Cricket 1907

420 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S e p t . 19, 1907. owing to the prowess of the player named. In the sixties the South Australian C.C. secured a lease of a piece of land where the Adelaide Oval now is, and it is of interest to learn that the first hundred made in the State was hit with a cherry-wood bat, and that even as recently as 40 years ago a ball could not be bought thereunder 15 shillings, and other articles for the game were as expensive in proportion. The Adelaide Oval was opened on December 13th, 1873, and the first player to make a three-figure score upon it was the father of Clem. Hill. It was during our non-cricket season of 1861-2 that, under the leadership of H. H. Stephenson, the first English team visited Australia, and, in order to make the matches at all interesting, the tourists met sides con­ sisting of eighteens and twenty-twos. George Parr, in 1863-4, and “ W .G .,” ten years later, found that, under Caffyn’ s tuition, the Australians had made a marked advance, and the climax was reached when, in March, 1877,1 Australia defeated England at Mel­ bourne in the first match ever played between the two sides. In the following season we received a visit from the Australians, and, for all practical purposes, the history of modern Australian cricket may be said to date from that day in May when a very strong side of the M. C. C. were dismissed at Lord’s for 33 and 19 and defeated in a single day by nine wickets. To even outline the leading events in connection with Aus­ tralian and Anglo-Australian cricket since that fateful day would far exceed the space at command, and therefore, by way of con­ clusion, it may prove appropriate, on the eve of the departure of another team to the Colonies, to give a couple of tables showing the records of all previous tours there. I.—RESULTS OF ALL MATCHES PLAYED BY ENGLISH TEAMS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. Team. Won. Lost. Dwn.Ttl. H. H. Stephenson’s. George Parr’s ... . W. G. Grace’s ... . Jas. Lillywhite, jun Lord Harris’ ... / Shaw,Shrewsbury \ and Lillywhite’s Hon. Ivo Bligh’s . ! Shaw,Shrewsbury and Lillywhite’s \ Shaw,Shrewsbury ) and Lillywhite’s G. F. Vernon's... A. Shrewsbury’s Teams combined Lord Sheffield’s A. E. Stoddart’s A. E. Stoddart’s , A. 0. MacLaren’s . Lord Hawke’s ... , M.O.C.’s 1st 1st . 2nd. .Vd . 4th . 5th ., 6th . 7th 8th . .1861-2, 1863-4, .1873-4, .1876-7, .1878-9, .1881-2, 1882-3, .1884-5, 9th ...1886-7, 10th.. 11th. Both. 12th . 13th.. 14th.. 15th. .1887-8, .1887-8, .1887-8 1891-2, .1891-5, .1897-8, .1901-2, .1902-3, .1903-4, , 6 ... 2 ... 4 ... 12 10 ... 0. ... 6 ... 16 10 ... 3 ... 2 ... 15 .11 .. . 4 ... 8 ... 23 5 .... 3 ... 5 ... 13 13 .... 3 9 .. . 25 , 9 ..,. 3 ... 5 .. . 17 16 .. 2 ..15 . 33 12 ... 2 ..15 .. 29 .11 ., .. 1 . ..14 ... 26 14 .. 2 ... 9 ..,. 25 . 1 . .. 0 . .. 0 .. . 1 .12 ... 2 ..13 27 . 9 .,.. 4 .. 10 ... 23 . 6 ... 5 ..11 ..,. 22 . 8 .. . 6 ... 8 .. . 22 .18 .... 2 . .. 1 .. ,. 21 .10 ... 2 ... 8 .... 20 16th. Totals ... ~18l 46 143 370 * Lord Hawke’s Team to New Zealand. 11.—RESULTS OF THE CHIEF MATCHES PLAYED BY ENGLISH TEAMS IN AUS­ TRALIA. Against. *3 O a o £ t r. 2 gCOG Q Total. Australia -.............................. .1876-7...18.. 22... 2... 42 Australian XI.’s ................ .1886-7... 7... 0... 1... 8 New South Wales XI............. .1876-7...15.. . 8... 2... 25 X V ......... .1876-7... 0.. 2..., 0... ■> XVIII. .. .1873-4... 0 ., 1... 0... 1 XXII. .. N.S.W. and Queensland XI... 1861-2... 3... 0... 1... 4 .1894-5.. . 1... 0... 0... 1 XIII .1897-8 0.. 0... 1 .. 1 Queensland XI....................... .1894-5.., 2.... 0..., 0... 2 XVIII................ .1882-3 .. 3... 0... 0... 3 XXII.................. .1884-5 .. 1... 0... 0 .. 1 South Australia XI................ .1887-8.. . 5..., 3... 4... 12 XV............... .1881-2... 1 .. 0... 5... 6 XVIII.......... 1878-9 .. 1.. o... 0... 1 XXII............ .1873-4 .. 2.. 0... 1... 3 Tasmania XI........................... .1903-4 0... 0... 1... 1 XVIII..................... 1887-8... 0..., 0... 1... 1 XXII....................... .1861-2... 1... 0... 0... I Tasmania, North of, XI. Victoria XI......................... „ XV........................ „ XVIII.................. „ XXII. ... . Victoria and N.S.W. XV. XXII. ..1903-1... 0... 0 .. 1... 1 .1878-9...18... 4.'.. 1... 23 ...1873-4. ...1861-2... .. 1861-2 ...1873-4... 1861-2. 1 ... 1 ... 1 1 . .. 1 .. . 1 .. ('... 0 .. 3.. 1 ... 0 ... 0 .. ft... 1... 1.. and Queensland XI.1897-8 .. «... 0... 1... 1 Total (eleven a-side) ...1876-7.. 66...37 13...116 Total (against odds; ...1861-2 ..15... 6...15... 36 Grand Total ..1861-2...81. .43...28 ..152 THE INCOGNITI IN 1907. By “ F. F .” An irreparable loss was sustained by the Incogs, on March 27th, in the death of its President, Sir Augustus Hemming, G.C.M.G., at Cairo. A member from the time the club was formed, in February, 1862, he gave the best years of his life to its management and welfare, and maiutaimd an active interest in all matters relating to it to the time of his death. He was dearly loved by all who had the privilege of knowing him, and his death is deeply regretted by all past and present members of the club. Although the weather during 1907 was not on its best behaviour, the Incogs, had a most successful season and managed to get through their fixture-list without a match being abandoned. Of the forty-seven games played, twenty-one were won, thirteen lost, and thirteen drawn. Lt.-Col. C. E. Green­ way, the Honorary Secretary, provided an excellent fixture-list which extended from May to the end of August. The matches were with Schools, Colleges, and Clubs, and involved visiting all the home counties and journeying into Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Hampshire, as well as Dorsetshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, and far-away Devon. Public Schools (Hailey­ bury, Repton, Westminster, St. Paul’s, Sherborne, Bath and Cheltenham), Cam­ bridge (Trinity, King’s and Clare, and Jesus Colleges), and the Military centres (Aldershot, Shorncliffe and Woolwich) were visited, as well as the two Military Schools, Woolwich and Sandhurst, whilst the two Services were met at Portsmouth and Plymouth. Visits were also paid to Baron de Worms, at Egham ; Mr. J. Colman, at Gatton Park; Mr. R. H. Foa, at Meopham, and Mr. W. H. Palmer, at Wokenham. As usual, there were several tours, the chief being the Midland (Repton, Lichfield and Worcester), the Southern (Winchester and Portsmouth), the Thames Valley (Woken­ ham, Marlow and Henley), and the Western (Plymouth, Keyham, Torquay, Newton Abbott, Teignbridge, Exmouth, Sidmouth, Seaton and Exeter). The M arried and S ingle match was, as last year, played at Chiswick House, and resulted in a draw. The M arried were led by Mr. C. M. Tuke, the S ingle by Sir William Russell. Lt. Col. Greenway was assisted in putting the teams together by the f o l l o w i n g S i r William Russell, and Messrs. G. E. Winter, W. E. Martyn, D. C. Lee, C. M. Tuke, R. H. Dillon, L. H. W . Troughton, E. C. Lee, H. E. F. Sich, G. R. Joyce, B. Tabrum, P. Collins, R. Macandrew, A. R. Severn, and B. P. Dobson. The Tours were under the management of G. E. Winter (Cambridge), Lt. Col. Greenway (Midland aud Schools), G. B. Joyce (Thames Valley), B. Tabrum (Southern), and B. P. Dobson and P. W. Stout (Western). The batting was very consistent, and, for a wet season, fairly heavy, no less than thirteen centuries and forty-five scores of over 50 and approaching the hundred being recorded for the old C lub . Those who made three-figure scores were:—B. P. Dobson (119, 116, 133), A. T. Knight (102 not out), W . G. M. Sarel (124), E. W. Bradbury (116, 103 not out), C. S. Ball (102), L. G. W ilkin­ son (133), S. Douglas (143 not out), E. J. Dobson (103), F. W. Romney (116), and C. A. E. Greene (104 not out). Those who knocked up over 50 but did not reach 100 were: —G. R. Jackson (twice), G. E. Winter, H. T. G. Gilman, Lt. Col. Greenway (three times), E. W. Bradbury (twice), J. Shelley, B. P. Dobson (three times), C. S. Ball, F. W. R'jmney (twice), E. C. Lee (twice), W . S. Tresawna (twice), Townsend Shaw (twice), P. R. Vanderbyl, M. A. Nicholas, J. Armi­ tage, D. C. Lee, H. J. Blomfield, Sir Conan Doyle, J. Colman, jun. (twice), L. G. Wil­ kinson, A. R. Conryns, Rev. F. J. Howard, H. L. Havers, E. J. Dobson (twice), S. Douglas (four times), T. B. Piggott, C. Wells, and N. F. Wells (twice). The brunt of the bowling was borne by E. J. Dobson, whilst at 1 ansdown E. W. Bradbury bowled down four wickets in four balls, and at Northaw Place P. R. May took 7 for 14 runs. BRIXTON WANDERERS (2) v. DULWICH (2).— Played at East Dulwich on September 14. B rix to n W an derers (2). ,C; W. Phillips, b Wells 17 J. W. E. Murray, b Wells........................23 H. E. Williams, st Bridge, b Wells ... 7 C. Hogg, run out ... 11 A. Harbert, b Wells... 0 D. L. Parsons, b Wells 4 E. Gilbert, st Bridge, b Wells ... ......... 2 A. Lee b W ells......... 12 W. J. Benge, not out 1 B. A. Glanvill, b Wells 0 L. Lewis, b Wells ... 0 B 6, lb 2 ................. S Total D u lw ich (2). S. M. Gregory, b Har­ bert ........................10S G. A. Sandberg, st Glanvill, b Benge ... 0 E. J. Bridger, c Mur­ ray, b Harbert ... 0 W. W. Gill, b Benge... 0 H. O. Wells, e and b Harbert ... ” ... ... 0 A. W. Train, st Glan­ vill, b Parsons.......... 20 A. K. Maur, b Parsons 0 S. H. H. Bridge, c Phillips, b Harbert 42 A. Killick, b Benge... 14 W. Huntley, b Har­ bert ...................... 13 A. Parkes, not out ... 1 B 4, lb 2 .......... 6 Total... 204 P L A Y T H E G AM E . ( With apologies to Mr. Henry N’ewbolt.) Twenty to get, and a waning light, A crumbled pitch, and bumping a lot, Last man in, ’ tis an uphill fight, And even a draw a very long shot. The bowling varied, and ri«ht on the spot, W ith plenty of devil, and break, and spin; The thought of his side, can he do it or not, Can he stave off defeat or pull off a win ? Summon the nerve and summon the skill, Here is true test of a cricketer’ s fame. “ Stiffen the sinews ” and play with a w ill; “ Play up, play up, and play the game.” Should fate get a lead in the game of life, And the bowling of time stick you up for a bit, W ith fortune elusive you tire of the strife, Lack skill to defend, and lack vigor to hit. Be of good cheer and dejection defy, Trust in your luck, make the best of the same, You may win out at last if you never say die, “ Play up, play up, and play the game.” D. C. C ampbell in The American Cricketer.