Cricket 1902

34 6 CRIOKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A ug . 14, 1902. I t will be a relief to the cricket public of the Commonwealth, as well as to the cricketers with whom he is so popular, to know that Yictor Trumper has definitely determined not to leave Australia. Though rumour has been even more than usually incorrect in respect of the details which have appeared in the papers relative to a possible engagement in England, a dffinite proposal was un­ doubtedly made to him with a view to his remaining in England to qualify for a county—one remote from London by the way. Happily for Australian cricket, a good sportsman of New South Wales has given Y. T. a chance of remaining in Sydney which was too good to be refused. The announcements of his possible settlement in England were, to say the least of it, “ too previous.” T h e i r acceptance of the offer made from a Johannesburg magnate for a tour iu South Africa after the close of their English tour has caused a complete change in the plans of the Australian cricketers. As they are not to leave for the Cape till the end of September, there will be at least a fortnight to utilise after the conclusion of their last match at Hastings on September 10. It is possible that advantage may be taken of this to play two or three additional matches. Hampshire is anxious to meet the Australians again, this time at Bournemouth or Portsmouth. The Aus­ tralians would like themselves to have another go at Yorkshire, their only conqueror among the Counties. There is just a possibility of another fixture at the Oval. This last would be in the week following the St. Leger, which is run on Wednesday, September 10. I n their South African tour the Aus­ tralians will in all probability be without Hugh Trumble, who is regarded as a doubtful starter by the team themselves. As far as I can hear they will play six matches after they reach Cape Town. Of these, two will be at the Caps, one at Kimberley, one in Natal and one at Johannesburg. The preliminary arrange­ ments on behalf of the promoters of the tour in South Africa were made by F. Mitchell, the Yorkshire cricketer, whose work and interests now are mostly in Johannesburg. As yet, little information has seen the light of print with regard to the visit of the Oxford University Authentics to Indi* this winter. The cricketers of Ceylon are anxious that the Oaenians should play in that Island either on their outward or homeward journey. F. J. Marshall, the hon. pec. of the Colombo C.C., who has returned from the front with the Ceylon contingent, and is now with them in London, is in com­ munication with K. J. Key, who will captain the team going to India, and the hon. sec. of the Authentics on the subject. A m o n g the many Incogs, present at the Oval during the Test match were a trio of veterans who did the famous club yeoman service in their day. Two of them are high officers of the State, for the moment home from the West Indies, in the persons of Sir A. W. L. Hemmin?, Governor of Jamaica, and the Hon J. S. Udal, acting Chief Justice of Antigua. The third was the old gunner, Colonel Beaver, who was one of the most active Incogs, thirty or more years ago. T h e complete list of players who have represented England this year in the five matches against Australia is as follows :— Five matches :—A. C. Maclaren, F. S. Jackson, Tyldesley, Lilley, Braund and Rhodes. Four matches :—Hirst, G. L. Jessop and Lockwood. Three matches:—C. B. Fry and K. S. Ranjitsinhji. Two matches:—Abel and L. C. H. Palairet. One match r—Barnes, TateandHayward. R. C. G r e l l e t , for Hitchia, took all ten wickets of the Kingston team on Thursday last for 37 runs. Eight men were bowled. F o r the Harrow Wanderers v. Cheshire Gentlemen on August 8 and 9, Mr. A. J. Webbe scored 79 and 33 not out. For the same side Mr. M. C. Kemp made 38, and Mr. A. N. Hornby 17 not out. O n c e ! more the Hastings Festival is within sight, marking the near approaeh of the end of the season. The two matches will be Sussex and Kent v. Best of England on September 4, 5 and 6, and South of England v. Australians on September 8, 9 and 10. The South Eastern and Chatham Railway, and the South Coast Railway will issue cheap fares, and run excursion trains. In the experienced hands of Mr. William Car­ less, the honorary secretary, the arrange­ ments for the Week are certain to be admirable. A c o n t r a s t : Twelve years ago— August 14, 1890—A. C. Maclaren made his debut in first class cricket for Lan­ cashire v. Sussex at Brighton and scored 108. On Monday last, August 11th, G. Maclaren, a younger brother of A. C., made his debut in first class cricket in the same match and was bowled without scoring. F o r the M.C.C. against Leicestershire on Monday, Alec Hearne made the highest score of his career in first class cricket, his previous highest being 168 for London County v. the Australians in July 1896 at the Crystal Palace. His highest innings this season before the M.C.C. match was 73 against Surrey at Canterbury last week. I n 1876 Arthur Shrewsbury made his first hundred for Notts v. Yorkshire at Nottingham, and in 1882 William Gunn did the same thing for M.C.C. v. Somer­ set at Taunton. On Monday the same two batsmen, at the distance of all these years, each scored a hundred at Notting­ ham against Derbyshire. Gunn has now played sixteen innings (three times not out) against Derbyshire, with an average of 112.76. T h e team which has been chosen by the M.C.C. to play against the Austra­ lians to-day is as follows : W. G. Grace, K. S. Ranjitsinhji, E. Smith, H. B. Chinnery, W. Findlay, H. J. Stevenson, A. P. Lucas, Mead, Thompson, Young and Carpenter. Compared with some of the teams which the M.C.C. have turned out against Australians, this one seems exceedingly weak, especially i l bowling, and if it gives a good account of itself against our visitors, it will be a pleasant surprise. T h e interesting table given below was compiled by “ Wanderer ” in the Sports­ man :— E N G L A N D v. A U S T R A L IA (in England). & 00 a a 60 OS * S GO a a © Year. Oval. 2 9 I Leeds "o a .a « SS & GQ 1878 . N o m atch. 1880 . . E „ — ... . — .. — — — .. — 1832 .. . A .. — .. — ,, — — .. — 1884 .. D .. E .. . D .. — — .. — .. — 1886 .. E .. E .. E .. — — .. — .. — 1888 . . E .. A .. E .. — — .. — .. — 1890 . . E .. E . • — — .. — .. — 1893 . . E .. D . ! D — — .. — .. — 1896 . . E .. E . . A .. — — .. — .. — 1899 . . D .. A .. D .. D D .. — .. — 19.2 . . E .. D . . A .. — — .. D .. A * N o play through rain. B r a u n d is the first cricketer this season who has made a thousand runs and also taken a hundred wickets. On Monday his total was 1,070 runs and 112 wickets. Noble and Albert Trott would seem to be the next two men in the running. A c r ic k e t curiosity:—Against Derby­ shire on August 20, 1901, at Derby, Worcestershire scored 483 for three wickets (declared), H. K. Foster, Bow­ ley, and R. E. Foster each making over a hundred. Last week, on August 9, the same three men each made over a hundred against Derbyshire at Worcester, and the total was 463 for seven wickets. A comparison of the scores in the two matches may be interesting. August 20, 1901 :— W orcestershire . H . K . Foster, c Law ton, b Storer ......................152 F. Bowley, lbw, b Storer ... ... .....................140 E . Arnold, a ot o u t .. ... ...................................... 41 R . E . Foster, c Bestwick, b H u lm e.....................I l l W . H . B . Evans, not out ... .............................. 7 B 22, lb 7, w 2, nb 1 ..................... 32 T otal ..................................*483 * Innings declared closed. August 9, 1902 :— W orcestershire . H . K . Foster, st Humphries, b A shcroft ... 112 Bow ley, c W arren, b Law ton ..........................122 R . E . Foster, c Ollivierre, b Law ton ............1C9 W . W . Low e, c A shcroft, b Law ton ............ 9 G . H . Sim paon-Hayward, e Law ton, b Storer 18 Pearson, b Law ton ............................................... 57 W heldon, c and b H u m p h rie s.............................. 1 Gaukrodger, not out ............................................... 26 Bird, not o u t ................................................................. 0 B 1, lb 6, w 1, nb 2............................. 9 T otal (7 wkts.} ............ ... 453 T h e Calcutta Cup of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club was played for last week at St. Andrew’s, and was won by