Cricket 1895

4 7 2 CR ICKET : A W E E K L Y RECORD OP THE GAME. D e c . 2 6 , 1 89 5 . received, and few E nglish cricketers even w ill be disposed to cavil w ith the claim m ade fo r him b y F elix, the cricket critic o f the Australiasian newspaper, when he w rote thusly :— “ Yes, all things considered, the curtain may be said to have rung down upon the greatest and most brilliant -wicket-keeper the world has ever seen. For twenty-one years without a break he has been absolutely in the forefront throughout the world, and I verily believe that during the whole of that time he never once appealed against a batsman unless he thought the batsman was out.” I t is significant to recall ju st n ow that he was le ft out o f the V ictorian team chosen to oppose South Australia on N ovem ber 9 b y the V ictorian Selection Comm ittee. O f course, before the acci­ dent took place. T be irony o f the thing is, that fo r the first tim e in tw en ty-on e years he was om itted from the V ictorian team , and this, too, in the face o f his brilliant record for the M elbourne Club last season. I n view o f the Australian visit there was bound to be some little difficulty in arranging the requisite number o f eight matches to qu alify fo r the F irst Class C ounty Championship in one or tw o cases. A s it was, the best solution was a reduction o f the m inimum to six for the present year o f Grace only, and there is hardly any d ou bt that the first class counties w ill be unanim ous in recomm ending this com ­ prom ise to meet the special exigences of this year’s attraction. So far, I under­ stand, Surrey, Yorkshire, M iddlesex, Gloucestershire, Sussex, Essex and H am p­ shire have all intimated their assent to the Surrey Secretary for submission to the M arylebone Club. A f t e r all, the difficulty betw een Y o rk ­ shire and Lancashire resolved itself into air. I t was very m uch like stage thunder after all, and I do n ot think anyone really took the th in g au serieux. Tbe discontinuance o f this historic match, except fo r the gravest reasons, w ould have been resented, and I think righ tly, b y the whole cricket public. A nyhow , “ all’s w ell that ends w ell,” and the best th in g fo r both is to forg et there was ever a m om entary chance o f the supension of diplom atic relations. I A il glad there w ill be noth in g to interfere w ith the first fixture o f the H astings and St. Leonards week, as was feared on the first appearance o f the p ro­ gramm e for next year. The D erbyshire C omm ittee have kindly agreed to alter the date o f the Surrey m atch at tbe Oval from September 3rd to June 4th, so that the form er date w ill be free for H astings. The matches betw een Surrey and H am p ­ shire have also been changed— both of them . A s revised they stand— J u n e 11. O val, Surrey v. H an ts. J u n e 29. S outham pton, S urrey v. H ants. A report seems to have g o t abroad that the number o f test matches w ith the Australian team is likely to be increased. C onsideringthatthecounties, unanimously o r practically so, decided to have only threeinstead o f five representative matches as suggested b y the Australian Cricket Council, it is difficult to see how such a rum our could have g o t into circulation. A nyh ow , the few dates left vacant in the Australian programm e at the m eeting of coun ty secretaries have brough t plenty of applicants, so that the programm e is certain to be filled up. A m a t c h against V iscount Oantelupe’s eleven at B exhill is pretty certain to occu py J u ly 30 and tw o follow in g days. A return w ith M .C .C . and G round is d ow n fo r J u ly 23, and the other vacancies m ay probably be filled up at B righton, Eastbourne, H arrogate, Cardiff, P orts­ m outh, N ortham pton— orenou gh o f them . A C o l o n i a l paper is responsible for the following pretty little story of cricket amenities:— Dear Sir.—W o are instructed by the Com­ mittee of the Willows Cricket Club to respectfully remind you that the hat ribbon you are wearing represents membership of the above Club. The number of members is limited, and these is no vacancy to be elected. W e appeal to your sportsmanlike feelings and request of you to put some other colour round your hat and destroy the present one. You may have it taken off and another band put on, the expense of which will be charged to our Club. Select a band and remove the ribbon, the block of which essentially belong to this private Cricket Club. Pray have this done and much oblige. —[Signed by the Secretary], The party addressed replied as follows :— Dear Sir,—I am exceeding sorry that I cannot comply with your wishes. To change my hatband would surely hurt my feelings, as I have taken such a fancy to the colours. Thanks awfully for your kindness in offering to buy me a hat band. I can still afford to buy one myself.—Yours faithfully, ---------- P.S.— I also have a pair of white flannel cricketing trousers, which colour I think is worn by the members of the Willows Cricket Club, and if you will authorise mo to get a pair of a different colour at-------------1 would be only too happy to do so. If not true, it is certainly well found. T h e follow in g letter from M r. J . B. Payne w ill speak fo r itself. I need hardly say, that Cricket is very grateful for the k indly correction Dear Sir,—In “ Some Curiosities of 1895 ” which appeared in Cricket of 28th November, I see it is stated that, N. F. Druce’s 199 (not out) for Cambridge University v. M.C.C. on 8th June “ is the highest innings in a first- class match on the University ground up to date.” I trust, however, that the compiler of these interesting items wdl forgive me for having discovered that, in 1876, Mr. W . R. Gilbert for an England Eleven against the University, carried his bat through the first innings for 205, and that in 1859, T. Hayward for “ Gentlemen of Cambridgeshire with the two Haywards and Reynolds ” against “ Under­ graduates of Cambridge,” made 220 in his only innings. Both these scores were made at Fenner’ s, though Hayward's runs might or might not count in “ first-class ” averages. I n you r number o f the 28 th ult., writes M r. A . Tilley, o f 114, Trinity R oad, U pper T ootin g, y ou record an amusing tale concerning a wicket-keeper and his victim . W hilst p laying in a little match this summer, I had an experience of the vagaries of the umpire that w ill, I think, be hard to beat. H avin g stumped a man out, I appealed, and as he had been con­ siderably over a yard out o f his crease at the time, I was som ewhat mystified to receive the reply “ N ot ou t.” U pon questioning its justice, I was to ld that he had g o t back before I appealed, th ou gh after the bails were off. As we had the gam e w ell in hand, I did not protest, and it bein g the end o f the over the other fielders did n ot hear m y expos­ tulation. I am afraid, how ever, that stum ping w ou ld be a lost art were his rule to hold g ood . Cricketers— and others—w ho have been associated w ith and interested in the “ Hastings Cricket W eek,” w ill be glad to know that a Testimonial is being raised for presentation to M r. W illiam Carless, who, as H on . Sec. fo r the past nine years, has w orked so indefatigably in building up this “ A nnual,” which has now becom e one o f the m ost popular of cricket festivals. T o quote the w ords of “ R .T .” — that appeared in Cricket o f last September— “ H astings is, indeed, fortu ­ nate in having a H on . Sec. o f so much tact and influence located in the t o w n ; and w ho has also still further shown his w ork b y brin gin g county cricket to H ast­ ings, which has proved a great success in every w a y ; and, therefore, there is every prospect that county m atches w ill again and again be seen here, and thus still more add to the popularity o f H ast­ ings as acricket centre.” Subscriptions— lim ited to 10/6— w ill be received and acknow ledged b y Capt. C olville, 16, Pevensey R oad, St. L eon ard s; and the list w ill be closed at the end o f January n e x t ; and there is little doubt that this Testimonial— locally and otherw ise— w ill attain such dimensions as w ill be alike w orthy o f the givers and of the recipient SYDNEY UN IVERSITY v. PADDINGTON P addin gton w on this match, finished on the University Oval on O ctober 26th, easily b y fou r wickets and 119 runs. Their success was due in a great measure to the excellent batting of A . C. M acken­ zie, w ho made 213 o f their total o f 390. The University eleven included T. W . Garrett and S. P . Jones, both w ell know n w ith Australian teams in E nglan d. The form er had 71 runs made off his bow lin g w ithout taking a w icket. S co re :— U n iv e r sity . H . H . M ‘M alion, P ierce ......................28 T .W . G arrett, c D avis, b S w eetnam .............27 P . S. Jones, lb w , b C a lla w a y ...................... 30 S. P , Jon es, c K elly , b P ierce ......................45 H . T erry, c D avies, b C a lla w a y ...................... 8 W . A . Shortland, st K elly , b C a lla w a y... 0 P addin gton . A . C raw ley, c M acken ­ zie, b H oga n .............42 A .H .G arn sey, st K elly, b Pierce ......................49 B . C olready, c K elly, b C allaw ay ............. 2 N . F. W h ite,n ot ou t 21 J . B . W a ll, lbw , b C a lla w a y ...................... 2 E xtras......................17 T otal ...271 A . C. Bannerm an, M 'M ah on , b W a ll... 50 A . C . M ackenzie, run ou t ................................213 R : C. B rew ster, b C raw ley .........................36 M . A . N oble, st M ‘M ahon, b S. P . J o n e s...................................24 J . J. K elly, b W h ite .. 0 P . Y . M acnam ara, lbw , b C raw ley......................v50 A . C allaw ay, n ot ou t... 1 J . C . D avis, n ot o u t ... 3 E xtra s... .............13 Total (6 wkts) 390 NEXT ISSUE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30th.