Cricket 1902

S ept . 18, 1902. CRICKET r A. WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 423 through under the most uncricketal condi­ tions, the County Championship has heen a great success, and has fully realised the expectations of the promoters. Matches which formerly created comparatively little interest were looked forward to with enthu- • siasm long before they fell to be played. A notable feature of the contest was the interest taken by the public and Press in Centres outside of the counties concerned. The championship committee - a very business­ like and enthusiastic body—are to be con­ gratulated upon the manner in which they have organised the movement. In order to give an additional znst to the competition, the committee have wisely decided to allot each season one of the international matches to the champion county of the year. The one great defect manifest in the regulations was the absence of neutral umpires, in <ham- pionship matches. Friction must be avoided at all costs, and if provision is not made for neutral umpires, I fear that much of the good that has resulted from the competition will be undone. Forfarshire, the champions, possessed a fine all-round team ; W. R. Sharp, W. Stewart, and A. C. Miller with the bat, Higgins, Chambers and A. Lindsay with the ball, and G. K. Chalmers as wicket-keeper, deserve special mention. Aberdeenshire, the runners-up, had also a finely balanced team. W. Webster, J. A. IScharenquival and R. T. Reid formed a fine batting trio, while H. M. W. Gray, W. Webster and Johnson greatly distinguished themselves as bowlers. Perthshire did not fulfil expectations, being very weak in bowling. Joe Anderson, W. Stewart and J. Mailer all batted very well—the first-named especially—but in bowling, R. M’Gregor Mitchell was the only one to show a good record. Stirlingshire were amostdisappoint­ ing lot, and only J. Harper Orr, who was in a class by himself in batting, is worthy of mention. Fifeshire were latterly a much- improved team, and possessed two .very good all-round cricketers in Mitchell and Broadley, while T. Johnston and J. Forbes showed fine form with the bat. The sooner the County Championship is extended, the better will it be alike for Scottish cricket and cricketers. As regards club cricket, the game is in a very poor state in the Mid-Lothian district, there being a great want of enthu­ siasm. The Grange, though they have had a very successful season, are not the team they used to be. Hardly any recruits have been forthcoming, and little has been done to encourage rising talent. They were very strong in batting, but had to rely almost entirely on their professionals for bowling— an unsatisfactory state of affairs. The Carlton, Leith, Caledonian, and Edinburgh Academicals all possessed very good elevens. The School Championship, confined chiefly to Edinburgh schools, was much interrupted by rain and ended in a very unsatisfactory manner. Fettes, the champions, and Blair- lodge had very good teams, while Loretto and Merchiston improved considerably as the season advanced. In the West the Western District Championship has naturally helped to increase the interest in the game. Uddingston, who have carried off the honour for the fourth successive season with an unbeaten record, are a wonderful team, and owe their success principally to their splendid fielding and the uniformity of their batting. Greenock, Drumpellier and the West of Scotland were also good teams, but they were not in the same street as Uddingston. In the South the game is pursued with great enthusiasm, and there are some very good teams in the Borders, notably, Selkirk, Gaia and Hawick. To sum up, the outlook for Scottish cricket is decidedly promising, and it is generally admitted there has been improvement all round. Our players have shown a grit aad resource in representative matches that has too often been lacking in the past. The batting, despite the unfavourable conditions,^ has reached a high standard, and six players, viz., C. T. Mannes (L)rumpellier)—who has four centuries to his credit—R. T. U’eid (Aberdeenshire), Joe Anderson (Perthshire), Mitchell, G. (Fifeshire), J. O. Hirst (Drum­ pellier), and J. H. Orr (Stirlingshire), have all made a thousand runs as compared with two batsmen last year. The bowling and fielding were not so good, and in representative matches the difference was soon apparent. Chambers (Forfarshire), Pepall (Grange) and Schofield (Melrose) all captured 100 wickets, but the bowling, as a whole, was too mechani­ cal. I hope that next season more attention will be paid to fielding. In conclusion, the following is, I think, the best eleven that Scotland (without professionals) can put in the field :—A. G. G. A'her (Grange), C. T. Mannes (Drumpellier). Joe Anderson (Perth­ shire), W. R. bharp (Forfarshire), G. L. 1>. Hole (Edinburgh Academicals), J. H. Orr (Stirlingshire), A. Downs (Uddingston), W. Webster (Aberdeenshire), J. H, Paterson (Uddingston), A. S. Cairns (LeithCa’edonian), and T. Brown (Uddingston). The above team differs in no fewer than seven instances from the eleven that opposed the Australians. The more intercourse we have with English and other first-class teams, the more will Scottish cricket go on and prosper. PELHAM v. HONOR OAK.—Played a‘. Honor Oak on September 13. P e l h a m . B. T. Bonser, c Jack­ son, b Harris m A. K. Potter, b Mat­ tingly ....................... G. W . Hammond, c T. Dickason, b Mat­ tingly .. .................5 F. De la Cour, b Harri­ son ......... W. E. Peel, c rritchley, b Harrison J.E. Potter, c 8. Dicka­ son, b Harrison H oho r C. F. Skipwith, b De la C o u r....................... V. K. Critcli’ey. c J. E Potter, b Ftel S. J. Dickason, c Ling- wood, b De la Cour H. A. Bates, run out .. T. R. Dickason, c Hammond, b J. E. Potter...................... J. S. Daly, c A F. Pot­ ter, b De la Cour ... , Lingwood,b Harri- s >n .......................15 . E. Axbey. b Mat­ tingly ... 1 H. Smith, b Mat- lingly ... ... 10 . L. Dalton, not out 1 . E. Hem'-ley.b Mat­ tingly . . . . . . 2 B 2, nb 2 ... 4 20 Total O a k . W. R. Young, b De la Cour .. G. H. Harrison, c A. F. Potter, b J.E. Potter M. A. Jackscn, b Da la C our........................ T. J. Gracey, lbw, b De la Cour H. U. Mittingly, not out ...................... B 4, nb 3 ......... Total ........ ' 81 BEL8IZE v. LAUDERDALE —Played at Neasden on September 0. B e l s iz e . BELSIZE v. BIGBG i T E .-P layed at tigbgate on September 13. B b l s iz c . H. T. Carter, b Camp lin ... .......... 26 C. Pearce, b Carnrlin 20 E. Hogg, c & b Whit­ lock . . . 25 F. Robinson, st Gar- stong, b Whitlock 14 F. Vickreas, st Gar- strong, b Haber ... 1 K. Robinson, not out 47 U. O ( hallenger, b Wilson ............... 3 B 11, lb 7, w 1 ... 19 Total (6 wkts) *156 F. Pearce, J. S. Buckingham, H. A. L. Way, and J. O’Shaugnetsy did not bat. * Innings d*clared closed. A. Hutchinson, b K. R obin-on..............28 P. Thurley, b Way ... 8 C. Campling, b K. Robinson .. ... 5 A. W. Wilson, b K. Robinson ......... 2 P. Wylie, b K. Robin­ son ......... 0 W.Fowler, b K.Robin- son ....................... 1 H ig h o a t e . H. Baker, b Hogg ... R. Whitlock, b K. R »>if.son............... R T. Seeds, b H ogg... J. G*ratrong, b K. Roti son ................. P. Pott, not ou t.......... Byes .......... Total .......... C. F. We'ch, b Biss ... 19 H. T. Carter, run out 3 C. Pearce, c Crofts, b Shrieu ................. 5 D. Huckvale, b Bass... 10 W. A. Forsyth, c Bass, b Shrien .................13 K. Robinson, b Bass .. 0 T. S. Fox, lbw, b Bass 13 C. H. Chaldecott, c Hegley. b Bass O. O. Challenger, b Richardson ......... J. 8 Buckingham, not out ......... H. A. L. Way, c Short, b Richardson.......... B 5 ,lb 1 .......... Total L a u d e b d a l k . J. Lates, b W ay.......... G. Crofts, b Way A. Gdge, b Way . V. Shrien, b Ro4.ioson P. Bass, b W a y......... C. J. Short, b Robinson W. Wicks, b Way T. Green, b Robinson F. Richardson, b Way A. Hlgley, run cut A. Wicks, not out ... B 2, nb 1 .......... Total 32 GRANVILLE v. STREATHAM.- Played at Streat­ ham on August 30. S t b e a t h a m . N. Miller, c Bull, b Austin .................56 E. Held, lbw, b Bull.. 1 D. O. Kerr, c cull, b Windeit ......... 39 R. Wileman, b Bull 2 E. P. Pu brook, b Austin ... ... ... 3 H. S. Barkworth, c Bull, b Austin ... 19 G. E. Bicknell, b Bull W. F. Young, b Bull H. T. Cro.'S, c P. P. L iacl i, b Bull ... Y. F. Feeny, c R. E. Lincoln, b Clarkson 54 W. Horncastle, notout 12 Extras .................12 9 Total ...209 G banville . W. Morris, b Feeny ... 30 H. Weber, stKerr, b N. Cockell, b Miller ... II Young ......... 0 F. 8. Windett, b Miller OP. P. Lincoln, not J. P. Clarkson, b Feeny 25 out .................... 31 —. Austin, c Kerr, b Extras ................. 7 Mi.ler . ................40 — F. G. Bull, c Young, Total (7 wkts) 150 b Feeny ................. 6 | R. 8. LeMay, R. E. Lincoln and A. R. Layman did not bat. A. R. L AYMAN’S XI. v. J. R. CONNER'S X I (GRANVILLE C.C.)—Played on September 10. J. R. C o . vy e b ’ s X I. L. V alker, at Layman, b Etheridge .......... 1 F. C. Nicholas, bEthe­ ridge ... ................ 8 T. A.Drake,b Etheridge 4 H. E. Scoones, lbw, b Etheridge................ 0 A.E. v\ailer,bEtheri<Jge 0 J. R. Conyers, c and b Etheridge.................29 A. R. L a ym a n ’ s XI. B. H. Conran, b Ethe­ ridge ........................ 7 W. Btedmm, c and b Etheridge................. 1 J.E.Stedman,bRymer- Jones .................17 8. P. Wadson, not out 27 F. Allen, c Summers,b Rymer-Jones..........12 Extras.................18 Total ...124 N. Cockell, c Scoones, b Conyers .................24 T.H.Summers, c and b Conyers .................17 E.Rym er-Jones ,cCon­ yers, b Walker .. 1 H. C. Weber b Conyers 0 R.8.Le May,b Conyers 0 J. Inskipp, run out ... 6 H.J. Morris, c Waller, b Conyers............... 1 C. Etheridge, not out 2 H. Brown, b Walker.. 0 V. Brown, c Walker, b Conyers ................. 0 A. R.Layman,bWalker 1 Extras ..........12 Total . 64 GRANVILLE C.C. (Tour v. Rest).—Played on Sep- temoer 6. R e st . E. Rymer-Jones, c Waller, b Conyers... 11 H. J. Morris, c Bur­ nett, b Conyers ... 9 H. A. Levinson, c Cockell, b Conyers 15 R. S. Le May, c and b Cockell ................34 A. O. Pettmann, c and b Burnett................ 6 E. J. Brown, c Mor­ ris, b Cockell.........12 B. Morris, not out ... 15 A. L. Ryder f b Waller 7 F. Farrington, b Bur­ nett ........................ 0 Extras.................12 Total . . . 1*1 T o u b . J. R. Conyers, b Ry­ mer-Jones ........... 4 N. Cockell, c Le May, b Brown ... ... 0 Dr. hussell, b Brown 0 W. H. Waller, lbw, b Brown .............. 40 A. C. Weber, c Brown, b Morris ..............26 H. C. Weber, b Le M a y ....................... 3 S. C. Burnett,cMorris, b Le May...............21 T. H Summers,not out 17 A. R.Layman,bBrown 0 Extras.................15 Total ...126 R ICHARD DAFT’S “ Nottinghamshire Marl.” - Particulars, apply Radcliffe-on-Trent, Notts. [ A d v t .]