Cricket 1903

146 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M ay 21, 1903. bad luck. I remember another time when we were playing Woicestershire at Worcester, a young player by the name of Pearson had made a blob in the first innings. When he came in the second time I was bowling and I said to him, cI will send you one down on the off side.* Then I went to Captain Greig and said, ‘ If the ball comes your way, sir, will you let the batsman get off the mark ? He is a candidate.’ The captain said, ‘ Very good, Barton. I won’t see about it.’ The ball went straight for him, and he let it go through his legs — about the first time in his life that such a thing had happened. I may add that at the time it was impossible to win or lose the match. Captain Greig was always very kind to professionals, and everybody was very sorry when he went away to India as aide-de-camp to Lord Curzon. But for the powers of persuasion possessed by Dr. Bencraft, the Captain would never have made the fine scores he did for Hampshire, for, on account of bad luck, he had determined to play no more.” It is not perhaps gtnerally known that Barton was at one time a very good wicket-keeper. He relates with evident pleasure the story of his appearance at the wickets with the gloves in one of the Hampshire matches. “ Mr. .Robson was keeping wicket at Taunton,” he said, “ and had his finger knocked up. Mr. Steele then took the gloves, but he also was knocked up. Dr. Bencraft then came to me and said: ‘ Victor, can you keep w icket?’ *Oh, yes,’ I replied, ‘ I will take the gloves.’ This was just before lunch, and Mr. Woods and Mr. Palairet were making a lot of runs. After lunch I took possession of the gloves, and Baldwin, our best bowler at the time, who hadn’ t noticed that I had put on the pads as well, asked me what on earth I was going to do. I told him I was wicket- keeper for the rest of the match. He bowled two or three preliminary balls to me, and said: * My word, you can keep wicket, you snap ’em up like a jay.* But I missed Mr. Palairet off the second ball sent down by Baldwin, who always had the worst luck in the world as regards dropped catches. When I got to the other end Captain Barton was the bowler. He gave a half ball on the leg side to Mr. Woods, who jumped out two or three yards after the ball and missed it. The ball kept low, hitting me on the pad, and went for three. I didn’t think about what had happened, but in my excitement went through the ordinary motions of a wicket-keeper, and pulled ali three stumps out of the ground. Mr. Palairet called out, “ Come on, run,” but his partner said “ I can’t, I’m out.” However Mr. Palairet got him to run, but of course everybody in the field was splitting with laughter. I had two or three more overs, and then Dr. Bencraft came to me and said, “ Victor, I think that’ll do. I ’ll put somebody else behind that wicket. I ’ve had quite enough of you.” So I retired, much to the amuse­ ment of all the rest of the team. But I had previously kept wicket for the county against Sussex, and had caught two men off Soar, so that I really was not quite as bad as I seemed on that day.” “ Where did you learn your cricket ? ” “ A8 a boy I played a good deal in Battersea Park with George Lohmann, and it was from there that I went to the Oval on trial, in answer to an advertise­ ment. We all thought even then that Lohmann was a great cricketer. He used to bowl fast—very fast, but after a time began to steady himself and to work his fingers round the ball. He was always one of the best fields I ever saw. I don’t know whether it is true, but I have been told that when he first went up to the Oval, the Surrey committee asked in the usual way for a reference, and a clergyman went up to see Mr. Alcock about it. In the course of conversation he intimated to Mr. Alcock that Lohmann was not one of the first eleven, whereupon Mr. Alcock said, ‘ Well, if he is one of your second eleven, you’d better send me up half-a-dozen of them.’ ” W. A. B e t t e s w o r t h . CRICKET AT THE RIVER PLATE. AVERAGES FOR 1902-3. The last match having been played we are able to give the principle averages for the season:— BATTING. No. Times Most of not Total in an inns. out. runs. ions. Aver. J. O. Anderson ... 32 .. 10 ...1314 . 148*.. 59-72 Hon. E. S co t.. ... 20 . 2 ... 692 .. 93 .. 3844 A. H. K 'ight......... 14 . . 3 . . 405 .. 109* . 86*81 H. Doming ........ 23 . . 2 . . 722 .. 122 *.. 34-38 E. L. Rumboll 26 ... 0 880 .. 93 .. 33 84 G. Brown............... 12 . . 1 . 331 .. 107*.. 30-90 W. L a cey............... 13 . . 2 ... 317 .. 78 .. ^8 81 C. Wilson ... ... 5 .. 1 ... 114 .. 34 .. 28-50 H. A. Cowes......... 17 . . 1 . . 424 .. 75 .. 26 50 B. F. R. Bedford ... 14 . . 0 . . 366 .. 131 .. 26-14 E. D. A ylin g........ 22 . 1 . . 5i6 .. 79 .. 26 00 B. B. t-yer .......... 18 . . 2 . . 386 .. 115* . 24-12 C. D. Bury .......... 10 . . 1 . . 208 .. 70 .. 23-11 C. T. Mold .......... 11 . . 2 . 207 .. 66 *.. 23 00 A. Webster .......... 17 . . 2 . . 332 .. 74 .. 2 1 13 H. B. Anderson ... 15 . . 0 . . 320 .. 62 .. 2133 P. M. Rath .......... 12 . . 0 . . 237 .. 95 .. 19 83 R. W. Rudd .......... 9 ... 0 . . 171 .. 57 .. 1900 J. H. D. Phelps 6 . . 2 . . 74 .. 27*. 1850 G. C. Paterson 12 . . 1 . . 187 .. 49 .. 17 00 J. H. B row n......... 12 . . 2 . . 165 .. 51*.. 16-50 H. B. M. Knight... 9 . . 0 146 .. 45 .. 16-22 J. i . Gibson.......... 16 . . 4 . . 194 .. 61 .. 1616 E. Danvers .......... 13 . . 6 113 .. 21 .. 16*14 A. A. M iller......... 17 .. 2 ... 237 .. . 40 . 15-80 C. R. Thursby 17 . . 3 . . 216 .. 31*.. 154 1 G. F. Elliott ......... 13 .. 0 ... 194 .. 38 . 14-92 P. L. G. Bridger ... 17 .. 4 .. 184 . . 47 .. 14*15 R. P. Cordner 17 . . 1 . . 224 .. 64 .. 14 (0 J. Gifford .......... 14 . . 1 . . 174 .. 43 .. 13*38 F. E. Jones .......... 15 . .. 0 . . 193 .. 57 .. 12-86 J. B. Campbell ... 18 . .. 1 . .. 210 ... 98 12 35 A. P. Campbell ... 12 .. 2 ... 120 ... 45* 12-00 A. Macdonald 11 .. 1 . .. 120 .. 32 . 12 00 R. E. H. Anderson.. 16 .. 0 .. 170 . 34 .. 10-62 S. D. Marjoribanks 14 ... 2 ... 127 .. 25*.. 10-58 J. Prentice .......... 11 . .. 0 . .. 110 .. 26 .. 10-00 •Signifies not out. BOWLING. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. W. A. Camp' ell .. 256 ... 80 . . 615 . . 68 .. 7-67 G. C. Barnard .. 101-2 ... 26 ... 244 . . 29 ... 847 H. Doming ... .. 457-2 ...160 . .1077 . .123 ... 871 J. Rodman ... .. 13i*5 .. 85 .. 306 34 .. 9 05 W. Lacey .. 152 1 ... 37 .. 396 . . 41 .. 9 60 H. A. (ow es... .. 1963 ... 40 . . 640 . . 46 ... 1395 G. F. Elliot ... .. 2u9 ... 47 . . 630 . . 45 ... 14-00 A. T. Spens ... ..2 1 ... 62 ... 487 . . 34 ... 14*00 A. H. Kui'ht .. 1682 ... 45 . 385 . . 26 ... 14-32 P. M. Rath ... .. 114 .. 14 336 . . 22 ... 15-80 A. Webster ... .. 891 ... 21 . . 28< . . 18 ... 16-27 P. L. G. Bridger .. 325 ... 71 . . 907 . . 67 ... 16-72 F. E. Jones ... .. 1342 ... 28 4)0 . . 25 ... 16 91 C. R. Tupholme .. 62 ... 16 . 1«6 .. 10 ... 16*60 H. Bruxoy ... .. 129 ... 2 1 . 401 ... 24 ... 16*70 BECKENHAM v. STREATHAM.—Played at Bee- kedham on May 16. B kcken h am . F. D. Brown, b Field . 42 C. O. Cooper, c and b H oare...................... 2 P. C. Baker, b Hoare 5 H. Z. Baker, c Field, b G. Campbell ......... 24 A.Torrens, b Campbell 0 J. D. Craig, b Miller... 72 J. 8 .Christopher,c Pul- brook, b Hoare ... 10 S tr r a th a m . R. H. Dillon, b Field.. 13 W.W.Torrens, b Field 1 R. Curwin, c Leaf, b Miller ................. A. Brown, not out ... B 7, lb 3 .......... Total 5 8 ... 10 ...187 H. 8 .Barkworth,b A.A. Torrens ... .......... N. Miller, not out ... E. Field, not out B 4, lb 1, w 4 Total (1 wkt) 23 C. J. Parton. H. J. Hoare, H. M. Leaf, G. V. Camp­ bell, D. O. Kerr, E. H. Leaf, Rev. H. F. 8 . Adams and E. P. Pulbrook did not bat. STREATHAM v. MERTON.-Played at Streatham on May 16. M brto n . C.A. Godward,not out 9 N. C. Jacks, c Cross, b Phillips................ 0 T. G. Downham, b Hooper .......... ... 0 C. H. Chatteris, c Hooper, b Forteecue 18 A. H. Ddvy, not out 0 B 23, lb 2, w 2 ... 27 B. Bisgood, c Spicer, b Phillips .................28 C. W. Morrison, b Phillips .................10 J. Price, c and b Phillips ................ 4 E. D. Bisgood, b Phillips .................40 W. Rhoades, lbw, b Hooper ......... ... 0 E. D. Davey, b Hooper 0 Total (9 wkts)*136 •Innings declared closed. S t r r a th a m . J. L. Spicer, c Price, b Rhoades ................. 2 H. T. Cross,b Rhoades 0 L. J. Phillips, b God- w ard........................ 8 A. E. Fortescue, c Rhoades, b Godward 6 L. A. M. Fevez, b Rhoades ................. 0 J. F. W. Hooper, b Rhoades .................14 A. R. Wileman, b R hoades................ 4 £. B. Miller, b God- ward........................ 1 H. J. McDouerall, b Godward................. 1 D. 8 . Moore, not out 8 N. Horncastle, b Godward................. 0 Extra ................. 1 Total ... 34 J. C. LOVELL’S X L v. HOME AND COLONIAL. —Played at Tulse Hill on May 16. J. C. L o v r l l ’s XL C. H. Mountain, Hall, b M ajor.......... L. Lovell, b Ford C. L. Ring, lbw, b Rendell ................. P.P. Tyacke, b Rendell K. Robinson, b Major E. D. Lovell, b Major G. A. Ring, b Maj >r H. West, d Rendell... S. H. Flindt, not out J. 8 . Lovell, b Rendell H. Tidy, b Rendell .. B 12, lb 2 .......... H o u r an d H. Hall, b Robinson ... 19 A. Edwards, c E. D. Lovell, b Flindt ... 15 H. Blake, b Robinson 0 F. Ford, c L. Lovell, b J. S. West S. Rendell, b Lovell ................. P. Coote, not out J. Charlwood, c G. Ring, b Robinson ... 6 1 T ota l.........131 C o lo n ia l . T .Westbrook,bRobin- son .................. o H. A. Halls,run out 1 F. W.Martin, b Robin­ son .................... 3 M. E. Major, b Robin­ son .................... 0 B y e.................. 1 Total ...130 WEST WRATTING PARK v. UNEMPLOYED.— Played at West Wratting Park. T he U hrm ployrd . C. H. "Whitehead, b Maundrell .......... 6 R. N. Trechmann Robertson, b Maun­ drell ....................... 22 W. McNeill,st Robert­ son, b M orgin........ 24 H. 8 . Quill, b Morgan 14 T. R. Spencer, c Ross, b Maundrell .......... 2 G. F. Pringle, run out 13 A. Brunton,c Northey, b Uayter.................24 H. Trubshall, st Ross, b Hayter ................ 2 R. Smith, c and b Hayter ................. 5 L. Potter, not out ... 6 B. Edwards, run out 2 Extras ................. 6 Total ...123 W rst W r a ttin o P a r k . E. Musson, c Trech­ mann, b Smith .. 5 W. N. Cobbold, c Me- Neale, b Trubshall.. 19 P.U.Cresswell,c Trech­ mann, b Smith ... 0 C. G. Fernie, ran out 2 B. B. Kennett,c Trech­ mann, b Bruaton ... 13 W. Northey, b Trub­ shall .......... ... ... 4 W. L. B. Hayter, not out .........................87 W. H. Maundrell, b Smith ..................28 R. W. R «s, b Smith 1 A.Morgan,bTrubshall 0 N. Robertson, notout 9 Extras ..................15 Total ...128