Cricket 1910

2go CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u l y 2 8 , 1910. TH E GOVERNOR OF N EW ZE A LAN D ON CR ICKET. In his private room at the Christchurch Club on the last day of May, Lord Plunket was presented with the ball which was used throughout Auckland’s innings of 579 against Otago last season. The inscription on the ball re a l:—“ Presented to his Exellency, Lord Plunket, from the New Zealand Cricket Council, as a token of esteem and apprecia­ tion and kindly interest in New Zealand cricket. Plunket Shield match, Auckland v. Otago. Auckland 579, first innings. This ball obtained the record for New Zealand cricket.” The inscription was on a gold shield attached to the ball ; the shield was surmounted with a fern leaf in silver; in gold letters on one side of the shield was “ N .Z.” and the other “ C.C.” There was an appropriate silver stand for the ball, and ball and stand were enclosed in a suitable case. In acknowledging the gift, his Excellency said :—“ The number of kind thoughts which seem to have sprung up in the last month or two of my stay in New Zealand has touched me a great deal more than I can put into adequate words, and has made me realise— if it is possible so to do—more than ever the blank there will be in my life when I leave this Country and the kindly friends and acquaintances I have made in every part of it. This presentation that you have just made me will be an exceedingly interesting record for the rest of my life, and for those who follow me, of the chance that was given to me in New Zealand to show my apprecia­ tion of the finest of British games. I say the finest of British games, and the words with which you, Mr. Vice-President, concluded your remarks, show that it is so—*playing the game,’ playing cricket—has become a householi word practically throughout the whole Empire. It means that cricket mast be gone into as something that sets a very high standard in any sport in which we Englishmen take an interest. I was par­ ticularly glad to help (through the opportunity of the Plunket Shield, even though but a little) cricket, which I should like to see more enthusiastically taken up here than it has been. I always cherish the hope that New Zealanders will become quite as good at cricket as they are at present at football. As to the kindly suggestion you have made that my boy, some of these days, may play cricket against New Zealanders : all my three boys arc down for Lord’s ; as for the younger one, if I be alive, and if he develops into a good cricketer, I don’t think it would be right f >r h:m to play against New Zealand. (Laughter.) I most highly appreciate this thought of yours, and I shall watch the progress of cricket in New Zealand with steady and deep interest.” — The Press, Christchurch, N.Z. GEORGE LEWIN & Co., (Established 1869.) Club Colour Specialists and A th letic Clothing Manufacturers. OUTFITTERS BY APPOINTMENT To the M.C.C. South African XI., 1909-10 ; the Aus­ tralians, 1896, 1899 and 1902 ; Mr. Stoddart’s XI., 1S94-1S95, 1897-1898; Mr. MacLaren’s XI., 1901-1902; West Indian X I., 1900 and 1906 ; South Africans XI., 1901 and 1907; and M.C.C., Lancashire, Kent, Surrey and Sussex Counties, Wanderers, Stoics, Bromley, Sutton, and all Public Schools’ Old Boys’ Clubs, and Queen’s Club.—Write for E stim ates F re e . Telegraphic Address: “ Leotdde , London .” Telephone: P.O. City 607, 8, Crooked Lane, Monument, London Bridge, E.C. THE F IR ST -CLA SS AVER AG E S . (Compiled to July For the benefit of our Colonial readers we append the First-Class averages calculated to Monday morning last. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most Inns. out. inns. runs. Aver. Tyldesley (J. T.) ... 31 2 158 1622 55-93 K. L. Hutchings 23 2 144 1028 48-95 H. K. Foster .......... 16 0 126 688 43-00 Payton ................... 22 3 104 766 40-31 D. C. Collins .......... 15 4 72* 443 40-27 C. J. B. Wood .......... 20 1 88 757 39-84 Capt. A. C. Johnston 22 4 130 712 39-55 A. O. Jones ........... 23 0 121 875 38-04 Tarrant ................... 27 2 142 950 38-00 Humphreys .......... 29 1 200* 1059 37-82 A rn old......................... 22 1 215 790 37*61 Hardstaff ................... 25 4 111 773 36-80 C. V. L. Hooman ... 21 2 115 691 36-36 Brown ................... 23 5 106* 647 35-94 Q uaife........................... 27 4 124 825 35-86 G. L. Jessop ........... 21 2 165 673 35*42 Hirst ........................... 37 4 158 1166 35-33 Langdon ................... 24 0 156 842 35-08 A. H artley................... 34 4 234 1046 34-86 R. B. H eygate........... 27 3 108 834 34-75 S. G. Smith ........... 28 0 204 968 34-57 H obbs........................... 38 2 133 1234 34-27 Charlesworth .......... 28 2 216 888 34-15 Gunn (J.) ................... 21 4 93* 578 34-00 L ille y ........................... 18 2 114 542 33-87 Pearson ................... 22 0 113 731 33-22 Bowley ................... 21 0 157 669 31-85 L lew ellyn .................. 30 2 167 890 31-78 P. F. Warner ........... 24 2 150* 682 31-00 Capt. J. G. Greig ... 20 1 112 575 30 26 * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Blythe ................ .. 617-3 183 1353 Ill 12-1S W o o lle y ................ .. 454*2 124 1061 87 12-19 Smith (W. C.) .. ... 848-4 255 1876 146 12-84 Hearne (J. T.) .. 407 126 853 64 13-32 Huddleston ... ... 400 1 128 792 52 15-23 Hirst ................ .. 557-1 131 1335 87 15 34 Dean........................ .. 747-4 210 1656 107 15-47 P. R. Le Couteur... 307-5 49 1041 67 15-53 Thompson ... ... 584-5 146 1572 97 16-20 Mead (W .) ... ... 427-3 108 982 60 16-36 Haigh ................ .. 394-2 82 973 59 16-49 Fielder ................ .. 376 72 1075 65 16-53 Rhodes ................ .. 358-5 79 974 58 16-79 T re m lin ................ .. 309-2 63 841 50 16-8-2 T a rra n t................ .. 552 167 1225 72 17-01 Newm an................ .. 698 136 1930 113 17-07 Llewellyn ... ... 764-3 141 225 L 130 17-31 Relf (A. E.) ... ... 865 281 2006 112 17-91 Wells ................ .. 275-5 44 9J8 55 1814 Buckenham ... ... 332 57 1046 57 18-35 Hitch ................ .. 389-2 54 1047 54 19-38 Santall ................ .. 519-1 118 1291 66 19 56 D en n ett................ .. 513-1 126 1436 73 19 67 Wass ................ .. 528 1 97 1516 76 19-94 PUBLIC SCHOOL AVE R AG E S . ETON COLLEGE. BATTIN in an Total Inns. out. inns. Runs. Aver. R. St. L. Fowler . 13 3 *76 312 31-20 W. T. H ollan d......... . 9 0 91 264 29-33 G. C. T. Giles ......... 7 3 *54 98 24 50 Hon. J. N. Manners 12 4 *40 194 24-25 C. W. Tufnell .. ... 14 0 65 301 21-50 W. G. K. Boswell , 12 4 *32 144 18-00 D. G. Wigan ......... 5 1 19 70 17-50 R. H. Lubbock......... , 13 0 42 226 17-38 W. T. Birchenough..,, 14 0 61 239 17-07 K. Lister-Kaye . 10 3 37 93 13-29 A. I. S teel................... 13 0 60 161 12-38 A. B. Stock .........., 8 2 16 47 7*83 * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs Wkts. Aver. R. St. L. Fowler ... 232-2 61 586 47 12-48 A. I. Steel ........... 164-1 26 534 42 12-71 A. B. Stock ........... 64-3 10 223 14 15*93 K. Lister-Kaye ... 114 37 403 19 21*21 D. G. W ig a n .......... 3 0 26 1 26-00 W. G. K. Boswell... 57 16 149 5 29-80 W. T. Birchenough 2 0 12 0 — A REM ARKABLE OLD CR ICKETER . John Smith, an old cricket professional, is at present an inmate of the workhouse at Dearnley. Although 73 years of age, he still possesses a love for the game and he is never so happy as when he is working on the cricket field and practising batting. For several years the workhouse officials have had a cricket club, and each season a list of fixtures is prepared. On Saturday they had arranged to play an eleven composed of bank clerks. At the last minute, however, it was discovereJ that the officials had only ten men so Smith willingly consented to fill the vacancy. As an experiment it was decided to allow him and a member of the side, who was G2 years of age, to open the innings. So well did they play that 60 runs were scored before Smith was out. His contribution was 21 runs. Smith is very active for his age, and on playing a ball he was anxious to run. He would call oat to his partner, “ Can we get one run ? ” and on receiving a reply in the affirmative he woull trot across the pitch. A native of Yorkshire, Smith at one time gained much renown in that county as a cricketer. He has been professional to the Cleckheaton Club. In February of last year he entered the workhouse at Dearnley. At times he suffers much from rheumatism, but otherwise he is a very hale old man. Smith has made himself very popular in the workhouse, and he has received many congratulations on Saturday’s performance. —The Rochdale Observir, July 20th. THE TORONTO Z INGAR I TOUR. (i Continuedfrom page 287.) 8 th M atch . —v. GENTLEMEN OF SUSSEX. Played at Brighton on July 20 and 21 and won by the visitors by an innings and 33 runs. Saunders aud Marshall put on 186 together in 170 minutes. Score:— T oronto Z in o a r i . W. R. Marshall, b Cheesman................. W. W. Wright, b Nason A. H. Gibson, c Somer­ set, b Nason 24 H. F. Lownsbrough, lbw, b Cheesman .. 34 G. H. Southam, c and b Cheesman .. ...........41 S. R. Saunders, b Som erset.................. 91 G entlem en First innings. G. S. Whitfeld, c Rathbun, b Gibson ........................... Capt. K. O. Goldie, c Hen­ derson, b Gibson ........... J. W. W. Nason, c Hender­ son, b Seagram.................. A. C. Wilkinson, c and b Rathbun .......................... A. F. Somerset, c Lowns­ brough, b Rathbun C. B. Rubie, st Wright, b Gibson ........................... H. L. Havers, c Wright, b Gibson ........................... H. S. Scott, b Gibson Capt. Postlethwaite, c Bee­ mer, b Rathbun ........... W. E. F. Cheeseman, st Wright, b Gibson ........... G. V. Sturgeon, not out ... Byes, &c....................... Total ...................: W. S. Marshall, b Cheesman ......... 94 P. E. Henderson, c Wilkinson, b Nason 17 A. A. Beemer, lbw, b Cheeseman ........... 7 L.M.Rathbun,not out 1 N. Seagram, b Nason 0 Byes, &c..................35 Total ...........361 of S ussex . Second innings, c B e e m e r , b 0 Southam ............70 c Henderson, b 15 Rathbun.............14 c W. S. Marshall, 12 b G ibson........... 6 c Seagram, b 64 Rathbun............. 0 c Southam, b 0 Beemer ............14 1 not out...................10 c Henderson, b 11 Gibson ............ 9 19 b Gibson ........... 7 c B e e m e r , b 11 Rathbun . ... 3 c Lownsbrough, b 3 Wright ............ 4 11 c W. S. Marshall, b Wright ... 20 19 Byes, &c. ... 5 166 Total...........162 Rushby took seven wickets for 28 runs for Accrington v. Rishton on Saturday.