THE RULING PASSION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2497, 22 January 1902, Page 56

THE RULING PASSION.

t, been added to the total. Trumble put the is finishing stroke on the match by getting is the last three wickets "with the last three i. balls. Only five instances of the " hat trick "* n are recorded in test matches, the following being the list: — c F S. Spcfforth, at Melbourne, Jarmaiy IS79— •t Batsmen, Royle, Mackuinou, unti Kiaiattl. IS W. Bates, at Melbourne, January 1553— lijts- '■ men, M'Doiinell, Giffen, and Bonnor. is J. Bnggs, at Sydney, febnun , IS92—Bjlsl- men, W. Giffen, Callaway, and Black-ham. c J. T. Hcarne, at Leeds, June, 1599 —Batsmen, s llill, Gregory, and Noble. i- H. Trumble, .at Melbourne, Januo'y, jOO2 — n Batsmen, Gunn, Jones, and Barnes 1 The match will be ever memorable (says the c Town and Country Journal) for the fine '' bowling of Noble, who in the first innings took seven wickets at a cost of 2.43 runs ;• apiece. The nearest approach to this record s : is C. T. B. Turuei'b feat of taking six * wickets at a cost of 2.50 ru«s apiece at .Sydney, in January. 1887. Noble's record ' | for the match was 13 wickets for 77 runs, I which gives an average of just \inder 6 runs 3 apiece. Noble ban now taken part in 11 test matches, and has captured 46 wickets at a cost of 966 runs, or an average of 21 runs apiece. In the first innings of the Austra- * , hans, Barnes secured five wickets at an aver- * i age co^t of 8.4 runs apiece, and in the match his record is 12 wickets, 163 runs, average '13 58. Trumble'r; bowling record for the £ match is slightly better, his figures being ' 7 wickets, 86 runs, average 12.28. " As an incentive to junior cricketers, especially schoolboys, the Hawke's Bay Cricket Association ha-s arranged with Trott J to be on the Recreation ground every week j ■ morning (with the exception of Saturday) k I from 9 30 to 11 for the purpose of coaching I young players. * f A Cbrastchurah telegram states that at a ' meeting of the Canterbury Cricket Association j ! tht treasurer reported a profit of £19 on. the Otago match, and .£2 7s lOd on the Hawke's ' Bay match. A discussion took place concern- ' ing the expenses in connection with interprov incial'vincial matches, and ultimately it was decided i to write to the other associations in New Zealand asking them to co-operate with the Cans terbury Association in doing away with all - entertaining m connection with interprovincial ! matches. ' i

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