OBITUARY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 931, 26 September 1910, Page 7

OBITUARY.

■■■^' . » '; ORIGINAL OF "LITTLE DORRIT." 'r '• By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright. London, September 23. The death ha-s occurred at Southsea of Mrs: Hayman, the original of "Little. Dorrit," in Dickon's novel of that -name. AN AUSTRALIAN CRICKETER. Sydney,' September 24. The death is announced of Dr. H. J. H. Scott, who captained the 1886-Aus-tralian eleven. .■) . ' ■ . ; SCOTT'S BRILLIANT RECORD. Henry tTohn Herbert: Scott was born at Toorak on December 26,-1858, and first visited Englarid.in 1884,- One said of him in connection with this visit: "His first visit to England, proved an unqualified success.-.■ It, was certainly a* big performance to play, on a. lot of strange . grounds, against a multitude of. strange bowlers, and .-yet come out . third in the batting averages.- Though his stylefarticularly finished or elegant, Scott is unquestionably a' first-class batsman,/ He watches tho ball most carefully,, ,has a : very stubborn .^defence,' and always plays with abundant : pluck and confidence.. Excepting Murdoch and Blackham there was no one in the team more likely to-make runs at the-critical part .of a ; match.-Ho .does not .drive, much,-his best ' strokesbeing a 1 cut and a square-leg hit. He is a most brilliant .field, very rarely making: a mistake, but, it, cannot be said that He ■sustained his reputation as a good ohang-. irig bowler." ' ■■ •; . Scott nearly always did well, on MR occasions, .-and in the memorable encounter with England at the Oval, when Austra-, lia scored 551 to-England's 346 aud 85 for two., wickets, Scott- played a. beautiful innings ' for 102. At the end of the: first day's play Australia had--363-up for two wickets—Bannerm an 4, W. Dennell 103,. Murdoch'(not out) 158,' Scott (not out) 101. When. the 1886 team ■ was selected, the choice of captain lay botween. Blackham and Scott.'- "I am no orator, and .Scott is," said Blackham, .who : apparently- did not relish ;tho after-dinner speeches, and so ScottHvas made leader. .This team, was' the'least "successful of all the Australian sides. The summer, was a .dry-one, and the .colonials did not . seem_ able to. bring 1 their matches to a conclusion within tho three davs' limit. .Moreover,' there was;a lot of internal dissension. Scott agam finished third in the averages-, .One innings of his that year doserves mention. Playing against Yorkshire, at Sheffield, the colonials required 133 to' Ann, and. made them for the loss of four wickets,, Scott: being '67 (not out). The' White Rose County had a big break-bowler named Wade, and the. crowd called out to their .skipper:'-.' "Put." on' ,W aa dl" Waad!" Wade was put on, and Scott hit '22 runs'off his last oyer (four balls to the over at that time), by means of a six, a four, and two more-sixes.-After this .tour-Scott remained in England to complete his: medical-studies. He afterwaTds started praotice'in one of the oountiy towns of New South Wales. • . .- Averages, . • . . Highest Not . AverYeaT. Ings. Runs; ■ score., out. age. 1884- 51 973 102 , 8 ' 22.27 1886 ...... 66 .1293 123 ' .5. 21.17 •Test Matches. .' ; /: . v-'l4 359 - 102. 1 27.61 '' Victoria 'v. New. South Wales. ; • 13 ' > 377 114 . 1■" 31.41