Cricket 1904

J u l y 7, 1904 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 251 B y scoring 104 and 109 not out in the match at Lord’s between Gentlemen and Players, K ing, the Leicestershire profes­ sional, has equalled therecord made in 1900 by R.E.Foster,the only other m in who has ever made two separate hundreds in this match. K ing’s two performances are the more noticeable because the runs were made on a fiery wicket. O n Friday last, R. E. Foster held three important records, viz :— Highest score in a University match—171 for Oxford, in 1900. Two separate hundreds in a Gentlemen v. Players match—102 not out and 136, at Lord’s, in July, 1900. Highest score in a match between England and Australia—287 at Sydney during the last tour. On Saturday he was deprived of the first record by J. F . Marsh, and on Monday K ing equalled the second, but it is more than likely that the third will remain for a very long time to Mr. Foster’s credit. O n Monday the committee of tbe Marylebone C.C. approved the resolutions passed last week by the Advisory com ­ mittee, and Mr. Lacey, the secretary, is writing to the Cricket Association of Australia, inviting them to send a team to England next year, and calling their attention to the resolution which was passed in connection with the test matches. T h e follow ing plavers are now on the injured list. Knight, one of whose fingers was broken on Tuesday, when batting for the Players at L ord’s; Tyldesley, who was seriously hurt on Friday, when his partner, A. C. Maclaren, drove back a ball from which he could not escape; L . G. Wright, H . Martyn, W . Brearley and Storer, damaged fingers. I n the Surrey innings against Derby­ shire, at Derby last week, Warren had the somewhat remarkable analysis of 53 overs, 10 maidens, 200 runs, and 4 wickets. I should hardly think it likely that any other bow ler—except, perhaps, George Giffen—has had two hundred runs hit off him during an innings in a first-class match. Th e Chief Judge in Equity, at Sydney, has delivered his reserved judgment in the suit to determine whether the Sydney Cricket Ground could be used for any other amusement or sport than cricket when it was required for cricket. His Honour held that it could not be so used. L ooking at the evidence, he could only come to the conclusion that a refusal to allow a “ Colts’ ” match to be held on November 9th last, and the letting of the ground for cycling on that day, was an interference “ with the game of cricket.” As the question was one of difficulty, which could only be decided by the Court, both parties had, he believed, acted bona fide in what they believed to be the best interest of cricket. He thought, therefore, that the costs o f both parties should come out of the funds in the hands of the trustees. A . U. U dal , the senior of the brother­ hood of cricketers of which N . Ii. Udal, the Old Wykehamist and Oxonian, is a junior member, did a good performance with the ball at Potchefstroom in the Transvaal in the middle of last month. The occasion was a match between J. B. Skirving’s Eleven and the Garrison of Potchefstroom— twelve a side. A. U. U ., who now goes in for leg breakers, got nine wickets for 123 ruDs, and threw another batsman out, so that with the twelfth batsmen absent he had a hand in the dismissal of everyone on the side. The score of J. B. Skirving’s X I . will be of of interest: — J. B. S kirying ’ s XII. Capt. W . M. Kington (R. W. Fusi­ liers), lbw, b U d al........................79 Day, c May, b Udal ........................ 2 Major J.L . Wood (8.A.C.),c&b Udal 7 A. Rose, b Ud»l ...............................62 Saunders, st Bichell, b Udal ..........23 Colonel H .W . Madoc (S.A.C.),b Udal 0 Curr, run out .......................................12 Gt. Pcorgie, not ou t...............................26 1’. B. Deas, c and b Udal ................. 0 Swarbreck, e and b Udal .................14 J. B. Skirving, c Ayling, b Udal ... 0 Lieut. Brazier-Creagh (8.A.C.),absent 0 Extras .......... .................18 Total .. 243 I n the results of the Senior Matches played last season b y the Melbourne Club there figures a tie. The occasion was the meeting of the M .C.C. and the Victorian Club on April 21. It was not, however, a full tie like that at Lord’s in the Middlesex match against the South African team, but merely an equal aggre­ gate on the one innings played. Each side scored 168. OBITUARY. T h e K e y . E. T . D r a k e . Born in 1832 Mr. Drake was in his prime during the fifties. He played for Cambridge against Oxford in 1852, 1853 and 1854, and although his highest score was 10, he was successful with the ball in each of the three matches, his analysis in 1854—the first year that an analysis was kept in the University match—was 22 overs and 2 balls, 4 maidens, 66 runs and 4 wickets. Between 1854 and 1864 he played frequently for the Gentlemen against the Players, and among his scores were 58, 24 not out and 23 not out. Am ong the famous amateurs who were his contemporaries were Messrs. John Walker, Y . E. Walker, Arthur Haygarth, W . Nicholson, C. D . Marsham, Reginald Hankey, P. F. Miller, Walter Fellowes, and Sir Frederick Bathurst and the Rev. J. McCormick (now Canon McCormick). Mr. Drake began to play just before Pilch and Felix retired, and ended his career as a cricketer just as Mr. E. M. Grace and R. A. H . M itchell were com ing into notice. Mr. Drake was a lob bowler who tossed the ball in the air, like most of bis contemporaries, and often he met with great succes. In “ Lillywhite’s Guide to Cricketers ” he is described, in 1858, among the Gentlemen of England a s : “ A cricketer not to be dispensed with iu the best eleven that could be selected. He will very quickly ‘ turn th« scales ’ for a losing side. A ‘ terror ’ to th« bow lers; is all over the field, and generally somewhere near the b a ll; and, as an additional merit, is a good slow bowler.” LOYE AT LORD’S. Mr. Jessop has been explaining the meaning of cricket slang in the Daily Mail. The Evening News poet thinks some of the words more appropriate to a love poem, and has endeavoured thus to enshrine a few of them. He heaved the tenderest of sighs, His heart was far too full to speak ; She looked at him in “ googly ’’-wise, They had no need to speak. It was the old “ goose-game ” they played, That oldest form of sport, in which More rapid scoring may be made Than even on the pitch. Upon his “ peach ” a gaze he bent, A gaze that worshipped, cherished, yearned, And she on him her eloquent And deep blue “ swimmers ” turned. “ For keeps ” he took her little hand, Though vulgar folk might grin and stare ; And then and there, I understand, Young Cupid “ bagged a pair.” —Evening News. THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP R E L A T IV E P O S IT IO N S T O D A T E . Per- Plyd. Won Lost Drn. Fts. centage. Lancashire ... 13 ... 9 ... 0 ... 4 ... 9 .. 100 00 Yorkshire..........14 .. 7 ... 1 ... 6 ... 6 ... 87*50 Notts................. 11 ... 6 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 6000 Leicestershire .. 10 ... 5 ... 2 ... 3 ... 3 ... 42 85 Sussex ........11 ... 4 ... 2 ... 6 ... 2 ... 33 33 Middlesex ... 7 ... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ... 1 ... 2000 K ent.................. 9 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... 14'28 Derbyshire ... 10... 3 ... 6 ... * .. —2... — 25’CO Surrey ..............13... 4 ... 7 ... 2 ...—3... — 27-27 Essex................ 9 ... 2 ... 5 ... 2 ..—3...— 42’83 Somerset.......... 8 ... 2 ... 6 ... 0 . —4 .. — 50 (0 Warwickshire .. 7... 1 ... 4 ... 2 ...—3... — 60’00 Worcestershire 8... 1 ... 4 ... 3 .. —3... — 60'00 Gloucestershire 8... 1 ... 4 ... 3 .. —3 .. — 60*00 Hampshire ... 6...0 ... 5 ... 1 ...—5...—lOO’OO According to the rule laid down by the M.C.C., “ One point shall be reckoned for each win; one deducted for each loss; unfinished games shall not b« reckoned. The county which during the season shall have, in finished matches, obtained the greatest proportionate number of points shall be reckoned champion county.” THE WANDERERS v. BROMLEY.—Played at Bromley on June 30. B romley . R. R. Barker, b Wyatt 19 E. A. Burnie, c Wyatt, b Hardy-Coif.......... 6 B. H. Tucker, c Lin­ coln, b Wyatt..........16 A. E Earnshaw, b R ose........................11 P. Reynolds,c Fischer, b Rose .................49 M. Baker, c Wyatt, b R ose........................ 4 C. L. Gregory,b Wyatt 15 H.P. Hardingham, lbw b Rose ................. 6 Hamilton Smith, not out .. .................32 B. H. Hayne, b Wyatt 9 L. A. Tucker, c Lin­ coln, b W yatt......... 15 Extras ................. 1 / Total .. 194 S. Colman, c Hayne, b barker .................54 H. M. Langdale, c Earnshaw, b Barker 17 W. Phillips, c Barker, b Earnshaw . ... 36 T. A. Darke, c Earn­ shaw, b barker ... 16 A. E. Waller,b Barker 0 T he W anderers . H.D. Wyatt,bReynolds 0 E.H. Fischer,b Tucker 13 R. C. Hardy-Coff, not out ........................f 6 P. P. Lincoln, not out. 9 E xtras.................15 Total .196 R. B. Brooks and A. L. S. Rose did not bat.