Cricket 1903

F eb . 26, 1903. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 27 A g o o d performance in the way of fast scoring was done last month by P. Oarew, who was one of the Queens­ land team in Sydney at Christmas time. He was playing for Toowong against Brisbane, and his methods cm be judged from the fact that he scored 233 off his own bat in three hours. In one oyer he made 23 runs, in another 22. Toowong’s total was only 360. T h e conditions prevailing in Melbourne on Saturday, January 17tb, must have been even more than ordinarily favour­ able for run-getting to' judge by some of the performances in the way of high scoring recorded that afternoon. The best of the individual innings was one of 244 not out by H. Mitchell for the new Ballarat Club against Ballarat City. In the Pennant match between East Mel­ bourne and Filzroy, Frank Laver (92) helped Percy McAlister (75) to put on 175 without the loss of a wicket. Another individual hundred the same day was Houston’s 144 not out for Williamston v. Brighton. ------ T h e Oxford University Authentics left India on Saturday last on their way home. ------ M r . Y. E. W a l k e r , the head of the famons Southgate cricketing family, has presented a site for a new church to be built at Palmer’s Green. T h e late Mr. Arthur Appleby, the old Lancashire cricketer, has left two hundred thousand pounds. C. L. T o w n s e n d , the Gloucestershire amateur, has gone to live at Stockton-on- Tees in connection with his profession. O n February 7th, a lecture was given at the Brighton and Preston Constitu­ tional Club by Mr. A. J. Gaston, who chose as his subject the “ History of Sussex Cricket from 1750 to the present time.” The lecture was illustrated by cricket pictures thrown on a screen. At the end of the evening Mr. W. Newham, the Sussex secretary, suggested that Mr. Gaston should be persuaded to give his lecture in various Sussex towns on behalf of the County Cricket Club. M r . F. H. B. C h a m p a in , the Glouces­ tershire and Oxford University cricketer, has been appointed to one of the mathe­ matical masterships at Cheltenham College. T h e committees of the following Counties have informed the M.C.C. that they approve of the proposed widening of the wicket: — Kent. Surrey (also suggest an addition of an inch to the height). . Middlesex (also suggest an addition of an inch to the height). Sussex. Monmouthshire. Notts (but not without full trial. They suggest that the experiment should be tried in the championship matches this season). Yorkshire (conditionally on a thorough trial being given). The following Counties disapprove of the scheme :— Lancashire. Hampshire. Warwickshire (suggest that the height might be increased two inches). Leicestershire. London County. Devon. Suffolk. Glamorganshire. Norfolk. Durham (suggest two inches added to height, if change is desirable). Dorset. Derbyshire. Gloucestershire. Oxfordshire and Bucks decline to express an opinion one way oi the other. Staffordshire would like to see the result of a year’s trial before giving an opinion. The M.C.C. has received a reply “ from Australia ” in favour of the scheme, but whether from all the Cricket Associations there is not stated. On the other hand, the Philadelphians and the South Africans vote for no change. I n the Melbourne Argus, “ Observer ” (Mr. Donald McDonald), draws attention to the batting performances of two pro­ mising young players, in B. Tuckwell, of St. Kilda, and B. Grant, of Richmond. Their scores respectively are 7G, 14, 16, 77, 47 not out, and 174 not out, total 404, average 10100; and 23, 18, 100. 27, 48, 62 not out, and 38 not out, total 316, Average 63-2 0 . ------ T h e same critio also notices the success of W. Bruce, who will be readily called to mind by English cricketers as a mem­ ber of more than one Australian team to this country. His performances this season for the Melbourne Club in Pen­ nant matches have been quite reminiscent of old times. He has been to the wicket on four occasions, and has scored 64, 86 not out, 116 and 74 not out. total 340 for an average of 170. S in c e his return to Australia, E. A. Duff has scored as follows in great matches: 66 and 40, Australian X I v. N. S. W . X III, at Sydney. 94 and 18, N. 8. W. v. S. A. at Adelaide. 102 and 66, N. S. W. v. V., at Melbourne. 132, N. 8. W. v. S. A., at Sydney. His brother, W. S. Duff, playing for N. S. W. agiiust Queensland, at Sydney, at the end of December, scored 62 and 67. A t the present time, when Indian records are going by the board, it will be of interest to Cricket readers to give a list of all men who have scored as many as 200 runs in an innings in India. The following is the list:— 257* K . S. R anjitsiabji. 255 K. M. Mistii. 246 C. Mitchell. 246 E. H. D. Bewell. 2i0 W. Brockwell. 239* Lieut. E. Saulez. 237 Capt. E.G. Wynyard. 237 Capt. G. H. Neale. 228 Private Sheiiing. 226 Major R. H. Dewing. 225* E. fct. D. 8ewell. i;23 8. 8. Doeg. 22 1 W. Williams. 220 W. 8. Gosling. * Signifies not out. 219* Bedesi Ram. 218* A. D. Wilkins. 216 Capt. Challenor. 211* B Jayaram 212 Capt. G. C. Eicke* 209* E. B. T. Studd. 2i>6 tl. C. King. 205 Piiace Christiin Victor. 204 J. B. Wood. 204 Capt. J. G. Griig. 203 G. H. timpson- Hayward. 202* Capt. R. M. Poore. In Ceylon the highest score is 202 not out by J. Y. Wright. E.A. S a la s , playing for Maryborough B. agsiust Adelaide Lead, at Mary­ borough, on January 17th, did some good work with the ball. His analyses were:— Balls. Runs.Wkts. 1st inniogi........................ 86 ... 14 ... 8 2nd innings ................. 35 ... 5 .. 7 In the first innings he performed the hat- tiick, and in the second clean bowled Ive batsmen with consecutive balls. Maryborough is 112 miles from Mel­ bourne. O n January 17th., G. Payne scored 177 for a Western District XV. against South Australia, at Bathurst (N.S.W.). The local men made 360 ia thtir first innings, the first eleven men claiming 322 of that number. Payne hit 25 fours, 5 fives, (three from consecutive hits) and 1 six. N e w s reaches us of some “ palpable hits ” recently made in Victoria. On January 17th, J. Howe, playing for Brunswick v. South Yarra, in the Juniors’ contest for the Melbourne Sports’ Dep6t Trophy, scored 255, a record for the competition. He batted six hours and a- half and gave two chances. On the same day H. Mitchell, of the New Ballarat Club, put up a record score in pennant cricket by making 244 not out against Ballarat City. When stumps were drawn the total of the team stood at 423 fcr five wickets. D u r i n g the Christmas holidays, P. D . Cunningham, playing for Traynor’s Lagoon against Banyena, made a tre­ mendous hit. The ball travelled close upon 300 yards, and the batsman ran nine without an overthrow. The Melbourne Argus remarks:—“ A few batsmen of the Cunningham stamp would be appreciated by spectators (if there were any) at pennant matches round about Melbourne.” Traynor’s Lagoon is 18-5 miles from Melbourne. T h e following couplet reaches us on an anonymous post-card which bears the Banstead post-mark :— If chess its Bishops—billiards Canons claim, Why should not cricket have some clericname? We give it up. W. W. A r m s t r o n g ’ s hat trick for Vic­ toria in the matches against New South Wales at Melbourne, it is worthy of remark, is only the second instance of the kind in the long lists of contests between these states, commencing as long ago as 1856. C. T. B. Turner, the great Aus­ tralian bowler, sixteen years ago on the same ground bowled three Victorians, Palmer, Horan and J. W. Trumble with successive balls. F r o m the score (which appears on another page) of the match between the Authentics and Aligarh College, it will be seen that in the course of the three com