Cricket 1900

354 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A ug . 23, 1900. better than I expected, but I fully thought, when the tour was two weeks old, that half the men would collapse ; you see they were playing every day, and fielding out to big scores, and altogether doing infinitely harder work in the field than any to which they had been ac­ customed. But except that Constantine was laid up for three or four days, and that Warner has not been well lately, there have been no casualties at all. It is a little curious, however, that some of the men, accustomed as they have been from their childhood to blazing hot weather, felt the heat very considerably at the end of July.” “ You are, no doubt, looking forward now to another visit from an English team ? ” “ We are indeed, and I have hopes that Lord Hawke may bring out a team this winter. If only Banjitsinhji or Jessop should come they would either of them receive such a welcome as would astonish them, accustomed as they must he to enthusiastic applause. In Trinidad alone there must be a hundred thousand East Indians, while in the whole of the West Indies there may be three times this num­ ber ; in fact, we have to rely on them almost entirely for labcur. All of them understand cricket, and most of them have their clubs, so that if one of their own Princes should come they would be almost wild with enthusiasm. I ’m afraid that there would be no work done during his visit. It would be just the same if Jessop were to come, for they would delight in his style.” Speaking of cricket as played in Trini­ dad, Mr. Nock said: “ In Trinidad we have a nice pavilion, in which all the English papers referring to cricket are filed. The ground was made out of an old sugar estate, in which drains were running in every direction. The whole had to be relaid at a considerable cost, and about $18,000 have been spent on it and the pavilion, band stand, tennis courts, etc. Our grass is a much coarser variety than one finds in England, but it gives most excellent wickets, which last well. The view from the ground is charming, and all our visitors are de­ lighted with it. There is no leisure class in Trinidad, and this applies to all the islands, so that cricket can only be played on the Saturday half-holiday and occasional public holidays, except when touring teams visit us. Employers then always take a most liberal view of their responsibilities, and freely grant cricketers who are in their service—whether white or coloured—a fortnight’s holiday. There is absolutely no coloured question in Ttinidad as regards cricket.” “ What do you do for beginners at Trinidad ? ” “ At present we cannot give them any coaching, except what they get by watching older men play. But in the afternoons when there is no match, the colt8 and the school boys are allowed to play on the ground under certain con­ ditions. If a boy begins to play the fool we warn him once or twice, telling him that he muBt either play cricket or leave the ground, and if he will not take the advice, ont he goes.” The fallowing notes about Mr. Nock appeared in the Mirror, Trinidad :— “ He is a kind of general utility man, with an inexhaustible supply of energy, coupled with an unusual amount of tact. The first of these qualities is rare among our people, where the heat of the climate, and the kind of life most of us lead, tend to make us lethargic and procrastinating; but the happy combination of the two is extremely unusual. Mr. Nock was the secretary of the Queen’s Park Cricket Club from its start in November, 1891, when the membership was only 22. To­ day the list of the club’s members reaches the enormous figures of 430; and during the time of this growth the new cricket ground at St. Clair has been laid out and formed, with buildings and enclosure, at a cost of 18,000 dollars. “ During the Centenary year (1897), when Lord Hawke’s and Mr. Priestley’s teams visited the island, the Governor presented Mr. Nock with a Silver Cen­ tenary Medal in recognition of the manner in which he had performed the various arduous functions which fell to his lot as the secretary of the Queen’s Park Cricket Club. After being appointed a member of the executive committee of the last two Exhibitions got up by the Agricultural Society, the Governor of the Island, on each occasion, granted Mr. Nock special leave, in order that he might be made use of, ‘ for the Island’ s good,’ by the society.” W. A. B e t t e s w o r t h . THE I NTERNAT IONAL MATCHES IN PARIS. The first of the international matches in Paris organised by the Exhibition authorities began on Sunday last. The Englishmen were the Devon County Wanderers, while the Frenchmen were selected from the clubs of the Union des Societes Franfaises de Sports Ath- letiques. From Le Journal des Sports, tbe chief organ of athletics in France, we take the following report of the match (translated literally):— The ground was in excellent condition. The secretary of the U.S.F.S.A. was able to obtain permission that a space should be enclosed on the lawn of the Velo­ drome, and accordingly the grass was able to grow. Monsieur Denny, the secretary of the cricket committee, who has occupied himself over the organisa­ tion of the match with much devotion, assures us that never in France has there been a better situation for cricket. The match began at 11 o’clock, and after a repose for lunch from one o’clock till two, was continued all the afternoon. As one anticipated, the English easily gained the advantage on the first day. Nevertheless, the team of the U.S.F.S.A. offered a fine (belle) resistance, often making a very pretty series of runs (le fort jolies series de courses). Finally, the D.C.W. triumphed by 116 runs to 78. The most successful of the Englishmen were Messrs. F. W. Cumming, 34, and Beachcroft, 28; and of the Frenchmen, Messrs. J. Braid, 25, B. Horne, 15, and T. Gordon, 11.* The match was con­ tinued on Monday. In their second innings the D.C.W. succeeded in making 145 runs for five wickets. But a shower having descended upon the ground the D.C.W. declared, “ tournee finie.” The French team took the bat in its turn, but only offered a feeble resistance to the attack of Messieurs. Boiler and Powles- land, the one taking seven wickets for 10 runs and the other three for 11, with the result that the D.C.W. triumphed by 158 runs. Messrs. Willan and Delorme (U.A.I.) umpired to the general satisfaction. The English were enchanted with the cordial reception which was given to them, and declared that the ground was excellent and the organisation perfect. General felicitations, therefore, to victors, vanquished, and to the officials. * Fine old French names these.— E d . PARIS v. DEVON COUNTY W ANDERERS.— Played on August 20 on the Exhibition ground at Vincennes. D evon C ounty W anderers . First inn*ngs! Second innings. C.B.K. beachcroft, b Attrill 23 run out ........... £4 A . E. Birkett, b Anderson 1 J. Symcs, c Anderson, b Robinson ..........................15 cAttril),b Roques 1 F. W . Cuming, c Browning, b M cE v oy ...........................28 cAttrill.bMcEvoy 18 M. H. Toller, b McEvoy ... 2 A. Bowerman, b Anderson 7 b Roques ..............59 A . J. Powlesland, c Brown­ ing, b Robinson ...........10 b Roques ............ 4 W . 8. Donne, run out........... 0 F. W . Christian, b Ander­ son.......................................... 6 G. J. Buckley, b Attrill ... 2 F. R. Burchell, not out ... 0 H .R. Corner, lbw, b Ander­ son 4 not out................ 6 Extras ................... 9 Extras.............. 4 Total.......................... 117Total (6 wkta) M45 • Innings declared closed. A l l P aris . First innings. T. H. Jordan, o Corner, b Christian ...........................11 A. J. 8chneidau, b Christian 8 R. Horne, c Buckley, b Christian ...........................16 H. Terry, jun., c Cuming, b Powlesland .......... ... 2 F. Roques, b Powlesland ... 0 W . Andeison, b CLrihtian 0 D. Robinson, b Christ'an... 0 W.T.AUriU,lbw,bChiistian 0 W . browning, b Christian 0 A . McEvoy, b Bowerman ... 1 Second innings. b Toller ........... i b Powlesland b Powlesland ... 1 P. H. Tomalin, not out ... 3 J. Jiraid, run out...................25 Extras ...........13 b Toller ... b Toller b Toller b Powlesland b Toller ... b Toller ... c Christian, Corner ... not out........... b Toller Extras Total Total ... 26 NORTHBROOK v. ADDISCOMBE.—Played at Lee on August 18. A d DISCOMUB. J. H. Purser, b Holmes 30 H. E. Dyer, b Holmes. 18 E. F. Dyer, c Knowles, b Edwards ........... 3 A. Wiltshire, b Holmes 7 H. Y. Brown, b Goldie 2 H . O. Green, c sub, b Holmes E.W iltfhire.b Holmes 7 D. M. Roberts, not out 54 F. T. Perrin, not out.. c5 B 6, lb 2 ............ 8 T o t a l.............160 2 F. 8. Long and A. N. Other did not bat. N orthbrook . D. M.Qoodall, b Brown 21 |H. O. Goodall, c 8. J. Holmes, b Brown 19 W . O. Willis,c E. W ilt­ shire, b Green...........12 F. H. Willis, not out... 29 Total ......... 109 J. W . Knowles, A . W . Goldie, F. E. Edwards, W . J. Cook, and A. N. Other did not bat. E- Dyer, b Brown T. G. Cannon, not out 14 B 5 , lb 6, w 1 ... 12