Cricket 1896

330 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A ug . 6, 1896 ' a footman named Rayworth wbo used to bowl to my brother and me, and he taught us the rudiments of the game. My brother is about eighteen months younger than I. When we were a little older we formed a boys’ eleven, and used to play matches once a week in the neighbourhood. In 1878 I went to a private school near Bracknell, where I was in the eleven. When I was nearly fourteen years of age, and could play fairly well for a little boy, I went to Wellington; and during the holidays that year—it was 1881—we had a lot of boys’ matches, playing several times at Woking­ ham against a team chosen by Mr. Murdoch, whois nowmember for Beading. Sometimes we also played for his team. I remember that Richards, who has often played for Hampshire, and A. P. Douglas (brother of the Cambridge Blue), who is in the Artillery, used to play with us.” “ How long was it before you were in the Wellington Eleven ?” “ I had been at the College ttvo years, and was originally played as a bowler—I was what a boy calls a fast bowler, and at that time I really did not bowl badly. At my private school I bowled very decently for a little boy, but I slipped the cartilage in my knee and was never able to do so well afterwards. In my first year in the Wellington Eleven we had a decidedly good team, of which M. H. Milner, well known in racing circles, was captain. A. C. M. Croome was also in the team. I don’t remember what my average was that year, but in the follow­ ing year it was about twenty-four or twenty-five; I rarely bowled—in fact I hardly bowled at all, and was played for my batting and fielding. We had not a good eleven.” “ When did you become captain of the Wellington Eleven ? ” “ In 1885. We had a very good player indeed in Markham, and he and I practi­ cally made all the runs. He had an average of 42, and I think mine was about 34. In that year I became a member of I Zingari, for whom I have played off and on since then. In 1887 I went up to Scarborough and played for I Zingaii against the Gentlemen of England, making 35 in the first innings; in the second I was bowled first ball by Stoddart.” “ Have you played against Wellington since you left the College ? ” “ 1 play against them about once a year. In one of tbe matches in which I was playing for the M.C.C. I went in first wiih William Hearne, and we put on 120 or so for no wicket. I should like to say that I have tbe very highest opinion of the M.C.C. professionals with whom I have played, and indeed I can say the Siine thing of all the professionals whom I have met—but I wish they were not quite so keen to bowl me out.' I am often warned before going in to bat that such and such a professional has expressed a great desire to add me to his list oi victims—but I am pleaded to be able to say that he does not always accomplish his object.” “ What induced you to take up wicket- keeping ? ” “ We had no wicket-keeper at Welling­ ton in 1885 when I was captain, and as I thought it a very good place for a captain to go I tried what I could do, and succeeded much better than I expected. After that I kept wicket regularly until I left Sandhurst, when I gave it up alto­ gether, or rather it gave me up. I found that it knocked me about a good deal.” “ Did you get much cricket at Sand­ hurst ? ” “ Yes. I went there after I left Oxford, and was captain of the eleven in 1888, when I had the best average—about 30. After that I joined the 60th Rifles at Aldershot, and in the two following years, 1889 aud 1890, I played for them and for the Division.” “ Where do you prefer to go in ? ” “ I generally used to go in first, aud there is nothing I like better than to take the first ball of the match. Lately, I have often gone in third or fifth, because it accommodates other players in my Regiment who do better if they bat first, and I don’t really mind a bit where I go in. This year, I have often been captain of the team, because the proper captain has not been able to play much.” This year, the Prince has only played about a dozen times, but he has nearly always been very successful. “ I like Regimental cricket very much, indeed,” he said, “ for it is always so keen, and there is, moreover, the honour of one’s Regiment to keep up. I am afraid that the private soldiers are more enthu­ siastic over football than cricket, for they can play about near the barracks when they like, bat the officers are, if possible, keener than ever. Have you noticed what a lot of men, who are either in the Army or have belonged to it, are now playing in first-class cricket? The Hampshire eleven seems almost entirely composed of them. There are Captain Wynyard, Captain Quinton, Captain Barton, Bradford, Burton (the profes­ sional), and Webb. For two years Webb wasinmy ownRegiment, and we were very sorry indeed when he was bought out, but, of course, he was right to look after his own interests. In addition to the Hampshire men, there are Hamilton and Blair, who have played for Kent, Spill­ way, the Somersetshire amateur, and I daresay there are others.” W. A. B e t t e s v o k t i i . GOLDSMITHS’ INSTITUTE v. CATFORD.—Played at Catford on August 1. G oldsm ith ’ s I n stitu te . QUERNMORE HOUSE SCHOOL v. PARENTS AND MASTERS.—Played at Plaistow on July 30. P abents and M asters . G. Loly, b Cazeaux .. 13 W . A. B. Sharp,b Eck­ ford ........................ 0 C. E. Hartley, c Powis, b Cazeaux .......... 4 T. Cakebread, c Caze­ aux, b Eckford ... 11 C. C. Carter, c Edey, b Powis........................46 J. Gibson, b Cazeaux 119 G.L.Morgan,bEckford 30 A .E.Duplenne. b Edey 1 T. Wickham Jones, b Eckford ................. 0 H.B. Gammon, retired 0 T. A. Bush, not out ... 26 Byes ................. 2 Total 0.UERNMORE HOUSE SCHOOL. ...252 16 S. Cazeaux, run out... C. S. Powis, b Gibson P. Strudwick, c and b Carter .. .......... H. Groves, b Gibson... T. H. Edey, b Carter... R.H.Eckford, cCarter, b Loly ................. W . Durbridge, c and b . Gibson .................16 28 A. Strudwick, b Gib­ son ........................ H. Powis, b Carter ... P.B. Sharp, b Carter .. S. E. Brearley, not out B 5, lb 3, wb 5 ... Total ...174 L. T. Easton, b Symon 3 H. Y. Bullock, c and b Barry .................18 H. E. Murrell,bSymon 5 H. G. Cryer, b Barry 14 B. R. Scully, c Slade, b Page .................16 R. Windebank, c and b Sym on................. 0 P. Brownfield,bSymon 0 C atfo rd . S. R. Best, lbw, b b Buckenham..........10 W . H. Joanes, c Coles, b Buckenham......... 9 W . H. Manley,bBuck- enham ................. 6 S. J. Holmes, not out 1 Extras.................10 Total , 92 E. S. Barry, b Cryer... 42 C. Buckenham, c Win­ debank, b Murrell... 23 A. A. Coles, b Holmes 4 E. C. Page, c Easton, b Holmes.................16 W . J. Symon, not out 5 H. Slade, J. Bruce and N. Hoare did not bat. R. L. Allport,bHolmes 0 C. E. Cowell, c Scully, b Cryer ..............10 S. Slade, not out ... 3 Extras................. 6 Total (6 wkts) 103 FOREST HILL (2) v. NORTHBROOK (2).- Played at Forest Hill on August 3. F orest H il l . F. Vemon-Smith, run out ........................21 C. Moore, c Hooper, b Foster .................23 P. Gibbon, b Foster ... 17 C. W . Le May, b Wright .................30 J. Trotter, b Wood ... 12 F. Healy, c and b Wood....................... 19 W.G.Frowd, b Wright 98 H. I. Reid, b Wright 43 W.H.Barham,notout 35 H. Lanham, c Wood, b Trelwing ..........10 A. B. Willis, e and b Trelwing................. 2 Extras .................25 Total ...335 C. Wood, b Smith ... 9 P. Westley, b Moore 1 L. Willis, b Smith ... 7 S.A.Woolmer, b Smith 0 R. Wright, b Smith ... 9 C. Willis, b Moore ... 21 F. W. Foster, c Bar­ ham, b Smith.......... 5 N orthbrook . F. Mote, b Smith A. Treliving, b Smith D. M. Harry, not out C. A. Hooper, b Moore Extras... ... ... Total .......... SOUTHGATE BOYS: W. MILL’S SIDE v. n . VIVIAN’S SIDE.—Played at Southgate on July 31. W . M ill ’ s S id e . N. Walker, b L. Lewis 0 H- Knight, b M. Lewis 42 W . Mills, b Faithfull 43 C. Brachi, c M. Lewis, bL . Lewis.................29 V. Brachi, c Mann, b L. Lewis .................18 H. Ricketts, b Faith- full ........................ 7 L. Brachi, c L. Lewis, b Faithfull .......... 5 H. V iv ia n ’ J. Mann, b C. Brachi 4 E. Wendover, b C. Brachi ................. 2 W . Faithfull, c N. Walker, b C. Brachi 24 L. Lewis, lbw, b N. Walker ................. 0 H. Vivian, c J. Brachi, b N. Walker .......... 2 C. Vivian, b N.Walker 61 F. Adams, b C. Biaclii 1 F. Brachi, cH . Vivian, b L. Lewis .......... B. Walker, not out ... C. Knight, b Faithfull T. Mills, c and b Faithfull................. H. Skelton,b Faithfull F. Mann, b Faithfull B 5, w 1 ............. Total ........ 153 S id e . M. Lewis, c H.Knight, b C. Brachi .......... 0 E. Mann, c H. Knight, b N. W alker............ 12 E. Sewell, b Ricketts G.Vivian, b N.Walker R. S.Vivian,b Ricketts F. Mann, not out B 3, lb 1, w 1 Total .. 125 ADDISCOMBE (2) v. BEDDINGTON (2).—Played at Addiscombe on August 1. A ddiscombe . M. M. Moore, c Hill, R. Martyr, c Roose, b b Henderson .......... 0 Sheppard ................. 5 C. S. Desprez, c Hill, H. P. Moore, b Pothe­ b Henderson.......... 9 cary ........................ 10 H. G. Robius, run out 39 J. T Barker, not out 19 S. C. Purser, b HenH. G. Clark, b Good... 0 derson ................. 7 W. H. Tomkins, b G. C. Lambert, b HenRostron ................. 5 derson .................22 Extras................. 16 Rev. H. A. Serres, b — Henderson .......... 0 Total ..........13J B eddington . First innings. Second innings A Collins, c Martyr, b H. M oore............................ .. 6 c Clark, b Purser 1 A. Hill, b H. Moore ... . . 1 b Purser .......... 1 P. S. Rostron, b H. Moore .. 10 cDesprez,bPurser 9 B. Good, b M. Moore ... .. 0 b Purser .......... 8 R. Sheppard, b M. Moore. .. 0 b Purser .......... 1 C. E. Pothecary, c Martyr, b H. Moore ... . . 7 b Purser .......... 0 J. Henderson, bM . Moore. .. 0 not out................. O W . Valder, b M. Moore . . 7 c Roberts,b Purser 0 G. Landon, c & b M. Moore 0 b Purser .......... 14 Rouse, b M. Moore ... .. 2 c L a m b e rt, b Roberts .......... 1 E. Shepperd, not ou t... .. 0 c Roberts,bPurser 3 Extras................. .. 3 E xtras.......... 1 Total .......... .. 86 T otal.......... 39