Cricket 1906

THE FINEST BAT THE WORLD PRODUCES J u n e 21, 1906, CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 211 BUSSEY’S AT THE SIGN OF THE WICKET. B y F . S. A shlst -O oopbb . Those who were present at the Oval on Friday last were fortunate enough to witness the finest finish seen during the present sea son. The match was one of which the honours were by no means monopolised by the victorious side: it would, in fact, be difficult, if not impossible, to imagine a team playing a finer up-hill game than Surrey did on the second day. That a splendid struggle should have taken place was only appropriate, seeing that it was the fiftieth match played at the Oval between the two counties. Close finishes have often been witnessed in Kent v. Surrey matches : thus, in 1847, and again in 1905, a tie had to be chronicled, whilst on the Artillery Ground as far back as 1750 Kent, as was the case last week, proved successful by a single wicket only. That 1750 game was an interesting one, inasmuch as it was the third, and deciding, one between the two sides. Each of the three matches was com pleted in a day, as many as 39 wickets falling in the last. In 1906 Kent required 19 runs to win when the last man went in : in 1750 the number was five. So far as is known, as many as 115 games have now been played between the two sides, as follows : BUSSEY’S Ground. First Mtch. Kent. Surrey.Dwn. Ttl. Oroydon .......... 1731 .. 0 .. 1 ... 0 . . 1 Dulwich .......... 1731 .. 0 .. 0 ... 1 . . 1 Kennington Com. 1736 .. 0 .. 1 ... 0 . . 1 Coxheath .......... 1736 .. 0 .. 0 ... 1 . 1 Finsbury .......... 1746 .. 1 .. 1 ... 0 .. 2 Dartford .......... 1750 .. 1 .. 0 ... 0 .. 1 Carshalton.......... 1762 .. 0 .. 0 ... 1 .. 1 Laleham - Burway 1773 .. 1 .. 1 ... 0 .. 2 Bishopsbourn Paddock .......... 1773 .. 0 .. 3 ... 0 .. 3 Sevenoaks .......... 1773 .. 2 .. 0 ... 0 .. 2 Moulsey Hurst ... 1788 .. 1 .. 1 ... 0 .. 2 Godalming.......... 1828 ... 1 .. 0 ... 0 .. 1 Oval ................. 1816 . . 8 .. 27 ... 15f .. 50 Preston Hall 1816 . . 1 .. 0 ... 1 .. 2 Tunbridge Wells. 1856 . . 1 .. 3 ... 0 .. 4 Maidstone .......... 1861 . . 6 . . 4 ... 2 .. 12 Canterbury.......... 1862 . . 3 . . 2 .. 3 .. 8 Gravesend .......... 1864 . . 2 . . 4 ... 0 .. 6 Crystal Palace ... 1869 . . 1 . . 0 .. 0 .. 1 Beckenham ......... 1886 . . 1 . . 4 .. 0 .. 5 Blackheath.......... 1889 . . 0 . . 1 .. 2 .. 3 Tonbridge .......... 1892 . . 0 . . 1 .. 0 .. 1 Catford................. 1893 . . 3 . . 1 .. 0 .. 4 In Surrey .......... 1731 . . 11 . . 31 .. 17f .. 59 In Kent................. 1736 . . 21 . . 23 .. 9 .. 53 Neutral ground... 1746 . . 1 . . 1 .. 0 ... 2 Total .......... 1731 . . 33 . . 55 .. 26f ...114 Runs. Year. 175, W. G. (73) and O. I. Thornton (107), Gents of England v. I. Zingari, at Scarborough... 1887 172,*W. G. (101 not out) and A. Sellers (70 not out), Gents of England v. I. Zingari, at Lord’s ........................................................1895 170, W. G. (170) and Scotton (34), England v. Australia, at the Oval...................................1886 169, W. G. (109)and W. Troup (127), Gloucester shire v. Somerset, at Taunton ........... 1898 168, W. G. (71) and Marshal (94), Gents of England v. Oxford Univ., at Oxford ... 1905 164, W. G. (215) and J. W. Dale (55), Gents v. Players, at the Oval .................................. 1870 163, W. G. (72) and Quaife, W. G. (108), London County v. Cambridge Univ., at Oiystal Palace •• •• ... ... 1901 161, W. G. (88)‘ and'Smith’ John (81)’,M.C.C. & G. v. Middlesex, at Lords........................1871 161, W. G. (85) and W. R. Gilbert (99), Glouces tershire v. Middlesex, at Clifton ........... 1879 160, W. G. (93) and C. J. B. Wood (88), London County v. Cambs. Univ., at Crystal Palace 1900 158, W. G. (165) and J. Shuter (71), Gentlemen of England v. Australians, at Lords ... 1888 156, W. G. (83) and E. M. Grace (70), Glouces tershire v. Surrey, at the Oval ............. 1873 156, W. G. (92) and Scotton (71), Lord Londes- borough’s XI. v. Australians, at Scarboro’ 1886 154, W. G. (98) and Jupp (80), South v. North, at Canterbury..............................................1873 154, W. G. (73) and W. L. Murdoch (74), London Oounty v. Leicestershire, at Crystal Palace 1904 151, W. G. (68) and A.j E. Stoddart (83), Eng. v. Australia, at the Oval ........................ 1893 151, W. G. (118) and A. E. Stoddart (71), Gentle men v. Players, at Lord’s ........................ 1895 150, W. G. (104) and A. E. Stoddart (71), South v. North, at Hastings...................................1895 146, W. G. (64) Marshal (75), W. G. Grace’s XI. v. Cambridge Univ., at Cambridge ... 1906 * Signifies winning the match by 10 wickets. As the “ Old Man ” will be 58 years of age next month, it must be confessed that some of his recent doings have been little less than marvellous. HAMPSTEAD v. UPPER TOOTING.—Played at Tooting on June 9. H ampstead . G. G. Dumbleton, c Blackley, b Lyon ... 48 F. W. Orr, run out ... 12 E. W. Sutton, c and b Harvey ................. 1 E. W. H. Beaton, b Parez........................31 H. G. Dunkley, st Butcher,b Bleackley 82 J. C. Toller, lbw, b Bleackley.................26 U pper T ooting . T. S.Wheater, not out 34 H. S. Finch, b Bleack ley ........................ 0 H. Crisp, b Crawford 0 R. S. Challands, c Lyons.b Attlee O. L. Nordon, Davies, b Lyon B 4, lb 4, nb 3 19 Total ..267 t Includes two tie-matchea—in 1847 and 1905. In addition to the above, Kent playel Surrey at Finsbury in 1746, but the result was not recorded in the newspapers. Long may these two old cricketing rivals continue to struggle for supremacy on “ the tented field ” ! A correspondent writes respecting the number of partnerships for the first wicket in which “ W . G .” has assisted in first-class matches, the query doubtless being prompted by the Master’s recent stand with Alan Mar shal at Fenner’s. It will probably interest many besides the one who requested the in formation to learn that “ W . G .” has now helped to put up 100 or more for the opening partnership no less than sixty-six times. From the foUowing summary it will be seen that his stand of 146 occupies the twenty-third place in the list:— Runs. Year. 283, W. G. (180) and B. B. Cooper (101), Gents of South v. Players of South, at Oval ... 1869 238, W. G. (150) and T. G. Matthews (85), Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire, at Sheffield 1872 226, W. G. (154) and Abel (105), South v. North, at Scarborough..............................................1889 203, W . G. (152) and A. J. Webbe (65), Gentle men v. Players, at Lord’s ........................1875 G. D. Lyon, c Clial- lands, b Wheater ... 80 L. V. Harper, b Chal- lands........................17 D. H. Butcher, c Tol ler, b Dunkley ... 16 A. H. Parez, lbw, b Challands ..........54 R. M. Harvey, b Crisp 3 S. A. Attlee, c Beaton, b O rr........................ 8 G. H. Lyon, lbw, b Orr G. R. Crawford, c and b Orr........................ H. W. Bleackley, c Dunkley, b Orr ... H. Tanner, not out ... H. M. Davies, c Toller, b Orr........ .' .......... B 8, lb 3, nb 1 ... Total ...220 HAMPSTEAD v. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SCHOOL—Played at Neasden on June 9. U niversity C ollege S chool . N. M. Parsons, b Dick- J. D. Jones, lbw, b Wheeler .................46 M.J.Suskind, b Brachi 17 E. R. Downe, b Brachi 2 R. Heywood, b Brachi 11 C. H. Medlock, c Sharpe,b Dickson... 23 A. J. Swanson, c Free man, b Dickson ... 58 H ampstead . son ........................ 0 A. Bowe, b Brachi ... 1 F. A. Hoerr, b Ash ... 10 E.J.Pennack, b Greig 6 S. P. Cooling, not out 0 B 16, lb 3, w 7 ... 26 Total ...200 E. St. G. Hewetson, not out .................70 H. J. J. Freeman, b Pennack .................25 R. Light, b Pennack .. 23 F. 0. Wheeler, b Swanson.................11 W. Sharpe, run o u t... 2 R. B. Cooke, lbw, b Jones........................ 8 J. T. Ash, b Jones ... 15 J. Greig, c Heywood, b Jones .................37 L. Brachi, b Hoerr ... 0 H. S. Drewry, not out 3 B24, lb 3, w 1 ... 28 Total (8 wkts) 222 J. C. R. Dickson did not bat.