Cricket 1902

M at 22, 1902. CRICKET: A. WEEKLYtRECORD Of. THE GAME. 153 Now that the second-class competition has begun we may remind our readers that the system of scoring for the championship was altered in December last as follows :— Three points shall be scored for a win in a completed match; should the match not be completed, the side leading on the first innings shall score one point; should a result on the first innings not be arrived at, no point shall be scored. In the event of a tie in a completed match, or in a match decided on the first innings the points shall be divided. The county which, during the season, shall have obtained the greatest proportionate number of points shall be reckoned champion county. M r . R. H. M a l l e t t , the Honorary Secretary of the Minor Counties Cricket Association, has now received replies as to whether the proposed new l.-b.-w. rule should be tried in the competition this season, from all the counties who are competing in the second division. As the replies have been in favour of the proposed rule, law 24 will read as follows for these matches :—The striker is out if with any part of his person (except the hand) which is between wicket and wicket he intercept a ball which would hit his wicket—“ Leg before wicket.” C a p ta in A. P. D o u g la s , who made his appearance in the Middlesex team against Kent last week, scored a great many runs in India last year. In 1886 he twice played for Surrey, and once in 1887 against Gloucestershire at the Oval, when he scored 51 not out and 12. His military duties have prevented him from coming to the front among cricketers. T h e ground staff at Lord’s has been considerably strengthened by the engage­ ment of G. C. B. Llewellyn, the South African cricketer, who has done so well for Hampshire and the London County C.C. Like all the professionals at Lord’s he will be available for his county in the championship matches. A n “ Old Harrovian ” writes: “ On the 15th May, at 77, Addison Road, Kensing­ ton, Benjn. Winthrop, eldest son of the late Rev. Benjn. Winthrop, late of 82, Cromwell Road, S.W., died, aged 64. He formed one of the Harrow Eleven v. Eton at Lords, in 1855.” T h e bowling averages for Derbyshire of George Hay, for whose benefit the proceeds of the Whit Monday match at Lord’s were set apart, are as follows :— Year. •Overs Mdns. Buns. Wkts. A ver 1875 ... 48 ... 21 ... 79 . . 6 .. 1316 1876........... ... 33 ... 14 ... 66 . . 2 .. 2760 1878.......... ... 407 ... 168 ... 640 . . 40 .. 16-00 1879........... ... 323 ... 183 ... 322 . . 30 .. 10-73 1880........... ... 337-2 ... 137 ... 660 . . 38 . 14*47 1881.......... ... 1621 ... 41 ... 341 . . 11 .. 31-00 1882.......... . . . 36 ... 10 .. 88 . . 1 .. 88-00 1883........... ... 3 . . . 0 ... 18 . . 1 .. 18-00 1886.......... ... Did not bowl Totals ... ...1338*3 ... 574 ...2093 . .129 .. 16*22 * Four balls to the over. T h e other benefit match on Monday was that between Notts and Surrey, at Trent Bridge, William Gunn being the pro­ fessional. His batting averages in first- class matches are as follows :— Year. Buns. Aver. Year. Buns. Aver. 1880 ... ... 162 .. 10-2 1892 .. . . 1120 . . 3010 1881 ... ... 526 .. 1913 1893 ... . . 2057 . . 42 41 1882 ... ... 176 .. 11-11 1891 ... . . 1112 . . 30-20 1883 ... ... 740 .. 22*14 1895 ... . . 920 . . 29--21 1884 ... ... 647 .. 25 22 1696 ... . . 1383 . . 44-19 1885 ... ... 1451 .. 3611 1897 ... . . 1266 . . 43-19 1886 ... ... 752 .. 2i'34 1898 ... ... 1484 . . 47 24 1887 ... ... 958 .. 35-13 1899 ... . . 1392 . . 37 23 1888 ... ... 920 .. 20 20 1900 ... ... 887 . . 3512 1889 ... ... 1299 .. 3370 1901 ... . . 751 . . 3910 1890 ... ... 1621 .. 34-23 ------ ------ 1891 ... ... 1336 .. . 41-24 Totals 22,960 3f78 A lt h o u g h there is not much to interest cricketers, as cricketers, in Number 1 of the new magazine entitled Field and Kennel, they will doubtless find some of its contents available for them as sports­ men. The magazine is priced at 6d. net, and is published at 150, Strand, by the Sports Publishing Company. In the notes by “ Tats” there is as follows a reference which shows the M.C.C. secre­ tary in a new light:— I was talking a day or two ago to Mr. F. E. Lacey, the able and popular secretary of the M.O.C., and he quite surprised me by naming half-a-dozen or more wandering birds, which, while not uncommon in this country, one would hardly expect to see, as he has done, on Lord’s Ground. One case will probably be recalled, since Mr. Lacey recorded it at the time in the columns of the Morning Post, that of a wandering snipe. Besides this, however, the lapwing, the sparrowhawk, the redwing and fieldfare, the cuckoo, the flycatcher, three of the titmice, and even a moorhen have all been known to put in an appearance either on the famous ground or in Mr. Lacey’s garden close by. M r . W illia m H e b e r t , writing from Settle, Yorkshire, says:—I en­ close scores of a remarkable cricket match played at Settle this afternoon (Saturday) between Settle and Whalley (a small Lancashire town). I have no doubt that the match produced a world’s record in that the stands for the last wicket on each side more than doubled the totals, to wit: Whalley, 21 for 9 wickets, 43 for 10 wickets; Settle, 35 for 9 wickets, 87 for 10 wickets. I can vouch for the correctness of this state­ ment as I was one of the scorers. Whalley batted first. The scores were as follows:— Whalley. —E. Standen, 0 ; A. Hindle, 1 ; A. Mercer, 10 ; J. Green, 2 ; J. B. Davis, 0 ; R. Green, 3 ; W. Almond, 1 ; J. W. Dobson, 2 ; F. Ringrose, 2 ; W. E. Aspden, not out, 14; D. Fall, 7 ; bye, 1; total, 43. S e ttle . —W. H. Parker, 5 ; W. Knowles, 0; E. Parker, 2; R. Rawdin, 1 ; J. Grise- dale, 0 ; C. A. L. Swale, 13 ; J. Hayton, 4 ; J. Ralph, 5; T. Hayton, 2; J. Cox, not out, 21 ; T. Bradley, 29 ; extras, 5 ; total, 87. T h e following are a few details about C. J. Eady’s famous score of 566 for Break o’ Day v. Wellington (Hobart), to which reference was made in last week’s “ Gossip.” During his partnership with Abbott 429 runs were put on for the seventh wicket. Eady was out with the total at 908, having gone in first. His score included thirteen 5’s and sixty-eight 4’s. He was batting on four afternoons, March 8, 15, 22, and April 5. He was out eventually to a very easy chance of stumping. The time taken over the innings was seven hours and fifty-seven minutes. D u r in g the past season in Tasmania, C. J. Eidy has played in ten innings, once not out, with a highest score of 566 and a total of 937, his average per innings thus being 104-11. Eady also has the best bowling analysis with 2.026 balls, 839 runs and 50 wickets; average 16'78 per wicket. Kennv-Burn is the only batsmen who has made a thousand runs this season in Tasmania. O n e of the substitutes who fielded for Wellington in the above match was, according to the Tasmanian Mail , Mr. Duthoit, who has seen much cricket in England. He was present at the match in which Stoddart made his memorable score of 485. A singular thing is that be should also be present at Saturday’s game, when Eady eclipsed Stoddart’s performance. Mr. Duthoit has been a regular attendant at loc*l matches this season. He is an enthusiastic amateur photographer, and “ snapped” Eady on April 5th. A report has appeared in some of the Australian newspapers to the effect that Mackenzie, the South Australian wicket­ keeper, is so vexed that he was not chosen to go to England instead of Carter, that he has decided to retire from first-class cricket. We should not suppose that there is any truth in this at all. T h e excellent form Strudwick, the sturdy little stumper, who keeps for Surrey’s second eleven, showed last sum­ mer, was suggestive of great possibilities in the future. The few matches in which he has taken part this season have been quite sufficient to prove that he will take a high rank in first-class cricket in the near future. In the match at the Oval this week, against the Second Eleven of Essex, his keeping was quite out of the common, and the four batsmen he helped to get out in the first innings were all dis­ missed with the smartness and skill of an artist. What is most satisfactory from a County standpoint he is Surrey’s stock, lock, and barrel. Indeed he is a Mitcham lad, born and bred. G. L. J essop , the Gloucestershire cap­ tain, will be responsible, I learn on the best authority, for the England Eleven, which is to oppose the Australians at Eastbourne, on June 6 and two following days. The Saffrons ground at Eastbourne is a paradise for batsmen. Ernest Jones, the Australian cricketer, has particular reason to remember it with pleasure, as in 1899 he had a most enjoyable half-an- hour with the bat, scoring 54 mostly off the bowling of Albert Trott, out of 66 got during his thirty minutes play. Since this was written I see the names of the eleven to oppose the Australians have been published. They include W .Troup, R. E. Foster, Llewellyn, Storer, etc.