The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24
San Francisco Leads
Cricket Race
Interest in Championships Contest
Increases and Players Are
Improving
Improving
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
By William Unmack

san francisco County club now headS
the race fer the California cricket as
ISOLATION championship, but is being
run very close by Alameda. San Fran
cisco has two wins. or four points to
its credit while Alameda has one win
and one draw 6 points,.
The race is now assuming a very in
teresting appearance, and as each game
is played tne scrickrters are gradually
finding their true form.
Last Sunday the GOLDEN Gates win
over the old Pacific team was sonle-
what of surprise TO the general
cricket public, but nevertheless the
win OF the younger club was a de-
cisive one and the players are deserv-
general was excellent. the fielding in
particular being splendid all through
the game and at times really brilliant.
The batting of Spencer CD, Austey
(20) and Miller (15) in the first inning
all showed good cricket. Spencer and
Austey in particular batted with great
confidence.
Harry Elliot was the only one of the
Pacific batsmen to do anything with
the Golden Gate bowling. Elliots 20
was the outcome of real pretty cricket,
his stroke being sure, wen tinred and
carried off first honors for his club,
taking in all eight wickets for so runs.
1t was Tasstlls 5 uay with the ball,
HOWcVeT, tie pOWISQ ElctIy Oil
the inning and every one. OF his wickets
We're cleanly bowled His average was
five for %. Lewis also did well, with
three for IS.
county team added another victory to
it's credit. Its opponents We're the
Wanderers. and at the call of time the
wandering boys were down and out
The. Wanderers batted first and only
netted Al runs. Stuart. 10, was the.
only. one to reach double figures The
bowling Of Renwick and Sterling was
bowlers kept an excellent length and
varied their bowling nicely. In their
second attempt the Wanderers did bet
uted 21, none of the other players get
ting double figures. In this inning also
Renwtck played sad havoc with his op-
wickets. while Roberts accounted for
the other three. Roberts, "a. secured
top score for his side, playing good,
sound cricket.
Sterling batted in his usual safe way
and was responsible for IA in the first
and lS not out, IN the second.
Smith also batted well, holding his
the required runs to win in the first
inning.
The game of Australia versus Great
Britain at the stadium is the principal
Grams is scheduled for the Alameda
ground. Tg
In the British team am very sur
prised to notice the omission of Rob-
erts (s. F. County, and Dewhurst
Golden Gates). Both men are eligible
and Roberts, in particular, should have
been certainty. His bowling entitled
him to place, while his batting also
is worthy of consideration.
Dewhurst is one of the finest wicket
keepers in the association and this
asset alone should have entitled him
4 ~ q MI 10 ,xr-~~ Il l.
materially strengthened by the inclu-
sion of these players. On paper the
result looks very bright for the Aus
tralian team. As batting team 1t has
With such fine bats as Wheatley, Jor-
dan, Renwick, Sterling and Moverley I
expect to see some big scoring. To
offset this batting ability, however, the
in Lyman, Elliot. Tassel and Stuart.
Whichever way the game goes, how
ever, 1t is hound to be a good one and
some excellent individual scores are
Averages are things dear to the
heart of all cricketers and every SUM-
day The Call will publish both batting
and bowling averages, taken from
championship games.
The bowling averages will show only
bowlers who have secured five or more
wickets. while the batting averages
Will show those men who have COM
average of over 10. In the batting
averages today Sterling with 64 is an
easy first Wilkes with 46 is next and
then Croll 21. Sterling Is batting very
consistently and will take lot of
moving from his present position. In
the bowling Johnston Is first with "a,
although he is being run very close by
Stewart rs. Renwick has secured
the highest number of wickets, 20,
with an average of 3.5.
BATTING AVERAGES .