Cricket 1908

Nov. 26, 1908. CR ICK KT A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 461 Paton heading the list in 1902-3. As bats­ man, bowler, and fieldsman, C. J. Eady has had a really magnificent career. Chosen as a member of the 1896 Australian Eleven, he was considered, next to E. Jones, the best fast bowler then playing; but when inEngland he ricked his side during the match against Hampshire, and afterwards his pace fell away, and he did not do himself justice. He got a batting average of 13-80, and his bowling showed 16 wickets at an average of 25 50 runs each. Mr. Eady holds the record for the following:—The world’s record score in club matches, viz., 566 (Break o’ Day v. Wellington), March 15th and April 5th, 1902, The innings occupied 7 hours 55 min­ utes. The only intercolonial double-century score, 116 and 112 not out, by a Tasmanian, v. Victoria, January 20th and 29th, 1895. The highest individual score in North and South matches, 187, April 1, 1893. He secured every wicket in the second innings of the..North v. South match at Hobart in December, 1900; and every wicket in the first innings of the South Hobart v. East Hqhar.t, match at Hobart on February 27th, 1906. In February, 1898, for Break o’ Day against Wellington, he scored 205 and 120 (not out). He also possesses another record, which very few know of, and one identified with the institution of district cricket in Southern Tasmania. In the first match played under the district scheme at New Town on Saturday, October 21st, 1905, South Hobart v. West Hobart, Mr. Eady made the first two runs, and was the first batsman bowled out—areal “ hopper” fromE. Bussell. Appended are Mr. Eady’s batting and bowl­ ing figures in senior cricket in Tasmania:— BATTING Not H. Assoc. Club Season Mtchs. Ins. Out Runs Score Avg. Avg. 1885-6 ... 5 7 1 84 38 14*0 9-5 1886-7 ... ... 6 9 0 169 39 18-7 18-1 1887-8 ... ... 9 14 0 241 48 17*2 — 1888-9 ... 7 10 1 311 67 • 34-5 28-7 1889-0... 13 17 0 696 155 40-9 66*4 1890-1 ... ... 11 17 0 877 218 51*5 63-0 1891-2 ... ... 11 IS 1 505 128 29-7 43-0 1892-3 ... ... 10 15 3 733 187 61-0 42-2 1893-4 ... ... 10 17 3 694 90 49-5 56*5 1894-5 ... ... 11 17 2 525 116 35-0 22-0 1895-6 ... ... 10 14 2 583 182* 48*5 44“2 1896-7 ... 7 12 2 347 122 34-7 49-8 1897-8 ... 9 14 1 623 205 47*;) 80*5 1808-9 ... ... 10 18 3 779 231 51*9 98-8 1899-0 ... ... 10 14 4 871 229* 87*1 167*2 1000-1 ... ... 10 14 1 596 104 45*S 54*6 1001-2 ... ... 8 10 1 937 566 104*1 151-2 1002-3 ... ... 11 16 1 435 S3 29*0 36-3 1903-4 ... ... 8 11 1 439 125 43-9 39-4 1904-5... ... 8 11 1 547 163* 54*7 99-6 1905-6... ... 10 17 3 581 138* 41*5 48-0 1900-7 ... ... 10 ... 8 15 2 575 85 44*2 41-0 1907-8 ... 11 1 436 134 43*6 54-0 Totals 212 318 34 12,5S4 566 44-3 BOWLING. 1885-6... 1886-7 .. 1887-8... 1S88-9... 1889-0... 1890-1... 1891-2... 1892-3... 1893-4... 1894-5 .. 1895-6... 1896-7... 1897-8.. Wkts. Rue. 146 228 406 336 519 364 582 669 571 648 829 745 922 Avg. 12-1 25*3 14-5 12-9 15-7 12*1 16-1 15 5 111 91 10-4 12 6 131 1898-9... 1899-0... 1900-1... 1901-2... 1902-3... 1903-4... 1004-5... 1905-6... 1906-7 .. 1907-8... Wkts. Rns. Avg. 1,3S3 1,284 1,007 839 756 727 766 78S 940 732 19-7 17-8 14-3 16*7 18-4 12-5 13*9 11-4 15*1 16'6 Totals 1,138 16,1S7 14 2 In the necessarily brief foregoing refer­ ences to two of Tasmania’s foremo-t cricket champions, it has only been possible to lightly touch on their careers. However, their records speak for themselves. Cricket­ ers throughout Tasmania and Australia will join heartily in acknowledging their memor­ able deeds, and wish them both long life and happiness in their retirement from the game in which they have proved themselves such honourable opponents and such brilliant performers .—The Tasmanian Mail. AN INDIAN APPRECIATION OF H.H. THE JAM SAHIB OS' NAWANAGAR. The Kathiawar News, in most emphatically contradicting “ the malicious rumour, industriously circulated by some wicked persons for some time past to the effect that His Highness the Maharaja Jam Saheb Ranjitsinhji of Nawanagarintended to abdicate," stated that the rumours were evidently put into circulation by persons who had been keenly disappointed to find his claim upheld by the Government. The paper remarked:—“ In upholding the claim of Ranjitsinhji to the gadi of Nawanager, the action of Government was most just and met with universal approval, not only in Kathiawar, but throughout the whole of India and Europe, where His Highness is so well known and so much liked, he being the rightful claimant, having been adopted as his heir by the late Jam Vibhaji, who took a fancy to him when a child, his princely bearing and great intelligence having attracted general attention at his Court, and appointed him as his successor to the disinheritance and rejection of others. His Highness the Maharaja JamSaheb’s eminent qualities of head and heart have won for him an enduring fame and he is most popular with his subjects, for whom he entertains great regard and has done so much even in the very short time that he has been on the gadi, that they look upon him as one destined under God’s providence to make them happy. His Highness convinced them, at the very threshold of his career, of a deep sense of his responsibilities as a ruler and a strong faith in the possibilities of Nawanagar, whereby he could improve their moral and material well-being. His Highness partic­ ularly wishes that he should have about him men of high and unimpeachable character, and does not suffer himself to be led by mistaken feelings into retaining bad or incompetent men in his service, and takes great care to guard himself against the various pitfalls into which a Chief is likely to be led by interested persons. Above all, His Highness has a faculty of seeing through things quite intuitively and detests intriguing persons, with tho result that a number of such obnoxious people have seen fit to resign the service, rather than to draw down upon themselves the ire of their master and be publicly disgraced by dismissal from the service or otherwise. Itis the fervent piayer of His Highness's subjects that he may long be spared to rule over them. His Highness the Jam Saheb is expected to return to India next month, but if leave-taking and final completion of arrangements for the retuin journey to India are delayed, His Highness’s departure from England may be postponed for a month or so.” During 1908 Middlesex’s credit balance of £SS5 was turned into a defieit of .€140. Sussex and Somei set will not meot next season, owing to the latter county wishing to economise as much as possible owing to the present financial position of the club. At Sydney, on October 3rd, J. Minnett (179) and T. McMahon (130) went in first for North Sydney Second XI and put on close on 300 runs for the first wicket against Randwick, SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CRICKET AND CRICKETERS. Duriog the approaching season a merit board will be hung in the luncheon room of the Adelaide Oval. On it will be shown the names of the men who have the best figures with bat and ball for the State in eleven a-side matches played bythe South Australian Cricket Association, as well as the premier records in club cricket. The statistics, which appear in the Annual Report of the S.A.C.A., were compiled by Mr. C. B. O’Reilly, of The Register , and are as follows :— FIRST-CLASS BATSMEN INSOUTH AUSTRALIA. Performances Included—South Australian Cricket Association Eleven v. England, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia, and Queensland. Date Batsmen. 1877-8—C. H. Gibbs 1S.S0-1—W. Slight 1882-3—J. Noel ............... 1853-4—W. D. H. Claxton 1854-5—C. Kcinp ... 1885-6—C. G. Godfrey ... 18S6-7—C. G. Godfrey ... 1887-8—G. Giffen . 1888-9—G. G iffcn.............. 1889-0—J. J. Lyons 1890-1—G. Giffen.............. 1891-2—G. Giffen.............. 1892-3—G. Giffen.............. 1803-4—G. Giffen.............. 1894-5—J. Darling 1895-6—C. Ilill .............. 1896-7—J. J. Lyons 1897-8—C. Hill .............. 1898-9—C. Hill .............. 1899-0-F. T. Hack 1900-1—C. Hill .............. 1901-2—C. Hill ............... 1902-3—G. Giffen . 1903-4—C. Hill ............... 1904-5—C. Ilill .............. 1905-6—D. R. A. Gehrs ... 1906-7—C. Hill .............. 1907-8—C. Hill .............. Aver. 47-00 31*25 24-00 72*50 49-00 59 00 26*50 123-25 77-00 63-50 91-66 104*75 58-50 75-14 50-11 61*83 74-40 62-75 88*20 103-66 51-40 55 0.) 51*80 48*16 59*33 46*50 76*80 FIRST-CLASS BOWLERS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Performances Included—South Australian Cricket Association Eleven, v. England, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia, and Queensland. Date. Bowler Aver. 1877-S—J. B evan................................................. 4*21 1880-1—G. Giffen................................................. 18*62 1882-3—J. Quilty................................................. 11.81 1883-4—W. I). 11. Claxton ......................... 28*50 1884-5—J. U. R u n d e ll..................................... 6*83 1885-6—G. Giffen................................................. 11-82 1886-7—G. Giffen................................................. 15*58 1SS7-8—G. Giffen.......................... ............... 17*25 1888-9—G. Giffen..................................... ... 12 *23 1889-0—J. C. Reedm an...................................... 17‘30 1890-1—G. Giffen.................................................. 18*52 1891-2—G. Giffen.................................................. 12-31 1892-3—E. Jones.................................................. 21*32 1893-4—E. Jones ... .......................... ... 20*47 1894-5-J. J. Lyons ...................................... 20‘45 1S95-6—E. Jones.................................................. 18-04 1896-7—A. J. Carraclier...................................... 14-57 1897-8-E. Jon es.................................................. 20-18 1895-9—F. Jarvis.................................................. 25 53 1899-0—G. Giffen.................................................. 27"25 1000-1—J. F. Travers .......................... .. 21*50 1901-2—G. Giffen................................................. 19*35 1902-3—II. H a y .................................................. 15 22 1903-4—N. Claxton ...................................... 25*75 1904-5—J. C. Reedman...................................... 25*7S 1905-6—A. W. W r ig h t ...................................... 26.60 1906-7—A. W. W r ig h t...................................... 19"6S 1907-S—W. A. Hewer ...................................... 33*40 PREMIER CLUB 1873-4 1874-5- 1875-6- 1876-7 1S77-8- 1878-9- 1879-0- 1880-1- 1881-2- 1882-3- 1883-1- 1884-5- - Norwood. -Kensington Norwood -Norwood -Norwood -Norwood -North Adelaide -Hind marsh -Norwood -Norwood -Hindmarsh -Norwood 1885-6- 1S86-7- 1887-8- 1888-9- 1889-0- 1890-1- 1891-2- 1892-3- 1893-4- 1894-5- 1895-6- 1896-7- -Norwood -Norwood -Norwood -Norwood -Norwood -Norwood -Norwood -South Adelaide -South Adelaide -North Adelaide -North Adelaide -Norwood