Cricket 1909

A pril 22, 1909. CR ICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 75 C. W h it e , a right-hand fast-medium bowler, took four wickets with successive balls for Petersham II. v. Randwick, at Randwick (Sydney) on February 27th. On the following Saturday the same feat was performed by Manuelle, a fast- medium riglit-hander, for Claremont v. Corinthian B., at Fremantle, West Australia. S y u n e y Grammar School gained the easiest of victories over Newington College in Sydney on February 27th. The College scored 53 and 82 and the Grammar School 497 for eight wickets. In the latter’s innings three players failed to score and three made centuries. The successful batsmen were Berry 146 not out (made in an hour and a-half), J. C. Lamrock 141, and E. P. Barbour 120. Barbour also took live wickets for 14 runs and Barry four for 28. A b o w l e r named Corser took seventeen wickets, most of them clean bowled, for 63 runs in the eleven a-side match be­ tween United Exiles and Cities at Mary­ borough, Queensland, on February 27th. Thanks to him, United Exiles won easily. On the same afternoon J. Mahoney scored 86 out of 107 for Dunmore v. Railways, having just previously made 110 not out and 22 not out for the same club against Tiaro. AV. T. E v a n s , the Queensland wicket­ keeper, played a brilliantly-hit innings of 80 for Toombul v. Toowong at Kedron Park, Brisbane, on February 27th. Off one over he made 2G runs by means of three 6’s and two. 4’s. This is the player who, at Brisbane a year before, scored 103 not out for Queensland against New South Wales in an hour and three- quarters. E d w a r d H u m p h r e y s , who has been engaged as coach by the Canterbury Cricket Association, left Christchurch on February 26tli en route for England. T h e competition at Cape Town last month for the Currie Cup resulted in favour of the Western Province, who beat the Transvaal (the holders) in the final by seven runs. The matches re­ sulted thus:— Plyd. Won. Lost. Points. Western Province........... 3 ... 3 ... 0 ... 6 Transvaal .................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... 4 Border .......................... 3 ... 1 ... 2 ... 2 Eastern Province.......... 3 ... 0 ... 3 ... 0 Western Province thus regained the Cup which they last held eleven years ago. The Cup has now been competed for thirteen times, with the following results:— Season. Won by. 1889-90 Transvaal 1890-91 Griqualand West 1892-93 Western Province 1893-94 Western Province 1894-95 Transvaal 1890-97 Western Province AVestern Province are now the holders of the three Currie Cups (cricket and Rugby and Association football) and the inter-Colonial lawn tennis shield. Season. Won by. 1897-98 Western Province 1902-03 Transvaal 1903-04 Transvaal 1904-05 Transvaal 1900-07 Transvaal 1908-09 Western Province 1 am given to understand that the Associated Clubs ot Philadelphia have extended an invitation to the Gentlemen of Ireland to visit the United States and Canada in the autumn. THE INCOGNITI. This well-known wandering club has again arrangeJ a long fixture-list with powerful sides. In addition to the ordinary matches there are School, Midland, Southern and Western Tours, the last-named, for which Messrs. B. P. Dobson and P. W. Stout are joint managers, extending from the 2nd to the 21st August. The other managers of the season’s matches are Col. Greenway and Capt. Trueman,and Messrs. P. Collins, E. W. Hornung, E. C. Lee, R. Macandrew, E. J. Metcalfe, A.lt. Severn, T. Shaw, H. E. F. Sich. P. W. Stout, B. Tabrum, C. M. Tuke, G. E. Winter, and J. C. Wood. MAY. Hertford, v. Haileybury College. Chatham, v. R N. and R.M.L.1. Blacklieath, v. Blackheath. West Kensington, v. St. Paul's School. Sherborne, v. Sherborne School. + ) Bath, v. Lansdown C.C. I )■ Cheltenham, v. Cheltenham College. I • u ' Vincent Square, v. Westminster School. Warwick, v. Warwickshire Gentlemen•+ \ JUNE. Lichfield, v. Lichfield.+ Worccster, v. Worcestershire Gentlemen, t NVoolwich, v. Royal Military Academy. Rochampton, v. Gifford House. Esher, v. Esher. Aldershot, v. Aldershot Command. + Folkestone, v. Folkestone.! Camberley, v. Staff College. Bury St. Edmunds, v. Bury and West Suffolk.f Reigate, v. Gatton Park. Potter’s Bar, v. Nortliaw Place. JULY. Camberley, v. Royal Military College. Wimbledon, v. Wimbledon. Streatham, v. Streatham. . Shorncliffe, v. Shorncliffe Garrison.f Henley, v. Henley. Beckenham, v. Beckenham.f Weybridge, v. Oatlands Park. Chiswick, v. Chiswick Park. Woolwich, v. Woolwich Garrison. Brighton, v. Sussex Martlets.! Hounslow, v. Hounslow Garrison. Aldershot, v. Army Service Corps, i Not settled, v. Hampshire Hoggs. + Portsmouth, v. United Services, t Wokingham, v. Heathlands. AUGUST. Plymouth, v. United Services. I Keyham, v. Royal Naval Barracks. I Dartmouth, v. Royal Naval College. I Torquay, v. Torquay. I Exeter, v. Devon Dumplings. \ Newton Abbot, v. South Devon.I Sidmouth, v. Sidmouth. i Seaton, v. Seaton, t Sidmouth, v. Sidmouth.t Eastbourne, v. Eastbourne.! t Two-day matches. Southern Tour. Western Tour. A WEAK DEFENCE. Major Du Maurier, the author of “ An Englishman’s Home,” played for Fusiliers v I Zingari at Maritzburg on March 27th and was bowled for a single. The AMERICAN CRICKETER. F ounded 1877. P ublished b y H. K . C o in ish on b e h a lf o f The A sso cia te d C ricket C lubs o f P h ila d e lp h ia . An Illustrated Journal of Cricket, Association Football, Tennis, Golf, and Kindred Pastimes. No. 632, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, P a , U.S.A. p r ic e :— 10/- p er a n n u m , p ost p a id a n yw h ere. Specimen copies mailed on request. THE CUEKIE CUP MATCHES. Some very good and interesting cricket was seen in last month’scompetition atCapeTown, although the absence of Natal was much regretted. Western Province and the Transvaal met in the final and, after a splendid struggle, in which cach sivie in turn appeared to hold the advantage, the honours went to Western Province, who thereby regaiued posstssion of the Cup after eleven years. TRANSVAAL v. EASTERN PROVINCE. Played on the Western Province ground on March 19, 20 and 22 and won by the Transvaal by an innings and 123 runs. The Transvaal made a good start, Difford and Zulch scoring 81 for the first wicket. The former gave a very attractive display and was well seconded by Sinclair, who hit six 4’s in his freely-played innings. The Eastern Province lost their first three wiekets for 10 runs and were all dismissed in eighty minutes for 05, Faulkner taking seven wickets for 39. In the follow-on they again collapsed and wore beaten as stated. Vogler took six wickets for 27 runs in the second innings. Score and analysis :— T ran sv a a l . J. W. Zulch, hit wkt., b Lyons .................. 28 A.Difford,lbw,b Lyons 58 E.A.Faulkner,b Lyons 28 J .II. Sinclair, b Lundic 55 A. E. Vogler, e and b Lyons.......................... 4 N. V. Lindsay, b Lyons 9 S. J. Pegler, lbw, b Allison .................. 13 F. lc Roux, c Lundic, b Allison.................. 19 E. A. Halliwell, b Lyons ................... 8 J. H. Tandy, not out 1 R. A. Thompson, b Allison .................. 3 Byes, &c.............. IS Total . 244 E astern P rovince . First innings. T. S. Lumsdcn, c le Roux, b Thompson .................. 2 E. Beck, c Vogler, b Faulk­ ner .................................. 10 A. Lawrence, b Thompson 2 A. Hazell, c Zulch, b Thom pson.......... ........... 2 E. Fock, b Faulkner.......... 14 H. Londt, c and b Faulkner 0 F. Hippert, b Faulkner .. 9 A. Lyons, lbw, b Faulkner 9 F. Bayes, c and b Faulkner 0 E. Lundie, c Vogler, b Faulkner .......................... 9 C. Allison, not out ........... 0 Byes, &c............. ... 2 Total .................. 65 Second innings, c Faulkner, b Vogler ........... c Le Roux, b Vogler ........... b Vogler ........... 15 0 b Voglcr b Vogler b Pegler ........... 5 c Sinclair,bVogler 11 st Halliwell, b Pegler ........... 0 not out ........... 0 b Vogler ........... 8 c Vogler, b Pegler 2 Byes, &c. ... 7 Total...........50 Lyons Lundie T ran sv a a l . O. M. R. W. O. M. R W. ,37 8 101 0 IBayes ... 41 11 0 .2 3 6 58 I I Allison .. 17*1 3 56 3 Lundie bowled two no-balls. E astern P rovin ce . Thompson Faulkner First innings. O. M. R. W. 12 3 24 3 .. 11 *4 2 39 7 ,. Vogler .. Pegler .. Second innings. O. M. It. W. ‘20 11 27 6 19-4 10 22 4 WESTERN PROVINCE v. BORDER. Played on the Capetown ground on March 19, 20 and 22, and won by Western Province by two wickets. Both Hartigan and Cook, who batted three hours for his faultless 60, exceeded the half- century in the Border s first innings, but, thanks to Commaille and Yeoman, Western Province gained a lead of 27, the former making his 74 out of 166 by sound cricket. Norton played brightly for 57 when Border went in the second time and, with Porter making 62 by free crickct, Western Province were set 148 to win. They lost six wickets for 51 and eight for 100, but the last 48 were made without further loss by During and Whitehead. During batted mag­ nificently for three hours and Whitehead showed fine nerve at a crisis. Score and analysis :— B o r d e r . First innings. J. Swallow, b Luyt ... H. Phillips, c Luyt, K otze.......................... Second innings, b Kotze ........... 0 0 b Whitehead