Cricket 1910

J un e 2, 1910. CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. The construction of the Demon Drivers is fully described in The Evolution ot a Cricket Bat , which may be obtained free upon applica­ tion. liliKmnreig a cb ick ih H E IlMFROVED MAKE- KEEP THEIR S H A P E -lflS . LO N CERI_____________ CATALOGUE UPON APPLICATION. t A 1ALOGUE UPON APPLICATION. CATALOQUE UPON APPLICATION. - Q i m u \m\)m m i M i i i i s f i p MPROVEDMAKE-KEEPTHEIR SHAPE-IASTLONGER S tI CATALOGUE UPON APPLICATION. I I W^DEMON D R I V E R S 7 J V ' ^ O 0 ARE 0UT a n d o u t th e BEST. / O ^ SS^^QTHERGRADES7 -6 -S'- A'e-A-'-3f6-3r-2r6-Zr- OGUE-ON ~A PPL I C AfToNrl If CATALOGUP UPON APPLICATION TO GEO. G. BUSSEY & Co.. L td . 36 & 38, Queen Victoria St., LONDON. Manufactory— Timber Mills — PECKHAM, S.F. ELMSWELL, SUFFOLK, Agents all over the world. CORRESPONDENCE. \The Editor does not hold himself responsible for Iht opinions ofhis correspondents .] THE GAME IN CANADA. To the Editor of C r ic k e t . D e a r S ir , —An event of the utmost import­ ance to Canadian cricket, and one which may have a far reaching effect on the game in this country, has just taken place. Mr. John Ross Bobertson, owner of the Toronto Telegram, has offered a handsome cup for open competition among the various cricket clubs in Canada. The order for the cup has been placed with Messrs. Elkington & Co., London, England, and it will be one of the finest trophies given for competition in any game in Canada. In connection with this competition a new feature for cricket in this country has been introduced : that is, a rule that all matches must be played to a finish. Heretofore it has been usual to play only one-day matches, with the result that men who scored runs by vigorous, if incorrect, methods have been regarded more highly than cricketers who give correct but slower exhibitions. It is hoped that the fact that all cup matches are to be played out irrespective of time will have the effect of developing a sounder style among Canadian batsmen. The cup has been entrusted to three Trustees, Messrs. J. W. Woods, D. W. Saunders and Geo. S. Lyon. Mr. Woods is President of the Toronto Cricket Club and it is owing to his generosity that the game has flourished in Toronto during the last few years, for he has always been willing to come forward with monetary assistance when the game has needed it. Mr. D. W. Saunders is probably the best known cricketer in Canada. His name is familiar to all the members of visiting English teams who have played here. Mr. Geo. S. Lyon is the holder of the record score in Canada—238. Since retiring from cricket he has taken up golf with great success, having won the Championship of Canada on five occasions as well as appearing in the Amateur Championship in England. I enclose conditions under which the John Ross Robertson Cup is to be played for. As this is a matter of the utmost importance to the game in this country, I hope you will give it some publicity at an early date. I am, yours truly, W. S. GREENING, Secretary to Trustees. T oron to , May 6, 1 91 0. CONDITIONS OF THE JOHN ROSS ROBERTSON CRICKET CUP. 1. The Cup shall be emblematic of the Cricket Championship of Canada, and shall be open for competition by any recognised cricket club in the Dominion. 2. ( a ) The management of all games for the Cup shall be vested in three Trustees who shall receive all challenges ; ( b ) fix the date and playing time of all games ; (c) decide on what grounds the matches are to take place; ( d ) appoint umpires and take cognizance of all matters pertaining to the trophy. They may appoint a Secretary to undertake any clerical work, but this Secretary shall have no part or vote in any of the proceedings of the Trustees. 3. The holders of the Cup shall defend it when called upon to do so by the Trustees. Matches are to be played on the grounds of the holders, except in case the Trustees decide that the grounds are not suitable, in which case the Trustees may appoint some other grounds in the same city or vicinity. No player is eligible to play in any Cup matches : (a) who is not a bond fide member of his club and in good standing ; (b) who has not been a continuous resident in the city in which the club is situated for one year before the date of the match , or, Who has not played for his club in at least five regular schedule matches before the Cup match. 4. A club having won the trophy shall not be called on to defend it more than three times in any season. Any club losing the trophy shall not have the right to challenge for it again in the same season. 5. All matches are to be played to a finish. In case of continuous rain or conditions causing the abandonment of a match, the challenging club will have the right to challenge again, and their challenge shall take precedent over any others. 6. The Trustees are not bound to accept every or any challenge. All challenges must be received by the Trustees before the 1st June each year. They will then decide which challenges are to be accepted and in what order. 7. A challenge having been accepted, the Trustees shall fix the place and date of the match. The Secretary of each competing club shall then provide the Trustees with the names of the teams who will represent their club in the match, together with an affidavit that each man is eligible to play, as in Section 3. These affidavits shall be in the hands of the Trustees at least two weeks before the date fixed for the match. N ote. —The trophy is to be presented to the win­ ners of the Toronto City League for the season of 1910. This club shall be the first holder and will be called upon to defend the Cup under the above conditions in 1911. It is the express wish of the giver that the trophy be played for by bond Jtde clubs only. No challenge will be considered from a combination of two or more clubs who have amalgamated merely for the object of challenging, or from a team of men picked from any city. THE SITUATION. To the Editor of C ricket . S ir ,— It may possibly interest one or two of your readers to know that the other day I met Mr. Chuckerup, the umpire, and found him furious at the way in which the Lan­ cashire championship scheme is turning out. He said, “ Look at Surrey now! What chance have they had ? What with Provi­ dence, to say nothing of a lob bowler, they haven’t had no chance at all. And after Sussex has made an ’eroic effort against Warwickshire, and Warwickshire has fought tooth and nail to try to win, what reward do they get ? Why, nothing except that a grand­ motherly committee, what don’t understand arithmetic, spanks their denominators as if they was small boys who couldn’t do their sums! ” I am, etc., W. A. BETTESWORTH. May 2 7, 1910. BOOKS RECEIVED. Cricket Who's Who. The Cricket Blue Book, 1910. Price, Is. net. England v. Australia, 1876 to 1909. Price, 6d. net. By H. V. Dorey. London : Clarke, Alexander and Co., Strancolor House, Martlett Court, Bow Street, W.C. The Cricket Calendar 1910 and The Cricket Directory 1910... London: The Cricket Press, 25, Temple Chamber's, E.C. Price, 6d. each. The History of Kent County Cricket. Appendix E. London : Messrs. Eyre & Spottiswoode, Ltd., His Majesty’s Printers, East Harding Street, E.C. Price, Is. net. C. H. Jupp made 106 not out in 40 minutes for Surbiton v. Chiswick Park at Surbiton on Saturday.