Cricket 1897

M a r c h 25, 1897. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 45 W illiam B kockwell , the Surrey cricketer, it will surprise no one who knows him to learn, has made a heap of friends, to quote from a letter from a well known South African cricketer, every­ where in Pretoria, as the result of the engagement he has fulfilled there this winter. He has, our informant states, been in grand form both with bat and ball. So far, so good. Whether he has been able to bowl out the President of the South African Republic out the deponent knoweth not. Mr. E. A. Halliwell, the wicket keeper of the South African Team which visited England, was taking a team from Johannesburg to Pretoria for Wednesday, March 3, to assist in a match for Brockwell’s benefit. P e n d in g the ratification of the negotia­ tions for the proposed new County ground on the Corporation estate at Leicester, the Leicestershire executive have made arrangements for the use of the present ground for the next two seasons. The report presented at the annual general meeting of the club, held yesterday week, showed the total income for the past year to have been £2,229 2s. 9d., which in­ creased the ba'ance in hand from £165 12s. 8d. to £350 9s. 6d. The sub­ scriptions on the other hand had fallen from £757 19s. to £690 4s. 6d. Still this decrease will in all probability only be temporary, being no doubt partly account­ able to the ill success of the county eleven. Sir Archdale Palmer was re-elected president, and Messrs. J. Parsons and Burdett respectively hon. treasurer and hon, sec. The vacancies on the committee were tilled up by the election of Messrs. J. Loxely, T. W. Pettifor, J. Powers, E. H. Warner, W. E. Arnatl ani G. E. lludd. Mr. G. L. W ilson was one of the twelve players selected by the Victoria committee to go to Adelaide, when the last intercolonial match of the season was to be played on February 26th. It is surprising that he was not chosen for the other matches. M r . J er om e F. F la n n e r y , the Secretary of the British Schools and Universities Club, New York, writes as follows:— “ The British Schools and Universities Club at New York is in a flourishing con­ dition, and is expected to he an important organization before long. Among the mem­ bers are graduates of the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, London, Lublin, Edin­ burgh, and Glasgow, and the following prominent schools are represented :—Eton, Harrow, Charterhouse, Cheltenham, Marl­ borough, Wellington, Winchester, Fettes, Hugby, Haileybury, Dulwich, Merchant Taylors, and many others. Many of the “ old boys ” would be glad to see occasionally a school magazine, and if anyone will take the trouble to mail a copy to me I will gladly receive it for the club. It would be a splendid thing to have a good club here for Britishers, and it would he of immense advantage to young fellows who come here from the old country without knowing any friends. We are preparing for a great time on the Queen’ s Birthday, when we have our annual dinner and principal re-union.” The address of the club is P.O. Box 1211, New York. C r ic k e t at MarlboroughCollege should benefit considerably by the presence of E. C. Streatfeild, the old Cambridge Blue, who has obtained a mastership there. Forest School, Walthamstow, has also received a valuable accession in the person of B. W. Bice, of Oxford and Gloucester­ shire fame. B oche , the Victorian bowler, who proved so successful lately in the return match against New South Wales, is com­ ing over to England with James Phillips, as is O’Halloran, a batsman who has lately done some exceptionally fine performances, notably 128 not out for Victoria v. South Australia in the New Year’s Match. The Australian critics speak highly of Boche, who is sure to get an engagement over here. The power he possesses over the ball is all the more astounding from the fact that he has lost his index and second fingers, and his thumb is useless. He is therefore compelled to grip with his third and little fingers and ball of the thumb. The following are some of the latest hundreds:— Feb. 6.—L. H. Gay, Sports Club v. Nondescripts (Colombo) ............................................. 105 Jan. 16.—A . Coningham, Glebe v. Central Cumberland (Sydney) ..................... 115 Jan. 23.—C. Hill, North Adelaide, v. Norwood 241 Jan. 16.—E. H. Leak, Port Austral v. South Adelaide ............................................. 126 Jan. 23.—J. Reedman, South Adelaide v. Hind- marsh .......................................................... 170 Jan. 16.—J. Worrall, Carlton v. Fitzroy (Mel­ bourne) .................................................. 112* Jan. 16.—H. Graham. Melbourne v. St. Kilda 145 Jan. 25. — H. T rott , V ictoria v . N bw S outh W a l k s ........................................................ 101* Jan. 26.—M. A . N oble, N ew S outh W a le s v . V ictoria ................................................ 153* —J. H . Sinclair, Villaaers v. Roode- port (Johannesburg)........................... 301* Owing to great pressure on our space we are compelled to hold ovc-r the con­ tinuation of the article by Mr. G. Lacy on “ Present Day Cricket until the next issue. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. J. B. W.— (a) No. ( b) In 1884 there were three matches. At Manchester, drawn; at Lord’s, England won by an innings and five runs ; at the Oval, drawn. MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY v. SYDNEY UNIVERSITY. Played at Melbourne on January 18, 19 and 20. Melbourne University won by 88 runs. M elbourne U niversity . Wanliss, c Faulkner, b c P o i d e v i n , b Delohery ..........................12 Terry .............86 Quirk, c Stacey, b Delohery 18 c Merewether, b Harris ...........30 Lane,c Poidevin,b Delohery 4 c Lipscombe, b Harris ........... 9 Wiseman, c Poidevin, b c D e l o h e r y , b Delohery .......................... 2 Poidevin........... 2 Meares, c Poidevin, b Blue 2 c Merewether, b Terry ........... 9 Bullivant. c and b Poidevin 17 b Stacey ........... 0 Hood, c Terry, b Delohery 0 c F a u lk n e r , b Terry ........... 3 Feilchenfeld, c Terry, b Delohery .......................... 0 not out.................. 33 Gray, not out ..................26 b Terry .............32 Duigan, c Terry, b Poidevin 0 c and b Terry ... 14 Dacker, b Blue .................. 16 b Terry ............. 0 Byes .......................... 4 Extras........... 6 S ydney U niversity . First innings. Second innings, Terry, c Quirk, b Gray Delohery, c Hood, b Gray... 11 b Meares ........... 11 13 run out ........... 39 Harris, run out .................. Pcidevin, c Wiseman, b 0 st Bullivant, b Feilchenfeld ... 18 Meares ........................... 16 c Wiseman, b Meares ........... 31 Heden.c Bullivan^b Meares 7 b Meares ........... 7 Blue, b G ray.......................... 0 b Meares ........... 3 Lipscombe, b Gray ........... 7 c Quirk,b Meares 1 Faulkner, b Gray.................. 0 run out ........... 14 Tange, not out .................. Merewether, c Wanliss, b 6 c W a n lis s , b Duigan ........... 7 Gray ................... ........... 1 not out.................. 24 Stacey, c Duigan, b Gray ... 6 c Lane, b Meares Extras........... 5 10 Total .................. 67 Total ...170 VICTORIA v. TASMANIA. Played at Launceston on January ‘20, 21, and 22. Victoria won by eight wickets. Total . ..101 Total C21 First innings. Eady, b GilLer .......... Savigny, b Giller ... . Campbell, st Hastings, Oilier ... ... ... . Burn, b G ille r ................ Palmer, b Giller ... . Westbrook, b O’Connor. Bingham, b O’Connor Tabart, run out............... Windsor, b Giller ... McAllen, b Giller ... , Pennefather, not out .. 22 .. 16 b .. 0 .. 6 .. 0 .. 32 .. 0 .. 16 ... 90 .. 0 .. 5 Extras.................. 4 Total ...191 Second innings. b Ha- r y .................. 4 b O’ Connor ...........13 cSutherland,bGiller 17 c Ingleton, b Harry 23 lbw, b O’Connor ... 25 b Kelly .................. 13 c Warne, b Harry 0 b O’Connor .......... 4 not out .................. 83 b Giller .................. 13 c H a s tin g s , b O’Connor ...........17 Extras ...........15 Total ...227 V ictoria . First innings. Second innings. Rush, b Eady .................. 6 b Eady .................. 5 Harry, b Pennefather ... 34 Warne, c McAllen, b Eady 22 notout ... ......... 32 Sutherland, b Windsor ... 27 McMichael, b Palmer ... 55 not out ..................34 Fry, b Pennefather.......... 23 Kelly, b Pennefather Hastings, b Palmer... . Ingleton, run out ... . Giller, not o u t ................ O’Connor, c Campbell, Savigny ....................... Extras................ 3 , 12 64 65 st McAllen, b Pen­ nefather.................. 11 . 0 , 22 Extras 6 Total Giller ... O’Connor Ingleton Harry ... Kelly ... First innings. B. M. 191 7 132 6 66 3 48 0 42 1 T asmania . R. W . 67 7 ., 59 2 . 18 0 .. 19 0 .. 24 0 . Total (2 wkts.) 88 Second innings. B. M. R. W . .1 0 1 -3 35 2 . 210 13 77 4 108 2 , 60 0 62 3 38 1 O’Connor bowled one no-ball. Windsor Eady ......... Pennefather Bingham .. Palmer......... Burn .......... Savigny V ictoria . First innings. B. M. R. W . 162 168 102 24 66 18 17 Second innings. B. M. R. 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