J G. Hillyard Swinstead, b Thomas.................18 F. C. Batson, c Wood, b Worrall.................55 Dermod O’Brien, b Worrall .................23 Total (5 wkte) 138 A. Batchelor, c Eld­ ridge, b W ood..........11 A. H. Studd, H. J. Ford, George Gascoyne, Hon. W . J. James, C. P. Downing and Edwin A. Abbey did not bat. 2nd MATCH, v. WILTSHIRE WANDERERS.— *Played at Morgan Hall, Fairford, on July 9. A r t is t s . G. Gascoyne, b Smart 2 G. Hillyard Swinstead, b Smart .................15 F.C.Batson,stFowler,b Smart........................28 A. Brown, b Smart ... 16 A.H.Studd,stFowler,b Smart........................14 L. D. Luard, b Smart. 4 H. J. Ford, b Miller... 9 W iltshire W anderers . D. O’Brien, b Miller.. 11 L. C. Nightingale, b Smart ................. 0 Hon. W. J. James, b Smart ................. 0 E. A. Abbey, not out. 3 Byes .................16 Total ..118 W . S. Medlicott, c Ab­ bey, b O’Brien ... 16 F.H.Fowler.cBrown, b O’Brien .................83 J.Reynolds,b Nightin­ gale ........................ 9 A.M.Miller, c Luard, b Nightingale .........29 F. H. Frtnch, c Gas­ coyne, b Brown ... 12 H. T. Baines,b Brown 17 L. Hobbs, c Brown, b O’Brien ................. 2 T. Meade, not out ... 0 H. Milward, b O’Brien 17 T.A.Pott,lbw,bBrown 19 Smart, b Swinstead ... 24 B 11, w 2 ..........13 Total ...241 3rd MATCH, v. OXFORD GRADUATES.—Played at Morgan Hall, Fairford, on July 10. O xford G raduates . Rev.J. H. Swinstead, c O’Brien,b Swinstead 45 H. T. Baines, b Brown 1 H.F.Fox,lbw,b Night­ ingale.......................12 F.S. Gaekwar, b Swin­ stead ........................26 W.B.Thomas,c Luard, b Swinstead ..........51 T. H. French, c and b Brown .................49 E. N. Twiss, b Swin­ stead ........................ P. R. Worrall, lbw, b Swinstead .......... H. M. Eldridge, b O’Brien .......... ... H. D. Swan, b O’Brien J. Honeybone, not out B 7, lb 1 .......... Total ...210 A r tists . A.H. Studd, b Worrall 36 D.O’Brien, b Twiss ... 3 F.C. Batson, b Worrall 19 G. H. Swinstead, c Honeybone,bWorrall 22 H. J. Ford, b Worrall 22 A .Brown, c and b Wor­ rall ........................ 10 L.D. Luard, b Worrall 21 G.Gascoyne,cEldridge, b Worrall .......... 0 Hon. W . J. James, c Eldridge, b Fox ...2 3 L.C.Nightingale, lbw, b Twiss ................. 8 E. A. Abbey, not out 0 B8, lb l, w l, n b l 11 Total ,.175 4 th MATCH, v. R. DIMSDALE’S X I.—Played at Morgan Hall. Fairford, on July 11. A rtists . A. H. Studd. b Ray M ills........................ G. Hillyard 8winstead, c Rod Mills, b Oakev G. Gascoyne, b Rod M ills........................ H.J. Ford,b Rob Mills L. D. Luard, c M. Dimsdale, b Ray M ills........................ A. Brown, c M. Dims­ dale, b Ray Mills ... D.O’Brien,cT.Wright, b Rob Mills ..........30 Hon.W.J. James, c C. Wright, b Rob Mills 12 King Turner, b Ray Mills........................ 4 L. C. Nightingale, st Baines, b Rob Mills 4 E. A. Abbey, not out 0 B 41, lb 2, w 2 ... 45 Total ...213 R. D im sdale’ s X I. J. Oakey, b Swinstead H. T. Baines, b Brown Ray Mills, c Brown, b Swinstead................ J. A. Pott, c Studd, b Swinstead................. M.B.Baines, c Luard,b Swinstead................. K. H. Pierce, b Swin­ stead .......... .......... C.H.T.Wright,b Swin­ stead ........................ 17 15 Rob Mills,lbw,b Swin­ stead........................13 M. Dimsdale, b Swin­ stead........................13 R. Dimsdale, not out.. 21 Rev.W. H. T. Wright, b Swinstead .......... 4 B 12, lb 2 ..........14 Total ...130 N o t e . —The fifth match was against Mr. J. S. Pott’s X I. on July 12, but the scores reached us in such an incomplete state that we were obliged to return them for revision. NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK v. UNION BANK OF LONDON-Played at Lower Syden­ ham on July 16,17, and 18. U nion B a n k of L ondon . Stevenson, b Johnson 21 Anson, b Johnson ... 4 Summers, c and b Porter .................42 G. Simon, b Johnson .. 61 Stewart, b Johnson ... 3 Taylor, c Price, b Johnson ................. 5 Whicker, b Richards... 5 Hughes, c Phillips, b Richards................. 1 Robertson, not on t.. 12 W . Simon, c Stephen­ son, b Cosser.......... 2 Pothecary, b Porter... 6 B 20, lb 4 ..........24 Total ...186 N. P. B a n k . G. A. Cosser, b Anson 20 C.Pennington,bAnson 0 H. C. J. McConachy, H.S.Johnson, b Whic­ b Anson ................. 13 ker ........................ 0 A. D. Phillips, lbw, b H. L. Stephenson, b Anson ................. 9 Anson ................. 8 J. Price, b Simon 3 W. H. Porter, not out 3 A. Harrison, lbw, b B 2, lb 1 ... 3 Anson ................. 43 — J.W . Richards, not out 33 Total (8 wkts) 135 W . G. Morris, did not bat. ARKLEY v. BUSHEY.—Played at Arkley, Herts, on July 20. A r k l e y . First innings. Second innings. Howard Williams, lbw, b Golding ........................ 12 G. W . Hammond, c sub, b Barron......... ■ .................15 not out...................50 E, W . Bishop, b Golding ... 3 c and b Barron... 4 J. Le Mesuri^r, b Golding.. 6 G. G. Dumbleton, b Barron 5 b J. S. Harford... 23 E. Y. Drew, c J. S. Harford, b Barron ........................ 19 b H. M. Harford. H. Wright, b Golding .. J. H. Robson, c S. Golding, b Barron .. ................. H. K. Gow, b Golding G. A. Bishop, b Golding ... A. S. Farmer, not out.......... B 13,lb 1........................ Total 1 7 b Barron ........ 0 1 0 0 6 b Barron ........ 0 14 B 5, nb 1 .......... 6 88Total (5 wkts) 84 B u sh ey . Rev. G. M. Hall, b Le Mesurier.................67 Golding, c Williams, b G. Bishop................29 A. Potts, b Hammond 11 J. S. Harford, b Ham­ mond ........................ 0 S.Golding,bHammond 0 C. Barron, c Dumble­ ton, b Hammond ... 13 Chaplow did not bat. H. M. Harford, b G. A. Bishop ..........52 S. Rogers, c Robson, b Hammond J. Scanlon, not out . B 9, lb 7, wb 1 . 1 , 20 , 17 Total (8wkts) ., .210 ANALSOFCRICKET By W . W . BEAD . P u b l i s h e d in 1 8 9 7 . A Record of the Game, compiled from Authentic Sources and my Experiences during the Last Twenty-three-Years. By W . W . 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