Cricket 1905

212 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J une 22, 1905 ©orresponflntc*. The Editor does not hold himself responsible tor th opinions of his correspondents. ENGLAND'S DECADENCE. To the Editor o f C rick e t. D ear S ir , When a test match is in progress I read every word about it that I can lay hands on, and I am truly grieved to find that English batsmen and bowlers alike have disgraced themselves in the recent test match at Lord’s. Prom a careful study of printed comments on the game, I have learned many things which I did n ot know before, the following among them :— 1. That a lead of 252 with five wickets in hand on the second evening of a match implies a probable defeat. 2. That because your pet bowler, in taking three wickets, is hit for seven more runs than the pet bowler of the other side for the same number of wickets, he must have completely lost his form. 3. That when your pet batsman, who has often played very slow cricket under special circumstances, is dismissed once in the match for a paltry total of 109 he is only a “ qualified success” because he takes a long time about it. 4. That because your batsmen do not choose to play into the hands of a wily cap­ tain with wily bowlers under his command, they show a sad want of enterprise. 5. That when your opponents have lost their last five wickets for 50, and you reply with 136 for three, it is imperative to conclude that the wicket was like a billiard table when your men were batting, and a mud heap a few minutes previously. 6. That because on the first day of the match your opponents’ bowlers keep down the runs to 258 for eight wickets, whereas on the next day your own bowlers, although they take ten wickets for 181, can not keep down the runs, your inferiority with the ball is alarming. 7. That if your opponents make 181 in three hours, and on the same day you follow with 151 for five wickets in two hours and a-half, your bowlers ought to be hanged, and your batsmen drawn and quartered. Tours truly, A n O mnivorous R eader . THE SLOW SCORING OF THE ENGLAND TEAM. To the Editor o f C rick e t. D ear S ir , So much fault has been found with the English eleven for only scoring 258 on a slow wicket at Lord’ s on Thursday last against the Australians, with the ball travelling very slowly in the outfield, that I am constrained to ask a few questions. Was there not a match at Cambridge a short time ago when the Australians were batting nearly all day for 256 against the University, who were without May ? And was there not a full day’s cricket at Leicester when the Australians, having made 55 for the loss of a wicket overnight, scored 203 addi­ tional runs so slowly that they only had time to get two Leicestershire men out for 38 before stumps were drawn ? And is not sauce for the goose considered equally good for the gander ? Yours, etc. P u z z l e d . THIRTEENS.—ANOTHE R CURIOSITY. To the Editor o f C rick e t. D ear S ir , There is such a demand for cricket curiosities nowadays that I am surprised that the daily press allowed the following to escape their attention at Lord’s last Thursday:— T otal . 3 9 No. 1. 2 6 B o w le r. 5 No. 2. 13 B owler . 8 Here is food for reflection to the super­ stitious. Hayward 13, Maclaren 26 (twice thirteen); total, 39 (thrice thir­ teen). Bowlers, five and eight (thirteen). It is more than curious that the hands of the clock should point to exactly thirteen minutes after twelve when the above figures were hoisted. A lfred D. T aylor . LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK (3) v. FOREST HILL (3).—Played at Norbury on June 12. L. & W. First innings. E. W..Bennett, c Balkwill, b Lanliam ....................... S. Wood, b Balkwill......... G. Logan, lbw, b Lanham H. C. Willson, c Muriel, b Balkwill ....................... O.H.Chapman,c&b Balkwill W.Horncastle,c &bBalkvvill S. Bennett, not out ......... A. S. Horton, b Nettleton ... W. Paterson, b Balkwill ... T.C.Sampson, c Nettleton, b Balkwill ....................... J. T. Merry, b Balkwill ... B 1, lb 1, w 2 . . . . . . B ank . Second innings. 3 lbw, b Lanham.. 5 b Balkwill........ 7 not out............... 39 b Lanliam........ 10 c & b Balkwill .. 16 b Lanham........ 16 b Balkwill........ 0 b Balkwill......... 11 0 ht wkt,b Lanham 5 0 c Webster, b Lanham......... 0 4 B 7, lb 1 ... 8 Total Total .................Ill F orest H ill . J. S. Walkley, run out C. Balkwill, lbw, b Logan ................. W. H. T. King, c S. Bennett, b Logan... S. C. Norrington, b Logan ................. W.G. Frowd,b Logan Byes ................ P. Gibbon, c Horton, b Merry ................. 12 J. C. Muriel, c Merry, b Wood... .............. 2 T. Balkwill, c Logan, b Merry ................ 0 H. Lanham, not out... 42 G. F. Webster, b Will­ son ........................ 1 H.G.Nettleton,bLogan 9 Total ..........86 Second innings-T. Balkwill, c Horncastle, b Wood, 0; J. S. Walkley, not out, 1. Total (1 wkt), 1. INCOGNITI v. REPTON SCHOOL.—Played at Repton on June 12 and 13. I ncogniti . First-innings. Second innings. G. F. WeHe-Oole, c Altham, b Johnson........................ 5 c Turner, b Hull 70 A. H. Bagnall, c Johnson, b cBarnado.b Mur- Hull ... .......................10 dock ...1 Capt. Andrus, c Greswell,bc Greswell, b W akefield...................... 88 Johnson...62 B. P. Dobson, b Wakefield 19 c Murdock, b Wakefield ... 2 R. A. Young,!) Wakefield... 2 b Johnson.....................11 B. C. Covell, b Murdock ... 0 c Turner, b Gres­ well 8 S. Mann, b Wakefield ... 6 cTurner, b Gres­ well 0 O. W. Mann,b Wakefield... 10 notout.....................5 R. Hargreaves, not out ...12 b Johnson.....................7 G, Wilder, absent .......... 0 c Wakefield, b Murdock ... 23 J. E. Raven, c Hull,b Wake- c Barber, b Gres- field ............................... 8 w ell.. 5 Byes ........................ 9 Byes ... 9 R epton S chool . First innings. Second innings. C. G. Bamardo, b Young... 75 b Wilder ........ 8 R. W . Murdock, c Covell, b Wells-Cole........................35 notout................18 H. S. Altham,1bw, b W-Cole 87 R. H. T. Turner, st Bagnall, b Young ........................ 3 notout................11 N. V. C. Turner,c &b Young 0 c Andrus, b W-Cole ......... 36 F. C. Johnson, c S. Mann, b Wilder ........................56 C.D.Hull,cS.Mann,bWilder 10 H. A. Birrell, c W.-Cole, b Wilder ........................ 6 L. C. Barber, c C. Mann, b W.-Cole ........................ 5 W. T. Greswell, c Young, b Wilder ........................ 0 J. H. Wakefield, not out ... 0 B 8, lb 9, wb 4, nb 3... 21 W ides......... 2 Total ...301 Total (8 wkts) 75 Total ..169 Total ... ..206 INCOGNITI v. CHELTENHAM COLLEGE.— —Played at Cheltenham on Juno 9 and 10. I ncogniti . First innings. Second innings. T. Shaw, c Mackenzie, b c Whatford, b McKay............................... 4 Mackenzie ... 8 G. Zinn, c Whatford, b c Mackenzie, b Tennant ........................41 McKay ......... 12 W.W.Jackson,c Mackenzie, b McKay ....................... 5 lbw, b Mackenzie 35 F. Pawle, b Mackenzie ... 14 c Salter,bHarford 3 J. S. S. Clarke, c Tennant, c Mackenzie, b b Mackenzie .................31 McKay ......... 47 II. C. Manners, b Benson ... 6 b H arford......13 Major Greenway, c and b st Whatford, b Benson............................... 0 Benson ........... 2 P. Nesbitt, lbw, b Benson... 0 c Piggott, cMac­ kenzie 15 R. MacAndrew, c Harford, c Oliver, b Ten- b Benson ........................22 nant................10 J. F. Stedman, not out ... 1b Mackenzie ... 20 S.Mann.cRawson, b Benson 0 notout ............ 7 W 1, nb 1 ... ... ... 2 Byes .......... 4 Total .................126 C heltenham C ol First innings. R.T.Mackenzie.c Greenway, b Stedman........................41 C. II. Pigg, b Nesbitt.......... 1 M. G. Salter, c Clarke, b Jackson ........................10 S. J. Oliver, b Jackson ... 0 A. C. Tennant, b Nesbitt... 21 J. T. Piggott, b Jackson ... 1 Total .......... 176 ,LEGP.. Second innings, c Manners,bSted- m an................... 10 b Nesbitt .......... 0 G. G. Rawson, b Nesbitt ... 6 H. L. Benson, b Nesbitt ... 2 N. Whatford, not out.......... 9 T. McKay, b Stedman ... 0 H. II. Harford, b Stedman 1 Extras........................19 Total .................Ill b Nesbitt .......... b Nesbitt ......... b Nesbitt ......... cNesbitt, b Sted­ man ................. b Nesbitt .......... b Stedman......... not out ......... c and b Nesbitt run out B 5, lb 2, w 2, nb 2 11 Total ..278 -Played at Lichfield INCOGNITI v. LICHFIELD.- on June 14. I ncooniti . R. A. Young, c sub., b B. C. Covell, not out... 33 Harrison.................44 " ‘ ” R.Hargreaves, b Beau­ champ .................28 Capt.Andrus, b Harri­ son ........................ 6 G.W ilder,cMermagen, b Beauchamp......... 10 A. H. Bagnall, lbw, b Harrison................. 4 B. P. Dobson, b Beau­ champ ................. 5 C.W.Mann,lbw,b Har­ rison ........................ 0 S.Mann.c Mermagen.b Felton .................20 J. F. Thompson, b Felton ................. 2 J. E. Raven, c Merma- gen, b Beauchamp.. 0 B 11, lb 1 ..........12 Total .164 Capt. R. J. Armes, Dobson, b Young... 18 Rev. F, S. Dennett, c Coveil, b Wilder ... 33 C. F. Mermagen, c Covell, b Raven ... 41 W. E. Harrison, b Wilder..................... 10 J. Dawes, st Bagnall, b Raven ................. 0 E. E. Felton, b Raven 5 L ichfield . P. C.Nicholson, c Dob­ son, b R aven.......... Rev. H. L. Muriel, c Wilder, b Raven ... H.H.J.Wix.c Dobson, b W ilder................. A. C. F. 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