Cricket 1911

M ay 13, 1911. CR ICKET : A W EEK LY RECORD OP THE GAME. 113 Gngland’s Greatest Eleven. (Continued from page 129.) Mr. W. H. L ip sc o m b e , of Marlborough, Oxford University and Hampshire, kindly writes :— “ I am afraid my opinion on this is of little value, as just in 1871 and 1872 I saw but little cricket. Lord Harris’ team commends itself to me most, but I certainly should play G. F. Grace for Jupp on account of there being already one crock (D. Buchanan) in the field and Emmett for J. C. Shaw. But, as I have said, I am very diffident in expressing my opinion. Anyway, this side would want a lot of beating.” ‘ ‘ B a l in , ” the well-known critic of the Referee , says :— ‘ ‘All such discussions are, of course, purely academic, and can lead to no conclusion. Still, being personally fond of reviving old memories of the cricket field, I have found many of the letters interesting. Not unnaturally the time of W. G. Grace’s early prime has been largely chosen, the season of 1871, when the great man touched his highest point, being fixed upon by many of the writers. We certainly could have picked a splendid England eleven in 1871, but as Mr. F. E. R. Fryer—then one of the best bats at Cambridge—points out, several contributors have been at fault in giving places in the ideal team to Hayward and Carpenter. The great days of that famous pair were much further back. It is true that in 1871 Carpenter, though forty-one years of age, could still hold his own as a batsman, but Hayward was very near to the end of his career. He was not chosen for the Players at Lord’s, and he failed dismally at the Oval. Later in the season, however, he gave a glimpse of his once magnificent form in John Lilly- white’s benefit match at Brighton. He certainly could not on his merits have been given a place in a representative England eleven. I can quite understand why 1871 or thereabouts is regarded so generally as the golden age. W. G. Grace’s name was in everyone’s mouth, his wonderful play causing the game to be talked about to an extent never known before. In those days there was a light­ hearted confidence about English cricketers that this generation can scarcely understand. No thought of rivalry disturbed the atmosphere. A momentous change came in 1878 with the first visit of the Australians and the sensational defeat of the M.C.C. in a single day at Lord’s. We have had many triumphs since then, as well as many defeats, but the old feeling of invincibility departed that afternoon never to return.” CRICKET IN N EW ZEALAND AUCKLAND v. HAWKE’S BAY. Played at Auckland on March 3, 4 and 6 . Auckland won by an innings and 275 runs. This match was nothing less than a fiasco, Hawke’s Bay being outplayed at all points and beaten by an innings and almost 300 runs. Such a result was foreshadowed on the first day, when Auckland ran up 334 for four wickets. The fielding and catching of the visitors were frequently at fault, whilst their bowling was always moderate. Haddon obtained 84 in 55 minutes, at one period making making a 6 and three 4’s in succession off Ryan. Horspool, batting more freely than usual, scored 80 in an hour and a half, whilst Taylor, aged 17, showed excellent promise in making 59 : he put on 74 in partnership with Sneddon. Hawke’s Bay’s first innings realised only 28, there being 13 extras and 4 the highest score from the bat. Pearson swerved a lot both ways and got a lot of work from each side, being practically unplayable. In the follow-on Hindmarsh, Board and Smyrk showed good form for their runs. Score and analysis :— L. G. Hemus (capt.), c Hindmarsh, b Smyrk .......................................... 39 F. Pearson, lbw, b Fenton ........... 0 A. Anthony, b Smyrk ... ........... 63 A. Hadden, c Board, b Creed........... 84 A. Wallace, b Ryan .......................... 72 E. Horspool, lbw, b Fenton ........... SO N. C. Sneddon, lbw, b Creed........... 41 Taylor, c Hawke, b Ryan W. Bush, c White, b Creed W. Robinson, b Ryan A. Kerr, not out.................. Byes, &c. Total , 59 4 13 G 9 470 1 4 207* 9 458* 10 470* H a w k e ’ s First innings. J. H. Board, b Pearson .......................... A. Fenton, b Pearson.................................. G. Hawke (capt.), c Sneddon, b Kerr ... E. W. Smyrk, b Pearson .......................... J. Hindmarsh, b Pearson.......................... B. Bailey, b Pearson.................................. R. White, c and b Kerr .......................... T. Creed, c Horspool, b Pearson ........... — Brownette, not out .......................... H. Barney, run out .................................. B. Ryan, absent ......................................... Byes, &c .......................... B a y . Second innings. 4 c Wallace, b Sneddon ... 20 4 c Robinson, b Pearson ... 5 4 lbw, b Pearson ................. 2 0 b Taylor ......................... 30 0 c and b Taylor ................. 43 1 st Robinson, b Taylor ... 22 0 b Taylor................................. 0 1 b A n th on y ......................... 13 1 run o u t................................. 2 0 not o u t ................................. 1 0 b A n th o n y ......................... 7 13 Byes, &c...................... 10 Total .................................. 28 Total . 167 A uckland . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. R y a n ........... ... 29 4 130 3 1 Smyrk ... ... 25 2 116 2 Fenton ... 40 11 139 2 Bailey ... ... 3 0 13 0 Creed ........... ... 20 2 64 3 | H a w k e ’ s B a y . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. II. W. Pearson ... ........... 9-3 2 10 6 ................... ... 16 4 37 2 Kerr........... ........... 9 6 5 2 ................... ... 12 1 35 0 Taylor... ... 14 4 35 4 Anthony ... 3*5 0 7 2 Sneddon 5 0 32 1 Bush ... ... 3 0 5 0 THE HAWKE CUP FINAL MATCH. S o u thlan d v . R a n g it ik e i . — Played at Hagley Park, Christ­ church, on March 11, 13 and 14, and won by Southland by eight wickets. Hamilton, the Southland captain, in scoring 110 out of 190 obtained whilst in, made some fine drives, timed the ball well and showed good defence; he added 70 with Bannerman and 108 with Kavanagh. Owing to Fraser's hard hitting the last wicket added 50 and the total reached 345, made in three hours and three- quarters. Rangitikei’s first innings closed for 74 after 80 minutes’ play, only E. W. Broad, who made some beautiful drives in scoring 43 of the 66 obtained during his stay at the wicket, reaching double figures. The first two wickets fell at 1, the next two at 3, half the side were out for 7 and the total was only 21 when the sixth man left. Bannerman (fast) took six wickets for 20. In the follow-on, thanks to Marshall, the innings defeat was saved. The batsman named played a very sound game, the features of his display being driving and square-cutting. With B. Signall he put on 91 for the last wicket. Score and analysis :— S outhland . First innings. J. W. H. Bannerman, st Hill, b Orton........... 40 P. P. Watkins, b E. W. Broad.......................... 11 lbw, bE. W. B road ............... 5 D. C. Hamilton (capt.), lbw, b E.W. Broad 110 noto u t .................................... 29 T. Crockett, b E. W. Broad ........... E. J. Kavanagh, c Cook, b Hussey A. V. Poole, lbw, b E. W. Broad ... J. Gilbertson, b Arkwright ........... A. Crockett, run o u t .......................... J. A. Doig, run ont .......................... G. Fraser, not out .......................... H. Irwin, lbw. b H u ssey.................................. 18 Byes, &c........................................ 27 Total ................... Second innings. 2 64 0 not o u t ... 16 6 0 51 b Hussey ................345 R a n g itik ei . Byes, &c................. Total (2 wkts) 10 First innings. G. F. Hill, b Doig.......................................... C. F. Cook, b Bannerman.......................... G. Marshall, b Bannerman .................. R. W. Orton, run ou t................. ........... J. M. Hussey (capt.), b Bannerman H. F. Arkwright, c and b Doig ......... E. W. Broad, c Kavanagh, b Bannorman J. H. Miles, >3Banncrman .................. J. H. Broad, run o u t .................................. B. Signall, b Bannerm an.......................... A. Signall, not out .................................. Byes, &c........................ Total .......................... Second innings. 2 lbw, b D oig......................... 0 b Bannerman ................. 0 not o u t................................. 0 b Banncrman ................. 0 b Doig ................................ 0 b H am ilton.................. .. 43 b Doig ................................ 7 b Bannerman ................. 0 b Bannerman ................. 8 b D o ig ................................. 1 b Bannerman ................. 12 Byes, &c.................... 74 Hussey ... . E. W. Broad.. Orton ... . Arkwright . First innings. O. M. 25 5 34 5 17 1 13 1 R. 97 90 71 60 W. 2 4 1 1 Total ... Second innings. First innings. J. H. Broad , R a n g itik e i . O. 5 5 2 2 R. 31 18 15 10 0 Bannerman ... D oig................... O. 12 11 M. 3 2 R. 20 43 W. Second innings. Poole T. Crockett Fraser ... A. Crockett . Hamilton O. 43 42-3 7 12 3 12 5 7 R. 103 99 8 32 3 39 19 14 53 14 166 9 7 18 5 1 11 38 2 , 27 351