Cricket 1905

J u n e 29, 1905. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME 235 Phoenix batting at their second knock, scoied 125 not out, of 169 for three wickets. Altogether be took fifteen wickets for 124, and scored 141 for once out. T h e Bight Hon. A. F. Jeffreys, M.P., who has just been appointed Parlia­ mentary Secretary to the Local Govern­ ment Board in succession to Mr. Grant Lawson, M.P., is, it will hardly be necessary to remind the older generations of Cricket readers, the old Oxonian who played for M.C.C. and also occasionally for Hampshire in the later seventies. B a k e r , the Surrey cricketer, had an expeiience in the match with Leicester­ shire, at Leicester, a fortnight ago, which does not fall to the lot of many players in a county fixture. He was, iu fact, on the field the whole of the game. Going in first to bat he was last out, and after fielding while Leicestershire were in was not out at the end of the second day, having again opened tbe batting. Bain prevented any play on the third day, but as it was be might easily have had the same rtcoid htd the w* ather not inter­ fered with the regular course of the game. D b . P aybi , the Parsee ciicketer who played once if not more for Middlesex while he was pursuing his mtdical studies in Englaud a few years ago, did a good performance with the bat for “ The Woild ” v. Madras in the return match played on May 27th. With Capt. Davies Cook he put on 112 for the first wicket, and his score of 60 was the highest of the inuings. On the other side C. T. Studd made 94 not out of a total of 218 for three wickets, besides dismissing three of “ The World’s ” batsmen for.67 runs. H. H . C orn ish , who has recently been appointed assistant editor of the American Cricketer, will be familiar to the majority of those who followed club cricket in the South of England at all events, 10 or 15 years ago. He represented the Gentle­ men of Sussex v. the Gentlemen of Phila­ delphia in 1889, and after doing duty for Surrey’s second eleven in the early nine­ ties, played for Middlesex v. the Austra­ lians in 1896. For the last few years he has been located iu Philadelphia, and naturally takes a keen and hearty interest in Amer: can cricket. An interesting contrast Le'.ween scores made on a good wicket:— On Monday the first six Worcestershire men who batted had the following record against Leicestershire:— H. K. Foster, e Whiteside, b Gill ................. 3 Bowley, b Odell ..................................... ...217 Pearson, c Coe, b Gill .........................................19 Cuffe, b O dell.......................................................25 Arnold, not out .................... .....................121 W. E. O. thitchings, c Whiteside, b Jayes ... 29 (Jn Tuesday, with tho wioket unaltered by the weather, er in any other way, the first six Leices.ershire men fell thus to the Worcestershire bowlers:— C. E. de Trafford, b Arnold............................... 5 C. J. B. Wood, b Arnold ................................ 2 King, b Wilson ... ....................................... 9 Knight, b A rn old ............................................. 2 Whitehead, c Foster, b Cuffe ... ................. 39 Coe, b W ilson..................................................... 0 In the match at Lord’s this week between Cambridge University and M.C.C. the former scored 109 iu their first innings, and the latter 232. There were six duck’s eggs on the Cambridge side, and eight men made 7 runs between them, the other three accounting for 101, while there was 1 extra. On the other hand, three M.C.C. men made 187, and the remaining eight 30 between them, while there were 15 extras. Iu the course of tbe match fifteen individual innings (all completed) were played for a total of 8 runs. W h a t seems very like a record was accomplished by tbe Liverpool C.C. on Saturday. Four purely auiatiur teams were placed in the field, aod despite tbe absence of some of the best men from the first team, each side was victorious. Mr. E. Boper, the very popular secre­ tary, has been trying for a long time to acc iinplish this feat, and now he will have to seek new worlds to conquer. The record of the club for Saturday is as follows:— Liverpool, 128; Formby, 82. At Formby. Liverpool, An Eleven, 279; Preston Second, 139. At" Aigburth. Liverpool Extra, 171; Birkenhead School, 102. At Birkenhead. Liverpool Sccond, 238; Formby Second, 111. At Aigburth. Total by Liverpool, 816. Total by opponents, 134. Am odd combination of ciicuuistauces occurred iu a match at Nor.hauipton between the County Club and Ground and Buckingham. When batting for the visitors H. E. Bull, the club captain, split his hand badly and had to retire. The doctor who was sent for hurried to the ground on his bicycle which tkidded on the tram lines, with the result that he was seriously injured. Both men were then taken to tue hospital, where they received the necessary attention. Thb July number of C. B, Fry's Magazine is of exceptional interest to cricketers, who will iu particular greatly appreciate an article on “ The Bowler and his Art,” by Hugh Trumble, and a second instalment of “ Points in Bats- mausbip,” by C. B. Fry, illustrated with photographs of Fry himself in correct and incorrect attitudes. Trumble’s article is admirable, and contains many anecdotes which we should like to quote if we had room. In addition, the maga­ zine contains photographs and notes about tbe Australian manager and other members of the Australian team, Thomp­ son, Peel, Tarrant, Bosanquet, F. E. Lacey, Dwyer, and an article on “ County Cricket in ISouth Africa.” P a r t IV. of “ the Empire’s Cricketers ” contains reproductions from drawings by Mr. A. Chevallier Tayler, the well-known artist, of M. A. Noble, Hesketh-Prichard, Denton and Iremonger, while Part V. deals with Cotter, C. B. Fry, Captain Wynyard, and J. H. King. Each re­ production is accompanied by descriptive letterpress of Mr. G. W. Beldam. Cotter and Noble come out particularly well, and Fry is distinctly an original study, [ since he is represented with his bat high above his head and his hands hiding his face. Sometimes Mr. Chevallier Tayler is so successful iu catching a characteristic attitude of a player that be is easily to be recognised. At times one is somewhat puzzled to guess the name of the original, but occasionally the likeness is unmis­ takable. As we said of a previous number the originality of the scheme deserves the warmest encouragement. As will be seen from some notes which appear on another page referring to 1he agitation in Australia over the decision of New South Wales and Victoria to act on the new Board of Control without the aid of South Australia, the situation in the States is becoming more and more strained. The latest development is the application of the Queensland Association for admission to the Board. This was discussed at a meeting of the Victorian C.A. on May 23id, and this meeting on the recommendation of the Board (which, it will be remembered, is at present confined to N.S.W. and Victoria), decided that the application should be granted, the representation of Queens­ land for the present to be one delegate. It was decided that the Queensland Association must bind itself to the Board of Control for five years. I t will thus be noticed that materials are here for a decidedly animated discus­ sion. I hear that already the question is being discussed whether the matches with South Australia will be renewed. There are also rumours that the Mel­ bourne C.C. will secede from the Victorian Cricket Association, and that in this cjse South Melbourne and Bichmond will follow their example. But I most sin- c rely hope that the whole matter will sjon end iu a fritndly way. SOME N EW SCORES AND B IOGRA PH IES .* This is one of the most useful and interest­ ing cricket hooks that we have seen for along time. It includes the tcores of all matches between Oxford and Cambridge up to last year, short but informing biographies of all the pUyers who have takenpart in the match, lists of captains, hundreds, and schools, with the names of the men who have been supplied by them to the University elevens from the beginning. In the nature’ of things the book has the appearance of being statistical, but the statistics are of a kind which is of absorb­ ing interest. We would defy any old Cambridge or Oxfotd cricketer to take up the book and drop it with a yawn after a minute or two, for his attention would be arrested from the first moment, and he would find himself lost in a maze of recollections. The biographies show everything that is necessary about each man, his school, date of birth (ai.d death if he has passed away), his col.ege, years in which he played for his University, other first-class teams for which he has played, and his record as a citizen. As far as we can see from a careful study of the •Oxford and Cambridge Cricket Scores and Bio­ graphies. By J. D. Betham. London. Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., Ltd., Stationers Hall Court.