Cricket 1899

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No. 528.—THURSDAY, NOV. 23. No. 629.—THURSDAY, DEC. 28. No. 530.—THURSDAY, JAN. 25. No. 531.— THUitSDAY, FEB. 22. No. 532.—THURSDAY, MARCH 29. Subscription for the above series, 1/3 post free. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet. W b understand that the following matches have already been provisionally arranged for the tour of Ranjitsinhji’s amateur team in America:— September 22, 23 and 25, v. Philadelphia “ Colts,” 18, on the grounds of the Belmont C.C., Elmwood. September 29 and 30 and October 2, v. Gentlemen of Philadelphia, on the grounds of the Germantown C.C., at Manheim. October 6, 7 and 9, v. Gentlemen of Phila­ delphia, on the grounds of the Merion C.C., at Haverford. T h e members of the English team of Odd Fishes, who recently played a series of matches in Holland, were greatly struck by the exhaustive manner in which the games were reported in the Dutch sporting papers. The phraseology em­ ployed is a curious mixture of Dutch and English, many of our technical terms having been incorporated in the Dutch language, undergoing some slight change in the process of transition. An account of the tour and the score of the matches will be found on another page. I n reply to a suggestion by a contem­ porary that he should give his opinion on a proposal to divide matches into equal periods of time during which each side should bat, Lord Harris wrote:— “ You, perhaps, know that the idea was evolved some years ago by, I fancy, Fred Gale. It would be very interesting if a match or two could be arranged to see how it works, and possibly the M.C.C. might be able to do this. Without a good trial, I should personally be reluctant to favour so radical a change in the system of playing the game. It is difficult to pitch with precision on the objections to the proposal, but one has always occurred, viz., that there would be much longer delays between each two hours’ batting than is allowed for in theory. I fancy the ingoing side would have to be en­ titled to have the ground rolled, and that takes time, and in practice I should expect to see at least ten minutes consumed. Anyhow, I fancy it would take a long time before cricketers—who are very conservative in general—would accept the alteration.” In the Sportsman's list of bowling averages— it includes those of Australians and Englishmen— of the season, Trumble appears eighth on the list, Howell eighteenth, Jones twenty-fourth, Noble thirty-eighth, McLeod thirty-ninth, and Laver sixty-ninth. This recalls a remark made in “ Gossip ” on August 12th, 1897, about the bowlers in Mr. Stoddart’s team which had just been chosen, viz., “ Only one of the bowlers is in the first nine, and only two others are in the first twenty- five.” It is a curious coincidence. O f all the many compliments which have been paid to Binjitsinhji, none can have been more pleasing to him than the outspoken remarks of the American papers, from the big dailies to the weekly cricket papers, that the matches with an amateur team captained by him will be far more attractive than any which might have been played against the Australians. A FAREWELL dinner was given to the Australians at the Inns of Court Hotel on Thursday last, when several distinguished persons, who have been or are still con­ nected with Australia, were present. Among them were the Earl of Jersey, who presided, Lord Carrington, Lord Loch, and Sir Walter Peace. O n page 414 will be found a delightful and characteristic review of the Incogniti C.C. in 1899, by “ R. T .” L a s t Friday a special general meeting of the Marylebone C.C. was to have been held at Lord’s to confirm the following alterations in the laws of cricket:— Law 10. The ball must be bowled; if thrown or jerked either umpire shall call “ No-ball.” Law 48. If either umpire be not satisfied of the absolute fairness of the delivery of any ball, he shall call “ No-ball.” But the number of members present was not sufficient to form a quorum, and the meeting was adjourned indefinitely. An incident showing more than ordinary enthusiasm amongst cricketers, says the Sydney Mail, took place at the annual meeting of the Waverley Elector­ ate Club, Alderman R. G. Watkins, one of the vice-presidents, in seconding the motion for the adoption of the annual report and balance-sheet, referred to the deficiency, amounting to upwards of £35, at the close of the year, and remarked that this amount must be completely wiped off before he would second tha motion. The remark was immediately put into practice when a subscription list was headed by the Mayor (Alderman Watkin Wynne), who was in the chair, with £ 5 5s. Over £36 was subscribed in the room. The motion was at once seconded and carried amidst enthusiasm. This places the club free of debt to commence the coming season. A co k b e spo n d e n t writes: “ I wish to call your attention to an omission which struck me at once on reading the ‘ four big bowling performances of the year,’