Cricket 1903

54 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A pril 9, 1903. CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA. VICTORIA y. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. The Interstate matches for the Sheffield Shield for 1902-3 were brought to a close with the completion of the above game, played on the Adelaide Oval on February 27, 28, March 2, 3, and 4. In the result the two elevens were very evenly weighted, and South Australia, who had the worst of the luck at the finish, owing to the rain on the fourth day, were only beaten after a hard fight by 35 runs. The feature of the match was the fine all-round cricket shown by the veteran George Uiffen for South Australia. Besides scoring 178 for once out, he took fifteen Victorian wickets for 185 runs, it was the hardest of luck that he was unable to reach his hundred in the second innings when only three runs short and still in. V ictoria . First innines. Second inniDgs. H. Graham, c Giffen, b Beedman . .................69 b G ffen ............45 P. McA is*er, b Trivers ...39 lbw, b Giffen ... 6 J. H. btuckey, b Giffen ...63 st. Newland, b W . W . Armstrong, c Hill, b Travers ...41 b Giffen 0 c and b Giffen ... lt Giffen M. Ellis, lbw, b Giffen F. Laver, c Ha"k, b Reed- man ......... ..........60 c and b Travers 61 E. E. Pean, b G iffen.......... 0 not out ...........30 B. J. Tuck* ell, b Giffen ...27 c Jemr'ngs, b Gifftn .......... 1 F. Collins, c Kirkwood, b st Newland, b Giffen............................... 0 Giffen ........... 1 E. <v.onfrie8, not o u t .......... 0 c HH. b Giffen... 0 J. V. Saunders, b Giffen ... 5 c Gehrs, b G iffen 2 B 5 ,10 3 ........................ 8 B3, lb5, nb 1 w l 10 Total .. 291 To'.al ..244 S outh A ustralia . First innings. fceond innings. J. C. Beedman, c and b L aver...........................40 c and b Saunders 8 F. T. i ack, c Armstrong b c Saunders b Saunders ........88 Laver .......................... 3 C. bill, b Collins............... 8 b Saunders ... ... G. Giffen, c Stuckey, b Armstrong...................... 8t notout..............97 A. R. Gehis, st. Monfries, b Collins ...................... 0 b Saunders......... N. Ciaxton, cand b Saunders 7 b Saunders......29 C. B. Jennings, run out 6 b Saunders........ F. Jarvis, c Monfrits, b Saunders ................ ... 12 b Saunders....... 0 H. P. Kirkwood, c Monflies b Armstrong .............12 b Saunders......... 0 P. M. Newland, not out ... 6 c Stuckey, b Saunders ... J. Travers, c Tuckwell, b Saunders .............. ... 8 lbw, b Collins ... 41 B 5, lb 1, w 1, nb 4 ..11 B 9, lb 5, nb 9 23 To'.al ..........278 Total .........222 V ictoria . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Travers 36 7 80 1 ... ... £0 10 69 2 Claxton 7 — 30 — ... 2 — 4 - Jarvis.......... 17 3 *7 — ... ... 6 1 1 4 - G iff-n .......... 37 5 10 76 7 .. ... 38 2 7 1:0 8 Kirkwood ... 14 6 30 — ... ... 6 — iO — 1 eedman ... 13 3 31 2 ... ... 3 — 17 — Jarvis bowled 1 no-ball ai d Claxton 1 wide. S outh A ustralia . First innings. Second imings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Collins.......... 11 1 61 1 ... ... 19.8 10 \2 1 Saunders ... 34.1 6 83 6 ... ... 60 9 106 8 Armstrong... £8 It 58 2 ... .. 17 6 ; 2 - Laver .......... 22 8 41 1 .. ... iO 3 27 1 Bern .......... 4 — 19 — ... ... 4 1 9 — Graham ... ... 2 1 3 — Ellis.......... ... 6 2 1 0 - Collins bowled 9 no-balls, Armstrong 2, Laver aud Ellis 1 each, Saunders 1 wide. In noticing this'performance of Giffen, the Adelaide Observer makes the following com­ ments : “ He is really a wonder. Two or three years ago he was so completely and consistently out of form that the opinion was general that the erstwhile champion had, after more than 20 years of grand service to Australian cricket, leached that period when he should retire. Giffen himself did not believe it, and by a thorough system of train­ ing and sound practice he has confounded all his critics. He bowled splendidly through­ out the Victorian innings, the particular merit being his deceptive flight. When his turn came to bat he showed excellent form, and, though marred by one chance, his innings was marked byr a vigour and an alertness one might fairly expect from an athlete of 25 or 30 years, but scarcely from one bordering on 44 years. He is a marvel. At this particular time Giffen’s complete record against Victoria may be published. The figures in the present match obviously cannot be included. GEORGE GIFifEN AGAINST VICTORIA. B atting . B ow ling . 1 st. 2 nd. W. R. W. R. 1880 . . 3 . . 63 ... .. 2 ... 47 .. — .. . 14 1*81 . . 10 . . 10 ... ... 1 ... *<9 .. 5 . . 69 1883 . . 1 . . 19 ... ... 5 .. 61 .. — . . — 1885 . . 0 . . 73 ... ... 6 .. 87 .. 6 . . 49 1886 . . 20 . . 82 ... ... 9 .. 91 .. . 8 . . 110 1887 . . 4 . 0 ... ... 8 .. 83 .. 4 . . 104 1888 . .166 . — ... ... 8 .. 65 .. . 6 . . 60 1888 . 135 . . 19 ... ... 6 .. 82 ... 7 . . 77 1889 . . 85 . . 9 ... ... 1 ..108 . . 7 . . 1C4 1891 . 237 . . — ... ... 6 .. 89 . . 7 . . 103 1891 . .271 . . — ... ... 9 .. 96 . 7 . . 70 1893 . . 32 . . 92 ... ... 5 .. 80 . . 3 . . 130 1893 . . 43 . . 181 ... ... 9 ..148 . . 2 . . 89 1894 . . 24 . . 103 ... ... 4 .. 56 . . 3 ... 104 1894 . 29 . . 89* ... ... 4 .. 76 . . 2 ... 102 1894 . . 94* ... — ... ... 6 .. 87 . 6 ... 60 1895 . . 15 ... 9 ... ... 5 ..147 . . — . .. 5 1895 . . 36 ... 6 ... ... 3 ..1C8 . . 5 ... 141 1896 . . 4 ) . — ... ... 4 .. 91 . . — — 1897 . . 40 .. 17 ... ... 2 .. 71 . . 3 .. 108 1897 . . 47 .. — ... ... 4 .. 71 . , — .. 8 1897 . . 0 .. — ... 5 .. 69 . — .. 17 1898 . . 2 .. 0 ... .. 1 ..128 . . 1 .. 49 1899 ... 18 .. 0 ... ... 3 ..145 . . — .. — 189a ... 39 — ... ... 4 .101 . . 5 .. 145 1903 .. 16 .. 6 ... ... 2 .. 62 . — ,, — 1900 .. 24 6 ... ... 2 .146 . 0 .. 9 1901 .. 1 .. 22 ... ... — .. — . 1 .. 101 Totals 1431 805 122 2427 87 1821 Summary.—Batting— 48 innings, 2 not out, 2,239 runs, highest 6 C..re 271, average 48 67 Bowling— 209 wickets, 4,218 runs, average 20'3 1 Perfjrmance in the present match to be added. SHEFFIELD SHIELD. The following particulars of the matches played by New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia are from the pen of “ Re- corder,” the cricket critic of the Adelaide Observer :— The New South Wales representatives have proved themselves far too strong in all depart­ ments of the game for either of the two other teams. Trumper and Duff were a wonderful pair with which to open the innings, and Noble was in grand batting form. These three stand right away from their comrades, who present a very ordinary set of figures for the lists. In bowling, Howell came back from England in splendid form, and he was well backed up by McBeth and Pye. Armstrong proved a tower of strength to Victoria, who also felt the beneficial effect of Graham’s return to Melbourne. McAlister has been as solid as ever. In bowling, both Saunders and Armstrong have come back from England much improved and they should be [of service to Australia for many yTears. South Australian cricket has been unfortunate; the fates seem to have pursued them with rain whenever they got the advantage. Giffen has once more mounted to the top of the tree, and it is a marvellous performance for a man of his age to top the bowling in the shield contests, and to stand second in the batting. Nothing could more eloquently speak of his work in the cricket field. The state has lost much through the paucity of runs from Hill’s bat, but Hack has been as solid as ever. Reedman still keeps his place, while Claxton is gaining experience, and will be a fine batsman on the side. So far as Australian cricket is concerned the three new batsmen of the year are Hick­ son, of New South Wales ; Tuckwell, of V ic­ toria ; and Jennings, of South Australia; and these three colts bid fair to take high rank in first-class cricket. Jones has gone from among us, and so far as can be seen there is no new bowler to take his place. It only remains to be said that Duff and Armstrong made double figures in every innings, and Hack was robbed of this honour by the wet wicket in the match concluded on Wednesday. The following are the statis­ tics :— SHIELD SCORING LIST. State. Played. Won. Lost. Pts. New South W ales.......... 4 ... 4 ... — ... 4 Victoria ........................ 4 ... 2 ... 2 — South Australia .......... 4 ... — ... 4 ... 4 ANALYSES OF RE8ULTS. State. Runs. Wickets. Aver. New South Wales ... 2,109 .. 66 ... 32*44 Opponents................. ... 1,7*8 .. 80 ... 21*97 V ictoria........................ ... 2.079 .. 80 ... 26*98 Opponents................. .. 2,001 .. 75 ... 2 *68 South Australia.......... ... 1,807 .. 80 ... 22*68 Opponents................. ... 2,214 .. 70 ... 31*91 BATTING AVERAGES. No. Times Most of not Total in an R. A. Duff( N.8.W.) ... G. Giffen (S.A.) .......... M. A. Noble (N.S.W.) ... V. Trumpsr (N S.W.l ... W. W. Armstrong (V.) ... F. T. Hac< (S.A.) .......... M. Ellis (V.) ................. F. Laver (V.) ................. P. McAlister (V.) .......... T. Hastings (V.) .......... H. Graham (V.) .......... D. Noonan vV .)................. C. Hill (cJ.A.) ................. N. Claxton (S.A.) .......... A. C. K. MacKenzie (N.S.W.)........................ J. C. Redman (8.A ) ... J. Travers (S.A.) .......... J. H. Stuckey (V .).......... D. Mader (V .) ................. C. B. Jennings (S.A.) ... C. Gregory (N.S.W.) ... A. J. Hopkins (N.8. W.) A. K. Gehrs (8 .A .).......... L. W. Pye (N.S.W.) ... E. Jones (S .A .)................ P. M. Newland (8.A ) .. R. Waters (-S.A.) .......... H. P. Kirkwood (S.A.) ... W. P. Howell (N.8.W.) .. N. Eosworth (N.S.W.) . F. Collins (V .).......... T. Warne (V.) ... .. J. J. Kelly (N S.W.) A. McBeth (N.S.W.) J. V. Saunders (V.) .. out. runs. inns. Aver. .—.. . 583...132 .. 83*28 . 1. . 224... 97*...74*66 . 2... 343...108 .,..68 60 .—... 393 ..178 ...66-14 —.... 358 ..118 . .44-76 •—... 324... 88 ..40*50 .—... 2*0 ..118 .. 37 00 . 1 .. 241... 61 . .34*42 ..—.. 276... 84 ...34 37 ,. 1..,. 141...106*. .28*20 ..—. . 225 . 59 .. 2812 .. 1. .. 133... 64 ...26*60 ..—.,.. 201...124 ..26*12 . 199 .. 80 ...24 87 .. 166... 77 ..23*71 ,.—... 172... 42 ..21*60 . 3,. . 105... 41 ...21 .—... 118 .. 63 .. 19*66 . 1 .. 97... 49 ...19-40 .. 1 .. 63... 30 ...17*o6 ..—.,.. 119 .. 37 ...17 >.—... 117 .. 69 ...16-71 ..—.<,. 128... 63 ..16 ,. 1.... 69... 25*. .1380 ..—.<,. 79... 34 .. 13*16 . 1 .. 66... 31 ..13 . 1. .. 62 . i9*. .12*40 ..—.,.. 85.. 44 ...10*62 .. 2. .. 36 .. 13 ... 7*20 ..—.... 26 .. 19 ... 6.25 .. 1 .. 41... 17 ... 6-85 >.—... 22... 20 ... 6*50 .. 2. .. 22 .. 9 . .. 4 40 .. 2 .. 14 .. 10 . .. 3 60 .. 1. .. 14.. 5 . .. 2 80 -New South Wales.— R. N. Hickson, j8, 1, 89 not out. Victoria—W Bruce, 38, 48; E. E. Bean, 0, 33 not out; B j ’ Tuckwell, 27, 1 ; E. Monfiies, 0 not out, 0. South Australia.—W. Thamm, not out, 8, 9 ; W. A. Hewer 3 ,1 ; F. Jarvis, 12, 0. BOWLIN 3. _ . v Overs.Mdns.Runs.Wkts.Aver. G. Giffen (8.A.) ..........122-1...20 .. 275 ...16 ...17*18 W.P. Howell (N.S.W.)...213-1...78 ...46 J ...26 . 17*96 A. McBeth (N.S.W.) ...193*3 . 70 ...421 .. 21 2004 L. W. Pye fN.B.W.) ...161 39 .. 335 .. 15 ...22'33 J. V. Saunders (Vic.) ...152'2...24 .. 453 .. 20 22'90 F. Collins (Vi..) ......... 139 ...22 ...,38 ..19 ...23 05 J. C. Beedman (8.A.) ... 62 3 .. 9 ...162.. 7 23-14 W. W Armstrong (Vic.) 167 2 . 42 .. 3>0...15 ...23'33 H .P . Kirkwood (S.A.)... 59 ... 6 ...122 ... 8 .. 27'75 V. Trumper (N.S.W.) ... 382 .. 9 . 89 ... 3 .. 29 66 J. Travers (a.A.) ...........2.8 1...48 ..687 .. 19 ...30 89 A. J. Hopklos (N.S.W.) 44 ... 6 ...132 ... 4 .. 330J V. Laver (Vic.) ...........155 ...34 ...369 ...12 33 33 N. Claxlon (S .A .)........... 57 ... 6 ...218 ... 6 3633 M. A. Noble (NS W.) ...126-5...40 ...273 .. 7 "39 m E -Jones (8.A ) ........J34 .. 32 .. 436 ...10 “ .43-60 M. Ellis (V ic.).................. 29 ...11 ... 89... 2 44 s ) K. Waters (S.A.) ..........63-0 . 16 ...180 ... 3 ..'3333 The following also bowled: V ictom—T. Warne 14 overs, 71 runs, 1 wicket; W. Bruce, S 3 overs 26 runs; E. E. Mean, 8 overs, 1 maiden, 28 runs ’ h Uraham, 3 overs, 1 maiden, 8 runs. South Australia —F. Jarvis, 23 overs, 4 maidens, 60 runs; W A Hewer, 3 overs, 21 runs; C. Hill, 3 overs, 26 runs • F. T. Hack, 4 wides. ’ The number of men who have made four figures in the inter-state matches since the