Cricket 1904

434 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. O ct . 27, 1904. If Mr. Day can play pretty regularly in the future he ought to become even a better batsman than he is, for he is strongly built, has a splendid eye, and is quite capable of knocking cff a bowler who is making himself a nuisance. He has plenty of good strokes, which he apparently makes with the greatest ease, and whenhe likes he can hit very hard and well. As a football player he has developed greatly, and is now regarded as one of the best of the Corinthians. W. A. B e t t f s w o r t h . TH E A U S T R A L IA N TE AM FOR EN G LAND . At the annual meeting of theVictorian Cricket Association, held on September 20th, a letter was received from the New South Wales Association notifying the receipt of a letter fromthe Marylebone Cricket Club suggesting that an Austra­ lian team should visit England in 1905. The New South Wales Association sug­ gested the appointment of a selector to confer with the South Australian Asso­ ciation and New South Wales selectors in choosing a teamto visit England. Mr. J. T. Lipscombe said the Vic­ torian Association had received a similar letter fromthe MaryleboneCricket Club. He was not personally in favour of a team going to England this season unless some newtalent were discovered. He moved, however, that a reply be sent to the New SouthWales Association suggesting that the three associations should nominate three representatives to choose not more than three players for a teamto go to England next year, and to act at the end of the year in Mel­ bourne with the association’s selectors in choosing the rest of the team. This was secondedby Mr. H. Rush. Mr. S. MacMichael moved as an amendment: “ That one representative be appointed from this State to act with one representative from each of the other States concerned, viz., New South Wales and South Australia, to select the next Australian team, but that a sug­ gestion be offered to kindred associations that the three representatives so ap­ pointed shall select not more than seven certainties, who in thtir turn shall appoint three of their number to act as an advisory board to the committee of representatives appointed by the associa­ tions.” This was seconded by Mr. W. H. McCormack. Mr. W. Bruce feared they would place the association in an awkward fix if they were not careful. The notification was not an imitation for the association to select a team. If the players liked to band together and send a teamhome, the English associations would not care so long as it was a representative one. His sympathies were with the scheme pro­ posed by Mr. Lipscombe if the players would agree. Mr. McMichael’s amendment was car­ ried, and it then became the motion. Mr. W. Bruce moved as an amendment: “ Ths*t the New South Wales and South AustralianAssociations be informed that, while this association is in sympathy with their views on the question of the desirableness of altering the method of selection of the next Australian Eleven, it is of opinion that it is inadvisable to procaed to the appointment of a selection committee until the players have been consulted on the subject.” This was negatived, and the motion was carried. N O R T H A M P T O N S H I R E CR ICKET . The following appeal has been made by Lord Lilford, the president of the Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, to cricketers in the county. “ As you are doubtless aware,” writes his lordship, “ the sub-committee of the M.C.C. has recommended that North­ amptonshire should be invited to enter first-class cricket next season, providing the requisite number of home-and-home matches, viz., six, can be arranged. . . . It will, of course, be impossible for the club to entertain the idea of first-class cricket unless the number of members is doubled and a large and influential list of vice-presidents obtained to showthat there is a universal interest taken in the game in the county. I am, therefore, writing to you to ask if you will be good enough to reply on enclosed post-card whether, in the event of the county becoming first-class, you are willing to become a vice-president, giving a sub­ scription of three guineas or more per annum. The matter has been referred from the General Committee to the FinanceCommitteefortheirconsideration as to ways and means, and unless the Finan .e Committee canget soma idea of the probable amount of supportthrough­ out the county it will be impossible for them to suggest anything. I am sure you will agreewithme that this proposed promotion is thoroughly deserved, as it is the result of a hard struggle against odds, and it seems a great pity that an opportunity of getting into first-class cricket should be lost, especially as the county is represented by a really fine side, and there is plenty of talent coming on, both amateur and professional. “ Yours faithfully, “ L i l f o r d .” H IN D U CR ICKET . We learn with much satisfaction that the cricket secretary of the Hindu Gymkhana on instructions from his committee has addressed a letter to the cricket secretary of the Bjmbay Gym­ khana asking the latter if it will be possible to arrange one or two matches next seasonbetween the Hindus and the Presidency. The institution of annual matches with the Hindus has our cordial support, as we believe it has that of the majority of European cricketers in this Presidency. The Hindus are not asking for more than they can accomplish, namely for an opportunity of showing the cricket loving public that they can put as strong a teamin the field as the Parsees and the Presidency, and we hope that their application to the Bombay Gymkhana will receive the consideration that it deserves. Theremaybe difficulties so far as the Presidency are concerned in arranging for three or perhaps four matches in the year, but none of these are insurmountable. The Hindus do not propose to place a purely local team in the field against the Presidency, but would go further afield in order to obtain the pick of the Hindu players in India. With the assistance of the Madras and Northern-India crack players, the side would be one of the strongest in India. — Bombay Gazttte. CR ICKET IN AM E R IC A . BELMONT v. MERION C. FINAL MATCH OF THE PHILADELPHIA CUP. Playedat HaverfordonSeptember 10 &11. Five members of the Graham family assisted Belmont, and chiefly through the good batting of Willard and Donald, who wereresponsible for 107 of 233 from the bat, and the good bowling of H. H. Cornish, Merion were beaten by 82 runs. Cornish tooksixwickets for 52. B e l m o n t . 42 17 C . M . G raham ,c D ou g. M acfarlane, b D on . M acfarlan e ............. W . G raham , e P atton , b D on. M acfarlan e W . A . A llison , c P at ton , b D on M acfar­ lane ...................... E . L . Tow nsend, A . G . H are, b R . G . H a r e ................................30 D . G raham , b C l'm en t 6 j A H. G raham , b D jn . M acfarlane ............. 3 M e b io n T e a m C. R . G . H are, c A . H . G raham , b C ornish 55 R . M . G um m ere, c C . M . G raham , C ornish ........... A . G . H are, c and Corniah ... W . P . U onbri^ht, D . G raham D on . ivlacfarlane, b C ornish ....................... 0 D ou glas M acfarlane, no l ou t ......................15 G . Sayen, c R . G . H are b K . M . G u n m eie ... 16 H . H . C ornish, run ou t ................................ J . D . M acL ach lan , c tt. M . G um m ere, b A . G . H t r e ............. E . D . H a les, c D ou g. M acfarlan e, b D ou . M acfarlan e ............. D . O . H ales, n ot o u t .. 8 31 E xtras . T ota l fi6 ... 36 . 269 48 17 W . W eim er, 3rd, b C ornish ... ............. 1 8 . G . G u m m ere, h t w k t, b H ties .............20 R obert P a tton , b W . G raham ...................... 4 J . M on tgom ery , b C ornish ...................... o J . H. C lem ent, ju n ., absent ..................... 0 E x tra s......................21 T otal . 187 ROBERT ABEL’SXI. v. BERMONDSEY AND ROTHERHITHE (XXII.). Played inSouthwarkParkon September 22. X X I I . o f B e b m o n d se y a n d R o t h e b h it h s . E . P ocock , b n ills F . Foster, b H ob b s ... 0 S .F ish er,stB est,bM ills 11 H . H astings, b H obbs 12 F. C ook , b H ob b s ... 1 F . L oad er, b H ob b s .. 4 T . F . H all, c H ob b s, b B aldw in ......................20 W . C. B .rd, c P latt, b H ob b s ...................... 1 F . w a lk er, ru n ou t ... 7 — . P arker, b B ald w in 4 H . Stevens, b B ald w in 9 T . J . R ich ard son , c M illw a rd ,b B aldw in 0 L . B artlett, b H ob b s 0 R . A b sl ’ s X I I I . L . Ju n ip er, b H oobs W . M atthes, c G oatly, b B ald w in .............27 E . B all,st B est, b B ald ­ w in ................................ A . B ailly, b H obfcs ... C .D evin .c B est,bB ald - w in ................................ J . C oom es, n ot ou t ... W . Josylin , b B aldw in F .B us-hridge.b B aldw in C. H oliick , c H ob b s, b M ills ................................ 7 E x tra s...................... 7 2 T ota l ...133 T . H ayw ard, c D evin , b S teven s... .............83 G . G oatly, b B artlett 3 G . H o ob s, o B artlett, b J u n ip er......................41 G . P .a it, c L oad er, b Jun ip er ......................23 C . M ills, F . W . O sborne, W . A b el, W . F au lk n er, A . M illw ard, an d C . B ald w in d id n ot bat. R . A b el, b M atthes ... 63 8 . R . Best, n ot ou t . 88 H am ish S tuart, h t w k t. b L oad er.. ... 26 E x tra s ....................... 2 T o ta l (6 w kts) 282