Cricket 1907

426 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S ept . 19, 1907. the only way of shifting that loafing knot was to go in oneself determined to tap long- hops to the off smartly back-handed, as if one were a left-handed man hitting to leg. This stroke did not often come o ff; but the backward sweep of the bat produced a moral effect. The next trouble was that, although every member of the club worked with his hands, none of them would help in mowing or roll­ ing the pitch. These duties thus fell to the captain and, occasionally, to me, being under­ taken in my case with the hope of putting them to shame; but the hope was always disappointed. What they were paid to do they would d o ; and the majority of them certainly felt that they ought to be paid for playing in practice games. In fact, they played only to oblige “ the quality,” making it very plain all the time that their hearts were set on the football season. Yet at the same time they were exacting, complaining bitterly if their captain did not put in an appearance every evening to coach them, although not one of them ever paid the smallest attention to his instructions. They complained also that he was clean in his habits and dress, and, as each individual member of the club felt himself entitled to be in the village eleven in every match, whereas the captain usually chose those who plsiyed a little less ill than the rest, and these happened also to he cleaner than the rest, discontent was rampant. Once, during my absence from home, they deposed the captain ; but a letter to the effect that I should have neither difficulty nor scruple in drying up the stream of subscriptions at its source, and disastrous defeat in the one match played without him, restored the status quo ante ; and I have never known, in a small way, a more sportsmanlike action than that of the captain in returning to the service of those who had flouted him. A r t h u r M i l l w a r d , the oldWorcester­ shire cricketer and well-known umpire, showed much of his old form in a match at Lord’s on Friday last between Cross Arrows and Cricklewood. Playing for the former, he scored 119 without a chance, and so had much to do with the victory by 160 runs obtained by his side after the innings had been declared closed at 256 for seven wickets. Mill­ ward is now in his 50th year. I n the Mechanics’ Large Hall, at Not­ tingham yesterday afternoon, the public presentation was made to the professional members of the Ccunty Eleven of the proceeds resulting from the shilling fund raised to mark the return of the Cham­ pionship honours to Notts. In a fort­ night as much as £800 was collected, the chief contributors being the Duke and Duchess of Portland, the Duke of New­ castle, and the Parliamentary represen­ tatives of the city and county. All the players, amateur and professional, have received souvenirs from Sir Francis Ley, Bart., President of the County Club, in the shape of inscribed silver cigarette cases, etc. Mr. Jones received in addi­ tion a suitably-inscribed silver bowl, also the gift of the President. On Monday evening the Constitutional Club enter­ tained the Notts, captain to a compli­ mentary dinner, but this was a compara­ tively private function. I t is stated on good authority that Frank Smith, the left-handed bowler who for some lime past has had a regular engagement with the Wanderers’ Club at Johannesburg, is likely to be seen in the Surrey eleven again next year. His first experience of county cricket was gained as amember of the Suffolk Eleven, but in 1893 he commenced playing for Surrey, for whom be took 95 wickets in first-class matches in 1894 at a cost of 13'90 runs each. He was born on May 13th, 1872. D uring the latter part of last week 16,637 persons paid to see the match between Nottinghamshire and England at the Oval. All the proceeds, after expenses have been deducted, are to be divided between the Cricketers’ Fund and the Nottingham charities. I n the three matches in which he has played this year against Nottingham­ shire, Mr. Warner has scored 427 runs in three completed innings, average 142'33. For Middlesex he scored 66 and 59 not out at Lord’s and 65 not out and 8 at Trent Bridge, whilst for England at the Oval last week he made 116 in his first innings and 113 not out in his second. Both at Lord’s and Nottingham he carried his bat through the innings. There are now the following instances upon record of a batsman obtaining two separate hundreds iu a first - class match in England:— 101*) Arnold (E.), Worcestershire v. Cam- 128 ) bridge University,at Cambridge ... 1903 136 |B. J. T. Bosanquet, Middlesex v. Leices- 139 j tershire, at Lord’s ............................. 1900 103 |B. J. T. Bosanquet, Middlesex v. Sussex, 100* f at Lord’s .............................................. 1905 jqj |G. Brann, Sussex v. Kent, at Brighton... 1892 127 I Carpenter (H), Essex v. Hampshirej at 104 f Leyton..................................................... 1901 105 I H. B. Chinnery, M.C.C. and Ground v. 165 ) Oxford University, at Oxford .......... 1901 107 |Denton (D.), Yorkshire v. Nottingham- 109* J shire, at Nottingham ........................ 1906 134 I R. E. Foster, Worcestershire v. Hamp- 101* J shire, at Worcester............................... 1899 128 \R. E. Foster, Oxford University v. A. J. 100*/ Webbe’s XI., at Oxford......................... 1900 102* I R. E. Foster, Gentlemen v. Players, at 136 J Lord’s .................................................... 1900 140 1W. L. Foster, Worcestershire v. Hamp- 172* ) shire, at Worcester............................... 1899 108 \C. B. Fry, Sussex v. Middlesex, at 123* / Brighton ............................................. 1898 229 Sussex v- Surrey, at Brighton 1900 101* I 0- Fry, Sussex v. Kent, at Brighton 1903 156 \C. B. Fry, Sussex v. M.C.C. and Ground, 106 / at Lord’s .............................................. 1905 130 \ W. G. Grace, South of Thames v. North 102* / of Thames, at Canterbury ................. 1868 101 } W. G. Grace, Gloucestershire v. Kent, at 103* f Clifton..................................................... 1887 148 \W. G. Grace, Gloucestershire v. York- 153 / shire, at Clifton..................................... 1888 115 \ Capt. J. G. Greig, Hampshire v. Wor- 130 / cestershire, at Worcester ............... 1905 106 \ Hayward (T.), Surrey v. Sussex, at 112 / Brighton ............................................ 1904 144* \ Hayward (T.), Surrey v. Nottingham- 100 / shire, at Nottingham ...................... 1906 143 \ Hayward (T.), Surrey v. Leicestershire, 125 J at Leicester............................................ 1906 124 ^A. J. L. Hill, Hampshire v. Somerset, at 118* | Southampton ..................................... 1905 111 i Hirst (G. H.), Yorkshire v. Somerset, at 11T* f Bath ... ............................................ 1906 109 j K. L. Hutchings, Kent v. Worcester- 109* ) shire, at Worcester.............................. 1907 104 |G. L. Jessop, Gloucestershire v. York- 139 ) shire, at Bradford .............................. 1900 137 j A. O. Jones, Nottinghamshire v. Lanca- 100 ) shire, at Nottingham ....................... 1903 104 I King (J. H.), Players v. Gentlemen, at 109* J Lord’s ................................................... 1904 107* ) Lambert(W.),Sussex (withLambert and 157 j G. Osbaldston) v. Epsom, at Lord’s ... 1817 102 I Llewellyn (C. B.), Hampshire v. Derby- lftO ] shire, at Derby.................................. 1905 114 i C. P. McGahey, Essex v. Gloucestershire, 145* 1 at Leyton ........................................ 1901 170 IP. A. Perrin, Essex v. Nottinghamshire, 102* j at Nottingham.................................. 1903 140 ) P. A. Perrin, Essex v. Middlesex, at 103*> Lord’s ............................................... 1905 140 |Col. R. M. Poore, Hampshirev. Somerset, 119*J at Portsmouth ..................... ....... 1899 100 i K. S. Ranjitsinhji, Sussex-v. Yorkshire, 125*) at Brighton .................................. 1896 108 |Seymour (Jas.), Kent v. Worcestershire, 136* j at Maidstone .................................. 1904 101 i Shrewsbury(A.) Nottsv. Gloucestershire, 127* I at Nottingham.................................. 1902 195* |A. E. Stoddart, Middlesex v. Notting- 124 ) hamshire, at Lord’s ............................ 1893 100 l Storer(W.), Derbyshire v. Yorkshire, at 100* | Derby ............................................... 1896 109 IV. Trumper, Australians v. Essex, at 119 I Leyton................................ .............. 1902 106 i Tyldesley, (J. T.), Lancashire v. War- 100* | wickshire, at Edgbaston ................ 1897 121 |Tyldesley, (J. T.), N orth v . S outh , at 100* j Hastings ......................................... 1900 116 |P. F. Warner, E ngland v . N ottingham - 113* ) shire , at the Oval ............................ 1907 176 [ L. G. Wright, Derbyshire v. Warwick- 122 j shire, at Edgbaston............................ 1905 * Signifies not out. Mr. Warner ia the only crickectr who haj made two separate hundreds in a match both at Lord’s and the Oval. On the former ground, in July last year, he scored 194 and 100 for Gentlemen of M.C.C. v. Boyal Engineers. W arner ’ s two fine scores last week enabled him to depose Hayward from second place in the averages : had he made 26 more in his second innings and carried out his bat, as he easily could have done had time permitted, he would have jumped ioto the first place. On the last day of the match 416 runs were made for the loss of only three wickets, and, by a curious coincidence, three players—Warner, Tyldesley, and John Gunn—carried out their bats for a three- figure score. The match ending in a draw, Notts, after more than once appearing to be in danger of defeat, passed through the season of 1907 with­ out sustaining a reverse. P r in ce M a r a ta h , son of the Maha­ rajah of Coch Behar, and a godson of the late Queen Victoria, will enter Cornell next fall, states the American Cricketer. He is a fine all-round athlete and has already made a name for himself at cricket and football. T ub follow ing letter, published in a recent issue of an American exchange, may be considered of interest at the pre­ sent m om ent: To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle. I have long watched the various cricket clubs of New Ifork in most of their interest­ ing games of each season, and, judging matters on the whole as a cricketer, there are bat few clubs which can play the game properly. The most interesting clubs are the West Indians, Staten Islands, Brooklyns, and Columbia Ovals. The West Indians, or the coloured cracks, are somewhat impreg­ nable. Without exaggeration they are the best club to be found in New York. Staten Island is also something of importance. Brooklyn is favoured with a few crack players, and Columbia Oval is about the same. Under these conditions I would like to know why such cracks as the West Indians