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Otago Witness, 5 December 1900, Page 49

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NOTES BY SLIP.

The Auckland Cricket Association has decided -upon the following dates for its representative team's southern tour: — Otago, December 29 and 31 (and possibly also December 28} ; Canterbury, January 3, 4, and 5 ; Wellington, January 7, 8, and 9 ; and Hawke's Bay, January 12 and 14-. The team leaves Auckland on Dacember 22.

' A match between the Kelso and Crookston clubs was won easily by the former by an innings and 73 run?. Kelso made 109 (Malcolm not out 53. Campbell 21, Naylor 18) and Crookston scored 13 and 23. In Crookslon's firot innings Malcolm captured seven wickets for 8 runs." Dunnet was almost as successful in the second innings, securing six for 9. second match of the season between the Tapanui and Waikoikoi clubs was Avon by the latter by 56 runs on the first innings. Tapanui scored 79 (John Murney 23, Sommerville 16, Eskdale 11) and 4-9 for two wick* ets (Sommerville 31, John Murney 12), and Waikoikoi' s single innings realised 133 (James Murney not out 55, C. Reid 44).

In last week's matches at Invercargill a match was commenced between the Invercargill and Star elevens. The latter batted first, and made 131 (Turner 44, M'Kay 28, Slrang 23. Gilson 11), while the I.C.C. have scored 45 for three wickets (Howden not out 28, Purdue 10). The Appleby Eleven put together 237 (Kane 81, Grindley 54, Stead 32, Purdue not out 28, M'Guire 14) against the Star Thirteen.

The North Otago Association's match, Oamaru-A \. Tureka, was won by the former by 9 runs on the first innings. Oamaru closed their innings with seven wickets down for 93 (Borton not-Qut.32,H«wat 26, Creagh 15, Forsyth 11). and then got rid of the Tureka eleven for 84. It was a close shave, more especially as three of the Tureka team scored 75 between them -(Mills making 33. nob out, Gibb 32, a-ud Shine 10). Six of the team, however, failed to score.

The following were the results of the play in senior matches in Melbourne on the' 17th ult. : — Melbourne v. St. Kilda : Melbourne, first innings, five wickets for 334 (Mailer 71, Graham 78, Armstrong 109) ; St. Kilda, first innings, 233' (C. G. Wilson 75, H. Hxigbe*

40). East Melbourne v. University. East Melbourne, first innings, six wickets for 403 (ni-Alister 127, Xaver 103, J. Horan not out 59).; University^ first innings, 117. Hawksburn v. -Carlton: Hawksburn, first innings, We wickets for 214 (Rush 48, Lockett not out $3} ; Carlton, first innings, five wickets for- 220 (J Pullar not out 91, ft. Hetherington 35). •Jfitzroy v. South Melbourne: Fitzroy, first Knnings, 291 (M. Ellis 97, G. Beecham 53) ; second innings, four wickets for 91; South Melbourne, first innings, 107 ; second innings, jfive wickets for 55. North Melbourne t. Richmond : North Melbourne, first innings, •158; second innings, six wickets for ISQ (D. Noonan 63); Richmond, first innings, b7; Second innings, 111. The Adelaide senior cricketers had wet tickets on the 17th ult. West Adelaide scored '•198 against East Torrens (G. Giften 50, W. G iff en 38). East Torrens replied with 104 for ;ono wicket (Lyons 59 not out, Stuart 15 not 'out). North Adelaide, 16a (Jones 54, Reedman 44) ; and West Tofrens have lost seven ior 92. JoneTs bowling captured six wickets lor 29. East Adelaide ' scored' 199 against ■«turt (Leak c< 9/'notTout}. 'Shirt lost three pickets for 14. One of the points which must arise under the "half-time" rule inaugurated in club cricket at Melbourne this season came up on November 17 at Richmond, and it took the ,t\vo captains and the umpires 5 together with "thp assistance of supporters of either side 5 some considerable time to decide the question. 'Ihe tacts are that North Melbourne batted first on the opening day and lost nine wickets. Richmond were disposed of just on time, so that in the ordinary course ot events North iVielbourne would have had to complete their 'innings on Saturday. However, their last man was late, and North had to bat a man '■short, and the innings closed where it left off on the first day. . Then the quesxion arose as to what should be done next, jind it was 20 minutes before it was decided, and even then to my mind (writes " Old Boy '' in the Argus) the wrong side batted. North Melbourne batted first in the first innings, and should have batted first in the second in ixings, but the umpires decided differently, and Richmond took the wickets. Mr'Creswell, secretary of the South Australian Cricket Association, has received the following letter from Mr F. E. Lacey, secretary of the Marylebone Cricket Ckib: — "It ■lias been proposed to alter the existing lav/ of lbw by substituting for law 24 words to ihave- the following effect : 'A batsman who intercepts with any part of his person except ,the hand which is in front of his wicket, between wicket and wicket, a ball which would ihk his wicket, shall be out lbw.' As the committee of the M.C.C. are anxious to obtain ihe views of cricketers on this subject, would you be kind enough to furnish me with your own opinion, and with that of any members "of your eleven on whose judgment you would '4eel disposed to rely." On the subject oi amateurs and profess ionals, a writer- in the Athletic News says Ithat Lord Hawke, the Yorkshire captain, does 'oio fc believe in class distinction, and really prefers to dress in the same room as tbe rest of (this team, which, for the mpst part, is coinLposed of professionals. To this sort of thing hs .Lord Hawke's well-deserved popularity chiefly 'due. On one occasion an opposing cap- | j%am, who was known to have received far more than any professional, objected to dress<mg in the same room as his openly-paid 'players. " But," said Lord Hawke, "we aljways'dress together here" (it was at Sheffield). ,-"Well; I will npt dress with my professionals," retorted the opposing captain, and .the result was that the professionals of both teams were placed in one room, whilst the amateurs were put in another. There is absolutely no necessity for the distinction which )at present prevails, and the sooner the counties adopt the "Australian method the better. f ' The death of J. J. Ferris, one of the finest tfl Australian cricketers a decade ago, is announced at Durban, Natal. He will first be remembered as a New South Wales player, Ihen as a member of two Australian Elevens '11888 and 1890), and thirdly, as one of the Gloucester shire County team, sometimes, in Ihe absence of W. G. Grace, acting as captain. home, he lastly played in a firstclass match when he was one of the New South fWales team v. South Australia, and scored 51. As a bowling combination he shared with C!. T. B. Turner the honour of being considered by many authorities the be3t that had 'appeared on any cricket ground in the world iboth as regards extremes of style and results. 'His first intercolonial match was in 1886, when ihe secured six wickets in the first innings, and " !aour in the second, and in his second big en,'gagement he performed still better, taking 'mine wickets at an average cost of five rune. "He and Turner bowled wonderfully well /«gainst Shaw's team in 1886-87, and that .largely helped to secure for him a place in the 0.838 Australian team. Because of his success [he 'was named by "Wisden" as one of the six great bowlers of the year, the others being ..Turner, Briggs, Lohmann, Peel, and S. M. 'j. "Woods. In that tour Ferris secured 220 ('/wickets, a number that has been exceeded on (one occasion only — by Turner (315) in the same campaign. In 1890 "his" number of wicfkets equalled Turner's— 2ls. The latter's 'average cost on each occasion was a trifle betl.ter than his comrades. He subsequently rejinained in England, and qualified to play for ■Gloucestershire, which county he represented ■ for about four years. During that term he •Was on© of an English team that visited the fcape, but the hard work he had to do there ms supposed to have taken all the sting out of _ihim as a bowler. He would bowl until he dropped, and for that reason he earned the sobriquet of " Plucky little Jack" Ferris. Un[tloubtedly he was the best left-hander that (^Australia has produced, and that he could at ttimes play an innings of considerable merit is shown by the fact that he carried his bat i-thiymgh the innings for 62 not out when playing for Gentlemen of England v. The Players an 1892. In the same match he accounted for Vix wickets for 71, and three for 49. His performances for Australia are too extensive to recapitulate. His unassuming disposition won tor him friends wherever he visited. About |\LB months ago he left Australia for the Cape, Uind joined one of - the Cape mounted - regiVnents. \'< Something has happened to the seasons m iDunedin. For the lattei half of the past footflball season — in the months of August and ißeptember— the weather was better than in »he months of October and November. And Jpn Saturday last December was ushered in Usrilh a stormy day of midwinter cold, in ftvhich cricket was played under the most \mnieasonable conditions. h Broad was unfortunate, after carrying his (bat through the Carisbrook innings against Jthe Albion Olub, in failing to reach the century. He shaped streakily at the commenceVment of the innings, on the previous SaturWlay, but played himself into form before 'Stumps were drawn, and last Saturday he batJtied well and forced the pace well. UnfortuAiately for him, although Harkness kept his picket up well, there was not sufficient bathing strength at the opposite wicket to enable «im to reach three figures. It was especially » P% $4$ so Weak » flayer as Baker should-

accidentally have been in the Carisbrook Eleven in this match. Broad scored 37 out of 51 runs scored on Saturday by his side. If the laws of the game as adopted by the Maryblebone Club, are supposed to be adhered to in their entirety in the club competitions in Dunedin, the Opoho Club should certainly not have followed their innings against the Grange Club last Saturday. They were 88 runs behind on the first inniiigs, and a yeai ago under the rule that then required a team to follow-on that was 80 runs behind on the first innings in a two-days' match, it would have been quite proper for"them to have been sent in again. But the M.C.O. adopted a now rule in the month of May last. It reads as f ollows : — " The side that leads by 150 runs in a three-day match, 100 rims in a two-day match, or 75 runs in a one-day match, shall have the option of calling on the other side to follow its innings." A very enjoyable and interesting match was played on the Asylum ground on Friday afternoon between teams representing Messrs Scoullar and Chieholm's and the D.I.C. furniture employees. The D.I.C, winning the toss, elected to bat, and were all disposed of for 35 runs, Johnston (13) and Bryant (12 not out) being the only two batsmen to reach double figures. Messrs Scoullar and Chisholm's team, on going to the wickets, knocked up the respectable score of 120 for seven wickets, when rain interfered with the game, and stumps were drawn. R. Wardrop batted nicely for 44 (not out), and was ably assisted by O'Connor (23), Morrison (20), and Hesford (13). W. Pellet and J. Latimer bowled well for the winners, and F. Stevens and Johnston were the most successful bowlers for the losers.

Some exceptionally tall scoring was done in a cricket match, Wellington v. Dement, at Hobart on November 17. The latter were disposed of for 294 in their first innings, but when 'Wellington went to the wickets their opponents mini have had plenty of leatherhunting, as at the conclusion of the game the batting team had knocked up 671 for the loss of eight wickets, which is probably a record in the annals of Tasmanian cricket. The partnership of G. H. Gatehouse (247) ami O. Douglas (200, not out) wa3 particularly good, and yielded 370 runs, thus creating a Tasmanian record for the loss of one wicket. Two chanced were debited against Gatehouse, and only one against Douglas.

A Wellington telegram atates that the senior cricket match Midland v. Wellington was conclude/1 on Monday, the 26th inst., Midland winning by nine wickets and 2 runs.

There was fine weather at Christchurch last Saturday. In the contest United v. Sydenham and Addington, United made 187 (Sims 60, Wigley 37). Sydenham, with 227 runs to win, made 86 for eight wickets (T. "W. Reese 44). Frankish took six wickets for 28 runs. In the Midland v. Lancaster Park match, Midland made 119 (Pearce not out 40, Barry 28), leaving the Park 70 to get to win. "This they wiped off with seven wickets to spare (H. C Ridley not out 27). The annual cricket match between teams > from Messrs Bing, Harris,, and Co.'s and Messrs Sargood, Son, and Ewen's was played at the Caledonian ground last Friday afteri>oon, resulting in a victory for Sargood's by 92 runs. Scores: — Sargood, Son, and Ewen, 143 (Cramond 66, M'Lean: 24, Gow 15); Bing, Harris, and Co., 51 (Cummings 17, Mooney 15).

In Saturday's senior cricket matches afc Wellington the match Phoenix v. Wellington was begun. Phoenix scored ,145 in the first innings, and Wellington 104 without the loss of a. wicket (Weybourne , 58, Richardson 40)._ In the match Old Boys v. Midland, the former mad* only 62 in the first innings, and Midlanders 169. In the Junior Cup match Midland v. Old Boys, Bourke and Weybourne (for Midland) established a local record, putting on 222 for the third wicket. The afternoon's score was 488 for eight wickets. The second round of senior matches began at Auckland on Saturday on fast wickets. For Auckland against North Shore MacCormick, last year's junior, scored 152 (not out) and R. Neill 100, Auckland's total being 443 for four wickets— a local record. Parnell scored 262 against Ponsonby, and the United 149 against Gordon^' 95 for seven wickets.