CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 114, 6 February 1908, Page 7

CRICKET.

MONEY SHORTAGE ON ENGLISH TOUB.' "DOUBLE SEASON" RULE. IMPERIAL' TRIANGULAR CONTESTS. BT IZI.IOUirn—I-RBS3 JISSOCUTION—COPYIIipHt. (Rec. Feb. G, 0.5 a.m.) ' Sydney, v February 5. The agreement under .which tho present English cHcket team is touring Australia secures ,'to the Marylebone , C.C. at least £10,000 of the gate-money. Tho Board of Cricket Cohtrbl' assumed responsibility, and in turn passed.it oiv,to the Associations'controlhng cricket- ill New :&outh Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. With v "tlie end of.;tho tour no#'in sight, it appears tolerably certain that the/Associations will have to . inkkb Up £1500 and £2500. S Up to the conclusion of the Tasnianian tour .the Englishiteam-had' received £5389., The two Test matches-and the mat-chdS against Now South Wales-and South Australia will havo to find tho balance, and it is likely that the total will fall far short of this amount. If tho Englishmen ' win • the fourth Test 1 match, - the shortage wili be about. £1500. If thoy .lose it, the fifth match will be !. 'ho " draw,'' and the loss will be near £2500. , . (Rce. Feb. 5, 11.22 p.m.V Uonsion. February 5. i Tlib Marylebone cornmit-teo has adopted the | new rule.cabled on January 29, and it will be enforced froni^yesterday.•'■■l.-.r-r, ■ Tho committeei resofved. to take steps ,to' prepare: a scheme of, triangulari cricket contests in -1909,. and ' referred the arrangements.] ■to a- cricket sub-committ-ee,« who ..will co- ,. operate with Australian and . South' African , representatives. .. When the .scheme', is- prepared the counties -will'be invited to express . opinions and make suggestions. : ' ' TEST TEAM-S GREGORY IN | (Roe. Feb. 6, 0.15 a.m.) i Melbourne, February 5. | .The ouly alteration,in tho Australian Tosta teim is that. S.- Gregory replaces Hartigau,, who is lunable to play. : ' I THE : ENGLISHMEN'S AVERAGES. 1 (By- "The Blade.") . | The, batting and bowling, averages ,for tile present tour: are appended.-. The figures includo .the two Tasmamun fixtures, details ot I : which did not reach . this Dominion .by cable. The bowling figures of Humes, Blvthe, and-Co. | in the recent match with Victoria do not tallv I , with-their opponents', totals, i This 1 defeot will be .remedied prior to the conclusion of the Fourth Tost match,, which- is set down for: 1 hearing, at Melbourne to-morrow. / J.-.Hard-staff, ;the 'Notts- pldyiSiy it < will' be /noticed, has now. run into, four figutes during the present trip. BATTING • :.»•"■ ■ -i" ■■■ Not " --. Aver- , Name. - ' Innings,'out.. >Runs., age.' J. Hardstaff, 19 2 • 1073 .Gill W. R. Ehodes ... 18 ', 7- , 629 - - : 57.18 J. B; Hobbs - .... 1,3. 1 C 59 54.91 A. O. Jones ... 8 .0' 358 .' 44.75 K. L. Hutchings 19... ;'io , . 781 41.10 G Gun n . 11 0 410 37 27 L. C., Braund '... 17 .. . 589 V' 3G.06 - F; L. Fane ... 18 -1 544 32 , J. N Claw ford ..18 0 51G 28 G8 A. Fielder; i.. .;'13.. 8 ' .103 .-. ai.B; S.-F. Barnes ... 14 3 , 212 - 10.27 .R. ,A. Young ... 10 .0 ;179 17.!): E. : G.. Hayes . .....12 .- 0 ■ IS7 . . 15.58 C Blithe 11 1 liO 12 J.':Humphries..V;i.i ~1U.|.;..'..0-: ,j. 78. ,7.09, i BOWLING . • •' Name.-> ife-.,'v Wickets..Runs.' Avge. Q. Gunn, .. 1, lb lb , J. Hardstatf ... i: ... . .... 1 . 19 * - 19 ■ 'C. -Blythb'; '''.''V.'i ''33 Gl>2''' :; ' : '30.06 S.-,F.„Bai(nes. , 43-. .: 910 21-10 A: Fielder 1 .' 40" -11-' 985 .' '24.02 JV N."Crawford . 44 /1109 • -25.20L... C. Braund 39 , 10M ■ ■ 1 25 23 W. R. . Rhodes : . ■ ... 1G - GOl ti.5G ■E. G. Haves.' .... ... 3 .129 43 > K L Hutchings .. 3 17G 58 CO Ji-,. B. v Hobbs , 0 • 2-1' • TARRANT'S POSITION. ...Tho - Vietorinn-born. .batsman and bowler Tarrant, who-nlaved: for -.Middlesex durilig the last English season, and who has been' playlllq for Victoria against other States and England, V was the; subject of -some special 'cricket legislation on January 29. On that dato a London ; cablegram stated:—Apropos of Tarrant having '. contemplated making use of the double season, playing for . Victoria and for. Middlesex' alternately,.the Counties (Advisory,-Committeß has' resolved, subject \to the confirmation of : the Marylebone C.C., to-alter rulo 1, "CoUntv Cricket,' as follows:—: • 1 " A , cricketer may not play for. more: than one county within ono Calendar year, the pen L ulty for infringement being, disqualification for_twp ycais., A i British colony, uependency, '''m ? 'shall-be regarded as a county." , cablegram, indicates that'the Maryle- ; boiio Cominittee _ has extended tho. required confirmation, gnuig the new rule immediate .force.-; Jf.Tarrant plays, again for Victoria lie' , must, apparently,; be disqualified. _ The triangular cricket , contests, between' Britain, Australia, i and South Africa, were suggested by..Mr...;Abe ;2ailey, >.the Rand mag- 1 nate. . °