Cricket 1902

O ct . 30, 1902. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 441 c ri c ke t counc ils , w h ile nat ur al ly keen ly a li ve to th e in te re s ts o f Y o rk sh ire and Y o rks h ir e p la ye rs , h is sh rew d in s ti n c ts and pra cti c a l bu s in ess -lik e capac ity gave to h is op in io n s a dese rved ly g rea t w e ig h t w he re an y ques tion o f ad m inistra ti o n in co u n ty cri ck et was concerned . T h e exp ress io n o f re g re t fro m th e Y o rks h ire C om m itt ee in re ce iv in g h is re s ig n a tio n was o nly a fittin g re cogn itio n of a lon g and honou rab le reco rd o f w o rk . In ad d iti o n Mr . W o s lin h o lm was made a l ife m em ber as w ell as a v ic e -p re s id en t of th e co u n ty c lu b , and a m m o f tw o h u n ­ d red gu in eas w as vo ted tob e expended in such m anne r as he Bhou ld se le ct. P end ­ in g th e ap po in tm e n t o f h is successor, Mr . W o s tin h o lm has k in d ly consented to con tin ue in o ffic e , and th e Y o rk sh ire p ro g ram m e f o r n e xt season is , a s hit he rt o, in h is hands. W he reve r th e Y o rk sh ire E le ven have p la yed o f la te years M r. W os te nho lm has, as a rule , accom pan ie d th em , and it is p le asan t to le a rn th a t h is cheery presence so fa m ilia r to th e m em ­ bers of o th e r coun ty c lu bs w ill not be m is s in g even now in Y o rk sh ire ’s o u t m a tches. Y o r k s h ir e ’ s p ro g ram m e fo r n e xt season w ill, as thi s yea r, in c lu d e hom e and hom e m a tches aga in s t a ll th e firs t- class coun ties e xce p tin g H am psh ir e . The fol lowi ng hom e fi xtures were al lo ­ ca ted as fo llo w :— To Sheffield, Surrey, Gloucestershire, Essex, and Cambridge University. „ Leeds, Kent, Middlesex, and Notts. ,, Bradford, Lancashire, Sussex, and Somerset. „ Dewsbury, Leicestershire. „ Hull, Warwickshire. „ Harrcga’e, Derbyshire. „ Huddersfield, Worcestershire. I t was a ls o proposed to p la y Second- e le ven m a tches : — At Bipon, v. Durham; at Middlesborougb, v. Northumberland ; at Barnsley, v. Surrey (2Ld X I ) ; and at Halifax, v. Northampton. The co u n ty e le ven w ill m ee t R o th e rham and D is tric t and N ort hal lert on and D is tric t p rio r to th e comm encem en t o f th e season p rope r. T h e W a rw ic ksh ire C ou n ty C .C ., like m ost o f its fe llo w s in firs t- c la sss c ric ke t, has been a heavy su ff e re r b y th e ve ry un fa vou ra b le w ea th e r p re va le n t la st summ er. A cco rd in g to th e hon . tr easu re r, th e m a tc h rece ip ts as com pared w ith those o f 1901 showed a ve ry g re a t fa llin g o ff , hardl y a m a tch be in g p la yed through ­ ou t w itho u t int er rup tion fro m rain . The ta k in g s in London C oun ty n iitc h d ropped fro m £ 140 to £4 2; S u rr e y , fro m £100 to £5 0 ; Y o rk sh ire , fro m £386 to £ 1 5 7 ; Lancash ir e , fro m £ 210 to £17; and Essex, fro m £134 to £10 . The cha irm an , w ho announced th a t a defi ci t am oun tin g to £2 ,600 had to be faced , sta ted th a t th e P res id en t, L o rd W ill m ghb y de B roke , had o ffe red to g iv e £50 if th irty -n in e o the rs w ou ld do th e tam e , add in g that he had a lr ead y rece iv ed tw e lv e prom is es o f £50 . I n v io w of th e annua l m ee tin g of the coun ty secre tarie s to be he ld at L o rd ’s on Tuesday, D ecem ber 9 th , th e fol lowi ng dates, w h ic h have a lre ad y been a rranged , w ill b o f use :— July 2.—Lord’s, Oxford v. Cambridge. ,, 6.—Lord’s, Gentlemen v. Players. „ 9.—Oval, Gentlemen v. Players. „ 10.—Lord’s, Eton v. Harrow. The cap ta i s o f th e firs t- c la ss caun ty elevens are to fo re ga th e r fo r th e purpose o f se le c tin g th e um p ir es fo r 1903, and for th e r business, if an y , a t Lo rd ’s on D cem ber 8 th . The cap ta in s o f the second-cla ss coun ty team s w ill m eet tw o days lat er also a t Lor d’ s. K e v . T h o m a s D uodecim o P l a t t , of P rts m ou th , th e R ec to r o f Ho ly T rin ity , P o rts a , w ho d ie d on th e 19 th inst ., was cap ta in o f th e H a rro w e leven in 1847-8. H e go t h is co lo u rs w hen only fi fte e n years o f age. S till, h is firs t in n in g s aga in s t E to n was a ve ry p luc ky d is p la y fo r o sm a ll a young s te r. H e w as, in deed , in f abou t 40 m in u te s h e lp in g to m ake a good s tand fo r th e la st w ick e t— no t a fre q u en t occurrence on th e ro u gh w ic ke ts o f th e e a rly days. VICTOR TRUMPKB. (Photo by It , Thiele <ts Co, C6, Chancery Lane, London ,) T h is m ov m en t to p resen t a te s tim o n ia l to V ic to r T ru m pe r in re co g n iti o n of h is sp l d id batt ing dur ing th e re cen t A us­ tra lia n to r , seems to have been ta ken up c ord iall y, as in deed it deserved to be in S ydney. A s tr ong com m it tee has been appo in te d to g iv e e ffec t to th e re so lu tio n passed at a m ee tin g he ld in S ydney on Sep tem ber 22nd, unde r th e p res id ency o f th e H o n . W . J . Tr ic k e tt. A p u b lic re cep tio n is also to be g iv en to T rum p e r on h is ar rival at S ydney , u n d e r g o auspices o f the C row n S tr ee t S choo l R oad B ys ’ U n i n . Am ong those w ho 'h ave p rom is ed the ir suppo rt are th e G ove rno r o f N ew S ou th W ale s, S ir H. H . R aw son ; e Act g P rim e M in ister, R ig h t H e n . A . D eak in ; th e A c ti ve C h ie f Ju s tic e , S ir John See; S ir W . J . L yn e , and th e Ri g h t H o n . G . H. R e id . O u r old fri e n d and contr ibu tor , F . F . K e lly , now hon . sec. of th e N ew York M etro p o lita n D is tric t League , has jus t earned a new cri ck e t d istinc ti o n in shape o f th e firs t p la ce am ong th e bo in th e pennan t m a tches o f th e le a H is p o s itio n is of th e g re a te r mer it f th e fact th a t in a d d iti o n to h a v in g best average, he bow le d th e g rea num be r of ba lls . To h is con s is te re lia b le bo w lin g was m a inly due success of th e K n ic ke rb o cke r At h l C lu b in w inn in g th e pennan t, th e em of th e L ;a g u e C ham p io nsh ip . The s p riz es g iv en b y th e p res id en t fo r m ost catches made du ring the seaso th e lo nge s t thr ow were w on , respec t b y W . Bunce o f th e Pa te rson C .C . C . A . W orm o f th e B ro o k lyn C .C . Bunc made n in e catches. The o ffi cia l ret o f W o rm ’s thr ow was 117 ya rds , in ches. T h e b e was a cu rio us co llapse o f th G e rm an tow n e le ven in th e ir m a w ith P h ila d e lp h ia a t W is sah ic kon A u s t 30 th . A fte r d is m is s in g Phi de lp h ia fo r 110, G e rm an tow n had the ir score w ith only fiv e ba tsm en The la s t fiv e w ic ke ts fe ll wit hout an run from th e b a t, a lt h ou g h th e in ju s t m anaged tow in b y a bye w h ic h to th e bounda ry af ter th e e ig h th w i had fal len. A n o th e r cu rio o f a d iff e ki nd was reco rded a ls o to G e rm an t c red it th e fo llo w in g S a tu rday , A . P rie s tm an and R . K rause playi ng G e rm an tow n aga in s t th e W ande scored s o even ly w h ile th e y w ere to g th at neve r m ore th a n a few runs d i th em . P jies tm a n was th e firs t to g e hund red , and th e ve ry n e x t ba ll K r a ls o reached th e same fi g u re . E reti red w ith ex a ctl y a hund re d to c re d it . T h e m a jo rity of th e team w h ic h is rep resen t th e O xf or d U niversi ty A u tic s in In d ia thi s win ter le ft T ilb u Docks in th e P . and O . steam er “ don ia ” on Fr iday la st fo r B om b K . J . K e y (t he cap ta in ), R . A . W illi and H . J . P ow ys K e c k fol low via M ar­ se ille s. A ll to ld th e a c tiv e stre n g th th e p ar ty w ill be fou rte en , con s is tin K. J. Key. H. B. Chinnery. C. Headlam. F. G. H. Clayton. G. H. Simpson-Hayward. R. A. Williams. F. H. Hollins. A .H . Hornby. H. J. Powys Keck. J. B. Aepinall. J. E. Tompkinson. R. H. Raphael. F. Kershaw. J. N. Ridley. A r i v i n g a t B om bay on N ovem be r 15 th th A u th e n ti c s m ee t th e Eu rop Par e s and H in doo s of th e P res id in tu rn . M a tches a t Poona , Secun bad , B anga lo re and M ad ras fol low C a lc u tta is reached at C h ris tm as . m a tches th e re w ill be p la yed , and th to D e lh i, w he re A ll- In d ia w ill be m Ja n u a ry 5 th , 6 th and 7 th . Laho re , R aw l P in d i, C aw npore a nd Jehpo r subsequ tly be v is it e d , a llow ing team to retur n fr om Bom bay e a rly M rc h . The to ur , w h ic h is th e jo w o rk of E . B ritte n H o lm es, th e hon . of th e A u th e n tic s , and F . H. S te w a r hon . sec. o f th e C a lc u tta C .C .,it is in t ing to add , w ill be ca rrie d ou t on stri c te t am a teu r lines .