Cricket 1902

THE FINEST BAT THE WORLD PRODUCES. A p r i l 17, 1902. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 67 BUSSEY’S BUSSEY’S AT THE SIGN OF THE WICKET. B y F. S . A s h le t -C o o p e e . FEATS, FACTS, AND FIGURES OF 1901. (Continued from page 52.) MEMORABILIA. Throwing. At a meeting of the first-class captains at Lord’s, on December 10th, 1900, it was unanimously agreed that the county com­ mittees he informed that the captains have undertaken not to bowl the following in county matches during the season 1901, viz.: Capt. Bradford, Davidson (F.), C. B. Fry, Geeson (F.), Griffin, Capt. Hedley, Mold (A.), Quaife (W. G.), and Roche (W.) It was also requested that the different com­ mittees would be good enough to warn Bland (C. H. G.), F. G. Bull, Lockwood (W. H.), W. W. Lowe .and Tyler (E. G.) that they must be more careful as to the fairness of their deliveries. At a meeting of the general committee of the M.C.C., held on April 1st (Sir Spencer Ponsonby-Fane in the chair), the following resolutionwas passed:—‘ ‘ That this committee approve of the principle of the action taken by the captains, but are of opinion that it would be expedient to postpone the actual suspension of any bowler during the coming season, in the hope that this course may strengthen the hands of the umpires, without being unnecessarily dra 8 tic.,, Leg-before- Wicket. The General Meeting of the M.C.C., on May 1st, 1901, was made special for the purpose of placing a suggested alteration of Law 24 before the meeting. The suggested alteration was :— The Striker is out. Law 24.—Or, if any part of his person (except the hand) which is between wicket and wicket, he intercept a ball which would hit his wicket: “ Leg before wicket.” The alteration was recommended by a majority of the Committee of eight to five. At the annual general meeting, the voting was as follows:—For the change, 259; against it, 188—majority in favour of the change, 71. As there was not the necessary two-thirds majority, the old law remained unaltered. The captains, at their meeting at Lord’s, on December 10th, 1900, being asked to give an opinion on the subject by the committee of the M.C.C., had unanimously decided against any alteration in the lbw rule. Alterations and Additions to the Laws. During the season of 1901 a slight altera­ tion was made in the “ Instructions to Umpires,” the decision as to the fitness of the ground and light being left in the hands of the captains. During the season of 1801 the committee of the M.O.C. also drew up a “ Code of Signalling ” for umpires. London County v. Surrey, at the Crystal Palace, May 2nd, 3rd, 4th. This was the first of four London County matches decided by special agreement on the first innings. The other matches decided in this manner were—v. Surrey, at the Oval, v. Leicester­ shire, at the Crystal Palace, and v. M.C.C. and Ground at the Crystal Palace. Surrey v. London County, at the Oval, May 6 th, 7th and 8 th. G. L. Jessop’s innings of 60 for the latter was made out of 71 whilst in in less than twenty-five minutes in eighteen hits (four 5’s, eight 4’s, two 2’s, and four singles). In the first innings of London County, Hayes (E. G.) made four catches at slip, caught Jessop at long-field, and threw down Board’s (J. H.) wicket. Gloucestershire v. Nottinghamshire, at Bristol, May 13th, 14th and 15th. In the first innings of Gloucestershire G. L. Jessop and H. J. Hodgkins added 82 runs for the fourth wicket, and of these 79 came from the bat, Jessop claiming 76 of the number, made in 65 minutes. Hodgkins batted 125minutes for his score of 15 (made out of 124whilst in). When he had made ten he batted an hour without increasing his total. Lancashire v. Worcestershire, at Man­ chester, May 13th and 14th. During the luncheon interval on the first day A. N. Hornby was presented with his portrait painted in oils (at a cost of 700 guineas) by Mr. Ouless, R.A. The presentation was made by the Bishop of Manchester. Leicestershire v. Surrey, at Leicester, May 13th, 14th and 15th. This was the first match played by Leicestershire on their new county ground. The opening ceremony was performed on the first day by the Marquis of Granby. Oxford University v. A. J. Webbe’s XI., at Oxford, May 16th, 17th and 18th. In the first innings of the latter, H. Martyn ( 88 ) and K. J. Key (60) added 137 runs for the eighth wicket in 60minutes. In his score of 165 in the second innings of Webbe’s XI., H. B. Hayman made 39 in two overs, scoring 6 , 4, 6 , 6 , 1 from F. P. Knox, and four 4’s from H. White. For the ’Varsity, W. Findlay kept wicket, and did not allow a single bye in innings of 251 and 309 for nine wickets. M.C.C. and Ground v. Leicestershire, at Lord’s, May 16, 17th and 18th. G. L. Jessop, in the first innings of the former, made 169 out of 244 whilst in, in 105minutes, hitting one 6 , one 5, twenty-six 4’s, six 3’s, and ten 2’s. The six was a hit over themain entrance gate into St. John’s Wood Road. He obtained his 50 in 25 minutes, and 100 in an hour. Seven men were placed in the long-field for him in the second innings. Hampshire v. South Africans, at South­ ampton, May 16th, 17th and 18th. On the first day of the match Hampshire scored as many as 538 runs, play ending when the innings closed. Lancashire v. Warwickshire, at Manches­ ter, May 16th, 17th and 18th. Smith (C.), the Lancashire wicket-keeper, did not allow a single bye in either innings of Warwick­ shire (189 and 109) and caught five men. Surrey v. Gloucestershire, at the Oval, May 20th, 21st and 22nd. In the first innings of Gloucestershire, G. L. Jessop scored 43 out of 51 obtained whilst in, in 25 minutes. Sussex v. Worcestershire, at Brighton, May 20th, 21st and 22nd. Sussex scored 528 withoutanybodyplaying athree-figureinnings Oxford University v. M.C.C. and Ground, at Oxford, May 20th, 21st and 22nd. Set 299 to win, the M.C.C. scored 300 for four wickets. Kent v. South Africans, at Beckenham, May 23rd, 24th and 25th. In the second innings of the latter W. M. Bradley and Blythe (C.) each obtained three wickets in four balls, the former disposing of J. H. Sin­ clair, M. Hathorn and A. Reid, and the latter of E. A. Halliwell, G. A. Rowe and R. Graham. Oxford University v. Surrey, at Oxford, May 23rd, 24th and 25th. Abel’s innings of 83 contained 44 singles. In the first innings of Surrey H. D. G. Leveson-Gower (71) and Richardson, T. (29 not out) added 49 runs for the last wicket in fifteen minutes.