Cricket 1902

A ug . 28, 1902. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 379 previous day. Trumble took eight wic­ kets for 101, Rhodes eight for 26, Mead seven for 20, and Cox seven for 32. Now Trumble, who took his first six wickets for 55 (four of them l.b.w.), is lauded .to the skies for his cleverness. Rhodes, whose first six wickets cost 7 runs, owed his suc­ cess entirely to a treacherous wicket. Mead bowled better than he has done of late, while Cox was not accurate in pitch. It is clear that what is sauce for the goose is not always sauce for the gander. L oud H awke has definitely decided to take a team to New Zealand during the winter, probably starting ia Novem­ ber. The team will consist chiefly of amateurs, but two or three professionals may probably be included iu it. O n Saturday the Yorkshire team was entertained at dinner at the Holborn Restaurant by the London Yorkshire Association. Sir A. K . Rollit, M.P., was in the chair. The only member of the team who was absent was Mr. T. L. Taylor, who is unwell. In his speech Lord Hawke said that the team did not care for records; they played for the game’s sake, and as an eleven, not as individuals. (Cheers). He himself could have done nothing without the loyal support of the players with him. They had had a wonderfully successful season, but the most important feature was that the team were honours easy with the Australians. (Cheers). There was a great feeling among Yorkshiremen that the team could beat the Australians. (Cheers). He would not say whether they could or could not. It had been mooted that they should play a third match. They were not frightened, but, for various reasons, they were satisfied to let the things rest where they were. I t had been said,continuedLordHawke, that English cricket was on the decline. He had played for twenty-one years in the Yorkshire eleven, ami he did not believe it for a moment. ("Cheers). We had been unfortunate, perhaps, and our best cricketers had not been in form. But we must give credit to the Australians for having won. (Cheers). As showing the progress of tne Yorkshire club, he mentioned that while in 1892 the mem­ bership was 172, and the takings £3,400, this year the members numbered 3,000, and the takings were £12,500. (Cheers). A varied musical programme followed. I n the course of the evening the chair­ man remarked that all the Kings of England with the name of Edward had been great Sovereigns, and that Edward I. was a cricketer, for in his wardrobe accounts mention was made for the first time of certain apparel for cricketing. It was not surprising that that monarch indulged in the game, because he was called “ Longshanks.” (Laughter). The remarks about the wearing apparel will probably be of interest to statisticians. Two remarkable matches were played last week. In the first, United Service made 110 and 91 against Hampshire Hogs while the latter made 111 and 90. The Hampshire Hogs batted last and when eight wickets were down the scores were level, the last two men being out without increasing the score. The even way in which the scores run is quite remarkable. In the other match, Chat­ ham Garrison, who went in first, scored 135 and 94 against the Royal Engineers, the latter making 35 and 194. It will be noticed that there was the difference of exactly 100 in each innings. The scores of both matches will be found on another page. ------ M b . F rederick E. B artlett , of Buckingham, who died last week in his eighty-fifth year, was one of the founders of the Yorkshire Cricket Club. He was formerly captain of the Royal Bucks Yeomanry, and was the only surviving officer of those who in 1845 formed the escort of Queen Yictoria on her visit to Stowe, the seat of the late Duke of Buckingham. T he match between Warwickshire and London County at the Crystal Palace ended iu almost a dramatic manner. Cranfield bowled the last over to George, the formidable-looking goalkeeper of Aston Villa, who had previously vainly tried to hit him. The first ball went over cover-point’s head, and crashed into the pavilion railings; the second ball pro­ duced a big drive to the on boundary; the third ball went nearly through Smith at cover point, and on to the boundary without losing its force—and Smith is a pretty good field ; the fourth went square to the pavilion at a tremendous rate ; and the iast two balls were played with a tenderness which was almost affecting. Mr. C ecil H eadlam , in Monday’s Sportsman, told a tale of stumping which deserves to rank among cricket curiosi­ ties. It is as follows:— In second or third-class cricket I believe I may claim a record more astonishing than Mr. Clarke’s or Capt. Trevor’s, as on one occasion I stumpedall eleven batsmen. They were all out, some by inches and some by yards, but in the interests of truth I am compelled to confess that the umpire, being as he said, a sportsman, and not holding with such monkey tricks, refused to allow them to go. As he had one eye and a wooden leg, it was useless to argue, for he turned his blind patch towards the crease, and we knew that he could unscrew his wooden leg. I mmediately after the first - class season at the Crystal Palace ended, Dr. Grace went on a tour to Scotland with the Crystal Palace bowling team. The first match was against the Lutton Place Club, Edinburgh, on Monday, and .the home team was victorious by 52 shots to 31. On Tuesday Whitevale (Glasgow) beat Dr. Grace’s team by 44 shots to 36. W. L. M u r d o c h , who was prevented from playing for London County against Warwickshire last week by an attack of lumbago, had so far recovered on Monday that he was able to play for the County against Bromley Town. He scored 110 runs, thus making his fifth hundred for the season for the county team. T he matches still to be played by the Australians are as follows : — August 28, y . Lancashire, at Liverpool. September 1, v. Eleven Players, at Harrogate. September 4, v. Mr. C. I. Thornton’s England X I., at Scarborough. September 8, v. South of England, at Hastings. September 11, v. South of England, at Bourne­ mouth. September 15, v. Players of Eogland, at Kenning­ ton Oval. T he counties are rapidly ending their season. Derbyshire ended on Saturday with a victory over Essex, and with four victories, five losses, and seven drawn games, can show an infinitely better record than in 1901, when they did not win a match out of twenty. Somerset, Lancashire and Yorkshire have finished their season this week. Essex, Sussex, Kent, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester­ shire and Gloucestershire end during the next three days. Leicestershire begin its last match next Monday, and War­ wickshire and Surrey close the county season at the end of next week. T he Young Amateurs of Surrey will be playing their annual series of matches under the captaincy of Mr. W. T. Graburn, Surrey’s cricket instructor, in the early days of next month. The pro­ gramme is as follows :— SEPTEMBER. 1. Mitcham, v. Mitcham C.C. 2. Banstead, v. Mr. G. Colman’s X I. 3. Richmond, v. Richmond C.C. 4. Guildford, v. Guildford C.C. 5. Merton, v. Merton C.C. 6. Teddington, v. Teddington C.C. 8. Gatton Park, v. Mr. Jeremiah Colman’s X I. 10. Sutton, v. Sutton C.C. 11. East Dulwich, v. Brixton Wanderers. I n reply to the toast of his health, Sir Albert Rollitt, M.P., the chairman at the Yorkshire dinner, gave the Yorkshire Toast “ Here’s tiv us ; tiv all on u s; may we niver want now t; noan on u s;—nor me oather.” O n the 4th of August Mr. J. A. T. Good was playing for the Goldsmiths’ Institute (A) v. South Beckenham and did the hat trick, finishing off the South Beckenham innings. Prom that day until Saturday last he had not played, beiDg absent on his holidays, and in fact he had not touched a cricket ball. On Saturday he played for Goldsmiths’ Institute (A) v. Ashburton (A) and with bis first three balls again did the hat trick. So he really took six wickets with six successive balls against two teams. W ith reference to the above a great many bowlers have taken six wickets with successive balls, but the record is eight. This was by J. Walker for Ashbourne Park v. Tunstall, in 1882. Four or five men have taken seven wickets with suc­ cessive balls, but Mr. Good’ s feat must be unique in its way. I n the innings of London County against Warwickshire, J. F. Byrne had the great satisfaction of twice dismissing W. G. before the doctor had scored a run off him. It would perhaps be hardly safe to say that this is a record, but I do not remember a similar instance in the career of W. G.