Cricket 1913

108 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A p r i l 19, 1013. made 675 for 7, declared, and besides the centuries b y j Upward and Ainslie included in the foregoing list there were scores of 75 b y T. Horan, jun., 67 b y H. Sandford, 51 b y E . J. Ride, and 44* b y T. Armstrong (who, says the Sydney Referee, is not related to W. W. A., though C. Armstrong, who also played, is W arw ick’s brother). N .S.W . replied w ith 486, G. S. Hall batting 5J hours for his 246, A. G. Hancock scoring 64, one of the Docker brothers 52, the other 45 (which scored which cannot be said, for the Referee gives “ P. W .” for both batsmen— one should be " C .” I think). In the time left Victoria made 138 for 3, the three clays’ play thus producing 1,299 mns for 20 wickets. The home side included three men (Ainslie, Horan, and Sandford) who have represented the state. D avid Smith, who was not expected to turn out this season, owing to his injured knee, has, after all, sufficiently recovered to play, though he limped a good deal in his first match. Beginning w ith a modest half-dozen, he made 98 in his next innings for Richmond. C. Lehmann, who was a member of the Western Australian Team which toured east in October and November, but did little, took 15 for 67 (7 for 19 and 8 for 48) for West Perth v. Midland Junction on February 22 and March 1. B. J. Pearsall, playing for Kingston v. South Kingston (Tas.) on February 15, took all ten wickets for 45. R. K . Oxenham, who has figured on the selection committee of the Queensland C.A., and has represented the state twice, took 6 wickets for 8 runs for Nundah v. Toowong in a recent match. The performance of J. H. Pellew, the old South Australian representative, for Grange v. Woodville was | a sufficiently remarkable one, but not quite what the cablegram received here made it out to be. He did not score 201* while all his partners made ducks. What the actual total of the side was I do not know ; but some notes from an onlooker published in the Adelaide Sporting Mail say that Pellew began his innings at 3.15, and that with the score at 146 for 4 wickets his own score was 96, and that of his partner, one George Ireland, 11. “ A ll then retired for a drink from the water-bag, and on resumption at 3 mimites past 5 an | immediate 4 gave Nip his first century in 1 hour 48 minutes. A suggestion was made that he should have a fly for his second century, and although no one thought 1 it possible he was out at 5.41 for 201. The second century occupied him only 32 minutes, during which time his partner at the creases did not move off 1 1 .” NEW ZEALAND . The Rev. E. O. Blamires, one of Wellington’s best batsmen— though, unfortunately, he is soon removing to Hawera, Taranaki, so that Wellington will not have him much longer— has totalled over 1000 runs during the season of 1912-3, a very rare feat in New Zealand cricket. He plays both Wednesday and Saturday afternoon matches, and also represents the state. H .E. the Earl of Liverpool, Governor of New Zealand, played for Dr. Collins’s X I. v. Wellington College in February. D. C. Collins, the Cambridge blue, a son of Dr. Collins, was playing on the same side, and ran up 54, he and Captain Eastwood making 119 before a wicket fell. It is doubtful whether Wellington will reap all the benefit hoped from the Cantab’s return home, as he is going on the land. However, he says he means to keep up his cricket. Lord Liverpool is an all-round player, it seem s; for his own eleven against the Tele­ phone Exchange he took 5 wickets for 65, and scored 31. Among recent centuries in New Zealand have been the following :— • Jan. 18— C. Oliff, 133, Parnell v. University (Auck.). „ 18— E. Horspool, 119, Grafton v. Eden (Auck.). „ 22— P. B . Broad, 134, Victoria Coll. (Well.) v. Canter­ bury College. „ 26— W. Hayes, 125, Sydenham v. Riccarton (Christ­ church) . ,, 26— A. P. AUoo, 129, Carisbrook B. v. Albion (Dunedin). Feb. 2— E. M’Cormick, 129*, Grafton v. Parnell (Auck.). „ 2------. McGirr, 124, East Wellington A. v. Victoria Coll. „ 9— H. B. W hitta, 125*, Riccarton v. St. A lban’s. „ 9— L. Prime, 120*, North Shore v. University (Auck.). „ 11— C. Hickson, 118, Wellington Post and Telegraph v. Christchurch Post and Telegraph. I think the last item is due to Claude Hickson ; but N.Z. papers are very sparing of initials, and it may have been W. R. S. Hickson who made the runs. Claude, I know, is engaged in the Old Age Pensions Office, which I take to be a P.O. department. M. J. Crombie (80) and R. Wilkinson (73*) added 119 for the sixth wicket of North v. South Wellington on January 26. Stands of this length are not very common i Wellington cricket, wickets generally being only so-so. Carisbrook B made 432 v. Albion at Dunedin on January 26, and, in addition to A lloo’s century, Drumm- scored 90, Tuckwell (the ex-Victorian) 74, and the veteran, G. G. Austin, 62. Drumm and AUoo added 160 for the seventh wicket. On January 26 and February 2 G. Wilson took 12 wickets for 65 in the two innings of Riccarton v. Syden­ ham at Christchurch. CEYLON . On February 15 L. C. Davies made 115 for Sports Club v. Survey Department at Colombo. On the 22nd he scored 81, and up to that date had an average of 96 for 1913, his scores having been 3i-io-3-6o*-64*-n6*- 115- and 81 ; 480 in 8 innings, w ith 3 not outs. It will be observed that he made no fewer than 355 runs between his third and fourth dismissal. Other centuries in Ceylon cricket lately have been 115 (ret.) by T. Y . Baba for Empire C.C. v. Moor’s Sport Club, 113 b y W. Gunasakera for Town v. Surveyors (at Matara), 112 b y A. H. S. Clarke for Kandy v. Dim­ bula, 130 b y K . M. H. de Silva for Post and Telegraph C.C. j v. Municipal Sports Club, 112* b y H. F. Silva for Muni- |cipal S.C. v. P. and T. C.C., 119 b y J. J. Weinman for j Nondescripts II. v. Colombo II., and 107* b y M. Orr | (playing right through innings) for St. Joseph’s College Iv. Ananda College. G E O R G E L EWI N & Club Colour S peci al i st s & At hl et ic C lo t h i n g M a n u f a c t u r e r s . OUTFITTERS BY APPO INTMENT TO The Royal Navy and Arm y, 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. S. African Tour, 1909, S. African Cricket Association 1910, and Queen’s Club, Kensington, the M.C.C. 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