CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 657, 6 November 1909, Page 12

CRICKET.

-':■->''' '-, P|||Jg'^rm;:>;is:Fsl()wly^ipdoVcloping,'. imbng-.■ locoi:' C'#^';Ci.iclceters.''vyTh6' , 'woather--that, most important f«S;': f, facto j'jn i l oricket—has - thus .'far i.beeii - kind •, to fejffiWellingtonJfc afid:-- the b'eon' ;other centres ■: ;bo;>bahdoned;'ohce 'or: twice'be' p^a; ? msßipf-.;6qald!ig;-rain;': ! :;PracticeVhas; been.Te- .'.; all grounds: is'fS.t.h's;^ )fs^:: ! ' : --^*?s*^^'^*^ 5 * :^''^lf", '*** n S"S'' :^*': "-'-entifiea''.' : to'J tally,;,of.: the .'trusty' jss^.^f*w:::are::stiU'- : ih:;oharge ; ' r bf/the,registers,' a properly ' bought ; .to ha W: ; r 'mlßKt-.;^ell^be'i;ttp^oiiitcd:'.to- : a.Vless : «PiftitW(i,{';kljd p a' lack ;b'f;in|B fJteTestyin;';its Mrs," nitefr: of.'- whomi. would !^p\yj6:.vconterhed -' no official Kre-':' ifefsCOra? of Atheirsdoingsi^a3 : :itl ; pt..-;'v'; MKf':f ; .Tho;,.'smaU-boy>touble':;if/ ; j#vf: iiuisance ; i'ri'.thc ■ scorers'': bbM;-':A decent-resoln-■jjsMtionvof !';the ;a'6s66intioir::rocoghiiiDdv:that :'it -Was |fcidfsirableU'hat;,the!;'rooni 'should', be:.reserved j^i'exclusivsyVfor'Vsc6rewf'dhd' ■ continue.;• to. be;i»u»> ' JiffiJ;v?4Thp :; Wolliiigtoh' Association granted : K,^vßermlssion ,; ;S;.td.;': chargb%for; : admission -.to: the: KlTjfei'Basin'.'.Eese'ryeJbii 'Januarysl,''3,"arid":4,' oh ;tho ■ ;''the;: : ,annHal. ■ representative. cricket fe:;;)vwWch,v-Panterbury;;.v;:;Weflirigton.'": -<'v "'■:'. P^Bjln.theJNo;.'l'.match;bt-the BasinV'Wellihgton' |¥«"i£ r S6'dth are;g'etHhg Vfiriufooting.-.rTho'runs on erfsily.'and.'with sufficient fe'Kwre'^noiS.hyr^briticaU:-;An&afteriAJqn /that'; , ''247-,vruns.';fbrv'ninb ;wickets :is- hot'-mis-; ■; fepwßurtbn?takes'£thj; place; • . p'ig'.^wrsi'..;i2,'"'had; : aXnumber;of 'bright;:' 'moments. ' l the;;ex-Christ- i ;'#', l W. Victoria,. : : made ?,\th"a pjS;:earllerip^; ! bf,rthcii(ihiiigß"'',:notßwbrthy . with P|h,iS"i'37; ; :^f^iy^' < ' pafe'^b.-howlers'cannot'be's'aid ;to.;hava;enjoyed fe.B:iVaa'y^o^t^ , •whb'.' ; we'lit''bn-latbj disposed y%*ojsßnrtdh£ ; the', other.{two . I^.TcrekHrtacobu'ntedifoi^two'.'wibkets,' andifttiasfc. fe;S',"biie'-;:fr'orii'lHalesi;prbvedr-..the-:cnd«;'of. ..Varo,, pi^ibt)M^w:as r ;iibtJin:.thb-least-'dahgertu :;.'';.'. between' p ;Snas|ij san[; > ' oasy, |s€Vic^)ty;.for:!'.the'.f l uniTersvty,'s.'.team . .'•'T;6o. : ffJzWiyoJi ' fe'i'caused ;:a v g'bo(l ; deal I of.: al in ;.the East .camp,' IK.-:ratamgiaown;idar^lo»;ll r^ Hfikily.^itD.';jthe'.Ußual''goßdTesiiltS-four-fo'r.flOv ■ ibnVto'.the'(Jollege; forcoliK-; He;."^ I id,i'as'oj^^:b4wler,:,:Can;T6{«.:t6';som6:,'ireditablo verages ''Whili? .--laayihjf.-ibji iDuriedin'-.wicketsi.- •:■ '• WhenlWelliriglbn!Central batted first'against tuttj Vithey,') notched.: a .total, ■ which was' not: a : he:;Dat£6f.Mpne: ; fman,' : iHickfion: i-'BntAthev'day, ras'i;bne : ipf :VBinall;< scores.■;-; 'With'; the? exceptibri f?H^ck6bh^no..:b'atsman:'o,f;;th'e': , city, ; may , eSsaidito'ihavbdfairly.;;^gained'-lawefc;.,;-'-: ; ''.fe'.: ; '':Hawthbrh ; o;v;was' s 'caught:i;bjS : Ste'plefi-;'h'bWM , tid fßbechey.c'genbrallyr.'tbi be, relied'oni.tO'.pretamped Staple's;'; for'; aV similar, ; total.-;.-In' : 'rißflb^withifafcobcasional of iCbllyer) . i Vihtb;;retribve --tha v Wtteyeß;Jhc',!^haa^'fai!e(l;'Vhad:;iibt: :,a: -lenient .oldsmahtjdroppediachanceywhen'.thb.batsman la'd'v'nbt:Sreach(^!l;dbuble':-fi^aires.':-,After: that traig%fr;and>sure,:from: ftodgers ? boat :fhe bat J T :%!^; o^m Pi' i hgiWXshouldSnbt/;ha;Tb i-een,;at.^aU;. ; difficuU.«for jgiitt;' whbl'were;:riot | y-if*y,Vslbaris';a^^bbr; i 'team,'•:hnt frotn-preserit' l P,P e Maptes^thero.?a>b*?sHllx ; two >.'wickbts ='tb flb*riiig:by.':ljairsl i-wlio hrew.iupi;one. : which.v;Wilsbn;;electod.;to stop tb^bb > s«W, his'.bat /puld.:have'dpn«;jnst:as.well, j;The'appeal for ! ;ffntt.-;woke.ts.'had , Vfalleh l isf Casta jw.asJnothing? so>'cspeciatly' excellentvin ; ;«ne;' pair; : '; The -only 'xplanation:;musi:bb:-''pariic.' r '';No .'doubt' if ia ; latemMir^ouldthaya-beenisent'in'igrioraht:. of 'fe'.jiWOißon?before;;i andOiliow^e'mighty !^T7^^^ BW^Bvs^6D b* : ; .cbriversatibh'.'inilocal «*t,hquth..,in;,tha:.6p ( ening:;matehW W a r ft v?harp ,r»verse/,only to: score E^--.^^'^''^^^ elr^s bcbnd,iinnings,vfLast: I mm ™rday,M,hpwpyer,?;i;hey; -came;but;.-of--their i'P'Snlfc? 1 ?4? t . e ? ea 'sv- :aft ?;^avbstheir boponcnts' MpS^^: a V a) "y^ SMa^«M«'ln'; the'field.;:;-.: /coin,- and \ ' BsJW'^ife^ 6 very:fair: wicket/' fef!W: V« .trip,■; (Jatev Brice, - . I 'started K-9l[;g<«aeSsfiU^..pa^neMMp^ : :betweeri'-; b la m 'P^^^ 7 »lbr^3me: : thb.: pair';seemedvtb fe«s.h Vve:.thevbpwhng;;cbllared.':''/A-'featurp of ,thbl?#Hff™W 9 m |;'HiMb» .off/a'ffull'tbssVwheelcd ; iip, by-Moore.. | i -Itv")ift:atroke:broi)ghtV7o:on;toHheHoUßraph'.ari pyapp W*tt-and-.'Senior-f.wore',,-each•,playing''mu'ch'. |'#«»i* :*aigb.t:,al:Jblades \ bpwlcrß.' ■« •:: v e pSjl'^a ll ' ''tn'si,: ; lpngest?:.lanej:.must-..have, ; a "turning fmfmtW •W*j sfa ss.v Bennett, :.apparbntly ', tired/' -™ V?^^^ 1 "-*? ■•" t°'' .his; cMik V3i%-.'i?bwMmer;: not'favoured &'■#raHortnne/ ;Ho':lastsd fctthbut':eighfe'rainutes; m lrJTa!^v)? : i«" i? -.one;-.---A- ; pdpnttle'-latarvSetibrs 'turn: W4 !nlliantjcatoh,iwhich? to: sput;tbgethbrc'«;- ! p#Mt ,4iSO .;p.mvv;Petbnb:iwerefi:ail:;:but;'fbr.il34;., te|!;ani;' ; ;shprtly, ; afterwards;.,.Williams;and, 'W.atera PSJlshptever,;bnly:stayed:'tei\'.rpiriiites; being beaten, v-M \\W Wb ; fT.brA.SoriiorswWch:sbnt;down'.his'wicket; :was;^still;'twb^ j.?|K|!; sdiher^trbu^ fe:;aWllliams.VWa«;r,shimped:i'b'y'iCate-'.iittnd.-,' tnea ! K;vvlßlfti)klopk : ;'partnered ;S.i:jT{icksbn.' ; K:}'q6t,aij(c(l on:ajWn'^but'PflffeH?;wturn'bdvth'tf,ball ; te;cqvery;::smartly'iand'>thb ; :l)atsmari/;rptircd : -te 2.: fll'hrsotfo'ri f &A yv :-:■ tedl'. Alter .ibattinr{for; ; :an jfS'o f !fU^?'bl»^M;NoHh:?haying ; S.(?;;-.i!«!ic , |55;',,..-Tn'9 ;Bame,is':ln': aii linteresting-.stage,' , -^'" i .'.-.H , * , l| ■>.toi^day ? 9 [■ ;pl Ay;;vkhbul(tl : .ho''' Wprth'/-tr Atohlngr' ■'season w^'icbrid^last^Sntiirdayiv'ths'iiAiiekland'."3 ; ,whp'scored',l(lfi, vJas.tlis 'i-fewroi'bf opened;his -aecbunt-. with: ;i;:i:..l;*!>tlHljay;flelrlmiAh; 'aitdi.'eonn'ted : : two'.;.;-.ji , rom. R4j.' tliatHtime ;mosb;'o<. hiii'irnns tr^-'sittt he.l'coptrived'. ■JiKTiiHMat'th'o thre* , .meh':in:th«'-slips withwiinder'-" ':>.;:ijlllyjMrbit:pi of;ais(bther:strbkcSj v«'i;jlwe|;to;'tn6'.'offi''bnliany.thihgf.'clßai'' , rbfHhß-ile)i(' FKslirimp;'Was.;alwaysJ-wbrthiruns Ab- hini ! .on: the ;l : ;;i-; ! 'blian| , es,;in;:thb:*whble''of -his;innlnjs.":; ; When : £% r|dni|in>ei:rupte;d ? play,:at shortly,)after.'B.i'pi'ui. ftff.lifs Ss«breV,was'.-,j79, .':'arid-;'.'the va'djourhment, •in--J'/.ijsfead of .putting'lhinl off; refreshed.him.greatly, fcs-'Bb^H^teeemed; : ,.ah{l ; lt h6 ; coraploted''his century prf"*v<'ryTsllickly.,»---'After .that';.he.hitSevorything and,:wns :iJS>::«a i ßiW!carigllt::byl'Hbbsbn^f^clding^bep;'at , bi:!!; ofi;:diSfU Vinnings-;:waS;-flbt'ra'-:vigorous',';sensb-and teffcrigMkS":i'!/:ir-- ? - s iv :^ ; ?'-;'awi^frtti©'"sbasorir:is' ; ypuh(i, :\the:;:rjattinj> te- ; ;hbaottfs;:fbr:-thb"fJlebe I(Sydhby),-;appef)r.:iikely of :conrfie, : l^rleny^hlif;otit of [cbnsideratioii;Warreri.':Bnrdßley, |';s.ywh I b'tt.ay:cbme:'alon'g,'.withVa fbw'centune«!i''At Kf7;*'pWttfl(i7'C;V'M'Carthy''ihaa : kf;:V:»iih::a , t&.;V-: tv;rbpre3entative,':t :'nn;;:.Auiitralia'n KV : :'writerlis':p^ K'-viThs tesistfl'rit'.manner.iii; which .btt-Kidbiplay |; ? -<HnW;:i)*fn::bult!va,ted:;w,ithin':the::'uoßt;,te |s. f i : iii)#£tu< : wrie.'',dw W : --Thb!bfedrive;'. made'jW.ith '■'; a?;f rb.e.swirig;of/the f&'/'Brins^ftia-M^ W& tivb/;a! J[b-etty.ft;;:lt ; f:ls',riillculousi. ; fof i-iJ'Tnian'-.c tpable.:. of: '.driving,".iuiy wher'a'...a : ,...sti'aight ■ f?..:':'-'half«yb to.VguWfe :it';tff;!ei;.," It-^ot' e ( &;;o:: ■vWib.tti i.!';Tr jfii'iper,'„ itift'the" i'cbiirsiijbf : : a Jteccnt !i::;'lrta^il:;feis 'reported ft -5-A;' Iredilc;: who 'Is "a" iniiililier :a{.,th<»! Board'b( !-r-- !, C<M\Vfbt^; i te'^a v 'l , K: : ::elTet:fcpbt^'Kf«t.;Wilster(iall&h.i ! j,'': : ;':,'.. A'ilitfrttte! Ati the - ihbjusion bfc'Laver.-iii'.-thii.'bijflii; £:v?iiij{'>iiiV ch \h m Ingham.'::' -tor fclj 1.;:--•''.• J,-*vVK-'tfas lint'incfhdeif iit't!ie;elbvent'vVvliethc'i \y!;. 'IE message}?/]

.'cahhot'say. ::;Wheri,„later, he was included in v the tcaiby ami met-'with success,.some: of tho t the,hope that Ire-, s dais would send another cable .message."' ".-'; I •;'.'. J.-.Nit-.Crawfoid; '.well .known in connection t : 'with Surrey-.and .English cricket, 1 who. has ac-. \\ ceptodivthe' position which was offered him on t the teaching staff of St. Peter's College, Ado- t laide,'. should. ba:a great acquisition to South s Australian .'-cricket., Crawford vis, a' first-class s all-round player,, who has: done some:good v work.for .Surr'ey, his batting''.average in 1909 i being 40.40 and his bowling average .20.72. He J visiited Australia 'with -the last .English team,- t .finishing ; the:tour;,witha batting .average of. c 26.4S and a ; bowling average of '23.30/ . c The Knotty Ash (England) Cricket Club pos- 1 sessbs-a wondorfulone-legged wicket-keeper in 1 Mr. J.'.Lunt;;, When quite young he had:tho t misfortune''tb ; lose, his leftieg: just below the . hip,- out -liis/;interest : in the came of .cricket c was- so keen -that, oven that did' not deter him } from; pursuing- the game-he loved so well, j Besting his crutch.under his arm in a diago- 1 ■'nailposition, he stands with hands together in '.c the most; approved' fashion, arid can', take the t ball in a famlo and finished manner and with 1 equal ease; on either tho "off": or "leg" side. } His; agility is.nothing short of amazing against .c fastlbowlersV''',:' 1 ;;' .-r '/;-•''.','« 'v''' \ ■ '■'.. Of i present-day: county captains, Lord-Hawko t naturally, conies' foremost (writes Sir Homo ' Gordon, in.tho "AVindsor"). Not only,is he t the. captain of .the, champion county, but he f has done :.mor0; for cricket than ' ■mari'of any:-generation; ; To all intents and > purposes ho", is : the .uncrowned: king of the 1 .game, and i tho very, individuals .who most j cavil at' tho supremacy he' exerts are'.'.the • foremost to acknowledge him when they con- 1 front him.;' Lord Hawkb's great influenco is ' bnb;of. morality and of enthusiasm. He always ' doe's, what he believes to: be "right, and; what « will best : serve ,-the ..highest: interests'-. of .sport, . ;tt is the knowledge' that hb~ selfish and no ] potty: motive' Can ever affect this typical Bng-. lishmaii that' gives him his enormous influ- ' bace .bvor'tho .world of.,- cricket;' ■ Everywhere' ■■' Hawke's men : have; 6hown what English- < riieil should;he;« It used;to be declared.that,he ' •'ahroys wbht;l round'. at, eleven' o'clock, to see that 'all-.hib side-were -in- bed, and as ho ? iwauted to wip: matches ho. does riot 'deny..the ' soft iimpeachment.,: Ho himself, an honoured .- 1 Ivßtefan, is a Ifine.. sample, of ;mens:saua in ' corpbre sario,' for jmodcration;-has kept him J vigorons, : and hiskiiidly sympathy makes him ] the confidential: friend of, iails yoiing -.'enough' /to-bo' his:sons;;V :' ; ' ;;:-;'•• -'' : , ,''''-, •'. ■! .'■Writing in thb "Windsor"'of "Brothers in .' the '.Cricket:- Field;";' a '.prominent'. Englishman: i saysil'ln..ona-sense; byery: eleven is a;b'rother-. ' hood - so'; longl'as'; the' : members, .of it' are:., in '< the:field;'for-iinlcss' they- havo:a truly frater- •' they aro unlikely, to; win' I the' match':;;in:which they: orb;' playing. : Brit ! in' a. more..'literal, sense, skill in cricket uh- 1 dbubtedly,.runs in'fairiilies; It is easy to sb'b. 1 why 'this: is I so,; ; If ■an :'eldor brother -is at all .' goodftt the; game,: he mokes his small kins- 1 mon;field,:and ibowl: to 'him; also ho coaches' *, them'frotriihis' standard of superiority, Con-' ,i 'fiequeritly.'.'the memberSjOf a large family who i have;.begun,.by,playing cricket keenly,'-genor- i ally.' iniprh'vb ':as.:thO 'generation /develops. '.I .1 remember .no instance of; four or' five brothers i good;at:tho'game'in- which' the eldest;is the 1 best.; .Of.'thkLytteltonSy'.the.;youngest—tne : .'ex- '■. ,C'olonial;.,Secretary—was ;pre-eminent: among I many -*eminent,;■':-; Of the Graces; ' "W.Gi" was '' .the: fourth son j ,of I the' Steels, ."A.G.'Vknowri ; as .;'Nab"r-has played; more'brilliantly, than : j the;rest;-;Sb ! 'among professionals, Alec Bearrie 1 pr,oycd,:.;tie:;;mofit notable: bf. : the brethren, 1 '.thqugh-'.jti is les3 Ssual for'a whole family of. ] professioials; to, be noteworthy, because the 1 older. Ones;' generally drift .'at a comparatively, i :early.-.-. ago' 'ttrohl line' local ..'village ' green, so' i their; 'skill Us traditiorial «with; rather than 1 demonstrated to,- the youngor brothers.. .-."'" ',