Cricket 1902

A pril 24, 1902. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. 85 NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA. By ou k S p e c ia l C o r r e sp o n d e n t . You have no doubt wondered at the absence of letters from me during the past few months. I have been travelling a good deal lately between the various capitals of the States, seeing the great matches and obtaining records for my book. In my opinion Australia was very fortunate in the test games. Rain gave them victory in the second and fifth matches, and at Adelaide they won after England’s best bowler, Barnes, had been incapacitated. The loss of Barnes was a great blow to the Englishmen, as, indeed, it would be to any side. He is far and away the best bowler at present in Australia, and should do great work in England this year. Australians do not think too highly of the chances of the Colonial Xl.in England next summer, the general opinion being that England should win all the finished test matches. The inclusion of Howell and Jones in the team for England has caused much dissatisfaction, and it is hard to understand why they have been chosen. Howell’s bowling is not up to the form of 1899, and Jones has been a dismal failure throughout the season. The Queensland Cricket Association has succeeded in obtaining a visit from New South Wales at Easter, on condition that all expenses be defrayed by the Queensland Cricket Association. The match will commence at the Brisbane Cricket Ground on Easter Saturday. New South Wales will be represented by P. A. Iredale, L. W. Pye, B. W. Farquhar, G. R. C. Clarke, C. Gregory, F. Meares, J. Marsh, A. Diamond, A. L. Newell, A. M’Beth, A. C. K. Mackenzie, and W. D. Loveridge. The last-named is the only player in the team new to inter-state cricket. He is a wicket-keeper. The side is a very powerful one, stronger, I think, than that which defeated Victoria in January last. The Queensland side has not yet been finally chosen, but the selectors last night decided on the follow­ ing thirteen for practice :—J. Carew, P. S. Carew, E. R. Crouch, G. S. Crouch, W. T. Evans, L. J. Evans, C. W. Patrick, W. J. Lewis, C. F. Morgan, M. P. McCaffrey, A. Atkins, W. Hoare, and Henry. This choice will not, I am afraid, give satisfaction to Brisbane cricketers, who will not readily understand why G. S. Crouch and A. Atkins should find room in the first thirteen after being left out of the eighteen originally chosen. Their performances do not warrant their inclusion. It is most difficult to imagine why Owen Cowley, of Gympie, should be omitted. His record is far ahead of that of any of the chosen, and is quite out of the common. He has during the season made the following scores:—117, 43, 39 not out, 44 not out, 0, 171 not out, 118 not out, 39. 2, 52, 1, 160, 166, 22, 6, 27 not out, 39 not out, 45 not out, 30, 25, 7, 23, 72, 20. Total, 1,268 for 17 completed innings. His not out scces of 171 and 118 were made in the same match, South Side v. Rangers, commenced at Gympie, on Sunday, December 8th. It should be mentioned that at Gympie, as on other Australian goldfields, most of the cricket is played on Sunday, owing to the late­ ness of the hour at which the miners leave work on Saturday afternoon. The score of the match has not yet been published in full in any Australian news­ paper. It is as follows :— R an g ers .— Firat inniogs. E. Healy, c and b Pollock ..................22 J.J.Fitzgerald, cDean, b M. Parker ...........55 A . McLaren, c Gory, b M. Parker ........... 5 T. Marsh, b White ... 1 J. Franzway, b M. Parker ........... 0 J. Healy, b M. Parker 4 S.A.Fisher, c Gorry, b Cowley ................... 7 J. Byrnes, c Gorry, b Cowley ...................22 F. Lawson, b Cow­ ley ................. ... 0 E. Datson, not out ... 32 J. Laweon, b Cow­ ley ........................... 5 E x tra s...........12 Total ...165 E. Healy, b Pollock 16 J. J. Fitzgerald, b O’Shea ..................214 M. Robinson, b Cowley 21 G. Elliott, c Parker, b Cowley .................. 3 J. Byrnes, c sub, b O’ S h e a .......................... 1 J. Healy, c Heenan, b C ow ley..................28 E. Datson, b White ... 27 Second innings. J. Franzway, c and b White ...................15 J. Lawson, b Cowley 8 S. A. Fisher, not out 12 W .Power, lbw, b Cow­ ley .......................... 1 E x tras......... 9 Total ..355 [S outh S id k . —First innings. M. Parker, b Datson ... 29 M.O’Shea.st McLaren, b Fitzgerald ........... 9 O.W . Cowley, not out 171 J. Clarke, b Fitzgerald 33 W . Baxter, c sub, b Fitzgerald ........... 3 S. White, st McLaren, b Fitzgerald .......... 1 C. R. Gorry, st Mc­ Laren, b Fitzgerald 13 Second innings. E. Kenny, b Fisher ... 0 L. Grant, b Fitz­ gerald .. ........... 2 G. Parker, c J., b E. Healy ................. 15 H. Pollock, b E. Healy .................. 0 E x tra s...........15 Total .291 O.W. Cowley, not out 118 G. Hadley, c J. Healy, b Fitzgerald ...........27 L. Grant, b Fitzgerald 0 J. Clarke, c Franzway, b J. Healy ........... 0 M. O’Shea, c Fisher, b Fitzgerald .......... 1 W . Baxter, b J. Healy 6 S. White, b Datson ... 42 Extras ... 13 Total (6 wkts.) 207 R a n g e r s . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R .W . O. M. K. W . Pollock ... .. 15 4 53 1 .. ... 7 0 35 1 Cowley ... .. 17 2 4 3 4 .. ... 24 2 113 5 Parker (M.) .. 7 1 21 4 .. White ... .. 8 2 21 1 .. 13 2 42 2 Baxter ... .. 2 0 15 0 .. ... 3 0 12 0 O’Shea . ... 13 1 58 2 Parker (G.) ... 2 0 10 0 Clarke ... 2 0 20 0 Gorry ... 11 0 56 0 Fitzgerald Healy (E.) Datson ... Byrnes ... McLaren Marsh Healy (J.) Fisher O. 26 9 , 7 22 6 3 5 7 Second innings. O. M. R .W . , 27 14 5 5 3 34 0 19 89 3 0 ... 100 39 2 20 13 0 S outh S ide First innings. ~ M. R. W . 1 87 6 .. 23 21 62 23 12 11 37 Collins It will be noticed that the names the players in the second innings of each side differ somewhat from those in the first; this is accounted for by the fact that the rules of the Gympie Cricket Association allow of another player taking the place of an absentee. For the above records I have to thank Mr. William Barron, the Gympie secretary. Owen William Cowley is a native of Mauritius, where he was born on Decem­ ber 14th, 1868. His cricket was learned in Sydney. He went to New Zealand in 1893-4 with a New South Wales X I. and again in 1896-7 as a Queenslander. During the latter trip he scored 135 v. Hawkes Bay. He is a good right-handed forcing batsmen, and a fair slow bowler. Dr. R. Macdonald will not be available for the New South Wales match, as he sails for England T\ith the English and Australian teams in the Omrah. The electorate premiership competition has reached a very interesting stage, Fortitude Valley being one point ahead of Woolloongabba with one match to be played between the two clubs. Valley have one loss and a draw as against their rivals two losses. A win counts two points and a draw one point, so that if Woolloongabba win the return with the Valley they win the premiership; if otherwise, the premiership goes to Valley. The match is to be played after the inter­ state game, so that the Valley will be without Dr. Macdonald. CRICKET AT DURBAN. QUEEN ’S PA RK v. WANDERERS. Played at the Park Oval on March 21. W anderers . K .K . Mowatt, b Cooley 23 Rev. C. D. Davidson, st Warburton, b F rad gely.................. 66 E. N. Brooke, b Cooley103 D. C. Davey, run out 7 H . R. Fraser, b Carter 10 J. Lister,b Cooley ... 2 P.J. Taylor, c Cradock, b Cooley .................... 2 Q, ueen ’ B. C. Cooley, c Fraser, b R ayn or................... A. D. Nourse, c Tay­ lor, b R ayn or........... M. Hathorn, b Burrill T. Cradock, b Arbuth­ not .......................... G. C. Collins, c Raynor, b Davey ................. 128 A . D. Fradgely,not out 39 H.A .R iynor,c Cooley, b C a rter................... 2 E. A . Burrill, b Cooley 2 A. C. Burrill, c Cra­ dock, b Cooley ... 6 R. Arbuthnot, not out 1 E xtras...................11 Total ...235 11 15 P a r k . H. 8. Crompton, c Ar­ buthnot, b Davey... 4 F. O’Flaherty, st Robinson, b Davey 5 F. Oglesby, b Davey 0 C. P. Carter, c Robin­ son, b D avey........... 1 P.E.Warburton,not out 0 E xtras.................. 5 Total (9 wkts.) 225 LONDON SCOTTISH C.C. MAY. 3. St. Quintin Park, v. Kensington Park 8. Brondesbury, v. St. Augustine’s Church 10. Hampstead, v. Hampstead 10. Brondesbury, v. South Hampstead 17. Brondesbury, v. Blackheath 17. Bushey, v. Bushey 19. Hampstead, v. Hampstead 24. Brondesbury, v. Ealing 24. Mill Hill, v. Mill Hill School 31. Charlton, v. Charlton Park JUNE. Stanmore, v. Stanmore Brondesbury, v. Brook (ireen Finchley, v. Finchley Broudesbury, v. Finchley Brondesbury, v. U.C.8. Ealing, v. Ealing Brondesbury, v. Brook Green Acton, v. Pallingswick Brondesbury, v. Pallingswick JULY. Brondesbury, v. West Herts Finchley, v. Fi- chley Brondesbury, v. at. Margaret’s-on-Thames Wiilesden Green, v. South Hampstead Claybury, v. Claybury Asylum Brondesoury, v. Westminster Hospital Crystal Palace, v. London County Brondesbury, v. U.C.8. AUGUST. 2. Brondesbury, v. Hampstead 4. Bushey, v. Bushfy 9. Brondesbury, v. U.C.S. Old Boys 16. Brondesbury, v. Kensington Park 23. Brondesbury, v. Pallingswick 30. Brondesbury, v. U.C.S. Old Boys SEPTEMBER. 6. Brondesbnry, v. Chsrlcon Park 13. Brondesbury, v. Finchley