Cricket 1913

November 15 , 1 91 3 . CR I CKE T : A WE EK L Y RECORD OF THE GAME. 71 1 G ibbes, C. G. W ilson, J. P. B lacklock, W. S. B rice, and C. W. Robinson (W ellington), and H. G. Siedeberg, T. M cFarlane, and J. Huntley (O tago). Huntley is a g o g ly bowler, of whom H arry T ro tt expressed a high opinion last season; R eese, Sandm an, Bennett, Sneddon, O lliff, Brice, Robinson, and M cF arlane are also bowlers, and H ickmott, B rook-Sm ith (a very fine field), Siedeberg, G ibbes, and P atrick have, taken w ickets at tim es, and may be reckoned useful changes. C R I C K E T IN N A T A L . D u r b a n , Oct. 8, 1913. T h e v isit of the ,M .C.C. T eam to South A frica, with two test m atches in N atal besides the two gam es with the State, w ill cut into Saturdays, and a rem odelling of the Senior L ea gu e programm e for N atal clubs has been found neces­ sary. A t first it was intended to have two rounds, but only one Satu rd ay’ s p lay in each match in the second. A dif­ ferent and (I think) a better arrangem ent has been made. T h e first four of the seven clubs w ill p lay two-day matches with one another, and the last three w ill do ditto; thereafter the winners of this subsidiary competition in D ivision A w ill meet the winners in D ivision B. T h is second competi­ tion will begin on January 10, the matches in the first round fin ish in g a week earlier. T h e m eetin g of the N atal C .A . at the R oyal Hotel, Durban, on September 27 was quite an enthusiastic one, and a welcome note of optim ism with regard to prospects again st the E n g lish team was struck. T h ere has been a dispute between M aritzburg and the Northern D istricts w ith regard to boundaries; but an am icable settlement of this w ill be made. T h e gu aran tee funds for the M .G. C. tour have all been made up. T h e F au lkn er question was discussed. E veryone would be pleased to see the South A frican crack all-rounder in harness here again ; but the feelin g was stron g again st the special importation of any player what­ ever. If F au lkn er comes on his own in itiative the matter would w ear a very different aspect in N atal eyes. M aritzburg w ill have four teams in the Senior L eagu e this season, the R oyals, last y e a r’s jun ior champions, h avin g been adm itted to join the M aritzburg C .C ., Zingari, and Standard. T h is w ill provide a gain st one clu b ’s having to stand idle one Saturday in every three. S. V . Samuelson w ill play for the R oyals. T h e Guild C .C ., second to the latter in 1912-3 in the junior competition, also applied for promotion; but their ground accommodation was considered inadequate. O rmerod Pearse is quite fit and well a gain— good news, this. John Gunn arrived on Saturday; but up to the time of w ritin g it has not been settled for which club he will play. T h e YVaverley (late Wanderers II) ought to have him, I consider. He m ay be wanted b y the M .C .C . T eam in some matches; but Robert R elf will be called upon before him, it is understood. A n yw ay, Gunn w ill not have a lot of time to spare. T here is plenty of work for him here. C ricket began on Saturday both at the Port and the C ity, and two whole-day matches were also played at Durban on Monday, a public holiday. G rounds were heavy on the Saturday, after rain in the n ight. Herbert T aylo r, though not at his best, played an in nin gs of 61 on a bad pitch, for Q ueen’ s Park. T h e veteran G. H. Whyte, who skippers the Wanderers (this club, b y the way, has been deserted by nearly all last year’s players) made a fautless 50. H. V. L. Collins, the C asu als’ captain, scored 60, so, altogether, the leaders led off well. T h e best bow lin g perform ances of the day were by K . O. Siedle (Escombes v. C asuals), 5 for 38; V. T unm er (Zingari v. Wanderers)', 6 for 52; and R. A ustin (Waverlev v. Q ueen’s P ark), 6 for 64. C arter was not p la yin g for Zingari. R. A ustin and J. Holland, new men on the W averley side, both hail from Johannesburg. T h e y made quite a good impression. V. T . C larkson, the Durban R u g g e r man, scored 32 in his first in nin gs for Queen’ s P ark, and C. J. R isley, also m akin g his debut, went in last for the Wan­ derers, scored 15*, and helped Percy Whyte to add 38 for the last wicket. He is a capable w icket-keeper, and evidently a pretty good bat. On Monday, C asuals played G reyville, and Z in gari met W averley. T h e champions lacked Nourse and Davison. C asuals made 247 for 8, and then declared. J. B eningfield scored 60, M. C. Jacobs 54, V . N. Lunsden 34*, and P. B eningfield 28. I have heard that Gunn expressed a high opinion of J. B en in gfield’ s play, and thinks him a com ing international. So do some others. G reyville started none too well, but at call of time were within 60 of C asu als’ total, w ith only 5 w ickets down. F. Holmes played a character­ istically good innin gs of 73, and A. Abraham (43), a long, loose-limbed player from the Second L eagu e, helped him in a partnership of 58. Abraham punishes well, but does not lack defence, and should prove a decided acquisition to G reyville. A C. K in g (28*) also batted capitally. N icol only allowed four byes du rin g the C asu a ls’ innings. C laude C arter was in great form a gain st Waverley— 6 for 40 his figures, the total 102. Z in gari replied with 160, L. I). (“ Bosw a ” ) D alton b ein g a long- w ay top scorer with 61. In the C ity Standard made 252 v. Z in gari— Dudley Pearse 65, E. D. M cM illan 41, E. A rbuthnot 35. R. H. B lake was the best of the Z in gari bowlers. D u r b a n , Oct. 15, 1913. A m iserably wet afternoon spoiled sport last Saturday, though all the gam es were finished— that is to say, won on the first innin gs. W anderers, despite their score of 194 on the previous Saturday, went under to Z in gari by 2 w ickets, F. T . Janion’ s 63 bein g la rgely instrum ental to the Z in ga ri’ s win. Q ueen’s P ark easily beat W averley, and came near to w in n ing in an innin gs, as W averley still needed 74 with 5 to go in the follow-on. T aylo r (3 for 15) came off the pitch with a nip in the first innings, and is a better bowler than some people im agine. C asuals beat Escom bes by 67 on the first innin gs, but g o in g in a gain only made 59, after which their opponents scored 27 for one wicket. H. V. L. C ollin s took 5 for 12 in E scom bes' first. D. K . Pearse followed up his 65 on the preceding Satur­ day by ta k in g 5 for 55 for Standard v. Z in gari at M aritzburg. Standard (252) won by 140 runs on the first innin gs, and Z in gari had 6 down for 69 in their second. Dudley Pearse is in capital form . On the 6th he made 96* for his own side again st his brother’ s in a pick-up gam e. Ormerod Pearse is also g o in g strong. He scored 80* v. M ichaelhouse C ol­ le g e on Saturday. D an T aylo r, H erbert’ s brother, was p la yin g for the C ollege, but only made 16; the team included another T aylo r, L ., also a brother, I believe, who scored 10 and took 5 for 19. In Ladysm ith the L e a g u e team s are all from the one club, and are distin guish ed as A , B , and C. T h e Rev. C. D. Robinson (24) was top scorer for A team , who beat B by the narrow m argin of 4 runs on Saturday. T h e old Cantab will shortly leave Ladysm ith to take charge of a m ission station some m iles aw ay, but prom ises to come in for cricket on Saturdays. T here is more optim ism here than elsewhere in the sub­ continent as to our chances again st the E n glish team. We have some good ones; but I don’t think we could afford to refuse an offer of assistan ce from F aulkn er, for he would do much to strengthen us where we are weakest— in bowl­ in g. N ourse seem s inclined to follow in the footsteps of Gordon White, Zulch, and the rest. He has not turned out yet. B ut if he w ants his claim s to have serious considera­ tion he would do well not to delay too lo n g before gettin g into harness. Western Province ought to have a good representation. Comm aille, H earne, and the Hands brothers should be well in the running. F r e d e r ic k S e t a y . It is unlikely that D. C. Robinson w ill be able to play for the M .C .C . T eam at all, ow in g to ulceration of the stomach. Sm ith of W arw ickshire sails by the R .M .S. “ B rito n ” on Saturday to replace him. He should reach Durban on D ecem ber 7. T h e first test begin s six days later. G E O R G E L E W I N & Club Colour 8pecialitts & Athletic Clothing Manufacturer!. 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