CRICKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 2741, 26 September 1906, Page 55

CRICKET.

SOTKS BY LONG SLIPThe Otago Crichet A~>ociaticn expressed a strong at it-, annual meeting o'i tho 18ta thar a-~ far as po-«iblc all -enior matches •-hoi'M be p'a\ed on turf dining the coming c ea«o'i. 1 he matter is one of considerable mteie^t and significance to criekotcrs ii'id club^. Stops will be taken to alter the ru!e- on this pcn^t. if nece£^a^^, at a special general meeting of the associarion to be convened to consider a re% ision cf the rjl"= on the 2nrl of October. The following office bca'ers lia^o been elected to th" Alexaiulrx Club for the onsiung ,->a-on : — Pro-idem. Mr E. M. Bellann ; secretary and treasuier. ilr It. J. Churchill; (j'cnoral Committee — Mes=r> P.. WMliams. \Y. Eiur.'k'-, D. Smith, K. Jvi'ig. H. Bo'lnnij-, D. I.arnach. and E. Churchill ; pmetic" captains, Messrs E. Kinj and W. Burrsid^: club cap. am. Mr E Kii;g. The- opening day was fixed for Xa f urday. October 6. wh^n a match MariicU \crsus .^myij will ba plajcd. The irnat<Mr team to \isit Maoriland wi'l consist of 14. The team is as follows: — Captain E. U. Wynyard (captain). C. E. do irafforJ. P. R. 3lay, G. H. Simps at; - Ilayv/ard. P. R. John-oil, G. T. Branston, W J. Cur;voti. W. P. HaTi=on, C. C. Pago. R. H. Fox A. A. Torrer.s, JS\ C. i'ufnell, W. B. Buriw. «nd J. H. T. Dcugljs They will *ail on Oetobrr 18. In" the matin agaiust Yorkshi::?, at Ley ten last year. In addition to accomplishing iko "hat-trick," Mr J. H. T. Douglas, playinir for E<scx, obt3ined five wicket-3 in night bill* without a run being scored from t:.cn; Tiv annual report of the Melbourne Cricl.ot Club has Ixcn ciiculaletl. It deal-. iarjrely w the late cricket dispute, and -tirnmari&os the terms of settlement. The ir.f, iiu-jiuc- for the jcar is stated at £1?. 4?.3. rho demand for the Bulli soil for cricket ))itc':e> 2^ increasing (^aye Sydney Town .-n-1 ''onitry .lournal), tlio number of tens of soil trucked at Rellambi Station for the 1.1 -t ft-vr years h-oing : — 1903, 2&j tons; 190*, 200 tons: 1905, 265 tons; 19C6, 390 tons. Tn addition 'o this tonnage by rail, ; irgo uiuuti'ies ha\e heen shipped in Iwgs from Brl! imbi jetty lor West Aust>-ai:;>. Soi't.i A'Jttralii, and New Zealand. The m-'thcl einr.!oy( d in obtaining tha soil is quite biinpi^. 'ITie gra=s is fir^t ci'fp«d off, and th-^ dark chc-co'ate f^i!. usually of v •lop t h of fro n Sia to lft, renting on «i c'av M'b^oi 1 , i.« -:ho\clled into th-s carts for tren~-ir The J ntujsliiro and Yorkshire match, for J. T Ty'dc-sley's benefit, will realise con-s-M.U--.ibly over '£3000. Th? following is from Cricket : — "The -c c:u\ I should imagine, ho few hcavierrunget..er.s in club matches than Alan Marshil. the young QuccnslandT, wha will be qualified " for Suriey i.ext year. For Lsndou County he lias made the following hundreds during the present =ea-on:— v. Dulwicn College, May 50. 112 ; v. Cyphers, at Crystal Palace, May 31. 204 not out ; v. Norbury Park, at Norbi^ry. June 9, 219; v. Croydon, at Crystal Palace, July 4. 300 not; cut; v. Chibwick Park. July 14, 135: v "Egypt,"' at Crystal Palace, July 25, 245; v. Stoics. July 26. 157; v. Croydon, August 1. 171 In addition to The abo\e he bcorcd IC7 for the Refero- against Fulham on Miy 3. For the London County C.C. last year he ma.de 2752 runs (average 56.16), and took 118 wickets (average 16.41)." By taking all 10 wickets for 40 runs in the fii>t innings of E-sex at Bristol, Dennett can eliini the distinction o' having set up a fresh record for Gloucestershire cricket. He and F. B. Roberts bowled unchanged through both completed nmings of Essex. Tliis latter feat had only twice before been , accomplished for Gloucestershire— by W J G Grace aud W. R. Gilbert v. Lancashire, ; at Clifton, in 1378. and by Dennett himself and Robrrw (F. G.) v. Surrey, at Bristol, three years ago. It is a. curiors fact th.it in tne Essex match 1. B. Kol>erN bo\v,ed throughout the fiist innings of ; E-sex without taking a wicket. \ A. Knox, the Surrey amateur, is credited' with being at the present time the fasto-t h-owler in England. In the Iveeds' benefit match againn Yorkshire he. l.torally .wli- "iho latter" -, batsmen 'hip ai'tl thizh." and, none of thorn standing up ■ to him' with any eonfiJonce. j- ecu red four w-iekeU for 7b and «ix for l(b. I Great fc urpn- w;is exprcs~r<l at Worcester that Aruold was loft out of tho match Worc«,t»r*hne \\ar\vick>hirc, and as it was known that he was not kept out i of the field through indisposition, th.-re : was much wondering comment. It v.as deemed advisable by the executive to circulate a-: official explanation, from which it apt>"ar« xhat a meeting of the county committee was held before the match commenced, at which th<_> subjoined sigmfacar.t resolutioi was parsed :-" Owing to a breach of di-cipUr.i', tho committee decided ihat Arnol.l be not sekctcd to play in the Warwick-hire match " LoH Dalmeny, th<^ fcuirey captai-i, 1,.-ought off a good double event en hiday July 27, in winning tho Now bury tun w.Tli hi-. hoi«c Ramred and m ifctting on top of Yorkshire in l!.c gioat niJitoli W!'u .Surrey. Alt^getho- ii. mu*t ha\ a bc o a * m-morablo day for lr.si). ,„-„„ Hampshire pr^a»lrd «»or Northan m, on -hire b\ -:-Mcn wicket, in tho match P layed at Southampton on .My 27 ','^\ i %' Scores: Northamptoi.-Jiire 223 H- -I- II P^ol 87) and 225; Hamp-hiro 2/7 (Bowo.l 63) ami 243 for th.™ wicU-t, (A. t Johnston not out 105». Thanks mainly to \M.u hc^W .nnmgs of 139 LM.cUr^hi.o were able to vm.pi.h Worocter-h.re by an inning- anil o« ■ r.-£ tlm former rzunt* huti'is up 33£ to ide saui- coun»\ 153 and 215 (BojvW 93). Bird pot tho fine a\cra?o cf -•>. Locoster,h,r O uicl'l, for 43. «h»!o Jayc», on the opposing -ide retired -e\on foi n ati'^h>e JI 'Ihe"Su-'-.\ Nottinghamshire match, played at Notts Wed m a iliaw. Su^Ci monopc' ,L-d all the fii-t day for 331. U- lox L-,ng top scorer for 71, and Dv.yer howled >o well (=evrn for 65) that Nott-. could only rrplv with 110. lollowina on in a minorny of 221. a difF-rt'iit di-pby wa^ ?ccn, Iremonger and Jones, by making 129 together in 110 minute*, puitina up thi'-e figures together for the- fi.-t wicket of Notts for the twenty fir-t time. liomoiiger got 1/1. and Hai Utaff 87, and the Notts total leached 430. In a- minority of 218, feussex lo~t two wickets for 92 before stumps were I drawn. G. T. Bran-ton, who la a member of the M.C.C. team to \i-it New Zealand, I in Notta' two innineo scored 30 and 0, and got three Sustcx wicktts for 48. Glouce;tcialnrc ioai to Somcrs'.t in tb«

I match played at Bristol. Scores: Somerset ! 140 (Braund 55) and 418 |F. A. Phillips £5) ; I Glc;:CL>stershire 214 (E. Evnett 90) and 132. P. H. Ford bowled dewn six Somerset wickets for 24 and tln-cj for 43, -»>-hile L. I C. Braurd for Somerset secured three for S4 and two for 34. Lancashire boat E.=sex by the nanow nia:^ n of 13 runs in a small scoring match plajod at L"ytcn. Lancashire 219 (Tyldesley" SO) ar. 1 115 (A. C- Maclaren 61) ; E-=o\ 2C9 (F. L. Fario 63) and 142 (Rev. F. 11. Gtlhngkam SC). For E-;ox Douglas got -.Men for 73. and W. Mead six for 45. I while in E v'x's «ocond innings Harvj", on ! v wet wicket, got the fine a\erajre of seven fo<- 58 the la'-t mk wickets of the day falling to hpii fc"' 15 runs. Owing cln^fj to tn-» battins of Sharp 111. , Tyldo-I'7 55. "up 1 L. O. S. Poidevin 71, I La ii cash ire's total rcaehetl 355 at B ackpool j Le r oie they were di^no^d of by LeiccsT.?rI shire 96 and 213 (knight 77). the latter rounty bcir.EC '"ofeatod by an innings and 41 runs. Ockll toak thrcr- Lan(ashiro | wickets for 50, and Gro£-on five Leicester1 shiro ditto for 8 and four for 63. ' Somc:-et 175 (Liaiuid r.ot out 46) and 180 iLewi* 64) were ckfoated by Suseex at Prif^hio.l by s -yen wicket-. the latter county amassing 211 (Vino not out 62) and 118 for tinea wickets (Killieh 55). Batting for Somerset P. R. Johnson, a member of Captain Wjnyard's team for New Zealand, sc.-ired 1 an 1 12. ■ Kent ni"de a somewhat poor stand against Surrey in their first inuinga in the match playd at Blick'leath. only totalling 136, L-rcs" taking five wickcU for 69 and Knox fi. T e for 46. Of Sui-rci's first inuing's total of 219. Hay ward helped himself to 124 a-s his share. Fielder taking six wickets for 103. In their second .strike, however. Kent, made 527 (K. L. Hutching 62, Woolley 68, - Humphreys 66) Leei again doing good work with the ball, and securing five for 101. On Surrey going in again they coukl co nothinj; with tho 1 awling of Blytho (fi\o fc-r 25) and Mason (three for 8), and wrro ail out for 80, being defeated by 161- runs. Tn their match against Worcestershire, Yorkshire, batting first, totalled 271 (Denton 65) before they were di -missed, and Srdirwick (five for 8) and Hirst (five for 15) ma.de- short work of the stuco county's batj-nipn. who only scc-od 25. Going to the wJthet-j again Worroster»hire could not a\ert &n inning's de'eat only getting 226 (Arnold l.ot out 103), Hi:st (three for 15) and Sedgwiok ('our for 69) .again doing good execution with the ball. Arnold got five frr 89. Of Middlesex* total of 128 in their first \enturj against E*s?x J. T. Hearne claimed 56, E :.°x responding with 134. Middlesex in their ?econd strike knocked up 346 (Tarrant 70, P. F. Warner 66), and Essex, in a. minority of Z4l, got the number of it>n> required to win wilh the locs of three wivketa (F. L. Fans 130, J. W. H. T. Dcug'as 93*. Douglas, who is a member of Captiin Now Zral-.nd team, likewise got six Middlesex wickets for 40 in thsir first strike, while Napier took seven wickets fo< - 63. Of Captain Wynyard. who will captain the M.C C. team "to \lsit Xsw Zealand this r.rason, Mr A. E. Knight *ays in his book. "The Complete Cricketer ":—" As a batsman of great individual genius, possessing a quiekn?« of fcot and a length of reach as nriiceablo in him a-» in Trumper, thie magnifioently limbed athlete has in our day had very few superiors. I clou'rt indeed whether e\en such wonderful players as M-- F. S. Jackson or Mr A. C. Maclaren possess more? individuality than did "Wynyard. One note in iome degree characteiises the three- the note of masterfulness. ..." Thr' Yorkshire-Surrey meeting has produced a who*e«ale crop of letters en fas,t bowlers and their methods, and some people ee-m to think that a speed limit should be introduced into cricket as well as into motoring. Cannot kavs tho Home correspondent, of Adelaide O teener) the Government be induced to introduce a bill making it y,rolubitiv3 for a bowler to send the ball along at a rate exceeding 60 miles, tay, an hour? A few years hence we may or,:u our papers and find something like the following: — At the. Derby P-n'ice Court yesterday A. R- Warren, profcsioiial cricketer, was chars "d « Ifn bowline; at a «peed exceeding the le^al limit, to the public danger. Pohc- Coi:-t«ibl« XXX gave e\ id^nc^ to the effect that h^ w^--. p-csent on the Derbyshire roun^y <nound. when thepii^oner was bowling t.> P. F. Warner. Derbyshire weie in a bad 1 position at the time, and the prisoner wa-> anraremlv determined to defy the Jaw in order to win the match. — (Sensation). Afier Mr WaniT had received two consecutive blows on the left le^, ho (the witness) timed the prisoner'e bowling by the aid of a stop-watch, and found that he was bowling at a speed of nearly 80 miles an hour.— (Sensation.) He then ar;o=ted Warren, in spite of some opoo^ition from tho crowd Mr Warner, barrister and journalist, calvi o,i b=half of the prosecution, said that the prisoner's bowling hit him twice on the '•hln and once on the elbow. "It was reillv dangerous" he said, "and hurt \< rv much indeed." A-k-J if Le had ari\ tiling to =ay. the p. -oner, who appejred to feel his position a<-ute!v, rophfd chat he wa. very sorry. He att'ihufed his downfall to liis early trai'imvr. A> a. >outh ho wis encouraged to bowl his fa-.tc-t.— (More sensation.) I'lult r t ins—examination prisoner adniitttd t!u.t it \\:is po--ili!e that when bowlinu again-t Mr Warner hi" "arm ran away with his head.'' He denied, however, that h~ had e\<>< killed a bat-man. The Magi-trate <snid that this was a very bat c.2-". TLe law wa-> \erv dear on the >.uh|C(t and the pri-ouer bad deliberately bi \en it. By breaking the law he had laid himself open to breaking the batsman. Ho (the i,i:-oner) had long r^en a suspected character. At Lloyd's la.-t year he «an -or n to knock a hail v\<-r 30 jards, and althougii h" escaped punishment on that occa-ion, there was good reason to ->upp<--e that the ball he then <lelivercd exceeded the speed limit. Tailing into consideration hi-, antecedents, he could not do otherwise than <-eiitcnee the prisoner to 14 days' haul laLoi.r. The verdict was received with loud applause (w-lik h was immediately suppressed), and the (jrisoner was removed to the ce.ls weeping loudly. Tho guarantee of £100 a=ked from Hawke's Bay by the New Zealand Cricket Council in connection with the -\isit of the Kngli-h team has been raised and forwarded, and Hawke's Bay will therefore be cntid< d to a matrh with the visitors. OTAGO CRICKET ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of thfi Otago Crick«i

Association was held at Messrs Grace *nd Wil-on's office on. the 16th. Mr A. C. Hanlon pres.dine. About 20 delegates were present. Thef absence of Mr CW. Rattray was apologised for. Tho Chairman, in moving the adoption of the annual report and balance sheet (iho former of which has been published in the Otago Daily Times', said it was gratifying to note that there was a credit balance of about £79. and a;6ets valued at about £100. As to the forthcoming ■wsit of an English team, tho N.Z. Council approached the associations with a view to retting guarantees fiym the associations in the respective proI vinces. Tho Otago Association was asked | to guarantee £250, and the committee felt that tho risk was very considerable in regard to a match in Otago. They might get bad weather, and in that ease the association would probably be left with a debit. The committee therefore declined to take the responsibility of giving * guarantee. After that the N.Z. Council decided to have the visit of the English team financed, principally by private enterprise. That course, however, was not countenanced by this association, which -was asked to take some shares in the enterj prise. However, Mr C. R. Smith evolved I a scheme which he thought might meet with the approval of the council and of all tho attached associations. He submitted the scheme to the committee, and tho committee duly made representations to thi council. In tHSr result, the whole of ths« re c olutions passed by the committee were adopted by the N.Z. Council, having received the support of every other association in the colony. It was very gratifrinsc to find" that tho suggestion which emanated from Mr Smith was adopted.— (" Bear, hear.") Mr C R. Smith seconded the motion. With reference to the scheme for the visifc of the English team, it was decidedly gratihing to h'm to find that it had been unanimously adopted throughout the colony. ("Hear, hear.") He had opposed any suggestion of the Otago Association joining in a syndicate. Tho alternative scheme he proposed really divided the responsibility and the profits between the four leading associations and the council. A3 no English team was \isiting Australia direct this year, and as the team visiting New Zealand would almo-t certainly visit Australia, each association should benefit to the extent of £200 to £500. It was very satisfactory that the control of the Englisl't team had been kept to the managing bedioa of cricket throughout the colony. — (Ap-plaus-e.) The report and balancs sheet were adopted without dissent. Mr Campbell said it was laid down in tho rules that notice of motion, should be given 10 days before the annual meeting. There had been no opportunity of giving . 10 days' notice this year, as notice o* the meeting was only given three days ago. Was the meeting, thon „--=-- constituted? The Cl'airman said that three ca.)t>' iiu.ij of meeting had been given in <kve forrr. The meeting wa3 therefore properly constituted. Notice of motion could bo given12 months ahead if neoessarv. The election of office-bearers for the year resulted as follows: — President, Mr C. W. Rattray ; vie«-presidents. Messrs O. R. Smith and W. H. Skiteh : secretary and treasurer, Mr E. S. Wilson; committee— •_ Messrs .T. Hopo (Carisbrcok) C. G. Wilson (Dunedin), A. Restieaux (Grange}, Mr 0. J. Clark (Albion), A. M'Lean (Opoho). F. H. Campbell, and A. F. Anderson (junior clubs) ; auditors, Messrs W. Maclean and F. C. Liggins. Mr C. R. Smith moved— "That a. special vote of thaniks b^ accorded to Mr Hanlon for his v."luablp services rendered to this association dvi ing many years past, and that, this committee expresses the hope that Mr Hanlon will continue to identify himself with the geneial interests of cricket, and that it will not be long beforo ho again takes office in tho association." The motion was cavried by acclamation. Mr Hanlon said it was true for many years he had taken interest in cricket — tho game nearest his heart. For nine or ten years he had been president — a very great compliment indeed. Ec felt that tho office of president should be a rolling one : but the delegates would never hear of that. But now business pTessed on him, and it was difficult to give the time to cricket he had given heretofore. He did not behevo in holding any office to which he could not give due time *nd attention. On Saturdays during the summer he was out of town, and could not visit the matches a« he used to do. The president should take a real live interest in the game, an<J for that reason he had declined any office this year. He should always take a keen interest in cricket, and should at all times be glad to forward the interests of tho association. — (Applause.) Tho First Grade Committee having declined to award Mr Clark's fielding trophy, Mr C. R. Smith proposed that the trophy lie awarded to the Senior team which might bo considered to have proved entitled to it from a fielding point of view during th» coming season, and that it be a recommendation to the committee to appoint three members of the Umpires' Association to make tho award. Mr Restieaux seconded the motion. Mr Clark deprecatfd the placing of- this duty by the committee in the hands of an outside body. . . Mr Smith said the Umpires As c ociation had the best opportunities of jud>> lg the fie!din? of tho various team*. It was only a recommendation to the committee, in any ca c c. Mr Crosbi© paid he thought it would be better to give the trophy to the best individual fielder. Mr Clark said ho attached no oonditions whatever to hr^ rift. His aim viai simDly to encourage fielding. The motion was agreed to. Tho opening of tho season fixed for Saturday, October 20.

We understand that the new Railway Station will be opened for public traffic definitely on Monday, October 22. Tho work of putting everything in order and the transferring of the necessary material from the old to the new budding will bo effected on Sunday, October 21, and it i* quite probable that on that day the running of the Port Chalmers trains will be made from the new building. The date of th« official opening of the new station remain* unsettled.