Cricket 1906

394 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. S e p t . 6 , 1906. fine perform ance. H e ha?, altogeth er, bow led in tw enty-th ree innings, and his figures w ork out at nearly five wickets p er innings. T h e follow in g is from T it-B its : — “ NOT OUT.” On a recent holiday a village cricket team was engaged in cricket combat with some rivals from a neighbouring town, while, to add to the enjoyment, the recently-organised brass hand was hilled to perform on the field. Thanks to the efforts of a batsman who had survived several appeals, the home side were doing really well, when a confident and chorused “ How’ s that ? ” bade fair to put an end to the lucky man’ s stay. “ Not o u t! ” roared the umpire, with a look of defiance. “ Mean to say he wasn’t o u t? ” bellowed the wicket-keeper, in tones of disgust. “ I give ’im not out,” came the rep ly ; “ and if you take my tip you’ ll stop appealin.’ ’ E ’ s the chap as blows the cornet, and while we keeps ’im ’ere the band can’t play J” T h e annual cricket m atch betw een G eorge E dw ardes’ Theatrical Team and the Jockeys’ X I ., captained b y M orn in g - ton Cannon, w ill take place at L o rd ’s on M on d ay n ext. The proceeds, w hich are alternately given to theatrical and racing charities, w ill this year be devoted to the Steeplechase Jock ey s’ Fund. T he teams ■will be selected from the follow in g :— J o ck bys ’ Team. MorningtonOannon(capt.) D. Maher, J. H. Martin, H. Jones, J. Woodman, George Williamson, W . Woodland, P. Chaloner, E. Hunt, W . Dollery, T. Cannon, jun., E. Carslake. G eoroe E dwardes ’ T eam . George Edwardes (capt.), Robert Evett, Huntley Wright, Fred W right, jun., George Groves,1 Louis Bradfield, R. Nainby, H. E. Pearce, J. A. E. Malone, F . Blackman, V. O’Connor. THE JAM OF NAWANAGAR . LORD OF L IF E AND DEATH . Reproduced from the Evening News newspaper. H e w hom w e used to call “ E a n ji,” w ith the fam iliarity born o f esteem , has becom e, accord in g to a statement to -d a y , a great and gloriou s Jam ! H e is n o longer “ K . S. E an jitsinh ji, E iq u ire,” o f the M .C .C . m atch cards, no lon ger “ P rince E au jitsinghi ” beloved of B righ ton smart society, n o lon ger “ M r. E an jitsin gh i,” som ewhat m isunderstood b y C am bridge dons, n o lon g er “ E a n ji,” the hero o f the m en at the Oval, n o longer the “ R um -g in -a n d -w h isk y ” o f illiterate adm irers, no lon g er plain K um ar Shri E an jitsinh ji. i B y a stroke o f fortune and a turn of the wheel that governs the intricacies of E astern succession, he is “ H is H ighness Jam Sahib o f N aw anagar.” I t is no ligh t th in g to be agreal Jam , and n o trivial m atter to be the Jam , the supreme pow er, o f such an im portant principality as N aw anagar. N aw anagar is nearly as b ig as Yorkshire, and con ­ tains fou r hundred thousand people. Over each o f these four hundred thou­ sand the Jam has pow er o f life and death. F or a Jam o f N aw anagar to cut a m an’ s head o ff—his official executioner o f course—is as trivial a matter as fo r a mere Indian student to cut a cricket ball to the boundary. I t is a m igh ty thing to be a Jam . TWO M ILLION RTTPKES. As Jam o f N aw anagar he w ho used to be “ E m j i ” w ill have con trol o f a revenue o f £180,000 a year. L et us raise this sum to its fu ll stupendous dignity and call it tw o m illion rupees. B efore this m igh ty figure even the 3,000 odd runs in a season, w hich was mere “ fU n ji ” “ record ,” pales into insignificance. As a Jam , “ E a n ji” w ill n o longer wear such a comm onplace th in g as a white silk shirt, luxurious as this is com ­ pared with the raim ent of other cricketers. H is apparel w ill consist largely o f silk, it is true, but such gorgeou s variegated s ilk ! Silk is one of the glories of N aw anagar’ s manufacturers. E ou n d his neck w ill hang priceless jew els. E oun d his w illow y form w ill be bound a resplendent jew elled girdle. A m agnificent scarf w ill adorn his shoulders, outshining the splendour o f any “ b la z 9 r .” O n his head, in place o f a sim ple blue cricket cap, w ill repose a glitterin g tur­ ban, w ith a great diam ond in the m iddle, flashing back the sun’s rays. H is hand w ill toy, not w ith the handle o f a cricket bat, bu t the h ilt o f the State sw ord of the Jam s o f Nawanagar. SHOOTING TIGERS AND LIONS. It is a great, glittering, gloriou s thing to be a Jam ! N o longer w ill he do his shooting on the Y orkshire m oors, an ordinary m em ­ ber o f an ordinary E nglish house party. W hen the Jam o f N aw anagar goes a hunting they are tigers that he hunts, or, b y the invitation o f his neighbouring potentate, theJNawab of Janagarh, royal lions. T he man w h o used to be called “ Sm ith ” when he played for a Cam ­ brid ge tow n club on Parker’s P iece— called “ S m ith ” because the “ T ow n ees” could n ot say “ E un jitsinbji w ill have an arm y at his beck and call. Three thou­ sand men, in glittering uniform*, w ill b ow to his slightest n od . T hey w ill w atch the diam ond in his turban w ith even more reverence than the H ove crow d regard a “ glance to le g .” H e w ill entertain after the regal fashion o f the Jam s o f N aw anagar. H e w ill banquet in the presence o f thousands off g olden vessels. It w ill be n o longer Sm ith, the non -collegia te student, “ breakfasting ” a few friends, or even P rince E anjitainhji “ lu n ch in g ” his “ set ” on a lo rd ’s coach -top . I t w ill be the Jam o f N aw anagar righ t royally feasting, the Jam o f the m igh ty Yareja R ajpu t caste. Our dear old friend “ E a n ji ” has at last becom e a Jam . THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. F INAL POSITIONS. Plyd.W on. Lost. Dm . Pts. Per­ centage. K e n t.................. 22 ...16 .. . 2 ... 4 ... 14.. . 77-77 Yorkshire........... 28 .. .17 .. . 3 ... 8 ... 14.. . 70-00 Surrey ........... 28 .. .18 ... 4 ... 6 ... 14.. . 63-63 Lancashire. 26 .. .15 .. . 6 ... 5 ..., 9.. . 42-85 N otts.................. 20 .. . 9 .. . 4 ... 7 ... 5.. . 38-46 Warwickshire... 20 .. . 7 .. . 4 ... 9 ... 3.. . 27-27 Essex.................. 22 .. . 9 .. . 6 ... 7 ..., 3.. . 20 00 Hampshire 20 .. . 7 .. . 9 ... 4 .... —2.. . —12-50 Gloucestershire., 20 .. . 6 .. .10 ... 4 ... . —4.. . —25-00 Sussex ........... 24 .. . 6 .. .12 ..., 6 ... . —6.. . —33-33 Middlesex.......... 18 .. . 4 .. .10 ... 4 .... -6 .. . —42 85 Northampton... 16 .. . 4 .. .10 ... 2 ... —6.. . —42-85 Som erset........... 18 .. . 4 .. .10 ... 4 ... . -6 .. . —42-85 Worcestershire... 20 .. . 2 .. . 8 ...10 ... , —6.. . —60-00 Leicestershire... 22 ... 3 .. .14 ... 5 ...—11.. . -64-70 Derbyshire 20 .. . 2 .. .17 ... 1 ... - 1 5 - ,. —78-94 The following table shows the final positions of each county for the last ten years. It will be noticed that, in addition to Kent, the present champions, Surrey, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, Essex, Hampshire, Somerset, and Northamptonshire have improved on their last year’s respective positions:— i^. oo os OS OS 05 __ _ _ oo oo co os os o> . . <N CO 2 2 g Kent ... . Yorks... . Surrey Lancs... . N otts... . Warwick . Essex... . Hants... . Glos’ter . Sussex Somerset . Middlesex. Nortliants Worcester — Leicester... 13 Derby ... 14 7 8 1 3 4 1 6 4 8 10* 9* 7 5 6 12 10* 3 9 9* 5 13* 13* 2 2 — 12 13* 13* 9* 15 2 3 5 9 6 5 10 10 15 7* 7* 14 3* 4 11 12* 7* 2 12 11 14 12* 13 15 8* 3 3 2 11 11 4 1 5 5 7 7* 8* 14 15 14* 15 14 13 9 2 2 6 7* 10 12 12 1 4 9 6 13 11 14* 7* 10 12 10 1 1 4 3 2 4 10 5 7 6 12 7 16 8 8* 9 3 10 15 11* 11 11* 13 11* 8* 14 5 15 14 16 * Tied for this position. THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. SECOND D IV ISION . The following are the final results in this Competition. $ T3 Won on First Innings. i <D - T3<u & P h § £ Drawn. 0 P h CD 3 1 P h 3 &om fl 'o P h <D d 8 <3 P h Staffordshire ...12 .... 8 ... 3 .. . 0 .. . 36 ...30 .. . 83-33 Devon ...........10 .... 6 ... 2 .. . 0 .. . 30 ...22 .. . 73 33 Bedfordshire ...10 .. 5 .... 2 .. . 1 .. . 30 ...20 ... 66 66 JBerkshire ...10 .. 5 ... 2 .. . 0 ..,. 30 ...19 .. . 63-33 i Surrey (2nd) 10 . 5 ,... 2 .. . 0 .. . 30 ...19 .. . 63-33 Yorkshire(2nd) 10 ..,. 6 ... 0 ... 0 .... 30 ...18 .. . 60 00 Hertfordshire...12 ... 5 ... 3 .. . 0 ... 36 ...21 ... 58-33 ( Durham ...10 . .. 5 ... 0 ... 0 .. 30 ...15 ... 50-00 < Gl’m’rgnsli’e. 12 ... 6 . ... 0 .. . 0 .,.. 36 ...18 .. . 50-00 (N orfolk ... 8 ... 4 ... 0 ... 0 ... 24 ...12 .. . 50 00 MonmouthsliirelO ... 2 ... 4 ... 0 ... 30 ...14 .. . 46 66 Dorset ...........8 . .. 3 ... 1 ... 0 .... 24 ...11 .. . 45-83 Wiltshire...........10 . .. 4 ... 0 .. . 0 .... 30 ...12 .. . 40 00 Suffolk ...........8 . .. 2 ... 1 .. . 0 .... 24 ... 8 .. . 33 33 |B’cki’ghmsh’e 8 ... 2 ... 0 .. . 0 .... 24 ... 6 ... 25-00 \ Oa’bri’g ’sliire 8 ... 2 ... 0 .. . 0 ... 24 ... 6 ... 25-00 j Cornwall ... 8 ... 1 ... 0 .. . 0 ... 24 .... 3 .. . 12-50 1Oxfordshire 8 ... 1 ... 0 .. . 0 ... 24 .... 3 .. . 1250 Lancasliire(2nd) 8 ... 0 ... 1 .. . 0 .... 24 ... 2 .. . 8-33 Northumb’rl’nd 8 ... 0 ... 0 .. . 1 . .. 24 . ... 1 .. . 4T6 The method of scoring is as fo llo w s T h r e e points shall be scored for a win in a completed m atch; should the match not be completed, the side leading on the first innings shall score two points; one point shall be given to each side in a drawn match ; i.e., a match in which no result on the first innings is attained; in the event of a tie in a completed match, or in a match decided on the first innings the points shall be divided. W ISDEN’S ALMANAC, 1897, for Sale; good condition. Open to offer.—H. F. T., 7, Fermor Road, Forest HilL