Cricket 1904

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Jessop last week at Bournemouth iu the match between Gentlemen of England and Players of the South. He gave a chance in the slips in the first inniogs of tbe Gentlemen, and turning quickly to watch what happened, was relieved to see the player drop the ball. Then he realised that in his excitement be had stepped on the wicket. So he retired “ hit w icket.” In his latest book, “ The Lord of Creation,” Mr. T. W . H . Crosland, writing of the modern author, says : — And when you interview him he will always assure you that he thinks life is greater than art, and that by temperament and inclination he is really a sportsman who would rather make a “ century ” at cricket than write the finest book that has yet to be written. T h e competition for the H alifax Cup is the chief excitement c f ordinary seasons at Philadelphia. This year Belmont are the winners, beating Merion on August 13th in the final b y 42 runs on the first innings. Merion had two teams entered for the cup, and won 16 out of 24 matches, losing the other 8. Belmont played 12 matches, w inning 8 and losing 4. In this competition the matches are decided on the first inniDgs, and must be brought to a conclusion. In the final match J. B. K ing, the well-known fis t bowler, who has visited England with several Gentlemen of Philadelphia teams, scored 60 for Bel­ mont out of 107, besides taking seven wickets for 28 in eight overs. F or Merion, W . N. Morice, who had only recently re­ covered from an accident in which he dis­ located his shoulder, made 21, and took four wickets for 24 runs in 13 overs. American papers state that with the ex­ ception of these two men all the players suffered from the nervous strain put upon them by the importance of the match. T h e results of the season’s matches between the two clubs mentioned above, are as follows :— May 21.—Belmont, 272; Merion (Team B), 131. May 28.—Merion (Team A), 103 ; Belmont, 93. July 9.—Merion (TeamA), 140 (6wkt); Belmont. 121 July 23 and August 2.—Merion (Team B), 301; Belmont, 60. August 13.—Belmont, 107; Merion, 65. T he annual report of the New South Wales Wednesday Cricket Association shows that the Newtown Wednesday club won both the first and the second grade competition. The balance-sheet