Cricket 1902

M a y 15, 1902. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 139 A GOOD day’s cricket at the Oval. Thursday, May 8th, 1902, Surrey Colts v. Brockwell Park. Surrey Colts three balls for no runs and a wicket! Rain, toujour8 rain ! Score board :— No. 1. No. 2. 0 0 Total. 0 Wickets, 1. Last mat), 0. Finis ! T h e following are the principal Inter- School matches for the season :— JUNE. 4. Tonbridge, Tonbridge 8chool v. Dulwich College 11. Bepton, Repton School v. Uppingham School* 13. Pinkie, Loretto School v. Rossall School 14. Sherborne. Sherborne School v. St. Paul’s School 17. Charterhouse. Charterhouse School, v. "West­ minster School 17. Cheltenham, Cheltenham College v. Marlborough College 18. Bradfleld, Bradfield College v. Radley College 23. Bradfleld, Bradfleld College v. Sherborne School 24. Uppingham, Uppingham School v. frialvem Col­ lege 24. "Winchester, Winchester College v. Eton College 28. Brighton, Brighton College v. St. Paul’s School JULY. 4. Haileybury, Haileybury College v. Wellington College* 5. Brighton, Brighton College v. Dulwich College 11. Fettes, Fettea College v. L^retto School 11. Clifton, Clifton College v. Cheltenham College 11. Lord’s, Eton College v. Harrow School 11. UppiDgham, Uppingham School v. Haileybury College 12. Lancing, Lancing College v. Brighton College 16. Repton, Repton School v. Malvern College 19. W ellington, Wellington College v. Charterhouse School 30. Lord’s, Rugby School v. Marlborough College AUGUST. 1. Lord’s, Cheltenham College v. Haileybury College • Two-day matches. T h e Hampshire County Cricket Guide, compiled as in previous years by Mr. E. L. Ede, has again made its appearance. The features of the handy little publica­ tion are many and useful. To Hampshire cricketers the volume will be particularly welcome. A portrait and sketch of Victor Barton are given, in view of his benefit match to be played this season, and full scores of all last year’s county matches are given. [Copies can be ob­ tained from Henry King, at the offices of the Hants Advertiser, Southampton, price sixpence, post free seven-pence. T he “ Cricket Calendar,” published by the Cricket Press, Temple Chambers, E.C., at sixpence, is chiefly comprised of fixtures for each day of the season, most of the well-known London clubs being in­ cluded as well as first-class matches. The “ Cricket Directory,” containing the addresses of the secretaries of the princi­ pal clubs is published at the same office, at the same price. A f t e r the trial match in Dublin on Tuesday, between Lord Cadogan’s team and Lord O’Brien’s team the following were selected to play for the former in the tour in England:—R. H. Lambert (Leinster), S. D. Lambert (Dublin University), W. Harrington (Co. Kildare), P. H. Browning (Phoenix), T. C. Ross (Phoenix), L. H. Gwynn (Phoenix), J. M. Meldon (Co. Galway), A. D. Comyn (Co. Galway), Sir T. C. O’Brien (Co. Cork), R. E. Adair (Pembroke), and O. Andrews (North of Ireland). Reserves: T. A . Hamey (Dublin University) and S. C. Smith (Leinster). The matches which have been arranged are against London County on May 19, M.C.C. on May 22, Oxford University on May 26, and Cambridge University on May 29. M r . A. J. W ib b e , who has been one of the vice-presidents of the Harlequins (Oxford University) for nearly twenty years, was on Monday, elected as presi­ dent in place of the late Mr. Charles Marsham. The position of vie3-president, vacated by Mr. Webbe, was tilled by Mr. H. D. G. Leveson-Gower. while Mr. C. H. B. Marsham, the Varsity captain, was chosen as secretary. M k . A. G. S t e e l , tbe new M.C.C. President, who was one of the guests of the Surrey County C.C. at the dinner given in honour of the Australians, on Monday, had something to say about the test matches when he was called upon to speak. Refening to a note of regret by Darling that the matches were only to last three days, he said that he thought they ought to be finished, but to afford more than three days would not only set a precedent, but dislocate other cricket. Still, if they found three days insufficient, they should bring it about by diminishing the width of the bat or increasing the height of the stumps, but of the proposed alteration in “ lbw,” which they were trying at Lord’s he did not think much. A m o n g the guests at the above dinner were the following :—Lord Alverstone, President of the Surrey Club, the Hon. H. Copeland (Agent-General New South Wales), Hon. A . Dobson (Agent-General for Tasmania and Victoria pro. tem .), and Mr. H. H. Grainger (Agent-General South Australia), Mr. A. G. Steel, K.C., Capt. E. G. Wynyard, Major Bethune, Messrs. D. R. Onslow, D. L. A. Jephson, W. W. Read. W. E. Roller, J. Shuter, S. Colman, Wildman-Cattley, W. H. Waller, C. W. Alcock, B. J. Wardill, R. B. Brooks, S. W. Cattley, W. W. Thomson, C. A. Stein, M. W. Marshall, A. M. Latham, L. Walker, W. T. Graburn, and Members of the Surrey Team. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. H . W illia m s. —If you send four penny stamps to the Publisher of Cricket , 168, Upper Thames Street, E.C., he will post to you a copy of the M.C.C. official rules and interpretation. P AR8I CRICKET, with 27 Illustrations, by M . E. P avbi. —A History of Parsi Cricket given in a lucid and concise form. Records and many memor­ able achievements of prominent Parsi cricketers, etc. Price, 48.; post free, 4s. 3d.— Cricket Offices, 168, Upper Thames Street, E.C. T h e lawn boot invented by Mr. Cole for use on cricket grounds, lawns, etc., has, without any doubt, been a boon to horses, whom it enables to work in great comfort. It has been proved to be durable, convenient and economical, and those who have tried it have not been backward in expressing their favourable opinions. M.C.C. &GROUND v. LONDON COUNTY. Played at Lord’s on May 12, 13 and J4. London County won by ten wickets. For this match, the M.C.C. were able to put a much stronger team into the field than that which had opposed Yorkshire, but for all that it was a long way short of being a powerful team. Nor had Dr. Grace got together quite as strong a team as usual, and, moreover, owing to an injury received last week to his foot, he was obliged himself to stand out. The weather was so bad that the match was not begun until three o’clock, and rain again stopped the play at a quarter to six. The M.C.C. fared very badly against the bowling of Gill and Llewellyn. London County had only a few minutes’ batting, and scored eight runs without loss. A fine innings was played by W. L. Murdoch on Tuesday morning, and the M.C.C. score was left far behind. L. Walker and Llewellyn both played very useful innings. At the end of the day, the M.C.C., almost hopelessly out of the running, had made 70 for the loss of three wickets, Trott being not out 36, and Alec Heame not out 24. Yesterday Trott played a bold game, and his 75 runs were put together in an hour. M.C.C. First innings. Second innings. E. W . Dillon, b Llewellyn 1 c Braund, b Llew­ ellyn................... 2 Hearne (A .), c Poidevin, b Gill .................................. 30 b G ill ...................24 Arthur Butcher, lbw, b Gill 0 b G ill................... 4 Storer (W .), c Norman, b L lew ellyn .......................... 10 b Eraund ............. 3 Trott (A. E.), b Llewellyn .. 0 b G il l ...................75 Thompson (G. J.),c Lawton, b Llewellyn ...................11 c and b Llewellyn 4 C. C. T. Doll, c Wallack, b Gill .................................. 0 c Wallack, b Braund ...........20 Capt. G. H. Neale, cBraund, b G il l .................................. 0 b Gill ................... 0 Coleman, st Wallack, b st Wallach, bLle- L lew ellyn ........................... 3 wellyn ...........27 Mead, b G ill........................... 0 b Gill ...................19 Hearne (J. T.), not out ... 3 n o to u t................. 4 Byes ........................... 4 Byes ... ... 9 Total Total...........191 L ondon C ounty . W . L. Murdoch, b J. T. Hearne ........47 L. O. S. Poidevin, c Trott, b Mead ... 5 Braund, b J. T.Heame 21 Quaife (W . G.), b J. Heame .................... 24 N. F. Norman, b J. T. B eam e .................... 8 Llewellyn, c Mead, b J. T. Hearae ........34 Second innings:—Norman, not out, 1 ; Wallach, not out, 4. Total (no wicket), 5. M.C.C. and G round. A . E. Lawton,cMead, b J. T. fcearne.........17 L. Walker, not out ... 45 I. M.Campbell,bMead 0 Gill, c DoLl, b T rott... 26 Wallack, b Trott ... 6 Byes ...................18 Total .250 First innings. O. M. R.W . Gill ......... 16 4 29 6 ... Llewellyn ... 15 8 29 5 ... Braund Second innings. O.M, R. W . .3 0 6 87 6 . iO 7 53 2 . 9.1 1 42 2 Mead .......... Trott ... .. Hearne (J.T.' 'ihompson .. Coleman L on don C ounty. First innings. O. M. R. W . . 31 10 91 2 ... 14*2 3 38 2 ... 30 8 75 6 ... 3 0 10 0 ... 5 1 18 0 ... Second innings. O. M. R. W . ... 0-5 0 5 0 OXFORD U N IVER S ITY v. MR. LEVESON-GOWER’S TEAM. (Twelve a side.) Played at Oxford on May 12, 13 and 14. The visitors won by eight wickets. There was a striking contrast between the play of the University and their opponents on the first day of this match, for while Oxford only scored 125 the scratch team put together 338 for the loss of six wickets. Nor was the bowling which was arrayed against