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Otago Witness, Issue 2371, 10 August 1899, Page 40

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NOTES BY SLIP. The following are the batting averages of the Australian team in the English matches up to Saturday last : —

It will be noticed as a curious coincidence that Noble and Trumper have scored exactly the same number of runs —one run more than Darling—and that they (have exactly the ;arae average. This week's matches should, If the weather is fine, carry Gregory, Worral, *nd Hill, and possibly Trumble, into four figures for their Aggregate, and there should pc a rather interesting race between "Worrall, - juid Hill for the distinction. Jones and How"ell may each secure their hundredth wicket this week. The former has now 89 and the latter 90 to his credit, .Crumble topping the list with 114 scalps. A new record individual score has been established. It belongs to a school boy at Dlifton College, England—A. E. G. Collins by name—who, playing in a house match, Continued on various afternoons, carried his bat through an innings of 833 for a score of £28 runs. The previous best score was A. E. Stoddart's 485 for the Hampstead Club against the Stoics in August, 1886. In the second match of the Tonbridge "Week the Kent Eleven were opposed by Somersetihire, whom they defeated by 41 runs- Scores: Kent, 325 "(B. D Bannon 67, Alec Hearne 67, Hnish not out 44, J. R. Mason 41) and 203 (C. J Burnup 89. H. E. Stewart 34); Somerset, 341 (S M J Woods 111, C. A. Bernard 79, Robson 69, H. T. Stanley 48) »nu I*6 (C. A. Bernard 63, S. M. J. Woods S7). Bernard luul not pieviously played for his couniy. As will be .-ecu, lie made a very succes=fvl tMjL-t. Major Pooro, playing i% HtaaDsbirQ

against Somersetshire at Portsmouth, added his name to the select list of those who have made two centuries in a match. Hampshire opened with 399 (Major Poore 104, C. Heseltine 77, Colonel Spens 7*, Barton 58), to which Somerset replied with 317 (Captain Hedley 92, Robson 52, W. Tresk 41, J. L. Daniell 35). Hants closed their second innings with six .rickets down for 269 (Major Poore not out 119, Colonel Spens 71, C. Robson 33), and Somerset scored 135 for four wickets (Captain Hedley not out 75). Lancashire defeated Derbyshire at Old Trafford by eight wickets. Scores : Derbyshire 262 (Walter Sugg 65, T. A. Higson 46. Bagshaw 45i L. G. Wright 33)' and 158 (L. G. Wright 63, Bagshaw 31) ; Lancashire, 351 (Cuttell 120, Ward 72, Frank Sugg 39, Jiallows 37) and 71 for two wickets (Paul not out 30) The match at Birmingham between Gloucestershire and Warwickshire was drawn. The visitors opened with the large score of 443 (C. L. Townsend not out 167, W. Troup 83, Wrathall 68, Pepall 45) and then disposed of Warwickshire for 153 (Diver 45, T. S. Fishwick 40). Following on, the latter closed their second innings on the fall of the ninth wicket at 484, W. Quaife compiling 144, A. C. S. Glover 108, Diver 58, and T. S. Fishwick 33. Gloucestershire then made 79 for three wjekets. . .f Surrey defeated Oxford University on June 14 by. five wickets. The Dark Blues made 292 (F. H B. Champain 95, R. H. de-Monl-morency 41, L. P. Collins 39, A. Eccles 36) and 235 (A. Eccles A 7, F. P. Knox not out 37, E. C. Lee 36, L. P. Collins 31) to the i county's 415 (H. . D. G. Leveson-Gower 155, H. B. 1 Richardson 72, K. J. Key not out 59, j Hayes 58) and 113 for five wickets (Hayward not out 36). '< \ The match at Brighton between Notts and Sussex ended in a draw. In their first in- j nings Notts made 180 (Shrewsbury 52, Gunn 37) and Sussex scored 347 (K. S. Ranjitsinhji 178, C. B. Fry 46, Killick 43, Tate not out'] 31). Notts closed their second innings with six wickets down for 377 (Gunn 150, Shrewsbury 136, Guttridge not out 36, J. A. Dixon 30), and Sussex made 103 for one wicket (C. j B. Fry 53, G. Brann not out 41). ! As we were advised by cable, R. W. Nieholls i and Roche, the ex- Victorian, established a new record for a tenth wicket partnership in the match between Middlesex and Kent on June 12 by adding 230 runs. What made their feat the more remarkable was that the first nine wickets on their side only produced 55, the Middlesex score being 285. Nicholls made 154 and Roche 74 (not out), and no other score in the innings exceeded 14. Kent i scored 194 (Alec Hearne 53, J. R. Mason 50). Middlesex got 191 in the second innings (P. F. Warner 63, Trott 53), and then disposed of Kent for 164 (Hearne 32), thus winning by 118 runs. Cambridge University defeated an exceedingly weak team of the M.C.C. and Ground by five wickets on <June 13. Scores: M.C.C. 155 (J. Stanning 56, King 34) and 108 (King 31); Cambridge 154 (J. H. Stogdon 48, R. N. Blaker not out 35) and 110 for five wickets (R. N. Blaker not out 39). "If the Australians," observes a London writer, "have a better all-round man in their team than Albert Trott, I should like some one to name him." It may be (says Cricket) that the question of the eligibility of K. S. Ranjitsinhji to play for England and of Albert Trott to play for Australia will not be asked this year. There has never been any definite rule as to j qualification, but in a general way a man has played for the country in which he learned his cricket. Percy M'Donnell and Midwinter were born in England, but they learned their cricket in Australia, and played as Australians. On the other hand, S. M. J. Woods was born in Australia, but learned his cricket in England, nobody would question his right to play for Australia if his services were required. Albert Trott learned his cricket in Australia, and was born there. Ranjitsinhji learned his in England, though he was born in India. Would anyone have questioned the claim of W. Yardley. the famous batsman of times gone by, to play for England? Yet he was born in Bombay. The following paragraph with regard to the Cambridge University match is from the Dublin Freeman's Journal : "The Australians gained a brilliant victory over the ' Light Blues ' on Saturday by 10 wiclcets. The 'Varsity in the second venture failed altogether. Jones bowled at a terrific rate, and injured most of them."

3s o s •a§ 156 *300 160 1 128 ;i34 I 124 ICO 115 79 8H 55 4<i ♦49 4 Hi K. A- Noble ...V ... /. Truroper ... ««. 3. Hill r. Worrall F. Darling , 3 E Gregory » 3. Trumhle ?. A. Iredale F. Layer f. J. Kelly E. Jones 3. K. M'Leod W. Howell b. E. Johns 37 33 2'i 28 41 38 37 24 27 27 25 2o" 29 6 - 6 2 1 5 (j 6 6 1 S 3 3 '5 7 2 1286^ 1286, 579 B08! 1285 0561 861 638 526 551 447 '293 252 23 4l< 41 ■'. 39-i 39-' 37-5 29 -i 27'! 27 •( 23-1 22! 20-: 13! 10 i 5-:

* Signifies not out.