Cricket 1906

A p r i l 19, 1906. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 75 poored off Cassidy and West for one •wicket Turner was tried, and he secured seven of the remaining nine wickets at a cost of 83. In the second innings those figures were improved upon, for he secured the whole ten wickets at a cost of only 36. WniTIRG on March 7th “ Shortslip ” says in tbe Sydney Mail : - Bain is threatening, and it will he particu­ larly welcome, for the outfield of our various grounds is in some instances as hard as flint, and scarcely any grass. Water is too expensive to devote a great deal of it to more than the few yards required for the wicket. Even at the Sydney Cricket Ground yellow patches are frequent, and the one remark of Jennings, the custodian, is ‘ ' Wish it would rain.” They are getting a good downfall in the country, and there is much joy over it. A similar visitation in the coastal districts is all that is required for a while. On Friday evening jnst sufficient rain fell to make the wicket moderately in favour of the howler, and one or two matches on Saturday afternoon had to close a few minutes before “ time” in consequence of rain. At the Sydney Cricket Giound the fall was so faint that it became a joke to put up an umbrella. A t last a reference has been made in an Australian paper to the alleged score of 610 made at Melbourne in January. In the Sydney Referee “ Not O.it ” says : One has reason to believe there is no little doubt as to the authenticity of the alleged record innings reported to have been played in Melbourne by C. Calleson some few weeks back. Enquiries, however, have so far elicited nothing satisfactory. 1 hope shortly to hear something definite on the subject. G . P. G a m b l e , who made his first appearance for Surrey this week, is a Leicestershire man by birth. He was engaged at Old Trtfford a few years ago, but was not tried for Lancashire though duly qualified in time. It was during his engagement with the London County C.C. at the Crystal Palace in 1904 that he began bis residence in Surrey, so that he has now the residential qualification for that county. As an Association foot­ baller he has also represented several clubs with credit. W. H. LOCKWOOD, the Surrey cricketer, is desirous of obtaining a regular berth as cricket coach or bowler when his present brief engagement on the Essex County Cricket Ground at Lsyton is completed. He was at Westminster School practically the whole of last summer, and won golden opinions there. His address is 154, Gasscott Road, Toot­ ing, London, S.W. B y the end of the week the majority of the team which has been representing the Marylebone Club in South Africa during the winter will be at home again. Captain Wynyard is already here, and the “ Norman ” which is bringing the bulk of the party back is due at South­ ampton next Saturday. H. D. G. Leveson-Gower and L. J. Moon ard returning in another vessel and will not be in England till a few days later. C. V. L. H oomav , who has been doing such good 8»rvice «s one of the Charter­ house pair in the Public Schools Racket Championship at Queens’ Club this week, is the cricketer who scored si heavily with J. N. Buchanan for Charterhouse School last summer. Both Carthusians had batting averages of over 50; Buchanan one of nearly 55 for niue, and Hooman one of close on 52 for ten inn­ ings. The latter is a son of the old athlete, T. C. Hooman, one of the best forwards in the early days of the Wan­ derers P.O. A nother nine runs and the aggregate for the O ?al match completed yesterday would have reached four figures. As it was it was a good performance in the way of run-getting, considering that several of the twenty-two had not yet even touched a bat this vear, to score 991 runs for thirty-two wickets. When the members of the South African team return and Lord Dilmeny and Mr. Raphael come in, it looks as if Surrey will have a side that will have to be reckoned with. In batting, at least, it ought to be distinctly strong. Y e s t e r d a y Surrey, with a wicket down, had to make 201 runs to win the match against the Gentlemen of England. Here was an obvious opportunity to put to the test the theory that spectators are not attracted by anything except a finish—for it was a moral certainty that Surrey would either make the runs or be dismissed. But alas for the theory! On the first day, when it was practically certain that there would be no finish, the crowd numbered about eight thousand. Yes­ terday, with a certain finish in view, it numbered about two hundred, which, even allowing for the change in the weather, seems somewhat of a “ come down.” THE FRIARS C.C. With Mr. Arthur Wilson, 30, Ashbourne Road, Derby, as honorary secretary, the Friars have once more an excellent pro­ gramme. Tbe president of the club is the Hon. W. M. Jervis, Quarndon Hall, Derby, while among the members of the committee are the following:—G. B. Barrington, W. G Curgenven and W. B. Delacombe. MAY. 10. Derby, v. Lichfield Garrison 15. Nottingham, v. Nott.’s Amateurs 17. Repton, v. Repton School 22. Lichfield, v. Lichfield 31. Derby, v. Trent College JUNE. 5. Derby (School Ground), v. Derby School 7. Lichfield, v. Lichfield Garrison 12. Derby, v. 45th Regimental District 14. Derby, v. Bakewell 18. Shrewsbury, v. Shrewsbury School* JULY. 10. Trent, v. Trent College (R) 11. Derby, v. Lichfield (K) 17. Derby (County Ground), v. Derby Seh»ol (R) 31. Longford, v. Longford AUGUST. 3. Derby, v I.on^ford (R) 13. Derby, v. W. Allen’s XI* 20. Clifton, v. J. H. Smith’s XX. 24. Derby, v. Nott.’s Amateurs (R) 28. Derby, v. 45th Regimental District (R) t- Horton House, Northants, v. G. H. Winterbot- tom’s XI. * Two-day match. t Bate nbt txed. THE FLOWER OF ENGLISH CRICKET on t h e w a r p a t h . [In a recent letter to a contemporary, the captain of the M.C.C. South Alrican team, while rejoicing with his opponents over their success in the test matches, adds that when the South African team visits England “ The flower of English crioket need have no fear of encountering opponents unworthy of its steel.” ] Wherever Warner pitched his wicket, In each South Afric Commonweal, There did the Flower of English cricket Meet foemen worthy of its steel. Then did the worthy foemen tremble, Emerging from their various lairs, Then did the English Flower dissemble When it was booted down the stairs. “ Dear me!” it said, “ The fo -man learneth To smite the lion, neck and crop ; But yet, methinks, Old England yearneth To teach the dicky-bird to hop.” “ Thus when to manhood grows the dicky And beards the lion in his den, It may on English wickets sticky Become a gorgeous chooky-hen.” So will the Flower of English cricket Have all its work cut out to win, And, like as not, the hen will kick it From Dan to Bishopsgate Within. W.A.B. INTERSTATE AVERAGES. The averages given below embrace all Interstate matches during the past season, as well as the Kelly Benefit match. AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN played and won one match. NEW SOUTH WALES played 7 matches; won G, and lost 1 (to the Australian Eleven). VICTORIA played 5 matches; won 2, and lost 3. SOUTH AUSTRALIA (including Mr. J. J. Lyons’ Eleven) played 6 matches; won 1, lost 4, and drew 1. QUEENSLAND played and lost 3 matches. WEST AUSTRALIA played 2 matches; won 1, and drew 1, BATTING AVERAGES. N ew S outh W ales . Inns. N.O. H.S. Total. Avg. J. R. M. Mackay... ... 9 ... 1 ..,, 203 ... 902 .. .11275 M. A. Noble.......... ... 8 ... 1 ..., 281 ... 631 .,,. 90-14 E. L. Waddy ... ... 2 ... 0 .... 74 ... 134 ..,. 67*00 A. Diamond......... ... 7 ,... 1 ..., 164*.. . 348 ..,. 58-00 C. G regory.......... ... 5 ... 0 ... 102 ... 240 ... 48-00 J. O. Barnes......... ... 3 ... 0 ... 77 ... 138 ... 46-00 E. F. Waddy ... ... 8 ... 0 ... 95 ... 354 ... 44-25 S. J. Redgrave ... ... 4 ... 0 .... 94 ... 167 ... 4175 V. Trumpet*......... ... 6 ... 0 ... . 101 .. . 250 ... 11*66 E. R. B u b b .......... ... 2 ... o .... 57 .. . 66 ... 33-00 F. S Middleton ... ... 2 ... 1 .. . 22 .. . 31 ... 31-00 R. A. Duff ......... ... 4 ... 0 .. . 58 ... 123 ... 30-75 W. Bardsley........ ... 3 ... 0 .. . 64 ... 90 ... 30*00 L. W. Pye .......... ... 2 ... 0 .. . 51 ... 54 ... 27-00 0. G. Macartney... ... 8 ... 1 .... 70 ... 186 .,,. 26*57 A. Cotter .......... ... 7 ,... 0 .. . 68 .. . 163 ... 23*28 J. J. Kelly ......... 2 ... 1 .. . 22 .. 23 ... 22*00 G. L. Garnsey ... 8 . ... 1 .... 37 .. . 149 . . 2128 H. Ctorter ......... ... 8 ... 0 .. ■ 67 ... 159 ... 10-87 A. B. S. White . . ... 2 0 .. . 19 . 22 .. 11*00 A. P. Penman ... 3 ... 1 9 .. 17 ... 8-50 H. Goddard......... ... 2 ... 1 .. 8 ... 8 00 J. A. O’Connor ... ... 8 ... 3 .. . 14 .... 35 ... 700 W. Whitting ... ... 2 ... 0 . l . 1 . .. 0-50 A. Grounds 5*, Httrdorn 0. W. McIntyre 12, and H. V.