Cricket 1910

8 4 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A p r i l 2 8 , 1 9 1 0 . the hat-trick, and carried his bat through the inuings for 55. Lancashire v. Somerset, at Manchester, August 26, 27.—At one time in the latter’s first innings Dean, H. (nine for 31) took six wickets for a single run, taking five without a run being made from him in two overs with tlie^total 20 . Nottinghamshire v. Derbyshire, at Notting­ ham, August 26 and 27.—T. A. Higdon made his first appearance for Derbyshire for ten years. Sussex v. Australians, at Brighton, August 26, 27, 28.—In the first innings of Sussex Killick (E. H.) received from M. A. Noble a ball whi<Jh broke the wicket and, thinking he was bowled, left the wicket. Nobla, how­ ever, believing the ball had rebounded off the wicket keeper’s p-ids, appealed to the umpire, Harrison (G. P.), who said “ not out.” Killick accordingly returned from the pavi­ lion and continued his innings. In the second innings of Sussex Noble at one period sent down seven consecutive maiden overs. When W. J. Whitty went in, last man, and joined A J. Hopkins, the Australians re­ quired 19 runs to win. Amid much excite­ ment the runs were obtained, Hopkins making 14* and Whitty 8 *. Worcestershire v. Surrey, at Worcester, August 26, 27, 28.—Lees, W. S. (31) aud Rushby (T.) put on 87 for Surrey’s last wicket in 55 minutes, the latter making 58* of the number. In Worcestershire’s first innings W. B. Burns made 89 out of 123 in 115minutes. Kent v. Leicestershire, at Dover, August 2fi, 27, 28. — In Leicestershire’s second innings King, J. H. (40) made only 16 singles during the first 105 minutes he was in. Sussex v. Yorkshire, at Brighton, August 30, 31, September 1.—Relf (R.R.) bowled unchanged during the last two hours and three-quarters of Yorkshire’s first innings. Hampshire v. Kent., at Bournemcuth, August 30, 31, September 1.—K. L. Hutch­ ings made 116 out of 144 in 80 minutes, reaching 53 out of 57 in 35 minutes and 100 out of 122 in 70 minutes. In Hampshire’s second innings, Capt. W. N. White, in playing back to Blythe, hit his wicket hard without removing a bail, though both were disturbed. Yorkshire v. M.C.C. and Ground, at Scarborough, September 2, 3, 4.—In York­ shire’s first inniugs the first three men were caught at tbe wicket by W. S. Bird off W. B. Burns. In the second innings of M.C.C. aid Ground W. B. Burns made 50 out of 69 in 40 minutes and, in all, c’aimed 64 of the 90 runs added with Tarrant for the fifth wicket in 55 minutes. An England Eleven v. Australians, at Uttoxeter, September 6 , 7, 8 .—Buckenham, C. P. (28) and Blythe, C. (17 not out) added 31 for the former’s last wicket in 10 minutes. Gentlemen of South v. Players of South, at Hastings, September 9, 10, 11.—In tbe first innings of the latter (181) the last nine wickets went down for 10 runs in 37 bails in 40 minutes; the fourth, fifth and sixth fell at 176, and the seventh, eighth and ninth at at 180. Relf (A. E ) bowled unchanged through the first innings (60) of the Gentle­ men of the South and took three wickets for nine runs. England v. Kent, at the Oval, September 13, 14, 15 and 16.—During the England innings, whilst P. F. Warner and Mead (P.), a left-hander, were batting, the square-leg umpire did not change over eich time the field did so in order to meet tbe requirements occasioned by the batsmen changing ends. Therefore, he at times stood near point. An England Eleven v. Australians, at Bray, September 17, 18, 20.—This match was commenced on a Friday. Vogler (A.E.) played for the former side, but was not put on to bowl in view of the South Africans’ tour in Australia during 1910-11. T he E nd . MR. LEV E SO N -G OW ER ON THE GAM E IN SOUTH AFR ICA . Among the passengers by the Union Castle liner Kinfauns Cattle , which reached South­ ampton on Saturday morning from the Cape, were the following members of the English cricket team, which has recently been tour­ ing in South Africa:—Messrs. H. D. G. Leveson-Gower, G. H. Simpson-Hayward, F. L. Fane and M. C. Bird. Mr. Leveson- Gower, captain of the side, in an interview with a Press Association representative, said, although they were disappointed that they had lost the rubber in the series of Test matches just concluded, Re thought there was really very little difference between the two sides. All tbe matches were keenly contested except the second and the last, which the tourists won easily. On results the South Africans were the better side, but whilst he would not go so far as to say they were lucky to win the rubber, he was inclined to think that the fortunes of the g^rne rather ran their way. For instance, they were decidedly fortunate to dispose of Hobbs, Denton aud Rhodes twice in one match for. sixteen runs. The matting wickets were, of course, also in their favour. The Englishmen were really the better side at the end of the tour, when they had become more familiar with the con­ ditions. Mr. Leveson-Gower spoke in terms of high praise of the batting of Hobbs. He had never seen better anywhere. Mr. Bird also did very well, and got runs when they were ba _ly wanted. Denton did great things when he got into form. As to cricket in South Africa, Mr Leveson-Gower scarcely thought it so strong as it was in 1905-6. Vogler and Paulkner were, of course, very fine bowlers, but Schwarz was not as good as he was four years ago ; and though Znlch and Strieker were both promising batsmeu, they were no better than Tancred and Shalders. Sinclair had declined in both departments of the game, and the South Africans had no Sher- well now to go in ninth or tenth. 'Ihe Test matches had, said Mr. Leveson- Gower, aronsedtremendousinterest, especially iu Johannesburg. The tour had been afinancial success. The receipts of the first two matches with the Transvaal and the first Test amounted to £5,000. The South Africans were going to Australia next year, but he doubted whether they would be able to beat the Australians. The i lea of a Triangular Test tournament iu 1912 was favourably re­ garded at the Cape. With regard to the visit to Rhodesia, Mr. Leveson-Gower said he would like to have taken professionals with him, but they pre­ ferred to come home. During the Rhodesian trip they spent eleven days and ten nights in a train; played three matches and saw the Victoria Falls. The Colonists were wonder­ fully keen, and the ground at Salisbury was one of the best, if not the best, in South Africa. Sociully the tour had been very enjoyable .—The Observer. THE E S S E X COUNTY C.C. The Annual General Meeting of the Essex County C.C. was held on Thursday evening lust at the Liverpool Street Hotei, Mr. C. E. Green presiding. In moving the adoption of the report and accounts, the chairman said that last year they made a very urgent appeal for an additional number of members, and 588 new members were elected during the year ; but, owing to resig­ nations and other causes, the net result at the end of the year was only 200. This was disappointing and discouraging, and he en­ treated those present to do their best to per­ suade their friends to join the Club. With regard to the cricket disp’ayed by the team last season, out of eighteen Championship matches Essex lost seven, drew nine, and won only two. This was a most disappointing record, and one which it was very difficult to explain away. There had been a good deal of discussion recently upon the position of county clubs and the -condition of county cricket generally. He was bound to say that cricket, which ought to be our great national game, was, to his mind, iu anything but a healthy state. It was too much of a money-making business, instead of being, as it should be, the finest game in the world. There was no doubt that under present conditions the County Championship could not be con­ sidered altogether a fair one, and until all the counties played each other he could not see how this could be a fair competition. Owing, however, to the very large number of counties which were included in the first- class this was an impossibility. Lord Hawke during the winter months advocated a scheme by which he (Mr. Green) thought county cricket could be made more attractive to the public, but there had been a disinclination on the part of most of the other counties to agree to it. He felt that this was perhaps due to a fear on the part of many counties tliat they would be relegated to a lower position. It had now been defi­ nitely decided that, during .the coming season at least, a trial would be given to the pro­ posal of Lancashire, by which only wins would be counted in the championship table. This would tend to brighten the game and make cricket quicker and keener, as every county would be out to win. The Committee have decided to resume the second eleven matches. These games had in the past been instrumental in bringing to the fore some young players who had been useful to the County afterwards. Mr. C. J. Kortright had promised to captain the second eleven. The loss sustained during the past year was only £26, but this was almost entirely due to the fact that the Club received £308 as its share of the profits from the Test-matches, and of course this additional source of income could not be looked for again for some little time. There was still a deficit of £133. The report and accounts were unanimously adopted. Various suggestions were made by the Club’s members for increasing the revenues, and, in reply to a question, Mr. Green stated that the suggestion as to the covering of pitches put forward by the Advisory Board would come into practice this summer. The Right Hon. James Round was elected President for the ensuing year. p iC r iA R D D A F T ’S N O T T IN G H A M S H IR E Iv MARL.—Particulars apply RadcUftc-on-Trent, Notts.