Cricket 1913

722 CR I C K E T : A W E E K L Y RECORD OF THE GAME December 1 7 , 1 91 3 . W h e t h e r F . H . T r ip p ’s 14 w ick e ts a t 7.46 each qu alified him for the C h ild s B o w lin g C u b I do not k n ow , and the Am erican C ricketer o f N o vem b er, w h ich g iv e s the figu res, does not s a y . If not, the C u p m ust h a ve fa llen to H . G . P e a rc e , w h o cam e secon d , w ith 33 w ick e ts at 9.45 ea ch . T h i s tro p h y h a s been w on in form er years b y J. B . K i n g (n ine tim es), E . M . C re g a r, W . C . L o w r y , H ow a rd M a cN u tt, and G . S . P atterson (tw ice each), and on ce b y each o f the fo llo w in g : F . L . A ltem u s, H . P . B a ily , H . I . B row n , E . W . C la r k , P . H . C la r k , W . J. D u h r in g , W . G rah am , P . N . L e R o y , J. A . L este r, W . N . M o rice, A . P . M o rris, C . A . N ew h a ll, C . R . P a lm er, J. I. S co tt, W . S co tt, and S . W e ls h . T h e n am e s o f K in g , P a tterson , E . W . C la rk , W a lte r S co tt, M o rice, L este r, and W . G rah am a p ­ pear in both lis ts ; b u t o n ly K i n g (in 1902, 1904, 1908, and 19 11) and G rah am (1910) h a ve won both cu p s in the sam e season . A . M . W o o d ’ s 791 in 1900 is h igh -w a te r m ark fo r a g g re g a te am o n g the w inn ers o f the b a ttin g tro p h y , G . S . P a tte rs o n ’s 7 7 .71 (on a total o f 544) in 1895 fo r a v e ra g e . K i n g ’s 82 in 1902 is th e record num ber o f w icke ts, and M a cN u tt’s 4.96 (25 w ickets) in 1882 the low est a v e ra g e cred ited to a n y w inner o f the b o w lin g cu p . T h e gen era l op in ion o f th e A u s tra lian cricketers w h o tou red Am e ric a seem s to b e th at G ilb e rt C u r ­ g e n v en , the o ld R e p to n ia n , now the crack a ll- rounder o f the C ow ich an ( B .C .) C lu b , w as the finest p la y e r th e y m et. *C u rg e n v e n totalled 1075 run s (a vera ge 37.06) and to o k 115 w ick e ts (average 9.60) for C ow ich an th is y e a r. W a r r e n B a r d s l e y h a s exp ressed h im self in g lo w in g term s a s to the p o ssib ilitie s o f R . P . A n d e r­ son , the le n g th y y o u n g P h ila d e lp h ia n , o f whom h ig h hop es are en tertained in the Q u a k e r C ity . W . B . sa y s th at A n d erso n h a s th e m a k in g s o f the w o r ld ’s greatest all-round er. A h a rd -h ittin g bat, he is also a go o d b ow ler, and h is fie ld in g is o f the su p erla tiv e order. H e is the finest slip field the N ew S o u th W a le s cra ck ev er saw , and h a s a m ar­ v e llo u s return to th e w icke t. P h i l a d e l p h i a n crick e t h a s been g o in g th rou gh rather a lean tim e o f late. C ra c k p la y e rs dropped ou t w h en still in th eir p rim e ; and w h ile P . H . C la r k , C . C . M o rris, John L . E v a n s, J. H . S ca tter­ g o o d , and T . C . Jordan are am o n g the older men who still stick to th e gam e, and B arton K i n g has not qu ite g iv en it the g o -b y , after a ll, successors to such a s P a tterson , E . W . C la r k , A . M . W o o d , N ob le , and B a ily h a v e not b een read ily foun d . T h ere are A n d erso n , F u rness, and P ea rce to coun t upon in the imm ediate fu tu re, h ow e v e r; and the Jun io r T ou rn am en t held in S ep tem b er revealed a go o d deal o f real talen t am o n g y o u n g ste rs whom a few y e a rs m ay place in the fo refron t. G . T . Haw 'ley, C . W o o lle y , E . T . R o g e r s , W . R . C lo th ie r, P . L ee, M . C ro sm an , and E . L ein ro th as a ll-round p la y ers, S . L . R o b in so n , H . T . W h y , W . B . F elto n , and J. M orrison as b atsm en , and F . A . H e n ry and T . V a u g h a n as bow lers, a ll did them selves and their coaches g re a t cred it. C e n t u r i e s were recorded b y H aw le y , R o b in so n , W h y , L ee, and M o rrison . H aw le y (312) had the b ig g e s t a g g re g a te o f runs. L e e (36) and H e n r y (30) took m ost w ickets. T h e P h ila d e lp h ia y o u n g ste rs cam e ou t on top , w ith G erm an tow n second , M erion th ird , and B elm on t last. T h e B elm on t C .C . has d isbanded , and the B elm on t b o y s, who had no groun d for regu la r practice and were h and icapped in other w a y s , are to be comm ended for th eir plu ck in en terin g a team and b a ttin g g am e ly a g a in st odds. M r . J. A . L a n c a s t e r , w ho coached the w inn ers, is v e ry p a rd o n ab ly pround of h is te am ; bu t in a most in terestin g accoun t o f th e tou rnam en t w h ich he con tribu tes to the Am erican C ricketer he does ju stice to the other sides a lso . H aw le y , w hose seriou s face as seen in the g ro u p p h o to g rap h o f the P h ila d e lp h ia side is d istin ctly o f A u s tra lian , seems a born leader, and m a y som e d a y cap tain the G e n ­ tlemen o f P h ila d e lp h ia . T h e s e lad s w ill stick to the gam e, I th in k . T h e y are b e in g train ed in the righ t w a y . G e r a l d H a r t i g a n ’ s absence from the C a p e P ro ­ vin ce team at P o rt E liza b e th and from the B order side at K i n g W illiam sto w n (he p la y ed at E ast L o n ­ don, h is home) w as due to the fact that he is unab le to get much leave, and is re serv in g w h a t he can ge t for the test m atch es. H is g e ttin g a place in these is p ra ctica lly a certain ty. T h e a b s e n c e o f N . O . N o rton from the B order sides (he p la yed at P o rt E lizab e th , it is presum ed, th o u gh R eu ter g a v e G . N orton ) w ou ld no doub t be due to h is recent m a rriag e, w h ich took place in N o vem ber. H is b rid e w as M iss P a le y , d au gh te r o f the late D r. P a le y . C o n g ra tu la tio n s ! N o r t o n ( " P om p e y ” N orton to h is friend s) has p la yed for S ou th A fr ic a , and m ig h t w ell h a v e been chosen oftener. H e is not o ver q u ick in th e field, w h ich m a y h a ve to ld a g a in st h is ch an ces. T h e o n l y B ord er represen tative w ho h a s ever visited E n g la n d w ith a S ou th A fric a n side is H a rti- g a n ; b u t N orton h a s been here on h o lid a y , and has p la y ed qu ite a lot o f cricket in E n g la n d . A n d