Cricket 1909

M ay 13, 1909. CR ICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. tingent at Melbourne. There was an incli­ nation among some of the players in the team at Adelaide to omit Noble and include an old player who was not an active field. But after some discussion Noble, to my delight, was given a place in the eleven. A. C. K. Mackenzie was a member of the Selection Committee, and being a club-mate he knew the class of ciicketer Noble was. Though Tom Garrett did not ask him to bowl, the colt played a splendid second innings of 67, top score for the side. We won that game, thanks to some wonderful bowling by McKibbin; it was the unanimous opinion of our team that finer bowling on a peifeet wicket had never been seen by them. He secured fifteen wickets for about 120 runs, taking seven in one innings and eight in the other. Going back to Melbourne, we won easily against Victoria with the assistance of the rain. Noble again did not bowl; in his only inninps he was caught at point by Harry Trott off C. E. McLeod, who “ fiddled ” him with a change in pace. But he did not let the match pass without making a sensational one-hand catch in the outfield while running fast at right-angles to the flight of the ball. It would be strange to see M. A. N. chasing them in the outfield now. The average young cricketer at first fails through nervousness, but Noble fell cheaply in two out of his three innings on that tour through over-confidence. In “ big” cricket temperament plays a great part. Some men possess every quality and gift save temperament, and people wonder why they fail.” ‘•You often find cricketers with queer ideas. New South Wales sent a tolerably good side to Brisbane to play Queensland in February, 1895. We had twelve players, and I was Manager. The players whom the selectors wanted to make twelfth man was Victor Trumper—aud the reason cricketer after cricketer gave in support of that view was that Trumper was too slow in the field. As a growing youth he was perhaps a trifle slow on his feet compared with his form in later years, but even at that time he could pick up a ball and return it, or hold a catch, with any of them. I urged that the ex­ perience of inter-State cricket was all that Trumper needed to make him great. Well, he was included, but to one’s regret an almost equally good colt in B. W. Farquhar was made twelfth man. A year later, however, Trumper again went to Brisbane with a far weaker New South Wales team, and this time they did make him twelfth man. So you see even a Trumper had to fight his way into the eleven time after time.” “ Has Australia plenty of young cricketers with possibilities ? ” “ Yes, so many that there is a good deal of luck in a man being accorded the necessary opportunities in first-class cricket. Take the case of Alan Marshal. In Sydney he pla; ed with the same club as M. A. Noble, Trumper and Kelly for almost two seasons. He practised with marked zeal and regularity day after day, and keenly watched the two great batsmen. He very soon improved, but had he remained in Sydney it would probably have taken him years to get into the New South Wales team. Then you have F. A. Tarrant and others in England. Perhaps the time will come when the premiership club matches at Sydney, Melbourne aud Adelaide will be regarded as first-class. If so, it will tend to improve the standard of club teams and widen the scope of players. Australia is rich in young cricketers, but many of them pass along to the sere and yellow without coming to the front in first- class cricket. You see, New South Wales in an ordinary season plays Only six matches and in two of these she is generally represent­ ed by the second eleven. Victoria as a rule plays five matches. South Australia is worse off for she has only four. We require more regular first-class cricket, and that requires money in the coffers of the Association. And that introduces a problem that may yet create a stir. ” ARMY V. NAVY. Played at Portsmouth 011 Friday and Saturday and left drawn. Score :— R oyal N a v y . Second innings. b Nisbet .......... 14 c Buchanan, b 11. S. Wright ... 4 First innings. Lieut. A. W. Fisher-Hall, c Buchanan, b Wright ... 4 Lieut. A. E. H. Wright, c Buchanan, b Wright ... 3 Comdr. B. S. Evans, retired 100 Lieut. Murray, b Wright... 20 c T h u r s to n , b Staff-Surg. N. J. Roche, run Nisbet ........... out ..................................119 run out ........... Comdr. P. M. Royds, b Edwards .......................... 9 E. W . Mainprice, b Nisbot 30 b Edwards........... Paymaster G. J. Rapkin, b Edwards .......................... 4 Lieut. G. H. Jollye, c and b Nisbet .......................... 8 b Nisbet ........... Major F. M. Hobbs, not out 60 not out ........... Lieut. E. J. B. Tagg, lbw, b Curran ..........................25 not out ............. Byes, &c...................28 Byes, &c. ... T o ta l......... Lieut. G. T. Wright, c Rapkin, b Tagg ... Lieut. C. W. Edwards, b W right.................. Lieut. V. B. Thurston, c Tagg, b Roche ... Lieut. F. B.Hitchcock, b H o b b s .................. Capt. F. S. Nisbet, c Hobbs, b Murray .. Lieut. C. A. Bolton, b Tagg .................. .. .410 Total (6 wkts) 146 A r m y . Capt. B. Buchanan, b Jollye ................72 Lieut. H. S. Wright, 52 c Wright, b Tagg ... 2 Capt. W. Adye-Cuiran, 53 lbw, b Murray .. 18 Lieut. H. M. Whittle, 53 b Tagg .................11 Lieut. Bunbury, not 12 out ............................ 4 Byes, &c............43 17 Total ...340 HAMPSTEAD v. on May 5. STOICS.—Played at Hampstead G. J. M. Hardy, c & b E. L. Marsden.......... 16 P. Campbell, c Beaton, b E. L. Marsden ... SO A. F. Sutton, b A. A. Barron .................. 11 W. R. Gardom, c H. Crisp, b Hickson ... 14 R. \V. Wakelin, c Donaldson, b E. L. Marsden .................. 22 Count Hollender, b Hickson ..................35 S toics . Chas. H a y w o o d , c Hickson, b E. L. M arsden.................. 19 D. O. Robertson, st Beaton, b G. S. H ickson ................... 3 O. C. White, b G. S. H ick son ................. 8 O. C. Badden, notout 12 G. A. Walmisley, c Crisp, b F. Monro 4 B 32, lb 2, w 1... 35 Total ...249 H am pstead . G. A. S. Hickson, b H ayw ood.................. 0 F. R. D. Monro,c Sut­ ton, b Haywood ... 12 J. C. Donaldson, c Robertson, b Hay­ wood .......................... 0 E. W. H. Beaton, c Sutton, b Haywood 11 E. L. Marsden,b Camp­ bell ......................... 11 H. Crisp, c Hardy, b H ayw ood.................. 0 Second innings: G. A. S. Hickson, not out, 28: F. R. D. Monro, b Count Hollender, 25 ; J. C. Donaldson, not out, 45 ; b 10; lb 2, 12. Total, 110. H. J. Little, b Hay­ wood ’ .................... 0 B. G. Braithwaite, b Campbell ...........10 H. P. Davis, b Camp­ bell .......................... 0 A. A. Barron, b Camp­ bell .......................... 6 R. Wallis, not out ... 0 B 9, lb 7...................16 Total 68 BOOKS RECEIVED. Some Notes on Sevenoaks Cricket and the Vine Cricket Ground. By J. S. Richardson. Sevenoaks: J. Salmon, 80 and 87, High Street. Price, 6d. The Scottish Crickct Annual, 1909. Published by Joe Anderson, 15, St. John Street, Perth. Price, Id. Test MatchCricket: Englandv. Australia. London : John Leng and Co., 186, Fleet Street, E.C. Price, Id. CRICKET AT OXFORD. THE FRESHMEN’S MATCH. Played on May 6, 7 aud 8. A Tie. Mr. J. C. M. L o w e ' s S id e . First innings. A. C. Huson, b Coxhead ... 35 H. S. Altham, b Tuff ...1 0 A. D. Womersley, b Young 14 R. O. Lagden, c Coxhead, b Young .......................... 3 T. W. Horan, c Hands, b Spicer.................................. 10 T. T. Waddington, b Cox­ head .................................. 6 P. P. R. Leconteur,c Young, b Coxhead.......................... 4 A. N. Hutt, c Hurst, b Spicer..................................23 A. E. Cardew, not out ... 21 G. B. Gilroy, n Sale, b Tuff 1 G. II. Cartwright, c Hurst, b Coxhead..........................23 J. C. Lowe, b Coxhead ... 13 B 11, lb 2, nb 1........14 Second innings. b T u ff.................. 1 b Coxhead........... 5 c Hands, b Young 36 b Coxhead . b Sparrow . Total ..17 b Sparrow ........... 3 c Hirst, b Spar­ row .................. 28 st Hurst, b Hands 52 b Spicer ...........14 b Coxhead........... 1 c Young, b Cox­ head ...................55 notout.................. 4 B33,1b8,w l,n b l 43 Total...........341 M r . C. S. H u rst ’ s Side. First innings. Second innings. R. L. Benson, b Cartwright 7 b Cartwright .. 0 R. Sale, c Lowe, b Cartc and b Lecon­ wright .......................... 40 teur .......... ... 13 J. B. Brooks, c Hutt, b c Cartwright, b Leconteur .......................... 66 Leconteur ... 34 R. W. Poulton, st Gilroy, b Waddington .................. 16 b Cartwright ... 83 R. W. Sparrow, lbw, b Leconteur.......................... 20 c & b Leconteur 3 M. E. Coxhead, b Cart­ wright.................................. 7 b Lagden ...........19 J. G. Fawcus, c Leconteur, c Lowe, b Cart­ b Cardew .......................... 35 wright ........... 9 P. A. M . Hands, run out ... 28 c Gilroy, b Cart­ wright ........... 0 F. N. Tuff, not out ........... 29 c Leconteur, b Cartwright ... 36 A. C. N. Spicer, c Gilroy, b Lagden .......................... 0 b Cartwright ... 4 W. W. Young, c Lowe, b c Altham, b Le­ Lagden ... ................. 5 conteur ........... 2 C. S. Hurst, b Langden ... 9 notout.................19 B 13, lb 5 ................. 18 B12, lb 3,nb 1 16 T o ta l...............280 Total ...........23S M r . L ow e ’ s S ide . Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. 15 3 62 2 ... ... 13 1 56 1 9 3 16 0 ... ... 14 3 47 4 161 0 52 5 ... ... 23 I 80 4 8 1 15 2 ... ... 14 1 •V.) 1 7 1 18 2 ... ... 4 0 27 0 Sale... .. 2 0 12 0 Hands ... 2 0 17 1 Tuff......... Sparrow Coxhead Young .. Spicer .. Coxhead delivered a no-ball, and Sparrow bowled one wide and one no-ball. M r . H u rst ’ s S ide . O. M. P.. W. O. M. R. W. Cartwright ... 26 4 82 3 ... ... 18 3 53 6 Leconteur ... 17 0 69 2 ... ... 16 () 88 4 Lagden ......... . 23-2 6 7S 3 ... ... 11 1 38 V Waddington .. 6 0 10 1 ... ... 5 0 17 0 Cardew ... . 6 1 23 1 ... ... 6 0 31 0 Lagden delivered one no-ball. T. Rush made 220 for Prahran v. North Melbourne on March 27. GEORGE L E W IN & Co., (Established 1869.) Club Colour Specialists and Athletic Clothing Manufacturers. OUTFITTERS BY APPOINTMENT To the Australians, 1896,1899 and 1902 ; Mr. Stoddart’s XI.. 1894- 1895, 1897- 1898; Mr. MacLaren’s XI., 1901-1902 ; West Indian XI., 1900 and 1906 ; South Africans XI., 1901 and 1907; and M.C.C., Lancashire, Kent, Surrey and London Counties, Wanderers, Stoics. Bromley, Sutton, and all Public Schools’ Old Boys’ Clubs.—Write for E stim a te s F r e e . TelegraphicAddress: “ Leotdde , London Telephone : P.O. 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