Cricket 1905

J uly 2Y, 1905. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 295 M iddlesex . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W.O. M. R. W ■Brearley........ 25.2 3 86 4 .......... 32 6 86 5 Kermode ... 28 6 99 4 .......... 33 9 96 2 Heap ........ 8 4 28 0 .......... 3 0 16 0 Poidevin........ 10 1 51 1 ........... Sharp ........ 13 2 45 1 .......... 25 1 83 1 Kermode bowled a wide and Brearley a no-ball. L ancashire . O. M. R. W.O. M. R. W. Hunt ........ 16 2 52 0 .......... 23 7 49 3 Tarrant........ 29 13 61 2 .......... 23 10 36 0 Bosanquet ... 12 0 64 2 .......... 24 4 98 2 Trott............... 8 2 27 4 .......... 27 15 64 3 G. Beldam ... 1 0 4 0 .......... Hearne ........ 5 1 12 0 .......... 9 5 14 0 Bosanquet bowled six wides and Trott one. SUB ST ITU TE S . H a y in g been requested to give a history of the changes which have been made in the law of substitution, and of the customs connected with it, I have made a diligent search through the laws of the game, with the following result. Regarding the customs you speak of, I am unable to write with authority, seeing that my information is based upon the literature of the game, and p ist historians rarely spoke of the infringe­ ment of the rules of cricket. When I penned the remaTk in the “ History of the Laws of Cricket,” that “ On several occasions, too, their places have been filled at the wicket, though in contra diction to the laws of the game,” I spoke of the unwritten law tbat a substitute may not act as wicket-keeper. I have carefullvilooked up the Laws of 1744, 1755, 1774, 1787, 1800 an I 1809, but cannot find any reference to the question until 1816, when William Lambert enlightens us on the point iu his “ Guide” :— “ If a striker is hurt, some person may be allowed to stand out for him, but not go in.” Robert Tyas, in his hand-book on the game (1838), says:— “ No substitute in the field shall be allowed to_ bowl, keep wicket, stand at point, or middle wicket, or stop behind to a fast bowler, unless with the consent of the adverse party.” That the law was frequently infringed is obvious from the ominous words, “ The Umpires shall enforce this law.” Between the years 1838 and 1844 further changes were made, fielding at cover- point being forbidden and mid-wicket permissible, while long-stopping to any class bowling was also debarred. The change occurs in Denison for 1844, and reads :— “ No substitute in the field shall be allowed to bowl, keep wicket, stand at the point, cover the point, or stop behind in any case.” In reviewing the rules of the game (1851) the Rev. James Pycroft makes no mention of substitutes. In 1854 a substitute was (presumably) permitted to field in any position, as the following {Lillywhites Guide, 1855) will testify:— “ 31. No substitute shall, in any case, be allowed to stand out, or run between wicke's for another person, without the consent of the opposite party; and in case any person shall be allowed to run for another, the striker shall be out if either he or his sub­ stitute be oS the ground in manner mentioned in laws 17 and 21 while the ball is in play. “ 32. In all cases where a substitute shall be allowed the consent of the opposite party shall also be obtained as to the person to act as substitute, and the place in the field which which he shall take.” Thomas Barker, in his Commentary (1865)says:— “ This law, if duly considered, would have saved a match—Kent v. Notts. Kent, being a man short, brought Mr. Thackeray to field at long leg, which made a difference of some 30 runs ! From 1854 till 1883 no alteration occurred, but in ihe M.C.C. Draft Amended Rules of July 31st, 1883, the words “ incapacitated from illness or injury but for no other reason, except with the consent of the opposite side,” were embodied in the code. Laws 37, 38, 39 and 40, all respecting to substitution, were framed at that time, and have remained unaltered to date. A lf b e d D. T a y lo r . ME. R. A. YOUNG. M r. R. A. Y ou n g , who scored 220 for Sussex last week against Essex, is ' a very sound batsman, his defence being the height of perfection, his timing accurate, and his cutting superb. He learnt his cricket at Eastbourne when at Ascham House School, and developed the art of willow wielding at Repton. In 1901 his batting average for Repton School was only 13.29 runs per innings, but the following year he was second to none, his average with the bat working out at 30 runs per innings, with an highest score of 129. In 1903 his school average exceeded 60, amongst his best attempts being 129 not ont against Uppingham Sohool, and 118 against Northern Nomads. Last year he scored 630 runs for his side, his highest attempt being 94 not out against Malvern College and his average 45. Going up to King’s College, Cambridge, this year, he im­ mediately gave a good impression by register­ ing 100 against Emmanuel College, and was promptly tried in the Freshmen’sMatch, when he scored 29 and 21; which he followed up with 66 for the First Twelve against the Next X V I. He made an auspicious appear­ ance for his University against Warwickshire by contributing a sterling 63, and the follow­ ing week narrowly escaped the distinction of registering a double century against Glouces­ tershire, his scores being 120 and 91. In the inter’ Varsity match at Lord’s Mr. Young was top scorer in the first innings with 51, while his record for Cambridge this year reads: 19 innings, 532 runs, average 28. Since then he has registered 50 and 125 for the Light Blues against Liverpool and Dis­ trict, 64 for Sussex against Lancashire, 220 for Sussex against Essex, and 35 and 68 for Sussex against Surrey. Like his confrere at Repton—J. N. Crawford—R. A. Young plays in glasses, which makes his success more conspicuous. He is also an average wicket-keeper and an excellent foot­ baller. His brother, J. V ., is at Eastbourne College, and last year, besides compiling some excellent scores, captured nine wickets for his college against Hurstpierpoint College in their annual match, Ronald Turner—a'nother Sussex cricketer up at Cambridge- being the only batsman he didnotsecure. R. A. Young was born in India, but he is virtually a Sussex man, having been associated with Eastbourne since his very young days.—Sussex Evening Times. INCOGNITI v. BECKENHAM-Played at Becken­ ham on July 17 and 18. I ncogniti . First innings. Second innings. Dr. P. Northcote, c Sten- c Curwen, b ning, b Torrens ......... 0 Lushington ... 48 G. Zinn, c McAndrew b W. B. Baker .................13 c & b Stenning 34 R. Hancock, c McAndrew c Lushington, b b H. Z. B aker................. 9 Stenning ... 6 Capt. Higginbotham, c P. C. Baker, b Stenning ... 23 b H. Z. Baker ... 29 Capt. Moody, b Stenning... 7 c Craig, b H. Z. Baker .......... 3 Townsend Shaw, c W. B. Baker, b Stenning.............29 lbw, b H.Z. Baker 20 N. C. Franklin Smith, b lbw, b W. B. H. Z. Baker .................10 Baker ..35 F. Pawle, c Lushington, b Stenning ........................73 b Stenning..34 E.E. Winter, cW . B. Baker, c H. Z. Baker, b b Stennings ................. 2 W. B. Baker... 21 R. Collins, st P. C. Baker, b Lushington .................56 b W. B. Baker ... 4 H. W. Dillon, not out.......... 1 not out....................0 B 12, wb 2 .................14 B 7,1b 2, wb 1... 10 Total ...237 Total ..244 B eckenham . C. H.Lushington,bZinn... 26 c&bNorthcote... 3 F. I). Browne, c Zinn, b Hancock ....................90 not out ...........14 J. D. Craig, c Hancock, b Townsend Shaw ......58 b Hancock........... 7 H. Z. Baker, c Franklin Smith, b Northcote......80 P. C. Baker, b Hancock ... 4 cHancock,bZinn 25 R. Curwen, b Hancock ... 0 J. B. Stenning, c Hancock, b Northcote ............. 29 b Hancock...........25 A. A. Torrens, st Franklin Smith, b Northcote......36 A. E. Clapham, b Hancock 19 c Hancock,b Zinn 11 W. A. Powell, c Townsend Shaw, b Northcote........ 9 not out ...........14 W. B. Baker, not out........ 0 B 21, lb 3, nb 4 .........28 Byes ............ 4 Total 379 Total (5 wkts) 103 J. C. LOVELL’S XI. v. LAUDERDALE.-Played at Tulse Hill on July 22. L aude T. Sales, b J A. Lovell 24 A. Gage, b J. A. Lovell 24 P. Sheen, b Robinson 15 R.T.Hunt,b Robinson 0 P. Bass, b Robinson... 9 E. J. Richardson, c& b Robinson................. 12 A.Barton,b J.A.Lovell 8 B. Parkes, c Robinson, b J. A. Lovell......... 3 IRDALE. A. R. E. Wren, b J. A. Lovell .................15 A. WTicks, not out ... 9 E. Arnold, c C. Lovell, b G. Ring.................22 B 17, lb 3, wb 1... 21 Total ..162 P. P. Tyacke, c Sheen, b Hunt .................23 C. L. Ring, c Sheen, b Bass .......... ............ 46 L. Lovell, ruri'but ...30 J. C. L o v e ll’s XI* J. A. Lovell, not out... 26 C.H.Mountain, notout 12 B 26, lb 10, wb 2 38 Total (3 wkts.)175 K. Robinson, A. Meller, G. A. Ring, S. FI. Flindt’ C. Lovell and M. H. Flindt did not bat. LONDON AND COUNTY BANK v. HORNSEY “ A.”—Played at Norbury, on July 22. H ornsey ‘"A.” W. II. Hutchinson, b G oddard................. 2 E. F. Stokes, c Stiff, b G oddard................. 0 R. G. Maudling, st Stiff, b Bienvenu ... 13 J. M. Lethbridge, b Goddard................. 8 A. E. Flower, c God dard, b Hubbard ... 15 W.L.Watkins, b Bien­ venu ........................ 0 A. Good, c Robinson, b Goddard ..........13 J. Edwards, ran out 1 W. J. Bickley, b God­ dard ........................ 0 J. Line, c Bentley, b Goddard................. 1 A. G. Stephens, not out ........................ 0 B 4, nb 1 .......... 5 Total E. G. Gayfer, b Stokes J. A. Bienvenu, c Ed­ wards, b Maudling 11 C. W. Goddard, c Watkins, b Good ... 35 W . Bentley, lbw, b Lethbridge ..........22 P. W. Hubbard, c Lethbridge,bFlower 15 W. Sutton and A. A. L. & C. B ank . C. R. Trowel1,not out 11 E. F. Robinson, b Maudling ..........10 E. J. Stiff, c Good, b Flower .................10 E. A. Tealby, not out 2 Byes .............. :. 12 Total (7 wkts.)138 Feaver did not bat. C RICKET Report Sheets, lOd. per dozen, post free Order of Going-in Cards, 7d. per dozen, post free; Cricket Score Books, 6d. and Is. each ; postage 2d. extra.—To be obtained at the Offices of “ Cricket,” 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C.