Cricket 1910

3 0 4 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J ULY 2 8 , i g i O . GUN TER ’S CHAIN . The laws of cricket were first drafted in 1744, and from that day to this the wickets have always been pitched twenty-two yards apart. Why this distance ? As this question has never, to my know­ ledge, been answered 1 will venture a suggestion. The unit of land measurement is Gunter’s chain, and its length is twenty-two yards. All surveyors are aware of this. Now Gunter lived from 1581 to 1626, that is, more than a century before the first laws of cricket were fixed. Evidently the uuwritten law bad long since determined that twenty-two yards con­ stituted the regular pitch. And it may have come about in this way : After cricket became popular matches between individuals or be­ tween sides would be arranged. But a match requires rules. Hitherto, perhaps, the bowler could vary his bowling crease at will, but in a match that had to be the same for all par­ ties. Whatj then, shall be the distance between the wickets? Foot it, some would suggest. No, would be the retort, it must be done more accurately. Aud then somebody would think of Gunter’s chain, which was sure to be found in almost every village, and as the distance—twenty two yards—proved suitable to both bowlers and batsmen, it was retainel in the village where it was first adopted. Thence it spread to neighbouring villages, who also adopted it, and so in course of time, when it was observed wherever cricket was played, our first legislators had nothing to do but insert it in the laws. —Rev. R. S. H olmes in the Evening News. DEVON v. CORNWALL. Played at Tavistock on July 15 and 16, and won by Devon by six wickcts almost on the stroke of time. Score :— D evon . First innings. Second innings. J. F. Orchard, b Whiting 69 F. H. Carroll, c Bick- ford-Smith, b Haw* c Vibart, b ken ................... 20 Davies 4 N. V. J. Watts, b c Bickford- D a v ie s ................... 80 S m i t h , b W . F. Sturt, c Davies, Davies 6 b Prideaux 1 not out .. 10 Major Garrett, b Prideaux 0 F. Shelley, c and b c Romer, b D a v ie s ................... 65 Davies 4 L. H. Amory, c Homer b Trevarthen 28 b Davies 19 Davies, not out 31 not out .. 21 Capt. Walter, c Romer b Davies 6 Aston, c Bickford- Smith, b Davies . . r> Ashford, b Whiting . . 0 Byes, &c.............. 12 Byes, &c. 2 Total .. ..318 Total (4 wkts) 66 C o r n w a l l . W . Bickford-Smith, c Watts, b Waller. . 16 lbw. b Ashford 96 W . Coad, c and b c Shelley, b W a lle r ................... 14 Carroll 42 Trevarthen, c Amory, c Watts, b Ash­ b Waller .. .. 4 ford . . 10 Vibart, b Sturt. . .. 39 c and b Ashford 0 H. S. Prideaux, b c Waller, b A s t o n ................... 5 Sturt .. 15 E. H. Hawken, b Waller .. 1 b Sturt .. 1 A. S. Whitworth, not c Shelley, ’ b out ................... 33 Waller 6 J. Romer, c Carroll, b Sturt ................... 16 b Waller 6 J. Davies, c Amory, c Shelley, 'b b Waller .. .. 19 Sturt . . 15 R. D. Milton, c Watts, c Carroll, *b b Ashford . . . . 1 Waller 4 Whiting, c Davies, b Sturt ................... 13 not out .. 0 Byes, &c..............12 Byes, &c. 14 T o ta l................... 173 T ota l.. . .209 HERTFORDSH IRE v. BERKSHIRE. Played at St. Albans on July 15 and 16, and won by Hertfordshire by six wickcts. Score and analysis :— B e r k s h ir e . First innings. Sir C. Y. Nepean, c Shelford, b Marsh 42 G. G. M. Bennett, st Cuthbertson, b M a r s h ................... 53 A. P. Strange, lbw M a r s h ................... 3 Capt. C. G. Hill, b B u r to n ................... 62 Hawkesworth,bMarsh 1 Dr. Woodburn, c Mason, b Burton . . 0 Shoosmith, run out . . 20 Capt. E. F. Rowe, b Shelford . . . . 1 T. M. Hunt, b Shel­ ford ................... 0 A. F. Todd, c Cowley, b Burton .. . . 1 Simpson, not out .. 4 Byes, &c..............16 T o ta l...................203 Second innings. Cuthbertson, b Coleman Marsh, b Coleman Cuthbertson b Coleman b Coleman b Shelford b Coleman not out . . b Coleman c Shelford, Burton b Coleman b Burton Byes, &c. Total . . 24 21 9 1 18 10 0 0 5 . . 99 c Shoosmith, b Simpson . . 40 H e r t f o r d s h ir e . First innings. Second innings. R. C. Grellet, c Todd, Simpson .. . . 26 not out .. .. 43 Golding, c Hill, b Simpson .. . . 31 C. H. Titchmarsh, b Simpson . . . . 10 not out . . R. B. Cowley, b Hawkesworth .. 25 E. S. Household, b Hawkesworth . . 11 Coleman, b Shoosmith 68 H. S. Mason, lbw, b Hawkesworth . . 0 E. H. Cuthbertson, c Todd, b Hawkes­ worth ................... 5 W. H. Marsh, b Hunt 3 Burton, not out .. 12 Shelford, b Woodburn 12 Byes, &c.............. 9 Total , Byes, &c. .. 5 .212 Total (1 wkt) 92 B e r k s . First innings. O. M. R. W. Burton .. 14*5 3 59 3 . Shelford . . 7 2 22 2 . Coleman ..17 3 59 0 . W. II. Marsh 20 4 47 4 . Second innings. O. M. R. W. . .13*2 2 32 2 . . 7 3 14 1 ..22 8 46 7 . . 1 0 2 0 H e r t s . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. Hawkesworth 3415 66 4 . . 8 3 16 0 Hunt . . . . 14 0 46 1 .. 5 0 21 0 Woodburn .. 2-5 1 5 1 . . 5 0 22 0 Simpson .. 20 4 57 3 .. 6 1 28 1 Shoosmith .. 16 4 29 1 .. Hunt bowled one wide. PHOTOGRAPHERS ROYAL AND CRICKET SPECIALISTS. HAWKINS & COMPANY Hold an immense stock of negatives of First Class Cricketers— past and present— in action and otherwise. Cabinet Portraits, assorted, 10/- doz. Single Copies, 1/- each. Splendid made up groups of County Cricket Captains, and Yorkshire Team—price 2/6 each. E. H awkins & Co. anticipate bringing the whole series of First Class County Teams out in the same unique style shortly. W rite fo r Lists . Also a very large number of Post Cards, 3 d . each; 2 / 6 doz. O n l y A d d r e s s 32, PRESTON ST ., BRIGHTON. Established 1847. THE CRICKET YEAR BOOK. 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