Cricket 1902

472 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. D e c . 18, 1902. Dr . E a rl N o rm a n , of He rtfor dsh ire, as jo in t h o n o ra ry secre ta ry . W ith re g a rd to th e ru le s o f th e Asso­ c ia ti o n it was reso lv ed th a t m a tches in the com p e titi o n in w h ich no pl ay takes p la ce sh a ll not in fu tu re be in c lu d e d in ihe ta b le of re su lts , and th a t th e secre ta ry o f th e hom e c lu b sh a ll te le g ra p h th e re su lt o f th e m a tc h to th e h o no ra ry secre­ ta rie s . The fo llo w in g re so lu ti o n , proposed a t th e m e e tin g b y Mr . A. J . D arnel l and seconded b y Mr . P . J. de P a rav icini, was c a rrie d :— That the Emergency Committee doapproach Mr. F. E. Lacey to see if a scheme whereby promotion may he secured can he decided on. The cap ta in s o f the second d iv is io n coun tie s have re po rt ed th e ir e xperie nce o f th e w orkingo f th e s uggested a lt e rati on in th e l.b .w . law , w h ic h was trie d du ring th e pa s t season in th e com p e tit io n games, and th e y reccm m end th a t th e alt e rati o n sh a ll not he adop te d , and they w ill, duri ng 1903, re ve rt to th e o ld rule . The fo llo w in g are th e um p ire s fo r 1903 fo r th e second d iv is io n m a tches :— N o r t h . —C. E. Bartram, D. Bookless, W. Copeland, J. Gregory and H. Mycroft. S o u t h . —R. Barber, J. Holton, William Heame, C. Marshall, R. Humphrey, A. Eldridge, Hughes, Ford, Mason, Griffiths and W . A. Woof. M id lan d s. —H. Briscoe, T . W. Cherry, H. Coulson, T. Hanson, J. O’Connor, R. Rogers, G. Rye, A. Stockburn, S. Wrigley and J. l’amham. The re are eigh t changes fro m th e lis t o f 1902. th e new names b e in g H. Mycr of t, J. P a rn ham , J. Hol to n , G r iffitts , A . El dri dge, H ughes , F ord and M ason , w hil e Y eadon , T u ck , Q u in n e ll, P ow e ll, L u ff, C . E . B ro w n and T . C . B ro w n reti re. I t was announced at th e annua l m ee t­ ing of th e Y o rks h ir e C oun ty C .C . th at th e e xp en d itu re fo rl9 0 2 w as £ 7 ,423 3s. 5d. and th e in com e £ ,7497 19s. 7d ., le a v in g a ba la nce of £74 16s. 2d . The increase in th e num be r of m em bers accoun ted fo r abou t £560 , w h ich a lm o s t e xa c tl y made up fo r th e less on th e second team m a tches. I t w as d ecid ed tom ake a gran t dur ing th e win ter to G eorge P in d e r, th e fam ous old Y o rk sh ire w ic ke t-k e e p e r, w ho is now in ill-h e a lth . A lthough M r. F . H . B acon has been appo in te d secre ta ry to th e H am p sh ire C ou n ty C .C ., D r. R . B e n cra ft w ill a c t as h o n o ra ry secre ta ry . A t th e annua l m ee t­ in g o f th e coun ty c lu b th e m em bers v o te d a sum of £25 fro m the c lu b fu nd s to w a rd s a tes tim o n ial to M r. C . R obson , th e re tirin g ca p ta in . T he b o ld ad ve rtis em en t o f “ G o ss ip ” has been g iv e n m o re th a n once in th e la s t yea r o r tw o to th e b a ttin g pe r­ fo rm ances of N . E b sw o rth in S ydney c ri c ke t. T hough he is now o nly 2 4 years o f age he m ade h is firs t hund red in s en io r crick e t as lon g ago a s th e season of 1895- 96. H e was then b a re ly 18 years o ld , and h is 120 a g a in s t Nor th S ydney on th a t occasio n was got in th e same sp iri te d fa sh io n w h ic h m a rks h is b a ttin g to -d a y . A c co rd in g to one o f th e cri ti cs he is jus t th e b itte r th a t A us tr ali an crick e t is in need of at th e m om en t. N o r m a n E b s w o k t h , w ho is a m em ber of th e W a ve rle y C O., S ydney , has, in fi rst- gra de m atches thi s season, p la yed consecu tiv e in n in g s o f 80 in fifty -fiv e m in u te s , 106 iu ju s t unde r th # h o u r, and 104 in 42 m in u te s— a to ta l c f 290 in tw o hou rs and 37 m irutes . In h is la s t in n in g s he began w ith a four and tw o hi ts o ut o f th e g ro u n d fo r s ix ; in a q u a rte r o f an h o u r he had made 34. in 25 m in u te s 64, in 27 m in u te s 81, in 37 m in u te s 97, and in 41 m in u te s fx a c tly a hund red . H e m ade 1 04 o u t o f 1 32 f or th e second w ick e t, w h ich was a ll th e m ore rem a rkab le as M ackenz ie , a t th e o th e r end, had m ade th e same num be r o f ru n s o u t of 122 fo r th e firs t w ick et in p a rtn e rs h ip w ith C harle s G re g o y . I t m ay be added th a t at one tim e M ackenz ie had m ade 88 aga in s t G re g o ry ’s e ig h t. A CATCH g iv en by E b sw o rth in th e in n in g s re fe rre d to above is th u s describ ed by th e Sydney Referee : “ When he had made about 50 Ebsworth hit one from Garnsey to a tremendous height, at extra lorg-on. It would probably have heen 5, but for the breeze catching it. As it was the hall soared up until, in the deep blue sky, it was lost to the sight of the spectators. Harry Donnan was stationed near the fence there, and the people kept their eyes on him, as, with face turned to the clouds following the flight of the hall, he wobbled about. It went to such a tremendous height that I really believe they could have run 4 for the stroke. At last it came down with astonish­ ing pace, and Dorman missed it. One would have given something to seekeen-eyed Victor Trumper or R. A. Duff, battling with the ball for this catch. Donnan said he lost it through the sun, but I fancy it was the shimmering blue that baffled him. At all events, it was the greatest height I have ever seen a ball hit; it would hrcve taken no end of catching just the .” I t is s ta ted in th e da ily p apers th a t Mr . A be B a ile y , th e w e ll-kn ow n Sou th A fri ca n gen tle m an , in te nd s to b r ir g a S ou th A fr ican te am to E n g lan d in 1904. The team m a y p re v io u s ly pay a v is it to A us tr ali a. I m ay say th a t, ove r a yea r ago , th e fact o f ano th e r v is it o f Sou' ll A fr ican c ric ke te rs , u nde r th e a uspices o f a w e ll-kn ow n suppo rt e r o f th e gam e in Johannesbe rg , was m en tio ned in Gossip. K . S. SrsHACHAEl, th e M ad ras P re s id ency w ic ke t- keepe r, was p resen ted b y Mr . H a n s rs j P ra g ji Thacke rsey w ith a g old w a tc h and cha in in a p p re c ia tio n o f h is e xce lle n t w ick e t-k e e p in g and ba ttin g in th e m a tc h , O xford A u th e n tic s v . H in d u s . The dea th is announced c f G eorge A nde rson , the fam ous o ld Y o rk sh ire and A ll E g la d c iick eter. F or severa l years he was cap ta in o f th e Y o rk sh ire team , o f w h ich he was one of th e m o s t ti n g u ish e d ba tsm an , b e in g ta ll and s and m a k in g th e u tm o s t u«e of h is fee t of he igh t. H e made m an y f cor s, and as la te as 1862 he scor and 99 not o u t in m a tches ag a in s t In 1863 he w e n t to Austr al ia w G eorge Par r’s team . H e was h i respected b y a ll w ho knew h im . JAMAIAH Ilahibux, th e M abom edan but ler of M r. J . N . R id le y , one of O xf rd U iver si ty A u th e n tic s now Indi a, has appeared be fo re a m ag i at B om bay to answ e r a cha rge o f fr om h is m aste r. I t seems th a t R idley g ve a bag , co n ta in in g pro and m onev, to th e butl er, and a fte r fo u n d a £ 5 no te m is s in g . The b u tle fin d 30 rupees, or in d efau lt th ir ty rig ro u s im p ris onm en t. On a fu rt cha rge o f em bezzlem en t Jam a ia h Ila w s sent nc d to two m o n th ’s rig o im p ris nm n t. M r . C h a rlis Pbatt Green, w ho , a t th e annua l m ee tin g of th e W o rces te C oun ty C.C., was e le cted as one o f th e com m itt ee , is w e ll-kn ow n to c ric ke H e has o fte n in fo rm e r days co n tri b to Crick t. A l i t t l e inci den t w h ich occu rred in S ydney soon a fte r th e b e g in n in g o new season w ill be of pa rti cular in t to com m ittees in E n g la n d . The S e l C om m it te e o f th e P a d d in g to n C .C w h ic h V ic to r T ru m p e r and M . A . N are m em bers) tho ught f it two or t tim es to le ave ou t A lto Banne rm an se le c tin g th e ir firs t team . A vo te censure was pa ss id aga in s t th e S e l C om m it te e , w ith o u t h a v in g any ef A second vo te of censure re su lte d i a p p o in tm e n t o f a new com m itt ee , o f course, pr ompt ly gave B anne rm p la ce in th e team fo r th e nex t m B anne rm an m ade 63, and th e cr itic th a t it was b y fa r th e best in n in g s i m a tc h . W riting to the Sydney R feree abou t one of th e lat er m a tches of th e A u s t tou r in E n g la n d , M r. L . O . S. P o id quotes a re m a rk of B ra u n d ’s as fo ll “ T ru m p e r’ s a m a rv e l. I b ow l up a he comes o u t to it . 1 know th a t I have beaten him in th e flig h t, and then , l st m om en t ” (in an agg rie ved so tone ) “ he w ill la y back and cut m e The ve ry same b a ll n e x t tim e he hi square le g . N ow , w h a t is a fel low d o ? ” I n th e s ame le tte r Mr . P o id e v in s ay I have followed Bumup’s cricket rather closely this year, and with a good deal of interest and satisf ction. I ’ll tell you why. I was b t ng on the Sydney Cricket Ground one day against Maclaren’s team, and while changing between overs Maclaren and Jessop came up to me. After handling my bat, the latter remarked “ that in style, method and general physical arrangement I was the exact double of a cricketer in England,” and that “ Pinkie” Burnup was his name, and he p a d for Kent. Needless to say, the comparison met with a good deal of favour