Cricket 1902

S e p t . 18, 1902. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 425 re g a rd in g th e c ond itio n s fo r n e x t season’ s P enD an t c ric ke t. There was a unan im ous ave rs io n to th e tw o days’ pla y . I t was ce rt ainl y a fai lur e, choked as it was by th e h a lf-time co n d iti o n . I t is e x tr em e ly d iffic u lt to le g is la te fo r a ft e rn oon c ric ke t, and only once a w eek at tha t. In a ll pr oba bi lity th ree days w ill be all o tt e d fo r each m a tc h , w ith no even in g c ric ke t. The p la ye rs have tik e n q u it e an ave rsio n to th e la tte r pa rt . s vera l wel l - know n c ric ke te rs be in g am ong th e w in ne rs . F. R . S po ff o rt h , w ho used to b e ab le to m ove as qu ick ly as m os t fie ld sm en , showed th a t he is s till in sp le nd id co n d iti o n b y w inn in g the V e te rans ’ Race by h al f a ya rd , and b y fi nish i g th ird in th e H un d re d Y a rds H and ic ap . In th e firs t hea t o f th e la tte r race, he and F . C . W hee le r, th e c lu b secre ta ry , ran a dead hea t fo r firs t p la ce . R e la y Race was w on by th e c ri ck e t In th e 440 Y a rd s H and ic ap , cap A le c R e d was firs t, C . D . D . M cM second, and L . J . M oon th ird . p riz es w re g iv en aw ay by M S po ff o rt h . N o one n jo yed C le m H ill’s fin e in a t th O va l on Tuesday m ore than E dw in S m ith , the one and o n ly P re th e Sou th A u s tra lian C ric ke t Ass ESSEX 2nd XI., 1902. C . B e n h a m . E . J . F rh km a n . R e v . F . H . G il l in g h a m . M b . W. T . G a r b a t t . M r . C. D. M c I v e b . M r . G. F. H ig g in s . M r . P. E. M o b b ip . J. H . I nn s . B . T b e m l in . [From a Photo by C. H. Hales, High Road, Leyton, W. B r e w e r (Umpire). Mr M. HoLMAy. E. R u s s e l l . “ A P e e p in to t h e P a s t ” is a pam ph le t pub lis hed a t a s h illin g b y Mr . F. H . A y res , 111, A ld e rs ga te S tree t. I t _ is wr itte n b y W . R . W e ir, and con ta in s some no tes abou t th e O ld H am b le don C lu b and some o f its p la ye rs . Some sm a ll re p rodu c tio n s o f w e ll-kn ow n o ld p ic tu res accom pany th e le tte rp ress . T h e A n n u a l At h le tic Sports o f th e H am ps te ad C .C . to o k p la ce on S a tu rday , I n th e above spo rts , J . C . To ller, and F. R ow le y tie d in th e R u n n in g be tw een th e W ic ke ts Race, but a s n e it h e r o f th em cared o run o ff th e ti e , the y tossed fo r firs t and second p riz es , Tol ler w inn in g. Fo r T h ro w in g a t th e W ic ke t the re w ere twe nty en trie s , b u t A. E. G od fr e y , th e w in n e r, was th e only m an w ho h it th e stum ps tw ic e in th ree th ro w s . A . J. Cocke w on th e T h ro w in g th e C ric ke t B a ll w ith 8 6 | ya rds . The 400 ya rds tion h s had , w ho came over her rep resen t Sou th A us tr ali a a t th e co tio n . Si r E dw in , w ho h e lp ed to spee A u s tra lia n team of f from A de la id e th e y le ft fo r E n g la n d , hopes to be in tha t c ity to welc om e th em on t return. H came ove r in th e “ A us tr ith H u gh T ru m b le and h is w ife fo rtn ig h t o r s o a ft er th e t eam , and in t ret ur ni ng in th e same steam er, w h i due to leave S ou tham p to n on O c to b