Cricket 1901

A u g . 1 , 1 9 0 1 . CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 3 1 5 associated himself while still at school with Surrey cricket. Unlike them he has only played for Surrey, and then but in a few matches, as his military duties have kept him in India for several years. According to the Bombay Gazette of July 13, A. P.’s last four innings up to date were 34, 100, 87, and 72 not out. The fourth was for Poona Gymkhana against Mr. Chenoy’s Bombay Eleven. On this occasion he carried his bat through the innings. Bombay critics consider him the best batsman in the Presidency at the present time. A n o t h e r soldier cricketer well known in England, C. Wigram, the Old Wyke­ hamist, has also been scoring largely in India lately. In the early part of last month he scored over a hundred for Old Etonians and Old Wykehamists v. the Simla Club. This is said to be his third hundred already this season. Wigram, too, was actively identified in his school­ days, and subsequently for a time, with Surrey cricket. A cu r io u s question arose in a recent Halifax (Philadelphia) cup match, says the American Cricketer. “ The batsman hit a hard ball to point, which he thought would pass point, and so started to run. Point made a brilliant stop and returned it to the wicket-keeper, who accidentally knocked one bail off the wicket. He then knocked the other bail off with the ball when the batsman was clearly out of his crease, but no appeal was made, as both point and the wicket-keeper thought it necessary that when one bail was off the wicket it was necessary to remove a stump from the ground in order to run the batsman out.” Sancta simplicitas! A t e a m of Canadian cricketers paid a visit to the United States at the begin­ ning of the month, playing four matches, of which two were won, two lost and one drawn. The scores were as follows :— Canadians (XII.), 185 and 134. Belmont (XII.), 178 and 145 for four •wickets. Lost. Canadians, 168 and 197. Germantown, 297 and 19 for two wickets. Lost. Canadians, 31 and 44 for two wickets. Merion, 266 for four wickets. Drawn. Canadians, 124 and 196 for seven wickets. Phila­ delphia. 66 and 65. Won. Canadians, 266. New York, 97 and 57. Won. H. S. B u s h , who while at home this summer on leave from Burmah played a few matches for Surrey, left England last week for Aden. He will, however, be back again in October, as his regiment is returning to England for several years. As he will consequently be available for English cricket throughout next summer it is pretty certain that he will find a place as a regular member of the Surrey XI. M r . J. A. L e s t e r , the Old Haver- fordian batsman, has returned to Phila­ delphia, where he is playing for the Merion C.C. Against the Canadians he scored 116 not out and took six wickets for 11 runs. —— I t is reported that the Philadelphian cricketers will pay a visit to England next year. No apology is needed for reproducing the following paragraphs from last week’s M .A .P . :— C r ic k e t e r s o f t h e W e e k . —Let me cor­ rect (writes a member of the M.C.C.) an apparent slip in my last budget, when I said Mr. C. D. B. Marsham was the only important Oxonian who had appeared in five University matches. To soothe the ruffled emotions of descendants of the others who have so partici­ pated, I here append the complete list, which possesses antiquarian interest. Messrs. G. E. Yonge, C. H. Bidding, A. Bidding, C. H. B. Marsham, and B. D. Walker, have appeared in a quintet of games for Oxford v. Cambridge. Messrs. W . Bidding, A. Payne, W . Gr. Armistead, and C. G. Lane played in the same fixture over a Bpace of five years, but each stood down on one occasion. No Cantab ever enjoyed such prolonged University prominence. A B r a c e o f G u n n s .— The splendid scoring of the veteran William Gunn, and the capital cricket of his nephew, John Gunn, recall a story which has never yet got beyond Trent Bridge. William Gunn is six feet three, John Gunn is seven inches shorter and eighteen years younger. Lord Belper was one day expressing his admiration for the fine form of the old England representative. “ True,” rejoined Mr. Charles Wright, “ hut the little Gunn will be blazing away at the stumps long after the big Gunn has shot his last century.” A J a m eso n B a id e r . —Few could imagine Mr. Foley in a world where smart society was not. Immaculately dressed, very tall and good-looking, with aristocratic cast of features and rather a languid way of talking, he is the typical habitue of the foyer of the opera or of the smoking lounge in White’s Club. Yet, for the last two years he has done good service, first in West Africa and then at the front. Before that he had taken part in the Jameson Baid, and is reported to have thus described it to a lady: “ Well, it was like this; a very dark night—beastly ride—rather a bore ’ ’—which summed up his view of the whole affair. A n E to n C r it ic is m . —This week, when he returns to first-class cricket, Mr. Foley’s description of the Eton eleven of 1887 may be recalled. “ We have one bowler who wears spectacles and makes other people get them (Mr. H. B. Bromley - Davenport), another who looks as if he were in for the high-jump each time he bowls, and several fellows who may get a few runs against Harrow.” Mr. Foley’ s own share was 114 and 36, his placing on the leg side being remarkable. F bo m Cricket Club L ife (Philadelphia): One of the Canadians, after the tour in the States, said, as he sipped a cold drink at Wissahickon: “ No wonder your cricket improves in Philadelphia. And do you fellows know and appreciate the reason ? I ’ll warrant that you give little heed to it, but a Btranger coming here cannot help but notice it. On every ground I have played upon I have noticed any quantity of juniors practis­ ing assiduously. Why, some of the tots I have seen were swinging a bat as big as themselves. On the Thursday afternoon we arrived at Belmont for a bit of a knock I saw what looked like a pair of live pads walking over in one corner. It really startled me in the dusk, until I heard a wee, small voice, seemingly out of the guards, saying, ‘ Hey there, Harry, pitch me one to cu t! ’ No wonder you Philadelphians are improving your game.” A c r ic k e t match was played on Fri­ day and Saturday, the 5th and 6th inst., between the Colombo Colts and a picked team from the Boer prisoners of war. The Boers were permitted to come to Colombo on parole. They were in charge of Commandant C. Van Zyl, while Mr. P. H. de Villiers acted as captain of the eleven. The Boers have not had many opportunities of practice for the last two years, but at least two of the team, Messrs. de Villiers and G. Kotze, had great reputations in South Africa, and played against Lord Hawke’s team. It is stated that under other circumstances the two players mentioned would have been included in the South African team now in England. The Colombo Colts eventually won the match by 141 runs, the scores being:— C olom bo C o lt s . —First innings, 146; second inn­ ings, 114. B o e r s .— First innings, 53; second innings, 66. As far as is known at present, Mr. MacLaren’s team includes himself, Mr. A. O. Jones, Mr. Jessop, Hayward, Tyl­ desley, Lilley and W. G. Quaife. I t is announced that Captain W. C. Hedley, the Somersetshire cricketer, is expected to arrive in England at the end of the week from the war in South Africa. T h e Gentlemen of Holland are due to arrive at Holborn Viaduct Station at 7.48 to-morrowmorning via Flushing and Q.ueenborough. They will put up at the Inns of Court Hotel during their stay in London, which will be from August 2 to 13, inclusive, with the excep­ tion of Wednesday and Thursday next, when they are to be in Bath. To-morrow and Saturday they will practise at Lord’s, which has been kindly placed at their disposal by the committee of the Marylebone Club for the purpose. A few particulars of the team, for which we are indebted to a Dutch correspond­ ent, will be found “ in another place.” As I was able to notify in Cricket a "fortnight ago, the following are coming to represent the Gentlemen of Holland :— C. Posthuma (captain) and A. A. Eool, of the Haarlem Rood en Wit Club; 1. Teith, J. W . G. Coops, A. Bourber, M. Broese van Greenon, H. van Booven and K Beukema, of the Hague C.C.; J. H. Schroder and F. Rincker, of the Amsterdam C.C.; A, Hisgen and J. Dubois, of the Amsterdam C.C., Volharding: and R. van der Pot, of the Rotterdam C.C., Victoria. F r o m what one can hear there is now quite a probability that an English team may visit the West Indies during the winter. It does not seem as yet to be settled whether Lord Hawke will be able to take charge of the Bide or not. On the other hand, it is certain that he is taking an active interest in the matter. I have every reason to believe that some well-known amateurs have already been approached with regard to the possibility of their making the trip. T h e news that B. J. T . Bosanquet had agreed to take an English team to the United States this autumn has, as I con­ fidently anticipated, given the greatest