Cricket 1910

4 2 C R IC K E T A W E E K L Y RECORD OF T H E G AM E M arch 3 1 , 1 9 1 0 . adopted, the Duke of Devonshire was elected president, Mr. E. A. Smithers was re-elected hon. treasurer,and Colonel E. A. Bruce hon. secretary. It was resolved to hold the annual meeting in February each year. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. W . F. E. Cheeseman for furthering the interests of county cricket at Hastings. T h e following are the fixtures arranged for the Haverford College team during the coming season :— JUNE. 25. v. Uppingham School. 28. v. Repton School. 30. v. Cheltenham College. JULY. 2 . v. Clifton College. 4. V. Marlborough College. I 7. V. M.C.C. 1 1 . V. Haileybury College.! 14. V. Harrow School. 16. V. Eton College. 20 . V. Tonbridge School, 22 . V. Charterhouse.+ 26. V. Malvern College.! 28. V. Shrewsbury School. I Denotes a two-days match. T h e Toronto Zingari will also be in England this year, and their tour will extend from June 30th to August 11th. Their list of matches is appended :— JUNE. 30,July 1. v. Gents, of Liverpool, Aigburth. JULY. 4 and 5. v. Royal Artillery, Woolwich. 0. v. Blackheatli, Blackheath. 8 and 9. v. Royal Engineers, Chatham. 11 and 12. v. Gentlemen of Surrey, Oval. 13 and 14. v. St. Lawrence, Canterbury. 18 and 19. v. United Services, Portsmouth. 20 and 21. v. Gentlemen of Sussex, Brighton. 23. v. Mitcham, Mitcham. 25 and 26. v. Eric Hambro’s XI., Eastbourne. 27 and 28. v. Folkestone, Folkestone. 29 and 30. v. Gentlemen of Essex, Leyton. AUGUST. 1. v. Green Jackets, Winchester. 3 and 4. v. Gentlemen of M.C.C., Lords. 5 and 6 . v. Gentlemen of Cheshire, Chclford. 8 and 9. v. Phoenix C.C., Dublin. 10 and 11. v. Leicester C.C., Leicester. About fifteen men will undertake the trip, and will be selected from the follow ing:— W . J. Fleury (captain), T. C. Saunders, S. E. Saunders, H. F. Lownsbrough, A. H . Gibson, G. H. Southam, F. Y. Lucas, W . W . Wright, W . T. Marshall, A. A. Beemer, W . S. Greening, N. Seagram, H. G.Wookey, H . S. Beid, H. G. Davidson, W . E. Marshall, A. C. Heightington, and L . M. Bathbun. M e . G. N. F o s t e r is expected back from India before the season commences, and it is hoped that he will be able to play for Worcestershire fairly regularly. me that a concert will be given at the Public Hall, Carshalton, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday next, under the auspices of the club. A good programme has been arranged, and tickets (price 4s., 2s. 6 d., and Is.) may be obtained from the Weekly Record Office, Boss Parade, Wallington. M e . S. C. P a c k e r , of Leicester, has been appointed secretary of the Leicester­ shire County C.C., in succession to Mr. S. B. Bobson, resigned. For some years Mr. Packer has been hon. secretary of the Leicestershire Bugby Union. M e t r o p o l i t a n cricket is distinctly the poorer for the loss of the Belsize C.C., which, in face of the heavy expenses necessary for its proper conduct, has dis­ banded after an existence of sixteen seasons. The members met together for the last time at the Trocadero Bestaurant on March 12th, under the presidency of Mr. Harry Le Marchant. Mr. O. B. Borradaile, in replying to the toast of “ The Visitors,” said that cricket could not afford to lose clubs like the Belsize, which always played from the sporting point of view, without any idea of expenses or gate-money. A t a meeting of the Northamptonshire County C.C. held in Northampton on March 10th, the following resolution was passed:— ‘‘ The Committee of the North- ants County Cricket Club view with favour the proposals of Lord Hawke. The Committee have always advocated the principle of promotion by merit, and to some extent this is embodied in Lord Hawke’s scheme. They feel, however, that they are unable actually to pledge themselves to vote for the proposals unless such principle of promotion is included without restrictions.” O t t o K e l l y , who has played for West Australia in inter-State matches, has left Fremantle for Geraldton, a northern port, but still keeps up his cricket. On February 5th he turned out for Bailways v. Wootacarras and contributed 203 (not out) to a total o f 289 for four wickets. He gave no chance, and hit forty-six 4’s. The West Australian states that his batting average for the season stood as high as 93'3, and that he had also taken 40 wickets at a cost of 8 5 runs each. Seven matches were arranged for the side :— March 25. v.Oporto C.C., at Oporto. March 26. v.Oporto C.C., at Oporto. March 28. v.Portugal, at Oporto.j March 31. v.Lisbon C.C., at Lisbon. April 2. v. Eastern Telegraph Co., at Carcavellos. April 4. v. Lisbon, at Lisbon. April 5. v. Portugal, at Lisbon.f •) Denotes a two-day match. The players sail from Lisbon on the 7th inst., and are due in England four days later. T h e annual report of the Derbyshire County C.C., presented to the annual meeting on Friday, March 11th, stated that the loss on last season’s working amounted to £261, and that the deficit is now £1,718. It was hoped to liquidate this by the bazaar held this week. The Committee have finally decided to dis­ pense with the services of Bestwick. It is hoped that the funds will enable the Committee to provide a little coaching for the younger players. According to the balance sheet, the 12 first-class matches played in Derbyshire last season produced a total o f only £723, the match expenses being a thousand pounds in excess of that figure. On the motion of Mr. S. H . Evershed, the Duke of Devonshire was re-elected president. Mr. J. H. Smith was added to the list of vice-presidents, and Mr. Frank Newton was re-elected hon. secretary. The retir­ ing members of the committee were also re-elected. T h e late Mr. Bichard Henry Raphael, whose death was announced in the February issue of Cricket, left an estate valued at £397,202 net. Prebendary Frampton, the Harrow wicket-keeper of 1840, left £37,807, and Mr. E. J. Morant, of Hampshire, £26,647. The estate of the late Mr. H. J. Lubbock amounted to £81,400 gross, with net personalty £81,130. In the course o f a most interesting article on “ Schoolboys and the Forward Stroke” in The F ield of February 26th, 1910, Mr. A. C. M. Croome gives the following delightful reminiscence :— “ The writer once offered to give Mr. C. L. Townsend, aged about twelve, ten minutes of his valuable advice, and was late for dinner, because it took three- quarters of an hour to get the little beggar o u t; then it was rather a good catch and bowl, and the last forty minutes had passed in emphatic silence.” M r . B. C. N. P a l a i e e t has been appointed Secretary o f the West Surrey Golf Club. C o l o n e l W . H. C a m p ion presided over the annual general meeting of the Sussex County Club, held on the 23rd inst, at the County Ground Hotel, Hove. The report showed that the county did well in the field last season, but, excluding the profit on the Australian match and the share of the Test matches proceeds, the loss on the year’s account amounted to £516, the net deficiency now standing at £ 1 , 0 0 1 . The report and balance-sheet having been A f t e e two recounts the tie for the second seat for Central Finsbury on the London County Council was decided as follows : Mr. W. L. S. E o s tr o n (M i. n.Reformer) 2,460 *Capt. Hemphill (Progressive)........... 2,459 Mun. Beform Majority ... 1 * Former Member Many readers of Gossip will recall that Mr. Bostron was a member of the W in­ chester Eleven in 1891, in which year he played an excellent innings of 41 against Eton on the latter's ground. He has been a member o f the M.C.C. since 1892, and is now captain of the Beddington Club. Mention of the Beddington C.C. reminds I n a match in South Australia on February 12th, between Briars and Glen Osmond, R . Wiles, who has been playing for over thirty years, took all ten wickets of the former for 18 runs in a total of 76. F r o m the Adelaide Observer :— “ A rather amusing incident occurred during the progress of the MirandaStow United (Metropolitan Association) on Satur­ day last (February 12th). The former had been dismissed for a moderate score. Stow soon began to overhaul the total, when, to save the situation, Miranda put on a man who is not often asked to show his ability with the ball. His first was ‘ balled ’ by the umpire, much to the bowler’s astonishment, who naturally enquired the reason. For