New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-24
Plenty of Hard Batting
and Lots of Runs En-
liven the Struggle.
BOWLERS FIND HARD
GOING TO THE END
One Batsman Stays at Wicket
for Over Two Hours for a
Total of 81 Runs.

In a game characterized by brilliant
batting throughout, the cricket match
between the Metropolitan League and
the New York Association was drawn
Yesterday at Livingston, Staten Island.
The marked ascendancy which the
hatsmeu had over the bowlers on both
sides was shown by the fact that the
first pair in each innings carried the
score past the century mark before a
separation was effected
Winning the toss, the association
men started batting on hard wicket
A. Hoskings and B. Kortlang were op-
posed to Rushton and h. Foyer and
runs came steadily, although hoskings
did by far the quicker scoring. Numer-
Gus bowling changes were tried, but
the pair withstood all attacks until lW
was reached, when Hoskings was
caught in the slips of Rushton for
meritorious innings OF "a, which lasted
for one hour and included eleven
F. A. Sparks stayed with Kortlang,
/ the partnership producing - runs,
/ while G.. Scott-Dalglish quickly hit up
AZ by means OF some tall and lofty
driving. When Kortlang was at last
dismissed by Hoyle he had been bat
ting slightly over two hours and had
scored so in patient innings.
The league started with j. l.. Poyer
and R. Belgrave to the bowling Of
A. Hoskings and II. W. Harper. Bel.
grave scored the faster OF the two and
the hundred went up with the two
batsmen still together. Three runs
later, however, Belgrave returned one
TO Maclennan and was out for 90. The
best hitting of the day was seen when
n. L. Woodroffe partnered Foyer. The
new batsman soon began 10 force the
game and hit nine boundaries IN sue.
cession; in fact, SO out OF MS 50 runs
were made by this method. -.
Foyer continued playing steadily,
and when stumps were drawn was not
out. with SO to his credit, having been
at the wickets for two hours ana hW
minutes.
A severe storm stopped play for
three-auarters of an hour, and when
hostilities were renewed the batsmen
had handicap of poor light, while the
bowlers were compelled 70 uundle
with a wet ball.
The score follows:
NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY CRICKET
ASSOCIATION
] A. HOsklngs. e SUltus " lNNotiN'4''''
4. Kortlang. ! ". yle...-..''.'''''''' -
T.. 4. Sparks and Hoyle ....-... '.''''' y
G -Dalglish, Tattersall. b toyle.'. =
". : r Ogilby. b lioylr.---- .-.''''' "
g NJ. Dodwell. and b lushton......' =
H. w Harper. not out............''.'''''''' :,
T.. o Challenger. not out ......--...' .'''.''
Extras '''''''' "
Total declared for six wickets' -
4 W Arrowsmith. j D. Maclennan. = ~
". ireland and r. T. Kelly did not bat
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT CRICKET
LEAGUE.
J. l.. Poyer not out............-....''-- ..'''' y.
r Ielerave and b Maclennau.. 100.
II J.. Woodrofc Challenger, % Mac
lehman Observation-Disclosures. .''' =
r G.. NJ Browne. b Kelly ..............-...
y. g. Birkctt, not out..-............'.''.- ''' !
Extras .........................-. "
Total throe vicketsl ................-... D.. ~
g. A. Hoye, H. Poyer e. L. MARSHAL z
!. Atwood J. II. rattersall, o. Smith and
Rushton did not bat
Bowling: Rushton. 9o--c-i3-e; u. royei
7e-l-5S--O: BirlJett. $500: j. Foyer
6o-i-50-O: Hoyle. 6O-2--o-4. Belgravc. L
0-l5-0: Harper. ls-o-l0-O. Hoskings 81
10. ireland 3t-l-9f--0: Sparks, 9-'--t-e.
Kortlang 1859: Macinnen. i----S-.,
Kelly 30-0-iS-l.
RUNS At FALL or EACH WICKET.
Association ...........ioi IL l1S -of II =
League ................Io3 i53 l59