Cricket 1906

S ept . 20, 1906. CRICKET: A. WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME; 431 Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Dean ... .......... 548-3 . . 153 . .1509 . 60 . . 25.15 Mignon................. 561 . . 109 . .1716 . . 68 . . 25.23 Hayes ................. 332.3 . . 49 . .1001 . . 43 . . 25-37 Trott (A. E.).......... 502.3 . 100 . .1592 . . 62 . . 25.67 East ................. 746.2 . . 175 . .2109 . . 81 . . 26-03 Gamble................. 157.1 . . 20 . . 470 . . 18 . . 26-11 G. G. Napier 594.2 . . 98 . .2022 . . 77 .. 26.25 Bailey ................. 487.2 . . 113 . 1709 . 65 . . 26.29 Warren................. 750 . . 132 . .2659 . .101 . . 26.32 Langford .......... 641.1 . . 152 . .1747 . 66 . . 26-46 Llewellyn .......... 356.5 . . 63 . .1244 . 47 . . 26-46 +0. S. Morrison ... 121.2 . . 26 . . 371 . . 14 . . 26 50 Bird (A.) .......... 311 . . 71 . . 931 . . 35 . . 26-60 Dwyer ................. 786.5 . . 137 . .2573 . 96 . . 26.80 Braund................. 621.3 ... 95 . .2203 . 82 . . 26.86 Jayes ................. 743.4 . . 87 ...2816 ..104 . . 27.07 H. Hesketh- Prichard 83 . . 6 . . 332 . 12 . . 27 66 K. L.Hutchings-... 119-5 . . 29 . . 444 . 16 . . 27-75 F. B. Roberts ... 221.2 ... 56 . 611 .. 22 . . 27-77 Vine ................. 450 .. 113 ..1254 .. 45 . . 27-86 A rn old ................. 794.4 .. 199 ..2168 .. 77 . . 28.15 Quaife (W .G.) ... G. T. Branston ... 372.5 .. 47 ..1319 .. 46 . . 28-67 333.5 .. 46 ..1406 .. 49 . . 28-69 R. B. Rickman ... 151.1 .. 36 .. 432 .. 15 . . 28-80 Cox (G.)................. 683.1 .. 149 ..1972 .. 68 . . 29.00 Wilkinson (W.H.) 143.1 .. 29 .. 443 .. 15 . . 29-53 jC.P.Cumberb’tch 191.5 .. 31 .. 719 .. 24 . . 29-95 H. Mainprice 86 .. 13 .. 303 .. 10 . . 30 30 Hearne (J. T.) ... 411.5 .. 102 ..1186 .. 39 . . 30-41 Santall................. 648.2 .. 183 ..1574 .. 52 . . 30.44 R. G. Barnes 281.1 .. 76 .. 823 .. 27 . . 30-48 Huggins .......... 500.2 .. 135 .1300 .. 42 . . 30 95 R. T. Crawford ... 211.4 .. 56 .. 653 .. 21 .. 3109 Myers ................. 501.4 .. 100 ..1529 .. 49 .. 31-20 King ................. 424.1 .. 95 ..1192 .. 38 ..31-36 Charlesworth ... 254.3 .. 56 .. 753 .. 24 .. 31-37 E. M. O. Ede .. 91.4 .. 10 .. 377 .. 12 .. 31.41 Leach ................ 375 .. 55 ..1490 .. 47 .. 31.70 Burrows ........ 592 .. 99 ..2134 .. 67 .. 31.85 W. J. H. Curwen. 212.4 .. 49 .. C73 .. 21 .. 32 04 Spry ................ 143.1 .. 11 .. 582 .. 18 .. 32 33 J. N. Buchanan.. 122 .. 27 .. 361 .. 11 .. 32-81 Humphreys........ 356 .. 72 .1104 .. 33 .. 33*45 Ringrose ........ 136.2 .. 22 .. 436 .. 13 .. 33 53 Coe....................... 301 .. 58 .. 815 .. 24 .. 33 95 A. H. F yffe........ 133.3 .. 28 .. 450 ... 13 .. 34 61 Morton................ 182.2 .. 22 .. 634 .. 18 .. 35 22 G. L. Jessop........ 347.5 .. 58 ..1200 ... 34 .. 35-29 Mead (C.P.)........ 238.2 ... 51 ... 778 .. 22 .. 35 36 Cox (M.)................ 99.3 ... 9 ... 358 ... 10 .. 35-80 Wilson (G. A.) .. 532.3 ... 86 ...1985 ... 55 .. 36.09 Killick ... ......... 375.1 .. 97 .1019 ... 28 .. 36-39 Smith (W.C.) .. 212-2 .. 39 ... 728 ... 20 .. 36-40 Capt. J. G. Greig 175-4 ... 13 ... 673 ... 18 .. 37-38 Cadman ........ 603.4 .. 128 ...1686 ... 45 .. 37-46 Cufl'e ................ 586.1 .. Ill ..1832 ... 44 .. 4163 G. W. Beldam 155 ... 25 ... 462 ... 11 .. 42 00 iremoDger (J.) .. 200.2 ... 51 ... 517 ... 12 .. 43"i 8 L. O. S. Poidevin 135 ... 9 ... 570 ... 13 .. 43-84 Wells ( W .) ......... 157 ... 22 ... 571 ... 13 ... 43-92 Taylor (B.) ... . . 257.2 ... 59 ... 761 ... 16 ... 47 56 Maxwell.............. . 148 3 ... 22 ... 605 ... 12 ... 50-41 Pearson.............. . 2382 ... 19 ... 935 ... 18 ... 51-94 The following do not qualify for inclusion in the list:— F. H. B. Champion 49.2 ... 8 ... 153 .. 9 ... 17 00 O. A. Midgley.......... 54*5 ... 13 ... 149 ... 8 ... 18 62 t Member cf West Indian Team (First-class matches only). ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRANSVAAL CRICKET BOARD For the Year ending 31s£ July , 1906. In placing before the Union the first annual report to he presented by the Tranp- vaal Cricket Board, which was constituted and appointed for the first time at the last annual general meeting of the Union on the 17th August, last year, the Board were able to congratulate themembers of the Union, and cricketers in the Transvaal generally, upon one of the most, if not the most, suc­ cessful seasons ever experienced in Transvaal cricket. V is it o f t h e M a r y l e b o n e C r ic k e t C l u b T e a m . The great event of the year under review was, of course, the visit of the M.C.C. team, under the captaincy of Mr. P. F. Warner, whichmade two journeys to the Transvaal— the first in December, 1905, and the second in March last. On the first occasion they played two matches at Johannesburg, one eachat Pot- chefstroom, Pretoria, Middelburg, and Roberts’ Heights, Pretoria; and on the second occasion two Test matches at Johan­ nesburg. The full results of the matches in the Transvaal areappended :— 1905—December 26,27 and 28,Transvaal beat M.O.O. by 60 runs. December 29 and 30, M.O.O. beat XVTLI. of Western Transvaal by an innings and 110 runs, at Potchefstroom. 1906.—January 2, 3 and 4, South Africa beat M.C.O. by one wicket. January 6 and 8, M.O.O. beat Pretoria XI. by an innings and 70 runs. January 10 and 11, M.O.C. beat XVIII. of Eastern Transvaal by an innings and 119 runs, at Middelburg. January 12 and 13, M.C.O. beat XI. of British Army, at Roberts’ Heights, Pretoria, by an innings and 218 runs. March 6, 7 and 8, South Africa beat M.O.O. by nine wickets. March 10, 12, 13 and 14, South Africa beat M.O.O. by 234 runs. (South Africa declared second innings closed with five wickets standing.) In the Transvaal, therefore, the M.C.C. played eight matches in all, of which they won four and lost four. On the Wanderers’ Groundat Johannesburg the M.C.C. lost all the fourmatches they played there—three to South Africa and one to the XI. of the Transvaal. These matches aroused tremen­ dous interest, and were followed with great keenness by huge crowds, who were greatly delighted by the performances of our men against the visiting cracks, andwereparticu­ larly enthusiasticover the grand uphill fights made and the victories won by the Transvaal XI. andSouthAfrica in the first Test Match. The Transvaal XI. were the only team, otherthantheSouthAfricaTeam, tovanquish the Englishmen, and were the first team representingany onecentreorColony that on even terms hasever overcome avisiting team fromover the sea. The Boarddesire to call particular atten­ tion to the grand cricket played in these games by Messrs. P. W. Snerwell, Gordon White, M. Hathom, J. H. Sinclair, L. J. Tancred, W. A. Shalders, S. J. Snooke, R. O. Schwarz, G. A. Faulkner, A. D. Nourse and A. E. Yogler; and the Board point with pride to the fact that eight of the South African Eleven in all five Test matches against the visitors were Transvaal players. In the other Colonies, it may be noted for purposes of comparison, the M.C.C. results were as follows :— In Natal, the M.C.C. won 2, lost 0, drew0. In Cape Colony, the M.C.C. won 11 (one agrinst South Africa), lost 1 (against South Africa), and drew3. In the Orange River Colony, the M.C.C. drewthe onlymatch they played. L e a g u e C o m p e t it io n s . The interest taken in the above matches naturally lessened that taken in the local cup competitions, although in these there weie some very keenand goodmatches. The various competitions resulted as fol­ lows :— The Senior League was won by the Wan­ derers’ Club team; the Secondby the Nourse Deep team; the Third by the Hillbrow Cricket Club; and the Andrew Cup for Mine Teams by theVillage Main Reef G.M. Co. C.C. As there was no trophy for presentation to the winners of the Third League, it was decided at the last Annual General Meeting oi«the Unionto present medalsto thewinners of the competition, and thesewere duly pur­ chased by the Board and recently presented to the Hillbrow Cricket Club, who deserve great credit for havingwon the Third League Competition for the past three years in suc­ cession. Fifteen 9-carat gold medals were purchasedandsuitably engraved at an inclu­ sive cost of £10 10s. To provide a trophyfor this season’s Third League Competition, the Board has lately purchaseda handsome silver cup at a cost of £20 10s. I n t e r - t o w n M a t c h e s . Two inter-townmatches—Johannesburg v. Pretoria—wereplayed during the past season onthe King’s birthday (9th November), one between players chosen from the first team clubs and one between elevens chosen from second teamclubs of the two towns. The Senior game was drawn, Pretoria scoring 183 (R. H. Williams i?6, E. G. Mc­ Donald 30) and Johannesburg 153 for four wickets (P. W. Sherwell 48, J. J. Slatem 39 not out, J. H. Sinclair 30). J. H. Sinclair took eight Pretoriawickets for 63 runs. The Junior game was wonby the Johan­ nesburg teamby 6 wickets. T r ia l M a t c h — T r a n s v a a l XI. v. XV. OnDecember 16th and 23rd aTrial Match, under the above title, was played at the Wanderers’ for the benefit of the Union’s M.C.C. Entertainment Fund, and thanks to the energetic labours of Messrs. Frank Hilner, M. Hathom, P. W. Sherwell, E. A. Halliwell, D. Christopherson, C. C. Perring, and the members of the Cricket Board, £159 Is. 7d. was realised therefrom. The matchwaswonbytheXV., who scored 341 (L. Strieker 75, C. E. Floquet not out 55) to 290 put together by the XI. (M. Hathorn 66, J. J. Slatem 58, L. J. Tancred 41, W. A. Shalders 36). J. id. Sinclair took seven wickets of the XV. for 138 runs, and C. E. Floquet sixwickets of the XI. for 43 runs. F in a n c ia l . Under this heading the Beardfeel justified in stating that they are able to render an account of their stewardshipof amost grati­ fying nature. The year commenced with a balance of £78 8s. 5d. To-day there is £1,057 16s. 7d. cashat bank and inhand, and 11s. 6d. due to the Union by the S.A. Cricket Association. In addition to this the Board, on the advice of the chairman, Mr. Abe Baiiey, recently invested the sumof £887 10s. in the purchase of one hundred Premier Preference Shares, uponwhich they shortly afterwards received adividend (No. 3) of 6s. 3d. per share, equal to £31 5s. The total assets pf the Union are therefore now£1,945 18s. Id. Since the balance sheet was audited the Eoard has invested £800 on fixed deposit at the Bank of Africa, Limited, Johannesburg, for a periodof six months, bearing interest at the rate of four per cent, per annum. In connection with the M.C.C. matches arranged by them—viz., four at Johannes­ burg, one at Pretoria, and one at Potchef- btroom—the Board had to pay to the S.A. Cricket Associatien the sumof £1,500, being the amount of guarantee agreed to by them. ( N o t e . —The Middelburg cricketers gave a separate guarantee to the S.A.C.A. for the EasternTransvaal match, and for the match at Roberts’ Heights no guarantee was asked for.) Of the above sum of £1,500, the Union recovered an amount of £337 10s. from the Pretoria and Potchefstroom cricket author­ ities, being theamountof guaranteesrequired from them by the Board for their M.C.C, matches.