Cricket 1901

S e p t. 12, 1901. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 407 A L A D IE S ’ CR ICK ET MATCH . The following amusing comments on a game between two teams of ladies at Liskeard are taken from the Cornish Times :— “ In a cricketing sense, it must be sorrowfully admitted that Liskeard ladies are by no means in the front rank, and judging by their display on Wednesday they have much to learn ere they can make even a respectable show with bat and ball. At present there is no ladies’ club in the town, and one could easily believe that some of the members of the team had never previously had a bat in their hands, but it is on the tapis to form a club next year. The St. Germans’ representatives, however, are compara­ tively speaking ‘ old hands ’ at the game, their club having been in existence four years, and their eleven now includes some passable cricketers — that is, of course, from a feminine point of view. No one visiting the field on Wednesday expected to see a first-class game of cricket, neither did they witness one. The ‘ batsmen,’ as the ladies termed them­ selves, who survived an over or two, gave any number of chances—some seemed to give one almost every other ball they played. But the ‘ leather ’ showed a decided inclination to pass through the hands of the ‘ fieldsmen ’ to mother earth, and, further, had an objectionable little trick of dropping a yard or so too short or too far, and occasionally a little wide just for variety, and some of the batters consequently had about as many ‘ lives ’ as a cat is reputed to possess. The vagaries of the ball, however, did not discourage the ladies, and from first to last they appeared as keen as though they were engaged in an Anglo-Australian test match. The umpires occupied rather curious positions, inasmuch as they were veiitable M.O.’ s, and what with signalling wides, looking out for ‘ leg-befores ’ (when given out for an infringement of this rule the ladies said it ‘ did not count,’ and stayed at the wicket!), directing the ‘ batsmen ’ when to run and whtn to remain in thtir creases, giving batsmen and bowlers advice, applauOing good play, keepingan eyetowaids tbethrower- in (very nectssary!), occasionally wit­ nessing a ‘ yorker ’ at the wrong end Of ihe pitch and other bowling freaks, watching aLd verbally correcting the scoiing-board, losing count of the number of balls bowled in an over, looking expect­ antly towards the tea-tables as the after­ noon wore on, and numerous et ceteras — with all this and more also they had a busy time, but appeared to enjoy the proceedings quite as much as the specta­ tors. Several of the ‘ fieldsmen’ essayed to throw in d Phomrne, with only partial success, the ball occasionally flying about in that delightfully erratic manner peculiar to the sex, while a humorously- inclined local cricketer—a mere man, of course—described the fielding as akin to *handing up buckets at a fire.’ Some of the bowleis knew where the ball was going, others seemed to have a rather hazy idea as to its course. Rucket-like, it occasionally went up and pitched (?) sometimes near the stumps, but oftener not. Several of the players showed fair skill as ‘ batsmen,’ but in the case of some of the others the ball considerately hit the ba t; when it failed to do so and was straight, there was inevitable havoc in the ‘ timber-yard.’ ” A N N U A L M EET ING OF THE N EW SOUTH W A L E S CR ICKET ASSOCIATION . At the annual meeting of the New South Wales Cricket Association the chairman (Mr. W. J. Trickett) in moving the adoption of the report, said that he regretted that the scoring on the balance- sheet was not as good as the scoring on the field during the past season. He referred with pleasure to the fact that an English team was coming to Australia during the ensuing season. He hoped it would be a representative one. He referred to the fact that there was a deficit, but the trustees of the ground had come to the rescue with an advance of £200, which had considerably helped the association. One of the reasons for the deficit was the financial arrangement with South Australia with regard to the proceeds of inter-state matches. Mr. J. M. Gibson, in seconding the adoption of the report and the balance-sheet, thought that in the coming season the incoming committee should consider some re­ arrangement with South Australia with regard to home and home matches. He regretted that the balance-sheet was not a more favourable one, but it was a pleasure to find the trustees of the Sydney Cricket Ground coming forward with a loan of £200 without interest. It was a matter for regret that the usual ground grants could not be made this year. The balance-sheet showed a debit of £110. The report said that owing to various causes (viz., the postponement of the principal fixture of the year, the match against Victoria, and the amount paid to the South Australian Cricket Association on the adjustment of accounts of the two State matches, viz., £179 out of the profits), the income from the Inter-State matches was only £540 13s. 6d., an amount barely sufficient to pay umpire’s fees and the cost of sending the team to Adelaide and Melbourne, and it became necessary for the association to seek temporary assistance. The trustees of the Sydney Cricket Ground generously ad­ vanced the sum of £200, in order that “ cricket interests” might be properly fostered and the welfare of the game might not suffer through want of funds. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. C. J. M. (>.—The only two previous instances were Brown 300 and Tunnicliffe 243 for Yorkshire v. Derbyshire, at Chesterfield, in 1893, and Major Poore 314 and Capt. Wynyard 225 for Hampshire v. Somersetshire, at Taunton, in 1899. J, H. E. D a w k . —Many thanks. See varions parts of the paper. B O M B A Y G Y M K H A N A 1 v. P A K S E E G Y M K H A N A . Played at B om bay on A u gu st 17. B o m b a y G y m k h a n a . First innings. Second innirgs. M. Heath, b Kharas .......... 0 c Panthakay, b Pccha ..........27 S. M. Powell, b Daver.......... 0 b H. KaDga ... 8 A. C. Rumboll, b Kharas ... 2 P. J. Mead, c and b Daver... 1c Vakil, b Pocha 0 H. P. Rebblethwaite, b Daver ............................... 8 c Belgaumwalla, b Daver .......... 2 Capt. Carnegy, lbw,b Daver 2not out................. 33 F.J.Clark, c Kharas, b Da\er 4 J. S. Milne,c Daver,b Kharas 9b Pocha ..........28 W. Hescolt, c and b Kharas 0 H. B. Bumfy, not out ... 1b Pocha .......... 0 Capt. Andersen, c Kharas, b Daver ........................ 1 Extras ................. 3 Total........................31 Total (6 wits) P arfee G ym kh ana . H. D. Kanga, run out 8 Pavri, c Mead, b Clarke 11 Billimoria, b Milne ... 12 Dub«sh, c Hebbleth- waite, b Milne.......... 1 Mody,cHeath,b Clarke 1 Kbaras.c Scott,b Milne 3 Belgaumwalla,cMilne, b Rumboll ..........13 Vakil, c Burney, b Rum boll.................17 Pocha,c Milne, b Rum­ boll ........................ 2 Panlhaky, c Powell, b Rumboll .......... 5 Daver, not out ... 2 Extras .......... 2 Total 77 B o m b a y G y m k h a n a . O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. Kharas .......... 7 2 15 4 Daver .......... 6'4 0 14 6 ........... 5 0 22 1 Pocha 9 2 33 4 Pavri 6 0 34 0 Mody 3 1 9 0 H.Kanga4 0 0 1 P arsee G ym k h an a . O. M. K. W . O. M. R. W . Milne......... 15 2 47 3 1Clarke ... 10 4 12 2 Rumball ... 4*5 0 16 4 | POONA GYMKHANA v. PARSEE GYMKHANA. Played at Poi na on August 19. P o o n a G y m k h a n a . Capt. Wood, lbw, b Pccha... 33 c Belgaumwalla, b K tiaras......... 41 Capt. Douglas, b Kharas ... 4b Kharas .......... 8 E. L. bale, c R, E. Mody, b Kharas...............................43 c Dustur, b Watcha ........ 13 A. D. Wilkins, b Kharas ... 1b H. Kanga ... 5 Capt. Bigntll, c Vatcha, b Dustur...............................16 b Pocha ............36 Major Pinney, run out ... 17 c Du««tur, b Watcha .......... 1 F. L. Sprolt, b Va^cha ... 2 L/. C. ftiilman, lbw, b Davur 3 W . H. Sprott, c Kanga, b D avur................................ 8 Capt. Duncen, b Kharas ... 0 F. B. Young, not ou t........... 2 Extras ................. 6 Extras ... 10 T.tal.. ...135 P arsee G ym k h ana . Total... . 123 H. D. Kanga, c and b Wil­ kins ...............................45 H.H.£e’gt»umwalla,b Wood 2 M. H. Dttvur, b JMillinan ... 14 R. E. Mody, b Wilkins ... 12 D. E. Mody, c Bignell, b Douglas ........................19 K. K. Kharap, cand b Wood J. J. Pocha, lbw, b Wood ... P. H. Davur, run ou t.......... P. D. Kanga, not cut . P. H. Dusiur, c Douglas, b Milman ........................ M. B. Watcha, b Milman ... Extras........................ b Wood .......... 1 cDouglas,bWood 0 b Wood ........ . 0 cDouglas,bWood 32 c Fignell, b Doug­ las .................19 b Wood .......... 5 b W ilkins......... 0 b S ale................. 5 b Wilkins .......... 0 not cut ......... 5 not out .......... 2 Extras..........11 Total ...104 Davur Kharas Pocha Vacha Wood S * le ......... Milm n ... Douglas ... Wilmns ... P o o n a G ym khana. O. M. K. W. 11*3 1 36 3 .......... 25 6 45 4 ........... 10 2 29 I*........... 5 0 14 1 ........... Belgaumwalla S.D. Karga ... P a r s e s G ym khana. O. M. R. W. 102 24 7 3 ......... 90 2. 7 0 .......... 101 16 8 3 ........... 48 20 3 1 ......... 48 15 1 2 ......... Total O. M. R. W. 64 120 36 30 12 2 O. M. R. W, 96 24 9 4 tO 14 5 1 84 1? 7 1 4s 9 3 1 36 5 3 2