Cricket 1908

D e c . 24, 1908. CR ICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 469 CRICKET FIXTURES FOR 1909. MAY. 3.- 5.- 5.- 6.- 6.- 10.- 10 .- 10 .- 10 .- 13. 13. 13. 13. 13. 15. 17. 17 . 17. 17. 17. 17. 20 . 20 . 20 . 20 . 20 . 24. 24. 24. 24. 24. 24. 27. 27! 27. 27. 27. 31. 31. 81. 81. 81. 81. 31. 3.- 3.- 3.- 3.- 3.- 3.- 7.- 7.- 7.- 7.- 7.- 7.- 10 .- 10 .- 10 .- 10 .- 10.- 10.- 10.- 10.- 12.- 14.- 14. 14. 17. 17 . 17, 17. 17. 17. 21.- 21 . 21 . 21 . 21 . 21. 21 . 24. 24. 24. 24. 24. 26. -The Oval, Surrey v. Northamptonshire. -Derby, Derbyshire v. Yorkshire. -Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Leicestershire. -Lord’s, M.C.C. Meeting and Dinner. -Hull, Yorkshire v. Northamptonshire. -The Oval, Surrey v. Hampshire. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Notts. -The Oval, Surrey v. Warwickshire. -Bath, Somerset v. Yorkshire. -Derby, Derbyshire v. Sussex. Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Kent. -Brighton, Sussex v. Notts. -Manchester, Lancashire v. Leicestershire. -Worcester, Worcestershire v. Yorkshire. -Oxford, University v. Surrey. -Derby, Derbyshire v. Warwickshire. Lord’s, Middlesex v. Gloucestershire. -Leicester, Leicestershire v. Kent. -Worcester, Worcestershire v. Lancashire. -Leeds, Yorkshire v. Essex. -Hampshire, Hampshire v. Somerset. -Oxford, University v. Mr. H. D. G. Leveson- Gower’s XI. -Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Surrey. —Bath, Somerset v. Lancashire. —Chesterfield, Derbyshire v Kent. —Northampton, Northamptonshire v. Yorkshire. —Nottingham, Notts v. Leicestershire. —Lords, Middlesex v. Sussex. —Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Warwickshire. —Bradford, Yorkshire v. Somerset. —The Oval, Surrey v. Essex. —Leicester, Leicestershire v. Lancashire. —Northampton, Northamptonshire v. Kent. —The Oval, Surrey v. Derbyshire. —Brighton, Sussex v. Gloucestershire. —Liverpool, Lancashire v. Essex. —Cambridge, University v. Yorkshire. —Oxford, University v. Kent. ,— (Whit Monday).—Lord’s, Middlesex v. Kent (J. E. West’s benefit). .—Leyton, Essex v. Derbyshire. —Manchester, Lancashire v. Yorkshire. .--Nottingham, Notts v. Surrey. .—Taunton, Somerset v. Gloucestershire. .—Southampton, Hampshire v. Sussex. ,—Worcester, Worcestershire v. Warwickshire. JUNE. -Lord’s, Middlesex v. Hampshire. Nottingham, Notts v. Essex. -Manchester, Lancashire v. Kent. •The Oval, Surrey v. Worcestershire. ■Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Sussex. -Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Yorkshire. -Leicester, Leicestershire v. Northamptonshire. -Huddersfield, Yorkshire v. Kent. -Leyton, Essex v. Surrey. -Liverpool, Lancashire v. Warwickshire. -Derby, Derbyshire v. Leicestershire. -Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Notts. -Cambridge, the University v. Sussex. -Lord’s, Middlesex v. Yorkshire. -Catford, Kent v. Essex. In Hampshire, Hampshire v. Surrey. -Manchester, Lancashire v. Sussex. -Leicester, Leicestershire v. Notts. Gloucester, Gloucestershire v. Northampton­ shire. -Oxford, the University v. M.C.C. and Ground. -Cambridge, the University v. Mr. H. D. G. Leveson-Gower’s XI. -Coventry, Warwickshire v. Derbyshire. -Sheffield, Yorkshire v. Sussex. -Tonbridge, Kent v. Worcestershire. -Northampton, Northamptonshire v. Surrey. -Lord’s. Middlesex v. Essex. -Dewsbury, Yorkshire v. Leicestershire. -Nottingham, Notts v. Northamptonshire. -Horsham, Sussex v. Surrey. —Tonbridge, Kent v. Lancashire. —In Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire v. Hamp­ shire. —Lord’s, Middlesex v. Notts. The Oval, Surrey v. Lancashire. —Catford, Kent v. Gloucestershire. .—Leicester, Leicestershire v. Warwickshire. In Derbyshire, Derbyshire v. Hampshire. —Brighton, Sussex v. Cambridge University. .—Reigate, Surrey v. Oxford University. .—Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Cambridge University. .—The Oval, Surrey v. Gloucestershire. .—Portsmouth, Hampshire v. Middlesex. .—Leyton, Essex v. Leicestershire. —Brighton, Sussex v. Oxford University. ,—Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Northampton­ shire. 28.—Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. O xford University. 28.—Leyton, Essex v. Middlesex. 28.—Sheffield, Yorkshire v. Surrey. 28.—Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Kent. 28.—Worcester, Worcestershire v. Sussex. 28.—Nottingham, Notts v. Lancashire. 28.—Leicester, Leicestershire v. Hampshire. 28.—Eastbourne, Cambridge University v. Mr. II. D. G. Leveson-Gower’s XI. JULY. 1.—Lord’s, Middlesex v. Worcestershire. 1.—Leyton, Essex v. Sussex. 1.—Gravesend, Kent v. Northamptonshire. 1.—Chesterfield, Derbyshire v. Surrey. 1.—Leamington, Warwickshire v. Hampshire. 1.—Eastbourne, Oxford University v. Mr. H. D. G. Leveson-Gower’s XI. 5.—Lord’s, Oxford v. Cambridge. 5.—Manchester, Lancashire v. Surrey. 5.—Bradford, Yorkshire v. Notts. 5.—Worcester, Worcestershire v. Kent. 5.—Brighton, Sussex v. Leicestershire. 5.—Northampton, Northamptonshire v. Hants. 8.—The Oval, Gentlemen v. Players. 8.—Manchester, Lancashire v. Notts. 8.—Leicester, Leicestershire v. Yorkshire. 8.—Brighton, Sussex v. Derbyshire. 12.—Lord’s, Gentlemen v. Players. 12.—Tunbridge Wells, Kent v. Derbyshire. 12.—Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Sussex. 15.—Lord's, Middlesex v. Lancashire. 15.—Nottingham, Notts v. Yorkshire. 15.—Tunbridge Wells, Kent v. Sussex. 15.—Southampton, Hampshire v. Derbyshire. 15.—Bath, Somerset v. 'Worcestershire. 15.—Northampton, Northamptonshire v. Gloucester­ shire. 17.—Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Leicestershire. 19.—Lord’s, Middlesex v. Surrey. 19.—Gravesend, Kent v. Somerset. 19.—Northampton, Northamptonshire v. Notts. 19.—Leyton, Essex v. Gloucestershire. 19.—Eastbourne, Sussex v. Lancashire. 19.—In Hampshire, Hampshire v. Worcestershire. 22.—Lord’s, Middlesex v. Somerset. 22.—Blackheath, Kent v. Surrey. 22.—Leyton, Essex v. Lancashire. 22.—Eastbourne, Sussex v. Worcestershire. 22.—Nottingham, Notts v. Gloucestershire. 22.—Leeds, Yorkshire v. Warwickshire. 26.—The Oval, Surrey v. Somerset. 26.—Brighton, Sussex v. Middlesex. 26.—Portsmouth, Hampshire v. Gloucestershire 26.—Leicester, Leicestershire v. Essex. 26.—Northampton, Northants v. Derbyshire. 29.—The Oval, Surrey v. Sussex. 29.—Leyton, Essex v. Kent. 29.—Glossop, Derbyshire v. Notts. 29.—Worcester, Worcestershire v. Gloucestershire. AUGUST. 2.—Canterbury, Kent v. Middlesex (Canterbury Week). 2.—The Oval, Surrey v. Notts. 2.—Bradford. Yorkshire v. Lancashire (S. Haigh’s Benefit). 2.—Brighton, Sussex v. Hampshire. 2.—Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Somerset. 2.—Derby, Derbyshire v. Essex. 2.—Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Worcestershire. 2.—Northampton, Northamptonshire v. Leicester­ shire. 5.—The Oval, Surrey v. Middlesex. 5.—Canterbury, Kent v. Hampshire (C. Blythe’s Benefit). 5.—Leicester. Leicestershire v. Derbyshire. 5.—Leyton, Essex v. Notts. 5 .- Harrogate, Yorkshire v. Worcestershire. 5.—Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Gloucestershire. (♦.—Southampton, Hampshire v. Northamptonshire. 9.—Brighton, Sussex v. Kent. 9.—Taunton, Somerset v. Surrey. 9.—Manchester, Lancashire v. Worcestershire. 12.—Nottingham, Notts v. Sussex. 12.—Manchester, Lancashire v. Middlesex. 12.—Sheffield, Yorkshire v. Derbyshire. 12.—Taunton, Somerset v. Kent. 12.—Worcester, Worcestershire v. Hampshire. 12.—In Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire v. Surrey. 14.—Northampton, Northampton v. Warwickshire. 16.—Taunton, Somerset v. Hampshire. 16.—Leicester, Leicestershire v. Surrey. 16.—The Oval, Surrey v. Kent. 16.—Leeds, Yorkshire v. Middlesex. 10.—Chesterfield, Derbyshire v. Lancashire. 19.—The Oval, Surrey v. Yorkshire. 19.—Cheltenham, Gloucestershire v. Worcestershire. 19.—Nottingham, Notts v. Middlesex. 19._Portsm outh, Hampshire v. Leicestershire. 19.—Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Lancashire. 19.—Brighton, Sussex v. Essex. 19.—Derby, Derbyshire v. Northamptonshire. 23.—Dover, Kent v. Yorkshire. 23.—Leicester, Leicestershire v. Surrey. 23.—Chichester, Sussex v. Warwickshire. 23.—Cheltenham, Gloucestershire v. Essex. 23.—Worcester, Worcestershire v. Somerset. 23.—Manchester, Lancashire v. Derbyshire. 26.—Leyton, Essex v. Yorkshire. 26.—In Worcestershire, Worcestershire v. Surrey. 26.—Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Middlesex. 26.—Manchester, Lancashire v. Somerset. -Nottingham, Notts v. Derbyshire. -Dover, Kent v. Leicestershire. -Bournemouth, Hampshire v. Warwickshire. -The Oval, Surrey v. Leicestershire. -Brighton, Sussex v. Yorkshire. -Taunton, Somerset v. Middlesex. -Bournemouth, Hampshire v. Kent. SEPTEMBER. -Scarborough, Yorkshire v. M.C.C. and Ground (Scarborough Festival). -Scarborough, Gentlemen v. Players. -Hastings, Gentlemen of the South v. Players of the South. -The Oval, Champion County v. Rest of England (four days). Other important fixtures at Lord s are : — May 20.—Middlesex 2nd XI. v. Kent 2nd XL June 7.—Army v. Navy. July 8.—M.C.C. v. Egypt and the Soudan. July 9.—Eton v. Harrow. July 20.—Rugby v. Marlborough. July 30.—Cheltenham v. Haileybury. Aug. 2.—M.C.C. and Ground v. Public Schools. T h e A u s tr a lia n s ’ fixtures were published in the November issue of Cricket. They have since been approved by the Australian Board of Control. CRICKET IN SOUTH AFRICA. DURBAN v. MARITZBURG. Played at Durban on November 7 and 9 and won by the home side by nine wickets. The feature of the match was the batting of Nourse, who scored 97 out. of 169 in two hours aud a-half without being dismissed ; he offered one chance, when 83, and hit ten 4’s. Score and analysis :— D urban . First innings. Second innings. B. C. Cooley,bForder ... 0 notout.......... ... 0 G. L. Wilkes, b Samuelson 3 D. Taylor, b Forder .......... 20 A. D. Nourse, not out ... 97 not out .......... 0 T. T. Cradock, b Samuel­ son .................................14 A. C. King, c Sturgess, b A nderson..........................13 G. L. Dalton, b Anderson 5 b Samuelson ... 0 H. Morley, b Forder .........30 L. Dalton, c and b Samuel­ son .................................. 1 C. P. Carter, c Arbuthnot, b Forder .......................... 0 D. J. Nicol, c Arbuthnot, b Forder .......................... 0 B 7, lb 3 .................. 10 B ...... 4 Total .................. 193 M a ritz b u rc First innings. G. C. Anderson, b Nourse 10 C. E. Forder, b Carter ... 0 20 E. Morris, b N ourse......... J. J. Bisset, e Nicol, 1 Carter................................. O. Pearse, c Nicol, 1 Cradock ......................... J. L. Conway, b Nourse .. E. Arbuthnot, b King E. G. French, b Nourse .. R. H. Blake, run out P. Sturgess, c King, 1 Nourse ......................... S. V. Samuelson, not out.. B 9 ,lb 5 ......................... Total (1 wkt) 4 Sccond innings, c Wilkes,b Dalton 1 c Dalton, b Cra­ dock ........... 8 b Dalton .......... 34 2 lbw, b Nourse ... 16 Total Forder ... Samuelson Anderson French ... ...........92 D u rban . First innings. O. M. R.W. ........ 18*2 2 56 5 .. 21 3 94 3 .. 10 0 13 2 .. 7 0 20 0 .. c Nicol, b King... 1 st Nicol, b Carter 6 b Carter .......... 9 lbw, b King ... 2 c Wilkes, b Dalton 0 b Carter ... ... 10 not out ......... . 0 B 11, lb 3 .......... 14 Total...........101 Sccond innings. O. M. R. W. ... 1 2 1 0 0 ... 2 2 0 1 M a ritz b u rg . First innings. O. M. R. W. Cradock......... 6 5 1 1 ... Carter ........... 248 37 2 ... Nourse ...........22’4 11 31 5 ... King ........... 5 39 1 ... Dalton Second innings. O. M. R. W. ... 7 3 14 1 ... 21*1 8 33 3 ... 12 4 17 1 10 , 7- 2 13 3 10 3 In future the London County C.C. will be known as the Crystal Palace C.C. F. S. Middleton hit 24 runs off an over from J. Rynn for Middle Harbor v. Sydney District at j Manly Oval on October 10.