Cricket 1912

A ugust 3, 1912. CEICKET : A WEEKLY EECOED OP THE GAME. 379 South Eastern & ChathamRailway CRICKET WEEK A T C A N T E R B U R Y August 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, & 9th CHEAP DAY RETURN TICKETS(1, 2, 3Class) W IL L B E ISSU E D TO Canterbury West and Canterbury South. Charing Cross ... Cannon Street... L ondon Bridge New Cross dep. 9 2 a.m . ,, a8 58 „ 9 8 , , 9 17 „ a Change at London B ridge. Tickets are available to return by any train on day of issue. F R A N C IS H . D E N T , General Manager. Cricket: A W EEK LY RECORD OF THE GAME. 33 and 35, MOOR LANE. LONDON, E.C. SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1912. Communications to the E ditor should be addressed to him at 33 & 35 Moor Lane, B .C . Advertisements, Subscriptions, &c., should be sent to the Manager, at tbe same address. The follow ing are the rates of subscription to C r ic k e t :— Great Britain. Abroad. One Year ................. ... 6s. 3d. ... 7s. 6d. The 24 Summer Numbers ... 5s. Od. ... 6s. Od. The 6 W inter Numbers ... Is. 3d. ... 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P o w e ll, h a s n o t y e t a tta in e d fu ll c o u n t y h o n o u rs h e has d o n e c a p ita l w o r k fo r t h e s e co n d te a m . L o n g life a n d all h a p p in e ss t o M r. a n d M rs. J a c k M a so n ! L l e w e l l y n d o e s n o t lik e b e in g ca rica tu re d , it a p p ea rs. I f th e c lu b b y w h ic h h e is e n g a g e d w a s in a n y w a y re s p o n ­ s ib le fo r th e o ffe n ce g iv e n h im — a n d it w o u ld b e le g a lly re s p o n s ib le , I ta k e it, if o n e o f its s e rv a n ts w a s th e cu lp r it— t h e S o u t h A fr ic a n cr a c k h a s g ro u n d s fo r d e m a n d in g a relea se fr o m h is e n g a g e m e n t, t h o u g h i t m ig h t h a v e b een b e tte r t o a c c e p t th e jo k e , h o w e v e r b a d , as a jo k e , in th e s p ir it o f p h ilo s o p h y . Is it p o ss ib le t h a t t h e N a ta l-b o r n m a n m a y b e se e n in th e H a m p s h ire ra n k s a g a in n e x t y e a r '{ H e w ill b y t h a t t im e h a v e w o r k e d o ff th e t w o y e a rs ’ d is­ q u a lific a tio n s u p p o s e d t o h a v e b e e n e n ta ile d u p o n h im — • b u t I s till h o ld t h a t a w r o n g v ie w w a s ta k e n o f th is— b y h is t o u r w it h th e S o u th A frica n s in A u stra lia . E v e r y o n e ’ s s y m p a t h y w ill b e e x te n d e d t o G era ld H a rtig a n , w h o h a s h a d th e ro u g h e s t o f lu ck . A fte r p la y in g in t h e m a t c h w it h N o t t s , w h ic h fin ish e d o n J u n e 2 2 , he- w a s a b s e n t fr o m th e S o u th A frica n s id e fo r th e n e x t fiv e w e ek s th r o u g h illn ess— s to m a c h ic tr o u b le , I b e lie v e . H e h a d t o b e le ft b e h in d a t S w a n sea w h e n th e te a m w e n t n o r th . R e jo in in g it, h e tu rn e d o u t in th e s e c o n d m a t c h a t W o o d b r o o k , m a d e a u se fu l little s c o r e , a n d th e n b r o k e h is r ig h t a rm in th ro w in g in fr o m t h e lo n g field. H e m u s t n o w , o f co u rse , b e c o u n te d o u t fo r th e re m a in d e r o f th e to u r . T h e o n ly p a ra lle l t o H a r tig a n ’s a c c id e n t w h ic h I ca n re c a ll is th e ca se o f G e o rg e H . B a ile y , o f th e F irs t A u s tra lia n T e a m . A fte r its re tu rn t o t h e a n tip o d e s , t h a t sid e w e n t o n t o u r a g a in , a n d in its first m a tc h , v . X V . o f N .S . W a le s , a t S y d n e y , B a ile y fr a c tu r e d h is a rm in a p re cis e ly s im ila r m a n n er. M a t c h e s b e tw e e n S u ss e x a n d th e A u stra lia n s h a v e a lm o s t a lw a y s p r o d u c e d c r ic k e t w ith o u ts ta n d in g fe a tu re s o f in tere st. O f th e fo u r te e n gam es p la y e d t h e co lo n ia l sid es h a v e w o n s e v e n , s ix h a v e b e e n d ra w n , a n d S u ss e x h a s s e cu re d a s o lita r y v ic to r y . I n 1878 S u ssex w e n t d o w n fo r 47 in th e ir s e c o n d in n in g s, S p o ffo r th ta k in g 6 fo r 3 1 , B o y le 4 fo r 4 5. T w o y e a rs la te r R . T . E llis s co re d 108 w it h o u t lo sin g h is w ic k e t fo r th e c o u n t y , p la y in g r ig h t th r o u g h t h e first in n in g s fo r 5 0 , a n d b e in g 58 n o t o u t w h e n tim e ca m e . H u m p h re y s h a d 5 fo r 32 w ith h is lo b s , w h ic h a lm o s t a lw a y s p u z z le d A u s tra lia n b a ts m e n . I n 1882 th e A u s tra lia n to ta l w a s 6 4 3 , W . L . M u rd o ch m a k in g 2 86 n o t o u t . I n 1884 H a r r y P h illip s a n d G . N . W y a t t a d d e d 182 fo r th e c o u n t y ’s e ig h th w i c k e t ; H u m p h re y s t o o k 11 fo r 166 in th e m a t c h ; a n d S u ssex , w a n tin g 58 fo r v ic t o r y in a ll t o o s h o rt a tim e , h a d th re e m e n ru n o u t in h u stlin g fo r th e ru n s. T h e s ta n d fo r th e e ig h th w ick e t b y G e o rg e B r a n n — - a m ig h t y h itte r th e n , n o t t h e s te a d y b a ts m a n o f la te r d a y s — ■ a n d th e la te F . M . L u c a s , w h o d o u b le d th e s co re in p a r tn e r ­ s h ip a fte r s e v e n m e n h a d g o n e fo r 161 , w a s th e fe a tu re o f th e 1886 m a tc h . I n 1888 S u ssex h a d th e ir o n ly w in , o n a fu n n y p itc h , H u m p h re y s ta k in g 9 fo r 4 0, A rth u r H id e 8 fo r 4 4 . M u r d o c h a n d B a r r e tt p u t o n 2 2 8 fo r th e A u s tra ­ lia n s ’ s e c o n d w ic k e t tw o y e a rs la ter, a n d “ th e cu ttin g B e a n ” m a d e a d a sh in g le v e l ce n tu r y . H u m p h re y s w a s a g a in t o th e fo r e in ’ 93— 6 fo r 49 in th e first in n in g s ; fo r th e A u s tra ­ lia n s, H a r r y T r o t t t o o k 9 fo r 8 3. A p a rtn e rsh ip o f 123 fo r t h e s e c o n d w ic k e t in 70 m in u te s b y 0 . B . F r y a n d R a n jits in h ji, a n d H u g h T r u m b le ’s fin e b o w lin g (10 fo r 1 44 ) w e re th e c h ie f p o in ts o f t h e ’96 g a m e. I n ’99 th e m a tc h re a lise d 1181 ru n s fo r 18 w ick e ts . T r u m p e r ’s g r e a t in n in g s o f 3 00 n o t o u t , C. B . F r y ’s 1 81 , K illic k ’s 106 a n d 5 7, a n d th e stea d in e ss o f A rth u r C ollin s a t th e e n d c a ll fo r m e n tio n . T h e c o lo n ia ls ’ to ta l w a s 6 24 fo r 4 , d e cla re d . T h re e y e a rs la ter t h e y m a d e 580 fo r 6 . N o b le (2 8 4 ) a n d A rm s tro n g (172 n o t o u t ) a d d in g 4 2 8 fo r th e s ix th w ic k e t. I n 1905 t h e y m a d e 556 . N o b le s c o r e d 267 th e n , a n d h e a n d D a rlin g a d d e d 2 7 5 fo r th e fifth w ic k e t. L a te r in th e g a m e t h e g re a t c a p ta in o f A u s tra lia t o o k 6 fo r 3 9. T h e o n e -w ic k e t v ic t o r y o f th e co lo n ia ls in 1909 w a s o n e o f th e m o s t e x c itin g fin ish es e v e r se e n o n th e H o v e G ro u n d . T h e r e w a s n o e x c ite m e n t a b o u t t h e fin ish o f th e r e c e n t g a m e , a n d , th o u g h p le n ty o f ru n s w e r e m a d e , t h e y w e re m o re e v e n ly d istrib u te d . T h e m a tc h re a lise d 1226 ru n s fo r th e loss o f 29 w ick e ts . T h re e ce n tu rie s, fiv e s co re s o f b e tw e e n 50 a n d 100, a n d te n o f b e tw e e n 20 a n d 5 0, w e re m a d e in it, a n d th e p la y w a s a lw a y s b r ig h t a n d e n jo y a b le . I n t h e first m a t c h o f th e B r ig h to n Week 2 3 w ick e ts p r o d u c e d 919 ru n s, s o t h a t d u rin g t h e s ix d a y s w ic k e ts a v e ra g e d o v e r 40 ru n s e a ch . B u t th e re w a s n o c o m p a r is o n b e tw e e n th e t w o g a m es in p o in t o f in te r e s t; t h e firs t, in s p ite o f th e s tru g g le fo r p o in ts , w a s t o t h e s e c o n d a s w a te r u n to w in e . M a c a r t n e y is th e o n ly A u s tra lia n b a ts m a n w h o h a s t w ic e m a d o a c o u p le o f h u n d re d s in a first-cla ss m a t c h . In d e e d , th e lis t o f A u stra lia n s w h o h a v e a cco m p lis h e d th e fe a t is n o t a lo n g o n e . I t ru n s th u s :— • C. J . E a d y , 116 a n d 1 1 2 * , T a sm a n ia v . V ic to r ia , H o b a r t, 1 89 4 -5 . V . T . T ru m p e r, 109 a n d 119 , A u s t. T e a m v . E ss e x , L e y t o n . 1902.