Cricket 1904

186 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J une 9, 1904. gave wedding presents were many well- known cricketers, including the pro­ fessionals of the M .C.C. Australian team. T h e r e was a somewhat remarkable ending to a match on Saturday between Wadhurst Hall and Tunbridge Wells Constitutional. The latter club batted first and scored 72, and when there were only three more overs to be bowled Wadhurst Hall were 25 runs behind. These were scored by L. H . Gay, the old Cambridge Blue, who made the winning hit cff the last ball of the match. Gay scored 44 not cut. T h e annual cricket match between huntsmen and jockeys will this year take place at the Crystal Palace on June 20. Last year’s match was played at New ­ market. M . Cannon will captain the jockeys. O n Monday, in the match at Bath between Somerset and Lancashire, T yl­ desley ended the day’s play b y fearing 16 runs off the last over, twice bitting Cranfield for 6. He scored his last 40 runs in a quarter of an hour. C o n s id e r in g that only the day before no play had been possible in the match between Surrey and Gloucestershire ow ing to incessant rain, the scoring at the Oval last Thursday was quite out of the common. Between 11.15 and two o ’clock— that is, in two hours and three- quarters—the Battersea Club bowlers had no less than 309 runs scored off them by Surrey Club and Ground. W . Platt, who went in fourth wicket down with the total at 161, made bis hundred in 45 minutes, and at the interval was not out 102. H e wag eventually caught when he had got 150, which included one hit clean out of the ground for six, two fives, 21 fours, and only 14 singles. Sur­ rey’s innings was declared at 394 for eight wickets, and as Battersea scored 68 and 59 for two wickets, the grand total of the day was 521. For a pitch that was never fast 521 for some six hours and a quarter of actual play was exceptional run-getting. T h e follow ing are the matches to be played b y the Wellington College Eleven for the rest of the season:— June 11. v. Army Service Corps June 2 o. v. Old tVellingtonians July 8-9. y. Haileybury July 16. v. Charterhouse. A c c o r d in g to Mr. D . L. A. Jephson, who writes in the Daily Chronicle , the thousands who daily flock to every cricket ground in the country “ go to see the white heart of England’s greatest game pulsate to the varying moods of sun and rain, and to wonder at the myriad, the illimitable, variations of its beat.” F r a n k P e n n , jun., who made his debut in the Kent oleven on Monday, is the son of Mr. Frank Penn, the famous Kent cricketer, who played in the first match between England and Australia at the Oval in 1880. S e y m o u r , the Kent professional, played two separate innings of a hundred for Kent v. Worcestershire at the beginning c f this week. H is scores were 108 and not out 136. A few years ago it was a most unusual thing for a batsman to make two separate hundreds in a firs''- class match, and even now the feat is somewhat rare. C o m m e n t in g on the rush of golfers to buy a putter similar to that used b y Mr. Travis, the amateur champion, a poet in the Evening News says :— If I possessed the very bat Which does all Jessop’s smiting, I am prepared to bet my hat My play would be exciting ; My wicket then would never fall, Long hops, leg breaks, I ’d play them all W ith easy grace, and ev’ry ball, Despite their tricks, I ’d swipe for six (In intervals of writing). M r. S id s e y C o h e n , who issued the New South Wales Guide and Annual in 1877-78, died at Randwick, S y d n e y , on April 20th. He w ss one of the original promoters of the old Albert Ground, Sydney, and in recent years kept the score for New South Wales. O n the ocoasion of the match at Lord’s between Gentlemen of England v. I Zingari, the opportunity was taken of giving a dinner to Sir Spencer Ponsonby Fane, the sole survivor of the four founders of I Zingari. In the course o f the evening Sir Spencer was presented with some silver bowls and a book in which the names of the 400 subscribers will be inserted. Many famous old cricketers were present at the dinner, among them being Lord Harris, Canon McCormick, Messrs. A. G. Steel, A. P. Lucas, R. A. H . Mitchell, A. W . Ridley, A. J. Webbe, C. E. Green, E . Lubbock, and A. H . Evans, and the Rev. Vernon R oyle. C u t t e l l , the Lancashire professional, who was easily at the top of the bow ling averages on Monday, has had the follow ­ ing remarkable analysis this season for Lancashire:— LEICESTERSHIRE. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. 244 ... ... 9 .......... 60 ... ... 4 25 . ... 7 .......... 59 ... ... 6 WARWICKSHIRE. J9 . ... 9 .......... 23 ... ... 0 15 . ... 2 .......... 31 ... ... 2 YORKSHIRE. 251 ... ... 9 .......... 65 ... ... 2 6 . ... 3 .......... 7 ... ... 2 KENT. 242 .. . ... 13 .......... 31 ... ... 5 10-2 ... ... 7 .......... 3 ... ... 4 SURREY. 211 ... ... 6 .......... 31 ... ... 5 12 . ... 4 .......... 20 ... ... 5 SOMERSET. 18 . ... 3 .......... 51 ... 3 J. D a r l in g , the old time Australian skipper has returned to South Australia from Tasmania, and taken up his residence in Adelaide again. His station in Tas­ mania is left in care of a manager. FAME. [According to a weekly journal, Mr. C. B. Fry’s fountain pen is on view in a museum.] “ Where are my hoots ? ” the Doctor asked, “ I ’ll swear I brought them forth with me ; “ I put them in my bag myself, “ When last I left the Crystal P.” “ Where are his boots?” The cry went forth, And echoed all about the ground, But, though they searched both high and low, The Doctor’s boots could not be found. “ How can I toss without my boots ? ” Roared W.G., with tootsies bare. The secretary groaned and said, “ W e’ll find for you another pair.” “ Another pair ? ” the Doctor cried, “ And who the dickens may there be Whose boots will be half big enough To fit a man like ‘ W . G.’ ? ” The search was keen. The boots were found In case of glass, above the door, With this inscription underneath :— “ These are the boots the DOCTOR wore.” W. A. B. HAMPSTEAD v. DUNSTABLE Played at Dunstable on June 4. H ampstead . MASTERS.— H. 8. Bcmpas, st Ap- thorp, b Brown ... 88 F.W.Bacon,cPollitt,b Brown ................. 6 H. T. Lott, b Thring.. 22 H.G.Dunk?e 7 ,cSeiver, b Hrown .................13 F. Rowley, b Brown 6 F. J. Potter, c and b Brown ................. 8 J.C.Teller,cHaswell, b Tbring ................. 6 D unstable M asters . A. J. East, b Brown... It C. H. Beechcroft, b Brown ................. 0 C.D.Drayaon.b Brown 7 J. C. R. Dickson, b Rrown ..........• ... 0 F. C. Wheeler, notout 0 B 5, lb 9, w 1 ... 15 Total ...185 J. Cavanagb, c and b Rowley .................50 T. Brown, b Dickson.. 78 J. B. Escolme, cDunk- ley, b Dickson ... 80 E. E. Apthorp, b Dick­ son ..................... 24 G.PolIitt,candb Bacon 25 J. M. Gapkell, b Bacon 5 W. T. Brown, not out 13 L.C.B.Thring, b Dick­ son ........................ 0 C. D. Seaver, not out. 2 Lb 1, nb 1 .......... 2 Total (7 wkts).. 279 E. A. 8taelki, P. Haswell and W. D. Clements did not bat. ____________________ INCOGNITI v. JE8US COLLEGE.-Played at Cambridge on June 3 and 4. Incoon it i . First inning*. 8econd innings. H. W . Sharp, b Mainprice 10 b Dickson .......... 6 M. w. Keith, c Mellor, b Mainprice........................11 lbw, b Mainprice 14 W. Holland, b Mainprice ... 0 b Dickson......... 1 E. A. C. Druce, c Mainprice, b Harrison........................159 b Dickson.......... 5 L. E. Sinclair, c Mainprice, b Dickson........................ 2 b Dickson .......... o N.C.FranklinSmith,bMain- price ............................... 3 b Dickson ........... l T.A.Rawlinson.cMainprice, b Harrison........................ 14 b Harrison.......... 0 G.E.Winter,lbw,bMainprice 22 not out...... 58 H. W. Dillon, run out ... 1 b Mainprice ... 5 C. Dixon, b Garne .......... 5 b Mainprice ... u E. E. Winter, not out......... 4 b Mainprice .. 0 B 23, lb 1 .................24 B 4, lb 3, w 1... 8 Total ................ 255 Total.......... 9 ~" J esus C ollege . _ First innings. Second innings. J. E. Mellor, b Holland ... 0 c Sharp,b Sinclair 21 T. Garne, b Sinclair ..........28 lbw, b Sinclair ... 7 H. M. James, c tiawlinson, __b Sinclair ........................ 2 c and b Sinclair... 1 W.M. Greenfield, b Holland 17 c G. E. Winter, b -r. „ Holland ... 35 W.P. Harrison, c &b Druce 27 lbw, b Holland .. 0 H.Mainprice,cDixon,bG.E. _ Winter..............................52 oDixon,bHolland 4 C. C. Dickson, c & b Winter 32 cDixon,bHolland 3 W . L. Kawes, b Holland ... 9 notout.. . 23 O. B. Bull, b Holland ...19 bHolland.......... 7 P. L. Deacon, b Sinclair ...17 cDruce.bHolland 0 V. C. Hughes, not out ... 0 cFranklin Smith, b Druce.......... 3 B16, lb l,W 2 ..........19 B 4, lb 5, w 3... 12 Total. ...223 Total ..lit!