Cricket 1905

382 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A ug . 31, 1905. OBITUARY. [For the three notices which follow we are indebted to two well-known cricketers, one of whom was a friend of Mr. Winter and Mr. Marten, and the other of Mr. Reynolds.] M r . W il lia m W in t e r . By the tragic and untimely death of Mr. Wi’.liam Winter, who was accidentally killed while mountaineering in Switzer­ land on the 2‘2nd inst., the Incogniti have lost one of their oldest and most respected members, and the noble game one of its most enthusiastic lovers and supporters. For between thirty and forty years Mr. Winter had been one of the mainstays of the Incogs., and was on several occasions, and for long periods, a member of the committee. Although his appearances in the field bad not been recently as numer­ ous as formerly he had by no means given up an active participation in the game, and he had handed on his zeal for the club to his sons, the eldest of whom, Mr. G. E. Winter, will be remembered as a distinguished member of the Cambridge Eleven a few years ago. Mr. W. Winter himself very nearly achieved that dis­ tinction, but at the time he was up at the ’Varsity the elevens were very strong. His younger brother, the Rev. Arthur H. Winter, however, played for Cam­ bridge in the early “ seventies.” Mr. Winter was, in his best days, a very capable bat, an excellent wicket-keeper, and a useful “ lo b ” bowler. By his cheery disposition, his unfailing kindness and courtesy, and bis generous and sym­ pathetic nature, he endeared himself to all who knew him, and there will be many who will feel that his sad death has deprived them of a good and tried friend. Mr. Winter was a man of great energy aud wide activities, and, outside of cricket, he was engaged, so far as the calls of a busy business life would allow, iu many useful social and philanthropic works. The London Playing Fields Com­ mittee, among others, engaged much of his attention, and will greatly feel his loss. M r . G eorge N . M a r t e n . By a somewhat strange coincidence, the same issue of the Times which announced Mr. Winter’s death contained also the obituary notice of another old Incog., Mr. George N. Marten, who had, years ago, often played with Mr. Winter for the club. Mr. Marten had, I believe, long abandoned active cricket, but, at the time referred to, he was a very useful player, and made many good scores for the Incogs., particularly in their annual tours in the Midland Counties. His departure for Australia, where he remained for some years, deprived them of his services at a com­ paratively early period. M r . H a ro ld R eyn o ld s . All Anglo-Indian cricketers, and very many others, will be pained to hear of the death from typhoid fever at Lahore, Punjab, India, ou August 8th, of Harold Reynolds. In England his cricket was identified in the late eighties with that of the Kensington Park C.C., and in India he made a g^eat name for himself in Madras cricket. The exigencies of the banking pr. fission prevented him from pursuing the game, at which he was such an adept, after he was transferred from Madras to Bombay, C*loutta, and else­ where, but had he had the opportunity he would have secured records in India second to none. He was asked to play for Middlesex in the days when county cricket honours were not so cheap as they are now, but was unable to get away from business. 8 >first-class cricket lost a really high-class batsman and a promis­ ing medium slow right hand bowler. The decensed was a dear, good fellow, and a staunch fiiend to all who had the honour of Lis acquaintance. He never had an enemy, aud if ever the popular term “ one of the best ” applied, it did with full force to the fine character now lying in an Indian cemetery. Reynolds was at Lahore during the recent earth­ quake, and had a very exciting experi­ ence. May the baked soil of India rest lightly upon one of the best hearts that ever beat. excepting the “ Scores and Biographies.” I prefer the columns of the newspapers. Mr. E. B. Y . Christian, writing from 20, Thornton Avenue, Streatham Hill, S.W., on June 2nd, 1895, expresses him­ self thus:— I am charmed with the proofs of your “ Bibliography of Cricket” which you have forwarded me for perusal. It occurs tome, would not the Bibliography be more valuable if it contained in addition your articles reprinted from the Cricket Field of 1893 and 1894 p Further comment on Mr. Ashley- Cooper’s omission of my own name in dealing with the literature of the game is unnecessary. What surprises me, how­ ever, is the non-inclusion of the name of Mr. A. L. Ford, of Gwynallt, Lynmouth, Devon, who possesses one of the most valuable collections of cricket books and prints in the world. Believe me, Sir, Yours truly, A lfred J. G aston . Preston, Brighton. August 26th, 1905. THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. SECOND DIVISION. (ZTormpottiience. Tht Editor does not hold himself responsible tor the opinions of his correspondents. CRICKET LITERATURE. To the Editor of C r ic k e t . S ir,—Kindly allow me a small space to reply to your correspondent, Mr. Ashley-Cooper, in his article, “ At the Sign of the Wicket,” in the current issue of Cricket, in which he deals with the successful collectors of cricket literature. I may be pardoned, but it is apparent that the article is written evidently with a purpose. The true essence of criticism is to be fair. Pardon me then, sir, if I quote excerpts from letters in my posses­ sion in reference to my compilation— the “ Bibliography of Cricket” —and to the articles ou the bibliography of the game which I contributed to “ Wisden” of 1892, and the Cricket Field of 1893 and 1894. In 1897, writing from Belln Vue, 80, Langney Road, Eastbourne, Mr. Ashley- Cooper states:— Your articles to the Cricket Field in 1893 and 1894 on “ Cricket Books and their Prices ” are invaluable to a collec­ tor. To my mind, the series is the finest articles you have ever contributed on the literature of the game. Mr. Arthur Haygarth, writing from 69, Warwick Street, Eccleston Square, London, under date of July 29th, 1895, states:— I return you many thanks for the “ Bibliography of Cricket” you have sent me. 1 shall consider it as a birth­ day gift, as in a very few days I com­ plete my “ three score and ten years.” The compilation is excellent. Person­ ally, I have very few books on the game Below will be found the results of this competition up to the end of last week. •3 I a i o5toc3 d -d £ a g 2 Q ft 3 a & oCO a> fe d g.S .2 <x> o • p H $ aK* 1 — 1 J "oP h CDA h Norfolk............... 8 . . 6 .. 1 .. 0 ..24 .. 20 . .83-33 Monmouthshire... 8 . . 5 .. 2 .. 0 .24 ..19. .79-16 Devon ............... 10 . . 6 .. 2 .. 1 ..30 ..23. .76*76 Wiltshire ......... 9 . . 5 .. 2 .. 0 ..27 ..19. .70-37 Durham ......... 8 . . 5 .. 0 .. 0 ..24 .15. .62-50 Yorkshire (2nd)... 8 . . 5 .. 0 .. 0 ..24 ..15. .62-50 Bedfordshire 10 . . 3 .. 3 .. 0 ..30 .15. .50-00 Buckinghamshire 8 . . 2 .. 2 .. 0 ..24 .. 10 . .41-66 Glamorganshire 13 . . 2 .. 4 .. 1 ..39 ..15. .38-46 Staffordshire 8 . . 3 .. 0 .. 0 ..24 .. 9. .37*50 Suffolk............... 8 . . 2 .. 1 . 1 .24 ..'9. .37-50 Hertfordshire ... 10 . . 2 .. 2 .. 0 ..30 .. 10 . .33*33 Dorset............... 7 . . 1 .. 1 . 0 ..21 .. 5. .23*80 Surrey (2nd) 6 . . 0 .. 2 .. 0 .18 .. 4. . 22-22 Northumberland 8 . . 0 .. 2 .. 1 .24 .. 5. .20-83 Cambridgeshire 7 . . 0 .. 2 .. 0 . 21 .. 4. .19*04 Berkshire ......... 10 . . 0 .. 2 .. 1 ..30 .. 5. .16-66 Oxfordshire 8 . - 1 .. 0 . 1 ..24 .. 4. .16-66 Cornwall ......... 6 . 0 .. 1 . . 0 ..18 .. 2 . .1111 Three points for a win. Two points for a match decided on the first innings. One point to each side in a drawn match— i.e., a match in which no result on the first innings is attained. H A S T IN G S A N D S T . L E O N A R D S CR ICKET W E EK , 1905. T W O G R AN D M A TCH E S W IL L BB Pl.AYKL* OH 'i'H K Central Cricket Ground, Hastings, AH FOLLOW S : — Thursday, Friday and Saturday, SE £T. 7, 8 and 9, GENTLEMEN OF SOUTH v. PLAYERS OF SOUTH. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, SEPT. 11, 12 and 13, SOUTH OF ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIANS. Admission to the Ground ... ONE SHILLING. Covered Grand Stand, O n b S h il l in g E x t r a . C HEA P FA RES on S. E <b G. By. and L.B. deS.O. Ry. For particulars of Cheap Tickets to Hastings see Railway Companies’ Announcements. All Communications to be addressed to the Hon. Sec., Saxon Chambers, St. Leonards-on-Sea.