Cricket 1901

356 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A u g . 22, 1901. previous one having been the 309 made by Mr. R . W . Frank in the match between Middlesborough and Scar­ borough, in August, 1893. (In passing, it may be mentioned that during his innings, Mr. Frank hit a ball with such force that, after striking one of the houses (Jutside the ground, it rebounded on to the w ick et!) Mr. Wells-Cole’s score of 387 has been exceeded on only nine occasions in the whole history of the gam e:— 628*, A. E. J. Collins, Clarke’s House v. North Town, at Clifton College, June, 1899. 485, A. E. Stoddart, Hampstead v. Stoics, at Hamp­ stead, August, 1886. 424, A. C. MacLaren, Lancashire v. Somersetshire, at Taunton, July, 1895. 419*, J. S. Carrick, West of Scotland v. Priory Park, at .Chichester, July, 1885. 417*, J. Worrall, Carlton v. Melbourne University, at Carlton, February, 1896. 415*, W . N. Boe, Emmanuel College L.V.C. v. Caius College L.V.C., at Cambridge, July, 1881. 404*, E. F. S. Tylecote, Classical v. Modem, at Clif­ ton College, May, 1868 402, T. Wame, Carlton v. Richmond, at Carlton (Melbourne), December, 1898. 400*, W. G. Grace, United South of England Eleven x. Twenty-two of Grimsby and District, at Grimsby, July, 1876. 387, G. F. Wells-Cole, Scarborough v. Yorkshire Gentlemen, at Scarborough, August, 1901. * Signifies not out. It w ill be observed that Mr. Wells- Cole’s score is a record for Yorkshire cricket, and, considering that the game is known to have been played in the county for upwards of 150 years, the cricketer named has every reason to be proud of his performance. Details are appended of the HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS HIT IN VAEIOUS COUNTRIES. England 628*, A. E. J. Collins, Clarke’s House v. North Town, at Clifton College, in June, 1899. V ic t o r ia 417*. J. Worrall, Carlton v. Melbourne University, at Carlton, in February, 1898. T a sm a n ia 865*, K. E. Burn, Wellington v. Der­ went, at Hobart, in February and March, 1899. South Australia 365*, C. Hill, South Australia v. New South Wales, at Adelaide, in December, 1900. New South Wales:—321, W. L. Murdoch, New South Wales v. Victoria, at Sydney, in February, 1882. I r e la n d 313*, Capt. W . C. Oates, 1stRoyal Munster Fusiliers v. Army Service Corps, at the Cur- ragh, in June, 1895. Malta :—808, E. I. M. Barrett, 2nd Lancashire Fusi­ liers v. Royal Engineers, at Malta, in June, 1899. Scotland 303*, W. F. Holms, Blair Lodge v.Camp- sie Glen, at Blair Lodge, in June, 1884. South A f r i c a 301*, J. H. Sinclair, Villagers v. Roodeport, at Johannesburg, in February, 1897. New Z e a la n d 299*, W. F. Raphael, Lancaster Park 3rd v. Midland Canterbury 4th, at Christ­ church, in March, 1896. United States:—278*, A. M. Wood, Pennsylvania Railroad v. Roanoke, at Philadelphia, in July, 1893. India 257*, K. S. Ranjitsinhji, Patiala v. Umballa, at Umballa, in November, 1898. France :—Capt. J. Greig, Visitors v. Residents, at Dinard Canada:—238*, G. 8. Lyon, Rosedale v. Peterborough, at Toronto, in August, 1894. C a lifo rn ia 208*, H. Richardson,Pacific v. California, at Golden Gate, in July, 1896. Queensland 200, Dr. R. MacDonald. Valley v. Too- wong, at Brisbane, in December, 1898. Barbados :—175, A. W. L. Smith, Pickwick v. Lodge, at Kensington, in March, 1895. * Signifies not out. From what I have heard, the records in Ireland and Scotland were made under conditions bordering on the farcical. A few words relating to Mr. f l . S. Johnstone, the hero of the double­ century feat at Hastings recorded in this column last week, may prove of interest to those who take more than a passing iutt rest iu the game. Mr. Harry Spear­ man Johnstone was b om at St. Leonards, in Sussex, on July 26th, 1862. H e is a batsman with a strong defence, who hits hard all round the wicket. He seldom takes a liberty with the bow ling and is consequently generally to be relied upon to make runs. As a fast round-hand bowler he has met with some success. He was educated at Eastbourne College, and was in the eleven there in 1878 and 1879. Height, 5ft. lOins., weight 13 stone. H is scores of 100 or more are as follow s:— Score. For. Against. Year. 189*.. .Hastings................ Tunbridge W ells............1897 110*.. Silverhill.................South Saxons.................. 1898 1£9*...Silverhill................ Col. H. C. -Wilson’sXI...1899 227*.. J. W.Rome’sX I... Hastings Rovers..........190C 113 ...Silverhill ..........South Saxons...................1900 159*.. Hastings................ Lauderdale ...................1900 J qj . JHastings.................Old Carthusians............1901 * Signifies not out. He was secretary to the Harlequins Football Club (Rugby) in 1886 and 1887, and to the Hastings and St. Leonards Cricket Club in 1894, 1895 and 1896. For several seasons he represented Surrey County at Rugby football with success. Is (1901) a solicitor, practicing at the Town Hall Chambers, Hastings, and a captain in the 1st Cinque Port Rifles Volunteers. The meeting of Yorkshire and Sussex at Brighton in Tate’s benefit match provided one of the greatest surprises of the season. Granted that Sussex batted first on a perfect wicket and that the boundaries were short, it was still an extraordinary performance for the side to make as many as 560 runs for the loss of five wickets against a team so strong in bow ling and fielding as Yorkshire. The chief credit for the feat rests with Mr. Fry and Killick, each of whom reached the double-century in the innings—a most rare occurrence in great matches. Probably the most astonishing thing in connection with the game was the com­ plete collapse of the Yorkshire team before Vine and Relf. Neither of the players mentioned is a bowler who strikes fear in a batsman’s heart, but on this occasion they proved most effective against the strongest batting team in the country. One after the other the Yorkshire “ cracks ” failed in an unaccountable manner, thereby proving—if any proof were needed— the truth of the old saying that cricket is a remarkable game. But what interest would there be in the game if Hirst and Rhodes always obtained wickets, or if Brown, J. T. and Mr. Mitchell never went in without scoring a hundred ? The position of affairs when stumps were drawn on Tuesday evening did much to account for the splendid attendance at the Hove Ground yester­ day, and the Yorkshire collapse thus proved advantageous for Tate. The match, as was generally anticipated, remained undecided, but the honours of the game clearly rested with the home eleven. B y playing two consecutive innings, each of which contained three individual century scores, Kent has equalled the record set up in 1899 by Warwickshire. The innii g» played by Warwickshire were against Hampshire and Leicester shire; those by Kent against Somerset­ shire and Hampshire. Warwickshire’s total scores were 657 for six wickets and 605, whilst Kent’s were 464 and 534. Curiously enough, Kent, after scoring so heavily, proved more effective in attack than usual and gained an easy victory on each occasion. The match against Somersetshire was polished off with astonishing rapidity, Mr. Mason bow ling with the effect of a Rhodes. A finer all-round performance than that of the Kent captain on this occasion has seldom been witnessed in great matches, for after playing an innings of 145 he credited himself with twelve wickets at a cost of 55 runs only. Mr. Mason is the best all-round cricketer the county has possessed since the days of “ kind and manly Alfred Mynn.” GRANVILLE v. BECKENHAM.—Played at Beck- enham on August 7. B eckenh am . F. G. Brown, st. Cock­ ell, b Brabham ... 50 H. B. Street, b Brab­ ham ...................... 104 H. C. Greenside, c R.- Jones, b Havers ... 35 C. M. Baker, c Rymer- Jones, b Havers ... 6 R. Curwen, b Godfrey 25 F. Furze, b Godfrey... 25 A. O. Bishop, run out 13 A. R. Colyer, b Sum­ mers ........................ 17 R. Powell-William8, c Layman,b Godfrey 20 P. L. Neime, b Sum­ mers ... ... .......... 0 H. Y. Baker, not out 1 Extras .......... 8 G b a n v ill e . Total . 292 W. Morris,c &b Baker 18 F. S. Brabham,bBaker 13 N. Cockell, b Street ... 4 E. Rymer - Jones, c Neame, b Street ... 4 C. J. M. Godfrey, b Baker........................ 9 T. H. Summers, not out ...........................27 J. P. Clarkson,c Furze, b Baker ................. 9 P. P, Lincoln, not out 27 Extras ........... 9 Total (6 wkts) 120 E. J. Brown, L. R. Havers and A. R. Layman did not b a t . _________________________ GRANVILLE “A” v. OLD BLACKHEATHENS.— Played at Lee on August 10. G r a n v ille “ A” H. W. Gill, lbw, b Lee F. Passmore, b Lee ... W. K. Honnywill, c Isaacs, b Lee .......... H. Temple, not out ... C. Taylor, not out ... Extras ................ A. L. Ryder, c Gordon, b Dixon ................. 3 A. Bacon, b Dixon ... 5 G. Helder, c Dixon, b Trubshaw................ 31 F.E.Thomson, b Dixon 41 E. F. Debenham, b Leathes ....................20 E. Rymer-Jones, c Gordon, b Dixon ... 23 ♦Innings declared closed. O ld B la c k h e a th e n s . B. F. Gordon, not out .......... , M. Gordon, run out................. A. O. Pettman, not o u t.......... Extras............................... Total,(9 wkts) *205 68 24 , 17 , 23 Total .....................................132 C. E. G. Lee, K. V. Trubshaw, C. Wetherell, J. Leathers, 8. Walker, B. McDermott, Isaacs, and W. E. Dixon did not bat. GRANVILLE v. BICKLEY PARK.—Played at Bickley Park. B ic k le y P a r k . W. Phillips, c Havers, b Bull........................16 T. P. Helder, bBull... 12 W. L. Knowles, b Havers ................. 0 F. de L.Solbe,b Havers 0 Rev. E. Y. Orlebar, c Layman, b Havers... 11 S. A. Smith, c Havers, b Bull........................24 E. Willett, b Havers 0 C. Hurlbatt, c Lincoln, jun., b Bull ..........41 A. W. Bowley, b Bull 0 S. A. Tucker, b Sum­ mers , Foxley, not out§ . Extras........ Total 3 0 ... 10 ...117 G r a n v ille . C. H. Mason, lbw, b Foxley .................48 F. E. Lander, c and b Foxley .................14 L. R. Havers, b Hurl­ batt ........................13 F. G. Bull, c and b Knowl* s .................93 J. P. ClarKson, c Phil­ lips, b Knowles ... 50 T. H. Summers, not out ........................ 7 R. S. LeMay. cTucker, b Knowles .......... 5 H. W . Le May, b Knowles ................ 0 R. Lincoln, not out... 7 Extras ......... 47 Total P. P. Lincoln and A. R. Layman did not bat. ...284