Cricket 1901

442 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. O c t . 31, 1901. E. B o o k e r , the centre forward, who has done the principal part of the scoring for the Cambridge University Associa­ tion eleven so far this football season, learned bis football at the City of London School. He is also a good useful cricketer, though he did not have a trial at Cam­ bridge last summer. At least he showed excellent all round cricket on the few occasions on which he appeared in Sur­ rey’s trial matches at the end of the season of 1900. A t the annual meeting of the Captains of the first class counties, the following were elected to officiate in the First Class County Matches of 1902. All the coun­ ties were represented with the exception of Sussex. W . Hearn, Hertfordshire. R. G. Barlow, Lancashire. C. E. Bichardson, Leicestershire. A. A. "White, Kent. W . A. J. West, Northants & Warwickshire. V. A. Titchmareh, Hertfordshire. A. Shaw, Notts and Sussex. W. Richardp, Warwickshire. G. Porter, Derbyshire. J. Phillips, Middlesex. W . Wright, Kent. H. Wood, Surrey. J. E. West, Middlesex. H. Carlin, Notts. F. Martin, Kent. W . Attewell, Notts. T. Mycroft, Derbyshire. G. Bean, Sussex. J. Moss and H. Shaw. The changes for next year are the substi­ tution of F. Martin, H. Carlin, W. Attewell, H. Shaw and G. Bean for J. A. Hede, J. Hede, M. Sherwin, J. Wheeler and A. T. Smith. A l l being well the Orient Steamer “ Omrah,” with the English cricketers on board, should be due at Adelaide next Tuesday. They had a hearty send off on the 27th of last month, when with the exception of G. L. Jessop, who preferred to go via Marseilles, the team started from Tilbury on the first stage of their long journey. As a mere reminder it will be well to give the names of the fourteen players who have gone. A. C. Maclaren (Lancashire) (capt.) H. G. Garnett (Lancashire). A. O. Jones (Notts). G. 1-. Jessop (Gloucestershire). C. McGahey (Essex). C. Robson (bampshire). Hayward (Surrey). Quaife (W. G.) (Warwickshire). Tyldesley (Lancashire). Lilley (Warwickshire). Blythe (Kent). Gunn (J.) (Notts). Braund (Somerset). Barnes (Lancashire). Now that they are off it will serve no useful purpose to discuss their capabilities as a side. There is at least plenty of possibilities, and if certainty not repre­ sentative they may confidently be ex­ pected to uphold the reputation of English cricket. I n grateful recognition of their splen­ did work the Yorkshire eleven have done this year in securing the County Cham­ pionship, the Committee of the County Club have decided to present a piece of plate to each of the thirteen members, who practically formed the team. The annual general meeting of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club, by the way, has been fixed to take place at Sheffield, on the 27th of next month. T h e following dates have been fixed by the South Wales Cricket Association for the matches to be played by the English Cricketers in Sydney •— November 23.—England v. New South Wales. December 14.—England v. Australia (first test match). February 1.—England v. New South Wales. February 16.—England v. Australia (fourth test match). F. F. K e l l y , whose all round play was far and away the best feature in the cricket of the New York side against the English team, will be remembered to many Cricket readers as an active mem­ ber of the Stoics and Emeriti Clubs some years ago. Just before the match against Mr. Bosanquet’s Combination, he had been batting in rare form. His last five scores prior to this were as follows :— August 26, v. 8. 8. Etruria.................. .............*106 August 21, v. Nelson Lodge ...........................*20 September 2, v. B rooklyn.......................................4 September 4, V. Philadelphia .......................... *38 September 6, v. Merion ..................................*14 182 * Signifies not out. R e a d e r s of Cricket , and their name is legion, -will be interested to hear that Maurice Bead’s hand has not lost its cunning. His record, in fact, for Tich- borne Park during the past season is quite out of the ordinary. He commenced 18 innings, was 3 times not out, and, with 245 not out as his highest score, made 1,602 runs, average 100'13. Al­ though not actually a best on record, it is altogether remarkable for a player, who gave up participating in important cricket some seasons ago after assisting his county for the best part of twenty years. Reid’s highest innings for Tich- borne Park during the season were:— 150, v. Hants Police on May 30; 111, v. Royal Artillery on June 11; 245 not out, v. Boyal Navy on June 22; 106, v. Worthy Park on June 25; 152, v. Bishop’s Waltham on July 23 ; 100, v. Old Edward- ians on August 1; and 107, v. Emeriti on August 3. S in c e the last number of Cricket appeared, news has reached me of a very unusual bowling performance by Mr. T. A. Higson, formerly of the Derybshire eleven, but who assisted the second team of Lancashire on a few occasions during the past season. The match in which the feat was performed took place at Cromford on September 12 and 13, be­ tween Mr. A. E. Lawton’s X II. and Mr. E. M. Wilkins’ X II., and Mr. Higson, assisting the former, obtained all eleven wickets in an innings. His analysis read—19'2 overs, 5 maidens, 31 runs, 11 wickets. T h o u g h rather belated the news that a record for New York was established on June 29th, will none the less be of interest particularly to the many who go in for cricket curios. Ittooktheshapeof twenty- nine runs off one over. The batsman to immortalise himself was F. J. Prendergast who made two 6’s, one 5 and three 4’s off one over of F. A. W . Ireland, playing for the Manhattan Club of Brooklyn against the Livingston Field. Another good per­ formance was recorded in New York on August 17th, when S. B. Standfast (116) and Archie Brown (110) both not out, each got a hundred in the same innings for the Brooklyn Club against the Montclair Athletic Club. T h e latest development in Philadel­ phian cricket is the formation of a Veteran Cricketers’ Association. The idea suggests the fertile brain of that most charming of cricket personalities, Mr. Henry Cope, who was mainly responsible for (he two visits of Haverford College cricketers to England. With him as secretary no one who has had the pleasure of his acquaintance will be surprised to hear that in a very short time nearly 200 members enrolled themselves in the new association. The objects of the associa­ tion will be best gathered from the circular sent out by the promoters:— P h il a d e lp h ia , October 5th, 1901. T h e undersigned agrees to becom e a m em ­ ber of the “ V eteran C ricketers’ A ssociation of Philadelphia,” whose object shall be the cherishing am ong each other of th eir life ­ lo n g love of the “ noble g a m e ” and the encouraging, b y every means in th eir pow er, of a lik e devotion am ong the youn ger players. T h e m embership shall consist of the founders and of such cricketers, over fo rty years of age, as m ay be elected b y the Jixecutive Comm ittee. A n annual reunion shall be h eld for the election of officers, etc., and the E xecu tive Comm ittee Bhall arrange for one or more veteran matches each season. T h ere shall be no annual dues or assessments of a n y k in d ; but the members w ill be in vited to m ake pmall subscriptions to a purse, w h ich purse shall be expended b y the E xecu tive Comm ittee for the purchase of prizes, to be aw arded by them to the you n ger players for their encouragem ent in th e gam e. T h e death of the Master of the Bolls, Sir Archibald Levin Smith, last week, removes and old University athlete who was equally successful both as a wet and a dry bob. He was not only in the Camb­ ridge University Eleven, but rowed in the boat. As a cricketer he subse­ quently played for M.C.C., but prac­ tically gave up the game early. As Master of the Bolls he succeeded another keen supporter of cricket, the Lord Chief Justice, who is the president of the Surrey County C.C. He was President of M.C.C. in 1899. T h e English team which is leaving for a tour in the West Indies in January next, will after all have the opportunity of visiting Jamaica during their stay in the islands. It was at one time feared that circumstances would prevent the arrangement of matches there. Happily, whatever difficulties there were have been removed, and one of the most pleasing features of a West Indian trip therefore will not be missing.