Cricket 1912

J an . 27, 1912. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. 5 enterprise shown by the Committee in the erection of the up-to-date scoring-board on the Adelaide Oval, and it was decided that the trophies to be secured with the fund should be allotted, one to the first South Australian batsman to have a century posted on the board, and the other to the first State bowler to secure five wickets in an innings, both performances to be achieved in inter-State or inter­ national cricket. J. N. Crawford was the successful batsman. The presentation, which was made by Sir Edwin Smith, consisted of a leather travelling bag, a gold signet ring, a silver-mounted umbrella, and a fountain pen, and all were suitably inscribed. Mr. Crawford, who was received with hearty cheers, said he was proud to have won the batting trophy. He had been treated more kindly and generously in South Australia than anywhere else, and while he could continue to play cricket— and ho hoped that would be for many years yet— it would be his greatest joy to do his best for South Australia. He valued the gifts most highly, and was grateful for the kindly sentiments expressed on his behalf. W h il e taking part in the match against Victoria at Melbourne, Mr. C. E. Dolling, of South Australia, received the very welcome news that he had passed his final medical examination. A b o w l e r named Harry Gill did the hat-trick twice in the course of an innings whilst playing for Commercial Road Methodists v. Armadale Wesleyans, in a South (Melbourne) Suburban Churches Association match on November 25th. He came through with an analysis of nine for 10. I n the match in Melbourne on December 2nd and 9th between St. Kilda and Melbourne, the former, after being sent back for 139, had 519 made against them, three players exceeding the hundred. The Melbourne innings was as follows :— W. W. Armstrong, c Earl, b Fitz­ patrick ......................................54 V. S. Ransford, c Upward, b Fitzpatrick.............. .............12 F. Vaughan, c Smith,b Fitzpatrick 109 H. Sandford, c Atkins, b Cuddon 153 R. G. Johnstone, c Atkins, b Hotohin ......................................122 V. Butler, b Cuddon ............... 4 The third wicket added 165 and the fourth 140— the latter number made in 70 minutes. 0 S. C. T rumper , a younger brother of “ V. T.,” made 125 for Sydney Grammar School v. Sydney Church of England Grammar School in November. I t is interesting to learn that a step-brother of the famous J. R. M. Mackay gives every promise of developing into a batsman of more than usual merit. A t present he is only sixteen years of age, but in a match at Uralla in mid-November he rattled up a century in fine style. He is a left-hander, and bats aggressively. The father, Mr. Rainey Mackay, is one of the oldest cricketers in New England, and many a time kept the bowlers at bay for a whole afternoon on a bare-ground wicket. ” F e l ix , ” writing in the Australasian of November 25th, remarked :— ” Judging by performances, it is doubtful whether the famous all-round cricketer M. A. Noble was ever in better form with the bat than he is at present. Against Central Cumberland on Saturday he scored 134 for Paddington. According to report, bowlers in the majority of matches had the best of it, so that the three- figure compilation of “ M. A. ” is all the more worthy of high commendation. This is his third century in the current campaign. The pity of it is that such a splendid cricketer should be lost to big cricket solely through the lack of tact and judgment on the part of those who control the game in New South Wales. While bitter prejudice gets the better of sound judgment, we can never have fair play. Yet we were always taught that fair play is the very essence of the manly game.” recommendation of the executive committee, to invite a West Australian team to Sydney next season, the visitors to receive the whole of the net proceeds of the matches. W r it in g in the Sydney Referee of November 22nd, “ N o t O u t ” sa id :— “ Mr. Charles Gross, of Burragorang, forwards a copy of the innings of Upper Burragorang, who, in the match with Binlow II., were dismissed without scoring. UrrER B urrauorano . H. Chiddy, b Furlong .............. 0 John Egan, b Clarke ................ 0 John Chiddy, b Furlong .............. 0 R. Collins, b Furlong ................ 0 John Lang, b Furlong ................ 0 C. Collins, b Furlong ................ 0 Joe Feld, b Furlong ............... 0 M. Burgess, not out ................ 0 Jaw. Chiddy, b Clarke .............. 0 Byes, &c. .............. 0 Owen Chiddy, b Clarke .............. 0 John Carlow, b Clarke .............. 0 Total .............. 0 Furlong obtained six wickets in ten balls and Clarke four in six, sixteen deliveries thus sufficing for the dismissal of the side. Unfortunately, for purposes of record, tho Referee omitted to state when and where the game was played, but we have reason for believing that it took place on October 21st. T h e foregoing match, says Dr. L. O. S. Poidevin, in a letter to the Sportsman, “ reminds one somewhat of. the single-wicket match (£5 a-side) between the baritone of a leading Australian opera company, and a prominent share-broker. It was all over in four balls, as follows ” :—- P. N ew bury (o f th e O pera). v 1st innings—b Babington................... 0 2nd innings—b Babington ... ... 0 A. B amnoton ( of the S tock E xchange ). 1st innings—b Newbury .................. 0 2nd innings—b Nowbury ... '... 0 Neither the date nor the place of the above curious ganje was stated. L e ic h h a r d t ’ s innings of 464 against Petersham 2nd in Sydney, on November 18th, contained three individual scores of over a hundred. L. Wall made 123, E. Janson 107 and H. Love 105. The feature of Waverley’s innings against Glebe on November 18th was the batting of Goldie Thomas, who, in scoring 63 in 40 minutes, hit no fewer than seven sixes. The Sydney Morning Herald states that this splendidly- built athlete— he is also a footballer of renown—delighted some few thousand spectators by simply pulverising tho bowling of J. Christie. The duel proved so interesting that we reproduce a few figures. Thomas’s 17 scoring strokes 4,3, 6, 6, 1, 3, 6, 6, 6, 1, 6, 6, 1, 4, 1, 2, 1. Christie’s first five overs :— 1 3 w . 1 6 ; 2 ...........; 1 6 1 . 1 3 ; 6 6 . 6 . . ; 6 . 6 . 1 . It will be seen that five of Thomas’s sixes were scored off nine balls— three in one over I The majority of the hits cleared the pickets in the vicinity of long-on, and whilst they were all very powerful “ clips ” there was one which must have travelled fully 120 yards from hit to pitch. The batsman received an ovation on retiring. He was bowled by a splendid yorker from Cotter—a no-ball which the umpire failed to call. I n a junior competition match in the St. George (N.S.W.) district between Arncliffe and Carlton Lodge, in the last week of November, the latter were dismissed for a single (there were only seven batsmen), one bowlor (Kelso) taking five wickets for none, and the other (Totter- dell) two for one. Carlton Lodge went in again, and lost three wickets for two runs at the drawing of stumps, Kelso taking two for none and Totterdell one for two. On the second Saturday Carlton Lodge did not put in an appear­ ance. T h e clubmates and many admirers of the late Mr. Charles W. Gregory assembled on November 19th at tho Waverley (Sydney) Oval to pay tribute to his memory. The function took the form of unveiling a memorial foun­ tain, sculptured from Waverley freestone. The president of the Waverley District Cricket Club, Mr. W. A. Firth, referred to the great brilliancy of one of the brightest batsmen Australia had produced. C. Bowden, b Cuddon ............... 12 H. Bowden, c Smith, b Eing ... 1 M. Stokes, b E in g ........................ 11 E. Monfries, c and b Hotchin ... 18 A. H. Johnston, not o u t ............. 6 Byes, &c...........................17 Total ..........519 A t a meeting of the New South VVales Cricket Associa- A N e w Z e a l a n d correspondent of the Sydney R eferee , ion in tiie third week of November it was agreed, on the writing from Wellington on November 23rd, said:*—” A