SPORTING AND SPORTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13983, 16 August 1907, Page 3

SPORTING AND SPORTS.

CRICKET. Br Lonq Sup.

Mr J. Moore, an ex-Otago representative cricketer, and a member of the Carisbrook Club, left Dunedin on Tuesday to try his fortune in South America.

Harry Siedeberg, the Carisbrook cricketer, lias recovered from his recent illness, and. has resumed his duties. W. - Sparrow, a promising young orieketer, late of' the CaTisbrook Club, who has been for some time in Inveroargill, whero he showed good torn with the bat, has returned to Dunedin, and will bo available for his club nes season.

Mr F. Liggins, an ex-Otago orickctor, who is now manager of the Standard Insurance Company in Invercargill, has joined the Invercargill Club. When tho mail left England tho third week in June, J. T. Tyldesley, the dashing Lancastrian, was at tho head of tho first-class batting average with 41.16, having batted 19 times, once not out, for 741 runs, The South African, R. 0. Schwarz, was first in bowling—7.s7—having taken 47 wickets at an expenso of . 356 runs. The committee of tho Marylebone C.C. have decided to rcoommond to_ tho English counties that it is not advisable that wioketa should bo protected against tho weather within 24 hours preceding a match. Tho resolution as to tho power to demand a new ball is to bo slightly varied, and tho right exercised alter 200 runs have been scored from tho old ball. F. S. Jackson, in a press interview at Leeds, denied the rumour lately current in England that ho was retiring from first-class orickct. It was, ho said, a terriblo disappointment to himself that lie would bo unable to captain tho English team in Australia in 1907-8. Ho feared his decision in that connection was irrevocable.

An English daily Bays L. C. Braund is trying very hard to secure his inclusion in tho English team which will leave for Australia in September, When tlio mail left, not only was Braund bowling exceptionally well, but his batting was quite as good as ever it was. Ho made 103 not out against 'Worcester on a pitch that was nano too good, owing to unsettled weather, and against Arnold, Cuffo, and Burrows, three bowlere who have done remarkably well in the present English cricket season.— [Braund has been invited to accompany the M.C.C. team to Australia.—Long Slip.] A. 0. Jones has accepted the captaincy of tho M.C.C. team for Australia. Janes (Bedford, Cambridge, and Notts) is one oi the very best amateur batsmen in England. He i 6 S> ye&TS of ago, has captained Notts for some years, and played in several test ma-tches. He is a batsman oi the dashing order, as he can hit quiokly and fearlessly. Ho has been successful against tho Australians on several occasions in England, but when taken by to Australia in 1901-2 ho failed inexplicably, making only 90 runs in the tests, and 229 in the eleven-a-sido matches. However, ho was magnificent in the slips, where he is one of the best fieldsmen in tho world. Since then he has shown his old form at Home. A. Marshall, tiio Australian encketcr, compiled 51 ainl 82 for SuTrey in a reoent match, and F. TajTMit, another Australian, scored 117 for M.C.C. and Ground against Oxford. Soutji Africa's defeat of Kent was extraordinary, inasmuch as in the first innings Kent scored 273 and South Africa 95. Being 178 runs behind, South Africa was compelled bv' tlie county to follow-on. The first five wiokets fell for 51, but the total readied 281. G. A. Faulkner and J. H. Sinclair eaoh making 60. and S. J. | Snooke 97. Then 'Schwaiz (four for 19), ! "White (four for 36), and Vogler (two for 2$ Settled tka ccwntv; gut; for, jWI jn tie

6econd innings, thus winning by two runs. At one time Kent required only 25 runs, with six wickets in hand. Hutehings, who had to bat practically with only ono hand, went in la6t. when 14- wero required, but when two short of the number ho was caught at mid-on. Edward Pooley, the famous old English wicket-keeper, died in England last month, aged 69, after illness and ill days extending over a considerable period. Pooley be. longed to Surrey, and in his prime was a remarkable wicket-keeper. He came to Australia with Lillywhite's team iu 1876. In Australia ho showed great ability as wicket-keeper. His side, however, was dp. prived of his great services in tho historic contest in which England and Australia first, met. for "tho ashes." Yorkshire defeated Warwickshire at Sheffield. In the first innings Schofield Haigh took 6ix for 27, and in tho second innings seven for 13, or 13 for 40 in tho match. Bowlers are performing with prodigious success in English crickct this year. Mr R. E. Foster, who captaincd England in tbe first "test", against South Africa, is the third of tho famous brotherhood that have been so prominently identified with Worcestershire cricket, and is not yet 30 years of ago. After leaving Malvern ho gained h : s Bluo at Oxford as a freshman, and figured in the 'Varsity matches of 1897, 1898, 1899. and 1900, speedily establ:shing the highest reputation as a batsiran. In his last year, when captain, ho had Ihe satisfaction of beating tho highest individual score in the University match by compiling 171, though this in turn was topped 'our years later when Mr J. F. Marsh obtained 172 for Cambridge. Selected as one of tho M.C.C. team to visit Australia under Mr P. F. Warner in 1903-4 ho played a great innings of 287 in tho first, test match at Sydney—an innings which is the highest individual effort in such a game cither in England or Australia. Since his return lie has been able to devote but litt-lo time to the game, though his reappearance indicated the probability that ho was prepared to resume his place in representative cricket. Mr Foster has aJso represented his Alma Mater at Association 'football, golf, and racquets. During tho present English 6eason there have been two remarkable instances of hcavj and consistent scoring by^tho members of a side. Tho • first was furnished by tho South Africans in the second innings of their match with Middlesex, at Lord's: they mado 404 for nine wickets, tho highest scoro being only 68. Tho second instance occurred as a result of Yorkshire's trip to Leicester, when tho visitors mado 515, all eleven reaching double figures, and the 'owost fcore being 22 by Buntor

Tho outstanding features of tho first "test" match wcro tho batting of Jessop, Shorwell, and' Braund and the, bowling of Vogler and Arnold. Of the innings played by tho two first-named one could not speaJc too highly, whilst Braund's 104- was of littlo less value, if any. It is prohably unique for two such innings to be eoon in tho course of a single match. Following aro tho detailed scores:— England: 0. B. Fry (Sussex), b Vogler, 33; Hayward (Surrey), at Sherwell, b Vogler, 21; Tyldeslcy, (Lancashire), b Vogler, 52; B, E. Foster (Worcestershire), sfc Sherwell, b Vogler, 8; Braund (Somerset), o Kotze, b Faulkner, 1(H; Hirst (Yorkshire), b Voftler, 7; G. L. Jessop (Gloucestershire), c Faulkner, b Voglor, 93; J. N. Crawford (Surrey), o Sherwell, b Schwarz, 22 j Arnold (Worcestershire), b Schwarz, 4; Lilley (Warwickshire), o Nourse, b Vogler, 48; jißlytbo (Kent), not out, 4; extras, 32;— total, 428. South Africans—First innings: W. A. Shaldcrs (Transvaal), c Lilley, b Arnold, 2; P. W. Sherwell (Transvaal),-run out. 6; M. Ha thorn (Transvaal), e Foster, b Hirst, 6; A. D. Nourse (Natal), b Blytho, 62; G. A. Faulkner (Transvaal), c Jessop, b Braund. 44; S. J. Snooke (West Province), lbw, b Blythc, 5; G. C. White (Transvaal), b Arnold, 0; J. H. Sinclair (Transvaal), b Arnold, 0; R. 0. Sohwarz (Transvaal), not out, 0; K. A. Voglor (Transvaal), c Lilley, b Arnold, 3; J. J. Kotec (Western Province), b Arnold, 0; extras, 12;— total, 140. Second innings: W. A. Shalders, b Hirst, 0; P. W. Sherwell, b Blytho, 115; M. Hathorn, c Fry, b Blythe, 30; A. D. Nourse, not out, 12; extras, 17;— total for three wiokets, 185.