Cricket 1914

M a y g» 1 9 1 4 . THE WORLD OF CRICKET. 123 COMP. BATSMAN. CTY. OR CTIES. FROM-TO INNS. RUNS. AVER. Haigh (S.) .. Yorks. 1895— 1913 607 11,448 18-92 Pearson (F.) .. .. Wore. 1901— 1913 444 11,348 25*55 G. Brann .. Sussex 1883— 1904 425 H ,037 25-96 Wrathall (H.) . . .. Glos. i . 1894— 1907 489 11,023 22'54 Relf (R. R.) .. .. Sussex i . 1905— 1913 400 10,929 27-32 Woolley (F. E.) .. Kent 1906— 1913 322 10,851 33-69 Chatterton (W.) Sir T. C. O’Brien . . Derby 1882— 1902 467 10,838 23*20 .. Mdx. i884— 1905 398 10,805 27-14 Peel (R.) .» Yorks. 1882— 1899 558 10,794 19-34 Hall (L.) i. Yorks. 1878— 1892 460 10,714 23-29 Charlesworth (C.) .. Warwick.. 1898— 1913 454 10,637 23-42 Llewellyn (G. C. B.) .. Hants and 1899— 1910 382 10,511 27-51 S. Afr. E. W. Dillon . . ... Kent 1900— 1913 358 10,421 29*10 Lockwood (W. H.) .. Notts & Sy. 1886— 1904 464 10,413 22-44 Holland (F. C.) .. Surrey 1894— 1908 400 10,384 25-96 Dr. E. M. Grace .. Glos. 1862— 1896 547 10,379 18*97 Howell (A.) .. Hants 1902— 1913 429 10,291 23-98 J. Shuter .. Surrey 1877— 1893 479 10,289 21*48 Robson (E.) .. Som’t. 1896— 1913 547 10,261 i 8*75 Daft (R.) .. Notts. 1858— 1891 398 10,146 25-49 Barlow (R. G.) .. Lancs. 1871— 1891 504 10,113 20*06 The Essex C .C .C .’s D in n e r to M r . J . W . H. T. D oug las . B o w l e r s w h o h a v e - T a k e n 1000 W ic k e t s , b o w l e r . Heame (J. T.) Dr' W. G. Grace Hirst (G. H.) .. Rhodes (W.) .. Blythe (C.) Shaw (A.) Briggs (J.) Richardson (T.) Haigh (S.) -Mead (W.) Attewell (W.) .. Southerton (J.) Mold (A.) Peel (R.) Wass (T.) Lohmann (G. A.) Relf (A. E.) .. Dennett (G. E.) Trott (A. E.) .. Emmett (T.) ... Watson (A.) I-ockwood (W. H.) Lees (W. S.) Tate (F. W.) . . Martin (F.) Thompson (G. T.) Morley (F.) . Santall (S.) Tarrant (F. A.) Lillywhite (Jas.) Heame (A.) Fielder (A .) Cox (G. R.) Flowers (W.) Buckenham (C. P.) Peate (E.) Wainwright (E.) Smith (W. C.) Gunn (J.) Arnold (E. G.) Hallam (A. W.) Dean (H.) CTY. OR CTIES. FROM-TO W ICKETS. AVER. Mdx. 1888— 19 13 2954 17-33 Glos. 18 64— 1906 2813 17-97 Yorks. 18 92— 19 13 2602 l8 * l7 Yorks. 1898— 19 13 2469 16*86 Kent 18 99 — 19 13 2 14 1 16*76 Notts. & Sx. 18 64— 18 97 2073 11*29 Lancs. 18 79 — 1900 2063 15-46 Sy. & Smt. .. 18 92 — 1905 1982 17-95 Yorks. 18 95— 19 13 1940 15-99 Essex ^ .. 18 92 — 19 13 19 16 18-99 Notts. 1 8 8 1— 1899 1833 15-44 Sy. Sx. & Hts. 18 58 — 1879 1678 *14*11 Lancs. 1889— 1901 16 73 15-54 Yorks. 18 82— 1899 1597 15-79 Notts. 18 97— 19 13 1596 20*18 Surrey 1884— 1896 1590 13*81 Sussex 1900— 19 13 1577 21*07 Glos. 19 0 3— 19 13 1558 19-33 Mdx. 18 96— 19 11 1531 21*22 Yorks. 18 66— 1888 1513 13*12 Lancs. 18 73— 1892 13 6 1 13*35 Notts. & Sy. 18 86— 1904 1357 17*97 Surrey 1896— 19 11 1357 21*48 Sussex 1888— 1905 13 3 1 21*93 Kent 1886— 1900 1315 17-05 N’th’nts. 1898— 19 13 1254 18*89 . Notts. 18 72 — 1882 1242 13-19 . Warwick 18 94— 19 13 1200 24*11 , Mdx. 1903— 19 13 1197 17*60 . Sussex 18 62— 1882 1 19 1 15-13 . Kent 1884— 1909 1 16 1 19*82 , Kent 1900— 19 13 1136 20*68 . Sussex 18 95— 19 13 1 1 1 4 23*37 . Notts. 18 7 7 — 1896 1095 15-50 Essex 18 99 — 19 13 1087 25-57 . Yorks. 18 79 — 1890 1043 13-35 . Yorks. 1888— 1903 10 4 1 18*04 . Surrey . 1900— 19 13 1030 17*28 . Notts. 18 97— 19 13 1029 24*49 . Wore. 18 99— 1913 1023 23-32 . La. & Notts. 18 95— 19 10 1012 19*02 . Lancs. 1906— 19 13 1006 17*62 Scorers of 1000 Runs or more in a Season First-class Cricket in Australia. Batsman. ■ W. Armstrong } ■T. Trumper W. Bardsley' C. Hill K. S. Ranjitsinhji A. D. Nourse M. A. Noble G. A. Faulkner Rhodes (W.) A. C. MacLaren Hordstaff (I.) C. Hill .. Season. Inns. N.O. R. A. H.S. 19 0 7-8 16 2 1033 73-78 231 1 9 1 0 -1 20 2 1246 69*22 214* 1 9 1 0 -1 19 1 1233 68*50 191* 18 9 7-8 19 1 119 6 66*44 200 18 9 7-8 22 3 i i 57 60*89 189 1 9 10 -1 29 5 1454 60*58 2 0 1’ 19 0 7-8 19 1 10 7 1 5950 176 19 1 0 -1 27 1 1534 5 9 0 0 204 1 9 1 1 -2 24 4 1098 54 9 ° 179 18 97-8 20 1 10 3 7 54-57 142 19 0 7-8 28 2 1360 25-30 133 19 0 1-2 20 O 1035 51-75 107 Tw o years ago John Douglas returned in triumph front an Australian tour, in the course of which the responsibilities of captaincy had been thrust upon him through the illness of Pelham Warner. A few weeks ago he had atiother triumphal return, this time from South A frica ; and it is something of a coincidence th a t he only became leader of the M.C.C. Team when his county comrade, F. L. Fane, found himself obliged to send back word after accepting' the M .C.C.’s invitation. Then the Essex C.C.C. entertained him to a dinner in the Albemarle Room of the G .E .R . Hotel, Liverpool Street. The same room was the scene of the dinner of Tuesday week, from which the Editor of the W o r ld o f C r ic k e t was regretfully absent, through circumstances beyond his control. Among those present were Messrs. C. E. Green (chairman), H. D. Swan, J. Shuter, M. C. Bird, H. D. G. Leveson- Gower, O. R. Borradaile, C. R. Higgins, C. D . M clver, H. A. Groom, J. Armour, H. D. Hughes-Onslow, C. Wreford- Brown, J. H. Douglas, R. D. Clark, G. M. Louden, H. V . L. Stanton, S. H. Pardon, and E . R. Ward, the Mayor of Southend (Aid. J. Francis), and Capt. W . M. Turner. The Chairman paid a tribute to the guest of the evening in a telling speech, and Mr. Douglas made an excellent reply, in the course of which he gave an outspoken explana­ tion of the Bloemfontein incident which has caused so much newspaper trouble. The toast of " Cricket ” was given by the old Surrey skipper, John Shuter, who referred to the days when it was no joke to face F. A. Bishop and C. J. Kortright on the L eyton ground. He approves of the Saturday start. Mr. H . D. Swan proposed “ The Visitors,” and the Mayor of Southend “ The Press.” About eighty were present, and the gathering was a hearty and enthusiastic one. C r ic k e t w a s Once S ta te s ’ G am e ! N a t io n a l T he following clipping from the Victoria (B.C.) Daily Times will amuse those who know something of the early history of the game in North America. Those who do not are hereby warned that it must not be taken as literal fact. There certainly never was a time when the game had anything like the hold th at it is here represented to have had. A correspondent has the following inquiry : “ Was cricket ever extensively played in the States ?” “ I n t e r e s t e d .” In answer it would be as well to quote a sentence from a New York sporting writer who blossomed in and around the year 1855. In that year he wrote : ** Cricket may now be said to be the national game of America as well as of England. In America the introduction has been quite recent, but it is now the favourite outdoor game, both of town and country. It lasts from spring to autumn, though chiefly played in the latter.” Professional cricket in America supplied the precedent and incentive to professional baseball, and had its beginnings just three-quarters of a century ago when picked cricket clubs of New York and Brooklyn played a match in the latter city for $400 a side. This was the first cricket match for money ever pulled off in the States, but within twenty years there were professional players in most of the large cities of the republic as well as in Canada. Many English cricket clubs toured Canada in those days, and these matches always attracted huge crowds. One of the most noteworthy % cricket feats on record was performed in Rochester in 1859 in a game between George Parr’s English eleven and twenty-two of the United States and Canada when J. Wisden, an English bowler, secured six wickets in six consecutive balls. Many of the stars in the early days of professional baseball had been cricketers. Harry, Sam and George Wright were all cricket cracks. Harry, who organised the Cincinnati Red Sox as the first professional baseball club, had previously played with the managed “ pro ” teams, and in that game had learned the value of team work when applied to baseball. The Wrights continued to play cricket as well as base­ ball, and when the Boston and Philadelphia Athletic Clubs visited Engla.id they played the English game as well as baseball.