Cricket 1903

M ay 21, 1903. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 151 S ussbx . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . 0. M. R. W. Llewellyn ... 7 2 16 2 ........... 8 2 25 3 Hearne ........ 6 4 6 1 ........... 15 5 22 2 Thompson ... 5 2 23 0 .................. Braund ........ 8 1 13 1 ........... 7 1 11 0 Trott ........ 8 3 20 1 ........... 13 4 32 2 King ......... 41 1 6 5 ........... 14 3 39 2 M.C.C. a n d G rou m d. First innings. Second innings. O. M. B. W . 0. M. R. W. Tate................. 15 2 47 6 .......... 17 3 4 68 4 C o x ............... 3 0 29 0 ........... R elf................ 7 1 23 1 ........... Bland ......... 4'2 0 8 8 ........... 17 4 45 5 THE METROPOLITAN CLUBS IN 1903. Reference was made two or three weeks ago to a very interesting function in con­ nection with the B elsizb C lub . This was nothing less than the opening of the new Pavilion, a ceremony gracefully performed by Mrs. J. Seaman Bucking­ ham, the wife of the captain. Since then, like all cricket clubs, the Belsizers have been the sport of the weather. For Saturday next they have three fixtures, and, indeed, three teams will be out on several Saturdays during the season. The Belsize Week extends from June 15th to 20th inclusive. In the six days the club has to meet South Hampstead, the Druids, Mill Hill Park, Stanmore, North Kensington, and Ealing. Another at­ tractive feature on the card is a Sussex tour. In this Eactbourne is “ writ large.” Indeed, of the six matches commencing on July 13th, that with Hailsham is the only one which is not to be played on an Eistbourne ground. The other five are against Eastbourne College, E istbourne, Eastbourne Wanderers, South Lynn, and St. Andrew’s Masters in the order given. MAY. 2. Home, v. Ibis 9. Home, v. North Kensington 13. Finsbury, v. H.A.C. 16. Home. v. L. and N. W . By. 23. Home, v. North Middlesex 80. Sydenham, y. Ibis JUNE. 1. Dorking, ▼. Dorking* 6 . Harrow, v. Harrow Weald 13. Home, v. New College 15. v. South Hampstead 16. v. Druids 17. v. Mill Hill Park 18. v. Stanmore 19. v. North Kensington 20. y. Ealing 23. Brondesbury Park, v. South Hampstead* 25. Home, v. NeasJen 27. Home, v. Pelham JULY. 4. Wembly, v. L. and N. W. By. 11. Home, v. Lauderdale 13. Eastbourne, v. Eastbourne College a 14. Eastbourne, v. Eastbourne 15. Eastbourne, v. Eastbourne Wanderers I Sussex 16. Eastbourne, v. South Lynn f Tour* 17. Eastbourne, v. St. Andrew’s Masters I 18. Hailsham, v. Hailshim J 25. Stanmore, v. Stanmore 81. Stevenage, v. Stevenage* AUGUST. 1. Home, v. Northwood 8 . Home, v. New College 8 . Ealing, v. Ealing 15. Brondesbury Park, v. South Hampstead 21. Ealing, v. Mill Hill Park* 22. Home, v. West Hampstead 27. Home, v. Lauderdale 29. Northwood, v. Northwood SEPTEMBER. 6 . Home, v. Harrow Weald 9. Finsbury, v. H.A.C. 10. Home, v. Mr. E. S. Buckingham’s XI.* 12. Home, v. Druids * Whole day matches. The well-known N ondescript C.C. is now in its thirty-eixth season. It has a particularly strong committee, consisting of E. E. Barnett, J. S. Haycraft, R. Leigh Ibbs, S. S. Pawling, T. S. Wheater, G. S. Hickson, R. A. Hill, L. Hutchinson, C. D. Macmillin, and H. Wade, the old long-distance runner—the last five are also managers of matches. The honorary secretary and treasurer is Richard A. Hill, 66, West Southfield. The chief feature of the season is the tour, which will again be in Devonshire; it takes place during the first fortnight of August. MAY. 2. Pinner, v. Pinner 9. Acton, v. Pallingswick 16. Brentwood, v. Brentwood 23. Woodford, v. Woodford Wells 80. Reigate, v. Reigate Hill JUNE. 1. Ewell, v. Ewell 6 . Horley, v. Burstow School 13. Ealing, v. E iling 20. Dunstable, v. Dunstable Grammar School 27. Hornsey, v. Hornsey JULY. 4. Enfield, v. Enfield 11. Merton, v. Merton 18. Acton, v. Pallingawick AUGUST. 3. Newton Abbott, v. South Devon* > 5. Exeter, v. Exeter 6 . Chudleigh, v. Chudleigh 7. Lynton, v. Lynton* J- Tour. 10. Barnstaple, v. Broadmead 12. Instow, v. North Devon* 14. Westward Ho v. Rev. W.Nealy’s X I./ PADDINGTON C.C. APRIL. 25. Paddington, v. Burntwood Wanderers MAY. 2. Paddiogton, v. 8 utton 9. Paddington, v. Lauderdale 16. Catford, v. Catford 20. Ealing Dean, v. Ealiog Dean 23. Paddington, v. Finchley 30. Edmonton, v. Edmonton JUNE. 1. Bushey, v. Bushey 3. Slough, v. 81ough 6 . Virginia Water, v. Holloway Sanatorium 10. Ealing Dean, v. Ealing Dean 13. Paddington, v. Ealing 20. High Wycombe, v. High Wycombe 24. Woking, v. BroQkwooa Asylum 27. Paddington, v. St. Pancras JULY. 4. Padd ngton, v. Edmonton 9. Acton, v. Shepherd’s Bush 11. Paddington, v. Honor Oak 18. Kensington, v. Hammersmith 23. Tufnell Park, v. St. Pancras 25. Paddington, v. Catford AUGUST. 1. Virginia Water, v. Holloway Sanatorium 3. v. Overstrand* ) 5. v. Gunton Park* > Norfolk Tour. 7. v. Overstrand* ) 8 . Paddiagton, v. Lauderdale 12. Honor Oak, v. Honor Oak 15. Tottenham, v. Tottenham 22. Paddinerton, v. Shepherd’s Bush 29. Tufnell Park, v. 8 t. Pancras SEPTEMBER. 2. Finsbury, v. H.A.C. 5. Paddington, v. Tottenham 12. Paddington, v. Hammersmith 16. Finsbury, v. H.A.C. 19. Ealing, v. Ealing 26. Finsbury, v. Finchley * Two-day matches. Mr. Edgar Lubbock, a good old cricketer, figures among the patrons of the P jblham C.C., the cricket c!ub in connection with Whitbread’s Brewery. Mr. Lionel Martineau, of Uppingham and Cambridge, is also an honorary officer, one of a trio of vice-presidents. From April 25th to September 26th inclu­ sive the first el3 veil have a match every Saturday, with an occasional mid-week fixture. Among the chief clubs to be met are Honor Oak, Merlon, Cucbfield, Upper Clapton, Buckhurst Hill, Enfield, Broxbourne and the Hon. Artillery Co. APBIL. 25. Honor Oak, v. Honor Oak MAY. 2. Harrow Weald, v. Harrow Weald 9. Strawberry Hill, v. Waldegrave Park 13. Chingford, v. N.T.L.V. C.C. 16. Dulwich, v. Northern Assurance 30. Tooting, v. Middlesex County Asylum JUNE. 1. Chingford, v. Mr. A. E. Bishop’s X I. 6 . Chingford, v. Merton 10. Wooburn, v. Mr. G. Qilbey’s XI. 13. Cuckfield. v. Cuckfleld 20. Chingford, v. Upper Clapton 27. Neasden, v. Belsize JULY. 11. Chingford, v. Upper Clapton 18. Merton, v. Merton 25. Buckhurst Hill, v. Buckhurst Hill AUGUST. 1. Chingford, v. Northern Assurance 3. Honor O ik, v. Honor Oak 8 . Chingford, v. Enfield 22 . Broxbourne, v. Broxbourne 29. Harrow Weali, v. Harrow Weald SEPTEMBER. 5. Chingford, v. Waldegrave Park 12. Finsbury, v. Hon. Artillery Co. 19. Kad'ett, v. Radlett 26. Finsbury, v. Hon. Artillery Co. “ TO BOB.” A M E M O R Y . Do you remember how, of old, We played the “ game of games ” together, Rejoicing, with delight untold, To wield the willow or the leather ? What rapture ! with low, sneaky lob To send the ashen bails a-sailing, Or feel the joyous pulses throb At drive to kitchen-garden paling ! How wonderful appeared to me The clever way you used to turn ’em, And pat with all celerity Between the laurel and laburnum. No jealousy was there at all, Content was I to sing your praises, I only marvelled, when the hall Came skimming back across the daises. Or when, though I my hardest tried, And bowled as well as I was able, The ball was, by the neatest glide, Sent trickling down towards tfce stable. I thought I saw in you, indeed, A future star in county cricket, But fate unkindly has decreed That you shall never grace the wicket. Alas ! no ‘ cricket wreath ’ of bay Has made you famous to the nation; Your exercise consists, each day, In racing headlong for the station To catch the early morning train That bears you to the dingy city. You’ll never play the game again, If I mistake not —more’s the pity ! 1903. S.E.B. DARK GREEN CLOTH COVERS for Binding Vol. XXI. of Cricket, Now Ready. Price 2/-; Post Free, 2/3. Volumes can be Bound at our Offices or exchanged for Volumes for 5/-.— Cricket Offices, 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. j “ Home Week*