Cricket 1907

22 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. F eb . 28, 1907. S. J. Snooke, Western Province v. Griqualand West ............................................................ 121 B. C. Cooley, Natal v. Western Province ........118 A. D. Nourse, Natal v. Western Province..........112* E. Morris, Natal v. Orange River Colony......... 106* D. S. Lumsden, Eastern Province v. Griqualand West ............................................................ 103 A. Difford, Western Province v. Griqualand West ............................................................ 103 A. Reid, Western Province v. Griqualand West 101* *Signifies not out. CARRYING BAT THROUGH INNINGS. E. Morris, Natal v. Orange River Colony ..........100 BATTING AVERAGES. No. Times Most of not Total in an inns. out. runs. inns. Aver. A. D. Nourse(N.) ... 7 . . 1 .. 212 .. 589 .. 98-16 G. C. White (T.) ... 3 . . 1 .. 82*.. 97 .. 48-50 G. A. Faulkner (T.)... 6 . . 1 .. 95 .. 219 .. 43-80 S. J. Snooke (W.P.)... 8 . . 0 .. 152 .. 345 .. 43-12 E. A. Vogler (E.P.)... 8 . . 0 .. 79 .. 320 .. 40-00 H. Smith (T.) ......... 2 . 0 .. 53 .. 80 .. 40-00 R. O. Schwarz (T.) ... 5 ’ .. 1 . . 78 . . 158 . . 39-40 R. P. Ilannam (E.P.) 2 .. 1 . 35 . . 38 . . 38-00 E. Morris (N .).......... 7 .. 1 . . 100*. . 225 . . 37-50 M. Hathorn (T.) ... 5 .. 0 91 . . 185 . . 37-00 L. Strieker (T.) 3 .. 0 . . 54 . . 109 . . 36-33 A. Difford (W.P.) ... 8 .. 0 . . 103 . . 241 . . 30-12 P. W. Sherwell (T.)... 1 .. 0 . . 30 . . 30 . . 30-00 G. Tatham (N.)......... 5 .. 0 . . 94 . . 147 . . 29-40 H. Roberts (E.P.) ... 3 .. 0 . . 76 . . 86 . . 28-66 A. C. King (N.)......... 4 .. 1 . . 62*. . 85 . . 28-33 S. D. Snooke (W.P.) 8 .. 0 . . 74 . . 213 . . 26-62 B. C. Cooley (N.) 7 .. 0 . . 113 . . 186 . . 26-57 D. S. Lumsden (E.P.) 8 .. 1 . . 103 . . 176 . . 25-14 A. Reid (W.P.)......... 8 .. 1 . . 101*. . 168 . . 24-00 M Bisset (W.P.) ... 8 .. 1 . . 45 . . 168 . . 21-00 S. E. Horwood(W.P.) 7 .. 0 . . 36 . . 131 . 18*71 E. Fock (E .P .)......... 8 .. 1 . . 30*. . 131 . . 18*71 F. Bayes (E.P.)......... 5 2 . 31*. . 55 . . 18*33 C. P. Carter(N.) 7 " 3 ! . 23*. . 72 . . 18-00 F. D. Conry (W.P.)... 7 .. 0 . . 27 . . 125 . . 17*85 J. Budgen (N.)......... 7 .. 1 . . 31 . . 105 . . 17*50 P. Eland (G.W.) ... 8 .. 0 . . 69 . . 132 . . 16*50 C. E. Floquet (T.) ... 2 .. 0 . . 29 . . 33 . . 16*50 J. Bisset (N.) .. 7 .. 0 . . 53 . . 115 . . 16-42 W. A. Shalders (T.)... 4 .. 0 . . 39 . . 65 . . 16*25 A. Lyons (E.P.) 8 .. 0 . . 44 . . 126 . . 15*75 E. B. Weir (O.R.C.) 6 .. 2 . . 30*. . 62 . . 15*50 A. Melvill (E.P.) ... 4 .. 1 . . 23 . . 46 . . 15*33 F. Hippert (E.P.) ... 6 .. 0 . . 31 . . 80 . . 15*00 I. Bam (W .P .).......... 1 .. 0 . . 15 . . 15 . 15*00 T. Holmes (O.R.C.)... 6 .. 0 . . 32 . . 86 .. 14*33 O Tomlinson (T.; ... 4 .. 2 . . 17 . . 28 .. 14*00 T. E. Etlinger (N.) ... 7 .. 0 . . 48 . . 98 .. 1400 J. H. Sinclair (T) ... 3 .. 0 22 . . 41 .. 13-66 W K. Thomson (N.) 0 .. 0 . . 39 . . 79 . . 13-16 J. Pritchard (O.R.C.) 10 .. 0 . . 55 . . 128 .. 12*80 G Verheyen (G.W.) 6 .. 1 . . 41 . . 61 .. 12*20 J. J. Kotze (W.P.) ... 7 ... 4 .. 13 . . 36 .. 12 00 * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Avor. G. Muvray (E .P.)... 1 ... 0 .... 1 ... 1 .. . 1-00 A. C. King(N.) ... 11-2.. . 1 .,.. 22 .... 7 .. . 3-14 I. Bam (W.P.) ... 15 ... 5 .. 42 ... 6 .. 700 E. A. Vogler (E.P.) 131-1.. . 27 ..,. 401 .. . 41 ..,. 9-77 T. Hobson (W.P.)... 21-2.. . 6 ,. 51 ... 5 ..,. 10-20 O. Tomlinson (T.)... 44-4... 15 .... 113 .... 11 .... 10-27 J. J. Kotze (W.P.)... 158*5... 37 ... 460 .... 43 .... 10-69 R. O. Schwarz (T.)... 82*5... 11 ... 231 ..,. 21 .... 11*00 G. C. White (T.) .. 9 ... 2 .,.. 11 ..,. 1 ... 11*00 J. H. Sinclair(T.)... 62*5.. . 22 ... 164 .,,. 14 ... 11*71 A. D. Nourse (N.)... 112*4 .. 36 ... 282 ... 24 ..,. 11*75 J. Budgen (N.) 149-4.. . 49 .... 301 ..,. 22 .... 13*68 G. A. Faulkner (T.) 129-5.. . 35 ... 333 ... 23 .... 14*47 H.,B’mgt’nr(O.R.C.) 184-1.. . 37 .,,. 4SS .... 31 .. . 15*74 C. P. Carter (N.) ... 181-2.. . 48 .... 447 .,,. 28 .. . 15*96 A. Difford (W.P.)... 3 ... 0 ... 16 .. . 1 .. . 1600 L. Clarke (O.R.C.) 44-4.. . 19 .... 131 ..,. 8 .. . 16-37 A. Lyons (E.P.) ... 102-3.. . 30 .... 251 .. 15 .... 16-73 Lt;. Wyatt (O.R.C.) 115 ... 24 .. 333 .. 19 .. . 17*52 F. Fock (E.P.) ... 27-4 .. 2 .. . 116 ... 6 ... 19*33 B. C. Cooley (N .)... 44 ... 10 ... 107 .... 5 .. . 21*40 S. J. Snooke (W.P.) 120-1.. . 23 ..,. 393 .. . 17 .. . 23*11 F. Fletcher (G.W.) 50-2.. . 4 .... 212 ..,. 9 .. . 23-55 C. E. Kloquet (T.).. 28 ... 8 .... 77 .... 3 .... 25*66 W. Whiten’d (W.P.) 96-4.. . 23 ... 273 .... 10 .... 27*30 G. Oxenham (T.) ... 9 ... 2 ..,. 2S .. . 1 .. . 28*00 G. Verheyen (G.W.) 123 ... 16 ..,. 536 .. . 19 .. . 28-21 L. C. Wright (G.W.) 25 ... 0 ... 94 ., . 3 ..,. 31*33 T. Eden (G.W.) ... 96-4.. . 19 .... 351 .... 11 .. . 31*90 J. Pritchard(0. R.C.) 6 ... 0 .... 33 .. . 1 .. . 33*00 1’. Olver(G.W.) ... 31-4.. . 0 ... 175 .... 5 .. . 35-00 M.. A. Bell (E.P.) ... 37 ... 11 .,,. 110 .. . 3 .. 36-66 A. W. King (O.R.C.) 12 ... 2 .... 44 .... 1 .. . 44-00 A.G. Ric’rd'sn(ORC) 23 .. . 1 ..,. 94 .. 2 . 47-00 C. Rowe (W.P.) ... 21 ... 3 ... 59 .... 1 . 59-00 C. G. Fichardt(ORC) 32 ... 6 .... 122 .. 2 ,. 61-00 A. Bisset (W.P.) ... 11 ... 0 ... 65 .. !! i !! ,. 65-00 R. Percy (G.W.) ... 10 ... 3 ... 67 .. i .. 67*00 OBITUARY . M r . J . M a r k s . Mr. James Marks, of Woollahra, a very liberal supporter of the game in New South Wales, died on January 11th in his seventy-third year. M r . F . G . W abburtoi *. Mr. Frederick G. Warburton, a well- known club cricketer in America, died at Paterson (N.J.) on the 2nd inst. He was a good, steady bat and a first-class wicket-keeper, and contributed largely to the success of the Paterson C.C. in winning the Championship of the New York Cricket Association from 1897 to 1901. He was bom at Kidd’s Grove, Staffordshire, on October 17th, 1870, and played a good deal of local cricket in his native county before taking up his residence in America in 1896. F. F. K. L ord G oschen . George JoachimGoschen, FirstViscount Goschen, of Hawkhurst, was born on August 10th, 1831, and died at his sett, Seacox Heath, Hawkhurst, on the 7th inst., of heart failure. He was educated at Rugby and Oxford, but did not obtain a place in either Eleven. He is best remembered in cricket circles owing to the interesting speech he made at the cantenary dinner of the M.C.C. in 1887, when returning thanks for the House of Commons. On that occasion he acknow­ ledged that, whatever might be the excitement at home or abroad, the first part of the morning paper that he perused was the report of the cricket matches, and he added that cricket was a glorious game, which he believed had beneficially affected the character of the English nation. He was a very great lover indeed of the game, although it was as recently as 1888 that he became a member at Lord’s. ABSENTEES. Inter-State teams, for the most part, have this season been without one, two, or more of the best men. Hill and Darling were away from the South Australian eleven. The latter had not returned from his visit to his property in Northern Tasmania, and apparently the other left-hander is full of cricket away from home. He will play for his State at home, but for two seasons now he has declined the trip to Victoria and New South Wales, h is absence is, of course, a great loss to the South Australian side. Still, in these advanced cricket days we seldom send on the southern tour our strongest eleven. We are strong enough to win easily enough, though we did almost let the match against Victoria slip though our fingers. It is now three years siuce Trumper played on the Adelaide Oval, and I understood at first that that was the reason why Clem Hill would not come over here. Probably the fact is that now, being a married man, he wants to settle down. The absence of Hill, Trumper, and Armstrong, who would not play against South Australia, though he did against New South Wales, has excited a good deal of comment, and now a fourth leading man in Duff has stood down. Trumper is staying in the mountains with his family, or, rather, he sleeps up there, coming down each morn­ ing to bis business. He, in company with other Australian players who are under suspension from office in the Association feel that they have a big grievance. The other N.S.W. man, Duff, it is understood, did not feel justified in asking for leave so soon after the southern trip. Some people would ask, “ How is it that he could get away for nearly three weeks, and then could not obtain a couple of days for the Sydney match ? ” There are a number of athletes—cricketers, foot­ ballers, and swimmers—who hold back their holidays so that they can take them at a time which fits » with their amuse­ ments ; otherwise they would be unable to obtain leave. At the end of the month we will be playing Victoria, and possibly Duff will get away for that. It is the intention of the Victoria C.A. to inquire into Armstrong’s retirement from the team, and at the same time to find out why Saunders and Collins did not put in an appearance on the last day of the Victoria v. South Australian engagement. — “ Short-Slip ” in the Sydney Mail. THE CRICKETERS’ NOTE BOOK.* The eighth issue of John W isden’s “ Cricketers’ Note B ook” should, like its predecessors, meet with a warm welcome. The 1907 edition contains a diary, the first- class fixtures for 1907, and page after page devoted to the cricket notabilia of last season, as well as an article by the editor on “ Missed Catches.” From the last-named we learn that, in the 186 three-figure innings played in first-class cricket during 1906, “ 24,121 runs were obtained, of which number 6,920 — 28-68 per cent .— were made after chances had been offered and declined. In 1905 the corresponding percentage was 28-98, in the previous year 29-46, and in 1903 as much as 36-47, so it will readily be seen that a steady improvement has been manifested during the past few years.” The Note Book is unique in being the only publication issued dealing with the curiosities and records of the past season. * John Wisden’s Cricketers’ Note Book. Edited by F. S. Ashley-Cooper. J. Wisden & Co., London, 6d. RUGBY SCHOOL.— BATTING AVERAGES. No. Times Most of not Total in an inns. out. runs. inns. Aver. H. J. Snowden......... 9 ... 2 ... 281 ... 53*... 4044 It. E. H ancock........ . 10 ... 0 ... 305 ... 99 ... 30'50 O. L. Cole ................. 10 ... 1 ... 238 ... 130 ... 26-44 D.Watson (capt. 1907) 13 ... 2 ... 243 ... 80 ... 22 09 R. O. Procter .......... 14 ... 2 ... 233 ... 54 ... 1941 H. B. Roderick.......... 13 ... 0 ... 249 ... 60 ... 1915 A. G. Agrew .......... 14 ... 1 ... 245 ... 43 ... 18'84 J. R. Tyiden .......... 13 ... 1 ... 225 ... 73 ... 18'75 D. Burt-Marehall ... 8 ... 5 ... 37 ... b*... 12-33 K.T. Oox (capt. 1906) 12 ... 1 ... 121 ... 28 ... 11-00 R. O. Brooke .......... 8 ... 2 ... 42 ... 16 ... 7-00 * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. R. O. Brooke ... ... 65 ... 4 .,.. 267 .. . 19 .. . 1405 D. Burt-Marshall...127 ... 9 ... 415 ... 25 .. . 1660 D. Watson ... ...166-2 .... 20 ... 684 .... 36 .... 1900 O. L. Cole.............. ,..143 ... 14 ... 578 .,.. 26 .,.. 22 23 R. E. Hancock .. 68 .,. 10 ... 332 .... 12 .. 27 66