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J u l y 20, 1912: CEICKET : A WEEKLY EECOED OF THE GAME. 339 g a th e r, h a s t a k e n m y p r e v io u s n o te s se rio u sly ; t h e u m p ires a re o u t a t a v e r y fe w m in u te s a ft e r 2 .3 0 , a n d th e g a m e is s ta r te d w h e th e r a ll t h e p la y e r s a re th e re o r n o t. T h is is a s it s h o u ld b e , a n d n o w I sh o u ld lik e to se e t h a t w re tc h e d te a in t e r v a l c u t d o w n .b e c a u se o f th e w a s t e o f tim e in cu rred . I n th e o ld d a y s w e h a d t o t a k e o u r t e a w h e n w e cou ld . W h y n o t n o w ? In c lu b g am e s o n e o fte n n o tic e s t h e a n x ie t y o f b a tsm e n as to th e o rd e r o f g o in g in , a n d o n m a n y o cca sio n s it is ev id e n t t h a t th e ju d g m e n t o f th e ir c a p ta in is n o t ap p la u d ed . N o w a d a y s , th e re a p p e a rs to b e v e r y m u c h a h a rd a n d fa st ru le o f s t ic k in g to th e s a m e o rd e r m a tc h a ft e r m a tc h a n d it is n o th in g fo r t h e la s t fiv e o r s ix 'b a t s m e n to go se v e ra l w e e k s in su c c e ssio n w ith o u t a k n o c k . T h e re is a te n d e n c y in so m e clu b s to o v e rd o th is . I t is lia b le to ch o ke off ev en t h e re a l e n th u s ia s t. H o w e v e r k e e n a c ric k e te r m a y b e , h e is n o t s a tisfie d w it h fie ld in g a n d g e ttin g n o k n o ck an d h e c e r ta in ly sh o u ld b e g iv e n a ch a n ce . M a n y a good b a tsm a n h a s b e en d isc o v e re d b y h is c a p ta in ’s g iv in g h im an e a rlie r p la c e in th e o rd er. O f c o u rse th e re a re m en w h o , selfish n ess ru lin g th e m , e x p e c t to go in e a rly e v e r y w eek. I t w o u ld p r o v e m o s t in t e r e s t in g re a d in g fo r s o m e c a p ta in to h a n d t h e o rd e r o f g o in g in c a rd ro u n d , a n d a s k th e p la y e rs th e m se lv e s to w r it e d o w n t h e p la c e t h e y w o u ld lik e to ta k e . B u t n u m b e rs 9, 1 0 , a n d 1 1 w o u ld b e a p t to g o b e g g in g , I fear. Cricket in the Scottish Highlands. B y “ C e l t . ” T h e N o rth o f S c o tla n d I-e a g u e ’s lo cal D e r b y to o k p lace on S a t u r d a y a t N a irn b e fo re a la rg e crow d . T h is w a s th e E a s t v . W e st m a tc h , b e tw e e n sid es ch o sen from m em b ers 6 f clu b s to th e e a st a n d w e s t r e s p e c tiv e ly of N a irn , a n d a ll th e c ritic s o f th e N o rth w e re o u t to see. T h e sid es tu rn e d o u t as se le c te d , lo o k in g on p a p e r v e r y eq u a l in d eed , th o u g h it w a s th o u g h t th e E a s t h a d th e a d v a n ta g in b o w lin g , a n d so it tu rn e d o u t. E a s t h a d first u se o f th e w ic k e t, a n d g a v e a b rillia n t b a ttin g d is p la y . A . G . C o c k b u rn re a c h e d h is c e n tu ry , a n d th e n w a s o u t n e x t b a ll. G r a n t P e te r k in , o f F o rre s , th e c a p ta in , a n d P re sid e n t o f th e L e a g u e , also g a v e a c a p ita l d is p la y . H e w e n t in a t th e fa ll o f th e s ix t h w ic k e t, an d w a s n o t o u t 69 w h e n th e c lo su re w a s a p p lie d a t 2 39 fo r 8. R . C. M c L e n n a n (N o rth ern C o u n ties) w a s th e W e st’s m o st su c c e ssfu l b o w le r, w ith 4 fo r 59. C o n sid erin g th e re a l ta le n t th e W e st h a d in th e b a ttin g lin e, th e ir s h o w w a s p o o r. T o p sc o re w a s th e 19 o f R . H . C. D u n ca n (N . C o u n tie s). A t c a ll o f tim e 9 w ic k e ts w ere d ow n fo r 68. T h e g am e m ig h t w e ll h a v e b e en p ro lo n ged to a llo w o f a fin ish . R . H . W h ite la w (N a im C o u n ty) b o w led w e ll, a n d h a d 7 fo r 34 . T h is fix tu r e h a s n o w b e en p la y e d a n n u a llv fo r 9 y e a rs. E a s t w o n in 19 0 5 , 19 0 8 , a n d 1 9 1 1 , W e st in 19 0 7 a n d 19 0 9 ; th e o th e r fo u r g am e s w e re d raw n . A n sw e rs to Corresponden ts. S p r in g b o k . — Y o u r s is a d iffic u lt q u e stio n . T h e b o w le rs y o u m e n tio n , lik e o th e rs, d o n ’t b o w l a s fa s t a t one tim e a s a t a n o th e r. I t is lit t le b e tte r th a n g u e ssw o rk to Place th e m in o rd e r o f p a c e ; b u t I sh o u ld h a z a rd som e­ th in g lik e t h is , t a k in g ea c h m an a t h is f a s t e s t : K n o x . B r e a r le y , C o tte r, F ie ld e r . M a c L a re n , B u c k e n h a m , D e a n . G E O R G E L E W I N & C O . . Club Colour Specialists and Athletic Clothing Manufacturers. O U T F IT T E R S B Y A P P O IN T M E \ T TO The Royal Navy and Army, Cornwall, Kent, Middlesex, Somerset and Surrey Counties, and London Scottish, Irish and Welsh, Blackheath, Harlequins. Rich mond, Catford Rugby Football Clubs, and all the leading Clubs in the British Isles and abroad ; M.C.C. 8. African Tour, 1909, S. African Cricket Associatioc ]910, and Queen’s Club, Kensington, the HI.C.C. Australian Team 1911-12, and th« South African Association Cricket Team 1912. Established 1869. W rite fo r Estimates. Telephone: P.O. 607 CITY Work* at Camberwell. 8, CROOKED LANE, MONUM ENT , E.G. Crichet: A W EEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 33 and 35, MOOR LANE. LONDON, E.C. SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1912. Communications to the Editor should be addressed to him at 33 & 35 Moor Lane, E .C . Advertisements, Subscriptions, Ac., should be sent to the Manager, at the same address. The following are the rates of subscription t<> C ricket :— Oreat Britain. Abroad. 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W e ll, le t th is le tte r s p e a k fo r it s e lf : “ D e a r S ir , S y d n e y , N .S .W . “ T h e 6 S t r ik e r s of A u s t r a l ia . “ Y o u h a v e m a d e a g re a t m is ta k e . B e a d th e Referee. Y o u c a n ’t b e on b o th sid es. Is it n o t c o n v in c in g t h a t t h e Victorian Cricket Association a n d Laver's own Victorian c lu b s u p p o rt la w a n d o rd e r a n d t h e B o a r d ? W h a t is a B o a r d o f C o n tro l fo r, b u t to control ? F o r reaso n s w h ic h c om m e n d th e m s e lv e s to m o st p e o p le , th e B o a r d , w h o h a d t h e la s t s a y b y t h e c o n stitu tio n , in tim a te d : ‘ G e t som e o n e e lse t h a t w e c a n a g re e to , n o t L a v e r— th e re a r e sco res o f o th e rs w e ll q u a lifie d .’ T h e U n io n o f P la y e r s s a id : ‘ L a v e r o r n o n e .’ S o t h e B o a r d s a y s : ‘ N o n e h a s i t . ’ A n d th e S i x C e rta in tie s a r e t h e S ic k C e rta in tie s, a n d th e s a d d e s t m a n in S y d n e y to -d a y is M r. M . A . N o b le , t h e C h ie f A g ita to r , w h o o n a m em o ra b le o cca sio n t r a it o r ­ o u s ly d e c e iv e d h is o w n A ss o c ia tio n , a n d b e c am e t h e K e ir H a r d ie o f C ric k e t. W h y d o y o u fin d it n e c e ssa ry to lic k t h e p la y e r s ’ h a n d s a n d fa w n u p o n th e m ?-— Y o u r s , “ O l d S u b sc r ib e r till now .” “ O ne w o u ld e x p e c t m a n lin e ss fro m a B r it is h S p o rtin g p a p e r, b u t t h e M o tto is : “ O ffen d n o n e : k eep in w ith a l l .” I sh o u ld b e s o r r y to .iudge th e B o a r d o f C o n tro l b y th is p a r tic u la r sp e c im en o f th e ir su p p o rte rs, w h o is o b v io u sly o n e o f th o se w h o c a n n o t u n d e rsta n d a n o n -p a rtis a n a ttitu d e . T o h im th e B o a r d is w h ite as th e d r iv e n sn o w ; H ill, A rm s tro n g a n d C o ., a re b la c k a s th e r a v e n . I h a v e n e v e r b e e n a b le to se e th in g s lik e th is . T h e r e a r e fe w b la c k s an d w h ite s to m y e y e s, o n ly v a r io u s sh a d e s o f g re y . “ O ld S u b sc r ib e r till now ” — I h o p e y o u w ill see th is— I d o n ’t fin d it n e c e ssa ry to lic k th e p la y e r s ’ h a n d s a n d fa w n u p o n th e m . F a w n in g is n o t in m y lin e. N e ith e r is b a rra c k in g . I see n o reaso n w h y th e a t t it u d e o f th e S y d n e y Referee — a c a p ita l p a p e r, a n d o n e w h ic h I re a d w ith e n jo y ­ m e n t— th e V .C .A ., a n d t h e E a s t M elb o u rn e C .C . sh o u ld c o n v in c e m e, a n y m o re th a n t h e o p in io n o f J o e D a rlin g , H a r r y T r o t t , W illia m B ru c e , G e o rg e G iffe n , M . A . N o b le , t h e s ix th e m s e lv e s, a n d th o u sa n d s o f o th e rs. I s a id — a n d I s a y a g a in — th a t in m y ju d g m e n t b o th sid e s w e re a s fa r in t h e w ro n g a s i t is w e ll p o ssib le fo r b o th sid e s in a n y q u a rre l to b e. A n d a fte r t h a t m y m o tto is s a id to b e : “ O ffen d n o n e : k e e p in w ith a ll ” !