Cricket 1900

456 CRICKET : AJWEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. Hov. 29, 1900. Cricket: A WEEKLY EBCOED OF TEE GAME. 1PP, UPPER THAMES STREET , L0 ID 0 I, E.C. THURSDAY, NOV. 2 9 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. 659.—THURSDAY, DEC. 20. No. 560.—THURSDAY, JAN. 31. ' No. 561.—THURSDAY, FEB. 28. No. 562.—THURSDAY, MARCH 28. Subscription for the above series, 1?3post free. 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 . " CR IC K E T " is Ihe ogly paper in Ihe world solely devoted to the game. T e rm s o f 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. ^atotiton Gossip* The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— HamUt. Owing to the Christmas Holidays, the next issue of Cricket will appear on the 20th instead of the 27th, as previously announced. T h e cricket season at Sydney was opened by a match in which a scratch team, which was practically the New South Wales team, opposed a team of local players. The scores of the scratch team were as follows:— V.Trumper,cT.Storey, b Clementa ...........36 A. J. Hopkins, c Dia­ mond, b Clemente . 24 M.A.Noble.bClementa 14 F. Iredale, b Cuffe ... 9 H. Donnan, c Jansen, b Clements ...........18 L. W . Pye, st Gooud, b Cuffe ... ... ... 41 B. A . Duff, run o u t... 7 S E.Gregory, c Gooud, b Cuffe ................... 6 J. J. Kelly, b Cuffe ... 5 T.Howard, b Clemente 19 A. M ‘Beth, not out ... 5 B 1, nb 1 ........... 2 Total ..186 I n a score of 129 made by H. Deery, at Sydney, for Sydney second against Petersham, there were two 5’s and seven­ teen 4’s, leaving only 26 to be made by 2’s and singles— there were no 3’s. I n a second grade match at Sydney one of the teams secured the services of H. Donnan, the old Australian eleven man. He was yorked first ball. A t a recent meeting of the New South Wales Cricket Association it was decided that there should be no inter-colonial match between New South Wales and Queensland during the ensuing season, Queensland having stipulated for home and home matches. It was agreed to offer Tasmania a match at Sydney about Christmas time against a second eleven of the colony, the visitors to receive 25 per cent, of the net proceeds from the match. The Sydney match against South Australia was fixed for Friday, January 4th, the visiting colony to have one-third of the gross takings, and it was decided to request the Victorian Association to start the Melbourne intercolonial match on Monday, December 23rd, and the Sydney match on Friday, January 25th, B. J a y a r a m , the crack Bangalore native batsman, scored 57 and 100 not out for Bangalore against Madras on October 23rd and 24th. P. C a r e w scored 103 and 40 for Customs v. North Brisbane “ B ” on the afternoon of September 28th, besides taking some wickets. I n Australia it is not an uncommon occurrence for a veteran to be playing in junior cricket, but as a rule he does not greatly distinguish himself. An excep­ tion is to be found in the case of Mr. W. Swain, who, according to the Brisbane Observer, took four wickets in four balls on September 29th for Violets v. Redfem Gordons. As Mr. Swain is only 73 years of age, having been born on September 8th, 1827, he has a future before him. He had some reputation in England many years ago-—See “ Scores and Biographies,” Vol. 8, page 300. F r o m the Sydney Referee :— Recently, in a Junior match, a bowler pitched the ball on the edge of a concrete wicket, and striking the protruding wooden frame, it broke back, and upset the wicket. The striker was given rot out on appeal. The decision was incorrect. On concrete, and matting wickets generally, it is by no means rare for the ball to whip back from the side of the wicket in such a manner, owing partly to spin, but chiefly to neglect of the turf and grass fringing the wicket. C r i c k e t e r s in Durban have our best sympathy. “ The proclamation of war at the beginning of the cricket season last year,” says the Natal Mercury, “ and the consequent military requirements, prevented the playing of the summer game. Not because all the cricketers went up to the front, but by reason of the military commandeering Lord’s, the principal field of play. This season matters appear as yet but little changed. Players are, however, living in hopes that the military occupation of Lord’s will soon cease, and in the meantime will ‘ play on ’ as comfortably as circumstances will permit.” R. C . R A M SA Y , a well-known Austra­ lian cricketer, has recently lost one of the fingers of his right hand, and will thus unfortunately not be able to bowl again. I n the Sydney Mail “ Short Slip” writes as follows :— I witnessed a feat on Saturday that looked very like a record. I was out at Kogarah Park and saw a lad named Hatfield put on to bowl, and with his first three clean bowled three of the Bockdale Club. The match was one in the Clayton medals competition. I was standing at the time with Mr. H. Hatfield, the father of the boy, and he was, very naturally, elated at the success of his son and heir. By the way, I have noticed amongst junior cricketers in recent years the bad habit of tucking the extremities of the pants into the socks. If the groundwere wet there might be excuse for it, but when there is not the faintest evidence of moisture I fail to see the usefulness thereof. In the above match a good proportion of the players in this way rendered themselves uncncketlike in appear­ ance. H a r r y T r o t t began practice on October 3rd at South Melbourne, and satisfied the critics that he still possesses much of his old skill. T h e Melbourne Cricket Club is now in the happy position—if it be a happy position—of having no room for more members, while applications for member­ ship keep pouring in. A suggestion has been made that special life memberships at about £50 should be offered, thus following the example of the M.C.C. which met with so much criticism. F r o m the Sydney Referee :— In quoting a paragraph from The Referee referring to M'Beth, and the effort made to induce him to go to Adelaide, primarily for the purpose of playing for South Australia, Cricket asks if McBeth is a professional or an amateur. He is a professional. By the way, M'Beth’s nauie is usually spelt with an “ a ” (thus M'Beath) in the press. He writes his name without the “ a,” although most of his relatives, I believe, differ from him in this respect. A g e n e r a l m e e t i n g of the Crystal Palace Club was held at the Crystal Palace on Monday, the 12th instant. It was resolved to wind up the club, and, as the club had some £150 in hand, it was decided that £100 be presented to the Kent County Cricket Club, with a request that it be invested and the income be paid yearly to some deserving old professional who has played for Kent County, to be selected by their committee from time to time. It was further decided that the balance of the assets be divided equally between the Home for Sick Children at Sydenham and the Norwood Cottage Hospital. The Tennis Challenge Cups were disposed of as follows :—The Doubles Cups, as to one, to Mr. E. A. Rehder, as to the other, to Mr. Trevor Rowland; the Singles Cup to Mr. A. D. Prebble. It was unanimously decided to present a testimonial to each of the follow ing:—The honorary treasurer, Dr. W . F . Umney; the honorary secretary, Mr. F . C. Barchard; and the tennis honorary secretary, Mr. H. F . F . Green­ land, with a hearty vote of thanks for their services in past years. A vote of thanks was passed to the Crystal Palace Company for allowing the club meetings in their rooms for many years past.