Cricket 1903

386 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S ept . 3, 1903. leg before wicket, and partly by the aid of a leg-bye and a bye or two we managed to get the runs. In that match two of the finest innings I have ever seen played were 46 and 49 by A. J. L. Hill. This was the first year that we played Yorkshire.” “ When did yon first become honorary secretary of the Hampshire County Cricket Club ? ” “ In July, 1879, a meeting was called at Winchester to decide whether the county cricket club should be wound up, and when it was resolved that it should be continued I was persuaded to become honorary secretary. For two or three years I ran the club almost unassisted, being practically captain and committee, as well as secretary. While I was a medical student in London I had to give up the duties of secretary, which were then undertaken by Colonel Fellowes; but I was honorary treasurer. Since that time I held the office of honorary secretary. For several years I had been anxious to retire, but no one could be found to take my place until the difficulty was got over by appointing F. H. Bacon as paid secretary. It was mainly through Colonel Fellowes that we were able to secure the present county ground at Southampton.” “ Did you find that cricket interfered much with your professional work ? ” “ I was always told in my younger days that my connection with cricket and sports would be my ruin profession­ ally. But I have found that, on the contrary, all my appointments have been brought all jut through it. But of course I never neglected my professional work, which makes all the difference in the world. While I was at St. George’ s Hospital in London the question arose among the authorities as to whether it was a good thing to encourage cricket aud football, so statistics were drawn up which proved conclusively that practi- cilly all the prizes were taken by men who went ia for athletics, and the sub­ ject was naturally dropped at once. Whenever I have heard of a ease where a man’s connection with games has apparently been to his detriment, I have almost invaTiibly found that the real cause for this has been his failure to work hard at his profession.” “ You were captain of the Hospital cricket team ? ” “ Yes, and also of the football team, and I played for the United Hospitals at both games. While I was at the Hospi­ tal I had a pleasing experience one week. I made 120 against St. Mary’s Hospital on a Thursday, went home on the next morning and played in a match both on the Friday and the Saturday, making a hundred in each.” “ You have been connected with South­ ern Association football for a long time.” “ I was the first president of the Southern League, and have held the office ever tince. I was also president of the Southampton Football Club till it became a company; it was known as St. Mary’s Football Club till about 1897. Robson was its honorary secretary for about a year and a-balf. Once, and once only, I kept goal for the club. We won the match very easily, and I was only defeated once, but I had a friendly back who, when things looked desperate, took my place and punched the ball away; there were no penalty kicks at that time. The Southampton Club has won tho Southern League Championship five times in nine years, and has once been in the final of the Football Association Cup.” Although Dr. Bencraft was not playing for Hampshire at Taunton in 1901 against Somerset, he saw the match. “ Never have I seen such remarkable scoring,” he said, “ as when the Hampshire men were in. They made 642 for nine wickets at about the rate of 128 an hour. Greig, Sprot and Llewellyn all made hundreds. Sprot and Greig put on 148 for the Becond wicket in an hour, and Sprot and Webb 127 for the third in fifty minutes. I also saw Wynyard and Poore put on 411 for our fifth wicket on the same ground against Somerset in 1899. Poore made 304 and Wynyard 202. They scored the runs in four hours and twenty minutes.” If it had not been for Dr. Bencraft and Mr. Charles Robson it is very doubtful whether Captain Greig would ever have made his brilliant reputation as a bats­ man. For he was so much discouraged by early failures that he determined to play no more. But these two fine cricketers knew a goad man when they saw him, and finally persuaded him to try his fortune again. “ When Greig announced his determination not to play any more,” said Dr. Bencraft, “ Rob on’s only comment was ‘ Oh, non­ sense,’ and he wouldn’t heir of any excuse. So Greig went to Liverpool to play against Lancashire, and made 47 not out in the first innings. In the second innings Robson said to him, ‘ I think you’d batter go in first this time.’ He did so, aud scored 249 not out, and he and Robson put on 112 for the last wicket. I said to him afterwards ‘ Your place is first,’ and after that time he never looked back.” W. A. B k tte s WORTH, KENSINGTON PARK v. EALING—Played at St. Quintin’s Park on August 29. E a lin g . H. Squire, c Scoones, b P. Reynolda .......... 7 E. S. Littlejohn, c Comyns, b Conran.. 84 A. R. Littlejohn, b P. Reynolds................11 A. E. Baker, b P. Rey­ nolds ........................16 H.D.Ruston, b P. Rey­ nolds ........................ 0 E. Farr, b Conran ... 14 G. H. Longton, c Comyns, b Lloyd ... A. S.Dornton, stC. E. Reynolds, b Conran R.K.Moseley,b Conran C. Dunster, b Conran. H. G. Corfield, not out Byes ................. Total K ensington P a r k . H.E.Scoones, b Squire 11 C.E Reynolds,c Dorn- ton, b Squire .. 5 C. S. G. Lloyd, bFarr 9 P. Reynolds, lbw, b Baker .................32 H. I) Nicholas, c Rus­ ton, b Domton ... 14 B.H .Conran,cSquire,b Longton.................21 A.P. Comyna, b Long­ ton ........................20 A. E. Holt, b Squire .. 10 J.S.Nicholson, notout 14 W. G. Thompson, not out ........................ 0 Byes .................14 Total (8 wkts) 150 H. C. Thompson did not bat. NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK v. NATIONAL BANK.—Played at Lower Sydenham on August 29. N ational B ank . C.Roberts,c & b Cosser T. Barnes, b Richards H. B. Mole, c Penning­ ton, b Cosser.......... A. D. Spencer, c and b Cosser ................. E. A. Taylor, c File, b Cosser ................. H. O. Bennett, c Pen­ nington , b Cosser ... H. J. Underhay, st Hughes, b Cosser ... G. Hanlon, absent .. S. Archer, c Richards, b Copser ................. L. Merryfield, run out F. Layron, not out ... Total .. 20 N a tio n a l P r o v in c ia l B a n k . W. Fi'.e, not out ... 26 H. L. Stephenson, not out ....................... 3 Extras................. 7 A.Harrison, b 8pencer 42 A- King, st Mole, b Taylor .................10 J. Price, c St3cks, b Taylw .................24 C. Pennington, c Roberts, b Archer .. 16 R. Jackson, E. H. Stocks, C. Hughes, J. W. Richards, and G. A. Cosser did not bat. Total ...128 ADDISCOMBE v. SUTrON.-Played atAddiscombe on August 29. A d discom be . F. R. Warren, c Dally, W. W. Ashcroft, b b Hadfield .......... 5 Hadfield................. 16 P. Allen, b Hadfleld .. 12 M. M. Moore, b Had­ H. G. Roberts, b Hadfield ......................... 4 fleld ........................ 6 A . Darvill, b Hadfield 1 A Newcomb, b Bell . 3 H. Y. Brown, not out 3 A. Wiltshire, c Smith, Extras .......... 7 b Hadfield................. 22 — T. E. Curry, run out... 0 Total .......... 82 F. W. Robarts, c and b Bell ........................ 3 S u tton . G. R, Footner, c AshR. S. Dally, c Wilt­ croft, b Brown 1 shire, b Brown 0 J. T. Illiogton, lbw, b G,H.Hadfield ,b Brown £9 Robarts ................. 15 M. Mason, c Ashcroft, T. G. S. Smith, b Rob Robarts .......... 6 barts ........................ 9 C. M. Page, not out... 15 S . G. Poole, b Robarts 0 C. F. Reiner, not out. 0 A. R. Digg, b NewExtras ......... 10 comb ........................ 12 — Total (8 wkts) 107 R. M. Bell did not bat. GRANVILLE “ A ” (Lee) v. SID JUP.-Played at Lee on August 29. S id c u p . C.M.Firth, c Heber, b Thomson.................. 4 F. G. O-iver, not out 105 H. G. Strawson, lbw.b Thomson.................. 5 E. S. Jerdein, lbw, b Thomson.................. 1 H. J. Jones,bThomson 3 E F.8precbley,bThom- son ........................ 0 H.S.Cox,candbThom- son ........................22 Extras ..........28 Total (6 wkts) 168 C. Cjrthorn, C. Sprecklez, G. F. Jerdein and Brewer did not bat. G b a n v ii l b . H E. Thomson, c Jer­ dein, b Jones ..........1 H C Weber, c Jerdein, b Firth .................10 J.A.Johnston, run out 2 C. E. Barnes, run out 12 H. G. Morris, run out 7 F.E Thomson,c Oliver, b Corthorn .......... 7 A. O. Pettman, b Cor­ thorn ........................ 1 H. T. Richardson, b Jerdein ................. 4 A. C. Taylor, l^w, b Corthorn ... .......... 5 E G.Livermore,runout 4 W.E. Dediick,notout 2 Extras ..........11 Total ......... 63 BRIXTON WANDERERS v. NORTHBROOK.— Piayed at East Dulwich on August 29. N orth broo k . A. H. Smith, c and b Simmons ... .......... 8 C. O. fcfpringthorpe, b Simmons .. ..........64 R D.Collard,cBurling- ton, b Simmons ... 0 N. Nicholls, b Storey. 11 J. W. West, c Gale, b Simmons................. 9 B 10, lb 1, w 1 A. W . Goldie, b Storey 0 G. A. Wood, b Storey S. Stormer, c Burling­ ton, b Simmons C. Kelly, c Simmons, b Storey ................. F. T. Hooker, ltw, b Simm ons................ S. Callow, not out Total B rixton W anderbbs . ..107 F. Odell, run out ... 10 J. Faulkner, b Callow 2 R. J. Burlington, b Cillow ................. 3 F. P. Rider, b Callow. 21 C. G. Smith, not out ..41 E. T. Gale, b Callow... 4 H. E. Smith, b Callow 0 E. A Brymer, b Smith 19 L.M.fsinomons,notout ’J B 5, lb 3 .......... 8 Total (7 wkts) ..110 A. V. Storey and A. H. Whitley did not b^t.