New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
CRICKET SCORES CLOSE.
LOCALS HOLD BRITONS.
Nc5c- York Players One Run ahead
When iStumps Are Drd1Cn.

spectators at the Staten Island Cricket Club
grounds at Livingston. Staten Island. yester-
DAY, when the international match between the
eleven of the Marylebone Cricket Club, of Eng
land and picked eleven from the Metropolitan
District League, Of New-York, was begun.
Each side completed its first innings. the local
men scoring 90. which more than the
British players made The visitors began the
second innings a little before 6 o'clock, but lost
the first wicket for seven runs, when K. o.
Hunter was called out, leg before wicket, off
NJ. r. Cobbs bowling.
The feature of the day was the closeness of
the total scores. There were many pretty field
ing plays made on both sides. The low. scoring
was somewhat of disappointment. notwth-
standing the fact that the groundkeeper had
prepared fine wicket.
The bowling Of the local men was excellent,
and despite the fact that Kelly and Worm
were injured In the early part Of the contest.
the Englishmen were pushed to the top of their
game. Wyld, for the visitors made %, Stow
made IS, and Mann was the only other TO reach
double figures with II runs.
The work of Hurditch, wicket keeper for the
local team, was clever, and in this respect he
was not a whit behind Stow. who played the
same position for the Englishmen.
c. A. Worm, who had his right leg injured
early in the day. being hit with hard batted
ball, took the batting honors with we'll earned
26. which included four boundary hits, each of
them good for four runs. Steinthal also showed
up well at the bat did Laurie and Durrant
the latter carrying his bat for we'll played II.
The team put into the field by the Metropol-
itan league to play against the Marylebone club
is the best one that ever represented New-Yorll
in an international game and, after the credit
able showing yesterday. there is a reasonable
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Staten Island Cricket Club looked bright and at
tractive, and the fair followers of the game
gathered in large numbers. The clubhouse was
unable to accommodate them all. and a large
tent was utilized.
The British Ambassador at Washington, Sir
Henry Mortimer Durand, came from Lenox for
the occasion, and a notable visitor was Lord
Harris, of the best known cricketers in
England
A dinner rendered by the Metropolitan league
to the members OF both teams was given at the
clubhouse after the game. and a distinguished
company was present.
The scores made during the day were not
large, and the bowlers had the advantage. Pos
sibly favored by the ground, the figures of NJ. r.
Cobb and G. A. Worm. of the home team, and
H. G Mcdonnell of the visiting eleven, stood out
remarkably good performances. The record
of Cobb--6 Wckets for 46 runs-is one of the
best things he has done
Great credit is due TO r, r. Kelly, VINO con-
tinued in the game after having his finger badly
cut. and went to bat with 1t done up in splint
The New York team elated to find that
the last minute A. G. Laurie found he able
to play, and a great deal expected from
him. which he partially realized in his innings
of IA.
c. A Worm proved to be one of the best all
around players on the side. and after bowling
exceptionally well he made top score OF the day
in a dashing innings of 26 f. H L. Steinthal
batted with much skill and judgment in scoring
Is, and Arnold S. Durrant. while watching the
ball we'll hit out brilliantly for II not out. The
fielding of both teams left scarcely anything to
be desired.
ing OF Mcdonnell. the work of F. A. II. Henley
with the ball and that of II. J. Wyld and V. A
S. Stow stood out in relief. Henley bowled ex-
tremely fast and had the batsmen in difficulties,
and his figures splendid until Worm and
Laurie got together and commenced to hit.
K O. Hunter bowled well for 2 wickets for IL
runs while G. G. Napier although not hit to
any extent. was unable TO secure a wicket
Wyld gave convincing evidence of his worth
a batSman, and his inning OF % a cap
ital one f. w. Mann began we'll and soon
dispatched a couple of balls TO the boundary
but only scored l. in all
V. A. s. Stow, however, came to the rescue
when the side doing anything but we'll and
contributed 1S toward the total before his part
lost his wicket
The wicket keeping both sides was ex-
cellent, Hurdtch for the local eleven. allow
ing but > extras. and Payne for the English
catches at the wicket. -Four men were given
out leg-before-wicket during the day-an un-
usual occurrence
The game Will be resumed at II 80 a. m. TO-
day, and IL the bowling and sharp fielding Of
yesterday are duplicated the contest shouIS he
completed early in the afternoon. The score.
MARYLEBoNE CRICKET CLUB
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