Cricket 1911

A pril 29, 19 11. C E IC K E T : A W EEK LY RECORD OF THE GAME. 91 The carriages are so easy, and going pleasant. We did not have to change carriages and trains on that trip, but we did on the other great runs. The travelling is quicker here than iu South Africa, where the gradients are often very severe. Our longest, trip is from Johannesburg to Capetown, and tuat is about a thousand miles. That mail train is excellently run, and all meals can be had on the train, and there is plently of bath accommodation.” “ What do you thiuk of the arrangement of the fixturelist ? ” “ Well, for one thing, I know we are all very stale.We have had too much playing, and some of the country matches could be eliminated. Really, I was very disappointed with the country games. There were often very small attendances, and invariably the money part of the matches were particularly disappointing. What I would like to see would be the curtailment of several of the smaller matches, and a month spent over in New Zealand. Speaking personally, I think that such an arrangement would suit most admirably.” “ How has the umpiring suited you ? ” “ The umpiring has been very capable. There have been mistakes for us and against u s ; but has ever there been a tour where such mistakes have not been seen ? Umpire Crockett I have much regard for. There are degrees as to capabilities in umpiring, just as there is in every other profession, and in my opinion Crockett is the most able umpire I have ever come across.” “ Have you found facilities for practice all right ? ” “ Yes, we have had everything done for us that could be done. We have had half-a-dozen ground bowlers placed at our disposal; but I have found that the practice pitches have been much slower than the maich pitches, as they have to be watered at all limes to be kept in order.” “ You’ve had some experience of Australian hotels. How do they compare with hotels in other parts of the world ? ” “ The accommodation has invariably been all that could be desired, but I have always felt that the service has been unnecessarily slow.” “ So, altogether, you have a fine opinion of the country and its cricket ? ” “ Yes, we have enjoyed everything; and we have enjoyed the society of the fellows we have met on the cricket ground, of the officials of the various grounds, and I believe some of the fellows would like to be having another visit next year, with some fewer matches to play.” E. W . BALLANTINE. BOOKS RECEIVED. All about Razor Smith , Surrey Eleven. By E. H. D. Sewell. London: Stuart Surridge & Co., 175, Borough High St., E.C. Durham Senior Cricket League (Eastern Division). Handbook for 1911. The Hon. Sec. and Treasurer: E. Lewis Todd, 37, West Sunni8ide, Sunderland. From Willow to Wicket. The Making o f the Bat. London: Stuart Surridge & Co., 175, Borough High St., E.C. Score Book. England v. Barbados, February ()th , 1911. Com­ piled by E. S. Davies. Barbados: Standard Press. Price not stated. The Book of Cricket. By P. F. Warner. L on d on : J. M. Dent & Co., Ltd., Bedford St., W.C. Price, 5s. net. The Cricket Grounds of Germantown and a Plea fo r the Game. An Address delivered by George M. Newhall before The Site and lielic Society of Germantown, March 11th, 1910. Germantown : Published for the Society. G E O R G E L E W I N Sc C O . , (Established 1869.) Club Colour Specialists &Athletic Clothing Manufacturers OUTFITTERS BY APPOINTMENT To the M.C.C. West Indian XI., 19)1 ; M.C.C. South African XI., 1909-10; the Australians, 1890, 1899 and 1902 ; Mr. Stoddart's XI., 1894-1895, 1897-1898; Mr. MacLaren’s XI., 1901-1902 ; West Indian XI., 1900 and 1906 ; South African XI., 1901 and 1907 ; and M.C.C., Lancashire, Kent, Surrey and Sussex Counties, Wanderers, Stoics, Bromley, Sutton, and all Public Schools’ Old Boys’ Clubs, and Queen’s Club.—Write for E stim ates F r e e . WORKS :-CAMBERWELL. Telephone; P .O . City 607. 8, CROOKED LANE, MONUMENT, LONDON BRIDGE, E.C. CRICKET IN THE ARGENT INE REPUBLIC . [ from our ow n c o r r espo n d en t .} Buenos Aires, February 18th. The Cricket Week starts to-day with “ Camps v. Town ” and fiuishes with “ North v. South ” next Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Dom ing, Jackson and Harold Torre were again chosen as the Selection Committee to choose the South team and so far have selected Whalev, “ D ick” Anderson, Dom ing, Jackson, C. V. H. Beynon (an Aus ralian, who is top of the bowling averages), G. G. Brown and Harry Kenyon, a newcomer from Prestwicli (Lancs), who is about ihe best bat out here now and “ walked ” into the team. On the first Thursday uf the present month an incident occurred at Palermo which has provided a topic of conversation for cricketers here ever since. Opinion on the subject is still so divided that it has been decided to send particulars to Cricket , and to abide by its ruling. The match was Buenos Aires v. Belgrano, and here is the case in brief. Doming, at second slip, caught a ball, as he thought, fairly and squarely, but, on appeal, the umpire gave the batsman in. As two apt eals for leg-before-wicket had just been negatived by the same official, Dom ing, the Belgrauo captain, loudly called for a new umpire. The other captain, McBean of B.A., saw l o reason for a change, but eventually M. H. Mills came out after considerable delay and palaver. The case is th is:— If the opposing captain and the umpire whose decisions were objected to had refused to give way to Dom ing what would happen ? Has Doming or, rather, the fielding captain, the right to insist on an umpire being changed ? I might add that the umpires are not officially appointed here.f Needless to say the case has caused much dis­ cus ion here and Dom ing undoubtedly actei very hastily but he maintains that he should do tho same thing to-morrow, as he considers the umpire was incapable. All the same, there is a doubt about the validity of the catch, which in my opinion frees the umpire from all blame right away. There is keen competition for the last four places in the “ South,” and K. M. Carlisle, P. J. Aste, Mold, H. L. Gibson, W. C. Millward, C. A. Lett, J. F. Bowen, S. A. Cowper and others are in the running. Carlisle has done nothing this year and Aste very little. The North will be stronger as J. A. Campbell (the old Cambridge rugger man), H. E. C. Biedermann (Harrow), andW . A. Campbell are now qualified for them, while I hear of an acquisition called Walters, of whom more anon if he does anything great in the Week. Playing in the Second Division Championship match Bel­ grano v. B.A.G.S. Rly., H. A. Roberts took five wickets for l o runs in five overs for the farmer club. Scoriug among the seniors has been fairly heavy. Geo. Brown got 166 not out in a couple of hours against Hurlingham, while several other centuries have been made. Kenyon made a brilliant 130 not out at Rosario, playing for San Isidro, A Rosatio team has been to Parana and had a most enjoyable time. Everything that it was possible to do for the comfort and convenience of the visitors was done. In order that as much time as possible might be devoted to the match, a special steamer was run by the Parana people in the early morning from Santa Fe to Parana, but the game was, nevertheless, drawn — somewhat in favour of the home side. P a r a n a . First innings. Second innings. S. H. Letton, b Rathbone.......................... ... 13 not o u t .................. ........... 9 c. W. Craig, c Goodwin, b Parr ........... ... 15 c Parr, b Rathbone ........... 0 T. Clark, c Cowes, b Rathbone ........... ... 7 G. Boxill, c Cowes, b Parr .................. ... 8 st Sylvester, b Rathbone 10 G. Burnand, c Cowes, b P a rr .................. ... 2 not o u t .................................. 3 G. Darbysliire, b Ratlibonc .................. ... 23 b Knight .......................... 5 A. Palmer, c Knight, b Ilathbonc........... ... 9 c Knight, b Ratlibone 36 R. Stuart, b P a rr.......................................... 5 b Rathbone .................. 10 P. A. Foy, not out .................................. ... 9 lbw, b Rathbone .......... 59 W., H. Brewer, c Godwin, b Knight ... 4 H. Hopwood, c Knight, b M artin........... ... 3 E. Rigby, c Cowes, b Knight ... ........... ... 0 Byes, &c................................ ... 9 Byes, &c......................... 18 Total .......................... ... 107 Total (6 wkts) * ... 140 * Innings declared closed. 1 Reference to Law 43 makes it abundantly clear that a fieldsman has no right to attempt to over-rule an umpire’s decision, and anyone who has read Law 52 cannot fail to grasp its meaning: — “ No umpire shall be changed during a match, unless with the consent of both sides, except in case of violation of Law 51; then either side may dismiss him .” (Law 51 enacts that “ No umpire shall be allowed to bet.” ) —Ed., Cricket.