CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 30, 30 October 1907, Page 7

CRICKET.

WEST AUSTRALIA v. MARYLEBONE. BY TELEGRAPH—TUESS ASSOCIATION—COPTIIIGnT. Perth, October 29. Tho match of the Marylebohe Club, team of cricketers against West Australia was resumed yesterday. Tho remainder of the Englishmen wore disposed of for an additional 62. Tho innings closed for 402. Rhodes was the only other player to make a stand, remaining not out for 32 . . . Christian took five wickets for 132, Sell; three for 10G. West Australia's first innings totalled 152, tho chief scorers being Parker 22, Hoguo (not out) CO, Robinson 23. Barnes took three wickets for 53, Crawford four for 28. . ' Following on, the local team scored 12 without tho loss of a wicket. AN EASY WIN. (Rec. Oct. 30, 0.15 aim;) Perth, October 29. Tho local men in their second innings could do nothing against the bowling, and wore all out for 116, England.thus winning by an innings and 134 runs. Crawford took three wickets for 31, Barnes one for 17, Blytho two for 17, Hayes one for 34. and Rhodes two for.4.

Crawford has already shown a sample of his all-round powers, taking 1 wickets. for 7 runs apiece, and scoring .13 ntns. This Surrey player completed his twentieth year on December 1, ISOG, and few cricketers have won equal fanio at so early an age. lie is the ■youngest man who has 'ever in first class cricket scored 1000 runs and taken 100 wickets in one season, accomplishing this double feat in 1906. Crawford may fairly bo described as the best all-round player turned out by any of .the, .public, schools since A. G. Steel was at Marlborough, and lie might; liko the latter, have boon, with perfect propriety,, picked for the Gentlemen of Bngland, while Still at school. Up to the present time, he has in all matches scored 10,552 runs and taken 1281 wickets, and played .21 tlircc-figurc innings. His hitting powers are great, but still more remarkable is his self-control. As a mediumpace bowler,'..Crawford .possesses nearly every good gift. . Last, seu'sbu his average was 19.54 for 111 wickets. lie is a,first-class field, and wears spectacles. '.'',' A NEW' ZEALANDER'S IMPRESSIONS. TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] . . Chrlstch'u'i'ch, October 29. ' Mr. H. H-. Secrotau, an old Christchurch cricketo'r and ex-rop.. player, has just returned from a visit to England,-in'thq;cour,se /of which ho saw a good deal of cricket, and something of some of the members of the English fielding. It was liko machinery. The : seht at a match between Middlesex and Kent: iri which Hiitchings, onb of. the team, was playing, and Mr. Sccretan thinks that on Australian wickets he ought to mako a lot of runs. Fielder,' who is coming with the team, is a fast bowler, very fast, 'and has five men iii tho slips.

. With .regard to the. team, Mr. Secretan :;"I do not think, they aro strong dnbugh. They have some fine bats amongst ■them, mostly young, but they.have.no experienced : cricketers' liko Hayward, Tyldcslcy, or Warner." " :.

Tho, visitor was struck with tho wonderful English fielding, it. was liko .machinery. The scoring cards at Lords and' Tho , Oval aro quite a rovelatioh. • Th'by are published about every ten minutes, costing one penny each, giving hot oiily the score of the match you are watching, but the scores from nil tho great comity matches going on all over England. In tho matt'or of scoring boards, wo help, so far.'as concerns the gratuitous information afforded to tho spectators, are far ahead..' There is, however, a reason for that. Tho sale of tho scoring cards runs into.many thousands, and produces quito a revenue to the.counties interested. In. order hot to interfere with tho sale of .these, no names arc pat on the scoring boards, but only .numbers. \Tho names of. the plaj'crs only '-appear on and the.' numbers aro placed against thorn. It is, therefore, absolutely necessary, to have a card to follow tho match. In England every run lis it is made is shown on. .the scoring. hoard as well as the totals." , Mr. Secretan lias conic back convinced that what Canterbury cricket needs most of all is a first-class professional coach, at Newtown... I'-