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good men. Bannerman generally umpires for New 

 South Wales, and his decisions are hardly ever 

 questioned. Blackham I am afraid will not play 

 much longer, as his hands have been knocked about 

 terribly. 



Australian cricketers are likely to hold their own 

 in years to come. The many parks and recreation 

 grounds in the large cities afford the youngsters 

 every opportunity to indulge in cricket. At Moore 

 Park, Sydney, on Saturday afternoon, cricket matches 

 may be seen played all over the ground. These 

 wickets are reserved for certain clubs, and the 

 matting is nearly always used between the wickets. 



Cricket matches are well managed in the Colonies. 

 The scoring-board is placed in a conspicuous position. 

 Every run is recorded to the batsmen as it is got, 

 and every change of bowling is put up. The total 

 is added to with every run obtained, and also the 

 total score at the fall of the last wicket. Thus the 

 spectators can see at a glance how many each bats- 

 man at the wicket has scored, what the total is, 

 and how many wickets are to fall. This system of 

 scoring adds greatly to the interest in a match. As 

 soon as the batsman^s score changes from 48 to 50 

 there is a deafening cheer, and when it reaches 

 100 the scene is exciting. I shall never forget 

 when Sid Gregory piled up over 200 against the 

 Englishmen on the Association Ground, Sydney.. 



