Cricket 1914

34 THE WORLD OF CRICKET. F e b r u a r y , 1914. On January 10, when the second competition began, Herbert Taylor was dismissed for a duck b y a straight ball from Karl Siedle. Nourse made a century, he and L. R. Tuckett being both not out, with 100 and 80 respectively for Greyville v. Casuals. They put on 180 together that day. Next Saturday T uckett was out for 87, but the big man took his score to 130, and was still undefeated when the closure was applied. This is Nourse’s thirteenth century in League cricket for G reyville. He made his first in 1902-3, and his highest (171 v. Queen’s Park) in 1906-7, when he was at the very top of his form. The strike caused the Wanderers to turn out with only seven men against Zingari, B. E. Burne and the three brothers Easter- brook all being on militia duty, while G. H. W hyte was also away, owing to a sunstroke. They won, in spite of this handicap, io r ik e noble seven made 128, got out six of their rivals for 100, aad*m 1iie following Saturday, when some of the former absentees were .available, finished off the innings for 107. R. Burne, the 7 fingari skipper, did the hat trick, in the Wan­ derers’ second innings, all three wickets clean bowled. K. O. Siedle (Escombes v. Queen’s Park) took 8 for 64. In Queen's Park’s second innings 122 were wanted for victory in an hour. Herbert Taylor hit up 93 in 50 minutes, and then was caught on the boundary. The winning hit was made just on the stroke of time. Good going ! A t Maritzburg Dudley Pearse has made three consecutive centuries in League cricket, 106* v. Zingari and 103 v. Maritzburg on successive Saturdays being his last two. Another century- maker in City cricket on January 17 was J. D. Worthington, who played through the Zingari innings (declared at 230 for 8) v. Royals for 104. His elder brother, T . H. Worthington (who made 158* in the grevious game between the sides) helped him to add 83. V . Caldecott hit up 136* in a twelve-a-side game between Bloemfontein and Kimberley on January 2. Bloemfontein replied with 367 for 5 to the Kimberley total of 226. Keith Hill (67) was Caldecott's chief helper An attempt was made to arrange a Country v. C ity match at Bloemfontein for Boxing D ay ; but only seven players could be got in from the outlying districts, so the’ team had to be made up by local men. C ity scored 295 for 8, Keith Hill, Sennett, and Steytler all getting between 60 and 70 ; the Country plus City side made 251, V. Sparkes (Harrismith) playing a very good and quite chanceless innings of 99. In Cape Town matches on January 3 and 10 Claremont (158 and 122) beat Alma (124 and 135) by 21 runs after a very close game. R. Sweet (57 in Claremont's first) and A. Tregidga (59* in Alma's first) made the only scores of over 40. For the winners F. Smith (10 for 111) and j . Carstens (9 for 128) bowled unchanged through both innings. Cape Town beat Green Point in the first innings by 13 runs. R. R. Luvt's 48 for the winners was the top score, and Blancken- berg's 6 for 40 (also for Cape Town) the chief bowling feat. Western Province played The Visitors, among whom were included N. V. Tapscott and P. McKenzie, of Kimberley, and H. D. Keigwin, the old Cantab. They only made 130 ; the club replied with 255 for 8, P. T. Lewis hitting brilliantly.for 88. R. A. H. Hands was not out 155 for Western Province (303 for 5) v. Claremont at the close of play on January 17. He and P. T. Lewis had added 99 for the third wicket, and he and A. Kennedy put on 108 unparted after the fall of the fifth. H. Lovegrove (83) and R. Beattie (39) added 98 for the fourth wicket of Green Point v. Alma. FOR SALE. —C ric k e t, Volumes 1 to 30 (1882-1911), regulation binding, good as new ; price £12 12s.— Apply, T. G. Q. B., n , Dean Road, Cricklewood, N.W. TH E ARGEN TINE . On December 28 W. C. Millward scored 114* for B .A .G .S . (285 for 6, declared) v. Quilmes (194), and WT. E. Scorey took 7 for 59 for the winning side. Buenos Aires (275 for 9— E. D . Ayling 62) and Belgrano (131 for 8) drew. Herbert Dorning's 58 for Belgrano averted defeat. F. A. Magrane scored 127 in a Second Division game, for Belgrano v. Buenos Aires. Bowlers had rather the best of matters a week later. B .A .G .S. (113), playing one short, went under to Hurlingham (181— H. Powell-Jones 47), for whom P. A. Foy, the old Bedfordian, took 6 for 35. C. Day bowled finely for the losers, having at one time an analysis of 7 for 27, and finishing up with 9 for 65. Rosario came down to the capital, and were beaten by Quilmes, for whom C. V. H. Beynon took 6 for 38. P. C. Bury, with 6 for 34 and 53 (retired) in the follow-on, did good work for the losers. There was a curious game in the Second Division. C. A. Videls (52) and G. A. Williams (60) had made a longish stand for Estudiantes v. Quiflmes ; bu<t after they were parted the remaining six batsmen failed to score a single run. C. P. Darrington took 7 for 40. Lomas (215— R. O. Sheward 72) and B.A.G.S. (208— H. T . Mawson 57, W. E. Scorey 53) had a very close go on January 11. C. Day (7 for 95) was again on the spot for the railway team, while J. H. Lawrie for Lomas had 6 for 77. In a friendly Belgrano- (255 for 4) beat Buenos Aires (214), thanks to the fine all-round cricket of Doming— 137* and 5 for 33. In the Second Division E. Deandreis made 104* for Western Railway v. Buenos Aires. Closely contested matches seem quite the rule Buenos Aires way this season. On January 18 Belgrano (179) beat Hurling­ ham (160) by 19 runs Doming (45 and 5 for 47) was again to the fore for Belgrano. H. E. Powell-Jones took 6 for 49 for the losers. San Isidro notched their first win, beating Quilmes b y 11 runs— 156 to 145. H. E. Hetley scored 61 for Quilmes, but was so slow at one period that he only made a single while A. S. Johnston was putting together 39. Afterwards he hit out in fine style. He bowled well too, taking 7 for 39. and doing the hat trick. R. S. Malbran (47) and J. Goodfellow (5 for 53) played big parts in San Isidro’s win. Curiously enough, San Isidro II beat Quilmes II by 11 runs also— 89 to 78. G. E . Griffin (60) and C. G. Bulman (59) put up 100 for the first wicket for Belgrano in a Second Division match. E. R. Gifford (Hurling­ ham v. Estudiantes) had the fine analysis of 8 for 23 in another game in that division. REV IEW . B u s s e y ’s C r i c k e t e r s ’ D ia r y a n d C om p an ion (price 3d. and 6d., postage £d.) contains within small space a great deal of information. It slips readily into the waistcoat pocket, yet in it will be found the first-class results, averages, fixtures for the coming season, etc., and much more of value for reference. And what, for purposes of reference, can be better than a booklet which one can carry about without being aware of its presence except when it is wanted ? To be had of sports outfitters, or of the publishers, Messrs. G. G. Bussey & C o., Peckham. S.E. Australian Team for America. Austin Diamond is organising the team which is expected to tour the States and Canada this coming season. According to the West Australian (Jan. 17) he says that the consent of the Board of Control will be asked before the team leaves Australia. “ This ” (continues that paper’s Sydney correspondent) “ creates an interesting situation, because Mr. McElhone, ex-chairman of the Board of Control, stated 011 Thursday that the consent of the Board would be refused, and Gordon Campbell, the wicket-keeper in Mavne’s team which recently visited America, states. ‘ It can be definitely accepted that the team now being organised will go to America.’ ” Campbell does not propose to make the trip again. Diamond, interviewed, strongly resented the idea that he and those associated with him had any desire to flout the Board of Control, and said that at present players had only been approached more or less tentativ ely, and that the proper time for asking the sanction of the Board would be later. (It is doubtful, how­ ever, whether the Board will agree with this view.) The tour, Diamond says, will be so organised that it cannot interfere with representative cricket in Australia, and any player needed for the South African tour will be back in time for it. He fails to see how the Board can object to cricketers leaving Australia during the winter.