Cricket 1904

44 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M ar . 31, 1904. A g g r e g a te S c o r in g . Runs. Wkts. Aver. New South Wales ... 2,279 62 43-82 Opponents .......... ... 2,141 80 26-76 Victoria........................ ... 1,586 60 26 43 Opponents • .......... ... 1,443 £0 28 86 South Australia.......... ... 1,600 60 2666 Opponents .......... ... 1,881 42 44-76 A t the annual meeting of the Lticester- shire County C.C. held a fortnight ago, the adverse balance it was reported had increased to £600 as the result of the unfavourable weather last season. The president, Mr. C. Marriott who was in the chair, announced that the committee had received a communication from the Secretary of the M .C.C. requesting them to forego their match witti the M .C.C. on June 16th, ia order that a match m ight be played at Lord’s betwean Mr. Warner’s Australian Eleven and the Rest of England. Under the circum- stancss their committee had w illingly acceded to their wishes. Mr. Charles Marriott was re-elected president, and Messrs. T. Burdett and J. Parions hen. sec. a n i hon. treasurer respectively. A n o t h e r Australian presumably for English cricket. This is E. B. Dwyer, of the Glebe (Sydney) C.C., who, accord­ ing to the Sydney Referee, was to leave Australia this month for England. A GOOD all-round cricketer, according to the Referee, Dwyer is a very punishing bitsman, excellent field, and a very fair bowler, who can be a very good one on a wicket that helps the ball. I n the match between the Marylebone team and Tasmania during the first wicket partnership by J. H . Savigny and O. Douglas in Tasmania’s second innings, all the English Eleven bowled. This is not a record as an Australian paper sug­ gests. I can at least remember one instance, the memorable match between England and Australia at the Oval in 1882, when after ten Englishmen had bowled, the Colonial Secretary gave up the wicket-keeping gloves and g ot the last four wickets with “ lo b s ” for 19 runs. C o p ie s of the words and music of the well-known soD g, “ W illow , the K in g,” are now supplied gratis by Messrs. Duke and Sons, Penshurst, Kent, on receipt of postcard. The music, as most people know, is by John Farmer, and the words by E . E . Bowen. T h e third annual and useful volume of “ Ayres’ Cricket Companion,” edited by G. W. R . Weir, has just made its appearance. Its price is 6 d., and it is published by F. H . Ayres, 111, Alders- gate Street, E.C. The contents include several articles on subjects connected with cricket, some useful statistics, some reproductions of old cricket engravings, etc., etc. A sh o r t time ago it was stated in Cricket that Mr. J. B. Payne was pre­ paring for publication the full scores and analyses of sixty important matches which have not been recorded in “ W isden.” The book, with preface and index, is now in the press, the size being demy octavo, like “ Scores and Biogra­ phies,” with large type. Only a hundred copies on extra thick paper, bound in cloth, w ill be printed, and over thirty have already been applied for. The price is os. a copy, and the book may be obtained direct from Mr. Payne, 64, Franklin Road, Harrogate. The author would like to thank, through Cricket, those who have applied to him for copies, as he has been unable to wiite to them all. M r. P a y n e would be glad if any readers of Cricket could_supply him with the follow ing items :— Bow ling analysis wanted :— United North v. United South, September 2, 3, 4, 1872. North bowling in second innings of South. Cambridge University v. England, May 14 and 15, 1874. Bowling in whole match, except in the first innings of Cambridge. Cambridge University v. England, May 6 and 7, 1875. University bowling in the England innings. Derbyshire v. All England, July 1 and 2, 1878. Bowling in whole match, except first inningsrof England. Oxfod University, Past v. Present, June 16, 17, 18, 1881. Bowling in second innings of Present. Maiden overs not wanted. T h e Captain for April gives a list of members of a suggested “ Athletic Cabinet,” as made out by some of the winners o f prizes offered in a compe­ tition. The list is as follows :— President ... .. .......... Dr. W. G. Grace. Minis.er of Swimming ... Mr. J. Jarvis. Minister of Cricket .......... Lord Hawke. Minister of Cycling.......... Mr. G Lacy Hillier. Minister of Football.......... Mr. G. O. Smith. Minister of Gymnastics ... Professor Hoifman. Minister of Sports ......... Mr. C. B. Fry. Minister of Net Games ... Mr. R. F. Doherty. Minister of H ockey......... Mr. F. 8. Cresswell. Referec-in-Chief .......... Mr. G. T. Dunning. Handicapper-in-Chief ... Mr. A. J. Fowden. Secretary to the Cabinet . Mr. C. W . Alcock. I n answer to a correspondent, who wrote suggesting that Teat matches in this country should be played to a finish, instead of being limited to three days, Mr. F. E. Lacey, the secretary of the Marylebone Club, has written as follows : In reply to your letter of March 15, the suggestion you make has already been dis­ cussed, hut I shall have pleasure in bringing the matter again before the Cricket Com­ mittee of the M.C.C. when next they meet. A c r i c k e t week for Blackpool has been arranged for July 4th to 9ch. During the first half of the week Mr. H ornby’s X I . will play a representative team of the Lancashire League, and the second half will be devoted to a match between Lancashire County and an England [X I. The Blackpool Club was founded sixteen years ago, and ever since then the captain and founder, Mr. Tom Sankey, has been trying to arrange a cricket week. I t has been decided b y the Warwick­ shire County C.C. to give a joint benefit match to J. Whitehead and W . Richards this year. They have been given the choice of the home match against Hamp­ shire or Essex. I n a match at P retoiii Major Poore, the famous Hampshire cricketer, scored 112 for the 7th Hussars against the Union C.C. A t the annual meeting of the Warwick­ shire County C.C. it was pointed out that as a result of the appeal made to the public at the beginning of the past year the committee were able to wipe off a balance of £1,740, and to begin the present season with a credit balance of £1,486. There was a deficit on last year’s matches of £330, chiefly ow ing to the bad weather. A t the annual meetii.g of the Kent County C.C., Mr. C. Fitch-Kem p was elected President. It was announced that Mr. C. J. Burnup would not be able to act as captain of the team during the com ing season as he was goin g to Mexico ; the committee therefore decided to appoint Mr. G. H . B. Marsham in his place. The membership of the county club now exceeds two thousand. M r .E dw ard P e r k in s has recently been elected a life member of the Bromsgrove C.C., in recognition of his services to the club. During his association with it he has played 330 innings for an average of 21 ' 6 , and has taken 1,216 wickets at a cost of 8-4 per wicket. In all matches he has batted in 483 innings for an average of 21’3, and has captured 1,528 wickets at an average expense of 7 9. This is a capital record for local cricket. O u r venerable friend, The Field, de­ scribes it as “ amusing ” and “ eccentric” for anybody who watches the game closely to attempt to state what is and what is not an unaccepted chance. A “ chanceless ” innings is described as “ a thing which it is morally impossible to ascertain, even by cross-examination of the wicket-keeper.” Such words of wisdom should really cause cricket- reporters to reform, and quickly ! SOM E COMM EN T S ON T H E M .C .C . A U S T R A L I A N TO U R . It was in the natural order of things that the remarkably good luck which had attended the Australians in the Test Matches for so long should sooner or later desert them, but it was the irony of fate that the desertion should occur at a time when they m ight reasonably have looked on success as almost certain. When Mr. Maclaren’s effort to raise a team for Australia came to naught Australian critics were sorrowful, for they had good reason for supposing that now was the time for their countrymen to bring their total of wins in the test matches nearer to the total won by England. For were not Trumper, Duff, H ill and Noble all at theic best, and was not the bowling better than it seemed likely to be in the near future ? Again,