Cricket 1903

78 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A p r il 16, 1903. SURREY v. LONDON COUNTY C.O. TH E FIRST IM PORTANT MATCH OF THE SEASON. Played at the Oval on April 13, 11, and 15. Surrey won by eight wickets. For various reasons Surrey were unable to put anything like their best team in the field, among the absentees being Abel, Richardson, E. M. Dowson, Brockwell, Stedman, and H. D. G. Leve^on-Gower, while of course V. F. S. Crawford will now no longer be included in the eleven. As usual Dr. Grace managed to get together a powerful team, and he introduced B. Jaya Ham, the Indian batsman, to first-class matches. The weather was entirely unsuitable for cricket, being cold and cheerless in the extreme, but for ail that some five thousand people were induced to watch the game on the Bank Holiday. The feature of the day, and indeed of the match, was the use of the gauge by Titch- marsh, the umpire at the pavilion end, who tested the bats of several players on their arrival at the wicket. Those of Sewell and Board were the only ones challenged which would not pass muster at the first time of asking : indeed, it was not until Sewell pro­ duced his third bat that the umpire was satisfied. The two players, instead of being disconcerted by the incident, proved the largest run-getters on the side. Although W . L. Murdoch, Jaya Ram, and Braund were all disposed of for small scores, the Doctor himself played a very pretty innings, while the pair named greatly distinguished themselves. In partnership, after coming together when five wickets had fallen for less than a hundred, they put on 127 runs in about an hour and a half. Sewell was the hero of the day, and played the best innings of his career as a first-class cricketer. Last year he occasionally showed clearly enough that he was a fine player, who only wanted a little good fortune to come to the front, and it may be hoped that this good fortune will not be*wanting to him in the future. He certainly has the makings of a fine cricketer. The only Surrey bowler who met with marked success was Hayward, but bowlers were decidedly handi­ capped by the cold weather. Snow fell during the London County innings, and caused a cessation of play for about ten minutes. At the end of the day London County had completed a first innings of 267, while Surrey had made 32 for the loss of a wicket. On Tuesday Hayward and Hayes quickly settled down to their work, and the {Surrey score progressed steadily. Both players exhibited fine cricket, Hayward’s display being a very meritorious one consider­ ing the earliness of the season. Several of his strokes were quite reminiscent of the form he showed in 1899, in which year he scored over a thousand runs by the end of May. His capital all-round cricket, indeed, was quite the most gratifying feature of the match from a Surrey point of view. His score of 107 was composed of two 5’s, eleven 4’s, eight 2’s, and thirty-seven singles, there not being, curiously enough, any 3’s. Walker, Jephson and Lockwood all scored well, and when the last Surrey wicket fell the home team held an advantage of 118 runs on the first innings. Odell bowled capitally through­ out, his performance being really better thm his analysis would lead one to suppose. His success certainly promises well for Leices­ tershire cricket during the coming season. With a somewhat heavy balance against them, London County commenced their second inn­ ings on the evening of the second dav. At the drawing of stumps, both Murdoch and Jaya Ram had been disposed of for trifling scores, and the outlook for the visitors was certainly not a bright one, especially as Braund would be unable to bat. Still, the fact that W . G. was yet undefeated, was a comforting reflection. Yesterday the Doctor played a great innings for 81, at a time when nobody else could make any serious stand against the Surrey attack. It was difficult, as one watched his display, to realise that thirty-nine years had passed since he played his first match—for the South Wales Club—on the Oval. The collapse of the side, for collapse it may be called, despite the fact that the total reached 183, placed the result of the match beyond doubt, for Surrey, being set only 66 runs to win, made light of the task and obtained the number for the loss of two wickets. Murdoch’s success—some­ what unexpected, be it added—as a bowler at quite the end of the match caused much amusement, and to nobody more than to Murdoch himself, who appeared extremely gratified at his feat. L ondon C o u n t y C.C. First i'lnings. W . G. Grace, b Lees .. 43 W. L. Murdoch, c Strud- wick, b Hadfleld .......... B. Jaya Ram, c Hayes, b Hadfleld ........v . ... 5 Bnund. c Holland,‘ b Davis 11 N. F. Norman, c Hayes, b Davis ............................... 0 Sewell, c Davis, b Hayward 90 Board, c Strudwick, b Lees 69 Vine, b Hayward................26 J. G. Eirsch, b Hayward ... 0 W . W. Odell, not out.......... 7 P. R. May, b Hayward ... 0 B 14,1-b 3 .................17 Total.......................267 S u r r e y . First innings. Hayward, b Vine.......... E. Wiltshire, c Eirsch, Braund ................. Hayes, c Sewell, b Odell Holland, b O dell.......... Lockwood, b Odell ... Lees, lbw, b Odell L. Walker, c Vine, b May 54 Davi*, c and b Odell.......... G. H. Hadfleld, c Braund b Odell ........................ D. L. A. Jephson, not out Strudwick, c Board, b Vine 12 B 22,1-b 8 ..........30 Second innings. cHayward,bHad- field.................81 9 b Hadfield.......... 9 c Hadfield, b Lees 3 absent, i l l .......... 0 b Hayward........ 7 c Lockwood, b Hadfield......... 18 c Strudwick, b Lees.................17 c Hayes, b Davis 30 run out ........ 0 c Lees,b Hadfleld 0 not ou t................ 7 B 9, lb 2 ... 11 Total ..........183 Second innings. ..107 b .. 0 b Murdoch........ 13 .. 51 not out................43 .. 17 .. 36 not out................ 1 13 8 st Board, b. Odell 1 10 47 B 8 ,1-b 1 Total ..........335 Total (2 wkts) 67 L on don C o u n t y . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. Lockwood .. 7 0 27 0 ... Hadfleld .. .. 19 4 63 2 ... !!! 26 3 61 4 Lees................ 27 3 71 2 ... ... 29.3 10 64 2 Davis ......... 15 1 64 2 ... ... 13 3 27 1 Hayes ......... 1 0 8 0 ... Hayward 32 0 11 4 ... !!'. io 2 30 1 Holland......... 3 1 6 0 ... S u r r e y . First innings. Second innings O. M. B. W. 0. M. R. W. Braund.......... 17 1 57 1 ... Odell .......... 42 10 117 6 ... 6 0 27 1 Vine .......... 36.4 4 99 2 ... May .......... 15 4 57 1 .. .!! 2 0 5 0 Hirsch.......... 8 0 20 0 ... Grace .......... 1 0 5 0 ... Sewell ... 4 1 10 0 Jaya Ram .. 4 0 12 0 Murdoch ... 1.1 1 4 1 DARK GREEN CLOTH COVERS for Binding Vol. XX I. of Cricket , Now Ready. Price 2/-; Post Free, 2/3. Volumes can be Bound at our Offices or exchanged for Volumes for 5/-.— Cricket Offices, 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. C R IC K E T AT THE R I V E R P L A T E ’ BUENOS AYRES v. FLORES. Buenos Ayres had an easy win in this match, played at Buenos Ayres on March 15. J. O. Anderson played another fine innings, making his tenth hundred for the season. The two Andersons brought the score from 37 to 230, when the innings was closed. Dorn- ing’s eight wickets only cost 27 runs. B. A. C. C. R.W.Anderson,notout 80 Extras................ 7 Total (3 wkts.)*270 E. D. Ayling, b Jones 11 E. L. Rumt oil, c G. F. Elliot, b Jones ... 24 A. Webster, run out... 0 J. O. Anderson, not out ........................148 * Innings declared closed. D. J. Stokes, C. Wilson, H. Doming, H.C. Thomp­ son, J. Edwards, E. Danvers, and C. W. Camming did not bat. F. E. Jones, b Doming 0 G. C. Paterson, c J. O. Anderson, b Rum- boll ........................ 19 A. Macdonald, c Rum- boll, b Doming ... 27 G. G. Elliot, c J. O. Anderson, b Dorn- inar ........................12 B. B. Syer, b Doming 9 W. A. Beckett, b Rum- boll ........................ 8 F l o r es . P. B. Browne, not out 3 E. Gannon, c Wilson, b Doming .......... 0 J. V. Holtum, b Dom­ ing ........................ 0 J. W. Taylor, b Dom­ ing ........................ 1 P. F. Logan, b Dom­ ing ........................ 0 Extras................. 5 Total H. Tilston was absent. 81 A rtists in W ater Color and Oil. A rtists in Crayon and Miniature Painters PHOTOGRAPHERS RO YAL . E. 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