Cricket 1914

i8 o THE WORLD OF CRICKET. M a y 23. 1914. S o m e r s e t B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . F ir s t I n n in g s : — Bridges, 22-0-82-3 ; White, 34-11-75-5 ; Robson, 28-1-124-2 ; Rippon, 10-3-18-0. Rippon, one wide. S e c o n d T n n in g s •— White. 13-3-42-1 ; Bridges, 16-0-73-3 ; Robson, 20-2-80-2 ; Rippon, 7-0-30-1 ; Braund, 8-0-30-0. S o m e r s e t . First Innings. Second Innings. A. D. E. Rippon, not out .. .. 87 c Huish, b Blythe .. 22 Hardy (F. P.), b Fielder .. .. 2 c Fielder, b Fairservice 1 Hyman, c Seymour, b Fielder .. 4 lbw, b Blvthe . . .. 24 Braund, c Woolley, b Fielder.. n c Huish, b Fielder .. 43 E.S. M. Povntz, c Hubble, b Blythe 21 b Blythe .. .. 6 J. C. W. MacBryan, c Seymour, b Blythe .. .. .. .. 5 b Fielder .. .. 27 Robson, b Fielder .. .. .. 7 not out . . .. 26 P. P. Hope, c Huish, b Fielder ..o c Hardinge, b Woolley 5 J. C. White, b Fielder .. .. o b Woolley .. .. 5 A. E. Newton, c Seymour, b Fielder 27 c Seymour, b Woolley o Bridges, b Fairservice .. .. 20 c Hatfeild, b Woolley o B 6, nb 4 .. .. .. 10 B8, Ib2,nb6 .. 16 Total .. .. 194 Total .. 175 K e n t B ow - l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . F ir s t I n n in g s : — Fielder, 27-8-85-7 ; Blythe, 23-10-46-2 ; Woolley, 15-9-18-0; Fairservice, 121-4-35-1; Fielder, 4 11.b. S e c o n d I n n in g s :— Fielder, 20-3-77-2 ; Fairservice, 8-2-17-1 ; Blythe, 14-3-33-3 ; Woolley, 19*3-7-32-4. Umpires :— Roberts and Street. C r ic k e t in S o u t h A f r ic a . GRIQUALAND WEST v. TRANSVAAL. This, the only match of an interprovincial type played in South Africa during the season just ended, took place at Kimberley on Easter Saturday and Monday, April n and 13. Neither side was quite at full strength, the visitors lacking Zulch, Tancred, and Le Roux, among others, while N. V. and L. E. Tapscott did not play for the home side. There was no big scoring, only two men passing 50 ; but the run of the game was so even and the issue hung in suspense so long that there was plenty of interest. Cooper, highest scorer in each innings for the Transvaal, gave no chance in making his 75, and hit a six and 8 fours. Rigal’s 83 included a six and 9 fours. Whitehead (the same man who has played for Western Province on many occasions) and Bam bowled with great success for their respec­ tive sides. Griqualand West looked to have a soft thing on when their opponents had succumbed for 86 and they were left only 97 to get for victory ; but 7 wickets were down for 36, and, though Eland and Rhodes added 32 for the eighth, Transvaal pulled through by 8 runs. T ransvaal . First Innings. Second Innings. A. E. Cook, hit w, b Whitehead 16 b Whitehead 0 J. V. Morkel, b Wm. Dickens 4 c Wr. Dickens, b Whitehead 4 E. C. Moses, b Whitehead 11 c Raaff, b Whitehead 4 D. J. Meintjes, b W’hitehead 18 lbw, b Whitehead 1 A. H. C. Cooper, c Eland, b White­ head 75 c Sendin, b Tapscott 37 W. T. Gardner, run out 0 c Wr. Dickens, b W'hitehead 10 J. B. Perring, lbw, b Rhodes 0 c Raaff, b Tapscott .. 10 L. Bam, e Wr. Dickens, b Wm. Dickens 34 c & b Ling 7 C. D. Dixon, hit w, b Whitehead .. 5 not out 0 J. H. Tandy, not out 14 c Rigal, b Wm. Dickens 0 A. W. Redick, c Ling, b Tapscott . . 5 b Wm. Dickens 7 Extras 13 Extras 6 Total 195 Total 86 G riqualand W est . First Innings. Second Innings. P. A. Eland, b Redick 4 b Moses 3 i I.. G. Tapscott, c Morkel, b Redick 1 c Cook, b Bam 5 P. Rigal, c Bam, b Moses 83 c Moses, b Bam 1 W. V. Ling, c Tandy, b Bam 1 c Tandy, b Bam 0 E. RaafT, run out 28 b Bam 2 Walter Dickens, b Bam 1 b Bam 0 J. Powell, c Bam, b Tandy 18 b Redick 12 1 . Sendin, c Morkel, b Moses 19 b Redick 1 C. Rhodes, not out 15 c Moses, b Dixon 13 J. Whitehead, c Tandy, b Moses 3 not out 8 Wm. Dickens, lbw, b Tandy 0 b Tandy 5 Extras 12 Extras 10 Total 185 Total 88 G r iq u a l a n d W e s t B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . Whitehead, 20-3-83-5 and 11—2-39-5 ; William Dickens, 10-1-38-2 and 8-0-27-2 ; Ling, 1-0-7-0 and 3-2-4-1 ; Tapscott, 1-0-2-j® and 5-1-2-10-2 ; first innings only— Rhodes, 5-0-29-1 ; Raaff, 5-1-21-0. T r a n s v a a l B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . Bam, 12-1-28-2 and 12-4-16-5 : Redick, 9-1-43-2 and 11-4-36-2; Dixon, 5-1-36-0 and 5-1-10-1 ; Tandy, 8-5-1-27-2 and 3-1-5-1 ; Moses, 4-1-14-3 and 3-0-11-1 ; first innings only— Gardner, 4-1-10-0; Meintjes, 4—0-15-0. ------------ + ------------ C r ic k e t C o n tro l in S o u th A fr ic a . A c o n f e r e n c e was held at Bloemfontein during Easter, at which a proposal to alter the constitution of the South African Cricket Association, forming it into a Board of Control, was made. Long and animated discussion as to this and other matters— including the fees to be paid to South African professionals in test matches, and the allow­ ances to be made to amateurs, the expenses to be allowed visiting teams, the number of tickets to be allowed test match representatives for each match, the annual sub­ scription to the Association (or Board), and the regulation of drinks in the dressing-rooms and on the field— took place, the delegates present being Messrs. John Reid and G. J. Miller (O.F.S.), W. Sewell and Morris Green (Western Province), P. J. Taylor and T. Crockett (Natal), Bennett and Varley (Griqualand West), and H. J. Filmer and S. C. Brown (Transvaal). There has long been smouldering dissatisfaction against the S.A.C.A. in most centres. The old cause of complaint was that it represented the Transvaal rather than South Africa, and was too favourably disposed to Rand players. Of late, alleged reckless expenditure has been the chief bone of contention. A curious fact is that the initiative towards a changed state of affairs has come from the Transvaal itself. On the subject of drinks on the field, there would appear to have been some slight friction between the two captains in the test matches, John Douglas and Herbert Taylor. Doubtless the disagreement was exaggerated, as most of the “ incidents ” of the tour have been. As to amateurs’ expenses, it is said that one prominent player who does not rank as a professional asked £20 to appear in a match, was refused it, then offered it, but did not play after all, the change of front coming too late. This is the sort of thing which has helped to render people dissatisfied with the S.A.C.A., no doubt. However, to give it a new label will scarcely amend matters. Someone raises a doubt as to whether a Board of Control m ay not come to mean a two-or-three-man government. No doubt it will— if the two or three are allowed to make it so. Bu t there is no other reason why it should. Presumably every centre will be represented on it, as every state now is on the Australian Board of Control, and every province on the New Zealand Cricket Council. Meanwhile doubts are being expressed as to whether the Australian Board are sufficiently masters in their own house to carry out the Australian tour in South A frica in 1914-5. It does not appear that these doubts are justified. One or two players may stand out of the team through oppo­ sition to the Board, one or two more because they don’t think £200 and expenses good enough; but Australia’s choice is not limited to a dozen men or so. It would seem to be a mistake, however, to send only thirteen men, unless the manager is also a first-class player. Even so, would his duties allow him to do himself justice ? Travelling arrangements in South A frica need a good deal of looking after. Mr. Sydney Smith, jun., had written the S.A.C.A . sug­ gesting that the team should make the voyage out on the Themistocles, leaving Sydney on November 2 and arriving at Cape Town on November 28. It is evident that the Australian side have their arrangements well forward, and if any hitch occurs it is likely to be at the South African end.