Cricket 1910

go CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. A p r i l 2 8 , i g i o . Roche, a Victorian bowler who went to England as a professional, had only a thumb and the two end fingers on his bowling hand. Dr. Blue, who plays cricket every Saturday in Sydney, has to use two crutches, and yet he is able to get quite a number of wickets during the season. \V. E. Forsyth, who has only one hand, playing for Petersham Veterans v. Cintra O.C. in 1900, got the whole ten wickets for 15 runs, hitting the sticks upon every occasion. The “ daddy ” of them all, however, is E. Peters, of Ballarat, Victoria, who plays cricket though he has no hands at all. Through an accident he had to have both hands amputated just below the elbow oint. He grips the bat between the stumps firmly, and is noted for his defensive batting. Sometimes he bowls by holding the ball in the elbow joint. Perhaps the best one-armed batsman who took part in good-class club cricket was Mr. H . E. Casswell, of Cranleigh, who made such useful scores as 174 not out, 165 not out and 149. Mr. Willoughby Bryan, an old Wykehamist, lost an arm when quite a young man but afterwards played successfully for Hampshire. A n instance of three individual hundreds in an innings comes to hand from Sydney, where, on March 12th, F. Matthews made 170 not out, E. G. H inwood 106 and P. Dettmann 104 for Gordon 2nd X I. v. Balmain 2nd X I. T h e late Mr. Philip Sheridan, of Sydney, left estate o f the value of .£6,781 11s. 2d. I t will be remembered that W . B. Hayes and S. J. Bedgrave declined to play against Victoria at Brisbane earlier in the year owing to the selectors having appointed the captain. (Previously the players them­ selves had decided by whom the leadership should be undertaken.) The matter was recently inquired into by the Queensland Cricket Association, who decided to cen­ sure the players named for the stand they took. In some quarters it was expected that a period of disqualification would be inflicted, but as such a matter had never arisen before the Association was evidently content merely to show its authority. From tlie Tasmanian M a il :— Cricket was only a secondary attraction at the Association ground on Saturday after­ noon. The Association would be glad to think that the game was exciting so much popular interest as to attract such a crowd as appeared on the ground; but it is a shame to say that to 99 per cent, of the people present the doings of the plajers were of very little interest whatever, and the progress of the game and its ups and downs were as nothing compared with the doings of a snake-charmer and the performance of the aeronauts. The match referred to was an A Grade one between East Hobart and New Town. W h e n leaving New Zealand, where he has been coaching the Auckland players, A. E. Relf said that, unless extraordinary pressure were brought to bear, he would not be seen in Auckland again. H e had promised to go to India, but was in hopes that his services would not be required until after the winter of 1910-11. Relf and Board returned to England together. The latter gave such satisfaction to the Hawke’s Bay Cricket Association that he lias been re-engaged for next season and is expected to reach Napier about the middle of October. O n Easter Saturday the first annual representative match between the Canter­ bury and Wellington ladies was to have taken place on Hagley Park. For some time the arrangement had been in the minds of the Canterbury ladies, and Wellington, on being approached, took the matter up with great spirit, and both sides arranged to be coached by leading players. A t Christchurch on March 12th, the Australian team was entertained at lunch by the New Zealand Cricket Council. In responding to the toast of his health, Armstrong said that New Zealand could take no better steps to improve her play than to meet foreign talent. What was also very necessary was that the wickets should be improved. The best batsmen in the world could not show all their strokes on the pitches they had played on in New Zealand. A t a meeting of the Canterbury Cricket Association on March 3rd a letter was read from the Otago Cricket Association, ask­ ing if a Canterbury team could play a match against Otago at Dunedin at Easter. The Otago Association offered half the net receipts of the match for the expenses of the Canterbury team. After discussion, it was decided to send a team, provided the cost was defrayed by the Otago Association, who could retain all the profits of the match. This suggestion did not appeal to Otago, and in conse­ quence all idea of the match was aban­ doned. L ord Plunket, the donor of the Shield which bears his name, will shortly be home again from New Zealand, where he has been Governor for the last five years. He is forty-five of age and the fifth Baron. The first Peer was created in 1827, on his appointment as Chief Justice of the Com­ mon Pleas in Ireland, and afterwards held the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland for eleven years. The third Baron was Lord Chief Justice for Ireland, whilst the second and fourth Peers held high offices in the Church. S e v e r a l Englishmen during recent seasons have accepted engagements in the Dominion during the winter months. The latest player desirous of going out is Bowley, of Worcestershire, who has offered his services as coach to a club or university. The question has been re­ ferred to a special committee of the Otago Cricket Association. A t Johannesburg on March 22nd judgment was given in the case of B. P. Davis, a proprietor of a toilet requisite company. The charge was that defend­ ant’s company had caused an obstruction by exhibiting cricket scores during a Test match, thus causing a crowd to assemble, and also disregarded the order of Super­ intendent Gale to cease exhibiting the scores. The Magistrate held that the police had proved their case, and fined the defendant 10 s. on the first count and 30s. on the second. T h e r e appears to be a possibility of a team from Bermuda playing in Phila­ delphia and New York this summer, but, so far as I am aware, nothing has yet been definitely settled. CRICKET IN AU STRAL IA . VICTORIA v. GOLDPIELDS. Piayed at Kalgoorlie on March 19 and 20. Drawn. Wellington, the Goldfields captain, won the toss and sent Victoria in. The visitors were dismissed in two hours for 111, Bryant (a fast bowler) taking four wickets for 23 runs. When the home side went in Bryant was again to the fore with an innings of 35, which included a 6 and five 4’s. In .Victoria’s sccond innings Kortlang and Stuckey made 130 for the first wicket, and Lampard also did well, but the Goldfields were never in danger of defeat. Score and analysis:— V ictoria . First innings. B. Kortlang, b Bryant ... 29 A. Kenny, c Hall, b Nick- less .................................. 1 J. II. Stuckey, c Judd Moore, b H a ll...................24 C. McKenzie, b Bryant ... 0 J. Horan, b Bryant ............ 0 A. Lampard, b Bryant ... 4 R. G. Johnstone, c Nick- less, b Lindsay ..............20 F. Scannell, st Truscott, b Second innings, c and b Bryant... 64 not out ...........15 c John Moore, b Lindsay ...........53 b N ick less...........28 c Nickless, b Tyson ........... 4 not out .......... 57 Lindsay W. Carkeek, c Smith, b Nickless .......................... T. Kyle, c John Moore, b Lindsay ........................... H. Hart, not out................... Byes, &c....................... 14 Byes, &c. ... 20 Total .....................I llTotal (4 wkts) *241 * Innings declared closed. G oldfields . First innings. Second innings. P. Smith, b McKenzie ... 26 b Hart................ 12 John Moore, b Kenny ... 35 c Stuckey, b Johnstone ... 19 Judd Moore, st Carkeek, b Kenny......................................32notout .............16 C. Wellington, st Carkeek, c Johnstone, b b Johnstone ......................26 Kenny ............... 6 E. Bryant, c Lampard, b Kenny ... ....................... 35 J. Hogan, c Carkeek, b Kenny ............................... 11 C. Lindsay, b Hart ............. 5 W. Truscott, c Kortlang, b Kenny ............................. 4 E. Nickless, not o u t ............... 11 C. Tyson, c Lampard, b Kenny ... .................... 0 R. Hall, st Carkeek, b Johnstone............................ 5 Byes, &c....................... 12 Byes, &c. ... 0 Total ...202 Total (3 wkts) 53 V ictoria . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Lindsay......... . 8 0 31 3 ... ... 13 2 51 1 Bryant .. ... 11 3 23 4 .. .. 16 1 51 1 Nickless .. 11 2 22 2 ... ... 11 1 45 1 Hall................ .. 8 1 22 1 ... ... 7 0 40 0 Tyson ... ... 11 1 34 1 G oldfields . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. Johnstone .,.. 11 4 20 2 ... ... 4 1 12 1 McKenzie .. 3 0 17 1 ... Kenny .........,. 19 6 65 6 ... 8-5 3 28 1 Hart ... .. 16 5 35 1 ... ... 4 1 13 1 Kyle ........... 7 1 33 0 ... Kortlang ,. 4 1 17 0 ... Scannell .. 2 1 3 0 ...