Cricket 1901

434 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. O c t . 31, 1901 to welcome a Marylebone team, and still hopes that arrangements will be made to conduce to one coming tinder its auspices in the near future.” “ Then with regard to Australian tours in England P” “ So far from desiring to ‘ run ’ them, all the Melbourne Club did in the tour of 1899 was to lend its secretary, Major Wardill, for several months without a return of any sort. It gave its patronage to the tour naturally under such circumstances, and that was all.” “ The Melbourne C.C. represents in Australia very much what the Maryle­ bone Club does here. That is so, is it not ? ” “ It is conducted, at all events, solely in the interests of cricket, as is its proto­ type here. It gives its ground free in the case of all the intercolonial matches in which Victoria takes part, those versus New South Wales and South Australia for instance. A short time ago, when cricket was under a momentary cloud in Melbourne and the Victorian Association was unableto carry on intercolonial cricket, the Melbourne Club stepped into the breach to avoid an interruption in the sequence of matches. When the interest in the game had recovered, it handed back to the V.C.A. the control of the matches over which it had lost some eight hundred pounds. At all times indeed the club’s hand has been open to assist kindred clubs in case of need.” “ It is said that the team just arriving in Australia, would have been much stronger had better terms been offered to some of the leading professionals ? ” “ Some one said £300 and all their expenses and £25 for beer money was not enough for the pros. Taking into con­ sideration that they don’t earn half that in the winter (I am told this, I don’t know if it is so) and that they get the best trip in the world (only the five tests and six intercolonials being of importance, the rest being such a holiday as they would never enjoy under other circumstances). I think £300 very fair remuneration. I believe when £300 was first arrived at as being the fee the pros, themselves fixed that amount. Personally, I don’t believe in the system of giving one man more than the rest of the team. When it has been done it has not been too great a success. A man who is receiving more than his mates, seems to me to be greatly handicapped if he is not doing what is expected of him, that is, if he thinks of it all, and I have no doubt the others drop him a hint now and then.” “ What is your opinion of the team that has gone to Australia ? ” “ We shall not have to wait long before we get an idea of the possibilities. One thing I wanted to say about cricket in this connection was about the choosing of the side. If the M.C.C. are going to attempt it again, I think the time has come when they should seri­ ously consider the advisability of relaxing their ultra conservative idea of an amateur. It is easy enough to pick an ideal representative side to go to Australia, but the chances are there will be gentlemen among the number who use their brains to supplement their in­ comes, and who would have to make such serious sacrifices under the present regime that it would be impossible for them to go. As chairman of the sub­ committees of the Melbourne C.C. ap­ pointed to manage the visits of the English teams, I have often wished—knowing how costly the trip must necessarily have been to many of the gentlemen—that they could have been recouped in some way, but being aware of the views held in this side I never dared approach them.” With regard to cricket in Australia, Mr. McLaughlin was of opinion that it was improving generally in the outlying colonies. New Zealand has two very good bowlers, and there they have a keen desire to send a team to Melbourne, which Queensland will have the oppor­ tunity of welcoming Mr. MacLaren’s team this winter. The Brisbane Associa­ tion has an excellent ground. In Western Australia, too, they are very anxious to see first-class cricket. Arrangements have been made for the English cricketers to play there this winter. With regard to the Australian team coming to England next summer, Mr. McLaughlin was of opinion that the players would not be selected till much later than had hitherto been the case, so that really the best men could be chosen. He speaks highly of two young Victoria Cricketers, Saunders and Armstrong. The former is left hand of medium pace and has done some very good performances. Armstrong another youngster of about Hugh Trumble’s stamp, is a good bat as well as a fair right handed bowler of fast medium pace with a high delivery. South Australia has also a likely young bowler in Travers. He is left handed very much like Rhodes in style, but if anything, a bit slower. Hack a steady bat was very successful in South Australian cricket last season. In New South Wales there is still another Gregory coming onin a younger brother of Syd of that name. In fact, with Duff, Howard, Poidevin and others, Sydney has a number of very promising young cricketers. A copy of the annual report of the Melbourne Club has just reached Mr. McLaughlin. Everyone who remembers H. Graham’s brilliant batting with the Australian team in 1893 will share Mr. McLaughlin’s satisfaction that Graham had for the third year in succession secured a place on the merit board of the M.C.C. with the highest batting average of the season. “ KOMIC KR ICKET .” C op ies o f th e S c o re C a rd s o f th e M u sic H a ll A rtis te s ’ M a tc h , p la y e d a t th e O v a l o n S e p te m b e r 6 th , c a n s till b e h a d , p o s t fre e , 2 d ., b y a p p ly iD g to M k b r it t a n d H a t c h b b , L t d , 168, U p p e r T h a m e s S tre e t, L o n d o n , E .C . C RICKET Report Sheets, lOd. per dozen, post free. Order of Going-In Cards, 7d. per dozen, post free. Cricket Score Books, 6d. and Is. each ; postage, 2d. extra.— To be obtained at the Office of Cricket, 168, Upper Thames Street, London, B.C. CRICKET IN SCOTLAND. B y o u b S p e c ia l C o b b e s po n d e n t . Since the last issue of CWc&eiJ'an interesting match was played at Hawick on September 21st between Lord Dal­ keith’s team and another got together by Mr. A. J. Craig. Lord Dalkeith’s team, which won by 75 runs, included Albert Trott, of Middlesex, and G. W. Jupp (Somersetshire), T. Pryde—Scotland’s premier wicket-keeper—and the Hon. J. Maxwell Scott. Mr. A. J. Craig’s team also included two English County cricketers, Tunnicliffe and Denton, of Yorkshire; also D. L. A. Smith and A. S. Cairns, both of whom distinguished themselves when playing for the East of Scotland against the South Africans, as well as two Australians, W. Y . Woodbum and W. O’Hara. Lord Dalkeith’s team went in first and compiled 220 runs. Trott, who gave a splendid exhibition of hardhitting, made 111, the top score of the match. T. Pryde and G. W. Jupp also did very well with scores of 47 and 25 respectively. None of the remaining batsmen did much owing to the very successful bowling of W. Y . Woodburn, who captured six of Lord Dalkeith’s wickets for only 35 runs—the best analysis of the match. W. O’Hara took three wickets for 53. Tunnicliffe and W. Y . Woodburn opened the innings of Mr. A.J. Craig’ s team, but made a wretched start, the Yorkshire professional being caught off Trott’s bowling when he had made two. Denton and W. Y. Woodburn, however, effected a stand until the latter had to leave, being caught by Lord Dalkeith when he had 25 to his credit. Denton was next sent back caught and bowled by the Middlesex professional with his score at 22. D. L. A. Smith when 17 also fell a victim to a catch off Trott’s bowling, while A. S. Cairns was bowled by Jupp for 16. The innings of Mr. Craig’s team realised 145 runs or 75 to the bad. What Denton and Tunnicliffe failed to do with the bat they made up for by some splendid fielding. Trott was not very successful with the ball, his four wickets costing 55 runs. The Hon. J. Maxwell Scott was Lord Dalkeith’s most successful bowler. He also captured four wickets, but at a much less cost than Trott’s, viz :—four for only 12 runs. Lord Dalkeith’s team thus won, a, before stated, by 75 runs. DERBY SCHOOL. BATTING AVERAGES. No. Times Most of not Total in an Inns. Out. Runs. Inns. Aver. G. D. Wilson ... 19 ... 3 . 562 .,..100*.... 35*12 L. Sowter ......... . ... 20 ... 2 ... 311 ... 54 ..., 17-27 P. Young .......... ... 20 ... 4 ... 198 ... 67 , 1237 G. B. M oon .......... ... 7 ... 5 ... 25 ... 11 , 12-50 C. G. Dunning .... ... 16 ... 8 .. 93 ... 28 .... 7-23 W. A. Williams ... ... 16 ... 8 ... 98 ..-28 .. 7*23 F. Macgrcgor , ... 19 ... 1 ... 129 ... 28*..,. 7* P. Lynch ......... . ... 16 ... 2 ... 94 .., 22 .... 6. A. Refford .........., ... 17 ... 1 ... ICO ... 21 .... 6 A. B. Muddiman.... ... 12 ... 3 ... 54 ... 16 .... 6-50 H. Lynch ........... ... 14 ... 2 ... 26 ... 10 ..., 2-16 * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs . Wkts. Aver. P. N. Young ... ... 7 ... 1 .. . 23 ... 5 . 4-60 G. D. Wilson ... ...319-4.. . 93 ... 679 ...103 .... 6 79 L. Sowter .......... ...277 .. . 48 ... 656 ... 71 ..,. 9 24 P. Lynch .......... ... 68 .. . 10 ... 169 ... 13 .... 13*00 A. Hefford.......... ... 54 .... 8 ... 142 ... 10 ... 142