Cricket 1895

M a r c h . 28, 1895. CRICKET ; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 47 The Messrs. Colman’s are this day (Friday) playing 11 gentlemen of the Norfolk Club, the particulars shall appear in our second edition.” Extract from Norfolk News of 16th August 1845:— “ C r ic k e t M a t c h , Norwich against Messrs. Colman. On Friday the match to which we alluded in our first edition, last week, was played on the Norwich ground, and caused more than the usual attention. The first innings gave a majority of 5 runs only to the Norwich Club, but in the second innings the Messrs. Colman scored only 34, which was to be attributed to the superior bowling on the Norwich side, especially to that of Lieut. Miles. The batting of the Messrs. Colman was generally applauded, and their bowling, although not of the style usually adopted was found by the Norwich gentleman (as the result was shown) most difficult to hit, nine of them in the 1 st innings having scored only 18 runs. Spantons large booth was erected for the occasion, and upwards of 60 gentleman sat down to a good and substantial dinner. We cannot help expressing our surprise that 11 brothers should be found to make such a powerful side to contend against a club in such good repute as the Norwich.” T he M esses . C olm an . T he M essrs . C olm an . Second Innings. First Innings. Thomas, b Miles William, b Ladell Samuel, c Barwell Barnard, b Miles Jeremiah, b Ladell ... Henry, run o u t ........... Edwai’d, st Miles James, b Ladell........... John, not out ........... Robert, b Ladell Joseph, b M iles.......... Wides and Byes... Total ........... 62 N o r w ic h . First Innings. Second Innings. Barwell, Junr., c W illiam 6 c Edward ........... 8 Selby, E., run out ......... 4 Lin®, st Barnard ......... 1 c W illiam ........... 2 Ladell, b Jeremiah .......16 Merry, c Jeremiah ........ 0 c Joseph ............ 8 Selby, J. H .,st Barnard ... 33 run o u t ................... 8 Miles, b Jeremiah ......... 0 not o u t ................... 3 Todd, b W illiam ................ 3 not o u t ................... 2 Wardrop, c Jeremiah ... 4 Cory, c Jeremiah ......... 0 Brown, not o u t ................ 0 0 c Ladell.................. 2 17 b M ile s.................. 2 0 c M ile s.................. 11 6 b M ile s.................. 2 6 b Ladell.................. 2 10 c S e lb y .................. 0 4 c Ladell................... 0 1 b Ladell.................. 0 0 r u n o u t.................. 1 0 not o u t .................. 1 14 b M ile s.................. 2 4 Wides and Byes 11 62 T o ia l........... 34 T ota l...........67 Total (4 wks) 31 Extract from Norfolk Nw s of 11th July, 1846. “ C r ic k e t . —On the 3rd inst. a match was played on the Norfolk ground between Messrs. Colman (eleven brothers) and the resident members of the Norwich Club.—The game was well contested, and it is a matter of regret that it could not be finished. In the first innings the club headed their opponents, 5 runs only, and m the second innings they had 50 runs to get. At eight o’clock when the wickets were struck, they had obtained but 22 runs for 4 wickets down. The day was exceedingly fine, and the company more numerous than usual which probably arose from the novelty of 11 brothers terming one side.” The following is the score:— First Innings. Second Innings, Samuel, c Selby .................. 0 b Merry ........... 5 Joseph, run out .................. 3 run out ........... 0 William, run ou t.................. 15 b Selby.................. 4 Barnard, b Barwell .......... 21 c L in g ................... 1 Thomas, b Barwell .......... 10 lbw ................... 21 Jeremiah, b Barwell .......... 15 c Belby................... 1 Hewis, b Barwell.................. 4 b Selby................. 3 Edward, b Barwell .......... 0 not o u t................. 8 James, b Ladell .................. 5 b Ladell ........... 2 Robert, not out .................. 1 b Barwell ........... 0 John, c Ladell .................. 0 b Barwell .......... 1 Wides and byes 14 Byes and wides 8 Total .................. 87 Total ... 54 N orw ich First Innings. Second Innings. Merry, b Jeremiah ........... 21 lit w k t................... 2 Liug, lbw ......................... 0 Ransom, c William .......... 13 ht. wkt................... 5 Raynes, c Samuel ........... 0 c Edward ........... 1 Barwell, c Jam es.................. 13 Ladell, b William ........... 19 not out.................. 6 Selby, c Jeremiah ......... 10 Solhill, c J osep h ................. 0 st Barnard........... 4 Cory, c Samuel ................. 2 Clarke, b Jeremiah ......... 0 Todd, notout......................... I Wides and byes 13 Wides and byes 4 Total ................. 92 Total 22 The Messrs. Colman have agreed to play against Holt and Letheringsett on 21st inst., at Letheringsett Hall, the residence of W. H. C. Hardy, Esq. Extract from Norfolk News, of 25th July, 1846. “ C ricket .—On the 21st inst. atLether- ingsett Hall, the seat of W. H. C. Hardy, Esq., the Messrs. Colman played a match against Letheringsett and Holt. The wickets were pitched at 10 o’clock, but the game could not be completed. On the first innings the eleven brothers headed their opponents 16 runs. At half past 2 o’clock the company sat down to a sumptuous entertainment prepared by Mr. and Mrs. Hardy. The following is the score:— T he E leven B rothers . First Innings. Second Innings. Samuel, c Cranefleld, b P ilch ................................. 7 b P ilc h ................... 7 William, run out ......... 7 not o u t ............ .26 Thomas, c Rudkin, b Skipper .......................21 b Skipper ........... 7 Barnard, b Skipper.......24 b Skipper ........... 8 Jeremiah, c and b Hardy 2 e and b Hardy ... 4 Joseph, b Girdlestone ... II e Withers, b Girdlestone ... 13 Edward, c Cranefie’d, b Hardy ......................... 8 b P ilch ................... 0 Henry,b H ardy................. 8 c and b Skipper ... 1 James, run o u t ................. 1not o u t ................... 3 Robert, b P ilch ................. 1 John, c Cranefield,b Hardy 3 Byes and Wides ... 13 Byes and wides...13 Total ...*93 Total ... 82 * According to Norfolk News this score adds up 99. L etheringsett &H olt . First Innings. Pilch, c Samuel, b Jeremiah.................. Skipper, c Samuel, b Jerem iah.................. Hardy, c and b Jere­ miah .......................... Cranefield, b William Rudkin, st Barnard, b Jeremiah ... Withers, c William, b Jerem iah................... Blakely, c Joseph, b Barnard ..................14 Hardy, not o u t .......... 7 Thornton, c Thomas, Jeremiah ... ........... 0 Girdlestone, c Barnard b Jeremiah ........... 1 Coborn, c James, b W illiam .................. 7 Byes and wides ... 20 Total 77 t h e l a t e e a r l o f BESSBOROUGH. B y C . W . A lco ck . That ‘ ‘ Fred Ponsonby,” to use the style by which he was affectionately known to those who W ere thrown into contact with him, is no more, will be a source of en­ during grief to a very, very large number of Cricket readers. From the time that I knew him first at Harrow, eheu ! nearly forty years ago, it was my privilege and pleasure to have almost unbroken re­ lations, and, as I am proud to remember, his continuous friendship. How enduring was his interest in Harrow and every one who had been educated at the dear old place, none but Harrovians can know— certainly none can realise. Fred Pon­ sonby and Bob Grimston. What Har­ rovian can think of them without life­ long gratitude. How true to the School and its belongings; what kind and sympathetic natures ; how gentle in their ways, however different in outward appearance and apparently in some of their characteristics. Though out of touch with them for a short time after leaving school, mutual interest in cricket brought us together again, and into relations which I shall always remember with gratitude and affection. Both of them took a keen and kindly interest in Cricket. Bob Grimston in particular, even to the extent of frequent advice, counsel, and even actual assistance in the work. As Secretary of the Surrey County C.C. for twenty-three years I was thrown into close relationship with Lord Bessborough, first the Hon. F. Ponsonby. He was the first and only Vice- President of the Club, and generations of Surrey cricketers have had the benefit of his kindly advice, shrewd judgment, and practical help in the way of cricket. A lawyer by profession his judgment was always sound, as a judge of cricket too he had no superior. Moreover, he was nomere laudator temporis acti, rather the otherway as was only to be expected from anyone of his liberal views and nature. One of his last good offices in connection with the game was to contribute a lengthy andinteresting comparison of past and present players, to a work written by the present Bishop of Tasmania, an old Harrow captain himself, entitled ‘ ‘ Old Cricket and Cricketers,” to which I had the honour of writing the preface. A fine player himself in his day, he figured in all the best matches for many years. A fine free batsman, he was an excellent model for the young cricketer, and generations of Harrow boys have reason to thank him for the ungrudging and unwearying tuition he gave them. To say that he was the greatest living authority on cricket is only to do him justice. Nor was it only in cricket itself that he shone. In the institution of the Zingari as well as the Canterbury week, certainly in the formation of the “ Old Stagers,” the fraternity of amateur actors who have contributed so much to its social successes of the Canterbury, he played a very important part. As an amateur actor he was quite out of the common, a capacity which was shared by his younger brother Sir Spencer Ponsonby Fane, now and for many years past the Treasurer of the Marylebone Club. But after all this is a poor and unperfect sketch of Lord Bessborough’s long connection with cricket. His career was too long