Cricket 1907

92 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A p r i l 25, 1907. His defence is very sound, though he can score freely when set, as he has strokes all round the wicket. He is also a fine out-field, and very smart at third man. In the third Test match played by the M.C.C.’s team at Johannesburg, in March, 1906, he made a score of 102 atd every man on the side reached double figures. During the iDnings a spider spun its web at the top of one of the wickets. One South African paper pub­ lished an illustration representing two spiders in the web, just below the bails, and reported the following conversation: She: “ But isn’ t this a dangerous place to make love in ? ” He : “ Ikona, my sweetheart, South Africa is batting.” Gordon White, who has played for the Transvaal since 1903, and came to Eng­ land with the team of 1904, was born in Natal on February 5th, 1882. He is a very sound batsman, possesses a most finished style, and will probably make some large scores during the summer. At one time he was also a good bowler, and, although he seldom goes on now, might perhaps obtain some wickets if the regular bowlers became collared. In the field he is brilliant. He did very well against the M.C.C.’s team, and in one of the Test Matches at Johannesburg played an innings of 147. W. A. Shalders was born at Kimberley on February 10th, 1880, and played his first match for South Africa against Lord Hawke’s team in 1899, when only 19 years of age. He appeared for Griqua­ land West in 1897 and 1898, and for the Transvaal since 1903, and has been a member of each of the two previous teams which have visited England. He is a fine bat, with strong defence, and generally going in first with Tancred, a good field and a useful bowler—alto­ gether, a very serviceable man to have on one’s side. R. O. Schwarz, who can bowl leg- breaks with an off-break action, a la Bosanquet, was born in Kent on May 4th, 1875, and settled in South Africa in 1902. He was educated at St. Paul’s School, and has played on a few occasions for Middlesex. In 1904 he visited Eng­ land with the team of that year, his great triumph being an innings of 102 against an England Eleven, at Lord’s. To sum him up it may be said that he is a very useful punishing bat, an effective bowler of “ googlies” on good wickets, and a smart field in the slips. S. J. Snooke, who was born in the Transvaal on February 1st, 1881, was educated at Dale College, King William’s Town, and visited England with the team of 1904. He played for Border District in 1898, 1899, and 1903, and for Western Province since 1904. He has strokes all round the wicket and very sound defence, can bowl fast medium- paced, breaking both ways, and is a good field. In this year’s Carrie Cup Tourna­ ment he made 152 against the Orange River Colony and 121 at the expense of Griqualand West. He made his 152 out of a total of 233, the only other scores above ten being 21, 13, and 12. S. Delacour Snooke, brother of the foregoing, also plays for Western Pro­ vince, and only came into the side for England at the last moment. In the recent Carrie Cup matches he scored 213 runs in eight innings, average 26 62, and took seventeen wickets at a cost of 23’11 runs each. J. J. Kotze, the fast bowler of the team, was born at Hopefield, Cape Colony, on August 7th, 1879, and visited England with the teams of 1901 and 1904. For pace, his bowling will com­ pare favourably with the fastest of any in England. In this year’s Currie Cup matches he took 43 wickets at a cost of 10-69 rums each. As a batsman and fieldsman Kotze is not much, but the success of the side will depend largely upon the effect of his bowling. He played originally for the Transvaal, but since 1904 has been identified with Western Province. A. E. Vogler, who was born in Eastern Province 28 years ago, is well-known in England, as he was engaged on the ground-staff at Lord’s during the time he contemplated qualifying forMiddlesex. He is a punishing batsman, a very fine bowler on a sticky wicket, and an excel­ lent field. In the recent Currie Cup Tournament he took 41 wickets at an average cost of 9’77; in the match with Griqualand West he took six wickets for 12 runs in the first inniDgs, and all ten in the second for 26. During the past winter he also played a not-out innings of 245 in Johannesburg. He has played in turn for Natal, the Transvaal, and Eastern Province. G. A. Faulkner, of the Transvaal, was born at Port Elizabeth in 1882, and is now making his first trip to the old country. He would have come over with the team of 1904, but was prevented by illness which necessitated an operation. For some time past he has been one of the recognised leading players in South Africa, having been a member of the Transvaal Eleven since 1903, and chosen for all the Test matches with the M.C.C.’s team. Formerly he was a forcing bats­ man, but he has recently developed slower and quieter methods. Like Bosanquet and Schwarz he is able to bowl leg-breaks with an off-break action, whilst he is also a smart field. Harry Smith, who is also making his first trip to this country, was born in Cape Colony in 1883, and has made some good scores for the Pirates C.C. He is a member of the Transvaal Eleven, and is a fine natural hitter and an excellent field. The Rev. L. Robinson, of Natal, who was chosen at almost the last moment, when it was found that Halliwell could not make the journey, is a fine wicket­ keeper and a useful batsman. He has played on a few occasions for Somerset. The South African team is undoubtedly a very good one, and will probably win many—-perhapseventhemajority—of their matches against the Counties. But what measure of succass they will achieve in the Test matches the future can alone decide. English cricket is very strong at the present time, and the last Australian team, although a very good side, did not win any of the five matches played against England. Are the South Africans stronger than the Australians were two seasons ago ? If so, they undoubtedly stand a chance of proving successful in the Tests. CRICKET IN EGYPT. I Z IN G A R I v. CAIRO. Played at Ghezireh on March 28. Score:— I ZlN G ARI. First innings. Second innings. Major Pereira, b Roolie ... 9 b Burnham ...41 Sir F. Hervey Bathurst, b Postlethwaite.................10 Capt. C. S. Rome, bRoche 2 b Burnham ... 1 Capt. Crake, c Roche, b Burnham ........................21 b Roche ........11 A. Schreiber, e Anderson, b Burnham ................. 0 not out ........ 5 C. James, b Postlethwaite 6 E. Chandos Leigh, b Burn­ ham ............................... 0 Capt. G. Lane, st Sander­ son, b Postlethwaite ..23 notout ........27 Earl of Lanesborough, c and b Burnhain .................. 0c and b Roche ... 0 E. H. Packe, b Postleth­ waite ................................. 8 J. B. Jenkinson, not o u t... 0 run out ........ 3 Extras ................. 9 Extras..........14 Total Major Hoskins, c Bath- hurst, b Pereira ... 8 Rev. F. Anderson, st Crake, b Rome ... 11 Capt. R. Collins, b Pereira ................ 12 G. Burnham, cPereira, b Rome ................. 7 A, Scott-Dalgieish, b Rome........................21 Capt. McMurdo, b Lanesborough.. ... 20 Total (5 wkts.) ...102 G. Frankin, c and b Lanesborough ... 52 F. R. Sanderson, b Crake ... ... ... 2 Capt. Postlethwaite, not out ................. 11 G. Roche, b Lanes­ borough ................. 0 F. M. 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