Cricket 1902

470 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. D ec . 18, 1902. F OR SALE.—“ Scores and Biographies,” Vols. 1 to 4, complete set of Cricket Newspaper, 19 vols., Wisden’s Almanack, 1878-1901, inclusive, in excellent condition.— H a z e lw o o d , 16, Ennerdale Road, Rich- mond-on-Thames. C OMPLETE SET WISDEN’S ALMANACK, Eleven Guineas. Ditto, Lillywhite’s Companion, Four Guineas. Ditto, Lillywhite’s Annual, Two Guineas. Write for Wants. A. D. Taylor, Hove PJace, Brighton. JOHN W ISDEN ’S CRICKETERS ’ ALNIAJMCK mmF o r 1903 w . Ready early in January. CONTAINING Photos o f Five Cricketers o f the year (Victor Trumper, C. J. Burnup, W. W. Armstrong, J. Iremonger and J. J. 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A t th e m ee tiD g at Lor d’ s on M onda y , D ecem be r 8 th , of th e cap ta in s o f th e fi rs t- c la ss coun tie s, th e f ol lowi ng a tt ended , a ll th e coun tie s b e in g re p re sen te d :— L o rd H aw ke (Y o rk sh ire ), M essrs. A . E . L aw to n (D e rb ysh ire ), H. G . Owen (Essex) (re tirin g cap ta in ), G . L . Jessop (G lo uces te rsh ir e ), E . M . S p ro t (H am p ­ sh ire ), J . R . M ason (Ken t) , A . C . M ac ­ la re n (L ancash ir e ), C . E . D e T ra ff o rd (L e ic es te rsh ir e ), G re go r M a cg rego r (Mi d­ d le sex), A . O . Jones (N o tt s), S. M . J. W oods (S om erse t), D . L . A . Jephson (S u rre y ), O. B . F ry (d e pu ty cap ta in ) (Sussex), H . W . B ain bii dg e (W a rw ick ­ sh ir e ) a nd H. K. F o s te r (W o rces te rsh ir e ). Mr . F. E . Lacey , th e secre ta ry o f th e M .C .C ., was also p resen t. T he umpires for next year were chosen at the above meeting. They are as fol­ lows :— W. Hearn (Hertford­ shire), R. G. Barlow (Lanca­ shire), C. E. Eicbardson (Leices­ tershire), A. A. White (Kent), W. A. J. West (North­ a m p to n s h ire and Warwickshire). V. A. Titchmarsh (Hert­ fordshire), A. Shaw (N otts and Sussex), W . Bichards (Warwick­ shire), G. Porter (Derbyshire), J. Phillips (Middlesex), W. Wright (Kent), A. Pike (Notts), J. E. West (Middlesex), J. Carlin (Notts), F. Martin (Kent), W. Attewell (Notts), T. Mycroft (Derbyshire), G. Bean (8ussex), J. M ofs (Notts), G. B. Nichols ( iome.set), The only change in th e names of those w ho w ere chosen las t ye s r is th a t G . B . N ic ho ls , th e Som e is e tsh ir e p ro fess io na l, takes th e p lace o f H . Shaw . H . W ood (S u rre y ) was appo in te d , bu t was unab le to a c t, as he has accepted an engagem en t as cus to d ia n o f th e P ri va te B anks G round a t C a tford B rid g e . M r . M a c l a r e n proposed , and Mr , Jessop seconded, at th e m ee tin g o f th e co u n ty cap ta in s , a m o ti o n to th e e ffect th a t in futur e it is des ir ab le th a t th ree Tes t m a tches o nly shou ld be p la yed , and th a t a w eek shou ld be reserved in w h ic h to p la y each o f th em . T h is m o tio n , w h ich w as ca rrie d , is, of course, on ly a sugges tio n to th e M .C .C . and th e B oa rd of C o n tro l, w ho , it is to be hoped , w ill have not hi ng to do w ith it . As we have p o in te d ou t be fo re , th e m a tc h mi ght be ove r in a coup le o f days, w h ile it is ve ry doubt ful in deed w he th e r, even in th e fi n e s t o f w ea th e r, w ic ke ts in E n g la n d w o u ld las t fo r s ix days. A nd if th e y d id , and i f th e m a tc h la s te d n e a rl y to th e s ix th da y , th e m ono to n y w o u ld be ju s t a little to o m uch fo r th e nerves o f m ost E ng lis hm en . A n o t h e r p roposa l was made a t th e m ee tin g . T h is was by Mr . M acG rego r, w ho fo u n d a seconder in Mr . F ry , and th e m o ti o n was to th e e ffec t th a t th e w id th o f th e w ick e t shou ld be increased fro m ei gh t to n in e in ches b y in c re a s in g th e th ic kness (and consequen tly c irc um ­ fe rence) of th e stum ps. T h is a ls o , w h ic h is a sugges tion to t h e M .C .C ., w as ca rrie d . I t is of fici al ly announcad th a t, f p riva te reasons, Mr . J . B . M ason res ig ned th e cap ta in cy o f th e K C ou n ty C .C . A t th e annua l m ee tin g o f th e W ilts C oun ty C .C . on D ecem ber 8 th , the showed th a t th e c lu b was o ve rd ra th e bank to th e e x te n t o f £476 15s. yea th e ga te -m oney am oun ted to £57 , w h ic h was m ore th a n in th e p r yea r; on th e o th e r hand , th e in c de riv ed fro m subsc rip tio ns has fal le I t was st ted at th e m ee tin g th a t u m any m ore m em bers jo in e d , it w o necessary to c onsid e r s e rio us ly th e b ility o f d is co n ti n u in g th e c lu b . I t s ta ted th a t Mr . T. N. P e rk in s , th e and C am b rid ge c rick e te r, w ou ld p l W iltshi re n ex t season. In p lace o f M r. J . B . W o s tin h o l w ho , as was s ta ted in th e las t iss Cricket, has res ig ned th e sec re ta rysh ip th e Y o rk sh ire C o u n ty C .C ., M r. F Toone has been appo in te d a t a sa l £350 pe r annum . Mr . Toone has th e secre ta ry o f th e Le ic es te rsh ir e C C .C . f o r fiv e years, and unde r h is m m en t th e c lu b has progressed in th e sa tis fa c to ry m anne r, espec ia lly in in creased num be r o f m em bers, w w hen he came in to o ffic e , was only and is now 1,800. The fi nal cho ic be tw een M r. Toone and E . H . D. S th e Essex p ro fess io na l and ass is ta n retar y o f th e Essex C oun ty C .C. T h e r e were 280 app lica tio n s fo r th p o s itio n o f secre ta ry to th e Y o rks C un ty C .C ., th e ei ght gen tle m en were fin a lly selected to appear be fo sub - com m it tee b e in g as fo llo w M essrs. F . C . Toone , secre ta ry of Le ic es te rsh ir e C ou n ty C .C .; R . Y . B secre ta ry o f th e W a rw ic ksh ire C o C .C .; W . E . B a rro n , o f B in g le y , Y sh ir e ; A . M . L a th am , a b a rri s ter, Lo don ; E . H . D . S ew e ll, ass is ta n t ret ar y o f th e Essex C oun ty C .C .; J S ta in to n , a jour na list , of S h e ffie ld ; M urr ay, o f th e Imper ial Services Pi c c a di lly ; and C ap t. P age t, of M i M e s sr s . F . S. Jackson , T . L . T a y lo and J . B . W o s tin h o lm have been e l v ic e -p res id n ts o f th e Y o rk sh ire C C .C . The dea th is announced of Jose B ri g g s, an e ld e r b roth e r o f th e la te B ri g g s , th e fam ous Lancash ir e c ric Joseph , w ho was very m uch lik e b ro th e r, was b o rn a t S u tt o n-in-A sh on June 4 th , 1860. L ik e h is b roth e was a s lo w lef t-hand b ow le r and a r hand ba tsm an . In 1880 he bec p ro fe ss io na l to th e Leeds C la rence and a ft rw a rd s was engaged at M B ow lin g -O ld -L a n e , and K e ig h le y . years ago he p la yed fu ll back at K U n io n for th e B ra m le y F oo tball C lu J oe B r ig g s p la yed fiv e coun ty m atche fo r N o tt s in 1888, and also assi N o tt ga in s t the M .C .C . in th e s