Cricket 1903

84 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A p r il 23, 1903. obtaining two separate hundreds in a match. Although several players, owiDg to the perfect wickets of modern times, can lay claim to the feat, space at this period of the year may be granted for the particulars required. The following is the list:— AUSTRALIA.* F ir st - c la ss M a tc h e s . C. J. Eady (T.) A. C. MacLaren (N.S.W.) •Including Tasmania. C. J. Eady’s 116 and 112 not out for Tasmania v. Victoria, at t obart, in January, 1895, is reckoned first-class. The letters in brlckets denote in which State the feat wasperformed. ENGLAND. M in or M a tc h e s . Andrews. W. H. Barrett, E. I. M. Beresford, R. A. A. Bush, H. S. Cobb, H. H. Day, S. H. Foley, C. P. Ford, F. G. J. Giob. J. A. Goldie, K. O. Hickson, G. A. S. Johnstone, H. S. Liddell, J. 8. Llewelyn, W . D. Long, C. D. Marriott, R. H. Maude, F. W. Phillips, F. A. Read, W. W. Richardson, A. G. Spiro, D. G. Stewart, R. B. Tabor, J. C. Tapsfield, H. A. Townahend, W. • Fry also on one occasion (for Sussex v. Hants, at Biighton, in 1898) scored 99 and 133. + Lambert’s 107 not out and 157 for Susfex (with Lambert and G. Osbaldeston) v. Epsom, at Lord’s, in 1817, ii reckoned first-class. GIBRALTAR. Wha!ey, Private. INDIA*. Brockwell, W. ISellar, T. B. Green, Sergeant |Wynyard, Captain • Capt. Cosens on one occasion made 1C6 and 99. NEW ZEALAND. Williims, A. B. SOUTH AFBICA. Beech, E. |Richards, A. C. Tancred, A. B. Two seasons ago a well-known county cricketer, during his holidays, partici­ pated in two matches, in each of which he obtained two separate hundreds, scoring 597 runs and being dismissed but twice. At his own request, I refrain from giving further details, but enthusiasts may console themselves with the fact that the matches will be noted when Scores and Biographies is brought up-to-date. I have a memorandum to the effect that on July 20lh and 21st, 1871, P. Alleyne scored 106 and 105 not out in a House Match at Eton, but at time of writing cannot say whether the performance was genuine or not. As the feat of E. B. Stewart in making over a hundred in each innings of a match appears to have escaped general observation, I append the full score:— F ib s t - c l a 8 s M a t c h e s . B. J. T. Bosanquet G. Brann Carpenter, H. H. B. Chinnery R. E. Foster (thre- times) W. L. Foster C. B. Fry (tuice)* W. G. Grace (three 1imes) G. L. Jessop Lambert, W .t C. McGahey R. M. Poore K. 8. Ranjitsiohji Shrewsbury, A. A. E. Stoddart Storer, W. V. Trumper Tyldesley, J. T. (twice) MINOR MATCHES. Bannerman, A. C. (N.8.W.) Burn, K. E. (twice in T.) Campbell, A. (N.8.W.) Cowley, O. W. (Q,.) Deane, Miss R. (N.S.W.) Eady, C. J. (T.) Mahoney, J. P. (Q.) Pellew, H. (S.A.) Savigny, J. H. (T.) At Exmouth, in Devon, Friday and Saturday, August 25th and 26th, 1876. C iv il S e r v ic e . P. V. Turnar, b Dobbie ... 4 b Batten ......10 G. Toynbee, b Doblie....... 13 c Walrond, b Boles ............. 24 R. B. Stewart, not out .. 141 retired..............121 E. H. Goldney, b Dobbie ... 2 runout...............16 C. J. Smith, b Dobbie ... 26 b F o x ...............16 Hon. W . N. Hood, b Dob­ bie... ............................ 1 b Dobbie ........ 0 W . H. Christie, lbw, b Dob­ bie ................................... 0 absent................. 0 F. Reed, b Dobbie ....... 0 b Dobbie ......41 L. T. Peake, c Harding, b Dobbie........................... 2 c Boles, b Fox ... 12 G. F. Wills, b Dobtie ... 17b Harding............. 7 G. C. Smithe, b Harding ... 1 notout...................11 Extras ... ....................24 Extras .................34 Total.................. 231 Total ................ 292 D evon C lub . Capt. D. Roebuck, c C. Smith, b Turner ..........17 not out................12 R. Western, b Goldney ... 1 c Christie, b Reed.................. 0 J. M. Batten, b Goldney ... 75 b Reed................ 0 W. W. Smith, b Stewart... 11 run out ......... 8 F. Fox. run out .................26 not o u t............... 4 R. Pakenham, b Stewart ... 0 Capt. W. H. Walrond, b Stewart ........................ 0 J. J. Harding, c Goldney, b Stewart ... ... .......... 1 H. H. Dobbie, b Stewart... 0 R. Boles, b R eed ................. 4 Sir Bruce Chichester, not out .............................. 6 Extras........................29 Extras ... 4 Total.....................170 Total ...... 28 -Drawn. The above match brought the Exmouth Cricket Week of 1876 to a conclusion. No mention is to be found in Scores and Biog­ raphies of the match, the full score of which was obtained by the writer from The Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. The score can also be seen in Bell's Life. R. B.Stewart, in his second innings, hit a 5, nine 4’s, eight 3’s, and thirteen 2’s. In last week’s Cricket, in enumerating the instances of the game being referred to in speeches delivered in the House of Commons, I stated that I had a dim recollection of cricket in Battersea Park forming the topic of conversation on one occasion. A search through Hansard proved that I was not mistaken, as a full account of the instance can be found in the publication named (Vol. 175, 20-21): Mr. A. S. Ayrton (Tower Hamlets) asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he had issued any instructions to put an end to the appropriation of a part of Battersea Park as a cricket ground for the exclusive use of the Civil Service ? The Bight Hon. W. F. Cowper, Chief Commissioner of Works (Hertford), said he had been made aware, by the petitions which had been presented, that there was a feeling of jealousy among the young men who played cricket in Batter­ sea Park on account of the regulations now in force, but the inquiries he had made justified him in asserting that there was no ground for dissatisfaction. The game would be spoilt if persons were left to pitch their wickets as they pleased. The ground at Battersea devoted to cricketing was divided into five portions, and in such a way as to avoid conflicts. The first and largest portion was for the use of persons not members of clubs, the second was reserved for the practice of organised clubs, a third part for the matches of organised clubs, a fourth portion was reserved for the Battersea Institution Club, and the fifth portion was allotted to the Civil Service Club. There was room for all. The ground appropriated to the use of the Civil Service Club was not at first better than the other parts of the cricket ground; if it were so now, this was owing to the expenditure of the club in mowing, rolling, and levelling it. Mr. W. Cox (Finsbury) said, he wished to know whether the space allotted to the Civil Service Club did not include 18,000 square yards ? ” Mr. Cowper said that in the space allotted to other clubB there was room to play eighteen games at a time; but in the portion granted to the Civil Service Club, which numbered 230 members, only a much smaller number of games could be played. The above speeches were made on May 5th, 1864. A welcome innovation was effected at the Oval last week during the course of the match between Surrey and London County. In previous years the bowling analyses had not appeared on the score­ cards, but now a change has been made which might be followed on other grounds — e.g., Taunton and Worcester — with advantage. It seems curious, when one comes to think of it, that the Oval score­ cards should have been issued for so many years without the bowling figures, especially as they had been supplied at Lord’s for a generation. A history of soore-cards would be interesting, and perhaps one of these days Mr. Alfred D. Taylor may be induced to pen an article on the subject. Only collectors can know the various shapes, colours and sizes which are issued. One of the largest published, on the face of which no advert­ isement appeared, was the one recording Major Poore’s double century perform­ ance against Somerset, at Portsmouth. Other very large cards have been issued at Chesterfield, Tunbridge Wells and Hastings (during the Festival), but ad­ vertisements, more or less instructive, have been printed on the “ business” side of these latter. Some cards are a pattern of neatness and are worth keep­ ing on that account alone, whilst others —particularly that of the Sussex v. Sur­ rey record-scoring game at Hastings last year—are noticeable only for their ugli­ ness and inaccuracies. Verily, there are “ all sorts and conditions ” of cards. TAJ3LE CR ICKET . In the May number of the Royal Magazine there appears an interesting article on table cricket. It is illustrated by some particularly good photographic reproductions of Dr. Grace batting, and Mr. G. W. Beldam bowling. We append an extract describing the modus oper- andi :— Seated at the head of a medium-sized table was the Doctor, in front of him an oblong board covered with green cloth, about four feet in length by three wide.