Cricket 1900

434 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. O ct . 25, 1900. full pitch from Lillywhite, the foot being right in front of, and a few inches from, the wicket—patent to all the world. Jim made no comment when the first “ not o u t” was spoken, but after the second he paused a moment, hesitated, and was lost. He only said a few fierce, angry words, but there was concentration in their meaning; they probably prevented a great deal of un­ pleasantness between the two tides. It was, of course, as a bowler that Lillywhite is chiefly known to fame. In his earlier days he was exceedingly diffi­ cult, being one of the pioneers of the system of keeping the ball on the cff with a dangerous break away; he was not slow enough to be taken on the full pi*ch. Even when in later years he had lost much of his spin and break, he was still a bowler who had to be watched with very great care, for he still possessed extreme accuracy and some skill in dis­ guising his pace. He could bowl all day if necessary—doubtless he has bowled all day—without being in the least tired; he never minded being hit. It was not customary in those days to leave off-balls alone ; batsmen came down very hard on them. Anyone who has had the experi­ ence of fielding at mid-off through a long innings during most of which Lilly- white was bowling, will admit that there was no occasion to grumble about having too little work to do. A batsman like Mr. A. P. Lucas would keep mid-off in a state of excitement all the time that he was in, for the ball was hardly ever hit straight to him, and could generally only be fielded by a desperate effort. With nearly all his men on the off-side it often happened that such a bowler saw a catch likely to be dropped because two men were going for it. Lillywhite never left them in doubt as to which man was to make the catch—and he was a pretty good judge. Once he saved the situation in an Australian match just in time. A big hitter, who had startled the cricket world, skied a ball to a tremendous height. It was point’ s catch, but point was far out, and disinclined to take the risk. The slips made no movement, and cover-point hesitated. In this un­ promising state of affairs Lillywhite, who was bowling, turned to mid-cff, some ten yards behind the wicket, and said, u You go.” Mid-off went, arrived in time, and at the third despairing effort brought off the catch, much to the joy of the crowd. Lillywhite was a pretty good all-round sportsman,butpossibly he mighthave him- self considered that bis forte was skittles. After one of the cricket matches in which he was playing most of the members of both teams visited a tkittle alley to see a match between two well-known players. The winner, proud of his performance, suggested that he would like to take on Lillywhite, who at first demurred, but eventually, with much apparent reluct­ ance, made a match for a small bet, and lost. He appeared to improve a little after practice, and eventually was per­ suaded to take on his opponent for a bet large enough to make it well worth his while to win. His opponent then had a lesson in the art of skittle playing which probably stood him in good stead in after years, when he felt inclined to take on an unpractised hand. W. A. B e t t e s w o r t h . MELBOURNE CRICKET CLUB. The following is a copy of the Receipts and Expenditure Account for the Season 1899-1900. RECEIPTS. 102 at £3 Dr. To Entrance Fees, „ „ „ Junior, 26 at „ Subscriptions, 2,511 at „ „ Country, 577 at „ ,, Junior, 221 at „ „ Arrears ........... „ „ Visitors ............ „ Autumn Tennis Tournament „ Locker Account ................... „ Locker Deposits ................. „ Bar Account ........................... ,, Sports A ccount......................... „ Interest Account ................... „ Football Account ................... „ Billiard Tournament ........... „ Gross Proceeds of Patriotic Concert ...........£270 „ League of Victoiian Wheelmen Meeting 70 £ s. d. 321 6 27 6 5,336 2 605 17 232 1 15 15 13 13 2 3 41 7 2 11 575 0 225 19 53 9 238 15 10 3 1 6 ,, Concert in aid of Melbourne Hospital.. „ Balance due Bank ................................. EXPENDITURE. Cr. By Balance from Season 18£8-99 Gas......................................................... Tennis Handicap ......................... Electric Light ................................. Tennis Court Account ................. Intercolonial Tennis Matches Sundries .......................................... Ground Acco'int ........................... Expenses of Matches .................. Cricket Materials .......................... Concerts ........... ......................... . Printing, Advertising, etc............... 340 2 6 15 12 6 714 2 1 £8,764 4 5 Pavilion Keeper.......................................... Lodge Keeper ........................................... Office R e n t.................................................. Grand Stand—Debenture Interest ... „ Sinking Fund................... Secretary .................................................. Clerical Assistance ................................... Skittle Alley Account .......................... Bowling Account .................................. Water Rates .......................................... c ewerage, City and Lighting Rates ... Telephone Exchange ........................... Contingencies ........................................... Suspense Account .................................. Melbourne Football Team ................... Fire Insurance .......................................... Wesley C ollege.......................................... Cricket Matches.......................................... Bowling Green A ccount.......................... Lacrosse Account ................................... Bowling Tournament .......................... Auditors’ Fees .......................................... Law Charges ........................................... Furniture .................................................. Gymnasium................................................. Junior Ciicketers’ Dinner ................... Charges for Safe Custody of Debentures Scoring Board .......................................... Victorian Cricket Association ........... Warehousemen’s Ground ................... Patriotic Concert Expenses................... Donation to Patriotic F u n d ................... Proceeds of Concert to Melbourne Hospital ........................................... £ s. d. 758 16 10 47 8 6 3 8 0 26 15 11 50 3 9 95 15 8 107 11 4 1,045 2 3 171 2 7 92 18 8 69 4 6 223 16 341 14 121 5 1 10 67 200 675 756 600 300 21 1 0 455 18 0 103 11 0 89 15 10 36 11 3 212 14 0 115 10 0 75 1 4 67 4 10 6 0 0 251 3 10 164 13 1 19 16 0 14 16 6 21 0 2 12 62 13 1 7 10 15 4 14 18 11 60 0 794 9 11 44 19 6 340 2 6 15 12 6 £8,764 4 5 Balance brought down ... £714 2 1 CANADA v. UNITED STATES. Played at Manheim on September 21 and 22. United States won by 15 runs. Of late years the States have been represented by Philadelphians only, al­ though men from other cities have been undoubtedly better than some of those who took part in the match. Only three of the Canadians had previously played in the match, viz., Messrs. Counsell, Hill and Gillespie. C anada . Pirst innings. Capt.H. S. Logan, c Scatter- good, b Clark ...................15 Major C. C. Strauberzie, c Greenie, b King ........... 0 J. L. Counsell, b King ... 4 A . Gillespie, b C la rk ........... 8 H. C. Hill, b Clark ........... 5 W. Ledger, b Clark ........... 7 J. H. Forrester, c Greene, b Clark .................................. 4 H. S. Lounsborough,not out 17 F. S. Chambers, c Henry, b Clark .................................. 16 F. W . Baldwin, b Patton ... 7 W . W right, b Patton........... 1 B 16, lb 6, w 1, nb 1 24 Total... ...108 Second innings. run out ........... 8 c K ing,b Clark... 12 c and bPatton ... 3 J b K ing................... o c Patton, b Clark 16 b K ing................... i notout..................21 b Clark ........... 9 run out ........... 2 b K ing................... 0 b K in g ................. 1 B 10, lb 10... 20 Total . J20 U n it e d S t a t e s . Melbourne, August 16th, 1900. C. H. ROSS, Hon. Treas. First innings. J. B. King, c Straubenzie, b Chambers ...........................11 C. C. Morris, c Baldwin, b Chambers .......................... 37 A . M. Wood, b H ill ........... 4 W . E . Goodman, ju n , c Forrester, b Hill ........... 0 H. C. Thayer, not out.......... 33 J. H. Mason, b Hill ........... 0 J. N. Henry, c Chambers, b Hill .................................. 11 R. H. Patton, c Counsell, b Hill .................................. 11 P.H. Clark, cLounsborough, b Gillespie........................... 1 J.H.Scattergood, c Baldwin, b B ill ................................... 4 F. A. Greene, c Chambers, b Hill ................. ............ 2 B 1, lb 3, nb 1 ... 5 Total.........................119 C anada . First innings. B. R. M. W . King ........... 102 32 6 2 .. Clark ........... 131 41 6 6 .. Greene ........... 18 7 0 0 . . Patton ........... 30 4 0 2 Second innings. c and b Chambers 19 cL ogan,b Hill ... 32 c ana b Chambers 7 b Chambers ... 0 c Forrester,b Hill 2 run out ...........10 c Strautenzie, b Forrester ... 14 b Chambers ... 1 c Hill, b Counsell 18 not out ........... 9 c Straubenzie, b Forrester ... 0 B 8, lb 3, nb 1 12 Total ...124 Second innings. B. R. M. W . 79 31 2 4 78 34 1 3 SO 16 0 0 30 19 0 1 K ing delivered one no-ball and Clark one wi^e. U n it e d S t a t e s . First innings. Second innings. B. R. M. W . B. R. M. W. Hill ........... 118 51 2 7 ............ 78 29 1 2 Chambers ... 84 42 3 2 ........... 102 62 1 4 Gillespie ... 30 14 1 1 ............ Forrester ... 5 1 0 2 Counsell ... 30 20 0 1 MANITOBA SEASON’S RESULTS. Manitoba v. Minnesota. Manitoba, 105 and 193 for 9 wickets; Minnesota, 50. Manitoba won by 55 runs. Manitoba v. Omaha. Manitoba, 197; Omaha, 21 and 73. Manitoba won by an innings and 103 runs. Manitoba v. Denver. Manitoba, 147; Denver, 29 and 84. Manitoba won by an innings and 34 runs. Manitoba v. Chicago Chicago, 71 and 85 for 6 wickets. Chicago won by 9 runs. Manitoba v. U.S. (Scratch Team). U.S., 66 and 155 for 7 wickets ; Manitoba, 99 and 72 for 5 wickets. Manitoba won by 33 runs