Cricket 1910

1 2 2 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M ay 12, i g i o . been arranged to commence at Bray on Monday last, was abandoned at the request o f Mr. S. H . Cochrane, who found himself unable to raise a team strong enough for the occasion. I n a Huddersfield League match on Saturday, the question of obstructing the field arose in an unusual manner. The batsmen were completing a third run when the ball, being thrown in, struck one of them on the chest and glanced away from the direction of any fieldsman. In the circumstances the batsmen, finding a fourth run possible, made it, only, how ­ ever, to find it disallowed on appeal from the bowler, who claimed to have been prevented from fielding the ball before the run was attempted ! So far as can be judged at present, Oxford have benefited far more than Cambridge so far as obtaining Freshmen o f marked ability is concerned. In Burton and Bardsley, of Shrewsbury, they have two all-round players of great promise, and in Twining, last year’s Eton captain, a wicket-keeper who would pro­ bably have obtained his Blue had not Pawson been in residence. Twining, however, is such a good batsman—he averaged 3090 last season without a not­ out to help him, and last week made 119 not out in the Freshmen’s match—that his skill as a run-getter may obtain him a place in the side for the match with Cambridge. G. E. V . Crutchley is another player of whom much may be expected. At Harrow last year he was by far the best all-round player in the Eleven, and although in the recent Freshmen’s match his one wicket cost 61 runs and he scored only 30 and 5 he is sure to be persevered with. W h a t a player does in his first trial match often fails to give one a true idea of his real worth. Thus C. M. Keddie, who was the strong man of the Dulwich Eleven last season, scored only 5 and took but two wickets in the Freshmen’s match at Cambridge. On the other hand, the H on. A. Windsor-Clive bowled with more success than at any time last year, when his record for Eton showed only three wickets and at a cost of 61‘33 runs e a ch ; on Friday last he took seven wickets in an innings of 154 for exactly seven runs apiece, and if he can main­ tain that form it is probable that he will be seen in the Glamorganshire Eleven before the end o f the season. Eton erjcket was well represented last week . the two Fresbmen's'matches, Twining, I? 1 ins and Foljambe doing well at xford, and Windsor-Clive and Boscawen nt Cambridge. S p e a k in g to a representative of the W est Australian at the close of their tour in Western Australia, Mr. Stott, the manager of the Victorian team, stated that the side had had a most enjoyable time since,their arrival. “ In fact,” he said, “ we have been overwhelmed with kindness by the Western- Australian people. The matches have proved that you have in Perth and Fremantle cricketers capable of holding their own with the best from the Eastern States. Of course some of them have been known to us for years (Hogue, Parker, and Christian, for instance), but the others have opened our eyes to the fact that Western Australia is coming on well in the national game. We were much im ­ pressed with Carter, Good, and Patfield, whilst Selk’s variety of bowling was fre­ quently under discussion.” O n the day of his return from the Western Australian trip, B. J. Kortlang, whose batting had proved the feature of the tour, turned out for Essendon against Melbourne, and carried out his bat for 76. It was then stated that during the three months since Christmas he had made 1,400 runs. As he has definitely decided to settle in Melbourne—he is a Prahran man by birth, and therefore a native of Victoria — something will probably be heard of him in international cricket in the near future. M e . G. L. W il s o n , who played for Sussex some years ago, recently captained the Melbourne Club against Melbourne University and scored 40 in good form. P l a y in g for Bedfern against Balmain on the Sydney Cricket ground on April 2nd, J. C. Barnes and A. Vincent made 235 together for the first wicket in an hour and three-quarters. The former scored 146, and the latter 121. Barnes was missed when 132, but Vincent’s display was faultless. A r e p o r t of the match at South Arm (Tasmania) on March 28th, between Hobart Ladies’ Choir and South Arm Ladies, commences as follow s:— “ After a couple of futile attempts to spin the coin in the orthodox manner, a member of the sterner sex was called to the assistance of the rival captains, with the result that the South Arm skipper elected to bat.” The mere man, one is glad to see, is occa­ sionally of use. K e n n y B u r n , though now regarded as a veteran, was well to the fore in the recent match at Hobart between the North and the South of Tasmania, seeing that he made 81 in his first innings and 108 in his second. During the past season he obtained double-figures every time he went in, and in twelve completed innings scored 585 runs with an average of 48-75. From this it is evident that there is still plenty of cricket in him, but he says that he will play no more. In North v. South matches he has made seven hundreds— 180, 140, 130 (not out), 1 1 1 , 106,101 and 108. W h e n the Australians were batting against New Zealand in the second Test match at Wellington, S. H. Emery made a hit which is likely to be spoken of for some time to come. It was off Reese, and the ball, after pitching outside the ground, bounded over a double-deck tram and broke a window on the other side of the road. T h e omission of Midlane from the New Zealand team caused considerable dis­ satisfaction, for it was felt that on his merits he should have been one of the first players chosen. In representative matches this season he had an average of 76, and in club matches one of 63. Whilst the match was being played he turned out for Wellington against Hawke’s Bay and was dismissed for 22 and 6 . W r it in g in The Australasian, “ Felix ” sa ys:— Warwick Armstrong is a bit afraid that our bowl­ ing may be rather weak, and “ Syd.” Gregory shakes his head with a none too confident shako when his opinion is sought as to the prospects of Australia in the great bouts with the South Africans next Christmas and New Year. Their recent victories in their own country against the Englishmen have added much to the interest felt in Australia in respect of their visit next summer, and it is hoped that we shall unearth a good bowler, “ googly” or otherwise, before they come. One thing I was very glad to hear from my old friend in the Transvaal, and it is that in South Africa the general public are amongst the best sports in the world, and no team could have met with a better reception than did the representatives of the Marylebone Club. “ To tell you the truth,” he says, “ I think the majority of those who witnessed the game were ‘ barracking for the visitors.” It is safe to say that when the South Africans play their great games in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide, the interest will be wide­ spread and deep, and the plaudits impartially bestowed. But, to make the tour a success, wo must have their best team. I f what I hear is true, there is very slight possibility of Gordon White making the trip, but Sherwell will in all probability go, and. as captain o f the side. E. M. P e t e r s o n , playing for San Fran­ cisco County against Golden Gate on April 17th at San Francisco, scored 101 not out. This was the first hundred of the season in America. W r it in g from St. Helena, a correspon­ dent of The Field calls attention to the remarkable scores made for the Exiles in successive innings by Mr. W . H . Organ. In a series of one-day matches in the St. Helena League Mr. Organ scored 23, 100 not out, 100 not out, 110 not out, 92 not out, 139 not out, 102 not out, 98 and 66 not out. This, according to the usual way of reckoning averages, gives him an average of 415. In the same series of matches Mr. Organ bowled 253 overs, and had an average o f 6-66 runs per wicket. The Exiles, who are captained by Mr. L. H. Yeoman, have won the League cup five times in the last eight years. M r . G e o r g e M a r s h a m , lately chairman of the Kent County Council, is to be pre­ sented with his portrait in recognition of his lifelong and untiring services to the county. Amongst those taking an active part in the movement are the Marquis Camden (Lord-Lieutenant), Lord Harris (chairman of East Kent Quarter Sessions), the Earl of Cranbrook (chairman of West Kent Quarter Sessions), Mr. F. S. W . Cornwallis (present chairman of the Kent