Cricket 1913

282 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. Jun e 7, 1913. Overseas Cricket. T H E A R G E N T IN E . T h e Buenos Aires Herald o f April 6, which has lately | reached me, contains the averages for the F irst Division matches in the competition in that city. T h e figures do j not include the matches played during Carnival, or H u r­ lingham v. the R e s t; all o f which games have already been duly chronicled in these pages. Space to give the averages cannot well be sp ared ; but some notes about the principal performers w ill probably be o f interest. O nly one man— B. J. Kortlang— totalled over 500 in these F irst Division games. H e made 560. H . T . Mawson (491), G. G. Brown (463), and C . T . Mold (400) follow him in aggregate. In the matter o f average K ortlang is first, with 62.22 per innings. A fte r him come J. R. Garrod (50.60), H . G. Garnett (49.87), H . T . Mawson (49.10), F . A . Sutton (43.40), G. G. Brown (42.09), and C . T . Mold (40.00). Between 40 and 30 figure K . M arshall, J. B . Campbell, F . L . P la tt, and H . L a c e y ; between 30 and 25 H . L . Gibson, H . W . Jackson, E . L . Rumboll, and J. M. W ig g ; between 25 and 20 C . H . W haley, H . B. M. K n igh t, J. Lucas, W . D . Gardom, E . S. Jones, F . M . j Martin, R . E . H . Anderson, H . A . Brown, A . Robinson, and H . P . Clarke. Many o f these names w ill be fam iliar to those who have follow ed public school cricket. Centuries were scored by K ortlang, Garrod, Garnett, Mawson, G. G. Brown, Mold, P la tt, and W haley. One or two o f these, no doubt, made more than o n e ; but no list is given. J. H . Law rie took most wickets, 43 at 15 each, no one else reaching 40. W ith thirty and over are Herbert Dom ing (35 at less than 7 each), C . V . H . Beynon (36 | at 10), S. M . Watson (33 at ii|), D . Scott (31 at 11), j C. H . Whaley (39 at 14), R . J. Homewood (32 at 15), J. Goodfellow (35 at 17), and H . L . Gibson (33 at 17). F . A . Sutton, A . Robinson, A . J. Sumner, J. B. Sheridan, W . P . Scorey, and E . P . Fenn all took 25 or more, but under 30. T h e Standard, o f three weeks later gives the Second j Division averages. T h e batting is headed by B . H . Smyth, with remarkably good figures. H e totalled 965 runs and averaged 74.23. Congratulations to him— I know they w ill not be wasted, for he is a subscriber to j C r i c k e t . ( N o , it was not he who sent me the Standard.) } The next highest average is little more than h a lf his j but | H . H . Vignolles (796 in 22 innings), G. F . Magrane (590 in 15 completedj), and A . G. Jacobs (664 in 18) must all be pretty hefty wielders o f the w illow . And there are others ! Smyth, Vignolles, Magrane, and Jacobs all made cen­ turies, as also did G. E . Griffin, R . W . Rudd, C . Wilson, L. H . Haire, and J. S. Campbell. G . Brandon took 105 wickets at a trifle over 7 each, and out-distanced all competitors as to aggregate, besides being first in point o f average. H . F . Bulman had 74 at 8 each, W . Gabbitas 69 at n , E . Deandreis 61 at 12, J. Pownall 52 at 9, and P . F . Logan 50 at 11. Hurlingham topped the F irst Division with 21 points out o f a possible 24 (two for a win, one for a draw), Belgrano coming second with 16, Buenos Aires and B .A . Great Southern R ailw ay tieing for third place with 15, and Lomas (7), San Isidro (6), and Quilmes (4*), bringing up the rear. In the Second Division Buenos Aires had 29 points o f a possible 32, and Belgrano the same number; these two played off for the championship, and Buenos Aires won. Hurlingham (21) came third. Estudiantes (16 points o f a possible 20) headed the Third Division, with San Isidro (14) as runners-up. T H E U N IT E D S T A T E S . For Everett (Mass.) v. Sons o f St. George on M ay 10 D alb y took 7 wickets for 5 runs, Sons o f St. George making only 25 against against Everett’s 81. F o r the losers Nichols had 6 for 27. For Germantown B v. Merion B (who could muster only nine men) in a Philadelphia Cup match on the same day E . M. Mann scored 37 and took 8 for 34, J. H . Savage also bowling effectively. The Philadelphia Cup games are what Australians would term “ second grad e,” the H a lifa x Cup being the equivalent o f the first grade. H averford College w ill go on tour in Canada during their holidays. T h e University o f Pennsylvania w ill probably visit Bermuda. In all matches in 1912 J. B . K in g totalled 836 runs, average 44, and took 81 wickets at 17.02 each. ------------------ ••(TSP'S-*------------------ Fixtures for the Australian Tour in America. The following matches have been arranged for the Australian Team in Canada and the States. There are still a number of August dates to be filled, it will be observed. Chicago and Cal­ gary will probably be included ; but Boston, San Francisco, and Halifax (N.S.) have declined fixtures on the ground th at the guarantee asked is far too high. It is possible th at a week’s cricket may be played at Winnipeg early in September by the team. May 29, 30, 31— v. Victoria, at Victoria, B.C. June 3, 4— v. Edmonton Cricket League, a t Edmonton, Alta. „ 7, 8— v. Prince Albert, at Prince Albert, Alta. „ 11, 12— v. Toronto Rosedale, at Toronto. „ 13, 14— v. Montreal Athletic Assocn., at Montreal. „ 16, 17— v. Ottawa C.C., at Ottawa (provisional). „ 20, 21, 23— V. Gentlemen of Philadelphia, at Philadelphia. „ 24, 25— v. Schenectady C.C., at Schenectady, N .Y . (pro- sional). ,, 27, 28, 30— v. Gentlemen of Philadelphia, a t Philadelphia. July I, 2— v. Rhode Island, at Providence (provisional). „ 4, 5, 7— v. U.S. and Canada, a t Philadelphia. „ 11, 12— v. Pittsburg Field Club, at Pittsburg, Pa. „ 19, 21— v. Hamilton C.C., at Hamilton (Bermuda). „ 22— v. the Garrison, at Hamilton. „ 23, 24, 25— v. All Bermuda, at Hamilton. Aug. 1, 2— v. All New York, at Staten Island. „ 8, 9— v. Cosmospolitan Cricket League, at Long Island City, N .Y. „ 15, 16— v. Montreal (retarn). „ 18, 19— v. Hamilton (Ont.). „ 21, 22, 23 — v. Toronto. Sept. 1, 2, 3— v. Winnipeg C.A., at Winnipeg. Correspondence. To the Editor of C r i c k e t . S ir ,— Re “ Long and Short of It ” — W hat of F. G. J. Ford, who was 6ft. bin., or thereabouts ? And how much is Strudwick over 5ft. ? I should say he is shorter than Wood. N. J. Holloway looks 5ft. nothing for the ring, but may im­ prove (in height) on closer acquaintance. Yours truly, ZUMMERZER. C r ick e t S ecr e ta r ies should obtain Mr. A. W. Somerset’s Unique Score Book, 150 openings, Records and Curiosities, 5s.— A. J.Gaston, “ Argus ” Office, Brighton. For Sale : Cricket Annuals, over 2,000 Books on Cricket, Cricket Prints <fe Engravings. A. J. Gaston, “ A rgus” Office, Brighton.