Cricket 1882

SEPT. 28,1882. CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 307 • * C 0 I ^ E g P 0 P E N C E - 3 * We are not responsible for the opinions expressed by our cor­ respondents. No communications can be inserted unleas they bear the name and address of the writer, as a proof of good faith, not necessarily for publication. THE AUSTEALIAN ELEVEN. T 3 THE EDITOR OF <?RICKET. S ib ,— Looking at this week’s C ricket , I see that inthe match, Australians v. North of England, Mr. Murdoch and his eleven are called “ Murdoch,” ifec., while the North have their proper title of “ Mr.” put to their names. For instance, “ Mur­ doch, after winning eight tosses in succession, was beaten by Mr. Hornby.” I consider the Australians to be quite as muoh, if not more of gentlemen, than the English, most of them having had a University education. I notice that in too many papers the matches are reported in this manner. Hoping you will insert this in your valuable paper, I remain, yours very truly, A L o v e r of C r ic k e t and F a ir P la y . N e ' e r -D o -W e l l s C l u b .— We are requested by the Hon. See. of the Surbiton C .C . to say that the match on September 2, described in the Ne’er* d o - Wells’ results last week as against the Surbiton fe ib , was not against that Club, but against Mr. 11. B. Perkins’ Eleven. A N SW E R S TO C O R R E S PO N D EN T S In the answer last week to E. C. Saunders, the word not has been omitted. It should have been, “ The ball was not in p la y ;” being the reason why the batsman was not out. G. N.—I shall be obliged if you can tell me where, in London, I can obtain a cabinet group photo, of the whole of the Australian cricketers at present in England, as the groups which I have seen have only 11 or 12 in them ’—(There has been no group, we understand, taken of the whole team. There are several groups, but in each ease one of the party is missing.) 1 R . S tevenson (Killen, Avoch).—1. Can you tell me why C. Bannerman has not been in the last two Australian teams that visited this country ? Who were the umpires in the match, “ Players v. Aus­ tralians ’' ? —(1. A serious illness incurred in Eng­ land in 1878 has robbed his play of much of the brilliancy that marked it in that year, and he is hardly good enough now for a representative Aus­ tralian eleven.) (2. Pooley and Lillywhite.) J ames II. L egqiatt . —Massie appeared in No. 7, Blackham in No. 9 of C e ic k e t . A. II. B r o w n e . —With all possible respect, I beg leave to differ with the answer given in last week’s C b ic k e t to “ K. (Farleigh-road).” The ball was clearly in play, and hit the batsman below the wrist. What exempts him from the operation of Eule XVI. ? — (Whilst the hand rasps the bat it is held to be part of the bat, ut not otherwise.) Q u ib b l e . —In a two evening’s match one of the not outs of the first evening is absent in the second. Does his performance coant as a “ full innings” or “ not out ? ”— (In the score it should appear “ absent.” ) A W ic k e t - k e e p e r .— You say “ a man cannot be stumped off a no-ball.” But if a batsman runs out to a no-ball and misses playing it, cannot the wicket-keeper “ stump him,” or in other words “ run him out” for attempting to run a bye. Though a man cannot be out oil a no-ball, except run out, still he should stay in his ground to hit it, and if he runs out of his ground and misses the ball, the wicket-keeper should certainly be allowed to run him out, as the batsman is taking a liberty. Will you kindly state whetherin your opinion a batsman is out if he runs out to and misses a no-ball, and the wicket-keeper runs him out for attempting a bye.—(The batsman leaves his ground to hit the ball, and cannot bestumped from a no-ball. According to the statement of facts we do not discover any evidence of his at­ tempting to run a bye, but that is a matter for the discretion of the umpire.) F r e d . G. G b e a r . — 1. Are there any photos of the Oxford University Eleven, also of Players of England, and English elevens that played against the Australians ? 2. Have you any price-list of photos of cricketers, or books on the game ?__ (1. There are photographs, we believe, of Oxford, the Gentlemen, and the Orleans Club eleven. 2. Any books on cricket can be got on application to the Manager of C r ic k e t .) committee of the Association Ground of Sydney, and by virtue of many and important positions of trust, can claim to be one of the foremost men in connection with cricket in the colony. It is not only though as asupporterof cricket that he has made his mark; in football matters he is equally keen. In proof of this it may be added that lie formed the CH A R LE S W IL L IA M BEAL . No record of the tour of the third Australian team in England would be complete without conspicuous mention of the gentleman on whom has devolved the whole management of its affairs. Enough has been written of the extraordinary suc­ cesses of the eleven on the cricket field. The satisfactory conduct of a trip re­ quiring so much care in details, carrying with it so many and so heavy responsi­ bilities entailing so much labour and thought, is of equal importance, and, in our opinion, quite as deserving of praise. How much the playing members of the team owe to the excellent organisation which has marked a very trying and busy trip, none know better than Murdoch and his comrades. Mr. Beal was born at Sydney, in New South Wales, on the 24th of June, 1855, and is, as will be seen, a few months the senior of his fellow-colonist, the Australian Captain. He was educated at the Grammar School ■i Sydney, the leading educational .ablishment of that city. During his ochool career he was actively identified with every kind of athletic sports. He was Captain of the Cricket Eleven of Sydney Grammar School, as well as Captain of its Football Club. On leav­ ing school his energy found a congenial field in connection with the Carlton Cricket Club oi Sydney. At that time the Carlton was a small and unpre­ tentious society, carrying with it little influence. Soon afterwards Mr. Beal became its hon. sec., and since his accession to office the club has thriven rapidly, until it has become one of the very best clubs in the province of New SouthWales. Much of the credit of its suc­ cess has been rightly attributed to Mr. Beal’s popularity, and to the tact he has displayed in its management. He is one of the hon. secs, of the New South Wales Association, a body much indebted to him for its suocess. In addition, Mr. Beal is a member of the managing Football Association of New South Wales, with a view to introduce the Victorian game into New South Wales, and was for a time its hon. sec. His popularity among the sportsmen of his native place was shown by the honours paid to him befora his departure for England. A farewell banquet was arranged by the Carlton Club in Sydney just before he sailed, and the general apprecia­ tion of his services in the colonies received full testimony in one of the largest gatherings of the kind in the colonies. Of Mr. Beal’s urbanity and tact in the very difficult task he has had over here, we are able to speak from our personal knowledge in terms of the highest praise. Tho excellent pro­ gramme arranged for the Australianswas due, no doubt, to his initiative, and the success it has met with is full proof of his judgment. By his courtesy and tact Mr. Beal has made hundreds of friends in the oid country. For ourselves, we have to thank him heartily for much valuable information as well as kindly assistance during his visit to England. Like the Australian captain, he is by profession a solicitor. C r ic k e t in I r e l a n d . —John Lawrence’s Handbook of Cricket in Ireland. Double number, 16-17, 1880-81. Post Is. 6d., per post, Is. 8d. Nowreacly, contains list of Cricket and Football Clubs in Ireland, with names and addresses of Hon. Sec.aud History of Cricket in Ire­ land in 1880-1881'., Published by John Lawrence, Cricket and Lawn Tenni3 Outfitter, 03, Grafton-street, Dnbliu.— [A d v t .] C r ic k e t . —A song, written and com­ posed by J. II. Smith, aud dedicated to A . N. Hornby, E s q . “ It will be wel­ comed heartily by all lovers of the manly and truly national British game.”— Era. Post free, 18 stamps, of the author, 22, Clifton-street, Wolverhampton.— [A d v t .]