Cricket 1902

J u ly 24 , 1902. CRICKET : A WEEKLY^RECORD OF THE GAME. 299 In this week’s Punch there is a picture by Mr. H. J. Ford, the well known artist, who is a member of the equally well- known cricketing family of Fords. The legend accompanying the picture (which represents a batsman holding his bat over his shoulder, and smiling broadly, while the ball is hitting his pads, which are well on the off side of the wicket) is as follows:— MODERN BATTING. One reason why the University match is so exhilarating. Mr. Punch says :— “ T a k e a w a y e it h e r HIS BAT OK HIS PADS IP HE DOESN’ T USE ’EM PROPERLY.” Mr. A. J. G A ST O N writes:—“ Cricket , July 17th, page 282 should read 1st par., line 4, 230 c 8ewell, b McGahey instead of 231 not out. Also page 284 Vine no wicket, not 8.” I n view of the annual meeting of Rugby andMarlborough next Wednesday and Thursday, it will be of interest to give the results of the games up-to-date. So far 44 matches have taken place. Of these Rugby have won 23, Marlborough 14, and seven have been drawn. 1855. L ord’s. Rugby "won by ten pickets. 1856. L ord’s. Eugby w on by five w h e ts . 1857. Oval. E ugby w on by an innings and 83 rune. 1858. N ot played. 1859. N ot played. . 1860. L ord’ s. R ugby w on b ya ninnirgsandfO runs. 1861. N ot played. 1862. L ord’s. M arlborough w on by an innings and 17 runs. 1863. Oval. B ugby won 1y 83 runs. 1864. The old M iddlesex ground, Islirgton. E ugby w on by an ii nings and 33 inns. 1865. L ord ’s. Eugby w on by nine wickets. 1866. L ord’s. Drawn. 1867. Oval. R u g ty won by t-ix wickets. 18fc8. Eugby. bugby won by an innings and 133 runs. 1869. L ord’s. Eugby won by 179 runs. 1870. M arlborough. Eugby won 1y five wickets. 1871. L ord’ s. M arlborough won by 68 runs. 1872. L ord’s. M arlborough w en by nine wickets. 1873. L ord ’s. Rugby won by eight wickets. 1874. L ord’s. E ugby w on ty five wickets. 1875. L ord’ s. B u gb yw on b yan inningsand35runs. 1876. L ord’ s. M arlborough w on by five wickets. 1877. L ord’s. M arlborough w on by 196 ri ns. 1878. L ord’s. Eugby won by an innings and ‘24 runs. 1879. L ord’s. E ugby w on by 97 runs. 1880. L ord’s. Bugby won ty an innings a rd 120 runs. 1881. L ord ’s. Eugby w on by tw o wickets. 1882. L ord’s. M arlborough w on by five wickets. 1883. L ord ’s. Drawn. 1884. L ord’s. M arlborough won by eight w icke's. 3885. Lord's. Drawn. 1886. L ord’s. E ugby w on ty 37 runs. 3887. L ord’s. fctarlborough w on by 217 runs. 1888 L ord’ s. Bain prevented play. 1889. L ord’s. M arlborough w on by six wickets. 18t0. L ord’ s. M arlborough w on by 146 rljns. l k91. L ord’s. Drawn. 1892. L ord’ s. M arlborough w on by an icnings and 78 runs. 3893. L ord ’s. Drawn. 1894. L ord’s, b u g ! y w on by an innings a n d82 runs. 3896. lo r d ’s. E ugby w on by 70 runs. 1896. L ord’s. E u g b yw on b y an m ningsand36runs. 3897. L ord’s. M arlborough w on by three wickets. 1898. L ord’s. Drawn. 3899. L ord’s. M arlborough won by 225 runs. 3900. L ord ’s. B ugby won by nine wickets. 1901. L ord ’s. M arlborough won by five wickets. I f I am not mistaken, C. Headlam, who came into the Middlesex eleven for the first time last Thursday at Lord’s to keep wicket in G. McGregor’s absence, and made such a successful stand with G. W. Beldam for the last wicket in the first innings, was a contemporary of P. F. Warner in the Rugby eleven, and was subsequently at Oxford. If my assumption is right, both played for Rugby against Marlborough in 1891. That year the two brothers Druce, W. G. and N. F., represented Marlborough, and owing to rain the two days’ play was limited to the fall of a few Rugby wickets for 71 runs. ------ T he later stages of the annual match between Cheltenham and Clifton finished last Saturday week gave hopes of a good finish which were fairly realised. If this year’s contest failed to produce a bowling performance equal to that ot J. T. Miller of last summer for Clifton, the game itself was on the whole perhaps more generally interesting. Cheltenham had 142 to get to win when the fourth innings began, and as 131 of these had been made for the loss of seven wickets when time v as up, 1he probabilities were just a bit in their favour. A s h a n -u l-H a k ’ s appearance in the Middlesex eleven will be no suipii6e to those who know how valuable bis all­ round cricket has been for the Hampstead Club during the last two or three years. He is an Afridi by biith, and his cricket was learned in the Mohammedan College, Aligarh. His father fought on our side in the Indian Mutiny, and was with Lord Roberts’ forces in the famous march to Kandahar. As he is only twenty-two now, his early promise will be understood when I say that he made his first appear­ ance in an important match in India in 1896. His first innings in county cricket which was against Surrey at Lord’s last Thursday realised 17 runs, and there was promise enough in it to more than justify liis inclusion in the Middlesex eleven. He is a barrister by profession, but it is said will not be much longer here, as he is returning shortly to India. T h e following letter from the President and Secretary of the M.C.C. has been sent to the p resB for publication:— Now that the cricket season is drawing to a close, the committee of the M.C.C. desire to recall attention to their circular of 51arch 26, with regard to the cricketers’ National War Fund, in the hope that cricket clubs and cricketers in general will contribute to this -charity in response to the Queen’s appeal. Although the warhas come to an end, there are still thousands of our troops in South Africa, and qf those who have returned large numbers are unable to find employment, and there is consequentlyurgent needof assistance for their families. (Signed) A. G. S t e e l , President. F. E. L a c e y , Secretary, M.C.C. L a s t week there were no fewer than seven matches in Scotland against English teams, five of them twe-day matches. This is quite an unusual occurrence, and is probably a record in its way. There seems no doubt that the Scottish county matches have given a great impetus to the game in the extreme north. Mb. L. C. H . P a l a i r e t ’ s record against Australian teams is good. This is the first time that he has ever been chosen as a possible player for England, and he has not had many chances of playing against Australians in other matches, but against the team of 1893he made71 at Trent Bridge in Shrewsbury’s benefit match; tbe same score in 1896 at Scarborough ; while this year he has scored 39 and 44 for the M.C.C. at Lord’s, and 44 and 90 for Somerset at Taunton. In 1899 he did not play cricket at all. F e w things could show the all-round bowling strength of the Australiansbetter than the position of tbe bowlers in the weekly average list. Last Monday for instance, they had four men in the first twelve, viz.: Trumble, Armstrong, Noble, and Howell. They have no really great bowler except Trumble, but they are all good. ------ T h e following men have now scored over a thousand runs this season :—Abel, Tyldesley, Trumper, T. L. Taylor, C. J. B. Wood, C. B. Fry, Iremonger, Duff, while Ranjitsinhji stands at 945, A. C. Maclaren at 945, C. J. Bumup at 931, and Hayward at 961 runs. ------ A g a i n s t Gilling a score of 426 for one wicket was made by Ampleforth College, York, the college having disposed of their opponents for 79. The score of this in­ complete innings was R. Pilkington 0, W. Lambert 282 not out, O. Williams 121 not out, extras 23.—Total 426. T h o se who have followed public school cricket this year cannot have failed to notice the doings of S. A. Trick, of Mer­ chant Taylors. Last year, when Raphael and Dennis were in the eleven, he had not many chances of distinguishing him­ self, but this year he has done quite as well as either of his confreres of last sea- son then did. His average this year is 54, and for all matches just ever 70. He makes his runs in a bright, free manner, and hits well all round the wicket. He is above the average, too, as a bowler, and, taken altogether, a cricketer above the ordinary run. His last school match —against M.C.C. and Ground at Belling­ ham, on Thursday last—was a veritable triumph for him, seeing that he made the highest score on the side (54) and took nine wickets for 77 runs, besides throwing out the other man.| His pro­ fession will be the Army, but no doubt Essex will before long have the benefit of his assistance. Seeing that he is as yet but 18 years of age, his future doings will be looked forwaid to with consider­ able interest. N A T IO N A L P R O V IN C IA L B A N K v. L O N D O N A N D SO U TH W E S 'IB h N B A N K .—H ayed at L ow er Sydenham on 16 17 and 18 July. L . & 8 W . B ank. Lee, b Sj mons M arriott, b Penning- ton ..............................38 Goodall, c Richards, b Pennu gton ............22 SutherlaLd, c A rm ­ strong, b Sjm onds... 11 M osscp, c M cConacby, b Richards ............23 Viveash, c Arm strong, b hichaids ............ Opperman, c Arm ­ strong, b Richards ... Fuller, net o u t ............ Quelcb, not o u t ............ \Vood, b Price ............ B 6, lb 3 ............ Total (8 w kts) 177 * Innings dedared closed. N ational P bovincial B ank . E. W . .Armstrong, not A . Harrison, not out 88 out ..............................80 iJ 8, w4 ..............12 H . C. J. M cConachy, b — G oodall ..................... 2 T otal ............182 J. Price, J. W . Richards, C . R . K . Symoni?, A . D. Phillips, W . Fi.e, G. A . Cosser, H . 8. Johnson and C. Pennington did n ot bat.