Cricket 1907

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P A T T I S S O N , 1 THURSDAY, JULY 1 1 th , 1907. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.- L a s t week’s University Match was one of the quietest seen for many ytars. The weather, of course, was chit fly respon­ sible for this, for it not only kept the scoring low but also caused the attend­ ances to be far smaller than usual. The promenades, too, between the innings were robbed of much of their enjoyment by the state of the turf and the uncomfort­ able wind. Ladies were present on each day in large numbers, and by them especially must the meteorological condi­ tions have been deplored, for the ’Varsity Match in the absence of sunshine and pretty summer frocks appears almost as out-of-place as a dolphin in a sentry-box. As was generally expected, the match resulted in favour of Cambridge, who were, however, headed by 33 on the first innings. Had the play taken place on a run-getting pitch, the margin in their favour would in all probability have been far larger than five wickets : the previous heavy rains worked such havoc with the ground as to reduce the two sides almost to a level. Of the 73 matches now played Cambridge have won 36 and Oxford 30, the remaining seven being drawn. Two unusual sights were witnessed at Lord’s daring the very heavy shower on Thursday afternoon. The first was the visit of one of the groundmen to the wicket carrying an umbrella, and the second the leisurely stroll round the roped-off enclosure of the old Cambridge captain, P. B. Wilson, who had neither overcoat, umbrella, nor mackintosh for protection. The last-named carefully surveyed »ach end of tbe wicket and then walked off the ground as nonchalantly as he had entered it. M r. GAHR itL J u l i a n L u y t , whose feat in obtaining two separate hundreds in a match for Edinburgh University against Durham University was men­ tioned in last week’s Cricket, was born at Ceres, Cape Colony, on March 25th, 1882, and was educated at the S.A. College, Cape Town, and Edinburgh University, being in the former Eleven from 1900 to 1902 and in that of the latter in 1904, 1906, and 1907. He is a hard-hitting batsman, a slow leg-break bowler, and generally fields at long-on and third man. A v ic t o r y over Sussex may not just now be a very unusual event, but there were circumstances connected with their match with the South Africans which made the latter’s success by 39 runs somewhat remarkable. All through the match the visitors were playing an up­ hill game, for at the very start they collapsed unexpectedly for 49 against Dwyer and Cox. Some successful hitting by Sinclair, and double-figure contribu­ tions from six others on the side caused the County to be set 191 to win. As events turned out, the task proved too heavy against Sinclair, Schwaiz, and Vogler, the side being disposed of for 161. The South Africans deserve to be heartily congratulated upon their success, which could have been brought about in the manner it was only by a team of the very first rank. I n his second innings Nourfe was out in an unusual manner. He played a ball from A. E. Relf on to tbe ground and, thinking it would roll back into his wicket, stooped and struck it away with his hand. In the circumstances it was only natural that an appeal should result,