Cricket 1900

440 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. O ct . 25, 1900. Cricket: A WEEKLY EECOEJ) OF THE GAME. 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, L0 ID 0 I, E.C. THURSDAY, OCT. 2 5 th , 1900. IMPORTANT NOTICE! Six numbers are issued during the Winter, from October to March inclusive, as follows:—•' No. 557.—THURSDAY, OCT. 25. No. 558.—THURSDAY, NOV. 29. No. 559.—THURSDAY, DEC. 27. No. 560.—THURSDAY, JAN. 31. No. 561.—THURSDAY, FEB. 28. No. 562.—THURSDAY, MARCH 28. Subscription for the above series, l/3postfree. R e s u lts of the S eason and A v e r a g e s of the P r in c ip a l C lu b s can be inserted in Cricket at the rate of 3s. 6d. a column, with a minimum charge of 2s. 6d. To ensure insertion in the following number, particulars must be re­ ceived not later than the Saturday previous to the day of publication at the Offices of Cricket, 168, Upper Thames Street, E.C. To Mr. J. E. Hall, the honorary secre­ tary of the Canadian Cricket Association, we are indebted for the score which follows of a match played on September 22nd. It will be noticed that ten men of the St. Cyprian’s C.C. failed to make a run. Their opponents were the Park- dale C.C., who scored 127. This is said to be a Canadian record:— S t . Cypbian’ s C.C. P. Smith, b Lightfoot ........................... 0 J. W . Stokes, b Lightfoot ................... 0 E . O. Cooper, b L ig h tfo o t................... 0 S. H. Cooper, b Lightfoot .................. 2 C. Smith, c Middleton, b Clark........... 0 H. W . Church, b Clarke ................... 0 F. Davis, c Middleton, b Lightfoot ... 0 H. W ise, b C. Chambers ................... 0 N. M . Keele, b C. Chambers ........... 0 A . Telfer, c Chambers, b Gregory ... 0 E. Davis, not out .................................. 0 Extras .......................................... 4 Total.................................. 6 T he Parkdale C.C., to which reference has been made above, had a most success­ ful season, its record being 26 matches played, of which 18 were won, one lost, and seven drawn. The loss was sustained against Philadelphia. herself, engages in teaching it to others. Richmond High School for Girls has taken such a functionary on its staff, and at the prize distribution it was said that the experi­ ment had been so far successful that out of four matches played two were won by the well-coached school eleven. Obviously, the day of broomsticks and underhand left-arm bowling when men meet their fair compeers on the green sward is near its eclipse. Lord’s will have before long to arrange its dates for the feminine county championship. T he chief averages in Ceylon cricket up to September 6th were as follows BATTING. No. Times Most of not in an Total inns. out. inns. runs. Aver. C. J. Ames ... ...........18 ... 1 .. I ll .. 644 .. 37-8 C. Fraser.......... ...........12 ... 0 .. 143 .. 447 .. 37 2 W . H . Howarth ...........13 ... 1 .. 97 .. 433 .. 36-5 A. L. G ibson... ...........13 ... 1 .. 146 .. 424 .. 35 3 J. C. Heyzer ... ......... 11 ... 1 .. 69 .. 292 .. 29 2 C. E. Perera ... .......... 11 ... 1 .. 106*.. 290 .. 29 0 A. T. Pollocks ...........17 .. 4 .. 102*.. 351 . . 27 0 8. de Saram ... ...........10 ... 0 .. 109 .. 237 . 23-7 •Signifies not out. BOWLING. Overa . Mdns. Buns. Wkts. Av. Ludovici ...........244 ... 90 .. 412 ... 62 ... 7-9 W . de Fransz ......... 82 ... ‘/6 .. 136 ... 16 ... 85 F. Balkwill ... ......... 141 ... 36 .. 311 ... 36 ... 8-8 O. G. de Alwis .......... 70 .. 13 .. 152 ... 17 ... 8-9 H. A . Peiri«»... ......... 61 .. 12 .. 92 ... 10 ... 9*2 A. A . Pillans .. .. 187 ... 63 .. 372 ... 40 ... 9*3 A . J. Field ... ......... 106 ... 29 .. 250 ... 26 ... 9*6 S. de Saram... .......... 42 ... 12 .. 108 ... 11 ... 98 C o m m e n tin g on a match at Bourne­ mouth between the Guardians and the Town Council, the Bournemouth Visitors' Directory says:—“ The Guardians, it must be confessed, looked the more workmanlike. They were, for the most part, attired in regulation costume of flannels and cricket shirts; the exceptions did not appear unduly conspicuous. On the other side the costume of the Council Chamber was the more general. Several members merely shed their respective coats and waistcoats; His Worship took the field in sombre black.” T h e r e are rumours that the South Australian Cricket Association will prob­ ably seriously consider the advisability of importing a first-class professional bowler from England shortly. “ With Darling gone and Jones on the verge of going, where will the S. A. Eleven be next year ? ” asks the Adelaide Critic. I n forwarding the scores of two matches played at Standerton, Natal, between English regiments and the village team, of which most of the members had been fighting against their opponents two or three days previously, Mr. W. A. Hawes says :— “ I understand that a Dutchman named Paine was to have played on the Burghers’ side, which included another Dutchman named Greef. It would have been a case of ‘ Here we suffer Greef and Paine ’ if he had played. Kind remem­ brances to Messrs. W. W. Bead, Murdoch and Brann from old Natal cricketers.” The scores of the matches will be found on another page. A t a meeting of the Yorkshire County C.C., early in October, it was resolved to \ give J. T. Brown a benefit next season; to present each member of the team with " C R IC K E T " is the only paper in the world solely devoted to the game. T e rm s op S u b sc rip tio n :—6/- per annum. 7/- post free abroad. Payable in advance . All communications to be sent direct to the Offices of Cricket , 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. The abatnet and brief chronicle of (he time.— Hamlet. I n the scores of a match at Bangalore between the Central College and the Maharajah’s College there are a couple of particularly interesting entries, as follows :— Sanjeevachar, c Siddharamappa, b Kristnaswamy ..................- ........... 0 Kristnagrwamy, c Gopalakristna, b Sanjeevachar...........................................15 How much more effective than Smith, c Brown, b Jones ! W. R. G i l b e r t , the old Gloucester­ shire cricketer, played an innings of 101 not out in September for Montreal against Seventeen of Westmount United. The scores of the match will be found on another page. “ F a s t-b ow le r Jones,” says the Queensland Sportsman, “ has just been offered an engagement by the East Mel­ bourne C.C. ‘ Jonah,’ now at Broken Hill, is stated to be wavering between the Melbourne offer and the lease of a B.H. hotel.” A n illustrated book, giving an account of the first visit of a representative West Indian cricket team to England is in the cotirse of preparation. It will be written by Mr. W. C. Nock, the manager of the team, and Mr. T. B. Jackson. It will contain a full and complete record of the tour, brightly written, and full of special information, which Mr. Nock’s position as manager of the team has enabled him to gather. S idney S antall , the old Peterborough King’s School boy and well-known War­ wickshire professional, has recovered from his recent severe illness. Though he has obtained much benefit from the change of air, first at Aberystwyth, and afterwards at Stratford-on-Avon, he is still weak and unable to stand much exertion. O f late years the number of professional cricketers who can claim honourable recognition for their skill as footballers has considerably increased. Mention of John Devey, Fred Wheldon, and John Sharp is sufficient to bear this out. E. Diver, the well-known Warwickshire professional, can boast an unique record in being the only professional cricketer to fulfil the office of president of a league club; he has been elected president of the Walsall Football Club and represen­ tative of that body on all matters appertaining to football management. T he record of the Crawford family for the season must be very satisfactory to its members. It is as follows:—V. F. S., 2,913 runs and 57 wickets ; R. T., 2,330 runs and 185 wickets ; young Jack Craw­ ford, 1,089 runs and 210 wickets, and the father, “ Parson ” Crawford, 1,029 runs and 103 wickets. It is stated that the famous hit made by Y. F. S. at Bristol was measured with the tape as 160 yards from wicket to pitch. F r o m the Daily Telegraph :— “ What can we do with our girls P” is a cry quite out of date. Much more pertinent it would be to ask, What cannot we do with them ? With quiet persistency they are entering upon every calling heretofore the monopoly of commonplace man. Of late, quite a new creation has appeared in our midst. This is the professional lady cricketer —not the sportive damsel who plays bad cricket in abbreviated petticoats before a holiday audience—but the serious-minded young person who, having learnt the game