Cricket 1910

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Africans had their own scorer with them in England, and that model of a scorer, Mr. Ferguson, accompanied the Australians throughout their tour last year in England.” “ I note that the last part of the M.C.C. tour was very trying to the players. Is it necessary that three Test matches should follow one after the other?” “ That is a matter the M.C.C. strove to prevent. In 1905-6 Mr. Warner’s team found that the programme arranged necessi­ tated a lot of night travelling-twenty-two nights were spent in the train and 5,500 miles travelled, exclusive of the boat run from Durban to East London. True, there was a longer programme then, for Mr. Leveson- Gower was called upon to travel only 4,000 miles by train, and only about six nights in the train were necessary. To obviate the congestion of big matches at the end of the tour, more travelling would be necessary. A programme opening at Cape Town and continued in the Eastern Province and Border districts would allow of the first Test being played at Newlands by returning to Cape Town. Then the tour could extend to the Transvaal, where the second Test could be played. A Bhodesian visit, which should be included in future M.C.C. touring pro­ grammes, might be inserted here and, returning direct to Durban, Kimberley, Bloemfontein, and Maritzburg matches would relieve the long journey. The team would not need to go through the Transvaal for the latter journey. At Durban the third Test would take place, and then a return to Cape Town via Johannesburg would bring the tour to a close. This itinerary would mean more expenditure and a longer programme. ” “ Do you consider there are any vital differences in the cricket as played by England, Australia and South Africa ? ” “ In England there are so many cricketers to choose from, and the be.-t may not necessarily be picked for Test matches, but one cannot get away from the fact that batting, as we have been brought to believe it to be, excels in the Old Country. Some may call it ‘ style.’ Buns tell, some will say, and they certainly win matches. Australia and South Africa win Test matches because they get more runs than England. In finish, Australia is far ahead of South Africa, and Australian batting is immeasurably brighter than the South African methods. South Africans can stop at the wicket and wait for runs to come. They are patient to a fault, and possibly their lack of enterprise was answerable for suggested unpopularity three years ago in England. Their want of variety in strokes keeps the South Africans waiting for the ball that they can deal with. What strikes me, however—and here Eng­ land is deficient—is the extraordinary keen­ ness of the Colonial, Australian and South African alike. Let the Colonial get his nose in front, and it takes something out of the ordinary to shift it. Never mind how the Colonials are leading, they invariably strive to convert that advantage into a greater one, and are seldom caught napping.” “ How do you think that South Africa will fare in Australia ? ” “ I shall be prepared to see the Australians give the South Africans something to think about in batting, but I view their meeting as one of the most interesting contests cricket has ever known. Colonials against Colonials: think of it ! The Colonial spirit is great and there is no getting away from the fact. Not an inch will be given away in nerve and in bull-dog pertinacity, and the meeting will be a battle royal. South Africa want a fast bowler for Australian wickets, more so than they do for their own, and they want Schwarz to return to his old form, and then, assuming that Vogler and Faulkner are in their same form as a few months ago, and that the colts do not go back, there will not be very much in the Tests, and the least bit of luck in weather, and other things which are not un­ known in cricket, might easily turn the balance one way or the other. I am fully conscious that the Australian batting is a very big thing, but the abnormal spin of the South African bowlers must tell a tale, and if Bo- sanquet could ‘ do ’ a bit out there, and if Armstrong can make the ball turn, then my feeling is that, cast-iron wicket or not, South African bowling should balance the Austra­ lian batting. South African batsmen can look after their own department I am sure. Used to the hot weather which prevails in Australia, the climate will not affect the South Africans as it does an English side, both teams will meet on a certain equality and the only question to be settled is ‘ Will googlie bowling conquer the great Australian batsmen, as it has conquered great English batsmen?’ My own opinion is that it will.” CRICKET ON THE GOLD COAST. REPRESENTATIVE ELEVEN v. REPRESENTA­ TIVE SIXTEEN.—Played on the Cosmopolitan Grounds at Accra on April 22, 23, 25 and 30, and won by the Representative Eleven by 21 runs. The feature of the match was the batting of Thompson, who, on the first day, scored 70 of the 88 runs added for the second wicket, and in all scored 72 out of 97 and hit fourteen 4’s. Scorc: REPRESENTATIVE First innings. C. C. Thompson, lbw, b H o lm ..................................72 Ed. Mensah, c Dogoe, b R obertson......................... 0 J. A. W. Musgrove, c Ham­ mond, b Vanderpuyc ... 24 D. Tettey, lbw, b Vander- puye .................................. 5 J. Vanderpuye. lbw, b Holm 0 A. Sully, b Sackcy .......... 8 E. F. Aggrey, c Dogoe, b Vanderpuye ................... 4 D. C. Lamptey, c and b Sackey .......................... C. A. Quartey, c Vander­ puye, b H o lm ......................10 S. Smith, b Sackey ............ 0 F. Dove, not o u t.................. 1 Byes, &e. ... ...........14 E leven . Second innings, lbw, b Vander­ puye...................29 lbw, b Fleischcr 31 c Lokko, b Fleis­ cher .................. 8 notout.................. b Fleischer.......... run out ........... c Dogoc, c Vander- puye.. ........... 5 b Fleischer........... b Fleischer.......... run out bCofie .. .. Byes, &e. G 4 20 Hi Total ................. 143 Total ...134 R epresentative S ixteen . First innings. Second innings. H. L. Robertson, bSm ith... 16 c Dove, bThom p­ son ... ...........18 J. E. Cofie, b Aggrey........... 8 b Thompson ... 2 S. Dogoe, b Lamptey........... 5 c A g g r e y , b Kojoe Thompson, b Lamp- Thompson ... 0 tey .................................. 0 c and b Tettey ... 2 E. M. Lamptey, b Stilly ... 22 c Thompson, b Lamptey.......... 30 J. R. Nylander, b Sully ... 2 c sub., b Tettey... 14 A. H. Hammond, b Thomp- c Aggrey, b Tet- son .................................. 3 tey ................... 0 J. M. Attram, b Thompson 2 b Aggrey ........... 0 J. E. Fleischer, b Tettey ... 29 c and b Tettey ... 2 H. B. Williams, c Aggrey, b Vanderpuye................... 1 b Tettey ........... 1 J. A. Lawson, c Mensah, b c Thompson, b Tettey.................................. 6 Tettey ........... 4 J. G. Bruce, lbw, b Tettey 12 c and b Tettey ... 4 C. A. Holm, run o u t........... 0 lbw, b Thompson 11 O. R. Vanderpuye, c Rob­ ertson, b Tcttey ........... 2 b Tettey ........... 9 M. Sackey, c Quartey, b Dove ..................................17 notout... ............ 8 C. C. Lokko, not out.......... 6 c Thompson, b Lamptey ... 6 Byes, &c....................... 9 Byes, he. ... 5 Total ... ...140 Total ...116 RIDLEY.—On May 21st, at Thistleworth, Tad- worth, Adriana Elizabeth, wife of Arthur W. Ridley, and daughter of the late F. R. Newton, aged fifty-five.