Cricket 1907

CONTENTS OF VOL. XXVI. Advisory Comm ittee, T he 15, 76 A rgentine Team in Brazil, The .............................. 226 Answers to Correspondents— 35,95, 116, 138, 187, 247, 266, 284, 331, 363, 379, 418, 436, 464 A rticle 3 — Absentees ........................ 22 Alcock, The late Mr. 0. W .... 39 Anglo-Australian Cricket ... 68 Oastle Cary C.O.,The............. 100 Catalogue of Cricket Litera­ ture, T h e ........................ 60 Chapter of Cricket History, A 69 Colonial Importations ... 93 County Championship, The 8 G, 106, 460 County Championship, 1873- 1905 ................................... 381 County Championship, 12 Years of the ............. 102 County Season of 1907, The... 397 Cradle of Cricket, The ... 379 Cricket and the Law............. 437 Cricket Annuals ............. 71 Cricket Crowds .............. 235 Cricket Notch, An Odd ... 51 Cricket Now and Then ... 406 Cricket of 1907........................ 428 Cricket Problem, A ............. 59 Curious Match, A ............. 407 Derbyshire Cricket ............. 382 Divided Heart, A ............. 226 Early Centuries, Some ... 75 England Elevens ............. 239 England v. South Africa ... 423 Eton v. Harrow : A Peep into the Past ........................257 Feats, Facts and Figures of 1906 ........................ 4,19,36 Final Test, The ............. 322 FirstrClass Cricket: At Home and A broad ........................ 53 Hearne Family, T h e ............. 113 Incogniti in 1907, The ... 420 Innovation, A n........................354 Lord's ................................... 82 Match of the Season, The ... 254 Middlesex Cricket ............. 129 Much Cry and Little-Go ... 123 Noteworthy Events of 1907 451, 467 Parsees v. Hindus ............. 256 Philadelphia O.C., The ... 412 Picknellsof Chalvington.The 126 Poets and Poetry of Cricket, S o m e ........................ 84, J01 Queensland, Forward Move in ................................... 83 Reminiscences, Some............. 404 South African Bowling ... 191 South African Cricket, The Man Behind........................ 126 South African N otes............. 91 Tasmania: North v. South... 116 Test M atch es........................ 388 A t the Sign of the W ick et — 4, 19, 36, 67, 84, 101, 117, 132, 163, 179, 195, 227, 243, 259, 276, 291, 307, 323, 339 355, 371, 387, 403, 419, 451 Australian Cricketers of T o ­ day .. .. 433, 452 Averages (Clubs)— Antigua........................ ... 32 Brixton Wanderers ... ... 455 Calcutta........................ ... 62 London Scottish ... 412 Lovell's XL, Mr. J. C. ... 428 Streatham ............. ... 448 Wanderers ............. ... 386 Averages (First-Class)— 186, 207, 308, 356, 430 Averages (M inor Counties) — Berkshire Durham............. Lancashire 2nd XL Lincolnshire Staffordshire ... Surrey 2nd XI.... Wiltshire Yorkshire 2nd XI. 476 464 464 476 464 476 476 464 Averages (Public Schools)— Aldnnham School ............. 462 Bedford Grammar School ... 15 Bradfield College ... 15, 400 Brighton College ... 15, 400 Charterhouse........................462 Chatham Hou?e ............. 400 Cheltenham C ollege............. 15 City of London School ... 432 Clifton College............. 16, 462 Epsom College... ............462 Eton College ............. 16, 463 Felsted School........................432 Fettes ...................................432 Haileybury C o lle g e ............. 16 Harrow School............. 16, 463 Hurstpierpoint College ... 432 Lancing College ............. 432 Leys School ........................463 Loretto School........................ 463 Malvern College ............. 16 Marlborough College ... 16 Oundle School............. 400, 463 Hadley College............. 23, 463 Repton School........................ 23 Rossall School........................463 Rugby S chool............. 22, 463 Sedbergh School ............. 23 Sherborne School ............. 463 Shrewsbury School ............. 432 Uppingham School ... 23, 461 W ellingboro’ Grammar School...................................432 Wellington C o lle g e............. 463 Westminster S chool............. 463 Winchester C o lle g e ............. 464 Biographical N otices — Bowley, F ................................. 196 Isbrucker, Mr. H. S................. 87 Moses, Mr. H . ........................ 62 Payne, Mr. W. M..................... 241 Wright, Mr. E. L.....................241 Board o f Control, T he .. .. 77 B rixton W anderers’ Cricket W e e k ...................................304 Cambridge U niversity— v. Dublin University............. 150 v. Gentlemen of England 206, 244 v. Lancashire........................141 v. Liverpool and District ... 268 v. M.C.O. and Ground ... 236 v. Oxford University............. 261 v. South Africans ............. 189 v. Surrey........................ 181, 219 v. Yorkshire ........................197 Averages.................................. 266 Freshmen’s Match ............. 125 Seniors’ Match....................... 119 Trial M atches............. 133, 165 Canada v. U nited States . . 366 Centuries in First - Class C ricket, 1907 ........................ 431 Championship, Final Positions in— First Division ... ............398 Second Division ............. 464 Chats about Cricketers — Alcock, Mr. C. W .................... 17 Blythe, C. ........................ 177 Boyle, Mr. H. F........................419 Grace, Dr. E. M. ............. 289 Hutchings, Mr. K. L ............. 369 Read, Mr. W. W ..................... 1 Chats on the Cricket F ield— Brooks, Mr. R. B.....................209 Colman, Mr. S......................... 65 Crawford, Mr. V. F S. ... 401 Davenport, Mr. W. B. ... 321 Findlay, Mr. W ....................... 49 Hodges, Mr. E......................... 33 Holland, F. C...........................337 Holmes, Rev. R. S.................. 97 Marshal, A la n ........................145 Norman, Mr. P. ............. 193 Schwarz, Mr. R 0 .................. 385 Sherwell, Mr. P. W ................. 305 Tomalin, Mr. P. H..................465 Corresponden ce— Cricket, 1882-1907 ............. 51 Cricket Records ... 93, 228 Disputed Cricket Record, A 352, 460 Lansdown Cricket Club ... 352 Testimonial to G. H. S. Trott 267 Won -r Played ............. 107 37 384 92 Cricket Champions . . 1, 37, 54 Cricket in Antigua . . 32, 436 Cricket in Assam .. 146,178 Cricket in Australia (See also M .O .O .’s Team in Australia) 147, 419 Australia v. N.S.W.................. 60 N.S.W. v. A ustralia............. 60 N.S.W. v. Eastern District XV......................................... 109 N.S.W. v. Fremantle............. 108 N.S.W. v. Queensland ... 13 N.S.W. v. South Australial3,29,474 N.S.W. v. Victoria ... 29,35 N.S.W. v. Western Australia 108.131 Queensland v. N.S.W. ... 13 South Australia v.N.S.W.13,29,474 South Australia v. Victoria 29,474 Tasmania v. Victoria............. 60 Victoria v. N.S.W. ... 29,35 Victoria v. South Australia 29,474 Victoria v. Tasmania............. 60 Western Australia v. N.S.W. 108.131 Averages, etc., of 1906-7 ... 147 Cricket in Buenos Aires North v. South.. Cricket in China .. Cricket in E gypt . . Cricket in India— * 3 1 U-^U* 0 14, 23, 32, 39, 54, 91, 187, 190, 214, 224, 240, 256, 301, 322, 366, 400, 418, 448 Cricket in J a p a n ........................ 469 Cricket in M a lt a ........................ 388 Cricket in N ew Zealand (See also M .C .C .’ s Team in N ew Zealan d):— Canterbury v. Otago... Canterbury v. Wellington Cricket in N ova S cotia .. Cricket in Persia .. .. 85, 400 Cricket in Portugal 50, 141, 167, 284, 324 Cricket in South A frica— Currie Cup, The ............. 21 Transvaal v W. Province ... 109 Cricket in Tasmania 16, 146, 235 Cricket in Zanzibar .. .. 384 Cricket on the Gold Coast .. 23 Cricket Tournament in British Guiana, T h e ........................ 445 Currie Cup, T h e ........................ 21 D e r b y s h ir e ................................... 382 v. Denaby and District XIII. 399 23 63 227 v. Essex v. Hampshire ............. v. K e n t ........................ v. Lancashire ............. v. Leicestershire v. M.C.C. and Ground v. Northamptonshire... v. Nottinghamshire ... v. South Africans v. Surrey........................ v. Sussex........................ v. Warwickshire v. Yorkshire ............. Averages... _ ............. Dublin University— v. Cambridge University v. Pennsylvania University v. Warwickshire E ngland— v. N otts........................ v. South Africa... E ngland X I .’ s— v. South Africans Essex— v. Derbyshire............. v. Gloucestershire v. K e n t ........................ v. Lancashire ............. v. Leicestershire v. Middlesex v. Northamptonshire... v. N otts........................ v. South Africans v. Surrey........................ v. Sussex ............. v. Yorkshire ............. Averages ............. Fixtures for 1908, Cricket 213, 374 155, 333 172,318 252, 380 293, 312 ... 140 247, 300 278, 358 ... 229 149,262 205, 327 182, 366 164, 310 ... 414 ... 150 351 150 ... 417 251, 317, 364 405, 413 . 213,374 156, 334 245, 291 173, 349 301, 380 187, 236 319, 390 199, 220 164, 357 134, 326 140, 342 230, 278 ... 414 .. 475 Gentlemen v. Players . . 267, 286 Gentlemen of England— v. Cambridge University 206, 244 v. Oxford University............. 212 v. Surrey ........................118 Gentlemen of South v. Players of South ........................ 396 Gloucestershire— v. E ssex........................ 156, 334 v. H am pshire............. 359, 380 v. K e n t ........................ 277, 348 v. Middlesex ............. 164,325 v. Northamptonshire... 204, 311 v. N otts........................ 300, 341 v. Somerset ............. 263,319 v. South Africans ............. 373 v. Surrey........................ 171, 365 v. Sussex........................ 285, 389 v. Worcestershire ... 213,216 v. Yorkshire ............. 140,293 Averages...................................414 Hampstead Cricket W eek, The 292 Hampshire— v. D erbyshire............. 155, 333 v. Gloucestershire ... 359,380 v. K e n t ........................ 197, 229 v. Leicestershire ... 277, 350 v. Middlesex ............. 148,317 v. Northamptonshire... 119,220 v. Somerset ............. 342,361 v. South Africans ............. 213 v. Surrey........................ 139, 309 v. Sussex........................ 164, 245 v. Warwickshire ... 268,284 v. Worcestershire ... 182,302 v. Yorkshire ............. 172,391 Averages...............................414 Illustrations (see also ‘ ‘ P o r­ traits ” )— Early Cricket at Sevenoaks, 1780 ................................... 281 England v. Notts ............ 417 England v. South Africa (O val).............................. 353 Hearne Family, T h e ............ 113 John Bull and Brother Jona­ than Meet Again ............ 425 Lord’s Cricket Ground ... 81 M.C.C.’s Team to Australia, The ...................................433 Middlesex Eleven, The ... 129 Notts Eleven, The ............ 225 Old Westminster Cricket Club, 1828 ........................ 201 Pennsylvania University T e a m ...................................345 Rules, etc., of the Henfield C.C., 1837 ........................ 89 Score Card (Nottingham) of 1817 ...................................217 Score Card (Nottingham) of 1843 ................................... 121 Score Card (Oval) of 1868 ... 303 South Africans, The... ... 161 Standard A.C. (Paris) XL ... 4(55 Window Bill (Brighton) of 1838 ................................... 105 Window Bill (Canterbury) of 1842 ................................... 323 Window Bill (Epsom) of 1820 371 Window Bill (Eton v. Har­ row) of 1837 ........................ 259 Window Bill (Worthing) of 1842 ................................... 355 Ireland, Gentlemen o f— v. South Africans ... ... 332 v. Yorkshire ..................... llg Kent-— v. D erbyshire............. v. E ssex........................ v. Gloucestershire v. H am pshire............. v. Lancashire............. v. Leicestershire v. M.C.C. and Ground... v. Middlesex ............. v. Northamptonshire... v. Somerset ............. v. South Africans v. Surrey........................ v. Sussex ............. v. Worcestershire v. Yorkshire ............. Averages........................ Lancashire— v. Cambridge University ... 141 v. Derbyshire ............. 252, 380 v. E ssex ........................ 173, 349 v. K e n t ........................ 165, 343 v. Leicestershire ... 134, 389 172, 318 245, 294 277, 348 197, 229 165, 343 206, 310 ... 134 219, 381 139, 181 148, 359 ... 236 299, 390 157, 331 285, 326 188, 374 ... 414