Cricket 1902

116 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M at 8, 1902. against Clapton, at Leyton, on June 14th, he hit 21 in five minutes, and reached 51 in thirteen. If a long series of uninter­ rupted successes in minor matches be of use in determining a cricketer’s ability, Sewell’s career as a first-class player should be a prosperous one. As he was born on September 30th, 1872, Essex may look forward to receiving his assist­ ance for many years to come. At the Annual General Meeting of the Surrey County C.C., at the Oval, on Thurs­ day last, the Earl of Onslow was elected a Vice-President of the Club in succession to the late Lieut.-Gen. Sir Frederick Marshall. The choice was a singularly happy one, as for generations—ever, in fact, since the name Surrey has been known in the cricketing world—the Onslows have been keen workers in the best interests of the game. In quite the early days, an Earl of Onslow was one of the chief supporters of Surrey cricket. He was one of the four enthusiasts— Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, and Messrs. Andrews and Chambers being the others—who made the period 1730-1750 such a glorious one in Surrey annals. During the two decades named, Surrey played thirty-six great eleven a-side matches, of which number thirteen are known to have been won, eight lost, and five drawn, the results of the remaining ten being unrecorded. The county un­ doubtedly played other matches about this date, but the details have yet to be discovered. Ever since those early days, the Onslows have been great supporters of the game, and in Mr. Denzil Eoberts Onslow, brother of the present Earl, the family can boast a player who in his day took part in great matches with success. He gained his Blue at Cambridge, and occasionally assisted Sussex, residing at one time at Brighton. For many years past he has been a prominent member of the Committee of the Surrey Club. The family home of the Onslows is at Clandon, near Guildford, and, almost needless to add, the cricketers in that vicinity have always found the family generous sup­ porters of the game. Clandon, itself, however, which is a very diminutive village, has only produced one player of note, and that as many as one hundred and thirty years ago. Bartholomew, for such was his name, was mentioned in the Rev. J. Duncombe’s verses, written on the Surrey v. Kent match, at Bishops- bourne Paddock, near Canterbury, July 24th, 25th and 26th, 1773, entitled “ Surry Triumphant, or the Kentish Mens Defeat ” :— “ Then stept agallant squireforth, Bartholomew was his name, Who said I wouldnot have it told On Clandon Down for shame. That Tankerville e'er played alone, And I stood looking on ; You are a knight, sir, you an earl, And I a vicar’s son. I'll do the best, that do I may, While I havepower to stand, While I havepower to wield m y bat , I'll play with heart andhand." The verses were stated to be “ A Parody of Chevy IChace.” The words in italics are the same as in the old ballad. A friend who was present at the recent match between the Notts and Yorkshire Colts speaks in glowing terms of the performances of Higgins, of Yorkshire, and G. Gunn, of Notts. The former, in addition to two very serviceable scores, made five catches at the wicket off the reel in the second innings, and should prove a worthy successor to Hunter in the county eleven, when a successor is required. G. Gunn, of Notts, is amember of the well-known family, being nephew of William and a brother of John. He commenced his career auspiciously, on Thursday last, by playing a sound innii gs of 77, and, judging by the form he then displayed, gives promise of proving a useful member of the county eleven in the near future. In past seasons Gunn has been engaged by the Holloway Sanatorium C.C., and has made many good scores for the club. Last year he exceeded the hundred on four occasions, making 116*, v. Surbiton, June 12. 153*, v. Hampton W ick, June 24. 140*, v. Peripatetics, July 20. 115, v. Col. Fox’s X I., August 10. •Signifies not out. He has now severed his connection with the Sanatoiium C.C. and is a member of the ground .staff at Trent Bridge. In the last issue of Cricket a slip was made by our correspondent in Scotland when he stated that the game was un­ known in that country before 1812. The following is, it is believed, the oldest score in existence of a match played in Scotland, and shows that the game was indulged in beyond the Tweed whilst John Small, sen., Tom Walker, Lumpy, Beldham, David Harris and others were delighting south-country enthusiasts with their prowess with bat and ball. In Shaw Park, September 3rd, 1785. H on. C o l. T a lb o t’s X I. First innings. Second innings. Hon.-Col. Talbot, c W in- chilsea...................................30 b ........................... 6 R. Graham, Esq., b A thole 4 run out .......... 0 T. Graham, Esq., b Shears.. 20 b Athole ......... 20 — . Mears, Eeq., run out ... 4 c Shears J. Erskine, Esq., b Athole.. 9 c Shears ........... —. Molyneux, Esq., c Lord Cathcart ........................... 8 c Oddy................... —. Sidey, Esq., b Athole ... 0 b Athole .......... —. Pennock, Esq., run out.. 1 run out ........... —. Kennoby, Esq.,b Athole 1 b Load Cathcart.. 1 —. Stone, Esq., c Gordon ... 0 b Athole .......... —. Hume, Esq., not out ... 0 not out.................. 5 Byes ...........................6 Bye ............... 1 Total ... 83 Total ... D uke o f A t h o le ’s X I. First innings. Duke of Athole, c Stone ...1 8 Earl Cathcart, c Stone .. 0 — . Bambridge, Esq., c Ershine .......................... 8 — . Shears, Fsq., b Mears ... 0 — . Gordon, Esq., c Stone .. 1 — . Walker, Esq., b Mears.. 0 — . Oddy, b Mears .. 0 Earl of Winchileea. not out 3 — . W ebb, Esq., b Mears ... 0 Hon. — . Cathcart, b Mears 0 — . Campbell, Esq., c Talbot 0 Byes ........................... 0 Second innings. b Meats ........... b Mears ........... c Erekine ........... c T. Graham ... c Talbot ........... b Mears ........... c Talbot ........... rnn out ........... not out................... c Erskine ........... c Stone.................. Bye ........... T otal................30 Total .. 21 Hon. Col. Takot’s X I. winning by 94 runs. Shaw Park was the seat of Eail Cathcart. C RICKET Report Sheets, lOd. per dozen, post free. Order of Going-in Cards, 7d. per dozen, post free. Cricket Score Books, 6d. and Is. each; postage, 2d. extra.—To be obtained at the Offices of Cricket , 168, Upper Thames Street London, E.C. SURREY v. WORCESTERSHIRE. Played at the Oval on May 1, 2 and 3. Drawn. The county season opened in the most miserable weather on Thursday last at the Oval, and it was not surprising that there was not a large crowd to watch the cricket, which was of an uneventful kind. The brothers Foster were not playing in the Worcester­ shire XL, hut Surrey were about at full strength, with the exception of Mr. Jephson. At the end of the day’s play Surrey had scored 137 for the loss of four wickets, against a total of 149 by their opponents, who, there­ fore, looked very much out of the running. Corden, an old Surrey Colt, made a suc­ cessful debut as a batsman for Worcester­ shire. Abel played a very useful innings, and Hayward showed, in his 28 not out, that his journey to Australia has not unsettled him, for his runs were made with all his usual ease, although he took a long time over them. On the next day Surrey quite outplayed their opponents, and when stumps were drawn, the latter had lost three wickets in their second innings for 60, and were still 83 runs behind. The chief feature of the batting was the good play of Lock­ wood and Mr. Crawford, the former making his rims much more quickly than usual of late years, and at times showing great brilliancy ; he was at the wickets for two hours and twenty minutes for his fine innings of 102 , the first hundred of the first-class season. Mr. Crawford was in great form. He was only at the wickets for about an hour, and in that time put on 61 runs by excellent all-round cricket. Against the bowling of Hayward, Worcestershire made a very bad start in their second innings, losing Pearson and Arnold in their first over, and Bowley with the total at twelve. A stubborn stand was then made by Corden and Wheldon, who kept up their wickets until time. On the next morning the wicket was saturated, and there was no play, so that Worcestershire, without much doubt, escaped a severe defeat. W orcestershire . First innir gs. Second innings. Bowley, c Brockwell, b Nice 35 b Hayward......... 7 Pearson, b Richardson ... 15 b Hayw ard ........ 0 Arnold, lbw, b Lockwood... 8 cLtveson-Gower, b Haywaid ... 0 Corden,cHayes,bLockwood 22 notout .........26 "Wheldon,b Hichardson ... 27 notout .........27 A. W . Isaac, c Stedman, b L ockw ood........................... 9 Gaukrodger, c Stedman, b Nice ..................................13 E. P. JobBon, b N ice ........... 4 Burrows, st Stedman, b Nice 4 Bannister, b Richardson ... 1 W ilson, not out ................... 0 B 4, nb 7 ...................11 Extras ............. 0 Total ...........149 S urrey . Total (3 wkts.) 60 Abel, c Burrows, b Pearson ... ...........43 Brockwell, b Wilson... 2 Hayes, b Wilson ... 1 Capt. H. S. Bush, b Pearson ... ...........26 Hayward, b W ilson ... 34 Lockwood, b Wilson 102 V. F. S. Crawford, c Gaukrodger,bAmold 61 H. G. Leveson-Gower, b A rn old................... Nice, b Arnold ... ... Stedman, c Gauk­ rodger, b Arnold ... Richardson, not out.. Byes ................... Total OROESTERBHIRE. First innings. Second inniDgs. O. M.R. W . O. M.R. W Lockwood ... 16 6 403 ............. 2 1 2 0 Richaidson ... 19 6 343 ............. 6 1 18 0 Brockwell ... 8 3 160 ............. N ice...................11*4 1 484 ............. 2 1 5 0 Hayward 7 0 35 3 Lockwood delivered six and Nice one no-ball. S urrey . O .M . R. W . O .M . R .W W ilson ... 36 6 108 4 1Burrows... 12 1 43 0 ‘ Arnold ... 30 8 85 4 |Pearson ... 16 4 63 2