Cricket 1902

380 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. Aug. 28, 1902. A r t h u r S h r e w s b u r y ’ s scores for Notts this season are as follows : 69, 59 and 29 (not out), 51 (not out), 0 and 68, 24, 29, 2 and 106 (not out), 11 and 3, 3 and 29, 28 and 4, 7, 66 and 52 (not out), 101 and 127 (not out) 42 and 4 (not out), 32 and 37 (not ou4) 128, 39 and 24, 0. Thus in 29 innings ne has ten times made over 50, and twenty times over 20. MUSINGS OF A DOCTOR. [Last week Dr. W. G. Grace scored 129 for London County v. Warwickshire. The innings has been described as one of the best he has ever played.] The youngsters come, the youngsters go ; They make a thousand runs or so For half a dozen seasons ; They deal a lot in fancy strokes, They fatten on their pulls and pokes, And, if you ask their reasons Why they were leg-before or bowled, They can a wondrous tale unfold To show that they were blameless. But though they play a risky game They often get there all the same, In manner really shameless. Yet still I wonder whether they Would long have found their juggling pay With Alfred Shaw or Lohmann ; Would they have been so precious slim If they had sampled Spofforth, grim As any ancient Roman ? Well, who shall say? Enough for me That I am still high up the tree, With Billy Murdoch handy ; We’ve been companions ever since The days when India’s famous Prince First cried for sugar candy. W.A.B. UNITED SERVICE v. IN COGN ITI.-Played at Portsmouth o 1 August 20 and 21. U n it e d S e r v ic e . First innings. Second innings. Cpl. Himbury (R.E.), c Voules, b "W hitley........... 0 b W h itley............15 Cpt.Robeck (R.N.), c and b A b n ey.................................. 1 b Abney ............ 6 Cpt. Dobree (R.M .A.), b c W h it le y , b Whitley .......................... 3 Abney ........... 7 Lt. Orr (R.N.), c Marsland, c Voulea, b W hit- b Abney .......................... 2 ley ................... 4 Cpt. Chichester (R.M .L.I.), b Abney .......................... 4 not o u t ...................32 Cpt.Knox (A.S.C.), b Abney 3 lbw, b Whitley ... Cpt. Stanbrough (R.A.), c W h i t le y , b not o u t .................................19 Abney .............18 Cpt. Morgan (R.M.L I.), b W hitley .......................... 1 b Whitley ........... 3 Cpt. Dibblee (R.M .A.), lbw, b Whitley ... .................... 0 b W h itley............18 G. H. Jollye (R.M .A.), c Voules, b Whitley ............ 0 b W h itley............ 0 Sgt. Gaubert (R.M .A.), c Duncan, b Abney ........... 2 b W h itley ............ 0 B 2,1b 3 ................... 5 B 14, lb 1 ...1 5 Total ... 40 Total ...123 I ncogniti . A . B. Voules, b Orr ...........14 st Roberk, b Orr. 10 H.V.Gillett,c Gaubert,b Orr 9 c Dobree,b Chich­ ester ...................12 M. H. Whitley, b O rr......... 6 b Chichester ... 24 G. M . G. Gillett,c and b Orr 12 b Gaubert ...........28 W .H.Harrison,c Chichester, b Morgan .......................... 6 b Chichester ... 6 A. J. Duncan, b O r r ........... 5 c Dibblee,bChich- eater................... 0 P. A.Lushington, c Gaubert, c Stanbrough, b b Morgan .......................... 6 Morgan ............ 2 E. K . Marsland, b Orr ... 3 runout ........... 0 A K.Lofts, c Dibblee, b Orr 8 c Eimbury, b Morgan ........... 0 L.E. G. Abney, c Himbury, b Morgan .......................... 2 not out................... 2 Cpt. Roberts, not ou t........... 0 b Orr ...................17 B 13, nb 1 ...................14 B 14, lb 3, nb 1 18 ©omspontientt. The Editor does not hold himself responsible 1or the opinions o f his correspondents. A REPLY. To the E ditor o f C r ic k e t. S ir , If I may again encroach upon your space, I think I can satisfactorily meet the argument put forward by “ G.H.H.,” against my proposal concerning the declaration of innings. This gentleman bases his argument on a false assumption. He takes it for granted that any number of declarations would be allowed per innings; this is not, however, what I meant, 1 should only allow one declaration per innings. It, apparently, does not occur to “ G.H.H.” that the manoeuvres which he imagines two captains would go through, could not possibly benefit either side, while they would make a draw inevitable; for these reasons such manoeuvres would be entirely useless, and would, therefore, not be performed at all. Let us consider how my scheme would act when the wicket happened to be difficult. According to “ G.H.H.,” the captain of the batting side would declare directly the wicket was at its worst; supposing he did this, it is fairly obvious that the second captainwould follow suit after one ball had been sent down. The first captain would, if he had a grain of sense, foresee this retaliation, so that he would not declare, un­ less he wished to deliberately waste about half an hour, an action of which no captain in the whole country would ever be guilty. I hope I have now made it clear that the only effect of my proposal would be that captains would feel justified in declaring very much earlier than they can do now. Many drawn games would then be avoided, and there is no reason for supposing that the rule would ever be abused in the manner suggested by “ G. H.H.” I am, sir, yours, etc., August 23. W. A. RICHARDS. HAMP3TEAD v. KENSINGTON PA R K .-Played at Hampstead on August 23. H ampstead . Total ... 85 Total ...119 H. Grieg, not out ... 17 C. D. D. McMillin, b Conyers ......................10 J. C. Toller, b Con­ yers ............................ 4 A . A. Barron, b Conyers .................... 3 S. S. Pawling, lbw, b P. Beynolds . ... 0 B 12, lb 1 .............. 13 T o ta l....................203 E. L. Marsden, b P. R eynolds..................78 J. G. Q,. Beach, c Dan­ gar, b P. Reynolds .. 26 Ahsan-ul-Hak, b P. R eyn old s................. 39 C. C. T. Doll, b P. R eynolds.................. 6 G. H. 8winstead, b P. R eynolds.................. 8 T. S. Wheater, c Nicholas, b P. Rey­ nolds ........................... 0 K ensington P ark . First innings. Second innings. J. G. Donaldson, b Marsden 2 not out..................5 J. R. Conyers, c Barron, b Marsden ........................... 5 P. Reynolds, b Swinstead... 24 C. Reynolds, c McMillin, b Pawling ...........................20 B. H. Conran, lbw, b Pawl­ ing .................................. 0 n o to u t.................. W . R. Murray, c Marsden, b P a w lin g.......................... 0 C. C. Dangar, c Doll, b Ahsan-ul-H ak...................15 H . D. Nicholas, stMcMillin, b Ahsan-ul-Hak ........... 0 F. H. Palmer, c Wheater, b Ahsan-ul-H ak................... 4 c sub, b Wheater F. L. Halford, st McMillin, b Ahsan-ul-Hak ........... 2 H. J. Conyers, not out ... 0 B 12, lb 1......................... 13 c Ahsan-ul-Hak, b T o ller........... b W heater........... c and b Wheater B y e ................... Total R ICHARD DAFT’ S “ Nottinghamshire Marl.” - Particulars, apply Radcliffe-on-Trent, Notts. [A dvt .[ MARLBOROUGH BLUES v. WEST HERTS CLUB AND GROUND.—Played at W atford on August 23. M arlborough B lues . LC.W .Thriog,cH arri- son, b White ...........24 F. W . Bellamy, c sub., b W hite ...................23 L.C, R. Thring, c But­ cher, b Gruody ... 14 J. Randall, b Grundy 0 H.Padden,c Robbins,b Grundy .................. 1 G. C. H. Coleman, b Grundy .................. 0 L.R . Lewis, b Grundy 20 E. C. Galloway, c and b Grundy.................. 0 J. H. Alston, not out 1 C.H.M. Thring, c Col­ lins, b White . B 8, lb 2 Total 31 , 10 W est H erts C. & G. W R. Collins, lbw, b L. C. R. Thring ... 0 White, c Randall, bW . Thring .................. 62 A. Butcher, b L. C. R. Thring .................. 29 C .T. Rudd, c Randall, b W. Thring ...........29 R. G. Pridmore, b W . Thring .................. 10 A.F.Gruudy.bRandall 9 F. C. Robinson, b W. Thring ................... 1 J. Royds, c Galloway, b Randall................... 1 C. Harrison, not out.. 4 R.Bencroft, b Randall 6 B 14, lb 4 Total ... 18 ...169 SOUTHGATE v. J. H A LL’S X II.—Played at Southgate. S outhgate . C. St. A. Vivian,b F. S. Lewis, c sub, b Crouch ... ...........15 A. S. Harris, b Taylor 13 J. C. Ford, c Pithouse, b C rou ch .................. 0 R. S. Dickson, run out 12 T. H. C. Levick, b W a ll..........................21 R. J. Lewis, b Crouch 1 R. A. Maude and G. White did not bat. * Innings declared closed. J. H a ll’ s X II. Crouch ................... 7 E.H.W . Scott, not out 39 J. C. Bevington, b Crouch .., ...........97 R. E. Paige, not out 19 B 3, lb 6 ................. 9 Total (8 wkts)*243 W . Pithouse, b F. S. Lewis.......................... 0 E. S. Duval, c Levick, b F. S. L ew is.......... 14 G. S. Taylor, b Paige 28 E. Juggins, c Ford, b Paige.......................... 8 C. Wall, c Paige, b F. S. Lewis .......... 5 J. P. Crouch, b F. S. L ew is.........................15 A . N. Other did not bat. J. Armstrong, c Harris,b F. S. Lewis 5 M. O. Lewis, not out 35 G. H. Russell, b Scott 19 W. Hayward, b F. S. Lewis ................... 2 J. Hall, not out ... 8 B 6, lb 3 ................. 9 Total (9 wkts) 148 CAPITAL & COUNTIES BANK “ A ” v. LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK (3).—Played at Dulwich on August 23. C. & C. Bank. H. C. Cook, b Anson... 4 A . Drake, b Horton ... 0 C. E. Atter, c and b Harton ..................16 J. Inekipp, b Horton .. H. B. Perry, c Cockell, b H o rto n .................. J. Heath, b Horton ... R. Cuthbert, b Anson W . E. Mitchell, b Horton ................... A. Hyslop, b Rhodes J.N.Withers,bRhodes E. C. H'jdgett, not out E xtras................. L. & J. L . Challis, b Atter F. Sampson,hw, b Mit­ chell .......... S. Wood, c Cook, b Mitchell ... i. ... G. Logan, c Cuthbert, b Atter .................. W . H. Browne, c and b A tte r........................... A. M. Cockell, c H od- gett, b Mitchell 3 l 0 ‘2 6 , 38 1 0 Total W . Bank. A . Anson, not out ...105 L. C. B. Hockin, c Cutbbert, b Hodgett 24 G. P. Rhodes, c Cuth­ bert, b Insbipp ... 39 C. F. G. Wellbourne, c Cuthbert, b Hyslop 74 A . S. Harton, not out 13 Extras ........... 9 11 Total (9 wkts) 286 GOLDSMITHS’ INSTITUTE v. CROFTON PARK. —Played at Crofton Park on August 23. C rofton P ark . A.R.Partridge, b Wal­ dron ..........................12 E. Glass, b Baldwin ... 6 T. Theobalds, run out 16 Cook, b Waldron ... 5 R. H. Weaver, lbw, b W a ld ro n ................... 5 Church, not o u t...........20 W . J. Way, b Baldwin 2 P. J. Hunter, c Wal­ dron, b Baldwin ... 7 S. A. Hunter, b W . Murrell ................... 6 W . Reed, b Baldwin.. 23 J. G. Inns, b W . Mur­ rell .......................... 2 B 7, nb 1 ........... 8 T o t a l...........112 , 85 Total (4 wkts) 42 G oldsmiths ’ . F. J. Peter, b Inns P. Burke, b Inns ... 'Z H. Murrell, b Inns ... 0 E. Cotton, not out ... 61 S.R. Best, lbw, b Theo­ balds .......................... 8 A . Baldwin, run out... 3 F. Bowler, L. M. Waldron and W . S. Rowe did not bat. W.Falkner, c Weaver, b Theobalds ........... 0 W .S. Murrell, not out 24 B 3, lb 2 ........... 5 Total (6 wkts) 109