Cricket 1903

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His batting was something quite out of the common, and worthy of that of C. I. Thornton in the old days, when there really were big hitters. In his innings were included three sixes and sixteen fours. I n the second innings of Notts v. Gloucestershire, and again in the York­ shire match at Bristol, Paish, the Gloucestershire bowler, was no-balled by West for throwing. These are the only times Paish has been no-balled for throwing, and it would be quite unfair to conclude that because an individual umpire honestly thinks that once or twice in the course of 39 overs a man throws, he is necessarily a “ chucker.” The worst of it is that it has become quite a common thing to consider a man as a hardened offender if any first-class umpire once no-balls him for throwing. W. L. M urdoch made his second hundred of the season list week, scoring 114 out of 243 for four wickets for London County v. Guy’s Hospital. T he rain, which had kept off for nearly two whole days last week, returned once more on Saturday, not to the advantage of the Southern Counties. It did not come in time to save Essex, but it was early enough to prevent Surrey and Gloucestershire from gaining what promised to be easy victories. S ome fine bowling'performances at the end of last week:— o. m. r. 1 14*2 4 81 4*1 1 6 8 36 W. H. B. Evans, Oxf’d v. Gentlemen., J. H. King, M.C.C. v. Sussex ... ., Hargreave,Warwickshire v. Lanc’sh’e j ^ B. J. Bosanquet, Gentlemen v. Oxf’rd 15 6 31 Arnold, Worcestershire v. Surrey ... 25*3 1148 Hirst, Yorkshire v. Essax ................. 17 5 34 M atches abandoned at the end of last week :— Surrey v. Worcestershire Lancashire v. Warwickshire Gloucestershire y. Notts Thb mauvaxs quart d'heure which often upsets a side just before stumps are drawn, was particularly fatal last week