Cricket 1906

76 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A p k il 19, 1906. V ictoria . Inns. N.O. 11.S. Total. Aver. P. A. McAlister ... ... 9 .. 0 .. 157 . . 613 . . 68 11 W. W . Armstrong ... 7 .. 0 .. 165 . . 292 . . 41-71 T. S. Warne.......... ... 8 .. 0 .. 115 . . 305 . . 3812 M. E llis................. ... 4 .. 0 .. 46 . . 127 . . 31-75 W . Carkeek.......... ... 5 .. 0 .. 52 . . 142 . . 28-40 J. Horan .......... ... 9 .. 1 .. 50*. . 188 . . 23*50 J. Ainslie .......... ... 2 .. 0 .. 39 . . 41 . . 20-50 F. B. Collins.......... ... 7 .. 3 .. 37*. . 82 . . 20-50 A. Christian.......... ... 9 .. 0 .. 98 . . 182 . . 20-22 E. V . Carroll ... 9 .. 0 .. 48 . . 149 . . 1655 F. Laver................. ...10 .. 0 .. 27 . . 161 . . 1610 V. Ransford.......... ... 7 .. 1 .. 24 . . 82 . . 1366 C. Jones................. 2 1 .. 6*. . 12 . . 12-00 J. V . Saunders ... 9 !! 3 .. 10*. . 33 . . 550 E. E. Bean .......... ... 2 .. 0 .. 10 . . 11 . . 5*50 G. Hazlitt .......... ... 2 .. 0 .. 4 . . 6 . . 3-00 W. McPetrie, 2. S outh A ustralia . D. R. A . Gehrs ... ...10 .. 3 ... 118 . . 583 .. 83-28 C. Hill ................. ... 6 .. 0 ... 146 . . 279 .. 4650 C. E. Dolling ... ... 4 .. 1 ... 83*. . Ill . 47-00 N. Claxton .......... ...12 .. 1 .. 199*. . 401 .. 36‘45 J. H. Pellew.......... ... 8 .. 0 ... 87 . . 290 .. 36-25 P. Hutton ......... 2 1 ... 22*. . 30 .. 30-00 J. Darling .......... ” ’.io 0 ... 73 . . 287 .. 28-70 J. S. Rees .......... ... 2 .. 1 ... 21*. . 21 .. 21-00 F .T . Hack .......... ...12 .. 0 ... 60 . . 249 • 20-75 J. C. Reedman ... ...10 .. 1 ... 64 . . 194 .. 21-55 J. Richardson ... ... 3 .. 0 ... 29 . . 54 .. 18-00 C. B. Jennings ... ... 4 .. 0 ... 29 . . 61 .. 15-25 1*. M. Newland ... 2 2 10*. . 12 . ------ R. F. Cowan 4 1! o !!! 25 . . 42 .. 1050 J. F. Travers ...10 .. i ... 22 . . 83 .. 9-22 L. Hansen .......... ... 5 .. l ... 12 . . 32 .. 8-00 F. Jarvis .......... ... 4 .. o ... 7 . . 18 .. 450 C. T. Chamberlain ... 3 .. o .. 3 . . 8 . . 2-66 G. Hutton .......... ... 2 .. l ... 2*. 2 . . 2-00 II. S. Jarvis.......... ... 3 .. o ... 3 . . 5 .. 1-66 P. H. Coomhe ... ... 5 .. o ... 3 . . 8 . . 1-60 L. R. Hill .......... ... 4 .. o ... 2 . . 3 . . 0-75 H. Wright .......... ... 6 .. o ... 0 . . 0 .. o-oo Q ueensland . R. Hartigan.......... ... 4 .. o .. 98 . . 185 . . 46 25 J. Carew .......... ... 2 .. o ... 43 . . 64 . . 32-00 G. S. Crouch.......... ... 6 .. 0 .. 68 . . 181 . . 30-16 T. Byrnes .......... ... 2 .. 2 ... 22*. . 24 . . ------ T. Faunce .......... ... 4 .. 1 .. 25 . . 66 . . 22 00 C. Morgan .......... ... 2 .. 0 .. 37 . . 37 . . 1850 E. R. Crouch ... 2 .. 0 .. 33 . . 34 . . 17-00 W. B. Hayes.......... ... 6 .. 0 .. 28 . . 77 . . 1283 H. G. S. Morton ... ... 2 .. 0 .. 12 . . 23 . . 11-50 M. F. McCaffrey... ... 6 .. 0 .. 31 . . 67 . . 11-16 D. Miller .......... ... 2 .. 0 .. 21 . . 21 . . 10-50 W. T. Evans ... 6 .. 0 .. 28 . . 61 . . 1016 J. Thomson.......... ... 4 .. 0 .. 24 . . 39 . . 9-75 J. Hutcheon.......... 2 0 ... 14 . . 18 . . 900 F. Tim bury.......... 4 .. 2 .. 10 . . 17 . . 8-50 W. J. Lewis.......... ... 2 .. 0 .. 14 . . 16 . . 8 00 N. K. Foster.......... ... 4 .. 0 .. 13 ... 29 . . 7*25 A . A . Atkins.......... 2 0 .. 6 ... 10 . . 5-00 M. F. D unn.......... 2 !. . 0 .. 6 . 6 . . 3-00 E. K. Armstrong 2 . 1 .. 1*. .. 1 . . 0-50 W est A u stralia . E. Parker .......... ... 4 .. 0 . 116 . . 226 . . 56-50 C. Howard .......... ... 4 .. 9 47*. . 96 . . 48-00 L. Gouly .......... ... 3 .. I !!* 70*. . 82 . . 4100 K. H. Quist.......... ... 4 .. 0 ... 56 . . I ll . . 27-50 H. Rowe................. ... 4 .. 0 .. 38 . . 91 . . 22-75 H. A. Evers .......... 2 0 .. 15 . . 27 . . 13-50 Coyne ................. 2 0 .. 24 . . 26 . . 13 00 Coombc................. ... 2 .. 0 ... 15 . . 24 . . 12-00 R. S elk ................. ... 4 .. 0 .. 19 . . 43 . . 10-75 V . Jones .......... ... 2 .. 0 . 15 . . 16 . . 8-00 H. Kelly .......... ... 3 .. 1 .. 9 . . 10 . . 5-00 The following also battedE dm ondson 0 and 5, Harvey 0 and 1, Munro 0, Dunston 0. * Signilies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. N ew S outh W ales . H. V. Hordern F. S. Middleton , G. L. Garnsey J. A. O’Connor . A. Cotter ... . C. G. Macartney . A. P. Penman F. Johnson ... M. A. Noble... . S. J. Redgrave W . Howell ... . The following also b o w le d A . Grounds (9-3-23-0). R. A. Duff (4-0-20-0), L. W. Pye (5-0-12-0), W. Whitt- ing (13-5-21-0), J. C. Barnes (2-0-8-0). Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. . 41 ... 3 .... 164 ... 11 .. . 14-90 . 16 ... 4 ... 40 ... 2 .. . 20-00 . 214-3.... 25 .. . 773 ... 36 .. . 21-47 214 .... 48 ... 673 ... 31 .. . 21-70 . 252 ... 55 .. . 760 ... 32 .. . 23*75 . 165 ... 43 .... 423 ... 15 .. . 28-20 . 62 ... 11 ... 225 .... 7 ... 3214 . 24 ... 2 ... 102 .... 3 . 3100 93 ... 29 ... 245 ... 5 .. . 49-00 . 33 ... 6 .... 100 . ... 1 .. .100-00 . 15 ... 5 ..,. 32 . .. 1 .. . 32-00 V ictoria . Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. J. V . Saunders . 226 ... 51 ... 793 ... 34 .... 23-32 W. W.Armstrong... 190 ... 53 ... 409 ... 17 ... 24-04 F. B. Collins........ . 129 .. . 18 ... 564 ... 22 .... 25 54 A. Christian.......... 100 .. 20 ... 325 ... 11 ..., 29-54 T. S. W arne........ . 35 ... 2 ... 144 ... 2 ... 72-00 F. Laver................. 142 .. 34 ... 441 ... 8 .... 5512 G. Hazlitt ........ . 35 .... 6 ... 125 .. . 1 ... 12500 The following also bowled:— V . Ransford (2-1-2-0). E. V . Carroll (3-0-16-0). S outh A ustralia . J. F. Travers... P. H. Coombe H. Wright J. C. Reedman C. E. Dolling... N. Olaxton P. Hutton D. R. A. Gehrs R. F. Cowan ... L. Hansen F. Jarvis.......... L. R. Hill... ... 163 .... 44 .. 370 .... 16 .,.. 23-12 123 .... 35 .... 316 .... 13 ... 24-30 116 .... 21 .. 399 ... 15 ... 26-60 145 .... 38 .,.. 395 .... 13 ..,. 30 38 8 . ... 0 . .. 33 .. 1 . . 33-00 149 .... 33 .,.. 438 .. . 13 ..,. 33-69 13 . ... 1 . .. 40 .. . 1 . ,. 40 00 13 . .. 1 . .. 44 .. . 1 . . 44-00 18 .... 5 .... 103 .. 2 . 51-50 65 ... 7 .... 227 .. !! 4 !!,. 56-75 39 ... 13 ... 115 .. 2 . 57-50 56 ... 7 ... 183 .. 2 . 91-50 Q ueensland . 20 .. . 2 ... 67 .. . 4 ... 1675 74 .. . 16 ... 175 .... 10 ... 17-50 13 .. . 0 ... 63 ..,. 3 ... 21-00 36 .. . 7 ... 86 ... 4 ..,. 21-50 128 .. . 15 ... 443 .. . 16 ... 27-68 7 .. . 0 ... 28 .. . 1 . .. 2800 53 ... 5 ... 253 ... 5 ... 50 60 The following also bowled: --J. II.Pellew (13-3-44-0), F. T. Hack (23-4-31-0), C. Hill (2-0-12-0). J. Thomson ... F. Timbury ... W. J. Lewis ... T. Byrnes M. F. McCaffrey E. R. Crouch... W. B. Hayes ... The following also bowled :—E. K. Armstrong (21-3-104-0), D. Miller (22-2-101-0), T.Faunce (4-0-23-0), W. T. Evans (6*0-23-0), R. Hartigan (8-0-44-0), J. Hutcheon (9-1-40-0). W est A ustralia . T. Coyne... . R. Selk ........ C. Munro H. Kelly... . The following also bowled:—V. Jones (9-1-52-0), H. Rowe (3-0-8-0), H. Edmondson (4-0-16-0), K. H. Quist (4-1-17-0), E. Harvey (3-0-17-0), E. Parker (1-0-7-0). 23 ... 2 .... 57 .. . 6 ... 9-50 97 ... 9 ... 307 ... 18 ... 17-05 49 ... 10 .... 130 .. . 5 .... 26-00 38 ... 3 ... 112 .,.. 3 ... 37 33 JU B I L E E OF AUSTRALIAN CR ICKET . The match to he commenced on Friday next (Anniversary Day) between New South Wales and Victoria will mark the jubilee of Australian cricket, the first match having taken place at Melbourne in March, 1856. It is somewhat extraordinary that, after a period of 50 years’ keen and friendly rivalry between the cricketers of Victoria and New South Wales, during which time 75 games have been decided, the margin of victories is but one in favour of New South Wales, and that only gained in the last match, during which this State’s eleven notched the highest total of the whole series, viz., 805, which eclipses the previous best—775—also made by New South Wales, in 1882. The circumstances leading up to the es­ tablishment of these great annual matches may not be generally known to the younger generation of cricketers. The popular im­ pression was that the first match was brought about by the publication of a challenge by Victoria to play New South Wales for £500. Such, however, was not the case. The facts are: In 1355 the Melbourne Club issued a challenge to play any eleven in Australia, but it elicited no response. Later on, the subject received an impetus from a Victorian gentle­ man who was visiting Sydney in a private capacity. As a result of negotiations by him it was arranged that amatch should be played in Melbourne between elevens representing the two States, each side to pay its own expenses. A proposal to play for money was vetoed. It is gratifying to reflect that no match of importance has been played in Australia for monetary gain. From 1803 up to the incep­ tion of the inter-State contest, matches for as much as £100 were played in Sydney. In England in the latter part of the eighteenth, and the earlier part of the nineteenth cen­ turies, matches for as much as 1,000 guineas were played, the principals generally being members of the nobility. However, betting on the results of the early inter-Colonial matches was indulged in. Prior to the first match being started, the betting was two to one against New South Wales, but after the Victorians had finished their first innings New South Wales were favourites at three to two on, and our repre­ sentatives eventually won by three wickets, although but 16 runs were wanted when they started their second innings. It is worthy of mention that Victoria’s second innings total of 28 has stood for 50 years as the record for the lowest score made in the series. It is doubtful if this record will be displaced 50 years hence. A peculiar feature of the first match was that the umpires tossed for choice of. innings, and that the Victorian umpire won. How­ ever, the visiting players were not satisfied, and claimed the privilege of having the choice of innings. “ After argument,” the Victorians gave way, and were sent in on a wicket that was “ heavy ” after rain. When in 1857 the Victorians visited Sydney, they claimed a similar privilege, and sent New South Wales in to bat, but the result was the same as in the first contest. The Victorians gained their first victory in the third match. To give even the briefest account of all the great matches that have taken place during such a long period would fill volumes. What a wealth of memory arises before one’s vision as one’s eyes meet with the names of such giants of the game as F. E. Allan, J. McC. Blackham, H. Trumble, T. Horan, G. H. S. Trott, W . J. Hammersley, W . Bruce, J. Conway, S. Cosstick, H. F. Boyle, P. G. M‘Shane, P. S. M‘Donnell, G. E. Palmer, T. W . Wills, C. Bannerman, A. C. Banner­ man, J. Coates, E. Evans, G. Gilbert, E. Gregory, I). W. Gregory, T. W. Garrett, S. P. Jones, W. L. Murdoch, H. Moses, H. H. Massie, T. Powell, Nat Thompson, J. J. Ferris, and C. T. B. Turner, and the host of others who have taken part in these great matches. Up to the present no complete or con­ nected history of Australian Cricket has been published on the lines of John Wisden's Almanack, and the present would be an opportune time for some historian of the game to bring out a book dealing with the past 50 years of first-class cricket in Australia. The highest total in the series of matches played between New South Wales and Victoria is New South Wales’ 805, made a few weeks ago, the previous best being 775, also by New SouthWales as far back as 1882. The honour of having scored the first century in these matches stands to the credit of Mr. B. W. Wardill, a brother of Major B. J. Wardill, he having scored 110 in December, 1867. In the second innings he was 45 not out. W. L. Murdoch’s 321 was the first century scored for New South Wales, he having made 185 not out on the first day. S. P. Jones and T. W. Garrett also scored centuries in the same innings. Murdoch’s 321 is the highest score of the series, H. Moses’ 297 not out being next highest.