Cricket 1902

28 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. F eb . 27, 1902. Briggs has left behind him, a complete record of his performances in county cricket cannot fail to be of interest to the good folk of Lancashire, with whom he was so deservedly popular. This, the work of Mr. T. Swindell, has just been published in Manchester in pamphlet form, and can be had from the publishers. It will be sent post free for twopence by the author, whose address is 263, Morton Road, Eccles. Is there any truth in the report that A. H. Mehta, the Parsi bowler who is coming over to EDgland to qualify for county cricket, has after all thrown in his lot with Hampshire and not with Glou­ cestershire, as was at first stated ? As Beerbohm Tree says in “ The Red Lamp,” “ I wonder.” I believe I am right in saying that he did make an application to Hants. And now comes a rumour that another well-known native cricketer, this time not a Parsi, is seriously contem­ plating a similar step. A nother great player, Albert Trott to wit, has been airing his opinions for the benefit primarily of the pressman, and secondly of the cricket public. “ A. T.,” who as everyone knows is full- filling a winter’s engagement in New Zealand, has given bold advertisement through a New Zealand newspaper to Hirst and Braund. “ Alberto’s ” opmioii, and it is one of a good judge, is tLat Hirst and Braund are “ undoubtedly two of the best all-round cricketers in Eugland.” Does anyone doubt it ? E dward F airfax T aylor , who passed away a fortnight or so ago, would have probably taken a prominent position as a fast bowler had he been able to devote his attention to cricket seriously in the middle sixties. In the Rugby and Marl­ borough match, at Lord’s, in 1862, he did much to win the match for the Marlburians, taking thirteen Rugby wickets in the game. In his one match of 1865, for Surrey, he was decidedly : successful as a bowler. But he only I played once afterwards for the county, so that Surrey missed in all likelihood a good bowler. A responsible appointment in the House of Lord’s prevented his giving the time required for county cricket. He had for a long time taken an active interest in the Oatlands Park C.C. He was in the service of the House of Lord’s for thirty-seven years, latterly occupying the important position of taxing master. He was in his fifty- seventh year at the time of his death. A n Australian paper calls attention to the fact that no fewer than eight “ blobs ” were made by the Australians in the first two Australian matches. The trio who missed getting a “ duck ” were Darling, Trumble and Jones. K irkwood , a young player who was one of the few South Australians to show to any advantage with the bat in the match against South Australia, at Ade­ laide, in the middle of last month, seems to be a batsman of considerable promise. In view of the uphill game that South Australia had to play, the fact that he got the highest aggregate on the side with fcores of 33 and 67 shows that he is not lacking in pluck. Nor will it alto­ gether displease some of the less fastidious of us to learn that “ some of his strokes are not quite orthodox.” If it is true that his style, characteristics, and in the manner in which he holds his bat he is strongly reminiscent of Frank Mitchell, the Yorkshire cricketer, he will be good enough for most of us. THE OLD FOLKS AT HOME. Way down by Paramatta river,— Down Melbourne way— Dere’s something has upset our liver; What will de old folks say ? We hoped to lick de whole creation, But sadly we roam, Still longing for to say------nation* (Just like de old folks at home). Half de team am maimed and weary ; Why did we come ! Oh ! Archie, it am berry dreary, Ear from de old folks at home. All round de Colonies we galloped; Eightcens we played, And many local teams we walloped, Many de runs we made. When we were playin’ with de yokels Happy were we, Though dere was once a team of locals Dat gave us beans for tea. Half de team, etc. One little win in four test matches, Who sad as we ! Our luck has only come in patches, Barnes went and hurt his knee. Wait till we see our Wilfred bowlin’, Across de foam, Den we shall hear de Cornstalks howlin’, Far from dere own folks at home. Half de team, etc. W.A.B. *Part of this word is illegible in the manuscript. Perhaps it is as "well.—[E d .] (ffomgponitna. The Editor does not hold himselj responsible tor the opinions of his correspondents. A QUERY. To the Editor of C r ic k e t . S ir , —In N vren’s book on cricket, pub­ lished in 1833, the author supplements his remarks on the Hambledon players with “ A Few Memoranda respecting the Progress of Cricket.” In dealing with the latter, Nyren remaiks, “ Mr. Ward obligingly furnished me with a small MS., written some years since by an old cricketer, containing a few hasty recol­ lections and rough hints to players, thrown together without regard to method or order.” I am anxious to dis­ cover, if possible, the identity of the “ old cricketer ” referred to by Nyren. So far, as I am aware, his name has never been revealed. Yours, etc., T he G entleman in B lack . London : Feb. 23, 1902. THE ENGLISH TEAM IN AUSTRALIA. THE MATCH v. TWENTY-TWO OF GOULBURK. NINTH OF THE TOUR. Played at Goulbum on December 20 and 21: The English team won by 6 wickets, with a few minutes to f GOULBURN AND DlbTBIOT. First innings. Costello, run o u t................. 1 Brocks, c Braund, b Lilley 5 Newton, lbw, b Lilley ... 2 Howard, b G unn.................. 2 Carr, c Tyldesley, b Gunn... 33 Carew, b Gunn ...................43 Shaw, c Gunn, b Jones ... 3 Grogan, b Gunn .................. 10 Taylor, run out .................. 8 Gribble, b J o n e s..................26 Clifton, b Gunn .................... 5 Hunt, c Hayward, b Jones 16 M ’Alister, c and b Jones ... 0 Cook, c Braund, b Jones ... 4 Best, c M ’Gahey, b Jones... 4 Noaworthy,c Gunn, b Jones 0 ~ ' 116 Second innings. b Quaife ........... 9 c Lilley, b Jones 0 b Braund ... ... 52 c and b Quaife ... 10 c Maclaren, b Robson ........... 4 cBraund,bRotson 11 c Hayward,bJones 1 s t R o b s o n , b Braund ...........23 cHayward,bJ ones 1 c and b Jones ... 2 st Garnett, b Quaife ...........28 cBraund,bRobson 9 b Robson ........... 3 cBraund,bRobson 0 c Jones, b Braund 0 Sands, run out Tickner, c Gunn, b Jones M ’Cormack, c Braund, b Jones .................................. 1 Smith, not out ................... 0 Nesbitt, c Garnett, b Jones 4 Grainger, b Jones ........... 0 Extras.......................... 6 Extras... not out.................. 3 cBraund,bRobson 1 Total .................. 190 Total (16 wkts)*165 * Innings declared closed. E ngland . Hayward, st Smith, b Hnnt.............................24 Quaife, b H unt........... 5 Braund, not out ...4 0 A . C. Maclaren, run out ............................. 12 Lilley, absent ........... 0 Extras..................... 14 Total ...192 H. G. Garnett, b M’A lister................... 1 Robson, b Grainger ... 4 Tyldesley. c Cook, b Carew .................. 18 C.M’Gahey,cM.’Alister, b Carew .................. 55 Gunn, c Smith, b G rainger.................. 21 A.O.Jones,cM’Alister, b Carew .................. 3 Second inDings : H. G. Garnett, c Sands, b Grogan, 64 ; Robson, noi, out, 1; Tyldesley, c M ’Cormack, b M ’Alister, 36; C. M’ Gahey, not out, 16; Gunn, b Grogan, 0 ; A. O. Jones, run out, 41; extsas, 16.— Total (four wickets), 164. G oulboubn and D istrict . First innings.—Lilley, 2 for 88 ; Gunn, 6 for 62; Jones, 10 for 49 ; M ’Gahey, 0 for 35. Second innings.—Jones, 4 for 49 : Braund, 3 for 44 ; Maclaren, 0 for 11; Robson, 6 for 41; Quaife, 2 for 12. E ngland . First innings.—Grainger, 2 for 41; M’Alister, 1 for 43 ; Nesbitt, 0 for 15 ; Carew, 3 for 27; Grogan, 0 for 18 ; Hunt, 2 for 21. Second innings.—Grainger, 0 for 20; M ’Alister, 1 for 23 ; Nesbitt, 0 for 11; Carew, 0 for 14 ; Grogan, 2 for 24 ; Hunt, 0 for 26. THE MATCH AGAINST EIGHTEEN OF BENDIGO. ( te n t h of t h e t o u r .) Played at Bendigo (Victoria), on December 26 and 27. E nglish T eam . First innings. Second innings. A. O. Jones, c Hall, b Harry 66 c Harry,b Upton 35 Tyldesley, st Fellow, b Harry 4 c and b H. H all 73 Hayward, c and b M 'N eill... 87 c Reed, b Harry 6 G. L. Jessop, c Deravin, b M urray..................................19cT.Hall,b Upton 27 Gunn (J.), c Green, b T. Hall 1 c and b T. Hall 29 C. McGahey, c Murray, b H. Hall ..................................32 G. H. Garnett, c Mackay, b Deravin .......................... 23 Quaife (W . G.), not out ...73 not o u t ....................25 S. Barnes, c and b Harry ... 23 C. Robson, c H. Hall,b Harry 0 Green, c Bayliss, b Harry ... 4 Extras ................... 9 Extras............... 9 Total ... ...341 Total (5 wktB) 204