Cricket 1907

M a y 2, 1907. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 105 Anerley Wednesday XV ., on the 24th inst., he scored 50. V. P. S. Crawford, who went in first with him, failed to make a ran, but he atoned for his short­ comings by taking seven wickets. T h e balance-sheet of the Derbyshire County C.C. shows that there was a profit of £18 during 1906: on the previous year’s working there had bseu a loss of almost £200, although £315 had been received from the Test matches. During 1906 subscriptions amounted to £1,225, and tbe total receipts to £2,659. On the other hand, a sum of £1,654 was absorbed in match expenses. Although such a marked improvement has to be chronicled in the County’s financial affairs, a sum of £670 is still owing to the Bank. Mr. H. W. Persse will again be found in the side. ------ Me. E. H. D. S e w e l l , all followers of the game will regret to learn, will be unable to play for some time to come, owing to a badly overstrained heart. The trouble was started at golf, at which game, by-the-way, I have been told that he has driven a ball over 300 yards. But for being incapacitated, Mr. Sewell would have assisted the Gentlemen of England against Surrey at the Oval in tbe match which commences to-day. now we are told that A. D. Nourse will in all likelihood settle in England, and in future years be found playing regu­ larly for his native county, Surrey. The latter report might not have caused very much surprise had it been made later in the season, although it is well-known that Nourse has definitely arranged to enter the employ of Messrs. Thurston, in South Africa, after the completion of the tour. But to spread the rumour before he had even arrived in Eogland cannot fail to strike one as being somewhat premature. M r . T . H orton , whofe retirement from the cap­ taincy of the Northampton­ shire Eleven was announced some time ago, was last week the recipient of two present­ ations in recognition of his services to the County’s cricket. These took the form of two silver cups in an oak case from the North­ amptonshire County C.C., and a handsome oak smoking cabinet from the professionals of the Eleven. G eorge G u n n , who has been wintering in New Zealand, arrived at Plymouth last Friday in much improved health. He announced his hope of being able to play regularly for Nottingham­ shire during the season. J. T. H earn e has been engaged as professional bowler for the season by the Bishop Stortford C.C. This will not, of course, prevent him from assisting "Middlesex or the M.C.C., or of appearing in any other great matches. A t the Annual General Meeting of the Glamorgan County C.C., at Cardiff, on Friday last, a loss of £287 on the year’s working was announced. C h ar le s B ennett L l e w e l l y n , of Hampshire, has been showing excellent all-round form in recent trial matches at Southampton. In one he scored 69 in fine style, and in another—against a local X Y I.—took ten wickets for 43 runs. Should he be in bis very best form this season both as batsman and bowler, the outlook for Hampshire would be brighter than for some time past, especially as 1838. C R I C K E T . W. LILLYWHITE Begs to inform his Friends and the Public that AMATCHOFCRICKET W ill be Played on his Ground, O n T h u r s d a y , 5 t h Sep t . , BETW EEN ELEVEN YOUTHS OF LEWES AND ELEVEN OF BRIGHTON, A ll under 14 Years of Age. LEWES. T . E dw ards, P . P a rson s, J . B ak er, J . C ollins, R . M ercer, A . W inton, Cr. H a rm er, N. D avey, G. Cox, W . W eller, W . D avey. BRIGHTON. H allett, R . C heesm an, B. H odges, W . B row n , H . S tokes, J. M u rrell, J. W isden , T h om a s A rn old , Jas. I.illy w liite , Joh n L illy w h ite, G raham . An Ordinary on the Ground at Two o’clock. Admission to the Ground, to Non-subscribers, 3d. each. The above is reproduced from a copy oi an old window bill, kindly for­ warded by Mr. A. J. Gaston. It will be noticed that John Wisden, and James and John Lillywhite were included in the Brighton side. I NOTICE that my friend of long standing, “ Wanderer” of the Sportsman, announces, with a twinkle in his eye, that another team from Australia will be seen in England prior to June, 1909, and that Hayward will probably be found in the England side. I should like to add, if not already too late, that in 1987 the M.C.C. will celebrate the two- hundredth anniversary of its formation. O n the 25 th ult. the South Africans played a weak team at Las Palmas and won by an innings, after declaring at 190 with half their wickets in hand. Mr. Abe B a il e y artived at South ampton on Saturday last on the “ Armadale Castle.” In a brief inter­ view he stated that the present team is by far the strongest which has ever left South Africa, and he thought that the side would quickly become accustomed to turf wickets. P. E. Smith, the old Surrey bowler, and A. J. Atfield, the county umpire, were passengers by the same vessel. E v e r y b o d y must recognise the necessity of being up-to-date in these twentieth-century days, but some writers, in their attempt to indulge in an “ intellectual forecast of coming events,” appear to have allowed their zeal to exceed their discretion. A few weeks ago we were solemnly assured of what would probably be the exact team chosen for the M.C.C.’ s tour in Australia next winter; that was, of course, speculation pure and simple, and was everywhere recognised as such. Aud I t appears probable that Derbyshire will continue to lack the services of Mr. A. E. Lawton, who, however, has expressed his willingness to again captain the side provided the Committee ex­ press their regret for last year’s incident. It is la­ mentable that the assistance of so fine a batsman and admirable a field should be lost to the County. Mr. L. G. Wright has been induced to captain the side in his absence. L ie u t . H . S. K a y e , who is playing to-day for Yorkshire against the Gentle­ men of Ireland, at Bray, is a good batsman and has made some large scores recently in Army matches in India. Three years ago, when playing for the 1st Yorkshire L.I. against the 1st Army Corps, at Aldershot, he and Lieut. J. M.