Cricket 1909

2go CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u l y 29, 1909. Hayward and Hobbs have done so well on the limited number of occasions on which they have played that their inability to assist the side is little less than tragic. The falling-off of Marshal, too, after the many fine things he did last season, has been very disappointing to those who have the welfare of the County’s cricket at heart. Had the team enjoyed a fair share of luck it might easily have proved one of the best-balanced sides in the country. It is a ho'peful sign that several young players of great promise are available and that some of them, who have already played occasion­ ally for the County, require only experience to make them worthy successors of the men who have proved the backbone of Surrey Cricket during recent years. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. The following suggestions and rules for the International- matches between England, Australia and South Africa have been issued by the Cricket Conference :— SUGGESTED PROGRAMME: MAIN PRINCIPLES. 1. No team from any country shall pay visits in two successive seasons. 2. Each such team shall pay a visit to and receive a visit from each other country in every cycle of four years. Table showing practical working of above : Next Year. Months. Countries Meeting. End. 1909 May to Aug. Australia in England 1913 1909-10 Nov. to Mar. England in S. Africa 1913-14 1910 May to Aug. ------ 1914 1910-11 Jan. to Mar. S. Africa in Australia 1914-15 1911 May to Aug. S. Africa in England 1915 1911-12 Nov. to Mar. England in Australia 1915-10 1912 May to Aug. Triangular Contest 1916 1912-13 Nov. to Mar. Australia in S. Africa 1916-17 N.B.—In view of the triangular contest in 1912 South Africa defers its visit in 1911 to 1912, and Australia’s visit in 1913 is advanced one year, to 1912. SCHEME FOR TRIANGULAR CRICKET CONTEST. 1. England, Australia and South Africa shall play each six Test Matches in England, each playing the other three matches. 2. Each country shall take one-half of the gross gate taken at the Test matches in which it takes part. The net proceeds of the stand money to be pooled for the benefit of the ground on which thematch is played and the counties. 3. Each visitii g team shall, in addition to the Test matches, play, if possible, at least one match with each first-class county and with the M.C.C. 4. The Board of Control shall fix the dates of the Test matches before July 31st, 1911, to enable the county secretaries to make their programme without undue in­ convenience. 5. ( a ) For the purpose of providing for the complimentary and other stand tickets each contesting party shall receive 100 free stand tickets, and shall have the option of purchasing 500 additional stand tickets for each Test match at the current rates, and that no other provision shall be made in this respect. Such option to be exercised at least fourteen days before the match for which the tickets are required. ( b ) For the convenience of accurately as­ certaining the amount of gate money to be divided the sale of stand tickets shall in no case include the entrance fee to the ground. 6. That not more than three days be allotted to each match. 7. (a ) The price of admission to all Test matches be Is. ( b ) The price of admission to all matches other than Test matches shall be arrived at by arrangement between Australia, South Africa, and the local authorities on whose ground such matches are played. RULES FOR TEST MATCHES. 1. Test matches are those played be­ tween representative elevens of England and of Australia and of South Africa, also between elevens of Australia and South Africa. 2. A cricketer who has played in a Test match for a country cannot play for any other country without the consent of each of the contracting parties. 3. Qualification by Birth.—A cricketer, unless debarred by Rule 2, is always eligible to play for the country of his birth. 4. Qualification byResidence.—Acricketer, unless debarred by Rule 2, may elect to play for any country in which he is residing and has resided for not less than the four years immediately preceding, and thereafter shall always be eligible to play for that country. UMPIRES. The umpires in Test matches shall be selected by a committee equallyrepresentative of each country. CRICKET IN SCOTLAND. GENTLEMEN v. PLAYERS.—Played at Hamilton Crescent on July 5 and drawn owing to rain. Score and analysis :— P la ye r s . Harry, b Lee .......... Broadbent, c Murray, b Lee.. Nixon, st Dunlop, b Barbour ...................13 Nicol, not out ...........23 Megson, not out ... 7 Byes, &c.............. 7 Total (6 wkts)*165 Sandiford, b Lee ... 11 West, c Downs, b Barbour ..................63 Benskin, c Ferguson, b Barbour ..........27 * Innings declared closed. Roberts, Wright, Montgomery and Maskrey did not bat. G entlem en . T. C. Dunlop, not out ................... 3 W. Lee, not out ... ...........' ... 6 Total (no wkt) 9 J. Downs, Lord Montgomery, C. A. Clark, R. Murray, W. James, R. Fotheringham, A. P . Skiel, J. Ferguson, J. Lang and H. C. Barbour did not bat. P la y e r s . O. M. 11. W. O. M. R. W. Lee ........... 6 4 45 3 1 Lang........... 3 0 14 0 S k iel........... 9 1 22 0 Barbour ... 8 0 41 3 James ... 6 1 21 0 I Clark ... 3 0 15 0 G en tlem en . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Benskin .. 1 0 5 0 | Broadbent 1 0 4 0 ABERDEENSHIRE v. FORFARSHIRE.—Played at Aberdeen on July 10 and won by Forfarshire with six wickets down. Sharp took seven wickets for 28. Score :— A berdeen sh ire . W. Webster, b Sharp... 22 C. Stephen, b Sharp ... 23 6 Cobley, b Sharp ... W.Macintosh,cCheyne. b Sharp .................. 0 R. S. Clark, c Lindsay, b K yd.......................... 6 R. G. Anton, b Ring- * rose .......................... 5 J. G. Scott, c Chalmers, b Sharp .................. 15 F o r f a r s h ir e . J. R. F. Elsmie, b Ringrose.................. A. It. Mortimer, b Sharp .................. J. Mortimer, not out C. W. Gibbon, lbw, b Sharp ................... Byes, &c............. Total J. A. Kyd, c Anton, b Cobley .................. 8 R. G. Tait, c Stephen, b Cobley ..................29 G. M. Cleghorn, lbw, b Webster ................... 4 R. M. Lindsay, b Gib­ bon .......................... 9 F. Batchelor, b Web­ ster .......................... 17 A. Lindsay, b Scott ... 64 .1. Sharp, b Webster 7 G. K. Chalmers, b Gibbon ...................55 T. II. B. Roric, c sub, b Gibbon.................. 7 W. Ovenstone, not out .......................... 10 Ringrose, b Mortimer 0 Byes, &c............. 17 Total ...227 STIRLING COUNTY v. PERTHSHIRE.—Played at Stirling on July 10 and left drawn. Score P e r th s h ir e . L o v a t F ra ser, c Cupples, b Yellow­ lees .................. ... 30 J. Fairweather, b Yellowlees ........... 9 F. Smith, b Gooder .. 12 R. Smith, b Yellow- lees .......................... 5 J. Mailer, c Gillies, b L y le ..........................35 R. Gardiner, c Green, b G ooder.................. 14 J. Anderson,b Yellow­ lees .......................... 5 Hairy Fraser,b Gooder 34 M’Gregor Mitchell, b Gooder ...................21 A. K. Bell, not out ... 1 Byes, &c...............14 W. Miller, b Gregson 4 R. Adair, c Bell, b Mailer .................. 20 W. Wilson, c and b Mailer ..................22 A. M. P. Lyle, c and b Mailer .......... ... 4 J. Gillies, b Gregson... 11 Gooder, b Gregson ... 19 J. A. I)unlop, c Gardin­ er, b Gregson.......... 0 Total (9 wkts)*-180 Innings declared closed. S tir lin g C ounty . H. F. Green, b Greg­ son .......................... 5 G. Cupples, c Gardin­ er, b Mailer ......... 19 D. Yellowlees, not out ......................... 15 G. Mailer, not out ... 0 Byes, &c ............12 Total (9 wkts) 131 CLACKMANNON COUNTY v. FIFESHIRE.— Played at Alloa on July 11 and won by Fifeshiro by 33 runs. Bailey took eight wickets for 11 runs. Score:— F ife sh ir e . J. G. Fraser, b West... 2 J. Taylor, c Moir, b R. Marshall .......... 15 D. Connell, c Harley, b R. Marshall ...........65 Bailey, run o u t .......... 11 J. Wardlaw, b W’e s t... 3 R. Anderson, b J. Marshall .................. 3 W. Ferguson, b West 2 R. Wood,bJ. Marshall 0 D. M’Intosh, not out 11 J. Dick, c R. Marshall, b West ...................12 W. Coan,cR.Marshall, b West ................... 0 Byes, &c .............. 4 Total C lackm annan C ounty . ...128 A. G. Moir,st Wardlaw, b Coan .................. 44 R. Cairns, b Bailey .. 11 Jas. G. Harley, c M’Intosh, b Bailey 11 West, c Wardlaw, b Bailey .................. 0 R. Marshall, b Bailey 0 J. Tcris, b Coan.. ... 0 T. Scott, b Bailey ... 0 S. S. Perry, not out... R. N. M’Ewan, st Wardlaw, b Bailey T. M Iieid,cFerguson, Bailey ................... J. Marshall, b Bailey Byes, &c.............. Total ........... NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK v. COCK­ FOSTERS.—Played at Cockfosters on July 24. COCKFOSTERS. C. Micklem, c Meorc, b King .................. 15 C. de Winton, c Pala­ mountain, b King... 0 C. K. Langley, b King 5 G.Tabernacle,c Stocks, b Jones .................. 44 L. F. Etheridge, b Cos­ ser .......................... 2 R. Etheridge,c Stocks, b Cosser .................. 5 R. Micklem, c Stocks, b King ................... 6 J. Micklem, c Jones, b C osser...................10 II. Micklem, c Cosser, b Jones ................... 5 C. Peet, c Moore, b K ing.......................... 1 W. Tuffs, not out ... 0 Byes ........... 3 Total... 96 N ational P ro vin cial B a n k . A. Harrison,c H. Mick- lem, b Langley ... 0 A. J. Yicary, b R. Micklem .................. 6 W. B. Palamountain, c C. Micklem, b Langley .................... 2 A. King, c Etheridge, b H. M icklem.......... 22 C. G. E. Jones, b Lang­ ley .......................... 1 V.C. Manners,cJ.Miek- lem, b II. Micklem... 40 H. E. Moore, c Lang­ ley, b R. Micklem.. 13 E.H.Stocks, c J. Mick­ lem, b R. Micklem 5 R. Wright,cEtheridge, bR . Micklem ... 12 J. P. Kemble, c and b L angley................... 1 G. A. Cosser, not not 1 B 15, lb 4 ......... 19 Total ...122 GEORGE LEW IN & Co., (Established 1869.) Club Colour Specialists and Athleilc Clothing Manufacturers. 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