Cricket 1902

426 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S e p t . 18, 1902. C o u n t r y c ric ke te rs in th e n e ig h b o u r­ hood o f A de la id e are m os t en th u s ia s tic i ve r th e gam e, says th e Adelaide Observer. A little w h ile ago I was in a to w n abou t 24 m ile s o u t, and w h ile ta lk in g on the one im po rt ant sub je c t, I learnt th a t w hen th e th ird te s t m a tc h was p la ye d in A de la id e la st Ja n u a ry , no t one you ng fel low w ho cou ld , b y hook o r by crook , g e t aw ay rem a in ed a t hom e. M o s t o f th em had ho is es and tra p s , b u t t hose w ho did no t fo und some means o f conveyance to th e A de la id e O va l. A f t e r th e m a tc h be tw een th e P a rs is and B om bay P res id ency , w on b y th e P a rs is b y 44 run s , B u ls a ra and Mi s try w ere presen ted b y Mr . D haD jib ho y B om an je e w ith a h u nd red rupees each on accoun t o f the ir e xce lle n t bo w lin g. Tbe same gen tlem an th e n banded a hund red rupees to th e se le ctio n com m itt ee to p resen t to th e p la ye r whose pe rfo rm ance iu tb e m a tch was nex t iu o rd e r of m e rit . Bu t w h a t abou t th e am a teu r s ta tus o f th e re c ip ie n ts o f th e g ift ? T h e la tes t b ow le r to ta ke a ll te n w ic ke ts in an in n in g s is D . L . A . J e p h ­ son. The fe a t was accom p lis hed on S a tu rda y l a s t fo r M r. J. E . Bi ckn el l’s team ag a in s t S tr ea th am , and th e score of th e in ning s is as fo llow s :— S t r e a t h a m . E.J.Dobson.b Jephson 4 A.E.Fortescue.bJeph- B.P. Dobson, c Fortes- eue, b Jephson .. 6 E. Field, b Jephson ... 13 D. O. Kerr, b Jephson 15 A.R.Wileman, b Jeph­ son ......... ... H.S.Barkworth, c Bell, b Jephson................ E. P. Fulbrook, lbw, b Jephson ................. 11 W . H. F. Young, b Jephson ................. 2 B. Jillings, not out ... 12 V. F. Feeny, c H. F. Waller, b Jephaon.. 6 B6, lb 8 .......... 9 Total ... 91 A C o n t r a st : For th e A u s tra lia n s a g a in s t th e sc ra tch S ou th o f E n g la n d Team a t B ou rn em ou th at th e end o f la st w eek, H u gh T ru m b le had th e fol lowi ng ana ly s is :— First innings : I6’4 overe, 3 mdns., 39 runs, 9 wkts. Second innings : 113 overs, 2 mdns, 29 runs, 6 wkts. F or th e A u s tra lia n s aga in s t th e P la ye rs at th e O va l on M onda y and Tuesday h is ana ly s is was : — First innings : 52 overs, 10 mdns., 129 runs 1 wkt. T h e A u s tra lia n s w ho have now fin is hed th e ir tour , have p la yed 39 m a tches, o f w h ich 23 have been w on , 2 lo s t and 14 d ra w n . O v e r h f A K I ) a t th e H a s tin g s F e s tiv a l: She : “ W h y is tb e back of th e b a t b la ck a t th e bo tt om ? ” H e : “ I t ’s a m a rk in th e w ood caused by a kno t or some fla w. ” S he : “ But I n o tic e a ll th e ba ts are lik e th a t.” H e (a ft e r a pause) : “ S o Ihe y are. W el l, it m us t be a b it o f d a rk e r and heav ie r wood le t iu to th e b it to add to th e w e igh t. ” I t is s ta ted th a t a serio us a tt em pt was m ade on th e even in g o f S a tu rd a y , Sep­ te m be r 6 th , to ro b th e K ent c ric ke te r, H um ph re ys . A s he was g o in g hom e from M a ilin g abou t te n o ’c lo ck at ni g h t w ith h is b roth e r and a friend nam ed W in chep , th e y w ere a tta cked b y fou r hoppe rs , w ho w ere arm ed w ith p a rts o f hu rd le s .. U nfor tunatel y fo r th e hoppe rs, W in chep , w ho is an am a teu r bo xe r, w en t fo r th em , and th e part y gave them such th r sh in g th a t th e y were e ve n tu a lly g la d to r u aw ay . B u t fo r a fe w b ru is es, H um ph re ys and b is frie nd s are none the w orse fo r th ei r adven tu re . The assault to o k p la ce ju s t at th e b o tto m of T ow n - h ill, W est Mai ling. T h e A u s tra lian c ric ke te rs say good bye to London on S a tu rd a y m o rn in g a t 11.35, w hen the y le ave W a te rlo o S ta ti o n b y th e U n io n C as tle C om pany ’s specia l tra in fo r S ou th am p to n to em ba rk on th e “ D unvegan C astle ” fo r C ape T ow n . The voya e to th e Cape takes seventeen d ays, and t e y shou ld be due the re on O ctobe r 7 th , w ith n ly a fe w days to p repa re fo r th ir firs t m a tch if th e or igi nal da te o f O c t be r 11th is adhered to . Johannesbu rg , P re o ria , and D u rb a n w ill each be v is ite d , th e firs t-n am e d tw ic e , be fo re th e team re tu rn s to tb e Cape fo r th e fina l m a tch aga in s t Sou ’h A fr ica. The team have p la yed ve ry fin e c ri ck e t thro u g h o u t th e tour . They have show n them se lves fro m firs t to la st to be possessed o f a ll tb e g r it th a t has cha rac te ris ed A u s tra lia n c ric ke te rs in the pas t, and no h ig h e r p ra is e can be g iv e n th em . “ I n ano th e r p la ce ” w ill be fo und a p ho to g ra ph o f th e Essex second e leven, w L ic h th ro u g h th e cou rtesy o f M r. O . R . B o rra da ile , th e secre ta ry o f th e Essex C .C ., we are ab le to g iv e in thi s, tb e la s t summ er num be r o f 1902. The w onde r­ fu l reco rd o f th e e leven, w ho have no t been beaten in th e four yea rs th e y h ve p la yed has a lre ad y been no tic ed in “ G oss ip .” I f I rem em ber rig h tly , th e y have on ly once even been ex tended th is summ er. T h a t was a t th e O va l, w hen th e y ga in ed a b r illia n t vi ct or y ove r S u r­ re y ’s second e le ven a ft er a ve ry u p h ill fi g h t. T om S h e r m a n , w ho p la yed fo r S u rrey as lon g ago as 1847, and is s till ha le and h e a rty wi th a fun d o f c ri c ke t anecdotes, was one o f the m os t in te re s te d specta tors o f th e c lo s in g m a tc h o f th e season at the O va l thi s week. The ve te ran , w ho is a M itc h am m an b o rn and bred , has h is annua l m a tch on th e G reen nex t S a tu r­ day , w hen M r. W . T . G ra bu rn , S u rr e y ’s crick e t ins tructor, takes a team to p la y Sherm an ’s X I . A dese rv in g fe llo v , in eve ry w a y , I can comm end She rm an ’ s bene fit as w e ll wor thy o f th e suppo rt o f c ric ke te rs , p a rtic u la rly of S u rr e y m en. W h a t e v e r m a y be thoug ht of League c ri c ke t, i t ce rt ainl y at tim es a ff o rds food fo r re fle c tio n . Thus on Tuesday even in g a m ee tin g o f th e C en tra l Lancash ir e C ric ke t League considered an appea l made by th e C ro m p to n C .C . aga in s t S ta ly b rid g e . The appea l s ta ted th a t on th e occasion o f th e ir v is it to S ta lyb rid g e , th e born team b a tte d firs t, and , a fter m a k in g 152 fo r n in e w ic ke ts , decla red th e ir i n in g s clo sed. C rom p to n had made e xa c tly 152 fo r th e loss o f w ic ke ts tw enty m in u te s be fo re tim e , th e S t ly b rid g e cap ta in and two o r o th e r la ye rs le ft th e fi eld on th e g r th a t th e lig h t was to o bad fo r a fu rth e r pla y. The ba tsm en had m a com p la in t, and , to g e th e r w ith th e p ir es , th e y rem a in ed on th e fie ld u sevr o 'c lo ck , at th e t-xp ira ti o n o f w tim C rom p to n c la im ed th e m a tc h . perhaps unnecessary to add th a t m a tch was aw arded to C rom p to n . A l t h o u g h th e re have been n e a rly 500 p la ye rs in fi rst-c la s s c ri c ke t th is se s-iy s th e Daily Express , o nly fiv e—tw o am a teurs aud th ree pro fes sio n a l— lo st th e ir w ic ke t in a ll possib le way “ o b s tru ctin g th e fie ld ,” o f w h ich th has been no c ase reco rded . The fiv e men are W . W . O de ll and K in g (J. o f Le ic s te rsh ir e , R . N . R . B la k e r, Kent, B aker (A .), o f S u rre y , aud Thom p ­ son (G .), o f M .C .C . and G round . fol lowi ng ta b le shows how th e ir w ic have been lo s t:— Hit Run C. Lbw. St. wkt. out. . 18 ... 1 ... 3 ... 1 . . 21 ... 6 ... 4 .. 2 . 14 ... 2 ... 2 ... 1 10 .. 1 ... 1 ... 1 ... 2 . 13 ... 2 ... 1 ... 1 . W. W . Odell .. King ......... R. N. R. Blaker B ker .......... Thompson B. . 4 . . 9 . . 12 . 12 . 2 . I n a recen t m a tc h fo r C hobham V a lle y E nd , M r. A . Dut hoi t d id th e tric k iu each in n in g s . Mr . D u th o it lat e ly re tu rn e d to E n g la n d from a to Tasm an ia , and he was p resen t a m a tc h a t H obart in w h ic h C . J . E made h is f am ous score o f 566 ; on th a ft rn on o f th e m a tc h he fie ld ed su b s titu te fo r th e o th e r side. S om e p re tt fasb sco rin g was done th Y o u ng Am a teu rs in th e si xt h m of th ei r an ua l tour a g iin s t th e T e d to n C .C ., a t T e d d in g to n , on th e ins t. They were b a tting th re e ho and tw en ty m in u te s , in w h ic h tim e soored 450 run s . T h is was far and th e ir best pe rfo rm ance in th e w ay run -ge tting . T h e ir w o rs t was aga G u ildfo rd two days be fo re , w hen t scored 21 and 51 aud los t b y an in and 51 runs . A m on gst t e m any good b ow lin g pe r fo rm ances accom p lis hed dur ing season, in o th e r th a n fir s t-c la ss c ri one b y F . Geeson, th e o ld L in co ln s lo w bow le r, is w ort hy of m en tio P lay ing for X V I. o f G ra n th am aga M r. A . P i e stley ’s X I. on T hu rs day Fri da y and S a tu rd a y la s t, he succe in ca p tu ring th e w ho le te n w ic ke ts oppos in g sid e at a cost of 69 ru His v ic tim s in c lu d ed such w e ll-kn exponen ts o f th e gam e as J . R . M S . H. D ay , E . W . Di llon , F . L . H ut ing s , A le c H ea rne and F . H . H u (K e n t), E . R . W ilson (Y o rk s ), and G race, ju n ., so th a t Geeson’s a ch ie v in ca p tu rin g th e lo t in an in n in g s of w s d is tin ct ly b rillia n t. G rego ry en h e s ason w ith a to ta l o f 999 run s , us t su re ly be a reco rd in its w ay .