CRICKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 3085, 30 April 1913, Page 54

CRICKET.

SOTES BY LONG SLIP. Victor Trumper will receive about £2900 as a result ol the testimonial match given him two months ago, together with tee moneys collected by various bodies that interested themselves in the event. The Cricket Association of Sydney has a sum of £1873, and the Citizens’ Committee. £IO3O in hand. It is understood that the association committee which had charge of the match and the members of the executive committee are of opinion that it will be in the best interests of Trumper to invest the money for him in safe securities. In reviewing the triangular contest of 1913, the editor of Wisden’s Almanack pays a very high compliment to Warren Bardsley. In the course of h:s criticism he remarks that “Bardsley, to our thinking, was an even greater batsman than in 1909. Increased responsibility seemed to bring email that was best in him. Ho was at homo on all sorts of grounds, but there need pc no hesitation in saying that he showed nis finest form against the M-C.C. and the South Africans on wickets at Lord’s, which, though fast, were worn and difficult. It was a stupendous feat to score, as he did, in such a summer, 2441 runs, with an average of just upon 02. We should be inclined to place him above all other lefthanded batsmen, not even excepting Olom Hill.” The brilliant cricket of C. G. Macartney also comes in for high commendation. “Macartney also had a great season, writes the editor, “but he was so consistent# as Bardsley. He started in wonderful form. getting hundreds in the second, third, and fourth matches. and_ before May was over people were beginning to compare him with Trumper. He did not live up to this reputation, but he, perhaps, played the innings of the year against England at Lord’s, and was as good as ever at Hastings in September. A marked characteristic of his play on his many good days was the quickness with which he settled down. _ He did not need to play himself in, being able to punish the bert bowling from the moment he got to the crease. Ho had nearly every scoring stroke at his command, “cutting, driving, to the off, and turning tho ball to log with equal facility. His penchant for turning straight balls to the boundary sometimes east him his wicket, but it earned him heaps of runs. Ho has improved out of knowledge as a batsman since 1909. and, watching his dazzling play, it was difficult to understand why he had only boon picked in one test match out of five against the M.C.C.’s team in the previous winter.” AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR AMERICA. SYDNEY, April 26. E. R. May he, J. N. Crawford, and G. C. Campbell (South Australia) - , C. G. Macartney, W. Bardsley, P. S. Arnott, H. L. Collins, A. Mailey, S. H. Emery, and O’Connor (New South Wales) have accepted the invitation to join the cricket g;eam to visit America. Two places have yet to be filled. Trumper is undecided as to whether he will make the trip.