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The History Of Australian Cricket

(Continued from Page 8).

Adelalite. As he hnd alieady com- pleted his contract with the promoters they could not say anything, although they did.

The first game was against 18 of Victoria and W.G. but he lost the toss as lie seems to have done much more often than he won it on this trip. The

At any rate on enquiry come days 3-IN-ONE OIL before the game W.G. discovered that the groundsman intended to select the pitch and put a roller on it on the morning of the gone! Repre- centations to the Melbourne Club Guo put things right and two or three 10 hit up 268, for the English bowlers days preparation produced an excel- lywhite and Meintyre only taking lent pitch. The Australlon wickets in these days are noted for their perfer- flon und W.C. claims to have been the first to put the Australians in the way of preparing a pitch for cricket. This of course refers to the hend-centres of Australian cricket, where it was possible to get good results if one went about it in the right way. As for the wickets up- country, it seems some of them were too awful for wordst

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three out of the seventeen wickeln. fee-W.G. got ten of the others and G.F. his younger brother, four, England were beaten by un mings. It must be remembered that besides the bowler and wicket-keeper there were sixteen men in the field, and all of them pretty

and Doyle, who were in the 78 team bowled against England in this match.

There was another matter too, to which he referred at some length, which does not seem to have drawn the notice of Caffyn. Just after the English team had landed they visited acup game final, which had to be abandoned owing to a refusal of the balting

to accept an umpire's and a subsequent invasion of the ground by the spectators, This attitude of

both players

and crowds eins to have been experts enced by the English team thenwolves Inter. Indeed, on

one occasion Sydney, Grace had to take his team off the field as a batsman, given out, went Birck to

to the pavilion

then, ufter his successor and reached the CTABLE, returned apparently on advice. from the Pavilion and claimed to con- tinue his innings. Ail was well in the end but writing a quarter of a century later he notices that this pirit still survived in Austrolla though not In so malligant a form as in the seventies".

and

DEFICIENT IN GOOD UMPIRES

al

in the

The explanation of its origin is, it is suggested, that Australi early days was quite deficient in good and experienced umpires and there- fore their decisions did not carry any weight. However that may be, fand even now Australia has dimeulty in finding many good umpires because she has not, as professi

England has, a large body of experienced professionals re tired from active cricket on which

it must reluctantly be admit- draw,) ted that this attitude still exists although af spectators, among the

would course no Australian cricketer question an umpire's decision (other- wise than in the pavilion!) any more Un an English

would, player fancy it is an unfortunate survival from the early and

and difficult days fanned, Prince, now by an over-keen desire to see the home side win. And one must reluctantly confess that, tho' as rute the manners of a Test match crowd in England are excellent, there ages of bad mannered are more cauEN crowds than there used to be--or so it seems to me.

These

have been mentioned ut some length as they are both im- portant when considering the de- velopment of Australian cricket from the earliest days. As regards the standard of cricket in Australia in 1873, W.G that while, it had not

says. reached the height to which it Bad now (In 1899) attained, it was

matters

keters had

and Colonial cric-

steadily owenefited by the

two former tours, and by

und by the

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Altan good.

The next move was to Dallorut

where there was an excellent wicket und the visitors totalled 470, of whleb WG. had 126 and G.F. 112. IL WAS tremendously hot which did not

help things very much, especially as only a few days before the team had been glad of their great-coals, although it was mid-summer in the Antipodes.* The 22 of Ballarat did not do at all hardly to make 270, but it was is fact that the English bowlers had not yet found their length. The game was drawn, and at its end the wicket was still as true as a billiard table

But the jeans were at the beginning of their troubles, (un-well as of some very good fun), and further details had better walt for my next muticle,

(To be Continued.)

CHINESE "Y" GALA

Programme Completed In Inclement Weather

In spite Dj the weather, the Chinese Y.M.C.A. held unfavourable

Street on Wednesday evening, when their swimming gain at Bridges

a programme of eight eventa carried out. The results were 15 fallow:

was

.

50 Metres Free Style.--1, Ip Hon- chuen: 2. Chan Wing-kai; 3, Kwok Jon-ming Time:-10.8 seconda,

50 Metres Free Style (Junior) → 1 Tang Lu-chung: 21 Au Tung-hing: Wong Hing-kuti. Time:-332 seconds.

100 Metrex Buck-stroke.-1, Young In-kyn; 2, Kwok Hon-ming; 3, p Hon-chuen. Tinie:---1 ແ. 119.4 Reconds.

80 Yards Breast-stroke (Junior).- 1. Tang Ju-chung: 2, Au Tung-hing: 3, Leung Chi-kit. Time-1 min. 8.5 secs.

200 Metres Free Style-1, Chan Wing-kai; 2, ip Ion-eltuen; 3. Yang Tu-kwan. Time: 2 mins. 58

nees,

200 Metres Breast-stroke (Open to Colony)-1, Lau Mel-shun; 2, Fong Chung-yu; 3, Wong Hok-kong. Time:-3 niins. 4.2 secs.

SOUTH CHINA A.A.

To Hold Swimming Gala This Evening

The South Chinn A.A. will hold

sequent coaching of Car

of Lawrence and their second swimming gala of the Calfyn. In those day's the bowling

wing! season at their pavilion, North Point, was very good indeed (ns Caffyn this evening commencing at 7.30. sald about 1864 cricket) and The events arranged are as follow: fleiding very fair. And the fact that

Ladies' 100 metres free style England was beginning to take

(open) much greater interest in cricket in the Antipodes was shown by the way in which the results of the games, now for the first time telegraphed, were followed by the people at home.

WHAT HAPPENED

The total results of the games play- ed read as follows:-Fifteen matches played,

d’ten won, two drawn and three lost. The three games lost were all at the beginning of the tour when the visitors had not yet thrown at the effects of the lang voyage. It is Interesting to note that W.G.'s agree- ment with the promoters provided for fourteen matches. However for the

W. R. Loxley & Co., (China) Ltd. lost game, in South Australia which

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OVAL TEST MATCH

All-India Team Is Selected

London, Aug. 13. The following will play for India at the Oval in the Test Match start- Ing on Saturday:

to the promoters than the then small The Maharaj Kumar of Viziana- Adelaide Club. Mention ghastly game will be made Juter. But Merchant, C. Ramaswami, Dilawar of this gram, C. K, Naldu, Wazir All, V. M,

the interesting thing was that W.G. Hussain, Jehangir Khan, Mustag All, was so annoyed that he trotted off on Baos Jilani, M. Nissar, Amar Singh. his own

and played a match at -Beuter,

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

SWIMMING

THEY LAUGHED AT THE RAIN

V.R.C. GALA IN` STORMY WEATHER

Keenness of the v.I.C. members

when

was fully tested yesterday heavy rain coincided with thelr swimming gala. But they survived the test and carried out

the grainme in Its entirety, a fine tribute to the swimmers and supporters.

pro-

SURREY TRIUMPH IN

GREAT MATCH

Keen Duel Between Sandham And Freeman

1

London, July 14. Surrey beat Kent at Blackheath by 4 wickets, an exciting and extraordinary match, ending five minutes before the extra half hour had expired.

י.

was a task indeed, and there wall- ing, were Watt, Todd, and Freeman,, whe had set. Surrey at nought in the first innings.

At 3.10 Surrey had lost Gregory Jund Squires for 24 runs. Two more wickets in the next twenty minuteż, and Surrey were totidring-three, and they were ruined, but for some entre net of heroism.

THE VITAL STAND

Then came the stand that won the match for Surrey: Barling joined the they were still together at 4.16, tea, trim and Indomitable Sandham, and having added 96 runs. During this The chronology, arithmetic, id lost 7 wickets for 52 runs. So they period the Kent bowling, whether For the hardy onlookers, the reprobabilities of the third and last held a lead of 167, and still one held through the unexpectedness of the ward was an excellent display of day are worthy of record. When the opinion that they might confallibility, fell into an utter decline. resistance or because of human competitive swimming and divior play began, at 11.15, Surrey, in reply ceivably win. It was even suggested it must have been gall and worm One of the best races of the evening to Kent's total of 228, had scored 76 that Valchtine might declare his inn- wood to, their captain and their fol- was between A. A. du Hoza and Wilfrid Lawrence in the 125 yards ully thought that, if Surrey's Inst 6 better; Fate know better still.

for five wickets, it was then gener-ings clowed at lunch.. Valentine know lowers, medley race "A" clasu gregate wicketa should fall within about an handicap. Ly wrence, going ten

About 2.60 Surrey began their After ten 71 runa wero needed in. hour, Kent, by a mixture of reason- seconds later than Roza, only justable dating with the bat indartus, they needed 191 to win, and, 6 minutes. F. R. Brown left at 120: failed to catel his clubmate,

skill with the ball, might force ahad about 155 minutes in which to same total E. R. T. Holmes was bowl- nilowing for the tea interval, they 65 to win h 50 minutes. At the Itemulte ware aa followaln

win

achieve victory. This may sound ed. Still 43 runs: 5 precious min-. At 12.10, Surrey were all out for tolerably easy to the minds of some, utes less and one good man 113. leaving Kent with a lead of 115. It Probability had so far been fulfilled. bered that this had been n low-rapidly, eager for battle.

was not easy. It must be remem- Crooks emerged from the Pavilion, It was soon to be rocked to its found-scoring mutch throughout, that the

tions.

pitch, checally at the to, and left, full of 78 rims and resound- With 20 minutes to go, Sandham By 1.30, the unclicon interval. Kent, partly owing to a fine attack pearance of on

had taken on, in parts, the aping honour, 20 minutes 4 wicketo

untidy allotment

76 yanis Freestyle Handler (Boys) :-. P. Jorge: 2. T. Hayot Time 62.240 secs.

220 yanie Freestyle Handlerp "B" Class Apprentes-Won by J. M. Colvert. Tei 2 min. 48.3/5 bere.

25 yards Freestyle Handiens (Lailles) 1—}, Mine Matues. Timez 18.375

150 Yards Medley Race "A" Class Aggr gate Handleast-1. A. A. de Bon: 2. W.

Lawrence, Time: 24 prma

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less.

by Gover, largely owing to their own through the Hammering of the faster 30 runs--and Fishlock joined Brooks. Aggregate-1. A. Awale: 0. Fineptitude (with one exception), had bowlers on a soaked surface. No, it Together they won the match.

Rosario. Time: 2 mins. 22.4/5 Been,

Paner Diving (Bended Handicap):-Won by C. A. Figueiredo.

100 yards Freestyle Handlekp (Umilies) |— 1. MA. Thiriwell; 2. Mbox V. Thiefwell

Time! 26.1/2 v

Member Terps Race (renal-stroke) (mi Wow by "C" tam G. Machfutish, tạ, 7, Billes, E. Dovana, C. Nolasco Bilen, A. ሐ . Noronha and Remedio,

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Boys Meller Helayaret-Wos by A tesko, J. Batello, A. Gutterez, Ik. Maxwell An) À. Carvalho,

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Cricketer's Great Bowling At Lord's

(Continued from Luge 8.)

ket, again made a bold bid for the Australian tour. One of his hooks to the boundary at the expense of kind I have seen this year, and, on Farnes was the best stroke of its the off-side he also got a large num- ber of his runs.

Then came the dramatie over uf Stephenson that added so new and vivid a page to the history of these classic matches. If the M.C.C. do not invite Stephenson to make the grand tour they will assuredly give him the ball with which he worked so much havoc at headquarters.

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A very enjoyablo evening was spent n the Club de Recreio on Wednesday when the members of the home team were hosts to the Kawjoon Cricket cond round of the triangular con Club and the American Club in the

tract bridge tournament,

A good lead was attained by the home team before dinner, and it was successfully maintained to the end, The results of the match were as follow:

Club de Recreio

6,140 points American Club

3,000 points Kowloon Cricket Club 2,480 points Top honours of the evening went to the Noronha brothers of the win- ing team with a net score of 7,360 points,

The substantial win by the Club de Recreio placed them in a very strong position for the honour of being the first to have their name inscribed on the trophy kindly presented by Mr. E. Abraham. The standings of the teams for the two rounds played are: Club do Recreio Kowloon Cricket Club American Club

6,570 points 4,420 points 1,150 points

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