Cricket 1906

474 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. D ec . 20, 1906. innings of over 250 have been made for Australian Teams in this country :— 303*... W .W . Armstrong, v. Somerset, at Bath 1905 300*... V. Trumper, v. Sussex, at Brighton ... 1899 286*... W. L. Murdoch, v. Sussex, at Brighton 1882 281 ... M. A. Noble, v. Sussex, at Brighton ... 1902 2G7 ... M. A. Noble, v. Sussex, at Brighton ... 1905 SOUrH AUSTRALIA v. VICTORIA Played at Adelaide on November 10, 12, 13, 14. Yictoria won by 70 runs. In this, the forty-second, match between South Australia and Yictoria, neither side was at full strength, the visitors lacking the services of Armstrong, who was suffering from knee trouble, and the home side being without R. B. Rees, one of their best bowlers, who was kept away by business cl*i[ns. Both O’Connor and McBeath, the recent im­ portations from New South Wales, appeared for South Australia and, as a glance at the score will show, obtained the majority of their opponents* wickets between them. On the opening day only two thousand persons we-e present, but amongst them were His Excellency the Governor, Sir George L<* Hunte, and the Bishops of Adelaide and Papua. The feature of the first day’s play was the collapse of Yictoria on a good wicket for 125 in just over two hours and a-half. McAlister, with 39, was the chief scorer, but even he did c o t ever settle down to a really confident game. The fielding of the home side was of a high standard, and Jennings at the wicket acquitted himself very well, although credited with the dismissal of two men only. "When South Australia lost Gehrs at 6, it looked as though the ball would continue to master the bat, but, upon Darling joining Clement Hill, a stout resistancewas madeto the attack. Together, the two left-handers added 86 for the second wicket in fifty-five min­ utes, and it was owing chiefly to this fin^ partnership that the Victorian total was passed with eight wickets in hand. Darling gave one of his best and brightest display8, and made his 77 out of 119 obtained whilst in in 86 minutes. At the end of the c*ay the score was 169 for three wickets, e/erything thus point­ ing to the home side obtaining a very substantial lead on the first innings. When play was resume 1on the Monday, however, Saunders and Goss—a slow bowler, whose first inter-State match it was—proved to be in capital form, and, as a result, South Australia’s lead was limited to 96. In their second innings Yictoria gave a far better display than they had done in their first, and Carroll, whose inclusion in the side had caused considerable criticism, hadthe satisfaction of reaching three figures. He hit well all round the wicket, made sixteen 4’s, and with Ransford added 90 for the sixth wicket andwithRush 131 for the seventh. The last-named, who hit seven 4’s, made some brilliant cuts and was unfortunate to be run out when playing with the greatest confidence. Set 259 to win, South Australia again commenced badly, losing Gehrs at 7 and Darling at 27. Pellew then joined Clement Hill, and together the pair added 61 for the third wicket in 47 minutes. The latter, who played another very valuable innings, scored 71 ouh of 120 in an hour and 40 minutes. None of the later batflm^u did very well, and Yictoria were tv *ntu- ally left with a weli-deserve 1 victory by 70 runs. Score and analysis :— V ictoria . First innings. Second innings. W. Garkeek, b O’Connor... 0 b O’Connor ... 3 F. Vaughan, c Jenning3, b Wright ..............................11 c Jennings, b McBeath......... 65 P. McAlister, b L. Hill ... 39 c O. Hill, b Mc­ Beath ..........15 J. Ainslie, c McBeath, b Wright ........................29 b O’Connor ... 17 V. Ransford, b McBeath ... 8 b O’Connor ... 46 E. V. Carroll, c Olaxton, b Wright ........................13 c Pellew, b Mc­ Beath ......... 112 F. Laver, b McBeath.......... T. Rush, b McBeath.......... E. Goss, st Jennings, b Mc­ Beath ............................... F. B. Collins, not out.......... J. V. Saunders, c C. Hill, b Wright ........................ 0 b McBeath......... 1 B 8, lb 4, nb 3 ......... 10 B5,lb4,nb4, w2 15 4 c Gehrs, b O’Con­ nor ................. 6 8 run out ..........62 1 notout ... ... 9 2 c C. Hill,b O’Con­ nor ................. 1 Total .................125 S outh A ustralia . Total......... 352 First innings. D. R. A. Gehrs, b Goss ... 4 C. Hill, b Saunders ........ 40 J. Darling, c Carroll, b Col­ lins ...............................77 J. H. Pellew, b G oss......... 32 N. Olaxton, b Saunders ... 20 C. B. Jennings, c Carroll, b Saunders ........................ 3 L. R. Hill, b Saunders ... 8 Second innings, c and b Saunders 2 c sub., b Goss ... 71 b Saunders .. 14 c and b Saunders 25 lbw, b Laver ... 3 b Saunders ... 24 c Ransford, b Laver .......... 2 b Goss................. 0 b Saunders ... 15 not out.................10 b Collins ..........10 B 4, lb 4, nb 2 10 Total..........186 Victoria. Fir.it innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. O’Connor .......... 9 1 28 1 ........... 37 7 93 5 McBeath .......... 27 12 41 4 .......... 40 9 136 4 Wright .......... 21 11 42 4 ........... 20 4 54 0 L. R. Hill .......... 3 1 4 1 .......... 7 0 23 0 Claxton..........>1 2 31 0 O’Connor and Hill each bowled 3 no-balls; McBeath 1 wide, 1 no-ball; Claxton 1 wide. E. A. Bailey, not o u t .......... J. A. O’Connor, c McAlister, b Goss............................... A. McBeath,c &b Saunders A. W. Wright, b Goss Lb 3, nb 2 ................. Total ... 23 ..221 S outh A ustralia . Saunders ... G o ss.......... Collins Laver.......... McAlister... First innings. O. M. R. W. 23 3 83 5 . 14-2 2 60 4 . 12 3 42 1 . 9 3 22 0 . 2 1 9 0 . Second innings. O. M. K. W .. 21 3 60 5 .. 15 0 53 2 .. 11-5 0 28 1 .. 12 1 35 2 Goss bowled 1 no-ball and Collins 3. CRICKET IN NATAL. W A N D E R E R S v. G R E Y V IL L E . This match was played in the m iddle of N ovem ber, and resulted in a long lead to Greyville. W anderkrs . First innings. Second innings. B. C. Cooley, run out.......... 1 b Tribe .......... 9 G. H. Whyte, c Smithwick, b Tribe ........................ 3 K. K. Mowat, b Tribe ... 0 notout.............26 W. K. Thomson, c Perfect, b W ilm ot........................ 1 D. Deane, c Weber, b Tribe 0 c & b Smithwick 29 J. Budgen, b Wilmot ... 4 notout.............35 J. H. Hathorn, b W ilm ot... 2 b Perfect ......33 H. A. Rayner, b Nourse ... 15 L. Molyneux, run out ... 9 b Nourse ... ... 8 W. Sparks, b Tribe ......... 0 E. Lamport, not o u t .......... 3 Leg-byes ................. z B 23, w 2, lb 2... 27 H. P. Deane, c Ha­ thorn, b Cooley ... 27 W. Perfect, c Moly­ neux, b Cooley ...29 A. D. Nourse, cWhyte, b Budgen..................115 P. F. Smithwick, lbw, b Budgen................... 27 F. Holmes, lbw, b Whyte ....................13 C. P.Warren, c Sparks, b Whyte .................. 7 G r e y v ill e . E. L. Harvey, c and b Cooley .................. 16 A. C. King, notout... 55 W. J. Weber, run out 22 A. Wilmot, c and b Whyte ... ........... 1 R. Tribe, st Sparks, b Whyte .................. 2 B 12, w 4 . Total ... 16 ...330 Total 40 Total ..........167 THE ADV ISORY COMMITTEE. Prior to the Mneting of the Advisory Committee, at Lord’s, yesterdaymorning, it was announce! that the following would constitute the matters for disc is- sion :— Yorkshire will move: That a player qualified by residence shall have his qualification approved and registered by the M.C.C., and notified in the daily Press before he is entitled to play in a County Championship match. Essex will move: 1. That the period for qualification of Colonial cricketers should he for not less than five years. 2. With a view to discourage the system of cricketing counties qualifying players belonging to other counties, that the resi­ dential qualification should now bo for a period of three years instead of two. Kent will move: That the time for qualification be ex­ tended for the man who comes to this country for the purpose of making a livelihood out of cricket. Warwickshire will move: That a player qualified by birth shall have his qualification approved and registered by the M.C.C. immediately after he has played for the first time in a County Championship match. A letter from Gloucestershire re gate money in first-class matcheswill be reid. Duenotice hasbeen given of the follow­ ing amendments: Surrey will move tbe following as an amendment to propositionNo. 1of Essex: That this rule shall not extend to any per­ son who his, prior to this date, commenced to reside in any county with a view to quali­ fication by residence. The Minor Counties’ Cricket Associa­ tion will move : 1. In Yorkshire’s motion delete the words “ and notified in the daily Press.” 2. In Warwickshire’s motion, for the words “ immediately after he has played for the first time in a County Championship match” substitute the words “ before he is entitled to play in a County Championship match.” At the conclusion of the Meeting it w j S notified to the Press that there was no communication to bemade concerning the proceedings. A report will in all probability be made in the course of a few days. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. J. A. L u c k h o o (British Guiana).—The book you mention has not been issued in a cheap edition. “ I n q u ir e r .” — H., not W., Eaton, an Old Harrovian, played for Cambridge University tbree times in 1885. In 1888 he made 64 not out for M.O.O. and Ground against the University, at Cambridge.