Cricket 1905

J an . 26, 1905. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 3 of times. At last when we were standing in a group for about the twentieth time W. G. said, ‘ Well, it strikes me we’ve been photographed more times than we’ve made runs.’ I saw W. G. two or three weeks ago, just after I had seen a photograph of him and George Edwardes in golfing costume. They had been playing a match at golf. I told W. G. that he was getting to be a man of some importance in the world, and asked him his opinion about golf. ‘ Well,’ he said, ‘ I’ve come to the conclusion that golf is a good excuse for a walk and a nice chat.’ ” It is well known that Bonnor, the Australian, was not the man to hide his light under a bushel if he could help it, and when he made a fine hit he liked to dwell upon its points. Mr. Thornton tells a good story which bears on this. “ When we were going to play the Australians at Norbury Park,” he said, “ Bonnor, who had been over in Jersey, told ub that while he was there he had hit a ball over a fence and a garden into a river—about two hundred yards alto­ gether. I said, ‘ Well, I don’t know what we shall do about it to-morrow, as there is a lake at Norbury about a hundred and fifty yards off, and if you get set you will fill it up, and we shall have no balls left to play with.’ ” It may be stated that Mr. Thorn­ ton did not wear pads even when he was opposed to the very fastest bowling. Nor did he use a glove until towards the close of his career as a first-class cricketer, and then only on his right hand. W. A. B e t t e s w o r t h . CR ICK ET IN SOUTH A FR IC A . DURBAN v. NORTHERN DISTRICTS. Played at Durban on November 8 and 9. N.D.C.U. First innings. Second innings. Eev. C. Robinson, runout... 67 c Thompson, b CR ICK E T IN IN D IA . MADRAS v. KOLAR GOLD FIELD C.C. In this match played at Chepank on November 26, the Kolar Eleven won by 18 runs on one innings played. Watters took seven Madras wickets for 57 runs. K. G. F. C. C. T. G. O’Donnell, st Ross,b Carew-Smyth 17 R. H. P. Bullen, c Woollam, b Carew- Smyth ................. 9 V. Gundry, c Taylor, b Carew-t'myth..........11 W . M. Pritchard, b Carew-Smyth......... 21 H. Richards, c Ross, b Probyn......... ... 11 W.J.More, c Woollam, b Carew-Smyth ... 4 J. G. Tait, c Stephen­ son, b Ormsfcy..........24 S. Pritchard, c Part­ ridge, b Ormsby ... 26 D. S. Watters, c Carew- Smyth, b Ormsby ... 7 P. Bosworth-Smyth, st Ross, b Ormsby... 4 W. Thomas, not out 1 Extras ..........25 Total ..160 M. C. C. Budgen .......... 38 H. O. Hyde, b Molyneux .. 0 b Budgen .......... 13 G. Tatham, b Budgen .. 1 not out .......... 19 Tylden Wright, b Budgen 12 lbw, b Whyte ... 20 J. C. Barton, c Collins, b W hite ..................................... .. 68 c Dalton, b Bud­ gen ................. 31 J. Mahoney, b White... .. 1 c and b Harvey .. 2 M. H. Marais, lbw, b W hite..................... .. 6 b White .......... 1 E. P. Hughes, b White .. 12 run out ......... 28 W. S. Fisher, b White .. 1 lbw, b Dalton ... 3 H. M. Barker, not out . 1 b Harvey .......... 7 C. Mulcahy, b White .. .. 0 c Thompson, b Harvey .......... 3 Extras ... .. 12 Extras.......... 22 Total .......... . 171 Total.. .. 187 DuaBAN. T.H. Trotter, b Barker 28 C. P. Harvey, c and b Mulcahy ... ..........42 W. K. Thompson, rim out .......................101 E. C. Collins, c and b Mahoney....................25 E. H. Whyte, c and b Mahoney................. 39 H. Deane, b Mahoney 17 E. L. Dalton, run out 104 P. Whyte, lbw, b Barker .................3S W. Perfect, c and b Mahoney................. 2 J. Budgen, b Burton 13 L. Molyneux, not out 8 Extras ..........18 Total ...435 TRANSVAAL v. NATAL. Transvaal won by an innings and15 runs. T ban & vaal . J. J. Slatem, b Budgen 61 W. H. Malraison, b Nourse ...............13 T. Cradock, c Collins, b Budgen... ...........18 C. E. Bailey, c Collins, b Whyte ...............36 R.0.8chwarz,cTrotter, b Heather............... 76 C. J. E. Smith, c Trotter, b Whyte ... 26 R. Sherwell, b Carter 7 E. A. Vogler,c Dalton, b Carter .......... ... 9 A. Rose, not out ...42 W. Hazlehurst, c Nourse, b Heather 51 R. D. Norden, st Deane, b Heather... 0 Extras ..........16 Total ...355 F. H. A. Stephenson, b Richards .......... 0 P. W. Partridge, c Watters, b Gundry 27 E. J. H. Houghton, c More, b Wattf rs ... 1 S. C. Probyn, lbw, b Gundry ................42 E. R. Ross, st Bos- worth-Smith,b Wat­ ters ........................41 P. P. Braithwaite, st Bosworth-Smyth, b Watters .................38 R. S. Forth, c More, b Watters ................. H. Ormsby, st Bos­ worth - Smytb, b Watters ................. H. D. Taylor, c More, b Watters . .......... W . D. Woollim, c Richards, b Watters Capt. D.Carew-Smyth, notout ... .......... Extras .......... Total ...178 N atal . First innings. Second innings. T. H. Trotter, c Schwarz, et SherwelJ, b b Hazlehurst ................. 1 Vogler .. W. K. Thompson, lbw, b Schwarz ........................18 not ou t.................. G. C. Collins,lbw, b Schwarz 7 run out.............. A. D. Nourse, c NorJon, b c Craddock, Schwarz ........................ 1 Schwarz ... G. C. Anderson, st Sherwell, b Schwarz........................ 0 c Schwaiz,bRose 5 G. H. Wbyte, st Sherwell, b Schwarz........................10 c Bailey, b Rose 11 G. L. Dalton, c Schwarz, b c Sherwell, b Hazlehurst.......................19 Vogler ..24 P. J. Heather, c Smith, b Schwarz ........................ H. P. Deane, not ou t........ 22 O. P. Carter, b Vogler... J. Budgen, b Vogler ... Extras Total .........115 T ransvaal . 0 c Sherwell, b Rose 0 14 c Sherwell, b Norden ........... 9 22 c Sherwell, b Schwarz.......... 8 8 c Malraison, b Norden .............27 15 Extras ........... 7 T o ta l.........225 Budgen Carter ... Whyte... Nourse... O. M. R. W. ..27 3 78 2 ...24 3 95 2 ...18 1 62 2 ...18 3 47 1 Anderson...3 Heather ...9‘4 Dalton .. 3 O. M. R .W . 8 0 39 3 11 0 First innings. O. M. R. W Hazlehurst...15 6 28 2 Vogler........... 7 3 23 2 Schwaiz .. 17 5 43 6 Rose ........... 2 0 6 0 N atal . Second innings. O. M. R. W . Hazlehurst...19 6 42 0 Vogler...........18 3 41 2 Norden ...18'1 5 41 2 Rose ........... 14 1 43 3 Schwarz ..22 4 51 2 R ICHARD DAFT’S “ Nottinghamshire Marl.” — Particulars apply, Raddiife on-Trent, Notts. [A dvt .] ©orresponCcncc. The Editor does not hold himself responsible lor the opinions of his correspondents. FIRST-CLASS CRICKET ON SATUR­ DAYS. To the Editor o f C rick et. D e a r S i r . —At the commencement of last season Mr. G. L. Jessop proposed a scheme by which county and other first- class cricket matches could be com­ menced on Saturdays and Wednesdays instead of Mondays and Thursday?. Cricketers being very slow to reform, I am afraid that Mr. Jessop’s admirable proposition has been dropped, and possibly forgotten. What are the objec­ tions to commencing a match on a Saturday instead of on a Thursday ? I cannot see one really serious objection. The advantages on the other hand are so great that I fancy they would completely overrule the disadvantages. Just look at the enormous financial gains that would be derived if a full afternoon’s cricket could be guaranteed to the public every Saturday. If crowds of 15,000 to 20,000 attend a match on Bank Holiday, why should not an equ»l number attend a match on a Saturday afternoon ? More often than not the case at present is that matches which start on a Thursday are over by the Friday or Saturday moreing following, so that the “ would be ” spectator, instead of being able to enjoy a good afternoon’s first-class cricket, has to be content with reading the report of the match in the evening paper. It must be remembered that nine out of ten city men cm only get a chance of seeing their county perform on Saturday afternoons, and if the match they are looking forward to seeing is over on the Saturday morning, well— To take an example, out of seven matches commenced on a Thursday at Ley ten laBt season, only two lasted into the Saturday afternoon. If these matches had been commenced on a Saturday, instead of two Saturday after­ noon gates, the Essex county exchequer would have been blest with seven. There would be no “ Special meeting” and “ £1,500 to be raised ” then. During the last tour of the Australians (in 1902) they appeared in London on one Saturday afternoon (v. M.C.C.). As they come over orce in three years, the “ Saturday afternoon” spectator can therefore enjoy the privilege of seeing Australian cricket once in three years. Why will not some influential crick­ eters and county secretaries take up this proposition and have things altered ? Surely the scheme deserves at least a trial. In Australia many matches com­ mence on a Saturday. If there is another side to the question I should like to hear it. I am speaking entirely from a spectator’s point of view, and if any reader would point out to me any objec­ tions from a player’s standpoint I should be very glad. And now, sir, I thank you for allowing me so much of your valuable space.—Yours faithfully, J. G K n a p m a n . 10, Eastwood Road, Goodmayes, Essex. 9th January , 1905.