Cricket 1908

M ay 7, 1908. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 117 loss on which will be borne by the various Associations concerned. Since the conclusion of the last English season Mr. Abe Hailey’s proposal concern­ ing an Imperial Cricket Tournament has been prominently before the public and has been thoroughly discussed from every point of view. It is generally recognized that, owing to financial reasons, it would be quite impossible ever to hold such a Tour­ nament either in Australia or South Africa, but that so far as England is con­ cerned it might well take place with pecuniary benefit to all three countries. There was so much to discuss on the sub­ ject, and the matter had to be looked at from so many points of view, that it is not to be wondered at that nothing definite has yet been arranged. Everything appears to rest with the decision of Australia, who, so far as one can judge, are far from being enthusiastic about the scheme. A great deal has been said to the effect that such a Tournament would draw the Mother Country and the Colonies closer to each other, but I quite fail to see how as equally as good a result in that direction could not be obtained by an interchange of yisits at regular intervals between the three coun­ tries without a Tournament ever taking place at all. It is an assured fact, so far as anything in the future can be certain in cricket, that South Africa and Australia will very soon decide upon a mutual ex­ change of visits at stated intervals, thereby completing a programme which should not fail to satisfy all concerned. The Rev. C. W. Streatfeild writes to me as follows :— “ I feel sure that you will earn the thanks of many readers besides myself if you could publish in Cricket a complete list of the matches to be played at Oxford and Cambridge respectively during the next six weeks, i.e., during the summer term. I am aware that the matches at the Universities, so far as they were arranged, were included in the list of fix­ tures published as a Supplement to Cricket on April 9th, and, so far as Cambridge is concerned, it was probably a complete list; but I cannot believe that the authorities at Oxford are content with the four home matches the dates of which were given in that list—namely, v. Lancashire, Gentle­ men of England, M.C.C., and Worcester­ shire. One thing is certain, that if these are the only matches played at home (in addition, of course, to the Seniors’ and Freshmen’s matches) it will be an im­ possibility for the captain to give a fair trial to the various candidates for the vacant places in the Dark Blue Eleven. As an Oxford man, and an old cricketer, 1 have followed Oxford University cricket very closely for many years past, and I am convinced that there are many good men who play in the Freshmen’s match, and, if they are only moderately successful in that match, have no further trial given tc them. Last year, for instance, Pearson- Gregory (Eton) and Salter (Cheltenham), both batsmen of repute, acquitted them­ selves creditably in the Freshmen’s match, but were never tried in any of the subse­ quent matches. I am far from saying that the captain of the O.U.C.C. is responsible for this state of things ; the fault is to be found in the fact that not enough first- class matches are played during term- time, and consequently the captain has not sufficient opportunities of testing the material at his disposal.” The only match to be played by the Univer­ sity at Oxford in addition to those men­ tioned is the one against Free Foresters on June 18th, which, not ranking first-class, was not included in the list of fixtures pub­ lished as a Supplement to Cricket of April 9th. Whether the Perambulators will play the Etceteras as last year I am at the moment unable to say, but no match appears to have been arranged with the Authentics, as was the case in 1906. OBITUARY . H. S t o r e r . The death is announced, from consump­ tion, of Harry Storer, a brother of the well-known wicket-keeper, at the early age of 38. He played for Derbyshire on a few occasions in 1895, his highest score being 35 against Leicestershire, at Derby. For some years he was a well-known Associa­ tion footballer, and as goal-keeper played for Liverpool in two of the memorable series of English Cup semi-finals with Sheffield United. CR ICKET IN PORTUGAL. L isb o n v C ap . c a v e i . los . Playpd at Carcavellos on April 17th, and won easily by Lisbon. Score : — L isbon . D. Rawes, not out 103 R. W . P. Heneiy, b Weaver ... 5 S. Rawes, c Bryant, b Perkins ................37 S. P. M>scarenhas, b Friend ................46 R. W . Frazer, b Hay- Coglan ...............17 N. L. Ennor b Saun­ ders .......................... 3 Byes, etc. ... 14 Total (5 wkts.)* ...225 •Innings declared closed. C arcavhllo *. W . H. Wallich, b K. R. Thompson, b Henery .............. 36 Mills ... ... 4 R. L. Pnrkins, c sub, C. Bryant, b Mills ... 0 b S. Rawes 13 W . Bolton, c D. K. Saunders b Henery 9 Rawes. b Mills . 3 V. Weaver, run out .. 43 C. Y . Sparks, c D. C. Hay-Coglan, c D. Rawes, b Henery ... 4 Rawes. b Henery ... 23 Byes, etc. ... 13 ■R. F. Friend, not out E. V. Wyse, run out 3 — 0 Total ...151 MARLBOROUGH BLUES v. HONOURABLE AR TILLER Y COMPANY.—Played at Finsbury Square on May 2nd. M arlborough B luer . F. S. Lewis, c Shield, b Thomrson ... 50 C. FT. M . Thring, b T h om p son .............. 30 C. W . Lindsay, c Jameson, b Leggatt 43 L. N. Rogers, c Leg­ gatt, b Jameson ... 15 H. M. Roger?, st Adams, b Bonser ... H. L. Wynne, c Kim- bell, b Leggatt H. Church, notout ... L. R. Lewis not ou t... Byes, etc. ... 3 Total (6 wkts.) ...*173 Innings declared closed. M. O. Lewis, A. N. Rogers, and A. M. Black did not bat. H .A.C. S. B. Kimbell, b F. L ew is............. 0 A. J. Adams, c and b F. Lewis ...............30 F. 0. A. Thompson, b F. L ew is...............51 J. Collins, b L. Rogers 12 J. D. H. Watts, c and b L . Rogers ... 0 H. J. Bonser, b L. Rogers ............... A . Hyde not out Byes, etc. Total (6 wkts.) L. M. Leggatt, J. C. Hayden, and A. R. Shidd d d not bat. The Sportsman says:—“ The bound volume o f Cricket for 1907 is now ready, and affords a valuable record of the pame not only in England, but in Greater Britain.” Price 8s. 6d., post free 9s. SOME CHAPTERS OF AUSTRA­ LIAN CR ICKET HISTORY. By J. N. T e n t e l o w . (Continued from page 94.) SOUTH AU STRALIA v. VICTORIA. V ic to r ia n B a ttin g A v e ra g e s in th e M atch es v. S o u th A u s tr a lia . Matches played J(ot Hiifl'est in. Inns. outs. In five matches or more. W. W. Arm ­ Runs. Aver. Score. strong 12 E. V. 20 1 1,087 57.41 231 Carroll 5 8 0 351 43 87 112 Y. Ransford 6 9 1 335 41 87 109 F. Laver 26 45 6 1,520 38 92 164 J. F. Giller 5 S. 9 1 319 38 62 116 McMichael 10 P. A. 19 3 605 37.SI 97 McAlister 16 30 2 1,014 £6 21 157 H. Graham 17 G. H. S. 3.1 4 1,020 c5.l7 120 Trott 19 36 2 1,162 34 17 152 J. Harry 12 R. W. 23 1 •<03 3; C5 107 McLeod 11 29 3 519 CO152 101 T. S. Warne 6 J. H. 8 0 241 30 12 82 Stuckey 17 T 30 1 £69 29 :6 134 u . M cllwraith 5 10 0 287 28 70 pq H. Trumble 12 P. G. 22 2 524 16.0 95 McShane 7 12 1 259 2..-.:4 58 C. H. Ross 6 12 3 2.1 23.44 6r* S. Morris 6 12 1 257 23.36 61* J. Worrall IS 32 1 716 S3.09 104 W. Bruce 15 29 1 630 22 50 73 P. Lewis 12 J. M. 22 0 •489 22 22 85 Blackham 6 F. H. 11 1 221 22 10 48 Walters 5 C. E. 10 0 204 £0 40 95 McLeod 15 25 2 405 17 60 65 W. Carkeek 6 10 0 155 15.£0 52 A. E. Trott 5 9 1 119 14.87 4? A. E. Johns 6 11 3 104 13.00 57 J. Phillips 7 J. V. 13 4 95 10 55 395 Saunders 13 20 7 112 8.61 29* J. Carlton 7 12 3 76 8.44 17* W. Roche 5 F. B. 10 0 73 7.30 29 Collins 12 20 Under five matches: T. Horan, 2 72 400 20 sen. 3 5 2 215 71.66 11? T. Hastings 2 W. E. Mid­ 4 2 115 57 50 106* winter 2 J. O’Hal­ 3 1 99 49.50 52* loran 2 4 1 135 45 00 1£8* J. Trinnick 3 Dr. J. E. 5 0 219 43.80 109 Barrett 4 8 2 203 33.83 68* J. Drysdale 2 4 0 133 33.25 66 H. F. Boyle 3 5 0 159 31.80 108 M. Ellis -3 6 0 180 30 00 118 J. Horan 3 5 1 117 29.25 50* F. Vaughan 2 4 0 ’ 13 vji 2"i 65 J. Slight 4 . 7 0 186 26.57 53 R. Pateman 2 3 1 44 22 00 33 E. Monfries 2 G. Coult- 4 2 43 21.50 36 hard 2 4 1 63 21.00 31 E. E. Bean 3 5 2 63 21.00 30" W. J. Scott 2 4 1 61 20 33 45 E. R. Goss 2 4 2 37 18 50 20 T. Rush 3 5 0 90 18.00 62 R. Houston 4 8 0 134 16 75 54 V. B. Trapp 2 Dr. H. J. H. 4 0 60 15.00 32 Scott 2 3 0 45 15 CO 26 H. Fry 2 W. H. 3 0 36 12 00 27 Cooper 3 4 2 24 12 00 11* J. Ainslie 2 4 0 46 11 50 29 E. Turner 2 G. H. 4 0 40 10.00 34 H azlitt 3 G. B. 5 1 39 9.75 21 Gordon 2 E H. 4 1 26 86G 15 Elliott 2 4 0 32 8 00 18 W. Tobin 2 4 0 27 6 75 15 R. Mitchell 3 A. H. 6 0 39 6.50 15 Christian 2 3 0 19 6 33 14