Cricket 1907

A p r il 25, 1907. CKICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 93 NOTTS. COLTS’ MATCH. Played at Nottingham on April 22 and 23. The County won by eleven wickets. Easter falling so early this year, the above match was postponed until this week. On the opening day the bowlers were favouredby the state of the ground, and thirty-seven wickets fell for 243 runs. John Gunn proved very effective with both bat and ball, but the best form of the day was shown by Alletson in his innings of 37. On Tuesday the Colts gave another disappointing display, and were easily beaten by eleven wickets. In the whole match Gunn took twenty-two wickets for 59 runs. Sc jtq and analysis :— C olts . First innings. H. R. Wakefield, st Oates, b G u n n ................................ 0 James, b Gunn ................. 2 J.Chambers, c and b Gunn 0 I remonger (A.), c Jones, b Hallam ........................13 Brammer, st Oates, b Hal- lam ............................... 0 C. A. Sutton, b Hallam ... 0 Alletson, c Hardstaff, b Iremonger........................37 Harrison, c and b Gunn ... 0 S e co n d in n in gs. b Gunn ..........11 b D a y................. 2 c N. Turner, b Gunn .......... 5 st Oates, b Gunn 13 Hill, b Hallam ................ Stapleton, lbw, b Hallam... Sherwood, b Hallam.......... Oldham, b Hallam .......... I»\ W. Gamble, c Jones, b G u n n ............................... Woodward, c Hallam, b Gunn .......... .......... Bower, c R. Turner, b Gunn Eames, b Gunn........... . ... Riley, c Hallam, b Gunn ... 3 Branston, st Oates, b Gunn 0 Webster, lbw, b Gunn ... 5 Sills, b Iremonger .......... 1 Culley, c and b Iremonger. 0 Campbell, not out .......... 0 W. Marshall, b Iremonger.. 0 B 3, lb 1, nb 5 .......... 9 absent................. lbw, b Hallam ... c Day, b Gunn... c Iremonger, b Gunn .......... c Wass, b Hallam st Oates, b Gunn st Oates, b Gunn b Hallam .......... c and b Gunn ... c sub., b Iremon­ ger ................. lbw, b Gunn ... c Hardstaff, b Hallam .......... c Hardstaff, b Iremonger ... b Iremonger ... b D a y ................. b Gunn .......... st Oates, b Day c Hardstaff, b D a y ................. notout................. W 1, nb 2 ... Total ... C ounty XII. W. C. N. Turner, b Eames .................17 Iremonger (J.), c Slier- wood, b Bower 15 Pardstaff.b Wakefield 23 R. H. Turner, b Eames 0 Gunn (J.), c Culley, b Wakefield ......... 23 Payton, c Wakefield, b Oldham .................23 Day, lbw, b Wakefield 20 A O.Jones, c Harrison, b Sutton .......... Oates, c Wakefield, b U ldh am ...................... Taylor, c Marshall, b Uldham ................. Hallam, c Stapleton, b Sutton ... . Wass, not out .......... B 5, lb 2 ................. Total ..........1 Second innings.—N. Turner, not out, 11; Iro­ nmonger, not out, 20; byes, 2. Total (no wicket;, 33. C olts . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Gunn (J.) .. .24 11 36 12 ... ... 11 4 23 10 Hallam........ .14 5 37 6 .. . 11 2 20 4 Iremonger ... 8 5 4 5 4 ... ... 9 4 19 3 Day .......... 9 5 12 4 Gun a delivered seven no-balls and Hallam bowled a wide. C ounty . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Culley ... . . . 6 1 12 0 . Harrison... . . . 9 6 4 0 . Bower ... ... 13 2 25 1 . Eames ... ... 7 0 36 2 . Wakefield ... 10 2 27 3 . Sutton .. ... 9*2 3 22 3 . Oldham... . . . 2 1 2 2. Branston . 9 3 9 0 Sills ... ......... 6 1 14 0 Gamble .......... 2*4 0 8 0 A PHOTO reproduction (printed on chromo card 10| x 8 in.) of the late Mr. C. W. A lcock , Price 3d., Post Free, can be obtained at the Offices of “ Cricket,” 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. COLONIAL IMPOBTATIONS. At the Annual General Meeting of the Essex County C.C., held at Leyton on Thursday last, Mr. C. E. Green stated that the Committee much regretted that at the Advisory Committee of the Counties the proposition of Essex, “ That the period for qualification of Colonial cricketers should be for not less than five years,” was not agreed to. He added:—“ I should like to make a few remarks upon this subject, as your Com­ mittee feel very strongly that this is a question which very greatly affects the interests of real county cricket, and it was a disappointment to them that their proposed resolution was not agreed to by the Advisory Committee. Before I say anything further I should like at once to say that your Committee brought forward this proposition in no spirit of unfriend­ liness whatever towards our Colonial cousins, but we do feel very strongly indeed that the introduction and engage­ ment of Colonial players into our county teams is entirely against the spirit of real county cricket, and does much to do away with the feelings of esprit de corps and patriotism which used to exist and should exist in connection with county cricket. It is also very unfair and hard upon our own home-bred players. We feel also that it is unfair to Colonial cricket that we here ia England should in any way attempt to attract their good players to this country. What would have been thought in Australia, I wonder, if a few years ago their greatest and most brilliant batsman, Victor Trumper, had accepted the overtures which were made to him to come to England and qualify for one of our leading counties ? Would this have been fair to Australian cricket ? And I must say that I think it is a very great pi'.y now that a great cricketing county like Surrey, with all its old and grand historical traditions, p o s s e E s in g as they do at the present time a splendid eleven, and with a very large number of their own good young players all anxiom to have a chance of playing for their county, should go out of their way f to follow the example of the other counties and engage and qualify an Australian player, who will, 1 understand, be play­ ing for the county eleven this season. I venture to prophecy that at the end of this season Surrey will be very high up on the list, if not actually the Cbampion County. How much more satisfactory would it be to the general public and to the supporters of Surrey themselves, if this proud position had been obtained by their own side without outside assistance? Again, there is no doubt that the present system existing does put it into the power of the rich and wealthy countie j to employ and qualify a whole side of outside and fo r e ig n players. Surely this must be against the real spirit of bona fide county cricket ? It has been argued f Surrey did not “ go out of their way ” to secure the services of Marshal. The County had nothing to do with his coming over, and never even heard of him until sent to the Oval by “ W. G-.”— E d ., Cricket. by some that the extension of the period of qualification of Colonial players is against the spirit of Imperialism. This I absolutely deny. This can in no way be considered an Imperial question. If the Empire is to play the world, then by all means play Colonials for the Empire ; but our county cricket is entirely a home and domestic question, and can by no stretch of imagination be considered as an Imperial one. “ Well, gentlemen, I think that I may now very fairly claim to speak with a certain amount of authority upon cricket subjects. I have been very closely and intimately connected with first-class and county cricket for nearly forty years, both actively and passively, and since the time that I gave up playing first- class cricket I have kept in pretty close touch with the game, and county cricket especially. During the period I had the great honour of filling the position of President of the Marylebone C.C., and as a member of the Committee of the premier club, and as a member of the Advisory County Committee, I have done my best always to express my views, which I know are very largely shared by many of our present leading cricketers and by a large number of the foremost and most iEfluential supporters of our great national game, who will in a great measure lose their interest in and with­ draw their support from the game if things continue as they are. County cricket is the backbone of firat-clasj cricket, and we dread the idea of county cricket becoming like League football, in which we see players transferred from one club to an jther and bought and sold like so much cattle. I have spoken very plainly upon this subject, and I mean every word I have said, and 1 trust that the Press will fully report the remarks which I have ventured to make. I yield to no one in my devotion to our great national game, and 1 am certain that the public generally will realise that I have only been protnp‘ ed to say what I have from my earnest desire to see cricket, and county cricket especially, put upon a proper footing, aud carried on in the best possible spirit.” etoirespoaocucc. The Editor does not hold himself responsible for the opinions of his correspondents. CRICKET RECORDS. To the Editor o f C ricket. Sir,—I think I may call your attention to a record which seems to have entirely esciped notice. How many of your readers, if asked “ What is tne greatest number of runs ever scored in a tirst-elass match in England by one team p ” would reply: “ 887, by Yorkshire v. Warwickshire, at Edgbaston, in 1896 ? ” I think that nearly all of them would give that answer, but they would be wrong, for the correct answer is : 903 by Lancashire v. Sussex, at Brighton, in1905. The Lancashire totals were 601 for eight wickets and 302 for six. Yours truly, T. K. Morecamle, April 20th.