Cricket 1904

D ec . 22, 1904. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 469 the game is played at the Palace, it is surprising, and much to be regretted, that so little public support has been accorded the London County C.C. in the past. It has been argued that the counter attractions at the Sydenham resort are so great that many an intend­ ing onlooker at cricket has found the temptations of the palace of glass so bewitching that he has beenbeguiled by its beauties, and temporarily forgotten the cricket. If this is so the Palace authorities will never know the amount of good Dr. Grace’s band has actually done the Company. The decision, how­ ever, has been announced. The expense of playingadozenfirst-classengagements has been too great, and theL.C.C. as a first-class team, has, for a time at least, ceased to exist. BRIXTON WANDERERS C.C. M atches played , 6 6 ; w on , 2 1 ; lost, 1 8 ; d raw n , 17. R u n s fo r ............. 9,388 for 510 w ick e ts ; average, 18‘3 R uns against ... 8,855 fo r 454 w ick e ts ; average, 19"5 A v e r a g e s 1904. B A T T IN G (1 st X I .). O ver 10 inn ings T im es M ost N o. o f n ot T otal in an inns. ou t. runs. inns. A ver. C. G . S m ith ... 80 .. 2 .. 928 .. 202*.. 3314 F . O d ell ............... ... 33 .. 0 . 926 .. 128 .. 28-C6 J . F au lk n er ... 11 .. 1 .. 264 .. 70*.. 26 4 H . G o o d a ll............ ... 17 .. 1 .. 395 .. 114 24-68 E . T . G a le ............. ... 21 ... 1 ... 4v9 .. 70 .. 2145 F . P . R id e r............. ... 25 .. 4 431 .. H»2*.. 20-52 E . B r y m e r ............. ... 22 .. 0 .. 355 .. 50 .. 16-13 H . Mu son ............. ... 21 .. 4 .. 262 .. 54*.. 15-41 L . M . S im m on s .. ... 17 .. 1 .. 220 . 43 .. 13 75 R . J . B u rlin gton ... 17 .. 0 .. 216 . . 50 .. 12-70 W . A . G illigan ... ... 21 . 7 .. 175 . . 44 .. 12 5 H . E . S m ith .. ... 10 .. 2 .. 30 . . 20*.. 3-75 • S ignifies n o t ou t. B O W L IN G . O ver 20 w ickets :— O vers. M d n s. R u n s. W k ts. A ver. W . J . B en ge ... ... 133 .. 21 . 392 .. 21 .. 18-66 L M . S im m ons ... 252 .. 33 . 993 ... 49 . . 18-83 W . A . G illigan ... 208 .. 43 .. 609 ... 28 . . 21-75 C . G . S m ith ... ... 301 .. 48 ..1012 ... 46 . . 22 00 B A T T IN G (2 n d X L ; N o. T im es M ost o f n ot T otal in an in ns. ou t. runs. inns. A v#r. A. J . W h y te ............. .. 19 .. 0 .. 489 . 80 .. 25-73 J . B . B rook s........... ... 10 .. 1 .. 206 .. 48 . . 22*g8 C . H o g g .. .. ... 19 .. 2 . 360 .. 84 .. 21-17 C . W . P h illips ... ... 17 .. 1 .. 243 .. 47*. . 1518 W . A . M itch ell ... ... 17 . . 3 .. 183 . . 49* . 1307 B . A . G lan vill ... ... 15 .. 6 .. 114 . 33*. . 12-66 J . G od rich ........... ... 13 .. 3 .. 95 . 16 .. . 9 5 A . V . R u ssell ... 15 .. 0 .. 121 .. 28 . . 8-06 A . H arbert ............. ... 11 .. 0 .. 84 .. 22 . . 7-63 B O W L IN G . O vers. M d n s. R uns. W k ts. A ver. J . G od rich ............. ... 121 . . 20 . . 384 . . 40 . . 9 6 J . M axw ell ... 48 . . 10 . . 127 . . 13 . . 9-76 A . H arbert ... 31 . . 1 . . 109 . . 10 . . 10 9 W . A . M itch ell ... 98 . . 16 . . 321 . . 24 . . 13*36 A . V . R u ssell ... ... I i8 . . 18 . . 4-'3 . . 19 . . 22-26 ADD ISCOMBE C.C. F A R E W E L L D IN N E R . Thewind-up dinner of theaboveclubwas heldonDecember 2nd. In the courseof the evening the chairman, Mr. Foss, gave an outline of the club’s doiEgs since it was started thirty-eight years back. He stated that tbe club had long held a very high position in cricketing circles, and themem­ bers had always been known for very good sportsmanship and for their cricketing abilities. He statedthathis familyhadbeen intimatelyassociated with the club since its foundation, and that he himself was one of theoldestmembers. Four of his familyhad fromtime to time acted as secretaries of the club, and it was a great sorrowtohim, as it was to all who used to attendonSaturday afternoons to watch the matches on the Canning Road ground, which the clubhad held for manyyears, to bedeprivedof their amusement nowthat the builders had taken overthe field. When the club first started heremarkedthat they usedtoplay inthe top field, adjoiningAddiscombeCourt, but owing primarily to thefact that a treegrewsome­ wherenear theplaying portion of this field, it was decided to move to the lower portion of the ground. This was done, and, asmost people knew, the club had had a splendid though small ground there for many years past. For years the club had held a first- classpositioninthe cricketingworld, andhe was sure that the wind-up of such an honoured club would be deplored by all cricketers. He then stated that he had a verypleasant duty to perform that evening. As they all knew, their present secretary, Mr. F. Robarts, hadworkedexceedinglywell for the club during the last three or four years, and the members, wishing to show their appreciation of his services, had sub­ scribedtowards atestimonial, whichtookthe formofagoldwatch. Mr. Robartsrepliedand thankedthemembers for their great kindness inpresentinghimwithsuchahandsomegift, whichhewouldalwaystreasure, buthestated that hethought therewere othermembers of theclubwhowereequallyentitledtothemem­ bers’ thanks; he mentioned the treasurers, Mr. J. Gibson, Mr. T. E. Curry, and the chairman of the committee, Mr. F. S. Long. Mr. C. Kenward, the captain of the eleven, spoke of the great helpthat their president, Sir FrederickEldridge, hadgivento theclub, andhealsoreferredtothemannerinwhichthe vice-presidents had supportedit. He spoke specially of theworkthatMr. F. S. Longhad done. Mr. Long respondedandsaidthat all he had donehadbeenapleasuretohim, and he was most sorry that the clubhadhadto wind up, but that the committee had done their best to obtain a groundwithout avail. They hadplayedssawanderingclubduring the past year in the hope that they would have been able to obtain a groundfor next season, and,beingunabletodoso,theythought it inthebest interests ofallconcernedtowind upthe clubwhile it stoodwitha good name. Mr. A. C. Beatonthenproposedthehealthof visitors, coupling the names of Mr. Nichols, anoldmember of theclub, Mr. J. J. Macaldin of theNorburyCricket Club, Mr. F. Skipper of the Forest Hill ClubandMr. B. Bachelor oftheNorwoodCricketClub. Thesegentlemen havingreplied,Mr. Long proposedthehealth of their chairman, Mr. Foss, which was en­ thusiastically received. A very pleasant evening was spent, the following amongst others obliging with songs, etc., Messrs. H. P. Moore, A. E. Clayton, W. H. Still, P. Allen, F. C. Dight, G. E. BlackburnandB. Gifford. TH E H AM P STE A D O.C. The Annual General Meeting of the Hampstead C.O. was held at Lord’s on the 8th inst., Mr. F. R. Spofforth presiding. Among those present were Messrs. W. R. Moon (hon. treasurer), F. C. Wheeler (hon. secretary), S. S. Pawling, F. S. Alford, E. L. Marsden, J. C. '1oiler, T, M. Farmiloe, F. W. Orr, W. T. H. Danby, D. MacGregor, F. R. D. Monro, R. Leigh Ibbs, T. S. Wheater, etc., etc. The HonSecretaryhavingreadtheminutes of the last meeting, the Chairman referred to the record of the past season, which showedthat theclubhadplayed 57 matches, winning 29, losing 16, anddrawing 12. The battingaverages were headed by W. T. H. Danby, withanaverage of 72*66 for twelve innings, andL. J. Moon, average 55*25 for nine innings. Mr. Spofforthhadthesplendid bowlingaverageof 65wickets for5*29apiece, andbut for his unfortunate accident in the middle of the season, would probably have doubled the number of his victims. E. L. Marsden had the distinction of creating a recordin the annals of the club by scoring 1,124 runs, andtaking 120wickets. The Hon. Treasurerpresentedhis financial statement, whichwas adoptedafter somedis­ cussion, and a vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. E. R. Watson for his invaluable help in preparing the accounts. A hearty voteof thanks wasalso accorded to Mr. JohnHill forhis generosity in present­ ing the clubwithanewandelaboratescoring board. The meeting decided that a week’s “ Tour” should be arranged during next season, andthat a dance should be given in addition to the annual dinner. Mr. A. Russell-Parkerwas elected a life member of the club as a token of appreciation of the great work he has done for the club. The retiringvice-president (Air. Spofforth) nomi­ nated Dr. F. S. Alford as his successor in that officefor 1905, andhe was unanimously elected. Mr. A. E. Stoddart was elected an hon. vice-president. The following are the officers for theyear 1905:— President. —Sir Spencer P. Maryon-Wil- son, Bart. Vice-President. —Dr. F. S. Alford. Son. Vice-Presidents. —ViscountKnutsford, P.O., G.O., M.G ; Lord George Hamilton, P.C., M.P.; Sir HenryHarben ; E. Brodie- Hoare, Esq.; T. Milvain, Esq., K.C., M.P. ; A. E. Stoddart, Esq. Hon. Secretary. —Mr. F. C. Wheeler. Hon. Treasurer. —Mr. W. R. Moon. Committee. —Messrs. F. R. Spofforth, H. B. Hayman, L. J. Moon, S. S. Pawling, R. A. Hill, '±'. S. Wheater, E. L. Marsden, D. MacGregor, J. C. Toller, andR. Leigh Ibbs. Selection Committee. —Messrs. W. T. H. Danby, A. R. Trimen, F. R. D. Monro, with threemembers of the General Committee. Hon. Auditors. —Messrs. F. S. Alfordand E. R. Watson. A vote of thanks to the officers of the past season, and to the Chairman, concluded the proceedings. The AMERICAN CRICKETER. F o u n d e d 1877. Published by F. H. Clarke for The Associated Cricket Clubs of Philadelphia. 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