Cricket 1905

86 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. A p r il 27, 1905. and of the Freshmen R. E. H. Baily, last year’s Harrow captain. O x f o r d U n iv e r s it y . —The captain is K . M. Carlisle, who will have the services of eight old Blues at his disposal (including O. T. Norris, who, after receiving his blue, was injured and unable to play against Oxford). The remaining seven are J. E. Raphael, W. H. B. Evans, R. C.W. Burn, L. D. Brownlee, G. T. Branston, E. G. Martin and W . S. Bird. Among the best known of the Seniors are V. H. Cartwright, Hon. M. Herbert, N. R. Udal and E. Q. Whately. G.N. Foster and E. L.Wright are very promising Freshmen. MINOR COUNTIES. G l a m o r g a n s h ir e .— Sixteen matches are on the card this year, including those against M.C.C. and London County. The Australians play at Cardiff on the August Bank Holiday. H e r t f o r d s h ir e . — H. M. Harford is again captain. J. R. Turner is no longer qualified. The Dorsetshire and Cambridgeshire matches are dropped in place of two matches with Wiltshire. S u ff o lk . —Walter Quaife and Penfold will be qualified. P. F. Cobbold will be able to play more regularly, but B. A. Collins is away in India. H . F. Fox is again captain. S u r r e y S econd. —The team plays Staf­ fordshire twice in place of North­ amptonshire. This is a new match. W il t s h ir e . —The match at Chippenham against Surrey Second is to be played for the benefit of T. Smart. The Devonshire matches have been dropped, and Hertfordshire appears on the card. The London County match in Wiltshire is to be played on a Saturday and Monday. B u ck in g h am sh ire. — P. J. de Para- vicini will again act as captain. The county season begins at the end of July. C am b rid g e sh ire . —Hobbs, who had an average of over 50 last year, is now qualified for Surrey. C o r n w a l l .- -H. Tresawna will be captain. D o r s e t s h ir e . —P. F. C. Williams will be captain. The Staffordshire match has been dropped. C. A. S. Sewell is abroad. N. R. Udal, the Oxford senior, will be tried. Of the other minor counties there is no news of importance. SOME REM IN ISCENCES . By “ F e l ix ,” in the Australasian. In the pavilion reserve at Fitzroy on Saturday 1 had the pleasure of meeting the old-time inter-colonial player, J. Trinnick. He still plays, and scores well with the Commercial Travellers. He has a o n coming along, and from what I hear he bids fair to emulate the excellent performances of his father, whose cutting used to be sweet as a nut every time. The son will play for Carlton next season. We were watching M.C.C. playing a combined team from Gisborne and other places on the Melbourne ground. The evening was very hot, and a thunder­ storm was threatening. Suddenly a gentleman passed through the members’ entrance - gate, and came up to us. “ Any member of the committee about ? ” he inquired. “ Yes,” I said, “ there’s one,” indicating Frank Allan, who sat at the end of the seat. “ I haven’t been here since 1866,” said the new arrival. “ I played for Victoria against New South Wales in that year. My name is Rees, W. L. Rees, and I haven’t been on a cricket ground in Melbourne for 38 years.” “ What,” observed Boyle, “ W. L. Rees, who played against the Australian Eleven in Napier, New Zealand, in 1878 ? ” “ The very same,” Mr. Rees replied. He had landed that very day, and, having a stay of a few hours in Melbourne, he thought he must not go away without having a look at the Melbourne ground once more. The four of us had a very pleasant chat together, and F. Allan told us that, so far as inter­ state or, rather, intercolonial, matches were concerned, he could go back nearly to the time Mr. Rees played, as the bowler of a century made his first appear­ ance in these contests in 1867—the very year when little Kelly at point caught Caffyn out in a marvellous manner. Everybody thought that the ball had gone for 4, so tremendouswas the cuttingpower shown by Caffyn in executing the stroke, but suddenly there was a yell of triumph from the crowd as Kelly tossed the ball in air, and the celebrated old Surrey crack had to march towards the pavilion. “ Do you see that finger ? ” said Mr. Rees, showing us a mark that will last there until the end ; “ well, Garrett did that when I was batting against him at Napier, and he did it, too, through a stout indiarubber glove. Do you know, Boyle, I have never saen better bowling than you and Garrett showed in that match at Napier; it has lived in my re­ membrance ever since.” I asked Mr. Rees whether he recollected singing “ March­ ing Through Georgia” on the night of the grand banquet given to us at Napier. He burst into a hearty laugh, and said, “ Rather.” I said, “ What has become of that grand specimen of humanity, the giant Maori, wbo watched that match at Napier, and weighed not an ounce under twenty-three stone ? ” “ Oh,” said Mr. Rees, “ you mean Mouina. He fell out of his dogcart while driving along a rough road about a dozen years ago, and the fall broke his neck.” Boyle adds, “ When we were there, Mr. Rees, two Maoris came up to the gate to get in the ground. They had no money, and the gentleman who was acting as assistant manager to the team said, ‘ You must pay.’ They replied, ‘ We’ll bring the money to­ morrow.’ They then left two handker­ chiefs as a guarantee, and sure enough next day they turned up with the en- tranca money, and got back their hand­ kerchiefs. CH IE F F IX T U R E S FOR 1905. APRIL. 24. Oval, Suney v. Gentlemen of England. MAY. 1. Oval, Surrey First Eleven v. Next Fourteen. 3. Lord’s, M.O.O. and Ground v. Notts 4. Taunton, Somerset v. Yorkshire 4. Oval, Surrey v. Essex 4. Crystal Palace, Gentlemen of England v. Austra­ lians 8. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Sussex 8. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Somerset 8. Leicester, Ijeicestershire v. Lancashire 8. Nottingham, Notts v. Australians 8. Oval, Surrey v. Hampshire 8. Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire 11. Lord’s, Middlesex v. Gloucestershire 11. Manchester, Lancashire v. Warwickshire 11. Brighton, Sussex v. Notts 11. Worcester, Worcestershire v. Yorkshire 11. Oval, Surrey v. Australians 15. Lord’s, Middlesex v. Notts 15. Oxford, Oxford University v. Australians 15. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Leicestershire 15. Bradford, Yorkshire v. Derbyshire 15. Manchester, Lancashire v. Essex 18. Lord’s, Gentlemen of England v. Australians 18. Oval, Surrey v. Sussex 18. Chesterfield, Derbyshire v. Lancashire 18. Cambridge, Cambridge University v. Warwick­ shire 18. Southampton, Hampshire v. Northamptonshire 18. Leicester, Leicestershire v. Yorkshire 18. Nottingham, Notts v. Essex 22. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Kent 22. Sheffield, Yorkshire v. Australians 22. Leyton, Essex v. Derbyshire 22. Oval, Surrey v. Warwickshire 22. Brighton, Sussex v. Leicestershire 22. Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Notts 22. Oxford, Oxford University v. Gentlemen of England 22. Liverpool, Lancashire v. Worcestershire 25. Lord’s, Middlesex v. Sussex 25. Manchester, Lancashire v. Australians 25. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Yorkshire 25. Aldershot, Hampshire v. Surrey 25. Leyton, Essex v. Leicestershire 25. Gravesend, Kent v. Notts 25. Oxford, Oxford University v. Worcestershire 25. Cambridge, Cambridge University v. Glouces­ tershire 25. Wath-on-Dearne, Yorkshire Colts v. Notts Colts 27 & 29. Swindon, Wiltshire v. London County O.O. 29. Nottingham, England v. Australia (First Test Matcli) 29. Lord’s, M.O.C. and Ground v. Leicestershire 29. Brighton, Sussex v. Northamptonshire. 29. Leeds, Yorkshire v. Worcestershire 29. Cambridge, Cambridge University v. Surrey 29. Oxford, Oxford University v. Kent JUNE. 1. Lord’s, Middlesex v. Yorkshire 1. Cambridge, Cambridge University v. Australians 1. Bath, Somerset v. Gloucestershire (Bath Week) 1. Worcester, Worcestershire v. Hampshire 1. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Lancashire 1. Derby, Derbyshire v. Sussex 1. Leyton, Essex v. Surrey 2. Oval, Surrey (2nd XI.) v. Lancashire (2nd XI.) 5. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Worcestershire 5. Bradford, Yorkshire v. Australians 5. Dublin. Dublin University v. Essex 5. Bath, Somerset v. Hampshire (Bath Week) 5. Northampton, Northamptonshire v.Leicestershire 5. Nottingham, Notts v. Sussex 5. Cambridge, Cambridge University v. Gentlemen of England 5. Oval, Surrey v. Lancashire 8. Lord’s, M.O.C. and Ground v. Australians 8. Northampton, Northamptonshire v. Sussex 8. Cambridge, Cambridge University v. Yorkshire 8. Oval, Surrey v. Gloucestershire 8. Oxford, Oxford University v. Notts 12. (Wliit Monday), Lord’s, Middlesex v. Somerset 12. Leicester, Ijeicestersliire v. Australians 12. Brighton, Sussex v. Gloucestershire 12. Worcester, Worcestershire v. Warwickshire 12. Leyton, Essex v. Kent 12. Southampton. Hampshire v. Derbyshire 12. Nottingham, Notts v. Surrey 12. Manchester, Lancashire v. Yorkshire 12. Oval, Surrey (2nd XI.) v. Kent (2nd XI.) 15. Lord’s, England v. Australia (Second Test Matcli 15. Derby, Derbyshire v. Yorkshire 15. Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Cambridge Uni versity 15. Manchester, Lancashire v. Kent 15. Brighton, Sussex v. Somerset 15. Leicester, Leicestershire v. Surrey 19. Lord’s, Middlesex v. Surrey 19. Tonbridge, Kent v. Sussex (Tonbridge Week) 19. Northampton, Northamptonshire v. Derbyshire I 19. Taunton, Somerset v. Lancasliire