Cricket 1904

O ct 27, 1904. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME 435 BUSSEY’S “DEMON DRIVERS. < C C B « GEO, G. BUSSEY & GO D e s ire to in fo rm C r ick e te r s a ll o v e r th e w o r ld w h o m a y e x p e r ie n c e a d iffic u lty in o b ­ ta in in g “ D e m o n D r i v e r s ” t h a t th is d ifficu lty a rises in c o n s e q u e n c e o f th e e v e r -in c r e a s - in g d em a n d e x c e e d in g th e s u p p ly . R e a d e r s o f G e o . G . B u s s e y & C o .’s p a m p h le t, en titled “ E v o lu t io n o f th e D em o n D r iv e r ,” a re aw a re th a t a fe a ­ tu r e o f th e su c c e ss o f th e “ D e m o n D r i v e r ” is d u e to a s p e c ia l p r o c e s s , o c c u p y in g a lo n g p e r io d , th a t th e b a ts u n d e r ­ g o b e fo r e le a v in g th e w o r k s , a n d a lth o u g h th e re a re a lw a y s a la r g e n um b e r o f B a ts u n d e r th is tr e a tm e n t w h ic h c o u ld b e p la c e d o n th e m a r k e t, G e o . G . B u s s e y & C o ., in th e in te re st o f c r ic k e te r s a n d th e ir ow n r ep u ­ ta tio n , w ill n o t d e v ia te fr om th e s y s tem th a t h a s m a d e th e W The Finest Bat the World produces. GEO.G.BDSSEY&CO, 36 & 38, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET , E.C. Manufactory—PECKHAM, S.E. Timber Mills—ELMSWELL SUFFOLK. AGENT8 ALL OYER THE WORLD. A T T H E S I G N O F T H E W I C K E T . B y F . S. A shley -C ooper . F E A T S , F A C T S A N D F IG U R E S O F 1904. Table No. 1.—T \BLE SHOWING THE GROUNDS UPON WHICH THE RUNS WERE tsCORED IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHE 1 DURING THE SEASON. Ground. Alton ...................... Bath ...................... Beckenham.............. Bournemouth ... . Bradford .............. Brighton .............. Bristol...................... Cambridge.............. Canterbury.............. Catford......... ... . Cheltenham.............. Chesterfield.............. Coventry .............. Crystal Palace ... . D erb y ..................... Dewsbury .............. Edgbaston ......... Glossop..................... Gloucester.............. Gravesend.............. Hastings .............. . Huddersfield ........ Hull ..................... Leeds ...................... Leicester .............. Leyion...................... Liverpool ............... Lord’s ..................... Maidstone .............. Manchester.............. . Nottingham.............. Oval ...................... Oxford...................... Portsmouth.............. Scarborough ... .. Sheffield .............. . Southampton ........ Taunton ................ Tonbridge .............. Tunbridge Wells Welbeck ............... Worcester .............. . Totals ..........179,264 ...6,713 ... 2670 R un-getting during the past season ruled considerably higher than in either o f the two previous years, the average number of runs obtained for every wicket lost exceeding that of the heavy-scoring 6 eason o f 1899, but falling short of the figures of 1901. D uring the past six years almost a m illion runs have been scored in first-class matches in England : R un s. W k ts. A ver. 741 ... 30 . . 24-70 1,962 ... 82 . . 2392 1,009 .. 32 . . 31*53 1,989 .. 94 . . 21-15 2,215 ... 93 . . 23-76 11,754 .. 397 ... 2960 4,509 ... 216 . . 2o-87 5,108 . 212 ... 24-09 3,008 ... 114 . . 26-38 489 .. 32 ... 15-V8 854 .. 70 . 12-20 3,032 .. 110 ... 27-56 1,287 .. 34 . . 87-85 5,960 ... 221 . . 26-96 4,778 ... 176 . . 2714 855 .. 31 . . 27*58 8,512 ... 280 . . 80-40 890 . . 30 . . 29*65 1,070 . . 62 . . 1725 601 . . 37 . . 1354 1,924 . . 78 . . 24-66 486 . 40 . . 12-15 1,634 . . 61 . 26-78 2,006 . . 89 . . 22*53 9,760 . . 364 . . 2681 8,062 . . 313 . . 25*75 980 . . 46 . . 21-30 19,280 . . 784 . . 24-59 860 . . 40 . . 21*60 9,323 . . 368 ... 2583 9,787 . . 273 ... 85-84 16,163 . . 612 .. 56*78 3,857 . . 146 .. 2641 1,891 . . 45 .. 42*02 2,761 .. . 83 .. 83*26 3,484 . . 112 .. 81-10 3,786 ... 138 . 27-48 6,39J .. . 232 .. 27 54 2,078 . . 103 . . 20-17 2,337 . . 65 .. 35*95 388 . . 28 . . 13-85 11,504 . . 340 .. . 33-83 Y ea r. R uns. W k ts. A ver. 1899 .. . It 9,341 ... 6,513 ,. 26*00 1900 .. . 157,48J ... 6.342 .... 24-83 1901 .. . 188,716 ... 6,919 .... 27-27 1902 ..,. 164,C37 ... 6,897 . . 22*33 1903 ..,. 141,3:8 ... 6,363 .. 22-21 19J4 .. . 179,264 ... 6,713 ..,. 2670 The Trent Bridge ground, owing to themarl wickets, again proved abatsmen’s paradise. Duringthe past seasontherunswereobtained at Nottinghamasfollows:— 625 fo r 31 w ickets N otts v. S u r r e y ............. N otts v . E ssex ............. N otts v . S u s s e x ............. N otts v . Y ork sh ire ... N otts v . K en t ............. N otts v. Lancashire ... N otts v. .Leicestershire N otts v. G loucestershire N otts v. South A fricans N otts v. M id d lesex ... T otals the 292 fo r 12 w ick ets 9)6 fo r 36 w ickets 927 fo r 30 w ickets ... 1,221 fo r 24 w ickets ... 1,123 fo r 20 w ickets ... 1,080 fo r 29 w ickets ... 1,271 fo r 29 w ickets ... 1,173 fo r 30 tick e ts ... 1,139 fo r 32 w ickets ... 9,787 fo r 273 w ickets runs were obtained At Worcester thus:— W orcestersh ire v. 8 . A frica n s.. 835 fo r 40 w ickela W orcestersh ire v. Y ork sh ire ... 1,114 fo r 27 w ickets W orcestersh ire v. Som erset ... 590 fo r 3u w ickets W orcestershire v. O xford U n iv. 1,49^ fo r 33 w ickets W orceste.sh ire v. L an cash ire... 955 fo r 29 w ickets W orcestersh ire v. Surrey............. 1,199 fo r 28 w ickets W orcestersh ire v. H am p sh ire... 1,152 fo r 31 w ickets W orcestersh ire v . W arw ick sh ire 997 fo r 30 w ickets W orcestersh ire v. K en t ............. 1,002 fo r 31 w ickets W orcestersh irev. G loucestersh. 1,111 fo r 3 0 w ickets W orcestersh ire v.L eicestershire 1,057 fo r 31 w ickets T a ble N o . 2 — T A B L E S H O W IN G T H E N U M B E R O F R U N S S C O R E D B Y EA.CH S ID E IN Totals ........ 11,604for 340wickets F IR 8 T -C L 1 S S M A T C H E S D U R IN G T H E S E A S O N . Side. R uns. W k ts. A ver. C am bridge U n iversity ... 5.628 ... 2t8 ... 25-81 D e r b y s h ir e .............................. . 8,323 .. 347 ... 23-98 E n glan d .............................. 391 ... 14 ... 27 92 E n glan d X I ’s ..................... 617 ... 30 ... 20 56 E ssex .............................. . 8 805 ... 313 ... 2813 G entlem en (v . P layers) .... 1.161 ... 28 ... 41-46 G en tlem en o f E n g. X I .’s 952 ... 40 ... 23-80 G lou cestersh ire...................... 6,427 ... 317 ... 2027 H a m p sh ir e ................................. 6,633 ... 317 ... 21-01 I . Z in g ari ................................ 687 ... 13 ... 45*15 K en t ......................................... 9,600 ... 368 ... 26"' 8 L a n ca s h ir e .............................. . 11.448 ... 5*44 ... 33-i7 L eicestershire ......................, 9,826 ... 373 ... 2634 L eveson -G ow er’s X I ., M r. H . D . G ................................... 469 ... 20 ... 23-45 L o n d on C o u n ty ......................, 5,196 ... 212 ... 24-50 M .C .C . an d G rou nd .. , 4,598 ... 200 ... 22-99 M .C .C . A u stralian X I . ... 334 ... 11 ... 30-36 M id d le s e x ................................ 7,816 ... £89 ... 27-04 N orth ......................................... 924 ... 29 ... 31-86 N ottin gh am sh ire ............. 9,063 ... 317 ... 28-68 O x ford U n iversity ............., 4,514 ... 165 ... 27 35 P la y e r s ....................................... ., 1,121 ... 39 ... 28 74 P layers o f S outh ............. 272 ... 20 ... 13-60 S om erset ................................ 7,795 ... 349 ... 22*33 S ou th (v. N orth ) ............. 638 ... 31 ... 20-68 S ou th A frican s ... ............., 8,193 ... 289 ... 28-34 S ou th o f E n glan d ............ 362 ... 16 ... 22 62 S u r r e y .......................................... 13,267 ... 543 ... 24-43 S u s s e x .......................................... 10,923 ... 333 .. 3280 W arw ick sh ire ............. 9,481 ... 322 ... ! 8-47 W e ig a ll’s X I ., M r. G . J . V . 414 ... 20 ... 2o-70 W o rce ste rsh ire ....................... 9,805 ... 363 ... 27*01 Y ork sh ire ................................ 13,651 ... 423 ... 32-27 T otals .............179,264 ..6 ,7 1 3 ... 2670 T a b l e N o . 3.— T A B L E S H O W IN G T H E N U M ­ B E R O F R U N 8 S C O R E D A G A IN b T E A C rf 8 ID E I N F IR 8 T -C L A .8 S M A T C H E S D U R IN G T H E S E A S O N . Side. R uns. W k ts. A ver* C am bridge U n iversity .. . 5,478 .. . 192 .. . 28 53 D e r b y s h ir e .............................. . 9,069 .. . 330 .... 27-48 E n gla n d ........................... S83 .. . 14 .... 20-21 E n glan d X I ’s ..................... 893 .. . 31 .... 28 80 E ssex ........................................ . 8,966 .. . 2 8 ) .... 32 02 G entlem en (v. P layer?) ... 1,121 .... 39 ... 28 74 G entlem en o f E n g. X I .s .. 859 .. . 33 ..,. 26*03 G lou cestersh ire..................... . 6,618 .. . 292 .... 2t*66 H a m p sh ire ................................ 8,511 259 ..., 32 86 I Z in g a ri ............................... 586 .. 20 .... 29 30 K en t .......................................... 8,832 .... 404 ..., 21-86 L a n c a s h ire ................................. 10,535 .. , 453 ... 23-26 L eicestershire ..................... . 10,078 . 318 ... 28-95 L eveson -G ow er’s X I ., M r. H . D . G ....................... ... 471 ... 14 ... 33*61 I on d on C o u n ty ....................... 5,6d7 . 226 ... 25-07 M .C .C . an d G iou n d . 4,228 .. . 162 ..., 26*09 M .C .C . A u stralian X L ... 247 .. . 10 ... 24 70 M id d le s e x .............................. 7.464 .. . 317 ... 28*64 N orth ......................................... 628 .. . 31 ..., 20-68 N ottin gh am sh ire ............. 9,H '6 .. . 333 ... 28 12 O xford U niversity ........... . 4 852 .. . 135 ..., 35-94 P layers ........................................ . 1,161 .. . 28 ..., 41-46 P layers o f South .. .. 366 .. . 20 ..., 18-30 S om erset ................................ 7,9*8 .. . 259 ..., 30-61 South (v. N orth ) ............. 924 .. *9 ... . 31-86 S ou th A fr ic a n s ..................... . 8,710 .. . 372 ... 23*41 S ou th o f E n glan d ............ 293 .. 11 ... . 26-63 S u r r e y ........................................ . 13,361 .. . 488 ..,. 27 37 S u s s e x ........................................ 10,667 . . 410 .. . 26-01 W arw icksh ire ....................... 8,888 .. . 321 . 27-68 W e ig a ll’s X I .,M r . G . J .Y . 667 .. . 17 ..., 33-36 W o rce ste rsh ire ..................... . 9,552 .. . S24 ..., i9-48 Y ork sh ire .............................. .. 12,085 .. . 611 .... 2364 T otals ........... .179,264 .. .6,713 .. 26*70 T h e t w o m a tc h e s in c lu d e d in th e a b o v e tables under the heading “ England X I . ’s ” are :—M.C.C. Australian X I. v. An England X I. and South Africans v. An Eleven of England, bothofwhichwereplayedatLord’s. The title of the concluding match of the season was England v. Lancashire. The sides designated • ‘ Gentlemen of England X I. ’s” werethose which opposed I Zingari, at Lord’s, and Players of the South, at Bournemouth. T a b l e N o . 4.— T A B L E S H O W IN G T H E N U M B E R O f T O T A L S C O R E S O F 4C0 O R M O R E H IT IN F IK 8 T -C L A S S M A T C H E S D U R T N G T H E S E A S O N . T ota l. F or. A gain st. G round. 636 G loucestershire... N otts .............N ottin gh am 616-5 E s s e x ......................S urrey .................O val 614-8 W arw ick sh ire ... E ssex .............E d gbaston 611-9 S u r r e y ......................D erbyshire ... D erb y