Cricket 1910

D e c . 2 2 , 1 9 1 0 . CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 473 CR ICK E T IN A U S T R A L I A . SOUTH AUSTRALIA, v. VICTORIA. Pl&yed at Adelaide on October 29 and 31 and November 1. South Australia won by six wickets. South Australia, who were without Mayne, Dolling an i Claxton. won the toss, and sent their opponents in. Victoria made a shocking start against Crawford and Whitty, los'ng Warne without a run scored, Ransford at 4, Smith and Kortlang at 6, McAlister at 13, Delves at 21 and Kenny at 27. Armstrong, however, showed perfect defence for an hour and a-quarter, and was well suppor ed by Hazlitt. Rain on the previous day had caused the wicket to assist the attack, but the total of 111 was nevertheless a poor one for such a side. For some time South Austialia fared little better, their score being only 75 when the sixth wicket fell. Their subsequent cricket was marked by a faultless innings of 79 not out on the part of Crawford, who adapted his play admirably to the state of the wicket. He obtained his runs out of 145in two hours, hit eight 4’s, and added 56 with Chamberlain, 38 with Gehrs and 27 with Zschorn. Going in again, the Vic­ torians gave an improved display, and when they had 250 on the board with only three men out it seemed not unlikely that a good game would result. Smith, who hit eleven 4’s in the course of his bright and vigorous innings, made 54 for the first wicket with Warne and 87 for the second with Ransford : he scored his 96 out of 141 in an hour-and- three quarters. The left-hander, who took 35 minutes to reach double-figures, helped Kortlang to add 60 for the fourth wicket, and was then bowled off his shoulder by a fast ball from Crawford: his innings lasted three hours, and was a most valuable one. So poor a resistance did tbe “ tail” make that the last seven wickets put on only 55 runs, Kortlang, who made his 69 in two hours and a-balf, alone doing anything of note. The total thus reached 305, and South Australia were left with 197 towin. When S. R. Hill and Hewer were out for 8 the prospect was not very bright. Crawford was bowled at 50, and then the result was put beyond doubt by C. Hill and Gehrs, who put on 127 together for the fourth partnership. The last-named, when only one was required to win, had scored 94 and then, by means of a sq^are- leg hit out of the ground off Kenny, made the winning hit and reached three-figures. He scored 100 out of 152 in an hour and a- half without a mistake and made brilliant strokes all round the wicket. His chief hits were two 6’s and nine 4’s. Score and analysis:— V icto ria . First innings. Sccond innings. T. S. Warne, c Crawford, b Whitty ............................ 0 c Gehrs, b Rees... 18 D. Smith, c S. R. Hill, b c Campbell, b Crawford .......................... 2 Hewer ...............96 V. S. Ransford, run out ... 3 b Crawford............... 71 W. W. Armstrong, b Craw­ ford .......................................35 c Rees, b Whitty 27 B. J. Kortlang, c C. Hill, b Whitty ............................ 0 notout.....................69 P. A. McAlister, lbw, b Crawford ............................. 1 b Wright ..................... 4 F. T. Delves, c Zschorn, b c Crawford, b Crawford .......................... 4 R ees.................... 6 A. Kenny, e Campbell, b Whitty .......................... 2 b Crawford............. 0 G. Hazlitt, c Chamberlain, st Campbell, b b Crawford .................. 30 R ees...................... 6 F. Laver, b Whitty ......... 19 b Whitty ............. 0 W. Carkeek, not o u t ........... 2 c Crawford, b, R ees...........0 B 11, lb 1,n b l .......... 13 Byes ............. 8 • -- Total... ... ...Ill Total... ...305 S outh A u str a lia . First innings. Second innings. G. C. Campbell, c Kort­ lang, b Laver .................. 2 W. A. Hewer, c Laver, b Hazlitt ..........................14 b Armstrong ... W. J. Whitty, c Ransford, b Laver .......................... 4 R. B. Rees, c Delves, b L aver..................................16 S. R. Hill, b H azlitt........... 9 b Armstrong ... 1 C. Hill, b Armstrong.......... 26 b Kenny .........68 J. N. Crawfoi-d, not out ... 79 b Armstrong ... 23 L. W. Chamberlain, st Car­ keek, b Kenny..................24 notout.................. 3 A. W. Wright, c Warne, b Kenny.'............................... 2 D. R. A. Gehrs, b Arm­ strong..................................36 notout............ ..100 A. P. Zschorn, c Warne, b Hasslitt .......................... 1 B 2, lb 4, nb 1 ........... 7 Byes ........... 2 Total ..................220 Total (4 wkts) 202 V ictoria . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Whitty ... . .1 7 4 41 4 ... ... 25 6 68 2 Crawford .15 5 42 5 ... ... 29 5 87 2 Rees ... . . 2 0 15 0 .. ... 16-3 3 66 4 Wright ......... ... 22 3 52 1 Chamberlain .. ... 2 0 6 0 Hewer ........... ... 5 0 18 1 Whitty bowled a no-ball. S outh A u str a lia . First innings. Second innings. O. M.R. W. O. M. R. W. Laver ........... 27 5 69 3 ............ 13 3 53 0 Kenny ........... 9 0 39 2 ........... 2*2 0 25 1 Hazlitt ........... 30 8 74 3 ............ 12 0 44 0 Armstrong ... 13 2 31 2 ............ 20 2 68 3 W arne......... 2 0 10 0 Armstrong bowled a no-ball. VICTORIA v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Played at Melbourne on November 25, 26, 28 and 29 and won by Victoria by an innings and 87 runs. S »uth Australia scored 243 (J. N. Craw­ ford, 69; W. W. Armstrong, five wickets for 59) and 284 (A. Kenny, five wickets for 49). Victoria scored 614 (W. J. Scott, 117 ; B. Kortlang, 94; G. Hazlitt, 77 ; W. W. Arm­ strong, 76; A. Kenny, 73). NEW SOUTH WALES v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Played at Sydney on December 2, 3, 5 and 6 and won by South Australia by 285 runs. South Australia made 342 (D. R. A. Gehrs, 120; C. Hill, 87) and 499 (C. Hill, 156; R. Hill, 123). J. Scott took four wickets for 48 runs in the first inuings and C. Kelleway six for 72 in the second. New South Wales scored 195 (V. T. Trumper, 75) and 361 (W. Bardsley, 191 not out; C. Kelleway, 65). A. W. Wright took eleven wickets for 175 runs. VICTORIA v. QUEENSLAND. Played at Melbourne on December 16, 17 and 19 and won by Queensland by 66 runs. Queensland scored 262 and 252 (A. Mar­ shal, 51 and 66; J. S. Hutcheon, 20 and 73) and Victoria 273 (A. Kenny, 121 not out) and 175. Wadham Lodge Athletic Grounds, W A L T H A M S T O W . Electric Trams from Hoe Street Station (G.E.R.) to Brookscroft Road. C R I C K E T , F O O T B A L L and L A W N T E N N I S G R O U N D S . P itches to L et by the Season, alternate Saturdays, or by the Day. For Particulars apply t o :— W. F. BI SH OP , Propt'ietor, 200 , E v e rin g R o ad , C L A P TO N , N.E. A 11 enclosed Field, about 4 acres, laid out for Cricket and Tennis, to let for Season 1911, adjoining above Grounds. THE YORKSHIRE COUNTY C.C. Lord Hawke presided over the annual 5 meeting of the Yorkshire County C.C. at Leeds on November 22nd. In proposing the adoption of the report and accounts, he said that for the first time in the history of the club they had to show a deficit of over £1,000. He went on to say that this was largely due to bad weather, and that it was impossible to fight against the elements. He made a strong appeal for an increased subscription list, this being absolutely essential if York­ shire were to continue to be one of the great counties, and able to pay a percentage of 35 per cent, to the clubs on whose grounds mat hes were played. His lordship mentioned that the proceeds of the Yorkshire and Lancashire match at Sheffield next season had been allocated as a benefit to Wilfrid Rhodes, and he hoped that the benefit wroul I be worthy of the great player Rhodes had shown himself to be. Since joining the county eleven Rhodes had takenover2,000 wickets and seored over 14,000 runs, including 18 innings of 100 or more. The committee decide 1to play Staffordshire at Stoke, commencing on May 1. This will be before the season proper opens. Matches had been arranged with Yorkshire Council, Sheffield and District, Bradford and District, Wakefield and District, Keighley and Craven, and the Mexborough District. The chairman announced that the com­ mittee had taken an important step in de­ ciding to erect a winter shed for the purpose of early season practices. He believed that tbe Hon. F. S. Jackson would be there on occasions to give young players the benefit of his experience, and it was hoped that at most times Hirst and Haigh would also be there. The resolution was seconded by the Hon. F. S. Jackson and adopted. Prior to the annual meeting the committee met and re-elected the Hon. F. S. Jackson, Mr. E. Barber, and Mr. T. L. Taylor vice- presidents of the club. THE HAMPSHIRE COUNTY C.C. At Southampton on November 29th, Dr. Russell Bencraft presided over the annual meeting of the Hampshire County Cricket Club. In his speech to the members, Dr. Bencraft said that they might fairly congratu­ late themselves on the most successful season the club had ever had, and he drew attention to the wonderful strides the club had made during the last few years by converting a deficit of £1,000 into a balance in hand of £42. The chairman was especially glad to see that there had been a most gratifying increase in the attendances at Southampton, especially at the matches against Lancashire and Sussex. The hon. treasurer, Mr. Bernard Harfield, said that, notwithstanding the fact that the Bournemouth Week had been adversely affected by bad weather, the gate receipts were £198 more than in the previous year. In proposing the election of Dr. Russell Bencraft as president, Mr. Moberley referred to that gentleman’s invaluable work on behalf of the club for the past thirty years ; and, accepting the office, Dr. Bencraft replied that he always had the welfare of Hampshire cricket at heart. It was his ambition to bring the membership up to 2,000. Mr. E. M. Sprot was re-elected captain. Regret was expressed at Llewellyn’s severance from the club. The committee, however, had made every effort to re-engage him.