Cricket 1907

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Green in the chair:— W arwickshire moved — “ That one point shall be reckoned for each win, and the County which during the season shall hav« obtained the greatest num­ ber of points, in proportion to matches played, shall be considered Champion County. ’ ’ E ssex moved— “ That with a view of doing away with so many drawn matches the system of scoring points in County Championship matches be the same as adopted by the Minor Counties, viz., one point for a win on the first innings and three if the match is played out.” Both the above proposals were rejected. Rules o f County Cricket. At a meeting of the Advisory Committee at Lord’s, under the presidency of Mr. C. E. Green, on March 26th, the following points concerning the Rules of County Cricket were discussed:— „< . (а) To consider the advisability of altering Rule V II. so as to impose a penalty should it be infringed either in fact or spirit. (б) Consideration of revision of Rules III. and V I. It was decided to refer the above matters to the M.C.C. Committee. The Declaration. At the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the M.C.C. at Lord’s on May 2nd it was proposed by Mr. F. B. May that Law 54 should be made to read as follows :— That in a two-day match the captain of the batting side has power to declare his innings closed at any time, but such declara­ tion may not be made on the first day later than one hour and forty minutes before the hour of drawing stumps. After some discussion the resolution was carried. Light . In the first week of June the Committee of the M .C.C., in consequence of play being so frequently suspended on appeals against the light, decided that the following should be included in the Law s:— “ The umpires may decide upon appeal from the captains when they have disagreed that there is not sufficient light for play.” South African Test Matches. On July 24th the Right Hon. W . H. Long, M .P., occupied the chair at a meeting of the Beard of Control, held at Lord’s, when it was decided t h a t— (1) Three Test matches shall be played in 1907. (2) If when the second match has been completed neither side has secured the advantage, the third match shall be played to a finish. (3) The dates and grounds for the three matchesare:—First matchat Lord’s, July 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Second match, in Yorkshire, July 29th, 30th and 31st. Third match, at the Oval, August 19th, 20th and 21st. It was agreed with regard to the second match that Yorkshire should have the option of playing it on July 25th, 26th and 27th. (4) Subject to one or two minor alterations, the arrangements which were made with regard to the Test matches with Australia should hold good for the matches with South Africa. The Tea Interval. At a meeting of the Advisory Committee at Lord’s on March 26th, Mr. C. E. Green in the chair, the following resolution was passed:— “ Where a tea interval is found necessary, it shall not exceed ten minutes. The umpires shall not leave the playing ground.” It was understood that the above would have to be confirmed by the M.O.C. Winter Pay o f Professionals. The question of W inter Pay of Profes­ sionals was discussed at a meeting of the Advisory Committee at Lord’ s on March 26th, Mr. C. E. Green in the chair, but nothing was settled. It was understood, however, that efforts were to be made to secure as much uniformity as possible. M.C.C. and Ground v. Nottinghamshire, at Lord’ s, May 2nd, 3rd and 4th.— In the first innings of M.C.C. and Ground F. H. Liebenrood hit a ball from Gunn (J.; out of the ground for six. Surrey v. Hampshire, at the Oval, May 3rd, 4th and 5th.— When stumps were drawn on the second evening Hampshire required 359 runs to win and had only two wickets in hand. On the following morning Surrey won by 337 runs. Surrey v. Northamptonshire, at the Oval, May 7th, 8th and 9th.—On the first day only 219 runs were made for thirteen wickets in five hours, Northamptonshire scoring 136 for ten wickets in three hours and a-half and Surrey 83 for three in 90 minutes. Leicestershire v. Lancashire, at Leicester, May 7th, 8th and 9th.— Lancashire won by one run. Leicestershire, with two wickets in hand, required only one run to win, but failed to make it. M.C.C. and Ground v. Derbyshire, at Lord’s, May 10th and 11th.—In the first innings of Derbyshire Mead (W .) took his last five wickets in 17 balls without a run being made off him. The last four wickets of the County failed to add to the score. Lancashire v. Warwickshire, at Man­ chester, May 10th and 11th.—During the luncheon interval on the first day A. N. Hornby publicly presented A. C. MacLaren with a testimonial in recognition of his services to Lancashire cricket. Surrey v. Leicestershire, at the Oval, May 10th, 11th and 12th.— Hayes (E. G.), in his 155, made a pull for 7 off W.VV. Odell, without an overthrow. Jayes (T.) took four tail-end Surrey wickets in nine balls for six runs. In the first innings of Leicestershire, King (J. H .) was given out for hitting the ball twice. During the second day Lord Dalmeny motored to the Commons to record his vote in a division; during his absence the captaincy was taken over by J. E. Raphael. Worcestershire (266 and 212) wera beaten by Northamptonshire (101 and 418), at Worcester, on May 10th, 11th and 12th, by 41 runs, after they had called upon their opponenfs to follow-on, 165 in arrears. Yorkshire v. Cambridge University, at Cambridge, May 14th, 15th and 16th.— In their second innings the County lost their last seven wickets for 15 runs in 45 minutes.