Cricket 1908

M ay 14, 1908. CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 139 seven wickets for no runs in 41 balls for Gloucestershire v. Notts, at Cheltenham in ^ 77 - In its account of the first day’s play in the M.C.C. and Ground v. Yorkshire match at Lord’s, the Daily Telegraph stated :— Directly after Hardstaff’s defeat a wicket was again thrown away by yet another attempt to bring off a short run, and this time the man who was run out was the victim. Are we to infer from this that the man who was run out through bad judgment earlier in the innings was not the victim on that occasion? It seems as though an addition THE SURREY COUNTY C.C. has been made to Cricket.” “ The Problems of I u n d e r s t a n d that J. N. Crawford will shortly appear before the public in a new role —that of author. He is devoting his leisure time to the compilation of a booklet entitled “ J. N. Crawford’s Trip to Kan- garooland,” which will be illustrated by “ Rip ” and published at a shilling. E a r l y yesterday morning there was an outbreak of fire at the Pavilion at the Oval. The dining-room was somewhat severely injured by smoke and water and a quantity of matchlining was burned. SOUTHGATE v. HON. AR TILLER Y PA N Y .—Played at Finsbury on May y. S outhgate . R. B. Heygate, b Collins ............... R. S. Dickson, b Damian ............... C. Brown, b Damian J. C. Ford, b Collins W . F. Rowe, c and b Damian .............. J. C. Bevington, b Collins ............... Rev. H.S.Dixon Spain, notout A . J. Adams, b F. S. Lewis .............. S. B. Kimbell, c and b F. S. Lewis.............. C. A. J. Whyte, lbw, b F. S. Lewis F. C. Adair Thomp­ son, c Bevington, b Cranfield ............... R. C. Cole, c and b F. S. Lewis ............... H. J. Bonser, c Cran- lield, b F. S. Lewis L.R. Lewis, b Collins S. Darlington, c Hay­ den, b Collins G. W . Cranlield, b Collins ............... F. 8. Lewis, b Collins Extras . Total 13 H.A.C. J. C. Hayden, b F. S. J .LDW1 H. Watts, not out ............................. R.W .Newmegen, lbw, b F. S. Lewis N. A. Damian,b Cran­ field .. 109 J.Coll ns, b F. S.Lewis 13 Extras 49 " To the South Africans must be imputed the contortions of some two or three members of every college team who profess to be bowlers of the school of Mr. Schwarz .” —The Field. GEORGE LEW IN & Co., (Established 1869.) Club Colour Specialists and Athletic Clothing Manufacturers. OUTFITTERS BY APPOINTMENT To the Australians, 1896,1899 and 1902 ; Mr. Ktoddart’s XI.. 1894-1895, 1397- 1898; Mr. MacLaren s XI., 190i-1902 • West Indian XI., 1900 and 1906 ; South Africans XI., 1901 and 1907; and M C.C., Lancashire, Kent, Surrey and London Counties, Wanderers, Stoics. Bromley, Sutton, and all Public Schools’ Old Boys Clubs.—Write for E stimates F ree . Telegraphic Address : “ Leotdde, London? Telephone: P.O . City 607. 8, Crooked Lane, Monument, London Bridge, E.C. The last Annual General Meeting of the Surrey County C.C., held at the Oval at 5 p.m. on Thursday last, was better at­ tended than is usually the case, the motion of Mr. A. M. Latham, by which the re­ tiring members of the Committee would be rendered ineligible for re-election for a year, causing much interest to centre in the proceedings. The amendment, when put to the vote* only just failed to obtain the requisile two-thirds majority, and so it was very properly decided to take a poll of the whole membership of the Club in the matter. Lord Alverstone, the President, occupied the chair, and among those supporting him were Lord Dalmeny, Gen. Trevor, Col. Farmer, the Rev. E. W. Northey, and Messrs. K. J. Key, H. D. G. Leveson- Gower, J. Shuter, D. L. A. Jephson, G. Everitt, W. E. Roller, G. H. Longman, &c. Before the ordinary business of the meet­ ing was proceeded with, Lord Alverstone announced that he had a very pleasing task to perform. The members were well aware that Lord Dalmeny, owing to Par­ liamentary duties, felt obliged to resign the captaincy of the Eleven after holding that position for three years, and it was felt by the Committee and the members of the Club that he could not be allowed to pass from office without some slight token of their appreciation of his services during that period. He therefore had much plea­ sure in presenting him with a silver cigar- box, suitably inscribed and enclosed in a walnut case, and expressed the hope that his duties would often allow him to assist the Eleven in future. Lord Dalmeny, in replying, said that he greatly appreciated the gift, and that nothing would please him more than to be able to play cricket all the summer. He hoped he had not played his last match for Surrey—that is, if Mr. Leveson-Gower would give him a place—and said that he would always be found ready to assist the County both on the field and off it. Lord Alverstone then proceeded to deal with the various items in the report and balance-sheet, and referred to the loss the Club had sustained in the death of Mr. Denzil Onslow, who had been a valued member of the Committee for many years, and whose place it would be found difficult to fill. They had all regretted to hear of the illness of Abel, who, he was glad to say, was now distinctly better and, he hoped, would speedily be restored to health. Mr. Leveson-Gower had consented to the request of the Committee to captain the Eleven upon Lord Dalmeny retiring from the position ; it was no fault of theirs that they had not secured his services as leader years ago, it being due solely to business reasons that he then found him­ self unable to accept the invitation, for he rightly wished to make his mark in life before doing so in play. Allusion was made to the satisfaction which was felt at seeing the fixture with Somerset again in­ cluded in the match-list—a result he had gradually striven to bring about. With reference to the proposed annuity of ;£ioo to Mrs. Alcock from January ist, 1908, he pointed out that Mr. Alcock had died in harness and would have received a pension in due course, and therefore he was sure the proposal would meet with the unani­ mous support of the members. He then formally moved the adoption of the report and balance-sheet.—Mr. Shuter seconded, and they were carried nem. con., as well as the proposal concerning the grant to Mrs. Alcock. Lord Alverstone was then unanimously re-elected President, Earl Onslow, the Earl of Rosebery, and Mr. Wildman Cattley vice-Presidents, and Sir Jeremiah Colman Hon. Treasurer. The eight retiring mem­ bers of the Committee were returned with­ out opposition, and Mr. G. W. Ricketts was elected to the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Denzil Onslow. A vote of thanks was passed to the amateur members of the team for their valuable services last summer. The Pre­ sident said that he hoped Lord Dalmeny would keep his promise. Mr. Knox would become available again in July, and he hoped that Mr. J. N. Crawford—(cheers)— would be available for the whole summer. Lord Dalmeny, in replying, said that no one would begrudge the last-named his holiday after all the fine work he had got through in Australia, and they all hoped he would be in the same all-round form as last season. The meeting was then made special in order to consider the proposed alterations. The suggestion to admit schoolboy mem­ bers under the age of 19 at 10s. 6d. with an entrance fee of a guinea, without hav­ ing any voice in the management, was agreed to, as well as the amendments tc rules vi. and xiii. Mr. Latham then moved that rule iii. be altered to read as follows :— “ The Committee shall consist of the ex-officio Members, the Captain of the County Eleven, and twenty-four Mem­ bers of the Club, one-sixth”—his original proposal had been one-third— “ of whom shall retire at each Annual Meeting, by rotation, and shall not be eligible for re-election until the Annual Meeting next following. The quorum of a Meeting of the Committee shall be seven.” He said he brought his proposal forward as a matter of principle, and he thought that a seat on the Committee should not be a freehold. If there was new blood in­ troduced a body became more energetic, and only once could he remember anyone being voted to the Committee by the mem­ bers. A year’s rest after a period of six years’ service would do no harm, and they were not likely to refrain from re-electing to the Committee a man who had done good work, whilst under the rule as it stood at present there was a natural dis­ inclination to oust anyone and the un­ official candidate stood little chance against the individual proposed for re-election.— Mr. A. L. Sloper seconded. Lord Alverstone admitted that the reduc­ tion from one-third to. one-sixth lessened the objection, but he was still opposed to the change as breaking the continuity of the work of the executive, and the cases of Surrey and the M.C.C., where the proposed system obtained, were different. Mr. G. H. Longman, a member of the Committee, urged the members to respect the opinion of the President, and after further discussion a show of hands was taken. At first the figures were 71 for and 32 against, but as on a second count the figures were 73 to 45 it was agreed to take the opinion of the whole Club on the ques­ tion, sending a voting-paper to every member. During 1907 tho number of persons who passed through the turnstiles at Lcrd’s vaa 207,118.