Cricket 1906

D e c . 20, 1906. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 473 A. B. S. White, who is generally recognised as one of the most promising young batsmen in New South Wales, scored 181 in three hours and a-half in a TrialMatchplayed onthe SydneyGround onNovember 10th in order to assist the selectors in the choice of teams for the inter-State matches. P la tin g for Coldstream v. Hyde Park, at Kew, early in November, Miss May McDonnell took thirteen wickets for 4 runs—six for 3 in the first innings, and seven for 1 ia the second. This, it is claimed, constitutes a record for ladies’ cricket in Victoria. I n the match played at Madura on November 24th, between Trichinopoly and Madura, Conway, of the former, bowled a bail 32 yards off thewicket, and Amarathan, of the latter, 33 yards. Though not a cricketer, Mr. F. H. Ayres had such along and active connec­ tion with players of all classes that the news of his death will be regretted by Cricket readers, to all of whom his name at least must be familiar all these years. Scrupulously fair and straightforward in all his relations, he is bound to be very much missed. The net result of the Benefit Match for John Devey played last year was a balance of £406 2s. 91. The amount has been handed over by the Warwickshire Committee to the player in question. The Hon. Sec. of the Upper Clapton (W. P. Russell) may well be envied by secretaries of local clubs, to judge by the position of the U.C.C.C. at the present time. In three years the club had lost only seven matches. Financially, too, they was going strong, as, though they had spent about £1,000 on the pavilion, greens, etc., less than £150 remains to be paid off. Upper Clapton’s manage­ ment is evidently of the right stuff. The meeting of theCaptains of County Elevens in the Minor Counties Cricket Association this morning brings the fifth and last important meeting heldat Lord’s within the last three days to a close. Everyone present at the Secretaries’ Meeting on Tuesday was glad to see Mr. F. E. Lacey, the Secretary of the MaryleboneC.C., back again athispost all the better for his visit; to Egypt in quest of health. If only as a proof of the staying powers of cricket legislators, it may be of interest to record the meeting held at Lord’s this week :— (December 18).—Annual Meeting of Minor Counties Association, (December 18.)— Meeting of county secre­ taries to arrange fixtures for 1907. (December 18.)—Meeting of first-class county representatives convened by Surrey to consider uniform fees for players. (December 19.)—Meeting of Advisory County Cricket Committee. (December 19).—Meeting of Captains of first-class counties to select umpires. (December 20.)—Meeting of Captains of Second Division Counties to appoint umpires. B erk sh ire cricket is looking up, to judge by the report presented at the Annual General Meeting held at Reading on Saturday. In the Annual Report of the Committee it was stated that during 1906 Berkshire had done better than for many seasons past, and had jumped up from fourteenth to fourth place in the Minor Counties’ Championship. A satis­ factory statement of accounts was also presented. Prince Christian was unani­ mouslyre-electedPresident. Theretiring members of theCommitteewerere-elected with the addition of Capt. E. F. Rowe. Major Turner was re-appointed Hon. Secretary, and Mr. G. F. Strange Assist­ ant Hon. Secretary. A vote of thanks was passed to those gentlemen, and also to Sir C. Y. Napean for acting as Captain of the County Eleven. M r. R. H. Spooner, who is wintering in the Far East, was caught by an inter­ viewer while in Ceylon. The Lancashire amateur, it is satisfactory to note, is not one of those who think that fielding is deteriorating:— “ Fielding in the majority of counties,” he said, “ is very good. Of course, catches are missed and always will be, but that does not necessarily mean that the fielding is inferior. People do not realise that there are conditions of light, which affect fielding as they do batting. For instance, when there are big buildings all round, a fielder frequently has the utmost difficulty in j udging the flight of the ball unless it is hit high. I certainly do not think that players shirk fielding, though, perhaps, they ought to practise it more at the beginning; of the season, as they do bowling and batting, -which are done at the nets. The season was notable for a lot of good wicket-keepers, such, for instance, as Hum­ phries, of Derbyshire, Strudwick, of Surrey, and W. -Findlay, of Lancashire. We have rarely seen so keen a struggle between three teams for the top place in county cricket, and indeed either might have won the champion­ ship almost up to the end. Mr. Spooner did not think, in spite of the talk about widening the wicket and other changes, that the game will ever be materially altered. He thinks the bowling and batting are pretty fairly matched, as is shown when we have really good bowling, as was the case last season. S o u t h A u s t r a l ia has been admitted to the Board of Control, and J. Darling, H. Blinman and G. M. Evan have been elected delegates from that State. QUEENSLAND v. NEW SOOTH WALES. Played at Brisbane on November 10, 12 and 13. Record scoring by Chas. Gregory. New South Wales won by an innings and 30l runB. | This match was rendered remarkable by a score of 763 by New South Wales and an innings of 383 by Charles Gregory, who had the satisfaction of establishing a new record for individual scores in firsfc-class cricket in Australia. At the end of the second day the visitors had made 654 for five wickets, Gregory being not out 366. Altogether, he scored 383 in 345 minutes, hitting fifty- Cve 4’s and, in partnership with Waddy, adding 230 for the fourth wicket. He made many finestrokes, especially behind the wicket, and gave three chances—the first when he had made 282. E. L. Waddy was also seen to advantage, and hit fifteen 4’s in his faultless display. Queensland, like Yictoria at Adelaide, did far better in theirsecond innings than in their first, butthey never had any chance of escaping defeat, and eventually succumbed to the extent of an innings and 302 runs. Score and analysis : — Q ueensland . First innings. Second innings. IIartigan,c Waddy, b Garn- c Bardsley, b sey..........................................50 Barnes ......01 Brown, st Carter, b Macart- c Redgrave, b ney ...............................30 Barnes ... ... 32 Faunce, b Cotter.................11 c Redgrave, b Garnsey..........17 Simpson, b Macartney ... 8 c Carter,b Barnes 59 Dunn, b Macartney ........... 3 c and b Garnsey. 10 Hayes, b Cotter .................. 4 runout ... ... 21 Evans, run out .................... 19 c Garnsey, b Barnes .......... 43 Thompson, c Cotter, b o Blaxland, b Garnsey ......................... 3 Garnsey...... 43 Timbury, c W addy, b Garn­ sey....................................... 5 notout........ 2 McCaffrey,cWaddy,b Garn­ sey....................................... 0 lbw, b Barnes ... 5 Karstow, not ou t.................. 0 c Bardsley, b Garnsey ... ... 0 E xtras..........................12 Extras... ... 11- Total . ...145 N ew S outh W ales. Total C.Gregory.c & bHayes383 W.Bardsley,bBarstow 12 R. N. Hickson, run out 48 S.J. Redgrave, run out 32 E. L. Waddy, c Harti­ gan, b McCaffrey ...100 J. C. Barnes, c Thom­ son, b Timbury ... 13 M. H. Blaxland, b Bar- s to w ........................94 C G.Macartney,notout 21 A.Cotter,c Hartigan, b Hayes .................34 G.L.Garasey,cFaunce, b Hayes ... ... ... 10 H.Carter,c Simpson, b Hayes ................. 1 Extras ..........15 Total ..763 Q ueensland . First innings. W Cotter ................ 2 Garnsey .......... 4 Macartney ... ... 3 Redgrave .......... 0 Second innings. R. ... 53 ... 04 ... 14 ... 2 Barnes W. 0 4 0 0 5 R. 40 94 3H- 32 105 N ew Sour;' W albs. W. R. ! w. R. Timbury ... 1 ... 1231Hayes .......... 4 ... 120 Barstow ... 2 ... 1151McCaffrey ... 1 ... 132 Six other bowlers were tried. The following are the highest in­ dividual scores made in great matches in Australia : — Score. Year. 383 ... C. Gregory, N.S.W. v. Queensland, at Brisbane, November ........................ i<J06 365*... C. Hill, South Australia v. N.S.W., at Adelaide, December............................... 1900 321 ... W. L. Murdoch, N.S.W. v. Victoria, at Sydney, February ............................... 1882 297* ... H. Moses,N.S.W. v. Victoria,atSydnev, January ............................................. i«88 292*... V. Trumper, N.S.W. v. Tasmania, at Sydney, December.................................. 1898 287 ... R. E. Foster, England v. Australia, at Sydney, December ............................... 190 ;} 281 ... M. A. Noble, N.S.W. v. Victoria, at Mel­ bourne, December ............................... 1905 279*... W. L. Murdoch, Australia v. Combined Australia, at Melbourne, January ... 188 1 271 ... G. Giffen, South Australia v. Victoria, at Adelaide, N ovem ber........................ 1891 271 ... R. A. Duff, N.S.W. v. South Australia, at Sydney, December ........................ 1903 253 ... V. Trumper, N.S.W. v. New Zealand, at Sydney, February ............................... 1899 In addition to the above, the following