Cricket 1907

14 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J an . 31, 1907. up-to-date as possible is evident from the fact that an obituary notice of Mr. W . W . Read appears, although the book was pub­ lished within a week of his funeral. Mr. W . G. Grace’ s performances in Gentlemen v. Players matches are set out in full, whilst a tribute is paid to the memory of Mr. Y . E. Walker by “ An Old F riend” —understood to be an old Etonian and County captain. One of the most interesting chapters in the Almanack is that entitled “ Notes by the Editor,” in which he observes :— "Icannot help thinking that some of the foolish remarks that appeared in print were inspired not so much by genuine conviction as by the desire to create, at any cost, a newspaper sensation. Among all the things that were said, only one strikes me at this distance of time worth recalling. I was utterly surprised to find two first-rate experts—G. L.Jessop and A. O. Jones—advocating shorter boundaries. No proposal so mischievous has, I think, ever been put forward by such high authorities. . . . There was no point in cricket on which the late Mr. V. E. Walker insisted so strongly as the advantage mod­ ern batsmen derived from scoring again and again without the fatigue of running.” Other topics dealt with by Mr. Pardon are the proposal to arrange the Championship in two divisions, after the style of the Football League, and the suggestion made by Kent that, in the case of a cricketer coming to this country to make a livelihood out of the game the period of qualification should be extended. In addition to last season’ s cricket, the tours of the M.C.C. in South Africa and of the West Indians in England are fully dealt with, as well as the Australian campaign of 1905-6. The volume, in short, is invaluable to everybody interested in the great game, and is published at a price within the reach of all. THE R. A. H . M ITCH ELL MEMOR IAL FUND . Lord Harris has sent the following letters to Eton for publication: Belmont, Faversham, November 19. M y dear Mrs. Mitchell.—On behalf of the Eton Ramblers I write to ask you to accept the portrait of our dear “ M ike” and your dear husband with our very sincere good wishes for your health and happiness. W e hope very much that this may be the most agreeable way to you of conveying to you and yours the devotion Ramblers maintain for his memory and the gratitude of many of them for his untiring devotion to Eton cricket. It but feebly expresses what they feel, but they hope it will always convey to his family the assurance of the feelings of respect and affection that Ramblers have for one who taught so many of them how most honourably as well a^ effectively to play the same. W ith it is to go a bound copy — when ready—of the “ Appreciation” I had the honour and pleasure of writing about him.—Believe me, dear Mrs. Mitchell, sin­ cerely yours, (Signed) H a rris . Mayford House, W oking, November 26. My dear Lord Harris,— I hardly know how to thank you and the Eton Ramblers enough for the picture of my dear Mike, which has arrived safely, and also for your very kind letter. The picture is so ex­ tremely good in every respect, and I am sure Mr. Chevallier Taylor (deserves every credit for having produced such an excellent like­ ness in spite of the many difficulties with which he had to contend. The possession of it will indeed afford me the greatest possible pleasure during the remainder of my life. But the pleasure of possessing it is greatly increased by knowing that it is the gift of old Eton cricketers, who wish to express'their appreciation of “ Mike’s ” devotion to Eton cricket by giving it to me. I should be most grateful if you would convey to the Eton Ramblers my most sincerce thanks to them for their ever valued present, and I take this opportunity of thanking you personally for your great kindness and for the great trouble which you have taken in the matter. I need hardly say how much I shall value a bound copy of your “ Appreciation.” My words, I am afraid, express very feebly all I feel. I can only repeat again my warmest thanks to you all.— Sincerely yours, (Signed) M a ry H . M it c h e ll. TH E M.C.C. TEAM IN N EW ZEALAND . The M.C.C. Team reached Wellington on December 5th, and Auckland four days later, and on the 14th opened their tour with a match on the Domain. 1 st M ATCH .—v. X I. OF AUCKLAND. Played at Auckland on December 14, 15 & 17. Drawn. The home side gave a capital display, and had none the worst of the game when stumps wero drawn. White, a slow right-handed bowler, did well in the first innings of the M.C.C., but the feature of the match was the batting of Hemus, who scored 64 and 80. In the second innings of the M.C.C., Wynyard and Branston put on 119 together for the eighth wicket. M.O.C. First innings. C. E. de Trafford, c Hussey, b Kerr............................... 6 P. R. Johnson, lbw, b White 64 J.W.H. T. Douglas, c Mason, b Hussey ........................26 W. B. Burns, b White ... 14 C.C.Page, c Hussey,b White 0 G. H. Simpson-Hayward, c Sale, b White ... ......... 23 G. T. Branston, b Hussey... 10 W. J. H. Curwen, b White 0 Capt.E.G.Wynyard, not out 11 N. C. Tufnell, b Hussey ... 0 P. R. May, lbw, b White ... 14 Extras ................. 4 Second innings. run out ..........13 c Oiliff, b Hussey 2 c Haddon,b Olliff 36 b Olliff................ 9 c Robinson, b Howden........ b Howden........ st Robinson, 1 Haddon ........ Ibw, b Howden.. notout............... lbw, b Haddon.. b Howden........ Extras ........ Total.. ......... 172 A uckland . Total ........ 241 Second innings. c Curwen,bDoug- las ...................80 b Douglas.......... 0 b Douglas............ 11 b M ay.................15 c Douglas, b Branston......... 0 not out................ 12 First innings. L. G. Hemus, c Wynyard, b Branston ........................61 F. R. Mason, b May ......... 1 J. M. Hussey, b Simpson- Hayward ........................ 1 C. Olliff, c Branston, b S.- Hayward ........................ 0 E. V. Sale, b May .........28 A. Haddon (capt.), not out.. 56 W.Brook-Smitli.b Branston 8 A. Howden, lbw, b S.- Hayward ........................ 4 W. Robinson,b S.-Hayward 0 A. Kerr, lbw, b S.-Hayward 1 P. White, b S.-Hayward ... 0 Extras........................32 Extras....13 Total .................195 Total (5 wkts) 131 M.C.C. First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M.R. W. K err................. 16 1 41 1 .......... 11 2 38 0 Howden.......... 7 1 29 0 .......... 16.5 5 29 4 Olliff................. 6 1 29 0 .......... 18 6 51 2 Bussev .......... 10 2 48 3 .......... 12 3 28 1 White .......... 12.2 2 216 ... . 16 2 24 0 Mason.......... 8 1 28 0 Haddon ... 3 1 20 2 Olliff bowled six no-balls, Mason three, and Hussey one. Second innings. A uckland . First innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. M ay................. 19 4 46 2 ........... 9 1 27 1 Douglas..........IK 1 43 0 ........... 7.2 2 22 3 S.-Hayward ... 23.2 6 39 6 .......... 150440 Branston... ... 11 2 36 2 ............ 8 5 7 1 Curwen ... 5 1 18 0 Douglas bowled a no-ball. On December 22 the M.C.C. beat W an­ ganui X V . by an innings and 234 runs. The total scores w ere:—M .C.C., 453 for nine wickets, innings declared closed (W . P. Harrison, jun., 103); Wanganui X V ., 124 (Simpson-Bavward, eight wickets for 43) and 95 (Douglas ten wickets for 23). On December 26 Capt. Wynyard, whilst playing at Wellington, against Wellington, broke the tendon of his leg and had to be carried off the field. On the next day the match was drawn. On January 4, Capt. Wynyard sailed for England in the Corinthic. On January 1 Canterbury defeated the M.C.C. by seven wickets. On January 7 the M.C.C. defeated Otago by 232 runs at Wellington Total scores :— M C.C., 224 (Simpson-Hayward 47) and 278 (Burns 47, F ox 44 notout, Simpson-Hayward 41); Otago, 176 (May five wickets for 53) and 94 (May five for 37, Simpson-Hayward four for 31). On January 14 the M .C.C. defeated X V III. of the West Coast, at Greymouth, by six wickets. On January 19 the match at Nelson, against Nelson X V ., ended in a draw. On January 23 the M .C.C. defeated Mana- watu X II I ., at Wellington, by an innings and 35 runs. On January 29 the M.C.C. defeated Auck­ land, at Wellington, by two wickets. CR ICK ET IN IN D IA . In this match, played at Lahore, the Gymkhana won with great ease. In the first innings of the College Ross took eight wickets for 12 runs. Score :— L ahore G ymkhana . V. H. Wilson, c Abdul Majid, b Ahmed Hassan ......... 10 Capt. Lang, b Ghulam Mustafa ................. 1 W. R. Henry, lbw, b Ahmed Hassan 5 E. L. French, b Abdul Ghani .................17 Capt. L. S Browne, b Abdul Majid ......... 28 Capt. Bedwell, cDhan- pat Rai, b Abdul Majid........................28 *Innings declared closed. G overment C ollege . First innings. Ross ........................ Akram Beg, c Browne, Robinson ... .......... Abdul Ghani, b Lang Hassan Shah, b Ross... Ahmed Hassan, not out Abdul Majid, b Ross... Dhanpat Rai, c Henry, Ross ........................ Gur Dyal, b Ross......... Ghulam Mustafa, b Ross Durga Dass, b Ross ... Bhup Singh, c Lang, Ross ........................ Extras .......... Capt. H. Ross, c Ghu­ lam Mustafa, b Ahmed Hassan ... 12 E. St. G. Kirke, b Ghulam Mustafa ...176 V. A. Short, not out...102 C. Farquhar, b Ghu­ lam Mustafa ..........24 S. M. Robinson, not out ........................ 2 Extras ..........34 Total (9 wkts.)*439 Second innings. b st t arquhar, b ... 20 B rowne.......... 1 b ... 0 b Browne .......... 1 ... 16 b Robson .......... 42 ... 6 b Browne .......... 1 15 c Bedwfell, b Ross 1 ... 11 b Ross................. 3 b ... 0 b Ross................. 36 ... 0 b Ross................. 4 ... 1 not out................. 0 ... 4 b Robinson 3 b ... 1 c and b Robinson 6 ... 4 Extras.......... 2 Total.................78 Total..........100