Cricket 1907

218 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J une 20, 1907. tected against the weather within twenty-four hours preceding a match. The resolution as to the power to demand a new ball is to be slightly varied, and the right exercised after 200 runs have been scored from the old ball. (103 not out) for tbe first wicket in ninety minutes, whilst this week he claimed 92 of the 121 made in partner­ ship with the same player for the same wicket in fifty minutes. Would there were more such brilliant hitters! A t the Oval thii week Hayward and HobbB accomplished a most exceptional performance in scoring over 100 together for the first wicket in each innings of Surrey against Cambridge University. So far as I am aware there are only the follow ing eleven instances of the feat upon record: — 123 and 108, Hall and Ulyett; Yorkshire v. Sus­ sex. at Brighton ........................ 1885 139 and 147*, Brown and Tunnicliffe; York­ shire v. Middlesex, at Lord’s ... 1896 135 and 148, G. Brann and C.B.Fry; Sussexv. Middlesex, arLord’s ................. 1899 131 and 142, W. G. Grace and O. J. B. Wood ; London County v. Surrey, at the Crystal Palace............................... 1901 108 aud 100, C. J. Burnup and Humphreys; Kent v. South Africans, at Beck­ enham ...................................... 1901 114 and 109, Abel and D. L. A. .Tephson, Sur­ rey v. Sussex, at Brighton..... 1901 134and 144*, Iremonger (J.) and A..O. Jones ; Notts v. Surrey, at the Oval ... 1901 170 and 179, O. B. Fry and Vine; Sussex v. Leicestershire, at Brighton ... 1903 113and 119*, R. A, Huff and V. T. Trumper; New South Wales v. Victoria, at Sydney ...................................... 1903-4 102 and 303, Iremonger (J.) and A. O. Jones; Notts v. Gloucestershire, at Nottingham ............................... 1904 106 and 125, Hayward and Hobbs, Surrey v. Cambridge University, at "the Oval ... .:.................................... 1907 *Without being separated. Bearing in mind how heavily Surrey have scored during the past fifteen years or so, it is somewhat remarkable that the feat had not previouslybeen performed for the County. M ore than a word of praise is due to Sussex for their success over Yorkshire, at Leeds, yesterday. The side have had to contend with so much ill-fortune o f late that their victory by 65 runs should do much to rf store their confidence. W ithout in any way under-rating the value of the bow ling b y A . E. R elf and Cox in the final stage of the game, it must be admitted that the most pleas­ ing feature of the play was the score of 85 by C. B. Fry in the first innings. If the latter should prove equal to again playing regularly in first-class matches, the prospects of Sussex would be decidedly bright. The following are some of the latest hundreds:— MAY. 24. T. A. D. Bevington, Civics v. R.M.C.R. (Winnipeg) ................ ........................ 104 24. E. C. Reynolds, Civics v. R.M.C.R (Winni­ peg) ............................... ................. 100 JUNE. 3. C. T. Tasker-Evans, G. S. Pawle’s XI. v. Pelicans ............................................ 126* 3. C.F. Welch, Belsize v. South Hampstead... 121 5. G. W. A. Heslop, Devon Dumplings v. United Services..................................... 108 6. Lieut. Harrison, United Services v. Devon Dumplings............................................ 101* 6. L. C. L. Sutton, King’s School, Banton, v. L. H. Longman’s XI............................. 102* 7. A.C. Edwards, Folkestone v. RoyalScots 113 8. A. E. Day, Blackheath v. Kenley............ 127 8. E. F. Bond, Merton College, Oxford, v. St. Paul’s School ... ............................... 119* 8. Dr. Pope, R.N. Barracks v. R.N.E. College, Devonport .......... .............................. 103 8. Dr. A. R. Hobbs, Shepherd’s Bush v. The Three Counties’ Asylum...................... 108* 8. M. R. Brierley, Willesden Park v. North- wood ................................................... 116* 8. Lieut. H. D. Bryant, 2nd. Batt. Highland Light Infantry, v. Elgin Saints ...... 112 9. H. R. Jordan, Thespids v. Crescent ...... 141 9. H. T. C. Blackwood, Stade Frangaise v. Racing Club de France... ... ... ... 159 I n stances in which an eleven have been disposed of for a single are too rare not to merit mention in Gossip. The latest occurrence of the kind was furnished iu h match at Hampden Paik, Eastbourne, between Muncaster House and Roborcugh on the 8th irsfc. The complete score is worthy of reproduc­ tion :— M u n c a s t e r H o u s e . First innings. R. Brooke, b W. Gilbert ... C. Toms, b Hulbert .......... Collins, run o u t ................. E. Wrenstead, b W. Gilbert T. Holden, run out .......... Hartley, c Delves, b W. Gilbert ........................ Roper, c J. Maynard, b W. Gilbei't ........................ C. Brooke, b Hulbert......... Ingles, not out .......... ... Stinchcombe, b Hulbert ... Fryer, b Hulbert................. Extras ................. Total ................. W. Second innings. 0 b W. Gilbert 0 b W. Gilbert ... 0 c Delves, b Gilbert 0 b Hulbert 1 b Hulbert 0 not out cRyder.b Hulbert b W. Gilbert b W. Gilbert ... c & b W. Gilbert b W. Gilbert ... Extras .......... Total... K. Gorringe, b Brooks ... P. Harris, run o u t.......... O. Hulbert, b Wrenstead H. Hazell, not o u t .......... J. Maynard, not out Extras................. 7 24 12 19 9 6 Total (3 wickets) ..........*77 W. Gilbert. N. Delves, O. Bergann, B. Richards, T. Ryder, and L. Soddy did not bat. *Innings declared closed. In the first innings of Muncaster House, Gilbert took four wickets for no ruus, aud Hulbert four for 1. K e n t ’ s collapse at Tonbridge must have come to the majority of followers of the game as a great sur­ prise : one can say this without in any way under-estimating the strength of the Middlesex Eleven. Kent last year deservedly gained a great reputation, but the form they showed on Monday and Tuesday last was quite unworthy of the side. On each morning they were dismissed before lunch, and on neither occasion did they appear to meet the fast bowling of their opponents with any confidence. Middlesex deserve to be heartily congratulated upon tbeir success, their work in the field being admirable throughout. In reply to a couple of correspondents I take this opportunity of stating that Mignon, who obtained a dozen wickets for 90 runs, is a Middlesex man by the best of all qualiBcations, having been born at Kilburn. There will have to be some curious cricket during the rest of the season if Kent are to retain the Championship. M. W. P a y n e , the Cambridge captain, appears to have a partiality for the Oval, if one may judge from his performances on his last two appearances there for the University. Last year he scored 128 out of 186 made with R. A. YouDg P e r c y P er r in generally scores well on the Trent Bridge Ground, and on Monday last he again showed his par­ tiality for tbe enclosure by making 105. During the past five seasons he has played the following innings there for Essex :— 1st 2nd Year. innings. innings. 1903 .......... ................. 170 ... ... 102* 1904 .......... ................. 100* ... — 1905 .......... ................. 13 ... 3 1906 .......... ................ 91 ... ... 18 1907 .......... ................. 105 ... ... il This shows a total of 613 for seven completed innings, average 86 00. T h e agreeable change experienced in the weather at the commencement of the week will have been hailed with satis­ faction by all cricketers, for even those bowlers whose chief triumphs are gained on wickets affected by the rain must ere this have grown weary of what Mr. Mantalini would have termed the “ dem’d moist conditions of things.” And to no county will the change have been more welcome than to Yorkshire, who have suffered severely as the result of the long-continued wet weather. It has, indeed, been computed that, prior to Monday last, the county named had lost two thousand pounds on this season’s home matches. T h e law does not kill its votaries early, says the Law Times, and it is interest­ ing to note that Mr. Robert J. P. Broughton, the senior partner in the firai of Broughton, Broughton, and Holt, if he lives to August, will be able to say that he played for Harrow against E:on at Lord’s three-quarters of a century ago. His grandson, R. B. Cowley, was put into the Harrow eleven last Saturday, just after the grandfather had left the school ground, where he had been watching the cricket. It is not a frequent occurrence for a boy to have a grandfather living who seventy-five years before played for the same school. T h e University of Pennsylvania team sailed for England from New York on Saturday last by the S.S. “ Finland.” The programme arranged for them is the following :— JUNE. 27. v. Harrow School 29.v. St. Paul’s School JULY. 2. v. Clifton College 3. v. Shrewsbury School 4. v. Rugby School 5. v. Cheltenham College* 8. v. Marlborough College* 10. v. Haileybury College 16. v. Winchester College 20. v. Tonbridge School 22. v. Dublin University* 24. v. Woodbrook C. and G., Ireland* 27. v. Charterhouse 29. v. Repton School 30. v. Dulwich College* AUGUST. 2. v. Manchester University* * Signifies a two-day match