CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 40, 12 March 1909, Page 4

CRICKET.

The following will play for the United Service Club against Inglcwood at Inglcwood to-morrow, leaving by 111-. 12.50 p.m. train:—Dixon. Louisson, Mac kay, Napier, Preshaw, Simmons Smith ill, Trossidvr, Watson, Wiggs mid Worn! Anthony, the young Canterbury bats man, is showing splendid form in Liu cathedral city at present. E. Humphreys .stated in an interview just before sailing ior England, that hi considered E. E. Crawshaw, of hit. A 1 ban's, the finest all-round cricketer '> ; his age iu Christchurch, Referring ti "Joe" Bennett, hei said Bennett's howl ing was the finest he had played again* in New Zealand, and that on this year': form Bennett would not have the flight est difficulty in getting into a count; leam at Home.

Previous to life big innings of 2110 last Saturday, Victor Trumpet averaged over liO runs per innings for Paddington this season. Trumper lias nude 20 hundreds for his club in linst grade cricket. On Saturday. February 27. in Sydney oup competitions, Rev. E. F. \Vaddy made 150 runs in an hour and threequarters, whilst F. S. MMdleton compiled 174 in an hour and a-half. Middleton hit ten sixes and thirteen fours. Bardsley got 217 not out iu brilliant style without a chance. Ni far the Rhodes siholars of the Australian States and colonies have not included one high-class cricketer readymade, though there have been at least three, iiitei'mitioiial footballers among them, viz. l , W. Barton (Australia and New South Wales). G. fiilrav (New 'Zealand and Scotland), and G. V. d'ortus (England). Dr. Howard Bullock, wlio leaves Sydney thin year for Oxford, is already an international Rugby foottaller. lie is such a great forward that 'there should be no doubt about his winning a place in the Oxford University ami proiiaUy England teams—that is, if he reproduces his Australian form.

The Australians will leave Sydney for England on "March 17. The player* have agreed to the inclusion of Hopkins

Alan Marshal is honored !>>• "Wisden" for 11)011 with a jiiacp among the five whose portraits are published annually. A.M. will lie pleased to s,e among the Australians this year some of the eolts of his time in Sydney and Brisbane.

in the Australian team for England, was married in Brisbane on Tuesday. Mrs. Hartigan intends travelling with her husband'.

Writing about bowlers with doubtful deliveries, '-.Vot Out" ill the Referee tells a good story from Edward (Ivegory. which is wortli repeating, and something to the;. point, lie was bowling in a match at Sydney, and the first ball lie delivered the umpire no-balled liini. Ditto the second. "What did you noball me for?'' .said Edward (Iregory. "For throwing," was the reply. "Throwing!" siii'd E. Gregory, "I never threw in my life.'' "Never mind," was the answer. "I no-ball you for throwing.'' Thinking the matter over for a moment, nil idea struck E. firegory. Says lie to the umpire. "'You've mistaken .me. 1 think, for. my brother Dave; I'm Ned." "What," says the umpire, "are you not Dave?'' "No," says Ned, "['in Ned; not Dave." "I beg your pardon," says the umpire. "I thought you were Dave, and, of course, I thought that I ought to no-ball you."