CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 931, 26 September 1910, Page 5

CRICKET.

[By The Brbaebr.] 'CLUB DOINGS AND GOSSIP. ' Raising the Wind. . Probably steps will bo taken by, tH© local association immediately after the annual ; meeting -to inaugurate an art union' scheme, with, a view to replenishing the exchequer. . Encouragement is taken from , the example' of- Christchurch, which; engineered'a I 'scheme: of-this; kind last season with marked • 'success, ' and cleared; a-profit'of over \^240..V : Offers of support, have be«n already received by the Wellington ' Association, and donations have 'been, promised. , Third Grade Matches. i . . ' At the annual ineeting'-of the tion a proposal will probably be raised on : ) behalf of. the South District Club, that third grade; matehesv sliEill ; in future be limited to a single (lay of play. In -support of this attitude 'it. is urged that third grade : matches usually peter out very early .on the second, day of play. On the. other hand.. teams .in this grade : are- numerous, and it .will be jperfectly ..'easy:to iprofitably fill: the'additional 'playing, days which will be made available if the proposal above stated is adopted. • • • . ' A Long-felt Want. ■ : Good cricket enthusiasts who lovo-. the summer "game, :and: desire . to see ' iti make -great strides in'-'Wellington , will. never be really happy until some erous r' sportsman ..puts' up a few; thou- ■ sands' by way; of. nucleus' for a purchase fund. . It is' everywhere agreed, that the;.game will never be on a really satisfactory footing..; in ;Wellington until the association lias a good; ground under its .absolute control. Only so can firstrate improvements be .effected.;.. For: instance;; the excellent /work now; being' car- 1 .ried out at ' the • Basin Reserve is com'paratively a; trifle to what: might bo:ef-; fected"if.: the association had ;a' ground under full.and unrestricted ; ■ control., ■;, : The South Africans. ' About • six w.eeks hence, remarks the "Sydney Referee" of 'September 14, the South ". Africans will;; arrive .at /Adelaide," and put in almost -a ; week at . practice, preparing; for the -■ opening'/; match with South; Australia. As that 'State now holds the; Sheffield Shield, tho form of the, South Africans, in . the . match will, no doubt, be regarded by South African sportsmen as affording them an., idea .of the prospects 'of '..the': team .'oh. the ' tour.' generally., ■, The South, Africans will sail from Capo Town for' Adelaide, on October 71 The party ; will include T. Campbell (Transvaal), M. Coinmaille (Western 'Province), A;. E;- Faulkner (Transvaal), C. B. Llewellyn '(Natal and' Hampshire), A. : D. Nourse (Natal), R.; ,0. Schw'arz (Transvaal),- L. Strieker; (Transvaal), Yogler' (Transvaal),; J. W. 1 Zulch ; (Transvaal),, and 0. C. Fearce (Natal). It .tHU be.'seen that J.' H. Sinclair, is not-, included;'-; there is a possibility of his being the manager, ■ though Mr. I. Difford,' secretary, of the South . Australian ; Cricket Association, and Mr. George Allsop, seesetary to "the ; Wanderers' .Club,, are - also mentioned .- as candidates. . Neither of the --recent'.. South African' captains/ S. J. Snooke'nor P.. Sherwell;. is included among tho ten mentioned. Wadestown Club.The Wadestown Club has decided to withdraw its application for affiliation as a-junior district club.. It is understood that the....club ..objects 'to . the - rule entitling the nearest senior - olub to take over the best players of a junior. affiliated clu]>.-:.: ; : -V Presentation Bats, ■' Messrs. Laws and Manning have donated two bats'to the .association;whichwill be offered- for competition by the senior clubs. .They will De awarded,; probably, ono for ... the best" bowling - average . and the other- for a.similar achievement with the. bat, but the matter -has not' yet been definitely decided. !'-■ J. V. Saunders. ' Speculation is still rife and curiosity -unsatisfied ; - : .6yer..> the . question -of - what team our new '; coach,.'. Mr.'/- Saunders, is to favour with his company, during the coming', season. ' There.- are : sticklers .for. .established " - order! who maintain ,that since he has taken, up ; liis residence in the North- district it is: for' the-North .Club he - should play. The prevailing opinion, however,■ seemis'.to be: that the ' . veterans i..can' ; very . well battle along as in - the,' past, ■: and that Mr. .Saunders will probably ba captured by a team of colts. -■;-" ■ Templars' Club. The following particulars, regarding :the Templars Club formed portion o£ a printed report, at the. club's annual meeting, on Tuesday:— - - I The club's '.championship "games produced a total of 63S runs for loss of 123 wickets, an average: of '5;18 runs . : per wicket. , Our opponents scored. 885 runs for 143 wickets, an average of 6.01 a wicket. As "extras," wo had allowed us 78, and we gave, away 104, so .'that the actual batting totals are:—For: 560 for 123 wickets (average, 4.55); against: 781 for 143 wickets (average, 5.46).; Our highest score-was 113, first innings against-Harbour-Board; the lowest, 9 only nine men) ; second innings, against Thorndon. , The highest against us, for a full innings was: 100, but 103 for six wickets has to be reckoned with; tho lowest was 11 (only,five batting). Partnerships of 20 runs and over were secured by—Cresswelland ■ Blenkinsop, sixth wicket first innings against Harbour Board, 52; Cresswell and' B: Wright, second wicket, second innings against Harbour Board, 46; F. Wright and Lambert, sixth wicket-first innings, against Selwyh B, 30; B. Wright and Cresswell, fourth wicket first innings against Berhampore Baptist, 20. Seme of the partnerships against us were: 55, 33, 28, 27, 25, 22, 21, 20. The double-figured individual scores were—Creswell, 32», '22, 12*, XI; Bert Wright, 32, 19, 13; F. Wright, 21; Brown, 14; Blenkinsop, 16; Lambert, 15; Gray, 11; Dooley, 10; "extras," 19 and 25. The highest scores against us were: 47, 44, 35, 32, 29, 28, 27/ 17*, 15, -15, ,15; 14, 12, and "extras," 21, 11, 10, and 10. Some bowling performances—Brown, five wickets for lGjruns, six for 17; Blenkinsop, seven, for 23, 1 for 5, six for 16, four. for. 11, two for -5, fivo for 15; two for 0; Cresswell,, two for 13'; Dooley, five for B,' six for 24; Groig, throe for C, three for 7, fivo for 19; Gray, four for 24, four for 20, two, for G; Murray, throe .for 9; Patterson, seven for 43, six for 11, three for 12, four for three; F. Wright, one for 5. I