Cricket 1890

58 CRICKET A WEEELY RECORD OP THE GAME. APRIL 17, 1890. match, and that he is in splendid batting form I am assured by those who have been bowling to him. W h e t h e r Mr. Murdoch retains all, or indeed most, of his whilom irreproachable style and skill remains o f course to be seen. That he is in the very best of health and brimful of confidence I can vouch of m y own personal knowledge. He arrived in London on Easter Monday, and it was m y good fortune to be the first Englishman, in any way connected with sport, to give him a welcome to the old country. Mr. Murdoch and his wife are located for the time at the Grand Hotel, but have been looking around for a house in the neighbourhood o f London where they can make their home for some months at least with their two children, who are on their way to England in the “ Arcadia ” with old Mrs. Murdoch. H e is very sanguine, I may add, o f the all­ round capabilities of the coming team, and is of opinion that when they get together they will be a very formidable side. lie has a very high opinion of Gregory, whom he asserts to be one of the most promising youngsters he has ever seen. In the field he is particularly brilliant, and indeed, Mr. Murdoch regards him as quite the equal of, if not superior to Alick Bannerman, and I need hardly add that higher praise it would hardly be possible to award to any fieldsman. A k e e n follower o f cricket passed away on the 1st inst. in the person o f Mr. Thomas Mossendew, of Richmond. An old football player, and, indeed, a lover of athletic sports o f all kinds, he was well known on most of the cricket grounds of Surrey, in which county he always took the greatest interest. An honest and conscientious sportsman, as well as a cheery and kindly soul, he was much respected by all classes. H e will be greatly missed by many in the river­ side district (on which he spent most of his life) who have had practical expe­ rience of his unobtrusive generosity towards those who were less fortunate in the possession o f the good things of this world. ; THE AMER ICAN P L AN .” The meeting o f the Philadelphian Cricketers to receive the report of the Committee on the proposals for altera­ tion in the game, originating from Mr. J. B, Thayer, jun., was held in Phila­ delphia at the end o f last month. Messrs. D . S. Newhall, G. S. Patterson, and W . Brockie, jun., who have all figured on English cricket grounds, were present as delegates of the Germantown Club. Mr. Thayer then read the report prepared by the committee, who had agreed on rules as follows : All matches played under the American plan shall be governed by the rules of the Cricket Association of the United States, with the following additions and modifica­ tions : 1. The sides shall bat in turns. The first turn of a side shall end at|the fall of its third wicket. The second turn of a side shall end at the fall of its sixth wicket. The third term of a side shall end at the fall of its tenth wicket. The fourth turn of a side shall end at the fall of its thirteenth wicket. The fifth turn of a side shall end at the fall of its sixteenth wicket. The sixth turn of a side shall end at the fall of its twentieth wicket. 2. The game shall consist of six completed turns for each side. 3. If the time agreed upon for stopping be reached before six turns be completed by each side, the game shall be decided upon the score of the last completed turn, unless the side in the field when time be called shall have batted in the turn then in play and their total score has been passed by the Bide then batting. 4. Unless at least three turns be completed by the side having the lower score the game shall count as a draw. 5. The visiting team shall have the ohoice of batting or fielding first. 6. Ten balls shall constitute an over. 7. The crease shall be rolled at the com­ pletion of the second turn for the side batting first, of the third turn for the side batting second,and of the fifth turn for the side bat­ ing first. 8. The rolling of the crease at the com­ pletion of the fifth turn for the side batting first may be omitted by direction of the captain of the side batting second. 9. The umpires shall take the time at the end of each turn for each side. 10. Not more than four minutes shall be allowed between turns, except when the crease has to be rolled, then not more than ten minutes. 11. The umpires shall, standing in their position, call “ Play” three minutes after the completion of a turn when the crease does not have to be rolled. 12. Any team not ready to continue play one minute after the umpires have called play shall bo debited 25 runs by the umpires at the request of the captain of the opposing side. 13. The not-out in any turn shall take the balls at the commencement of the next turn of his side at the bat. 14. Each turn shall oommence with a new over. 15. At the commencement of a turn any man on the fielding side may bowl, but he must bowl from the end from which the last ball was bowled in the preceding fielding turn for his side. 16. The captain of the batting side may declare a turn finished at any time that he desires to do so. 17. If a captain avail himself of the privi­ lege of rule 16 (a) during his sixth turn his side cannot bat again, ( d ) during his third turn, all the men on his side who have not batted will be deemed out, (c) during any other turn. (1). If no wickets have fallen in that turn the two batsmen and one other man who shall be designated at that time by the captain shall be deolared out. (2). If one wicket has fallen in that turn the two bats­ men shall be declared out. (3). If two wickets have fallen in that turn, either one of the batsmen who shall be designated at that time by the captain shall be declared out. After a lengthy debate, the following compromise, suggested by Mr. J. B. Colahan, jun., of the Belmont Club, was carried. The motion was as follows :— That the report of the Committee to draft rules be adopted and referred to the Belmont, Germantown, Merion, Philadelphia and Tioga clubs, with the recommendation that during the comine season one match be played under the American plan as suggested by this report, and the other under the average system, and that the question of whioh match be played first be determined by lot at the meeting of the secretaries at which the games are scheduled. THE AUSTRALIAN SEASON. The Adelaide Observer gives the averages of the leading Australian cricketers in the Inter-colonial matches of the season just over. As several of the most successful of them are included in the Australian team nearing England, the figures can not fail to be of par­ ticular interest. Lyons, it will be seen, is at the head of the batting, and H. Trumble of the bowling tables. The results of the matches between the dif­ ferent Colonies were as follows :— ES 3 ... 1 ... 1366 ... O Victoria ... New Bth.Wales 2 ... 1 ... 1131 ... 48 ... 1128 aV a0 p, 01 o I ... 1348 South Australia 0 ... 2 ... I ... 40 ... 847 Et o n 0t O .. 66 .. 52 .. 32 The principal batting and bowling averages in the matches were as follows :— BATTING AVERAGES. J. J. Lyons (S.A.)... 4 J.M‘C.Blackham(V.) 5 S. P. Jones (N.S.W.) 4 H. Moses (N.S.W.) 6 A. C. Bannerman (N.S.W.)................. G. Giffen (S.A.) ... H. Trott (V .).......... J. E. Barrett (V .)... W. Bruce (V.).......... H.Donnan (N.S.W.) J. Drysdale (V.) ... S. Morris (Y)............ R. M'Leod (V.) ... H.L. Haldane (S A.) J. Headman (S.A.) S. Gregory (N.S.W.) T.W.Garrett(N.S.W.) 5 C. T. B. Turner (N.S.W.) .......... 4 F. Jarvis (S.A.) ... 4 Times not out. 0 .. 0 .. 0 .. Most in Runs, an Inn. Aver . 254 ... 184 ... 63.2 . 248 ... 66 ... 48.8 . 193 ... 100 ... 48.1 . 187 ... 52*... 46.3 . 227 .... 117 ..., 45.2 . 178 .... 85 .... 44.2 . 221 ... 72 ... 44.1 . 191 ... 69 ... 88.1 . 135 ... 61 ... 33.3 . 106 ... 51 ... 26.2 . 118 ... 66 ... 23.3 . 110 ... 50 ... 22 . 66 .... 29*..., 22 . 76 ... 70 ... 19 , 54 ... 24*... 18 . 52 ... 27 ... 17.1 . 6/ ... 24 ... 16.3 . 65 ... 26 ... 16.1 . 57 ... 32 ... 14.1 The following either had insignificant averages or are not included in the above table because they batted in less than 3 innings :—J. Worrall (V.), 6* 59: F. Iredale (N.S.W.), 5 3 -0 ; S. Deane (N.S W.), 3-28*; D. Ballans (S.A.), 15—0; G. Parkin (S.A.), 11—18; J. M’ Kenzie (S.A.), 2 3-5; W. Over (V), 15 —12; P. Lewis (V.), 24—1; J. W. Trumble (V.), 9— 2*; W. F. Giffen (S.A.), 12—10—0—14; H. Trumble (V.), 4—12—6*—4 ; J. Harry (V.), 2 8 - 7 - 0 - 0 ; G. J. Bonnor (N.S.W.), 1 6 -5 ; J. J.'Ferris (N.S.W.), 0 -9 —10*—2; I. Wales (N.S.W.), 6 * -0 ; A. M’Kenzie (N.S.W.), 4 -8 ; H. Blinman (S.A.), 10—6 - 0 - 8 ; E. G. Phillips (S.A.), 2*—6* ; A. H. Jarvis (S.A.), 7—6; R. S. Wigley (S.A.), 6—6; J. M’llwraith (V.), 8—0; W. Richardson (N.S.W.), 3—6—1; P. Charlton (N.S.W.), 3—1—0—3; E. A. Barrett(V.), 3—3—1—0 ; J. Tardif (S.A.), 6—2; A. Hill (S.A..), 1—0* ; W. L. Murdoch (N.S.W.) 13; J. D. Edwards (V.) 2. BOWLING AVERAGES. H. Trumble .. P. Charlton J. Reedman R. M’Leod ... ., C.T. B. Turner., F. Jarvis ... . T. W. Garrett ., G. Giffen ........ J. J. Lyons... J. J. Ferris........ W. Bruce ........ S. Morris ........ H. Trott ........ The following bowled less than 200 balls:—W. Richardson 'N.S.W.), 186 balls, 6 maidens, 77 runs, 4 wickets ; G. Parkin (S.A.) 36—2—23—1; H. Hal­ dane (S.A.), 21-1—15—1; J. Drysdale (V.), 168-13 —52—1; H. Donnan (N.S.W.), 70—42; W. Over (V.), 144—11—38; J. W . Trumble (V.), 114—12—18; J. Worrall (V.), 72-5—24; E. G. Phillips (S-A.), 58—30; J. M’Kenzie, 66—4—15. Balls. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver .1,315 ... 79 ... 412 ... 30 ... 18.22 ,. 687 ... 30 ,... 230 .... 15 . 15.5 .. 483 ... 25 ... 173 ... 10 ... 17.3 .. 790 ... 44 ... 270 ... 15 ... 18.0 .. 921 ... 63 ... 263 ... 14 ... 18.11 .. 264 ... 12 ... 91 ... 4 .. . 22.3 .. 847 ... 63 ... 234 ... 10 ... 23.4 „ 973 ... 55 ,... 352 ... 12 ... 29.4 204 ... 5 ... 110 ... 8 ... 36.2 ,. 552 ... 19 ... 212 ... 6 .. . 42.2 . 304 ... 20 ,... 88 ,... 2 ... 44.0 .. 210 ... 7 ... 89 ... 2 .. . 44.1 . 688 ... 38 ,... 288 ... 6 ... 48.0