Cricket 1910

3 6 2 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A u g u s t 25, 1910. T h e ninth match between Holland and Belgium was played at Haarlem on the 7th inst., and was won by the former by 33 runs. The results of the matches have been as follows :— 1905. H olland, 154 ; Belgium , 23 and 47 for four w ickets. 1905. H olland, 145 ; Belgium , 33 and 39. 1900. (In Holland.) Holland, 190 and 08 for three w ickets, in n in js declared closed ; Belgium , 90 and 42 for five. 1907. Holland, 229 ; Belgium , 102. 190f. (In H olland.) Holland, 27(5 for seven w ickets, innings declared closed ; Belgium , 81 and 53 for one. 1908. H olland, 240 ; Belgium , 41 and 34 for tw o w ickets. 1909. H olland, 258 ; Belgium , 119. 1910. (Brussels E xhibition.) Holland, 221 ; Bel­ gium , 100 . 1910. (A t Haarlem .) Holland, 143 and 34 for no w icket ; Belgium , 110 and 89 for four w ickets, innings declared closed. ► The highest individual scores in the series are 117 for Holland by J. C. Schroder and 38 for Belgium by J. McFarlane. C. J. Posthuma has taken part in all nine matches and taken forty-two wickets for 8 runs each. F r o m the New York Sun :— Trent Sailors Are No Cricketers. T h e officers a n d cre w o l th e stea m sh ip T re n t, w h ich a rriv e d fr o m B e rm u d a y e ste r­ d a y , h a d m a d e u p a cr ic k e t te a m , w h ich ch a lle n g e d th e A r m y a n d N a v y te a m o f th e isfa n d . T h e A r m y a n d N a v y m a d e 550 ru n s fo r 5 w ick e ts. T h e m e n o f th e T re n t s c o re d 19 ru n s, a ll o u t, a n d w e re so h u ­ m ilia te d th a t th e y d isa p p e a re d im m e d ia te ly a fte r th e g a m e a n d w e re o n ly seen a b o u t lo n g a fte r d a rk . The American love for exaggeration, I find, played a prominent part in the performance, for the United Services’ score was only 300 for five wickets and the Trent, after being dismissed for 19 in their first innings, made 76 in their second. A c c o r d in g to a Beuter message from Johannesburg on Thursday last the list of fixtures for the forthcoming tour of the South Africans in Australia will consist of about nineteen matches, and will be similar to that arranged for the visit of the M.C.C. in 1907-8, except that the two matches against Western Australia, with which the Englishmen opened and con­ cluded their tour, will be omitted. The Band D aily Mail says it is difficult to get an efficient team together, in view of the triangular tournament in England in 1912, the long absence entailed by the two tours being likely to prejudice the careers of some of the men. Nevertheless, G. A. Faulkner, A. E . Vogler, A. D. Nourse, S. J. Snooke, J. W . Zulch, J. H . Sinclair, B. O. Schwarz, T. Camp­ bell, S. J. Pegler, and M. Commaille may be regarded almost as certainties. The side will be captained by Sherwell, who led the last South African team in Eng­ land so ably. O n Monday it was announced that Llewellyn, the South African who is qualified for Hampshire by residence, had received an invitation by cable asking him to make one of the side and to pro­ ceed direct to Australia from England. There was considerable surprise when the statement was made that the County authorities had decided to raise no objection to his acceptance o f the offer, for Buie 1 of County Cricket reads:— A cricketer m ay n ot play for m ore than one county w ithin the calendar y e a r; the penalty for an in- fringm ent of this rule to be disqualification for tw o years. A British Colony, Dependency, or State shall, for the purpose of this rule, be regarded as a county. It will be remembered that the M.C.C. sanctioned this law on the recommenda­ tion of the Advisory County Committee during the tour of the last English team in Australia, when Tarrant played against the side with considerable success. The rule is likely to cause hardship in some cases, but so long as it is on the statute book it should be complied with. C h a r l e s H o w a r d , who played an innings of 101 not out against the Standard Athletic Club of Paris on Monday, must have been playing for Chichester for almost, if not quite, forty seasons. In any case, he made his first appearance for Sussex as far back as 1874, and twenty-four years ago was accorded a benefit — the Australians contending with Lord March’s X I. on the Priory ground. Howard has made some very large scores in club cricket, his highest being 300 not out in a match between Goodwood Park and Westbourne in 1884. He is now in his 56th year. C o m m e n t in g on the county matches played recently on the Hardenhuish ground, at Chippenham, The Guardian (a local paper) remarks, “ Wilts county have put in four days at Hardenhuish and very pleased were they with the condition of the pitch. But such enor­ mous crowds paid for admission to see the match (quite 50 on one day) that it is feared the turf will have to be relaid.” The poor support accorded some sides this season has been remarkable, the most noticeable instance being at Taunton on the 10th inst., when, although Somerset appeared quite likely to obtain their first win of the season by beating Kent, the attendance did not amount to more than a few hundreds. T h e meeting of those near and dear neighbours, Kent and Surrey, invariably provides keen cricket, and especially was such the case this week with the former occupying first position among the counties and the latter the second. For­ tunately for Apted, who had been given the match as a benefit, the weather did not interfere to a serious extent with the play, good attendances were recorded, and a definite result was reached. Surrey have proved themselves a side to be feared at the Oval, and there were those who predicted that they would pull off the game, whatever the state o f the wicket. Those who cherished that notion had the satisfaction yesterday of finding them­ selves able to say “ I told you so,” for Kent were beaten by 71 runs after leading by 9 on the first innings. In such unsettled weather as we have been experiencing recently it was only to be expected that one side or the other would be favoured by Fortune. That side, as it happened, chanced to be Surrey, who were able to run up a useful score on Tuesday on a wicket kept easy by showers, and yesterday saw Kent endeavouring to obtain 178 to win on a pitch which assisted the bowlers. In saying this, one must not forget that on the first afternoon Bird, the captain, played a most valuable innings of 77 at a time when his failure might have entailed serious consequences. Surrey have beaten many sides this season, but no victory will afford them so much satisfaction as the one they gained yesterday. There was a scene of much enthusiasm at the close. D uring the progress of Tuesday’s play Apted received the following message from H .B .H . the Prince of Wales at Balm oral:— “ The Prince of Wales desires m e to wish you every success for your benefit, w hich you have so w ell earned, and to tell you that His R oyal Highness w ill subscribe three guineas towards it.— Equerry.” Apted replied as follows :— “ K ennington Oval.—The Equerry, Balm oral. I have experienced the deepest gratification at the receipt of H is Royal H ighness’s telegram and subscription.—W ith m y hum ble duty, Sam A p t e d .” The Prince, as readers of C ricket must be fully aware, has always taken a great interest in the game and has frequently taken part in boys’ matches. O f the 127 matches known to have been played between Kent and Surrey the former have won 38 and the latter 59, 25 have been unfinished, and there have been two ties; the results of the remain­ ing three are unknown. The match dates back to 1731. S e t 161 to win in an hour and-a-half against South Ilford on the County ground, Leyton, on Saturday, Forest Glade made 167 without loss o f a wicket in 63 minutes. S. P. Meston scored 95 not out and his brother, C. D. Meston, 72 not out. E v e r y cricketer and follower of the game will congratulate J. T. Hearne very heartily on obtaining his one-hundredth wicket of the season at Trent Bridge on Monday. He has now taken as many in a single year on fourteen occasions, and his success is testimony to his physique as well as to his skill. Throughout the season he has been in capital form, and the distinction he has gained has been thoroughly deserved. B y defeating Wiltshire by ten wickets at Trowbridge on Tuesday, Berkshire have become qualified to meet Norfolk in the final for the Minor Counties Championship. The side has enjoyed a most successful season and should take the field for their remaining match with every confidence. E. B. D w y e r , the ex-Sussex player, has been engaged this season by Bawtenstall for whom he has already taken 74 wickets and has a double-figure batting average. Next year he will be with Crewe Alexandra. There is general