Cricket 1913

236 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M ay 24, 1913. Overseas Cricket. C A N A D A . A n inter-m unicipal cricket league, which in the event o f its m aterialisin g w ould p ro bably in clu de P oin t G rey, B u rn a b y , South V an couver, and N ew W estm inster, has been suggested in B ritish C o lu m b ia ; and C oun cillor Mac- Ph erson , o f B u rn a b y, h as offered to present a shield fo r competition. T h e Q uebec C .C . held its annual m eeting on M ay 5, when officers w ere appointed fo r the year 19 13 . Mr F ra n k H o llo w a y is again P re sid e n t; th e captain is S. G N ew ton , w ith G . A n se l! as h is d e p u ty ; A . J. C arpen ter is secretary, and G . Duran succeeds as treasurer. H . B . B ig n ell, w ho has done cap ita l w ork in th at office during the last tw o years, received a special vote o f thanks, passed at the meeting. W . M . M assey (28.711) h eaded the b attin g averages o f the clu b last year, and also bow led w ell, ta k in g 26 w ickets at 4 .6 1 each. A . E . M cIn ty re (24.75) was second in b a ttin g ; and the c lu b ’s p ro ., D elah u n ty, w ith 16.37 in battin g and 50 w ickets at 4.48 each d id v alu ab le a ll­ round w ork. T h e clu b p la ys on th e historic P la in s o f A braham , where E n g la n d and F ra n ce met in d ead ly g ra p p le under those tw o heroes, W o lfe and M ontcalm . T h e card o f the K am lo op s C .C . ( B .C .) lies before me, and I note th a t K am lo o p s p la ys R evelstoke, W al- hachin, Salm on A rm , N otch H ill, and S. O . E . I d o n ’t know w h at S. O . E . is ; and three o f th e other names are u n fam iliar to m e ; but it is good to have evidence o f how crick et is spreadin g in C an ad a. H . W . G od b y is th e K am lo op s cap tain , E . T . W . P earse vice-captain , and P . W . P a in secretary-treasurer. U N I T E D S T A T E S . P . N . L e R o y ’ s century was noted in “ P avilion G ossip ” last w eek. N o one else seems to have follow ed in his w ake du rin g the other e arly matches o f the P h ila ­ delph ian seaso n ; but on M ay 3 E . L . P h illip s m ade 75 o f a total o f 135 fo r F ra n k fo rd v. P h ila d e lp h ia , a feat worth mention. T h e sam e p la yer was top scorer with 35 fo r his clu b v. H a v e rfo rd C o lle g e on A p ril 19. H e h ad better su p p o rt then, C . H . W in ter, R . W aad , W . W . F o u lk ro d , J. Dixoni, and J. H . B row n a ll contributing scores betw een 20 and 30. I t is M acartn ey, not M cC a rth y , who is w ith the Aus tralian team . T h e theory o f the B o a rd o f C ontrol ap­ pears to be th at as lo n g as th e team is not considered officially representative o f A u stralia , its tour is no business o f theirs. W h ich is all very w ell in its w a y, but it ’ s a m illion to a green gooseberry th at any side in C an a d a or the States beatin g it w ill claim to h ave beaten A u stralia ! B oston sa y s M r. B en jam in ’s term s are too high, and the m atch arran ged w ith a coloured team on a ground never yet used fo r cricket sticks in th e gu llet o f N ew Y o rk . I gath er th at the o rigin al terms have been con­ sid erab ly low ered .1 F ifte e n hundred d o llars w as asked fo r a m atch at Boston, but it is hinted th at the trouble now is to get gam es at any p rice, not m any clubs having bitten at th e first offer. In Southern C a lifo rn ia the season w as opened at San D ie g o w ith a m atch betw een North and South. H . B . Pennington bow led w ell and m ade 50 * fo r the N orth, w ho won b y 5 w ickets and 21 runs (96 fo r 5 to 75). A U S T R A L I A . Some centuries since last l i s t :— April 5— W . Bardsley, 114, G lebe v. C ent. Cumberland. ,, 5 — E . R. Mayne, 159*, E a st Torrens v. G lenelg. ,, 5 — E. P. Barbour, 143, University v. Redfern. ,, 5 — D . A. Gee, 120*, Middle Harbor v. Gordon. „ 5 — H . M. Beresford, 106, N. Adelaide v. University. B ard sley hit three 6 ’ s and fourteen 4 ’ s in his 114. M ayn e’s innings was quite ch a n ce less; he has shown great form th is season. G ee’s runs w ere m ade o f a total of 199 by his side. B arb o u r’s w as his th ird cen tury in suc­ cession fo r S yd n ey U n iv e rs ity ; h e had to ta lled close on 1000 runs fo r the sid e at its completion. The operation upon T . J. M atth ew s fo r gastric ulcer was quite successful, and, though h is condition gave some cause fo r anxiety at one time, the hero o f the double hat trick was reported doing w ell when the last m ail le ft A us­ tralia. ----------------------------------------------- W ill South African Readers Help ? The Editor of C r i c k e t particularly wants complete scores and analyses of the following matches played in South Africa. T o u r n a m e n t a t P o r t E l iz a b e t h in 1884-5. Competing teams : Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Kimberley, Grahamstown, King Williamstown, Uitenhage. ✓ C u r r i e C u p T o u r n a m e n t o f 1892-3 a t K im b e r le y ; three matches : Western Province v. Transvaal, Griqualand West v. Transvaal, Griqualand West v. Western Province. Bowling analysis in match between Natal and Transvaal, at Maritzburg in 1894-5. C u r r i e C u p T o u r n a m e n t o f 1896-7 a t J o h a n n e s b u r g , five matches lacking: Western Province v. Griqualand West, Natal v. Eastern Province, Western Province v. Eastern Pro­ vince, Natal v. Griqualand West, Transvaal v. Western Province. Also correct bowling analysis in Western Province’s second innings in match v. Natal. C u r r i e C u p T o u r n a m e n t o f 1897-8 at Cape Town; seven matches:—Natal v. Transvaal, Griqualand West v. Border, Griqualand West v. Natal, Border v. Transvaal, Griqualand West v. Transvaal, Border v. Natal, Western Province v. Trans­ vaal. C u r r i e C u p T o u r n a m e n t o f 1902-3 a t P o r t E liz a b e t h ; seven matches: Eastern Province v. Border, Griqualand West v. Transvaal, Eastern Province v. Transvaal, Border v. Griqua­ land West, Border v. Transvaal, Eastern Province v. Griqualand West, Transvaal v. Western Province. C u r r i e C u p T o u r n a m e n t o f 1903-4 ; five matches lacking : Natal v. Transvaal, Eastern Province v. Border, Griqualand West v. Western Province, Western Province v. Border, Orange River Colony v. Transvaal. C u r r i e C u p T o u r n a m e n t of 1904-5 ; three matches lacking : South-Western District v. Western Province, Western Province v. Eastern Province, Western Province v. Transvaal; also bowling analysis of Transvaal v. Griqualand West, and bowling analysis in Rhodesia’s second innings v. Transvaal. The three matches played by M r. I v o r D i f f o r d ’s T r a n s v a a l X I . v. B o r d e r at Queenstown, King Williamstown, and East London in 1906-7. It is scarcely likely that any one reader will be able to supply all these ; but scores of single matches will be gratefully ack­ nowledged, and if any one is in a position to get copies of all the Editor will be glad to hear from him with a view to arranging suitable payment for the work. G E O R G E ! L E W I N & Club C olour S p ecialists & A thletic C lo thing M a n u fa c tu r e r s . OUTFITTERS BY APPO INTMENT TO The Royal N avy and Arm y, Cornwall, K ent, 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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