Cricket 1900

A p r il 12, 1900. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 57 Ct F D S.—Proof before letters of the Sussex v $ j O O Kent Match, at Brighton, 1849 ; mounted an*l framed. Proof copies of this picture are most rare.—A. D. Taylor, 1, Hove Place, West Brighton. S CARCE ENGRAVING of Ireland’s Gardens, Brighton, with representation of cricket (1823), £1 5a.—A. D. Taylor, 1, Hove Place, West Brighton. F OR SALE, first edition of Nyren’s Tutor (1833), 8s. ; W isden’s Almanack (1879-1900), 22 vo’.s , 18s. 6d ; exchanges entertained —A . D. Taylor, 1, H >ve Place, West Brighton. F OR SA LE .—A number of Cricket Books, inclu­ ding complete set of Cricket, “ Scores and Biographies,” “ Wisden’s Almanack,” “ John Lilly- white’s Companion,” “ Jerks in from Short-Leg,” “ Bolland’s Cricket N otes” (1851), “ Nyren’s Cricketer’s Tutor,” “ Fred Lillywhite’s Guide for 1865,” and early years, “ Football Annuals” from earliest date.—F.C., care of Cricket , 168, Upper Thames Street, B.C. “ CR ICKET” is the only paper in the world solely devoted to the game. T erm s of S u bscr iptio n (payable in ad­ vance) :—6/- per annum. Summer Numbers, 5/- ; Winter Numbers, 1/3 (post free). 7/- per annum, post free, Abroad. All subscriptions to be sent direct to the Offices of Cricket, 168, Upper Thames Street. 1 1 iivlon. E.O. A l f r e d S h a w has been coaching at Southampton those members of the Hampshire eleven whose duties have not called them away to South Africa. Soon after Easter he, as well as Robert Peel, will go to Leyton to coach the Essex cricketers. D u r in g a match at Sydney on March 17th, between the Hero of Waterloo and 8co‘ s Church clubs, W. Jones secured in the second over five wickets, all bowled, in five balls. In the third over a man was ran out and another bowled, making seven wickets taken in seven consecutive balls. I t is stated that Briggs, the famous Lancashire cricketer, has so far recovered from his severe illness, which began in the third England match v. Australia last year, that he has been engaged for the coming season by the Lancashire County Club, and may represent the county in the first match of the season—against Hampshire on May 7th. SP EC IA LNO T IC E ! SEASON 1900. J. LILLYWHITE7FROWD&Co. (The original old-established firm of Lillywhite), Manufacturers and Outfitters OF EVERY DESCRIPTION OP C R I C K E T I N G A N D L A W N T E N N I S G OOD S , F O O T B A L L S & U N IF O RM S , B O X IN G G LO V E S , G O L F , C Y C L E S , AND A T H L E T I C G O O D S G E N E R A L L Y . A l t h o u g h the receipts in the match between the Australian X I. and the Rest of Australia, which was played for the benefit of the Patriotic and Bushmen’s Fund, amounted, as we announced, to £600, it turns out that the fund will only benefit to the extent of £450. This is all the more remarkable, inasmuch as the charges in connection with the ground, viz., wages, advertising, lun­ cheons, etc., were defrayed by the ground trustees. But the expenses of visiting players amounted to about £190. £200; gate money by about £800 (from £1,408 to £2,213); and stand receipts by about £300. Altogether last season’ s cricket was in every way satisfactory to Sussex mea. Butt has chosen the York­ shire match for his benefit. T r u m p e r ’ s scores in big matches in Australia in 1899-1900 are as follows :— 208, 165, 77, 57, 49, 45, 41, 41, 31, and 7. Noble’s are: 200, 155, 122, 94, 58, 15, 13, 13, 12, and 12. A c c o r d in g to the “ Tice,” who writes in the Madras Times, Gloucestershire may have the advantage during the coming season of the assistance of Captain Newnham, who has nine months’ leave. Captain Newnham played pretty con­ stantly for the county before he went to India. “ A PECULIAR incident occurred at Wentworth Park, says the Sydney Mail, where South Sydney and Glebe met. South Sydney had lost nine wickets for 207, and their captain, thinking it would be a good idea to get Glebe in the fading light shouted, ‘ That will do.’ The umpires then drew the stumps. And here comes confusion. Of course the innings cannot be declared closed on the first day ; the rules do not allow it, and even if they did where was the necessity for the umpires to draw the stumps ? That is not usually done when the innings is declared closed. The umpires either lost their heads for the moment or intended (o draw stu-nps because of the bad light. South Sydney must not do an illegal act, and therefore they will have to continue their innings next Saturday.” H e n d r ic k s , the well-known coloured South African fast bowler, had a remark­ able analysis in a match between Clare­ mont and Metropolitans at Capetown on March 17th. He was playing for the latter club and bowled nine overs, all of which were maidens, for nine wickets. For the other side R. van Reenen also took nine wickets, all bowled, for 26 runs. SINCE the beginning of the season of 1897-98 P. M'Alister made double figures in every Pennant match for East Mel­ bourne until February 17th of the present year, when he was at last out for six against Fitzroy. C r i c k e t e r s in England are fortunately in a position to be able to look with equanimity upon the trials of their bro­ thers in Tasmania on the question of umpires. According to the Tasmanian Mail, it would seem to be extremely diffi­ cult to get umpires for important matches: On Saturday, March 17th, the prevailing want of umpires delayed the starting of the mat^h, and at last one of the players had to officiate, otherwise the match could not have been proceeded with. It does seem a strange thing that among the supporters of the game two or three gentlemen cannot be found who are willing to assist in this w ay. Nearly a l­ ways the club which is not playing sends a couple of its m em bers to officiate, but Some­ Finest Hand-made CRICKET BALLS, full of life, and free from hardness and “ woodiness.” All Goods correct Pattern, Best Style and thoroughly seasoned. An immense Stock to select from. Illustrated Catalogues Post Free. Liberal Cash D iscounts. Frowd’s Patent Special Driver Bat is unapproached for sterling quality, and still holds the title of the King of Ba.ts. M a n u fa c to r y a n d W areh ou se :— • 2, NEWINGTON CAUSEWAY, 69, 70, 71, 72,73 & 74, BOROUGH RD., S.E. W est E nd B ranch :— 24, HAYMARKET, LONDON, S.W. SHIPPERS AND THE TRADE SUPPLIED. C r i c k e t : A WEEKLY RECORD OF TEE Qm-ME 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LOHOOI, E.C. THURSDAY, APR IL 12 t h , 1900. $ a \ u l t o n G o s s i p * The abstraot and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet . On May 2nd at the special general meeting at Lord’s the folio wing proposed alterations in the laws will be considered: (a.) Six balls to constitute an over. (b.) Declaration permissible on or after the luncheon interval on the second day. (c.) The side which leads by 150 runs in a three-days’ match ; by 100 runs in a two- days’ match; and by 75 runs in a one-day match, shall have the option of calling on the other side to follow its innings. As the patriotic match will become historical, it may be well to quote from the Sydney Mail with reference to expenses:— I am loth to publish the charges made by players in connection with any match, believing that they are private matters between such players and the Cricket Asso na­ tion, but in the present case, where the proceeds are divided between such landable objects as the New South Wales Patriotic Fund and the equipment of the Bushmen’s Contingent, and being in the opinion of the New South Wales Cricket Association excessive, I think they should be made known. Furthermore, Major Wardill—so the executive committee of the association says—promised that there were to be no personal charges made by members of the late Australian Eleven. The charges were —omitting hotel expenses —Dar ing, 11 days, £10; Hill, 11 days, £10; Jones, 11 days, £10 ; F. Jarvis, 11 days, £12; Reedman, 11 days, £12; Stuckey, 6 days, £6; Graham, 6 days, £6; Saunders, 6 days, £4 10s.; Eady, 7 days, £10 ; Windsor, 7 days, £6. Worrall, who was ill for a couple of weeks after the match, has not yet furnished his account. Laver and Trumble simply charged what they were out of pocket. A n all-round professional named Relf, a Norfolk cricketer, is this season quali­ fied to play for Sussex. At the annual meeting of the County Cricket Club on March 29th, it was shown the balance in the club’ s favour was £1,371 Is. 7d. Subscriptions have increased by about