CRICKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 2454, 27 March 1901, Page 49

CRICKET.

KOTES BY SLIP.

The Victorian Cricket Association, being in a bad way financially, lias requested the Melbourne Cricket Club, which is a wealthy institution, to undertake the future management in Victoria of inter-State cricket.

Tho Argus publishes a report that H. Trumble has retired altogether from cricket nnd that he will not be seen playing for Australia, next summer against the English eleven. If this be really so, A ictoria in particular, and A-ustralian cricket generally, will be without one of its most distinguished players, and without a man who can ill be spared. No sounder or more popular cricketer than Hugh Trumble has ever donned the flannels in Australia, and it is to be hoped that Dame Rumour is at fault in this instance.

A match played at Palmerston tho other Saturday between the boys of the Oamaru JSortb and North-East Talley public schools was remarkable for tho evenness of the scoring. According to particulars furnished to th? Oamaru Mail the Oamaru North team, made 34 and 17 an:l the North-east Valley boys 33 and 17. Now this would appear that the Oamaru boys won by 1 ruu — though as none of the three different accounts supplied to us (Mail) tally, it is impossible to say which leaan won. The Oamaru boys are, however, emphatically agreed on one point— viz., that the Dwnedin boys 4id not win. The fourth match of the season between tho Baunockburn and Lowburn resulted in a victory for the latter hy 42 runs on the first innings. Bannockburn made 47 (J. Ray 11) and Lowburn 89 (H. Partridge 18, Stewart 15, W Wilson 14. Swarm 11). Lowburn has w on three out of the four matches.

A match was played at Oamaru ia*t weelc between the Timaru and Oamaru Clubs, the latter winning casilv. Tho wicket was slow, and the Timaru players were dismissed f ,i65 iuns, of which Adcock claimed 21. Newut raptured six wickets for 17 runs, and, on Oaniaru arcing in to bat, secured ihe lion's shares of the runs, for he subscribed 47 by hard noting to a total of 96 made by Oamaru for the losi of three wickets, Ongley compiling lo nnd Holmes H.

I The return match ot cr : cket between the ladies' teams in Timaru took place last Thursday. Tap weather was all that could be wished, and as a result the match was well attended. The wicket was in capital <rcl: *•, and qenr-rally the cricket shown v.as (the Herald says) much better than on the rirst occasion. Miss Howley again proved her superiority for the Kata tf m, comni'niv; £6 I nnd 57 (not out) by stylish cricket Tie [ Kowiiai team made fair all-round scores, Misses M. Fraser and T. Hcaley being much the best exponents of the game. An interesting match resulted in a most creditable win for Mi=s Torment's team by 27 runs. Thr South Otago Cricket Association has good leason to complain of the scant courtesy shown to it by the erickelers of Invorcaraill. The following extract from the Mataura Ensipn of tbe I9th inst. is sufficient to shoiv that : "A cricket mutch was to have been playej at (iore ye^lovday between teams representing the South Otago Cricket Association and Invercargill, but owing to ihe latter failing to put in an appearance the match did not take placp. A telegram was lcceived from Invercargill that the town players had missed tho first train, which annoyed the northern men| soniewiat, but when the other tvo morning ,

trains arrived without any cricketers aboard, ,tne country players spoke in no uncertain terms of the manner in which they bad been .treated by the Invercargill cricketer?. Ceritainly the visitors, many of whom had traOfelled loug distances to take part in the match, ~"~.lhad just cause of complaint against the unepcdtsmanlike manner in wLich they had been (treated by the Invercargill players, vrho cerftainly did not give a sufficient excuse for failing to keep their engagement. However, (thanks to the efforts ot Mr J. Useher, a scratch team of local players was got together, ijahu a match arranged with the South Otago (players. The latter batted first and cornwiled 107 runs (R. J. Irving 25. W. Anderson 20, Thomson 16, Garforth 12, R Edwards 10), »nd Gore were disposed of for 51. t The matches in. the senior cricket competiition at Sydney were continued on the, 9th inst. in: fine weather. North Sydney defeated Burxnrood by 196 runs, after declaring the innings closed with 351 runs for cix wickets. Burjwood scored 154 (Donnan 86) and North Sydaiey, in the second inninga, 129 for two iwickets. Paddington, with four wickets Jflown for 371 runs, defeated .Glebe by six ■wickets and 144 runs. For Paddington V. £Tnimper made 213 (not out), Gee 57, and JVI. »,. Noble 55. Sydney defeated Central Cumiberland by 92 rues, scoring 223 (Decry 52 "Gowper 45) to their opponents' 131 and 182 Ifor three wickets (Pye not out 64, Howell 54, - «Wilson not out 143), and Redfearn boat Leich- . jlhardt and Balmain by 179 runs, the former [making 340 (E. Hume 93, Berner 66, Barnes 42, Lipscombe not out 40) to their opponents' "161. i The sixth round of pennant matches in Mclv ibource was commenced on the 9th inst. Rich- - 'anond scored 87 for five wickets against East " <Melliourae'6 lQ7for no wicket (M'Michael not out 58, H. Stuckey not out 41). Fitzroy, maying against the University, lost six wickets for 96 (W. Carlton 44), the University making 123 Lot two wiokets (Kainey not out 63). Carlson met St. Kilda, the former being all disposed of for 90 while the latter scored 91 for four wickete. South Melbourne compiled 103 for four wickets (M'Corniick not out 52) against North Melbourne's 107 for five (wickets. Hawksburn lost two wickets for P7 against Melbourne's 94 for three wickets KMailer 51). D. Reese, going in first for Melbourne, was dismissed without scoring. ■ ...The following are the results of the play in the matches at Adelaide on the 9th inst. : — East Adelaide v. East Torrens— East Adelaide, mat wickets for 249. North Adelaide v. West flWems— North Adelaide, 239 ; West Torrens, one wicket for 100. Sturt v. Port Adei3aidr—Port Adelaide, 150; Sturt, one wicket *»«. - • r i .Xot before it was time a meeting ot the wrobtrusive New Zealand Cricket Council was 4eid at Chriatchurch last week to consider jmatters in connectior with matches. Mr the secrftary, said in regard to the onatc'j. North v. Sowth Island, that the asso'clation thought the erd .of the season would ibe a good time, but very little interest was ttaken in cricket in New Zealand at the pre«eßt time- and he did. not think it advisable !to have the -match this season, as it would result in a los?. The association matches. Canterbury against other associations, had not (been exactly failures, but they had not been ' financial successee. He had written to other {associations and they had concurred in this [opinion." Tlie Canterbury Association bad *«t prasent a debit balance of about £40. The , |T#g»lington' Association had quite agreed that iiie match was not practicable this season. He &gd written to the secretaries of the Maryle3xme Ciub (whose team was visiting Melbourne) and the Melbourne Ciub, regarding a -visit of the Marylebone team to New Zealand. The team was only going to play principal matchfs in Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, and. i,ha question would be the guarantee for New Zealand. It was resolved that the secretary should be instructed to write to the different New Zealand Associations asking them if they would be prepared to guarantee n minimum of £200 each for the visit of the JJfirrlobone team. The coming Saturday will probably see the «-d of the cricket season of 1900-1901 in Dunedin. The footballing community is impatient to get its goal poets in. It has its fixtures arranged for the Easter holiday?. Th& cricketers have no engagements then ; consequently they may be expected after Saturday jbfxt to pack up their bags, lay away their feats, and put away until next season all the good resolutions to practice and improve their r.yle. A certain nip in the atmosphere is beginning to convince them, moreover, that cricket is out of season. The air bites suffitiently shrewdly to cause the impact with the tands of a ball from a well-timed drive to leave a stinging sensation that even the most ardent cricketer does not appreciate. The ' weather has been unkind for the greater part ■of the season, and there are few player 3 who will regret its termination. Let us hope^that •the next season will be a more Agreeable one. Bo here's to football ! - The Carisbrook D and Privateers teams met tt Carisbrook on ' Saturday to decide the final match in the Junior Championship competition. The wicket was in fine condition, and jsome good scoring was done. CaTiebrook hatted first, and compiled 176 before being 'disposed of, and the Privateers knocked up 201 for the loss of five wickets, when play ceased for the day, thus leaving the match in ft very interesting state. Though the match between the abovementioned teams was the only one in progress in Dunediu last Saturday, and though the day •was a holiday, it attracted only a meagre eonbourse of spectators. The game was by no >neans < J e - < cid of good features. The scoring on the Carisbrook side was singularly uneven. The fr a t two wickets fell for nothing; the ihirc* put on 90 runs .' Four players contributed about 150 of the 176 that the in"iiiugs totalled. Columb, who scored a. lively i 64. gave the Privateers most trouble. They ibaa to thank themselves to a large extent for that, for they let him off two or three time^. But if he- had luck he also showed that he could hit. One over gave him 13 runs. Scoular. who made 44, also got a baker's (dozen off one over, and his contribution was chiefly made up of fours, with a five thrown |n. Ths latter player has a good pull stroke, jcrhich. however, does not always come off. He failed with it on one occasion when he hooked short-pitched bail into his 'face! Columb and Scoular, like many other young players, .tired and threw away their wicketg. Kingston played the prettiest cricket for Carisfcrook, and than his leg-hitling nothing betAer, I verily believe, has been seen in senior -fcricket this season. He got 26, and D. Munro, •who played steady cricket, also got over 20. The most successful batsman so far for the -SPrivateers has been Casey, who claimed 36 of a total of 45 — put on by the first wicket. He had luck at first in scoring two or three hits by snicks, the Carisbrook field toeing not sufficiently strong in the slips for ibumpy bowling like that of Maitland, but he Bhowed that he could hit hard and clean, and lie made several capital drives. A good deal •f the batting on both sides was very promising, and some of the players, if veil

coached, would probably develop into firstrate players. Will not the Crirket Assoc'iatior consider seriously the question of securing another professional coach?

At Christchurch on Saturday the Senior Cup match between the Lancaster Park and Midland teams was concluded. In the first innings the Park had made 151, and the Midland 220. The second innings of Lancaster Park, with two players absent, reached 132 (Cant not out 36), and th« Midland, scoring 6} for five wickets, won with five wickets in hand. The Midland have now a clear lead for the Cup.

The last of the senior fixtures at "Wellington were commenced on Saturday, the Midland playing the Old Boys and Wellington meeting the Phoenix. Midland's innings was remarkable for Tucker's score of 125. Williams and Hickson, 40 each, were the next best scores. The innings closed for 298. Douglas (three wicksts for 16 runs) was the best bowler for the Old Boys. The Old Boys have lost one wicket for 2 runs. In the Wellington -Phoenix match the former scored 165 (Richardson 32, Hickson 19, Gore 24, Duncan 15, Ashbolt 18, Crombie 25, Wilson 14). The Phoenix have lost three wickets for 17 runs.