Cricket 1900

A p r i l 1 9 , 1 90 0 . CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 75 A GOOD deal of unpleasantness was caused at Melbourne in one of the Pen­ nant matches on March 3rd, because a captain declared at a time which did not meet with the approval of the spectators. The Fitzroy captain had his opponents, Carlton, at his mercy, if there were only time to get them out, for the wicket was in a very bad state, owing to heavy rains. His side had scored 251, while Carlton could only put up 81. By the laws of the game as played in Australia, Fitzroy had to go in again, and their captain declared after one ball had been bowled. This was, of course, not only a perfectly legiti­ mate but wise move on his part, but many pavilion critics and spectators were so vastly annoyed, that when Fitzroy went out to field again they were hissed and hooted. As the score and analysis in this innings are, as far as we know, unique, they are appended:— FITZRO Y. SECOND INNINGS. Mitchell, not out ........................... 0 Ellis, not out .................................. 0 0 BOWLING ANALYSIS. FIT/.ROY. Holden—1 I all, 0 maidens, 0 runs, 0 wickets. F or their second innings in the above match Carlton made the mistake of using the heavy roller, in the hope that the wet would be drawn up and allow the ball to cut through for a time. But the result was that the wicket was even worse than before, and the side was out for 13. The actual scores made in this innings appeared in last week’s Cricket. O n the same day Melbourne could only put up 28 for seven wickets against University, W. Bruce, who generally makes his runs very quickly, being at the wickets for thirty-five minutes for 4 runs. L ord H arris , Mr. A.. J. Webbe, Mr. H . Philipson, and Mr. H. D. G. Leveson- Gower retire by rotation from the M.C.C. Committee this year. The candidates to fill the vacancies include Sir. A. L. Smith, the retiring president, Mr. E. L. Bateman, and Mr. Gregor MacGregor. W e still continue to receive further additions to the list of cricketers who are either at the front, or about to go to South Africa. The lint is now as follows : Major Poore (staff). Hr. F. S. Jackson (4th Battalion Royal Lancaster Regiment of Militia). Mr. J. J. Ferris (with Col. Byng’s S.A. Light Horse). Mr. F. W. Milligan (with Colonel Plumer. Reported to he taken prisoner near A.afe- king and severely wounded.) Mr. J. F. Byrne (Warwickshire). Dr. A. Conan Doyle (for hospital work). Mr. R. P. Lewis, the old Oxford and Win­ chester wicket-keeper (City’ s Own). Mr. R.W. Fox (Oxford and Sussex), Dragoons. General N. G. Lyttelton (commanding in the North of Natal). Captain W. C. Hedley (17th Field Co. R.B.) Mr. G. Kemp, M.P. (the old Cambridge and Lancashire amateur), commanding the 23rd Company Imperial Yeomanry (Duke of Lancaster’s Own). Mr. G. Hornby, son of Mr. A. N. Hornby (22nd Cheshire Regiment). Mr. E. A. Halliwell (the well-known South African wicket-keeper, war correspondent at Mafeking). Mr. A. J. Turner (R.A.) Col. Baden-Powell (besieged in Mafeking, formerly hon. sec. Old Carthusians C.C. and KG. in India). Mr. R. O’H. Livesay. Mr. E. I. M. Barrett (2ndLancashire Fusiliers). Lieut. A. H. de Boulay (at the front). Mr. II. G. Pechey, hon. sec., Esher C.C , (Imperial Yeomanry). Mr. C. B. Pechey, Esher C.C. (Imperial Yeomanry). Captain Barton. Colonel Spens. Lieutenant H. W. Kettlewell, of last year’s Somerset Eleven. Wounded in the Paardeberg action. Mr. W. E. Sprot. Captain Bradford. Mr. A. T. Jones (Shropshire). Lieutenant H. P. Paton (Loretto XI.). Mr. W. L. Foster (Galloper to Lord Methuen). Mr. L. J. Le Fleming. Mr. H. W. Studd. Prince Christian Victor (with' General Buller, aide-de-camp). Colonel Frank Rhodes (was besieged in Ladysmith), in the Eton XI. Mr. 0. Heseltine, the Hants fast bowler (Major in the Hampshire Imperial Yeo­ manry). Mr. F. Mitchell (Yorkshire). Mr. Kenward, the Derbyshire cricketer of last year. Mr. Alan E. Cheales (Leicester Imperial Yeomanry), played for Marlborough twice v. Rugby at Lord’s, and later for Lincoln­ shire. Captain Lord George Scott, Oxford (with Lord Roberts). Mr. H. B. G. Austin (with Paget’s Horse) was chosen to accompany the West Indian cricket team to England. Captain A. H. Luard (Gloucestershire and Hampshire), Norfolk Regiment, wounded at Karree Siding, .March z9. Mr. C. S. Rome (Harrow and Harrow Wan­ derers), lieutenant R.A., on Sir Frederick Carrington’s staff for Rhodesia Field Force. Mr. H. T. Stanley (Eton and Somersetshire), Imperial Yeomanry. Mr. L. C. Y. Bathurst (Oxford University and Norfolk). Mr. F. A. Phillips (Somersetshire). Mr. C. P. Foley (Middlesex). Dr. G. Thornton (Middlesex). Mr. R. G. Kenward (Derbyshire), wilh the Imperial Yeomanry. Mr. F. R. Loveitt (Warwickshire). Mr. E. F. Penn (Cambridge University). C. A. Bernard, recently discharged from hospital as fit for duty. THE BATSMAN’ S CONSOLATION. One day came on a hurricane, The rain was wet and way«ard, When Bobby Abel seized his bat, And said to Tommy Hayward: “■A strong sou’ wester’s blowing, Tom ; Hark ! don’t ye hear it howl now ? Lord help’em, how I pities them Unhappy folks as bowl now ! “ Foolhardy chaps as lives in hopes Of getting down a wicket, They now are shaking of their heads For fear there’ll be some cricket; Poor creatures, how they envies us, And wishes—hear ’em damming— For our good luck, on Buch a day To have a little slamming. “ And as for them that’s out all day, A running after fourers, And in the night returning home, A cussing of the scorers ; While you and me, Tom, on the pitch Are comfortably resting, My eyes! how riled they sometimes gets About a little jesting ! ‘ 1Both you and me have sometimes known How men are often saddened, By fielding all the blessed day, By bowling till you’re maddened; We know what times these fieldsmen have From wicket-keep to covers! Then, Tom, let us thank Providence When we play maiden overs. W. A. B. PUBLIC SCHOOL CRICKETERS IN INDIA. In a recent number of the Indian Sporting Times the names of the chief public school cricketers in India are given. This a member of the Benighbeds C.C., of Madras, has since supplemented by a list of the best known men in South India and the Madras Presidency. His remarks will be read with interest : — There was hardly a better known figure on Madras cricket fields than that of the genial old Fettesian-Lorettonian and Scotch Bugger International, a year or so back, D. J. MacFarlan, who was one of the very few batsman in India whom Lord Hawke’s eleven found it difficult to dislodge. But to fill in names of cricketers with their schools as they occur to me, I come to H. P. Ainslie (Harrow), was not in the eleven “ on the hill,” but after coming to India played for Madras Presidency v. Lord Hawke’s X I. in 1892, besides playing a lot of regimental cricket. B. S. Gordon (Glenalmond), one of the very best fast bowlers who has probably ever come to India, and a dashing bat and good field. Captain Beay (O. M. C., Oxford), has been the backbone of Ooty cricket for some few years no .v, and has scored several centuries at Ootacamund. C. T. R. Scovell (Marlborough), has done more for the game in South India than almost anybody, and has played numerous good innings, besides keeping the wicket creditably and bowling with much effect at times. A. Edgington (Old Carthusian), though never thought of as a cricketer, while at school, is one of the best bats in South India and almost without rival as a