Cricket 1903

180 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u n e 4, 1903. By request I give particulars of the longest partnership made for each wicket in first- class matches, a new record for the third having been set up during the past few days:— 654 for firet, Brown, J. T. (300), and Tunnicliffe, J. (448): Yorkshire v. Derbyshire at Ches­ terfield .............................................. *r. ... 1898 398 for second, Shrewsbury, A. (267), and Gunn, W. (196): Notts v. 8uss°x at Nottingham ... 1890 867 for third, Gunn. J. (291)* and Gunn, W. (139): Notts v. Leicestershire at Nottingham 1903 448 for fourth, Hayward, T. (273), and Abel,R. (193) : Surrey v. Yorkshire at the Oval .. ... 1899 340 for fifth, Wainwright, E. (228), and Hirst, G. H. (186) : Yorkshire v. 8urrey at the Oval 1899 428 for sixth, M. A. Noble (281), and W . W. Armstrong (172 not out): Australians v. Sussex at Brighton ....................................... 1902 344 for seventh, E. S. Ranjitsinhji (230) and W. Newham(163): Sussex v. Essex, at Leyton 1902 292 for eighth, Peel, R. (210 not out) and Lord Hawke (166) : Yorkshire v. Warwickshire, at Edgbaston .................................................... 1896 234 for ninth, C. Hill (366 not out) and E. Walkley (53): South Australia v. New South Wales, at Adelaide ................. ................. 1900 230 for tenth, R. W . Nicholls (154) and Roche, W . (74 not out): Middlesex v. Kent, at Lord’s ............................................................ 1899 It will be observed that the longest partner­ ships for the fourth and fifth wickets were made in the same match. The largest score made without loss of a wicket was 270 by Broekwell, W. (132 not out) and Abel (120 not out) for Surrey against Kent at the Oval three years ago. Surrey were set 346 runs to win, and, when stumps were drawn, were only 76 runs behind with all ten wickets in hand. There can be “ no possible, probable shadow of doubt, no shadow of doubt what­ ever,’ ’ that the Nottinghamshire eleven will prove a very difficult side to beat on their present form. The bowling couldbe strength­ ened with advantage, but the batting is strong enough for all emergencies. The continued success of William and John Gunn must be a source of delight to Nottinghamshire en­ thusiasts, who are probably already recalling the days when the county was second to none, and when the championship was practically decided by the results ef the two matches with Surrey. It is very possible that another period of greatness for Nottinghamshire is commencing now, and that in a few seasons John Gunn will be included in the list of the greatest batsmen the county has ever pro­ duced. The present need, however, is a really good bowler, who would prove of the greatest value to the side. A bowler of Attewell’s stamp is not unearthed in a single season, nor in a generation, but the bowler required is bound to be found sooner or later if the county’s reputation of being the most prolific of cricket nurseries is maintained. Since their heavy defeat at the hands of Yorkshire, the Essex eleven have shown excellent form, winning both matches with Surrey and one against Kent in succession. As is the case with Nottinghamshire, many of their most promising players are young men, and the prospects of the team should therefore be very bright for years to come. Their double success against Surrey is an event which will long be remembered with pride in Essex cricketing circles. The absence of Abel, however, from the Surrey team weakened the side considerably, as his partiality for Essex bowling is proverbial. The victory over Kent was largely the work of the Rev. F. H. Gillingham (79) and Buck- enham (58), whose partnership in the first innings of Essex enabled the side to obtain the lead which was maintained until the end. The time has long departed since Fierce Kent, ambitious of the world’s applause, Against the world combin’d asserts her cause, as James Love sang in 1774 ; but a victory over the countf, even without J. R. Mason on the side, is still a meritoriousperformance. May Essex flourish ! A note and a query. George Wells, of Sussex, a famous batsman half-a-century since, took guard within about an inch only from the stumps, and when the bowler advanced he also came forward. In the Kent and Sussex match at Gravesend in 1866 this peculiarity was remembered by George Bennett, who pretended to deliver the ball from about a yard behind the non-striker’s wicket instead of from the bowling crease in the ordinary way. The result was that Wells —he was known as “ Tiny” Wells—became disconcerted, and, moving his bat in his agitation, knocked a stump, which caused a bail to fall to the ground. He therefore hit his wicket down before Bennett delivered the ball; in fact, the ball was not bowled at all. As, however, Wells hit his wicket in the act of playing , the umpire, J. Dean, gave him out. The decision may be considered a good one, as the M.C.C. have ruled that the ball is in play as soon as the bowler commences his run. We now come to the query. Suppos­ ing a bowler obtained ten wickets with con­ secutive balls in such a manner, what would his analysis be ? It could not be ten ball *, no runs and ten wickets, as not a single ball was delivered. During the past week I asked the opinion of two well-known umpires on the point. Both agreed that “ over” could not be called, as not a ball was bowled, and one declared that he was quite unable to say what the bowler’s analysis would be, whilst the other stated that the decision would rest not with the umpires but the scorers. Should the umpires be appealed to on the point by the scorers, however, it is presumed that they would be obliged to give their opinion. When a batsman is dismissed in the manner stated, should the bowler’s name appear in the score-sheet, e.g., George Wells, hit wicket, b Bennett, 61 ? The reader will probably gather from the fore­ going remarks that it is possible for a match to be played out without a ball being delivered. Another manner in which a similar occurrence could take place would be for the bowler, when about to deliver the ball, to bring his arm round and run out the bats­ man at his end for being out of his ground. As the American lady remarked, there are a powerful lot of things in cricket to think about. J. C. LOVELL'S X I. v. PEMBURY.—Played at Tulse Hill on June 1. J. C. L o v k ll’ s XI. ARKLEY v. MILL HILL SCHOOL.-Played at Mill Hill on June 1. M i l l H i l l First innings. R. C. Taylor, c Nimmo, b Dumbelton........................ E. Bramall, run out .......... J. R. Dick, b Hammond ... N.A.Dore.cand b Hammond J. F. Ewen, b Dumbelton... 12 S chool . Second innings. 6 b Williams..........10 stSoottjbWilliams 0 31 D. L. Morgan, b Hammond L. W . Taylor, lbw, b Dum­ belton ................................ R.E.Peille,candbHammocd J. L. MacAlpine, b Dumbelton........................ W . R. Pruny, not out M. H. Kemsley.b Hammond Byes ......................... b Dumbelton c Dumbelton, Sc ivener... . c Chapelow, Morgan ... . b Nimmo ... . 4 not out........ 0 b Hammond D. V. Hassard, b Matthews................. 22 L. Lovell, st W Rat- cliffe, b Matthews .. 25 W . H. Golds, o J. Ratcliffe, b Seymour 12 C. H. Mountain, b O. Seymour ................. 7 J. S. Lovell, b Mat­ thews .. ................. 20 J. P. Candler, not out 62 H. N.Ring, b Seymour 1 Pkmbury, First innings. W . Ratcliffe, c Flindt, Candler ................. O. Seymour, b Robinson W. Austen, b Robins m ... G. Matthews, run out E. A. Hobbs, b Robinson... Rev. H. S. Brooke, c West, b Candler ........................ E. L. Scott, c Mountain, b Candler ........................ F. Ellis, b Candler .......... J. Ratcliffe, c C. Ring, b Candler ........................ F. Figgett. b Robins on ... E. Ratcliffe, b Robinson ... C. Lovell, c and b Robinson H. Tidy, not o u t................. Extras........................ Total........................ K. Robinson, c W. Ratcliffe, b O. Sey­ mour ....................... 1 G. A. Ring, b Ellis ... 16 H. West, b Ellis ... 0 C. L. Ring, b Figgett 12 E. D. Lovell, b Austen 13 S. H. Fliudc, c Ellis, b Matthews ..........16 Extras .................20 Total . 227 Second innings, b .. 11 b G. A. Ring ... b W est.. b West................. c Hassard.b West b G. A. Ring ... b West.......... b G. A. Ring o Robinson, West.......... not out.......... c Robinson, West.......... b W est......... Extras... Total ..........22 MILL HILL SCHOOL v. FINCHLEY.-Played at Finchley on May 27. F in c h le y . H. Williams, b L. W. Taylor .................71 L. Neiderheitmann, b D ic k ........................18 L.H.Bacmeister.lbw, b Bramall .................39 G.G. Napier, cTown, b D ic k ............................33 A. V. Keslingbury, b Bramall ................. 1 A. J. S. Willson, b Bramall ................ 4 R. R. Martin, not out. 6 J.B.Goodyear,notout 28 B 16, nb 1 ..........17 Total (6 wkts) •.1 D. L. Pritchard, F. R. N. Crofts and F. Stephen­ son did not bat. * Innings declared closed. M il l H il l S ch ool . Byes , 22 Total 58 Total (7 wkts) 115 Howard Williams, b Bramall .......... fifi G. W . Hammond, b Ewen................. . 26 G. G. Dumbelton, b Peille.......................... is W.C. Nimmo, b Kems- H.|rUoiinui,i>Bramall 0 W .R Walker, c Kems- ley, b Bramall............n A bk i . k y . J. H. Adamson, b Dick 47 G.C.Scrivener, run out 0 H. Nimmo, b Bramall 1 G. Scott, not out .. 13 Chapelow, b Bramall 0 B 20, lb 8 ......... 28 Total 210 J.R.Dick.b Bacmeister 0 R. C. Taylor, b Bac­ meister ... .. ..1 6 C. A. Town, b Bac­ meister ................. 4 J.L. Macalpine, b Bac­ meister ................. 0 K. Bramall. b Napier. 1 L. W . Taylor, b Bac­ meister ................. 1 N. A. Dore, c Crofts, b N apier................. 5 R. E. F. Peill, c and b Napier .................18 D. L. Morgan, not out 88 W. M. Penny, hit wkt, b Williams ..........10 M. F.Kemaley,cCrofts, b Bacmeister.......... 6 Byes .................18 Total ...116 PELHAM v. A. E. BISHOPS X I.—Played at Ching­ ford on June 1. A . E. B ishop ' s X I. First innings. G. Hall, b J. E. Potter ... 8 G. Hayman, c Sharpe, b Leader................................12 H. Love, run ou t................. 2 W. Watts, b Leader .......... 0 J.Seaton, b J. E. Potter ... 2 H. Earle, b Wallis ..........18 A.E. Bishop, c Sharpe, b A. F. Potter ........................ 14 T. Bishop, 0 Bonser, b W allis........................ ... 5 G. P. Cheeseman, b Wallis 4 D. Winters, not out .......... 0 J. Wallis, b Wallis .......... 0 Byes ... 9 B. T. Bonser, c Watts, b Love ................. 55 J. E. Potter, c Earle, b Love ................. 2 W. E. Peel, b Hayman 6 G. Sharpe, b Love ... 4 J. Wallis, c sub., b L o v e ........................ 6 C Leader, b Love ... 1 Second innings, not o u t................ 0 c Peel, b Sharpe 11 c and b Lingwood 13 cHamer,b Sharpe 5 b Lingwood ... 26 b P eel................. 0 c Mott, b Peel ... Byes .. 16 Total ... 74 T o ta l..........72 PtLHAH. A. F. Potter, c T. Bishop, b Hall ... 88 P ^ L h Y °°d , c Love, S. Y. Mott, bLove 5 M. Hamer, b Love ... 5 E. Greystone, not out 0 B 4, lb 2 .......... 6 Total ...183