Cricket 1896

282 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u l y 16, 1896. for the gent, with'the shirt,’ only they used another word instead of gent.” “ How is that you were chosen to play for Lancashire so soon after you left school ? ” “ When I was in the Rossall Eleven I first met A. N. Hornby, and it was owing to him that I first played for the county. He has always been to me a mo't kind friend. It was characteristic of him that the day after my eldest boy was born Hornby sent him a cricket bat, of which he is very proud ; he has it still. Hornby was a remarkably good captain and a splendid j udge of the game ; he gained the respect of professionals and amateurs alike, and they would do anything for him ; there was never the slightest grumbling. Lancashire owes a vast debt to him for all that he has done for the county.” “ You began to play at about the time that Lancashire first came into notice ?” ‘•Yes, at first there were often not more than.two or three hundred spectators ; and I can very well remember the first time that Manchester people really came in great numbers to see us play. Gloucestershire was then the champion county, and had refused to play us because we were not good enough, no doubt they were quite right. But at last matches were arranged and seventeen or eighteen thousand people came to see the home match. There were no ropes round the ground, so that the spectators came into the area reserved for play and sat down where they liked. When I was at cover-point, I was only about thirty yards from them, so that you can easily imagine what a small boundary there was in that match. I believe we won, but I am not quite sure about it.?? “ When did you first come to Elstree ?” “ After I had returned from Australia with Lord Harris’s team I was asked by H. G. Tylecote, a friend of mine, and a master here, to come to the school to1play a match, and the upshot was that I stayed on. It had originally been my intention to be ordained and to enter upon parish work. Many of the masters take a great interest in coaching the boys: they are all as keen as possible about the welfare of the school.” “ What are the names of the best cricketers turned out by Elstree? ” “ MacLaren is the best cricketer who was ever in our team ; he also did better while he was at the school than anybody else, though Dowson was very good indeed all round. Among other well-known men who were at Elstree, I may mention G. F. H. Leslie, the Ramsays, E M. Butler (a son of Dr. Butler, the headmaster of Harrow), F. G. H. Clayton, M. P. Lucas, C. Buxton, Bovill, A. K. Watson, L. Sanderson, E. M. Dowson, Crawley, G. P. Wilson, and Bosworth-Smith. In 1885 t' ere were no less than eight Elstree boys in the Harrow Eleven, and about seven in 1876. The names of the boys in the eleven are put up in the pavilion year by year.” “ The Masters’ team must be exceedingly strong this year ? ” “ Well, we arrange some good matches, but there are only 9 on our card, and it is a little trying when our opponents chuck us without the slightest hesitation ; sometimes they don’t <ven try to raise a team, but send word two or three days before the date of the match to put it off. Of course really keen cricketers like playing against a strong side, but I am afraid there are not as many of them as there used to be. With such fine cricketers in our team as Ernest Smith, W . N. Roe, Meyrick Jones, C. P. Wilson, and Le Mesurier, it is not sur­ prising that some of the eleven very often do not pet an innings. But they never seem to mind in the least: they want the side to win its matches, and they willingly sacrifice their own pleasure for the gpod of the school. This,' of ’course, is a great ’example for th boys, and, as may be expected, it has its effect?” “ You spoke of your visit to Australia with Lord Harris’s team.” “ I always look upon it as one of the most delightful tours I have ever had. We went to Tasmania and New Zealand, and came back through America, playing cricket at San Francisco and New York. Tom Emmett was one of the team, and it was during one of the matches in the tour when he was umpiring, that the incident about “ east and west” occurred, which is generally said to have taken place in Canada. When he was umpiring over there, he used to carry a little stick which he waved to and fro to show the direc­ tion in which the batsman was to put his bat. Once, when the batsman was some time in getting his guard, Tom broke out with ‘ Oh, put it a little more west.’ I shall never for­ get seeing him and Ulyett each with a stump in his hand after the row at Sydney: they put the stumps down directly Lord Harris told them it wouldn’t do. In the middle of the excitement, the captain of one of Her Majesty’s ships—a little man who was staying in Sydney—came forward and remonstrated with the crowd, whereupon some Australian promptly bonneted him. He was wearing a tall hat, and so thoroughly hadit been knocked down over his head, that he had to make frantic efforts to get out of it.” W . A. B e t t e s w o r t h . HAMPSTEAD v. NONDESCRIPTS.-Played at Hampstead on July 4. H am pstead . Fiist innings. H. B. Hayman, b Baker ... 32 S. H. Williams, c Ellery, b Worthington ...................35 A. E. Jeaffreson, b Balter... 1 W . S Hale, b Marsden ... 2 J. G. Q,. Besch, b Baker ... 13 T. M. Farmiloe, c and b B a k e r..................................15 F. R. Spofforth, b Marsden 45 C. D. McMilhn, c Marsden, b W orthington................... 0 G. B. Bell, run out D. Leigh-Ibbs, run out S. S. Pawling, not out B 8, w 1 ........... Second innings, b Preston ...........53 not out.................. lbw. b A ’Deane... c Haycraft, b A ’ Deane ..............15 b Preston ..............17 c Worthington, b A ’Deane ........... b Preston ............ 11 st Beaton, b Pres­ ton .................. c sub, b Preston Total... .................157 N o NDESCRII’T8. Byes ......... Total (8 wkts) 113 J. S. Haycralt, b Hale C. S. Baker, b Spoff­ orth ......................... H. C. Preston, b Hale H. H. Cobb, c McMil­ lin, b Spofforth W . W . A ’Deane, b H a le .......................... J. S. Worthington, b Hule H. Wade, b Spofforth 24 C. W . H. Beaton, lbw, b Spofforth ........... E. L. Marsden, st Mc­ Millin, b Hale...........11 C. Braithwaite, b Hale H. G. Ellery, not out B 11, lb 11 ...........22 Total 98 NONDESCRIPTS v. SPENCER, worth on June 27. S pen cer . - Played at Wands Total ...188 A.R.Trim en.b Docker 3 E. Figgis, b Freston... 0 0 . L. Tudor, lbw, b Freston ..................77 E. Reid, b Docker ... 22 J. C. Toller, c Bumie, b Freston...................54 N.F.Stallard, c Tubbs, b Freston.................. 7 H.T.Shackle,b Freston 14 H ig h g ate S chool . R. B. Durrant, b Stal­ lard .......................... 0 A. E. Burnie, c and b Mackintosh ...........16 J. D. Finch, b Mack­ intosh ................ 2 G. A . M. Docker, c Reid, b Trimen ... 61 J. M. Figgis, S. Turnbull, C. M. Burnie and E. H, Thorold did not bat. Elkenton, c and b Selfe Wood, b Worthington Sturgeon, c Hutchin­ son, b Worthington A. Lister, not out B 9, lb 7, nb 1 ... Total .. 226 B. Cox, c Bill, b Selfe 0 F. Crowther, c Hutch­ inson, b Selfe...........20 C. H. Frith, c Kelson, b Corke ..................27 Hedges,bWorthington 21 Wheeler, b Liddell .. 42 G. A. Jackson, c and b W orthington...........51 G. Sykes, b Worthing­ ton ..........................30 N ondescripts . Dr. W . H. Kelson, c L. Hutchinson, i Wheeler, b Jackson 42 out .................. F. V. 8elfe, b Hedges 9 B 3, lb 1 ... Ti. Corke, b TTedgrs ... 0 J. S. v\uithington, not Total out ..........................28 R. If. Hill, G. S. Hickson, E. Poche, C. n . Liddell, B. Wheeler, and H. CoggiLS did not bat, HAMPSTEAD v. HIGHGATE SCHOOL.—Played at Highgate on July 4. H am pstead . G. Geohegan, c Tubbs, b Freston................... G. S. Dunn, b Freston J. Reid, not o u t ......... T. W . Mackintosh, b Docker Extras................... N. H. Tubbs, c Toller, b M ackintosh......... P. J. Allen, not o u t... C. Freston, not out ... B 4 ,lb 1 ........... Total (5 wkts.) 104 ADDISf'OMBE v. BRIGHTON BRUNSW ICK.- Played at Addiscombe on July 7. A ddiscom re . E. Wiltshire, c sub., b Clem ents..................17 E. Anderton, c Hum­ phreys, b Clements 5 R. Kenward, b Inwood 6 J. W . D. Adam, b Inwood ................... 4 Peck, c Jordan, b Inwood .................. 40 M. M. Moore, b Clements .................. 0 A. P. Patey, b Inwood 17 H. G. Roberts, b Inwood ................... 4 R. J. Grant, c Turn­ bull, b Humphreys 13 H. P. Moore, c Hum­ phreys, b Butcher.. 6 Rev. H. A. Serres, not out ...........................35 H. V. Green, c Jordan, b Humphreys ........... 0 Extras.................. 11 Total .158 B righ ton B ru nsw ick . C. F. Butcher, b Adam 0 F. J. Turnbull, c Adam, b Peck...........18 A. J. Jordan, b Adam 12 W . J. Inwood, b Patey 18 B. F. O’Dowda, b Peck 9 E. J. Eager, c Ander­ ton, b Wiltshire ... 55 E. H. Seaton, c Adam, b Anderton ........... A. Hemings, c M. M. Moore, b Peck A . Bloomfield, not out Extras ........... Total ...........: The rest did not bat. SHERBORNE SCHOOL v. SOUTH Played at Sherborne on July 4. S outh W il t s . Rev. J. H. Audland, c Partridge,bPrichard 77 P. Newton, c Craw­ ford, b Martin ... 17 P. H. Morres.bMartin 6 H.J.King, cde Rouge- mont, b Prichard ... 0 F. Newton, b Prichard 7 A.R. Malden, c W hin- ney, b Prichard ... 9 Rev. J. H. Swinstead, b Prichard ........... 0 A. Whitehead, b de Rougemont ........... 0 R.F.Finch,stCrawford b de Rougemont ... 2 W . Hill, not out ... 0 F. Rigden, b Prichard 1 B 12, lb 7, w 1 ... 20 Total ...139 S herrorn L. Partridge, b White­ head .......................... C. F. Stanger-Leathes, ^ b M orres.................. 5*2 C.Martin,bWhitehead 0 H .F . VVhinney,c Rig­ den, b P. Newton ... 64 H. W . de Rougemont, b M alden.................. 4 e S chool . W . P. Prichard, b Malden ................. 0 A. C. Temperley, c and b M orres...........21 A J. Crawfoid, notout 2 J. G. Winch, not out... 3 B 6, lb 1 ........... 7 Total ...154 HIGHCLERE CASTLE v. EM ERITI.—Played at White Oak. E m e r it i . Julian Gaisford, run out ..........................17 E. J. Rodriguez, c Holding, b Cave ... 28 J. R. Bridge, c Innes, b Freemantle........... 1 C. S. Dean, b Free­ mantle .................. 0 E. W. Smythe, c Free­ mantle, b Cave ... 30 J. G. O’Brien, b Free­ mantle .................. 4 A . W . John, c Innes, b Cave .................. 10 B. Russell, b Cave ... 6 F. Riddell, b Freeman­ tle .......................... 2 C. Thirkill, not out ... 32 P. S. R. Bridge, run out .......................... 22 B 3, lb 3 ........... 6 Total ...158 H igh clere C a stl e . H. Hurtley, b Smythe 8 Freemantle, c Smythe, b Dean ..................59 C. S. Innes, b Smythe 13 E. J. Maguire, b Dean 11 W. Holding, c Johns, b J. Bridge ...........32 Capt. Wingfield-Strat­ ford, not out ..........18 J.Rutherford.bO’Brien 11 W . Cave, not out ... 10 B 22, lb 2, w 2 ... 26 Total ...188 F. Sills, T. Collins and G. W . Tireman did not bat.