Cricket 1909

M arch 25, igog. CR ICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 4 i predicted with confidence that they wcmld win with a great deal to spare. (Cheers.) I t is said that a French aviator has wagered that in a few years India will be only a twenty-four hours’ aerial trip from Paris. Should such prove to be the case the cricketer will probably open his S p o r ts m a n one Wednesday morning and find a paragraph in Wanderer’s “ Look Bound ” something to this effect:— “ It has transpired that, in consequence of the very heavy and continuous rain ex­ perienced in Melbourne during the last ten days, the Committee o f the M.C.C., at a meeting at the Carlton Club yesterday afternoon, decided that a Wright aeroplane should be engaged to convey Rhodes and Blythe to Australia without delay. It is understood that the W o famous bowlers will start on their journey this afternoon, but I am not at liberty to divulge the exact hour o f their departure from Farnborough Common. Last night the Secretary of the M.C.C., in the course of a special interview, informed a represent­ ative of the S p o r ts m a n that, provided contrary winds are not experienced over the Indian Ocean, it is hoped that the players will arrive in Melbourne in time to take part in the Test match which is due to commence on Saturday next.” I n the first week of the present month it was announced that C. B. Fry had definitely resolved to sever his connect­ ion with Sussex cricket as, owing to responsible work which he had under­ taken in relation to the training-ship Mercury,he found it impossible to continue his association with the County Eleven, as his duties would not permit him to absent himself at all frequently from the Southampton district. H is decision had been anticipated in the Press more than once and came as no surprise. On the 5th inst. Fry attended a meeting of the Committee of the Hampshire County C.C. and intimated his willingness to appear for Hampshire this summer. The Committee thanked him for his offer, which was accpted. T he late Mr. E. H . U. Pickering left estate of the value of .£23,012, and the late Mr. E . L. Bateman, C.B., of the value of <£23,003. The gross value of Mr. W . H . Benthall’s estate was £S40,311. P r o m the Uveninq News of the 1st m st.:— It was at Brentford to-clay that two youths, named respectively John Batt and Frederick Ball, were charged with obstructing a thorongfare with their orange barrows. “ Batt and Ball! ’’ called out the warrant officer, and the curiously-named couple entered the dock. “ That is rather extraordinary 1” said the umpire—otherwise the presiding magistrate. “ Are those your correct names ? ” “ Yes, sir ! ” replied the sporting pair. “ I suppose you had been having a game,” said the magistrate, and the court dissolved m laughter. Apparently his worship came to the con­ clusion that whatever the game was it wasn’t quite cricket, for he fined the orange-sellers 5s. each. T h e marriage arranged between Miss Dorothy Grosvenor and Lord Dalmeny will take place at two o’clock on April 15th at St. Paul’s, Knightsbridge. Lord Henry Grosvenor will hold a reception at 13, Belgrave Square after the ceremony. T h e annual general meeting of the Forest H ill C.C. will be held in the Ladies’ Pavilion, on the cricket ground to-morrow at 8 p.m. T h e annual meeting of the Kent County C.C., held on Monday last at the Golden Cross Hotel, Charing Cross, with Lord Hardinge, the retiring president, in the chair, was purely formal in character, the report of the general committee being adopted with little or no discussion. Last year’s working of the club, despite bad weather during the Tunbridge Wells week, and rain on the morning of the ladies’ day at Canterbury, showed a balance of £790. In drawing attention to the chief points in the report, Lord Harris made a special appeal to members to give all the support they could to Blythe’s benefit this summer, saying that the County had never had a more deserving professional. The elec­ tion of six members of the Committee was confirmed, and some alterations of rules, dealing with the privileges of members, were passed. The new president is the Earl of Guilford. T h e annual report of the Leicestershire County C.C. states that all the old players will be available next season with the exception of W . W . Odell, whose business engagements will not admit of his playing regularly. The membership is 1,601, an increase of 87 over the previous year. The accounts show subscriptions of £1,754, gate receipts £1,507, owing to the bank £371. ' T h e West Australian states that about ,£500 towards the expenses of the English tour resulted from the games played in Sydney and Melbourne between the Australian Eleven and the Rest of Australia. On the assumption that £>1,500 would be required for the initial expenses that left £'1,000 to be provided by the Board of Control. The New South Wales Association voted £500 towards the expenses, and at the Board meeting on February 18th Messrs. H . Blinman and G. Mostyn Evan stated that they were authorised on behalf of the South Australian Association to stand in with Victoria and New South Wales. It was estimated the contribution from each State would be .£300. The Victorian Cricket Association had not then con­ sidered the question, but it was regarded as certain that in view of its support of the Board of Control it would contribute its share. W h e n doctors differ who shall decide? Cotter is as fist, if not faster, than ever, and certainly just as erratic.— Dr. L. 0. S. Poidevin in The Athletic News. Cotter is hardly as fast as formerly.— F. A. Iredale in The Sportsman. “ You pays your money and you takes your choice.” A m o n g recent large individual scores made in Australia are the follow ing:— 276, B. T. Bailey, Sturt B. t . North Adelaide Bf in Adelaide, January 30th. 2(50, V. T. Trumper, in a club match in Sydney, March 0th (particulars not yet received). 230, V. C. Sorrell, Mount Barker v. Glenelg Odd­ fellows, in South Australia, January 23rd. Ho also took seven wickets for 36. *228, R. Corner, South United v. Engineer-in-Chief (Adelaide and Suburban Association), Jan. 23rd. *200, G. Heitmann, Teatree Gully v. Haughton (S. Australia), January 23rd. *202, Rev. J. E. Moulton, Parkes v. Beargamil, at Parkes (N.S.W.), January 20th and 27th. * Signifies not out. When Sorrell made 239 the total of his side was 404 for three wickets (J. E. Smith 130 not out). I n a match on the North Fremantle Oval on January 30th between North Fremantle and Subiaco, eight of the latter failed to score in an innings. The total, however, reached 33, of which number extras were responsible for 14. The score of the innings was as follow s:— Hewitt, b T. Hogue Brennand,bW . Hogue Tuckett, b T. Hogue.. Moysey, b W. Hogue.. Kelly, bT. Hogue .. Jackson, b T.Hogue ... Wren, b T. Hogue .. Pepperall, c Smythe. b W. Hogue ... W . Hogue took five wickets for 7 runs and T. Hogue five for 12. Roberts, not out Mose, c Smythe, b Hogue .......... Tait, c and b Hogue ........... Byes, &c. ... Total ... T h e Western Australian Board of Control received the following telegrams regarding the proposed visit of the V ic­ torian and South Australian teams :— From Heather, secretary of the Victorian Associa­ tion.—“ Regret could not get names. Postpone visit till next season.” From Cresswell, secretary of the South Australian Association.—“ Will suit. Leave here March 27th, returning April 17th, on terms mentioned.” Mr. J. Rushton, chairman of the West Australian Cricket Association, in reply to a letter from Adelaide asking for terms for a South Australian team to visit Perth at Easter, replied offering to pay travelling and hotel expenses and half the net profits. The team originally chosen for the trip consisted of C. Hill, Dolling, Gehrs, O’Connor, Whitty, Claxton, Woodford, Mayne, Chamberlain, Wright, Quist, and Bloomfield. It it more than doubtful, however, whether O’Connor or Whitty will play in any of the matches as the Orontes, by which the Australian team is coming to England, is due to leave Fremantle on Monday next, the 29th inst. It sailed from Sydney yester­ day week with the Queensland and New South Wales contingents on board. I n a match at Roseworthy, South Australia, on January 25th, between Roseworthy College and St. Mark’s C.C., each team made over three hundred runs and in less than six hours 640 were scored. One of the visitors started an over by getting a wicket and finished it with an analysis of one for 20, the oppos­ ing batsman putting the remaining five balls to the boundary, each in a different direction. Another of the visitors hit live 6’s, whilst the College scored 140 in the last three-quarters of an hour. The final over produced 30 runs.