Cricket 1906

242 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME J u l y 5, 1906. has figured on the Marylebone calen­ dar as an annual attraction for the visitors to Lord’s ever since. The game to be began to-day is the seventy-second of the series, the sixty-ninth insuccession, and the sixty-seventh played at Lord’s. So far, Cambridge have won thirty-four times to thirty of Oxford, so that at the moment the advantage is with the Light Slues. The uncertainty of the Oxford and Cambridge match is proverbial even above the proverbial uncertainty of cricket. The longest sequence of victories is to be found in the early days of the match. From 1839 to 1843 inclusive the Cambridge Eleven were particularly strong, and Oxford had five lean years without a win, though in 1841 they managed to push Cambridge very closely, and were beaten by only eight runs. W. Yardley’s 130 for Cambridge in 1872 remained for a long time the highest individual innings of the match. But in 1886 K. J. Key gave Oxford the record with a score of 143, and this was not outdone until the present century when R. E. Foster’s 171 for Oxford in 1900 and J. F. Marsh 172 not out for Cambridge in 1904 went far ahead. In respect of Double Blues, by which is meant those who have played cricket as well as rowed for their University, Cambridge has also the better of the comparison. It has “ gone one better ’5strictly, having eight Double Blues in J. Abercrombie, S. T. Clissold, J. W. Dale, J. McCormick, W. Massey, W. A. Norris, W. F. Thomp­ son, and W. Wingfield to seven of Oxford. The names of Oxford’s seven, of whom Charles Wordsworth was the first, are mostly familiar with such stalwarts as E. S. Carter, J. W. Chitty, C. G. Lane, in addition to J. AitkeD, G. Bennett and G. E. Hughes. Two sensational finishes loom largely in my personal recollections of University cricket. I can recall as vividly as if it were yesterday every detail incidental to that memorable hat-trick of Frank Cobden, which gave Cambridge a glorious victory in 1870 by two runs after all hope had apparently gone. Nor can one easily forget another historical termination to a great game five years later, when the lobs of the Oxford captain, A. W. Ridley, settled the hopes of Cambridge, giving Oxford a win with only six runs to spare. It was in this very same match, if I remember rightly, that A. J. Webbe made that splendid running catch at square-leg just by the scoring box, whicn got nd of Edward Lyttelton. At the time the great Eton batsman had got thoroughly going, and in securing his dismissal “ Webbie ” helped in no small way to determine the result. The last really close finish was in 1891, and then Cambridge, who were strong favourites, were hard put to it to get the ninety runs wanted to win in the fourth innings. As it happened they did get them, but with only two wickets to fall, and, with a little better luck, G. F. H. Berkeley, the Oxford bowler, might have immortalised himself as Frank Cobden had by gaining a remark­ able victory. Of later years the trend of the cricket has been all in the direction of high run-getting. In this respect the match of 1900 stands out in bold relief with an aggregate of 1300 runs for twenty-eight wickets as the outcome of the threedays’ cricket. The only instance of a bowler getting all ten wickets was in 1871, when 8. E. Butler dismissed the whole Cambridge side in the first innings for only 38 runs. In the old days there was a good deal of latitude in the qualification of players, and G. E. Yonge (1844 to 1848) and C. D. Marsham (1854 to 1858) both represented Oxford for fiveyears. A certain limitation was made in 1858, but even then R. D. Walker was able to play for a fifth year, which was in 1865. In that year a resolution was carried, providing that “ Anyone whose name is on the College books is qualified to play in the Inter-University match for the four con­ secutive years, dating from the begin­ ning of his first term of residence, and for those years only.” That is the qualification at the present time. A glance at the roll of University captains shows a long and distinguished array of great players. In the honours list of the last 40 years, Oxford can point to R. A. H. Mitchell, E. F. S. Tylecote, C. J. Ottaway, W. Law, A. W. Ridley, A. J. Webbe, A. H. Evans, M. C. Kemp, H. Philipson, L. C. H. Palairet, C. B. Fry, H. D. G. Leveson - Gower, F. H. E. Cunliffe, F. H. B. Champain and R. E. Foster; Cambridge to Hon. F. G. Pelham, C. E. Green, W . B. Money, W. Yardley, C. I. Thornton, F. E. R. Fryer, G. H. Long­ man, W. S. Patterson, Hon. E. Lyttel­ ton, Hon. A. Lyttelton, A. G. Steel, Hon. Ivo Bligh, C. T. Studd, Lord Hawke, F. G. J. Ford, S. M. J. Woods, G. MacGregor, Hon. F. S. Jackson, G. L. Jessop, T. L. Taylor, S. H. Day, and E. M. Dowson. CHELTENHAM COLLEGE v. MARL­ BOROUGH COLLEGE. Played at Marlborough College on June 19 and 20. Cheltenham won by nine wickets. C h e lten h a m C o lle g e . St J.L.Oliver, c Wake- field, b W ills........... 6 R. T. H. Mackenzie, b Gordon ....................18 M. G. Salter, b Lagden 48 J. T.Piggott, b Gordon 47 J.B. White, c Jephson, b Pemberton...........120 P.A.Bruce,cWakefield, b Wyer ................... 39 C.H.Pigg.cWakefield, b Womersley..........21 J. C. Coker, not out... 30 H. M. McKay, c Wyer, b Gordon................. 0 C. N. Buist, b Lagden 6 W.Dickinson,bLagden 0 Extras .................22 Total ...357 Second innings—St. J. L. Oliver, not out, 39; R. T. H. Mackenzie, c Clover, b Womersley, 35 M. G. Salter, not out, 20. Total (1 wkt), 94. M arlborough C ollege . First innings. Second innings. J.F.Ireland,cMcKay,bCoker 1 b White A. D. Womersley, c Mac­ kenzie, b Coker ..........66 C. R. Wyer, b Mackenzie ... 7 J. G. Scott, b Mackenzie ... 11 L. C. Gordon, b Dickinson 6 R. O. Lagden, b Dickinson H. R. Wakefield, b Coker... P. H. R. Jephson, c Pigg, b Mackenzie........................ E. Clover, c Oliver, b Coker C. L. Pemberton, b Coker... S. W. W ills, not out .......... Extras........................ b Buist .......... c Pigg, b Coker c Pigg, b Coker c Salter, b Mac­ kenzie .......... b Coker .......... b Mackenzie ... REPTON SCHOOL v. UPPINGHAM SCHOOL. Played at Repton on June 26 and 27. Drawn. U ppingham S chool . W. H. Ramsbotham, st Armitage, b Altham 86 G.H.N.Inman.cBirrell, b Vickers.................49 H. W.Pi iestley,c Armi­ tage, b Master ... 54 J. O. M. Lowe, run out 0 J.S.Kennedy, st Armi­ tage, b Greswell ... 5 A. E. Broad, st Armi­ tage, b Birrell..........43 R epton S chool . H. Ramsbotham, Birrell ................. H. J. Bower, c and b Birrell ................. H.P.Webb.cArmitage, b B irrell................. R. G. Lane, b Master.. R.G.J.Morgan, not out B 3, lb 3, nb 2 ... Total ...254 A. E. Cardew, not out R Sale,cLowe,b Rams­ botham ................. R.H.J. Turner, not out Bye ................. Total (1 wkt) 13 CHARTERHOUSE SCHOOL v. WEST­ MINSTER SCHOOL. Played at Godalming on June 29 and 30. Charterhouse won by nine wickets. C harterhouse . P.H Coleridge, c Gow, b Circuitt................. M. H. C. Doll, c Hea- ton-EUis, b Read ... C.V. L. Hooman, c and b Rawlins .......... C. P. Mead, c Birchall, b Circuitt................. J. H. D. Sheppard, b Circuitt ................. R. L. L. Braddell, c Gow, b Circuitt ... Second innings.—A. 96 A. A; Tyer,b Hepburn 29 A. W. Waterhouse, b Circuitt ................. 0 G. S. Dobbie, c Bir­ chall, b Hepburn ... 0 J. Balfour, c Heaton- Ellis, b Hepburn ... 1 L. R. Burrows, not out 42 Extras ................. 8 Total ...212 A. Tyer, not out, 24; P. H. Coleridge, st Birchall, b Turner, 44; M. H. C. Doll, not out, 3; extras, 9. Total (1 wkt), 80. W estm inster . First innings. G. Hepburn, st Waterhouse, b Burrows......................... 9 W. R. Birchall, b Dobbie... 12 F. G. Turner, b Burrows ... 0 P.T. Rawlings, c Hooman, b Braddell ........................24 S. C. Edgar, b Balfour ... 3 S. F. Johnson, b Balfour ... 6 J. C. Gow, c Mead, b Dobbie 2 C. G. Read, lbw, b Balfour 9 J. S. Eaton-Ellis, c Balfour, b Burrows........................ 9 A. Wood, c Doll,b Burrows 7 A. J. Circuitt, not out ... 2 B 13, lb 8, w 2 ..........23 Total ... ... ...106 Second innings, st Waterhouse, b Burrows.......... st Waterhouse, b Burrows.......... b Coleridge c Hooman, b Bur­ rows................... run out .......... c Mead, b Balfour st Waterhouse, b Burrows.......... lbw, b Dobbie ... b Burrows... b Dobbie ... not out.......... B 6,lb 3,w 4, nb 4 17 Total ...185 4 9 0 26 5 SHERBORNE SCHOOL v. TONBRIDGE SCHOOL. Played at Sherborne on June 29 and 30. Drawn. T onbridge First innings. L. F. O. S. Honey,b Frewen J.W.Dew,c Simey,b Frewen L. A. Shuter, b Homidge... C. G. Wright, c Simey, b Hornidge ........................ G. McD. Bottome, c and b Sim ey............................... B. W. Pigg, c Cole, b Simey C. K. Cotton, b Hope.......... F. R. Cutler, b Frewen ... C. Marzetti, not out .......... W. F. Lord, lbw, b Hope... A. C. Houlder, lbw, b Free­ man ............................... Byes ........................ S chool . Second innings. 44c Simey, b Horn­ idge .................40 0 b Simey ....... 21 6b Master ............. 58 lbw, b Hornidge 22 c Shaw, b Horn­ idge .................23 b Hornidge ... 5 notout.................40 b Hope................. 1 b Hornidge ... 23 B 8, lb 8 16 c White, b Coker 47 not out.................. 8 b Coker ....... 13 b Dickinson ... 37 Extras.......... 8 Total......... ...165 Total ... ..285 Total .................130 Total (8wkts)*249 ♦Innings declared closed. S herborne S chool . H. G. May, c Pigg, b Marzetti ................. 5 C. H. Cole, c Honey, b L ord ........................22 W. R. Bull, b Cotton 25 W. J. Dow, b Wright 35 E. S. Hornidge, b Wright .................26 P. Hope, c and b Cot­ ton ........................16 L. Frewen, b Wright 12 C. O’D. Carey, b Mar­ zetti ........................31 G. H. Shaw, b Cotton 5 A. C. Master, c and b L ord ........................13 E. G. Simey, not out... 3 Extras................. 7 Total ...200 Second innings: May, c Cotton, b Wright 35; Cole, c Dew, b Cotton, 39; Bull, notout, 2; extras, 3.—Total (for two wickets), 79.