Cricket 1913

68 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. F e b . 15, 1913. its claim to a place among the things that are wanted. Its cover is a particularly neat and tasteful one ; indeed, the whole get-up is excellent. Results of the first-class matches and many of the school matches of 1912 are given, first-class batting and bowling averages, century list, etc., as well as the Laws of the Game, and pages for Personal Records. Only the real enthusiast (outside the club’s membership) would find much to interest him in the M e l b o u r n e C r ic k e t C l u b A n n u a l R e p o r t , 1911-12,! which has lately come to hand. But for the real enthusiast this little volume will have charm. It contains a full report of the year’s doings in all the many activities of the club (football, base­ ball, lawn tennis, bowls, rifle-shooting, skittles, gymnastics, and billiards—-but where is coddam ?-—as well as cricket), and there is one little joke which I should rather like to have elucidated. “ Your Committee wish to record the valuable assistance f’iven by the secretary, Mr. H. Trum- ble, not only in his official capacity, but also at the range ; his performance with the rifle when complying with the musketry regulations was unique.” What did H. T. do, I wonder ? Receipts show well over ^10,000 in subscrip­ tions and entrance fees, and ^1,830 in ground receipts ; among the items of expenditure one notes the pension of Major B. J. Wardill, ex-secretary— £400. Besides thirteen inter-club matches, the Melbourne C.C.’s various teams played during the season sixty-three games with other clubs. The senior eleven’s batting averages were headed by R. L. Park, now at Melbourne University, with aggregate 459, average 57'37, a wonderful record for a schoolboy against the best sides in Victoria. Warwick Armstrong was second, F. Vaughan third, V. S. Ransford fifth. T. Armstrong (younger brother of W. W.) figured at the top of the bowling. In mid-week matches C. G. Hobart had rather striking figures— 14 innings, 7 not out, 518 runs, 74 per innings. Hugh Trumble still plays now and then ; he took half-a-dozen wickets for the senior eleven, 13 for the mid-week side. A couple of dozen centuries were made for the club, F. Vaughan’s 208 v. Collingwood the highest, and five were registeied in the inter-club games. There are nearly 6,000 members ; the roll is full, and over 1,100 are waiting election ! — ------------------------------ Landmarks of Cricket in North America. {Continued from Vol. I. p. 601 .) 1876 ( continued ). D. S. and R. S. Newhall and Sutherland Law also made centuries in Philadelphia, while C. J. Ottaway (of Oxford and Middlesex fame), J. Brunei, J. W. Hector, and H. C. Simonds (two) did so in Canada. The Chicago C.C. was founded this year. 1877 . R. Leish scored 202 for Hamilton v. Montreal at Montreal. A record both for Quebec Province and for Canada. Hamilton’s total of 336 runs was probably also a record to that date. W. W. Bennett scored the first century recorded in British Columbia. H. C. Simonds made 150 for Port Hope v. Montreal. Detroit C.C.’s team visited Canada, playing Toronto, Hamilton, and Paris. Dale, the best all-round player of the ill-starred Canadian team to England in 1880 , was top scorer for Detroit in four innings of five. E. R. Ogden and the late A. Gillespie, two of the best all-round men Canada ever had, played together in the eleven of Upper Canada 0)llege this season. t The Melbourne Cricket Club Annual Report, 1911-12, pub­ lished by the Club for Members. No price, and unobtainable by the public. Printed and published for the Proprietors by C rick et & Sports Agents for Australia, <tc., C ordon & C otcii, London, Melbourne, Sydilc For South Africa, C e n tra l News A gen cy, I J. H. Scattergood born— January 26 . T. C. Jordan bom— February 10 . Two of the best American wicket-keepers, these, born within a fortnight of one another. The Longwood C.C., of Boston, was founded this year. 1878 . The First Australian Team to England, on its way home, visited North America and played six matches : v. XVIII. of New York (won by 5 wickets); v. XI. of Philadelphia (drawn); v. XX II. of Ontario, at Toronto (won by 10 w ickets); v. XX II. of Quebec, at Montreal (drawn); v. X IX . of Detroit (won by an innings and 6(> runs); and v. XX II. of San Francisco (won by an innings and 134 runs). It was a great day for Philadelphia when her sons encountered such formidable opponents on equal terms and came out 46 runs ahead at the end of an innings each. R. S. Newhall batted two and a half hours for his splendid innings of 84 . Unfortunately the game was marred by disputes. C. Bannerman played an innings of 125 at Montreal and one of 78 at San Francisco. The only man besides R. S. Newhall who topped 30 in an innings against the Australians was his brother D. S., who scored 31 * in the same match. H. Brock’s 138 (Toronto v. Whitby) was the only Canadian century of the season. S. Ray made 93 for Whitby v. Toronto Wanderers. F. L. Bailey and C. M. Clark registered centuries in Philadelphia. In the Trinity College School v. Upper Canada College match D. W. Saunders and E. R. Ogden, who were to play many games together in later years, were opposed. Harold A. Haines born— November 17 . 1879 . The game was now progressing apace, both in the States and Canada, with Philadelphia and Toronto leading the way. The international match was resumed, and at Ottawa U.S. (108 and 60 for 5 ) beat Canada ( 85 .and 82 ) by 5 wickets. For the winners C. A. Newhall took 11 wickets for 77 , D. S. 8 for 61 . From this date the Philadelphian authorities took charge of the match on the U.S. side, and complaint has frequently been made that players from outside Philadelphia have been overlooked entirely. Richard Daft’s English Team— a Notts and Yorkshire combina­ tion— visited Amciioa, playing 5 matches in Canada and 7 in the States. They won 9 , drew 3 . The Young America C.C., with four Newhalls and E. W. Clark in the team, met them even-handed, scoring 64 and 47 to the Englishmen’s 171 in one innings. No score of 30 or over was made by any batsman against Daft’s side. Charles Newhall (18 for 205 in two matches) and C. J. Logan (16 for 108 in three) bowled particularly well against the team. The Gentlemen of Ireland also visited America this year, playing 12 matches, and losing only one, but that the most important game of the tour— v. Eleven of Philadelphia. R. S. Newhall made 30 , G. M., 28 ; D. S. took 9 wickets for 44 , C. A. 9 for 84 . Philadephia scored 149 to 58 and 82 — the first victory on even terms against a team from overseas, and a great day for Philadelphia, whose eleven included,, besides the four Newhalls, F. E. Brewster, R. N. Caldwell, E. W. Clark, jun., J. (John, I believe) Hargrave, J. B. Large, S. Law, and J. B. Thayer. Eighteen of Central New York, at Syracuse, could score only 17 and 38 against the Irishmen, H. Hamilton taking 12 wickets for 11 runs. Hamilton, the crack Canadian club, also met the Irishmen on level terms, but were beaten by 60 runs in a small scoring match. R. B. Ferrie had 9 wickets for 72 for Hamilton, whose side also included A. Gillespie, S. Ray, H. C. Simonds, and B. W. Waud (formerly of the Oxford University team). E. R. Ogden (36 and 27 ) was highest scorer in each innings for Upper Canada College v. Trinity College School, and also took 13 wickets. A t Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Boughey ( 117 ) and Johnson ( 100 . not out) added 210 for the ninth wicket of Garrison v. Phoenix— still a ninth wicket record for the continent. This was the first occasion on which two centuries in an innings were made in Canada. The only other century of 1879 was made by E. H. Moeran in New York. Hamilton visited the States, drew with St. George’s C.C., N.Y., and beat Staten Island and Young America. In or about this year the Canadian Pacific Railway Club, of Winnipeg, was 1 founded. (To be continued.) P ub lish ers L td ., 125 , Strand, London, W.C., Februaiy 22 nd, 1913 . y, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Launceston, Hobart and Wellington, N.Z. . td ., Cape Town, Johannesburg and branches.