Cricket 1909

CONTENTS OF VOL. XXVI I I . •A nswers to C orrespondents — Averages ........................... 199, 263, 428 Jessop, Mr. G. L................................... ... 209 39, 87, 117, 134, 147, 167, 178, 212, 255, 269, 275, In Ceylon 454 476 Lewis, A. E............................................ ... 319 299, 319, 322, 338, 390, 407, 447, 454, 467. In Scotland ........................... 444 Mason, Mr. J. R.................................... ... 401 A rmy v . N a v y .................................................. 115 207 A vrrac . es (C lub ) - McAlister Mr. P. A. ... .............. ... 81 A rticles — A ntigua......................... 23 O’Connor, Mr. J. A.............................. ... 177 About the Championship .............. 7 Art of Tossing, T h e ...................................... 460 Essex C. and G. ............... 411 Ransford, Mr. V. S............................... ... 49 319 Hampstead .......................... 447 Sharp, J. ........................... ... 321 Australian Cricket History, Some ChapLondon Scottish 4'_)7 C hats on the C ricket F ield — ters of 15, 31, 47, 63, 77, 93, 109, 158, 462 Australian Eleven Finance.......................... 475 Streatham ........................... 429 Barbour, Mr. G. P................................ ... 17 92 Wanderers .......................... 389 Davis, Mr. J. C. ........................... ... 113 Australian Team, The .......................... 50 A verages (M inor C ounties )— Dillon, Mr. E. W.................................. ... 257 Australians, The ...................................... 60 Bedfordshire ... .............. 391 Duck, Mr. G. N..................................... ... 433 Australians, The Tour of the ............... 428 Berkshire .......................... 422 Hearne, Mr. G. F................................. 1 Best Book on Cricket, The ... 91 103 Buckinghamshire ... .,. 4 65 Hurditch, Mr. C. P.............................. 65 Board of Control, The .......................... 226 Cambridgeshire .............. 422 Learmond, Mr. G. C. ............... ... 33 Bowling Machine, A N e w ........................... 178 Carmarthenshire ............... 62 445 Mayne, Mr. E. R.................................. ... 129 Burns, Crfcketer, Mr. .......................... 275 Cornwall ... .............. 422 C orrespondence — Canterbury Cricket A ssociation ............... 100 Devon ...................................... 445 About the Championship ... ... ... 28 Colonial Importations ............... 363 Dorset .......................... ... 423 Best Cricket Book, The ............... ... 103 Commerce in Cricket ........................... 16 Durham...................................... 455 Boundary Hits .......................... ... 85 Conference, International........................... 290 Glamorgan ........................... 422 Kent and the Championship .. 437 Conference, The Cricket ........................... 194 H ertfordshire.......................... 422 Management of Cricket in Australia, The 6 Cricket Reform ....................................... 448 Lancashire 2nd X I................... 62 455 Selection Committee, The Powers of A ... 415 Cricketers and the Budget 275, 338, 446 L in co ln sh ire .......................... 423 Suggestion from Utah, A .............. ... 437 Divisional Championship, The ............... Dreadnought “ Slips,” Our ............... 46S Monmouth .......................... 422 Test Matches, The Com ing.............. ... 45 53 N orfolk ...................................... 455 “ True Cricketing Conditions ” ... “ Zummerzet ’’ ...................................... ... 210 Dudley on Cricket, Lord ........................... 125 Northumberland ............... 3S2 ... 55 England Team of 1912, The ............... 386 S taffordsh ire.......................... 445 C ounties in 1909, T he .......................... 397, 413 Eton and Harrow Captains, T h e ............... 241 S u ffo lk ...................................... 391 C rawford and S urrey , M r . J. N. ... 322 Family Match, A .......................... 32, 304 336 Surrey 2nd XI. ............. <32 422 C ricket in A merica ............... 222, 274 418, 435 Fry, The Running Out o f ........................... 338 Wiltshire .......................... 422 Canada v. United States .............. ... 435 Governor of Bombay on Cricket, The ... 466 Yorkshire 2nd X I..................... 455 C ricket in A ntigua .. .......................... ... 23 Hai'd Hitters and Wet Wickets ............... 91 A verages (P ublic S chools )— C ricket in the A rgentine R epublic ... ... 55 India, Cricket in ...................................... 416 Aldenham .......................... 47 C ricket in A ustralia , 4, 20, 36, 77, 109, 125, 142, Indian Cricket.................................................. 452 Ardingly .......................... 47 447 151, 157, 159, 162, 452, 463. Indian Cricketer, Honouring an ... 70 Bedford Grammar ............... 391 Australian XI. v. Rest of Australia 37, 52 Indian Tour in England, Proposed Jackson on Cricket, Hon. F. S..................... 445 Bradfield .......................... 48 391 Now South Wales v. Queensland ... ... 5, 21 466 Brighton ............... 391 New South Wales v. South Australia ... 5, 21 Jam of Nawanagar, The .......................... 411 Charterhouse.......................... 48 New South Wales v. Victoria 20, 36 Kentish Cricket Poems, Old ...387,403,419 Cheltenham .......................... 48 South Australia v. Victoria ... 4, 21 Lacey on Cricket, Mr. F. E. ............... 459 Clifton ... .......................... 463 South Australia v. West Australia 142, 151 Lucas and Cricket, Mr. E. V........................ 461 Dulwich .......................... 391 Tasmania v. Victoria.......................... ... 53 M.C.C. Presidents ...................................... 98 Edinburgh Academy.............. 48 Averages, & c.,...................................... ... 179 Melbourne C.C., The.......................... OS Message to Cricketers, A .......................... 476 E ls t o w ...................................... 48 C ricket in B arbados ............. ... 351 91 E p s o m ...................................... 48 C ricket in B elgium .......................... 162, 330 New Zealand Council, T h e.......................... 77 Eton ...................................... 32 C ricket in C e y l o n ........................... 439, 450 454, 476 Natal Cricket A ssociation.......................... IS F e ls te d ...................................... 64 801 C ricket in C hina ...................................... ... 215 Notable Cricket Record, A .......................... 450 Forest S ch o o l.......................... 48 391 C ricket in F r a n c e ............... .............- ... 303 Noteworthy Events of 1908 ... 3, 19 35, 51 Fort and Proprietary 23 463 Belgium v. Franco ............. ... 303 Noteworthy Events of 1909 ... 436 451 Fram lingham .......................... 391 Lecture in Paris .......................... ... 36 Orotava C.C., 1S26-27, T h e .......................... 101 Haileybury ........................... ’.!! 64 463 C ricket in G uatemala .......................... ... 412 Parry on Cricket, Judge .......................... 331 H arrow ...................................... 82 C ricket in H ong -K ong .......................... ... 32 Picturesque Report, A ...* ............... 71 Hurstpierpoint ............... !!! 64 463 C ricket in I ndia , 22, 107, 2S1, 270, 343, 383, 386, 402, Promising Cricketer, A .......................... 71 King’s, C anterbury............... 464 416, 418, 438, 445, 448, 452, 453. Rabbit a Cricket Expert .......................... 365 Leys ............... , ... 79 Governor of Eombay on Cricket ... ... 466 Relation of Athletics to Literature 62 L o re tto ...................................... 79 Parsi Captain Interviewed.............. ... 445 Remarkable Occurrence, A ............... 395 M alvern...................................... 80 Triangular Tournament, The ... 438 Reminiscence, A Cricket .......................... 242 M arlborou gh.......................... 464 C ricket in J apan ...................................... 194, 466 Reminiscences of “ The Surrey Poet” ... 259 Merchant Taylors ............... !’.! so 464 C ricket in M a n il a ...................................... ... 34 Situation, The.................................................. 175 Merchiston .......................... 80 C ricket in N ew G uinea .......................... ... 45 South African Cricket .......................... 454 Mill Hill .......................... 464 C ricket in N ew Z ealand ............... 7, 83 100, 130 Sport and the Land Tax .......................... 407 O u n d le ...................................... 96 Auckland v. Canterbury .............. ... 44 Steel on Cricket, Mr. A. G. ............... 235 R a d le y ...................................... 96 Auckland v. Otago .......................... ... 44 Straight Game, T h e ...................................... 395 R e p to n ...................................... 464 Canterbury v. O tago......................... ... 70 Substitutes .................................................. 453 R o ssa ll...................................... 1. 96, 447 Canterbury v. South Canterbury... ... 70 Suggested Pooling of Gate-Money, The ... 467 Rugby ...................................... 96 Canterbury v. Wellington ... .. 30 Surrey C ricket................................................. 2S9 St. Edward’s, Oxford 421 Hawke’s Hay v. Otago .............. ... 44 Sussex Cricket ...................................... 193 St. John's, Leatherhead 96 Hawke’s Bay v. Wellington ... 98 Tasmanian Cricketers Honoured ... 461 St. Paul’s .......................... * 11 , 447 Otago v. Southlands............. ... 98 Taxation of Cricket Grounds .............. 100 Sherborne .......................... 126 Otago v. W an gan u i.......................... ... 44 Test Match Captains, The ... ............. 305 Shrewsbury .......................... .!! 32, 464 C ricket in S cotland , 142, 146, 164, 1S7, 206, 230, Travesty of Cricket, The .......................... 310 Stonyhurst .......................... 126, 464 25S, 290, 306, 335, 351, 375, 444. University Captains, The .......................... 225 Sydney Grammar School ... 159 C ricket in S ingapore .......................... ... 16 Weak Defence, A ...................................... 75 Tonbridge ............... 96 C ricket in S outh A f r ic a .......................... 158,454 West Australian G ro u n d s.......................... 463 Uppingham .......................... 126 Currie Cup, The .......................... 75 West Australian Team for Ceylon, A 384 Wellingborough .............. iii, 464 Currie Cup Averages, T h e .............. ... 87 West Indies, The Cricket Tournament in 54 "Wellington .......................... 126 464 Johannesburg v. Rest of Transvaal ... 20 A t the S ion of the W icket — Westminster ... 32 C ricket in T asmania .......................... 29, 461 3, 19, 35, 51, 84, 99, 116, 131, 147, 163, 179, 195, Winchester 1^6 North v. South .......................... 29, 157 211, 227, 243, 290, 307, 323, 339, 371, 3S7, 419, 436, 451. 403, B elgian T our in E ngland , T he 400 C ricket in W est I ndies — Books R eceived . 7, 18, 46, 67. 102, 115, 132, 150, 175, Inter-Colonial Tournament, The ... ... 29 A ustralians , T he .................................................. 428 198, 236, 355, 437, 452, 476. Averages ...................................... ... 30 v. Cambridge University .......................... 1S1 C ambridge U niversity ............... 263 D erbyshire ............... .......................... ... 414 v. D erbyshire.................................................. 292 v. Australians ............... 181 v. Australians .. .......................... ... 292 v. England ............... 165, 204, 244, 300, 332 v. Free Foresters .............. 171 v. Essex ............... ............... 171, 315 v. England XL, A n ............... 340, 396, 406, 423 v. Leveson-Gower’s XI., Mr. H. D. G. 197, 236 v. H am pshire...................................... 222, 278 v. E ssex.................................................. 133, 390 v. M.C.C. and Ground 229 v. K e n t.................................................. 149, 268 v. Gloucestershire .......................... 269, 348 v. Oxford University 253 v. Lancashire...................................... 348, 365 v. Hampshire ... 188 v. Sussex ........................... 190, 221 v. Leicestershire .......................... 189, 325 v. K e n t .............................................................. 356 v. Woodbrook C. and G. 269 v. Northamptonshire ............... 301, 357 v. Lancashire.................................................. 324 v. Yorkshire ............... 166 v. Nottingham shire.......................... 309, 372 v. Lancs, and Yorkshire .............. 228, 309 Averages 263 v. Surrey ...................................... 164, 247 v. Leicestershire ..................................... 171 Etceteras and Perambulators 150 v. Sussex ...................................... 124, 262 v. M.C.C. and Ground ............... 148, 3S0 Freshmen’s Match 125 v. Warwickshire .......................... 134, 199 v. M id d le s e x .................................................. 364 Seniors’ Match.......................... 135 v. Yorkshire ............... ............... 108, 341 v. N orth am p ton sh ire ................................ 123 C an ad a v . U n ited S tates 435 Averages ........................... ... 414 v. N o ttin g h a m s h ire ...................................... 118 C h am pion sh ip , T h e — E ngland — v. O x ford U n iversity 155 First-class ... ............... 397 v. Australia ............... 165, 204, 244 300, 332 v. Scotland ............... .......................... 236 M in or C ounties ............... 367, 370 v. K e n t.................................................. 412, 423 v. S cotlan d , W est o f ...................................... 213 C hats A bout C ricketers — E ngland XI., An— v. Somerset .. ...................................... 196 Armstrong, Mr. W. W. 369 v. Australians........................... 340, 396 406, 423 v. South of England....................................... 412 Bsrdsley, Mr. W........................ 145 E ssex .............................................................. ... 414 v. South Wales ...................................... 315 Bowley, F. L.............................. 353 v. Australians...................................... 133, 390 v. Surrey ....................................... 140, 276 Budd. Mr. E. H........................ 449 v. D erbyshire............... ............... 171, 315 v. Sussex ............... •“ .............. 372 Carr, Mr. D. W.......................... 465 v. Gloucestershire 285, 364 v. Warwickshire ... .......................... 252 Gregory, Mr. S. E..................... Hartigan, Mr. R. J.................. 97 v. K e n t.................................................. 198, 308 v. Worcestershire ....................................... 262 273 v. Lancashire...................................... 166, 294 v. Yorkshire ...................................... 220, 284 Hayward, T. ........................... 161 v, Leicestershire .......................... 229, 302