Cricket 1891

MARCH 26, 1891 CKICKET: A WEEKLY BECORD OF THE GAME. 43 CRICKET IN CEYLON. DIMBULA v. DIKOYA. Representatives of these districts, who have met for upwards of twenty years, played their annual match on the Darrawella Ground on Feb. 6 and 7. Dikoya won after a good game by three wickets. A. O. Whiting, the old Oxonian, it will be seen, was on the losing side. D imbula . First Innings. Second Innings. A. O. Whiting, b Pillans... 6 b Pillans ........... 2 A. J. Denison, b Pillans... 0 c and b Finch ... C P. C. du S. Leather, c and b Finch ......................... 7 b Finch ...........36 E.Bowden-Smith,c Finch, b P illan s........................ 0 c Hayes, b Pillans .......... 1 W. P. Halliley, c Fether- stonhaugh, b Finch ... 12 st Fetherston­ haugh,bFinch 0 J. H. Thring, b'F inch ... 6 st Fetherston- haugh.bFinch 9 T. H. Moorhouse, absent 0 st Sparling, b Finch ..........14 A. C. Clarke, b Pillans ... 0 not out ........... 9 A. F. James, not out......... 8 c Finch, b Pillans .......... 5 St. J. Butler, b Finch ... 1 lbw, b Finch ... 6 E. V. A. Wetherall, b F in ch ............................... 0 c Gordon, b Pillans .......... 4 E x tr a .............................. 1 E xtras............ 4 Total Total ... 96 ... 41 D ikoya . First Innings. Second Innings. O. A. Bannatine, b Deni­ son ............................. 13 Ralston White, st Whit­ ing, b Denison ...... 15 c and b;James... 3 R. S. Templer, b Hal- liley ... ........................ 1 run out .......... 1 S. H. Hayes, b Halliley ... 2 not out ...........13 A. A. Pillans, b Halliley... 10 run out .......... 7 F. W. Finch, c Denison, b James............................. 14 b Halliley........... 4 F. Williams, c Whiting, b Denison.......................19 b Halliley.......... 8 H. Gordon, c Thring, b Clarke................... ... ... 3 not out ............ 8 W. A. S. Sparling, run out 0 c Denison, b Halliley........... 8 C. Fetherstonhaugh, lbw, b Denison'........................ 2 G. Johnstone, not out ... 3 b H alliley............ 0 E xtras........................5 Extra ............... 1 Total ... 87 Total ... 53 D IK O Y A v. N U W A R A E LIYA . This match was played on the Darrowella Ground on February 20 and 21. Though the latter had a very strong eleven, Dikoya gained a well-deserved victory w ith three wickets to spare. N uwara E liya . First Innings. Second Innings. P. F. Hadow, b Finch ... 14 b Pillans .........33 T.H. Moorhouse, b Pillans 0 lbw, b Pillans ... 10 a *? aS ey* D Lilians.......... 5 b Hine-Haycock 1 A. J. Denison, c Templer, b Finch ............................ 8 b Pillans ......... 28 A. G. Chamberlin,b Pillans 28 c and b Finch ... 5 /?wer,c ^ ncl1tbPillans 11 c Harris,b Finch 8 V. Carey, run out ..........12 c Fetherston- . _ haugh,bPillans 3 A. F. James, b Finch ... 0 b Pillans .........16 g . T. Bruce, b Pillans ... 0 not out ......... 0 G. M. Watson, not out ... 5 c Pillans,bFinch 0 v..-Butler, c Sparling, b Pillans ............................ 2 b Pillans ........ 1 E x tr a s ........................ 2 Extras..........11 Total ...................... 87 . D ikoya . First Innings A. Harries, c Carey, b D en ison ................. l C. Ralston White, c and b Watson ... 30 W. A. S. Sparling, b Denison ................. o F. W. Finch, c Carey* b Denison................. 15 A. A. Pillans, b Deni- son ........................... F.Williams.c Watson, b Denison .......... 0 R.S. Templer, b Wat­ son ........................ 1 Total ...111 J. N. Campbell, b W atson................. 0 A. L. Hine-Haycock, b Denison .......... 6 G. H. Johnstone, "b D enison.................29 C. Fetherstonhaugh, not out ... Extras... T o ta l..........133 In the Second Innings A. Harries scored, c Hadow, b Denison, 19; C. Ralston-Wbite,b Deni­ son, 1; F. W. Finch, (not out) 16; J, N. Campbell, c and b Denison, 9; G. H. Johnstone, (not out) 16; extras 5.—Total, 66. THE COUNTY CRICKET COUNCIL. The Hon. Ivo Bligh, the Hon. Sec. of the County Council at the time of its untimely collapse, has sent for publica­ tion the following letter received from Lord Harris in reply to his account of the meeting in the Pavilion at Lord’s, on December 8th. My D ea r Ivo,—Many thanks for your letter giving an account of the meeting of the County Crioket Council. I had already heard from several friends about it, and had read various Press paragraphs M id articles on the subject. As to the wisdom or the reverse of dissolving the Council, I am out of both county cricket and England, and perhaps soarcely a competent judge of what is required. It might be suggested also, perhaps, that I am not an impartial judge, the founda­ tion of the Counoil having been due to my efforts. Cricketers at home can qualify my opinion to the extent they think necessary, but my opinion remains the same, that the Council was and is necessary. The meeting of secretaries to fix the dates of matches is an unmanageable body, governed by no rules; discussion in it can be confined to no re­ cognised channel; the gentlemen attending are delegated to it by their counties for no purpose other than the fixing of match dates, and it is not infrequently presided over by the secretary of the M.C.C., who represents no county. W ith the County Council behind it the M.C.C. was justified in approving of alterations in the rules of County Cricket, if recommended by the Council; but with­ out the Council the M.C.C. will be placed in a less secure position. In short, from my point of view, the Council was an organised result of the previously un­ organised meetings of representatives of the counties to fix dates, and was intended by me to strengthen the position of the M.C.C. Reverting to the subject of the Press opinions on the effect of the resolution to adjourn sine die, I observe that the general opinion is that this resolution aotually or practically dissolved the Council. I am not a lawyer, but I oannot help thinking that this view is not correct. What Webbe’ s intention was it is impossible to hazard a guess on, but if it was to dissolve the Council, I think it failed, and only effected a dissolution of that particular meeting. The Council has agreed to certain rules, which are to regulate its proceedings, and one of those rules is that the Council is to meet once or twice a year, I forget which, and without a motion, the terms of which due notice has been given to the effect that the Council shall be dissolved, the Council is bound to meet again, according to the terms of its own rule. That is my view of the present position, and I believe you will find it is the legal one. If you think anyone at home cares for my opinion, pray make what use of this letter you please.—Sincerely yours, H arris . At the time, as will be remembered, we commented, and in no mild terms, on the undignified downfall of a body which ought to have been able, at least, to conduct its affairs in an orderly way. The abrupt termination of an impor­ tant discussion, as we pointed out, was a grave reflection on the capacity of the representatives of County Cricket. That it was the intention of those present to come to a decision which meant the dissolution of the Council, we do not for a moment believe. We would go even further, and assert that such a probability had never commended itself to the minds of those who were mainly responsible for the final blow, and we decline to believe that such a result would commend itself to their serious consideration even now. At the same time, we are glad to have a protest from the founder of the Council, and one of the best friends Cricket has ever had. We, ourselves, have consistently upheld the necessity of a body which shall regulate all matters relating to County cricket, and the events of December 8th, greatly to be regretted as they are, from more than one point of view, have in no way altered that opinion. The dead-lock on the question of classification, we feel sure, would never have succeeded, had the negotiations been managed with anything like tact, and the discussion conducted in a spirit of mutual toleration. As it was, the meet­ ing at the Oval in August was respon­ sible for much of the subsequent mis­ apprehension and we can not hold either the representatives of the leading Counties or those who were foremost in the appeal for classification, blameless. The Council had already proved itself capable of good work in the interests of cricket. There are many important matters affecting County cricket alone, notably the questions of umpiring and qualification, which will have to be dealt with. The want of a central and administrative body, capable of adjudicating on these and other County matters, will in our opinion be detrimental to the best interests of County cricket. CRICKET IN INDIA. CALCUTTA v. THE M ILITARY. Played atCalcutta on Feb.7,whenthe Military (mainly composed of the Buffs) were defeated by eight wickets. It will be seen from the appended score, however, that Mr. H. B. Champain of the 14th Regiment (whom C ricket readers will remember as having played for Gloucestershire two or three seasons ago), went in first for the Military, and was still in, with 110 to his credit, when the innings was declared closed at eight wickets. These runs were made out of 187 from the bat, and though he was missed in the long field and might have been taken at the wicket, Mr. Chainpain’ s innings was a very fine one. The home team rattled off the 200 runs required in an incredibly short time, the hitting of Messrs. Watson and Deakin being most brilliant. Abbott’ s was the best bowling of the match, but a great many catches were dropped. M ilitary . Col.Welcbman(B.S.C.), run out ................. 2 B. H. B'Xth (The Buffs), b Abbott ... 1 Corp. Dyer (The Buffs), c Paine, b Abbott .................17 W. A. Eaton (The Buffs), c Abbott, b Booth ............... 20 Priv. Wickens (The Buffs), not out ... 5 Extras.................14 Total ..........201 Corp. Hilderbrand (The Buffs) did not bat. (Innings declared finished). T he C lu b . H.B. Champain (14th Kegt.), not out ...110 Drummer Lawrence (The BuSs), c sub., b Abbott................. 4 Q.-H. Sergt. Nicholas (The Buffs), c Bul- len, b Abbott.......... W . H. Paterson (E. Surrey Begt.), b Paine ................. Capt. Browne (E. Lane. Kegt.), b Abbott ................. 0 11 17 F. T. Paine, b Dyer... 19 J. F. Beddy, run out ........................26 E. A, Watson, not out ........................88 G. B. Deakin not out ........................SO Extras.................16 Total ...200 NEXT ISSUE, APRIL 16.