Cricket 1911

12 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J a n . 2 6 , 1 9 1 1 . CERTAINLY AMISS! (IN THE EARLIEST LAWS OF CRICKET THE BALL IS REFERRED TO AS “ SHE.”) Artless beseeming, simple, shapely Tall, Bound,imperturbably serene ; I know you well. When on the Common you and I made sport Well do I now remember what a work you w rought! Your wits and mine were pitted : my poor best W ith your least tricksy sallies scarcely could contest. When I went on, Miss B ., with weening sense I twirl’d and toss’d you fondly in bold con­ fidence ; You were a toy for my ambitious will To make sure proof and profit of exceeding skill. How like a minx perverse you served me then And show’d me up before a crowd of fellow- m en ! How did you slip and harmlessly roll down When I had marked for mine the wicket of some clow n! How counteracted cunning breaks and spins, Going as you listed, ever, with crazed outs and in s! One time yon sought to chafe the smiling sky Anon yon sauntered off with scarcely strength to h ie ! What pranks you played! what somersaults you turn’d ! What runs contributed that batsmen never earn’d ! What static and dynamic laws you broke! And treated the infraction as a schoolgirl’s jo k e ! And all the while my bosom-mates did scoff Till I, with scant apologies, was taken off. When I went in, Miss B., elsewise you play’d, With impish ingenuity you fenced my blade, Pitch’d in the blind, or, when I struck you, flew Straight to a pair of gaping hands with instinct true; And, when I deem’d it prudent not to score, Evok’d a chorus of “ How’s that for leg- before ? ” So, like a teasing damsel who for fun Might make one mad to think one could not get a run, You balk’d me to the limit of your bent Then came demurely up with promise to relent, Curtsey’ d, took breath a space, and then waltz’d round And by some magic twist the fatal billet found! Ball, can I now forgive you ? Yes, I do. My sweetest recollections all are due to you, Who spiced my pastime with its chiefest charm And found the brain employ as well as hand and arm. Through you true recreation play became Who made me drop all cares beside to mind my game. PoTT CRICKET IN AUSTRAL IA . THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY C.C. At the annual meeting of the Cumberland C.C.C. at Workington on the 11th inst, the balance-sheet, showing a balance in hand of £84, was adopted. Matches for the approach­ ing season have been arranged with Dum­ friesshire, Westmoreland and the Border League. Lord Muncaster was elected Presi­ dent and Captain Salkeld secretary and treasurer. QUEENSLAND v. NEW SOUTH WALES. Played at Brisbane on November 4, 5 and 7. Queensland won by 19 runs. Although without Hartigan, Redgrave, MacLaren, Hayes and Thompson, Queens­ land succeeded in winning a small-scoring game by 19 runs. Evans in their first innings and Hutcheon in their second batted brilliantly, the former making 82 in an hour and a-half and the latter scoring 64 in 52 minutes. In the first innings of New South Wales Waddy and Gow made 50 in 16 minutes, scoring, in all, 70 for the first wicket in half-an-hour. The visitors, set 155 to win, batted on a wicket affected by rain and had six men out for 48. Simpson subsequently played an innings full of life, but Queensland got home. Barstow, who met with such success, has plenty of pace, breaks either way and can make the ball swerve. Score and analysis:— Q ueenslan First innings. W. J. Lewis, b Scott........ 8 C. B. Jennings, b Scott ... 6 A. Marshal, b Hordern ... 2 S. J. Fennelly, st Gorry, b Hordern ..........................22 J. S. Hutcheon, c Hordern, b Kelleway ................ 8 b H ordern........... 64 W. T. Evans, b Collins ... 82 b H ordern............ 0 W. A. Armstrong, c and b Scott .................................. W. S. McCloy, c Gow, b Hordern .......................... G. Armstrong, c Hordern, b Scott .......................... C. B. Barstow, not out ... H. Ironmonger, c Gorry, b Scott ................................ 1 B 4, lb 1, nb 1 ........ G Second innings, c Hordern,b Scott 14 st Gorry, b Hor­ dern ..................37 b Kelleway.......... 27 c Gorry, b Scott.. 14 8 b Horder 82 b ordern c Kelleway, b 2 Minnett...........5 0 c Gorry,b Minnett c Diamond, b 13 H ordern........... 13 c Simpson, b Hordern........... not out......... Lb 2, w 1 Total ...163 Total New S outh W ales. First innings. K. L. Waddy, c Jennings, b Barstow..........................29 F. Gow, st Evans, b Bar­ stow ...................................67 C. Kelleway, c McCloy, b Ironmonger .................. 0 C. E. Simpson, run out ... 5 Second innings, c and b Barstow 12 H. L. Collins, c and b L ew is..................................59 R. B. Minnett, b Barstow 0 b B arstow ........... 0 c Marshal, b Bar­ stow ..................22 c Lewis, b Bar­ stow.................. 55 A. Diamond, b Lewis 25 lbw,b Ironmonger 5 c Hutcheon, b Barstow........... 8 c McCloy, b Bar­ stow ... 18 c Lewis, b Bar­ stow .................. 10 A. J. Hopkins, c McCloy, b Barstow ... ................... 1 Dr. H. V. Hordern, c Evans, b Marshal..........................10 b Barstow ... J. Scott, c Jennings, b Marshal .......................... 7 notout............. C. R. Gorry, not o u t ........... 0 b Ironmonger B 0, lb 2, w 1 .......... 9 Byes ... Total .................. 212 Queem sland. First innings. Total . ...135 Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. w. Scott ... 15 1 47 4 ... ... 14 4 63 2 Collins ... ... 5 0 24 1 ... ... 4 1 10 0 Simpson ... 4 1 14 0 ... Hordern ... 16 1 60 4 ... !!! 21 4 70 5 Kelleway ... 7 4 12 1 ... ... 4 0 15 1 Minnett... ... 11*4 4 30 2 Hopkins ... 4 0 lL' 0 Scott bowled a wide and a no-ball. N ew S outh W ales. First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. w. O. M. R. W. Barstow......... 17 2 63 4 ... ... 20 3 5 51 8 M cC loy......... 4 0 34 0 ... Ironm onger.. 15 4 55 1 ... 7 2 44 2 Marshal......... 10*1 3 24 2 ... ... 5 2 21 0 W. A. Arm­ strong .. .. 2 0 17 0 ... Lewis ......... 3 1 10 2 ... 2 0 14 0 Ironmonger bowled a wide. MELBOURNE GRAMMAR SCHOOL v. SCOTCH COLLEGE.—Played in Mel­ bourne on November 18 and 19 and won easily by the Grammar School. Herring scored 124 for the first wicket with Garrett and added 321 for the second with Woo i. Later, Dean and Watson put on 100 for the fifth wicket and the latter and Camp­ bell L66 for the sixth. Wood hit thirty - one 4’s. Score:— S cotch C ollege . Stephens, c Herring, b Lawrence ........... Mullett, c Norris, b Watson ................... M‘Neil, b Watson Kennedy, b Watson ... Vines, c Wood, b Law­ rence ........................... Laing, run out ........... M‘ llwraith, c Cox, 1 Wood ................. Bee, b Dean ......... M‘Crackcn, b Dean .. Neale, b Dean ......... Kelso, not o u t ......... Byes, &c............ Total ......... M elbourne G rammar S chool . Herring c Neale, b Stephens....................156 Garrett, c M'Craken, b M ullett..................... 67 Wood, b Mullett........... 207 Dean, c M'Neil, b Lawrence, b Kelso ... 15 Watson, not out ...104 Campbell, c M‘Nei), b Mullett .......... 85 Byes, &c..............32 M‘Cracken ...........69 I Total (6 wkts) 7S5 Sheldon, Heron, Cox, and Norris did not bat. At Geelong on November 18 at 19 It. L. Park scored 224 for Wesley College v. Geelong Grammar School. The former made 443 and the latter 219. VICTORIA v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Played at Melbourne on Nov. 25, 26, 28 & 29. Victoria won by an innings and 87 runs. South Australia made a useful start, Mayne and Dolling scoring 71 for the first wicket in 47 minutes, but of the others only Crawford, who made 69 out of 144 in two hours and hit a 6 and eight 4’s, did much. Victoria, as the result of consistent batting, scored 614 in 8 hours 33 minutes. Scott, who was at times very slow and was misled at slip when 79, made 117 out of 278 in 261 minutes: he hit twelve 4’s and scored 86 for the first wicket with Smith, 54 for tbe second with Carkeek and 134 for the fourth with Kortlang. The last-named, who was bowled off his pad, offered one chance— when 85, in making 94 out of 190 in 150 minutes and hit seven 4’ r . The tail scored well, Armstrong and Matthews adding 81 together and Kenny and Hazlitt 143. The visitors never appeared likely to escape the innings defeat, but C. Hill showed good form in making 35 and Gehrs played an attractive innings of 52, which contained a 6 and six 4’s. Kenny dismissed five men for 49 runs during the innings on a batsman’s pitch. Score and analysis :— S outh A ustralia . First innings. E. 11. Mayne, b Laver ... 45 C. E. Dolling, c Seitz, b Hazlitt ...........................3S C. Hill, b Hazlitt ........... 4 D. R. A. Gehrs, st Carkeek, b Armstrong ...................27 J. N. Crawford, c Hazlitt, b Armstrong ...................69 S. Hill, c Carkeek, b Arm ­ strong .................................. 7 L. R. Hill, b Armstrong ... 5 R. B. Rees, c Hazlitt, b Armstrong ...................11 C. H. Moyle, c Warne, b Hazlitt ...........................24 W. J. Whitty, b Hazlitt ... 3 A. W. Wright, not out ... 5 Second innings, c Aimstrong, b Laver .......... 17 c Carkcek, b Armstrong ... 11 c Hazlitt,b Kenny 35 b Laver .......... 52 c Armstrong, b Laver ...........25 c Smith, b Kenny 42 c Laver, b Kenny 51 B 3, lb 1, w 1 Total ... ...243 b Kenny run out n otou t........... c Matthews, Kenny ... B 5, lb 4 Total... 2 19