Cricket 1902

44 OfclC&ET : A WEEKLY RECOUD OF THE GAME. Mar. 27, 1902. as well as on the compilers, and a neater volume it would be hard to find. Prac­ tically, everything that a Yorkshireman would want to know, or refer to, about bis County is to be found in the book. A cc o r d in g to the report in the Jamaica Times of an interviewer who succeeded in gettiDg Mr. B. J. T. Bosanquet to converse with him, the latter told the following “ good story” of Ranjitsinhji: “ The latter was playing against Sussex on a hard wicket, which is well known the famous cricketer does not like. Fry was present and said he was perfectly certain that Ranji would fail; he was no good there, in fact. On this being repeated to Ranji he said ‘ all right; ’ and went in next day and made 200 out of 270.” W ith regard to the “ [Robson incident” the Sydney Mail says :— Considerable discussion and feeling were shown in the M.C.C. pavilion on Monday before the game between the English Eleven and the Country Sixteen was resumed. The English team had lost six wickets for 377 on Saturday, andwhen time came for resumption Hobson, who was captain of the Englishmen in the absence of Maclaren, intimated that he had closed his innings, and that the countrjr- men would have to bat at once on a wicket which was sodden after the rain on Sunday. "Wilson, the captain of the country team, protested that the rules did not permit of such proceedings till after lunch on the second day, and, strange as it may seem, no late and authorised copy of the rules could be found, Wisden being likewise unobtainable on the ground. Eventually the country captain gave in to Robson, who was positive on the point, and the Englishmen took the field. That the action of the English captain was unexpected is shown by the fact that Hayward, McGahey, Quaife, Tyl­ desley, and Jones, who batted on Satur­ day, did not arrive on the ground till 12.30, five substitutes fielding for them. After the game had been in progress for ten minutes Wilson obtained a copy of the rules, and showed rule No. 54 to Robson, which pro­ vides that “ the in side may declare their innings at an end in a three-day’s match at or after the luncheon interval on the second day.” This had been the contention of the country players all through, but bowing to the opinion of Robson they acquiesced. CHARTERHOUSE SCHOOL. Matches played, 13; won, 4 ; lost, 6; drawn, 4. BATTING AVERAGES. No. Times Most of not Total in an inns, out runs. inns. Aver. O. T. N orris........... ... 14 .. 8 .. 591 ..113 .. 63-72 R. A. B.-Pembroke ... 12 .. 2 . . 473 ..124 .. 47-30 G. T. Branston ... ... 14 .. 0 .. . 490 .. 91 .. 86*00 H. M. Forster ... ... 13 .. 2 .. 382 .. 85*.. 34*72 S. C. Denison ... 9 ... 3 . . 162 .. 69 .. 2533 W . J. H. Curwen ... 10 ... 1 . . 204 .. 49 .. 2266 D. Grahame ... ... ... 8 ... 4 . . 84 .. 80 .. 2100 W . G. W . Garforth ... 12 ... 1 . . 213 . 61 .. 1936 P. S. Mellor ......... ... 13 ... 0 . . 232 .. 70 .. 17*84 G. V . Goodliffe ... ... 9 ... 0 . . 30 .. 17 .. 333 H. J. B. F ry .......... ... 6 ... 1 . . 12 .. «•.. 2.40 •Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs .W kts Aver- G. T. Branston . 213 . . 35 . . 662 .. 40 .. 16 55 W . J. H* Curwen ... 731. .. 3 . . 310 ... 17 .. 18 23 G. V. Goodliffe ...194-3, .. 40 . . 522 ... 26 .. 20*07 D. Grahame ...106-6 .. 7 . 366 ... 16 .. 2440 P. S. Mellor ... ... 36-5. .. 3 . . 135 .. 6 .. 27*00 O. T. Norris ... .. 81 . . 12 . . 800 .. 8 .. 37-60 SOLDIERS OF THE WILLOW. Play the grand old game once more, Soldiers of the Willow, While two Nations keep the score, Watching o’er the billow. Play it true and play it strong, While we crown it with a song That shall ring the world along, Soldiers of the Willow. Chorus—*Soldiers of the Willow, Playing round the world, But Soldiers of the Empire When the Flag’s unfurled. North and South, the Old and New, Striving hard together, Drive and cut, and pace and screw, Punishing the leather. Eye a-watch and nerve a-strain For the slightest chance of gain, All alike in heart and brain, Soldiers of the Willow. Chorus—Soldiers of the Willow, Playing round the world, But Soldiers of the Empire When the Flag’s unfurled. But when loud across the world Sounds the bugle calling, And our front is backward hurled, And our blood is falling— Side by side for Empire then Stand the Anglo-Saxon men, Side by side as keen as when Soldiers of the Willow. Chorus - Soldiers of the Willow, Playing round the world, But Soldiers of the Empire When the Flag’s unfurled. G eo . E ssex E vans . CRICKET IN SOUTH AFRICA. MR. ABE BAILEY’S ELEVEN v. LIEUT.-COL. POORE’S ELEVEN. Played at Pretoria on February 1 and 2. The match took place on a new ground made by the military on the famous racecourse where Dr. Jameson and his co-raiders were imprisoned. Mr. Frank Mitchell, the Yorkshireman, captained the Johannesburg side in the absence of Mr. Bailey. C olonel P oore ’ s E leven . First inoiogs. Second innings. S. C. H. Coseer, run out ... 8 c Bertram, b T ancred..............42 W . E. N iameyer, c Bertram, b Walshe ........................ 7 b Walshe ..............10 Col. Poore, c Smith, b Norden..................................78 b Walshe ............28 O’ Hallaran, st Bertram, b Walshe ..........................57 Sergt. Gillam, st Bertram, b Norden .......................... 0 b Norden .......... 2 Lieut. Sauer, b Walshe ...14 lbw, b Jones ...31 Major E. J. Cox, b Walshe. 2 c sub. (Cosser), b Jones ........... 9 Dr. Thornton, lbw, b Smith 43 not out...................13 H. M. W hite, b Hazelhurst 2 not out................. 5 G.C. MacArthur, c Bertram, b Walshe .......................... 30 Capt. Bonham, not oat ... 0 E xtras.......................... 7 Extras.............. 5 Total i ................. 248 Total (6 wkts) 145 M b . A be B a il e y ’ s E leven . L. J. Tancred, b N iem eyer..................13 C. E. J. Smith, cPoore, b O’H allaran...........69 Lieut. F. A. Jones, b Thornton................... 7 F. Mitchell, lbw, b T hornton..................82 F.Finday,cMacArthur, b CoBser .................. 0 B. Walshe, b Poore ... 17 Capt. Douglas Bon­ ham, b O’Hallaran. 17 W . Hazelhurst, b Thornton...................15 R. Norden, b Poore... 14 R.H.Bertram,runout 2 Capt. Allsopp, not out 0 Extras.................. 7 THE ENGLISH TEAM IN AUSTRALIA . THE MATCH AGAINST EIGHTEEN OF STAWELL. ( t w e l f t h of THE TOUlt.) Played at Stawell (Victoria) on Jan. 8 and 9. Drawn. M a c laben ’ s T eam . Robson, c Kay, b Keenan ................... 6 S.M.J. Woods,b Taylor 19 G. L. Jessop, c Broad- bent, b Kay ...........68 A . C. Maclaren, c Ste­ phens, b Wearmouth 56 A . O. Jones, c W ood- burn, b Waller ... 95 Hayward, stBullivant, b K eenan...................26 * Innings declared closed. Second innings: H. G. Garnett, b Young, 5; Gunn (J.), c Waller, b Keenan, 69; C. Robson, c Cranston, b Taylor, 74; A. O. Jones, not out, 22; extras, 4.—Total (3 wickets), 164. S t a w e l l D istrict E ig h te e n . Braund, c Broad- bent, b Rusden ...127 C. M ’Gahey, c Taylor, b B roadbent...........101 Quaife, not o u t...........47 H.G.Garnett,bKeenan 36 Gunn (J.), not out ... 28 Extras.................. 18 Total (9 wkts)*626 Rusden, c Maclaren, b W oods ................. 4 Levers,'run o u t ......... 0 Broadbent, lbw, b Braund ................. 7 Thomas, st Robson, b Braund ................. 0 Waller, c Maclaren, b Braund ................. 0 Woodburn, b Gunn ... 20 Thurgood, run out ... 10 Young, run o u t ......... 0 Stephens, c Jessop, b G unn......................... 1 Kruger, b Braund ... 0 B u lliv a n t , lbw, b Braund ................. 7 6 Kay, st Robson, Braund ........... Cranston, lbw, Jones........................... 4 Keenan, not out ... 34 Barrett, c Hayward, b Braund ...................12 Wearmouth, c Woods, b Jones ................... 4 Liddicutt, c Braund, b Jones ................... 9 Taylor, c Jones, b Robson ................... 2 Extras...................10 Total ...130 M a lla b e n ’ s T eam . First innings : Taylor, 1 for 167 ; Keenan, 3 for 127 ; Kay, 1 for 75 ; Wearmouth, 1 for 81; Liddicut, 0 for 101 ; Waller, 1 for 21 ; Broadbent, 1 for 75 ; Levers, 0 for 12 ; Thurgood, 0 for 19 ; Rusden, 1 for 12. Second innings : Liddicut, 0 for 24 ; Young, 1 for 33 ; Woodburn, 0 for 23 ; Keenan, 1 for 37 ; Taylor, 1 for 43. S t a w e l l D ibtbict E igh teen . Woods Braund Gunn O. M. R. W. 9 3 23 1 ,27 13 42 7 12 9 8 2 Jones .. Robson. O. M. R. W . 9 1 31 3 25 0 16 1 THE MATCH AGAINST EIGHTEEN OF BALLARAT. ( t h ir t e e n t h o f th e t o u r .) Played at Ballarat (Victoria), on January 10 and 11. Drawn. M ao laben ’ s T eam . Lilley, b J. Bailey ... 11 H . G. Garnett, b Mitchell ................... 1 Hayward, b J. Bailey 197 A. O. Jones, b J. Bailey ...................24 Tyldesley, b Morgan... 6 S. M. J. Woods, b J. Bailey.......................... 2 A. C. Maclaren, c Morgan, b Radcliffe 138 B a l l a b a t E igh teen . G. L . Jessop, b Dudley 31 C. McGahey, c Bryant, b M organ .................40 Robson, c Kennedy, b Bailey ................... 7 Barnes, not o u t........... 3 Extras ................... 9 Total ...469 H. Mitchell, b Barnes 6 C. Baker, b McGahey 37 J. Bryant, c Maclaren, b Lilley ................... 8 W . Morgan, st Rob­ son, b Jones ...........26 J. Bailey, c Jones, b M cGahey................... 7 E. Chapman, b Mac­ laren .......................... 11 J. Hoskin, c Jessop, b Robson......... . ... 10 G. Kennedy, run ont 22 W . Graham, b Jessop 6 H. Irwin, not out ... 36 C. Bailey, b Barnes ... 49 J. Evans, not out ... 8 Extras ................... 9 Total (10 wkts) 235 Total ...243 M aclaben ’ s T eam . J. Bailey 5 for 151; Hoskin 0 for 22 ; Morgan 2 for 65; Trend 0 for 18; Mitchell 1 for 61; Baker 0 for 19; Dillon 0 for 17 ; Dudley 1 for 46 ; Radcliffe 1 for 69 ; Irwin 0 for 3. Barnes Lilley... . Jones... . McGahey . B a l l a b a t E igh teen . O . M . R . W . 21 6 39 2 11 6 21 1 13 2 62 1 12 3 24 2 Maclaren . Jessop Robson ., Blythe O. M. R. W . 9 4 16 1 7 2 13 1 14 4 86 1 6 0 16 0