Cricket 1907
62 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A pr il 11, 1907. H ARRY MOSES. T he writer had the pleasure on one occasion of a partnership with Harry Moses. It was against the 1884 Aus tralian Eleven. Sam Jones and I went in first, and ho was bowled first ball by Midwinter, with as beautiful a trimmer as one could see. Then Moses came, and we remained together until 75 was on the board, of which I claimed 49. Moses continued playing sound cricket until he had obtained 149. He had got a few good scores previously, but this started him on his heavy run-getting career. In his day his was the hardest wicket in Australia to get. Any captain would have been content to give him a hundred to see his back, and many a bowler's heart he broke, though in that respect he was not as bad as his club mate, H. H. Massie. Ask “ Bill ” Howell how he felt after four hours at Moses. His leg glance was one of his main strokes. Playing Belvidere on the University Oval, with the Warwick Club, I brought long-slip, when Moses was not looking, behind him on the leg-side. Howell saw the move, and bowled the required ball : Moses made the required stroke, but the fieldsman dropped the catch. H. M. got about 250. He had not that beautiful late cut possessed by Bruce, but he had a forcing stroke between extra cover and mid-off which used to bring him a harvest of runs. It was a stroke to an off-breaking ball such as I have not seen anyone else employ similarly. He was of the style of Arthur Shrewsbury. You had to dig him out. What a thorn he was in the side ofLohmannand Attewell! It was a pity he did not go to England when in his best form. His style would just have suited English wickets. When he did make his pleasure trip it was long after he had seen his best days. As it was, he retired when in the heyday of his career. Sometimes he would bowl, and when he came on—it was generally in a long partnership—the batsman with a long score on the sheet would say to him self, “ Oh ! that I had increased strength that I might smite this man hard.” But sometimes the player was answered in a manner not expected. He seemed to send down a ball made to order to drive, but its simplicity was its recommendation. There was a hidden subtleness about it fatal to many confident batsmen. He was a sure catch in the country. Cricket is not the only game in which Harry Moses has excelled. Has he not been the champion of champions at bowls ? To write his career at these two games would require a good deal of space and time. Lately he has been devoting much attention to a new love, golf, and has so far succeeded as to place his name at the top of a list or two. Indeed, if I am not mistaken, he won the champion ship of the Dobroyde Club, a club managed by an old cricket worker, Mr. John Portus, and numbering amongst its members another veteran cricketer in Mr. Tom Garrett. There is in golf a fashion for the “ has been” cricketer. It is to be feared that he will break away from the violent to the sedate game before he reaches the end of his tether in the former. I am afraid Dr. 11. J. Pope is not the regular attendant he once was in the players’ section of the pavilion at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Nor is Dr. Camac Wilkinson as keen on cricket as he was even a couple of years ago—nor M. B. Halligan—nor—but their name is legion.— S h o rtslip in the Sydney Mail. CR ICKET IN NEW ZEALAND . CANTERBURY v. W ELLINGTON . Played at Christchurch on January 20, 22, and 23. Canterbury won by five wickets. In the first innings of Wellington, D. Collins went in first and carried out his bat. Ollivier took eleven wickets for 109 runs for Canterbury. Score and analysis :— W ellington . First innings. Second Innings. L. T. Cobcroft, c Boxshall, c Williams, b Pat b Bennett........................ 7 rick ................. 47 D. Collins, not out .......... 53 lbw, b Ollivier... 1 E. N. Beechey, c Williams, b Bennett.. ................. 2 b B ain................. 9 J. J. Mahoney, lbw, b Ollivier ........................ 1 not out ......... 63 A. Hawthorne, b Ollivicr 0 c Patrick, b Ben nett ................. 0 K. Tucker, c Ridley, b Ollivier ........................ 6 b Bennett......... 6 F. A. Laws, b Bennett ... 12 c Boxshall, b Ollivier......... 0 W. D. McDermid, c Ben nett, b Ollivier ......... 20 b Ollivier .......... 1 J. P. Blacklock, b Ollivier 0 c Reese, b Ollivier 8 E. F. Upham, c Anthony, b O llivier........................ 9 b Bennett......... 9 E. Hales, run out ......... 4 c Bennett, b Olli vier ................. 1 B 11, lb, 2, w 3, nb 1... 17 B 3, lb 5, w 1... 9 ...131 Total (5 wkts.)154 C anterbury . First innings. W. R. Patrick, b Upham... 8 K. S. Williams, b Tucker... 0 R. Ridley, c and b Coberoft 3 K. B. Bain, b Laws ..........25 A. Anthony, c McDermid, b Tucker ........................13 J. D. Lawrence, c Collins, b U pham ........................60 T. W. Reese, c Beechey, b Upham ........................17 K. M. Ollivier, c Upham, b Tucker ........................17 H. B. Whitta, c Beecliey, b Upham ........................15 J. II. Bennett, notout ... 4 C. Boxshall, c Mahoney, b Tucker ........................ 3 B 6, lb 5 .................11 Total ..176 Second innings, lbw, b Upham ... 6 b Upham .......... 0 lbw, b Upham ... 12 b Upham ... ... 23 not out ... ... 26 c Laws,b Coberoft 26 not out................ 10 B 6, lb 1 ... 7 Total ...110 W ellington . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Ollivier ... ... 28-4 11 43 6 .. ... 29 7 66 5 Bennett... ... 27 12 45 3 ... ... 26 9 42 3 Williams . . 4 1 14 0 ... ... 9 2 14 0 Ridley ... .. . 5 1 12 0 ... 5 2 11 0 Lawrence ... 1 1 0 0 Patrick ... ... 3 2 2 1 Bain ... 3 9 0 1 Reese ... 1 0 1 0 Bennett bowled 3 wides, and Williams a no-ball and a wide. C anterbury . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. VV. Tucker ... ... 18-5 5 50 4 ... ... 5 1 9 0 Upham .. ... 26 4 66 4 ... ... 18 3 58 4 Cobcroft ... ... 2 0 7 -1 ... .. 1 0 11 1 Laws......... ... 14 6 25 1 ... ... 5 1 14 0 Hales......... ... 7 2 17 0 ... ... 4 1 11 0 Beechey... ... 2 2 0 0 The following are the results of the matches between W ellington and Canterbury :— 1878.—At Wellington : Canterbury won by 120 runs. 1884 (Jan.).—At Wellington: Canterbury won by 15 runs. 1884 (April).—At Christchurch: Drawn. 1886.—At Wellington: Canterbury won by 111 runs. 1889.—At Christchurch : Canterbury won by 89 runs. 1891.—At Wellington : Wellington won by eight wickets. 1892.—At Christchurch: Drawn. 1894 (Nov.).—At Wellington: Drawn. 1894 (Dec.).—At Christchurch: Canterbury won by nine wickets. 1895 (Nov.).—At Wellington: Wellington won by six wickets. 1897 (Jan.).—At Christchurch : Drawn. 1898.—AtWellington: Wellington won byan innings and 20 runs. 1899 (Jan,).—At Christchurch - Canterbury won by an innings and 127 runs. 1899 (Dec.).—At Wellington: one wicket. 1901 (Jan.).—At Christchurch : three wickets. 1901 (Dec.).—At Wellington: tln*ee wickets. 1903 (Jan.).—At Christchurch: Canterbury won by 62 runs. 1904 (Jan.).—At Wellington: Canterbury won by 244 runs. 1904 (Dec.).—At Christchurch: Canterbury won by 201 runs. 1906—At Wellington : Canterbury won by 35 runs. 1907—At Christchurch: Canterbury won by five wickets. Of the 21 matches played, Canterbury have won 13, W ellington four, and four have been left drawn. Canterbury won by Wellington won by Canterbury won by THE CALCUTTA C.C. During the season 1906-7 the Calcutta C.C. played 18 matches, of which they won eleven and lost two, the remaining five being drawn. BATTING AVERAGES. No. Times Most of not in an Total inns. out. inns. runs. B. E. G. Eddis......... J. D. Guise................. G. Turnbull .......... J. E. Jackson .......... E. H. White .......... J. G. Ballantyne ... C. P. Boachcroft T. Curtis-Hayward... C. B. Nicholls......... C. P. Bartholomew... T. C. Manders ......... M. R. Quin .......... C. M. Pope................. E. Horncastlc.......... J. N. Warden ......... R. C. R. Hill ......... H. V. Low ................. F. H. Stewart......... S. C. B. Lee ......... S. E. A.Whiteaway... H. R. Stockley.......... H. F. Yeoman......... G. Pickford ......... J. G. Tredaway........ . A. Simson ........ . A. Lethbridge.......... 102 ... 189*... 155*... 67*... 93 ... 64 ... 63 ... 120*... 56 ... 71 ... 53 ... 71 ... 73 ... 65 ... 15*... 31 ... 35 ... 26 ... 50 .., 27*... 20 ... 22 ... 8 ... 11 ... •10 ... 592 . 1146 , 631 , 144 . 234 . 241 . 326 . 250 . 144 . 310 . 91 . 218 . 154 . 75 . 34 . 32 . 115 . 41 . 75 , 37 . 50 . 25 . 9 . 21 Aver. 65-77 54-57 48-53 48-00 39-00 34-42 32-00 31-25 28-00 23-84 22"75 21"SO 19-25 18-75 17-00 16-00 14-37 13-66 12-50 9-25 8-33 8-33 4-50 4-20 4-00 3*66 * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. J. H. Stewart ... C. M. P op e.......... H. R. Stockley ... J. G. Ballantyne.. C. B. Nicbolls ... B. E. G. Eddis ... M. R. Quin.......... A. Simson ........ T.Curtis-Hayward G. Turnbull......... C. P. Beaehcroft... T. C. Manders ... J. D. Quise.......... H. F. Yeoman ... A. Lethbridge ... H. V. Low .......... Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. 62-4 .... 17 ..., 196 ... 22 ... 8-90 38 .,,. 4 ... 136 ... 12 ... 11-33 65*5 ... 12 ... 190 ... 14 ... 13-57 51*5 .,. 8 ..,, 180 ... 13 ... 13-84 47*5 ... 5 ..., 208 ... 14 ... 14*85 65-2 ... 6 .... 254 ... 16 ..., 15-87 119-3 ... 10 ... 380 ... 22 ... 17*27 62 ... 7 ..., 248 ... 14 ..., 17-71 160-4 ... 28 ... 475 .,,. 26 ..., 18-26 83-3 .... 12 .. 306 ... 15 ..., 20-40 137-1 ... 21 ..., 418 ... 17 ..., 24-58 24 . .. 1 ... . 104 .. . 4 ..., 26-00 199 .,.. 27 ..., 751 ... 28 ..., 26-82 21 . .. 1 ... . 115 ... 4 ..., 25*75 24-5 .,.. 6 ..., 93 ... 3 ... 31-00 13 . .. 0 .. . 72 .,.. 2 .. 36-00
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