Cricket 1902

M a t 8, 19 02. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 123 of the moment, shout “ out,” he, think­ ing that he had heard the umpire, walked to the pavilion. Just as he was about to enter the gate the umpire called him back. A t the annual meeting of the Derby­ shire County C.C., on Friday last, the chairman, Mr. Arthur Wilson, was able to congratulate the members on the great success of the bazaar, of which the proceeds had brought the club out of debt and placed a balance in its favour. A sub-committee of five, consisting of Messrs. Mallens, Hunter, Briddon, Moult and Newbold, was appointed to meet five members of the committee, in order to discuss with them the management of the club in the future. F our of the Australians, viz., Arm­ strong, Duff, Carter and Hopkius, made their first appearance in a match in Eng­ land on Saturday for Esher Hgainst Thames Ditton, but owing to the rain none of them had an innings. Duff took two wickets for 10 runs, Armstrong two for 33 and Hopkins five for 38, while Carter’s wicket-keeping was considered excellent. Thames Ditton scored 99, and then rain came down. G eorge B rann scored 92 for Esher against Silwood Paik laBt week; C. McGahey, 74, for Essex Club and Ground v. Belgrave; R. E. Foster, 123, and W. L. Knowles, 66, for Bickley Park, v. Mr. R. O. Schwarz’s XI. ; and G. J. V. Weigall, 53, for Mr. Schwaiz’s XI. v. Bickley Park. T he rise of one of the most promising players in Queensland is thus sketched in the Brisbane Observer :— In 1894, W. Kenny was playing with the Caulfields as a sub-junior minor cricketer, and his left-hand howling had much to do with the success of that club, which won the premiership in three grades. Indeed, in his most successful season with that club he actually took over 100 wickets at less than two runs apiece. In 1895, while assiduously practising in the gardens, he attracted the attention of one of our then leading players, who, scenting a promising colt, took young Kenny in hand, with the result that he found himself a regular member of the Kangaroo Point team, for whom he often howled with success. He played with this club till the introduction of electoral cricket, since when he has been one of the Valley’s first eleven. Last season there was no interstate match, but had there been, Kenny would have had strong claims for inclusion. A C o m m it t e e m e e t in g of the Lanca­ shire County C.C. was held on Tuesday evening in Manchester for the purpose of considering whether Mr. A. C. Mac­ laren should play for Lancashire this season. Mr. Maclaren himself attended, and it was announced that he would play. W h e n Mr. Fishwick, who scored 67 in the first innings of Warwickshire against London County, had brought his total to 14, he had one of the luckiest escapes imaginable. He completely mis­ judged a ball from Braund, and returned it gently but high in the air to the bowler, who could hardly have missed it if he had tried. But just before the psychological moment, the sun, from behind a cloud, abruptly shone out full in the face of Braund, who, dazzled by this unlooked for appearance, was obliged to turn away his head, with the result that the ball dropped harmlessly. As far as one can judge from the result of one game, the Freshmens’ match at Cambridge last week does not seem to have brought to light very much talent, at least, of a high order. H. C. McDonell, the Winchester captain of last year, who is a useful slow bowler, a steady bat and good field, was the best all-round player, and should be well in the running for the University Eleven. K. R. B. Fry, a cousin, by the way, to C. B., who scored so well for Cheltenham College last season, played capital cricket in each innings. He is a strapping youngster, and gives every promise of becoming a dangerous bat. Otherwise, the cricket was hardly of a kind to make one en­ thuse, as Bret Harte was wont to say, '•to any great extent.” T h e Australian programme has been completed, that is, up to September 16, by the arrangement of a match at St. Helens for September 1, 2 and 3. It will be against Eleven of the District, and as the local authorities are not likely to have their field of selection unduly circum­ scribed, the Australians are pretty sure to have to meet a first class side. The New Zealand papers, just to hand, seem to suggest that the guarantees required by tJoe Australians for a tour in the Colony, on their return homeward, are far too high and, indeed, it is stated, positively, that tne leaders of cricket in New Zealand have given up all idea of receiving the Australian Team. T h e following were the positions of the clubs in the first-grade competition just completed at Sydney :— Competition W on. Lost. Drawn. Points. Sjdney ................... 6 Leichhardt-Balmain 6 Paddington ........... 5 North Sydney........... o G lebe......................... 3 V\averley.................. 3 4 Central Cumberland 3 4 Bedfern .................. 2 6 B u rw ood.................. 0 6 2 —12 S)dney and Leichhardt-Balmain have before this, nodoubt, played off the decid­ ing match, and then we shall know who is the champion of the season. Mr. A. G. S t e e l , K.C., is to be the President of the Marylebone Club for the ensuing year. The selection is one that will give great satisfaction. It is too one that speaks highly for the judgment of the governing body of the M.C.C. T h e Barristers are to play the Law Clerks at the Oval on the 23rd inst. It is the first meeting of the kind, and both sides are hopeful that the Lord Chief, who, as every well-informed 3 o 8 o 8 o 4 0 4 2 — 1 —2 1 0 Cricket reader knows, is the President of the Surrey County C.C., and has taken great interest in the arrangement of the match, will be able to be present. P. F. Warner, it is understood, will choose and Captain the Eleven to represent the Bar. W i l l you kindly permit me, writes Mr. D. J. Wadia, of 6, Parsee Bazaar Street, Fort Bombay, to point out that the statement in "Pavilion Gossip ” in your issue of March 27th (p. 40) that four individual hundreds in a match con­ stitutes an Indian record is incorrect. As recently as 1900 six individual centuries were scored in the match between the Bombay and Poona Gym­ khanas, played at Poona on September 10 and 11. This, I believe, constitutes, not only an Indian, but a world’s record for a two-dayB’ match. For the full scores in this match, I beg to refer you to p.p. 443-44 of Cricket of October 25th, 1900 (Vol. X IX .) I may also state that only three hundreds were scored in the match you have noticed, Trueman scoring 59 not out, and not 139 not out, as is given in “ Pavilion Gossip.” T h e report of the Marylebone Club states that the club in 1901 consisted of 4,783 members, of whom 406 were life members, and 369 abroad. Mr. E. Rutter was appointed on the committee, vice the late Right Hon. Sir A. L. Snith, and Earl Howe, the retiring president, Lord Harris, the Earl of Jersey, and Mr. R. A. H. Mitchell were to replace those retiring by rotation, viz., the Earl of Lichfield, Mr. W. H. Patterson, Mr. W. E. Denison, and Major Hardy. There has been a loss on the refreshment accounts of over £900, of which £750 has been expended on renewals, new stock, and repairs. Entrance fees and subscriptions realised £12,831, match receipts £4,395 14s. 61., and stands, etc., £4,230 10s. 6d. The total income was over £23,000. Match expenses were about £4,000. A n amusing little hit at Mr. Maclaren appears in this week’s Punch as follows:— OUR CRICKET PUZZLES. Persons interested, although so earlyin the season, in cricket analyses, are asked to analyse the following sentence from the official letter addressed to the Lancashire Club by Mr. A. C. Maclaren. “ Having returned from Australia feeling stronger than I have done for years, having practically banished all rheumatism, owing to a cure that I have been undergoing for the last four months, coupled with the fact that Mrs. Maclaren has also benefited, I am perfectly willing still to do my best to play for Lanca­ shire, always provided the Lancashire people wish to see me again, although it is quite impossible for me to accept the post which has been offered to me, which is considerably more remunerative than the last one, owing to the necessity of my being free to return home at any time when my presence is re­ quired there.” Mr. Maclaren already holds the record for the biggest score in first-class cricket. He now adds to his laurels the credit of the longest sentence in the literature of the game.”