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of sport it is recorded that what he was quite a ↑ although it has subjectal him to mach hostile toddler his aunts and the gardener and to bowl griticism. He is not a popularity hunter; ha at him, just as I gucs heard the late Duks of will not kow-tow to anybody, oren if they are Beaufort say that as he drove in to Bristol he likely to be valuable and influential friends, he BY AN OLD Fooɛr.
had frequently seen Mrs. Grace bowling to her never curries favour with pressmen, and he MACLAREN'S AUSTRALIAN TEAM.
sturdy boy, William Gilbert. Why when absolutely refuses to listen to popular clamour. The fifteenth team of English cricketers MacLaren was saven or eight years old he was He objects to the crowd dictating to the captain.
the kangaroo are now left the shores of old occasious he hoard a lady tell his mother that Some people consider that he is not genial and all England on board the Omrah, a ship which Briggs first played fer:Lancashire when he was that sort of bosb; but I like to see a self-raliant- made its maiden voyage about two years and only 18. What was the result? This little man, a dominant personality, who caros not a half ago. Few combinations have been sub-boy, who was full of cricket, resolved that he pin for poor or possant. There are many jected to such frent oxiticism, and had it bien would do as Johnny Briggs had done. misconceptions about MacLaren, and' I prefor possible to rain the vontire by fault-fading of As he came out for his county on August to all gossip my own opinion, backed up as it a porsistent and penetrating character, Mr. 14, 1800, he was alwad of the record of
is by the feelings of those who have toured Archibald MacLaren's selections would have Briggs. But I am anticipating. When be with him in Australia before. Prince Ran- been drushed some weeks ago. Happily the went to Elstree School he had made his mark jitainhji sammed him up well when he wrote: Miclbourne club are not easily discouraged, and at the tender age of lon, and gained his colours-In short, to is a thorough sportsman and a MacLaren is just the man to snap his fingers at eleven. One of the masters, Mr. W. N. Roe, at the so-called erities and at the public in the old Cantal who afterwards played for and fellow." Well, good luck to him aud general. As I bave written some time age- Somerset, declared that young Master Mac-
London, 28th September. and I have no intentich of stultifying myself Laren was the hast boy cricketer he ever saw, I would very much have preferred that the Mary MacLaren's first hundred was 109 for Elstree lebone Club kad undertaken the selection of the School against the village, lads, After being team and the manent of the entire under captain in 1895 he want to Hartow next year.. taking. But as the first two on the M.C.(7, în vited, I allude to K. S. Esujätsinh ji and Charles B. Fry, Eoth declised to make the journey, the promier club decided to abazlou the project..] Then the Melbourne club, not to bo disappointed, as they haul twice been by the M.C.C., asked MacLaren to act as entrepreneur. Thoronpon the Lancashire captain laid the whole of the facts before the M.C.C. Committee, including
the financial aspect of the Loar, and they gave him permission to proceed. I have the best reason for knowing that MacLaren was perfectly frank over the matter, and was cordially mot by English powers that be. Then he provected on his task, and as Banji," Fry Rhodes and First, the four men at the head of the urges wore nuable to cross the ocean with him. be was naturally at a great disadvantage. And yet lot.
1887 he earned his plans in the seven there. and for four years played at Lord's against Eton. In 1890 he was the captain of Harrow, and in that season was tried for his county, with the rosnls that in his fiest match he scored 108 against Sussex, in two hours and ten minutes at Brighton.
THE FULL-FLEDGED MAN. Now at Elstree he had the benefit of the coaching of the Rev. Vernon Royle, W, N. Row, C. P. Wilson, and F. H. Morton, while at Harrow, the late Lord Ensborough and the
late I. D. Walker were enthusiastic in their Laition. Coming on to manhood, the vipe operience of A. N. Hornby Alex Watson. and Dick Pilling was poured into his car. Thus, when he attained his majority, he was
a remarkable cricketar; and it would have bean
us see the fourtoca players he has chosen. They are:-Willie Quaife Orating average 56),rprising had he not been so, for his natural Johu Tyldesley (average 55). Tom Hayward (averago 50), Mr. Chats McGaby (uverage 49), Mr. A. U. Jones (average 16). Mr. GL Jessop (average 40), A. A. Lilley (useraga 39 John Gune (average 36), Len. Braud (average 36). Mr. Harold Garnett (average). Mr. A. C. MacLaren (average 31), Mr. C. Robzon (average 1), and the young Lowlers Blythe, of Kent, and Sidney Barnes, of Lanenshire. Now when one comes to examine that ten camtally it cannot be denied that there is a collection of very fun batemen, and every one of these are John Gum is quite capable of knocking up a hundred runs in any first clessster I-cloud be sorry to suggest that John Gun has not Hardware, the ability to mach, three figures. I merely
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aptituds received assiduous cultivation. Mr. MacLaren tried many vocations. but cricket with him has been such a consuming passion that he has serificed everything for the game he loved. It would require several columns to litate upon all his exploits on the peaceful field. His reputation gradually grew, and Andrew Stoddart eventually decided to take bim to Australis in 1804-95, I believe that. Stoddart had some slight hesitation over the matter, but in MacLaren's first cloven-a-side match against Victoria at Melbourns, on November 10th, 1894, he walked in and hit up 228. Twics again be exceeded the century, and at the close of the four had an average of 17 for 17 completed innings, were surpassed by tous figuras which are only paid
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hit up 142 and 100 against New South Wales Now 66 runs against New South Wales.
in the same match-thus creating a record for John Gau has taken his place. He is a left hander of good medium pace with natural break,
"centuries" in the Test matches-and six and the better the pitch the batter he howls during the tour. His form on the Sydney Then wo have Sidusy Barnes, of Burnley, and ground was simply raarvellous, and he captained I should not be astonished it he does wonders. the team wel when Mr. Stoddart was ill. In He is a born' cricketer, and in 1891 knew the two tours he scored no fewer than nine nothing of the game.. His bowling will be
“centuries,” and certainly, his reputation in strange to everybody, and that is a great Australis is quite as great as in England, advantage to his side. But apart from During this trip he married Kathleen Mand, these three regalar borkers there are six others the daughter of Mr. Robert Power, a well- in the team who are all pecustaimed to doing a known sportsman of Myrnong, Dear Melbourne, leading part in the attacking forces in county and, of course, she came to England with him. cricket. Moreover, no fewer than four are To sum up, I may say that MacLaren has esp. recognised leg-break bowlers who get a lot tained Elstree, Harrow, Lancashire, of wickets, Lon Braund being, of course, the England, and that at his best ha is surpassed by best of the party. On his day Tom Hayward noue, either as batsman or fielder. He has kit no can bowl, and Dick Lilley, I bid you remem. fewer than twenty seven three figures innings, ber, has taken a wicket for England against and is a masterly forcing batsman of great power Australia. It may be urged that there is no when once he begins scoring. He has hardly fast bowler on the side; batter be without such ever played through a season without interrup an expensive luxury if he is not a wonder.tion from rome cause or another, but taken for all On the whole, I am inclined to think that in all I am convinced that MacLaren in form is MacLaren and his men will do well. Stoddart's a wonder. Every stroke on the" green can be last teau was regarded as very strong, and executed by him; harefore there is no need to so was Lord Sheffield's side of ten years ago specialise. He can play either tack or forward, but both were beaten and failed in the Test and Richard Daft once told me that no modern Matches. The weakest teams, according to master made the hall leave his bat at the same home estimates, have dona the best in Australia, apaut as MacLaren. Of late yours the old and I by no means despair, for MacLaren's Harrovian has not been soon at his best owing Care of Daily Trees Office.
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the slips or away in the boundary. I have soon him make catches like sleight-of-band work at Although Archibald MacLaren has twice short-slip, mid-off, and extra cover-point, while visited Australia bofore, each time under the unyone who recilla W. G. Grace's Jabiles regis of A. E. Stoddart, this is his first Match at Lord's will remember that MacLaren's trip as exptain, although it should not be fielding away on the edge of the green was an overlooked that when W. G. Grace refired from these Test Matches in 1899 MacLaren
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From time to time, especially during this folds in the remaining four matches. Again season. MacLaren's tactics as captain have been his batting in Australia has always been severely criticised. Doubtless he has made magnificent, and anyone who runs away with mistakes, but I know the subject of this sketch, 42:M., will be subject to rent. the impression that MacLaren has been unduly and have studied him. I bid you remember
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