Cricket 1906

44 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OS’ THE GAME. M ar . 29, 1906. 32 runs for Greyville against Queen’s Park at Durban, besides scoring 94 out of 121 for three wickets. A c o r r e sp o n d e n t who has been read­ ing the many articles on the best way of scoring points in thecounty championship, sends the follow ing: — The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race was completed this morning as follows :— Crews. Courses. Points. T3<D <D to o 2 C C O d ^ ►? o i 1 '3 'o o « ^ l-H Pn o & Scratch B ... 1 .. — ... 1 . ... 3 ... 2 ... 66 Oxford........ . 2 ... 1 ... — . i !!! ... 6 ... 3 ... 50 Cambridge 2 ... 1 . . . - . .. i ... ... 6 ... 3 ... 50 Scratch A .. . 1 ...- ... --- ... i ... ... 3 ... 0 ... 00 Although Cambridge beat Oxford by five lengths in the final course,—formerly known as the race,—Oxford tie,them through having won their trial with the scratch crew A, whilst, owing to the other scratch crew (B) failing to stay the course, it will he remem­ bered that the Cambridge trial was unfinished. The scratch crew B, however, secured two points by having been in front of Cambridge at Hammersmith Bridge, and so won the boat race, with the fine score of 66 per cent., under the new system of reckoning, borrowed from cricket. Curiously, interest in the boat race seems to be dying out .—Hourly Impress, 1st April, 19006. A t the annual meeting of the Surbiton C.C. great regret was expressed at the resignation of the Rev. A. E. Bevan, the honorary secretary, Mr. W. Eglington, honorary treasurer, and Mr. F. Fielding, at one time captain of the club. Mr. Bevan has been secretary for fifteen years and a half, and it is largely through his energy that the club has prospered so greatly. Mr. Harvey Bowring, Saxon- bury, Ditton Hill, and Mr. W. J. Clayton Hillside, Ditton Hill, have consented to act as joint honorary secretaries, and all communications should be addressed to them. The report shows a balance of £13 11s. 81. in favour of the club, which now numbers 77 full members, 46 honorary members, and 16 boy members. F or a team of the Wanderers against the Commonwealth C.C. at Johannesburg at the end of February, 449 runs were made for the loss of two wickets. The score is as follows :— L. J Tancred, b Oxenham.................126 W. Shalders, st. Bailey, b Darrow ...155 H. S. Morris, not out ........................ 81 R. O. Schwarz, not out......................... 71 Extras (b 1, lb 1 ).......................... 16 Total (2 wickets).................449 T he match at Sydney at the end of January between New South Wales and Victoria was the fiftieth between the two states. A t the annual meeting of the Liver­ pool C.C. on March 8th Mr. E. Roper, the secretary, stated that the total number of members was now 1,462, in­ cluding 584 lady subscribers. The num­ ber of lady subscribers has steadily increased for several years, and is now only 89 behind that of the men. Since 1905 the number of schoolboy members has been nearly doubled. The past year marked a new era in the history of the club, which is now the owner of its ground. At the meeting Mr. H. H. Hornby was re-elected president, and His Honour, Judge Collier, and Mr. H. B. Parr vice-presidents. I n tha course of his remarks, Mr. Roper said: — “ Although the club has not been quite so successful as in some of the years gone by, I think the result may be considered satisfac­ tory. The first eleven has won twice as many matches as it has lost, and the club altogether has a majority of 14 wins. At the beginning of the season, when we suffered two or three defeats rather quickly, it was asked in the Press how Mr. Roper felt, and how he would meet this circumstance at the general meeting, and whether he would come up smiling or not. Well, gentlemen, here we are, and 1 don’t think there are any symptoms of extreme grief about me. It is very difficult to please everyone. For some time it was said that the Liverpool Club was too successful, and won so many matches that the interest in local cricket suffered, and that it would be better if the Liverpool Club were beaten oftener. Now when we comply with these wishes, and so arrange that we are beaten a little oftener, it does not seem to be appreciated. Everyone knows what a good loser I am, and these defeats have given me the greatest satisfaction, as I understand it is for the good of the district, but it seems difficult to please everyone, and next season we shall try to return to our old groove.” M e . RorER also made some very per­ tinent comments on the question whether the love for cricket is dying out. He said : — Many people hold that the interest in cricket is not so great as it used to be, and the love for the national game is dying out. Looking at the crowds that watch the inter­ national matches and also the more important county matches in Whitweek and the August holiday week, it is difficult to think so. At the same time, one sees many empty benches during a great many of the county fixtures. It is not very easy to find the reason. For my part, I have thought for some time that there are too many so-called first-class fixtures, and the crowd gets blase, and will only go to see what they consider the best one3. T he old Sussex cricketer, H. Stubbar- field, better known as “ Stubber,” is in serious trouble. He is 71 years old, strong and well, but although he is able and willing to work he can get nothing to do because of his age. To add to his troubles his wife has been sent to an asylum within the last few days. It may be that some old Sussex cricketer who knew him iu bygone days will be able to give some employment to Stubberfield, who was very greatly liked by everyone who played cricket with him or against him. By tradeStubberfield is acarpenter, but he is the sort of man who would turn his hand to anything. His address is 61, Cobden Road, Brighton. ■milHG 1 -------- T he very careful attention of cricket s ‘atisticinns may be called to the following paragraph which appeared in the Adelaide Chronicle of February 3rd :— PHENOMENAL CRICKET SCORE. Melbourne, January 30. Playing in the Yarra District Association’s senior grade contest the Avenue Club made the phenomenal total of 1,009 against Alex­ andra. C. Calleson made 610 not out. This total was, however, achieved partly through the scoring rules, allowing unlimited runs from any hit, even in the case of a lost ball. Calleson’s score included eighty-four 4’s, ten 5’s, seven 6’s, one 8, one 9, and one 11. Avenue won by an innings aud 759 runs. T here are several things to be noted iu connection with the above paragraph. In the first place a list of the matches played in the Yarra District Association, Senior Grade, regularly appears in the Melbourne Argus, but the names of the Avenue and Alexandra Clubs are not to be found in it, at any rate in the last three weeks in January. As far as I am aware, no Australian paper up to Feb­ ruary 24th, except the Adelaide Chronicle, contains any reference whatever to the match, and the Adelaide Chronicle of February 10th, 17th and 24th does not give the scores. It is at least curious that the Argus and Australasian, to say nothing of other well-known Australian papars, have both failed to take note of so remarkable an innings at Melbourne— if it ever took place. F urther , it may be pointed out that if the alleged score of 610 was really made, it was made under a special rule which has not yet received the sanction of the M.C.C. If such scores were recognised it would be very easy to make a couple of thousand in one’s back garden—everything run out, and the maiden lady in the next garden declining to allow the fieldsmen to enter it to recover the ball. A PROPOSAL from South Africa that a team should visit England in 1907 has been received by Mr. F. E. Lacey, the M.C.C. secretary. W ith the present issue the monthly winter numbers of Cricket, 1905-6 are complete. The first weekly number for the summer will appear on April 12th. 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