Cricket 1902

A u g . 7, 1902. CRICKET : A. WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 327 wickets in hand. On Saturday m orning W ells and Douglas played the m ost delightful cricket, and it was not until the totalhad been raised to 381 that W ells was at last out in the long field for a splendid 105, made in tw o hours and a quarter, his partnership with D ouglas h a vn g produced 208 runs. The tim e was .now drawing near when M iddlesex w ould te able to declare, for they were */43 runs on, but the c’osure could not be put into force until tbe total was 493 at lunch tim e, Esa* x being left to make 356 to win in three hours and forty m inutes. Ot course the only thing for them t •do was to play for a draw, and in m aking this they succeeded, not without having to go through a few anxious m om ents. Sewell made a particularly useful 30 not out at a very critical time. M iddlesex . First innings. Second innings. P. F. W arner, c and bY oung 5 c T . Sue sell, b Buckenham ... 0 J. D ouglas, lbw, b Y o u n g .. 42 c Perrin, b Buck­ enham ............180 G .W . Beldam c T . Rue sell, b Buckenham ....................49 lbw , b Beeves ... 34 R .N .D ouglas,b Buckenham 19 b Young ..........25 W . P . B obertfon, I lw , b M ‘Gahey ............................. 36 b M 'G ahey..........32 C. M . W ellp, b BucVenham. 0 c Sewell, bM ead.105 Trott, c Sewell, b Y oung ... 7 n otou t...................72 R. W . Nicholls, cK ortright, b Buckenham . ... 0 net cu t.....................31 Lord Dalm eny, c Rut sell, b Y o u n g ............ ..................... 6 C. Headlam , lbw, b Mead... 14 J. T . Hearne, not out............ 1 B 5, lb 4, n b l ............10 B 8, lb 5, n b l 14 T otal .....................J89 T oJal (6 wkts)*J93 * Innings declared closed. ESSEX. First innirgs. F. L . Fane, lbw , b W ells ... 29 P.Perrin,cW arner,b H earne 25 E. Russell, c Beldam , b H earne......................................36 C.M Gahey, c Trott. b W elisl 26 C J .K ortrig h t.csn d b W ells 57 Buckingham , c Hearne, b Beldam ............................. 1 Sewell, not out ....................22 T . Russell, b W ells ............ 1 Reeves, b W ells ..................... 0 Y oung, c J. D ouglas, b Beldam ............................. 1 M ead, c R . N . D ouglas, b W ells ......................................28 W ide ............................. 1 Second innings. b T rott.................... 0 b W ells ............18 c H eadlam , b Hearne ............42 b W ells ............ 2 c Trott, b Hearne 31 lbw , b W ells not o u t ........... not ou t............ T otal ... . B 8, lb 1, w 1 10 ...327 T otal (6 wkts) 149 M iddlesex . First innings. Second innings. O. M . R . W . O. M . R . W . Y oung ............ 26 3 60 4 .................. 25 2 96 1 M 'G abey ... 5 1 10 1 ............. 31 7 87 1 Buckenham ... 26 5 71 4 ............. 302 114 2 M ead ............ 11*4 4 17 1 ........... 31 8 65 1 Reeves .......... 6 0 21 0 ............. 20 2 93 1 K ortright ... 3 1 6 0 Perrin............ 4 1 18 0 Y oun g bow led tw o no-balls. E ssex . First innings. Second innings. O. M . R . W . O. M . R . W . H e a m e ......... 38 11 83 2 ............. 36 21 25 2 T rott ......... 24 3 92 0 ............. 21 9 44 1 W ells ......... 26 3 99 6 .............. 28 11 45 3 B e ld a m ......... 16 4 62 2 ............... 5 3 15 0 W ells bowled tw o wides. G O LD SM IT H S’ IN S T IT U T E (3) v. D E R R IC K W A N D E R E R S (2).—Played at M anor W ay on July 26. G oldsmiths ’ . W . S. Row e, b Carroll H . Joanes, b Evans ... W . Falkner, c Carroll, b Evans ... F. A Hardyce, b Carroll A . V em all, c Jones, b E v a n s............................ H . K napton, c and b Evans ............................ NOTES FROM SCOTLAND. (B y Our Special Correspondent.) Forfarshire played the return match w ith Siirling- shire in the County Champion*hip on the 3'Jih ult., at Stirling. Neither i f the teams was at full strength. Fcrfarshire batted first, and when the half-century was hoisted two wickets were down. A t lunch the score stood at 114 for three, A . Lindsay having been sent back for a good innings of 43. After the resumption, the Stirlingshire fielding, whioh had been good before the interval, fell off, and Forfarshire carried everything before them. W hen 213 was reached for the loss o f six wickets, Forfar­ shire declared. H iggins (P .) batted in spirited fashion for his 64, which included eight boundaries, W . Stewart being left not out with a well-com piled 32. Requiring 214 to w in, Stirlingshire made a very feeble response. Four wickets were down for 65, but the remaining batsman only contributed five between them. Stirlingshire were all dismissed for 60, tw o- thirds of this total being m ade by J. H . Orr (.29) and T. B. Jones (15), both o f w hom played good cricket. Forfarshire thus won by 163 runs and four wickets. The feature of the match was the splendid bowling of Chambers (G. H .) o f Notts, w ho fairly non­ plussed the Stirlingshire defence, and had six wickets for 17 runs. The last week of July saw the conclusion o f the School campaign, and the com petition, owing entirely to the wet weather, ended in a very unsati-factory manner. The Scottish School Championship has been carried off by Fettes in virtue of their unbeaten record. The Fettesians have, however, to thank the clerk of the weather that they did not meet Blairlodge —tbeir m ost form idable opponents—in the end of last month. U p to within a week of the close, Fettes a id Blairlodge—both undefeated—were ru ning a neck- and-neck race for the honour, when Loretto stepped in ;and gave Blairlodge their first beating. Fett*s, all things considered, deserve the honour, as they were the best school t am o f the year, Blairlodge being a capital second. B oth, however, deteriorated somewhat towards the end, whereas Loretto and Merchiston im proved with every match they played. B ad the school season been prolonged for a m onth, I am not sure tu t what M erchiston and Loretto might ultim ately have figured in the final. Glenalmond were another team that im proved as the season ad­ vanced, but the play of the Edinburgh Academ y and W atson’s College— which was characterized by a lack o f enthusiasm—was disappointing in the extreme, The com petition was sadly interfered w ith bv rain, and m ore than one match was abandoned without a ball being bowled: The table is as follow s : — Played. W on. Lost. Dra\*n. Pts. F e tte s ............................. 4 ... 2 ... 0 ... 2 ... L oretto ..................... 6 ... 3 ... 1 ... 2 ... 2 M erchiston..................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ... 0 ... 2 B la irlod g e.................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ... 1 ... Glenalm ond ............ 4 ... 1 ... 1 2 ... C. M oore, run out ... 0 C. L ong, b Pearce ... 2 H . Jones, not out ... 53 W . Mu tv, b Carroll ... 0 A .S Cobden, c Cooper, b ..................... 2 B 4, lb y, w 1 ... 7 Total C.R. D avid, c Jones, b L o n g ............................. 37 R . S. Pearce, c and b M o t t ............................. 3 H . P yw ell, b M ott ... 3 E.S. M atthews, c V er- nall. b L ong ............11 A . S.W heeler, c A llar- dyce, b R o w e ........... 8 J . 8. Jones, not out ... 0 D errick W anderers . C. G. Cooper, run out F . A . Evans, b L ong . S. Gordon, c Veraall, b Long ..................... A . J . Carroll, b Rowe B . H orlock, b L ong.. Byes ..................... T o t a l........... 0 .. —4 0 .. Edinburgh Academ y. 6 ... 1 ... 5 W atson’s College ... 4 ... 0 ... 4 The second great m eeting between Perthshire and Forfarshire in the ( ounty I ham pionship took place at Perth on the 1st and 2nd. The hom e county, who were without C. T. Mannes, gave a trial to G. A Sandeman, the Etonian, w ho recently took all ten wickets against W inchester. Perthshire opened the batting on a good wicket, but m ade a b d start, two being down for 27. D r. C. C Stuart and Joe Anderson got double figures, and Smith (D .) played a nice, but all .too brief, innings o f 21. A fter the latter’s departure, when five were dow n f >r 65, the Perthshire batting collapsed, and only R . M cG. M itchell and W . M . Thynne, both of whom got “ doubles,” could withstand the Forfarshire attack. Perthshire were all out for 94. H iggins (P .) and Chambers (G. H .) bow led unchanged, the form er having five for 36 and the latter four for 48. Forfarshire did not begin m uch tetter than their opponents as two were dow n for 35. On W . K. Sharp and Higgins com ing together the score was raised by good cricket to 84, when both were out fo r 37 and 23 respectively. The Perthshire score was passed with four w ickets down, but of the others W . Stew rt (26) and G. K . (h a ’mers alone did well. Forfarshire’s innings closed for 148. R . M cG. M itchell had five for 35, and W . Ai’D onald three for 31. Next m orning Perthshire, 54 to the bad, tegan their second venture by losing a wicket for 3. Joe Anderson and Dr. C. C. Stuart, however, by brilliant cricket soon reduced the lee-way. A t 74 D r. Stuart left for a dashing 41, and Joe Anderson was next dismissed with a faultless 64 to his credit. W . Stewart and J. M ailer made a good stand until the form er was out for a fine 44. O f the rem ainder, J. M ailer (25) and Sm ith (D .), who m ade 30, played g ood cricket, Perthshire totalling 232. A . Linosay w ith five for 32 bowled best for Forfarshire. The visitors were left with 179 to win in tw o hours and forty m inutes. J. A . K j d left at 6 and W . R. Sharp (22) at 41. J. B. Craik played a nice innings o f 24 but a rot set in, and seven were dow n for (9. W Stewart (26) and G. K . Chalmers (18) now came together, and by a m eritorious stand of an hour for 49 saved the situation. Both were dismissed in the last five m inutes, and the excitem ent was great, the gam e ending with Forfarshire £6 runs I ehind with a w icket in hand. Smith (D ) had four for £6, and G. A . Sandeman tw o for 27. 1 he attendances were most satisfactory; on the Friday there were «,C0o, and on the Saturday 15.0(0. m aking a g ra -d total ( f no fewer than 21,000. Sm ith took bis l enefit, and a “ bum per” he r*ceived. From the fl-st ball to tbe las t the enthusiasm was intense. A NEW “ NYREN.” * The latest edition of “ Nyren” comes to us in a captivating form, very daintily bound tndwell printed. The editor, who thoroughly inderstands his subject, has made notes on ilmost every page, and he is frequently able to shewthat the original islackingin accuracy, while he elucidates obscure points in a con­ cise and clear manner. In his introduction he asksthequestion ‘ ‘ What isit that thelittle volume possesses that will always secure for it an honoured place in literature?” and answers his query by the explanation that “ The chief fascination of Nyren is the vivid picture he gives of the famous Hambledon team in The Cricketers of my Time , for much of the advice he tenders is quaintly out of date.” But we are inclined to think that the chief fascination of Nyren isthat the book possesses that indefinable something which has made “ The CompleatAngler ” a thing of beauty and a joy for ever, the something which is missing from about nine hundred and ninety nine books out of a thousand. The new editor not only understands his subject but is enthusiastic over it. Notice his remarks about a match at Hambledon in the old days. “ It must have been a soul- stirring sight to have witnessed a great match at Bambledon. The players in their picturesque dress, scorning any movement unattended by grace, and surrounded by the country yeomen, clad in long, unspotted smocks, and leaningon their tall staves would have provideda beautiful subjectfor a painter to portray. One can imagine what an incentive the presence of their enthus:astic countrymen must have been to the Hamble- donians. Every hit of their championswould be hailed with a lusty shout, and it must have been thrilling even to the veriest tyro to have heard those doughty yeomen baying away in pure Hampshire, ‘ Go hard ! go hard! Tick and turn ! Tick and turn ! ’ ” This is all very well, and no doubt it was a fine sight, but when Mr. Ashley-Cooper says that the old dress was far more artistic than the present we part company with him. We do not think that there would be a rush of artists (except perhaps the caricaturists) to Lord’s if a modern Lord were, like Lord Frederick Beauclerck, to turn out “ in neat nankeen breeches and white silk stockings, with another pair drawn tight over the instep ; a scarlet sash round his waist, and a white beaver hat.” In justice to Mr. Ashley-Cooper we must add that he is not responsible for stating that Lord Frederick Beaucler^k wore his white hat round his waist; he is only quoting. With regard to the question of the famous two “ not outs” in the second innings of Kent v. England, there has lately been a most entertaining discussion in the pages of a contemporary between a correspondent and the editor of the new “ Nyren.” But the question which of the batsmen was really “ run. out” instead of “ not out” would seem to be still undecided. * Nyren’s Cricketer’s T u 'or, The Sportsm an’s Cla'sics. Edited, with an introduction,} by F . a. Ashley- Cooper. L ondon, Gay and Bird.