Cricket 1905

60 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A p r il 13, 1905. well-known Hindus, including Jayaram and Seshafcbaii, will not be eligible. There must le some limit to the area from which a team may be chosen for a Presidet oy match. The committee have also decided that the Presidency match against the Parsees shall in future take place duriQg the cold season instead of during the monsoon. T h e tour of Lord Brackley’s team in the West Indies is now completed and on Friday last the members of the teim left Trinidad for England on the s.s. Orinoco. They are due to reach Plymouth on Wednesday next, April 19 th. A v iv id description appears in the St. Yincent Sentry of the innings played by T. Osment for St. Vincent against Lord Brackley’s team in the return match. It is as follows : — T. Osment then went in and facing Thompson opened an exceptionally brilliant innings by hitting that bowler twice out of the ground for sixes in succession, then a boundary for 4 and a dashing cut for 2— scoring 18 in the over. In the next over he hit up 10 more and kept up the lively game, to the intense enjoyment ot' the crowd. The ninth wicket fell at 170, then the popular captain went in midst deafening cheers to meet the hard hitter. The closing of this innings was the most brilliant and exciting ever witnessed on Victoria Park. Osment played Thompson and Burn with the utmost freedom. Every ball received by Yanloo elicited vociferous applause, and it is impos­ sible to describe the mad enthusiasm that prevailed and the shouts of the crowd when the skipper, driving one of Thompson’s for­ ward, caused the second century to be signalled. Still onward the score advanced, Osment banging away at the bowlers regard­ less of changes, and Yanloo defying their efforts to disarrange his wickets. The end came at five minutes past four, when Osment swiping at one from Thomson, tipped it, and was caught by Burn in the slips for 82 made in half-an-hour. The innings shus closing for 230, Captain Yanloo (12 not oat) was lifted out by his men surrounded by hundreds of rejoicing people. T he following comments, which refer to the beginning of the third day’s play in the first match between St. Yincent and Lord Brackley’s team, show how much sometimes depends on the point of view :— Continuing their innings next morning about 12.15 (time doesn’t seem to trouble the people of this island) in lovely weather, li. Ollivierre was joined by his brother Helon.— H a y e s in the Sportsman. There was again a delay on the part of the visitors to commence at the appointed hour ; and the first ball of the day was bowled at 12 o’clock noon.— St. Vincent Sentry. S o m e of the members of last year’s South African team were seen to advan­ tage in the match at Johannesburg between the Transvaal and Rhodesia in the Currie Cup competition. J. H. Sin­ clair hit brilliantly for 57, M. Hathorn made 43, and Schwarz bowled with great effect. The highest score in the match was 154 for the Transvaal by J. J. Slatem, a member of the Pirates C.C. Sinclair made over a hundred for Wan­ derers against Pirates, at Johannesburg, in Prank Smith’ s benefit match. Mr. W. W. R ea d , the famous old Surrey cricketer, will look after the inter­ ests of young Surrey players this season, in succession to Mr. W. T. Graburn, who has for severalyears ably filled the position. S h o r t ly before they began their voyage to New Zealand the members of the Australian team held a meeting at Sydney to discuss the offer made by TasmaDian cricketers to pay A. E. Wind­ sor’ s expenses to England, and by the Carlton Club to pay Saunders’ expenses. The following resolution was adopted : — “ In view of the fact that the Australian cricket team of 1905 has been selected by the properly constituted selectors, only in case of any member of the team be­ coming incapacitated would Windsor and Sounders be asked to play.” T h e r e seems <o have been a misunder­ standing in connection with the matches between St. Yincent and Lord Brackley’s Team. St. Vincent cricketers were dis­ appointed because when at the end of the third day’s play in the first of the two matches they were in a winning position, Lord Brackley declined to continue the match ; but Lord Brackley’s explanation, as given to a representative of the Mirrur (Trinidad), seems conclusive. He said :— “ Yes, I did see in one of the St. Vincent papers that I refused to continue the first match, but you make take it from me, if you will, that I had at first proposed to play one match to a finish, but they said they preferred to have two matches, and that arrangement was eventually agreed to before play in the first match commenced. In fact, I consented to do a thing I have not done in any other place where we have been—play on the same day we arrived. You know one is hardly fit for cricket on the same day one lands from a sea voyage. They wanted us to start playing at eleven, but we needed rest, and did not commence until three in the afternoon. After the conclusion of the third day’s play, they asked me to continue the match, and, of course, f stuck to the arrangement they had themselves proposed, and to which I had reluctantly agreed.” P. M. N ew la n d , the second wicket­ keeper of the Australian Team, was married at the end of February, at Ade­ laide, to Miss T. Ferguson. His bride accompanied him to New Zealand. An Australian newspaper states that Mrs. Victor Trumper was a passenger for England by the White Star Liner “ Suevic.” M r. W. B r e a r le y , the Lancashire fast bowler, has written to a Manchester paper stating that in course of time he will be qualified for Somerset, and that he has promised to play in the Gentlemen of England matches arranged for the coming season by Dr. Grace. Pre­ sumably this means that he will not play for Lancashire this season. T h re e volumes of Spalding’s Athletic Library have reached me, viz., “ The Ice Hockey Guide,” “ The Bowling Guide,” and “ The Basket Ball Guide for Women.” They are published by the American Sports Publishing Co., 16 and 18, Park Place, New York, at the price of ten cents. They all describe their subject well, and contain useful and common-sense hints for beginners, besides many well-printed photographic repro­ ductions. It is sad to learn from the rules of Basket Ball, as played by women in America, that it is necessary to enu­ merate the fouls for which players may be disqualified, viz., striking, kicking, shouldering, tripping, hacking, and un­ necessary rough play. But I will not believe that any fair American can ever be guilty of kicking, or hacking, or striking an opponent. A l t h o u g h Part III. of the Harms- worth Encyclopse iia contains no direct reference to cricket, there are articles in it which will remind players of their game. The series is published at the price of 7d., is clearly printed, and the articles—some of them long—are always informing and useful. T he Hon. F. J. N. Thesiger, who succeeds his father as Lord Chelmsford, is the Oxford blue of 1888 and 1890. In the latter year he was captain. An interesting note on the famous test match at tbe Oval in 1880—the first test match in England—appears in the Sydney Mail. I do not think that Dr. Grace refers to the incident in his books, nor can I find any mention of it else­ where. The note is as follows :— The start of this match was remarkable for a great slice of luck to the home team. England won the toss, Murdoch and George Palmer were walking out together. Said W. L. to his companion, “ Do you know, George, that I believe if you got a fast yorker home on W . G. first ball you would get him.” “ Well,” said George, “ I ’ll try.” The ball was one of Palmer’s fastest, it was a yorker, it got under W. G.’s bat, it hit the wicket, but the bail did not fall. W. G. got 152. Similar stories are told in connection with A. O. Maclaren’s score of 424 for Lancashire against Somerset, and other very large innings played by various batsmen. TW E LFTH A U S T R A L IA N TEAM . The members # f the Twelfth Australian Team, who are due at Vancouver’s Island yesterday on their way to England, should by this time be urging on their wild career across the American continent for New York and Liverpool, where they are due on Easter Tuesday. Their programme has been completed by the arrangement of a match v. Dublin University Past and Present at Dublin on June 19th, 20th and 21st. They will take their practice between April 25th and May 4th at Lord’s, the use of which has been kindly granted them by the Marylebone Club.