Cricket 1913

10 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J an . 18, 1913. a secon d innings. M a tth ew s m ade 30, W h itty 25, and E m e ry 24, and W h itty to o k 6 for 15. I n scoring 14 7 fo r A lm a v . G reen P o in t at Cape T ow n on D ecem b er 7, F red B ow le y is said to h a v e J h ad some ex tra o rd in a ry lu ck . W hen he w as 9 F . D . C on ry (u su ally a v e r y sure catch) dropped th e b a ll a fte r g e ttin g it w ell in to his hands. A t 11 th e w hole field appealed for a ca tch beh ind th e w icket, w h ich w as not allowed. (I d on ’t consider th a t th e fa ct of th e whole field ’s appealin g proves a n y th in g ; indeed, I a lw a y s rath er d istru st these general ap ­ peals ; some of tho se who m ake them cannot pos­ sib ly b e in a po sition to judge, and it is lik e ly enough th a t no one of th em re a lly know s.) S h o rtly a fter­ w a rd s m id-on g o t a c a tch rig h t in his hands, and d ropped it. T h en B ow le y w a s tw ic e appealed a gain st for l.b .w . (bu t if he h ad b een app ealed against fifty tim es it is n o t g re a tly to th e purpose). T h e m id -on fieldsman h ad now gone b eh ind th e w icket, and again th e whole field clam ou red , “ H ow ’s th a t ? ” and again th e um pire (possibly a little fed up) replied, “ N o t o u t.” It is sta te d th a t b o th sides allow ed th a t m istakes h ad b een m ade, and th a t B ow le y h it recklessly, as if anxious' to g e t out. H e scored as m an y as tw e n ty -tw o 4 ’s, and also h it tw o lo v e ly 6’s. R . E . T u r n e r , th e G reen P o in t professional, is p resum ab ly anoth er W orcestersh ire m an — th e youn g ste r from M itcham who showed considerable prom ise a y e a r or tw o b a ck , b u t w as v e ry dis­ ap p o in tin g in 19 12 . T ho se who h a v e p la y ed a gain st J. B a rto n K in g, th e P h ilad elph ian crack , ta lk o f his w onderfu l swerve. B u t Mr. A . F . Som erset sa y s th a t th e m ost e x tra ­ o rd in a ry sw ervin g he ev er saw done w as b y S ydn ey Sm ith in one o f th e G eo rgetow n m atch es o f the 1 9 11 W est In d ian tou r. N ot on ly d id th e curious flight of th e b a ll u tte rly nonplus th e b atsm en , bu t th e w icket-keep er (Mr. Som erset himself) cou ld not tell in th e lea st w h a t to exp ect. T h e T rin idad -N orth - an ts cra ck w a s un ab le to exp la in how he did it, and a fte r g e ttin g a severe k n o c k on th e ends of his b ow lin g h an d ’s fingers h e lost th e m ysteriou s gift. H e h ad n ever sw erved in th e air to a n y v e r y consider­ a b le e x te n t in E n g lan d , or in th e W est Ind ies during h is you n g er days. Up to D ecem b er 1 nine b atsm en had averages of o v er 36 in th e Senior Cup m atch es in B arbados. P . H . T a rilto n h ad m ade 6 15 in seven com p leted inn ings (87.80), and G . Challenor 405 in 6 (67.50) ; th e o th er seven w ere P . A . Goodm an, R . Challenor, C. A . B rowne, and J. M. K id n e y , a ll island representa­ tives, J. R . Phillips, J. K a y e , and H. W . Ince. R e u t e r cables th e result of th e m atch betw een V icto ria and South A u stra lia, p la y ed at Melbourne, as a w in for th e visito rs b y 68 runs— 309 (C raw ford 83) and 128 to 229 and 140 (B aring 76). R y d e r, th e V icto rian Colt, to o k 13 w ick e ts fo r 155 in th e gam e, and W h itte y h ad 5 for 65 in th e la s t innings. Going on to S ydn ey , th e Sou th A u stra lian s lost a m atch of b ig scoring b y 84 runs— N .S .W . 513 (T rumper 201 not ou t, M acartn ey 125) and 314 (M acartney 96, B a rd sley 90) to 331 (Clem H ill 138) and 412 (Moyes 95, H ill 77). W h itty to o k 5 for 92 in the w inners’ second innings. I s h a l l h a v e occasion to refer fu rth er n ex t m on th to th e report presented to th e A u stra lian B oard o f Con trol b y their m anager, Mr. Geo. Crouch. Meanwhile one significan t item in th e accoun t of th e proceedings at the m eeting on D ecem ber 6 m u st be noted here : “ A request w as read from Mr. E . R . M ayne askin g for san ction to ta k e a p riv a te team from A u stra lia to Am e rica n ex t y ea r. T h e B o ard declined to gran t perm ission.” T h is looks as though th e p ro jected Am erican to u r w ou ld h a v e to be abandoned, or wou ld on ly be proceeded w ith a t th e price of another rebellion. B u t po ssib ly th e m a tte r w ill be reconsidered ; M a yn e’s request seems to h a ve been tre a ted a trifle summ arily. -------------------- To Our Readers. Apologies are offered for the delay in the appearance of this number, originally announced to come out last week. The changes consequent upon enlargement were responsible. Title-page and index for the 1912 volume are in hand, and will be ready shortly. All subscribers whose renewals are due will hear from us in the course of the next few days. - - ... ----------------------------------------- - R e s u l t , n il : the Advisory County Cricket Com­ m ittee’s meeting last Monday. B u t the Committee has transformed itself into a sub-committee for further consideration of the questions at issue, so something may come of it later. D e r r ic k W a n d e r e r s have open May 3 away, owing to disappointment. First-class Private Ground only. F . T. Evans, 52, Mark Lane, E.C. THE AMERICAN CRICKETER. Founded 1877 . Published by the Associated Cricket Clubs of Philadelphia. An Illustrated Journal of Cricket, Association Football, Tennis, G olf, and Kindred Pastimes. No. 114 , South 18 th Street, Philadelphia, Pa-, U.S.A. Price— 15s. per annum , post paid anywhere. Specimen copies mailed on request.