CRICKET.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIII, Issue 763, 20 October 1904, Page 12

CRICKET.

The Cup matches will be commenced on Saturday next, when it is to be hoped that fine weather will favour- the knights of the willow.

The Eden Club's “At Home ’ on Labour Day was spoilt by ihe wretched weather. Nothing daunted the big club is coming up to scratch again with another on November 9.

It is rumoured that a strong junior team from New South Wales may visit the colony this season. If so some good matches should result.

The Eden District Club opened the season on Saturdav when the First Eleven beat the Next Thirteen by 101 to 44, I. Mills top-scoring for the winners with 43. W. Mills took six wickets for 17. Two other matches were played. Grinrod’s eleven boating a fifteen captained by Ryan by 100 to 62, an d Buckland’s twelve being defeated by P»ennett’s thirteen by 82 to 46.

At Christchurch the Lancaster Park eleven carried their total to 196 (Barrett 76), and the thirteen made 126 in their second attempt, the eleven winning by 1.0 wickets. Callaway took five wickets for 19 runs. Midland A carried the score against the B team to 207 (H. Lawrence 51, Whitta 25, J. Lawrence 29). The B team made only 94 runs in their second attempt, thus losing by an innings and 40 runs. Playing United Sydenham made 70 in their first innings to United’s 153. United declared their second innings closed with 44 runs for six wickets, but could only get eight of the Sydenham players out for 88 (Bennett 40). United won on the first innings by 83 runs.

Duff, Trumper, Noble, Kelly, Hopkins, Carter, Hill, and Howell, all of whom were members of the last Australian team which toured England, are showing good form (says the “ Town and Country Journal ”). From present appearances there will not be many new men in the next Australian team. Uf course, there will be three for certain. Jones will not be selected again, while Trumble and Darling have said they will not undertake the trip again.

Once more has C. Bannerman been engaged to coach the boys at . Christ’s College, Christchurch. It is understood that the college authorities were eager secure the services of C. T. B. Turner, t’ famous bowler, but some hitch occurred. Graham, the dashing Victorian batsman, has been again engaged by the Otago As - sociation as coach.

’fhe London “ Sportsman ” reports an extraordinary bowling performance. In the semi-final round of the Cambridge Junior Cup Competition, Harold Barker, for St. Giles Guild, took nine wickets for no runs. He took five wickets with successive balls. The scores were : Hornim sea, 10 and 18 (for seven wickets) : i . Giles Guild, 175 (Barker not out 41).

A curious incident occurred in connection with G. L. Jessop’s dismissal in a recent county match at Bouremouth. He had off-driven and hooked Cranfield for 4’s, and in attempting to repeat the latter hit gave an easy chance to Wrathall at short-leg. To the relief of the holiday crowd, who were anxious to see some big hitting, the fieldsman dropped the ball. But their satisfaction was short-lived, as in making the stroke Jessop had trodden on his wicket !

According to the “ Referee,” the famous South Australian batsman Clem Hill is to be married in January. He and his bride propose to spend the honeymoon in New Zealand and to go via America to England. They have bought a beautiful property near Adelaide (the price of which ran into thousands).

There should be plenty of spectators at the Domain on Saturday next to see the commencement of the District Championships. Mr Yates has been working hard to rectify the damage done to the ground on Labour Day, and if only the weather holds fine the wickets should roll out verv well.