Cricket 1901

3 6 4 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A u g . 2 2 , 1 9 0 1 , very good. He might easily have had a century to his credit had it not been for the very smart fielding of the South Afri­ cans in the slips. Mr. A. K. Bell soon followed with a useful 21, and the remain­ ing batsmen falling victims to Messrs. Halliwell and Shalders the innings closed for 198. Messrs. Shalders and Sinclair opened for the South Africans and at once commenced to force the game, having only an hour and a-half in which to make i99 to win. They stayed together until 50 appeared when the former was easily caught and bowled for 12. Mr. Reid who filled the vacancy at once hit out, and Mr. Sinclair now being thoroughly set scored very rapidly, 6’s being of frequent occurrence. When 19 Mr. Reid was bowled by Turner, but with Mr. M. Hathorn in the cricket was of the most interesting and lively description. The bulk of the scoring was done by Mr. Sinclair whose hitting was admirable. He scored no fewer than 22 off one over from Mr. Mailer, but in the very next over he even eclipsed this, pun­ ishing Turner to the extent of 25 runs. Forty-seven in twelve balls was a truly remarkable performance. After making some good drives Mr. Hathorn was sent back for 18. Messrs. Sinclair and A. Bissett now made a stand, the latter soon after his arrival having two good hits for six. At last Mr. Sinclair’s brilliant inn­ ings came to an end being smartly caught at the wicket with his score at 122. His splendid display only lasted an hour and three [minutes. He gave no chance and hit no fewer than eight 6’s and nine 4’s—a truly remarkable innings. Mr. Halliwell did not stay long, but Messrs. A. Bisset and Prince did well until the latter was bowled for 20. With ten minutes to go Perthshire’s score was passed and the 200 went up. The innings soon after came to an end having realised 237 for the loss of • six wickets, Mr. A. Bisset being not out with a stylish 26. In the South Africans’ innings there were twelve 6’s and twenty- one 4’s. The Colonials thus won their third victory by four wickets and 39 runs. They proved themselves a good all-round combination and their fielding was always of a very high order. CR ICK ET IN BOMBAY . BOMBAY GYMKBANA v. HINDOO GYM­ KHANA.—Played at Bombay on the Hindoo Ground at the begining of August. B om bay G ym k h a n a . First innings. Second innings. P. M. Heath, c Kirtiker, b Baloo............................... 0 b Jialoo ...........25 A. C. Rumboll, b Baloo ... 3 b Baloo ........... 4 P. J. Mead, c Dewaker, b Baloo ...............................10 b Banda ........... 5 H.P. Hebblethwaite,c Banda b Baloo ........................20 not out.................. 0 Lieut. J. T. Weatherby, c Shinker, b Baloo ..........21 b Baloo ...........24 W . H. Scott, c Kirtiker, b Baloo ................. .......... 0 notout.................. 0 A. R. Burney, b Baloo ... 2 b Baloo ........... 1 C. E. Dunford, c Banda, b Baloo ............................... 2 .Capt. Anderson, not out ... 0 b Banda ............ 0 J. 8. Milne, b Banda........... 4 E. E. Coombs, c Telang, b B anda................................ 6 Extras........................ 4 Extras ... 0 Total.................72 Total (6 wkts) 61 H in d o o G y m k h a n a . Talpade, c Rumboll, b Milne........................16 Shinker, b Milne ... 0 Banda, c Milne, b Weatherby ..........S3 Baloo,cHeath.bAnder- son ........................21 Telaog, not out..........53 Dadarker, not out ... 16 Extras ..........11 Total (4 wkts) 150 CR ICK ET PROSPECTS FOR 1902. [ “ First-class cricket, properly organised and run as an attractive variety-show , would be a fine p ayin g concern .” —An American Financier to an Interviewer .] The Anglo-American “ Willow-and- Leather” Syndicate (President': Mr. Pierpoint Morgan; capital, ten million dollars) beg to intimate that their season will open at Lord’s on the first of April. They have obtained an exclusive lease of this well-known ground, and their list of star artists fairly licks creation. Turnstiles open at 7 a.m. No free passes. One continuous round of amuse­ ment from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Program for each day of the opening week :— 9 a.m.—Prince Ranjiand Lord Hawke will take center. These aristocratic willow-wielders will then demonstrate on slow half-volleys, putting on 200 runs in the hour. Positively no disappointment. However often they are bowled or caught, they will continue to whack the sphere until the hour be expired. The Prince and the Peer every morning from nine to te n ! 10—11.—Grand exhibition of bowling and fielding by the united Yorkshire troupe. (Specially and exclusively en­ gaged.) Rhodes, Haigh and Hirst will perform the celebrated Hat Trick. There are no spots on the Yorkshire bowlers ! 11— 11.30.—Comic interlude, entitled “ No-ball; or, The Doubtful Deliverer and the TJmbraged Umpire.” Messrs. Mold and James Phillips have been booked at fabulous cost to give this screamingly-funny performance each day of the opening week. 11.30—12.30.—Charles B. Fry will lecture on “ The Use and Abuse of the Leg-glance.” The glory of C. B. as the champion cricketing word-spinner needs no polish to increase its glitter. Wise words from a brave batsman daily at 11.30 ! (Schools admitted to this turn at reduced fees.) 12.30—2.0.—The Champion Midgets ! Splendid show by Messrs. Abel and Quaife. Skill versus size. The little wonders will smack the pilule to the boundary every time. Followed by Abel’s celebrated turn : “ How I walk back to the Pavilion.” Howls of delighted applause ! From 2 to 3.—The entire troupe will be fed in tbe Pavilion, and the public will be admitted to view the fascinating scene. But the practice of offering the performers buns and lumps of sugar is very dangerous and cannot be permitted. At 3 precisely.—Dr. W. G. Grace will lead the way into the field, and will give his world-renowned performance, includ­ ing the Deep-Square-Leg Trick, the Scratching-the-ground-with-a-bail Trick, etc., etc. At the conclusion of his turn he will be umpired out “ l.b.w.” to a leg- break, and will then speak a stirring monologue. (Copyright strictly re­ served.) 4 —5.—The Oxford and Cambridge elevens will play tip-and-run. The scene on the grounds will be a careful repro­ duction of the famous ’Varsity match. Beauty and brightness will be seated on real drags; Peers (warranted hall­ marked), Cabinet Ministers and Judges will watch the proceedings from the pavilion. Real triple-distilled essence of British Aristocracy will pervade this turn. Huge attraction for visitors from the States. 5 —6.—America v. England. Mag­ nificent International Match. America will be represented by (among others) Fry, Hayward, Jessop, Palairet, Hearne, etc. (all of whom conclusively can show American descent. Their pedigrees have been made specially for the Syndicate, and are unquestionably genuine.) Eng­ land will number among its foremost champions Messrs. Timson, Snooks, Stubbs, etc., of the Lower Pottlebury Cricket Club. America will win ! The Supremacy of the Eagle over the Decrepit Lion will be established daily! Unique scene ! The whole of the troupe will join in singing “ The Star-Spangled Banner ” (solo verses by S. M. J. Woods, G. J. V. Weigall and S. M. Crosfield), at the con­ clusion of which stumps will be drawn for the day. —From Punch. GOLDSMITHS’ INSTITUTE “ A ” v. BEXLEY HEATH (2.)—Played at Bexley Heath on August 17 B e x le y H e a t h (2). Howell, c Medway, b Baldwin .................28 Butler, lbw, b Sykes .. 1 Langman, b Sykes Tye, c Medway, Baldwin .......... Wells, b Henty ... Stone, b Baldwin Lodge, b Baldwin , 10 ... 37 ... 7 ... 15 Brooks, c Medway, b Baldwin ................. 0 Ashton, c Sykes, b Henty ................. 1 Spencley, not out...20 BUtchins, b Baldwin.. 8 Byes ................. 4 Total ..134 G old sm ith s* “ A.” W . F. Dray, b Tye ... 1 F. Bowler, c Ashton, b Tye........................11 R. R. Henty, b Wells. 4 P. F. Henty, b Wells.. 9 W . A. Stanton, b Tye. 4 R. L. Whitestone, A. S. Medway, E. B. Tolley and H. Knapton did D ot bat. A. Baldwin, not out.. 24 C. E. Sykes, not out.. 42 Lb 5, w 1 .......... 6 Total (5 wkts) 101 WANDERERS v. EAST MOLESEY.—Played at East Molesey on August 17. E ast M olesey . T. G. G. Johnson, b Beldam ......... ... 6 J. E. Stedman, b Tay­ lor ........................ 0 L. Malleson, notout .. 94 C C. Barker, b Wyatt 11 B. Blount, c Taylor, b Beldam .................12 G. Posser, c Waller, b Wyatt ................. 3 A.P. Keeling, b Taylor 10 H. B. Vogel, b Wyatt 0 H. Higgins, b Taylor. 9 Martin, b Beldam ... 3 Extras.................12 Total (9 wkts) ...160 H.D. Wyatt, c Blount, b Higgius................56 S. Bowdi'ch, c Keel­ ing, b Stedman ... 11 C. A. Beldam, c Keel­ ing, b Blount..........44 S. Colman, b Higgins 5 W an derers . Marshall, b Higgins.. 6 J.E.G.Hadath,notout 56 E. A. Waller, not out 34 T.W.Chriatian,absent 0 Extras.................23 Total ...235 G. E. Bicknell and O. Taylor did not bat. PRIVATE BANK8 v. BRIXTON WANDERERS. —Played at Catford on August 17. B rixton W anderers . and b H. Mason, b Johnston 2 E. T. Gale, run out ... 31 L. M. Simmons, not out ... ................. 9 B 1, lb 3 .......... 4 J. Faulkner, R yan................. , F. Odell, c Smith, Jonnstjn................19 A. V. Storey, c Baker, b Ryan ................. 2 C. G. Smith, not out...109 H. E. Smith, c Curtis, b Draper................. 6 E A. Brymer, A. R. Whitley, and W. T. Benge did not bat. * Innings declared closed. P r iv a te B anks . Total (6 wkts) *186 J. L. Davidson, not out W. F. Smith, c and b C. G. Smith ..........27 C. E. Melville, c Gale, b Benge ................. 7 H. Westley, not out... 26 B 25, lb 1 ..........26 Total (2 wkts) ...125