Cricket 1913

388 . CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u l y 12, 1913 Gvtchet; A W E E K L Y RECORD OF THE GAME. 125 , STRAND, LONDON, W.C. SATURDAY , JU L Y 12 , 1913 . Letters for the Editor should be addressed to M r . J. N. P e n te low , Malvern, Steyning, Sussex. Advertisements, Subscriptions, &c., should be sent to : The Manager of C ricket, 25 , White Street, Moor Lane, E.C. The following are the subscription rates :— United Kingdom. Abroad. One Year ... ... ... 6s. 3 d. ... 7 s. 6d. The 24 Summer Numbers 5 s. Od. ... 6s. Od. The 6 Winter Nuralrers ... Is. 3 d. ... Is. 6d. p a v i l i o n (B o s s ip . O ruddier than the cherries In Kentish orchards clustered, Thickly as autumn berries Thy votaries are mustered. The lovers thou inspiresi— Bats, bowlers, fieldsmen—all Attest the flame thou firest, O good red ball!— C. P. in Between the Innings. Two of the best wicket-keepers who have ever represented overseas teams in England are now in this country— E. A. Halliwell, of the South African Teams of 1894, 1901, and 1904, and K. Seshachari, of the All India Team of 1911. Whether Mr. Halliwell is playing any cricket I do not know ; he has not quite given up the game, for he was touring in Rhodesia in April with a side. But I happen to know that Mr. Seshachari, who looked me up the day after he reached London, intends to put in as much cricket as possible during his stay. B a r n e s , Booth, J. W. Hearne, Hobbs, Rhodes, and Woolley have received invitations for the South African tour. It is stated definitely that the amateurs of the side have not yet been decided upon. F ro m Ceylon Mr. S. P. Foenander writes : “ I was much interested by your reference to Indian cricket in the issue of May 17. In giving a list of county cricketers who have at one time or another played for Bombay Presidency, you said you were under the impression that Major E. L. Challenor had also done so. But it was for Madras Presidency that the Major played. Was it not he who scored 216 for the Presidency against a Ceylon Team (of Europeans) on the Madras esplanade in December, 1902 ? “ H e was then fresh from South Africa, where he had served in the Boer War, and on his first appearance for the Presidency he scored 58 and 62 v. Oxford Uni­ versity Authentics. These were two of the finest .innings played against that side in India. Of his score against the Ceylon Team one heard glowing accounts when the side returned. It was said to be a record for first-class cricket in Madras, and was certainly the highest score ever made on the Madras C.C.’s ground or against a Ceylon team.” T h e r e was a perfect orgy of high scoring at South­ ampton at the beginning of last week ; but neither side was very strong in bowling, and one cannot help thinking ‘ that the runs made were scarcely as well earned as in some other matches on the same days. A t Trent Bridge and Edgbaston, for instance, runs had to be fought for ; at Southampton they appear to have been given away by handfuls ! T h e aggregate for the match (1477) is very nearly an English first-class record. Only one higher is on the books— 1492 in Worcestershire v. Oxford University at Worcester, 1904. There are nine instances of aggregates of 1400 and over in this country, the sides concerned more than once being Hampshire, Oxford University, Sussex, and Worcestershire (thrice each). I n the record match just referred to the scores were : Worcestershire, 490 and 254 for 6, declared ; Oxford, 345 and 403 for 7. Four centuries were made— by W. B. Burns, K. M. Carlisle, J. E. Raphael, and G. G. M. Bennett. There were six other individual scores of over 50. In the most recent instance there were 5 centuries and 3 fifties. H a m p s h ire v. Kent at Southampton in 1911 realised 1446— Kent, 416 and 359 for 5, declared ; Hants, 208 and 463 for 8. There were 5 centuries— by Hardinge (two), A. P. Day, C. B. Fry and Remnant. A t Hastings in 1902 Sussex v. Surrey produced 1427 •— Sussex 705 for 8, declared (K. S. Ranjitsinhji 234*, C. B. Fry 159), and 170 for 4 ; Surrey 552 (Abel 179, Hayward 144, Capt. H. S. Bush 122). W h e n 1425 were registered for 16 wickets in Worces­ tershire v. Leicestershire at Worcester in 1906 the home side made 380 and 344 for 2 (Bowley 167 not out, Arnold 112), the visitors 701 for 4 (C. J. B. Wood 225, White­ head 174, V. F. S. Crawford 102* not out). H a m p s h ire v . Worcestershire at Bournemouth in 1905— aggregate 1424— included only three centuries — Captain Greig’s 187 (retired hurt), Cuffe’s 145, and Arnold’s 115 ; but there were eight other innings of 50 and over, and in the match E. M. Sprot made 135, Pear­ son 108, Bowley 107, Capt. Wynyard and W. H. B. Evans 99 each, W. E. C. Hutchings 90, and Bowell 86. T h e r e were five centuries in Sussex v. Oxford Uni­ versity at Hove in 1895— aggregate 1410— G. J. Mor- daunt making 264*, G. L. Wilson 174, K. S. Ranjitsinhji 137*, Marlow 130, and C. B. Fry 125. In the Army and Navy v. Universities’ match at Portsmouth in 1911 — 1406 runs— G. E. V. Crutchley’s was the only century ; but there were also such scores as 90, 85, 73, 70, 59, 55 not out, 52 not out, and twenty of between 20 and 50. In the 1891 match between Sussex and Cambridge at Hove, when 1402 were totalled, George Brann made 88 not out and 161, W. Newham 95 and 51, A. J. L. Hill 75 and 61, E. C. Streatfeild 98 and 35, W. H. Andrews 46 and 56*, and R. N. Douglas 61 and 26 ; S. M. J. Woods played an innings of 62, and G. MacGregor one of 48. A peculiarity of this game was that no total reached 400— they were 359, 314, 366 and 363, and the whole 40 wickets fell.