Cricket 1901

368 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A u g . 22, 1901. TH E SOUTH A F R IC A N TEAM . With a record of five first-class matches won, nine lost, and a tie, in a total of fifteen matches played, the South Africans have reason to congratulate themselves. They cameto England absolutely strangers to turf wickets, and lost five out of the first six matches played. By this time they had become more accustomed to the new conditions, and of the remaining eight first-class matches they won four and lost four, while the Worcestershire match ended in a tie. It is generally considered to be a mistake for a touring team to play a mixed programme, and one cannot help thinking that it would have been far better for the visitors if their programme had been confined to first-class matches. They came over to England avowedly for educational purposes, and although visits to Ireland, Scotland and Wales doubtless added largely to their know­ ledge of those countries, not much was gained from the point of view of cricket. The mischief of it was that just as they were beginning to attract attention as a really good team which had great possi­ bilities in the way of development, they suddenly disappeared from the notice of the cricket public, and, so quickly do things move nowadays, that when they returned from their wanderings in Ireland and Durham their very existence had been almost forgotten. If these visits to dis­ tant parts of the British Isles had all been arranged for the end of the tour it would have been quite a different matter, for the serious work would have been over, and the cricketers could have made their visits to Ireland, etc., in very much the same manner as ordinary tourists who go to “ do ” a district. But they dropped out of notice in the very middle of the tour, and a greater mistake could hardly have been made. They were undoubtedly stronger at the end of the tour than at any other period, and after their defeat by Surrey at the beginning cf JulyJ their success was only interrupte by a beating by Yorkshire, and in tutu match they made such a splendid £ ht against what was prac­ tically the *.1.11strength of Yorkshire that they deserwcly gained the greatest credit. They wer^ decidedly unlucky in that Mr. Sinclt-i-, who was admittedly their best batsman, was not really in form until quite at the end of the tour, and this made a very great difference to the results, for they wanted one other first- class batsman very badly. As it was Mr. Hathorn, Mr. Shalders, Mr. Tancred, Mr. Murray Bisset and Mr. Halliwell all distinguished themselves, and all greatly added to their reputation. At first the batting struck one as having something wanting; the men seemed uncomfortable and often ungraceful, but it was remem­ bered that the first Australian teams were not by any means remarkable for a beautiful style. Gradually as they began to settle down they lost their stiffness, developed many new strokes, and evi­ dently profited by experience, until they were able to hold their own among English first-class men. The bowling turned out to be much better than was anticipated, and there is not a county team which could afford to dispense with men as good as Mr. Sinclair and Mr. Rowe. Nor were the other two bowlers, Mr. Kotze and Mr. Graham, to be despised, while at times they were in great form. The fielding of the team was decidedly good, and all the men worked hard from first to last. In Mr. Halliwell the team had a first-class wicket-keeper. It had been hoped that Llewellyn would be able to assist the team in several of its matches, but as it turned out he could only play twice at the beginning of the tour. Nor was Mr. C. O. H. Sewell, the Gloucestershire cricketer, available, as had been ex­ pected. The South Africans proved to be exceedingly popular, and they will carry home with them the very best wishes of all the cricketers whom they have met. W. A. B. RESULTS OF MATCHES. Won. Lost. Drawn. Tie. Total. First class .......... 6 ... 9 ... 0 ... 1 ... 15 Other fixtures ... 8 ... 0 ... 2 ... 0 ... 10 Totals ..........13 9 2 MAY. 25 16. Southampton, y. Hampshire, lost (innings and 51 runs) 20. Crystal Palace, v. London County, won (61 runs) 23. Beckenham, v. Kent, lost (7 wickets) 27. Leicester, v. Leicestershire, lost (9 wickets) 30. Bitmingham, v. Warwickshire, lost (inniDgs and 69 runs) JUNE. 3. Lord’s, v. M.C.C. and Ground, lost (63 runs) 6. Derby, v. Derbyshire, won (9 wickets) 10. Cambridge, v. Cambridge University, won (inn­ ings and 215 runs) 13. Taunton, v. Somerset, lost (311 runs) 18. Dublin, v. Gentlemen of Ireland, won (5 wickets) 20. Dublin, v. Dublin University, won (innings and 42 runs) 24. Liverpool, v. Liverpool and District, won (5 wickets) 27. Darlington, v. Durham, won (446 runs) JULY. 1. Manchester, v. Lancashire, lost (8 wickets) 8. Oval, v. Surrey, lost (59 runs) 11. Nottingham, v. Notts, won (94 runs) 15. Worcester, v. Worcestershire, a tie 19. Northampton, v. Northamptonshire, won (5 wickets) 22. Stoke, v. Staffordshire, drawn (rain) 26. Swindon, v. Wiltshire, drawn (rain) AUGUST. 1. Harrogate, v. Yorkshire, lost (151 runs) 5. Edinburgh, v. East of Scotland, won (innings and 42 runs) 8. Glasgow, v. West of Scotland, won 180 runs) 15. Clifton, v. Gloucestershire, won (innings and 105 runs) 19. Cardiff, v. Glamorganshire, won (132 runs) BOWLING AVERAGES (All Matches). No. Times Most of not Total in an innw out. runs. inns. Aver. Llewellyn (G. C. B.).. 4 .. 0 .. 163 .. 88 .. 38*25 M. Hathorn ... 39 .. 3 . .1261 .. 5*39 .. 35*02 W . A. Shalders .. ... 39 .. 0 ...1085 .. 103 .. 27*82 M. Bisset .......... ... 44 .. 4 . .1080 .. 184 .. 27*00 L. J. Tancred ... ... 45 .. 1 . .1125 .. 165 .. 25*56 A. Reid .......... ... 31 .. 1 . 710 .. 77*.. 23*66 E. A. Halliwell... ... 40 .. 8 . . 862 . 97 .. 23*29 A. V. Bisset ... 35 .. 2 . . 704 .. 151 .. 21*33 J. H. Sinclair ... ... 89 .. 1 . . 742 .. 80 .. 19*62 B. C. Cooley ... 16 .. 1 . . 242 .. 126*.. 17*28 C. F. Prince ... 13 .. 0 .. . 208 .. 96 .. 16*00 J. D. Logan, jun. ... 12 .. 0 . . 188 . . 41 .. . 16*66 R. Graham.......... ... 39 .. 9 . . 391 . 63*... 13 03 J. J. Kotze.......... ... 34 .. 9 .. 318 .. 52*.. 12*72 G. A. Rowe.......... ... 40 .15 . . 261 . . 32 . . 10*44 ■• Signifies not out. BATTING AVERAGES (First-class Matches). No. Times Most of not Total in an inns. out. runs. inns. Aver. M. Hathorn .......... 25 ... 2 ... 827 ... 239 .. 35 95 W . A. Shalders.......... 26 ... 0 ... 782 ... 103 ... 30 07 M. Bisset ................. 27 ... 0 ... 653 ... 184 ... 24*18 E. A. Halliwell.......... 25 ... 1 ... 552 ... 92 ... 23*00 A. Reid . ... .......... 19 ... 1 ... 412 ... 77*... 22*88 L. J. Tancred .......... 28 ... 1 ... 591 ... 65 ... 21*88 A. V. Bisset .......... 23 ... 2 ... 405 ... 94 ... 19*28 J. H. Sinclair .......... 23 ... 0 ... 428 ... 80 ... 18*60 B.C. Cooley .......... 12 ... 1 ... 170 ... 126*... 15*45 R. Graham................. 24 ... 7 ... 229 ... 63*... 13*47 C. F. Prince ...... 8 ... 0 ... 101 ... 39 ... 12 62 J. D. Logan, jun. ... 8 ... 0 ... 100 ... 35 ... 12*50 J. J. Kotze................. 23 ... 6 ... 211 ... 29 ... 12*41 G. A. Rowe................ 27 ... 8 ... 180 ... 21*... 9*47 Llewellyn (G.C.B.) played in one match only, scoring 4 and 88. * Signifies not out. “ CENTURIES” FOR (7). M. Bisset, v. Derbyshire, June 6 ........................184 A. V. Bisset, v. Durham, June 27 .................151 B. C. Cooley, v. Cambridge University, June 10 126* M. Hathorn, v. Hampshire, May 16 ......... ... 103 M. Hathom, v. Camtridge University, June 10. 239 W. A. Shalders, v. Somerset, June 13.................103 L. J. Tancred, v. East of Scotland, August 5 ... 165 “ CENTURIES” AGAINST (7). Capt. J. G. Greig, for Hampshire, May 16..........119 A. J. L. Hill, for Hampshire, May 16.................120 T. Horton, for Northamptonshire, July 18 ... 102* Lewis, for Somerset, June 13...............................100* Llewellyn (G. C. B.), for Hampshire, May 16 ... 216 Wainwright, for Yorkshire, August 1.................116 L. Walker, for London County, May 20 ..........114 * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES (All Matches). Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Llewellyn (G. C. B.) 121*4... 26 ... 371 ... 25 ... 14*84 J .H . Sinclair.......... 528*5... 89 ...1786 ...107 ... 16*69 G. A. Rowe ......... 948 ...244 ...2522 ...136 .. 18*54 J. J. Kotze .......... 5181...107 ...1626 ... 79 ... 20*58 R. Graham .......... 426 3... 70 ...1463 ... 65 ... 22*60 B. C. Cooley .......... 49*5... 6 ... 190 ... 7 ... 27*14 A. E. Halliwell ... 51*4... 9 ... 163 ... 5 ... 30*60 M. Hathorn .......... 10 ... 1 ... 40 ... 1 ... 40*00 W. A. Shalders (9-2--28-2) bowled in two innings, and M. Bisset (1-0-14-0) and J. D. Logan, jun. (3-0- 20-0), once only. BOWLING AVERAGES (First-class Matches). Overs.Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. E. A. Halliwell ... 39*3... 6 ... 127 ... 3 ... 42*33 M. Hathorn .......... 10 ... 1 ... 40 ... 1 ... 40 00 B. C. Cooley .......... 45*5... 4 ... 181 ... 6 ... 30*16 G. A. Rowe .......... 585*5...128 ...1750 ... 70 ... 25*00 J. J. Kotze .......... 355'5... 61 ...1215 ... 49 ... 24*79 R. Graham .. ... 282*3... 40...1046 ... 44 ...23*77 J .H . Sinclair......... 328 ... 43 1211 ... 61 ... 19*85 W . A. Shalders (9-2-28-2) and Llewellyn (74*4-12-241-18) bowled in two innings only, and M. Bisset (1-0-14-0) and J. D. Logan, jun. (3-0-20-0) once only. Graham and Cooley each delivered six no-balls, Kotze four, Rowe three, and Sinclair one. Kotze and Sinclair bowled a dozen wides apiece, Halliwell four, Cooley two, and Rowe and Graham one each. WANDERERS v. EALING.—Played at Ealing on August 10. W a n d erers . S. Colman, c Weir, b Mitchell ............... 55 H. D. Wyatt, c and b Kenny-Herbert ... 60 E. A. Beldam, c K.- Herbert, b Kay ... 70 C. A. Beldam, b Mit­ chell ....................... 4 E. H. Fischer, b Mit­ chell ........................24 J. E. G. Hadath, c Martin, b Kay........33 H. S. Goodall, not out 9 W . H. Waller, b Littlejohn .......... 1 S. S. Dens, not out ... 1 Extras .................40 Total (7 wkts)*297 J. E. Stedman and Marshall did not bat. *Innings declared closed. E a lin g . A. R. Littlejohn, b Stedman .................20 W . G. Cheatle, c Col­ man, b C. A.Beldam 2 E. M. Martin, c Sted- man, b C. A. Beldam 13 A . T. Coode, b Sted­ man ......................... 4 H. H. Perry, b Sted­ man ......................... 9 P. B. Wheeler, b Good­ all .......................... 16 C. P. Coode, b Sted­ man ........................28 S. S. Kay, b Stedman 18 A. T. Weir, not out... 19 W. S. Mitchell, b C. A. Beldam .......... 1 A. Kenny-Herbert, c E. A. Beldam, b Stedman................. o Extras .................82 Total ...182 T HE CLASSICS OF CRICKET: The Youog Cricketer’s Tutor. By John Nyren. 16mo, 180 pages, and Frontispiece representing Lord's Cricket Ground in 1833. Price, 1/-; post free, 1/2 .—Cricket Offices, 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. Printed and Published for the Proprietor by M e r r it t & H a t c h e r , L td ., 167, 168, and 169, Upper Thames Street, London, B.C., Aug. 22nd, 1901.