Cricket 1904

A pril 28, 1904. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 91 A F r e n c h boy (or a good imitation of him) gives his views about cricket and football in the Sedberghian, the magazine of the well-known school. He writes :— “ M y greatest amusement is the football and the cricket. For the football I like to be half-back and to jump on boys of the other camp and run into tuch or throught the ball in the scrimmage or to give a ckik in the 25 lines or to hold field, no fives court, but a single play­ ground with a few slender trees which, like the boys, seem to pine for the open space and the air of the country. It is not very large, so that supervision may be easier, and you realise that it is impossible to play any of those healthy games which strengthen the body and purify the mind.” can hit, for he has shown it several times for his club this season. His hitting never seems to fail. His fielding has greatly improved, and out here was quite first-class. D r. M a c d o n a l d has had a very successful season in Queensland. In first- class matches he scored 59 and 6 against Eagland, and 62 not out, and 22 against DESION TOR THE MENU COVER POR DINNER GIVEN TO THE M.C.C. AUSTRALIAN TEAM AT THE TROCADERO, APRIL 22, 1904, BY O. HILLYARD SWINSTEAD, K.1S.A., A.R.C.A. It will be seen that in the above design the artist has shown much ingenuity. In the background is represented the departure of the team for Australia, the stars in the southern hemisphere representing Hill, Trumper, Noble and Duff. In the foreground is the return of the victorious team, P. F. Warner and R. E. Foster carrying the captive Kangaroo in a cricket bag. Above them is a bowling screen, of which the posts are supported by Hirst and Rhodes. On the screen is the Lion seated on the Kangaroo. The captains of previous teams and St. George and the Dragon (the badge of the team) are shown on banners. As only a limited number of the cards were printed, their fortunate possessors will doubtless be envied by collectors. Such a design must have entailed a vast amount of work and thought, but Mr. Swinstead, as a cricketer himself, when asked by the M .C.C. to do a Menu cover, willingly placed his skill as an artist at their service. It may be stated that the reproduction here given is much smaller than that on the cover itself, and hence does not do complete justice to the original design, which is most effective. the ball when there is a boy how is going to do a gol. The criket is fine to, I like to bat, I like to ball, I like to field, and I like to be wiketquiper.” A n o t h e r school magazine, the P etri- burgian (representing K in g’s School, Peterborough) gives a harrowing descrip­ tion of a typical playground in a French school:— “ There is no football, no cricket A C o r r e sp o n d e n t writes from Queens­ land : Dr. R. Macdonald w ill be in E n g­ land at about the same time as this letter. It has been stated that he intends to settle in England, but I understand that he has made no definite plans, and that it is at present his intention to return to Brisbane. I think you will find him in good form this year. Perhaps he may give you a sample of his hitting powers. He New South Wales. For his club, Forti­ tude Valley, he has scored 471 runs for five completed innings, and has twice exceeded the hundred. He finished the season b y playing a splendid innings of 111, not out, on a wicket damaged by I n some of the Australian papers it is stated that fears are entertained that