Cricket 1907

S ept . 19, 1907, CBICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 427 will not be allowed to play for the trophy in the M.D.C.L.,* regardless of colour, so as to get a well-equipped eleven to represent New York, to compete against foreign cricketers ? The committee of the League, I consider, have made a great mistake in not having them affiliated with the different clubs of the League in the so'-ial whirls of cricket. I have learned that an English eleven will be visiting Philadelphia and New York some time in the month of September, to compete with the best cracks of the same places. I cannot see where a strong eleven can be organised to represent New York, except a few of the West Indian cracks be amongst the number. Seastn after season English cricketers visiting New York always find the representative eleven an easy prey, and all for the need of better cricketers. Therefore, under such circumstances, why not eliminate the colour line, amalgamate as sportsmen, only for the interest of the game, so as to strive for supremacy, and I know the Englishmen will be proud to meet coloured cricketers representing this country or any part of the globe. A n E nglish S portsman . The colour question in connection with cricket is, of course, nothing new. Just over a decade ago it prevented Hendricks from being included in a representative South African team and also kept Marsh out of at least one Australian Eleven. V i n e , who was married at All Saints Church, Hove, yesterday to Miss Piper, leaves England early next month with Cox in order to fulfil an engagement with the Jam of Nawanagar (K. S. Ranjitsinhji). Lilley also is going out in the second week of October on a visit to the Jam. Thb many admirers of Harry Graham, says the Australasian, will regret to learn that he has become mentally afflcted, and is now in the Seacliff Asylum, Dunedin, New Zealand. For some time he acted as coach to one of the colleges in Dunedin, but, after leaving this position, he could not get work. So he became despondent, and latterly this despondency increased to such an extent that sympt­ oms of mental derangement became manifest, and his friends deemed it advis­ able to place him in the asylum. It is exceedingly sad to record this, for Harry Graham should now be in his prime as a cricketer, being only 36 years of age. If his friends in Melbourne will make any movement to raise a fund for him, sup­ porters of cricket in Dunedin will assist. P l a y in g at Twickenham on Monday last for W. Strutt-Cavell’s X II. against X V III. of Twickenham, “ W.G.” took seven wickets for 40 runs and scored 69, hitting a 6 and eight 4’s. D u r i n g 1907 A. P. Rook, aged 15, played six innings for Mill Hill School 2nd X I., and averaged 95'2, scoring 476 runs and being once not out. His only score under 50 was 39, and he twice exceeded the hundred. Playing for the same side against Bedford Modern School 2nd X I., E. Parnell took fifteen •Metropolitan District Oricket League.—Ed., Cricket. wickets (of the nineteen which fell) for 10 runs, and performed the hat-trick. Pbince R an jitsinh ji, now the Jam of Nawanagar, is about to write a book dealing with the lives of the more notable Indian native rulers. It is expec'.ed (says the London correspondent of the Liverpool Courier) that this will be one of the most notable contributions to the literature of India that has been made of rccent years. The book was originally projected by the Jam some years ago, but it was feared that with his accession to his native throne he would not be able to give up the necessary time to it. This, however, has not been the case. I t would be interesting to obtain the opinion of a hundred leading cricketers on the question, “ Who was the best batsman of 1907 ?” The large majority, I imagine, would decide in favour of Hayward, who has played many more innings than either of the men who are above him. Fry did not play on many of the bad wickets early in the season, and this fact must be borne in mind in comparing his average with Hayward’s. A YOtJNG Egyptian sends to the Egyptian Standard his view of the march of civilization in Africa. He calls it a tragedy in six acts :— Act 1—The missionary Act 2—Whisky and pale ale. Act 3—The Maxim gun. Act 4—A newspaper. Act 5—Cricket and football. Act 6—Death of the last Aborigine. Finis.—Band plays “ Rule, Britannia.” T h e following players have made over 1,000 runs and taken more than 100 wickets in first-class matches during the season :— Runs. Aver. Wkts. Aver. Tarrant.......... 1552 ...32-33 ........... 183 ... 15-70 Hirst .......... 1334 ...28-38 ........... 188 ... 15-20 J.N. Crawford 1158 ...30-47 ........... 124 ... 16'95 R hodes.......... 1050 ...22-93 ........... 177 ... 15-57 I t has been a “ lean ” year on the Stock Exchange. It is a sign of the times (says the Financial News ) that a member of the “ House ” was recently an applicant for the management of a cricket team, though the emoluments derivable therefrom would at one time have been regarded as beneath the notice of a man who had enjoyed the privileges of the membership of the Stock Ex­ change. This particular applicant did not get the position, muoh to his own regret and that cf his relatives. O. S. J e n k in s took all ten wickets in an innings for 28 runs for Malden Wanderers (158 for five wickets, innings declared closed) against Merton (87) at Malden on Saturday last. T h e Australian Board of Control con- Jeluded its labours at Sydney on August 10th. The following is a summary of the resolutions adopted:— It was decided to ask the New South Wales Cricket Association to reconsider its decision concerning the application of Western Aus­ tralia for representation on the Board, a matter which the Association had agreed to postpone for six months. The application by players for separate representation on the Board was considered, and the players were to be informed that representation is restricted under the consti­ tution to the State Associations. The Board resolved to open negotiations in reference to visits of South African teams. In regard to the remuneration of players in Test matches, the old system is to continue. Each Australian player is to receive £25, with 15s. a day expenses when away from home. Messrs. J. Darling (S.A.), F. A. Iredale (N.S.W.), and P. McAlister (Victoria) were appointed a Committee to select the Austra­ lian teams to play against the English eleven. The umpires for International matches were appointed as follows :— New South Wales.—J. Laing, A. C. Jones, A. Weber, and W . B. Brierton. Victoria.—E. R. Crockett, W . Hannah, Young, Elder, and Barrass. South Australia.—R. Argali, J. Thomas, and G. Watson. Queensland.—T. Muir and J. W . Roberts. With regard to the next Australian eleven for England, it was decided that the Maryle­ bone Cricket Club be asked whether 1908 or 1909 would be the more acceptable year in which an Australian team should next visit England. It will be remembered that the M.C.C. cabled to the Board stating that 1908 would not be an opportune time to receive a visit from an Australian team. I t is rumoured that the Surrey Eleven will next year be led by Mr. Leveson- Gower, and that Nourse, after his engage­ ment with Thurston’s at Durban has terminated, will play for the County, for which he has a birth qualification. A t Hartley Wintney on the 7th icst., X I. of the Baldwin Family (54) beat An X I. of Hartley Wintney (47Jby seven runs. The X I. Baldwins, who are all related, live within two hundred yards of each other. They were captained by H. Baldwin, the old Hampshire County bowler. A t the request of a correspondent I give the full score of the match, played at Patiala in mid-July, wherein K. M. Mistri scored two separate hundreds :— O ha IL. First innings. K. M. Mistri, c Winser, b Wilberforce ................ 123 A.Dallas-Smith.b Marphett 12 H.H. the Maharaja, c Wil­ berforce, b Keighley ... 0 D. Ibrahim, st, b Marphett 6 F. Pool, c and b Bassett ... 12 H.H. the Kour Sahib, c Creek, b Wilson .......... 3 Abdul Ghani, c Creek, b Wilson ......... ..........21 Col. O. M. Dillas, b Bassett 19 A. N. L. Cater, c Crawley, b Wilberforce .................52 Major C. H. James, c Keigh­ ley, b Wilberforce ........ 2 Abdul Karim, not out ... 1 Byes, etc. ................. 9 Second innings. b Marphett ...158 c sub, b Bassett.. 69 notout... notout... b Wilson ... 18 ... 8 ... 19 cMarphelt.b Wil­ berforce .......... 19 Total ...260 Byes, etc. ... 31 Total .........322