Cricket 1899

M a r c h 23, 1899. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 39 V ictoria . First innings. Carter, c Savigny, b Windsor 28 Carlton, not out .................73 Mailer, b W indsor ........... 0 Maplestone, b Eady ........... 1 Sutherland, b Eady ...........20 Murray, b Esdy ..................13 Hetherington,cWard,bEady 12 Armstrong, b Eady ......... 6 Fox, b W ard ..........................34 Hastings, b Eady.................. 3 Tarrant, b E a d y ................... 7 E x tr a s ...........................14 Total ...211 Second innings, c Dodds, b Eady 15 thrown o u t ......... 14 b Eady.................. 11 c Hanson, b Eady 12 cDobbs.bWindsor 54 c Ward, b Eady 5 c and b Eady ... 5 b Ward ...........33 b Ward ........... 7 st Dodds, b Eady 9 not o u t ................. 0 Extras... ... 12 Total .. 177 T asmania . First innings. Second innings. R. W . R. W . Tarrant ................... 81 1 .................. 60 1 MHplestone .. .................. 56 2 ................... 49 0 Fox ........... ... ........... 52 0 ........... 69 1 M iller........... ................... 14 0 C arter........... ................... 9 1 7 0 Murray .................. 14i 6 ................... 81 4 Carlton ................... 17 0 Armstrong... ... 79 4 V ictoria . R. W . R. W . Eady ........... ................... 66 7 ... ... 63 5 Windsor ................... 99 2 .................. 98 2 D odds........... ................... 10 0 Ward ........... ................. 22 1 4 2 INTERCOLONIAL AVERAGES. 1898-9. (Sheffield Shield.) BATTING-. CObo a 'a 5 Times Not Out. .S?^•a 1 a oH Average. C. Hill (S.A.) .................. 8 159 602 6275 F. Laver (V.) .................. 7 2 137* 809 61-80 J. Kellv (N.ts.W.) .......... 7 3 66 213 53 25 M. A . Noble (N.S.W .) .... 7 1 101 296 49-33 J. Worrall (V.) ................... 7 109 3*1 4871 F. Iredale (N .S .W .).......... 8 *1 98 333 47 57 J. Giller (V.) ................... 7 116 325 4642 J. M ’Kenzie (8.A.) .......... 4 2 33* 83 41-50 H. Donnan (N .S.W .) 7 1 16 l * 228 J-8 H. Graham (V .)................... 7 i*24 263 37 57 H. Stuckey ( V .) .................. 7 134 263 37-67 T. Warne (V.) .................. 5 2 63 108 86 J. Darling (S.A ) ......... 6 70 204 34 S. Gregory (N S.W .)........... 8 89 254 31-76 J. Reedman (S.A ) ........... 8 "l 68* 214 30-67 A. Mackenzie (N.S.W .) ... 6 1 62* 145 29 E. Jones (S.A ) .................. 8 1 82 200 28-57 H. Trumble (V.) ........... 7 1 70 161 2516 W . Bruce (V.) .................. 7 73 171 24.42 A . Newell (N .S .W .)........... 4 48 79 19-76 W . Duff (N .8.W .) .......... 4 42 76 19 V. Trumper (N.S.W .) 7 68 129 18 42 A . Hack (S.A.) .................. 4 35 71 17-76 L. Pye (N .S.W .)................... 7 1 51 106 17 66 J. Chinner (S.A.) ........... 4 1 i 7* 51 17 G. L. W ilson (V.) ........... 2 25 34 17 J. Lyons (S.A.) ................... 8 41 123 1537 C. Peters (S .A .).................. 4 ”i 18 45 15 F. Jarvis (S .A .)................... 8 27 119 14-87 G. Giffen (S .A .).................. 8 68 114 14 25 8/ M‘Michael (V.) ........... 7 25 95 1357 W . dow ell (N .8.W .) 6 2 18* 43 10-75 P. M ‘Alister (V.) ........... 2 21 21 10-60 A. Evans (8.A .) ................... 4 1 21 25 8-33 T. M 'Kibbin (N .S.W .) ... 6 23 44 7-33 V . Hugo (8.A . ) ................... A . E. Johns ( V ) .................. 6 25 41 683 7 2 12 33 660 C. M ‘Leod (V.) .................. 5 18 29 5 80 A. Jarvis (8 .A .)................... 4 1 13 17 5 66 A. Coningham (N.S.W .) ... 2 7 11 5-50 A . Green (S A . ) ................... 4 16 16 4 ’ Signifies not out. BOW LING. Giller (V .)... .......... Trumble (V.) ......... M 'Leod (V.) .......... Howell (N.S.W .) ... Sl'Kibbin (N.S.W .) Jones(8.A.) ........ pye (N.S.W .) ......... Noble (N.S.W .) ... *■- Jftjrtis (S.A.) ... Hugo (S.A.) ........... Giffen (S.A.) ........... 66 ... 14 ... 168 ... 12 ... 14 252 ... 51 ... 625 .,.. 34 ... 15-44 162 .... 49 .. 369 .. . 21 .. 1747 196 .,. 63 ... 488 .... iO . 24-4 179 .. . 46 ..,. 607 ... 21 ..,. 28 9 293 ... 70 ... 804 ... ?8 ... 28*71 110 ... 44 ... 359 ... 11 .. . 8/ 63 211 .. 58 ,.. 583 .. . 19 .. . 30-03 79 .. 17 .. . 239 ... 7 ... 3414 89 .. . 29 ., .. 18 ».. . 5 . 37 223 .. . 37 ..,. 728 .. . 19 .. 38 31 wju * vwo wicKeis ior yi, v* lison none tor 40. Graham none for 6, Worrall none for 2. Warne one for 74, Evans none for 81, Reedman two for 114, ijyons two for 68, Peters one for 37, Trumper none lo* 45* Coningham two for 49, Donnan one for 18, and Newell two for 50. HUNDREDS MADE IN INTER­ COLONIAL CRICKET. Donnan. N .8.W . v. S.A., at Adelaide .. Hill, S.A. v. N .8.W ., at Sydney ........... Laver, V. v. S A ., at Melbourne ........... Stuckey, V. v. S.A., at Adelaide ........... Graham. V. v. N.S.W .. at Sydney.......... Giller, V. v. S.A., at Adelaide.................. Worrall, V. v. N.S.W ., at Melbourne ... Hill, S.A. v. N .8.W ., at A delaide......... Worrall, V. v. S.A., at Adelaide ........... Noble, N.S.W . v. S.A., at Sydney........... Noble, N.S.W . v. V., at Sydney ........... * Signifies not out. ... K0* ... 159 ... 137* ... 137 ... 124 ... 116 ... 109 ... 109 ... 104 ... 101 ... 100 WHEN I WAS CAPTAIN. Froir Cricket Club Life (Philadelphia). I have been playing cricket for about half a century and nearly all that tirue I have been captain of the team ! The first school team that I ever played on, very small boys—our teacher, who coached us, was, I verily believe, a giant at least seven feet high—I was the captain. I remember that teacher com ­ mending me for fixing the field in such a way as to get rid of a certain slugger who was making a lot of runs. I remember how guilty I felt, for I had not fixed that fielder at a ll; did not know where he was, in fact. He was always a stubborn boy, who loafed ’round in the country where he liked, studying up grass and things. There were no bound­ aries in those days, and he waked up in time to make an extraordinary catch of a terrific drive. I got the credit for it. I led a team one time to a village green some distance away from a large city. It was an ideal village green, and the wicket had been well prepared, for we were a well known club and a good game was expected. The crowd gathered round and applauded our prelminiary practice, but I was far from certain of victory, for I had only eight men. At last I was compelled to start the game and there was no sign of the three laggards. What should I do ? Am ong the crowd I noticed a likely looking young fellow named Jacks with whom I claimed a nodding acquaintance in the city. I asked him if he would help us out. It seemed to be just exactly what he was waiting for, and down went his name on my list of players, A. Jacks. Jacks told me that he had a cousin and an uncle with him who could play a little and would be willing to help. I was formally introduced and down went the names A. Jacks 1, A. Jacks 2, A. Jacks 3, yet notwithstanding this formidable addition to the strength of our side we were most ignomoniously beaten, for the bartender of the village tavern, a little runt of a fellow, was in the other side. I learned afterwards that he was a county colt, but I learned during the game that our bow l­ ing was T ery easy to him, and that he simply groaned when he made a bad stroke, though he did not groan as often as we did while chasing the ball from his masterly strokes. On another occasion I took a team to an unknown country, and we ran up against a very superior article of cricket. We had only ten men, but the other side would give us the bat, as our eleventh man would no doubt be on the ground soon. I found that they were willing to give us anything, and then they pro­ ceeded to give us a most extraordinary beating. Our ten men were actually dis­ posed o f for eight runs, but they gave us a fielder and then proceeded to make hay of our bow ling for the balance of the afternoon. I met that delinquent player on the follow ing day and demanded an excuse for his absence. To my surprise he assured me that he was there. Yes ! he was just com ing on to the ground when a little urchin met him and volun­ teered the information that “ them students wuz all out fur eight runs ” and the caitiff wretch returned to the station and took the first train back to town. When a man commences a story with the remark “ Once when I was bow ling,” some of these smart young men think that they a re’permitted to say “ Excuse me, sir, but may as I ask, were you captain ? ” Well, yes, I was captain in this match, but I did not b ow l; not that I think I could not have bowled as well as m y trundlers did, but there was no necessity to make a change and I did not toss down a single ball. It was a good long way from home at a place where they had had a good team years gone by, and now there was an attempt to revive the game. They made a great fuss over our visit, drove us all round the town, and we were dined before the game at the best hotel. A t last we reached the ground, and shall I ever forget that wicket ? W e took first hack at it, and by some good ciicket and some luck we made 75 runs. The crowd was now all round the field, and the space allotted to carriages was completely filled as the home team went confidently to the bat. What a slaughter of the innocents ! The ball performed all sorts of antics, and the last man was out when only 18 runs had been scored. They did not take their defeat in the best of humour, in fact there was a slight show of ugliness and sug­ gestions of sharp practice and yellow umpiring. There was yet a full half hour to play when I suggested that they try again, which they reluctantly consented to do. N ow note the fine work of the captain. I instructed my bowlers to toss down balls that must be hit, and as the batsmen were a sturdy lot of fellows, the ball was kept moving in a lively manner, much to the delight of the spectators. Into the crowd, out through the gate, over the fence, the ball was hit, till at last with one gigantic drive, that cleared the carriage enclosure and went sailing over everything in the direction of the city, amid loud cheers from everybody, stumps were drawn, and we were driven to the station, parting the very best of friends, not, however, before being told that if that h»d been a two innings match there would probably have been a different result. (To be continued.)