Miscellaneous Items

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 35, 19 September 1891, Page 4

Miscellaneous Items

The richest mnn'in Australia is said to Tie Mr James Ty.-.-m, who is reported to \>e worth 16.000,000, and the next richest is Mr Waiter Hall, of Mount Morgan, whose wealth is close on £2,000,000. Among land owners Mr Sam M'Caughey, of Coree, and half a dcz<»n other stations, takes the lead in wealth, while he also holds the distinction of being the areat •est sheepowner in the world, his flecks numbering considerably more than 1,000,----000. - Everybody knows that umpires are not ■ allowed to bet, and yet among the meu who undertake this duty, who have nearly -all been cricketers of no mean order in their younger days, some are tempted, through their interest in " crack men," tOjitransgress this law. In a local match, -sn' which the captain of one of our leading country elevens was playing, the ran- • ;pire being challenged by the bowler for a -catch at the wickets given by the said •countryman, in his excitement, to the -question " How's that?" answered, " Out, and I wins my five bob 1" — Sent by J. L. dark-in-Cartmel. A good cricket story is told by A. N. -Hornby, the Lancashire cricketer Every jrear Hornby takes a Lancashire eleven ..to play eighteen of Nantwicli and District, and on one occasion, at the tail of local team, a veritable jokel came in. He shaped anyhow. The first ball fie Teeeiyed, one of Grassland's •* lightning itwjstera," hit him on the knee " How's that?" shouted both Tilling and Crossland, " Wot out," said the umpire The latsman, however, carefully shouldered ilis bat, and was to be seen limping pain~fully for the pavilion, " You're nut oui, -jny man," said ihe umpire. " No," rtplied the player, " but I'm going." * A village club was playing a team from Leicester, and the yokels' umpire lock , himself the duty of advising his on n side on various points during their innings. 'At last the opposing captain -called him to order, and lie promised not •to offend Rgain, but in a few minutes he ~*was at it .again. " Hit her, George," -""Steady, Billy," " ow stop, both of .;;you." At lust one of the batsmen snicked a ball into tlie '•slips. •' Run it Jiiumy." -cried the nmpire. Jimmy ran. and was promptly ran out. " How's tliat P ' echoes = all round the. field. " JNot out," is the reply. " Why not ?" angrily demanded the captain. " WVII, you si>t\ sir, I told him to ran, as hadn't ouu'ht to ha' done, ssoit worn't his fault like."