Cricket 1904

J une 30, 1904. CKICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME 227 9 9 BUSSEY’S “DEMON DRIVERS. <C C B« GEO, G. BUSSEY & CO Desire to inform Cricketers all over the world who may experience a difficulty in ob­ taining “ Demon Drivers” that this difficulty arises in consequence of the ever-increas­ ing demand exceeding the supply. Eeaders of G e o . G . B u s s e y & Co.’s pamphlet, entitled “ Evolution of the Demon Driver,” are aware that a fea­ ture of the success of the “Demon Driver ” is due to a special process, occupying a long period, that the bats under­ go before leaving the works, and although there are always a large number o f Bats under this treatment which could be placed on the market, G e o . G . B u s s e y & Co., in the interest of cricketers and their own repu­ tation, will not deviate from the system that has made the The Finest Bat the World produces. GEO.G.BUSSEY&CO, 36 & 38, QUEENVICTORIASTREET, E.C. Manufactory— PECKHAM, S.E. Timber Mills—ELMSWELL SUFFOLK. AGENT8 ALL OVER THE WORLD. A T T H E S IGN O F T H E W IC K E T . By F. S. A shley -C ooper . The seventieth match between Oxford and Cambridge commences to-day at Lord’s. Of the sixty-nine already played, Cambridge have won thirty-three, Oxford thirty, and six have been left drawn. The first meeting of the two sides was on June 4th, 1827, and, of the twenty-two players who participated in the match, only one—Mr. Herbert Jenner, now Jenner-Fust—survives. The idea of a match between Oxford and Cambridge first occurred to the late Charles Wordsworth, Bishop of St. Andrews, in June, 1826, in which month his brother Christopher, after­ wards Bishop of Lincoln, wrote in his private journal: —“ Heard from Charles. He wishes that Uxford and Cambridge should play a match at cricket.” Nothing cj me of the “ wish” in 1826, but in 1827 the proposal was carried into effect. Owing to wet, the game was unfinished, Cambridge responding with only 92, of which the redoubtable Jenncr claimed 47, to the total of 258 put together by the Oxonians. Charles Wordsworth has amusingly described how, in order to be able to participate in the match, he told the Dean that he wished to be allowed to go to London —“ not to play a game of cricket (that would not have been listened to)—but to consult a dentist; a piece of Jesuitry which was understood, 1 believe, equally well on both sides; at all events, my tutor, Longley— afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury—was privy to it.” Many of the players who took part in the match lived to a great age, for when, in 1877, a^banquet was held at Lord’s to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary, as many as six, including Herbert Jenner and Charles Wordsworth, foregathered in honour of the occasion. Bishop Wordsworth died in 1892, but Jenner, who was captain of Cambridge twenty-one years before Dr. W . G. Grace was born, still survives at the great age of ninety-eight. So far as one is able to judge from the performances of the two Universities in the tyial matches, Oxford possess a stronger team than that of Cambridge, and should, provided the luck is not wholly in favour of the Light Blues, experience little trouble in winning. In Raphael and Evans » xlord can boast the finest batsman and the best all­ round player in either team, both being worthy of inclusion in the Gentlemen’s eleven at Lord’s. The bowling of neither side is very deadly, and heavy scoring will probably be witnessed if the match is played on a hard wicket. 'Ihe doings of Raphael, who has made some huge scores both in first- class and college matches, will be followed with interest, for the somewhat weak bowling of Cambridge should prove altogether to his liking. M. W. Payne, of Cambridge, is a wicket-keeper of quite the first rank, and, as he has recently shown that he is a batsman of no mean ability, an invitation to appear at Lord’s for the Gentlemen would not have come as a surprise. With such men as Strud­ wick, M. W . I'ayne, Steadman and Bale avail­ able, Surrey should not experience for many years to come any difficulty in providing a reliable wicket-keeper. UPPER TOOTING v. OXTED.—Played at Upper T ootiD g on June 25. O x t e d . C. Bourns, c Sandi­ lands, b Handcock... 23 E. Ntreeten, b Russell 0 F. P. Knox, runout... 42 H. Gibson,b Russell.. 42 E. C. Bamtridge, st Hosken, b Parez ... 19 W. U. Timmis, st Hosken, b Russell 28 B. tf. Gillett, c Band- cock, b Russell ... 15 F. Sales, not out ... 9 B 12, lb 3, wl,nb3 19 Total (7wkts) 197 R.R. Sandilands, c and b N.A.Knox . ..1 6 J. F. Hosken, b F. P. Knox...................... 2 A. H. Parez, c Holm- wood, b Gibson ... 8 R. M. Harvey, e Ben­ nett, bN. A. Knox 0 H. D. Handcock, c and N. A. Knox ........ 0 S. A. Attlee, b F. P. Knox...................... 5 U pper T ooting . G. P. Russell, b N. A. Knox........................ o E. A. Stiebel, lbw, b F. P. Knox ......... 7 D. P. C. Franks, c N. A., b F. P. Knox It P.W. Butcher, cF. P., b N. A. Knox......... 14 C. M. Curtis-Hay- ward, not out.......... 0 Lb 1, nb 1......... 2 ________ Total |... 65 LONDON & WESTMINSTER BANK (3) v. LON­ DON & SOUTH-WESTERN BANK (2).-Played at Norbury on June 22 and 23. L. & S.-W. B a n k . Coomber, not out ... 20 Ridpath, c Logan, b Coomber ................. 3 Self,cPatch,bCoomber 10 Hallett, b Coomber ... 0 Cattell, b Anson.......... 0 Pethebridge,bCoomber 0 Liogham, b Coomber 9 L . & W. B a sk Gurney, b Anson Rowe, b Anson ... Westcott, b Anson White, b Coomber B 3, nb 1 ... Total ... E.W.Bennett.bGurney C. F. G. Wellborne, c Guiney, b Self........ 2 G. Logan, c Gurney, b Coomber................14 H.E.Coomber,c and b Coomber.................26 W.H. Browne, not out 19 V. E. Thomson, b Coomber................. W. Horncastle, c Self, b Gurney ................. T. W. Patch, run out Byes ................. Total (6 wkts) 61 T. C. Simpson, J. L. Challis, and G. O. Anson _______ did not bat. LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK (») v. IBIS (8).—Played at Sydenham on June 26. L. & W. B a n k . C.F.G.Wellborne,lbw, b Warren......... 44 O.L.Challis.c&b Ladds 5 G. Logan,cBell,bLadds 4 W.H Browne,cLadds, b Rogers.................39 E. W.Bennett,notout 38 S. Wood, c Ladds, b Morrell ... 53 W.J.8mith,c&bMorell 0 W.Horncastle,notout 10 Extras................. 7 Total (6 wkts) *200 •Innings declared cloeed. V. E. Thornton, T. C. Sampson and G. O. Anson did not bat. I bis . M.T.Glynn, c Bennett, C. Warren, lbw, b Anson .......... A. Strudwick, run out A.E.May.c Thompson, b Anson ... S. Coombs, not out ... G. J. Rogers, b Anson C. H. Bell, b Anson... b Anson G. Eastwood, b A nson 4 W. T. Fitcbie, b Wood 2 F. W. Ladds, b Wood 2 P. G. Morell, notout... 18 Extras................ 2 Total (9 wkts) 88 LONDON JOINT *TOCK BANK v. CAMBER.- Played at Dulwich on June 25. L. J. S. B an k . F. Gibbons, run out... 8 A. Morr.s, c Flint ... 21 A.M . Hughes, bFlint 3 C. Browne, c Toms ... 30 W. D. Manley, b Flint 5 C. J. Allen, b Flint ... 3 R. B. Bird, b Fuller... 10 G. Eliott Lockhart, b Fuller ................. 0 C am ber. C. Cook, b Morris ... 10 H.Ballantine,bbrowne 23 W . Toma, b Gracie ... 20 C. Thompson, cAllen, b Browne........ ... 48 H. Waller, b Gracie... 1 C. Fuller, b Gracie ... 7 P. Meredith, cAllen, b Gracie ................. 0 W. E. Webb, b Flint,. 0 D. M. Gracie. not out. 2 W. de La Rogue, b Fuller Ex'ras.. Total 0 15 C. Flint, b Gracie ... 5 W. breehwater,c Bird, b 1W orris ................. H. Oliver, run out ... A. Preston, not out ... i Extras................] Total ...190 LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK v. LONDON AND PROVINCIAL BANK.-Played at Catford on June 21 and 22. L. J. S. B a n k . A. M. Hughes, bSabin 0 H. Cutforth, bSabin .. 15 F. M. Randt&lLb Sabin 0 W.G.Cripps,c&bSabin 13 W. D. Manley,b Sabin 0 R. B. Bird, b Sabin ... 0 J. Babart, b S&bin ... 3 C. J. Allen, b Sabin ... 0 , L. a n d P. B a n k . C. S. S<ibin, b Allen... 14 H. In»reieo.l, c Li'ley, b A lien ........... 66 W. Cox, b Allen ... 3 H. v>i liams, c and b Culforih ... .. 8 J. Davies, b Allen ... 0 C. Parker, o Allen, b Gracie ................. 2 H. Thornicroft, b Williams ... ... 6 D. M. Gracie, not out. 21 L. Lilley, lbw, b Sabin 0 Extras ................14 Total 72 W. Rekins, b Gracie... W. Sparrow, not out... H. Walters, b Allen... B. Salmon, b Allen .. Extras................. Total . 94