Cricket 1914

94 THE WORLD OF CRICKET. M a y 2, 19 14 . Overseas Cricket Chat. CEYLON . Recent centuries in the island include the following :— Feb. 25— H. Sidva, 145, Colombo Cent. Y.M.C.A., v. Panadura Y.M.C.A. „ 28— V. S. de Kretser,- 121*, Colts A v. Central Y.M.C.A. „ 28— E. de Kretser, 102*, Colts A v. Central Y.M.C.A. Mch. 7— E. J. Melder, 100*, Central Y.M.C.A. v. Sports Club. „ 7— O. A. Wright, 132*, St. Joseph’s College v. St. Anthony’s College. „ 9— J. Anderson, 105*, St. Anthony’s College v. St. Alov- sius’s College. ,, 14— A. H. Porritt, 106, Sports Club, v. Colombo C.C. ,, 14— S. B. L. Perera, 110*, Treasury C.C. v. Malay C.C. ,, 14— B. A. Lawrence, 134, Kandy v Katale. ,, 20— S. B. L. Perera, 125, Treasury C.C. v. Tamil Union. „ 20— A. T. Pollocks, 102, Colts C.C. v. Kandy S.C. ,, 20— S. F. Tissera, 114*, Ananda College v. St. Benedict’s College. The Rev. E. F. W addy, who lately captained the N.S.W. team in Ceylon, has written to a Colombo friend strongly advo­ cating the formation of a Ceylon Cricket Association— a project much mooted of late, but scarcely likely to be carried through until the European and native communities can pull better together, it would seem. W. Cameron, who was with the N.S.W . side, thinks C. Horan, the left-hand Ceylonese bowler, better than R. J. A. Massie, and is certain that he would do well in England. But climatical conditions often tell against natives of the east in this country. Dimbula beat D ikoya b y 231 runs in the return match, played at Radella at the end of March. The full score is not to hand, or it would be given. Aj L. Gibson scored 43* and 110 (a six and 16 fours) for the winners ; R. E. Martin made 81 in their first innings ; and C. M. Horsfall in their second hit 5 sixes in his 49. The Ceylon Sportsman says th at it was “ left to Ware, Peterkin, and ten tail-enders to save their side from being disgraced.” This was after “ the best batsmen had failed to come oft.” Even if D ikoya had played 18 (but they didn’t) ten tail-enders would be rather a big proportion. Never mind— we know it was only the wayward comp., and with his like we have our own troubles. In matches between Dimbula and Dikoya A. L. Gibson has batted 56 times (6 not out) has made six centuries, 218 the highest, and has totalled 2647 runs— average close on 53. This is a great record. During the first three months of this year 26 centuries were scored in Ceylon cricket. Most of these have already been chronicled in this paper. Oswin W right, a schoolboy at St. Joseph’s College, has three times reached three figures. The names of A. L. Gibson and S. B. L. Perera appear twice each. For Sports Club v. Sinhalese Sports Club on March 28th, F. J. Siedle (91) and L. C. Davies (69) added 120 runs in 50 minutes. The former side declared at 237 for 7, but at call of time their opponents had one wicket still to fall, the score being 146. N EW ZEALAND . “ The veteran lags superfluous on the stage ” is a trite quotation which certainly does not apply to C.G. (familiarly known as “ G illie ” ) Wilson, who has in his day played for Victoria, and for three of the New Zealand provinces— Southland, Otago, and Wellington. On St. Patrick’s D ay he was with the Wellesley Social Club playing against the Feilding Social Club at Feilding. ;and soored n o . To reach Feilding (80 miles from Wellington) he had to leave the city on Monday afternoon. The match was .on Tuesday. A t 3 o ’clock on Wednesday morning he started for home, arrived there about 7 o’clock, turned out in the after­ noon and scored 115* for Artillery v. Rivals. Not so bad for a man nearer 50 than 40. David CoJJftos, the Cambridge cricket and rowing blue, is engaged to Miss Sybil Abraham, daughter of Mr. R. S. Abraham, of Palmerston North. He has quite recovered from the illness ^yhich kept him out of £h? _N.Z. team to Australia ; but the cricket field has seen little of him this season— a disappointment to the many who had hailed his return to his native land as a big reinforcement to the strength of the Wellington eleven. Leonard McMahon, of Poverty Bay, an Australian by birth, is being strongly advocated for a place in future New Zealand teams. He played a very fine innings against the Australians at Gisborne, only failing to get his century because the other men could not stay long enough ; and he has scored tremendously in local cricket— though it is doubtful whether this last is a sound argument for his selection, since it cannot be pretended that Poverty B ay cricket is of a high standard. H. M. Butterworth, an old Oxonian (Wanganui) and the Rev. E. O. Blamires (Tara­ naki) are two more men whom many would like to see given a chance in preference to players from the chief centres, Christ­ church, Auckland, Dunedin, and Wellington. It is very doubt­ ful, howrever, if the choice of men who get so few chances against opponents of their own (presumed) calibre would strengthen the side. TH E ARGEN TINE . Hurlingham played Belgrano for the joint benefit of Abel and Alwin, on March 15th. If Belgrano had won they would have made certain of the championship. But they lost b y 72 runs, although Doming bowled well (6 for 67) for them. The highest score on each side was 40— by C. T. Mold for Hurlingham, and by R. E. H. Anderson for Belgrano ; the totals were 216 and 144. On a soft w'icket San Isidro (119) beat Buenos Aires (68 and 68 for 3— J. B. Sheridan 21 and 35). B.A.G.S. (140) easily defeated Lomas (68). W. E. SCorey took 8 for 40 and made 33 for the winners. What happened on the 22nd must go unchronicled, for no news has reached us of that day’s doings. It would appear that Hurlingham, Belgrano, and Buenos Aires dead-heated for the championship, since on the 29th the former two met again, in a three-cornered contest for it. Hurlingham won a match in which no one reached 40 by 4 wickets on the first innings. A. J. Sumner (6 for 55) and P. A. Foy (4 for 42) bowled well for them. San Isidro (85) narrowly beat B.A.G.S. (76). H. C. Lacey scored 47 for the winners ; for B.A.G.S. Scorey (9 for 37) was again wrell on the spot. Buenos Aires sent a team north to play Rosario, and won a good game by 10 runs— 180 to 170. B. H. Smyth (39) was top scorer for the visitors ; the brothers S. Knight (63) and H. Knight (55) made nearly all the runs for Rosario. In the Second Division of the B.A. Championship, R. S. W hyte scored a level hundred for Lomas v. Buenos Aires. CANADA. While there is little prospect of any big matches being brought off in Toronto this season (writes our correspondent in that city,. Mr. E. S. Jackson), there will be no lack of club cricket. Every year sees the birth of new clubs, and the old ones are constantly being strengthened by new arrivals from the Old Country. The C ity League, however, will have a membership of only seven this year. The club representing Eaton’s, the big de­ partmental store, has dropped out. Rosedale, St. Albans, Grace Church, and Toronto will constitute the first division. Parkdale, St. Barnabas, and Riverdale wall play in the second. Toronto headed the senior section in 1913. Grace Church, then at the top of the B section, have now achieved promotion. They' did exceptionally well last year, and bid fair to become one of the most popular teams in the city. Dyce Saunders, the veteran of Toronto cricket, though not so often seen in flannels nowadays as of yore, has lost none of his interest in the great game, and is again a member of the executive committee of the Premier club. Toronto have won the John Ross Robertson Cup (open ta clubs throughout the Dominion) three times ; but in 1913 it was taken to Winnipeg, and Toronto have decided not to go in quest of it. But Grace Church will throw down the gage to the Winni­ peg Wanderers, and in so doing will carry with them the best wishes of every cricketer in broad Ontario.