Cricket 1894

SEPr. ao, 1834 CRICKET t & WEEKLY SEGOBB O f T H ! @AM®c 409 mainly the work of the pro named. Later in the day he was as successful with the bat as he had been with the ball. Bergen Point had got 254 for the loss of only two batsmen (0. Byers 110. and P. F. Kelly 20) when time was up. Of this sum, Tyers was responsible for 114. He was still in, too, when play oeased. Two old Oxonians, E. B. Kaikes and M. B. Jardine, were in the eleven repre­ senting Bombay Presidency, which had to put up with such a decisive defeat at the hands of the Parsees at the end of last month Jardine, who will be a great loss to the London Scottish football team this winter, though unsuccessful with the bat, seems to have impressed the Parsees with his form in the field. Considering the activity of the Parsees as fieldsmeu, this is of itself a proof that his show must have been very much above the average. Raikes, who is an old Haileyburian, as well as an old Oxonian, did some good bowling occasionally for Norfolk, unless I am mistaken, some few years ago. A pleasin g little incident followed the completion of the first day’s cricket in G. P. Hearne’s Testimonial Benefit match, finished at Lord’s yesterday. It took the form of a presentation to G.F.H. from the boys of the Foundling Hospital. Some of the boys had, by the kind per­ mission of the authorities, witnessed more than one of the Marylebone matches during the season, and a number had been invited by Hearne to witness the last important fixture of the year. ~ In recognition of the kindly interest Hearne had shown in promoting their comfort, the boys had purchased a scarf pin suggestive of cricket, which was duly presented on their behalf by Mr. W. Hine Haycock, the father of more than one well-known cricketer,as no one needs to be reminded, on their behalf. In the ease enclosing the pin was a silver shield with the following inscription, “ Given to G. F. Hearne by the Foundling Boys, Sept. 17, 1894.” It was a kindly thought carried out in a graceful way. T he young Whitgifter,V.F.S. Crawford, who has shown such consistently promis­ ing all-round cricket this summer, seems to be finishing the season with quite a flourish of trumpets. Only last week, be­ sides bowling with considerable success, he scored 93 out of a total of 149 for a public school eleven against H. C. Parkes eleven at Molesey. And now within the last few days comes an account of a match between Nork Park and Colonel Randall’s team, played at Nork Park, in which he was still more in evidence. On that occa­ sion he scored 23 out of 43 and 27 out of 88 for three wickets. But his bowling success was even more pronounced. Out of the twenty-four wickets he was responsible for the dismissal of seventeen at a cost of only twenty runs. T he English cricketers who are to visit Australia this coming winter under the joint auspices of the Melbourne C.C. and the managers of the Association Cricket Ground at Sydney, are due to leave London in the Orient steamer “ Ophir " to-morrow afternoon. To those who desire to see the last of the party before sailing, it will be of interest to know that the special train to convey passengers to the “ Ophir ” will leave Fenchurch Street Station at eleven o’clock to-morrow morn­ ing. The steamer is due to leave Tilbury Docks between one and two p.m. T he team, whioh is booked to play its first match in Adelaide on November 9, is, I may add, if only as a reminder, to be composed of the following thirteen :— Mr. A. E.Hodda t(capf.) Mr. B. Philipson Mr. L. H. Gay Mr. F. G. J. Ford Mr. A. 0. Maclaren Peel Briggs Bichaidson Lockwood Brockwell A. Ward J. T. Brown Humphreys The curious in matters of detail may be interested to know that this is the twelfth team of Eng'ish cricketers which have visited Australia. MB. A. E. STODDART. Captain o f the twelfth English Ttarn Australia. ____________________ _ C ricket readers will be glad to know that Lord Harris, in the stress of his high official position as Governor of Bombay, still finds it sweet to desipere in loco , which in this case, of course,is the cricket field. In a match between Ganeshkind and Ahmednagar—deliciously euphonious names—he was the central figure. Not oontent with the distinction of the highest score (40) on the side of G a n - well, the former—he bore the brunt of the bowling in addition. It will indeed inter­ est many to li9ar of his successes in this particular department. His analysis showed 147 balls for 57 runs and seven wiekets. Still Ahmen—his side, I mean— were eight runs to the bad at the end of an innings. About the same time he made 118 out of a total of 233 for Ga nesh kind v. Kerkee. M ention of cricket at Ahmednagar reminds me of a notable instance of level scoring in which that club participated. The match in question was against the Poona Gymkana at Poona on the 29th of last month. Curiously enough, the first innings of Poona and the second of the opposition produced the same total—211, to wit. The chief run-getter on the side of the Gymkana, who ultimately won by five wiekets, was Dr. Trask, who scored 95 for once out. The Doctor I take to be identical with the crioketer who has done good service at times for Somersetshire. T hough to English cricketers H. Moses, the crack batsman of New South Wales, is only known by reputation, it is rather their misfortune than their fault that he has not been seen over here. They have been anxious enough to wel­ come him, and the regret at his non- appearance will be emphasised by the knowledge that they are not likely to see him in the future. Every one interested in the game, be he English or Australian, will hear with the deepest concern of the recent announcement that he has defin­ itely made up his mind to give up first- class cricket. Still, there is some small consolation in the reflection that he intends still to participate in Inter-Club matches. T he statement of receipts and expendi­ ture presented at the annual meeting of the New South Wales Cricket Association, held on August 2, showed a credit of .£264 4s. 6d. for the year, and the bal­ ance sheet a gross credit of .£1,195 5s. 4d. It was reported that the patronage of the association had been given to Mr. Stoddart’s English team, who would play their first match in Sydney on November 23. T he following were elected office­ bearers for the ensuing year: Patron, the Governor ; president, Mr. G. H. Reid, M .L .A .; vice-presidents, Hon. W. J. Trickett, M.L.G., Messrs. R. Teece, H. M. Faithfull, and S. Hordern; hon. treasurer, Mr. V. Cohen ; hon. secretary, Mr. J. Portus; representatives to the Cricket Council, Messrs. R. Teece, P. Sheridan, J. M. Gibson, and J. Portus. A n amateur who enjoyed ahigh reputa­ tion some fifteen years ago for Middlesex, as well as an Association footballer,seems to be still shining if with somewhat of a subdued light as a cricketer on the other side of the “ big drink.” I am alluding to A. H. Stratford, whose name figures in the score of a match played on September 3 in the neighbourhood of New York. Though he only made four for Manhattan, his bowling was fairly successful. The fact that one of the batsmen he dismissed NEXT ISSUE OCTOBER 25