Cricket 1904

J u l y 28, 1904 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 299 A cu b io u s incident is mtnlioned by D . L . A . Jephson in the Daily Chronicle: Here is a curious point in the game. I was playing yesterday against Manor House School at Wandsworth Common, and I appealed for l.b.w. The batsman walked away, but, thinking the umpire said “ Not out,” I said “ Come back,” which he did. He played the rest of the over, and then the boy umpire said to me, “ I gave him out.” The question is : “ Was the man out, or could he be made to go after playing five more balls? ” W it h regard to the above the rules of the game are not helpful. In the “ In­ structions to Um pires” there is a note that “ It is not part of an umpire’s duty to call back a batsman who is leaving tbe wicket under a misapprehension : But tbe umpire should try and prevent such misapprehension by ‘ calling ’ distinctly 'an d by giving the proper signal. ThiB signal for ‘ out ’ is given as ‘ by raising be index finger above the head.’ ” The words “ Such misapprehension ” may be held to apply to such a case as is men­ tioned b y Mr. Jephson, There is another note to the effect that before signalling the umpire should “ call ” distinctly for the information of the players. But in Mr. Jephson’s case it was presumably not the fault of the umpire that there was a misapprehension, and in the cir­ cumstances one would think that the batsman ought to be allowed to continue his innings—and no doubt he was allowed to do so here. M r . W . 8 . P a t t is s o n , the old Kent cricketer, has a son— C. A. 8. Pattisson— who, although only eleven years old, won the first prize in five events at Abbey School, Beckenham, Athletic Sports. C. L . T o w n s e n d , the Gloucestershire cricketer, who has been unable to appear in flrst-class cricket this season, played fer the M .C.C. on Monday and Tuesday at L ord’s against the Household Brigade. He sctred 47, and took five wickets for 49 in the first innings. H e hopes to assist Gloucestershire during August. M r . C la u d e S. B u ck in g h am writes : “ It seems to have escaped notice that Dr. Grace’s innings of 166 for London County againBt M .C.C. last week is the fourth century scored b y him in the five M.C.C. matches played at the Palace since the fixtures were considered first- class. The L.C. C.C . came into existence in 1899 and during this season it was not regarded as first-class. From 1900 on­ wards it has been so regarded, and it is worthy o f note that ‘ W .G .’ should have, in four out of the five home fixtures of the club v. M.C.C. that have been played since that date, scored three - figure innings, the more so as he has only scored seven first-class centuries in all for the L.C.C.C. The above-named four cen­ turies, however, were not made in con­ secutive years; 1900, 1901, 1902 all saw three of them, but last year W .G . failed to repeat the performance. H . C. M 'D onell , who captained the Surrey team in the Somersetshire match at the Oval is the eighth Surrey captain of the season. The others are Lord Dalmeny, Messrs. K . J. Key, H . B. Cbinnery, H . D. G. Levesou-Gower, D. L . A. Jephson, W. G. M. Sirel, and L V . Harper. B anjitsinhji and C. B. Fry brought their totals of hundreds in county cricket to fifty-one last week in the same match, thus equalling the record made by W . G. for Gloucestershire. A table comparing tt e performances of the three men will be found on another page. T he consistency with which Hayward has made good scores this season may be seen from tbe follow ing table, which gives a list of his runs for every match : — Surrey v. London County ............... 43 .......................... 27 M.C.C. Australian Teamy. Rest ... 43*1 »t » J» »» 1 Surrey v. Essex ............................... 13 „ „ ............................... 9 Surrey v. Derbyshire........................ 10 » *» - ................... Surrey v. Worcestershire ................. 69 „ „ ............... 5*. Surrey v. Notts ............................... 13 „ „ .............................116 Surrey v. Gloucestershire................. 11 Surrey v. Lancashire........................ 4 „ ...................................... 3 Surrey v. Yorkshire .......... ......... 31 „ „ ........................ 22 Surrey v. Cambridge University ... 35 »» *» >» •• ^ Surrey v. Essex ............................... 24 „ „ ............................... 21 Surrey v. Cambridge University .. 128 *♦ ii »#•• 41 Surrey v. Oxford University ..........127 ......*50 Surrey v. Lancashire ................. ... 2 ,. ........................122 Surrey v. Middlesex ........................ 17 ........................148 Surrey v. Derbyshire ........................ 91 Players v. Gentlemen (Loid’s ).......... 88 ........................ 14 Players v. Gentlemen (Oval) ..........203 ..................................... 13 Surrey v. Warwickshire ................. 51 « ............*-61 Surrey v. Worcestershire ................. 16 Surrey v. Yorkshire ......... .......... 88 ........................................76 Surrey v. Sussex ............................... 106 „ „ ...............................112 Surrey v. Somersetshire ................. 2 ................. 24 Total—43 innings, four times not out—2,268 runs. Highest score, i03. Average, 68'16. So many men have played several innings of a hundred this season that a list is given below :— 112 9 8 6 Hayw ard-116,128,127,122,148.203,161*, 10 Fry—120, 191*, 226, 177, 10;)*, 150, 191, 181 Ranjitsinhji—148,166*, 142. 121 ,136, 152 Tyldesley—146, 210, 103, 225, 196, 102 ... Iremonger—137, 189*, 272, 142, 197, 138 ... Hirst—102, 163, 162,167, 108 ................. Quaife—200*, 110, 123,131*, 193 ............... Foster, H. K.—107,118, 116, 112 .......... Jones—113,119, 108,187 ........................ King—128,117, 104, 119* ........................ Knight-111*, 140, 208,118 ........................ Tunnicliffe-119, 128, 135, 139*................. Perrin—100*, 190, 134, 343*........................ Spooner—12/, 126, 101,102*........................ Raphael—201,123, 111, 111........................ * Signifies not out. R e p e r r in g to the retirement of J. T. Brown from county cricket A. C. Mac­ laren tells the follow ing anecdote in the Daily Chronicle :— Jack Brown will always be most popular amongst those who know him—a fine com­ panion, who would always enter into the fun of everything, and he as jolly as a schoolboy off the field. He would reverse the picture on tbe field, his seriousness throughout a game being extraordinary, and J shall never forget his face at point when, at the finish of the first Test in Sydney, with very few runs wanted by our opponents, L missed a dolly catch at second slip. Jack stood there nod­ ding his head and clicking his tongue until both might have dropped off. This silent upbraiding was more than amusing owing to Jack missing one easier than mine, if any­ thing, immediately afterwards. However, THE BANK HOLIDAY CROWD AT THE OVAL. [The following is an extract from a long poem by D. L. A. Jephson in C. B. Fry’s Magazine.] There are soldiers, sailors, and potmen there,. There are clerks from their high-backed stools, There are tinkers, tailors, and booing brats, And swells of the city in silken hats, And men from the clubs in immaculate spats, But they all of them know the rules. There are those beside in the swaying mass That provide the regular gate, Steadfast “ pit patrons,” who ne’er miss a show— From whence do they come, and where do they go P For no one on earth has yet learnt to know, Though they’re with us early and late. And all of them push till at last they squeeze Through the members’ or turnstile gate, Swells of the city and men of the clubs Separate now from the folk of the pubs, A moment when wealth against labour rubs— In pavilion and ring they wait. EASTBOURNE v. SUTTON. - Played at East­ bourne on July 18 and 19. S utton . First innings. R.A.Sheppard, b Shoosmith 10 G. H. Hadiield, b Matheson 88 G.C.Roberts, c Relf, b Shoo- smith ............................... 35 R.M. Bell, lbw, b Matheson 0 J. G. M. Bell, b, Matheson 56 Y. R. Bromage, c and b Matheson ........................13 L. Jackson, b Matheson ... 53 R. S. Dally, c Buckingham, b 8hoosmith ................. 5 B. W . Appleton, not o u t... C. F. Reiter, c Harris, b Matheson........................ G. R. Blades, b Bhoosmith Extras........................ Second innings. cHarris,b Mathe­ son .................18 notout .......... 11 not out ..........63 b Mitheson 46 b 8hoosmith ... ?4 c Von Scott,b Relf 39 run out.......... Extras ... Total ................ 314 Total (6 wkts) *206 E astboubnb . First innings. Second innings. G.F. S. Griffin, c Jackson, b cRoberts,bBrom- Sheppard ........................ 1 age ............. 60 Rev.H. vonD. Scott,bShep- pard ................................ 0 cJackson,bBlades 33 J. P. Fishwick, b Sheppard 1 lbw, b Bromage... 2 H. B. Glazebrook, b R. Bell 3 b Bromage........ 4 H. Alexander, c Jackson, b Blades .......... ..........104 E. Matheson, b Sheppard... 22 Relf(R.),c Sheppard, b Had­ iield ............................... 34 not out ........ 20 G.T.M.Harris, lbw,b Blades 9 E Buckingham, b Sheppard 5 not out ........12 F. G. Wagener, c Dally, b Blades.............................. 0 Shoosmith, not out .......... 23 Extras........................14 Extras........... 6 Total... ...216 Total (4 wkts) 187