Cricket 1906

460 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME Nov. 29, 1906. Mr. George Leopold Langdon, who re­ signed in 1842. He was succeeded by Mr. Henry Everett, who held office until his death in 1847. Mr. G. H. Hill suc­ ceeded, and ten years later Mr. Bridger Stent took up the reins of office. Mr. Stent was afterwards assisted by Mr. G. W. KiDg, while in the early seventies Messrs. G. W. King and C. H. Smith shared the responsibility. In 1880 Mr. G. Goldsmith relieved the latter gentle­ man of his position, and at the close of that season Mr. King also resigned, and Mr. Goldsmith undertook the duties single-handed. Mr. William Newham was appointed in 1889. M r. Jerome F lann ery, of NewYork, the editor of the American Cricketers' Annual, who has been in ill-health for a long time,is nowrecuperating at Yentnor, Isle of Wight. Previous to leaving New York, Mr. Flannery was the recipient of an address signed by many of the prominent English residents of New York. The signatories of the address included Sir Percy Sanderson, K.C.B., British Ccnsul-Geneial at New York (Eton and Oxford), Ralph M. Stuart- Wortley (Wellington), David A. Munro (Edinburgh University), Verner de Guise (Hailejbury and Oxford), Rev. D. Parker Morgan, D.D. (Cambridge), Gerald de Mecado (Lordon University), Captain Hugh Johnson (Charterhouse and Sand­ hurst), Norman S. Walker (Rugby), J. D. Peterson (Glasgow University), J. Campbell Thompson (Trinity College, Dublin), Beikeley Mostyn (Glenalmond and Dublin), Dr. John R. Shannon (Toronto University), Dr. Wolfred Nel­ son (McGill College, Montreal), Rev. Perera Mendes (London University), W. M. Massey (Liverpool Institute), and numerous others. The address is as follows: ‘ ‘ DearJeromeFlannery : It is withsincere regretthat we, your oldfriends ofthe British Schools andUniversities Club, will miss you from among us, more especiallyas it is on account of your health that youare about to leave us for a time. Therefore we gladly seize the occasion to assure you how we recognisewithwarmthanks the never-failing energywithwhich you helped to found our club, and our present position and member­ ship will enable you to look back on your labour with constant pride. Wishing you all good luck wherever you may be, we will look forward to your return in restored health and hope you will always remember your old friends.” Mr. Flannery also received a testimonial from the Association football players of New York in recognition of his successful efforts to revive “ Soccer ” in the Metro­ politan district. The following is fromthe annual report of the Melbourne Cricket Club:— In consequence of the difference of views that existed between the M.C.C. and most of the clubs forming the Victorian Cricket Association, as to certain powers in the constitution of that body, and as to the constitution and power of the proposed Board of Control, the Committee in April ast gave notice of withdrawal from the Y.C.A., and thereafter joined with other clubs in forming a new body called the Victorian Cricket League, mainly for the purpose of introducing and playing district cricket. Afterwards the V.C.A. itself brought forward a scheme of district cricket, andforthetime feelingranveryhighbetween the rival bodies. Ultimately, as the result of numerousconferencesbetweenrepresentatives of the two bodies andof the M.C.C., agree­ ments were come to, under which all the Victorian League clubs that had suitable grounds are joining the V.C.A., subject to certain modifications agreed to be made in the latter’s constitution and district cricket scheme ; and the M.C.C. on its part agreed to rejoin the V.C.A. and to play in their series of matches, but not itself having a district, and consequently not playing for the pennant. The outcome of that dispute has been that a district schemehas been adopted, and the M.C.C. has obtained the right to nominate one of the Y.C.A.’s representatives upon the Boardof Control. Th e following are the Revised Rules (Nos. 6, 7 and 8) as formulatedbyM.C.C. at the request of the Counties:— R ule 6.—A cricketer may play for the county for whichhehasacquiredaresidential qualification for two successive years immediately after he has ceased to reside in suchcounty. R ule 7.—T ransfers .—A cricketer al­ readyqualifiedfor, or engaged by, a county, but wishing to qualify by residence for another county, must give notice, inwriting, to the Cricket Club Committee of the former countybefore he commences such residence ; anda county cricket club wishing to engage under a residential qualification a cricketer who is already qualified for, or engaged by, another county club must inform the com­ mittee of the latter before commencing negotiations with the cricketer. R ule 8.—ArpEAL.—Should any question ariseunder these rules, it shall be left to the decision of the M.C.C. Committee which shall be final ; and in the event of an infringement of Rule 7, the M.C.C. Com­ mittee shall have special authority to fix the datewhen the cricketershallbecomequalified by residence, or even to permanently bar his soqualifying. F r a n k M itc h e ll, the old University and Yorkshire cricketer, has been taking high honours at squash rackets in the Transvaal. He was representing the Belgravia Club of Johannesburg v. Pre­ toria at Johannesburg on October 21st, and helped to beat Pretoria decisively by fourteen matches to two. Mr. H. Rout­ ledge, the old Harrovian, was also in the winning team. Squash racket courts are now available at Pretoria, Bulawayo, Standerton, Bloemfontein and Auckland Park, besides Johannesburg. In playing for Middlesex at football the other day, S. H. Day, the Kent cricketer, has established another resi­ dential qualification. I believe I am rightin sayingthat hewasborninSurrey, so that he can boast at the present time three separate qualifications. Nor is he, I fancy, the only man of Surrey on the Kent side. Unless I ammistaken E. W. Dillon and Fairservice were both of them born in Surrey. At the Annual General Meeting of the Middlesex County C.C., held at Charing Cross Hotel on Tuesday last, it was announced that during the season the excess of match receipts over match expenditure amounted to £585 Is. lid. The Club, apart from the holding of Consols, now has a balance in hand of £775 Is. 4d. P la tin g for Sturt v. North Adelaide, onOctober 20th, Clement Hill scored 108. The Adelaide Observer states that he has now made fourteen hundreds in club cricket, as follows :—241, 217 not out, 210, 176 not out, 157, 156 not out, 154 not out, 138, 118, 108, 106 not out, 106, 105, 102 not out. O n October 18th a match was [played at Gladstone, in SouthAustralia, between members of the ladies’ gymnasium and a team from the local cricket club. The conditions were that the latter should wear skirts and bat left-handed. Some of the costumes are said to have been “ gorgeous.” The South African Cricketers' Annual, after being in abeyance for several years, has again been published. It is edited, as before, by Mr. J. T. Henderson, of Maritzburg. O n October 13th M. A. Noble showed a welcome return to form. Playing for a Sydney First Grade Team against the Southern Districts, on the Sydney Cricket Ground, he scored 107. The West Australian Cricket Associa­ tion has invited the New South Wales Association to send a team to play at Fremantle and Perth. It is thought that the undertaking will be possible at Easter. In the Sydney Referee “ Not Out ’ states that “ New SouthWaleshas beaten South Australia in eleven consecutive matches, Queensland in fourteen out of fifteen consecutive matches, the other being drawn, and Victoria in nine of the last ten matches.” It will be interesting to see whether the departure from the State of Mackay, O’Connor and McBeth will cause this splendid run of success to cease. H a r r y Moses, the famous left-handed batsman of other days, it will interest “ Gossip ” readers to learn, has been elected Treasurer of the Sydney Cricket Ground. He succeeds Mr. Arthur Bray, who resigned after holding the position 23 years. At the Annual General Meeting of the Cambridgeshire County C.C., held at Cambridge on Saturday last, it was reported that, as the result of tbe year’s working, the Club now has a balance of £14 4s. 2d., against £10 Is. 6d. twelve months ago.