Cricket 1903

340 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A u g . 13, 1903. when a man has to field day after day for weeks on end, he generally finds the exertion tell on him very considerably, unless he has been in the habit of playing constantly. No doubt,with the thorough­ ness which has always characterised American cricketers, a great effort will be made to improve the standard of fielding before the next visit, and it may be taken for granted that what cm be done in this way will be done. At least in one thing the members of the team have set an example which many English teams might follow with advantage. They never give up pursuing a ball which is hit towards the boundary until there is no possible chance of stopping it in time to save the fou r; you never see them slacken speed, then hurry again, then drop off, and finally have to go for the ball after all. The wicket-keeping was of a high order, and though Scattergood was un­ doubtedly the better man, Jordan showed very great ability when the former hurt his hand, and had to cease playing for the rest of the tour. Dr. Lester proved to be the right man in the right place as captain. The Americans were unfortu­ nate in the way of accidents, but they took their mishaps with philosophic calm. They played the game like sportsmen, and thoroughly deserved their success. To have beaten Surrey, Lancashire, Kent, Notts, Gloucestershire, and Leicestershire is something to be proud of, and the team ought to receive an enthusiastic welcome on its return to Philadelphia. W. A. B. EE3TJLT8 OF MATCHES. Won. Lost. Drn. Abnd. Total. First-class fixtures. 6 .,.. 6 .,.. 2 .. 1 ., .. 15 Other matches ... 1 ., .. 0 .,,. 1 ..,. 0 ., ,. 2 7 6 8 1 17 86 43 Ttl. 433 434 300 87 155 129 400*+ £59 220 374 tInnings 93 55* 1st 2nd Date and Place. inn. inn. June 8, 9,10... G. of Philadelphia 209 224 Cambridge ... Cambridge University 379 55* Lost by six wickets. *Four wickets down, June 11,12,13 G. of Philadelphia... 214 86* O x ford .......... Oxford University... 87 — Drawn ^rain). *Eight wickets down. June 16,17 ... G. of Philadelphia... 155 — Cheltenham... Gloucestershire ... Won by an innings and 26 runs. June 18,19, 20 G. of Philadelphia .. 159 Nottingham... N otts........................ 154 Won by 165 runs. *Nine wickets down. declared closed. June 22, 23 ... G. of Philadelphia... 85 Lord’s .......... M.C.C. and Ground. 104 Lost by five wickets. *Five wickets down. June 25, 26, 27 G. of Philadelphia... 311 116 Beckenham... K e n t......................... 176 189 Won by 62 runs. June 29, 30 ... G. of Philadelphia... 74 219 Taunton.......... Somerset................. 228 67* Lost by ten wickets. *No wicket down. July 6, 7, 8 ... G. of Philadelphia... 187 143* Manchester ... Lancashire ......... 183 171 Won by nine wickets. *One wicket down. July 9,10 ... G. of Philadelphia... 112 191 Coventry ... Warwickshire.......... 153 151* Lost by seven wickets. *Three wickets down. July 13, 14,15 G. of Philadelphia ... 233 145 Worcester ... Worcestershire ... 388 205 Lost by 215 runs. July 16,17 ... G. of Philadelphia... 230 — Southampton. Hampshire .......... 372* — Drawn. *Seven wickets down. July 23, 24, 25 G. of Philadelphia .. 82 183 Oval .......... Mr.P.F.Warner’sXI. 187 274*t 461 Lost by 196 runs. *Nine wickets down. +Innings declared closed. S&&?8’29 427 265 July 30, 31 ... tG. of Philadelphia... 175 8* C ardiff....... Glamorgan ........... 92 88 Won by ten wickets. *No wicket down. Aug. 3, 4, 5 ... G. of Philadelphia... 230 287 Leicester ... Leicestershire........... 104 222 Won by 101 runs. No. Times Most of not Total in an inns out. runs. inns. Aver. ) 25 ... 3 ... 794 ... 126*... 36-09 , 28 .... 2 ... 791 , 107 ... 30-42 . 24 .. . 1 ... 653 ... 118*..., 28 39 . 26 .. .. 0 ... 720 ..,. 93 .... 27-69 . 22 .. .. 1 ... 411 .... 164 ... 1957 . 20 .. 1 ... 349 .. . 54 ..,. 18-36 , 24 ... 2 ... 358 ..., 51 .,. 16-72 , 27 ... 4 ... 354 ... 67 .. . 15 39 , 22 ... 2 ... 2;9 ... . 55 ... 10-95 19 ... 9 ... 99 ... 22 . 99D . 15 .. ,. 1 ... 137 .... 34 . 978 . 11 .... 2 ... 87 ..,. 25 .... 9 66 11 .. . 1 ... 70 ..., 24 .. . 7-00 , 16 ... 3 ... 86 ..., 20*... 6-61 7 .. . 2 ... 12 ... 5 ..,. 2.40 Aug. 6, 7, 8 ... G. of Philadelphia .. 387 251*+ 638 Oval .......... Surrey ................ 241 287 528 Won by 110 runs. *Five wickets down. +Innings declared closed. Aug. 10, 11 ... t^. of Philadelphia... 302 — 302 Edinburgh ... XI. of Scotland ... 143 83* 228 Drawn. *Three wickets down. iDoes not reckon as first-class. SUMMARY OF RUNS (All Matches). Philadelphians: 5441 runs for 263 wkts; av., 20-68. Opponents : 5224 runs for 260 wkts; av., 20 09. BATTING AVERAGES.—ALL MATCHE8. Graves, N. Z. . +King, J. B. +Bohlen. F. H. . Morris, C. C. Sharpless, F. C. +Wcod, A. M. . +Clark, P. H. . tCregar, E. M. . Jordan, T. C. . jBrown, R. D. , LeRoy, P. N. , +Bate8, F. H. . Haioes, H. A. , +Scattergood, J. H. .. * Signifies not out. +Visited England in 1897. t Visited England in 1889. BATTING AVERAGES.—FIRST-CLASS MATCHES. No. Times Most Lester, J. A. (capt.) King, J. B................ Bohlen, F. H........... Graves, N. Z............ Morris, C. C.............. Sharpless, F. C........ Wood, A. M............. Clark, P. H .............. Cregar, E .M ............ Brown, R. D............ Jordan, T. C............. Le Roy, P. N........... Bates, F. H ............... Haines, H. A........... Scattergood, J. H. . * Signifies not out. “ CENTURIES” FOR (5). Graves, N. Z.—v. Lancashire, July 6................... *103 Graves, N. Z.—v. X I. of Scotland, August 10 ... 107 KiDg, J. B.—v. Surrey, August 6 ........................*113 Lester, J. A.—v. Leicestershire, August 3 .........*125 Morris, C. C.—v. Notts, June 18 ........................ 164 •Signifies not out. “ CENTURIES” AGAINST (8). Hayward—Surrey v. Gentlemen of Philadelphia, August 6 ............................................................. *156 Hill, A. J. L.—Hampshire v. Gentlemen of Philadelphia, July 16 ..........................................121 Llewellyn—Hampshire v. Gentlemen of Philadel­ phia, July 16 ...................................................... *136 * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES-ALL MATCHES. Inns. Ovrs. Mdns. Rns. Wkts. Aver. of not Total in an Inns. Out. Runs. Inns. Aver. , 23 ... 3 .... 786 .. . 126*.. . 89-30 22 . .. 1 . .. 614 .. . 113*.. . 29 23 24 . .. 0 .. 639 .. . 93 .. . 26-62 26 ... 2 ... 589 .. . 103*.. . 24 54 20 ... 1 . . 395 .. . 164 .. . 20*78 . 18 ... 1 ... 323 ... 54 .. . 19-00 23 ... 2 ... 358 ... 50 ... 17*04 25 ... 4 ., 333 ... 67 ... 15 55 23 .... 2 ... 209 ... 55 .... 11 61 15 ... 1 ... 137 ... 34 ... 9 78 16 ... 7 ... 87 ... 22 .. . 9 6 6 10 .... 2 .. 62 ... 18 ... 7-75 11 .,. 1 .. . 70 ... 24 ... 7 00 13 . .. 1 .. ,. 78 ... 20*.. . 6-50 7 ... 2 ,. 12 .. . 5 ... 2-40 +King, J. B. ... 25 +Lester, J. A. (capt) ..........24 +Clark, P. H. ... 30 tCregar, E. M. 21 , Le Roy, P. N. 9 Sharpless, F.C. 14 Graves, N. Z. 3 Haines, H. A. 3 , i Bates, F. H.... 5 . .. 523 133 ...1-87 . , 211*5 54 ... 514 . . 570*2...95 ...1743 . I ...14 91 32 ...16-06 85 ...20*50 26 ...24-07 8 ...8312 5 ...39*60 1 ...45 00 0 ... — 0 ... — 172-4 . 20 ... 626 . 66 3 ..10 ... 265 , 84-5...17 ... 198 . 9 ... 0 ... 45 . 7 ... 0 ... 45 . 19 ... 5 ... 66 . The following bowled in one innings only: T. C. Jordan (3-0-17-0), +F. H. Bohlen (2-0-8 0), and tR. D. Brown (1-0-2-0). Kirg delivered five no-balls and Clark four. Clark bowled fourteen wides, Cregar eight, King six, Sharpless four, and Bates and Haines one each. BOWLING AVERAGES.—FIRST-CLA8S MATCHES. Inns. Overs. Mdns.Runs. Wkts.Aver. . 451-3...106 ..1253 ... 78 ...16 06 520-2... 83...1633 ... 79 .. 20 67 King, J. B. ... 21 . Clark, P. H. ... 26 . Lester, J. A. ... 20 . Crcgar, E. M.... 18 . LeRoy, P. N .... 8 . Sharpless. F. C. 13 . Graves, N. Z.... 3 . Haines, H. A ... 3 . Bates, F. H. ... 5 . 188 2... 31.. 164-4... 17... 63 3 .. 9... 14 .. 0 .. . 0... . 5... 448 ... 21 .. 21-83 79 5 . 7 19 604 . 254 . 196 . 45 . 45 . 25 .. 23-23 8 ...31-75 5 ...39*20 1 ...45-00 0 ... — 0 ... — R. D. Brown (1-0-2-0) bowled once only. King delivered 5 no-balls and Clark 4. Clark bowled 11 wides, Cregar 8, King and Sharp’.ess4each, and Bates and Haines one apiece. N.B.—All fractions are taken out to two places of decimals. LONDON & WESTMINSTER BANK (3) v. CROF­ TON.—Played at Norbury on August 5 and 6. L. & W. B ank (3). A. Anson, run out ... 17 W . H. Browne,cShep- herd, b Catterson ... 25 F. W. Newcomb, b Hughes .................61 A. S. Harton,bHughes 11 A. M. Cockell, c sub., b Sandberg .......... 6 S. Wood, b Hughes ... 8 H. J. Payne did not bat. W.Horncastle, not out 12 J. L. Challis, not ou t. 0 T. C. Sampson,runout 3 J. T. Merry, b Sand­ berg ........................ 1 B 1, lb 1, w 1 ... 3 Total (8 wkts)*147 *Innings declared closed. C rofton . G.B.Macdona,c Merry, b H arton.................17 C. V. Smethurst, b Wood........................ 0 C. H. Curtis, b Wood 13 J. St. O. Shepherd, b Anson .................12 C. J. Laine,bNewcomb 10 A. Hughes, b Anson... 17 E. H. W . Towner, b Anson ................. A Catterson,cBrowne, b Newcomb .......... W. Sheppard, not out M. Sandberg, not out B 8, w 1 .......... Total (8 wkts) 95 E. Mason did not bat. INCOGNITI v. SIDMOUTH.—Played at Sidmouth on August 7 and 8. I ncogniti . First innings. C.J.Parton,cE.B.Brutton, b C. Wells .........................! J. Conway Rees, c C. Wells, b Leyland..........................114 J. N. Martin, run out ... 0 Capt.F. A. Jones, b C. Wells 6 H.J.Hoare,lbw,bL. S. Wells 25 H. R. Hebert, bC. Wells .. 1 B.P.Dobson,stL.S. Wells, b C. Wells ...........................14 D. L. Mackie, c Potbury, b Leyland ...........................28 N. F. Wells, b C. Wells ... 1 W . H. Edwards, b C. Wells 6 W. P. Carpmael, not out ... 1 B 8, lb 3, w 1, nb 4 ... 16 Total .................238 S idmouih . First innings. Rev. E. B. Brutton, c Wells, b Hoare ........................ 44 L. S. Wells, b H oare.......... 7 V. F. Leese, b Hoare.......... 8 S. Brutton, b Parton..........27 N .Flower,cParton,bConway Rees ............................... 96 C. We'.ls, st Wells, b Hoare 19 not out... W.H.Hunt,cParton,bHoire 0 H. S. Potbury, b Parton .. 12 R. H. Leyland, b Parton ... 26 H. R. Hunt, c Conway Rees 39 S. Mann, not out................. 0 B 15, lb 4, nb 1 ..........20 Second innings. c S. Brutton, b Hunt .......25 not out.................83 b Brutton ..........11 c L. S. Wells, b Leyland.......40 b Leyland.......13 st L. S. Wells, b C. W ells......... 0 c & b Rev. E. B. B rutton.......45 b Rev. E.B.Brut­ ton ..............12 c L. S. Wells, b Leyland....... 17 b Leyland......... 0 c L. S. Wells, b Leyland ... 8 B 11,1b 3, w l,nb3 18 Total ...269 Second innings. c D o b s o n , Edwards ... b Edwards ... not o u t. c P a r to n , Edwards... b ... 14 ... 12 ... 95 b ... 1 Total ...298 B 5, lb 2, w 1 8 T ota l..........210 PELHAM v. ENFIELD.—Played at Chingford on August 8. E nfield . L. J. Couves, c Hamer, b Peel... G. M. Pratt, c Sharpe, b Axbey ................. R. W . Newmegan, c and b Axbey .......... S. G. Starkey, b Peel J. S. Burns, c Gray- stone, b Peel .......... A. J. Schooling, b Axbey 18 S. G. Edwards, not out ........................ 54 R. S. Pratt, c Sand­ ford, b Bishop ... 9 J. Chambers, b A. F. Potter .................30 C. Schooling, not out 0 B l, lb 7, w l ... 9 Total (8wkts.)*164 did not bat. S. Ringboyd • Innings declared closed. P blhah . W . E. Peel, b Starkey 3 G. Sharpe, st G. Pratt, A. F. Potter, b Burns J. Wallis, b Starkey... A. E. Axbey, b Starkey A.E.Bishop, c Couyes, b Burns ................. E. Graystone, b Burns M. Hamer, stG. Pratt, b Starkey ................. b Burns G. L. Dalton, b Burns S. V. Mott, b Burns... P. Sandford, not out Byes ................. Total.................