Cricket 1910

4 7 6 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. D e c . 2 2 , i g i o . THE LANCASHIRE COUNTY C.C. In the report of the Lancashire County O.C. the committee mention that their record was better than suggested by their fourth place in the Championship list, and under the former system of deciding places Lancashire would have been second to Kent. Their new scheme had appreciably brightened the game, but the drawn games question was still a pressing problem. References to their doings in the field include the record wins over Notls and Hampshire in scoring over 400 in the last innings, and the exceptional feats of J. T. Tyldesley, who completed 24,000 runs for the county. The season was not a success financially, owing chiefly to the atrocious weather and the August Bank Holiday match with York­ shire being set aside for the benefit of Sharp. There has been exceptional expenditure on the ground in erecting a boundary wall along Warwick Road, made desirable after the storms of February. The general account for the season shows a deficiency of £3,137 4s. 6d. The annual meeting of the Club was held at Manchester on the 9th inst., Mr. O. P. Lancashire presiding over the smallest atten­ dance of members ever known in the history of the club. In moving the adoption of the report, the Chairman said that although the Committee could not appear before the members in quite the same spirit as last year, they were not downhearted. They had a good team, who, in spite of bad luck, played splen­ didly all through the season. They were looking forward to happier conditions next year. A fine programme had been arranged, especially for Coronation week, when they would play the Indians and Surrey, but they could not get on without money. He appealed to the members to induce their friends to join the club. Mr. A. N. Hornby was re-elected president, and Mr. J. Talbot Fairs hon. treasurer. The vice-presidents were also re-elected. In proposing the re-election of Mr. Fairs, Mr. A. F. Pope said that with another 1009 members the club would be independent of gate receipts. Last season wet weather cost them, roughly, £700 in four matches. THE DERBYSHIRE COUNTY C.C, The appeal issued by the Duke of Devon­ shire, in his capacity of President of the Derbyshire County C.C., for funds to clear off the debt of £700 that resulted on last season’s disastrous working, met with so satisfactory a response that the Committee considered they were justified in advising that the Club should be carried on. The amount raised was £721, exclusive of the generous conditional offer of £100 by the President. It is hoped that next season Mr. Gilbert Curgenven will be able to assist the side frequently. BOOKS RECEIVED. New Zealand Cricket Council. Fifteenth Annual Report and Balance Sheet. Season 1909-10. The Enciicloptedia of Sport. —Parts 11 and 12 of Vol. II., each 1/- net. London : Wm. Heinemann, 21 Bedford Street, Strand, W.C. Tasmanian Cricket Association. Report of Season 1909-10. THE AUSTRALIAN BOARD OF CONTROL. THE WORCESTERSHIRE C.C.C. The programme of matches for the South African team as drawn up by the sub­ committee of the Cricket Board of Control was approved at the meeting of the Board at the V.C.A. offices in Swanston Street, Mel­ bourne, on October 17th, and it was decided that the Chairman (Mr. G. M. Evan) should meet the manager of the South Africans on arrival at Adelaide on October 26th, and point out that in all matches where four days had been allowed the captains should be at liberty to extend the play into the fifth day if arrangements to do so were made before the beginning of the matches. Mr. C. Hill was elected captain of the Australian team in the Test matches. It was decided that the allowances to players and umpires in Test matches should be the same as heretofore. The eleven in each match, as well as the twelfth man, will thus receive £25 apiece, in addition to railway expenses and an hotel allowance of 12s. a day. Messrs. C. Hill, F. A. Iredale and H. R. Rush were appointed a sub-committee to select umpires. Such questions as rolling the wicket and other matters not covered by the rules or by the foregoing arrangements were left to the captains to arrange, and all details in connection with the tour were referred to a sub-committee consisting of Messrs. Mostyn Evan, H. R. Rush and C. A. Sinclair. Interesting points arising out of the Imperial Conference held at Lord’s on June 16th, 1909, were discussed. The South Africans wished to have the rules regarding the qualifications of players altered so that no one who has represented one country shall be allowed to play with another in Test- matches. At present, on the consent of the contracting parties, permission may be given in special cases. It was decided to leave the rule as it is. It was considered that per­ mission would be given only in exceptional circumstances. The South Africans also want to have the cycle of triangular matches increased from four to six years, and in this also the Board was against any alteration. The Australian team which will visit England in 1912 is supposed to go to South Africa on the completion of its tour in England, but the South Africans wish the visit to be postponed uutil later in the season. This matter will be discussed with the manager of the South African team. The annual report of the Worcestershire County Cricket Club states that the member­ ship tbis year has increased slightly, and that subscriptions exceeded those of 1909 by £100. The loss on the season was £479, this being due largely to the wretched weather. Match expenses showed an increase of £193. The committee regretted having to call up the whole of the guarantee fund, but receipts of £1,000 from a bazaar, held in the interest of the club, leaves them with £342 in hand. In three years the overdraft at the bank, amounting, with subsequent annual deficits, to ^5,673, has been cleared off, the principal contributors being Mr. Paul Foley, Lord Plymouth, Lord Cobham, Sir C. Holcroft, Mr. G. Holcroft, and Mr. Rowland Hill. Mr. H. K. Foster resigns the captaincy after fourteen years, but hopes to play in many matches for some time to come. Viscount Cobbam presided at the annual meeting of the club on the 10th inst. A letter was read from Mr. Paul Foley con­ gratulating Lord Cobham on having gained for the county a new lease of life. His lordship said they hoped to gain more mem­ bers by arranging matches in other districts. They had cut down expenditure to a mini­ mum, but the standard of expenditure set by rich counties, like Yorkshire, Surrey, Notts and Kent, forced them to a fairly high standard. One county, with an expenditure of £8,000, compared with Worcestershire’s £3,000, lost £2,000 which indicated that the so-called rich counties had trouble before them if a lavish rate of expenditure were continued, and the county championship would be confined to some five or six coun­ ties. That would be a great misfortune to England, because it would eliminate many counties which played as fine a sporting game as the rich counties. He was afraid the richer counties would not aid the poorer. They had restarted the club with the prospect of a prosperous future. The Earl of Plymouth was elected presi­ dent, in the place of Lord Cobham, who remains as a vice-president and chairman of the committee. Mr. H. K. Foster was thanked for his services as captain, and he appealed for the same confidence to be extended to his successor, Mr. Simpson- Hayward, as they had given him. 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