Cricket 1907

458 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. Nov. 28, 1907. they ara at present. He was born at Richmoad on September 29th, 1881, and has baan a member of the Oval ground staff f)r ten years. L a s t season R. M. Brydone com­ menced six innings for Wanstead, was not out three times, made 304 runs, and averaged 10T33. His highest score was 103 not out against Tottenham on August 31st. T h o s e cricketers who may desire to indulge in winter practice will be pleased to learn that the Hampstead Borough Council have made arrangements whereby tbey will be able to do so at the Public Baths. The charge made for a season ticket is £1 11s. 6d., for a ticket for half a season 17s. 6d., and for shorter interval* at the rate of Is. 6d. an hour. Boys under fourteen and ladies may play before 3 p.m. at Is. per hour. T h e b a la n c e -s h e e t in c o n n e c t io n w it h t h e t h r e e T e s t m a t c h e s p l a y e d la s t s e a s o n h a s n o w b e e n is s u e d b y t h e M.C.C. T h e r e c e ip t s w e r e as f o l l o w s : — Receipts from Stands Ground. Gate-Mcney. and Enclosures. Lord’s .......... £2,066 19s.............. £1,454 17s. Leeds ..................£966 14s.............. £286 13s. 6d. Oval .......... £2,082 10s.............. £950 Ss. lOd. This shows a total of £7,808 2j. 4d. Of this amount the South Africans received £2,558 Is. 6d., being half the gro?s gates. The English professional* aud reserve men accounted for £440, amateui’s ex­ panses for £79 3a. 9d., and the umpires and scorers for £71 10i. After deducting these sums and charges for luncheons, police, ground attendants, etc., there remained a sum for appropriation of £4,210 2s. 31. Of this amount the M.C.C. and sixteen first-class counties received 50 per cent. (£123 16*. 71. each), the grounds where the matches were played 40 per cent. (£561 7s. each), and the seventeen second-class counties ten per cant. (£24 15i. 4d. each.) A t a meeting of the South African Cricket Association at Johannesburg on October 17th it was proposed by Mr. Bell (Western UnioD) that there should be no Currie Cup Tournament this season. This was opposed on behalf of the Trans­ vaal Union, but the motion was carried by ten votes to six. Just previously it was stated that, owing to the treatment of Natal in connection with the guarantee of the recent tour in England and the last Cup Tournament, the Maritzburg Cricket Union had passed a resolution in favour of Natal seceding from the South African Cricket Union. A t the meeting at Johannesburg re­ ferred to it was decided to invi'e the Australians to play matches in South Africa on their w-.y to England in 1909, but, as was pointed out in “ Gossip ” last montb, there are serious objections to the proposal being acted upon. Sines then the Australian Board of Control have written to the South African Cricket Union asking upon what terms an inter­ change of visits between Australian and South African teams could be arranged. The matter is now under the consideration of the South African Cricket Union. M r . P. W. S hsrwell , when inter­ viewed at Capa Town upon his return from England, expressed his belief that, but for the bad weather, the South Africans’ “ g oog ly ” bowling would not have bsen so successful. He also ex­ pressed the opinion that the South Africans were not yet quite up to England’s full strength. It was th“ir battiDg which failed, but as a bowling combination it was the finest tile he had ever seen. T h e senior cricket season at Johannes­ burg opened on October 12th, when some very good play was witnessed. For Wanderers A. against E.R.P.M., Vog­ ler took eight wickets for 20 runs in an innings of 67, and Wilson and W. Zulcb, who scored 127 and 117 not out respect­ ively, made 249 for the first wicket. On the same day, J. H. Sinclair obtained six wickets for 29 runs in a total of 96 for Wanderers v. West Rand. The above two matcheswere continued on the follow­ ing Saturday, when Zulch took his score to 206 aEd Sinclair made his record into one of eleven for 61. Zulch followed up his big score by making 74 in his next innings—for Wanderers A. v. Common­ wealth on October 26th. H.H. t h e Jam Saheb o f N aw anagar, better known to Eaglishmen as Ranjit- sinhji, left Rajkot for Bombay en route to Europe on October 23rd, and arrived at D ver in the mail-boat Le Nord on the 10th inst., accompanied by five Sirdars, nine attendants, and an English nurse. He is vi-iting England for the benefit of his health, and in all probability will remain here during the whole of next season, but whether he will himself take part ia any of the great matches is doubt­ ful. Upon reiching London he put up at the Grusvenor Hotel with his b-others, K. S. Joovansinbji and Dil Warsinhji; later he will take up his residence in Hampshire. Iu conseqiencaof the Jam’s illness, the arrangements he had made with Lilley, Vine, and Cox (G.) to visit Nawanagar fell through. Ttie two last- named subsequently received an invita­ tion from the Maharajah of Kuch Bahar to coach and play in a series of matches. This they accepted, and on the 14th inst. left London for Calcutta, joining the s.s. Mongolia at Marseilles eight days later. A f t e r all it seems that a Fijian team is to visit Australia during the season of 1907-8. For the following particulars I am indebted to the Melbourne Leader :— The Bau team of Fijian cricketers, under Batu Kadavu Levu (Kadavu the Great), grandson of King Cakabau, who ceded Fiji to Great Britain in 1875, will arrive in Sydney in December next to play a series of matches in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and other principal centres. Batu Kadavu Levu has a turf ground for the team, which plays nearly all the year round, on the small Island of Bau, which is the hereditary seat of the Kings of Fiji. B. Kadavu Levu will captain the team, and will he supported hy his nephew, Batu Pope, who is the best all-round cricketer in Fiji. The team will play in native costume, and the matches are being so arranged that the Fijians will have an opportunity of witnessing the Test matches between Australia and England. Lieut. E. T. Marsden, of Melbourne, who has been appointed director of the tour, will leave for Sydney, m route to Fiji, to bring the Fijians to Australia. The Board of Control and the various Associations have granted th ir patronage to the tour, and, besides arranging matches, have promised to do everything in their power to make Batu Kadavu Levu and the Fijians welcome. Sir Everard un Thurn (Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner of the Western Pacific) has granted special permission for the visit. C. E. M o L tcod , in the course of an interview in Sydney, was reported to have said: I have done with big cricket. I have seen enough to satisfy me. My complaint in reference to big cricket is that there is too much selfishness and not enough playing together as a team. In England, during the visit of the last Australian team it was very apparent that many of the players looked mainly to their individual success as rather than to the success of their side. It is all s?lf and not side nowadays.” It is not sur­ prising to hear that McLaod has de­ scribed the report as inaccurate and mi leading. P l a y i n g for Theatre Royal v. Jockeys and Trainers, at Brisbane on September 19:h, T. Callaway bowled down five wickets with consecutive ball*. He ia reported to hava missed the sixth by a “ coat of varnish.” A d e l ig h t f u l innings on the part of S. E. Gregory marked the opaning of the Sydney season on September 28th. Play­ ing at Waverley, for Waverley against Radfern, he scored 219 and, apart from a very difficult chance low down at leg when 94, made no mistake. He hit six 6’s and 31 4’s and with P. W. Ward (70) added 229 for the fifth wicket. On the same afternoon C. G. Macartney, making two 6’s and 17 4’s, scared 144 for Gordon against Burwood on the Sydney ground. The last-named has now made 102 not out, 224 not out, and 144 in succession for his club in First Grade cricket. Many who are entitled to express an opinion consider it probable that he will be a member of the next team to England. O n the Royal Agricultural Ground, Sydney, on September 28 :h, X L Kellys played the Rambler C.C. with the follow­ ing result:— XI. K e lly s . E. F. Kelly, retired ......... ..........41 J. J. Kelly, c and b McPhee .......... <j L. ti. Kelly, st Ryan, b Johnston ... 17 Dr. P. J. Kelly, st Ryan, b Johnston 3 R. T. Kelly, retired .........................li P. H. Kelly, retired .........................14 E. J. Kelly, b rfautelle...................... 0 T. A. Kelly, b Rees ...................... 0 H.Kelly, c Carter, b R oes.................. l T. J. Kelly, b Rees............................... 0 E. Kelly, not out ................................ 1 Byes, etc..................................... 8 Total .........................1C2