Cricket 1903

J une 18, 1903. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. 219 to m a k e a hundred this season. This was for Haverford College against the Philadelphia C.C., and he retired after m a k iD g 104. Reaching England jm t in time for the Oxford match at tbe end in last week, he commenced the tour |of promising fashion with a very useful score of thirty. T h e programme for the Gentlemen of Philadelphia has at last been completed by the definite arrangement of a match on July 23rd and two following days. At the outset of the negotiations, the Philadelphiar s had reason to believe that they would meet a team consisting of ama­ teurs who had visited the States, with Mr. P. F. Warner as captain. The use of the Oral, which was free on the days named, was at the time readily granted for the purpose, and there the match is to be played after all. The title will be the Gentlemen of Philadelphia against Mr. P. F. Warner’s Eleven. T he committee who are arranging for the visit of the native team of cricketers to Ergland next year have received the following ommunicition from Lord Hawke:— I am pleased to say in answer to your letter re a guarantee towards a mixed team of Parsis, Hindus and Mahomedans visiting England in 1904 the Yorkshire County Club will be pleased to play the team, a match and guarantee £100 as your share of the gato, hoping you may bo able to carry tho project through. T h e y have been recently having a spell of low scoring in India, where there has also been the sad experience of matches abandoned without a ball bti ig bowlel. Up to the time the last mail left there had been sevtral matches played at Ootacamuud with in the result, gener­ ally small scores. Among t le most suc­ cessful bowlers have been C. T . Studd and E. R. Udal. F rom the St. James 8 Gazette :— Cricket anecdotcs are the nearest we can approach to the actual thing in this abomin­ able weather. Here is one of W. G.’s. A few years ago Mr. A. G. G. Asher, an old “ Dark Blue,” was captain of a Scotch team that played and beat Gloucestershire. To­ wards the end of the county’s innings, Mr. Afher went on to bowl, and took the last wickets. At dinner afterwards, Dr. Grace, in proposing the Scotch captain’s health, ehailingly described him as the worst bowler he had ever seen. Next year the Gloucester team went up North again, and the champion collared the bowling. In despair, Mr. Asher took the ball, and, as ho did so, called out to “ W. G.” to ank him if he remembered his criticism. “ Yes,” said the Doctor. “ Well,” said the very worst bowler, “ I ’ ve been keep­ ing one all this time specially for you,” and with the second ball he bowled him. T he Standarl Athletic Club of Paris, which recently paid a visit to Antwerp to play the cricket club there, have invited the Geutlemen of Philadelphia to play them iu Paris. But as the Americans are to leave England in August, and the pro­ posed date of the match is in September, the arrangements cannot be made to fit in. L ast Friday at Leyton Walter Mead took the last four Sussex wickets in the first innings without a run being scored off him. The details of his last four overs are as follows: — w ............ | w ..............I . . w . . . |. . w T h e Marylebone U.C. will entertain the Gentlemen of Philadelphia to dinner at Lord’s after the first day’s play in the M.C.C. match on Monday nexf. The president, Lord Alverstone, will preside. A t the Oval on Tuesday F. G. Maclaren, a brother of A. C. Maclaren, scored 106 for Lancashire second eleven against Surrey seond. The score which came next to this was only 24. My remarks a fortnight ago on the subject of the great techi ioal excellence of a Punch cartoon seem to have attracted considerable attention all over the country. It will be remembered that last week a correspondent asked why, if Mr. Bernard Partridge’s drawing was technic illy accurate, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman was in the pavilion when he ought to have been in the field ? Iu reply to this, Mr. Harry O’Shaughnessy wri‘es: “ Re your c ^respondent’s note on the excel­ lent picture in Punch . He asks, 1 But why is Campbell-Bannerman in the pa^ ilion and not in the field ? .................. The error, if such it is, was pointed out to me by a lady, wbioh shows that all ladies are not ignorant of cricket.’ I fear your correspondent and bis lady friend are equally ignorant of cricket, as the picture was entitled ‘ Duricg the Interval.’ ” T h e daughters of the late Robert Thoms desire to return their sincere thanks to all gentlemen and friends for the kind sympathy shown them in their sad bereavement, and also for the lovely flowers sent. THE METROPOLITAN CLUBS IN 1903. Aa usual the H ampstead C.C. has a very long list of matches arranged by Mr. F. C. Wheeler, tho honorary secretary, 104, High Holborn, W.C. The match committee con­ sists of Messrs. J. G. Q. Besch, H . Greig, E. L. Marsden, L. J. Moon, F. W. Orr and J. C. Toller, who in addition to Messrs. Stoddart and S. S. Pawling, are also the managers of matches. Air. Stoddart has undertaken the management of the teams for the home week. Nearly every club of importance in the Metropolitan district is encountered during tho season, and other matches are against tho Oxford University Authentics, West Herts, etc. This year the tour is in Sussex and Kent, two-day matches being played against Tonbridge, Devonshire Park (Eastbourne) and Birchington House. MAY. 6. Kensington Park. v. Kensington Park 9. Surbiton, v. Surbiton 13. Hampstead, v. Stoics 16. Hornsey, ▼. Hornsey *20. Hampstead, v Finchley 23. Ealing, v. Ealing 27. Hampstead, v. West Herts 30. Hampstead, v. Surbiton JUNE. 1. Norbury, v. London and Westminster Bank 3. Hampstead, v. Charlton Park 6. Dunstable, v. Dunstable School Masters 10. Hampstead, v. Guy’s Hospital 13. Malden, v. Malden Wanderers 17. Hampitead. v. St. Mary’s Hospital 19. Acton, v. Pallingswick 20. Hampstead, v. 8t. Bartholomew’s Hospital 24. Hornsey, v. Hornsay 27. Arkley, v. Arkley JULY. 1. Fampst?ad, v. Oxf .»rd University Authentics 4. Hampstead, v. Old Reptonians 8. Hampstead, v. Arkley 11. Hampstead, v. Upper Tooting 15. Hampstead, v. Wanderers 18 Uxbridge, v. UxVridge 20. Hampstead, v. Old Ton^ri^geins 21. Hampstead, v. Old Westminsters 22. Hampstead, v. Richmond , 23. Hamp'tead, v. Crusiders ine vveeK 24. Hamspteid, v. Hornsey 26 . Hampstead, v. M.C.C. 29. Chiswick Park, v. Chiswick Park 30. Mill Hill School v. Old MillhiUiaos AUGUST. 1. Hampstead, v. U.C.S. Old Boys 3. Tonbridge, v. Tonbridge* ) 5. Eastbourne, v. Devonshire Park1 -The Tour 7. Bexbill, v. Birchin?ton House* ) 12. Richmond, v. Richmond IV Southgate, v. Southgate 19. Lee, v. Granville 22. Hampstead, v. Kensington Park 26. t harlton Park, v. Charlton Park 29. Hampstead, v. Pallingswiclt SEPTEMBER. 2. Hampstead, v. Southgate 6. Hampstead, v. Malden Wanderers * Two-dav matches. MILL HILL SCHOOL “ A ” v. THE COLLEGE (Bishop’s Stortford) —Played at Mill Hill on June 10. Tn* C ollide . First innings. Second innings. H. D. Mirams, c Dore, b G. K. W a lk er................. 0 b G. K. Walker 0 J. Morley, b G. K. Walker 1 b Morgan ...........4L W. Simpson,bG. K.Walker 3 b H. Walker ...16 R. J. Stephenton,b Vemsley 0 b Grindley.......... 6 F. M. Cheshire, c Carnley, c Macalpine, b H. b Vemsley........................ 3 Walker .......... 0 H. Edridge, c Macalpine, b Vemsley ........................ 4 b Morgan ............ 0 W . G. Wilson, b G. K. Walker ........................ 4 b Morgan ............ 0 D. A. Palmer, run out ... 10 c Gnadley, b Morgan .......... 5 S. W. Rutty, c Dore, b G. K. Walker ........................ 2 lbw.bG.K.Walker 1 C. Stephenson, lbw,b G. K. Walker ......................... 3 c & b G.K.Walker 0 H. G. Aldiss, not out.......... 6 not out................. 2 B 1, lb 1 ........................ 2 B 3, lb 2, wb 1 6 Total ... 38 Total ..........76 M i ll H i ll First innings. C. A. Town, lun o u t .......... J. L. Macalpine, b Mirams D. F. Morgan, b Mirams ... N. A. Dore, hit wicket, b Cheshire ......................... G. 8 . Brown, b Cheshire ... W. B. Carnley, run out ... G. Sc-.tc, Ibw, b Cheshire ... M. H. Kemsley, b Mirams H. H. Grindley, b Stephen­ son ................................ G. K. Walker, b Mirams ... H. Walker, not out .......... i* 12......................... S chool . Second innings. 2 b Stephenson ... 2 0 b Kutty ......41 4 b Stephenson ... 11 c Aldiss, b Ste- 0 phenson.......... 0 0 c Stephenson, b Mirams .......26 4 not out.............20 4 b Rutty ....... 0 2 not o u t............. 5 B 1, lb 1, wb 1 3 Total 46 Total (6 wkts) 108 MARLBOROUGH BLUES v. R1CKLING GREEN —Played at Rickling Green on June 13. R icklinq T. F.Wilkes, c Rowell, b L. C. R. Thriug 65 L. 1). Gosling, b L. C. R. Thring................. 0 A. II. Gosling, c C. H., b L. C. R. Thriog 6 G. A. Gamble, b L. C. R. Thring J. W. Chappie, b L. C. R. T h rin g ......... Q. G. Seabrook, b C. H. M. Thring.......... 3 10 G rkkx . A. Wyatt, c L. C. R. Thring, b Black .. 5 J. S. Wilson, not out 0 Rev.N.Landon Smith, not out ................. 0 R.C. Gosling, c Black, b L. V. R. Thring .. 40 B 2, lb 1 ................ 3 Total (8 wkt*) 121 J. Bailey did not bat. Rain stopped play.