Cricket 1904

M at 19, 1904. CRICKET. A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. 135 FO R TY -TW O P L A Y E R S IN A M ATCH . For some years the committee of the Scarborough C.C. have been in the unique position of having far too many although he only succeeded in scoring 28 runs. Mr. Herbert Walton (Chairman of Committees), and a well-known crick­ eter, captained the fifteen; whilst Mr. S. F. Yeoman, inaccordancewith annual custom, captained the twenty-seven. andmost generous patrons in the person of Mr. Henry Darley, J.P., twice presi­ dent of the club (1898 and 1903), and fourtimesMayorof Scarborough. Cricket hasalways beenhisfavouritesport, andhe has been a frequent spectator at the local SOME MEMBERS OF THE SCARBOROUGH CRICKET CLUB. KEY BLOCK TO THE ABOVE. players tochoose from in the opening match of the season. This year the response to the usual notices was evenmoreenthusiastic than usual, and those who asked for places two or three days before the match had to be told that the teamswere fullymade up. A suggestionwas however, made that instead of a match between the Eleven and the next Twenty two, the first Fifteen should play the next Twenty-seven, and that a photograph should be taken of the whole group. The idea was received with acclamation, and the result was an interesting photo- graph and a some­ what remarkable match. The only man who succeeded in making double figures with twenty-seven men in the field was John Tunnicliffe, the York­ shire oricketer, who for anhour and ten minutes managed to hold his own, Mr. Yeoman’s connection with the club as an active member, dates back into th> sixties, and he looks like continuing hi- playing cricket for some years to come At the left of the photograph of th< group will be seen one of the club’s bes' games, while he has for years helped largely inmaking the Scarborough Festival a success. Although he has hardly re­ covered from a very long and tedious ill­ ness he turned up to see the “ send-cff” match, and everyone was delighted when he yielded to the per­ suasions that were brought to bear upon himto join thegroup. The photograph, from which the reproduc­ tion given above is taken, isbyE. Foxton, under the direction of the Gravatone Co. The Earl of Londes- borough is president of the club, and along with the Countess, takes the greatest interest in its con­ cerns. The late Earl was the chief factor in the establishing of the festival, and practically conducted it for years. For theabove particulars we are indebted to Mr. W. W. Learbeck, the honorary secretary.