Cricket 1904

A pril 28, 1904. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 93 had not made a duck for over a year— the first time, indeed, in eighty innings !” T he only well-known old cricketers who have entered for the Parliamentary Go’.f Handicap are the Colonitl Secretary, who receives 2, and Mr. H . W. Porster, M .P. (plus 2). Mr. Forster won the handicap last year from scratch. T he follow ing table shows the final positions of the clubs in the Brisbane electorate competition of 1903 4. South Brisbane, the premiers, owe their place at the head of affairs mainly to the fast bow ling of Henry, the aboriginal, who took forty-six wickets at an average cost of seven runs. Won. Lost. DrawD. South Brisbane .......... 7 .. 2 ... 1 Fortitude Valley.......... 6 .. 3 .. 1 North Prisbane .......... 5 ... 4 1 Toowong ................. 4 ... 6 ... 0 Woollooogabba .......... 3 ... 6 ... 1 Toom bul....................... 3 ... 7 ... 0 Next season the number of clubs will be increased to seven, an electorate club having been formed for the district of Oxley. T he pate receip t at Lord’ s for 1903 were as follow s: £ s. Id. Oxford v. Cambridge............................ 8841 0 Eton v. Barrow ...........................1,176 1*2 6 Gen lemen y. P .ayeis............................ 511196 Lther Matches.......................................... 5673 0 Total ....................... £i,169 16 0 A vast number of cri keters were grieved on Monday to read in the morn­ ing papers that Mr. Fred Gale, so well known as “ The Old Buffer,” had died on the previous day at the Charterhouse, where he had resided for some years. It seems only fitting that he is to be b iritd at Mitcham, where for 16 years he lived and wrote about village cricket. The funeral takes pltce to -la y (Thursday). Some notes about Mr. Gale, who was in his 81st year, will be found on ano'.her page. T he first long partnership of the season took place on Tuesday at Cambridge, where, for Pe1erhouseagninst Fitzwiliiam Hall, R . P. Keigw in and H . D. Keigwin put on 318 for the drst wicket, and then retired. R . P. made 124, and H. D, 140. FIRST-CLASS FIXTURES f o b 1904 A P R IL . 28. Crystal Palace, London County v. Surrey 28. Oxford, Oxford i niversity Seniors’ Match 29. Lancaster, Lancashire v. West of Lan­ cashire and District MAY. 2. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. London County C.C. 2. Oxford, Oxford University Freshmens’ Match 2 . Cambridge, Cambridge University Seniors’ Match Lir-l'n. M tJ.C. aud itr-mnd v. Notts. 5. Northallerton, Yorkshire v. XV I. of Dis­ trict. 5. Oval, Surrey v. London County C.C. 9. Lord’s,M.C.C. Australiau eamv. Rest of England (provisionally) 9. Oval, Surrey v. Hampshire 9. Leicester, Leicestershire v. Lancashire. 9. Oxford, Oxford University v. Gentlemen of Eng­ land 12. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Sussex. 12. Gravesend, Kent v. Notts . 12. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Leicester­ shire 12. Leyton, Essex v. Surrey. 12. Oxford. Oxford University v. Somerset 12. Cambridge, Cambridge University v. York- shire. 16. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Kent 16. Bradford, Yorkshire v. Leicestershire 16. Brighton, Sussex v. Notts 16. Manchester, Lancashire v. Warwickshire 16. Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Somerset 16. Oval, Surrey v. Derbyshire 16. Nottingham, Nottingham Colts v. York­ shire (2nd XI.) 19. Lord’s, Middlesex v. Sussex 19. Oval, Surrey v. Worcestershire 19. Crystal Palace, London County C.C. v. Derbyshire. 19. Oxford, Oxford University v. Yorkshire 23 (Whit-Monday). Lord’s, Middlesex v. Som­ erset (J. E. W est’s Benefit) 23. Nottingham, Notts v. Surrey 23. Manchester, Lancashire v. Yorkshire 23. Leyton, Essex v. Kent 23. Brighton, Sussex v. Gloucestershire 23. Southampton, Hampshire v. Derbyshire 23. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Worcester­ shire 23. Leicester, Leicestershire v. London County 23. Worcester, Worcestershire (2nd XI.) v. W ar­ wickshire (2nd XI.) 23. Ripon, Yorkshire (2nd X I.) v. Lancashire (2nd XI.) 23. Oval, Surrey (2nd X I.) v. Kent (2nd XI.) 26. Lord’s, Middlesex v. Gloucestershire 26. Nottingham, Notts v. Essex. 26. Leicester, Leicestershire v. Surrey 26. Brighton, Sussex v. Somerset 26. Manchester, Lancashire v. Kent 26. Derby, Derbyshire v. Yorkshire 26. Cambridge, Cambridge University v. Lon­ don Countv C.C. 30. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. South Africans 30. Sheffield, Yorkshire v. Worcestershire 30. Leicester, Leicestershire v. Sussex 30. Oval, Surrey v. Gloucestershire JUNE. 2. Lord’s, Middlesex v. Yorkshire 2. Nottingham, Notts v. Sussex 2. Southampton, Hampshire v. Kent 2. Leyton, Essex v. Leicestershire 2. Bath, Somerset v. Gloucestershire (Bath Festival) 2. Manchester, Lancashire v. Surrey 2. Cambridge, Cambridge University v. W ar­ wickshire 2. Worcester, Worcestershire v. South Africans 6. Gloucester, Gloucestershire v. Notts (Glou­ cester week) 6. Maidstone, Kent v. Worcestershire 6. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Essex 6. Bath, Somerset v. Lancashire (Bath Fes­ tival) 6. Brighton, Sussex v. Derbyshire 6. Bradford, Yorkshire v. Surrey 6. Crystal Palace, London County C.C. v. Leicestershire 6. Cambridge, Cambridge University v. South Africans 6. Manchester, Lancashire (2nd XI.) v. Surrey (2nd XI.) 8. Harrogate, Yorkshire (2nd XI.) v. Surrey (2nd XI.) 9. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Derbyshire 9. Nottingham, Notts v. Yorkshire 9. Southampton, Hampshire v. Worcestershire 9. Catford, Kent v. Middlesex. 9. Leyton, Essex v. Sussex 9. Gloucester, Gloucestershire v. Lancashire (Gloucester Week) 9. Cambridge, Cambridge University v. Surrey 9. Oxford, Oxford University v. South Africans 10. Newcastle, Yorkshire (2nd X I.) v. North­ umberland 13. Lord’s, Middlesex v. Notts 13. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Lancashire 13. Sheffield, Yorkshire v. Sussex 13. Oval, Surrey v. Essex 13. Oxford, Oxford University v. Worcester­ shire 13. Crystal Palace, London County C.C. v. Cambridge University 13. Bristol, Gloucestershire v. South Africans 13. Town Mailing, Kent (2nd XI.) v. Surrey (2nd XI.) 16. Worcester, Worcestershire v. Yorkshire 16. Nottingham, Notts v. Kent 16. Manchester, Lancashire v. Sussex 16. Leyton, Essex v. Derbyshire 16. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. South Africans 16. Oval, Surrey v. Cambridge University 20. Lord’s, Middlesex v. South Africans 20. Tonbridge, Kent v. Lancashire (Tonbridge week) 20. Leyton, Essex v. Yorkshire 20. Glossop, Derbyshire v. Warwickshire 20. Worcester, Worcestershire v. Somerset 20. Brighton, Sussex v. Cambridge University 20. Oval, Surrey v. Oxford University 22. South Shields, Durham v. Yorkshire (2nd X I.) 23. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Cambridge University 23. Tonbridge, Kent v. Gloucestershire 23. Hull, Yorkshire v. Somerset 23. Leicester, Leicestershire v. Hampshire 23. Oval, Surrey v. Lancashire 23. Crystal Palace, London County C.C. v. South Africans 23. Brighton, Sussex v. Oxford University 27. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Oxford Uni­ versity (two days) 27. Leeds, Yorkshire v. Hampshire 27. Leicester, Leicestershire v. Worcestershire 27. Chesterfield, Derbyshire v. Notts 27. Manchester, Lancashire v. Somerset 27. Oval, Surrey v. Middlesex 27. Dublin, Dublin University v. South Africans 28. Salisbury, W iltshire v. London County C.C. 30. Lord’s, Oxford v. Cambridge 30. Nottingham, Notts v. Lancashire 30. Brighton, Sussex v. Leicestershire 30. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Yorkshire 30. Derby, Derbyshire v. Surrey 30. Cork, Gentlemen of Ireland v. South 30. Oval, Surrey (2nd XI.) v. Lancashire (2nd xi.) JULY. 4. Lord’s. Gentlemen v. Players 4. Sheffield, Yorkshire v. Derbyshire 4. Liverpool, Liverpool and District v. Cam­ bridge University 4. Oval, Surrey (2nd X I.) v. Yorkshire (2nd XI.) 7. Oval, Gentlemen v. Players 7. Leicester, Leicestershire v. Derbyshire 7. Harrogate, Yorkshire v. Kent 7. Brighton, Sussex v. Essex 7. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Cambridge University 7. Alton, Hamp Hire v. South Afri-ans 8. Lord’s, Eton v. Harrow 11. Oval, Surrey (2nd XI.) v. Glamorganshire 11. Lord’s, Middlesex v. Essex 11. Worcester, Worcestershire v. Lancashire 11. Nottingham, Notts v. Leicestershire 11. P^tsm outh, Hampshire v. Yorkshire 11. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Surrey 11. Tunbridge Wells, Kent, v.' Sussex (Tun­ bridge W ells week) 11. Barnsley, Yorkshire (2nd XI.) v. Stafford­ shire 14. Lord’s, an XI. of England v. South Africans 14. Worcester, Worcestershire v. Surrey 14. Taunt<m, Somerset v. Hampshire 14. Tunbridge Wells, Kent v. Yorkshire (Tun­ bridge Wells week) 14. Halifax, Yorkshire (2nd XI.) v. Northum­ berland 14. Derby, Derbyshire v. Lancashire 14. Coventry, Warwickshire v. London County 18. Nottingham, Notts v. Gloucestershire 18. Worcester, Worcestershire v. Hampshire 18. Manchester, Lancashire v. Middlesex 18. Oval, Surrey v. Yorkshire 18. Chesterfield, Derbyshire v. Essex 18. Crystal Palace, London County C.C. v. M.C.C. and Ground 18. Leicester, Leicestershire v. Warwickshire 18. Edinburgh, Scotland v. South Africans 21. Leicester, Leicestershire v. Notts 21. Brighton, Sussex v. Surrey 21. Beckenham, Kent v. Somerset 21. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Hampshire 21. Manchester, Lancashire v. Essex 21. Dewsbury, Yorkshire v. Gloucestershire 21. Liverpool, Liverpool and District v. South Africans 25. Bradford, Yorkshire v. Notts 25. Oval, Surrey v. Somerset 25. Derby, Derbyshire v. Sussex 25. Liverpool, Lancashire v. Gloucestershire 25. Leyton, Essex v. Warwickshire 25. Maidstone, Gentlemen of Kent v. Players of Kent (Hickm ott’s Benefit) 27. Lord’s, Rugby v. Marlborough 28. Welbeck, Notts v. Derbyshire 28. Manchester, Lancashire v. Worcestershire 28. Southampton, Hampshire v. Surrey 28. Bath, Somerset v. Sussex