Cricket 1907

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PATTISSON 1 THURSDAY , AUGUST 29 th . 1907. $a\riltoit <^osstp. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet. I t was announced last week that, in addition to the players who had already arranged to make the trip to Australia, two more would be invited in order to bring the number up to sixteen. The rumour, however, proved to be incorrect, and on ly the follow ing fourteen will c impose th^ tid e: A. 0 . Jones (Notts) (capt.), Barnes (Staffordshire), Blythe (Kent), Braund (Somerset), J. N. Crawford (Surrey), F. L . Fane (Essex), Fielder (Kent), Hardstaff (Notts), Hayes (Surrey), Hobbs (Surrey), Humphries (Derbyshire), K . L. Hutchings (Kent), Khodes (Yorks), R. A. Young (Sussex). G eorge Guun will probably spend the winter ia Australia on account of his health, and might perhaps play in a few matches if required. “ W. G .,” writing in the Morning Post of M orday last, said : — The team selected by the M .C.C. to go to Australia is by no means our best possible, but we could not expect it would be, as there are and always w ill be reasons why some of our best cricketers cannot go. The team will no doubt do better than many people antici­ pate. The Australian team may not be so formidable as they have been, as many of the old tried players have retired, and to fill their places with as good men will be very difficult. I should like to see Hallam included in the team, as his bowling would be just the thing for Australian wickets. A bowler is wanted who will keep pegging away with a good length; they always pay in Australia and every where else. Attewell met with great success in Australia, from the fact that he kept an accurate length and was difficult to play. Fielder is a much better bowler than he was when he visited Australia before and should get a lot of wickets. The G.O.M . is seldom far out in bis reckoning, so English enthusiasts will be glad to see that he is inclined to be opti- mistio concerning the doiDgs of the team “ down under.” r W . H . M ig n o n , of the West Indian team of 1900, is now in England on a holiday on account of his health. Play­ ing for Broadmead, North Devon, against All-Comers on the 20th inst., he took all trn wickets in an innings for 3a ruua. Needham had performed a similar feat for M .C.C. and Ground against Bexhill six days earlier, at a cost of 67 runs. A t the meeting of the members of the Derbyshire Couuty C.C, at Derby on Friday afternoon last, it was announced that by the end of the season the Club would probibly be over a thousand pounds in debt. I t was proposed by Mr. S. H . Evershed, who occupied the chair, and seconded by Mr. E. L . Bate­ man, C.B., that the Club should be continued, despite its unfortunate posi­ tion, and the resolution was carried almost unanimously. Mr. Evershed afterwards proposed that the services should be engaged of a paid Secretary who could devote his whole time to the affairs of the Club. The resolution was seconded by Mr. Frank Newton, and carried. It was stated that there was no idea of reducing Derbyshire to second-class rank. T h e Nottinghamshire team must have given even their greatest friends a sur­ prise by the summary manner in which they defeated Lancishire in a couple of days at Liverpool last week. Great