Cricket 1904

J une 9, 1904, CRICKET' A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 185 Thb following “ Breakfast Table Problem ” appeared in the Daily Mail on j Thursday last week, with a solution on the follow ing day : — “ I had an odd experience at cricket the other day,” said Smithfield. “ In three consecutive halls I took three wickets, and each wicket fell in adifferent over. How did he do it ? The explanation of yesterday’s problem is that Smithfield bowled out the ninth batsman with the last ball of tho first over, and the tenth with the first ball of tho second over. The batting side then followed on, and ISmithfield took the first wicket with the first ball of the next over. O f course there are several solutions to the above problem. For instance, it was not necessary that the batting side should have to ___ follow on. Or Smithfield m ight have bow led before the first wicket fell, and the ianings might have been closed when he had taken two wickets in succession. Hi< side would then get out before ‘ ‘ time,” and the oppo­ nents would batagain, giving Smithfield his third oppor­ tunity, or he might have gone on when the second or third wicket fell, and so forth. Again, Smithfield m ight have played in two or even three matches on the same day, a b y no means unusual thing, aud have accomplished the feat in various ways. It is stated on pretty good authority that an officer in Dublin played in three matches on the same day some years ago — for Phoenix Park, his regiment, and another club— and made four duck’s eggs in the course of the day. I n the first innings of Kent v. Hampshire the last six wickets fell for 3 runs only against the bow ling of Hesketh-Prichard and Lang­ ford. In the second innings the same six wickets pro­ duced 225 runs. made by the Union Bank of Australia, and were dismissed for 4 runs. For the Bank W . E. Beck b ow lei four overs, three maidens for 2 runs and seven wickets, and C. W . Janvrin three overs one maiden for 2 runs and three wickets. The score of the St. Mildred’s innings is given b elow :— S t . M ildred ’ s . Unwin, b Beck............................... 0 Wilkinson, b Janvrin ................. 2 Wright, I dw , b Beck ................. 0 Findiowe, * Beck .......... .......... 0 Merriot. c Grove, b Jauvrin.......... 1 Tyler, b Beck ................ ;......... 1 Creswick, c Bishop, b Janvrin ... 0 James, b Back............................... 0 King, b Beck ............................... 0 Harris, not ou t.................... . ... 0 Foulton, c and b Beck ................. 0 Total ................. 4 m r z m Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Warner, whose mirriage took place on Tuesday. ( Reproduced by permission o f the “ Tatler” ) F o r the Worcester Park Beagles, Dr. Grace on Saturday scored 65 against the London County C.C. at the Crystal Palace, took two wickets and stumped no fewer than four man, all off the bow l­ ing of R . M. Bell. This is not b y any means the first time that the D octor has kept wicket. The most notable occasion on which he acted as wicket-keeper was iu the match at the Oval between Aus­ tralia and England in 1884, when the present colonial secretary, giving up the gloves to W . G., went on to bow l and took four wickets with lobs. The Doctor caught Midwinter off him. I n a in itch at Walthamstow St. Mildred’s went in against a score of 24 J. B. K ing , the well-known Phila­ delphia cricketer, has scored the first hundred of the season in America. For Balmont v. Haddonfield he made 102 and then retired. K ing and W . Graham put up 166 for the first wicket. A f t e r a lapse of 20 years, the Derby­ shire matches with Sussex have been renewed, and the two counties met again on Monday at Brighton. Three of the men who played ia the last match before the previous series was broken off again appeared on Monday, viz. : W . Newham, G. Brann and L . G. Wright. T h e score of 226 made on Monday by C. B. Fry for Sussex against Derbyshire, is the highest of the season. Fry made his runs out of a total of 376 while he was at the wickels. It will be remem­ bered that last week he made 191 not out for Sussex against Leicestershire. In Monday’s list of batting averages he was second with a total of 652 for ten com ­ pleted innings —average, 65 20, but his latest innings brings him out top with an average of nearly 80. He now requires only 122 runs to complete the thousand. F r y , Vine and Relf were responsible for no fewer than 311 runs on Monday for Sussex against Derbyshire, out of a total of 372 for eight wickets from the bat. T h e Haverford College team which will be leaving New York on Saturday in tbe ss. “ Umbria ” for Liverpool _____ ^ will consist of the follow ing : C. C. Morris (captain), H . H. Morris, W . P. Bonbright, R. P. Lowry, A. H . H op­ kins, A. G. Priestman, E. C. Peirce, R. S. Pearson, E. Ritts, H . Pleasants, A. T. Low ry, H . W . Doughton, J. S. Phillips, and P. D. Godley. Haverford beat Pennsylvania University on May 12th by 183 to 132. For Haverford C. C. Morris made 104. Haverford also beat Cornel) University by 238 to 146, Morris m ating 66, and A. H . Hopkins 58. T h e Morris brothers, Bon- brighr, Hopkins, Dougbton, Priestmau, Phillips and God­ ley are the best bats. Pleasants, Priestman, Bon­ bright, Hopkins and Godley the best bowlers. Peirce andR. Low ry are the wicket­ keepers. T h e members of the newly appointed Advisory County Committee are to foregather, at the instance of tbe M.C.C., for the first time at L ord’s on the 28th inst. Though there are only two subjec s for discussion, when I say that these are : (I) the question of the number, as well as the duration of, the Test matches to beplayed next sum­ mer, when the Australian cricketers visit England on the invitation of the M.C.C., and (2) the Minor Counties promotion scheme, it will be readily understood there will be ample scope for the deliberative faculties of the county delegates. The Advisory Committee, I may recall, consists of a representative from each of the first-class counties, three representatives of the minor counties, with the president of tbe M .C.C. or one of its committee as chairman. T h e marriage of Mr. P . F. Warner, the Middlesex cricketer, to Miss Agnes Blyth, took place on Tuesday at the Marylebone Parish Church. Lord Hawke attended as best man. ^.mong those who