Cricket 1906

J u l y 19, 1906. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 275 BU SSE Y ’ S “DE|flON DRIVERS.” GEO. G. BUSSEY & CO,, LTD,, Beg to inform Cricketers all over the world that their new Peckham Factory, the largest and best equipped of its kind, is now completed. Provision has been made for a still further increase in output and the carrying of a finished stock of TWENTY THOUSAND BATS. Geo. G. Bussey & Co., Limited, much regret that for some time past the supply of the FAMOUS “ DEMON DRIVERS” has been quite inadequate to meet the demand, but during the period of re-building, when the output was necessarily restricted, the finest stock of WILLOW TIMBER has been accumulating, and now repre­ sents about 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 BATS. Cricketers may therefore rely upon BUSSEY’S “ DEMON DRIVERS” being the choicest selection from this enormous stock and THOROUGHLY SEASONED. The flexibility of the Handles is just what Batsmen desire, and the special form of handle covering is the admir­ ation of all players who use “ BUSSEY’S DEMON DRIVERS.” Catalogue on application to — GEO. G. BUSSEY&GO., L IM IT E D , 36 & 38, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, LONDON , Of Provincial and Colonial Dealers. FACTORY— TIMBER MILLS— PECKHAM, S.E, ELMSWELL, SUFFOLK, AT THE SIGN OF THE W ICKET. By F. S. A s h le y -C o o p e b . The reappearance in the cricket-field of Lord Harris, after an absence of nine years, must be regarded as one of the most inter­ esting events of a season by no means devoid of incident. Born in the West Indies in February, 1851, he played for Eton in 1868, 1869 and 1870, and for Oxford in 1871, 1872 and 1874. Mis re-entry into first-class cricket—for only the one occasion, it is feared—reminds one that in the early days of the game, when cricketers of note were far fewer than is the case nowadays, men fre­ quently continued to participate in important contests until well over fifty years of age. John Small, sen., played his last great match —for Hampshire v. M.C.C., at Lord’s, in 1798—when 61 years old, whilst when Mr. BenjaminAislabieassistedM.C.C. and Ground v. Cambridge University, also at Lord’s, in 1841, he was no less than 67 years of age. The justly-famousMr.WilliamWardappeared for the Gentlemen at the age of 51, whilst for the Players oldWilliam Clarke was chosen when 54 years old, William Beldham when 56, and William Lillywhite when 57, whilst yesterday “ W.G.” —yet another William, and the greatest of them all—set up a record by captaining the Gentlemen at the age of 58. Aislabie, in the match referred to, benefited his side in no way whatever, and had no right to appear in so important a match—he must have been not unlike the “ padded Polonius, aged eighty,’ * to whom Arthur Duke Coleridge has referred in his reminis­ cences of the Playing-Fields of Eton—but all the other cricketers mentioned possessed good claims to appear in important games at the age stated. Years and years ago the dear “ Old Buffer” pictured “ W.G.” visiting Lord’s when a centenarian, and challenging anybody on the ground at single-wicket; and there are less likely things which might happen, despite the fact that yester­ day, when he had played his innings of 74, he said, in his jolly way,—“ I shan’t play any more.” To find a player taking part in a first-class match when over fifty years of age is, even in these days, a rarity. In the Veteran*’ Match of 1858 there were only three such, and only one—the Rev. C. G. Lane—in that of 1887, although in each instance there were as many as eighteen on the side of the Veterans. Such matches proved so great an attraction that it is sur­ prising the feature has not been included in the programme of Lord’s or the Oval in more recent years. A very good team of Veteran Gentlemen could be chosen from the following names:—W. G. Grace, E. M. Grace, A. P. Lucas, W . W. Read, A. J. Webbe, F. E. Lacey F. R. Spofforth, C. T. Studd, W . Newham, Lord Harris, W. H. Patterson, the Hon. Alfred Lyttelton, J. A. Dixon, A. E. Stoddart, A. N. Hornby, Sir T. C. O’Brien, A. G. Steel, F. Townsend, and E. G. Wynyard. The bowling might not be very strong, but the side would certainly prove an attraction. Such old time cricketers as R. J. P. Broughton, Harvey Fellows, and Sir Spencer Ponsonby-Fane— all octogenarians—could be excused active participation in the game, though they could, doubtless, be relied upon to watch the play from the Pavilion seats. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. G. F r a n k lin . — (a) Cap: dark blue, embroidered with county aims. Blazer: arms on pocket. (6( Mr. B. 0. Smith. HORNSEY v. HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY—Played at Hornsey on July 11. H. A. O. P. P. Tyacke,b Tate... 24 J. A. Laidlaw, c Clark, b B row n .................33 L. D. Leuw, b Dent ... 29 S. G. Kimbell, b Tate 20 F. C.Adair-Thompson, not out .................13 J. D. H. Watts, c and b Brown ................. 0 H. S. Leuw, b Brown 9 J. O.Hayden, c Duval, b Tate ................. 0 J. B. Caldwell, b Tate 4 H. J. Bonser, c Swin- stead, b Tate ..........32 J.W . Goddard, b Tate 0 Extras..* .......... 5 Total ...169 H ornsby . W. P. Harrison, sen., c Watts, b Caldwell... 14 Rev.E.S.Duval,b Cald­ well ......................... 4 J. L. Tate, c L. Leuw,b Adair-Thompson ... 43 L. T. Weaver, st Godd­ ard, b Bonser...........108 P. Boundy, c Goddard, b B onser....................73 F. B. Dent, F. H. Swinstead and T. Brown did not bat ___________________ HAMPSTEAD v. HORNSEY.-Played at Hornsey on July 10. H ampstead . N.Sergant,stGoddard, b Hayden .......... 18 W. Watkins, c Adair- Thompson,bBonser 10 T. Olarke, not out ... 0 Extras... ......... 8 Total (7 wkts) 278 E. L. Marsden, c Sar­ gent, b Swinstead... 57 W.J.Pearson,b Grims- dell ........................33 F. W. Bacon, b Grims- dell ........................20 A. H. Birks, b Grims- dell ........................ 1 D. L. Gray, c Sargent, b Grimsdell ..........32 T. S. Wheater, b Tate 6 H.G.Blomfield.cGrims- dell, b Hammond... 74 E. W. Sutton, not out 57 N. B..Dearie, c Duval, b Hammond.......... 0 H. O. Whichcote, b Hammond .......... 3 R. G. Wright-Nooth, lbw, b Hammond... 0 B 22,lb 1,w 1,nb 2 26 Total ..306 W. P. Harrison, jun., b Wheater ..........120 J. L. Tate, b Marsden 6 P. Boundjr, b Marsden 12 G. W. Hammond, b Bacon ...................52 H ornsey . E. S. Duval, b Bacon 16 W.P.Harrison, not out 55 F. B. Dent, not out ... 2 B 19, lb 6, nb 1 ...26 Total (5 wkts) ...289 F. H. Swinstead, L. S. Weaver, R. E. Grimsdell and N. Sargent did not bat. HAMPSTEAD v. EALING.—Played at Hampstead on July 14. E alin g . E. S. Litteljohn, st Olarke, b Bailey -..117 L.D.Smith, b Dumble- ton .......... *..........31 C. A. Bolter, o Orr, b Marsden .......... ... 7 E. M. Martin.st Clarke, b Orr.........." ...........59 J. R. Macdonald, c Dunkley, b Marsden 11 C.J.T. Barnes, b Mars­ den ........................ 0 H. D. Ruston, not out. 72 F. G. Jolly, not o u t... 18 B 32, lb 5 nb 2 ... 39 Total (6 wkts) *354 A. S. Dornton, 0. Dunster and G. H. Lomas did not bat. * Innings'declared closed. H am pstead . E.W.H.Beaton,not outl63 H.G.Dunkley, c Little­ john, b Dornton ... 26 *G. G. Dumbelton, not out ................. ... 31 B 23, lb 1, nb 1... 25 Total (1 wkt)...245 R. Leigh-Ibbs, F. W. Orr, L. N. H. Bailey, W. T. 0. H. Danby, T. M. Farmiloe, R. D. Robertson, E. L. Marsden and H. C. C. Olarke did not bat. HAMPSTEAD v. UPPER TOOTING.—Played at Tooting on July 14. H ampstead . R. S. Ohallands, c Fabel, b Hemmerde 12 H. Crisp, not out ...16 F. J. Potter, b Harvey 0 C. L. Nordon, not out 8 B 24, lb 4, w 1 ...29 F.R.D.Monro,bRussell 2s E.W.Sutton, b Bartley 35 R. S. Horton, b Frith.. 24 H. S. Maclure, run out 26 B. A. Everitt, c Thorn, b Frith ................. 0 J. 0. Toller, c Fabel, b Attlee........................62 Total (9 wkts)*247 A. J. East, c Fabel, b Attlee........................ 7 * Innings declared closed. U pper T ooting . O.S.Fabel.b Ohallands 2 F. G.Thome, c Toller, F. W. Hemmerde, c b Challands ............... 6 East, b Challands... 7 D. O. Bartley, not out 4 R.M. Harvey, st East, S. A. Atlee, not out... 0 b Monro .................53 B 8, lb 1................... 9 R. R. Sandilands, b — Toller........................93 Total (6 wkts) 191 0. C. F. Hosken, o Sutton, b Challands 17 P. L. Finch, T. H. Truby and A. N. Other did not bat