Cricket 1903

148 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a y 21, 1903. shire clearly indicate that he is already in capital form. On Wednesday week a meeting is to be held, presided over by the Earl of Damley—better known to cricketers as the Hon. Ivo Bligh—to see whether steps cannot be taken to prevent the famous Bat and Ball Ground, at Graves­ end, falling into the hands of the builders after September next. The thought that the scene of so many of Kent’s bloodless triumphs may pass from the sight, though not from the memory, of cricketers, and possibly be dedicated to bricks and mortar, is enough to cause old Tom Adams to rise in his grave and wax eloquent on the subject. Even if only on account of W.G.’s grand performance there in 1895, when, it will be remem­ bered, the champion scored 257 and 73 not out, winning the match for Gloucester­ shire against time, an effort should be made to preserve the ground for cricket purposes. Players and enthusiasts of all generations who have mixed to any extent in cricketing circles will probably be able to recall happy moments spent on the Bat and Ball Ground, and on this account the Kent authorities may rely on many people outside the county assisting in the good work of check-mating the builder. The wonderful bowling of Mead at the Oval on Tuesday last was in itself suffi­ cient to cause the recent Surrey v. Essex match to become historical. After lunch he was practically unplayable, delivering 33 balls for two tuns and six wickets. The startling collapse of Surrey recalled their inglorious display against Kent at Canterbury last year, when the last nine wickets fell for four runs. Mead’s analysis after lunch, “ six for two,” is not a record as has been suggested, as for Gloucestershire, at Cheltenham, in 1877, W. G., at one time during the second innings of Notts, obtained seven wickets in 41 balls without a run being made from him, although his analysis for the com­ pleted innings was eight for 34. The following analyses, which are for a whole innings and not, like W . G.’s referred to above, for a portion of the innings only, will compare very favourably with Mead’s Bix for tw o:— 6 for 0, Pougher, A. D., M.C.C. and Ground v. Australia, at Lord’s ................................ ... 1896 4.for 0, Bix F. Bathurst, England v. Kent, at Lord's ............................................................. 1844 4 for 0, J. R. Napier, Lancashire v. Yorkshire, at Sheffield..................................................... If 4 for 0, Heame, A., Kent v. Somersetshire, at Taunton .............................................. ... 1894 6 .for 1, Cosstick, S., Victoria v. Tasmania, at - Melbourne ................ . ................................ If 5 for 1, Tate, F. W., Sussex v. Kent, at Ton- . _ bridge ............................................................. If 9 for 2, Elliott, G.,+ Victoria v. Tasmania, at Launceston..................................................... 1868 7 for 3, F. R. Spofforth, Australia y. An Eng­ land XI., at Birmingham ........................ 1884 8 for 6 , Peate, E., Yorkshire v. Surrey, at Hol- beck................................................................... If__ ’ Elliott bowled throughout the completed innings (33), delivering 76 balls. Amongst other remarkable feats may be mentioned Tarrant’s 7 for 0 for England v. X X II. of New South Wales, at Syd­ ney, in 1864, and Caffyn’s 7 for 1 for United England Eleven v. XV III. of Ireland, in Phoenix Park, 1856, but neither of these latter has the slightest pretentions to be regarded as first-class. Apart from the bowling of Mead, how­ ever, there were other factors which contributed to Essex’s substantial victory by 260 runs. Sewell, especially, will be able to look back with pleasure at the match, as he not only made the catch of the season, but by his excellent innings of 60 rendered probable the victory which Mead’s irresistible bowling had made possible. It is evident that Sewell is a cricketer who may at any moment accom­ plish a really great performance. Last season those of us who knew of his doings whilst in India were somewhat dis­ appointed by his displays over here in the great matches, for, apart from a hard- hit innings of 99 against Sussex, at Leyton, he showed none of that form which had placed him in quite the front rank of Indian cricketers. By his two displays this season at the Oval—for London County (the snow-storm match) and Essex— he has clearly demonstrated “ to all whom it may concern ” that he is most attractive to watch when thoroughly set. As a fieldsman he is unsurpassed, being most active and a safe catch. He is, furthermore, occasionally of use as a change bowler, being altogether an all­ round player of undoubted ability. Should he exhibit in England the excel­ lent form he was wont to do in India, Leyton crowds will have many very interesting hours. Perrin and McGahey made very serviceable scores in each innings, and Young proved very deadly at the end of the match, bowling his last 48 balls for eight runs and three wickets. A word of praise deserves to be given to Russell (T. M.), who did not allow a single bye or leg-bye in Surrey’s first innings, and made four catches in the second. Essex are to be congratulated on their well-deserved success. The sad news of the death of Arthur Shrewsbury caused an abandonment of the Notts v. Sussex match, at Brighton, after the midland county had almost got into a winning position. Shrewsbury’s greatest feats—on paper, at least—for his county were against Sussex, and it was a curious coincidence that his end should have come during a match between the two sides. That his death will mean a very severe loss to Nottinghamshire cricket is beyond dispute, for he might have con­ tinued to participate in great matches for a few more seasons had he not considered himself to be in a worse state of health than he actually was. Apart from the batting displays by William and John Gunn, and the wicket-keeping of Butt, there was nothing in the match which calls for special comment. William Gunn once again showed his partiality for Sussex bowling, his innings of 81 being made without a mistake, and in his very best style. “ CRICKET" is the only paper in the world solely devoted to the game. Weekly, April 0 to September 16 (Inclusive). T e rm s op S u b sc rip tio n :— 6 /- per annum 7/- post free abroad. Payable in advance. All communications to be sent direct to the Offices of Cricket , 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.O. GRANVILLE “ A ” (Lee) ▼. FOREST HILL (2).— Played at Forest Hill on May 16. F orest H il l . C. Moore, b Morris ... 11 H. 8 . Phillips, b Pass- more .......... ... 13 C. Barham,b Levinson 6 C. E. E. Lee, b Morris 24 J. Balkwill.bPassmore 0 M. Reichert, c Temple, b Passmore ... ... 6 C. E. Hand, c Pass- more, b Morris ... 12 M. R. Bingham, b Morris ................. 0 H. Barham, b Rymer- Jones........................ 21 P. H. Russell, cLevin- son, b Passmore ... 63 P. Gibbon, not out ... 12 Extras................46 Total ...214 E. Rymer-Jones, lbw, b Reichert .......... 5 T. L. Passmore, b Rei­ chert ........................16 E. D. C. Young,bRus- sell ........................64 H.J. Morris,bBalkwill 18 F. Helder, b Russell... 4 J. H. Fry, hit wkt, b Russell ................. 2 G r a n v il le . H.A.Levinson,not out 14 H. L. Temple, c Gib­ bon, b Hand .......... 4 E. G. Livermore, run out ........................ 9 J. A. Johnston,not out 1 Extras................19 Total ( 8 wkts)156 E. F. Debenham did not bat. GRANVILLE (Lee) v. WOOLWICH GARRI80N. —Played at Woolwich on May 13. W oolw io h G arrison . First innings. MajorHutchinson,stYoung, b B u ll............................... 0 J. McQ. Sealy, st Young, b Bull ...............................43 W. C. T. Rogers, b Bull ... 12 Rev. A. R. Hoare, b Bull... 40 Major C. H. de Rougemont, b B u ll...............................26 Captain P.Merriman, c Lin­ coln, b Summers .......... 8 J. D. Campbell, b Bull ... 2 J. Curliog, b Bull .......... 0 M. A. Beattie, not out ... 5 Captain Logan, b Barra ... 18 G. E. Kidd, c Payne, b Bull 0 Extras........................18 Second innings. b Barrs .......... 8 b Summers.......... 4 lbw, b Summers 0 run out lbw, b Barrs not out.......... b Barrs.......... b Barrs.......... b Summers.. Extras... , 30 14 6 , 0 0 , 8 Total N. Cockell, c Hutchin­ son, b Hoare .......... 0 F. A. Barrs, c Hoare, b Logan .................18 S. W. Payne, lbw, b Logan ................. 1 J.P.Clarkson,c Rogers, b Logan ................. 7 F. E. Lander, c De Rougemont, b Hoare 14 F.G.Bull, c Merrimnn, b Campbell ..........33 ..162 G r a n v ille . Total (8 wkts) 68 E.D.C.Young.bMerri- m a n ........................ P. P. Lincoln,bHoare T. H. Summers, not out ........................ J. H. Fry, b Campbell F. Luckhurst, b Curl­ ing Extras................. Total ..........l IBI 8 v. BRIXTON WANDERERS.—Played at Beckenham on May 16. B rixton W an d erers . F. Odell, c Burt, b Wright ................. H. E. Smith,b Wright C.. G. Smith, b Buck- land ........................ E. T. Gale, b White ... R. Waterhouse,cMoul- sey, b Newson. H. Goodall, b Stafford 11 N. R. Whitley,bBuck- la n d ........................ 7 W . A. Gilligan,notout 19 H. Mason, not out ... 11 B 6 , lb 3, nb 1 ... 10 Total (8 wkts) *181 F. P. Rider,bBuckland 47 L. M. Simmons did not bat. *Inniags declared closed. I bis . W. L. Robertson, c Waterhouse, b Sim­ mons 0 P. Mousley, b Gilligan 4 E. White, not out ...31 E. Burt, b Simmons... 5 E. Dewey, st Gale, b Mason ................. 9 E. Buckland, b Mason 0 H. Perkin 8 ,c Whitley. b Goodall................. 27 H. Newson, not out... 4 B 9, lb 1 .......... 10 Total (6 wkts) 90 SUrTON v. NORWOOD.-Played at Sutton on May 16. N orwood . H. B. Phillips, c Poole, b K n igh t................. A. Francis, c and b Hadfleld .......... ... L. Manwell, b Knight P. King, st Jackson, b Knight ................. B Batchelor,bHadfield .Browa, st Jackson, b Haddeld .......... J. P. Irons, lbw, b Knight .......... .. W . J. Le May, ht wkt b Knight................. P. Witt, not out B. Lough, c Poole, b Knight ... .. ... Last, b Hadfleld ... Total 2 0 4 1 . 23 S u tton . G. H. Hadfield, 0 Witt R. M. Bell, b Le May 6 A " a • 'v 10 V.R.Bromage, not out 83 F. A. B. Anderson, b K. S. Dally, not out... 6 Laat ........................63 B 7, lb 7 ............ 14 J. A. Knight, b Last.. 27 __ L Jackson, b Last ... 42 | Total (6 wkts) 201