Cricket 1901

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All communications to be sent direct to the Offices of Cricket, 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. $a\nlton Gossip, The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Bamle E. A. D uef followed up his innings of 227 not out, which was commented on last week in “ Gossip,” by another of 185 on the follow ing Saturday, March 2nd. This was for North Sydney against Bur- wood. When he had made about 130 he touched an off-ball and it apparently went over the bails. But a bail fell as it passed, and on appeal neither umpire would give a decision, not being able to see what had happened. It may be said that the wicket-keeper was standing back, and that there was little wind. T h is 185 of Duffs is his eighth innings of a hundred in first-grade cricket for North Sydney. His last three innings for the club were 121, 227 not out and 185. A noth er curious incident happened in Sydney cricket on March 2nd. Warren Bardsley, in the course of an innings of 102 not out for Glebe against Paddington attempted a run, and was apparently thought by the wicket-keeper, K elly, to be so far out of his ground when the wicket was put down, that Kelly threw up the ball, lay down at full length to rest himself, and did not appeal. The batsman was leaving the wicket, when the umpire, S. P . Jones, informed him that he was not out. A ccording to the Sydney Referee, Alec Bannerman, the famous old Australian sticker, bats at the Sydney Cricket Ground nets regularly, and still shows pretty good form. As a field he has lost some of the dash of 23 years ago. He has an average of 56 for Paddington this season. He has practically retired from club cricket ow ing, it is said, to his skipper, M. A . Noble, sending him in to bat tenth. Noble doesn’t believe in stone­ walling tactics for two afternoons’ matches— unless a rot sets in. H is theory is, of course, thoroughly sound. But tenth seems a bit rough on such a light as the historic stonewaller, especially on a batting side such as Paddington now has. O u r contemporary also comments on the batting of Duff, Noble and Trumper, as follows R. A. Duff on Saturday completed his 1,000 runs in Association matches for the season. In the Inter-State contests he