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64 Quoted in South Africa, 15 October 1898.

unwise in the Cape Colony which had been so critical of the Transvaal's practices in this respect, but it was even more so in view of the fact that Logan would derive considerable political power from such a contract. Logan was already unpopular for using his position at Matjiesfontein to control the Worcester vote and since the contract gave him control over canteens spread along two thousand miles of railway, an estimated nine thousand railway officials would be indebted to him. It was thus felt that in view of the approaching general elections, his influence would be considerable': G. Viney,'A New Look at the Logan Crisis' (BA Hons thesis, University of Cape Town, 1975), 27.

65 Ibid.

66 Knowles, South Africa versus England, 35.

67 The Times, 20 March 1899.

68 Ibid.

69 Cited in G.Pawle,'The Laird of Matjiesfontein', The

Cricketer, November 1973, 37.

70 John Wisden' s Cricketer's Almanack for 1900 (London:

John Wisden & Co., 1900), 466.

71 F. E. Fremantle, Impressions of a Doctor in Khaki (London: Murray, 1901), 151-152. 72 Wisden (London: John Wisden & Co., 1901), 467.

42 South African Review, 9 February 1894.

43 Logan would later testify that'I found myself in the end without any voice in the question of

Ibid.,469.

73

management, a position which I certainly had not bargained for': quoted in South Africa, 4 August 1894.

74 Logan Jnr. went on to play in eight first-class innings during the tour, averaging 12.50: Cricket, 22 August 1901. 'Jim is as fit as a fiddle, dresses himself nicely and is especially liked by every one of the team', Logan wrote to his wife during the first month of the tour: Letter, James Logan to his wife, Hotel Metropole, London, 18 May 1901, Major John Buist/Logan Family Collection, Matjiesfontein. 75 See J. J. Kotze, 'The Secon d South African Team in England, 1901', in M. W. Luckin (ed.), The History of South African Cricket: Including the Full Scores of All Important Matches since 1876 Oohannesburg: Hortor, departed Cape Town aboard The Briton on 17 April 1901. 77 In an innings lasting five hours, Maitland Hathorn top scored with 239 - his country's first double century abroad: See J, Winch, Cricket in Southern 1915), 663. 76 South African Review, 31 May 1901. The team

44 Cape Times, 6 March 1894.

45 Cape Argus, 9 March 1894.

46 Cape Argus, 9 and14 March 1894.

47 Cited in the Cape Argus, 9 March 1894.

48 Cape Argus, 13 March 1894.

49 For mention of Logan's involvement in the planning of the tour during this visit to England, see Country

Life, December 1895, 18.

50 See Cape Argus, 3 November 1894; Cricket, 29

November 1894.

51 Cape Argus, 3 November 1894.

52 Cape Times, 9 February 1895.

53 See Cricket, 6 June 1895.

Country Life, 18 December 1895.

Africa: Two Hundred Years of Achievements and Records

(Rosettenville: Windsor, 1997), 46.

55 Cricket, 30 January 1896.

78 The match was played on 20 May 1901. For a

56 C. B. Fry, Life Worth Living (London: Eyre and

description, see South African Review, 14 June 1901. This was the first victory by a South African side

Spottiswoode, 1939), 125.

57 South African Review, 27 March 1896.

abroad in a first-class match.

58 Cape Argus, 16 March 1896.

79 The Times, 21 May 1901. The cordial relationship between the two sides is exemplified by W. G. Grace's invitation to both Sinclair and Halliwell to play for his London County side shortly after their arrival in England. See South African Review, 31 May 80 The MCC team contained Grace, Murdoch, Trott and Ranjitsinhji, among other players. According to the South African Review the South Africans 'nearly beat them! A little luck would have turned the scale, and 7 June 1901.

59 Friend of the Orange Free State, 10 October 1898.

60 Star, 8 October 1898.

61 R. Knowles, South Africa versus England: A Test Cricket History (Cape Town: Struik, 1995), 33.

62 J.P. Coldham, Lord Hawke: A Cricketing Biography

(Marlborough: Crowood, 1990), 143.

63 Knowles, South Africa versus England, 32.