Cricket 1900

M a r c h 29, 1S00. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 41 ball was dead, though, of course, anything might happen when erroneous decisions are given. In the present case the offending team won by 52 runs. C a pt a in L oed G eorge S cott , the old Oxford B'ue, followed Lord Roberts into Bloemfontein bt aring a silken Union Jack, which bad been worked by Lady Roberts, and in one corner of which a four-leaved shamrock was embroidered. With the aid of Commandtr the Hon. J. Fortescue, R.N., he bent the flag to the halyard, and amid hurrahs ran the Union Jack up over the town. H. B. G. A u stin , who was chosen to accompany the West Indian Cricket Team, has had to call cff owing to his services being required in South Africa. He belongs to Paget’s Horse. G. Y. Livingstone, the fast bowler of Jamaica, has been chosen to take his place. L ord D a l m e n y , son of Lord Rosebery, will represent Eton in the Public School Racket Championships. His name will be found in Lillywhite in 1900 among “ The Chief Scorers of the Year.” W h iting from Ladysmith, the corres­ pondent of the Standard furnishes an interesting description of life in the be- seiged town. One day here is so much like another that ten weeks are as ten years (be says). Shells at dawn, shells at noon, shells at dusk; that is the daily record, except on Sunday, when the enemy gives us a rest, unless his suspicu n is awakened by some movement iu town. Polo and cricket he does not mind, even on the sabbath, for the Boer is a sports­ man—the only characteiistic he conde- scf nds to share with the “ verdoinde rooinek.” It is even said that he watches these games from the top of Bulwane, and bets on the winning side. But bath­ ing he will not endure. He resents this indulgence, against which he is believed to have scruples of habit and conscience. “ A n O ld H a r r o v ia n ” writes The Rev. Charles Twemlow Royds, Rector of Heysham, near Lancaster, died suddenly on Friday, March 9th, 1900, at the age of sixty-two, at Crookhey H all, Cocker- ham, Garstang. H e was educated at Rugby and Christ’s College, Cambridge, and graduated in 1860. He was ordained in 1862 to the curacy of Sprotborougb, niar Doncaster, which he held till 1865, when he was inductfd to the rectory of Heysham, near Lancaster, which he had ever since held. Mr. Royds had for many ytars occupied a prominent place in the public life of North Lancashire, and was an M.A. and J.P. H e formed one of the Rugby School Eleven, and played with success in the fifties. A SOLDIER w riti s from Natal with reference to the battle of Colenso : “ They sent up a few nasty balls with a tenible bleak on them that day, and no doubt would have won, but they bowled too many "w ides.” It is safer to be close to the object they are firing at than far ctf it. Tell the boys they need not trouble about leg-pads for me when I go in next, for I think I shall be able to face anything after this.” M r . J. F. B y r n e , of Warwickshire, sailed from Capetown on February 28 in the Kinfauns Castle. He was in Kim­ berley during the siege, and was married there on December 6 , by the Bishop of Kimberley, to Blanche, only daughter of the late J. Moore. L ieu ten a n t H ugh M a r t in A lers H anks . y , of the 2nd Warwickshire Regi­ ment, who was killed at Paardeberg on February 20 or 21, was a young officer of great promise, having been born on November 27, 1872. He was a relation— I believe, second cousin—to M r. Reginald Hankey, the famous cricketer. He en­ tered this regiment on February 22, 1892, and obtained his lieutenancy on January 9, 1898. From the close of December, 1897, to the middle of May, 1898, he was employed with the Egpytian Army, with which he saw active service. Lieutenant Hankey had qualified as an interpreter in Arabic and Turkish. I n the last match between N.S.W. and Victoria, says the Sydney Mail, Duff went in a little before McBeath, and a wag in the pavilion remarked, with a little more regard to the existing circumstances than to accuracy of quotation, “ Lead on, M’Duff, M ’Beath will follow.” H a r r y T ro tt has so far recovered as to be able to play in a cricket match with a man to run for him. For the Kew Asylum (Melbourne), he made 9S runs in forty minutes against North Melbourne Rovers, his innings including a six and twenty fours. It is thus evident that he still retains his great powers of hitting. H e is said to have greatly brightened up, and shews many sigs of mental improve­ ment. I n a match between Meerut and Patiala, Brockwell took 13 wickets and scored 45 for the latter club. J. T. Hearne also made 43. M. A. N oble has scored 1435 runs against Victoria and South Australia in the four seasons during which he has played for New South Wales, averaging 59’79 per innings. Times Most No. of not in an Total Season inns. out. inns. runs. Aver. 1896-7 ... 6 .. 1 ... 163* ... £44 ... 68-80 1897-8 ... 8 ... 1 ... 80 ... 280 ... 40-00 1898-9 ... 7 . .. 1 ... 101 ... 296 .,.. 49-S3 1899-0 ... 6 ... 0 ... 200 ... 515 ... 85 83 * Signifies not out. I n the table of averages in first-class matches in Australia, which appears on another page, there are a few things worthy of notice. It will be seen that two out of the three men who head the list in batting aie newcomers—F. T. Hack and Duff, that Darling is low down on the list, and that Hill has not quite held his own. In bowling, Jones has been quite outclassed, being 21 st on the list, with an average of 4S'lo runs per wicket. Oddly enough, Victor Trumper, who was hardly put on at all in England, practically heads the list, for Hack, who is before him, only took one wicket. F rom the Madras Times: — It is seldom, indeed, that the most critical can bring home a mistake in the columns of Cricket, but the latest number says that the Indian and Australian mail, just to hand, has brought particulars of two scores in different parts of the empire. After recording C J. Eady’s 209 not out for Tasmania v. Break o’Day it goes on to record the second, viz. : “ In the second, which was for Madras against the liehar Wanderers, on December 26th, E. T. B. t-tudd went in first and was not out 209 at the end of his innings.” This clearly alludes to a score made by Studd before the Madras team reached Calcutta, where the score was made, and, I believe, was for Behar Wanderers v. Calcutta, but can’t go my bottom dollar on it. For the informa­ tion of English readers and statisticians I may here record that E. T. B. Studd is not a Madrasee at all, and has never played for Madras. Cricket possibly got mixed over Studd’s 209 and Captain R. H. Dewing’s 158 not out for Madras v. Behar Wanderers at Calcutta last year end, which curiously enough it records on the next page to the mistake I have taken the liberty to correct. R efe rrin g to D. Miller, a left-handed bowler, the Queensland Times says:— “ One of his deliveries would, I am sure, have beaten W. G. Grace, himself. After seeing the way in which the ball twisted from the leg-side, hung in the air, and then fell plump on the off-bdl, there is no necessity to mention Noble’s air- breaks any more.” A c c o r d in g to the Australasian, R. A. Duff, who scored 75 and 76 for New South Wales v. Victoria, was singled out last year by some of the members of the Aus­ tralian team as the most likely colt for the next tour in England, whenever that may be. Two gentlemen with striking names took part in a recent match in Madras for the Pennycuick trophy. They were Mr. Gnanasiromany and Mr. Dharmalingain. F rom the Sydney M ail :— “ A rather good thing is hanging in tho pavilion at the Sydney Cricket Uround. It is a partial record of the 1861-2 English Eleven in Australia, and in the particulars concerning the match at Beechworth it is stated ‘ that further particulars of thia match have not yet arrived.’ Those who are interested in the additional facts had better hurry them along.” A t the annual meeting of the Warwick­ shire C.C., the Secretary was able to show a balance in the Club’s favour of £593. The one thing needed, according to various members, is a first rate fast bowler. It was stated that Law’s benefit match reaalised £300, and that 200 members out of 1,700 had subscribed more than half of this.