Cricket 1902

388 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S ept . 4, 1902. A match between Wiltshire and M.C.C. and Ground is hardly one to which enthusiasts flock in their thousands, but the meeting of the two sides at Lord’s has often causedhistory to be written. It has already been shown that on two occasions over three hundred runs have been made for the first wicket, and it may be added that in 1888 the M.C.C. made 735 for nine wickets against the county, a total which was, and still is, arecordfor Lord’s ground. E. Sainsbury (180), H. Brougham (117), F. G. J. Ford (91), Flowers (88), and extras (71) were chiefly responsible for the huge total, in response to which Wilt­ shire could make but 130, F. C. Batson(30), F. W . Stancomb (21) and R. M.Poore(16) being the highest scorers. In their second innings the county made 60 for two wickets, the match being drawn. lt is no exaggeration to say that during the past few weeks the Kent eleven would have been considerably strengthened by the inclu­ sion of Mr. T. N. Perkins, who of late has been in wonderful batting form. His success in club cricket during Augustmade oneregret that he is not now seen in first-class matches. During the past month he exceeded the hun­ dred on five occasions—once the two hundred —making 121, Band of Brothers v. Royal Artillery, August 2. 101, Band of Brothers v. South-Eastern District, August 11. 136, Band of Brothers v. Hythe, August 15 229, M.C.C. and Ground v. Eastbourne, August 23. 113, Band of Brothers v. St. Lawrence, August 27. Like one or two other great batsmen— e.g.) H. B. Chinnery and C. P. Foley—he might participate in great matches with distinct advantage to the side for which he played. Playing for the Union C.C. v. Cliftonville, at East Finchley, on the 28th ult., W. P. Hill obtained eight wickets for no runs, the latter side being disposed of for one run, and that a no-ball, for which the batsman (!) did not have to cross. A precisely similar analy­ sis has also been obtained during the season by A. G. Bradbury, for Friends’ Hall C.C. v. Kingston Adults School, at Kingston-on- Thames, inMay; by S. Marsden (aged 16) for Ranmoor Church at the end of May, and by F. Micklewright for Heathfield C.C. v. Bat­ tersea 2nd XI., on Wandsworth Common, on July 5. Marsden followed up his perfor­ mance two days later by obtaining eight wickets for four runs, thereby making his analysis for the week, sixteen for four ! All these feats, however, were put in the shade by Joseph Watts, who, in a match on Clap- ham Common on the 23rd ult., between the Castle C.C. and the Junior Hawks, obtained all ten wickets in one innings of the latter without a run being made from him. Althongh the past season ha- been hardly a successful one from a Surrey point of view, the county will always be able to recall with pardonable satisfaction—pardonable, because the Middlesex professionals receive double remuneration in the event of Surrey being defeated — that they inflicted two heavy reversesupon Middlesex. Last week’s match was a triumph for Abel and Dowson, both exceeding the century. The charge of over­ cautiousness has been brought against Abel in connection with his three-figure innings, but it must be remembered that whenever he is disposed of cheaply the side is as likely as not to be dismissed for 150. Furthermore, he did not give a chance or make a bad stroke during the four hours and fifty minutes he was batting. His innings were not so bril­ liant as Dowson’s, but it was certainly sounder. The latter, although hitting well and making several very fine strokes, never appeared to be very safe; he gave one the impression that he might be out at any moment. It was very pleasingto see Richard­ son again working havoc in the enemy’s ranks, even if cnly because his display on that occasion enabled him to obtain his hun­ dredth wicket for the season. Richardson’s deuds with the ball in years gone by have been of so wonderful a nature that the man in the street is apt to undervalue his present-day performances. The Australians will long remember their visits to Lancashire in 1902 on account of the two close finishes in which they participated there. Last week’smatch against Lancashire, although it resulted in the defeat of the county, was chiefly noticeable on account of the very successful bowling of Alexander Kermode and George Littlewood. The former, six feet in height, bowls right-hand mediumto fast, whilst the latter is left-handed of medium pace. Both men can break both ways, and their future performances will be followed with much interest. Kermode, as is generally known, comes from New South Wa es, and will not be able to assist Lanca­ shire in county championship matches until the year after next. On the other hand, Littlewood, who was bom at Friarmere, in Yorkshire, on May 12th, 1882, is fully qualified, having been engaged for some seasons past on the ground staff at Old Trafford. His father, George William Littlewood, who afterwaids migrated to Essex, kept wicket on a few occasions for Lancashire in 1885. 'Ihe early dismissal of Trumper in each innings was but another instance of the occasional failure of even the greatest of players. That it was not a sign that he had lost form was plainly shown by his score of 127 against the scratch foam at Harrogate—his eleventh three-figure innings this season in first-class cricket. ADDIS OMB E(«) v. SUI TON (2).-Play* d at Sutton on August 30. A d d isc o m b b (2 ). V. Darvill, b W hit- T. E. Curry, b H»ynes 24 R. Darvill, run out .. fil L. R Sankey, b Har- sell ....................... 28 F.Newcomb, b Haynes 13 R. S. McMinn, c S. Haynes, b J. Haynes 4 T. A . Curry, not o u t.. 19 bourne H. Br rnn, b Whi - bourne ................... 8 H. P. Moore, not out 6 Extras ...................14 Total (7 wkte)*176 A. Ball and H. P. Warren did not bat. * Innings declared closed. S u t t o n (2). T. A . Straker, c New­ comb, b R. Darvil . 84 P. Haycraft, b V. Dar- vill ..........................II R. A. Greenall. c War­ ren, b Newcomb ... 8 J. R. Haynes, b Y. Darvill .................. 8 T. E. Roberts, Darvill F. Wbitbourne, out ... . Extras b V. not Total (5 wkts) 143 STREATHAM v. GRANVILLE (Lee).-Played at Streatham on August 30. E. Field, lbw, b Bull N. Miller, c Bull, b Austin ................... D. O. Kerr, c Bull, b Windett .................. A. R. Wileman, b Bull .......................... H. S. Barkworth, c Bull, b Austin.......... E. P. Pulbrook, b Austin .................. S t r e a t h a m . 1 G. E. Bicknell, b Bull W . H. F. Young, b B u ll........................... H. T. Cross, c P. Lin­ coln, b Bull ........... V . F. Feeny, c R. Lincoln, b Clarkson 54 W .borncastle,not out 12 B 8, lb 1 w 2, nb 1 ... 12 Total G b a n v i l l k (Lee). N. Cockell, b Miller ... 11 M. Morris, b Feeny ... 30 F.8. W indett, b Miller 0 J. E. Clarkson, b Feeny ... ... .. 25 W . Austin, c Kerr, b Miller..........................40 R. S. Le May, R. L. Lincoln and A. R, did not bat. F. G. Bull, c Young, b Feeney ................... H. Weaver, st Kerr, b Young ................... P. Lincoln, not out ... B 3,1b 1, w 2 .. Total (7 wkts) 149 Layman HAMPSTEAD v. GRANVILLE.—Played at Lee on August 20. H a m p s t e a d . J. G. Q.. Besch, c and b Conyers..................38 T. S. Wheater, c andb Conyers ... ......... 0 D. J. Crump, c Jones, b Bull..........................40 J. Gibbon, b Johnston 26 F. J. Potter, c & bBull 1 W. P. Harrison,b Bull 11 J. C. Toller, c Cockell, b Johnston ........... 6 C. C. Bracchi, c Lay­ man, b Summers ... 34 A. B. Osmond, stLay- man, b Bull . ... 1 S. S. Pawling, not out 31 Tucker, b B u ll........... 0 B 2, lb 8, w 2 ... 12 Total .. 200 G r a n v il l e . A. S. Johnston, b Paw­ ling ... ................. 14 J. R. Conyers, cPotter, b Osmond.................63 N. Cockell, b Osmond 49 F. G. Bull, run out ... 19 H. Weber, b Pawling 6 E. Rymer-Jones, not out ......................... 9 J. P. Clarkson, b Os­ mond.......................... 6 B 16, lb 8 .........24 Total (6 wkts) 190 P. P. Lincoln, R. S. Le May, T. H. Summers and A. R. Layman did not bat. HAMPSTEAD v. SOUTH HAMPSTEAD.—Played at Willesden on August 30. H a m p s t e a d . H. S. Maclure, b Hale 3 A. W . Everitt, not out 0 B 2, nb 1 ........... 3 H. H. Walters, b Hale 54 C. C. D. McMillin, b Coucbman ...........55 B. A. Everitt,bThomas 20 F. R. D. Monro, st Total (6 wkts)*170 Hewlett, b Hale ... 34 C. C. Bracchi, st Hew­ lett, b Hale ........... 1 T. W . Mackintosh, J. C. Toller, A. B. Osmond, and J. C. R. Dickson did not bat. ‘ Innings declared closed. S o u t h H a m p s t e a d . P. W . Hale, b Osmond M. Thomas, b Osmond W . Couchman, notout F. C. Barrett, c and b Monro .................. H. G. Brooman, b Os­ mond .......................... F. Elston, b Osmond R. W . List, b Osmond E. J. Poston,bOsmond W. Hanwell, absent.. F. Tew, absent ... A. N. Other, absent.. Byes ................... HAMPSTEAD v. PALLINGSW ICK.—Played at Hampstead on August 30. H a m p s t e a d . Ahsan-ul-Hak, c Ken- nett, b Stevenson ... 48 E, L. Marsden, c & b Stevenson ...........23 D. J. Crump, c & b Stevenson ... 5 F. Rowley, b Steven­ son ... ................... 0 W . S. Hale, c Lockner, b Stevenson ........... 5 T. S.Wheater, run out 26 J. G. Q. Besch, run out 3 H. Wade, b Stevenson 5 F. R. Spofforth, b Hebden ...................19 L . E. Thomas, run out 1 S. S. Pawling, not out 18 B 7, lb 2 ........... 9 Total ...162 P a l l in g s w ic k . F. S. Heynemann, b W h eater..................21 A. H. Milsom, b Wheater ................. 24 G. L. Hebden, st Thomas, b Rowley... 72 J. Houghton, c Ahsan- ul-Hak, b Rowley... 18 J. Bowfatedd, b Rowley 0 Stevenson, b Marsden 5 W . H. Leveaux, c Crump, b Pawling 29 T. Kennett, b Spof­ forth ... ................... 0 R. M. Lockner, b Pawling ................... 5 E. L. Harbury, b Pawling ................. 1 H. Levy, not out ... 7 B 16,lb 3 Total ... ... 19 ...201 PELHAM v. H A R R OW W EALD .—Played at Harrow Weald on August 30. H a b b o w W e a l d . G. Lance, not out ... 75 J. H. Body, lbw, b De la Cour .................. 9 W . S. Ward, b Parker 1 S. P. Mole, b Parker 7 H. B. Mole, c A. Pot­ ter, b De la Cour ... 2 A. E. Cooper, A . Telfer, E. Bliss and F. Carter did not bat. • Innings declared closed. P e l h a m . C. F. Welsh, b De la C o u r.......................... 8 C. Hills, not out ... 16 B 5, lb 2 nb 1 ... 8 Total (5 wkts)*126 B. T. Bonser, b Welch 6 A . W . Parker, run out 12 F. C. De la Cour, b H ills .......................... 4 A. F. Potter c Carter, b Bliss .................. 22 P. Lingwood, b Hills 10 J. E. Potter, b Bliss 15 C. E. Hemsley, b Welch ................... 0 G. L. Dalton, not out 0 B 9 , lb l, n b l ...11 Total (7 wkts) 80 E. J. Scott, L. W . Mott and A. E. Quennell did not bat.