Cricket 1902

456 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. Nov. 27, 1902. F OR SALE.—“ Scores and Biographies,’*Vola. 1 to 4 , complete set of Cricket Newspaper, 19 vols., Wisden’s Almanack. 1878-1901, inclusive, in excellent condition.— H a z e l w o o d , 1 6 , Ennerdale Road, Rich- mond-on-Thames. “ PAT T I SSON ” LAWN BOOTS. and MOST ECONOM ICAL. Used at LORD’S, The Oval, and the Principal Clubs at Home and Abroad. Soles o f best English Sole Leather (Waterproofed) and 'iyre Rubber. The “ F ie ld ” says : “ As good as anything that could be devii ed.” Dr. W . G. G bace writes: “ They are the best I have ever seen.’* Mr. T. H e a b n e 'writes: “ The very thing w an ted for years.” Mr. A pi hd (The Oval) ■writes: “ The test I have tv* r used.” Mr. G o o d w in (Liverpool C.C.) writes: “ To ufe them is to know their value.” H undreds of T estim onials . H D A T T I C C n i ) 55, Klllieser Avenue, I r A l l l d d U n j Streatham Hill, S.W. IMPORTANT NOTICE ! 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Thebe w ill be a series o f im po rtant m ee tin gs du riD g th e week aft er ne xt. On th e M onda y , D ecem ber 8 th , is th e m ee tin g o f th e fi rs t-c la ss co u n ty cap ta in s . The co u n ty secre tarie s m ee t on th e Tuesday. O n th e W ednesday i t is th e tu rn o f the second-cla ss cou n ty cap ta in s , w h ile the B oa rd o f C o n tro l passes th e T e s t M a tc h accoun ts on th e T hu rs d a y . Although th e L ic e n s in g A ct, 1902, was p rim a rily fr am ed fo r th e supe rv is io n and c o n trol o f w h a t are know n as “ d rin k in g c lu b s ,” it is plai n th a t a ll c lu bs (crick e t c lu bs in c lu ded ) w h ic h occupy prem is es in w h ich int ox ica ting liq u o r is supp lie d , w ill come w ith in its scope, and it is th e re fo re m os t im p ortan t th a t a ll secre tarie s o f cri c ke t c lu bs s hou ld exam in e ca refu ll y int o th e w o rd in g o f th e A c t, a copy o f w h ich can be ob ta in ed fr om M essrs. E yre and Spo ttis w oode , p rice 2£ fl. C lu b secretaries m ay no te th a t it is necessary to furnish re tu rn s during the month o f January, 1903 ; o th e r­ w is e th e y are liable on con v ic tio n to a fi n e of £50 , o r to im p ris onm en t fo r a te rm not exceed in g one m on th . U nde r ce rt a in cir cum stances no t o n ly th e secre­ tar y, b u t every officer and member, is liab le to va rio us pa in s and pena lt ie s . O wi ng to th e ill n e ss o f h is m o the r L ord H aw ke abandoned th e id ea o f g c in g to N ew Zea la nd w ith th e team w h ich he had chosen. In h is absence M r. P . F . W a rn e r became cap ta in . The team , w h ic h (w ith th e e xcep tio n o f M r. T . L . T ay lor, w ho le ft E n g la n d dur ing th e p rev io us week) sa ile d fro m Liverpo ol in th e ss. “ M a je s tic ” on N ovem be r 12 th , is as fo llo w s :— P. F. Warner (Middlesex) (capt.). C. J. Burnup (Kent). T. L. Taylor (Yorkshire). F. L. Fane (Essex). B. J. T. Bosanquet (Middlesex). P. R. Johnson (Somerset). E. M. Dowson (Surrey and Cambridge University). J. Stanning (Lancashire). A. E. Leatbam (Gloucestershire). A. D. Whatman (Eton). Thompson (G. J.) (Northamptonshire). Hargreave (S.) (Warwickshire). Al b er t T ro tt, w ho is engaged a t H aw ke ’s B a y , N. Z. , m ay po ss ib ly pla y. M r. T a y lo r was to jo in th e re s t o f th e team a t N ew York. L ord H aw k e had in te nded to see the team o ff fro m Liv e rp o o l, but un for tu­ n a te ly he m e t w ith an acc id en t tw o days be fo re w hen hunt ing w ith th e Y o rk and Ai n c ty H ounds , and was unab le to be p re sen t. I t was fo u n d th a t h is co llar­ bone w as b roken , ow in g to a f a ll fr om h is horse w h ic h had stepped int o a rabbi t ho le . A ltho u g h th e acc id en t is serious, it is co n fi d e n tl y hoped th a t Lor d H aw ke w ill not be any th e worse fo r it a fter a fe w weeks. I f a ll goes w e ll he w ill p ro b a b ly proceed to N ew Zea la nd in tim e t pla y in several m a tches. The a rrangem en ts and p ro bab le dates of a rriv a l a t th e va rio u s places en route are as fol lows : The team w ou ld s tay a t th e F ifth Avenue Ho tel, and le ave ea rl y th e fo llo w in g even in g via C h ic ago fo r San F ranc is co , w here the y w ere due at 5.25 p .m ., on M onday , N ovem be r 24 th . H e re th ei r headqua rte rs w o u ld be at th e Pa la ce H o te l A one -day m a tc h was fix e d for W dn s y, N ovem be r 26 th , v . X V II I. o f C a lifo rn ia . O n th e fol lowi ng m o rn in g , a t te n o ’c lo ck , th e team was to le ave vid H o n o lu lu (D ecem ber 3 rd ) and Pago Pago (Decem ber 10 th ), fo r A u ck la nd , N .Z., be in g due the re on M onday , D ecem ber 15 th . A b o u t fo u rt een m atches w ill be p la yed in N ew Zea la nd , com ­ m enc in g abou t D ecem ber 18 th , inc luding A u ck la nd , T a ra n a k i, W aganu i, N a W ell in g to n , N e ls on , C h ri s t C hu D uned in , In v e rc a rgi ll, and A ll N Zea la nd . I t is not yet decid ed w h th e team w ill a fte rw a rd s v is it A u s tr The lease o f th e C a tfo rd C .C . g ro u exp ir es a t th e end o f th ree yea rs, th e re seems to have been some d o to w he th e r it w o u ld be renew ed . B th e annua l d in n e r of th e c lu b on N o be r 6 th , M r. W . H. D aw son , th e ag th e ow ne r o f the g ro un d , Mr . W . F o rs te r, M .P. , sa id th a t if th e c lu b showed th e necessary en thus ia sm w ou ld b little d o u b t th at M r. F o r w ou ld do w h a t was r ig h t in th e m H e suggested th a t th e c lu b shou ld fo rw a rd some de fi n ite sugges tio n th e e x p iry of th e le ase. The sub sc rip tio n s to th e Y o rk sh ir C oun ty C .C . in 1902 w ere £3 ,249 2 and th assets of th e c lu b now am o £11 ,241 , m in us th e gra nt to th e C ric N a tion al W a r F u n d . A sum o f n e £800 was expended in “ tal en t mar and cham p io nsh ip g ra n ts , w h ile w paym en ts came to £562 . The A u s tra lia n s le ft Cape T ow n f A us tr ali a on Fri day, N ovem be r 14 t th e team o f O x fo rd U niversi ty A u th a rriv e d a t B om bay on th e same day Mr. E. H . Spooner, th e O ld Ma rl- b u ria n ca p ta in , w hom ade su chap ro debut fo r Lanca sh ir e a t th e end of t season o f 1899, has re tu rn ed from A fr ica. His p e rio d o f m ilita ry ser has e xp ir d , and he has accepte appo in tm en t in a M anches te r bus house— an a p p o in tm e n t w h ic h w ill him fr e for co u n ty c ric ke t. Speaking f ter th e annua l d inn e r o f th e C oss A rro w s C .C ., M r. F. E. L th e secre ta ry o f th e M .C .C ., sa id th h e a lth o f th e M .C .C ., w h ic h had be cordi al ly p roposed , was a little b p a r; the re had been d uring th e season fa r to o m uch w e t and to o specta tors. S ta tis tic s showed th a t had be n 30,000 fe w e r m em bers pu b lio throu g h th e gates at L o r com pared w ith 1901. Later, on the subject of reform, Mr. Lacey said hat it was a significant fact that the scoring had gone up by leaps and bounds, and the attitudes and dress (as they could see from the pictures on the wall) had entirely changed. In former times the ball held the supremacy over t e bat ; now the bat was master of the ball. He could not say in what par­ ticular direction, but there could be little doubt that in the near future reform would be desirable, and that legislation, grea r little, would be required to place batsmen and bowler on more equal terms. A t a m ee tin g of th e G enera l C om m o f th e K en t C oun ty C .C . on N ove 3 rd , it was show n th a t the re was in crease i th e num be r o f m em ber