Cricket 1901

424 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S e p t . 19, 1901. GENERAL STEAM NAVIGN. CO. L O N D O N & E D IN B U R G H . WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY from each end. FAKES Chief Cabin, 2 2 s .; Return, 3 4 s .; Fore Cabin, 1 6 s .; Return, 24s. 6d. The *SeameWy one o f the finest and fastest steamers on the Coast, is now on the route. TOURS IN THE HIGHLANDS. Including 1st class passage to Edinburgh and back, carriage of bicycle, full table <Vh6te meals on board, hotel accommodation (with board) in the Highlands, and Trip, 1st class, via Loch Fjne and the Kyles of Bute, from Inveraray to Glasgow, by the magnificent Royal Mail Steamer Lord o f the Isles , with dinner on board and carriage of bicycle. 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C r i c k e t : A WEEKLY RECORD OT IB B GAME. 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, L0ID0I, E.C. THURSDAY, SEPT. 1 9 t h , 19 0 1 . IMPORTANT NOTICE! The present issue of Cricket completes the weekly series for this season. Six numbers will he issued during the Winter, from October to March inclusive, as follows:— No. 587.—THURSDAY, OCT. 31. No. 588.—THURSDAY, NOV. 28. No. 689.—THURSDAY, DEC. 26. No. 590.—THURSDAY, JAN. 30. No. 691.—THURSDAY, FEB. 27. No. 592.—THURSDAY, MARCH 27. Subscription for the above series, 1/3post free. R e su l ts of the S e a so n and A v e r a g e s of the P r in c ip a l C lu bs can be inserted in Cricket at the rate of 3s. 6d. a column, with a minimum charge of 2s. 6d. To ensure insertion in the following number, particulars must be re­ ceived not later than the Saturday previous to the day of publication at the Offices of Cricket, 168, Upper Thames Street, E.C. $a\rilton <§o00tp. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet. B y scoring 105 for Rest of England against Yorkshire at Lord’s on Thursday last, Mr. C. B. Fry brought his total of hundreds made in successive innings to six; no one previously had ever made more than three hundreds in successive innings in first-class cricket. There are no more first-class matches to be played this year, but there is no reason why Mr. Fry should not continue the sequence next season. If he had made thirteen more runs he would have beaten Ranjitsinhji’s record of 3,159 for the Beason in 1899, although he would still have been behind Abel’s record for 1901, but probably he is quite satisfied with what he has done this year. W i t h his large number of innings this season, Abel has left the 3,159 record some distance behind, and the next maker of records will have to score 3,309 runs in a season to be on the pinnacle of fame. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Abel’s record is that it should have been made by a man in his forty-second year—a man who, twenty years ago was only considered to be a fairly useful cricketer for a county team. T h o s e of us who are lifting up our hands in horror at the iniquity of the modern batsman in scoring his 3,000 rung in a season may be interested to compare Mr. Fry’s total this year with that of Mr. W . G. Grace in 1871. Mr. Fry in 1901 in forty completed innings has scored 3,174 runs with an average of 78’67. Mr. Grace in 1871 in thirty-five completed innings scored 2,739 runs with an average of 78'25. Now if we struggle a little with arithmetic we find that Mr. Fry’s record this year is almost exactly equal in proportion to that of Mr. Grace’s in 1871, viz., for thirty-five completed innings, 2,753 runs with an average of 78 67. The standard of batting all round has been raised, and so it happens that Mr. Fry is not left alone in his glory as was Mr. Grace in 1871. But when Dr. Grace did precisely what Mr. Fry has done all the world wondered and ap­ plauded ; in 1901 some of us say, to quote a well-known author, “ any fool can get runs now, so the bowler has given up trying to bowl well, and bowls badly instead.” A c a b le g r a m recently appeared in the Daily Mail from its Australian cricket correspondent to the effect that Lord Hawke’s action with regard to Hirst and Rhodes was due to pique, and that it was understood in Australia that if the Marylebone Club had sent a team Lord Hawke would not only have come as its manager, but would have insisted on the two Yorkshire bowlers going with him. On the subject of the cablegram Lord Hawke was interviewed at Lord’s, and is reported to have said that “ he thought that the Melbourne C.C. should have waited until the Marylebone Club could send out a really representative side, and did not see why our players should go out merely to put money into the hands of the Melbourne Club. Only £300 each had been offered Rhodes and Hirst for the tour, whereas Richardson was paid £500. It was all a question of money, and a bigger offer might have had a different result.” A n interesting match took place at Hastings on Thursday last between veterans and young players — Over Thirty-Five v. Under Thirty-Five. Among the veterans were Harry Phillips, the famous old Sussex wicket-keeper, who, in his old position behind the stumps, was as active as a b o y ; Mr. W. Carless, the popular honorary secretary of the Ciicket Week; Mr. H. S. John­ stone ; Mr. H. Freeman Thomas, the Borough Member; and Mr. W. Williams, the Middlesex bowler. The Borough Member elected to play for the veterans, his thirty-fifth birthday occurring on the day of the match. Under Thirty-Five scored 238 for eight wickets, and Over Thirty-Five 170. Mb. C. E. H a b d w ic k e writes:— “ May I point out that Mr. Alfred Tay­ lor in giving a list in last week’s issue of Cricket of the new Sussex records, has overlooked the fact that the first three Sussex batsmen each have an average of over 70 runs per innings. This must surely be a record for Sussex or any other county. Also that Tate, in taking 142 wickets, took his record number of wickets for a season ; also that J. Bean, C. L. A. Smith and C. D. Fisher scored their highest innings for Sussex in addi­ tion to ‘ Ranji,’ Fry and Co.” T h e editor of the Birmingham, Daily Mail, who is organising a dinner to Lilley and W. Quaife, prior to their departure to Australia as members of Mr. MacLaren’steam, has received the follow­ ing letter from Mr. Chamberlain, dated Highbury, September 14th :— I see from the Birmingham Daily Mail that the two Warwickshire cricketers, Messrs. Lilley and Quaife, have been selected to champion their country in the team which is about to start for Australia. I do not doubt that these friendly contests in our national game tend to foster the good feeling which happily exists between all parts of the Empire. I am sure that the Australians, with their wonted hospitality, will reciprocate the wel­ come which we have given to their represen­ tatives, and whether our cricketers are successful or not, I feel certain that they will worthily contribute to the strength of the good-fellowshipwhich these tours are intended to promote and maintain. I cordially wish them a pleasant trip, and remain, yours faith­ fully, J. Chamberlain. A m o n g the Essendon footballers who played at Hobart last Saturday was George Stuckey, says the Tasmanian Mail, thewell-known inter-state cricketer. It is many years ago since Stuckey first played cricket in Hobart. He went there with the North Melbourne Alma (a junior club) in the 1889-90 season. On January 1,1890, against the Albert Club, he made