Cricket 1911

51G CEICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S e p t . 16,1911. CRICKET IN CANADA . THE DOMINION CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL. TORONTO C.C. V. WINNIPEG C P.R.— Played at Toronto on August 18 and 19 and won by Toronto C.C. by an innings and 95 runs. The successful side had previously beaten Hamilton and Rosedale for the Dominion Championship Challenge Trophy, presented by Mr. John Ross Robertson, and had to meet Winnipeg C.P.R. in the final. The trustees decided that, in consequence of the long distance the last-named had to travel, they should be required to play only iu the final game. In the first innings of Winnipeg Segram’s figures were eight for 45. S core:— T o r o n t o . G. H. Davidson, b Wallace D. W. Saunders, c Pratt, b Davis E. H. Leighton, c Pratt, b Davis H. F. Lownsborough, c Davis, b Quinn ................................... H. A. Haines, b Davis .............. Dr. W. W. Wright, c Wood, b Lowe P. E. Henderson, c Davis, b Quinn A. A. Beemer, c Wood, b Pratt ... 63 W. McCaffrey, Ibw, b Davis ... 7 L. M. Rathbun, c Davis, b Lowe 11 N. Seagram, not out .............. 87 First innings. W in n ip e g C.P.R. T. A. Felstead, c Leighton, b Seagram ... 0 E. Quinn, c Wright, b Seagram .............. 23 W. O. Davis, st Wright, b Rathbun.............. 1 W. Stalker, b Seagram.................................... 0 J. H. Wallace, c Haines, b Seagram.............. 6 H. L. Pratt, c sub, b Seagram......................... 4 P. de M. Wood, b Seagram ......................... 7 J. M. Lethbridge, c Henderson, b Rathbun 1 F. Odium, c Wright, b Seagram .............. 24 G. Wainwright, not out ......................... 7 W. Lowe, b Seagram .................................... 0 Byes, &c. ......................... 8 To ta l....................................81 Byes, &c. ... Total ... Second innings. c and b Beemer ............ b Beemer .............. b Beemer ....................... b R ath bun....................... c Henderson, b Beemer .. not out ....................... c sub, b Haines ............ st Saunders, b Haines run out ....................... b Rathbun ....................... b Haines ....................... Byes, &c. ............ Total ............ ... 24 ... 312 4 12 16 28 2 45 0 0 3 6 1 19 THE WESTERN CANADA CRICKET TOURNAMENT. The above Tournament, held at Indian Head, Saskatchewan, was in every way an unqualified success. Saskatchewan were the winners and Alberta the runners-up. In 1910 Manitoba carried off the honours. MANITOBA v. ALBBETA.— Played on July 31 and won by Alberta by 78 runs. Total scores:— Alberta ....................................................... 186 and 49 M anitoba...................................................... 98 „ 59 SASKATCHEWAN v. W .C.A.— Played on July 31 and won by Saskatchewan by an innings and 27 runs. Total scores:— W .C.A............................................................. 35 and 111 Saskatchewan .......................................... 173 Hodson (56) carried his bat through the Saskatchewan innings, and in the first innings of W .C.A. Price took four wickets in four balls. SASKATCHEWAN v. MANITOBA.—Played on August 1 and won by Saskatchewan by four wickets. Total scores :— M a n ito b a ............................. 131 and 57 Saskatchewan ... ... 101 ,, 88 (for 6 wkts) The game was won in what would in any case have been the last over of the day. In the second innings of Manitoba Goldie took seven wickets for 10 runs. ALBERTA v. W .C.A.—Played on August 1 and won by Alberta by 236 runs. Total scores:— Alberta ... ... ... 257 W .C.A...................................... 21 and 170 (for 9 wkts) For Alberta Downing made 101 not out, and in the first innings of W .C.A. Johnson took 6 wickets for 8 runs and Spick 4 for 8. SASKATCHEWAN v. ALBERTA.—Played on August 2 and won by Alberta by 19 runs. Total scores:— Alberta ...................................................... 71 and 194 Saskatchewan ... ... ................ 52 For the succesful side Spick obtained 6 wickets for 20 runs and Johnson 4 for 20. MANITOBA v. W .C.A.—Played on August 2 and won by Manitoba by 112 runs. Total scores :— W .C.A............................................................................ 94 Manitoba ... ................ ... ... ... 206 Trotter scored 105 for Manitoba. MANITOBA v. ALBERTA.— Played on August 3 and left drawn. Total scores:— Manitoba ......................................... 184 Alberta ......................................... 61 (for 9 wkts) Felstead (75) and Trotter (71) made 135 for Manitoba’s first wicket. SASKATCHEWAN v. W .C.A.—Played on August 3 and won by Saskatchewan by 53 runs. Total scores :— Saskatchewan ......................................... 179 W.C.A............................................................................ 126 In order that a definite result might be obtained, Winnipeg agreed to play on after time had been called. SASKATCHEWAN v. MANITOBA.—Played on August 4 and won by Saskatchewan by 25 runs. Total scores :— M a n ito b a .................................................................. 124 Saskatchewan ...................................................... 149 For the successful side Vidal took 6 wickets for 30 runs and scored 40. W.C.A. v. ALBERTA.—Played on August 4 and won by W.C.A. by 104 runs. Total scores:— W .C.A........................................................................... 187 Alberta .................................................................. 83 The surprising win by the Winnipeg team was due largely to a not- out innings of 86 by John Crichton and the bowling of Flint, who took five wickets for 35. ALBERTA v. SASKATCHEWAN.—Played on August 5 and left drawn. Total scores :— Alberta ......................................... 130 Saskatchewan ................ ... 121 (for 8 wkts.) The game was interfered with by rain. MANITOBA v. W.C.A.—Played on August 5 and left drawn. Total scores:— W .C.A................................................... 186 Manitoba ... ................ ... 121 (for 3 wkts.) Rain prevented the match being finished. In 1912 the Tournament will be held at Calgary. DORSET v. CORNWALL.— Playedat PooleonAugustl8 and 19and won by Dorset by four wickets. Score :— First innings. C o r n w a l l . Second innings. W. N. Bickford-Smith, c Bolton, b Harrison 8 run out ......................... 0 A. S. Whitworth, c Fowler, b Harrison 0 lbw» b W. Harrison 10 D. Tresawna, b Cummins ......................... 7 b W. Harrison .............. 26 Vibart, b Cummins .................................... 84 stKindersley,bA. Harrison 24 H. Tresawna, c Kindersley, b Woolley 16 lbw, b W. Harrison 78 T. Romer, run o u t........................................... 24 b A. Harrison .............. 5 J. C. Bickford-Smith, b Harrison .............. 10 lbw, b A. Harrison 77 R. Maunsell, c Kindersley, b Harrison 9 b Cummins......................... 53 E. Hawken, b Cummins ......................... 0 b A. Harrison .............. 13 F. B. Lewman, c Webb, c Cummins 0 c Bolton, b A. Harrison ... 2 Whiting, not out............................................... 1 not out ......................... 0 Byes, &c........................................ 12 Byes, &c .................... 19 Total ................................... 171 Total ................. 307 First innings. D o r se t . Second innings. R. H. S. Bolton, c Whiting, bTresawna ... 68 c Maunsell, b Whiting ... 4 C. J. B. Webb, b Whiting ......................... 23 T. H. Fowler, run o u t ................................... 60 b W h itin g ......................... 0 G. M. Gordon, c J. C. Bickford-Smith, b Tresawna ............................................... 15 not out ......................... 37 Rev. W. H. Arundell, b Tresawna............. 4 c Romer, bW. N. Bickford- Smith ......................... 5 H. B. Cummins, c J. C. Bickford-Smith, b Tresawna .............................................. 6 b W. N. Bickford-Smith ... 4 C. P. Goodden, c Tresawna, b Hawken 50 b W h itin g ......................... 9 C. Kindersley, run ou t.................................... 18 A. M. Harrison, b Whiting ......................... 53 c J. C. Bickford-Smith, b H a w k e n ......................... 30 W. Harrison, run out .................................... 36 not out ......................... 11 Woolley, not o u t............................................... 30 Byes, &c........................................ 13 Byes, &c. .............. 0 Total .................................... 379 Total (6 wkts) ... 100