Cricket 1906

F eb . 22, 1906. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORDTOF THE GAME. 27 Mr. E. H. C ampbell writes from Melbourne as follows :— Ia your issue of November 30th, speaking of the Rev. B. F. Waddy, you say “ As far as I am aware, no parson has yet represented one of the three great states.” You are correct in so far as the rev. gentleman above- mentioned is the first and only parson who has played for either of the states, but so far back as 1869 the Rev. E. S. Carter repre­ sented Victoria, then a colony. Speaking of Victoria as a colony, reminds me of a want of geographical knowledge displayed in the M.C.C. Cricket Scores and Biographies, Vol. X. (1867-1868) page 413. Of Johnny Cuzens (one of the Aboriginal Blacks of Australia who played against the M.O.C. in England during the year 1868) Vol. X. says he died at the FramlinghamStation, Victoria, N.S. Wales. But Victoria and N.S. Wales at that time were separate colonies, as they are now distinct states. T he annual general meeting of the Hampstead C.C. was held at the Con­ stitutional Club cn February 2nd, Dr. F. S. Alford presiding over a representative assemblage of members. The sub-committee appointed to consider the possible purchase of the ground, reported that the scheme was not at present feasible, as although the Lord of the Manor wishes to help the club in every way, the amount required is beyond the present resources of the club. Every effort will be made to obtain a substantial extension of the present lease. The resignation of Mr. W . E. Moon as hon. treasurer was received with sincere regret, and a hearty vote of thanks for his invaluable services during the past few years was accorded him. Votes of thanks to the various officers of the club and to the chairman brought the meeting to a close. T he following officers were elected for the coming season:— President. Sir Spencer P. Maryon-Wilson, Bart. Vice-President. Dr. F. S. Alford. Son. Vice-Presidents. The Earl of Mans­ field, Sir Henry Harben, Mr. J. S. Fletcher, M.P., Mr. John Hill, andMr. A. E. Stoddart. Hon. Secretary. Mr. F. C. Wheeler, 32, South Hill Park, N.W. Hon. Treasurer. Mr. E. fi. Watson. Committee. Messrs. F. R. Spofforth, H. B. Hayman, W. R. Moon, S. S. Pawling, D. MacGregor, R. A. Hill, E. L. Maisden, J. C. Toller, T. S. Wheater, and R. Leigh Ibbs. Match Sub-Committee. Three members of the General Committee, togetherwith Messrs. F. R. D. Monro, A. R. Trimen, and W. T. C. H. Danby. E e f e r k in g to the absence of Clement Hill from the South Australian matches at Melbourne and Sydney, the Adelaide Observer says Several changes were made in the personnel of the team, but one was not intended. That was the absence of Clement Hill, who has been the mainstay of our batting for so many seasons. The reason he gave to the associa­ tion for declining the trip was that he was unable to go. We cannot go behind that, but rumour’s tongue is busy with other reasons. D escribing the conduct of a middle- aged Barbadian at a cricket match, the Port o f Spain Gazette says:—“ When his fellow-islanders took the third wicket for no runs, he rushed on the field, placed his ancient hat on the sward, flung him­ self flat on the ground, and beating his hands in an ecstacy of excitement, al­ most sobbed out, ‘ Let me die; somebody kill me.’ At the fall of the tenth wicket he rushed to the front of the pavilion, and in a tone almost pathetic in its ludicrousness cried out, ‘ Seven wickets for 9 9 ; eight wickets for 99 ; ten wickets for 99. Oh ! let me die.’ ” E. E. F oster , the Worcestershire cricketer and old Oxford Blue, acted as referee ia the Association match between the Old Carthusians and Old Westmin­ sters in the Arthur Dunn Cup at Queen’s Club on February 10th. F or the notices of the death of V. K. Shaw, F. J. Coleridge, and J. G. Witt, K.C., I am indebted to Mr. J. D. Betham, and for those of E. H. Buckland, C. M. Kennedy, and A. J. Wilkinson to Mr. J. B. Payne. E. A. Y oting , the old Eeptonian and Cambridge Blue, who batted so finely for Sussex in several matches last season, will in all probability, says the Madras Times, be a shining light in Indian cricket one of these days, as he is destined for the Indian Civil Service. His father, Lieut.-colonel Young, I.M.S., has for years been awell-known figure in Western Indian cricket circles. D uring the match at Launceston between North and South of Tasmania, the South wicket-keeper missed an easy catch, whereupon a spectator walked on to the field with a large bag, which, he said, he wished to give to the wicket­ keeper. ------- F or Belgrano against the Buenos Aires C.C. at Palermo on January 14th, H. Doming scored 163 out of 229, of which 12 were extras. He hit four 6’s and eighteen 4’s. Five men on the side made a duck’s egg and the second score was 17. Doming also took eight wickets for 15 runs in 11 overs. On the previous Saturday J. Gifford, who was in England some years ago and played with success for the M.C.C., made 115 for Buenos Aires against Montevideo on the same ground. ------- I n the match between Victoria and South [Australia at Melbourne on December 30th two boys were playing who were lately at school, viz., Hazlitt for Victoria, and Dolling for South Aus­ tralia. The South Australian team also included a son ofithe old wicket-keeper, A. Jarvis. ------ F rom the Sydney M ail :— Considering the great scores put up in Australia, and the fact to which the heavy scoring is mainly due—that we play all our matches out to a finish, no matter if they take a week—it is strange that Maclaren’s world’s record of 424, put up for Lancashire against Somerset at Taunton in 1895, has no^ been broken. Perhaps a remark made by Hugh Trumble three or four years ago may throw some light upon the matter. He said: “ There is a big difference between cricket in England and in Australia. Here I am tired after bowling an hour ; in England I could keep going all day and not feel the effort to any very great extent.” Probably some of the Australian Eleven men feel the same way with regard to batting. It is undoubtedly hard work to play a big inning3 under some of our weather conditions. T he inter-colonial matches between Barbados, Trinidad and British Guiana were played at Trinidad during the week beginning on January 8th. Barbados defeated both of the other colonies, although Trinidad only lost by 16 runs after an exciting finish. On their retvrn home the members of the Barbados team received a very warm welcome, and each of them was presented with a cricket bat as the result of a publio subscription originated by a Barbados newspaper. D escribing the excitement which pre­ vailed atjBridgetownwhen the news spread that an approaching vessel was bringing home the Barbados team the Agricultural Reporter says:— “ The news spread through the city with great rapidity and quickened the movements of every one interested in the home-coming of the victorious team. The mercantile houses voluntarily hoisted their ensigns, and several of the ships in port displayed bunting. The s.s. Indus, which dropped anchor at about 1.30 p.m., was itself gaily decorated, and thereby seemed to express its appreciation of the occasion. At 2.10 the steam launch Lady Hay, which had been in readiness at the Chamberlain Bridge to fetch the cricketers ashore, was boarded by a large party of gentlemen who went off to the ship to greet the members of the team and give them on behalf of the Barbados Cricket Committee and the community generally a cordial recep­ tion.” F or the fifth consecutive season the representatives of New South Wales have won the Sheffield Shield. This season they won all four of their matches, and there can be no doubt that at the present time they are much|stronger than either Victoria or South Australia. Victoria and South Australia won a match against each other. ------ P resumably Australians will this season count Queensland and Tasmanian matches as not first class, according to their usual custom. It seems curious that neither the representatives of the Press nor the players can see what a tre­ mendous difference it would make to players in Queensland and Tasmania if all their matches were counted as first- class. And why on earth their matches should not be counted in Australian first- class averages is a puzzle which an Englishman cannot solve. Here, we count England v. Australia, Gentlemen v. Players, etc., as first class, but we also count Northamptonshire matches in the same class, although the county would have far less chance of beating England than Queensland would have of beating the best eleven of New South Wales.