Cricket 1904

Nov. 24, 1904. CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 461 the Melbourne C.C. in pennant matches last season :— B A T T IN G . N o. T im es M ost o f n ot in an T otal inns. ou t. ians. runs. A v er. W . W . A rm stron g 7 , ... 1 .. . 438 .,. 812 ..135*33 E . M o n fr ie s ............. 7 ... 2 .. . 123 ... 242 . . 48 40 V . R a n sford .. ... 9 . . 1 .. .*127 .. . 358 .. . 44 75 J . M . B allan tyn e 3 ... 2 ..,. 30 .. 42 .. 42 W . Bruce ............. 6 ... — .. . 100 ... 250 .. . 41-66 F . V a u g h a n ............. 7 ... 1 .. ,. 40 .. . 120 .. . 20 F ry (P ro f.) ............. 6 ... — . .. 51 ... 118 .,.. 19*66 M . Irw in ............. 7 ... 2 . . *25 .,.. 84 ., 16-80 G . S. D o w n ............. 7 ... 1 . .. *37 . . 81 .,.. 13-50 D . 'W illia m s............. 6 ... 1 . .. *18 .... 69 .. 11-80 A . H . Joh n ston ... 7 ... 2 ... *16 .... 40 . .. 8 M u rray (P rof.) ... 4 .. 1 . .. 15 .... 21 ... 7 J . S. R em in gton 5 ... 1 . .. *12 ..,. 14 .,.. 3-50 * S ignifies r o t ou t. F ou r oth er m em bers p la yed in less th an three innings. B O W L IN G . B alls. R uns. M dns. W ts . A v e r W . W . A rm stron g .... 642 .. 136 ... 48 .... 17 . 8 W . B ru ce .................... 72 ... 33 ... 2 .. 4 .. 8 25 O. M 'L e o d ............. ... 414 ... 129 ... 26 . .. 12 .,..10-75 F ry ( P r o f.) ........... ... 702 .. 228 ... 35 ... 16 ,...14-25 D . W illiam s ... ... 163 .. 83 ... 5 .... 3 ...27 66 J. 8 . R em in g ton ... 438 ... 222 ... 14 . . 8 .. 27*75 M u rray (P ro f.) ... J . M . B allantyne ... 221 ... 294 .. 93 ... I l l ... 8 . ... 17 ., .. 3 .. 2 . ...31 . 55*50 A . H . Joh n ston .. ,... 150 .... 61 ... 4 .. 1 . ...61 W id es an d n o-b a lls are in clu d ed as runs. F ou r oth er m em bers b ow led in less than three innings. T h e Mangalore Magazine , containing an account of the matches played from June to August by the Mangalore Col­ lege (India), is as interesting as ever. What description could better represent the excitement shown by schoolboys when a dreaded opponent goes to the wicket than this ?— Mr. Vittal Rao thensteppedto the crease. A hushof expectancy fell upontheassembled multitude as he motioned to someintruders tokeepclearof the screenbehindthewicket, thenwidenedtheboundaries, andset himself down for a polycenturial score. Thomas Correa, however, had got his hand in, and thesecondhall sent tbe bails flying fromhis wicket. A mong other interesting notes in the above magaziue are the follow in g :— Our batting opened sadly, andthe eterna^ note of sadness prevailed to thehitter end. We grievedaudiblytohear two of our men ruled out again in this game for legbefore wicket. The ruling is an invidious one at best, andwhenit comes too oftenone natur­ ally feels inclined to kick. One thing, how­ ever, was pretty patent, and that was that theUnitedteamwas too strong for us. The Government College, deeming itself tooweak to copewith our team singly, sent aninvitationwitharequest to beallowed to stiffenits teamby engaging some of its past students. This the College declinedtoaccede to because three of our most useful hands wereunable totakepart in the game. The Government College then decided to leada forlornhopeagainst a teamthat hadhitherto provedinvincible. Mr. Vittal Rao succeeded Mr. Black, but his peculiar slowlobs, sodreadedof ourmen, tookonly onewicket, that of EmmanuelYas, whohadthe consolation of batting them all over the field beforeretiringwithascore of 25 tohis credit. Shabas Fernandes and Henry Gonsalves addedmaterially to the score, andother con­ tributions put us within sight of victory, when in the midst of great excitement and enthusiasm, one of our men was run out. Our last wicket fell as the telegraph an­ nounced94. A little steadyplaymighthave savedthe day. Defeat at the hands of so formidable ateamwas nothing tobeashamed of. ’Tis not inmortals to commandsuccess, But we’ll domore Sempronius; we’ll deserve it. I n the second eleven match between East Melbourne and St. Kilda (says “ Felix” in the Australasian) J. Godby was batting for the East. T. Horan bowled, the ball struck Gjdby on the thigh, went over his head, and falling on thebails, dislodgedthem. “ Hardluck,” said J. Thompson, “ I never saw such a thing happen before.” Yet the very next man—Horsburgh—was struck by one of Horan’s deliveries on the thigh, the ball went over Horsburgh’s head, fell on the bails, and dislodged them. “ Ex­ traordinary ! ” was all that the players could utter. A BALLADE OF OLD COLLEGIANS. I wonder where in simple state The oldCollegians watchthe fight, Inwhat pavilions sit the great Who revelledinthemorning’s sight, Where is theirmajesty of might ? The years have rolledtheir deeds away, Andmemoryfalters inthe night, “ Where arethe scores of yesterday?” Where is the Smiter strong inhate Of dull decorous appetite? Where is the Stylist, cutting late, AndLionheart whoknewnot fright— The pair whosavedourpiteous plight? Theyears haverolledtheir deeds away, Andplaudits echoat theirheight, “ Where arethe scores of yesterday?” Where is the “ Terror,” slowingait, With innocent alluringflight? Where is the “ hurricane of fate” Who wreckedanticipation’s kite With swift collapse infailing light ? The years haverolledtheir deeds away, AndAutumncries insad despite, “ Where arethe scores of yesterday?” E n vo i . Yet, if ’midstress of wrongandright, The years haverolledtheir deeds away, The questionkeeps theirmemorybright, “ Where arethe scores of yesterday?” A l a n E . M u l g a n . Christchurch, NewZealand. PILGRIMS (INTERNATIONALS) v. HAYERFORD TOURISTS. PlayedatHaverford, onOctober 1.—Drawn. P il g r im s . J. B . K in g , retired ...126 P. H . C lark, b P riest­ m an ............................... 0 J . tt. T h ayer, jr , b C . C. M o r r is ..........................13 J. A . L ester, c P eirce, b L ow ry ........................ 1 A . W . Jones, c and b G od ley ...................... 28 F . H . B ohlen, c an d b C. C . M orris .............. 9 P . N . L eR o y , c H . H . M orris, b P leasants 22 H .L .C lark ,bP leasan ts 1 E . M . C regar. lb w , b C. C. M orris .............10 J . H . fctaattergood, n ot o u t ..............................36 W .P .O ’N eill,cD ou g h - ten , b Prieatm an ... 31 E xtra s......................21 T otal . 298 H a v b r f o b d T o u r ists . C. C. M orris, c T hayer, b C regar ...................... 2 F . H . G od ley, c Cregar, b Le R o y ...................... 11 H . H . M orris, b C regar 5 H . W . D ou gh ten , c H . L . C lark, b C regar 6 A . T . L ow ry, c L e R oy, b C r e g a r ..................... 0 A . G . Prieatm an, c P. H . C la rk ,b L e R o y .. 18 H a v e r f o r d T o u r is t s . B . R . M . W .i B .R . M . W . 78 66 1 2 G o d le y ... 43 24 2 1 18 23 0 0 L o w ry ... 42 31 1 1 60 59 0 2 IC. C . M orris96 74 2 3 W id e : P riestm an, 1. J . D . P h illip s, ru n ou t 8 A .H . H op k in s, c K in g , b L e R o y ..................... 1 H . P leasants, n o t ou t 10 R . L . P earson, c H . L . C lark, b L s R o y ... 5 E . C. Peirce, n o t ou t 3 E xtra s.......................21 T ota l (9 w kts.) 90 P riestm an H op k in s .. P leasants P il g r im s . B . R . M . W . C regar ... 60 31 1 4 P . H . C lark 48 16 4 0 L e R o y ... 36 11 3 4 O ’N e ill. L ester . B . R . M . W 12 11 0 0 6 0 1 0 A V E T E R A N S ’ D A Y IN AM ER IC A The following characteristic report of the proceedings on the opening day of the festival inconnectionwiththeJubilee of the Germantown C.C. is taken from the Am erican C ricketer: — What a (lay! Such weather as the lovers of thenoblegame of cricket fondly remember fromdecade to decade for the past generation, when our champions of the willowhavemeasured their skill with the representatives fromMerrie England on the happy Autumn Fields of the Quaker City. A glorious October day, bright, balmy, perfect for a meeting of the Veteran Cricketers of Philadelphia. And they seemed to knowthat Heaven would soiile upon them, for they came to Mmheim from all over the cjuntry to participate in this now famous reunion. Many had not “ passed the bill round ” since the war; but they had not for­ gotten one another. Nicknames and Christian names were the only ones in use in this jolly gathering. Foremost among these sturdy menwas Will.am Rotch Wister, the “ Father of Cricket,” as he is affectionately styled by all his fellows. He says inhis charming, invaluable “ Reminiscences of Cricket,” “ The first cricket I ever saw was near the Wakefield Mills in 1842, and here I played my first game.” A good second to “ our” grand old man was John Samuel, another veteran of the 40’s, and a shining light ever since. These two heroes were prominent among the foun­ ders of the Philadelphia Cricket Club, whose semi-centennial was celebrated at Wissahickon Heights in the Spring of this year. Before the war the games played by the Philadelphia, Germantown, and Young America Clubs, whose champions here assembled to-day, were bitter, for these young clubs were fighting for their very existence, but the play we now record was sweet, free of envy, free of strife. The rules were modified so that each batter should have at least fifteen balls, unless, meanwhile, he should make ten runs, when he would retire in favour of the next batsman. The score shows that several made about fifteen runs, owing possibly to a miscount or the finishing of an unlucky over. “ Under­ hand” bowling only was permitted,