Cricket 1901

3 7 0 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A u g . 2 9 , 1 9 0 1 out of form. But after all it is one of the charms of cricket that such things should happen, even though the one who suffers cannot appreciate them; for, if every batsman who is known to be good were to make a hundred every time he went in, the game would not be worth playing.” “ What about want of confidence ? ” “ That is another thing, and there cannot be much doubt that a feeling sometimes attacks a batsman that he cannot possibly get runs, in which case he very likely gets out soon. I should imagine that this feeling comes to every man at some periods during his career. But a batsman is frequently, and perhaps naturally, blamed in the Press for show­ ing nervousness and want of confidence at the commencement of his innings, when all that is the matter with him is that the bowling is for the time being so good that until he gets his eye in it takes him all his time merely to keep up his wicket.” When Holland was taken on the staff at Kennington Oval he was only sixteen years of age. “ As a boy,” he said, “ I used to play at Battersea Park and Clapham Common, chiefly as a faBtish bowler, without paying any attention to batting. But as time went on batting had more attractions for me, and it was as a batsman that, on the suggestion of the Battersea Cricket Club, I applied to have a trial at the Oval.’ ” “ What happened as the result of the application ? ” “ After taking part in the Colts match in April I was taken on by the county club. This was in 1892. It was three seasons before there came a chance for me to play in the county eleven, but I had played in the second eleven in a good many matches before that.” “ You went to South Africa in the winter a few years ago ? ” “ It would be in the winter of 1898. I had an engagement with the Union Club of Port Elizabeth, but did not play much with them, for they only had a few good matches. The members of the club were very enthusiastic, and, although there were many difficulties in their way, they would as cricketers compare favourably with one of the local clubs in EDgland. As with all South African clubs, the Union men sometimes had to travel a long way for their matches. Once we went to Kimberley, which meant a two and a half days’ journey, to play a week of matches. But the weather turned out to be so exceedingly hot that things did not go very well with us. On the third day I was down with malaria; on the fourth we could only put five men into the field out of the twelve who had gone on the trip; while on the last two days the games had to be given up altogether. The heat did not affect the Kimberley men much, for they are accustomed to it.” “ Did you feel the heat much at Port Elizabeth ? ” “ The weather was hot, but not at all uncomfortable, except when there was a south-east wind. Then things were very unpleasant, for the heat was stifling. This south-east wind had a curious effect on the matting, making it wrinkled and limp, with the result that the bowlers had much the best of the situation. It was a long time before I became used to the glaring light, and this is generally the thing which Englishmen find the most troublesome. It has the effect of giving a sort of misty appearance just round the edge of the ball, so that its course is difficult to follow until one becomes a little acclimatised. I had a splendid time while I was engaged with the Union club.” Sometimes Holland, when he is nearing his hundred, is, like so many other bats­ men, a very long time in making the few runs which he would like to place to his credit, while at other times he seems to be hurrying towards the goal. “ This is easily accounted for,” he said. “ Some­ times it happens that in such a case the batsman does not get his fair share of the bowling—there are generally several periods in a long innings when this occurs—and when he does get the bowling he may get something which he cannot possibly hit. At another time he gets two or three loose ones, and then, to a spectator, naturally seems to be in a frantic hurry. At the same time, as every player likes to m kes three figures, it may easily happen either tr at he takes no risks whatever when the opportunity is in sight, or that he picks the wrong ball in his wish to settle the matter.” W. A. B e t t e s w o b t h . NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK y. LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK.—Played at Lower Syden- ham on August 19, 20, and 21. N a tio n a l P bo vin cial B a n k . E. W . Armstrong, c Allen, b Ashbery ... C. R. V. Symons, b Ashbery .................3 H. L. Stephenson, b Ashbery ................. J. Price, c sub, b Mor­ ris ........................ A. Harrison, b Ash­ bery ........................ C. Pennington and H. S. Johnson did not bat. L ondon J oin t S tock B a n k . J.W.Richards.not out 9 A.D.Phillips,b Spear­ ing ........................ 6 W . G. Morris, runout 10 H. C. J. McConachy, c Macbeth, b Spear­ ing ........................ 3 B 11, lb 6 , nb 1... 18 Total (8 wkts) ...130 Reading, lbw, b Rich­ ards ..................... 47 Ashbery,c Stephenson, b Richards ........... 1 Lunnon, c Stephenson, b Richards ........... 7 Spearing, b Price ... 2 Stamand, b Johnson... 8 Allen, b Johnson ... 3 Thornicraft, not out.. 19 Hughes, b Johnson ... 27 Whitby, b Symons ... 3 Morris, b Johnson ... 1 Macbeth, b Symons... 0 B 4, lb 10, nb 1.. 15 Total ...128 PANTHER v. CHARLTON Charlton Park on August 24. P a n th e r . PARK.—Played at A.E D.Lewis,c Weber, b A. L. McCanlis ... 26 H .W .French,c Weber, b A. L. McCanlis ... 1 A. Wallers, st Weber, b Pease .................69 S. Silverthorne, c and b S. R. Sargent ... 2 A. E. Taylor, c Weber, b H. C. Sargent ... 15 R. L. Allport, c and b A. L. McCanlis ... 3 WA.Standish, c Cur­ genven,b A Sarg' nt 4 W . J. Standish, b Pease .................20 S. F. Prior, c Thomas, b Pease ................. 4 R. D. Collard, not out 19 B. W. Green, b A. L. McCanlis.................10 B 2 , lb 2 , w 2 ... 6 Total ...179 C h ablton P a b k . A. L. McCanlis, run out ........................ 10 W. McCanlis, not out 0 B 9, lb 5 ..........14 H. C. Sargent, c and b French ................ 59 F. Robertson, b Lewis 54 A. C. Weber, not out.. 41 T.Hazelrigg, b French 0 C. Turpin, b French .. 0 Total (6 wkts) ...148 H.Curgenven,b French 0 S. R. Saigent, A. H. Pease, and S. Thomas did not bat. ARKLEY v. WHETSTONE,—Played at Arkley on August 24. W h etston e . C. L. B. Higgs,b Ham­ mond ................. 8 G.H.Vasey, c Scanlon, b Hammond .......... 0 W.C. Herring, b Ham­ mond ........................ 7 P. C. Harvey, b Long 24 R.C.Pitson,cJ.Robson, b Hammond ......... 5 P. J. Vasey, c Dew, b Long........................ 2 A.Lavington, c Farmer, b Long ................. W.McFee,c J. Robson, b Hammond . V. J. Church, b Long F. Fletcher, not out... E.Howard,cE.Bishop, b Long ................. B 1, lb 1 .......... Total 67 A b k l e y . G. W . Hammond, b Fletcher.................45 A.S.Farmer, c Harvey, b Higgs ................. 1 E.W.Bisbop.bG.Vasey 26 Capt. Wynn, b Church 9 Rev.H.G, Elton, b Pit- son ........................ 10 W. G. Long, J. H. Robson, and W. H. Robson did not bat. G. A. Bishop, b Pitson 9 J. Scanlon, c Harvey, b Fletcher................. 4 W. F. Dew. not out... 0 B 5, nb 1 ......... 6 Total (7 wkts) 110 EXMOUTH v. ADDISCOMBE WANDERERS.— Played at Exmouth on August 24. A ddiscom be . R. Kenward, c White, b Salter .................61 G.N. B. Rook, run out 11 C.Kenward, c Prewer, b Street .................75 C. S. Desprez, c Mac­ kenzie, b Salter ... 0 Extras .......... 11 H.G. Roberts, c Feath- erstone, b Prewer ... 44 G. W. Kahrel, lbw, b Copleston... .............44 Total (6 wkts) *346 C. W . K. Pfeiffer, not out .......................... 100 E. C. Ashcroft, S C. Purser, F. W . Christian, and J. W . Cooper did not bat. * Innings declared closed. E. R. Gurney, b C. Kenward................. 0 E. J. Salter, b Pfeiffer 61 F. Street, c sub, b Ashcroft ..................142 J. H. H. Copleston, c Kenward, b Pfeiffer 16 E xm outh , S. N. Mackenzie, not out ........................27 E. L. Bland, not out.. 22 Extras .......... 2 Total (4 wkts) ...270 E. C. Winter, Prewer, Rev. S. Featherstone, Major Nepean, and R. Long did not bat. LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK (2) v. GLYN.—Played at Norbury on August 20,21 and 22. G ly n . W . L. Lagden, b Power 0 H. Love, b Power ... 11 T. T. Nash, b Power... 0 E. L. Powne, run out 1 P. R. Case, c Richard­ son, b Dear ......... o A. E. Adams, not out 8 B 17, lb 10 ... 27 Total (9 wkts.)*141 A. R. Startup, b Dear C. H. Batty, b Dear ... 12 E. Love, b Dear..........50 W . Sedgefield, not out 30 J. G. Coulson, b Dear 0 * Innings declared closed. L. & W . B a n k (2), S. Bennett, b Love ... 5 |C. J. Crossley, c Start- T. H. Christopher, b up, b Pow ne..........40 Sedgfleld ................. 0 R. tt. Hartree, notout 61 H. E. Power, b Sedg- F.W.Newcomb,notout 0 field ....................... 0 | Leg-byes ......... 2 H. D. Dear, c sub, b __ Sedgfield.................106 |Total (5 wkts.)214 H. Crossley, A. J. Richardson, W. White and J. H. Wilmer did not bat. KENSINGTON PARK v. GRYPHONS.- Played at St. Quintin’s Park on August 24. G ryph ons . F. C. Rydge, notout... 20 J. A. Lyon, c Barnett, b Palmers ......... 17 D. Eliott Lockhart, not out ................. l B 8 , lb 7, w 1 ... 11 R. R. Sandilands, c Hildyard, b Palmer 92 P. R. Selby, b Palmer 89 C. N. Ambrose, b Pal­ mer ........................ 0 M. B. Eldendon, b Pal­ mer ........ .......... 0 L. Y. Alexander, b Kendall .................16 Total *226 J. Hutchinson, F. J, Yonge and A. H. Bartlett did not bat. * Innings declared closed. K ensington P a b k . C. G. Hildyard, c Selby, b Hutchinson 9 F. Kendall, b Yonge .. 37 E.Bendle, c Alexander, b Sandilands ......... A. Whittow, b Bart­ lett ........................ F. H. Palmer,b Yonge A. H. Godfrey, b San- dilands ................. 26 N. Dawson, b Yonge 10 W. W. Melville, not out ................. 4 G. Washington, b Y oD ge ... .............12 C. R. Cunningham, not out .........t ... 3 B 9, w 2 ..........li Total ...125 R. O. Barnett did not bat.