Cricket 1906

CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. , A ug . 2, 1906. 312 J M U i n. n OJWMBOE « SOBS. CRICKET BALL MAKERS, Supply all the Principal Counties and Clubs through­ out the world with their well-known M a rve llou s Tes tim ony . The Inns of Court Hotel, 18th Sept., 1905. Messrs. John Wisden & Co., London. Dear Sirs,—Before leaving for home, I should like to bear testimony to the Bata you supplied me with and which I have used nearly all the tour. I must also speakin praise of your “ Special Crown ” Cricket Balls, which, of course, we have used in all the Tests and many other Matches, they are less hard on the hands, in my opinion, than any other make.—Yours faithfully, W a r w ic k W . A rm strong . S.S. “ China,” 18th, Sept., 1905. Messrs. John Wisden & Co. 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City M e a tii B H IB T fU K ft CO., CHEAPSIDE THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 n d , 1906. $a\rilton Gossip. The abstract and brief chronicle of the tame — Hamlet T h r o u g h the inability of some of their best batsmen to score at a fairly fast rate against good bowling, even after they have been in for an hour or two, Essex have been deprived of at least a couple of victories this season. The Kent match at Leyton should have been won instead of ending in a most unsatisfactory drawn game, and on Saturday the Lancashire match certainly ought not to have been lost. B u t although men cou'd keep in for go ne lime they could not make runs, and when it became evident that Lancashire would soon gain the upper hand unless some Essex batsman or other showed a little boldness, Gillingham, who had been at the wickets about an hour and a-half, was half-an-hour without adding to his total. It was very sad to Essex men to see tbe chance of victory slowly slipping away while so fine a batsman was waiting for the loose ball which did not come. No wonder that one of the spectators, restlessly shifting about on his seat, said at last with a long drawn sigh, “ I ’d willingly give ’arf-a-dollar for ’arf-an-hour of Percy Perrin.” How many cricketers would answer “ Y es” to the following query?:— “ Suppose, during a county match, on a ground whioh is not very large, a ball was hit towards one of the nearest boundaries, which it did not reach by thirty yards, and was then thrown to the nearer wicket, would it be possible for the batsmen to run a fourth run with great ease, starting for it when tbe ball was well on its way to the w icket?” Yet the thing was done by two Lanca­ shire batsmen on Thursday last week at Leyton. W. R. G b t g s o n , the new Lancashire fast bowler, is a native of the couuty, and has done well for the Lancaster Club. He seems to be of a very cheerful disposition, and doei not mind being hit. He takes a long run, with a break in the middle t > change his feet, and gives a jump just before reaching tbe crease. It is impossible to tell from his doings last week whether he is likely to be use­ ful, for he was generally so short that a batsman like Hayward or Perriu would knock him off in no time. In the second innings he apparently had a special mission to try to keep the runs down, and he succeeded in keeping the batsmen remarkably quiet. He only took three wickets in the two inuings, but none of the batsmen seemed to like him. He was born at Lancaster on August oth, 1878, B u t whatever Gregson may do in the future he has not been long in accom­ plishing a noteworthy performance, for after Lancashire had scored 355 against Leicestershire at Blackpool on Monday, he bad the following analysis on Tuesday in the first innings : 9 overs and 3 balls, 6 maidens, 8 runs, 5 wickets. Another debutant, Sedgwick, who was making his first appearance for Yorkshire in the match against Wore s!ershire, had almost precisely the same analysis on Tuesday, viz., 9 overs, 5 maidens, 8 runs, 5 wickets. He also did the hat trick. I n H. Makepeace Lancashire have found a batsman who ought to develop into a fine player. He bats in a pleasing style and does not seem at all nervous, and with more experience seems likely to score fairly quickly. He is at present better known as one of the Everton half-backs, who was injured early in the match between England and Scotland