Cricket 1909

A p r il 15, igog. CR ICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 55 Jersey, was born at Birkenhead. On going to the United States he founded the Pater­ son C.C., and was President of the Club at the time of his death. He died of blood- poisoning, the result of an injury received ten years ago whilst playing in Eastside Park, Paterson. He was struck on the leg by a ball which inflicted a wound that caused him trouble but finally healed. In the middle of last month he was struck on the same spot aud blood-poisoning set in. F. F. K. CORRESPONDENCE. [The Editor does not hold himself responsible for the opinions of his correspondents.] To the Editor of C r ic k e t. D ea r S ir , —By whom was the rule made that boundary hits need not be run out, but would be worth a commuted number of runs? It is not a Law of Cricket, so no special majority of a General Meeting would be needed to rescind it, and re-establish the old order, which is here, as often elsewhere, decidedly the better. Would an Instruction to Umpires meet the case? If so, why not ifsue it? Batsmen would naturally be opposed to the change; but, since the tendency now is (at least professedly) towards changes that benefit the bowlers, that fact ought not to count for much. It passes my comprehension how the present custom ever became established, seeing how the old cricketers are opposed to it. Another Instruction to Umpires badly needed is surely one as to keeping time—10 minutes delay at starting, or during an interval, to be compensated for by 10 minutes extra play before the next interval. If a tea interval be required, and it is an undoubted help to the attack, add its length to the time of play after 6.30. Of course interruptions by the weather can­ not be legislated for, but what possible reason can there be for the present laxity in begin­ ning and rigidity in closing play ? This has always seemed to me a great mystery. The classical instance in point is the first match Australia v. Surrey in 1905, when the visitors lost the game through a 10 minutes’ delay owing to Knox’s boot-heel coming off. If this be allowed (as it was), what is to prevent each member of a side in turn experiencing some such misadventure when their side was faced by defeat and so dissipating an hour (perhaps two) in order to ensure a draw ? Probably in practice this course would at once compel a revision of the unwritten laws of the game, with the result of reducing some of them to writing; but the principle is exactly the same as that in the match referred to. Why should it be in a player's power to delay a game, and deprive his opponents of victory, whether intentionally or not? The Australians would have been perfectly justified in claiming that extra 10 minutes for play ; but had they done so, and the Umpires ruled against them, what a fer­ ment we should have had, and what an expenditure of ink ! I am, Ceylon. tfcc., ‘ ZUMMERZET. TINDALL.—Oil the 3rd inst., at Hurst Court, ure, Hastings, after a short illness. Joyce Caroline, ine dearly-loved child of the Rev. H. C. L. and Mrs* Tindall, aged 11 years. CRICKET IN THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. NORTH v. SOUTH. Played at Hurlingham on February 21,22,23. The South won by 112 runs. This, the eighteenth, annual match between the North and South of the Argentine Republic, pro­ vided the latter with their fifth consecutive win, the number of successes now being eleven by the South and seven by the North. The South’s first innings was a steady and uneventful display, during which the fielding was very poor, no less than seven catches being missed off Rathbone. Mawson, who carried out his bat for 46, came into the side at the last moment in place of J. O. Anderson, who was injured. The North collapsed in dramatic fashion, their first five wickets falling without a run and their seventh at 4. Spens hit pluckily and, without giving a chance, made 54 of the 65 runs scored whilst in. The wickets fell as follows during the innings :— 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 2 4 13 23 69 The South went right ahead in their second innings, and, declaring with only four wickets dow n,left the North 406 to win. Jackson and Whaley added 62 for the second wicket and the latter and Campbell 154 for the fourth. Both Whaley and Campbell, however, were missed, the former when 62 and the latter at 44. Whaley was slow at times, but Campbell made his 100 out of 167 in a trifle over two and a-half hours. The feature of tho North’s second innings was the batting of Paul who, in addition to being the youngest player on either side, was making his first appearance in a game of real importance : in making 124 out of 190 in one hundred and fifty minutes he hit thirteen 4’s, and added 93 for the fourth wicket with Brown and 52 for the fifth with Cowes. Wright and Young put on 29 for the last and the innings realised 286. Score and analysis :— S outh . First innings. Second innings. C. H. Whaley, b Young ... 36c R a t h b o n e , b Knight .........95 C. T. Mold, c Paul, b Spens 15 N. W . Jackson, run out ... 49c Knight, b Spens 36 J. Gifford, b Young ........... 2 H. E. C. Biedermann, c e G a r n e t t , b Garnett, b Young .......... 23 Spens ............. 2 J. A. Campbell, b Rathbone 5n otou t .........100 H. T. Mawson, not out ... 46 bRathbone...........10 H. Doming, c Brown, b Young.................................. 7 notout................ 8 R. E. H. Anderson, c Spens, b Young .......................... 5 D. M. Smith, c Spens, b Young.................................. 3 J. B. T. Rodman,c Garnett, b Rathbone .................. 8 Byes .......................... 14 B 4, lb 6 ............10 Total ..................213 ♦Innings declared N o r th . First inDings. J. R. Garrod, b Whaley ... 0 H. A. Brown, b Doming ... 0 A. H. Knight, c Jackson, b Doming .......................... 0 J. H. Paul, c Jackson, b Whaley ........................... 0 H. G. Garnett, c and b Whaley .......................... 1 H. A. Cowes, b Doming ... 0 C. A. Rathbone, b Doming 1 C. Talbot Wright, b Whaley 7 A. T. Spens, b Doming ... 54 J. D. Gardom, st Ajider- son, b W haley.................. 3 G. A. Young, not out ... 3 Byes, &c.......................0 Total Total (4 wkts)*261 closed. Second innings. b Whalev ........... 0 b Whaley ...........21 run out c M a w s o n Doming ... c R o d m a n , b W’haley ...........33 c J a c k s o n , b D om ing...........33 c Campbell, b Whaley ........... 2 not out ...........33 b Whaley ........... 8 c M a w s o n , b D om in g ........... 1 e and b Campbell 14 Byes, &c. ... 13 T o ta l..........286 ..124 .............69 S o u th . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W.O. M. R. W. Spens ............. 13 2 44 1 .............. 22 3 63 2 Young ............. 28 10 76 6 .............. 24 2 64 0 Rathbone ... 20*1 1 69 2 ........... 21 3 71 1 Gardom ............. 5 1 10 0 .............. 4 0 19 0 G arrod ............. 6 1 21 0 K nigh t ............. 8 4 13 1 N o r th . O. M. R. W.O. M. R. W. Dom ing ............. 9 5 3 47 5 .............. 37 9 110 3 W haley ............. 9 4 22 5 .............. 44 8 115 5 Jackson ... 2 1 1 0 Rodman ... 11 6 14 0 Campbell ... 8"2 0 33 1 On the morning of the first day of the match the following verses appeared in The Standard newspaper of Buenos Aires :— The annual match comes round once more And North and South will take the floor To-day and p’raps for two days more; Depends how wickets tumble. All fit and ready for the fray, The Captains eagerly survey The wicket, wondering how ’twill play And if ’twill kick or crumble. A flick, the coin is in the air, A captain calls “ It’s ‘ tails ’ I swear,’’ And looks as tho’ he didn’t care While confidently smiling. The lucky skipper says “ We’ll bat; ” The other’s talking thro’ his hat “ You lucky dog ” and things like that And inwardly reviling. The pitch is one of Lacey’s best, Tho’ recent rains have proved a pest; And practice games for such a test Required a perfect wicket. Let’s hope that for the next few days The Weather Clerk will mend his wa;s, Shift round his watering can, and blaze Away, where there’s no cricket. Let’s hope that the Lancastrian rose Adorning him whom England chose Will prove the “ sweetest flower that blows,” And bring good luck to Garnett. That Spens beyond the boundary rail His friends with sixes will regale And not give cause for us to wail “ Oh! Dorning’s bowled him. Darn it! ” That Garrod with the skill of yore Will cut and drive for many a four And keep employed the men who score In yonder green pavilion. . That Cowes will likewise give a taste Of hitting powers, and bowling paste, But not be in too great a haste To spoil the balls vermilion. Good luck to those who make their bow In the big match for first time now May they confound and make kow-tow The men who criticized ’em. May Harrow’s prestige upheld be By Biedermann, with batting free ; May Smith and Rodman let us see That we’ve not overprized ’em. Of course we know that Captain “ Dick’s ” “ Hot stuff ” indeed behind the sticks ; As skipper he’ll be sure to fix Upon the right procedure. At his command good bowlers five, A field that’s very much alive. ’Tis doubtful if the North survive; Still, don’t let me mislead “ yer.” The North will have a real good try The South to beat and give the lie To those who’ve said they're doomed to die By Dorning’s band, beguiling. Of late they’ve had the worst of luck, But this does not reduce their pluck : E’en if they bag the dreaded “ duck,” They always “ come up smiling.” Here’s victory to the better team ! And tho’ the South at present seem To have the pull, if North redeem Their prestige, who will grumble ? It’s quite their turn to score a win, The South have had a long “ look in,” And tho’ to them my faith I pin Here’s to the North ! Yer ’umble H. A. L. P RIVATE CRICKET PITCHES and TENNIS Courts to be let on the West London Ground, North Kensington. Apply F. W. Freetli, 126, Ladbroke Grove, W.