Cricket 1902

A u g . 21 , 1902. CRICKET A. WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 359 NOTES FROM SCOTLAND. (B y O ur S pecial C orrespondent .) W hen the Scottish County Championship was inaugurated in D eccmbf*rlast one of the chief objects the prom oters had iu view was the bringing north of strong English elevens. Th^ir initial efforts in that direction have taken the form of a tw o-day’s match between G louc stershire and an eleven chosen from the five northern counties constituting the I ham pion- ship. T he m atch, it is satisfactory to know, was a financial success, and w ould dou blets have been an even greater one had n t G. L . Jessop and other Gloucester notables, who were to have appeared,been absen: ees. A s regards the play, the Scott m en, except in their fielding, wer« seen to great advantage. They showed a grit, determ ination and resource that have too often teen lacking when opposed to English teams. Their fieldiDg, which was very poor indeed, was the only departm ent in which they were out­ played, and it was entirely due to this that Glouces­ tershire ran up the very large total of 418—a record for the Perth ground. A t least seven chances were missed, and had these teen accepted, Gloucestershire w ould not have totalled a run m ore ih*n 2 0. The Scotsmen replied with 249 and should re a lly - had not s> m any chances gone a-begging, have led by about 60 on the first innings. It was a splendid perform ­ ance on the part o f the Scotsmen to make 141 for the loss o f only a couple of wickets when tbey follow ed on. For Gloucestershire, T . H . Fowler, W rathall and H uggins all batted fine'y, but the two first-nemed were decidedly lucky. W rathall, for instance, should have leen caught off the veiy first ball he received, and with the exception i f LangdoD, w ho should not have got anything like £9, and Daniel, none o f the others did m uch. O f the Scots­ men, J. H . Orr and B iggies in the first inniDgs, and Joe Anderson in the second, were the heroes of the m atch. Orr went in at the m ost critical period of the gam e, and stayed for nearly two hours and a half. H e played at solutely faultless cricket, as did H iggins, while Joe Anderson’s display in the second inningK was ia every way admirable. W . W ebster showed good all-round form , and G. K . Chalmers kept w icket smartly. In spite of the very large Fcore amassed by Gloucestershire, the Scottish bow l­ ing was good, tu t the m any chances ihat were missed m ade it appear rather weak. The Championship Comm ittee can certainly look back with satisfaction upon the first representative m atch under their auspices. There is gocd reason for believing that m ore than one English county will be invited to cross the border next season, while it is not im prob­ able that a m atch with Ireland w ill also take place through the m edium o f the Counties. Fifeshire opposed Perthshire in the County Com ­ petition at Perth on the 14th. The home shire, who were weakly represented, lost tt e toss, and Fifeshire batted first on a good wicket. A fter losing A . J. M acG regor for 19, T. Johnston and M itchell (G.) took the score to 79, when the latter left for a w ell- com piled 27. Another wicke*. soon fell, but Broad- ley (J.) ably partnered T . Johnston, until the last- nam ed was sent back fo r a very fine 60. fcix were dow n for 163, but Broadley continued to bat grandly, and when the score stood at 202 for seven, Fifeshire applied the closure, Broadley being left not out w ith a splendid 71. '1he Perthshire fielding was, on the w hole, poor. The hom e county opened well, Joe Anderson and W . Stewart staying together till 56 appeared, when the form er left for a dozen. Two were dow n for 93, W . Stewart at this figure being dismissed for a capital 56. W . Lovat-i?raser also batted nicely for 23, but none o f the others reached doubl8 figures. Perthshire latterly forced the game in order to try and w in the match, but this policy nearly ended in disaster. The eighth w icket managed to play out tim e, Perthshire being 71 to the bad with tw o w ickets to spare. M itchell (G.) for Fifeshire had five fo r 39, and included in this was the “ hat- trick.” On the 22 nd and 23rd Uddington are to receive a visit from Gloucestershire. The U ddington C.C. is a strong as well as enthusiastic com bination, and possesses the distinction o f beicg the only unbeaten Scottish club this season. They have carried off the W estern District Championship for the last three years, and look kvery like annexing it for a fourth. Fielding, I may add, is one o f their strong points. Perthshire and Aberdeenshire met at Perth on the 16th in the County Championship. The hom e county occupied the wickets first, and Joe Anderson and W . Stewart (19), as usual, laid a gocd foundation. The pitch was soft and runs cam e but slow ly. A fter m aking a score, Joe Anderson was h u it and had to retire for a tim e. A t lunch-tim e three were down for 71, and rain delayed the start for two houis. W hen play was possible, T . K aye (27) and Smith (D .) offered a stubborn resistance for a time. Ih e W orcester m an, with W . M ’D onald (19 not out) e s his partner, continued to play fine cricket, and had a splendid 63 to his credit when dismissed. W ith the score standing at 161 fo r four, Perthshire declared. Aberdeenshire m ade very good use of the seventy-five minutes at their disposal for batting. A fter losing R . T . Reid when that player had m ade 13, W . W ebster (23) and J. A . Scharenquival (31 n ot out), in the course o f their stand, p ayed very effective cricket. When Aberdeenshire reached 82 fo r tw o wickets tim e was called, the match thus ending in a draw. SCOTTISH COUNTIES XI. v. A GLOUCESTERSHIRE XI. Played at Perth on August 11 and 12. Drawn. This match w js robbed o f n ot a little of its interest ow ing to such players as G. L . Jessop, R . W . Bice, F. H. B. Champain, Roberts, and Spry, who were in the advertised team, being absentees, while that prince of Scottish cricketers, C. T . Mannes (Perth­ shire) was also unable to turn out. Gloucestershire winning ihe toss took first lease o f a perfect wicket. The Scottish fie ding was early at fault, W rathall being raisse d off the first ball he received. H e and Fowler carried the score to 166 for the first wicket. Both played very good, but by no means unblemished, cricket. Langdon was very lucky as also was O. Jessop, and o f the others, B uggins and Daniel, who put on 67 for the last wicket, alone gave much trouble. The Scottish fielding was m ost disappoint­ ing, fully seven chances being missed—had they been accepted Gloucestershire w ould not have m ade more than 200. N ext m orning the Scotsmen went ia to bat and were early overtaken by disaster, the three best batsmen being out f« r only 22. B ut after this the home team ratted in grand style and Harper Orr maintained a brilliant defence for two hours and a half, receiving able assistance from M itchell and W . W ebster. The “ ta il” played up in splendid fashion. Biggins, M cGregor M itchell, and Chambers all doing capitally. Follow ing on 169 to the bad, the Scotsmen agreeably surprised even their greatest admirers. Joe Anderson and T . Johnston opened the tatting and the latter left at 42. The second w icket did not go down till 90, W , W ebster again playing finely. Joe Anderson and J . H , Orr baited cu t tim e, the foim er giving one o f his m ost brilliant exhibitions. A t the close the Scotsmen, w ith eight wickets to spare, were only 28 behind. Bowling for the S cotish Counties W . W ebster with three for 80, Biggins tw o for fO, and R . M cG regor M itchell two for 70, did beet, while o f the seven Gloucestershire bowlers tried, Huggins with four for 77, Paish four for 78, and W rathall tw o for 39, alone m et with success. G loucestershire . S trbatham . T . H . Fowler, b Cham­ bers ............................ 88 W rathall, c M ’Gregor M itchell,b Chambers 90 Langdon, b W ebster .. 69 O .W .T , Jessop, bW eb- ster ............................. 12 W . Troup, b W ebster 8 H.M anners, b H iggins 26 H uggins, c W ebster, b M itchell 67 SCOITISH W . R . Sharp (Forfar­ shire), c W rathall, b Huggins ... ........ 8 J . Anderson (Perth- shit e), b H u ggin s... 0 T . Johnston (F ife- ehire), c W rathall, b H uggins ... ... 8 J. H . Orr (Stirling County), b W rathall 50 M itchell (Fifeshire), c W rathall, b Paish... 25 W .W ebster (Aberdeen­ shire), st Manners, b P aish .............................31 Dennett, b M ’Gregor M itchell .................... 3 Paish, b Biggins ... 3 A . E . Nield, run out 13 A . Daniel, not out ... 24 B 23, lb 2 ............25 Total ...418 R. G. Candy, st Fradg- L . J. Connor,st F ladg- ley, b Am brose 10 ley, b Hay Cooper .. 19 A. E . Fortescue, st E. B. Miller, c Baines, Fradgley, b Hay b Colemau ............ 3 Cooper .................... 3 H . T . M acD ougall, H .T . Cross, c Fradgley, not out ..................... 7 b Colem tn ............ 43 S. M . W ardell, b H ay E. P. Pulbrook, b Cooper ..................... 1 Am brose .................... 1 N Horncastle, b Hay W . Horncastle, c Cooper ..................... 0 Thom pson, b Hay Byes ..................... 2 Cooper .................... 3 — T o t a l............ 92 C ounties . J. A . Scharerquival (Aberdeenshire), b H uggins .....................13 H iggins (Forfarshire), n o to u t .....................44 G. K . Chalmers (F or­ farshire), b W rath­ all ............................. 4 R . M ’Gregor M itchell (P e r t h s h ir e ) , b P aish .................................28 Chambers ( F o r f a r ­ shire), c Langdon, b Paish .....................19 B 17, lb 2 ...............19 J .H . Baires, c andb 13 M acD ougall C. K . Am brose, b F o rte scu e ..................31 H . J. P8ge, b M acD ougall ........... 50 J. B. Fradgley,b Cross 26 B. H ay Cooper,cCandy, b Fortescue ........... 27 D r. Bates, c and b M acD ougall ............ 2 G. H . Page en,cCandy, b Fortescue ............ 7 A R K L E Y v. LU TO N H O O — Played at Arkley on August 16. L ooton H oo. First innings. Second innings. H. H oldstock, c Hamm ond, b Scanlon .............................60 E. Goodyear, juD., b H am ­ m ond ...................................... 3 T. Jarm an, c J. H . Robson, b Ham m ond .....................11 D r. Y ou n g, c and b Scanlon 9 n otou t N . Bosanquet, b Scanlon ... 10 c C. Skinner, H amm ond R. Halsey, b Scanlon ... 1 b Turner ... C. D . Green, b Scanlon ... 0 b Scanlon ... W . Hyde, c W . H. Robson, b J. Skinner ..................... 0 b Elton E. Arnold, c J. H . Robson, b Scan’on ............................. 1 E. Goodyear, sen., not out 19 J. L yon, b H a m m on d............ 3 B 6, w 1 ............ 7 B 5, lb 1 ... T o t a l............249 Second i n n i n g s J . Anderson, not out, 75; T. Johnston, b W rathall, 7 ; J. H . Orr, n ot out, 17 ; W . W ebster, c Manners, b H uggins, 58; tyes 11, leg-bye, 1 ; wide 1, no-ball, 1.—Total (for two wickets) 141. ST R E A T H A M v. W IM B L E D O N .-P lay ed at W im ­ bledon on August 16. W imbledon . F . W . Colem an, not out .............................12 W . S. Nicholes, b M acDougall ........... 6 C. W . Thom pson, lbw, b M acD ougall .. 0 H . B. Thom pson, c Fortescue, b M acDougall ............ 3 B 2, lb 2 ............ 4 ... 47 b ... 8 ... 25 ... 11 6 T otal ............124 A rkley . G. W . H am m ond, c H yde, b Goodyear, ju n ...................................30 J. Scanlon, b G ood­ year, ju n .......................14 H ow ard W illiam s, c Goodyear, jun., b Jarm an ............24 J. H . Robson, cH yde, b Y oun g .....................19 C. Turner, c Arnold, b Jarm an .....................39 W . H . Robson, b J ar­ man ............................. 0 Total (4 wkts) 103 C. Skinner, c G ood­ year, sen., b L yon... 2 Rev. H . G. Elton, not out ............................. 14 S. D . Claris, c Jar­ m an, b Lyon ... ... 0 J. Skinner, c H old- stock, b Goodyear, ju n .................................. 7 Chaplin, c H yde, b Young ..................... 8 B 7, lb 5 ............12 T o t a l ...........169 Total ...180 c Singlehurst, b Allerby ............ 5 U N IT E D SERV IC E v. IN C O G N IT I.— Piayed at Plym outh on August 15 and 16. I ncogniti . First innings. Second innings. J. Conway-Rees, c T om lin­ son, b Needham ........... 119 not o u t ......................70 B. P. D obson, run ou t ... 29 S. C. G. F ox, lbw , b Bow den 3 retired.....................102 M . G. Atkins, c Bowden, b A s t o n ......................................68 H . A . Francis, b Aston ... 2 G. K . Asprey, c Allenby, b A s t o n ...................................... 8 M. H . W hitley, c Single* hursr, b Blount.....................32 H . R. Hebert, b Blount ... 16 C. Philcox, c Needham , b A s t o n ........................................ 8 N. F . W ells, not out ................12 not o u t .....................28 W . P. Carpmael, c Hare, b A s t o n ....................................... 0 B 14, lb 3 .17 B y e s .............. 4 Total .......... 313 T otal (2 wkts) *209 * Innings declared closed. U nited S ervice . First innings. Second innings. L t. T . Bare, c W hitley, b Francis ............................... 0 not ou t......................21 Sgt. Titchmarsh, c H ebert, b Francis .............................. 9 c W ells, b Francis 9 L t. M eAllerby, c Conway- Rees, b F ox .......................124 c W ells, b Hebert 18 L t. R . H . Clarke, b Francis 0 c W ells, b Atkin3 6 Capt. P . Blount, c Atkins, cC .-R ees,b W hit- b Francis .................................25 ley ...................... 1 Aston, b Francis ... ...............10 c Atkins,bH ebert 10 L t. P. E. Collen, b Hebert 18 b Hebert .............. 0 L t. H . Needham, c F ox, b Francis ............................... 7 c Atkins,b Hebert 7 Q r.-M str. Srgt. Sioglehurst, c Philcox, b Francis ... 14 Dr. Tom linson, b Fox ... 9 A . B . Bowden, not out ... 2 B 15, lb 8, nb 1 ..........24 Total ...................242 b W h itle y ............ 3 c C.-Rees, b H ebert............20 c A sprey,bllebert 0 B 2 , n b l ... 3 Total ... 98