Cricket 1909

S e p t . 16, 1909. CR ICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 4°5 What tho’ pale E n vy speaks unkind, And neighb’iin g P r id e attacks his Mind, Shall Independanee e’er descend, Such manly Pastimes to suspend, Merely to gratify and please 170The Humours of some Debauchees, Or K e n t is h Courtiers, who can deign To ride amidst a venal Train. No ! . . . Sir Horace doth such Men defy: ’T is curst D ep en d a n ce must comply. D avis, who loves a Game of C r ic k e t, (And shines whene’er he keeps the Wicket) The next appears . . . with manly Mien He firm ly treads tbe slippery Green : And, if by Chance, a noble Peer, 180Shall mount a C all with swift Career, D avis w ill fly . . . and grasp the same, (c) That S u r r y must allow him Fame. Hussey is active, catches well, And as a Field ’s-man w ill excell. Fortune won’t ever smile on all, The best may miss the flatt’ring Ball. Dick May for B ow lin g ; and his Brother Fo r Batting, scarcely such another; W ith Louch and Pattenden appear, ( d ) “ And Wood of Seale, brings up the Bear. And now the Umpires take their Stand, To aid Decision’s timid Hand, And underneath the shady Tree The Scorer’s fix’d the Buns to see. Palmer, a skilful S d rb y Man, W ith genteel Stone, the Game began : Long did they h it, when Stone grew pale, To see his G ra ce dislodge the Bale : ( e ) And soon was heard a general Shout, 21,1For D avis had caught Palmer out. T h e w h ole o f S urry ’ s sk ilfu l ’leven, Were out for Notches Seventy-seven. But when the K e n tis h M en went in, Reason confess’d they could not win ; For honest Lumpey did allow, He could not pitch but o’ er a Brow : And K e n tis h Sportsmen said, that they, Deep in a H O L E could never play. So Surry did the Victory gain, !10B y L U M P E Y , F O R T U N E , A R T, and BAIN . H is G ra ce convinc’d, on level Ground, No S c r r y Sportsmen could be found, To triu m ph o’er the Sons of K en t, Bravely another Challenge sent, To play them still the matchless Game, And once more seek the Lists of Fame. Lines 165 to 17k inclusive do not appear in Summer Amusement. Line 180. In Summer Amusement a footnote explains that “ Mr. Davis caught his Grace the Duke of Dorset out.’ (c) In Surrey’s second innings at Bishopsbourne the Earl of Tankerville was “ c Davis, 3.” ( d) Mr. George Louch was, like Mr. Hussey, educated at Westminster. He played for Kent six times between 1773 and 1792, and also occasionally for Surrey, commencing in 1791. At Chatham, where he lived, he had a private cricket-ground. In August, 1789, a newspaper said :—“ We are happy to hear that the report of Mr. Louch being killed last week at Bourne Paddock, by a ball from the point of the bat, struck with such force that it lodged in his body, is devoid of foundation. Yet the melancholy tale occasioned some debate in the Club whether the striker was fairly o u t: and a violent altercation ensued the night after the news arrived in the country, between the Clerk, the Cobler, and the Curate who each contendod for the honour of perpetuating his memory in the following epitaphs. ” (These can be seen in The History of Kent County Cricket , p. 314, where it is remarked, “ although they can boast neither merit nor refinement, they are interesting on account of their antiquity.’’) Mr. Louch was one of the most prominent members of the Marylebone Club at the end of the eighteenth century. W. Pattenden was a Maidstone man. (e) The score reads “ Mr. Stone, B. out by the Duke, 12.” (See page 387, col. 3). Lines 201and 202 do not appear in Summer Amuse­ ment. The S u rry Heroes, who remain’d Flu sh ’d with the Conquest they had gain’d, And doubting not, but Fortune still 220Would pitch the Wickets to their W ill, Refus’d the Challenge to decline, And dar’d to meet them at the Vino.* But when th’approachingTimedrewnear, Each gallant Man shew'd Signs of Fear : So the fam’d Heroes of Renown, Before th! Attempt to storm the Town Turn pale, and almost Quarter crave, ’T ill Action proves the Warriors brave. And now the Parties take the Field, 230Eager to make each other yield. But, Oh, dire Omen ! S u rry found. Fortune gave K e n t the Choice of Ground;(/) And Simmons sallied forth to pace The level Turf, the fairest Place : Candor, the K en tish Sportsman taught, To pitch the Wickets as he ought. The Heroes stripp’d, for Play prepare, Victorious Fame’s their anxious Care : Conscious the Match must sure decide 240’Tw ixt K e n t and S u r r y ’s manly Piide : The Game for some Time even ran, And ev’ry Art of skilful Man . . . As Bowling, Batting, Catching, Running, Throwing, Stopping . . . County Cunning, Were us’d by all the S u rry Tra:n, The glorious Victory to gain. ( g ) Now M iller shew’d his genuine Skill, (h) By hitting Lumpey’s Balls at W ill, Who sore fatigu’d, could hold no longer, 250But sought a Bowler somewhat stronger : One who by Practicc was enur’d To that dear Virtue . . , Job endur’d . . . And W h it e was he . . . Piedictive Fate, (t) Pronounc’d that Patience was too late ! For W h it e declar’d, with Features sad, “ Whene’er he bowl’d the Game was bad.” Prediction prov’ d his Words were true, And soon his Brethren’s Courage flew, And sought no more the sporting Plain, 2 c°where long they bowl’d, but bowl’d in vain M iller determin’d not to quit H is Bat while he had Strength to hit, Vow’d, that no S u r r y ’s skilful Son Should put him out, till H E had won The noble Match .. . and prove, with Ease That Kent can conquer, if they please, (j), Soon did proud S u r r y ’s short liv ’d Fame Strike to the Victors of the Game, Who with Hazza's did pierce the Sky, *A Place belonging to his G ra c e t h e D u k e of D o r se t , called S e v e n o a k -V in e . ( / ) According to the old laws “ The Party which goes from Home shall have the choice of the innings and the pitching of the wickcts, which shall be pitched within thirty yards of a centre fixed by the adversaries. When the parties meet at a third place, the bowlers shall toss up for the pitching of the first wicket, and the choice of going in.” This was the third match in 1773 between the sides and there­ fore Surrey, although the visiting team, did not have the right to pitch the wickcts where they pleased (within the space specified). It is of interest to note that to the bowlers, and not the captains, fell the lot of tossing. All this was altered in 1810 when it was laid down that “ The umpires in all matches to pitch fair wickets, and the parties to toss for the choice of innings. But as far on as 1856, when New South Wales played Victoria at Melbourne, the former, as the visiting side, claimed the right to have the choice of innings. There was a long argument the result of which was that the two Colonies decided to toss in order to settle the matter. Victoria won the toss and went in first, but N.S.W. won by three wickets. (g) Kent won the toss and sent Surrey in. (h) A few remarks about Miller will be found in a footnote on page 389, col. 1. (j) Thomas White. See footnote on page 389, col. 1. (J) Miller scored 42 in his first innings, and when Kent had won the match by six wickets carried out his bat for 32. 270In shouting, K E N T , and V IC T O R Y ! S u r r y to K e n t must ever yield, Were loudly echo’d thro’ the Field. ( k ) The vanquish’d Sportsmen now retreat, And lay the Laurel at the Feet Of K E N T IS H C R IC K E T E R S ; who gain Immortal Credit on the Plain Whene’er they play the matchless Game, W hich gives them T riumph , H onour , Fam e. How great the Pleasure ! to rnjoy 280Amusements which can never cloy. View but the Drunkard as he reels, Ask him next Morning what he feels : H e’ll tell you, Pain succeeds the Pleasure, As Misers when they lose their Treasure. (I) 290Repentant Tears now end his Fate. The Gambler too . . . with anxious Care, Can seek the rich illit’rate Heir; Rob him of all his golden Pelf . . . Spend i t ! . . . and then destroy himself. Ye manly, skilful Sons of K e n t, (m) W ho seek Diversions and Content; Say! What Delight can fill the Breast, Where Innoceucy lives confest ? Your noble Exercise w ill stand 300The f i r s t Amusement in the Land, W hile K E N T IS H C R IC K E T E R S of Fame, Immortalize their conquering Name ! F I N I S . (it) Of the four matches played this year between Surrey and Kent the former won three and Kent one. Lines 279 and 280 :— Ye manly sons of lovely Kent, Who seek diversions and contcnt; Pay what delight repletes the breast Where innocency lives confest; IIow great the blessing to enjoy Amusements which can never cloy ! —Summer Amusements. (/) Lines 285 to 289 are too coarse for reproduction. (m) Lines 295 to end do not appear in Summer Amusement. The version of the poem contained in that volume, however, concludes with 32 lines not given in the quarto pamphlet. But this alternative rendering is not reproduced here as it contains no allusion to the game. XV. OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS v. GENTLE­ MEN OF LEICESTERSHIRE. Played at Leicester on September 10 and won by the Gentlemen, for whose seventh wicket Williams and Macdonald put on 89. Score :— P u b l ic S c h o o l B o y s . G. O.V.Williams (Oak­ ham), b Wood........... 6 J. C. Hodgkins (Wyg- geston), bGimson ... 13 C. F.P.Clark (Oakham) b Gimson... ... 25 J. M.Hillyard(Harrow) b Wood .................. 22 G. N. Wykes (Charter­ house), c Marsh, b Wood ..................24 J. De Lisle (Beaumont College), b Wood ... 0 G. F. N. Palmer (Rep­ ton), b Macdonald... 5 L.C.Heygate (Radley), c Gimson, b Rudd... 12 G. B. F. Rudd (West­ minster), c Sharpe, b W right.................. 33 G. W. Tanner (Oak­ ham), b Wright G. E. Marriott (Bed­ ford), c Marriott, b Wright ................... Lord Newtown-Butler (Eton), b Wright ... E.J. Snaith (Oakham), not out .................. F.E.Marriott(Upping- ham), b Rudd T. C. Burdett (Leices­ ter), b Wright........... B 9, lb 2 ........... Total ...178 G e n t l e m e n o f L e ic e s t e r s h ir e . Capt. Jelf, b Heygate 0 C.Marriott, c Burdett, b De Lisle ...........15 C. J. B. Wood, lbw, b De Lisle .................. 34 H. Thompson, c F. E. Marriott, b Hillyard 7 A. T. Shay, lbw, b De L is le .......................... 6 C. Gimson, b De Lisle 0 D. L. G. Williams, cG. Marriott, b Hillyard 57 Dr. R. Macdonald, not out ..........................51 Rev. J. W. Marsh, not out ..........................17 B 2,1b 1, w 2, nb 3 8 Total (7 wkts) 195 H. Wright and E. Rudd did not bat.