Cricket 1910

460 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. Nov. 24, 1910. THE VIEWS OF A. C. BANNERMAN. While watching John Scott wheeling down the fast ones against Burwood on Monday at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Alec Banner­ man was induced to talk of his experiences of fast bowling. He is particularly inter­ ested in Scott. Handled with skill and well supported in the slips, he has hopes of the Petersham youth being a match-winning factor in this season’s first-class cricket. *•What of Cotter? ” you ask. “ If both are in form, I’d have both on the side,” replied A.C B. “ They don’t like the fast ones, especially when they rear up.” “ The fastest bowler I ever played against, eh ? Well, I*ve played against a good many of them in my time, and on wicktts not so true as these,” pointing to the billiard-table stretch on the green. “ George Freeman made the ball come harder against my bat than any other man, and he must have been the fastest.” *•Faster than Tom Richardson and Jones ? ” “ Yes ; faster than any of them. It shows you what a wonder ‘ W. G.’ was when he had to play bowlers like Freeman in their prime on wickets far different from these,” indicating with a wave of the hand the aforesaid billiard-table. “ Is 4W. G.’ the best bat you ever saw? ” “ W. G. ? ” with emphasis. “ I should think he was. Out here with Lord Shef­ field’s team W. G. was past his prime (he was forty-three years old). When we first met him in England he was no chicken. He was thirty; but what sort of a batsman was he ? There has never been another like W. G. Oh, yes, Ranji was a good man. And Victor Trumper; yes, he was a good one, too. And Charlie (Bannerman) was a pretty good one in 1878. Don’t forget that. But when you talk of ‘ W. G.’ you talk of the master of all time. You don’t know, you can’t imagine, what a power he was on a side against us.” We talked of Dr. Hordern’s description of J. B. King’s bowling, and Alec asked, “ What bowler do you think made the ball swerve most of all those I have ever seen ? ” In a second guess I said “ Frank Allan.” “ Right,” said Alec. “ Frank Allan bad a marvellous swerve ; he was a wonder, but he did not seem to have much confidence. ‘ Spoff * was the best bowler I ever saw. You could not tell what pace the ball would be ; and how it would break.” “ Better than Charlie Turner ? ” “ Yes, I think s o ; though Charlie was a beautiful bowler, you know. One of the best bowlers ever seen was Tom Kendall, of Tasmania. He was a left-hander, who de­ livered over, and not round. He could make the ball talk, break either way, and nip np at you. He was in the 1878 team in the tour out here, but was not taken to England. Tom Kendall was a wonder. Ask any of the old English players, and they’ll tell you the same. He was a compositor, and I believe is siill working in Hobart.” “ Joey Palmer—there was a bowler for you. Not mmy Joey Palmers about now. He was a beautiful bowler, quick off the pitch. And what a yorker he could bowl ! ” “ The best English batsman I ever met? Oh, well, W. G. was past it a bit when he came out last, and I do not know much about his first visit. Shrewsbury, I think, was the best. MacLaren and Ranji were champions, too. But there were lots of good ’uns. You know A. G. Steel was a clinker, and W. W. Read took some beating.” “ The best English bowler I ever mft? George Lohmann, I think. Ue was up to all the tricks. You had to watch him all the time. Peate, too, was a champion. No, Attewell was not so good as Lohmann. He had a wonderful length, of course, but was the same all day. Alfred Shaw? He was a bit on the veteran side when I met him. But he was a great lowler. He used to spin the ball, so that it would come off the pi ch slowly, or spin it so that it would come off fast. That was bowling, don’t you think ? ” —The Sydney Beferee. THE DERRICK WANDERERS. BATTING AVERAGES. F irst T eam .—Qualification : Ten Matches. Times Most not in an Total Inns. out. inns. runs. Aver. H. Marsh .................. 10 5 63* 228 45'60 H. M. Gorringe ... 7 1 76 239 39'83 W. G. Hankin ... •... 19 4 105* 585 39-00 R. T. Childs .......... 15 0 59 232 15 46 J. Stocks .................. 15 6 22* 129 14 33 V. J. W. Spiers.......... 7 3 34* 55 13-75 L. T. B a w cu tt.......... 18 4 29 134 9’57 A. E. Carroll ........... 6 1 12* 33 6-60 H. T. Fox .................. 8 2 13 39 6'50 W. H. Golds ........... 15 0 41 73 4-86 The following batted in less than 6 innings : T. W. Brown (2, 10, 0, 0, 42), H. F. Warton (0, 1, 0), A. J. Carroll (0*, 1, 3, 26), H. W. Bacchus, (5*, 1*, 6), C. E. Norman (4,8*), F. W. Foston (8,4), E. Gentry (13), F. A. Evans (4), R. Leggatt (2), H. B. Hone (2*). S econd T eam .—Qualification : Six Matches. A. E. Carroll ........... 8 2 29 131 21 '83 H. F. Warton ........... 9 1 66* 185 20*55 H. W. Bacchus........... 10 2 51* 147 18 37 F. A. Evans .......... 11 1 19 92 9*20 F. W. Foston .......... 9 0 29 81 9'00 H. Dyall ................... 6 0 13 33 5 50 F. B. Bishop .......... 9 2 10 38 5 44 R. L eggatt................. 9 0 21 48 5-33 H. B. Hone ........ 7 4 5* 16 5-33 The following batted in less than 6 innings: S. J. Kreutzer ( 0, 4, 0*, 4, 0), E. A. Anderson (0, 3, 10, 3), W. H. Golds (14, 31, 3*), C. E. Norman (4, 4, 6), S. G. Larkin (1„ 2, 5), J. R. Strange (0, 9*), W. C. Hum­ phreys (0, 2*), F. E. Hawkin (0, 0), H. Marsh (40*) A. J. Carroll (13), A. Valder (10), R. T. Childs (S9;, L. Walford (0). * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. F irst T eam .—Qualifications: 60 overs bowled and 20 wickets taken. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. W. G. Hankin ... 241 1 41 717 57 12 57 R. T. Childs ........... 234 2 50 624 47 13 ‘27 A. J. Carroll ... .. 76 23 217 5 43-40 The following have bowled less than 60 overs :— W. H. Golds (26, 4, 90, 4), T. W. Brown (11, 2, 53, 1). J. Stocks (9, 1, 49, 0), F. A. Evans (6, 0, 14, 0), E, Gentry (6, 0, 36, 0), H. Marsh (4, 1, 13, 1', A. E. Carroll (1, 0, 2, 0). S econd T eam . F. A. E vans............100-3 20 303 24 12 62 The following have bowled less than 60 overs :— R. Leggatt (50, 6, 198, 16), H. Dyall (45, 8, 125, 14), II. F.Wharton (22, 1,128,4), W. H. Golds(18-4, 1,66, 6), A. E. Carroll (14, 0, 60, 3); F. W. Foston (14, 1, 77, 5), H. Marsh (12, 2, 34, 3), R. T. Childs (10,1,43, 2), A. J. Carroll (12, 5, 11, 4), H. B. Hone (9, 0, 32, 1), C. E. Norman (6-5, 0, 26, 4), W. C. Humphreys (2, 0, 16, 0), S. J, Kreutzcr (20, 0, 11, 1). CRICKET IN SOUTH AFRICA. WESTERN PROVINCE v. SOUTH AFRICA. Played at Newlands on October 6 and 7 and won by South Africa (the team chosen to visit Australia) by an innings and 19 ruus. Addison and Blackett played as substitutes fur Hathorn aud Commaille. Pearse, who made the highest score in the match, was missed twice before he had reached 30. On the second day, when the result was a fore­ gone conclusion, not more than sixty persons were on the ground. Score and analysis :— W estern P rovin ce . First innings. Second innings. S. D. Snooke, c Schwarz, b c Faulkner, b Faulkner ......................... 34 Vogler ... 12 W. Colson, c Campbell, b c Strieker, b Vogler.................................. 8 Vogler ... 2 B. Melle, c Strieker, b Vogler.......................... ... 10 b Vogler ... 3 T. Holmes, b P egler........... 6 c Strieker, b Faulkner... ... 4 F. Reid, c Zulch, b Faulk­ ner .................................. 9 b Pegler ... 6 F. D. Conroy, c Vogler, b st Campbell, b Faulkner .......................... 0 Faulkner... ... 5 G. Hearne, b P cg ler........... 4 c Pearse, b Pegler 22 A . E. Budgen, b Pcgler ... 12 b Pegler ... 0 W. Lundie, c sub, b Pegler.. 5 run out ... 2 F. Bond, c Pegler, b Faulk­ ner .................................. 1 b Schwarz ... ... 6 Whitehead, not out ........... 0 not out ... 11 Byes, &c....................... 1 Byes, &c. ... 15 T o t a l................... 90 Total .. ... 88 S outh A frican T eam . J. W. Zulch, c Reid, b B ond..........................31 L. Strieker, c Conroy, b Lundie..................20 O. C. Pearse, c Melle, b Bond .................. 67 G.. A. Faulkner, c and b Budgen ...........21 A. D. Nourse, b Bond 5 S. J. Pegler, lbw, b Whitehead ........... 5 A. E. E. Vogler, C Snooke, b Budgen 12 R. O. Schwarz, not out 17 T. Campbell, b Bond 2 A. Addison (sub), b Whitehead ........... 5 A. Blackett (sub), b Bond........................... 0 Byes, &c...............12 Total W esteen P rovince . ...197 First innings. O. M.R. W. Vogler ........... 8 0 35 2 ... Schwarz.......... 2 0 8 0 ... Faulkner ... 13 6 34 4 ... Pegler .......... 7-3 3 12 4 ... Nourse ... Second innings. O. M. R. W. 5 16 14 , 4 7 0 28 2 30 3 8 0 S outh A fr ic a . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W . Lundie ..1 8 3 51 1 I Bond ... 18*5 2 47 5 Whitehead 13 430 2 |Budgen ... 10 0 57 2 THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY C.C. Like miny other counties, Northampton­ shire now find themselves in a serious position as regards finances. The county commenced last feason £735 in debt, and now they are faced with a deficit of £1,435, and cannot find sufficient money to discharge tbeir liabilities in the matter of winter pay for the present month. On the 7th inst. the Northamptonshire Finance Committee passed the following resolution : “ Taking into consideration the serious position of the club and our inability to secure Saturday starts, which in tbe opinion of the committee would have saved tbe club, steps should be taken to devise a scheme by wbich the club’s income would equal its expenditure. The committee take a serious view of the situation, and do not think the club is in a positiou to undertake farther financial responsibility. It is hoped that the general committee will deal with the matter ‘ in an effective manner.’ ”