The N.S. Wales Team.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10497, 19 November 1901, Page 2

The N.S. Wales Team.

Received November 19, 9.56 a.m. SYDNEY, November 19. The following team has been chosen to play against the Englishmen:—lredale, Clarke, Duff, Hopkins, Howell, Poidevin, Noble, Trumper, Kelly, S. Gregory, C. Gregory.

M. A. Noble has been appointed sole selector of the New South Wales team for the inter-State matches and the matches against Maclaren's team.

A. C. Banncrman has carried his bat through an innings of a first-class match oftcner than all other Australians to-

gether.

"How I wish C. B. Fry was coming out with Maclaren," says Dr Macdonald, of Queensland. "I think that batting could not be brought to a higher pitch than Fry's this season. His batting is the high-water mark of cricket., and I cannot conceive how it could ever be excelled."

The New South Wales Cricket Association havo decided to agree to the Victorian Cricket Association's suggestion that tho "no ball" rule as at present existing in England should be recognised, and decided to ask the South Australian Association to fall into line in the matter. Messrs Calaway and Giltinan were elected umpires for the match against England, beginning on November 22nd.

Gilbert Jessop is the only man the Athletic Nows has known to step out of his ground a yard or so and drive fast bowlers like Mold, Richardson, and Bradley. Our contemporary Jias seen A. C. Maclaren try this intrepid game, but he has generally failed. "A man ■with his command of both back and forward play, and with such a variety of scoring strokes, does not need to emulate tho daring of Jessop—especially if he is not sure of finding the ball."

The last English mail to hand brings news of a fresh world's cricket record by R. Abel, 'who, playing at Hastings for the Rest of England against Yorkshire, scored 69 not out,-thus bringing his aggregate up to 3224 —more runs than any other man has made in a season. Prince Ranjitsinjhi established a record in 1899 by scoring 3159 runs, a feat which ho nearly equalled last year, when he totalled 3065. For a man 42 years of age—he was born on November 30th, 1859—0f comparatively insignificant physique, it is a wonderful performance, and finely as Abel has played in previous seasons, he has certainly never done btter than in tho first yoar of the new century—his record season. .