Cricket 1911

550 EUGBY FOOTBALL AND CEICKET. O c t o b e e 7, 1911. “ Do you consider there is a likelihood of Queensland taking part in Sheffield Shield matches at an early date ? ” “ I fear that South Australia would not agree to the proposition, owing to the extra amount of travelling that would be involved. But if Queensland keep up the programme they have arranged in each of the last two seasons they will play three inter-State matches a year— two with New South Wales and one with Victoria. Perhaps it would be possible to arrange a return match with Victoria, too, but on that point I can say nothing. If Queensland were admitted to the Sheffield Shield contest it would mean that they would have to play out-and-home with three other States, and to play in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide would necessitate nearly a month’s leave of absence for the players. Then there is another point which has to be considered, and it is that if Queensland could arrange such a pro­ gramme it would mean a larger expenditure than the State could afford, or is likely to be able to. As you know, the teams which visit Brisbane from other States are never at full strength. If such men as Trumper, Bardsley and Warwick Armstrong could see their way to make the trip there would be greatly increased gates.” “ Do you think that any Queenslander is likely to obtain a place in the Australian side at an early date ? ” “ The most likely man seems to be McLaren. (Claude Jennings, who settled recently in the State, is a South Australian.) McLaren is not so fast as Cotter or Scott, but he is more accurate. He can bowl a dangerous swerve from either side, and on his day is worth a place in any team. I feel pretty sure that if he could reproduce in Sydney the form he showed against Victoria at Mel­ bourne last December he would be chosen for the Test matches. He also did very well against the last English and South African teams that went out, and they at any rate have a high opinion of his ability.” “ You played against the South Africans recently in Australia. What opinion did you form of them? ” “ I was disappointed with their bowling, but perhaps when I met them they had not had sufficient time to become acclimatised. Still, I saw them later in the Test matches and thought that their bowling had not improved. After what they had done against English players they were boomed to such an extent that we expected to see something quite remarkable. But performances on matting may be one thing and on turf something quite different. Some of the batsmen, however, showed great improvement as the tour pro­ ceeded, those whose play in Queensland impressed me most being Zulch, Llewellyn and Schwarz. The great want of the side was a fast bowler. Faulkner, of course, was in a class by himself as a batsman, while Schwarz was quite their best bowler.” Mr. Hutcheon will be much missed by Queensland during the approaching season, for in 1910-11 he captained the side, which for the first time won all its inter-Siate games. In 1910 he represented the Best of Australia against New South Wales in the Turner benefit-match, and in the first innings was top scorer with 36 on a bad wicket after four men were out for 8. That was the highest point he ever reached, and on the strength of the performance was invited to join the Australian team which toured New Zealand. Unfortunately, he could not obtain leave of absence. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. A. S. H o r s e y .— Many thanks. Such aggregates were credited to him in all the years you mention. BOOKS RECEIVED. The Encyclopedia o f Sport. Edited by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire. Vol. I V. : Backets to Zebra. W ith about 500 illustra­ tions. London: Wm. Heinemann. 10,6 net; abroad, 12/6 net. “ O Y A L B A ” R E I D ’S O V A L . W H I T E DRIES A DAZZLING SN OW W H IT E . Ovalba is the finest dressing in the world for CVicket, Tennis and Yachting Boots. Used at Kennington Oval and byall theleadingCricketers at home and abroad. Packed in Zinc and Card­ board Boxes with Sponge, 6d. per box. Refills also supplied. Obtainable at all Dealers. J. J. REID, 378 , Kennington Road, LONDON. 5econd=CIass Cricket in 1911. B y J. N. PenteloW . (Continued from page 538.) T h e ta b le w h ich follow s g iv es the to ta ls o f runs fo r a n d a g ain st e a ch co u n ty in th e M in or C oun ties C h am p ion sh ip. SCORING IN MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP. Runs AverRuns Aver­ County. for. Wickets. age. against. Wickets. age. Bedfordshire 2734 120 22-7 2914 144 20-2 Berkshire .............. 4348 163 26-6 3458 197 17*5 Buckinghamshire... 3538 104 21*5 3893 133 29*2 Cambridgeshire ... 4265 161 26*4 4215 157 26*8 Carmarthenshire ... 2242 143 15-6 3220 81 39-7 Cheshire .............. 2375 155 15-3 2487 103 24*1 Cornwall ............. 2840 151 18-8 2958 104 28*4 Devonshire............. 3839 168 22-8 4139 175 23-6 Dorsetshire.............. 3012 134 22*4 3197 129 24-7 Durham .............. 3559 153 23-2 3215 177 18-1 Glamorganshire ... 3513 102 34-4 2909 191 15*2 Hertfordshire 3163 159 19-8 3389 191 17-7 Kent 2nd XI. 4300 155 27*7 3547 190 18*6 Lincolnshire 2764 185 14-9 2715 164 16-5 Monmouthshire ... 2878 124 23*2 2654 120 22-1 Norfolk .............. 4681 205 22*8 4902 185 26-4 Northumberland ... 2801 147 19-0 2654 117 22-5 Staffordshire 2935 110 26-6 2319 176 13*1 Suffolk .............. 2817 136 20-7 2970 117 25 3 Surrey 2nd X L 3894 147 2(1-4 4134 190 21*7 Wiltshire .............. 2957 188 157 3586 129 27-7 Totals 69455 3170 21-9 ... 69455 3170 21*9 T h ose w h o p in th eir fa ith to the ‘ ‘ figure o f m e rit ” — th a t is, th e d e d u ctio n o f th e a v era g e p er w ic k e t again st from th e a v erag e p e r w ick e t fo r— w ill fin d som e su p p o rt fo r their theories here. T h e six sides w h ich h a v e ov e r 70 p er cen t, in the results ta b le fig u re ah ead o f all the r e s t ; th e y are fo llo w e d b y th e fo u r fr om 60 d ow n t o 48 ; an d even low er th an this th ere is m u ch p ra ctica l corresp on d en ce. T h e parallel lists w h ich fo llo w m a y b e o f som e in terest in this co n n ectio n . O r d e r . By figure In In By points. of merit. batting. bowling. 1 . Berkshire Glamorgan Glamorgan Staffordshire 2. Staffordshire Staffordshire Kent 2nd Glamorgan 3.’ Kent 2nd 1 Berkshire J Berkshire Lincolnshire 4. ( Glamorgan ( Kent 2nd 1Staffordshire Berkshire .5. 1Surrey 2nd Durham J Cambridgeshire Hertfordshire 6. Durham Surrey 2nd ( Surrey 2nd Durham 7. ( Bedfordshire Bedfordshire f Durham Kent 2nd 8. ( Monmouth Hertfordshire 1Monmouth Bedfordshire 9. Hertfordshire Monmouth f Devonshire Surrey 2nd 10. Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire i Norfolk Monmouth 11. Northumberland Devonshire Bedfordshire Northumberland 12. Suffolk Lincolnshire Dorsetshire Devonshire 13. Dorsetshire Dorsetshire Buckinghamshire Cheshire 14. Lincolnshire Northumberland Suffolk Dorsetshire 15. Buckinghamshire Norfolk Hertfordshire Suffolk 16. Norfolk Suffolk Northumberland Norfolk 17. Devonshire Buckinghamshire Cornwall Cambridgcshire IS. Cornwall Cheshire Wiltshire Wiltshire 19. Cheshire Cornwall Carmarthen Cornwall 20. Wiltshire. Wiltshire Cheshire Buckinghamshire 21. Carmarthen Carmarthen Lincolnshire Carmarthen A m o n g th e general con clu sion s th a t on e draw s from these lists are th a t D evon sh ire sh ou ld , on fo rm , h a ve o ccu p ie d a som ew h a t high er p la ce , th a t G lam orga n h a d h a rd lu ck in losing a ch an ce o f th e ch am p ion sh ip b y reason o f th eir d o u b le d e fe a t at the h a n d s o f S u rrey S e co n d , th a t N orth um b e rla n d ’s u n ex p ected v ic to r y ov e r S ta fford sh ire (a v e ry m eritoriou s p erform a n ce, h ow e v er) p u t th e northern co u n ty a trifle high er th a n th e cri-qket it p la y e d in oth er m atch es q u ite ju stifie d , an d th a t C ornw all, C heshire, W iltsh ire a n d C arm arth en w ere in th eir p ro p e r p laces as the last fou r. S ta fford sh ire fu lly d eserved th e C ham pionship th e y w on . B arn es, as usual, d id g re a t th in gs fo r th em . T h e n ew ca p ta in , Mr. B ern a rd M eakin , sh ow ed fin e b a ttin g form , as d id M r. E . H . B ou rn e in th e fe w m a tch es in w h ich he p lay ed . H o llo w o o d , N ich ols, a n d F ere d a y all b a tte d w ell ; B u ck n e ll, D ey es, N ich ols, a n d y o u n g M r. J . S. H ea th w ere B a rn e s’s ch ief su pp orters in th e a tta ck . M r. P e rc y B riggs fell fa r b elow his p rop e r fo rm ; b u t h e w ill com e again in 1912, n o d o u b t. G lam orga n w ere v e r y stron g) b o th in b a ttin g an d