Cricket 1902

M a y 1, 1902. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 107 a match will be arranged there for the first half of the following week. T he Surrey eleven for the match against Worcestershire, the opening of the County Championship season to-day, will be selected from H. D. G. Leveson- Gower, V. F. S. Crawfoid, H. S. Bush, Abel, Hayward, Brockwell, Richardson, Lcckwcod, Stedman, Hayes, Nice, Smith, and Baker. The captain, D. L. A. Jephson, who has had little or no practice as yet, is reserving bis first appearance for the match against Essex, which begins at the Oval on Monday. W.G. is evidently determined to give the members of the London County C.C. full value for their membership. Any­ how they will have no possible reason for complaining that the season is not long enough. According to the card before me as I write, the first match was or ought to have been on April 12th at the Palace, v. Twenty-two of Sydenham Park. As the same fixture ends the list on September 27th, it will be seen that cricket at the Palace this year will extend over some twenty-three weeks. I t will interest Cricket readers generally to know that Mr. E. Pavii’s work on Paisi cricket is now to be had over here. The book, which has been carefully revised since the first edition was issued, can be procured of the publisher of Cricket , who is the authorised agent for the sale on this side. T h e proposed visit of the Gentlemen of Philadelphia to England next year has, as already been stated in “ Gossip,” met with hearty encouragement from the English cricketers. In addition to the M.U.C. and the chief county clubs, the Americans are now assured of a cordial welcome from Oxford and Cambridge. Their tour now, therefore, may be regarded as an accomplished fact. T h e annual general meeting of the Surrey County C.C. will be held in the Pavilion, at Kennington Oval this after­ noon at five o’clock. A special general meeting will take place on its Conclusion to consider a technical alteration in Rule 20, respecting the appointment cf the trustees, and a new rule that ladies are eligible to be elected members of the club. T h e editor of “ The Badminton Magazine” is to be congratulated on having arranged that the place of honour in the number for May should be given to an article by Lord Hawke on “ Captaincy.” For, with the Australians and their admirable captain in the land, it is particularly necessary that our own captains should be on the alert, and many of them might read Lord Hawke’s article with considerable profit. Lord Hawke is not only one of the greatest English captains of the day, but is also a great captain, which is quite another thing. His article is very much to the point, is practical, and contains many pithy sentences which ought to be learned by heart by every cricketer who is either a captain, or aspires to the honour of being captain. L o b d H a w k e ’ s article (which is not very long) must be read in its entirety, but we extract a few common-sense notes from it—each of these notes contains material for a long article. The action of a captain in the field should not be too arrogant. If a man has had a run of had luck it is advisable to put him in first so that he will not grow nervous while waiting in the pavilion. On the other hand, if the man out of form sincerely desires to be put in late, it is judicious to humour him, as a couple of “ not outs ” may help him to regain confidence. A couple of county matches is worth a whole term of College or even University matches. The importance of sympathetic captaincy cannot be exaggerated. Have a fearless man placed half-way down your order to stop a possible rot. But almost every sentence of this article has some point in it. T he first wicket taken this season in first-class cricket fell to Adams, the Surrey bowler, the first victim being Dr. W. G. Grace. I n the absence of Baldwin, who, as was stated in “ Gossip” a short time ago, has accepted an engagement at Uppingham School, his cricket business at 10, Harleyford Street, Kennington Oval, will be taken over by Robert Abel, who will still keep on his old bu iness in Kennington Road. THE CRICKETERS’ WAR FUND. The following letter has been received by Mr. F. E Lacey, the secretary of the Marylebone C.C. :— 23, Queen Anne’s Gate, Westminster, S.W., April 19, 1902. Dear Mr. Lacey,—I am commanded by the Queen, who has seen the announcement of the opening by the Committee of the M.C.C. of the Cricketers’ National War Fund, in aid of Her Majesty’s appeal for the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Families A s so cia tio n , toask you to c o n ­ vey to Lord Howe and your committee the Queen’s grateful appreciation, not only of their handsome contribution of 1,000 guineas, but also of the inauguration of such a fund to support the work which Her Majesty has so much at heart. The Queen will watch with much interest the progress of the fund, which, initiated by such an influential body, Her Majesty feels sure will he supported with enthusiasm by all lovers of cricket throughout the kingdom, and probably by cricketers in the King’s dominions beyond the seas. Yours very truly, J a m e s G il d e a , Chairman Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Families Association, C A M B R ID G E U N I V E R S I T Y S E N IO R S ’ M A T C H . P la yed at C am bridge on A p ril 28, 29 and 30. M r. T a g a rt’ s S ide w on b y six w ickets. O n an easy w ick et, in very cold w eather w h ich handicapped th e bow lers and fieldsm en very considerably, M r. H ow a rd Sm ith ’ s side kept in th e w hole o f the first day and m ade a total o f 418 runs, o f w h ich 111 cam e from the bat o f F. A . Sew ell, w ho played a very stylish an d patient innings. H e was at the w ickets for three hours and a -h a lf. D u rin g his partnership w ith his captain 71 runs w ere put on in tw e n ty -fiv e m inutes, o f w h ich H ow ard Sm ith claim ed n o few er than 46. O ther m en w h o distingu ished them selves w ere S. S. H arris and J. W . H orn e, w h ile extras figured largely on the score sheet. T h ere w ere a g o o d m any failures in M r. T a g a rt’ s team in the first innings, bu t C . H . M . E bden, H . W ille y and F. B . W ilso n w ere in great form . T h eir opponents did p o orly in their second innings, bu t nevertheless, le ft a g o o d ly n u m ber of runs to be h it off. T h an ks to fine p la y b y Ebden and J. W . M arsh, M r. T a g a rt’ s side w on easily enough . M b . H owabd -S mith ’ s S ide . First innings. Second innings. C. P. Goodden (King's), b Bodington........... ..........16 b BodiDgton ... 50 J. Gilman (Jesus), run out.. 1 c Wilson, b Drif­ field .................. 11 S. S. Harris (Pembroke), b Dewe ..................................69 lbw, b Bodington 0 F. Young (Trinity), c Dewe, cfagart,bBoding- b Bodiogton ......................10 ton .............. 0 R. F. Worthington (Em- st Marsh, b D rif- manuel), b Me Jorquodale 22 field ...................12 F.A.Sewell(St Catharine’s), c Ebden, b D rif- c Dewe, b Bodington . 111 field............ 2 J. W. Horne (Pemlroke), b M orris.............................. 58 lbw, b Driffield... 31 G. M. Buckston) Trinity), c bmith, b MeCorquodale... 18 not o u t................. 7 G. Howard-Smith (Trinity), stMarsh,bBoding- b Bodington .................. 46 ton ............. 0 S. G. Squire (Christ’s), st Marsh, b Bodington ...1 8 absent.................... 0 W . fl. Sell (Jetus*), b Dewe 21 stMdrah,bBoding - ton ............ 4 T. H. Watson (Pembroke), not out................................ 2 absent.................... 0 B 17, lb 11, w 1, nb 7 ... 36 B 13,1b 3.w l.nb 2 19 Total ....................418 Total (9 wkts) 136 M r . T agabi ’ s S ide . Firot innings, Second innioga. N. O. Tagart; (Jesus), lbw, b Howard-Smith ........ 8 c W oithington, b Howard-Smith 22 C. H. M. Ebden (Trinity^, c H oward-8m iih,b Watson 51 c Howard-Smith, b Goodden ...102 P. F. Smith (Caius), b st Buckston, b Howard-Smith.......... ... 0 Sewell ..............11 H Willey (King’s),c Buck- c WorthiDgton, b ston, b Howard-Smith ... 83 Squire ..................25 H.D.Keigwm (Peterhouse), c liorne, b W atson........ 7 C. H. BodiDgton (Peter- house), b tioward-Smith. 13 notout................... 5 J. W. Marsh (Jesus), c BucKbton, b Squire...........17 not out................. 63 F. b. W ilsjn (irinity), not out .............................. 46 E. G. M c C o r q u o d a l e (Trinity), b Squire........ 6 L. T. Driffield (St. Catha­ rine’^), b Sell .............. 35 P. E. Aiorris (Peterhouse), c ttquire, b W atsjn........ 6 C. D. E. Dewe (Queens’ ), absent . ................... ... 0 B 19, lb 8, w 1, nb 3 .. 31 Extras... ... 24 Total ................. 303 Total (4 wkts) 252 M b . B owabd -S mith ’ s S ide . First inniDgs. Second innings. O. M. B. W . O. M. B. W. Driffield.......... 25 3 96 0 ........... 22 7 43 4 McCorquodale 31 4 1<6 2 .......... 8 2 *20 0 Morris .......... 6 1 20 1 ........... 6 2 29 0 Bodington £0 a 94 5 ........... 7*4 2 25 5 Dcwe ........... 19 2 49 2 ............ Wilson ............ 3 1 8 0 ............ Ebden ... 2 0 7 0 ............ Dr ffield and Dewe towled one wide, McCoiquodale three, and Morris six no-balls.