Cricket 1897

M a r c h 25, 1897. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. 43 T. W. G a r r e t t has now played in 31 matches against Victoria for New South Wales. CAPT. A. H. LuARD, of the 2nd Horfi Ik Regiment, is succeeding another keen cricketer as Superintendent of the Gym­ nasia at Portsmouth. The retiring officer, Captain G. N. Harris, R.M .L.I., has been an efficient Hon. Sec. of the United Services C.C., but is perhaps is better known in the world of Athletics as the Eugby full-back of Blackheath and Hampshire. Captain Luard, who is of course the Gloucestershire cricketer, served in the Burmese Campaign of 1887-89. “ T h e best fieldsman,” the Australians are said to have met in England, so one gathers from the Queensland Sportsman. “ was Mordauut. But his infinite variety will come as a pleasant revelation to at least a few. He would field a red hot ball, knock the wicket down, turn a double somersault, and dance a break­ down, all in the space of three seconds, a good allround man, everyone knew last year’s Oxford Captain.” T h e following announcement refers of course to “ Parson ” Thornton of Oxford and Kent County fame : — TH O RN TO N -PU LFO R D .—On the 1st March, at A ll Saints’ Church, S. Helier’s, Jersey, by the Rev. H. Minton-Senhouse,M.A., Richard Thornton, M .A., Oxon, late of Tunbridere Wells, formerly of Sidmouth, Devon, to Eliza Marion, second surviving daughter of the late Alfred Pulford, of Ravensdale, Tunbridge Wells. T h e Australian Team were, no doubt, paying George Giffen a very high com­ pliment, when they decided to present him with the scoring book containing the scores of all the matches played during the trip. Anyhow, G.G. will value the official record as a pleasing souvenir of the most successful tour of an Australian cricket team. C a p t . G eo rg e H e n r y H ayh tjrst H a y h u r s t -E ra n o e of Ystym Colwyn, Montgomeryshire, who met with his death on Lake Vyrnwy, on the second of this month, will be remembered by many cricket readers in connection with the game. H e represented M .C .C . frequently in its matches a few years ago. He was forty-one at the time of his death. G e o r g e G if f e n , according to the Queensland Sportsman, is the first batsman to compile 1000 runs in matches between South Australia and New South Wales. His aggregate is 1028 runs, with an average of 42 83. He has compiled three centuries against N.S.W. Gifl'en’s exact figures in the matches against N.S.W. are as under:— Ins. Not out. Highest score. Runs. Ayg. 26 1 205 1,028 42‘83 I n view of the unbeaten record of the New South Wales team during the pre­ sent season it was no disgrace to South Australia to be beaten by them twice. So far, as the following list will show, New South Wales has won nine and lost four of the thirteen matches it has played with South Australia:— 1890. A t Sydney, N .S.W . won by 9 wickets. 1890. A t Adelaide, N.S.W . won by 6 wickets. 1892. A t Sydney, S. A. by 1 in. and 53 runs. 1892. A t Adelaide, S.A. by 57 runs. 1893. A t Sydney, N.S.W . by 1 in. and 60 runs. 1893. A t Adelaide, S.A. by 237 runs. 1894. A t Sydney, N.S.W . by 1 in. and 158 runs. 1895. A t Adelaide, S.A . by 4 wickets. 1895. A t Sj dney, N .S.W . by 111 runs. 1896. A t Adelaide, N.S.W . b y l in. and 31 runs. 1896. A t Sydney, N.S.W . by 9 wickets. 1896. A t Adelaide, N .S.W . by 51 runs. 1897. At Sydney, N.S.W . by 1 in. and 11 runs. An exceptionally fine batting record was the outcome of the match between the Central Cumberland Incogniti and Campbeltown Clubs at Paramatta, Syd­ ney, on January 13. Going in first for the Incogniti, L. W. Pye scored 300 (not out) out of a total of 431. How fast he made his runs will be seen from the fact that he was about three hours and a-half at the wicket. In their turn Campeltown did well, making 265, of which J. H. Padon contributed 133, not out, for seven wickets. T h e full programme for fhe coming Philadelphian team is as under :— JUNE. 7, 8, 9.—A t Oxford v. Oxford University. 10, 11, 12.—At Manchester v. Lancashire. 14, 15, 16.—AtCambridge v.CambridgeUniversity. 17,18,19.—A t Brighton v. Sussex. 22, 22, 23.—A t Lords v. Middlesex. 24, 25, 26.—At the Oval v. Oxford Past & Present. 28, 29, 3J.—At Sheffield v. Yorkshire JULY. 1, 2, 3.—A t Bournemouth v. Hampshire. 8, 9,10.—At Birmingham v. Warwickshire. 12, 13, 14.—At Nottingham v. Notts. 15, 16,17.—At Bristol v. Gloucestershire. 19, 20, 21.—At Bath v. Somerset. 22, 23, 24.—At Lord’s v. Marylebone C.C. 26, 27, 28.—At Maidstone v. Kent. 29, 30, 31.—A t the Oval v. Surrey. For Monday, July 5,-6, and 7, no fixture has been made, as the Pniladelphians are desirous of spending those days at Lord’s to witness the Oxford and Cambridge match. As it has been now definitely settled that the team are to leave Philadelphia on the 26th of May, they should reach London on or about the 2nd June. The arrangement will leave them little time for practice, at the outside June 3rd and two following days. The Pniladelphians as the above list will show, do not figure on the county grounds at Taunton, or Southampton. On the other hand the Somersetshire and Hampshire execu­ tives have paid them the compliment of selecting them to take part in two important functions in the cricket week at Bournemouth and at Bath. Their match with Kent will be played &t Maidstone, on the Athletic Ground, and not at Mote Park. F o r some years past, the credit of the highestindividualscorein South Africa has belonged to an English player. C. Mills, the Surrey professional, once scored 297 at Kimberley, against the Arabs, and this, until a few weeks ago, remained the South African record. But the end of last month saw it out-done. This time it was at Johannesburg, and the hero of the performance was J. H. Siuclair, with a score of 301 not out for the Villagers against Roodepoort. Altogether the Villagers made 511 for three wickets, and of this sum Sinclair and G. Beves put on close on 400 while they were together. Sinclair’s big score was only marred by one chance, a hard return to the bowler which he had got 163. T h e Wiltshire County C.C. is to open its season at Trowbridge on the 24th of next month with a match between two elevens got up respectively by Dr. W. G. Grace and Mr. W. H. Long, M.P. The first actual fixture for the County eleven will be on May 14, 15, at Swindon, against M.C.C. and Ground. Wiltshire’s Inter- County engagements will be against Surrey’s and Yorkshire’s second elevens, Dorsetshire, Monmouthshire, Glamorgan­ shire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire. Of these, the home matches with Dorsetshire, Yorkshire’s second. Oxfordshire and Monmouthshire will be played at Trow­ bridge, with Surrey’s sec >nd, Glamor­ ganshire, and Berkshire at Swindon. In addition, the Wiltshire Club and Ground will play Marlborough College at Marlborough early in the season, and I. Zingari at Trowbridge at the end of August. N o r t h a m p t o n s h ir e cricket will com­ mence on the county ground at Northamp­ ton on May 20, and also finish there on August 28. The inter-county fixtures for 1897, number in all twelve, consisting of home and home fixtures with Notts County, Surrey’s Second X I., Stafford­ shire, Worcestershire, Northumberland and Durham. Besides these Northamp­ tonshire will play M.C.C. and Ground at Lord’s and the Uppingham Hovers at Northampton. The presence of the Notts Eleven in Northampton on May 20 and 21, should give a decided fill up to the cricket in the county. Cricket readers need not be surprised to hear presently that nego1 iatons are on foot for another visit of a South African Team to England in 1898. The idea was mooted for the present year but was given up when it was understood that the Philadelphian cricketers had also deferred the trip originally intended for 1896 in consequence) of the presence of the Australian team in England last summer. K e n t has added, to its original pro­ gramme for this year, a couple of matches for its second eleven. They are both agai:ist the second eleven of Sussex, and are to take place respectively, on July 16 and 17, at Brighton, and August 23, at Tonbridge. T h e English cricketers who have been wintering in South Africa, will be most of them either on the way, or be on the eve of starting for home. Some months ago it was reported in “ Gossip,” that George Lohmann had booked his passage in the Scot, which was to leave Cape Town yesterday. With Lohmann, Lock­ wood and Brockwell all out there, Surrey cricket has been well represented in South Africa this last winter.