Cricket 1909

3^ CR ICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M arch 25, 1909. (26) put on 74 together for the seventh wicket in 27 minutes. Middlesex v. Philadelphians, at Lord’s, July 20th.—This match, in which thirty-two wickets fell for 229 runs, was completed in a day, Middlesex winning by seven wickets. In the County’s first innings the last five wickets went down in seven balls for 4 runs in 10 minutes. Hearne (T. J.) was sent for t^ play for Middlesex but, arriving late, did not go on the field during the match : but his name appeared on the official card. Yorkshire v. Gloucestershire, at Sheffield, July ‘20th and 21st.—In the first innings of the latter Hirst (G. H.) took his last five wickets for 7 runs. Warwickshire v. Somerset, at Leamington, July 20th, 21st, and 22nd.—In the first innings of Somerset Whittle, A. E. (95), when 02, received from C. K. Langley a ball which hit the wicket without removing a bail. Sussex v. Lancashire, at Brighton, July 2D;h, 21st, and 22nd.—In the first innings of Sussex Eelf (A. E.) made 50 out of 60 in 75 minutes, Vine (J.) at one period being in 40 minutes without a run : in all, Relf made 64 out of 88 in 140 minutes. In his second innings Vine at one time batted three-quarters of an hour without scoring. He made 15 out of 82 iu two hours in his first innings and 59* out of 131 in 205 minutes in his second. (To he continued.) SIR HOME GORDON’S LECTURE ON CRICKET IN PARIS. A really important development merits notice. The Berlitz School have been organ­ ising a series of lectures in Paris to make Parisians better acquainted with the condi­ tions of English thought and life. After politics, the drama, the new woman, and many other developments had been dealt with, that well-known authority Sir Home Gordon lectured on cricket and golf. He spoke for an hour to a crowded and apprecia­ tive audience who listened attentively, were quick to seize points, and at the close applauded him most heartily. Sir Home emphasised the position which sport had in England and contrasted it with Je sport. He explained the tremendous interest evinced in sports and carefully showed the way in which a cricketer is trained from childhood until he plays in a Test match. Speakiug with enthusiasm for the game of which he is so fond, he never­ theless dealt with the remonstrances of Mr. Rudyard Kipling and the lessons of “ An Englishman’s Home.” With reference to cricket in France he read a long extract from the interview with Mr. Tomalin which appeared in Cricket in December, 1907. Sir Home took care to show the foreign audience the profound interest most of the illustrious Englishmen of the day took in the game and expatiated on the manner in which it knit our Empire into closer ties. He pointed out that there is no really good account of a cricket match in fiction though so many real matches are described with much literary ability. He concluded with emphasising that the qualities necessary for success in cricket and the moral lessons learnt in play­ ing it were those necessary in life and even proved there was a higher moral standard in cricket than in the other affairs of mundane life. Such a lecture as this in Paris is a noteworthy thing in the history of cricket. CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA. SMITHFIELD v. MERRYLANDS. Played at Smithfield (N.S.W.) on January 16th and won by the home side by 353 runs. G. Parr took all ten wickets for eight runs and scored 100. Score:— M errylan d s . W. Gurney, b Parr ... 4 P. Jacobs, b Parr ... 5 B. Byron, c Murray, B. Williams, b Parr... 0 b Parr .................. 5 W. Bailey, b Parr ... 0 C. Munnery, b Parr... 6 C. Bailey, not out ... 1 W. Byron, b Parr ... 0 Byes, &c..................... 0 J. Smith, b Parr........... 1 — S. Brounjohn, b Parr 1 Total ...........23 R. Rigelsford, b Parr 0 Parr bowled 42 balls for 8 runs and ten wickets and R. Murray 36 balls for 15 runs and no wickets. S m ith field . G. Hilder, c and b R. Murray, c Bailey Byron .................. 14 R.Davison,c Munnery, b Byron ..................29 A. Anthony, c Bailey, b Smith .................. 4 A. Peryman, retired...Ill G. Parr, b Munnery ...100 b Munnery ...........92 L.Rainbow, c Gurney, b Jacob .................. 12 C. Brodie, not out ... 4 T. Robson, not out ... 0 Byes, &c..................10 Total (7 wkts) 376 NORTH ADELAIDE B. v. STURT B. In this match, played in Adelaide on January 23rd and 30tli, B. T. Bailey, the old inter-state cricketer, scored 276. This is the largest innings ever played in a B grade match in Adelaide, surpassing the 230 by It. F. Middleton for East Torrens. North Adelaide B collapsed for 48, and Sturt B won by 600 runs. Score:— N orth A d e la id e B. ... S tu rt B. 48 B. T. Bailey, b Sanders 276 L. Davis, b Beresford 7 W. Price, c Hutchison, b Sanders..................29 V. Gent, b Sanders ... 0 C.Chewings,c Saoders, b Giles ..................109 R. James, c Hutchison, b Bleechm ore...........63 H. A. Wicks, st Cox, b Bleechmore ... 61 W. Parkes, not out ... 52 R. Adams, c sub., b Beresford ...........24 R. Burgess,bBeresford 0 H. J. McKay, absent 0 Byes, &c ................. 27 Total ...64S NORTH v. SOUTH OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Played on the Adelaide Oval on January 25 and 26. The North won by 163 runs. After having lapsed for many years this fixture was revived in January, a well-contested game resulting. Score and analysis:— N orth . First innings. , Second innings. S. T. Wheaton (Manoora), c Bagshaw, b run out ..............................86 Manning........... 3 E. L. Bowley (Sevenhills), c Stabcrnack b b Manning........................... 4 Meyers ............50 A. Richardson (Sevenhills), c Stabernack, b b Manning .................... 0 von Doussa ... 46 P. E. Berriinan (Gawler),st Stabcrnack, b Meyers ... 18 b von Doussa ... 2 F. C. McLaughlin (Gawler), c Meyers, b von c Hewitt, b Manning ... 4 Doussa ............ 8 H. Langdon(Yorke’s Penin­ sula), lbw, b Manning ... 5 lbw, 13Meyers ... 5 P. C. Gillespie (Petersburg), c Stabernaek, b von Doussa ..........................18 c and b Manning 3 R. J. Maroney (Hamley Bridge), b Mines ...........55 b G regory.............44 H. Dolling (Wokurna), b Manning .......................... 15 not out.................... S E. M. Webb (Clare), c c Gregory, b von Meyers, b G regory..............19 D oussa............ 23 L. Humphries (Gawler), n otou t .......................... 0 Ibw, b von Doussa 0 B 9, lb 3, w 1, nb 2... 15 B 13, lbl, w 1 15 Total Total... ..207 Second innings. 239 S ou th . First innings. A. E. Ilew itt (Coromandel Valley), b Langdon........... 4 c and b Langdon 0 W. E. Bagshaw (Houghton), b W ebb ........................... 5 b Dolling ... ... 19 F.vonDoussa(Strathalbyn), st McLaughlin, b b Webb ............................2.1 Richardson ... 27 F. Hall (Teatree Gully), b W e b b ................................... 1 b Webb ........... 5 J. Caldwell (Strathalbyn), c McLaughlin, b Langdon 13 E. C. Gregory (Brighton), b Webb ..-........................12 H, Meyers (Ashbourne), c and b R ichardson...........42 F. J. Stabernack (Lobethal), b WTebb .......................... 0 W. Manning(HappyValley), b Humphries ................... 3 G. H e itm a n n (Teatree Gully), b Richardson ... 34 J. Mines (Lobethal), not out 0 B 11, lb 5, nb 1...........17 b Langdon ... run out not out........... b Webb b Richardson b Richardson absent........... Byes, &c. 7 25 , 13 , 0 10 0 Total .......... ..160 Manning T h e N orth . First innings. O. M. R. W . Total ... Sccond innings. O. M. R. W. ... 19 13 1 53 2 3 49 5 M eyers.......... 11 1 55 1 ........... 8 0 40 2 Mines ........... 8 2 31 1 ........... 3 0 11 0 Hall ......... 5 0 28 0 ............ von Doussa ... 9 0 38 1 ............ 12 o 2 36 5 Bagshaw ... 2 0 25 0 ............ Gregory.......... 1*1 0 4 1 ........... 10 0 42 1 Hewett ... 4 1 10 0 Hall bowled a wide and a no-ball, Gregory a wide, and Mines a no-ball. T he S outh . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. It. W. Langdon... ... 18 2 57 2 ... ... 13 1 27 2 Webb ... ,... 16 4 46 5 ... ... 13 1 59 2 Humphries .. . 8 1 25 1 ... Richardson ,... 4-3 0 15 2 ... 5 0 10 3 Dolling ... ... 5 1 17 1 Webb bowled a no-ball. NEW SOUTH WALES v. VICTORIA. Played at Sydney on January 23, 25, 2G, 27, 28 and 29. BEMABKABLE SCOBING. New South Wales won by six wiekels. This game created more than usual interest, for not only did it decide the destination of the Sheffield Shield but the form shown in it had an important bearing upon the choice of players for the trip to England. New South Whales made splendid use of the perfect wicket provided, going in first and scoring 815 in nine hours and a-half, every player reaching double figures and three of them making hundreds. It was somewhat curious that in an innings of such magnitude there should be only two three-figure partnerships: Bardsley and Noble added 304 together in two hundred and twenty-three minutes—an Australian record for the second wicket—and the latter and Gregory 125 for the fifth in an hour and a-quarter. Bardsley played a sound, attractive and faultless innings of 192 out of 346 in two hundred and sixty-six minutes, scoring well all round the wicket but being seen to special advantage in cutting and driving. Noble also played a chanceless game, but his display was not of so attractive a nature as the left-hander’s : he made his 213 out of 4S4 in three hundred and fifty-six minutes, showing himself very strong on the on-side Bardsley hit twenty.nine 4’s and Noble 24. Gregory was missed twice in the slips off Vernon early in his innings— by McAlister when 2 and by Hazlitt at 7—but sur­ vived to make 179 out of 328 in two hundred and two minutes by a great variety of strokes. He hit twentjr-six 4’s. Emery and Kelleway indulged in a last-wicket stand of 86, and so enabled their side to make their record score off Victorian bowling. The fielding throughout the long innings was very keen, Carkeek at the wicket creating a most favourable impression. Victoria lost Carroll to Cotter’s third ball ere a run had been made, but Horan, playing a very careful game, helped Rans­ ford to add 178 for the second wicket. The last- named, when 50, appeared to be caught at slip by Bardsley off Cotter, but the umpire could give no decision and, as the other said “ not out,” the bats­ man remained. Armstrong played steadily for 20, Noble’s first ten overs being maidens, and was third out, at 225, after which McAlister and Rans­ ford put on 131 for the fourth wicket. The left­ hander, who showed himself strong on the on-side, was bowled in trying to hit to leg : in making 182 out of 356 in six hours he hit twenty-four 4’s and offered only one chance—when 104. He fell a victim to Barnes, w ho subsequently m et with very pronounced success with his slows, six wickets falling to him for 59. Whereas the fourth wicket did not go down until 356, the innings closed for 468. McAlister, ninth out (at 46.°,), played excellent cricket: lie scored 108 out of 238 in two hundred minutes without a mistake. Victoria followed-on 347 behind, and by the time the score had reached