Cricket 1911

A pr il 2 9 , 1 9 ll. CR ICKET : A W EEK LY EECOKD OF THE GAME. 99 THE SOUTH AFR ICAN TEAM IN AU STRAL IA ( Continued, from page 76.) 21st M a t c h v . SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Played at Adelaide on March 10, 11 and 13. The South Africans won by six wickets. Owing to the late arrival of the tourists play on the first day did not commence until "two o’clock, but such excellent progress was made with the match that before stumps were drawn thirteen wickets had fallen for 269 runs. Play was, for the most part, uneventful. Hill and Crawford shared the honours of the day. They put on 72in partnership, and the former hit one 4 and the latter nine. Of the later players only Rees and Webster did anything against Pegler, who took five wickets for under eleven runs each, and the innings closed for 240—not a large score considering the excellent state of the wicket. By the end of the day the South Africans had lost Com­ maille, Strieker and Pegler, all to Whitty, for 29 runs, but on the Saturday every other member of the side reached double-figures and a lead of 52 was secured. Nourse and Snooke put on 94 together for the sixth wicket, and after the fall of the ninth at 199 Llewellyn and Sherwell added 93 for the tenth in 40 minutes. The most surprising cricket of the match was seen when the home side went in the second time, the bowlers having so much the upper hand that only Crawford reached double figures and the innings closed for 100. The Old Reptonian hit with vigour and made 40 of the last 80 runs obtained by the side in 63 minutes. He hit four 4’s and although he was missed by Snooke when 34 the chance detracted little from his display, for he laid himself out to take risks. The South Africans were left with only 19 to win, and lost four good wickets ere they accomplished the task. Strieker, it will be seen, obtained a pair of spectacles. Score and analysis : S outh A u stralia . First innings. E. R. Maync, lbw, b Soliwarz ................... 15 C. B. Dolling, st Shcrwell, b Llewellyn ... 45 C. Hill, b N ourse.................................................. 54 1). R. A. Gehrs, b Schwarz .......................... 2 J. N. Crawford, c Snooke, b Pegler .......... 57 L. R. Hill, b Nourse ................................. ... 3 H. B. Rees, b P e g le r ................................. ... 29 W. J. Whitty, b Pegler .................................. 1 H. Webster, b P e g le r......................................... 23 W. Stirling, b P egler.......................................... 5 A. W. Wright, not out .................................. 1 Byes, &c............................................ 5 Second innings, c Faulkner, b Schwarz ... run ou t.................................. c Llewellyn, b Nourse ... c Llewollyn, b Schwarz... not o u t .................................. c Sherwell, b Llewellyn ... c Nourse, b Llewellyn b Pegler ........................... c Llewellyn, b Pcgler ... b Pcgler .......................... b Peglcr .......................... Byes ................... 7 8 8 40 9 M. Coimnaille, b W h itty ........... J. W. Zulch, b Whitty .......... L. Strieker, b Whitty ........... S. J. Pegler, b Whitty .......... G. A. Faulkner, c Gehrs, b Rees A. D. Nourse, b Whitty ........... S. J. Snooke, c Whitty, b Rees R. 0. Schwarz, c Dolling, b Rees •T. H. Sinclair, c Dolling, b Rees C. B. Llewellyn, b M ayne......... Total..................................240 S outh A frican s . ................... 4 b Whitty ................... 21 b Whitty .................. 0 b Rees .. Total 33 notout ... 40 b Rees ... 55 12 14 not o u t... 48 40 7 3 0 28 0 B 11, lb 3 .......... 14 Bye ... 1 T o ta l- ...........292 Total (4 wkts) 51 S outh A u stralia . First innings. Second innings. O. M R. W. O. M. R. W. Sinclair ... ........... 8 3 19 0 .................. Llewellyn .......... ]G 0 73 1 .................. . 6 0 27 2 Schwarz ... ........... 16 0 G7 2 .................. ... 7 0 28 2 Nourse ... ........... 8 2 22 •J ..................... . ... 7 0 23 1 Pegler ... ........... 11-1 1 54 5 ................. . ... 5*5 2 14 4 S outh A fricans . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W Whitty ... ........... 22 3 79 5 ................. , ... 8 1 14 2 draw ford ............ 0 0 33 0 .................. Wright ... ........... 8 0 42 0 .................. Rees ........... 17 1 84 4 ................. ... 7 0 28 2 Stirling ... ........... 5 0 33 0 .................. L. R. Hill ........... 2 0 5 0 ................... Mayne ... ........... 5 0 2 1 .................. C. Hill . ... 2 0 8 0 2 2n d M a t c h . — v. X V I I I . OF BKOK EN H IL L . Played at B roken H ill (N .S.W .) on March 15 and 16. The South Africans w on b y an innings and 253 runs. (See page 38.) The kibranp. (All Publications intended for review in “ Cricket” must be addressed to the Editor.) A FAMOUS AU STRAL IAN CLUB .’ Mr. A. E. Clarke, one of the founders of the East Melbourne C.C. in 1860, has written an account of the Club with which he has been so intimately associated throughout the past fifty years, and it may at once be said that he can be congratulated most" heartily on the result of his efforts, for his book, in addition to being pre-eminently readable, is most valuable from the point of view of the historian. Famous players—Tom Horan, whose delightful writings on the game are always welcome, among them—contribute reminiscences to the volume, and as such recollections cover the entire period of the club’s existence, it will be understood that the book is far indeed from becoming wearisome to the reader. Not only is honour duly paid to the memory of those who performed great deeds in the early days, and who, as Charles Lamb would say, are “ now with God,” but portraits of many of them are published, whereby the value of the volume is enhanced considerably: among them are those of such famous old warriors as Dan Wilkie, G. O’Mullane, C. G. Allee, W. W. Gag^in, T. Horan, H . F. Boyle, L. Goldsmith, Ned Elliott and E. P. Hastings. Some of the players mentioned are still alive, and one of them—Mr. W ilkie—is the proud possessor of a bat presented to him by Bobert Carpenter during the visit of Parr’s team to Australia in 1863-4. The fact that reminiscences have been contributed by various hands leads one to expect that some interesting and amusing stories will be found in the book, and in this respect one is not disappointed. Dave Scott, “ The Almanack,” in his chapter on the late H. F. Boyle, tells how that great player “ — was selected for the 18 of Victoria against W . G. Grace’s famous team, and made 30 runs in his only innings, and covered himself with glory by being the first man in Australia to clean bowl the greatest cricketer the world has ever seen for 33........ His [Boyle’sJ name was on every tongue, and that night at the Theatre lloyal, the vast audience rose en masse when he came in, and cheered lustily for five minutes. Boyle came with me from Bendigo some days before the match against England, and was staying with me, and the match was to commence on Boxing Day. On Christmas Day we strolled on the Melbourne Ground, where the amateurs of the English team were practising. He watched W. G. Grace carefully, and said to me, *He has a weak stroke on the leg, and if I could get a ball in between leg and wicket I think I could get him ; if they put me on I will go for that kind of ball ’ — and he got him ! ” “ F elix” tells many a story of players and others identified with the old club. An amusing one relates to Fielder Ware, who was caterer for many seasons. “ Everyone called Fielder * Phil,’ and once, when he was signing a receipt, one looker-on nudged another ancl whispered, ‘ He doesn’t know how to spell his own name; he’s started it with an F ! ’ Many a laugh there was in after years over that little incident.,' One cannot read the various reminiscences without being convinced that the players obtained the maximum of enjoyment in the old days—“ when all the world seemed May to them, and all the leaves were green,” as “ F elix” gracefully puts it. The History has been printed with commendable accuracy and is beautifully produced. Every effort has obviously been made to ensure exactness, and having read the book we can recall only one slip of any moment. On page 90 Mr. T. Horan’s not out innings of 250 for East Melbourne against Tasmania on the East Melbourne ground in December, 1879, is stated to have been the x\ustralian record at that time. If our memory does not deceive us the late Mr. E. P. Hastings, himself a Jolimontor, had scored 254 not out in a small match on the same ground four seasons earlier. * East Melbourne Cricket Club. Its History, 1860 to 1910. By A. E. Clarke. Melbourne : George Robertson & Co. Price 3s. 6d. THE NOTE BOOK.t The little red-covered Note Book, which is now in its eleventh year, is still the only annual publication which deals at all thoroughly with the curiosities and notabilia of the previous year’s cricket. The tables concerning them cover many pages, and with a copy of the booklet available any cricketer would be able to spend a pleasant afternoon when sheltering in the pavilion from the rain. All the chief fixtures for the approaching season are given as well as the laws of cricket, whilst the diary provided should prove welcome. t John IFisden’s Cricketers' Note Book , 1911. Edited by F. S. Ashley-Cooper. London : John Wisden and Co., 21, Cranbourn Street, W,C. Price, 6d.