Cricket 1911

576 RUGBY FOOTBALL AND CRICKET. Novem ber 11, 1911. the Editor on “ The Morals of County Cricket.” We should like to quote largely ; but the limitations of space forbid, and we can only refer our readers to the magazine itself. T h e r e will be no Currie Cup Tournament during the coming season, as the S.A.C.A. are arranging for a series of trial matches to be played in Johannesburg to assist the Selection Committee in making their choice of a team to represent South Africa in the Triangular contest over here next year. It has been suggested that the following matches be played on the Wanderers’ Ground, Johannes­ burg :— Dec. 26, 27.—Transvaal v. Rest of South Africa. Dec. 28, 20.—S.A. Team to Australia v. Rest of South Africa. Dec. Jan. J Probables v_ possibies. Nominations were invited from the various Unions, and it was proposed to billet players participating upon members of the Association and prominent cricketers in Johannesburg M r . A. C. M a c L a r e n has intimated to the committee of the M.C.C. that should there still be a vacancy in the cricket team that is to visit the Argentine Republic in January, he would be glad to go. D e l e g a t e s of the New South Wales Cricket Associa­ tion had a request before them in the latter part of Sep­ tember from the West Australian Cricket Association for representation on the Board of Control. The Executive Committee’s recommendation was that the decision pre­ viously come to refusing the request should be adhered to. Mr. W. P. McElhone, chairman of the Executive Committee, said that West Australia was at present so isolated that it would be useless for them to appoint their own men as delegates. If they appointed proxies, it would simply mean that one of the other States would have additional representation. When the trans-continental line was completed the state of affairs would be entirely different, and the request could then be reconsidered. The recom­ mendation of the Executive Committee was confirmed. A t the annual meeting of the Victorian Cricket Associa­ tion Messrs. E. E. Bean and H. B. Rush were elected as Victorian delegates to the Board of Control for international cricket in Australia. The third delegate is appointed by the Melbourne C.C. Messrs. P. A. McAlister, E. E. Bean and H. Trumble were elected a Selection Committee for representative matches. M an y o f the best know n Australian batsm en have already struck form , and in club cricket Trumper, Arm strong, Gehrs, M acartney and Crawford have all played three-figure innings. W ith in svweek som e o f the m em bers o f the E nglish side will possibly be follow ing suit. T h e follow ing are some o f the latest hundreds obtained in m inor crick e t:— Sept. 23.—V. T. Trumper, Trumper’s XI. v. X III. of Marrick- ville ... ... ... ... ... ... *112 „ 23. -J . Winter, Ultimo v. Tramway A (Sydney)... ... *103 * Signifies not out. © M t u a r g . Mr. K. W. MALLINCKRODT. M f. Kelsey Warner Mallinckrodt, a native of Baltimore, who died in New York City on October 23rd, aged 37, was a useful all­ round cricketer. Playing for XVI. of Baltimore against Mr. Warner’s team in 1897, he took nine wickets for 103 runs. In 1903 he appeared for United States against Canada, scoring 16 and 13 and not being called upon to bowl, E. Norris and W. P. O’Neill being unchanged throughout. F.F.K. CRICKET IN AUSTRAL IA . NEW SOUTH WALES v. QUEENSLAND. Played at Sydney on November 4 and 6 and won by New South Wales by an innings and 56 runs. The total scores were :— N ew S outh W ales ... 498 (Macartney, 122; Trumper and Bards­ ley, 59 ; Barbour, 57.) Q u e e n s l a n d ............... 162 (Fennelly, 71) and 280 (Jennings, 123; Fennelly, 78.) Cotter took seven wickets for 84 runs, and Macartney six for 81. SOUTH AUSTRALIA v. VICTORIA. Played at Adelaide on November 3, 4, 6 and 7 and won by Victoria by four wickets. The total scores were :— S outh A ustralia ... 305 and 296 (J. N. Crawford, 35 and 126; E. R. Mayne, 95 and 12). V ictoria ................ 265 and 338 for six wickets (J. A. Seitz, 75 and 107 ; V. S. Ransford, 55 and 72). South Australia lacked the servicesof D. R. A. Gehrs and C. E. Dolling. THE LANCASHIRE COUNTY C.C. At the recent monthly meeting of the above Club the annual report and balance sheet were presented. There was a deficiency on the general account of £487 13s. Special reference was made to the heavy loss sustained by the visit of the All-India eleven, because of the guarantee which L anca­ shire, along with other counties, made to the team ; also to the bad weather completely spoiling the Surrey match in Coronation week, and to decreased gates during parts of the season. The committee had under discussion the National Insurance Bill as it affects sport generally. It was unanimously resolved that inasmuch as the National Insurance Bill specifically provides for the compulsory insurance of persons employed by clubs engaged in “ any game or recreation,” thereby throwing an extra financial burden on many cricket clubs which they cannot afford to pay, the committee desire the M.C.C., as the headquarters of all cricket, to take the necessary steps to secure exemption of cricket clubs from the Bill. The annual meeting of the club was fixed for December 8. Australian Public School Averages, I9I0-II. (Continued from "page 56k.) TOOWOOMBA GRAMMAR SCHOOL, QUEENSLAND. Inns. BATTING. Total. Aver. Highest score. BOWLING. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Andrews, S. Campbell, H. J. ... 8 82 1025 32* — — — ... 19 243 12*78 3-2* 878 110 7*98 Clowes, C. A. ... 14 370 26-36 69 — — — Clowes, N................... ... 23 328 14-26 38 185 23 8*03 Forbes, M................... ... 8 77 9-62 40 159 IS 8*86 Hornbrook, J. H. ... ... 26 658 25*31 104* 52 6 8*64 Jackson, K. J. ... 3 52 17*33 18* — — — King, J. H.................. ... 18 129 7'ltt 37* — — — Knowles, B. C ... 20 557 27 85 147 528 75 7*04 Lendrum, J. R. ... 17 154 905 34 — 4r — Stark, A. W. Thompson, J. A. ... ... 7 56 8*00 22 — — — ... 23 152 6*60 27 — — — * Signifies not out. Books Received. Baibados Cricketers' Annual, 1910-11. Edited and compiled by J. Wynfred Gibbons. Barbados: Globe Office, Victoria Street, Price, Is. Cfa O V A L B A c < S lD * S O v A l . W H I T E : D R IE S A D A ZZLIN G SNOW W H ITE. 9 9 O valba is the finest dressing in the world for Cricket, Tennis and Yachting Boots. Used at Kennington Oval and by all the leading Cricketers at home and abroad. Packed in Zinc and Card­ board Boxes with Sponge,'6 d. per box. Refills also supplied. Obtainable at all Dealers. J. J. REID, 378, Kennington Road, LONDON. Printed and published for the Proprietors by M e r r it t & H a tc h e r , L td ., 167, 168 and 169 Upper Thames Street, London, B.C.