Cricket 1913

J uly 5, 1913. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 359 SYNOPSIS O F THE HUNDRED HUNDREDS. F or . A t . Surrey v. Sussex 9 Kennington Oval ... Lord’s 58 Surrey v. Warwickshire. 9 6 Players v. Gentlemen ... %7 Nottingham 6 Surrey v. Leicestershire 7 Edgbaston ... 3 Surrey v. Notts ... Hove 3 Surrey v. Kent ... 6 Blackheath 2 Surrey v. Derbyshire 5 Derby 2 Surrey v. Gloucestershire 5 Hastings 2 Surrey v. Lancashire 5 Leicester (newground) 2 Surrey v. Yorkshire Surrey v. Middlesex 5 4 Adelaide 1 Surrey v. Essex ... 3 Bradford 1 Surrey v. London County C.C. ... 3 Chesterfield 1 Surrey v. Somerset 3 Bristol 1 Surrey v. Worcestershire 3 Canterbury 1 E ngland v. A ustralia ... 2 Crystal Palace 1 Surrey v. Camb. Univ. ... 2 Dudley 1 Surrey v. Oxford Univ.... 2 Johannesburg 1 Surrey v. Australia 1 Old Trafford 1 Surrey v. Gent, of Philadelphia... 1 Scarborough 1 Surrey v. Hampshire 1 Launceston... 1 Surrey v. Northants 1 Leicester (old ground) 1 Surrey v. South Africa ... 1 Southampton 1 England v. New South Wales ... 1 Sydney 1 E ngland v. S outh A frica 1 Taunton 1 England v. South Australia 1 Worcester ... 1 England v. Tasmania ... 1 South v. Australia 1 Total ... 100 South v. North ... 1 — Mr. Thornton’s XI. v. S. Africa 1 Among the grounds on ---- which Hayward has Totalj ... ... ...ioo played several times ---- which do not appear in this list are Cheltenham, Fenner’s, Leeds, Leyton, Northampton, and Shef­ field. HAYWARD’S AVERAGES FROM YEAR TO YEAR. Inns. N.o. R. Aver. Inns. N.o R. A. 1893 2 4 2 400 18-22 1903 64 3 2177 3 5 -6 8 1894 37 4 884 26-78 1903-4 17 0 785 46-17 1895 (Aust.) 43 3 1169 29-22 1904 63 5 3170 5 4-65 1895-6 6 0 2 7 5 4 5 -8 3 1905 64 6 2592 44-68 (S. Afr.) 1896 54 8 1595 3 4 -6 7 1906 61 8 3 5 1 8 66-37 1897 3 9 3 1368 38-00 1 9 0 7 5 8 6 2 3 5 3 4 5 -2 5 1897-8 ' 21 3 695 38-61 1908 52 I 2 3 3 7 4 5-82 (Aust.) 1898 38 2 1523 42-30 1 90 9 3 7 4 1 3 5 9 41-18 1899 4 9 4 2647 58-82 I9IO 42 I 1 1 3 4 27-65 1900 57 7 2693 5 3 -8 6 I9II 51 6 2149 4 7 -7 7 1901 58 8 2 5 3 5 50-70 191 2 49 5 1303 29-61 1901-2 19 I 701 3 8 -9 4 1913 18 X 481 28-29 (Aust.) (to Ju. 28). 1902 5 6 3 1 7 3 7 3 2 -7 7 Totals 1077 94 41,580 42*29 I have not included here an innings v. the South African side of 1894, when he scored a single. I think it ought to be included ; but it would be contrary to Wisden and the M.C.C. ruling, and I don’t want a storm of protest at my impertinence. J. N. P. — - . . . -------------------------- TWO MEN OF MIGHT. (May 17, 1895 ; June 27, 1913.) Great was Grace in the days gone by ; none greater, then or now ! Great men still are the Jam and Fry, as everyone must allow ; Great leader, great batsman was Archie Mac ; great smiter is G. L. J. And a certain veteran Lancashire crack made two hundred the other day ! But Tom of Ten Thousand, and he alone, holds place with the G.O.M. ; And the Oval steadfasts cheer loudly their own, and the rest of us cheer with them ! Shrewsbury, wonder on wickets queer— Billy Gunn, with his six foot three Of honest manhood— one gone, one here ; Australia’s own G. G. ; Murdoch and Trumper and Clement Hill, John Hobbs, dauntless F. S. J.— Great were all or great are s till; yet the man whom we cheer to-day Stands with W. G. on a pedestal tall, that none of t^e rest may reach ; There together they stand, overtopping all— w ith a h u n d r ed ce n tu r ie s EACH ! Special Club Notes. (C on tribu ted by T he C h iel .) Waste of time is still a burning question. When you are booked for a day match, why do you spoil your own (that’s your affair, though) and others’ enjoyment by turning up late? Surely it is easy enough to be on the ground by eleven o’clock? Matters are even worse in half-day matches. The amount of time wasted in Saturday afternoon cricket is simply deplorable. Men turn up late, and the start of the game is delayed. They are not ready when their turn to bat comes, and the field is kept waiting. The interval between innings is unduly prolonged. There may be some excuse for county cricketers, playing practically every day, for not rushing things; there can be none at all for the man who gets only his half-day per week of match play. Why on earth doesn’t he make the most of it? Look to it, captains! And cricketers generally— B u c k u p ! Be in time. Don’t say to yourself : “ Oh, So-and-so is always late; I shall be ahead of him, anyway.” So-and-so is not your affair. You are your affair. Should a fieldsman watch the ball or the batsman ? I say the latter, undoubtedly. If you only make up your mind that every ball played is likely to come your .way, you will be always on the alert; and by watching the batsman you will be ready to dash in or to back up smartly if the ball goes to the other side of the wicket. I have noticed a good many poor returns of late. In the days when I kept wicket I always asked to have the ball returned to me breast-high, without any bound. If it once strikes the ground, it may be deflected by some inequality, and a good chance may be lost. As a rule, it does not pay to shy at the wicket. A crack shot may bring off an other­ wise impossible run-out in this w ay; but the average fields­ man’s efforts generally result in overthrows. And do re­ member the wicket-keeper’s hands! They get battered enough anyway; wild, inaccurate returns, shying at the bottom of the wicket, and all that sort of thing are simply cruelty to animals! Even that Aunt Sally, the wicket­ keeper, has his feelings, you know. Is batting in the best class of club cricket to-day better than it was in former times? I am aware that more big scores are made; but really good grounds are more plentiful, and even the average ground is better. Bowling and field­ ing, I should say, are not so good. In many cases the game appears to be played less keenly th^n it used to be. Less work in the nets and more fielding practice would be better for 99 per cent, of our club teams. After all, to make a long score is not everything. Incidentally, there is the question of your side. Your score helps that, of course; but do you every time and all the time do your level best in the field? Think it over! A practice that seems to be growing of late is that of frequent and ungrounded appealing. It irritates the umpire, and is destructive of the feeling of good fellowship. Next Saturday I hope to be on the fine ground of Univer­ sity College at Perivale, the occasion being the inception of that very old and honoured club Ealing Dean’s tenancy of the enclosure. The “ Green Man ” ground, so long known by cricketers, is in the hands of the builders, and the club has had difficulties of late. Some who promised faithfully to stick by it have deserted the fla g ; but it is the wish of all good cricketers, I am sure, that that flag should be kept flying. May Ealing Dean in new quarters be even more prosperous than in the good old days at the “ Green Man ” !