Cricket 1908

34 & CR ICK ET : A- W EEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A u g u st 13, 1908. ex p ed ien t to sem i out a secon d circu lar ap p ealin g for fu n ds. A t p resen t the receip ts total on ly £ 2 7 0 , m ad e u p as fo llo w s :— D o n a tio n s, ATC 9 ; p rofits from m a tcli, t '47 ; and am ou n ts co llecte d on va riou s grou n d s, ±' 54 . H ith erto , the low est sum receiv ed b y a W a rw ick sh ire crick eter i'or his ben efit has been ± 398 , b y L a w . A b ig effort, I un d erstan d , is to b e m a d e to in crease S an tall’s total to ± 500 . M y g o o d frien d F . F . K e lly , o f N ew Y o rk , o n e o f the m ost enthu siastic su app ers-u p o f u n con sid ered trifles, sends m e a cou ple o f in terestin g item s. H e w rites :— “ I11 a gam e p la y ed at T o ro n to 011 J u ly 8th b etw een T o ro n to C .C . and G ra cech u rch , a b a tsm a n scored a sin gle, w h e n , to the surprise o f e veryon e, the u m p ire called on e s h o r t ! N eed lers to say, the b atsm :.n d em u rred . '1 h ree days la ter, at V a n co u v e r, B . A . R h o d es, tor B u rra rd v . G a rrison , scored 172 — the h ig h est in d ivid u a l in n in g s ever p la y ed in B ritish C o lu m b ia .” A n in stan ce o f an u m p ire ca llin g “ one sh ort ’ ’ w h en o n ly a sin gle w as attem pted w as n oted in G o ssip in 1891 . 1 ha ve by m e a m em o ra n d u m to th e effect that in a m a tch 011 P arker’s P iece , C am bridge, b etw een P eterh ou se an d U n a tta ch ed five sh ort ru n s w ere ca lled in a hit fo r seven. A corresp on d en t o f th e T im es, w ritin g o n crick et in the parks, tays “ I have a pleasant recollection of seeing an Oxford captain, who was helping a team of East End boys, m ake a brilliant catch at cover. 011 the unreserved ground at Peckham Itye. Unfortunately, ■the bull he caught had been driven out of somebody else’s game, and the catch was 110 compensation for his failure to trouble the scorer.” C o n g r a t u la t i o n s are due to H a rry B u tt u p on the a ccom p lish m e n t o f a rem a rk a b le feat. W h e n h e ca u g h t M ead in th e first in n in g s o f E ssex at L e y to n last -week, he ob tain ed his th ou sa n d th w ick et in first-class crick et w h ilst un d ertakin g the d uties o f w ick et k eep er. It h as taken h im n ea rly tw en ty yea rs to p erform the task, w h ich H u n te r alon e, o f all past an d p resent players, can cla im to ha ve equalled. H is m ost su ccessfu l season w a s 1905 , w h en , in all first-class m atch es, he cau gh t 08 an d stu m p ed 18 . A n o t h e r Sussex crick eter, in the p erson o f A . E . R elf, h as distin gu ish ed h im se lf d u rin g the past w eek b y ob ta in in g h is 100th w ick et o f the season. H e h ad p rev iou sly com p leted h is th ou sa n d runs. A t M a yfield , on S atu rda y, A- B ak er (92 n ot ou t) an d L . W . H ick s ( 47 ) added 145 for the last w ick et o f M ayfield against H a stin gs R ov e rs after n in e h ad fallen for 144 . T h e R o v e rs lost b y 147 ru ns. I t is n ot u n lik ely th at R . V . B ard sley, th e captain o f S h rew sb u ry , w ill be in vited to play for L a n ca sh ire b efore th e close of the season. I n a d d ition to m a k in g 529 ru ns in th irteen com p leted in n in g s, w ith an average o f 40 - 09 , h e too k 53 w ick ets at a cost o f 17-80 ru ns each. H e headed b o th battin g am i b o w lin g averages. P l a y i n g for H u rst & S on C .C . v . D ix on H o u se C .C . on S atu rd a y last, S qu ire and S am son put o n 142 in forty m in utes. T h e form er clu b scored 205 for six w ick ets in seven ty - five m in u tes after D ix o n H o u se h ad d ecla red at 199 for tw o . T h e 404 ru ns w ere m a d e in 210 m in u tes. O n the sam e day there w as a close fin ish in the m a tch at C atford betw een Old O lavians and A frica n B an ks. A fter the form e r had d eclared th eir in n in g s closed w ith eigh t w ick ets d ow n for 212, the latter m ad e 201 for five w ick ets in 95 m in u tes, just fa ilin g to pull o ff the gam e. I t seem s as th ou g h there w ill be a great deal o f in tern a tion a l crick e t p layed d u rin g the next eigh teen m on th s, for, in a d d ition to the tou r o f the A u stralian s in this co u n try n ext y ea r, the S ou th A frican C rick et A ssocia tion h as asked the M .C .C . to send out a representative team next w in ter, and th e A u stralian B o a rd o f C on trol h ave in v ited the S outh A frican s to visit th em d u rin g 1909 - 10 . T h e E n glish season is n o w so n ea rly closed , h o w ev er, that it m a y w ell be doubted w h eth er there w ou ld be sufficient tim e to get a go od side togeth er for the S outh A frica n trip. T w o m ore in sta n ces o f three separate h u n d red s b ein g m ad e in an in n in gs have com e un d er m y n o tice. A t C uckfield, 011 the 7 th and 8 th inst., th e feat w as p er­ form e d byr S ussex M artlets against C u ck fie ld ;— S ussex M artlets . P. H. Latham,b Smith 101 K. Marshall, c Fox, b F yffe.................. 9 F. II. Gresson, e S. Askew, b Fyffe ...101 W. H. Jones, b Fyffe... 30 K. R. li. Fry,b Fyffo...l43 A. E. Ridsdale, b Fyffe 4 H. Liepmann, b Fyffe 0 M. B. Davy, e Fox, b Fyffe . ................. 0 M. T. Turner, e Phil­ lips, b Attwatev ... 20 H. R. Pigeon, not out 0 H.G.Simms,bAttwater Q B 10, w 1, lb 3, nb 1 21 Total ...429 O n M o n d a y a n d T u esd a y th e T rin ity W an d erers, p la y in g against E astbou rn e on the S affrons, scored as fo llo w s :— T r in ity W an derers . R. F. Cumberledge, c and b Robinson ... 11 J . Turnbull, c Mathe- son, b Robinson .. 111 H . Orr, b Pretty - ... 2S E. A. C. Druce, c Brad­ shaw, b Matheson... 84 J. H. Franklin, st Pearce,bMatheson... 25 W. G. Druce, c Pearce, b • r e t ty ..................193 O. D. Omie, not out...110 W. A. Newcombe, not out ........................... 7 T. B. Franklin, b Lott 0 Byes, «£c.............. 8 Total(7 wkts)*577 Innings declared closed. A. E. Horne and H. Russell did not bat. T h e D ru ces certa in ly appear to h ave a pa rtia lity for the E astbou rn e g rou n d . W o r c e s t e r s h i r e ’ s battin g against L a n ca sh ire an d G lou cestersh ire durin g th e past w eek has been brilliant and effectiv e in the extrem e. I f R . E . F oster co u ld return to th e team and p lay reg u ­ la rly tl^e side w ou ld ha ve go od cla im s to be regarded as the m ost attractive in b a ttin g in the w h ole cou n try : even as it is, it is n ot easy to suggest on e w h ich is m o re w orth w a tch in g . It seem s very stran ge that a co u n ty w h ich ca n put so g o o d an eleven in the field sh ou ld receive su ch p o or support. It is a m ere truism to say that if it h a d -n ot been fo r the g en erosity o f M r. P aul F o le y , W o rce ste r­ sh ire w ou ld n ever have taken its place a m o n g the first-class sides. W h a t dear o ld B eld liam , in referrin g to th e relation s w h ich existed 120 ago years b etw een cricket p a tron s an d som e o f the lea d in g players, d escribed as the F eu d a l S ystem is not y e t extin ct, a n d M r. Foley is a w o rth y su ccessor o f such en th u siastic supporters o f the gam e as S ir H ora tio M a n n , the E arl o f W in ch ilsea, the D u ke o f D orset and L o rd T a n k erv ille. P r i n c e H . N a r a y a n , w h o m ad e tw o separate hu n d red s in a m a tch earlier 111 the season, ca m e w ith in m easurable distance o f rep ea tin g the feat at T a u n ton on M on d a y an d T u esd a y last. P la yin g fo r S om erset S tragglers against In cog n iti, h e m ad e 99 and, 91 . A s m a n y as 1420 ru n s w ere scored in th e m a tch fo r th irty- three w ickets, the tota ls b e in g :— S om erset S tragglers, 325 an d 387 (E . A . G resw ell, n o t out 154 ) : In co g n iti, 559 (B . P . D ob son , 1 4 0 ; H . H a rgreav es 117 ) and 149 for three w ick ets. T h e r e w as a p ecu liar in cid en t at L ey ton o n T u esd ay w h ilst F a n e and D ou gla s w ere batting. A ball w as d e liv e re d ' that h it the batsm an 011 the leg, and 011 appeal fro m th e b o w le r the um p ire rep lied “ N ot o u t ; ov e r.” In the m ea n w h ile the b a ts­ m en h ad ch a n g e d ends. T h e fa ct, h o w ­ ever, that “ ov e r ” had been ca lled caused the ball to b e co m e “ dead ” at on ce, and as a result th e batsm en had to retu rn , the ru n not cou n tin g. P . F . C . W i l l i a m s ga ve a ra th er rem arkable d isp la y at S lou gh o n T uesday fo r D orset against B u ck in g h am sh ire. H e con trib u ted as m a n y as 163 to a total o f 258 , the h igh est o f the three other dou b le-figu re con trib u tion s b ein g o n ly 16 . H is c h ie f h its w ere tw en ty -tw o 4 ’s, and he gave o n ly on e ch an ce. B y his in n in g s o f 117 against H a m p ­ shire at S ou th am p ton on T u esd ay, P. R . J o h n so n m a d e his th ird con secu tiv e three- figu re score. H is rea p p ea ra n ce has strengthen ed the S om erset side e n o r­ m o u sly , an d m a n y cou n ties m u st be fo llow in g his d oin gs w ith en viou s feelings. S om e o f the sp ortin g papers, I n otice, stated last w eek ’s m a tch betw een S urrey 2 n d X I . an d D orset to be “ the first co u n ty m a tch ever p layed at G u ild fo rd .” T h is, o f cou rse, w as v ery far in d eed from b ein g the case, as m a n y readers o f C rick et are doubtless aw are. I n the ea rly days o f the gam e G u ild ford w as an im p ortan t crick et cen tre, and d u rin g the eigh teen th cen tu ry the S u rrey , Sussex, K en t, H a m p ­ shire and H a m b le d o n team s all p lay ed th ere. T he b o w lin g su ccess o f J. T . H earn e against Y ork sh ire this w eek rem in d s one th at it is tw e n ty years sin ce h e played his first m a tch for M iddlesex, against the sixth A ustralian team at L o r d ’s. D u rin g the past tw o d ecades h e h a s p ro v e d a veritable tow er o f strength t o the eou n ty, and, so great is his p op u larity, that the fine p erform a n ce referred to m u st have gla d d en ed the hearts even o f m a n y w h o