Cricket 1908

2*6 CR ICK ET : A W EEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. T une 18, 1908. H. GRADIDGE And SO N S , Factory; A rtillery P lace , WOOLWICH . “ O Y A L B A . ” R E I D ’ S O V A L . W H I T E . The celebrated preparation for cleaning Cricket and all Buff Leather Goods, W arranted not to rub off or eake. A s used at K en nington Oval, and h ighly recom m ended b y K . S R anjitsinhji, Dr. W . G. Grace, O. B. Fry, Lord D alm eny, Australian X L , 1905, G. L . Jessop, Ac., Ac P ack e d in z in c boxes, 6d. per box. J. J. REID, 378, Kennington Rd., London. THOS. J. TATE , All England Championship Racket Maker. C R IC K E T B A T S a n d B A L L S . 1 8 , P r in c e s S tre e t, C a v e n d is h S q u a r e , L O N D O N , W The Sportsman sa ys:—“ T h e b ou n d volum e of Cricket for 1907 is now ready, and affords a valuable record o f the gam e not only in E ngland, bu t in Greater B ritain.” l'rice 8 s. 6 d., post free 9s. C r i c k e t : A W E E K L Y R E C O R D O F T H E G A M E . 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON, E.C. THUR SDAY , JU N E i 8 t h , 1908. Pavilion Gossip. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time. — Samlet. T h e follow in g letter has been addressed to the First-Class C ounties and the M inor Counties C ricket Association :— Dear Sir,— A s representing the South African Cricket Associa­ tion, I have received a notice of the m eeting of the A dvisory County C ricket Com m ittee to be held 011 July 3. I hope to be present at the m eeting, bu t in order to give your com m ittee an opportunity of consider­ in g the position from the South A frican point of view I am enclosing a copy of a letter w ritten by Mr. A be Bailev to the secretary o f the M.C.O. on May 30, 1908. W ithout w ishing in any w ay to criticise the atti­ tude of the Australian Board of Control in declining to jo in in the Im perial cricket contest, and thereby destroying a schem e w hich was devised to im prove and prom ote cricket and other friendly relationships betw een the three countries, I should like to em pha­ sise the fact that the South African Cricket Associa­ tion has on ly regarded the contest from an Im perial point of view , and has been w illing, if necessary, to m ake som e sacrifice in bringing it into existence. We thin k it is to be regretted that the Australian Board could not view the m atter in the same light, especially as the schem e was only intended to be experim ental, and, on a very m odest calculation, w ould result in a profit to the countries concerned. In the circum stances it is hoped that your com ­ m ittee w ill not place the South African Cricket Association in a m ore unfavourable position than they w ould have been in had the contest been held and ask them to postpone their visit until after the requirem ents of the Australians have been satisfied. — Believe m e, yours faithfully, (Signed) E. G. W y n y a r d , Captain. W ellington Club, G rosvenor Place, S.W ., J une 10, 1908. T h e letter addressed by M r. Bailey to Mr. Lacey on M ay 30th, to which Captain W ynyard refers, w as as u n d er:— Savoy H otel, London, May 30, 1908. Dear Mr. Lacey, I received your com m unication to the effect that the Australian Board o f Control could n ot accept the proposal of the Im perial Contest in 1909 w ith great regret. I shall be obliged if you w ill point out to the Com ­ m ittee of the M.C.C. that since m ooting the idea of an Im perial contest m y A ssociation have done every­ thing in their pow er to m ove hand in hand w ith the controlling body of English cricket, and it is through no fault of ours it is not now definitely arranged. I can assure you the decision arrived at b y the Australian Board of Control w ill cause the m ost widespread regret and disappointm ent in South A frica. As you are aware, the South African team is largely com posed of business m en, w hose w ork is in connec­ tion w ith the m ines, and to ensure their presence in our team a great deal of organisation has been neces­ sary to enable them to absent them selves next year, and consequently a good m any contracts have been entored upon w liich w ould otherw ise have been un­ necessary. I venture to hope that the Com m ittee w ill extend an invitation to m y Association to play cricket in England in 1909, and that they w ill further take into consideration the fact that a great m any supporters of South African cricket have decided to defer their visit to England entirely upon the grounds that they w ould have the opportunity of seeing their representatives playing in England next year. Should an opportunity arise of considering the w hole question of A nglo-A frican cricket w hen the m atter is being discussed, I shall be glad if your Com m ittee w ill kindly recognise that a visit from English cricketers is due to us, and we should be glad to go in to this m atter. Yours, &c., A be B a il e y , President South African Cricket Association. Mr. Bailey m akes much o f the fact that players have entered into special contracts, and that som e follow ers of the gam e in South A frica have postponed their visit to England for a year, on the assum ption that the proposed Tournam ent would take place over here next season. This is com para­ tively a very small matter, and any incon­ venience experienced by those referred to must be attributed solely to their ow n haste in opining that the schem e form ulated by M r. Bailey would prove acceptable to all three parties. T h e present situation is dealt with in “ At the S ign of the W ick e t.” J. W . W . N a s o n , of the H astings Rovers C .C ., who has played a few tim es for Sussex, was responsible for tw o rem arkable feats on Tuesday and W ednesday o f last w eek. On the form er day, when assisting the Rovers against Brixton W anderers, he played an innings o f 107, in the course o f which he made six 4 ’s in an over. On the W ednesday he turned out for University School against H astings Post O ffice and so m onopolised the run-getting that when he w as bowled the score-sheet read th u s:— U n iversity S chool , H astin gs . J. W. W. N ason, b C ox .....................97 L. Inskipp, not out .................. I Bye ............................................. 1 Total (1 w k t.) ... ... 99 H e made all the first 64 runs obtained by his side, and in his com plete innings hit three 6 ’s and fourteen 4 ’s, m akin g his runs in half-an-hour. B oth m atches referred to •took place on the Central Ground. T h e above rem inds me that in June, 1902, Cow ley H ouse School m ade 134 (in­ cluding four extras) against Oakfield G ramm ar School, at H igh B arnet, of which number E. H . E. M organ, g o in g in first, claim ed 129 and w a s.n ot out. H e w as therefore responsible for 129 o f the 130 runs scored from the bat in the com ­ pleted innings. T h e great feature o f the past w eek ’s cricket has been the successful, I m ight alm ost say the dram atic, reappearance at L o rd ’s o f R an--------H .H . the Jam Sahib of N aw anagar. T h e know ledge that he w ould turn out for Sussex in their match with M iddlesex caused a good attendance, and when he went in to bat he w as ac­ corded a great ovation. T o quote the S ta r :— “ T h e S a h ib ! In his ow n province the Jam is en­ titled to a salute o f 17 guns, but a thundering round o f applause from the British public is better than all the K in g ’s artillery, and when his H igh ­ ness appeared in the doorw ay, with the fam iliar shirt on the old fam iliar flutter, a great cheer went up from the assembled slaves.” It is now a matter o f history that he scored 153 not out and 78 without a m istake. H e showed all his old mastery over the ball, a \ Used by all the TO Leading fZk, Players. ^ M ade In M en’s, Sm all M en’s, or College, 6, 5, 4, & S sizes. 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