Cricket 1904

314 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. A ug . 4, 1904. most valuable innings of 44 at a time when runs were very badly wanted, and although fielding is not nowadays his strongest point, he made three excellent catches in the slips. There was a somewhat remarkable finish to the match at Norwich this week between Norfolk and London County. A strong team of the latter had to go in for the fourth innings of the match to make 182 in two hours and a quarter, but Smith, the Norfolk professional, took nine wickets for 28, and brought about an easy victory for his side. H is last seven wickets were taken ia three overs and two balls for 4 runs only. S om e years ago when Robert Abel had a benefit the weather was so bad that the match was more or less a failure, and in order to make up for this to some extent the Surrey Committee opened a subscrip­ tion list on his behalf this summer, heading it with £50. They also allowed a collection to be made on the ground for Abel during the Notts match. The col­ lection realised nearly a hundred pounds on Bank H oliday, and nearly sixty pounds on Tuesday. The subscription list in the pavilion is about £140, so that Abel w ill receive a good round sum— which he well deserves. I t was generally anticipated that, given fine weather, the proceeds of H irst’s benefit match would be a record. There seems, no doubt, that anticipations w ill be realised, for on the first two days the receipts were £2,499 9s. Id. A t the time of goin g to press the complete details of the number of spectators who paid to see the match have not reached us. But it is estimated that the crowd numbered 40,000 on the first day, 30,000 on the second, and 12,000 on the third. Thepreviousrecord attendance fora match in England was 63,763 in Notts v. Surrey in the August Bank Holiday match at the Oval. On the first day 30,760 paid, on the second 29,370, and on the third 3,633. T h e highest amount produced b y a benefit match for a professional is £2,465 0s. 6d. in 1901. This was Y ork­ shire v. Lancashire at Leeds for the benefit of J . T. Brown. Apparently H irst’s total will largely' exceed this. The Yorkshire committee have a sensible way of investing the greater part o f the proceeds on behalf of their professionals. T h e follow ing Yorkshire professionals have had matches played for their ben efit: E. Stephenson, R. Iddison, J. R ow - botham, Luke greenw ood, JohnThew lis, Tom Emmett, George Pinder, Ephraim Lockwood, Allan H ill, George Ulyett, William Bates, Louis Hall, Robert Peel, David Hunter, Edward Waiowright, Robert Moorhouse, J. T. Brown, J. Tunnicliffe, and George Hirst. T h e death is announced of Mr. H er­ bert Jenner-Pust, who was universally regarded as the oldest cricketer of any note. H e was born on February 23, 1806, and was therefore in his ninety- ninth year. H e played for Eton against Harrow in 1822 as Herbert Jenner, and in 1827 he represented Cambridge against Oxford in the first University match. He was captain of the eleven, and scored 47 out of 92, besides taking five Oxford wickets. He also played in the match in the follow ing year. From 1827 to 1836 he appeared for the Gentlemen against the Players. H e also played for Kent in the Canterbury week, and for Norfolk. In 1833 he was choBen as president of the Marylebone C.C. Since 1864 he has been living in Gloucestershire, where he con­ tinued to play cricket until he was seventy years old. He was a good all-round man, but was chiefly known as a first- class wicket-keeper. T h e ground of the H onor Oak C.C. was the scene of some pretty tail scoring on Bank Holiday. After getting Bruns­ wick out for 133 the home team went in for a good knock, having scored 589 for the loss of only six batsmen when stumps were drawn. The period of actual play was just seven hours, so that the rate of run-getting averaged a hundred an hour throughout. H . A. Bates, whose all-round cricket has been of great use to Surrey second eleven during the last few years, was responsible for 267, and Y . Critchley for 105 of Honor Oak’s total, both batsmen being not out. Bates’s score included no less than ten 6’s. SUTTON (2) 7. BRITISH 80UTH AFRICA COM­ PANY.—Played at North Dulwich. S utton (2). W. G. Poole, b Beare 46 A. Collins, c Mercer, b Beare .................81 F. Blades, c Mercer, b Brodie .. . 9 D. D. Napper, c Troy, b Brodie ............... 18 F. Whitbourn, run out 0 C. J. Easton, b Fuller 0 •Innings declared closed. B r itish S.A. R. W. Mercer, b Hay­ nes 2 J. R. Haynes, bBrodie 2 H. Nickalls, b Fuller 21 J. R.Tulloch, b Fuller 17 C. L. Jl. Odell, not out 20 V. de 8teiger, not out 4 Extras .......... 6 Total (9 wkts) *224 U. Beare. b Haynes .. 36 H. Hamilton, lbw, b Tulloch ................ G. Fuller, c Tulloch. b Haynes ... 8 J. Baikie, b Haynes ... 9 D. E. Brodie, bHaynes 32 A. Misselbrooke, b fl aynes ................. 6 R Snazelle, c and b Haynes .................34 J. Kerr, c Haynes, b Tulloch ...............21 B. Coates, not out .. 15 J. M. Torry, c and b Hayes ............... 0 Extras ........ 7 Total ...171 LONDON AND WE8TMINSTER BANK (3) v. LONDON AND COUNTY BANK (2).—Played at Norbury on July 26 and 27. L. & W. B a n k . C. F. G. Wellbome, b Burke........................43 G. O. Anson, c Batson, b M artin................. 6 G. Logan, c Burke, b Francis ... ... 47 W. H. Browne,c Small, b Francis.................24 S. Wood, W. Horncastle, V. E. Thomson, Hartcn, T. C. Sampson, did not bat. •Innings declared closed. L. & C. B a n k . E. W . Bennett, not out .......................23 L. G. Black, not out 8 Byes .................11 Total (4 wkts) *161 A. S. A . G. Stephens,run out 4 Martin, b Wood... ... 7 A. Small, c Thomson, b Anson ................. 6 Francis, c Thomson, b Anson ................. 0 Burke, c Harton, b W ood .......................16 Hunt, b A n son .......... 1 Spalding, lbw, b Anson 11 Batson, not out Meech, c Wijllborne, b A nson................. Roberts, c Bennett, b Anson ................. Clarke, c Wellborne, b Anson ................. Byes ................. Total .......... SUrTON v. NORBURY PARK.—Played at Norbury Park on July 27. S utton . First innings. B. W. Appleton, b Wyatt... 5 G H. Hadfield, c Macaldin, b Whiting ........................ 0 R. M. Bell, b Wyatt .......... 6 H Byslop, b Wyatt ............ 12 N. J. 8trachan, c Barnett, b Wyatt ........................12 A. L. Sloper, c Wilson, b Whiting ........................ 1 L. Y. Straker, b Wyatt ... 8 W. M. Bell, lbw, b Whiting 20 G. R. Blades, b Whiting ... 3 V. R. Bromage, not out .. 18 F.H. Blades, lbw, b Whiting 0 Extras .......... 8 Second innings, b Whiting ........ 15 not o u t................52 st Macaldin, b Hobbs .......... 4 cWiUon, b Whit­ ing ....................14 b Hobbs ..........15 b Wyatt ..........24 lbw, b Whitinaj... 10 not out ... 10 c Wyatt, b H >bba 43 b Wyatt ......... 0 Extras.......... 7 10 Total .................92 Total (8 wkt*) 194 N o bbu ry P a b k . H. D. Wyatt, c StraH. K. Whiting, b R. ker, b Hadfield 1 M. Bell ................. 0 C. B. Wood, c Sloper, C. F. Wyatt, c R. M. b R. M. Bell .......... 8 Bell, b Hadfield 0 W. E. Hobbs, b R. M. J. H. Barnett, not out 1 Bell ........................ 14 T. L. Cunningham, b P. F. Wilson, c StraR. M. Bell................. 0 ker, b Hadfield ... 27 J. J. Macaldin, b R. C. Thomas, c Hyslop, M. BeU ................. 0 b Hadfield 0 Extras .......... 3 S. Whiting, b R. M. — Bell ........................ 1 Total .......... 55 J. C. LOVELL’S XI. v. HOME AND COLONIAL. —Played at Tulse Hill on July 30. J. C. L o v e l l ’ s XL S, H. Flindt,b Bannis­ ter ....................... 3 K. Robinson, c Martin, b Bannister ..........49 A. Meller, b Bannister l C.H. Mountain, b Ford 18 E. D. Lovell, c Martin, b Bannister 6 W.H.Golds, cN.Blake, b Bannister .......... 2 A. Dennis, b Ford ... 2 L. Lovell, c H. Blake, b Bannister .......... J. 8. Lovell, c N. Blake, b Bannister H. Tidy, not out C. Lovell, c and b F ord ........................ Extras .......... Total 96 A. Edwards, e Meller, b Robinson .......... W. A. Pinn, run out . H. Blake, lbw, b Flindt F. Ford, not o u t........ G. Bannister, c 8. Lovell, b Flindt ... H ome an d C o lo n ia l . N. Blake, c C. Lovell, b Flindt ................ F. W. Martin, c 8. Lovell, b Robinson 1 Total (6 wkts) 12 G. Mitchell, F. Archer, H. Halls, J. P. Leverick, did not bat. SOUTHGATE ADELAIDE v. WINCHMORE HILL “ B.” —Played at Southgate on August 1. S o u th g ate A. Minns, b T. Allan 25 W. Wood, c and b Devey ................. 2 C. F. Muller, b Devey 9 F. H. H. Stokes, c H. Carter, bEUsmoor . 35 G. E. Canham, b Devey ............... 32 H. S. Hoake. st C. Nicholls, b Ellsmoor 9 B. 8now, c H. Carter, b Devey ................. 4 A d e l a id e . A. Myford, c Huson, T. Alla i ................. 7 F. W . Canham, b Devey ................. 7 8. H. Elliott, b Devey 10 J. O. Monk, c H. Carter, b F. Nicholls 5 C. T. Wale, not out... 0 Extras ... 6 Total ..151 W inchm ore H ill “ B ” . C. Nicholls, b G. CanSkegge, c Snow, b ham ........................ 0 W ale........................ 16 R. J. Smith, b G. H. P. Carter, not out 11 Canham ................. 3 J. Allan, c Snow, b F. Nicholls, b G. CanW ale........................ 2 ham ................. 30 T. Allan, c and b G. F. Ellsmoor, b G. CanCanham ................. 0 ham ........................ 1 A. T. London, absent F. A. Huson, b Wale 2 h u r t......................... 0 T. H. Carter, b Wale 1 Extras ... Total .......... 7 A. 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