Cricket 1907

A pr il 11, 1907. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE CAME. 59 in fine weather, the Richmond wicket was perfect, yet Trumble accomplished the remarkable feat of bowling 104 balls, five maidens, for 37 runs and eight wickets. Twice he took two wickets with consecutive balls, and as a result of his magnifictent achievement Richmond’s total was only 80. T rumisle , however, was not the only famous old player to distinguish himself during February. Gregory’s large in­ nings in his benefit match at Sydney, and Eady’s fine all-round cricket at Hobart will be found recorded in another column. On February 23rd H. Donnan scored 100 for Bexley Oriental v. Kogarah Federal, whilst earlier in the month Ernest Jones, hitting six 5 ’s, made 145 in 90 minutes in a Goldfields’ match in West Australia. T h e B . grade match played on March 2nd between North Adelaide and St. Peter’s College opened in a curious manner. The North Adelaide bowling was commenced by D. L. Giles, whose first over produced 12 byes and 2 wides. No run from the bat was made by St. Petei’s until the third over. B atsm en were busy in Sydney on March 2nd. Playing for North Sydney v. Redfern, A. B . S. White made 17$ in 100 minutes of a total of 545 for seven wicke4s, he and Duff (96) scoring 257 for the first wicket in an hour and a-half. For Paddington v. Sydney District Noble made 117 and Trumper 110, whilst Pye also reached three-figures by scoring 168 for Central Cumberland at the expense of Middle Harbour. A REMARKABLE match was played on March 2nd in the Jeparit district (reports The Nhill Free Press, Western Yictoria). The Tull) vea team were disposed of by the Jeparit bowlers for 2, and these were byes, so that not a single batsman suc­ ceeded in breaking his “ duck.” In a second essay the Tullyvea cricketers (?) made 6, so the combined result of the two innings was 8 runs. Jeparit made 145 runs. J am n a g a r , the capital of H.H. the Maharaja Jam Shri Ranjitsinbji, has quite recently been visited by the plague, hat in the midst of joys and festivities the people seemed to foiget the gravity of the epidemic. For some time the daily official records showed as many as 27 to 30 deaths from plague. A t Kineton, on Saturday last, in the Warwickshire Hunt Point-to-Point meet­ ing, Lord Dalmeny carried off the House of Commons race with “ Petroleur.” T h e Kiogston brotherhood, of North­ amptonshire, were entertained at dinner at the Northampton Town Hall last Friday. Those present were the Rev. P. H., the Rev. G. H., the Rev. W. P., H. J., W. H., and H. E., whilst three— L P., C. A., and F. C.—were abroad. All the brothers have appeared for their County either at cricket or football. P la y in g for Natal v. Cape, in the Railways Tournament, at Johannesburg, onl March 11th and 12th, A. D. Nourse made 103 and took a dozen wickets for 45 runs (eight for 18 and four for 27). He hit a 6, a 5, and thirteen 4’s in his large score. R tjmours are again current to the effect that the M.C.C. are willing to send a team to Australia in the autumn. Names have already been mentioned in connection with the suggested tour, but whether any cricketer has yet been approached in the matter is very doubt­ ful. Should a representative side make the journey under the ;ugis of the M.C.C., the event would be welcomed by followers of the game in all parts of the world. A CR ICKET PROBLEM . An incident which occurred in Adelaide on February 9th has been creating much discussion among cricketers in Australia. The facts of the case are clearly set out as follows by the Adelaide Observer : — Much discussion was caused on Saturday afternoon at the TJnley Oval by an incident which happened in the cricket match between Sturt and Port Adelaide. H . Hay, the bats­ man, jumped out of his crease to a ball, which, however, passed his bat so far away that Mr. Argali, the umpire, called “ w ide” and signalled. E. Jeanes, the wicket-keeper, reached out, seized the hall, and with a big sweep of his arms knocked off the bails before Hay got back. In response to an appeal Mr. F. Thomas, at square-leg, gave Hay out stumped, as he had not heard ‘ ‘ wide ” called. Hay walked off, but Hack, the other batsman, called to him to return, and as he did so Mr. Thomas recalled his decision on being informed of the character of the delivery. An appeal was then made for a run-out, as the wicket had been put down while Hay was not in his crease, but Mr. Thomas negatived this. The Port Adelaide players argued strongly, when the innings was closed, that the bats­ man was run out. The umpire, however, was right. The ball having been called “ wide ” was out of play, and nothing but an attempt by a batsman to run would have given the fielding side a chance to dismiss him. In the opinion of the arbitrator Hay did not try for a run— this was also obvious to the spectators—and the decision, announced promptly on so rare a point, was a good one. Opinions have differed to such an extent that Cricket, wishing to obtain an authori­ tative ruling on the point, submitted the matter to Mr. F. E. Lacey, who has given his decision as follows:—“ The fact that ‘ wide’ is called does not make the ball ‘ dead,’ and a batsman can be out stumped or run out, unless, which does not appear to be the case in the circum­ stances stated, the ball was ‘ finally settled.’ ” O B ITU A RY . S ir A. W. L. H em m in g . (For portrait, see page 57.) Sir Augustus William Lawson Hem­ ming, G.C.M.G., who was born in London on September 2nd, 1841, died at Cairo on March 27th, in his sixty-sixth year. He will be chiefly remembered on account of his association with the Incogniti, of which he was one of the original members, and for many years, commencing in 1871, the Honorary Secretary. He was educated at Epsom College, being a member of the first cricket eleven ever formed there, and at Godolphin School. Scores and B io­ graphies (viii., 60) describes him as “ A good average bat, but has been prin­ cipally noted as a fast round-armed bowler. Fielded at first generally at short-slip, and afterwards as long-stop.” He played frequently for Richmond, Civil Service, M.C.C., Kensington Park, Surrey Club and Ground, &c.; he joined the M.C.C. in 1869, and afterwards served on the Committee. On a few occasions he appeared for the Gentle­ men of the South, including the match at the Oval in 1866 wherein “ W .G .” carried out his bat for 173, but never, as frequently stated, for the Gentlemen against the Players. His best feat with the ball was performed for XV III. Gentlemen of the Richmond Club against a very strong scratch eleven, in the Old Deer Park, Richmond, in September, 1866, when he took eight wickets—those of Mr. T. A. Raynes, Jupp, T. Hearne, Mantle, T. Humptirey, Griffith, Pooley, and Willsher—for only 33 runs. Sir Augustus—he was always known as “ Gus ” Hemming to his friends—was Principal Clerk to the Colonial Office from 1879 to 1896, during which time he served on several important missions. In 1896 and 1897 he was Governor of British Guiana, and from 1898 to 1904 Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Jamaica. He was one of the founders of the Sports Club, and for many years had been an occasional contributor to this paper. At the Annual Dinner of the Incogniti, held at Limner’s Hotel, on May 10th, 1894, he was presented with a testimonial in the shape of a claret jug, a pair of candelabra, three salvers, three muffinere, and a bowl in silver, as well as an embossed tablet, bearing on it the names of the subscribers, 282 in number. The testimonial was confined to past and present members of the Incogniti, which was founded in 1861. The inscription to which the subscribers’ names were appended was as follows :— “ W e, whose names appear in this address, past or present members of the Incogniti O.O., desire to record our appreciation of the untiring energy and zeal with which you have successfully conducted its affairs during the many years you have been its Secretary, and gratefully to acknowledge the courteous and friendly spirit in which that work has ever been performed.” His great interest in the game was maintaiued to the last.