Cricket 1908

472 CR ICK ET : A W EEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. D e c . 24, 190 8, M r . A. N. H o r n b y presided at the Annual General Meeting of the Lanca­ shire County C.C. at Manchester on the 11th inst. The balance sheet was adopted. On the motion of Mr. E . Roper, tho President, Mr. A. N. Hornby, was unanimously re-elected. The vice- Presidents elected included Sir Frank Hollins, Sir John Thursby, ex-High Sheriff o f Lancashire, and Mr. J. H. Madan. It was stated that when debenture shares were offered Mr. Madan camo forward with an offer of ±1,590. Mr. Horner was re-appointed honorary treasurer. Mr. H ornby proposed that F. R. Reynolds, who had been associated with the Club since 1807— for many years as ground manager and was now 74 years of age, should receive ±100 a year for life, and that he and his wife be elected life members of tho Club. This motion was heartily approved. T he position of ground manager and senior coach at Old Trafford has been accepted by R. G. Barlow in succession to F. R. Reynolds, who resigned during the summer. This is an appointment upon which Barlow, the County Club, and the young players who attend the Old Trafford ground to be coached arc all to be very heartily congratulated. Barlow's book o f reminiscences, by the way, has run into a second edition. T. E . M a n n in g , who captained North­ amptonshire last season, has intimated to tho County Committee that he will be unable to continue in office owing to pressure of business. C o n s id e r a b le dissatisfaction has been caused among the Committees o f Surrey, Yorkshire and Lancashire at the per­ centage which the authorities propose to give those Clubs from the proceeds of the Test matches. Hitherto the counties on whose grounds the games have been played have received 40 per cent, of the gate receipts. Now, owing chiefly to the representations o f Kent, the Board of Control have laid it down that the per­ centage shall be reduced from 40 to 25. The Lord’s authorities and the counties named have intimated that if the 25 per cent, allowance is persisted in they will not allow' the Test matches to be played on their grounds. They have offered, by way o f compromise, to accept 30 per cent, instead of 40, and that is under­ stood to represent the minimum o f their concession. There for the present the matter rests. The Warwickshire Com ­ mittee have informed the M.C.C. that they place themselve3 entirely in the hands of the Board of Control. O n Thursday last the Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, after a prolonged stay in England, left Victoria on his return to India. He was presented with several bouquets, and cheers were raised as the train left the station. Among those present to see His Highness off were \V. G. Grace, G. N. Foster, G. J. Y . Weigall, A. C. MacLaren, and C. L. A. Smith. A t the Annual General Meeting o f the Hertfordshire County C.C. at St. Pancras Hotel on Thursday last it was stated that the Club had a balance in hand of ±200 9s. 9d. and a membership of 370. Sir Alfred Reynolds, who presided, urged the necessity of increasing the number of members to 500. A t Perth (W .A.) on October 24th the first round of matches in connection with tho West Australian Cricket Associa'ion's programme did not commence until just on 3 o'clock, the excuse being that, although the time fixed for starting was 2.30 p.m ., visiting teams were to be allowed half-an-hour’s grace. This would seem to be a new departure, and one, moreover, which has nothing to recom ­ mend it. T h e tea interval has made its appear­ ance in Fremantle (W .A.). In his notes on the match between Henley Park and East Fremantle on the latter’s ground on October 24th, “ Leg-Break ” of the W est Australian remarked: “ A pleasing feature of the afternoon’s sport was the introduction of afternoon tea. The atten­ tion to the social side of cricket is a happy idea o f the East Fremantle’s team, and one which is likely to increase its popularity and incidentally that of the game.” I n club cricket in Adelaide on October 17th and 24th C. E. Dolling made 189, N. Claxtou 152, and J. II. Pellew 111. On the following Saturday they made 10, 0, and 15 respectively. “ R e c o r d e r ” o f the Adelaide Obser­ ver publishes the following interesting statistics, showing the doings in club cricket o f the men who played last month for South Australia against Victoria at Adelaide:— BATTING IN CLUB CRICKET. Times Most not in an Total Inns. out. inns. runs. Aver. C. Hill ........... ... 04 9 241 3880 70 54 J. H. Pellew ... ... 84 12 10S 3085 42-84 D. R. A. Gehrs ... 01 5 200* 2390 42-78 I;. W. Chamberlain 25 4 143* 831 39-57 N. Claxton ... 95 0 2481 3397 38-10 L. R. Hill ... 01 10 150 1913 37-50 J. A. O’Connor ... 22 5 70 500 33-29 E. R. Mayne ... ... 71 4 104* 2103 31*38 W. A. Hewer ... ... 80 9 149 2077 20-97 J. H. Woodford 2 — 14 21 10-50 W H. W hitty... ... 1 — 1 1 1-00 * Signifies not out. BOWLING IN CLUB CRICKET. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. W. H. Whitty... ... 57-2 12 141 8 18 00 N. Claxton ... 779-5 214 1895 102 18.57 L. R. Hill ... ... 78V3 177 2138 104 20-55 W. A. Hewer ... ... 903 147 3079 141 21-83 J. A. O’Connor ... 390-1 80 1114 49 23-34 1). R. A. Gehrs ... 335-2 43 1072 42 25-52 J. H. Pellow ... ... 427 1 00 1400 53 20-52 L. W. Chamberlain 8S‘4 14 322 12 20-80 C. Hill ........... .. 170-5 40 400 14 32*85 E. R. Mayne ... ... 179-2 28 754 21 35-90 J. H. Woodford — — — — — A. M a r lo w , playing for Court Homely Retreat v. Australia’s Pride, in the Forresters’ Association at Adelaide on October 17th, took all ten wickets for 17 runs in a total of 35. On the previous day C. McEwen took four wickets with consecutive balls for Hergott School v. Farina School on the latter’s ground. W h i l s t trying to stop a hard drive by N. Claxton at the practice nets at Adelaide during the last week of October, J. A . O’Connor received the ball on the little finger of the right hand which was broken. He had the finger bound and it did not trouble him much subsequently. Sam M o r r is , who has played for V ic­ toria in inter-State matches and against English teams which have visited Aus­ tralia, has almost completely lost his sight so that he cannot get about now without a guide. An effort is accordingly being made to render him substantial assistance, and Messrs. A. E . Clarke, J. F. Giller, and L. P. Vernon are taking an active part in the movement. “ It is hoped,” writes 1 Felix ’ in the A ustral­ asian, “ that cricketers and admirers of the game will do what they can to help the sadly-stricken veteran.” W a r w ic k A r m s t r o n g took seven wickets for 18 runs in eleven overs for Melbourne v. Northcote on October 17th, and afterwards scored 44— the highest individual innings of the day. H e hit a 0 and five 4’s. “ F e l i x , ” writing in The Australasian, sa ys: - - A friend in Bendigo has favoured me with an intoresling table, giving the principal batting and bowling averages of players in the Bendigo United Club from 1861 to 1908 inclusive. The veteran Harry Trott heads the batting list with 47*65 for 38 completed innings. lie scored 1,811 runs. J. D. Edwards is second with 37*08 for 117 innings ; E. Keogh, third, 3li'10, for 120 innings ; G. H. Free­ man, 34*04, for 278 innings, aggregate runs 9,404; W yn Murray, fifth, 33*22, for 233 innings. The only one to top 10,000 is our old friend George Mackay, who has 12,295 runs for 510 innings, average 24*10. Jack Harry played 15*2 innings, average 28*09, aggregate runs 4,271. The late W. Midwinter is seventh on the list with 29*10 for 60 innings. The late H. F. Boyle averages 18*31 for 105 innings. In bowling A. Shum heads the list with the fine average of 4*89 for 157 wickets. The late H. F. Boyle is second with 5*26. He took 352 wickets for 1,855 runs. W. Midwinter averages 6*S3 for 107 wickets, 731 rnns. There is a long list of centuries by Bendigonians, and I notice that the only one against an English Team in Bendigo was made by H. F. Boyle, who got 115 in 1886-7. Harry Trott, by-the-way, will again be seen in senior cricket in Melbourne, as he has not only thrown in his lot with, but has been appointed captain of, Fitzroy. He has been presented with a testimonial in recognition of what he has done for Bendigo cricket. T h e following, concerning the well- known Sussex amateur, G. L . Wilson, appeared in the same colum n :— Colin M’Kenzio has kindly permitted me to peruse a letter received last mail by him from G. L. Wilson, who played for Oxford University, Sussex County, and the Melbourne Cricket Club. G. L. states that the English summer was the ‘’ best for years” for batsmen, and ho adds, “ I am surprised the run- getting lias not been heavier. Though Hayward got 2,000 runs (the only one to do so) he is very slow and takes no risks at all. K. L. Hutchings has l)oen very in and out. He got a lot of blobs. Tarrant and Hirst are the two best all-round players of tho season. Jessop has batted and fielded splen­ didly. Fry is about the best bat in England. I think he would have made a lot of runs in Australia. “ Ranji has not lost much of his defence; but some of his scoring strokes are missing. He is very stout, and 110 longer fiolds with tho old cat-liko agility. R. A. Young, you will be surprised to hear,