Cricket 1913

F eb . 15, 1913. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 63 WESTERN PROVINCE v. ORANGE FREE STATE. Strengthened by the presence of Capt. Poyntz and P. H. Bell, the Free State was still too weak to cause Western Province any apprehension, and the match at Newlands on December 31 and January 1 ended in a runaway victory for the home side, after their second innings had been declared closed with only 4 wickets down, by 320 runs. That very solid batsman, M. Commaille, who, whatever he may lack from a spectatorial point of view, is a rare good man to go in first for a side, was top scorer for Western Province in each innings. George Hearne helped him to put up 54 in the first and 72 in the second before a wicket fell, and P. A. Hands and he added 79 for the second wicket in the second innings. Commaille’s 103 included a dozen 4’s. R. A. Hands hit hard for his 79*. No one did anything notable for the losers, the 35 of Capt. Poyntz and Keith Hill for the first wicket in the first innings being the best stand made for them. Short and Mars bowled well for Western Province. First innings. W e ste r n P ro v in c e . Second innings. M. Commaille, c Goddard, b Compton ... G. Hearne, c Franklin, b Wille ... P. A. M. Hands, lbw b Van'Schalkwyk ... J. Carstens, b Van Schalkwyk ... R. A. H. Hands, c Compton, b Goddard P. T. Lewis, b Van Schalkwyk ... F. D. Conry, b Compton ... R. De Smidt, not out J. Blanckenberg, c Compton, b Franklin... W. H. Short, b Wille ............................. W. H. Mars, b Wille Extras ................ ... Total ............................. 55 c Poyntz, b Wille ... 103 21 c Bell, b Goddard ••• 39 20 b Goddard ................ ... 36 5 not out ... 9 6 not out ... 79 9 st Matthews, b Poyntz ... 15 17 42 14 26 4 15 Extras ... 10 234 Total (for 4 dec.) ... 291 First innings. K. Hill, b Blanckenberg............................. Capt. H. S. Poyntz, c P. A. Hands, b Mars P. H. Bell, c De Smidt, b M ars................ J. F. Rood, c Conry, b Mars J. Matthews, c P. A. Hands, b Blancken­ berg ....................................................... J. M. Steytler, c De Smidt, b Mars J. Van Schalkwyk, c De Smidt, b Blanck­ enberg P. Compton, st Conry, b Blanckenberg ... F. C. Goddard, c Short, b Mars ... P. H. M. Franklin, c R. Hands, b Mars ... F. C. Wille, not out Extras ............................. O r an g e F r e e S t a t e . 25 b Short Second innings. c R. A. Hands, b Mars 2 c Mars, b Blanckenberg 2 b De Smidt 16 c Mars, b Short 4 b Short 16 b Short ................ 1 c Lewis, b De Smidt ... 17 c Lewis, b Short 2 not out 7 run out ................ 5 Extras Total Total ... 85 O.F.S. B o w le r s ’ A n a l y sis . Franklin W ille ................ Van Schalkwyk Goddard Compton Poyntz K. Hill' De Smidt S h o rt............... Mars ... Blanckenberg O. M. R. W. O. M .' R. W . ... 10 0 38 1 9 0 56 0 ... 9-5 1 60 3 6 0 38 1 10 1 27 3 2 0 12 0 ... 14 2 52 1 14 1 58 2 .. 6 1 27 2 9 0 45 0 4 1 15 0 14 3 49 1 W .P. B o w le r s ’ A n a l y sis . 3 0 . 'Z'K ( O. M. R. W . 0 . M. R. w . .. 8 3 23 0 15 5 30 2 3 0 21 0 15 5 22 5 .. 17 5 42 6 5 0 9 1 *• 13 4 29 4 6 2 13 1 TRANSVAAL v. NATAL. The fact that Natal has now one of the strongest sides— if not absolutely the strongest side—of all the South African centres is generally recognised; and all over the sub-conti­ nent this match, begun at the Wanderers, Johannesburg, on New Year’s Day, was regarded with intense interest. Except for the absence of Ormerod Pearse (not quite fit, and too good a sportsman to risk letting his side down, though he had been chosen), the visitors were at full strength. That could scarcely be said of the home side, lacking Zulch, Striker, White, Snooke, Beaumont, Tancred, and Le Roux, though' of these perhaps only the first and last can be very seriously considered just now—which is not to say that some of the others may not be in the lime­ light next season. The match began badly for Natal. Thompson bowled splendidly, and took his first four wickets (those of Herbert Taylor and Nourse included) at a cost of only 5 runs. With 4 down for 13, Dan Taylor (elder brother of the crack) and Dudley Pearse (younger brother of Ormerod) made a useful little stand of 26, and later on Tuckett and Nicol added 23 for the last w icket; but the total was only 85. Take away the 74 (fourteen 4’s) of A. H. Cooper—quite a youngster, by the way.—and the home side’s innings would present every whit as poverty- stricken an appearance as that of the visitors. Cox bowled finely, and besides Cooper only Susskind shaped well. In a minority of 56, Natal put up 53 for 2 before the first day’s play ended—Taylor 32*. On the second day the Queen’s Park man (captaining his side for the first time) played a magnificent innings. His brother helped him to add 53 for the third w icket; Nourse, though not at his best, stayed while 88 was put up for the fourth ; and after the fifth had fallen at 220 Beningfield showed such cool, capable form that, though he only scored 38, he assisted his skipper to add 164. Taylor hit a 6, thirty-nine 4’s, four 3’s, seventeen 2’s, and forty-two singles; the only chance he gave (at 19) was so difficult that it would have been almost a miracle if it had been taken; and throughout his on-side play was masterly. How many more he would have made if he had gone on there is no saying; as it is, his score is a first- class record for South Africa. Some critics considered he declared too early, leaving Transvaal 329 to win in 5 hours on a ground notorious for its fast run-getting properties; but at least his declaration was unselfish. Transvaal never looked like getting the runs, though Morkel and Cooper (61 for the second wicket) made a good stand, and Heather, Pegler, and Ward batted well. Susskind had sprained an ankle, treading on the ball while fielding, and could not bat. Cox again bowled in great form, and Nicol kept wicket excellently, as Ward had done for Transvaal. Natal won by 125 runs. First innings. H. W. Taylor, lbw, b Thompson H. W. Chapman, c Ward, b Thompson V. L. Henwood, b Thompson A. D. Nourse. b Thompson ............... D. Taylor, b Baumgartner ............... D. K. Pearse, b Baumgartner ............... J. Beningfield, lbw, b Pegler .............. C. P. Carter, b Baumgartner L. R. Tuckett, b Saunders ............... J. L. Cox, b Baumgartner ............... D. J. Nicol, not out Extras ............................ Second innings. Total N a t a l . o not out r lbw, b P egler................ 3 b Baumgartner 4 b Meintjes 13 b Cooper... 17 c Floquet, b Thompson 10 not out ................ 4 19 6 3 85 250 7 13 25 30 16 ' 38 Extras ................ 5 Total (for 5 w., dec.) 384 B. H. J. V. A. H. M. J. D. J. P. 1 - S. J. K. O. T. A. H. V. R. A. First innings. Floquet, b Cox ............................. Moikel, b N o u rs e ............................. Cooper, b Carter Susskind, b Cox ............................. Meintjes, b Cox Heather, c Nicol, b Cox Pegler, b Tuckett ............................. Saunders, c H. W. Taylor, b Nourse Ward, c Nicol, b Nourse ................ Baumgartner, lbw, b Carter Thompson, not out ... T r a n sv a a l . . 14 74 Second innings, b Nourse b Cox ... c Nicol, b Carter T ... absent, hurt ... b Cox ... b Cox * ............................. c Nourse, b Cox b C o x ............................. c Beningfield, b Carter b'Carter ................ not out ................ Extras ! 14 28 4 i 43 36 Total Total T r a n sv a a l B o w le r s ' A n a l y sis . O. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. Thompson' ... ... . ... 16 9 24 4 17 2 78 1 | Peglcr ................ 14 3 36 1 19 3 83 1 Baumgartner ................ 10 3 22 4 16 2 53 1 i Saunders ................ 1*3 1 0 1 8 3 30 0 j Floquet ... — — •— — 5 0 31 0 ! Cooper ... — — — — 5 0 36 1 i Meintjes ... — — — — 6 0 46 1 1 Morkel ... — — — — 2 0 19 0 Heather N at a l B o w le r s ’ A n a l y s is . 1 0 3 0 O. M. R. w. 0. M. R. W. Cox ................ 13 1 53 4 I 5‘3 2 48 5 Nourse ................ 8 0 36 3 .11 4 38 1 Carter ................ 8 3 16 19 2 56 3 Tuckett ................ 6 0 28 1 \7 O 30 0 Chapman 1 0 8 0 4 O . 22 0 For Sale : Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack , 1 S 79 to 1912 , in- elusive, 34 volumes in all, 15 cloth hound, rest in original covers. What offers? W. J. B., c/o the Manager of C r ic k e t , 125 , Strand, W.C.