Cricket 1903

J uly 30, 1903. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. 315 F. S. Jackson had been asked to act as captain. But “ Wanderer,” in yester­ day’s Sportsman, says : “ I have authority from Lord’s to say that such a meaning was not intended to be conveyed, for, as a matter of fact, he was asked to captain the combination.” Which is an enigma. B e l o w will be found a list of innings played by C. J. Bowman for the London and Westminster Bank X I. this year. For years past he has done consistently well for the club, but this year, taking everything into consideratian, his per­ formance is quite remarkable. Granted that the bowling against the club hai not always been of the best, it must be remembered that the matches are fre­ quently continued until eight o’clock, and on many occasions when Bowman has lookedall over like getting another hun- dred, the closure has had to be applied, owing to late starts, especially with the other Banks. On many occasions the runs have had to be made against time, notably v. Kensington Park and Brixton Wanderers. May 2, v. Norwood....................... 2 ... „ 16, v. Forest Hill .......... did not bat. „ 19, y . London &CountyBank 31 „ 23, v. Old Citizens .......... 102 ,, 26, v. Lcndon JointSt’ckB’nk76 30, v. Forest Hill June 3, v. ,, 6, v. „ 8, v. »> 27, v. July 4, v. » 7, v. „ 11, Y. „ 13, y . tf 18, v. „ 20, v. >t 25, v. London & 8.- W. Bank. Brixton Wanderers ... Eastbourne .......... ... Croydon ........................ Hampton Wick i 13 !32 43 ?8 36 6 29 London & S.-W. Bank. 116 Kensington Park.......... 74 London JointSt’ckB nk 69 London County Club ... 19 London & County Bank 76 Brixton Wanderers ... 89 caught. bowled, not out. not out. bowled, not out. not out. towled. caught, bowled, caught, not out. not out. not out. bowled, not out. not out. Total .................841 17 Innings, 9 not out. Runs, 841. Average, 105*12. K in g E d w a r d is said to be taking great interest in the Royal Household O.O., which now numbers over 170 mem­ bers. By permission of the King the club has adopted the King’s racing colours of purple, gold braid and scarlet. Several matches will be arranged for next season, and grounds will be provided both at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace. To open the daily papers during the last two miserable days was to go back to the seventies and early eighties when there were often only two or three matches a week. If it had not been for the discussion about the M.C.C. team most of the papers would have contained practically no cricket at all. T h e Lancing College wicket-keeper writes :—“ During a match between Lan­ cing College and Brighton Brunswick C.C., a curious incident took place, and although it is not without precedent, I take the liberty to inform you of it, as it is by no means an every day occurrence. During the Brighton Brunswick innings, one of their batsmen was bowled by H. G. Greenfield, and one of the bails jump­ ing up came down on to the middle stump and rested in the groove at the top, the other bail dropping about three yards aw ay.” I n the vain hope of earning an honest halfpenny or two, a small newsboy, at half-past six yesterday evening, was rushing about with the cry “ Latest Cricket Scores.” As the only cricket which was played yesterday (Yorkshire v. Gloucestershire) lasted for a few minutes only between half-past eleven and twelve, his information was a little late in the day. O n another page will be found the score of a match between Burstow School (Horley)and Brighton College (under 15) at Brighton. For Burstow School, P. C. Wood went in first and carried his b it through the innings for 101. As no other, player on the side made double figures he accomplished a feat which is ex­ ceedingly rare, in fact one of the rarest. A c o r r e s p o n d e n t informs us with regard to the Burstow School eleven that fourteen matches have been played this term, thirteen being won and one lost. The secret of this success lies in good bowling and sound, though not brilliant fielding. There are four bowlers who are all above the average; one being slow left, another medium slow right, the third medium right, and the fourth fast right. The captain, S. Dumaresq, comes from Johannesburg; he has a long head, and changes his bowling rapidly, and shifts his field to suit the peculiari­ ties of batsmen. The school, of which Mr. C. J. M. Godfrey, the well-known old Sussex and Granville (Lee) cricketer, is the headmaster, has a very fine cricket ground. ___________________ ON TH E FENCE. [In an official announcement the M.C.C. have stated that the professionals who accompany their team to Australia will receive three hundred pounds and their expenses, including washing bills.] Oh, for advice ! Shall I accept the offer, which The M.C.C. have made to meP Expenses and three hundred pounds, As well as all my washing free. Very precise I What shall I say ? I ought to get a good deal more, But still, perchance, by hook or crook, I might make quite a tidy sum From exes and my washing hook. Yes. That’s the way! I think I ’ll go— But wait a bit ! Suppose that “ Plum ” Should every Monday morn insist On going throughmy shirts and things, To check them by my washing list! A h ! Surely n o! It wouldn’t act. So shall I write at once to Lord’s ? Well, on the whole, I think I will. But how the M.C.C. will stare When I present my washing bill! And that’s a fact. W .A .B . TH E COUNTY CHAM P ION SH IP . RELATIVE POSITIONS TO DATE. Per- Plyd.Won Lost Drn. Pts. centage. Middlesex ... 8 ... 4 ... 0 ... 4 ... 4 ...100 00 Sussex ..........14 ... 5 ... 1 ... 8 ... 4 ... 66*66 Essex................13 ... 6 ... 2 ... 5 ... 4 ... 60*00 Yorkshire..........18 .. 9 ... 4 ... 5 ... 5 ... 38 46 Worcestershire 13 ... 5 ... 3 ... 5 ... 2 ... 25*00 Lancashire ... 18 ... 6 ... 4 ... 8 ... 2 ... 20*00 Warwickshire... 14 ... 4 ... 3 ... 7 ... 1 ... 14 28 Surrey .........18 ... 6 ... 6 ... 6 ... 0 ... 00*00 Notts.................15 ... 3 ... 3 ... 9 ... 0 ... 00-00 Somerset..........11 ... 4 ... 5 ... 2 ...—1 .. — 1111 K en t.................11 ... 3 ... 4 ... 4 ...—I... — 14*28 Derbyshire ... 11 ... 3 ... 6 ... 2 ...—3... — 33 33 Hampshire ... 7 ... 1 ... 5 ... 1 ...—4... — 66*66 * ..................................... 6 ... 7 ...-5 .. — 71*42 .. 8 ... 5 ...—8 .. —100 00 Leicestershire 14 1 Gloucestershire 13 ... 0 The matches between Surrey and Hampshire, which should have been played at the Oval on May 7th, 8th and 9th; Kent and 8ussex, fixed for Tonbridge on June 15th, etc.; Middlesex v. Essex, at Lord’s, June 16th, etc.; Somerset v. Hampshire, at Bath, June 15th, etc., and Essex v. Hampshire, at Leyton, July 27th, etc., were abandoned without a ball having been bowled, and are therefore not included in the above table. J. C. LOVELL’S XI. v. HON. ARTILLERY COMPANY.—Played at Finsbury on July 25th. J. C. L o v k ll ’ s XI. 8. Brigg, not out B 13, lb 9 61 Total (3 wkts)* 250 C. H. Mountain, b Bonser ................. 2 L. Lovell, b Bonser ... 14 W.H.Golds, not out ..115 P. P. Tyacke, b Bell... £6 G. A. Ring, F. Shackel, H. West, C. L. Ring, E. D. Lovell and J. 8. Lovell did not bat. * Innings declared closed. H. A. C. L. M. Leggatt,b West 9 |Byes ........................ 5 G. E. A. Smith,not out 48 j — J.D.H . Watts,notout 33 | Total (I wkt) ... 95 F. C. Robus, A. D. Collins, A. Shield, G. C. John­ ston, H. W. Bell, H. J. Bonser, W . Baker, and J. W. Macdonnell did not bat. KENSINGTON PARK v. HENLEY.—Played at Henley on July 23rd. H e n l e y . F.S.Darkin, c Hardy, b Wynne .................44 P. R. Rutherford, c Halford, b Wynne 23 T. J. Bruce, c Lloyd, b Hemmerde ..........25 P. L. Beall, c Hem­ merde, b Nicholas .. 8 E. W . G. Harper, c Hardy, b Wynne .. 49 W . Stopher, c Hem­ merde, b Wynne ... 14 C. F. Drake, c Wynne, b Bemmerde.......... 2 E.O. Paterson, not out 36 W. W. Bruce, b Hal­ ford ........................41 Rev. 8. Shilcock, lbw, b Nicholas .......... 0 H. T. Mason, not out 2 B 7, lb 4, wb 1 ... 12 Total ...255 K ensington P ark . E. H. Seaton, run out 14 H.Hardy, c T.J.Bruce, b Stopher................. 1 T. W . Hemmerde, c and b Stopher.......... 1 C.S.G. Lloyd, bDarkin 24 A. A. Eddy, not out... 23 H.D.Nicholas, notout 24 Byes .................13 Total (4 wkts) 100 W. S. Halford, W. S. Wynne, H. T. Wright, R. Playford, and E. H. Samuel did not bat. CATFORD v. HONOR OAK.—Played at Honor Oak on July 18. H onob O ak . H. H. Burton, not out 102 V. Critchley, b French 24 M.Jackson, c Baldwin, b French.................37 S.J.Dickason, c Smith, b Ingersoll ..........27 H. A. Bates, lbw, b Chase........................ 5 C.F. Skipwith, not out 10 Byes ................. 7 Total (4 wkts) 212 T. R. Dickason, J. S. Dily, G. Harrison, W . R. Young and H. C. Mattmgley did not bat. CATFoan. W.F.Paldwin.not out 25 W.F.Davis.c H.Dicka­ son, b B a tes..........20 G. H. Chase, b Bates 0 B 2, lb 2, w l ... 6 J. A. Clark, c Daly, b Harrison................. 4 M. G. Smith, st Jack­ son. b Harrison ... 0 C.R. Ingersoll, c Jack­ son, b Bates .......... 1 E.C.Page, b T. Dicka- T o ta l............Ill son ........................ 32 H. W. French, c Jack­ son, b T. Dickason.. 24 S. E. Slade, S. F. Prior and E. Hudson did not bat.