General.

NZ Truth, Issue 80, 29 December 1906, Page 3

General.

Mr A. E. Stoddart, who was married m October, spent the forenoon m a four-some at golf, having as a partner the clergyman who subseauently tied the bridal knot. The Middlesex cricketer's opponents were his best man and the organist of the church. A. J. J. Hopkins, who has apparently come right back to his best hatting form as evidenced by his big scores against Queensland (return . -and' South < Australia, notched 171 against the Bananalanders m two and a half hours, a feat which must be classed as one of the fastest compilations m Australian representative cricket.

The most successful batsman m Sydney this season is A. B. S. White, whose efforts are represented by 75, 50, 15, 79, 90, ISI, and-77, total 5G7, average 91. These do not embrace any match not under the auspices of the Association. When a player with these performances to recommend him cannot get into the N.S.W team, the natural assumption is that said team is one of cham-

pions. Financially speaking the return match Queensland v. N.S.W in Sydney was about the biggest failure ever known m. an inter-State fixture m the metropolis. A storm on the Saturday afternoon, the only day on which a decent crowd was expected, is put down as the cause for the lack of •Mibs."

As far as is known m this part of the world G. J. Bonnor's biggest throw of ai cricket ball was 1 24 yds 6in. At the Sydney Agricultural Ground m 1900 Vie Trumper threw a ball 124 yds lOin. When the Australian team was about to visit England m 1882, a wager of £100 was laid that Bonnor would not throw the ball 115 yds or more at his first attempt and on the first day he landed on English shores. Old Caleb Peacock, of Adelaide; was the stakeholder. With a s£oz ball the .giant threw a distance of 119 yards 7in and won the wager. A quartermaster who hap""ned to have a record m the army, for he had thrown 107 yds, was one of the surprised lookers-on. He beg.ged the ball as a souvenir and his request was acceded to. Mr Chag. Beale m his reminiscences m a Sydney paper states that ."Bon" was the cynosure of all eyes at Plymouth Barracks after that throw. r

The Yorkshire Cricket Club's bal-ance-sheet shows a credit -of £13.6-89, of which £2174 represents the profit made on last season. Dent-on is to he given the match against Lancashire next season for his benefit. The committee propose -establishing a fund- from which they can give grants to such baneficiaries as, through had weather, do not realise so much as could be wished by ■'.'he committee. Mr W Swanston, of Auckland, has presented suitably inscribed, bats to E V. Sale and L. G. Henuis m recognition **of their fine performances against the Englishmen.