Cricket 1901

A u g . 2 2 , 1 9 0 1 . CRtCKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. THE SOUTH A FR ICAN S IN SCOTLAND . It may be truly said of the South Afri­ cans’ visit to Scotland that “ they came, they saw and they conquered.” They won all three matches in no uncertain fashion, and in each case by a considerable margin. The first match was played at Edinburgh on August 4, 5, and 6, when the East of Scotland were beaten by a innings and 42 runs. Unfortunately, two of their best batsmen, Messrs. W. It. Sharp and G. W. Jupp—the latter of whom played for Somerset this year—were unable to play. Mr. C. E. Dunlop, the well-known Somersetshire cricketer, was also an absentee. The East of Scotland were captained by Mr. H. J. Stevenson, who was this year asked to play for the Gentlemen against the Players at Lords. I may also mention that he is to take part in tlie “ Over Thirty v. Under Thirty” match at Scarborough on the 29tli. Mr. Stevenson, winning the toss, took first lease of the wicket. Messrs. T. Johnston and G. Hole opened to the bowling of Mr. Rowe and Mr. Sinclair. The first half- hour produced 21 runs, when Mr. Johnston was taken at the wicket. Mr. Sinclair soon disposed of Mr. J. A. Campbell and Mr. Hole seven later had to retire caught by Mr. Tancred. A good stand was now made by Messrs. D. L. A. Smith and A. S. Cairns, the former batting in fine style and playing the bowling with confidence. When he had made 43 Mr. Smith fell a victim to Mr. Graham, who had shortly before relieved Mr. Rowe. This was the best partnership for the East of Scotland, 64 runs being added for the fourth wicket. Mr. A. W. Duncan—the Rugby Inter­ nationalist—filled the vacancy and at once played stylish cricket. Mr. Kotze now bowled in place of Mr. Sinclair and a collapse ensued. The fast bowler at once bowled Mr. Cairns with the score un­ altered, and at lunch five wickets were down for 98 runs. Immediately after the resumption Mr. Kotze bowled with great effect and clean bowled four of the last five wickets. He obtained 5 wickets for 27, and just missed getting the “ hat trick,” as he took three wickets in four balls. Mr. A. W. Duncan was left not out with a stylish 18 to his credit, and the first venture closed for 125. Messrs. L. J. Tancred and W. A. Shal­ ders commenced the South Africans’ first innings, but at 31 the latter was lun out. With Mr. Reid as his partner Mr. Tancred scored rapidly, the first 100 taking exactly an hour. At 107 Mr. Reid was stumped for 27, and shortly afterwards Mr. Tan­ cred should have shared the same fate. Mr. M. Hathorn now came in and the bowling was completely taken in hand, the partnership yielding 108 runs. After Mr. Hathorn was caught for 47, Mr. Tancred, profiting by mistakes in the field, scored rapidly, but got little assistance from Messrs. Sinclair and Halliwell. At the end of the first day’s play Mr. Tancred was not not out 135, and six wickets were down for 281. Next morning Mr. Tancred and Mr. M. Bisset put on 53 to the over­ night score when the captain was caught for a stylish 23. Mr. Tancred did not survive long, being caught at extra-cover point. His dashing, al­ though not fautless, innings of 165 was compiled in three hours, and he gave several chances. The innings was soon brought to a close by Mr. Stevenson’s “ lobs,” backed up by smart fielding. He obtained the last three wickets in ten balls for three runs, and he had the good analysis of seven wickets for 106 runs. The South African first innings realised 337 runs. The East of Scotland began their second venture 212 runs to the bad, and all they could hope for was a draw. Before time was called they compiled 80 for the loss of two wickets, Hole being not out with 27. Next morning Messrs. Hole and D. L. A. Smith batted in fine style, being still 132 runs behind. A separation was not effected until they had put on 56 for the third wicket. Mr. Hole, who was out to a “ yorker ” from Mr. Rowe, was the first to go ; his 52 was a masterly innings, which he compiled in two hours and twenty-five minutes. After Mr. G. Hole’s departure there was another collapse. Mr. Graham bowled exceedingly well and obtained six of the last seven wickets for 40 runs. Mr. D. L. A. Smith tried hard to save the game with a good effort of 30, but could get no one to stay with him. The innings closed for 170, leaving the Colonials victors by an innings and 42 runs. After lunch Mr. Graham’s analysis was 12 overs, 4 maidens, 10 runs and 5 wickets. The second match was against the West of Scotland and took place on August 8th and 9th, in threatening weather. The Colonials, who batted first on a wet wicket, sent in Messrs. Tancred and Shalders to the bowling of Mr. Hunter and Henson. The former was bowled when lie had made 15 and Mr. Shalders followed after com­ piling 33. Mr. Sinclair, much to the dis­ appointment of all, did not come off, and when he had subscribed seven was bowled. A good stand, however, was made by Messrs. Reid and M. Bisset, who had scores of 32 and 30 respectively. Mr. M. Bisset played stylish cricket, but after his departure a collapse ensued owing to the excellent bowling of Mr. A. Burnett. Of the remaining six Colonials only two got into double figures, Mr. R. Graham having 11 and Mr. A. Bissett one less. Mr. A. Burnett had the splendid analysis of five wickets for only 16 runs, and it was in a great measure due to his success with the ball that the South Africans were all dismissed for the comparatively small total of 170. The first innings of the West of Scot­ land was commenced by Mr. A. L. Gra­ ham and S. Hirst in a bad light. They made a good start and by careful play carried the score to 35, when the former succumbed to a good ball from Mr. Sin­ clair, his share being 12. J. Hirst and Mr. T. O. Mathieson were soon disposed of, but Mr. Orr was playing good cricket. He soon lost S. Hirst, who made a very serviceable 19. The next three wickets fell rapidly after which Henson rendered Mr. Orr valuable assistance at a critical time. After making 14, the professional was unfortunately run out, and, Mr. Downs, who succeeded him doing little, things looked very black. Nine wickets were now down for a little over 80, and with only a few minutes left for play it was naturally thought that the last man would be dismissed before time was called. Mr. Hunter, however, succeeded in keeping up his wicket, and when play ceased for the day the score was 85 for 9 wickets. Messrs. Orr and Hunter next morning made a good stand for the last wicket, and carried the score to 111, when Mr. Hunter was bowled by Mr. Rowe. Mr. J. H. Orr’s not out innings of 18 was a valuable con­ tribution. The most successful bowler on the Colonial side was Mr. Rowe, who had 6 wickets. The South Africans entered upon their second venture 59 runs to the good, but Mr. Shalders soon lost his partner, Mr. Tancred getting in the way of a straight ball from Mr. Burnett. Soon afterwards Mr. Shalders was dismissed with his score at 21, and Mr. Sinclair’s innings of 20 was all too short. Mr. Reid, however, played well for 29, but Mr. Halliwell again failed. With Mr. Cooley in, runs came more freely, but his partner, Mr. A. Bisset, was soon dismissed. A good stand was now made between Messrs. Cooley and Graham, and a separation was not effected until the score had been taken to 160 for 8 wickets, when the latter was beaten by Henson. After Mr. Rowe came in Mr. Cooley, who had played a fine innings of 57 was unfortunate in being run out. Mr. Kotze, the last man, was soon bowled, and the innings terminated for 172—two more than in the first innings. The second innings of the West of Scotland was a miserable affair from be­ ginning to end. Having 232 to make to win they made a disastrous start. S. Hirst was dismissed without scoring, and Mr. A. L. Graham getting in the way of a ball from Mr. Sinclair soon followed him. J. Hirst and Mr. T. O. Mathieson made a laudable effort to put a better complexion upon the game, but after making 8, J. Hirst gave a chance to Mr. Cooley, which that fieldsman accepted. Disaster followed disaster, and Mr. Sinclair bowling finely six out of the remaining seven batsmen only contributed seven runs between them. Mr. A. N, Hunter, as in the first innings, made a great effort to improve matters, but with Mr. T. O. Mathieson bein'* bowled by Mr. Sinclair, the innings closed for the very small total of 5f. Mr. T. 0. Mathie­ son, who made f f, was the only batsman to make double figures. The South Afri­ cans thus won their second victory on Scottish soil by f80 runs. The third match of the tour was played at Perth on August 13, Perthshire furnish­ ing the opposition. Although the South Africans again proved victorious, Perth­ shire gave them a very good game. Perth­ shire, who batted first, were at the wickets for three hours and a half, during which time they compiled 198 runs. Everything pointed to a draw, as on the South Africans going to the wickets there only remained an hour and a half in which to get the f99 necessary to win. The wicket was an excellent one, but the first Perth­ shire wicket fell at 6. Mr. Joe Anderson and Mr. G. Burnfield played good cricket for f2 and 25 respectively. At the luncheon interval the score was 57 for two, but immediately after the resumption the third wicket ’went down. Three for 60. Mr. J. B. Craik and Turner made a good stand and carried the score to 110, when the former was caught at wicket for a patient innings of 13. Mr. Mailer, who played against the South Africans in 1894, then joined Turner and hit out in fine style. With the score at 167 the fifth wicket fell, Mr. Mailer being cleverly thrown out by Mr. Sinclair when he had made 16. Mr. A. K. Bell was now Turner’s partner, and the score was taken to 177 when Turner was completely beaten by Mr. Halliwell. His 55 was an excel­ lent display, his timing and placing being