Cricket 1904

CRICKET, A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. JULY 21, 1904. —D9©8C 1 f I p ft \ ~~~ jeg- “ Together joined in Cricket’s manly toil.”— Byron. Vo. 667. TOIi. XXIII. THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1904. P B IC E 2d . THE OLD SCHOOL AND THE NEW. The first two days o f this week saw both the old and the new school trium­ phant. On one hand there was Dr. Grace, with the weight of fifty-six years upon him, making 61 not out on his birthday, one of the scores which was higher than his was the 344 by Dr. Grace, for M .C.C. v. Kent, at Canterbury, in the very same year that Perrin was bom . This will, perhaps, show, as well as anything could show, the wonderful powers of a man who can, after all these years, still make a score of nearly two hundred. There is a good deal of similarity about entirely ; they both make the best of their height and strength. But while the D octor has always given the idea to spectators that he is thoroughly enjoying himself when he is making runs, the younger player seems to be always con­ scious that he is taking part in a per­ formance of which the serious side is alone o f importance. W ithout doubt, he DR. W. a , ORACH. (Photo by E. Eawkins dk CoBrighton). and ircreasing his score to 166 on the next afternoon ; on the other hand there waB Percy Perrin, a fitting representative of the younger school, and just half the Doctor’s age, with his 295 not out on Monday, and a record for the season of 343 not out on Tuesday. It is noteworthy that Perrin’s total has been ■exceeded four times in first-class cricket, and that (Photo by the methods of these representatives of the old and the new schools, although they are so different. Both men have a stock of patience which seems inexhaust­ ible; they both make powerful strokes with an ease which seems extraordinary to most spectators; they neither of them ever get themselves out—they leave that part of the business to the other side MR. P. PKBBIN. Tutt & Co., High Road, Tottenham) gets as much enjoyment out of a long innings as most other cricketers, but he generally gives one the impression that he is concerned only with working towards an end — and the end is the success of his side. But when the D oc­ tor was at the height of his fame, even a first-class match was regarded as a gam e; first-class cricket has now for a lon g time