Cricket 1908

CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. AtfciL 30, 190S A . J. Bowden (N.S.W .) ... 75.3 ... 15 ... 196 ... 6 ... 3266 J .A .0 ’Cunnor(S.A.) 188.3 ... 43 ... 5*23... 16 ... 32 68 A. Christian (W .A .) 78.3 ... 15 ... 262 ... 8 ... 32*75 W . A. Hewer (S.A.) 41 ... 2 ... 167 ... 5 ... 33'40 E. A. Windsor (T.) 61 ... 1C ... 277 ... 8 ... 34 62 F. A. Tarrant (V.) 62 ... 16 ... 166 ... 4 ..41*50 A .W .W right'S.A .) 52 ... 8 ... 171 ... 4 ... 4275 (i. Hazlitt (V .) ... 117 ... 27 ... 358 ... 8 ... 4475 Three, wickets :— W . B. Hayes (Q.) 15.5 ... 1 ... 59 ... 3 ... 19*66 T. A. Tabart (T.)... 20 ... 1 ... 104 ... 3 ... 34 66 It. Selb (W .A.) ... 27.4 ... 5 ... 10S ... 3 ... 3600 T. S. W am e (V.)... 34 ... 7 ... 125 ... 3 ... 41*66 A. J. Hopkins (N.S.W .) ... 47*5 ... 6 ... 167 ... 3 ... 55 66 N.H. Claxton (S.A .) 46 ... 4 ... 183 ... 3 ... 61*00 Two wickets :— T.H .H ogue (W .A .) 14 ... 1 ... 48 ... 2 ... 24 00 L. W . Chamberlain (S.A.) ............... 16 ... 4 ... 52 ... 2 ... 2600 D. Taton (T.) ... 18 ... 3 ... 5 8 ... 2 ... 29‘10 T . Coyne (W .A .)... 22 ... 6 ... 6 8 ... 2 ... 34 00 L . P. Vernon (V.) 31 ... 6 ... 96 ... 2 ... 4800 F. B. Collins (V.) .. 33 ... » ... I ll ... 2 ... 55*50 L. R. Hill (S.A.)... 57 ... 11 ... 174 ... 2 ... 87*00 One wicket :— M . H, Blaxland (N.S.W .) ... 1 ... 0 ... 4 ... 1... 4-00 C. Hill (S.A.) ... 2 ... 0 ... 1 0 ... 1 ... 10*00 E. R.Mayne (S.A.) 5 ... 3 ... 1 2 ... 1 ... 12’00 F. J. Timbury (Q.) 10 ... 3 ... 2 7 ... 1 ... 27.00 J.C.Barnes(N.8 .W .) 10 ... 1 ... 41 .. 1 ... 41*00 S. J. Redgrave ( a ) 18 ... 1 ...8 7 ... 1 ... 87*00 The followingfailed to take a wicket C. E. D ollin ' (S .A .)..................2 ... 1 ... 3 ... 0 ... — 11. J. Hartigan (Q .).................. 2 ... 0 ... 7 ... 0 ... — C. McKenzie (V.) ..................2 .1 ... 8 ... 0 ... — J. Thomson (Q.) ..................3 .. 0 ... 9 ... 0 ... — J. H. Pellew (S .A .)..................4 .. 0 ... 20 ... 0 ... — R. A. Duff (N.S.W .) ... 4 ... 1 ... 21 ... 0 .. — C. Howard ( W .A .) ...............3 ... 0 ... 23 ... 0 ... — M. M. F. Dunn (Q.)..................4 ... 0 ... 25 ... 0 ... — F. Hanson (T.) ..................6 ... 0 ... 25 ... 0 ... — D. R. A . Gehrs (S.A.) ...12 ... 6 ... 26 ... 0 ... — L. Smith (V .).............................10 ... 2 ... 36 .. 0 ... — H. Fry (V.) ..............................9 ... 1 ... 45 ... 0 ... — R. M. Evans (W .A .) ...18 ... 3 ... 47 ... 0 ... — R. J. Hawson ( T . ) .................15 ... 1 ... 53 ... 0 . — A. E. Frost (T.) ..................9 ... 0 ... 59 ... 0 ... — E. Jones (W . A .) ................ 23 ... 3 ... 64 ... 0 ... — N. L. Speirs (V.) ................18 ... 5 ... 72 ... 0 .. — A . McBeath (S .A .)................27 ... 4 ... 98 ... 0 ... — P. Newton (N.S.W .) ...37 ... 7 ...101 ... 0 ... — W . Hogue (W .A .) ............... 38 ... 8 .. 121 ... 0 ... — Of the 61 names mentioned above 14 are contri­ buted by Victoria, 12 by South Australia, 11 by New South Wales, 9 by Tasmania, 8 by W est Australia, and 7 by Queensland. Grouping the players accord­ ing to their States the result is as follows Overs. Mdns. Runs. W kts. Aver. New South Welsh­ men ............... 839.3 ... 174 ...2413 ... 77 ...31*33 Victorians............. 1014.3 ... 237 ...2913 ... 92 ...31*66 Queenslanders ... 81.5 ... 14 ... 318 ... 10 ...31*80 Tasmanians ... 219.4 ... 24 ... 999 ... 29 ...34"44 South Australians 452.3 .. 89 ...1439 ... 34 .. 42*32 W est Australians 224.1 ... 41 ... 741 ... 15 .. 49*40 Taking into account the 340 extras allowed to the tourists, and the 11 wickets run out, and, there­ fore, not credited to the bowlers, we find that the Australians lowered 268 wickets at a cost of 9,163 runs, or 34*19 each. There were the following instances of a bowler taking as many as 5 wickets in an innings 6 for 132, Christian, A ., for W est Australia, at Perth. 6 ,, 101, Cotter, A., for Australia, at Sydney. 5 ,, 142, Cotter, A ., for Australia, at Melbourne. 5 ,, 149, Hewer, W . A ., for South Australia, at Adelaide. 5 for 104, MacLaren, J. W ., for Queensland, at Bris­ bane. V for lttl, Minnett, L. A ., for New South Wales, at Sydney. 5 for 40, O’Connor, J. A ., for Australia, at Adelaide. 5 ,, 87, Richardson, W ., for Tasmania, at Launces­ ton. 5 for 28, Saunders, J. V ., for Australia, at Mel­ bourne. 5 for 65, Saunders, J. V ., for Australia, at Adelaide. 5 ,, 82, Saunders, J. V ., for Australia, at Sydney. 5 ,, 116, Trott, G. H. S., for Victoria, at Melbourne. 5 „ 85, Windsor, E. A ., for Tasmania, at Launces­ ton _____ _________ _________ AVERAGES FOR THE TE AM IN A L L MATCHES. (A*)—B atting A verages . Inns. Not out. Most.Total. Aver. G utn (G.) ..19 .. . 3 .. .122*.. . 831. . 51*93 Hardstaff (J.) ... ...20 .. . 2 .. .135 .. .1384... 61 25 Rhodes (W .) ...28 .. 8 .. .119 .. 930... 46*50 Hobbs (J. B.) ...23 . 1 .. .115 .. . 934 .. 42*45 A -O .J o m s .. 1 » ... 1 .. .119 .. . 518... 37*00 Biaund (L. C.) ... .. 2'i ... 3 .. .160 . 799... 34*73 K . L.U utc 'in b .. .. 29 .. . 0 .. .126 .v. 960... 24‘03 F. L. Fan** ...24 ... 1 ..133 ..,. 774... 33 65 J. N. Crawford ... ...25 ... 1 ..114 .. . 635... 26‘45 Barnes (8. F.) ... ...19 ... 4 ... 93 ..,. 342 .. 22 80 Hayes (E .G .) ... .1 5 ... 0 ... 93 .,,. 283... 18-86 Fielder (A.) ...16 .. . 8 .. . 50*.. . 134 .. 1675 R. A . Young ...16 ... 0 ... 59 ..,. 266... 16-62 Blythe (C.) ...15 ... 2 ... 27*.. . 145... 1115 Humphries (J.) ... ...14 . . 1 ... 16 .. 95... 7*30 Signifies not. (B.)— B o w lin g A v e r a g e s . Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Av* Blvthe (C.) ..............408.2...101... 966... 48 . . 20*1*2 Barnes (S. F . ) ..............534 ...145 ..1185... 54 ...21*94 J. N. Crawford............. 578 ...118 . 1678 .. 72 ...23-30 Fi-lder (A.) ..............418.5 .. 73...1208 .. 50 ...24*16 Braund (L. C . ) ..............434.5... 63...1644... 50 ...32*88 Rhodes (W.) ..............430.1...106 ..1076... 32 .. 33*62 The following also howled :— Hobbs (J. B.) ............... 39 ... 8 .. 128... 4 ...32*00 Hayes (E .G .) ............... 46 ... 1 .. 193... 5 .. 38*60 Hardstaff ( J . ) ............... 29 ... 7... 8 6 .. 2 ...43 CO Gunn (G.) ............... 16 ... 5... 43... 1 ...43 00 K. L. Hutchings ... 63*5... 11... 279.. 3 ...93 00 The team scored 9,376 runs (including 346 extras) for *278wickets (average 33*72) and secured 335 wickets for 8,879 runs (including 393 extras), averago 26*50. In each of the following matches over 1,000 runs were obtained:— 1497 runs for 38 wkts. v. New South Wales, at Sydney. 1337 runs for 40 wkts., v. Australia, at Adelaide. 1327 runs for 39 wkts., v. Australia, at Melbourne. 1316 runs for 39 wkts., v. Victoria, at Melbourne. 1137 runs for 28 wkts., v. South Australia, at Adelaide. 1148 runs for 38 wkts., v. Australia, at Sydney. 1069 runs for 40 wkts., v. Australia, at Sydney. 1028 runs for 38 wkts., v. Tasmania, at Launceston. THE AMERICAN SEASON OF 1908. From a local standpoint the cricket season of 1908 should be the busiest we have had for many years. The various cup competitions, of course, will be contested for with the keen and healthy rivalry that has marked them in previous years. The Halifax and Associated Cricket Clubs’ Cup Competitions will be fought out on the same lines as last year, but the experi­ ment of arranging only one game with each club in the Philadelphia Cup Compe­ tition having proved a failure, the old order of things will be reverted to and home and return matches by each club will be played. The Inter-State League will be run on the same lines as hitherto and the same re­ mark applies to the St. George’s League, except that it will be composed of ten clubs as against seven last year. In past seasons visits from clubs hailing from other cities have been few and far between, but we are glad to be able to say that Philadelphia clubs are to welcome teams from New York, Elizabeth, Boston and Toronto during the season. The annual encounter between the United States and Canada will be played in Philadelphia this year, although the date has not yet been selected. It is obvious, therefore, that only good weather is needed to make the forthcoming season one to be remembered. There is one feature, however, that is rather regrettable —every holiday falls on a Saturday. Nothing but the calendar is to blame for this, and those cricketers w'ho always looked forward to holiday fixtures must console themselves with the fact that such a state of affairs will not recur for several years to come. So much for the local season, interest­ ing as it promises to be. Chief interest in the season of 1908 will be centred in the doings of the Gentlemen of Philadelphia in England. It is five years since we sent a team to try their luck on the other side of the Atlantic, and it will be very in­ teresting to see if the 1908 team will fare as well as did the 1903 team. Provided the players invited can make the journey, there is no reason why the trip should not be a very successful one. It can be scarcely said that the team will be as highly tried as was the 1903 team, for the games arranged are not quite up to the same quality. Several of the stronger counties will not be met on this occasion, which is a great pity, seeing how well our repre­ sentatives did against them cn their last visit. The tour commences early in July and concludes at the end of August.— — The American Cricketcr. CR ICKET IN BUENOS AIRES . NORTH v. SOUTH. Phyed at Hurlingham on March 1, 2, and 3. The South won by 153 runs. Of the seventeen matches played between the North and the South of the Argentine Republic the South have won ten and the North seven. The highest score in the present game was im de by N. W. Jackson, who, a little while before, had played a brilliant innings of 141 for Hurlingham v. Lomas. Score and analysis:— T he S outh . First innings. Second innings. J. Gifford, lbw b Spens ... 49 r u n o u t ...............18 R. P. Cordner, c Rathbone, st Cowes, b Rath- b Spens .......................... 0 bone ............... 4 C. A. Lett, b Young ... 21 c Wright, b B row n...........41 N. W . Jackson, c Spens, b Young .......................... 0 b Brown...................83 E. M. Toulmin, b Spens ... 1cSutton,bBrown 0 H. T. Mawson, b Spens ... 18 r u n o u t .... .54 H. Doming, c Spens, b st Sutton ,b Rath- Rathbone ............. ... 8 bone ... ... 18 X. M. Carlile, c W right, b c Sutton, b Rathbone . ... ... 48 Brow n................ 5 C. H. Whaley, c Simpson, c Cowes, b Rath- b Rathbone ... ... 40 bone .......... 9 R. E. H. Anderson b Speas 13 notout ......It E. L. Itumboll not out ... 0 run o u t ........ 9 Byes, &c. ............... 8 Byes, &c. ... 23 Total Total ...2S) ...206 T he N orth . First innings. Second innings. G. A. Simpson b Doming... 0 c Doming b Whaley ... 14 J. R, Garrod lbw b Whaley 4 c Doming b Whaley ... 11 H. M. Marsden st Anderson b W h aley.......................... 4 b D om ing ... 6 H. G. Garnett c Jackson b c Toulmin b Whaley ..........................29 Whaley ... 5 F. A. Sutton c Rumboll b st Anderson b Doming ............. ... 3 Whaley ... 22 H. A. Cowes c Carlile b c Whaley b Dorn- L ett..........................................66 ing ..............35 C. A. Rathbone c Jackson b c Cordaerl D jrn- Doraing ...................................8 ing ................ 7 C. T. Wright c Dom ing b Carlile .......................... 27 b Whaley ... 4 A . T. Spens c Anderson b Doming ............... .. 51 lbw b Whaley ... 1 E. G. Holmes-Brown run o u t .....................................6 n )t out ................... 4 G. A. Young not out ... 0 st Anderson b Whaley ... 0 Bye», etc..................... 17 Byes, etc. ... 6 T o t a l................218 T o t a l ..............115 T in S outh . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R.W . Spens ............... 27 5 735 .............. 8 0 41 0 Young ............... 18 1 932 .............. 19 4 60 0 Holmes-Brown .. 2 1 60 ............. 19 3 78 4 Rathbone ... 60 26 3 ............ 14.2 1 58 3 Simpson ... 4 0 15 0 T he N orth . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R.W . D om in g............... 23 4 894 ............. 18 6 69 3 W h a le y ............... 8 5 64 3 ........... 16.4 6 40 7 Jackson ... .. 4 1 13 0 Carlile ................ 3 1 10 1 Lett ............. 2 0 1 1 1 ......... 1 1 0 0 T ou lm in............... 1 0 1 1 0 Whaley bowled five no-balls and Carlile and Doming one each.