Cricket 1913

August 23, 1913. C R I C K E T : A WE E K L Y RECORD OF THE GAME. Cricket in Scotland. B y H a m i s h . W ith a ll the p rin c ip a l m a tc h e s n um bered am o n g th e e v e n ts o f th e past, w ith th e v ario u s ch am p io n sh ip s a lre a d y d e cid e d 1, and w ith th e a d ve n t o f fo o tb a ll, a d d ed to th e fa c t th a t m a n y o f the le a d in g c lu b s, e sp e cia lly in the E a s te rn d is trict, h a v e finished th eir p ro g ra m m e s , in te re st in c ric k e t in S co tla n d is p ra c tic a lly dead fo r th e sea so n . T h e G la s g o w clu b s a re th e lasit t o g iv e up and som e o f th em h a v e y e t a m o n th to g o . M a tch e s b e­ tw ee n lo ca l sid e s p ro d u ced excellen t sp o rt on S a tu rd a y , a n d p e rh a p s the m o st o u ts ta n d in g w a s th a t betw een G re e n o c k (217) an d U d d in g sto n (74), w h ich re su lted in a h o llo w v ic to ry fo r th e fo rm er, th eir first o v e r th ese o p p o n en ts fo r th e lo n g s p a c e o f fifteen y e a rs . John K e r r (32), J. B . W a lk e r (=;3), an d h is b ro th er, W . N . W a lk e r (51) laid th e fo u n d a tio n o f th e ir su b ­ sta n tia l to ta l, a n d W . H . Jen n er (6 fo r 29) an d F o rd (4 fo r 22) com p le te d the w o r k o f v ic to r y . G re e n o c k h a v e e n g a g e d J. W . W e s t , o f G a la , fo r­ m erly o f K e lb u rn e , fo r n e x t season., m a in ly a s g r o u n d s ­ m an and co a ch . W . H . Jen n er, th e ir o ld p ro fe ssio n a l, w h o h a s tu rn ed am a te u r and settledi d o w n in b u sin e ss in the: to w n , w ill su it th em n icely from a m atch poin t o f v iew . H e h a s don e q u ite w ell th is y e a r. P e e b le s C o u n ty are a n o th e r sid l w h o h a v e re so lv ed to e sc h e w p ro fe s sio n a l a ss ista n c e , b u t a s th eir eleven a lre a d y c o n ta in s in T . K y le , W . C lem e n ts, a n d F . T r o tt th re e o f th e ex-p ro . v a r itty th e y h a v e n ot m uch to b o a s t a b o u t. S till th is is a lw a y s a step in the rig h t d irectio n . C ly d e sd a le (144) w e re e a sily b e a te n b y D rum pel- liier (184 fo r 4) fo r w h om C . T . M a n n e s (42) a n d R . M a x w e ll (3 1* a n d 3 fo r o) w e re th e p rom in en t figu res. W e s t o f S c o tla n d (126) fe ll to P o lo c (139 fo r 5) w h o h a v e b een g o in g q u ite s tr o n g ly o f la te . D . H . B . Y o u n g p a v e d th e w a y f o r v ic to ry b y se c u rin g e ig h t w ic k e ts fo r 35. D e c em b e r 3 , 4 — a t K in g W illiam sto w n , v . B o rd e r. ,, 8, 9 , 10 — at P ie te rm a r itz b u rg , v . N a ta l. 13 , 15 , 16 , 17 — -at D u rb a n , v. S o u t h A f r i c a . ,, 20 , 22 , 23 — rat J o h a n n e sb u rg , v. T ra n sv a a l. 26 , 27 , 29 , 30 — a t J o h a n n e sb u rg , v. S o u t h A f r i c a . January 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 — a t Jo h an n esb u rg, v. S o u t h A f r i c a . ,, 9 , 10 , 12 — at P reto ria , v. T ra n s v a a l. ,, 14 -, 15 — a t P o tc h e fstro om , v. W e s te rn T ran sv aa l. ,, 17 , 19 , 20 — at K im b e rle y , v. G riq u a la n d W e s t. ,, 23 ., 24 , 26 — at B lo em fo n te in , v . O ra n g e F re e State- •„ 30 , 31 , F e b . 2 — a t Jo h a n n esb u rg v. T r a n s ­ vaal. F e b ru a r y 3 , 4 — a t V o g e lfo n te in , v. T h e R e e f (o r a t L a d y sm ith , v. N o rth e rn N a ta l). ,, 7 , 9 , 10 — at D u rb a n , v. N atal. ,, 14 , 16 , 17 , 18 — at D u rb a n , v. S o u t h A f r i c a . , 27 , 28 , M ar. 2 , 3 — a t P o rt E liz a b e th , v. S o u t h A f r i c a . (If th is m a tch is to d e c id e th e ru b b e r, it w ill b e b egu n o n F e b . 26 , an d p la y e d to a finish). M arch 7 , 9 10 — at N e w la n d s, C ap e T o w n , W e s te rn P ro v in ce . ,, 12 , 13 — a t R o b e rtso n , v, S o u th -W e ste rn D istricts. T h e te am are e x p e c te d to a rriv e at C a p e T o w n bn N o v em b e r 4 . a n d le a v e th e re on M arch 14. PRICE 6 D Postage 2d. Programme for the M.C.C. Team in South Africa. N o v em b e r 8, 9 . 11 — a t N e w la n d s, C a p e T o w n , v. W e s te rn P ro v in c e . „ 15 , 17 , 18 — a t O u d tsh o o rn , v, S o u th -W e s t­ e rn D istricts. ,, 21 , 22 , 24 — a t P o rt E liz a b e th , v. C a p e P ro v in ce- „ 25 , 27 — a t G ra h am sto w n v . E a s te rn P r o ­ v in ce . „ 29 , D e c . 1 , 3 — a t E a s t L o n d o n , v. B o rd e r. Printed and published for the Proprietors by C ricket & S ports P ublishers L td ., 25 , W hite Street, Moor Lane, London, E .C ., August 23. 1913. Agents for A u stralia, &c., G ordon & G otch , London, M elbourne, Sydney, A delaide, Brisbane, Perth, Launceston, H obart and W ellin gton , N .Z . For South A frica, C entral N ews A gency , L td ., Cape Town, Johannesburg and branches. T he trade supplied by E. S eale , io , Im perial A rcade, Ludgate Circus, E.C. England V . Australia I N T H E T E S T S CONTA IN S Complete list and result of Matches with Scores, Batting and Bowling Averages, etc., etc. CRICKET & SPORTS PUBLISHERS, Ltd. 24, Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London, E.C.