Cricket 1907

392 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S e p t . 5,^1907. JOHNWISDENSCO. «• g r u d g e &s o n s CRICKET BALL MAKERS, Supply all the Principal Counties and Clubs through - out the world with their well-kr own M a r v e llo u s T e s t im o n y . S.S. “ China,” 18th Sept., 1903. Messrs. John Wisden & Co. Dear Sirs,—During the tour of the 1905 Australian Eleven, your “ Special Crown ” Cricket Balls were the only halls used in the Test Matches, and they gave every satisfaction. We also used your “ Special Crown” Balls in nearly all our matches, and I must say that they are the best Balls in the market, being less severe on the hands and bats than other balls, besides lasting as well, nothing but your “ Special Crown ” Balls are used in the International and Inter-State Matches in Australia, and we find them in every way suitable to our hard grounds. 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Factory, ART I L L ERY PLACE . WOOLWICH, C r i c k e t : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON, E.G. Hornby, running in from the deep field, returned the ball to the wicket-keeper. Crawford had reached his crease, hut walked out to pat the ground with his bat, the ball beiDg still alive in the hands of Worsley, who promptly removed the bails. S. Brown (the umpire) ruled that the batsman was run out.” Crawford was certainly out quite legally, but it is never altogether satisfactory to see a good plaj er dismissed in the manner described. Several other great cricketers — including Mr. W . H . Patterson, ia the Surrey v. Kent match at the Oval in 1887 —have been caught napping in the same way, the mcst noteworthy instance being the case of S. P. Jones in the memorable match between Eogland and Australia at Kennington in 1882. The account of Jones’ dismissal is given thus in Wisden: — “ At 114 Jones was run out in a way which gave great dissatisfaction to Murdoch and other Australians. Murdoch played a ball to leg for which Lyttelton ran. 'lh e ball was returned, and Jones having completed the first run, and thinking wrongly, but very naturally, that the ball was dead, went out of his ground. Grace put.his wicket down, and the umpire gave him out. Several of the team spoke angrily of Grace’s action, but the compiler was informed that after the excite­ ment had cooled down a prominent member of the Australian Eleven admitted that he should have done the same thing had he been in Grace’ s place. There was a good deal of truth in what a gentleman in the pavilion remarked, amidst some laughter, that ‘ Jones ought to thank the Champion for teaching him something.’ ” However sorry one may feel to see a good player lose his wicket in the manner described, there is no denying the fact that it is strict cricket. I n a match at Aldershot on August 21st, between 3rd Batt. Worcestershire Regiment and 2nd Batt. Northumber­ land Fusiliers, the latter scored 249 for seven wickets in response to a total of 247, only two of the players making double figures:— Lieut. Clifford, st T. H Hughes, b Carroll... 107 Lieut. Gunner, run out ............................... 9 Lieut. Gibbs, run o u t...................................... 7 Lieut. Nicholls, st T. H. Hughes, b Carroll... 6 Lieut. Bathurst, c O. Hughes, b Carroll ... 0 Col. Wilkinson, st T. H. Hughes,b Carroll. . 102 Capt. Wood, lbw, b Carroll ........................ 4 Lieut. Charlton, not out ............................... 4 B 8, lb 2 ............................................. 10 THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 5 th , 1907. ^ a t o t t t o n < 3 o m $ . The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet. P l a y in g for Darley Dale v. Cromford on the 24th ult., A. E. Lawton scored 84 runs in three overs—28 off the first, 22 off the second, and 34 off the third. I n the first innings of Leicestershire, at Blackpool on Friday, there was an unusual incident, which the Field de­ scribe* as follow s:— ‘ ‘ W hen Crawford had made three there was a curious incident. Coe had placed a ball from Dean past Sharp at short-leg, and Total (7 wkts) .......... ... 249 This recalls to mind the second innings of Oxford in the University Match of 1886, when K . J. Key (143) and W . Rashleigh (107) alone obtained double figures in a total of 304, the next highest Bcore from the bat being 9 b y the late A. R. Cobb. O n Friday last, in the pavilion on the Recreation Ground at Bath, a presenta­ tion was made to Mr. S. M. J. Woods of a gold watch bearing the follow ing in­ scription “ S. M. J. Woods, from the Somerset County Cricket Team, as a Memento of his Captaincy, 1894-1906.” Practically everybody who had played for Somerset under the captaincy, of Mr. Woods subscribed to the gift, which was handed to him by Mr. Palairet.