Cricket 1904

448 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. O ct . 27, 1904. MUSCLE A N D B R A IN . Dr. Arabella Kenealy, in a letter recently published, expressed theopinion that “ there ii no more stupid person than your man or woman who excels in games.” A correspondent wrotetoLord Alverstone (the Lord Chief Justice), Mr. Andrew Lang, and the headmasters of Eton and Haileybury Colleges asking them:—(1) Whether their experience had shown themthat those persons who excel at cricket, football, rowing, etc., are generally deficient in mental power p (2) Whether they did not think that the national pursuit of healthy games, such as those mentioned, must tend to develop the physique of the rising generation ? (3) Whether they were not of opinion that “ International Athletics ” are likely to engender a feeling of goodwill among those nations taking part in the same ? The following replies were received :— “ The Lord Chief Justice presents his compliments, aud bf“gs to state that he entirely disagrees withtheviewexpressed by Dr. A. Kenealy.” Mr. Andrew Lang Perhaps Miss Kenealy does not know much about the matter. Yery clever as well as very stupid people, are good at games.” Rev. E. Warre:—“ As regards your first question, ‘ I do not think so.’ As regards the second, ‘ I think so.’ As regards the third, 11 amnot sureof this,’ would be my answer.” Rev. E. Lytellton :—“ (1) I have very little doubt that successful athletes are no more likely, nor less likely, to say and do stupid things than other people. (2) It is, of course, rare that a very first- rate athleteisintellectually first-rate, but this only means that very few people absorb all the best of Nature’s gifts. (3) I have no doubt whatever that athletics, carefully controlled, are good for the country.” H IT T IN G O YER TH E P A V IL IO N A T LORD ’S. The following letter recently appeared in the F ie ld :— S i r , —I notice in the window of Wisden’s shop in Cranbourn Street, amongst other relics, an old cricket ball which is stated, in a note signed A. E. Trott, to be the ball which he hit “ over the pavilion in 1899.” Now, if Trott means that the ball on that occasion “ cleared” the pavilion, i.e., passed over it without touching the pavilion, then I amable to say that his statement is not correct. When this remarkable hit was made I happened to be on the top of the pavilion in the north-western tower. The ball pitched upon the roof which shelters the back rows of seats on the pavilion top. This roof has two sloping faces, one fronting the field of play, the other fronting the garden behind the pavilion. From the place where I was standing I could see the outside of the roof face first mentioned. The ball, which came down from a great height, clearing the sloping roof, which fronts the field of play, and pitched, with, of course, considerable noise, on the sloping face which fronts the garden. I saw no more of the ball after it struck the roof, but as it pitched upon the f-ice which sloped away from the wickets its tendency would be to bound forward in the same direction as before, and I presume it ultimately fell to the ground somewhere in the garden. It was cer­ tainly a marvellous hit, and the ball was within a very short distance (a few feet as I calculated) of clearing the pavilion. But, as it is, the feat of hitting “ over the present pavilion,” as distinguished fromhitting “ on to it,” still remains to be accomplished. I should add that another member of the M.C.C., who was by me at the time, has since confirmed my recollection of the facts as stated above. I believe that he and I are, if not the only persons, certainly among the very few who are able to say where the ball actually pitched. A n O l d B l u e . M R . C. B. F R Y ’S RECORD . Appendedis atable compiledhy Mr. A. J. Gastonfor the Brighton Argus, showingMr. Fry’s recordfor all matches for Sussex since hemadehis first appearance :— N o. o f N ot H igh est m chs. In s. ou t. R ns. ins. C. 50’ s. A vr. A ustralians 3 6 0 348 181 1 1 68 00 C am b. U n iv. .. 4 6 0 531 241 2 1 88-50 D erbysh ire 2 2 0 243 226 1 0 121*60 E s s e x ..................... 13 23 1 779 101* 1 4 35-40 G loucestershire 14 23 1 792 109 2 4 36 00 H am pshire 15 24 1 1361 211 5 4 59-17 K e n t .................... 17 27 1 1422 140 5 7 54-69 L ancashire 16 27 2 818 181 2 3 32*72 Leicestershire .. 10 18 2 1201 244 6 1 109-18 M .C .C ..................... 4 8 1 232 98 0 1 33*14 M id d le s e x ........... 17 27 4 1753 159* 8 7 76-21 N o t t s ..................... 15 29 1 1085 170* 1 5 3375 O x ford U n iv. .. 5 10 1 475 219* 1 2 62 77 S om ersetshire .. 16 23 3 1088 162 4 2 54.40 S ou th A frican s 1 1 0 74 74 0 1 71*00 S urrey.................... 19 31 0 1935 229 7 7 62-41 W orcestersh ire 7 12 0 504 174 1 3 42-00 Y ork sh ire . 15 26 2 1746 234 6 5 72-70 T ota l .. 194 318 20 16286 244 53 58 54-98 * Signifies n ot ou t. Mr. GastonalsogivesintabularformFry’s recordfor thepast seasonas follows. It will he noticed that there is quitearemarkable contrast betweenhis first andsecondinnings. 1st inn s. 2nd inns. 30 IS 48 12 87 — 73 13 120 — 191* — 25 39 226 — 16 42 177 — 30 105* ISO — 21 19 1»1 — 27 16 181 — 17 — 42 — 18 6 211 — 2 0 97 — 18 — 229 — 74 — 22 45 62 — M .C .C . at L ord s. Notts, at Hove. M id d lesex, at L ord s. G loucestershire, a t H ove. Som ersetshire, a t H ove. Leicestershire, at H o v e . N otts, at T ren t B rid ge. D erbyshire, at H ove. E ssex, at L eyton . Y ork sh ire, at Sheffield. Lancashire, a t M anchester. C am b. U n iversity at H ove. O x ford U n iversity a t H ove. L eicestershire, at H ove. E-ieex, at H ove. S irrey, at H ove. D erbysh ire, at D erby. Som ersetshire, at B ath . G loucestershire, B ristol. H am pshire, at H ove. L an cash ire, a t H ov e. Surrey, at O val. H an ts, at P ortsm ou th . Y ork sh ire, at H ove. South A frican s, a t H ove. M id d lesex, at H ove. — K en t, a t H astin gs. T otal runs, 2,683. A verage, 7452. * S ignifies n ot ou t. CR ICKET IN P H IL A D E L P H IA . GENTLEMEN OF PHILADELPHIA v. PLAYERS. Playedat HaverfordonSeptember 3 and5. Gentlemenwonby aninnings and24 runs. P l a y e r s . F irst innings. W o ole y , c C regar, b K in g 7 B rook in g, b M o r t o n .............31 B ennett, lbw , b P a tton ... 41 P acey, c Y etterlein , b P a tto n .........................................20 B ishop, st J ord an , b P a tton 8 B urrow s, b K in g ........... .. 1 L oh m an , c Q unm ere, b P a t­ ton ......................................... 9 S m ith, st Jordan , b P a tton 12 E . K . L eech , b K i n g ............. 7 IrviD g, n ot ou t ....................... 9 B rom head, c Jord an , b K in g 12 E xtras ............. 8 S econd innings. b K i n g ...................25 cQ rah am ,bP atton 0 n o to u t ......................S3 b K in g ....................... 0 b K in g ....................... 6 b K in g ...................... 0 c Jord a n ,b C regar c M orice ,b Cregar b K in g ...................... b K in g ...................... b K in g ...................... E x tra s ............. T ota l...................... 165 T ota l ... 74 G e n t l e m e n of J . B . K in g , c an d b B ennett ......................83 J . E . C . M orton , b S m ith ..................... 67 R . M . Q unm ere, b S m ith................................ 8 E . M . C regar, c P acey, b B en n ett....................... 1 T . C. Jordan, b (Smith 5 W . N . M orice, b P acey 41 P h il a d e l p h ia . R . H . P atton , b S m ith 16 R . G . H are, ru n o u t ... 0 D . G rah am , b B ishop 29 J . R . V etterlein , n ot ou t ................................ 1 K . Green, c liv in g , b P a c e y .............................. 0 E x tra s......................12 T o ta l.............263 P l a y e r s . First innings. Second innings. B . R . W . B . R . W . K in g ........................ 71 41 4 ........................ 90 27 7 Vetterlein................. 48 17 0 ........................ Morice ................. 24 22 0 ........................ Cregar ................. 18 13 0 ........................ 42 15 2 Morton ................. 42 21 1 ........................ Patton ................. 66 43 5 ........................ 42 31 1 G e n t l e m e n o f P h il a d e l p h ia . B . R . W . B . R . W * B e n n e tt............. 120 106 2 |B ishop F acey ............. 49 27 2 I Sm ith Irv in g ............. 30 30 0 | ... 30 27 1 ... 96 61 4 PILGRIMS v. ALL PHILADELPHIANS. Played on the ground of the Germantown C.C. onSeptember 24. Drawn. The Pilgrims areall International players. PlLGBIM S. C . C. M orris, lb w , b V etterlein ............. 2 P .N .L eR oy , c W o o le y , b K e e n a n ......................40 A . M . W o o d , b P otts 15 T . C. Jord an , c an d b P o t t s ................................ 0 J . A . Lester, b K een an 31 P . H . C lark, c M id d le­ ton , b V a r le y ............. 1 J .W .M u ir,cV etterlein , b Y a r l e y ....................... 7 E .W .C la rk ,ju n ., c & b K een an ....................... 1 H . L . Clark, c W ooley, b P otts ......................55 J.E . C. M orton , c K ee­ nan, b Y etterlein ... 30 G . B . W a rd er, n ot ou t 18 E x tra s ...................... 12 T ota l ...212 A l l -P h il a d e l p h ia . B ishop, b C la r k ........... 0 H . W . M id d leton , n ot ou t ................................44 E x tra s....................... 1 B en n ett,bP .H C lark ... 10 F . S. W h ite, run ou t 27 W o o le y , c W ard er, b L e R oy ...................... 2 J .R .V etterlein ,n ot ou t 61 R . L . P earson, b C lark 0 T ota l(6 w kts) 117 W . F . K eenan, ju n ., b L e R oy ....................... 2 Y arley, J . W . P otts, an d E . C. P ierce d id n o t ba% P il g r im s . B . R . M . W . B . R .M .W . P o t t s ............. 71 39 3 3 I K een an ... 66 35 3 3 V etterlein 96 59 2 2 B ish op ... 42 30 1 0 V arley ... 60 29 3 2|B en nett ... 6 8 0 0 B ish op b ow led one w ide. A l l - P h il a d e l p h ia . B .R . M . W . B .R .M .W . P . H . C lark 96 43 1 3 I L e s te r ............. 24 24 0 0 M orton ... 24 13 0 0 E . W . C lark 18 16 0 0 L e R o y ... 42 29 1 2 ! H . L . C lark 18 21 0 0 P rin ted an d P u b lish ed fo r th e P rop rietor b y M ebeutt & H a t c h e s , L t d ., 167,168, a n d 169, U pper T ham es S treet, L on d o n , B .C ., O ct. 27th, 1904.