New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-05
PRINCES TEAM PLAYS HERE
RANJITsINHJI ILL. BUT MAY BE WITH
HIS CRICKET ELEVEN TO-DAY.
THE ALL NEW YORK MEN COULD 10 LITTLE
WITH THE rNGLIsHMEN- MANY LOCAL
RECORDS BROKEN.

RECORDS BROKEN.
The cricket game between Prince RanHtslnhjrs
team and a New-Yo-k team Of fourteen men began
yesterday on the gro nds Of The Staten Island Crck
ct Club IN the presence % fair sized crowd. The
weather was 4 trno cool for cricket but everything
else tended 10 make the contest enjoyable and in
teres;ng. A fine wicket had been prepared for the
match and the comfort ~ the spectators was
well looked after
Unfortunately the Prince. who caught n heavy
cold at the latest match at PHILADELPHIA.
able 10 be present. lie tolophoned 70 the grounds
IN the morning. turning his duties captain over
/ 10 A. c. MacIaren. and adding that II possible he
would be present i'm the afternoon II his condition
has improved sufficiently to-day he Will he pres
ent and probably bat early
The game noteworthy In many ways, and It
marked the establishment Of many New-York
cricke: records. chief Of these fine stand
made by VI. X. Cobb and }. r Curran fer the first
wicket. The pair put on ia IN partnership. This
/ IS the longest stand ever made by tho homo bats
men in ar international match in New-York. Then
Cobb scored H. which is the highest individual IN
nings ever made by New-York batsman against
q foreign team.
The home team had unusually long tail. for
after Cobb and Curran disposed Of the res.
could do little. and although the first wicket put
on H. the other twelve added only IS. Jessop's
bowling was superb. After luncheon the wickets
went down before his fast trundling Ike ninepins
He was finally rewarded with the extraordinary
analysis of wickets for II runs while A. Z. stod-
dart who was the only other man 70 take wicket
secured for 81
CAPTAIN COBB ELECTED TO BAT
The game did not open until l145, when Captain
Cobb, having won the toss elected 10 bat. and
went in himself with ]. + Curran. G. l.. Jessop
and c. c. g. Llewellyn were intrusted with the
attack and from the latter's second over Curran
made two fine leg hits 10 the ropes. while Cobb
put Jessop 10 leg for three In the next over. and
the first decade went up. Some slow play then
took place both batsmen playing carefully and
well and with the total az p c. L. Townsend re-
ceived the ball In place Of Llewelyn. Further
steady play on the part OF both batsmen produced
another change In the bowling. and at % s VI. J.
Woods went on IN place Of Jessop. Cobb cut him
finely to the ropes hit him to leg for four and
smoked him for two in the same over, while drive
by Curran Of Townsend brought up 20.
4. Z. stoddart went on IN place Of Woods soon
after this and the appearance Of 30 on the board
made by two boundaries made or him by Cobb
was greeted with applause. Runs then came freely
from both batsmen and the decades went UP on the
board IN q manner which surprised every one.
with the total at 70 c. I. Robson went on with
'Gobs" but the ba;smen now well set. and
( the runs came at a rate which altogether dscon-
certed the Englishmon.
! After nm hour and twenty minutes Of play loud
! cheers announced the appearance OF the century
/ one possible chance OF stUmping which Curran
gave early in his innings. With the total at ia
! the long partnership at length cana 70 an end,
Cobb being caught in the slips by Robson of Sod-
dart He had made q without chance, and was
/ loudly appaulcd for his good work T. G. War
burton who followed. failed 20 make long stand
while ". Bunce clean bowled by Jessop for
With the total at lH for three wtckets, an ad-
journment was taken for luncheon.
After an interval OF an hour Lohmann Joined
Curran at the bat and after bye had been added
the total Curran got his leg In front Of straight
/ ball from Jessop. and he was out for most pa
tiont innings Of 30 Lohmann failed e improve the
/ situation. and when he caught at short slip
/ by Robson off stoddart five wickets were down
| for 10.
JEssOPs DEADLY WORK.
A rot had now set IN. for on Hooper being Joined
/ by a. v Clarke the Paterson man was quickly
disposed OF by Jessop. who broke a stump with a
| particularly fast ball, ard the six wic;ets were
down for 12i A. V. Clarke added before the
deadly Jessop got In his fine work on his wicket
and W S. r. Ogllby and C. T. II. Grhiths also
failed TO score.
With nine wckets down FOR l33. J. Adam AMI T
! G. Charge came together. and two good back cuts
by the former brought the score up to 40. T. C.
| Clarke. however. soon received his Quietus from
Jessop the tenth wicket falling for li5 This let IN
| r L. Bonner, but only one run was added before
| Adam was clean bowlcd by Jessop with - as his
! portion The end then quickly came, ana the IN
nlngs was over ar 3.l5 o'clock for total Of li9.
The Euglishmen began their innings at $50
o'clock. G. Brann and s. ". J. Woods starting the
run getting against the bowling Of Cobb and Rob
| erts. The Fugishmcn did not make an suspicious
/ opening for with only on the board Woods was
/ well taken an long slip by Bunce off Cobb. ". L.
Robertson followed. but he did not crack his duck,
/ and when G. J.. Townsend Joined Brann two wick
( cts down for is The pair advanced the total
7 10 81 before Townsend was spleuddly taken at
! mid-OM by Bycrs for DO.
Brann and Robson then made things lively. and
/ Hooper. who relieved Roberts was init hard, which
/ caused his replacement by Roberts Robson
hit out in terrific style and the century went mp
one hour after the innings started With the total
/ al l2l Robson was BOWED by Adam, having scored
+ Al IN twenty-five minutes. q J. Jessop followed,
and got some big hits in short order. He hit Rob
erts ont Of the ground. and followed this up with
n drive 20 the roof Of the ladies' clubhouse. lie got
three f0urs i'm succession off Cobb but should have
heon caught with his score AT 81 with the total
173 FOR four v -kets play ceased for the day The
game viii be resumed in the morning. The score:
ALL NEW-YORR TEAM.