Cricket 1900

426 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S e p t . 20, 1900. T h e positions of the different clubs in the First Grade (Premiership) Competi­ tion are as follow :— Mehs. W . Match L. Drn. points. 9 .. . 7 . . 1 . . 1 . . 12 9 ... 5 ... 1 . ,. 3 . . 8 9 ... 5 .,.. 1 . ,. 3 .. 8 9 . . 5 . . 2 . . 2 ., . 6 9 . . 3 .. . 2 . . 4 . . 2 9 . . 3 ... 2 . . 4 .. . 2 9 .. . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . — 2 9 .. 2 . . 6 . .. 1 . , — 8 9 . . 0 . . 7 . .. 2 . . —14 9 ... 0 ,. 7 . . 2 ... —14 Central Cumberland . North Sydney South 8ydney Waverley ................ P a ddin gton ................ Redfern .................. B urw ood................. Leichardt .......... East Sydney............... The Glebe ........... I n its annual report the New South Wales Association makes a special men­ tion of the great success of the young players, E. A. Duff and A. J. Hopkins, in intercolonial matches, as well as of another young player, E. W. Jansen, who scored 105 against Tasmania, at Hobart, and 157 in the match between Metropolis and Combined Country team at Sydney. T h e following were the averages of the New South Wales players in the Sheffield Shield matches :— BATTING AVERAGES. N ot Highest Aggre- Inna. M. A . Noble... ...........6 ... 0 ... 200 .. 515 .. . 85 83 R .A . Duff ... ...........2 ... 0 ... 76 ... 151 ... 7505 V. Trumper ... ......... 6 ... 0 ... If5 ... 346 .. 6766 S. E. Gregory ...........6 ... 0 .. 176 ... 318 .... 52 16 F. Iredale ... ,.......... 6 ... 0 ... 91 ... 281 .. 46-83 A . J. Hopkins ...........6 ... 0 ... 86 ... 208 .. . 34 66 H. Donnan ... ...........6 ... 0 ... 74 ... 202 ..,. 33 66 W . P. Howell ...........6 ... 3 ... 81*... 93 .. . 31 00 J. J. Kelly ... ...........6 ... 1 ... 52 . 112 .. . 28-04 A. C. K . Mackenzie ... 4 ... 0 ... 65 ... 90 .. . 22 05 B. W . Farquhar ...........4 0 ... 36 ... 53 .. . 13-25 L. W . Pye ... ...........6 ... 1 ... 27 ... 50 .. . 10 00 A. M 'Beath ... ...........2 ... 1 ... 10 ... 10 .... 10-00 * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. A. Hopkins.. ... 74 .... 10 ..., 240 ... 12 .. . 20 00 M. A . Noble . 214-4 .., 63 ... 534 ... 24 ... 22 25 V. Trumper... ... 725... 25 ... 180 ... 8 .. . 22-06 A. M ‘Beath... .,.. 72 ... 28 ... 165 ... 6 .. . 27-05 W . Howell ... ... 173 6 .. 69 ... 344 ... 12 .. . 28-66 L. W . Pye ... ... 105 ... 30 ..., 213 ... 7 ... 80-42 A c o m m u n ic a t io n has been forwarded to Mr. Lacey, secretary of the M.C.C., suggesting the visit to Australia during the Australian season of a professional team of cricketers. Mr. F. J. Ironside, the writer, expresses himself somewhat confidently as to the success of such a venture. W e cannot guarantee the accuracy of the following notes by “ Statisticus ” as to the number of catches made during the season 1900 in first-class matches. The list includes only those who have obtained over 25 apiece:—Board 59, Stedman 57, Butt 56, Tunnicliffe 51, Hunter 46, Lilley 46, Trott (A. E.) 42, A. C. Maclaren 41, C. L. Townsend 40, Smith (Lancs.) 38, Carpenter 36, Wainwright 36, Carlin 35, Huish 34, Hayward 32, Straw 31, Hirst 31, R. E. Foster 30, J. R. Mason 27, Russell (T.) 27, Paish 26, Storer 26, Chatterton 25, G. L. Jessop 25. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. L. B. W .—(a) W e don’ t quite understand your ques­ tion. If the ball pitches outside an imaginary stiairfht line drawn from wicket to wicket, the batbman is not out. ( b) The 1. b. w. law has not been altered this year. T h e following are some of the latest hundreds:— AUGUST. 15. L. de Montezuma, Kensington v. Chelmsford 101* SEPTEMBER. 13. W . G . G r a c e , S e n ., S ou th v .N o r t h ............126 13. V. F. S. Crawford, Mr. Priestley’s X I. v. Grantham X V ....................................................112 15. J. A Dixon, Grantham XV .v. Mr. Priestley’s X I ...................................... .............................118 15. W . F. L. Frith, London County v. Mr. E. A. Weaires X I ......................................................... 126 —. B. J. T. Bosanquet, Mr. W . Strutt-Caveil’d X I. v. X V m . ofTw ickenham .................... 158 * Signifies not out. I —THE BATSMAN. Let me be A batsman bold, Hitting all day, Scoring all day On a wicket that’s true and carefully rolled. I would be a batsman bold ; I would stand and hit the whole of the day ; I would pull an off-ball with a stroke of power; I would register boundaries hour after hour; Of off-breaks and leg-breaks alike make hay. My strokes would avoid the fieldsman’s grasp, And they’d hunt the leather, and pant and gasp Wheezily, wheezily. On the scoring-board watch my total climb By twenties and thirties till drawing-time, Easily, Easily. II.—THE BOWLER. Let me be A bowler keen; Straight would I bowl, Fast would I bowl, With breaks so deadly as not to be seen. I would be a bowler keen, But I would not bowl the whole of the day. I’d pitch my balls on a tricky spot, Frighten the batsmen and start a rot; Send man after man from the wicket away. If anyone ventured to hit me for four, I would bustle the umpire for leg-before. My fieldsmen would have to be men who could stop Hard cuts; not inclined their catches to drop Fumblingly, fumblingly. When a game is once lost it’sno manner of use For a catch that’s been missed to bring out some excuse Stumblingly, stumblingly. F. C . M. R ic h a r d s . CR ICK E T IN IN D IA . BOMBAY G YM KH AN A v. UNITED SERVICE. —Played on the Bombay Maidan on August 29. G y m k h a n a . Marshall, st Balder- stone, b Anderson 0 Binning,cBalderstone, b Edwardes ...........13 Robertson, not out ... 8 Dunk, c Moens, b An­ derson ................... 5 Thelwall, b Anderson 2 Extras ........... 6 27 0 .. 15 Powell, c Brown, b Browne ................... Burney, lbw, b Ander­ son ........................... Cheetham, c and A nderson........... Burne, run out ... Burns, b Anderson M. Reid, c Moens, b Anderaon ... ........... a Milne, c Balderstone, b A nderson...................22 U n ited Capt. Beville, run out 30 Capt. Chichester, c Dunk, b Cheetham 6 Lieut. Vines, b Cheet­ ham ........................... 2 Capt.Browne,cBurney, b Cheetham ............ 6 Capt. Edwardes, c Powell, b Marshall 1 Dalgleish, b Marshall 4 Lieut. Balderstone, b Cheetham.................... 1 T o ta l...........109 S e rv ic e . Lieut.Petre,8t Powell, b Cheetham ........... Lieut. G. Brown, b Cheetham ........... Lieut. Moens, not out Capt. AnderBon, lbw, b Cheetham ........... Capt. Pritchard, b Cheetham ........... Extras ........... ELPHINSTONE COLLEGE v. W ILSON COL­ LEGE. — Played on the Gymkhana Ground on August 30. W ilson C o lle g e . First innings. Second innings. H.Kanga,c Vakil,b R. Mody 10 cPearson,bKanga 20 Guzdar, b D avar................... 0 not out...................55 S. Mehta, c Kanga, b Mody 2 b R M od y ........... 0 Bhate, c Cooper, b Davar ... 2 b Pearson ........... 0 Nariman, c Pearson, b R. Mody .................................. 0 not out................... 0 Khumbatta,cVakil,b Kanga 19 c Gimi, b Davar 5 Billimoria, run out ........... 1 Shino’.ekar, c J. Mody, b Kanga . Haldipur, b Kanga Kapadia, b Kanga Patel, not out Extras........... 20 0 5 0 7 Total Extras ... 0 Total ... 80 E lph in ston k C o lle g e . Ashburner, c and b Nanavati, c sub., b Kapadia ................... 3 Kanga ................... 2 Vakil, c Guzdar, b Kanga .................. R. Mody, b Guzdar ... 9 20 Cooper, c Kanga, b Gimi,c Mehta,b Kanga 5 K ap ad ia ................... 2 J. Mody, b Kanga ... 36 S. L. Davar, b Guzdar 0 R.Kanga,cKhumbatta, Pearson, not out ... 0 b Kanga ................... 0 E xtras................. 8 N. Ashbnrner, c and b — Kapadia ................... 0 T o t a l........... 84 OOTACAMUND v. COIMBATORE. Coimbatore on August 23. - Played at C o im bato re . 70 T. T. Logan, run out J.E Young,cJohnston, b Blackwood ........... T.NarayanRao.cSesha- chari, b Curtis......... H. Leeming, st Sesha- b Curtis ................... 0 chari, b Curtis.........39 E x tra..................... 1 R. H. Lushington, b D avis.......................... 3 T o ta l............ 190 C.Longden,cJohnston, b Davis ................... Second innings : Mitchell, not out, 6; C. Mounsey, not out, 6.—Total, 12. L.C.Hodgaon, b Davis E.H.Gadsden, b Davis Mitchell, run out ... C. Mounsey. not out W .Simon, c Johnston, E x tra OOTACAMUND. First innings. T. Wilson, b Narayan Row A. Edgington, c Gadsden, b Narayan Row ................... K.Seshachari, c Hodgson, b Mitchell ...........................17 A.T. Blackwood, b Narayan Row .................................. 4 S. Bayly, b Mitchell ...........11 F. Davis, b Narayan Row... 22 W . M. Standen, b Mitchell 3 C. F. Johnston, c Narayan Row, b Mitchell ........... 2 G. S. Curtis, not out ........... 4 Bagnall, b Narayan Row ... 2 Second innings. 1 not out ...........13 6 b Narayan Row 23 i Mounsey, b Lushington ... 30 Anthoo,lbw,b Narayan Row Extras........................... Total ................... b Narayan Row 4 b Narayan Row 1 b Narayan Row 9 b M itch ell........... 5 b Narayan Row 2 b Mitchell ... ... 9 c Young, b Nara­ yan R o w ... ... 0 b M itch ell........... 4 Extras...........11 Total .. I ll SOUTH HAMPSTEAD v. L. and N. W .—Played at Brondesbury on September 15. L . AND N. W . T. G. Earl, b Pfeiffer.. 17 E. R.W ilson, b Pfeiffer 38 A. J. Houghton, b Pfeiffer ................... 5 Parris, b Pfeiffer .. 13 Osborn, lbw, b Pfeiffer 0 T.Thornhill, c Barrett, b Couchman ...........11 E. Thornhill, not out. 35 E. Thomas, b Orgias.. 25 Boxall, b Pfeiffer ... 3 Thompson, b Pfeiffer. 0 King, c Couchman, b Orgias ................... 4 E xtras................. 8 Total ...159 S ou tii H am pstead . W.Couchman, b Parris 0 F. W .T ew , b Parris... 0 T. B. Orgias, b Thomas 36 H.T. Roberts,cThomas, b B o x h II .......................36 C.W .K.Pfeiffer, lbw, b Boxall ................... 0 H. W . Brooman, b Thomas ...................39 C. E. Coles, not o u t... 6 F. C. Barrett, run out 5 Extras................... 3 Total , 70 bat. Total (7 wkts.) 124 H . Potter, I. J. Linscott, and H. B. Curtis did not