Cricket 1894

MAR. 22, 1894 UKICKETs A WEEKLY RECORD OF TEE GAME 0 45 32. 1he striker being caught no run shall be scored A batsman being run out that run which was bein ' at­ tempted shall not be scored. 55. The striker being “ caught,” no run shall be scored, even though one or more runs may have been made (Law 21); a batsman being “ run out,” that run which was being attempted shall not be scored (Law 26). 56. The Wickets.—A general term denoting the ground lying between the Bowling Creases at either wicket (Laws 5, 6, 8). 20. The wicket shall be held to he “ down ” when either of tbe bails is struck off, or, if both bails be off, whca a stump is struck out of the ground. 57. The ivicket is “ down ,” when either or both of the bails are struck off ihe top of the stumps ; or, the bai's b.ing off, when a stump is struck out of the ground. 19. A batsman shall be held to te “ out of his ground” unless his bat in hand or some part of his parson be grounded within the line of the popping crease. 58. Out of Ground .— A batsman is out of his ground unless his bat in hand, or some part of his p rson, be grounded within the “ Popping crease’’ (Law 7). 31. If a ball in play cannot be found or recovered, any fie’dsman may call “ Lost ball,” when the ball shall be “ d eal; ’ six runs shall be added to the score. But if more than six runs have been run before “ lost ball” has been called, as many runs as have been run eha'l be scored. ONE-DAY MATCHES. 2. The match, unless played out, shall be decided by the first innings. 3. Prior to the commencement of a match it may Ire agreed that the over consist of 5 or 6 balls. O ne -D ay M atches . 1. A match, u less played out, shall be dccided by the first innings. Prior to the commencement of a match it may be agreed that the over consist of five or six balls. 1. The side which goes in second shall follow their innings if they have scored 60 runs less than tbe opposite side. 2. Either side, being in, may at any time declare its innings af, an end. THE SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM FOR ENGLAND. The arrangements on the other side for the visit of the South African cricketers to Eng­ land have long before this been satisfactorily completed. The public meeting at Cape Town, over which the Hon. Cecil Rhodes, the Premier of Cape Colony, presided, was sufficiently enthusiastic to settle any doubts that might still exist as to the provision of the full amount required as a guarantee for the expenses of the tour. The settlement of the guarautee was, indeed, all that was required to complete the financial side of the scheme, and it is satisfactory to notice that most of the various cricket unions in South Africa have contributed to the Fund. The next business was the selection of the players, and this was done by the representa­ tives of the various cricket associations at De Aar on Feb. 25. Mr. W. H. Milton, the old Marlburian, was in the chair, as re­ presenting the We3tern Province. Mr. O, R Dunell, the old Oxonian, was delegate of the Eastern Province, and the others were Grimmer (Griqualand West), Yule (Free State), E. Halliwell (Transvaal), and H. G. Cadwallader (hon. secretary, representing Natal). The following team of fifteen was finally seleoted:—H. H. Castens (captain), G. Oripps, D. C. Davey, G. Glover, Hearne, E. Halliwell, Johuson, G. Kempis, Middleton, D. Parkin, T. Routledge, G. Rowe, A. Seccull, C. Sewell, and Y . Yan der Byl. The professionals, Hearne and Middleton, Were selected subject to final arrangements as to terms. Halliwell and Davey, with the captain, were appointed Seleotion Committee for the team in England. The question of the manager having been left over, it was resolved as desirable to leave on ApriL 11, members of the team to reach Cape Town on April 4 for the purpose of practice and trial matches before proceeding to England. With regard to the guarantee fund, which was stated to be fully subscribed, it was resolved that the amounts be paid into the Standard Bank, Cape Town, by March 15, to the credit of the South African Team Fund, and that the manager, captaiu, and Crippsbe authorised to draw on such fund, drafts to be signed by two out of three, and that proper accounts of all receipts and expenditure be kept by the Finance Committee, and a duly audited statement be submitted as soon as possible after the return of the team. It was resolved that the colours of the team be the same as Western Province Club. KENSINGTON PARK CLUB. The annual general meeting of this club was held on Feb. 28 at 8, St. James’s Square, by the kind permission of the Committee of the Sports Club, who also placed a dining-room at the disposal of the members, which was largely patronised previous to the meeting. Mr. H. W . Poroh presided, and after some discussion the annual report aud balance-sheet were adopted and passed. The list of matches for the coming season was submitted and approved. Mr. Owen D ’Oyly Brooks continues to act as hon sec., and Mr. H. W. Kiallmark as hon. treasurer, while Mr. G. K. Hext takes the place of Captain Orman on the committee, the latter having left London to rejoin his regiment. At the close of the meeting, a cordial vote of thanks was passed to the Sports Club for their kind hospitality. YORKSHIRE CRICKET AND CRICKETEKS. I have discovered (writes the Rev. R. S. Holmes) sundry inaccuracies in these sum­ maries : some must be attributed to the printer, some to the carelessness of the “ Guides,” and not a few to the writer him­ self. A s they are to be revised, it is unnecess­ ary to make any corrections here. B o w lin g for Carlton against Port Wesley in Adelaide, on Jan. 20, J. Lines took four wickets with successive balls. Not re ce sF a ry peihaps, b u t a usefu l a d d i io n . A small addition herp, which will settle all disputes when a ball gets wedged bt tween the stumps, but docs not fall to the ground. This Law— as to “ lost-ball” is omitted, because as boundaries are always fixed to day, it is no longer necessary. “ Follow-on” is omitted. YORKSHIRE COUNTY CLUB, Mr. M. J. Ellison, the President, presided at the annual meeting of this club. The statement of accounts showed that the receipts of the year from matches had been somewhat less than in 1892, while the expen­ diture upon them had been considerably more. The amount of subscriptions had increased, but was yet lamentably in arrear of \*hat it should be. The balance in favour of the club, with that brought from last year, amounted to £767 13s. 7d. The committee hoped that the bentfio to Robert Peel would be the success which his long and steady services deserved. Matches v. the other first-class counties realised £2754 14s., and cost £1812 13s. l i d .; of the second-class counties, £297 9s. 9d., costing £652 12s. lid . ; and other matches £100 7s. 3d , against expenses of £438 14s. 9d. The total receipts were £3957 7s. 2d , and total expenditure, £3189 13s. 7d. It was decided to give up the second eleven matches, which had caused a loss of £700, and to substitute the following :— May 21, 22, at Barnsley, Yorkshire 2nd X I. v. Sixteen of Barnsley and District; June 14, 15, at Nottingham, Yorkshire Colts v. Notts Colts; June 18, 19, at Birstall. York­ shire 2nd X I. v. Sixteen of Heavy Woollen District; June 25, 26, at Hull, Yorkshire 2nd X I. v. Sixteen of Hull and District; July 10, 11, at Ripon, Yorkshire 2nd X I. v. Sixteen of Ripon and District; September 10, 11, at Scarborough, Yorkshire 2nd X I. v. Sixteen of Scarborough and District. P . L aver scored 250 out of a total of 573 for East Melbourne against South Melbourne at the end of January. H. H. M a s s ie and H. J. H. Scott, two members of earlier Australian teams, have recently been practising crioket in New Zea­ land.