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250 CEICKET : A WEEKLY EECOED OF THE GAME. J un e 22, 1912. a g a in s t th e A u s tr a lia n , u n u se d to th e old, la n d ’s c lim a te . G la n c in g o v e r th e re c o rd s p f t h e t o u r , on e fin d s M a c a rtn e y g e ttin g 5 fo r 2 4 a t O x fo rd a n d 3 fo r 2 1 in th e first in n in g s o f E n g la n d a t E d g b a s to n , ru n n in g u p 1 2 4 in a m a tc h o f n o g r e a t im p o r ta n c e (th is w ith o u t o ffen ce t o C aled o n ia n frie n d s, I tr u s t) a t G la sg o w , w in n in g th e L e e d s te s t fo r h is sid e w ith 1 1 w ic k e ts fo r 8 5 (th is o u g h t to b e p rin te d in c a p ita ls, b u t I d o n ’t c a re to tro u b le th e com p o sito r, a lr e a d y su ffic ie n tly w o rrie d b y m y sc ra w l), t a k in g 4 fo r 3 2 in a n in n in g s o f 3 4 6 b y Y o r k s h ire a t S h effield , m a k in g 5 1 in th e O ld T r a ffo r d te s t, t a k in g 6 fo r 5 2 v . S o u th W ale s (th e C y m ra e g a r e to u c h y , a n d I p re fe r n o t to d w ell on th e im p o rta n c e , o r o th e rw ise , o f th is g am e ), p la y in g a c a p ita l in n in g s o f 50 in t h e O v a l te s t, se c u rin g 5 fo r 5 3 in th e first in n in g s o f L o r d L o n d e s b o ro u g h ’s E le v e n a t S c a rb o ro u g h , a n d fin ish in g u p w it h 638 ru n s a t a n a v e r a g e o f 1 9 '3 3 a n d 7 1 w ic k e ts a t 1 7 ‘ 4 6. T h e se a re n o t fig u re s to m a k e a trem e n d o u s re p u ta tio n fo r a m a n . B u t th is m a n ’s r e p u ta ­ tio n w a s a lr e a d y m a d e , a n d t h a t p e rfo rm a n c e a t L e e d s w o u ld h a v e b e en w o r th b rin g in g h im fo r if h e h a d d on e n o th in g e lse d u rin g th e to u r. T h e y w e lc o m e d h im w ith o p en a rm s a t D u n e d in— a n d O ta g o is v e r y S c o ttis h , a n d n o t a t a ll in c lin e d to en th u se o v e r h a lf-a n d -h a lf c eleb rities. M a c a r tn e y ’s n o tio n in g o in g to N e w Z e a la n d w a s to com b in e c ric k e t w ith b u sin ess. B u t b u sin e ss— a n d p o s sib ly c ric k e t— in M a o rila n d d is- a p jio in te d h im , a n d h e d id n o t s t a y m a n y m o n th s. A s t h is is p r o b a b ly t h e le a s t k n o w n p o rtio n o f h is c aree r, a s fa r a s m o st E n g lis h re a d e rs a r e co n cern ed , it w ill b e w o rth w h ile to g iv e a fe w lin es to h is on e se a so n in th e D om in io n . H is firs t im p o r ta n t m a tc h th e re w a s fo r O tago a g a in st C a n te r b u r y a t C h ristc h u rc h . H e o n ly to ta lle d 1 2 in tw o in n in g s, b u t m a d e u p fo r th is b y t a k in g 7 w ic k e ts fo r 68. A g a in s t S o u th la n d (n o t a v e r y s tro n g sid e) a t D u n e d in he h it u p 1 1 8 in 6 5 m in u te s, a n d to o k 5 w ic k e ts in 2 5 b a lls fo r 1 6 ru n s in th e fir s t in n in g s. T h e n h e w e n t n o rth to p la y in a P lu n k e t S h ie ld m a tc h a g a in s t A u c k la n d , th e sh ie ld -h o ld e rs. A lb e r t B e lf h a s t a lk e d to m e a b o u t th is m a tc h . T h a t k e e n e s t o f c ric k e te rs h a s a w h o le som e self- co n fid en ce a n d a n y a m o u n t o f fa it h in th e A u c k la n d m en h e h a s so la r g e ly m o u ld e d . Y o u w o u ld n o t th in k N e w Z e a la n d c r ic k e t “ n o cla ss ” if y o u h a d e v e r h e a rd A .E . d isc o u rse o f L . G . H em u s a n d E . V . S a le , B ro o k e -S m ith a n d H a d d o n a n d H o w d e n a n d O liff. “ I to ld th e m t h a t M a c a r tn e y o n a n A u s tr a lia n sid e a n d M a c a rtn e y t r y in g t o c a r r y O ta g o o n h is b a c k w e re tw o d iffe re n t m e n ,” s a id A lb e r t. H e w a s r ig h t. S a le m a d e 1 2 1 , A . E . h im se lf 1 1 8 , H e m u s, 1 0 9 ; th e t o t a l w a s 5 7 9 ; M a c a r tn e y ’s a n a ly sis w a s 3 fo r 1 1 5 , a n d M a c a r tn e y ’s sco res w e re 2 2 a n d 3 5 . A u c k la n d w o n b y a n in n in g s a n d 1 6 1 ru n s. F o r O tag o a g a in s t th e A u s tr a lia n T e a m c a p ta in e d b y W a rw ic k A rm ­ s tro n g , C .G .M . sc o re d 18 a n d 4 5 , a n d b o w le d fin e ly , se c u rin g 7 fo r 8 1 in th e fir s t in n in g s. A lto g e th e r h e w a s q u ite a su c c e ss in h is fe w b ig m a tc h e s in “ th e la n d o f th e w a itin g s p r in g tim e .” B u t h e w a s b a c k in S y d n e y b e fo re th e 1 9 1 0 - 1 seaso n b e g a n , a n d d u r in g its co u rse h a d som e e x p e rie n c e o f th e u p s a n d d o w n s w h ic h m o st c ric k e te rs h a v e h a d to en d u re. F o r a tim e h e seem ed a b le to d o n o th in g r ig h t. A g a in st V ic to r ia a t M elb o u rn e h e m a d e 4 3 a n d 3 6 , it is tru e ; b u t in n in e in n in g s a g a in s t th e S o u th A fric a n s h e o n ly to ta lle d 66, a n d th u s h e c am e to b e le ft o u t o f th e fo u rth te st. T h e n fo r N .S .W . a g a in s t th e m h e p la y e d m o st b r illia n t c r ic k e t fo r 1 1 9 a n d 1 2 6 , a n d , s te p p in g b a c k in to th e A u s t r a ­ lia n te a m , sc o red 1 3 7 a n d 56 in th e la s t te s t. T h e s e c re t ? W e ll, t h e y d o s a y t h a t A le c B a n n e rm a n w a s a t th e b o tto m o f it. W ith a ll M a c a r tn e y ’s a b ility , he w a s n o t u sin g h is fe e t p r o p e r ly , a n d so u n d fo o tw o rk is e s s e n tia l to a g r e a t b a t. A le c sh o w e d h im a th in g o r tw o , a n d th e re s u lt w a s a p p a re n t im m e d ia te ly . T h u s th e s t o r y g o e s ; a n d I a m p re p a re d to a c c e p t i t u n less C .G .M . h im se lf c o n tra d ic ts. B u t , h o w e v e r m u c h h e h a d le a rn e d , h e s t ilj h a d d isa p p o in tm e n ts to fa c e . M a n y th in k t h a t h e sh o u ld h a v e b e e n p la y e d in a ll th e te s ts a g a in s t th e M .C .C . te a m , j a m o f t h a t o p in io n ; it a lw a y s se em s to m e d an g ero u s to le a v e o u t th e m a n w h o is a d m itt e d ly o f in te rn a tio n a l c a lib re b e c a u se h e seem s— o fte n i t is o n ly seem in g— to b e n o t q u ite a t t h e to p o f h is fo rm . T h e fa c t rem a in s t h a t M a c a rtn e y w a s le ft o u t o f th e firs t fo u r te s ts, in sp ite o f H ill’s w ish to p la y h im . T h e o n ly r e a lly b ig th in g h e d id d u rin g th e 1 9 1 1 - 2 seaso n w a s a n in n in g s o f 1 2 2 v . Q u een slan d a t S y d n e y . H e w a s m isse d a t 3 , b u t a fte r t h a t p la y e d b r illia n tly , sc o rin g h is ru n s in 9 5 m in u te s, w ith a 6 a n d tw e n ty -o n e 4 ’s in c lu d e d . H is w o rk in first-c la ss c ric k e t to d a te m a y b e su m ­ m arise d th u s (w ith th e p ro v iso t h a t som e p e o p le w ill n o t a c c e p t th e N e w Z e a la n d fig u res as first-c la ss, a n d t h a t tw o o r th re e m atc h e s o f th e 7 909 to u r w e re ru le d o u t o f t h a t c a te g o ry b y th e p o w e rs t h a t be). Inns. N-O. R. A. H.S. O. R. W. A. In Aust., 1905-6 t o ’08-9... 50 7 1357 31-55 122 . 815 1954 80 24-42 In England, 1909.............. 40 7 638 19-33 124 . 532-3 1240 71 17-46 In N.Z., 1909-10 .............. 7 0 250 35-71 — . 128-1 324 22 14-72 In Aust., 1910-1 and ’11-2 31 2 909 30-34 137 . 340 5 844 20 42-20 In Eng., 1912 (to June 15) 17 1 960 60-00 208 . 106-2 183 18 10-16 Total ... 145 17 4114 32*14 208 . 1922-5 4545 211 21-57 The Rain it Raineth (“ Y o r k s h ir e ’s la s t fiv e g am es h a v e b een sto p p e d b y r a in .” ) S in g a so n g o f Y o r k s h ire A w ic k e t fu ll o f m u d , T w o a n d tw e n ty p la y e rs , B o ilin g is th e ir b lo o d ! W h en th e g am e is s ta rte d One m a n goes fo r te n — T h e n a s su re as egg s a re eg gs, D o w n it com es a g a in ! P h i l i s t i n e . Principal Matches of Next Week. .Tune 2 4 , 2 5 , 2 6 — L o r d ’s , E n g la n d v . A u str a lia . „ 2 4 , 2 5 , 2 6— G la sg o w , S c o tla n d v . 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