Cricket 1914

3«4 THE WORLD OF CRICKET. J u l y 25, 19x4. When touring Australia with his partner Shaw in 1886, the late Arthur Shrewsbury was twice bowled by C. T. B. Turner in one match for a pair of them. Turner had the ball mounted and inscribed with the particulars of this performance. During the next tour, a year later, Shrewsbury got a couple of hundred odd at Sydney against a side including Turner. After luncheon on the first day Shrewsbury called to Briggs : “ You might bring me a cup of tea about 4 o'clock, Johnny.” Next day as the great batsman was starting to thewicket to resume his innings, Briggs said : “ Shall you want anything before 4 o'clock. Arthur ? ” “ Thanks ; it looks like being warm, and a lemon squash would be welcome about 1.30.” Turner heard—as was intended— and doubtless felt chagrined. He must have felt still more uncomfortable when he received a ball mounted and inscribed with his name and a record of the fact that he had bowled against A. Shrewsbury for two days before he could get his wicket ! * * * * “ They often put me on to bowl when in a tight corner,” said the young cricketer. “ The captain did so to-day, and although I only had two overs I saved the match.” “ How did you manage that ? “ The batsmen were well set and fighting time for the runs wanted— about 40. They hit five sixes off me, and the ball had to be looked for every time. So we drew instead of losing ! ” +------ O verseas C r ic k e t C h a t . UN ITED STATES. N. F. Hart, who used to play for Trinidad, made 117 of a total of 170 for Staten Island ^. Richmond County on June 27. For the other side B. J. Kortlang (Bermuda, California, New York, Victoria, and Buenos Aires) scored 5 2 and E. G. Hull (formerly a Jamaican representative) 49. The total was 123 for 7. Kortlang’s last innings carried his total since last getting out to 374, made up of 20*, 116*, 52*, 134*. and 52. The biggest score was for New York Veterans against Benn's Mohair (R.I.) on July 4. Brooklyn (195 for 3., dec.— J. L. Pover 88*. O. Meyer 52, H. A. Meyer 37*) beat King’s County (58) easily in the Metro­ politan District League. Philadelphia met with their first defeat of the season in a Halifax Cup match on July 4. Germantown scored 183 (H. Z. Maxwell 34, W. P. O'Neill 27, and five others doubles), and Philadelphia 136 (P. N. Le Roy 36. J. P. Dornan 21). P. H. Clark took half-a-dozen wickets for the winners, and E. M. Cregar 5 for the losers. Both will be well remembered on this side. Merion made a big score v. Moorestown. Ruckman Lee (130) and John L. Evans (133) retired after putting up a record first- wicket partnership for Halifax Cup cricket (exact number not stated in the P h iladelp hia Record —we called it the Ledger a week or two ago— never mind !). J. H. Gordon, the old Oxonian, made 43 and Lothrop Lee 41, and the innings was declared at 370 for 6. Moorestown could only total 105 (A. C. Wood and Gordon Bottomley 29 each). E. H. L. Steinthal, the old Cliftonian, scored 70, N. Grell 56, A. W . Arrowsmith 53, and N. F. Hart 35 for Staten Island (279) v. Manor Field (278—G. Scott-Dalgleish 138. C. F. laylor 85) in the N.Y. and N.J.C.A. on July 4. On the score Staten Island won by a run ; but a question as to an unrecorded wide has cropped up, and it is possible that the game should have been recorded as a tie. Arrowsmith, Grell, and Hart are all West Indians. Brooklyn (205— J. L. Poyer 62, H. A. Meyer 43) beat Man­ hattan (41 and 124) in an innings in the same competition. Poyer and Meyer also hail from the West Indies. Benn’s Mohair scored 142 (J. Jagger 49) v. New York Veterans, who replied with 258 for 7— Kortlang 134* (already noted), H.W . Harper 37*. For the Veterans F. F. Kelly took 7 for 82 and made a catch, thus having a hand in the disposal of 8 of the 10 wickets. From San Francisco comes the cheering news that the game is booming there after a period of stagnation. Up to July 4, the Barbarians headed the league table, with 11 points of a possible 14,Golden Gate having suffered an unexpected defeat by 19 runs at the hands of San Mateo, and thus dropping to second place. On June 28 Barbarians put out Alameda for 10 in the first innings, and beat them with an innings to spare (127 to 10 and 46). E. H Pepper and E. Anstey were the bowlers who did the damage— analyses not recorded. England v. Australia duly came off on July 4, and according to the S .F . B u lletin the Australian kangaroo laid low the British lion. The scores were : England 74 and 74 for 5 ; Australia 174 (S. Guilford 39, E. A. Singer 35). Guilford took 5 for 37, Singer 4 for 14 in the match. An endeavour is being made to arrange a triangular tourna­ ment—San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego—either at San Francesco or Los Angelos. CANADA. A. Kerr scored 103* for Rosedale v. St. Barnabas at Toronto on June 27, and on the same day R. Maxwell compiled 100* for Mimico Asylum v. Eaton’s, and R. S. Clayton 105 for Van­ couver (B.C.) v. Burrard. A week earlier W. Murray ran up 103* for Wanderers B v. Weston at Winnipeg. W. Morton Massey, who captains the Quebec C.C. this season, filled the same office as far back as 1892. The John Ross Robertson Cup games are thus fixed : July 13 and 14, v. Regina ; July 30 and 31, v. Grace Church (Toronto); August 27 and 28, v. McGill (Montreal). Winnipeg Wanderers hold the cup, and it is stated that all games will have to be played in Winnipeg. But it seems unlikely that in the event of the W’anderers’ beating Regina and then going under to Grace Church, McGill and Grace Church (comparatively near neighbours as distances go in Canada) would both travel so far west to fight out the issue. The Prairie Provinces' Interprovincial Tournament will be held in Regina during the week ending August 8. Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba will compete. It is a pity British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec do not send teams. They are accusing W . B. Burns of throwing in Montreal. On Dominion Day his club (McGill) played, a scratch eleven. “ Local cricketers were there in force to analyse, under microscopic examination, Mr. Burns’s deliveries ” (says the M ontreal Star). “ One willow' artist lay flat as the ball whizzed over his prone anatomy. But one of Canada’s leading cricketers, who has played in more than one international contest, declared he would not under any circumstances stand up to Mr. Burns without appeal.” A correspondent of the Star questions the ability of the local umpires to judge such a matter. “ The statement that local umpires are arbiters of the game is so much rot,” he says. He is wrong. Competent or otherwise, they are the arbiters of the game. They are placed in a position of authority, and their authority must be respected—otherwise there is an end to decent cricket. News from Quebec does not often reach us ; but the score of a match between the Quebec C.C. and H.M.S. E ssex has lately come along. The ship’s X I were dismissed for 46, W. M. Massey taking 5 for 23. all bowled. Quebec scored 179—Osborne 45, MacIntyre 40 (two 2’s and 36 singles made up his score). Gray 38. — — f ----- St. L i ' k e ’ s (Woodside) declared at 92 for 2 (H. Shone 29, Rev. P. M. Bowman 24, E. R. Ball 21*), and put out Enmore Social for 26, S. Gx>k taking 7 for 13 and W. Carter 3 for 7. T h e Evening News records a remarkable bowling performance by two youngsters, twin brothers with a good cricket name—Attewell. Playing for Rutlish School, Merton v. Sutton County School they took the whole 20 wickets, J. C. Attewell lowering 14 for 27 (7 for 7 and the hat trick in the first innings) and A. H. Attewell 6 for 14. A r m a g h R o y a l S c h o o l (36 for 3) drew with Portora R .S . (84— C. M. Jackson 55*) on July 8. Against Portadown J. Exshaw (Armagh R.S.) again bowled very effectively, taking 5 for 10, and being well seconded by G. H. W. Cantley (4 for 10). Armagh won—53 to 22.