CRICKET

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume X, Issue 486, 16 November 1899, Page 7

CRICKET

[By

Stonewaller.]

On Saturday afternoon the umpires brought the new rule into force, which has been lately adopted by the Marylebone Cricket Club. This provides for the ability of either umpire to call “no ball.” This means that while the umpire at square-leg can watch the delivery of the ball from the bowler’s arm, the other umpire at the wicket “may watch” the bowler’s feet in connection with the crease.

Victor Trumpet is said to be the prettiest and most stylish batsman in the Australian team.

A movement is afoot to take a West African native cricket team to England during the season 1900. C. McLeod, Laver, and Trumble have been elected as a selection committee for intercolonial teams. It is stated that the number of cricketers in Sydney during the last ten years has increased tenfold.

The intercolonial match between the New South Wales and Victorian Elevens has been fixed for December 23 to 25.

Rangitsinhji has left for America with the following team: — Maclauren, Priestely, Braun, Woods, Stoddart, Barton, Townsend, Jessop, Robson, Bosanquet, and Robertson. Matches in the first grade were played between Parnell and United, Gordon and Auckland, and North Shore and Ponsonby. United won the toss and decided to bat first. Their innings closed for 110, D. Hay 46, F. G. Clayton 10, A. Brown 14, and P. Hay 13, being the highest scorers. Parnell followed on, and when stumps were drawn had lost one without scoring

any runs. Gordon made 129 in the first innings, in their match against Auckland. Kallander 33, Dr. Pabst 28, MooreJones 14, and Lusk 26, were the pick of the batsmen. Auckland made 15 for three wickets.

North Shore made 71 in their first innings, to which Ponsonby replied with 43 for 5 wickets.

The highest individual scorers were for North Shore, G. Mills 44, Beck 15. In the Second Grade, Y.M.C.A. (A) made 46 for 1 wicket in their match against Wanderers. Y.M.C.A. (B) defeated North Shore by an innings and nine runs. Auckland defeated Ponsonby. by an innings and 61 runs - Auckland’s best batsmen were Holland 73 (not out), Greville 36, and Beale 23. United beat Gordon by an innings and thirty three runs. An invention of interest to cricketers was exhibited in the Domain on Saturday afternoo.. last, by Mr Bindon, of the Bay of Islands. The invention is a new cricket scoring board. The mechanicism is very simple, and the instrument can be worked much faster than the old blackboards with their stenciled numbers- Mr Binden claims that a large sized instrument fitted with his invention

could be made for £l2 or £ls. The principle can be applied to a board of any size, and can be used for either cricket, racing, or athletic sports.