Cricket 1911

72 CEICKET : A W EEK LY RECORD OF THE GAME. A pr il 22, 19 1 1. MARYLEBONE CRICKET CLUB. The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held at LORD’S on WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, at 6 p.m. The ANNUAL DINNER (Morning Dress) will be held in the Members’ Dining Room at 7 p.m. Members wishing to dine are requested to apply to the Secretary on or before May 1, when a limited number of tickets (10s. 6 d. inclusive) can be obtained. The Right ITon. W. H. Long, M.P., Lord Hawke, Mr. H. E. Murray-Anderdon, and Mr. C. Marriott retire by rotation from the Committee. To fill these vacancies there are four candidates :—The Earl of Londesborough (retiring president), proposed by the Treasurer, seconded by Lord Alverstone ; Viscount Brackley, proposed by the Treasurer, seconded by Lord Harris ; Dr. Russell Bencraft, proposed by Mr. P. J. de Paravicini, seconded by Mr. H. D. G. Leveson-Gower ; Mr. P. F. Warner, proposed by Mr. G. MacGregor, seconded by Mr. W. H. Patterson. At the conclusion of the ordinary business the meeting will be made special, and members will be asked :— ( a) To ratify the purchase of the freehold of No. 18 Elm Tree-road (Rule X IX ). (b) To vote on the proposed alteration to Laws 13, 16 and 17 in the Laws of Cricket:— Law 13 now reads as follows The ball shall be bowled in overs of six balls, from each wicket alternately. When six balls have been bowled and the ball is finally settled in the bowler’s or wicket-keeper’s hands, the umpire shall call ‘ ‘ Over.” Neither a “ no ball ” nor a ‘ ‘ wide ball ” shall be reckoned as one of the ‘ ‘ over.” The proposal is to add at the end :— ‘ 1 But they shall be scored against the bowler in his analysis.” Law 16 now reads as follows :— The striker may hit a “ no ball,” and whatever runs shall result shall be added to his score ; but he shall not be out from a “ no .ball ” unless he be run out or break Laws 26, 27, 29, 30. All runs from a “ no ball,” otherwise than from the bat, shall be scored “ no balls,” and if no runs be made one rim shall be added to that score. From a “ wide ball ” as many runs as are run shall be added to the score as ‘ ‘ wide balls,” and if no run be otherwise obtained one run shall be so added. The proposal is to omit from ‘ ‘ the striker ” to “ added to that score,” and to substitute “ A ‘ no ball ’ be­ comes dead immediately on its being called. Two runs shall be added to the score under the heading ‘ no balls.’ ” Law 17 now reads as follows :— If the ball, not having been called “ wide ” or “ no ball,” pass the striker without touching his bat or person, and any runs be obtained, the Umpire shall call “ b y e ” ; but if the ball touch any part of the striker’s person (hand excepted), and any run be obtained, the Umpire shall call “ leg bye,” such runs to be scored “ by es” and “ leg by es” respectively. The proposal is to omit the words “ or no ball.” To which the following amendment will be moved :— That Law 16 read :— The striker may hit a “ no ball,” and whatever runs result shall be added to his score ; but he shall not be out from a “ no ball ” unless he be run out or break Laws 26, 27, 29, 30. He shall not be given out ‘ ‘ run out ” in any circumstances under which— had the ball not been a “ no ball ” —he would have been given out stumped under Law 23. All runs made from a “ no b a ll” otherwise than from the bat shall be scored “ no balls ” and if no runs be made one run shall be added to that score. From a “ wide b a ll” as many runs as are run shall be added to the score as “ wide balls,” and if no runs be otherwise obtained one run shall be so added. And Law 28, by inserting after the words ‘ ‘ in play ” the words “ except as provided in Law 16.” THE LANCASHIRE COUNTY C.C. SUPPORT FOB THE DIVISIONAL PROPOSALS. At a meeting of the Lancashire County C.C., in Manchester, on the 7th inst., the method of deciding the Championship again came up for consideration. As a counter proposal to the suggestion of Somerset that four points shall be awarded for a win in a completed match and three points for a win on the first innings only—the remaining point going to the losing side—it was decided to put forward the following scheme at the meeting of the Advisory Committee at Lord’s on April 26. In view of the changed conditions under which county cricket is played, and to meet the growing competition from many quarters and the financial loss entailed thereby, it is desirable that a Championship scheme involving the classification and division of the counties and the adoption of a scheme of promotion by merit shall be introduced at the earliest possible moment, and that a Committee be appointed to formulate such a scheme and report at a future meeting of the Advisory Counties Committee. Gradually, but surely, the counties are coming to recognise the merits of the Divisional system, which Cricket has been advocating for some seasons past. CRICKET IN SHANGHAI. [ F rom a C orrespondent .] Shanghai, February 20th. Another six weeks and the cricket season opens again 1 Play will commence earlier than usual for a Hongkong team is due here by the beginning of June and we want to get into condition by that time. They have a very “ hot stuff ” team, so I hear, and only last week one of their bats scored 176 in a practice match. If they are all as good as that we will have a tough proposition before us, but are confident of coming out on top. I expect there will be a Second Eleven League here this season. A meeting of the secretaries of the various clubs has already taken place, and a sub-committee has been appointed to draw up rules and regulations. There is every likelihood of it going through, and, if it does, a lot of good will be done to local cricket, for we are badly in need of such a League to bring out the capabilities of the younger players here. There will be at least eight teams in it, and, with three matches each (there will be time enough as the season will extend from the middle of April or so to the middle of October), they ought to have a most successful year. As the first elevens also have a very bright season’s prospects before them things have never looked so well for local cricket as they do just at present. Capt. F . I. M. Barrett, the ex-Hampshire cricketer, will make his reappearance after two years’ absence from the cricket field, owing to an injured knee, and hopes to pile on scores galore. We are all impatiently awaiting the opening of the campaign. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. A.H.L H . —Many thanks. For Scott read Eltham. “ Z u m m e r ze t .” — (a) Freeman played for Scarborough and District against the Australians in 1878. A. 0. Bannerman, going in first, scored 42, and Freeman took two wickets for 72 in a total of 295. Bannerman, of course, never met Freeman at his best, (b) W . Bashleigh was in the Tonbridge X I. in 1882 and three following years. His averages were 14, 43, 64 and 63. (a) Many matches have been played between Middlesex and M.C.C. The fixture dates back to 1790. It was in a game between the two sides that Mr. W. H. Hadow played his great innings of 217 in 1871. G E O R G E L E W I N & C O . , (Established 1S69.) Club Colour Specialists SiAthletic Clothing Manufacturers OUTFITTERS BY APPOINTMENT To the M.C.C. West Indian XI., 1911 ; M.C.C. 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