OBITUARY

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 49, 21 November 1917, Page 5

OBITUARY

COTTER, THE CEICKETEH. Sydney, November 20. Albert Cotter, the well-known cricketer, has been killed in action.—Press Association.

Among tho many cricketers r rom >dstralia who arc fighting for fheir King end country none is better known than Albert Cotter, the "express" bowler. He first came into prominence with the Glebe Club, at Sydney, and, after a fame or two with the State team, he wns chosen in the two last test matches iipiinst Warner's side of 19024. He was a power-fully-built young fellow, and his delivery wns more round-arm than >>ver-,irm. Despite a long run he could keep up his pace fnr a considerable time before tiring. TTis length was somewhat crrotic, but his "rorker" would afte.n find the best of batsmen wanting. TVisdan s.'.-id that "he possessed that .'xtra pace so distasteful to many batsmen who revel in ordinary fust bowling." He vVited England twice with Australian teams and secured the following figures:— Batting.—loos, innings *5, runs 7W, most in innings 48, not nut 3. nveroge 17,fi1; 1903, innings 32. runs ,935, Dust in innings 37. not out 0, iwerigo '.(IK Bowling.—l9os, overs 754.1. ir.aidnie 285. runs 2HiO, wickefs 12*. average 19.83; IM9, overs 573.2, maiden? 127, runs 1882. wickets G4, average 29.(19. His best performance with the ball in Hie test matches of those tours were: Oval. 19(15. nino for 221: Leeds. 190!). six fnr 83. Tie was in excellent form against thn South Africans in 1910-11, and in tho test games bnirowl 22 wiokets for 033. average 28.77. Cotter was, like most fast howlers, a hnnl-hittinir batsman, and often pitt together ft tidy wore in very miicic time. Fe toured New Zealand with the- Australian team of -flO5, «nd mndo many frionds by his gonial, sunny manner. Ho w.ts nn excollent thn;equarfer back at l?U!rby. kit gave nti the winter same in preference to cricket. He was born on December 3, 1883.

SIR, CHARLES HOLROYD. ARTIST. London, November 10. Obituary.—Sir CharH ITnlrayd. I [Sir Obrlns TTolrovd, Ron. Lilt.T). Ms F.U.P. of Pinter Etchers, and member of the Arf Workers' Guild, was director nf the National Art Gallcrv from imm to li)lfi. nnil «■"•" formerly Keener I rf Hio Notional Gallery of British Art I /Tate QalW)-. n<l , "" I,nr " ,n lin 1861 He frwuoiitlv exhibited pictures at the. Roval Apade>»v, Urn Roval IntHtntn of Painters in Water Colours, awl pWiJnw in (he Royal society cf Painter Etchers.] MP,. PETER SHIPBUILDER. Olcc. November 21, 1.30 a.m.) London, November 20. Mr Peter Denny, of V a Dumbarton firm of D«nny Bros., is dead—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asn. MA .TOR. EVELYN BOTHSCHTLD. (Bee. November 21. 1.2(1 a.m.) London, November 20. Major Evelyn Rothschild, who wa.s sorrin? in the Fame regim"nt in Palestine ns his kte cousin, the Hon. Neil Primrose (whose <leath vrni renorted yesterday), is dead.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. MB, john "Mackenzie henry. (Bee. November 21, 1.20 a.m.) Melbourne, November 20, Obituary—Sir. John Mackenzie Henry, genoral manager of tko Temperance Genoral Insurance Company (and a Now Zcaluudor}. —Press Assn.