Cricket 1914

6 THE WORLD OF CRICKET. J a n u a r y , 1914. Overseas Cricket Chat. AU STR A L IA . Centuries in Sydney since October include :— Nov. 1.— W . Bardsley, 106, Glebe v. Gordon. „ 1.— J. Flynn, 113, W averley v. Dr. O ’Hara’s Team . „ 8.-—-V. T. Trumper, 157*, Gordon v. Glebe. „ 8.— F . S. Middleton, 118*, N. Sydney v. Cent. Cumberland. „ 15.— W . Bardsley, 201*, Glebe v. Cent. Cumberland. „ 15.— S. G. Moore, 136, N. Sydney v. Balmain. „ 15.— C. J. Tozer, 126, University v. Petersham. „ 15.— N. M. Gregg, 101, University v. Petersham. „ 15.— G. Lowe, 122, Middle Harbor v. Waverley. 22.— V . T. Trumper, 122, Gordon v. Sydney D istrict. „ 22.— R. D. Fusedale, 100, Sydney District v. Gordon. ,, 22.— B . J. Folkard, 112, Balmain v. N. Sydney. „ 22.— K . B. Docker, 100*, Western Suburbs v. Pad­ dington. ,, 22.— P. Newton, 114*, W averley v. Middle Harbor. „ 29.— F. Rix, n o , Redfern v. Gordon. „ 29.— H. Davis, 100, W averley v. Glebe. Dec. 6.— C. G. Macartney, 162, Gordon v. Redfern. Middleton hit n sixes and 8 fours in his 118. Warren B ardsley’s last five innings in grade cricket— this and la,st season'— have been 121, 114, 106, 201*, and 74. R. J. A. Massie has again been showing great form with the ball. Up to December 6 he had taken 43 wickets for 402, including 13 for 96 in his last match v. North Sydney. Among his other analyses one of the best was 8 for 48 v. Sydney. It is said to be more than likely th at this fine bowler— a son of Hugh Hamon Massie, the dashing batsman of thirty years or so ago— will be the next New South Wales Rhodes Scholar to proceed to Oxford. Should this happen, it is to be hoped that no proposition to exclude him from the ’V arsity team on the ground th at he is too good to be pitted against “ mere boys ” will be made ! In spite of all the big scoring, other bowlers have had their turns of success in Sydney cricket. One notes especially P. W . D ive’s 6 for 83 (Western Suburbs v. Paddington) and A. Rough’s 6 for 89, including the hat trick (Middle Harbor v. Waverley) on November 22; J. R. D. Scott’s 6 for 49 (Gordon v. Redfern) on November 29 ; R. C. Coogan’s 15 for 134 on that date and December 6 (Central Cumberland v. Petersham) ; S. G. Moore’s 7 for 66 (North Sydney v. University) ; and H. Dupain’s 6 for 28 (Western Suburbs v. Sydney) on December 6. Scott and Dupain are fast bowlers. Cullen, who played v. Queensland a t Brisbane, has also considerable pace. Now that Cotter is fading away the state needs a speed merchant. Scott has several times done well in big matches, however. No bowler has ever taken all ten wickets in an innings in Sydney first-grade crick et; but Coogan is not the first to take nine. It is worth mention th at R. Strange bow’led throughout the innings a t the other end without getting a wicket. F. Buckle (99*, Glebe v. W averley, December 6) deserves a par to himself. It was a particularly good innings— a fact which emphasises the ill-luck of the wanting single. Herbert Horden was down with appendicitis when the last mail left Sydney. L. W. Pye, a t one time reckoned likely to become a second Victor Trumper, has come back to cricket after temporarily deserting it for the motor-car, and is captaining Central Cumber­ land, the Parramatta team, for which the W addys and* J. B. H. Cranney play. Raymond Bardsley (162) and S. Trumper (62) were con­ spicuous for Sydney G.S. v. St. Joseph’s College on November 29. The former is W . B .’s and the latter V .T . T .’s younger brother. Centuries in Melbourne c rick et:— Nov. 15.'—V . S. Ransford, 129, Melbourne v. E ast Mel­ bourne. Nov. 15.— C. B. Willis, 100*, University v. Essendon. n 20.— W . W . Armstrong, 158*, Melbourne ^.University. „ 22.— A. Dean, 100*, Richmond v. Northcote. ,, 29.— R. L . Park, 209, University v. Richmond. Dec. 3.— W . W . Armstrong, 154*, Melbourne v. Metro­ politan Juniors. Bowlers have had more success in Melbourne than in Sydney, on the whole. On November 8 T. S. Warne took 6 for 44 (Carlton v. Northcote), and L . E. McNaughton 6 for 57 (East Melbourne v. University) ; on November 15 R. Mitchell had 7 for 51 (Northcote v. Richmond), Glenwright 6 for 29 (Rich­ mond v. Northcote), and H. W . Hart 6 for 54 (N. Melbourne v. St. Kilda) ; on November 22 W . Cannon took 8 for 56 (Fitzroy v. S. Melbourne), and J. H. K yle 6 for 37 (S. Melbourne v . Fitzroy). Harry Trott could not play in South Melbourne’s earlier matches owing to an attack of gout. B u t he turned out against East Melbourne on November 29, and went on to bowl, after six others had tried their hands, at 208. W ith his first ball he clean bowled J. A. Seitz, the old Oxonian, and he finished up with an analysis of 3 for 3 off 15 balls. He had had no practice for some time beforehand. Peter McAlister continues to score well in game after game, but would not allow his name to be put forward for the State team. In his quarter of a century or so of cricket in Melbourne he has made over 16,000 runs ; and so fine a judge as Tom Horan considers him very nearly as good now as ever he was. Warne and Mitchell are veterans, too ; the latter first played for Victoria as far back as 1887-8. A year or two ago he had a severe illness, and it was thought his cricket days were over ; but he came back to the game, and that he can still take wickets his 7 for 51 v. Richmond attests. Warne has been suffering from rheumatism lately, one gathers ; but he is likely enough to play for Victoria again before the season ends. J. Ryder, who performed so brilliantly in his first season with the State team, had been somewhat unwell and scarcely at the top of his form in the earlier part of this campaign, but seemed to be running into form in November. R. L. 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