Cricket 1902

60 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A pril 10, 1902. THE FIRST-CLASS COUNTIES. The latest news in connection with the first-class counties may be summed up as follows :— Y o r k s h ir e . —The Hampshire matches have been dropped. Mr. F. S. Jack­ son has returned, while Mr. Mitchell is in South Africa. Wainwright is not likely to play much. A new concrete stand is being made at Sheffield. H a m p s h ir e . —Mr. Maclaren may or may not plav. Major Poore is still in South Africa. Captain Greig is in India, while Mr. Barrett and Captain Wynyard are hardly likely to be available. Mr. W. H. B. Evans, the old Malvern boy, will play. The Lancashire and Yorkshire matches are dropped this year, but Warwick­ shire is to be played. L e ic e s t e r s h ir e . —W. Attewell has been engaged as coach in the early part of the season. All the old players will probably be available, including Dr. Macdonald, who has passed the winter in Australia. E s s e x . —Mr. A. J. Turner may have to return to South Africa. E . H. 1). Sewell is qualified this season. Alfred Shaw, Albert Trott and Peal have been engaged by Mr. C. E . Green to coach the team for three weeks from April 12th. Improve­ ments have been made on the ground at Leyton for the benefit of spec­ tators. S u s s e x . —Ranjitsinhji is expected to return from India in time for the first match. Mr. K. O. Goldie is in India; but Mr. A. Collins, who last year was absent through a long illness, will, it is hoped, be able to play again. Cordingley and Clarke, both left-hand bowlers, are qualified by residence. The match against M.C.C. at Lord’s has been dropped this year. A new scoring board is to be erected on the county ground. D e r b y s h ir e . —Mr. A. E. Lawton will probably be captain in place of Mr. S. H. Wood, who has resigned. C. A. Olliviere, the West Indian cricketer, will be qualified in July. The Lancashire and Gloucestershire matches are not in the programme this year. S u r r e y . —Mr. H . S . Bush has returned to England. All the old players will be available, but no remarkably promising new bowler seems likely to appear. W a r w ic k s h ir e . —Walter Quaife and Diver are not likely to play. Matches against Hampshire are included in the programme. L a n c a s h ir e .— Mr. Maclaren may or may not play—probably not. There will be no matches with Hampshire and Derbyshire this year. Mr. Eccles has been appointed captain of the eleven. Mr. Garnett and Mr. E. E. Steel are not expected to be able to play very regularly. It is stated that in the match against M.C.C. at Lord’s the suggested new l.b.w. rule will be tried. Barnes will play, but it is feared that his injury in Australia will handicap him very considerably. W o r c e s t e r s h ir e . —Mr. H. K. Foster again becomes captain. Possibly Mr. W . H. Foster may be home in time to play. A.trial will be given to some promising new players. S o m e r s e t s h ir e . —Mr. S. M. J. Woods is on his way back from Australia, and will again be captain. Mr. H. Martyn, the old Oxonian, will be qualified in July. G l o u c e s t e r s h ir e .— Mr. W. Troup may be home from India. Mr. C. L. Townsend will probably not be able to play regularly. Mr. L. D. Brownlee and Mr. T. Miller will probably be given a good trial. The matches against Derbyshire and Essex are dropped this year, but the Australians are played twice. K e n t . —Mr. F. Marchant and Mr. du Boulay may be able to play regularly. Mr. R. O. H. Livesay is still in South Africa. N o t t s . —The Colts’ match takes place on April 21st and 22nd. All the old players will be available. M id d l e s e x .— M r. Warner is in South Africa. M r . R, E. More will be absent in China. Mr. McGregor will again be captain. There is a rumour to the efifect that Mr. E. A. Halliwell will play. CLEMENT HILL a n d M. A. NOBLE ON THE SELECTION OF THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM. A l t h o u g h opinions may differ as to the wisdom of the members of a Selection Committee making public their reasons why such and such men are chosen, it must be admitted that some of the criticisms made in Australia on the choice of teams were such as to make it very difficult for the Selection Committee to remain quiet. Both Clement Hill and M. A. Noble thought jit necessary to defend themselves. Noble’s defence was as follows :—“ He desired to state that he picked what he considered to be absolutely the best team to represent the State on every occasion. Opinions would [differ, but the men selected were, in his opinion, the best men to represent the State. He thought it advisable to take this opportunity of stating this.” Clement Hill went even further and made the following remarks to a repre­ sentative of the Melbourne Age —“ The selection of the ten men was a perfectly fair one, in which ability was the only factor considered. No personal feeling was introduced into the picking of the men, and the Australian public could rely on the fact that each man who had been chosen would deserve his place. ‘ I am aware of the feeling which exists here over the discarding of the South Australians,’ he continued, ‘ but I speak that each man was selected on ability. Victoria has only two men in the team at present, but they were the only two we considered it necessary to pick in the first choice. New South Wales has more in because there are more first-class cricketers there. A great deal of misap­ prehension exists in South Australia as to Carter’s powers as a wicket-keeper. I am satisfied in my own mind that Carter has the making of a wicket-keeper the like of whom has never before been seen in Australia. Trumble and Noble are of the same opinion, while the members of the English team, including Lilley, say he is one of the smartest men with the gloves they have ever seen. McKenzie is a good sound man, with experience, but we considered that Carter’s qualifi­ cations for the post of second wicket­ keeper outweighed his.’ ‘ Was not McKenzie promised the position when the third test match was in progress in Adelaide ? ’ was asked. That is a rumour which I will take the opportunity of flatly contradicting. Previous to our consultations in Sydney on Tuesday, no player had been spoken to at all on the subject of the English tour. McKenzie was never communicated with by anyone with reference to the post, nor was he led in any way to think that he would be selected. As regards Travers, he is a player whose ability is thoughtmuchof by the selectors. His claims have not been passed over. I do not say that he will be selected, but his claims will be con­ sidered when the remaining four players are being picked. There is no reason why there should not be two left handed bowlers. This class of bowler is most effective, and the question will be care­ fully weighed. As I have previously said, there was no question as to which State a man came from, or anything like that. The only basis was ability, and the Australian team will be composed of players who, in the opinion of the selec­ tors really deserve inclusion.” CRICKET IN BOMBAY. PAESEE GYMKHANA v. BOMBAY GYMKHANA. Played on January 29. The Parsees won by 14 runs. P a r se e G ym k h an a . H .D . Kanga, b Morne- m e n t..........................12 P. H. Vakil, bDeas ... 2 D D. Kanga, run out. 9 K.K.Kharas, b Morne- m e n t..........................13 M.H.Sanjana, c Milne, b Deas .................. 2 J. J. Pocha, b Deas ... 0 K. Lala, c G-ratwicke, b Deas .................. 48 S.F. Mulla, c Harring­ ton, b Deas ...........19 A. 13. Chothia, b Deas 2 F. B. Bottlewalla, b D eas.......................... 5 M. B. Yacha, not out. 12 Panthanki, b Deas ... 0 Extras..................27 Total .151 B om bay G ym k h ana , J. 8. Milne, c Pocha, b Vacha..........................20 Col. Peterkin, c Lala, b Pocha .................. 2 Lieut. Cameron, c Bot­ tlewalla, b Pocha 7 Capt. Deas, st Mulla, b Pocha .................. 1 W.H.Scott,c H.Kanga, b Pocha .. ...........12 L. E. 8. W ard,b Vacha 0 Dr.Momement,cVacha, b D. Kanga ..............35 A. C. Edwardes, c Mulla, b H. Kanga. 22 B. C. Bayley, c Bottle­ walla, b D. Kanga.. 5 H . Barrington, not out .......................... 12 G.Gratwicke,st Mulla, b D. Kanga .......... 1 Capt. Parry Crooke, b D. K anga................... 1 Extras........... ... 19 Total ...187