Cricket 1906

416 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S e p t . 13, 1906. THE CRICKET BAT SAYS GOOD-BYE. (W ith AroLc*lK* to “ A jjo s is W oh m & ll n s ") T he follow in g is reproduced from “ The Yorkshire Evening Post ” of Saturday last :— A lice was standing in the garden one evenin g when suddenly she noticed that a C ricket Bat was running tow ards her. “ G ood evenin g,” said A lice p olitely ; “ b u t I never knew before that y ou could run like th at.” “ D idn’ t y ou ? ” said the Bat. “ W ell, as it happens, I ’ve been m aking runs all the season.” A lice was still rather startled b y the B at’ s appearance, an d scarcely noticed his remark. “ W h ich w ay did y o u com e ? ” she asked. “ I t ’s n ot a case o f ‘ com e ’ w ith m e,” said the B at g lo o m ily ; it’ s a case o f g o .” “ G o ! ” repeated A lice. “ Y e s,” said the B at. “ I ’m off, as the stum p said— o ff to Australia. N ob od y seems to w ant me here any m ore.” “ A nd when w ill y ou be back ? ” aB ked A lice, feelin g quite unhappy as she spoke, fo r, althou gh she had on ly exchan ged a few w ords w ith the B at, she felt already it w as an old friend. “ W hen shall I be back ? N ext spring o f course,” said the B at. “ W e d on ’t have w inters here,” he continued, “ b u t every B at that’sw orth an yth in g has its sp rin g .” A lice suddenly th ou gh t that, as the B at was g o in g on a lo n g jou rney, it m igh t have som ething to say about the voyage. “ H ave you ever been so far before ? ” she inquired, gen tly. “ R ather ! ” said the Bat. “ I g o away like this every year whether I w ant to or n o t— w illow y nilly, as w e Bats say.” “ I t must be g ra n d ,” exclaim ed A lice, “ to see the sea and the b ig breakers.” “ H ’m ,” remarked the B at th ou g h t­ fu lly. “ So y o u like to tee b ig breakers, d o you ? W ell, I d on ’t. W h at w ith B osanquet and R h od es-------.” A lice felt som ewhat confused. “ I ’m afraid I d on ’ t see the p oin t,” she said slow ly. “ N o m ore did I the other day, and was out a ccord in g ly ,” said the Bat. “ B u t talking o f breakers,” it w ent on, “ it is a curious th in g that w h ile y ou see breakers at sea when the ship is rollin g, y o u m ost frequently tee breakers on land w hen there hasn’t been enough ro llin g .” A ll this was beyon d A lice, so she determ ined to chan ge the subject. “ W here are y ou g o in g to live, M r. B a t,” she said, “ when y ou g et to Australia ? ” “ I ’ll be visiting m ost parts,” said the B at. “ Y o u see I am always assured of a w elcom e. I shall stay w ith a N ob le­ m an am ongst others.” “ A N oblem an,” said A lice, her eyes sparkliog. “ A nd will he have a coronet ? ” “ A coronet ? N o ,” answered the Bat. “ B u t he’ ll have a cricket net.” “ A nd do y ou g o to other people besides N obles ? ” “ C ertainly,” answered the B at. “ I stay n ot on ly w ith N obles, bu t w ith Cotters. T hey all w elcom e me. One of m y friends is a D arling. H is name is J o e .” “ A n d y ou g o t o -m o r r o w ? ” asked A lice. “ Y e s,” said the Bat, still speaking glo om ily .” “ T o-m orrow ’s the w ord. They say Tw o D ays in K en t, bu t this is Lancashire. T o-m orrow I drive to the Lancashire bou ndary— m y last drive to the bou ndary fo r the season— and then g o on board. H ow ever, if the board is like the B oard over w hich H aw ke pre­ sides. I w on ’t grum ble.” A lice now remem bered that fares have to be paid when g o in g on a voyage, and as the Bat seemed so forlorn she though t she w ou ld find out if it needed any help. “ I* your fare paid yet ? ” she asked. “ It is,” said the Bat. “ The m iddle- w icket stumped up. I ’ve g o t m y bag packed, and T o-m orrow 111 be gone. B ut I shall be w elcom ed back again— not, o f course, that I expect to be alto­ gether m issed during m y absence in Australia— they can catch out there just as w ell as here.” “ W ell, I ’m sorry you are g o in g ,” said “ S o am I ,” replied the B at. “ But Australia is the next best place to E nglan d, and they want me ba d ly out there, and y ou have g o t tired o f me. I ’m o f f.” T he n ext m om ent the B at was m aking a run across the garden. “ T a -ta ,” it cried as it w ent. “ T a-ta, until next M a y .” “ Oh, do stay,” called Alioe. “ Can’t,” shouted the B at, “ I ’m not like K ent, o f lim itless staying p ow er.” MR. A . 0 . JONES’ S X I. v. ME. 6 . ' ROBEY ’ S X I. This match, for the benefit of Arthur Pike, the old Notts wicket-keeper, who is seriously ill, was played at Trent Bridge on September 5. Robey’s side won by 65 runs. B y arrange­ ment batsmen retired on scoring 50. .John Gunn and Handford bowled very finely on a pitch that gave them considerable assistance. Score :— M r. A . O. Jones’s XI. A. 0 . Jones, st Oarlin, b Gunn ........... ... 14 G. Williamson, c and b Gunn ... ........... 1 W . Marshal], b Robey 24 Oates, not out ...........10 Hallam, st Oarlin, b Robey ................... 4 Extras................... 1 J. Eve, b G u n n ........... 1 R. E. Hemingway, b G unn.......................... 8 Rev. H. Staunton, b Handford..................36 T. Forester, b Hand- lord ...........................17 Hamish Stuart, lbw, b G unn........................... 8 O. R. Morris, b Hand­ ford .......................... 0 G.T.Branston,bGunn 13 Second innings : Eve, c Gunn, b Outts, 17 ; Hamish Stuart, not out, 4 ; Williamson, not out, 0: Oates, b Oarlin, 28; Hallam, c Burrows, b Carlin, 0; extras, 7. Total (for three wickets), 56. M r. G. R ob et’s XI. Total ..137 J. Iremonger, b Bran­ ston ........................... 5 J. Carlin, b Hallam ... 0 J. Hardstaff,retired... 51 J. Gunn, retired...........50 G. Robey, lbw, b Hallam ................... 1 W . Wainwright, lbw, b Forester ...........18 T. Cutts, b Hallam ... 5 A. Hanford, b Jones 31 R.Burrows,b Forester 0 J. Moss, b E v e ........... 16 O. E. Dench, not out.. 1 C. Parsons, b Eve ... 8 Extras...................16 Total ...........202 AN ENGLISH TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. As stated last w eek, a special m eeting o f the Comm ittee o f the M arylebone C lub was held at L o rd ’s, on F rid ay last, to com e to a final decision in regard to the invitation sent b y the Australian B oard o f C ontrol to M .C .C . to send out a team to Australia this autum n. The m eeting (whioh was called m ainly to consider a special appeal from the Prem ier o f N ew South W ales to the E arl o f Jersey) was presided over b y the President, the R ig h t H on . W . H . L on g , M .P . The E arl o f Jersey was present, as was the H on . V . S. Jackson. A fter the close o f the m eeting the follow in g official statement w as made :— “ An extraordinary meeting of the Com­ mittee of the M.C.C. was held at Lord’ s at 4.30 p.m. to-day to consider a communication from the Earl of Jersey, who was present, representing the views of Australian cricketers concerning an M.C.C. team for Australia this autumn. A telegram from the Premier of New South Wales was read asking that the Committee might reconsider their decision. “ Although the meeting was an extra­ ordinary one, and held at an inconvenient time of the year, it was well attended. After careful consideration it was decided that it was impossible to make the necessary arrange­ ments at so late a period of the year. “ It was further decided that if the Australian Board of Control sent an invita­ tion for next year the M.C.C. will do its best to send out a team (i.e. in the autumn of 1907). “ September 7.” T . R ICHARDSON ’ S X I. v. X V . OF M ITCHAM . This match was played at Mitcham, on Saturday, for the Benefit of J. Boxall, the Mitcham groundman. A collection realised over £13, and, with subscriptions, it is expected that the beneficiare will receive nearly £30. Richardson himself was unable to play. The eleven had an easy win. T. R ichardson’s XI. 4 F. O. Holland, lbw, b J. B. Hobbs, lbw. b. Boxall ................... F. Stedman, lbw, b Keene ...................z» W . Montgomery, b Boxall.......................... 0 HamishStuart,bBoxall 0 W . Lees, c Britton, b Harvey ...................127 Phil Ray and J. Batt did not bat. * Innings declared closed. XV. o f Mitoham. W ild ...................60 E. Bale, b W ild ... 13 E.Palmer, notout ... 20 P. Palmer, not out ... 1 Extras ........... 8 Total (8 wkts)*261 R. Turner, b Mont­ gomery ...................15 H. Pillinger.run out... 0 A. O. Butler, b Mont­ gomery ................... 3 H. W ild, b Stedman... 39 H. Britton, b Mont­ gomery ................... 0 W . Hussey, b Mont­ gomery ................. 2 J. Boxall, c P. Palmer, b Montgomery ... 25 T. Potter, b Lees ... 29 H. Woolett, not out... 30 F. Sturtivant, st Bale, b Lees ................... 0 N .A.H arvey.bLees... 2 G. Curtis, c & b Lees 0 (S.G.Robertson,b Leee 0 J W . Harewood, run out ........................... 1 J. Keene, b Stuart ... 9 Extras ......... 2 ■ Total ...157 TABLE CRICKET T h « “ E X C E L S IO R ” should be in every Pavilion ! Gets your eye in before twitting, Plays all round the wicket 1 Played on any table without fixing—arranged in a moment, and played for hours with great pleasure and excitement. Made of Brass and aluminium. Price 5/- carriage paid, CO O K 'S, L IM ITE D , Beech St, House, Barbican, London, Printed and Published for the Proprietor by Mmmirr & Hatohbr, Ltd. 167,168, and 169, Upper Thames Street, London, E.O., Sept. 13th, 1906.