New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-22
CRICKET.
SPLENDID PLAY OF THE ENGLISH TEAM
AT STATEN ISLAND
NEW WORKERS WEAK IN BATTING. FIELDING
AND WICKET KEEPING VISITORS BOWL
ING DIsPOsEs or THE GOTHAMrTES
ny a SCORE or 40 TO 40.

AND WICKET KEEPING VISITORS ROW.
ING DrsPosEs or THE GoTHAMrTES
ny SCORE OF 40 TO 40
After their Victories over the crickcters Of Mon
treat Toronto and PhiIad lrhia. +. r. Warmers
English team played Staten Island yesterday at Liv-
ingston Staten Island. and far as the play would
indicate their string OF conquess will not he
broken here. The weather yesterday could not have
been more suitable for cricket and the game given
by the visitors certainly well worth seeing. II
WAS enjoyed thoroughly by the spectators Their
bowling splendid and II responsible for
the NewYork team being disposed of for a total Of
10 runs Their batting was good. too. but It
their big hitting and fast scoring that were enjoyed
by tho spectators The hitting certainly the
hardest that has been done tho ground.
Every player had numerous boundary hits to his
credit while no less than eight times was the ball
driven clean out Of tho ground
T.. H. Bray. V. r I'M and f. Mitchell proved tho
hardest hitiers 81 the team. and tho rapidly OF
their scoring was enjoyed immensely by the crowd
I'M hit every ball well pitched up and he made 81
runs in hfty-nve minutes Bray's hits
much OF tho lofty order Iiilrs but he scor-d
equally fast and made So IN about the same
time Mitchclis innings was made while the bowl
Ing its best. and his &C one OF the finest
innings Of tho day. =. J. Burnup also played In
splendid form and The innings all through indl-
.cated that the Englishmei have strong. we'll
balanced team.
The Ncw-York batting proved weak. and the field
Ing too good. The wlcketkeeping fell far be-
low expectations. and the 20 byes charged against
G. y IIurditch Is indication OF his true form
After winning the toss f. expected that New
York would run VIZ a respectable score.
VI r. Cobb and &. II. Clarke started the run
getting against the bowling OF H. j. r Bosanquet
and j. J.. Answorth Clarke dId not take long 20
break his duck for he htst over from Bosanquei
yielded five runs Cobb. too. made good leg
bc .I. IN
1--WE minutes after play started Both bowlers were
keeping good length. but the wicket was already
beginning 10 kick. mud WIN the total at Il Clarke
Jet up an easy catch 80 y +. Warner n. point and
he retired win 20 MA credit.
G. T.. Hurdtch followed and some steady play
took place. both men playing carefully and well
while the score advanced slowly. with the total
az q Cobb yelocd TO good one from Ainsworth.
after n very careful innings Of 10 runs which oc-
cupcd him tWcnty-seycn minutes
T. +. Currnn. the nest man played several
maiden overs from Alns~orth his first effort.
while nurdl,ch was acting With equal care az the
other wicket The play then became painfully slow.
and maiden over af,or mailcn over WAS sent down
by both bowlers. The effort was useless however;
10y Bray or Ainsworth. after being at the wickets
twenty minutes without scoring.
r. f. Bonner came next but he lost his wicket
tho very hrst ball by getting his leg In front OF
a straight bail from Answorth This made a place
| for Lohinann. VINO started IN WIN GOOD drive
for 4 he soon lot Hgrdtch. h@~eyer who was
caught 1T tho WlCkfiS on Bo@dNqur' Win the total
| ut &C. X. ]. Rokchy. VINO followed. got t"o houn-
DIARIES on the nrs but his effort ended there.
for with the total at 20 ne was yorkcd" by Bosan-
| ouet with lust 10 his credit.
| f. + Kelly was next. but before he could get his
BosanqGc, with Just single to his credit. +. W. +.
| STILES followed but he lost Iohmann Immediately.
| IN the air to Bosanquet At covcr-pont where
| good catch disposed OF him
| H. &. Wright gave chance FIRST ball TO Captain
Warner at point TIE error G., was not very costly
| ,t,I.ft IA, rlsr'
failed 10 stay with ". s. r.. Oeilby the last man.
and the innings was over after seveny-iye min
| tho famous Phadephian innings
w r4T and u o. T. s@wr and the nSst decade
| went up in short order. Both batsmcn got hits to
20 wen, up careful play then characterized the bat,
ting of both men, and no liberties were taken
when f. T. Kelly BOWED the Misunderstanding crack
for 70. An intermsson was then taken for
After luncheon a. Warner Joined his brother. but
| although both men shaped well their partnership
not productive. and both left with the total at
a. T. f. Warner being BOWED by COBB while 4
| Mitchell and e. J. Burnup then got together and
the Two Canabs started in TO score " th great free
encc ana on c""'i ",erkc reIi"ving KeIly W vt
| The change not productive OF the desired re-
| suit. however and the century went up without n
BEING n SG Sc Tens men %p m '4em
| most dishcartcnng to the bowlers The appear
S other q big dr T by Mchc Who sent Clarke over
| m fence for 6 Iohmann then in place Of
| ,'obb and with the total at 40. he succeeded in
| getting n ball In Mitchclrs wicket and the lat
| Ter retired with S. as his share OF the total.
| y T. IIill. the left-hHndcd representative. came
| ncxt and Lohmann should have had his wicket
| first ball a chance OF stamping being missed by
IIurditch II a costly error. too for the Somer
set man started right in to score freely ana 1t was
| moi long before 200 went up. Several changes In
| Tho having were tried but not until the score had
reached &S was Burnup disposed of by a good
| catch IN the long held by Bonner:
| g. J. r. BosanqIet followed and he stayed while
the score was advanced to 262. I'M doing most Of
the run getting. q. t. Winter followed. but HIS
partnership with lill did not last long the left
| handler being BOWED by Clarke for most vigorous
| 81 r. IT, Bray then Joined Winter, and the pair
started In for some more hard hitting ana before
long the telegraph Indicated $50. The separation
did not come until the score stood At 1885, Winter
helng then well taken by II. &. Wright AT midor
X. Bercns stayed with Bray FOR another pro.
tracted partnership. and when the latter was At
length bowled by COBB for capital innings of NJ
The total had advanced to 4la. j. j.. Ainsworth
played out time the score not having ADVANCED
when stumps drawn for the day The game
will be continued In the morning. The score
NEW YORK.
~ n. Cobb Ainsworth. .t.......... u
| G IL Clarke T. r. Warner. Ainsuorth. ..........
G. f. Iiurditch, Bray Rosanquet. ................
n. f. Bonner, ". Ainsworth ..'...........'....
I,hmann fosarquct. Ainsworth. IL
u. r. Rokeby Bosanluet ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
| Kelly h
stiles, | h ilo-rnquet.
II h BoFanpuet.
W g. X. Ogby. not
Byes
| BOWLING ANALYSIS.
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