Cricket 1908

CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M ay 21, 1908. that he afterwards proceeded to South Africa, and that, but for the intention being- announced in “ Gossip,” would in all probability have been brought to Eng­ land last year as a member of the South African team. A severe motor-cycling accident kept him out of cricket for some time, and, upon his return to Australia, he settled in Victoria and filled the position of coach to young players on the M.C.C. ’s ground. On the few occasions upon which he has taken the field since his misadven­ ture he has just now and again shown a glimpse of his old form, but his impaired eyesight has handicapped him heavily. The oc^ulists whom he has consulted raise hopes that ere long his sight will again be as keen as ever, in which case large scores from his bat will in all likelihood be again chronicled with remarkable regularity. On April 4th he turned out for his old club, Burwood, against Paddington at St. Luke’s Park, but had no opportunity of showing his form, for the latter remained in the whole afternoon for a total of 222 for seven wickets. E. A. W in d s o r , who scored 78 for the Australian Eleven against the Rest of Aus­ tralia in Noble’s Testimonial match at Sydney, made 75 (including eleven 4 ’s) for East Launceston v. North Launceston on the Cornwall ground on April 4th. T h e following team was chosen to do duty for the South in the North v. South Tasmania match at Hobart at Easier:— K. E. Burn, R. J. Hawson, C. J. Eady, N. Dodds, D. Paton, K. Eltham, A. Facy, J. Hudson, T . A. Tabart, H. Hale, and W. Richardson. This was a strong side, but some surprise was felt that T. D. Carroll did not get nearer than twelfth man. It was decided that a conference should be held between the Northern and Southern Associations during the progress of the above match relative to the control of inter- State matches with Victoria. Some matters of impottance were expected to be brought forward for discussion, and hopes were freely expressed on both sides that every­ thing in connection with inter-State con­ tests would be satisfactorily adjusted. The matter, it will be remembered, had been discussed in Melbourne on March 2nd dur­ ing the visit of the Tasmanian Eleven.— See Cricket, page 75, col. 3. “ H a o g js ” wrote as follows from Inver­ cargill, N.Z., on March 18th, to the Sydney Referee :— “ In this land of Scotchmen and kegs, cricket does not progress as it might. Small wonder, then, if one or two enthusiasts, sartorial artists, for­ sooth, collected eleven of their brethren of the needle, and, armed to the teeth with enthusiasm in the sacred cause of cricket, went forth to conquer. The bootmakers, hearing of the invasion, rushed headlong into the fray. A pitched battle was fought. Irrigation works—three small barrels—were erected on the field of battle, so that all warriors could be refreshed and the thirst of battle liquidated. The boot­ makers went on strike first, and ham­ mered up 90 runs with the loss of five wirkets. Then a bowler, Padget by name, finished up with five for one, the total score being 94. The tailors proved that they could reap as well as sow, and stacked up 118 runs, Craw­ ford 28 and Gray and McAuliffe 24 each.” The style is quite reminiscent of the early days of Bell's Life. W h il e umpiring at Balmain on April 4th, R. Callaway was severely hit with the ball Tt was driven back by J. B. Baines, and deflected by the bowler, F. Carrick, striking the umpire on the eye. He dropped like a log, and had to be helped from the field, and was afterwards taken to the hospital to have the injury attended to. T h e Melbourne C.C. did some very tall scoring on their own ground against North Melbourne on April 4th in the Second Grade Competition. After A. Aitken had suc­ cumbed for 24, R. G. Johnstone and P. G. Jennings got together, and, piling up runs in dingdong fashion, they had the grand record of 412 for one wicket at drawing­ time. Johnstone made 184 not out, and Jennings 178 not out. The former hit twenty-five 4’s, and the latter twenty-six 4’s and a five. It is said that Campbell had the “ best ” bowling average for North Melbourne. The match was to be continued on the following Saturday. O n the East Melbourne ground on April 8th the Coldstream ladies’ team played a combined team from other ladies’ clubs for the M. A. Noble Testimonial Fund. The scoring was not large, and the Coldstreams won after a close finish. Five runs were wanted when the last man (or, rather, woman) went in, and the required runs were made without the partnership being severed. A lady left-handed bowler made a favourable impression on the cognoscenti. I t was announced during the first week of April that the Noble Testimonial Fund amounted to £ i,$ 6 o, exclusive of what had been raised outside New South Wales. It was considered that Victoria’s contribution to the Fund would realise about ^500. V o g l e r has been appointed travelling professional by the South African Cricket Association. His duties will commence in September next, after his return from England. W r it in g on April 24th, my South African correspondent says : — “ Faulkner has offered an inducement to Nourse to go to the Rand, where he could get £ 2 5 a month. It is not good enough. I feel certain that Nourse would be a great suc­ cess in English county cricket, and he speaks very keenly on his ultimate associa­ tion with Surrey, if wanted ; he wrote a few weeks back asking what terms the County could offer. He would be missed in South Africa, but certainly he has his own future to think o f.” F r e d e r ic k H u n t , who did a very useful piece of bowling against Surrey at Wor­ cester on Monday, was born at Aldworth, in Berkshire, on September 13th, 1875, and is therefore in his thirty-third year. For some seasons he was on the Canterbury and Tonbridge ground-staffs, and in 1897 and 1898 appeared occasionally for Kent. H e played his first match for Worcester­ shire in 1900. A l t h o u g h beaten yesterday, Worcester­ shire were far indeed from being disgraced. For the fine effort they made in the final stage of the game they were almost indebted to H. K. Foster, who played per­ haps the most brilliant innings of his career. Had he succeeded in pulling off the game for his side, he would simply have met with his deserved reward. If it is possible for a side to lose gloriously, Worcestershire have certainly done so this week, thanks to their captain. To make 292 after being set 307 to win is a feat seldom chronicled in inter-County cricket. Lieut. W. G. M. S a r e l , who played a few times for Surrey a year or two ago, recently made a big score in India in a match for the Jamsajee Cup. Playing for 1st Batt. Northumberland Fusiliers v. 2nd Black Watch, he scored 216 after being missed in the slips from the second ball he received. The Fusiliers won by nine wickets, scoring 582 and 42 for one wicket against 280 and 343. A t a meeting of the Yorkshire County C.C. Committee at Leeds on Monday last it was announced that Lord Hawke had expressed the wish that the testimonial to him should be something in the shape of jewellery and old china, which could be- handed *down as a family heirloom. The presentation will be made on July 14th, the second day of the match with Notts, when a banquet will be given in honour of his lordship. S ir T. C. O ’B r ie n , B a r t., is d e fe n d a n t in a n Irish lib e l ca se in w h ich d a m a g e s a re cla im e d to th e a m o u n t o f ^ 3 ,0 0 0 . I t was with much regret that I learnt by the last American mail of the death of Mr. Jerome Flannery, from whom I had received many items of interest for