Cricket 1907

100 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a y 2, 1907. sh uts and caps—white, with large dark brown spots. Braces went out with pot- hats, and one never sees a belt on a county ground. Many of the profes­ sionals in my youth were of the rough- and-tumble order, and lacking in self control in food and drink. Yet in those days we had such native gentlemen as Caffyn and H . H. StephensoD, Geo ge Anderson, Carpenter and Daft, to men­ tion only a few. Certainly cricket re­ porting has become a fine art to-day, thanks to the good work done by the Pardon brothers. In the sixties we had the baldest reports in the morning daily, whilst, to the best of my recol­ lection, the Standard alone of the even­ ing papers, noticed any but the very best matches. In those days we had to wait for the mail for any news of our teams in Australia, whilst to-day the cable gives us full score and detailed account of the game whilst in progress out in the Cjlony.” “ But h old ! Just let me show you my cricket lantern slides—56 in all—which were taken for me by a local city councillor, an amateur photographer, at my request, and who then made me a present of them. They were the first cricket slides ever shown and have given keen pleasure. “ And now glance at the cricket pictures—71—on the walls of my library ; all of them old. There’s not room for one more. I like to do all my work surrounded by these worthies. Good­ bye. Good luck to Cricket ! ” F. 8. A.-C. THE CASTLE CARY C.C. Mr. William S. Donne, the vice-captain and chairman of the Castle Cary C.C., writes as follows:— “ I notice that in a recent issue of Oricket you published the interesting original rules, &o., of the Henfield C.C., which was established on May 3rd, 1837. Herewith I am sending you the original copy of the rules of the Castle Cary and Ansford C.C., which were drawn up when the club was formed on May 2nd, 1837— just one day before the inauguration of the Henfield C.C. The original account book is also eLclosed. The club is still in existence, but has dropped the name Ansford from its title: Ansford is a small adjoining village of about two hundred people, whilst the population of Castle Ciry is two thousind. We used to run three teams, and play as many as seventy to eighty matches each season. But during the last few years two other clubs have been formed, so that we now place only one eleven in the field.” The following are the original:— EULES o f t h e CASTLE CARY a n d ANSFOBD CRICKET CLUB. Mr. M ill "EE, President. Mr. G. Buss, Secretary and Treasurer. 1837. May 2nd.—At a Meeting held this day it was resolved that:— No. 1.—A Club should be formed called as above. No. 2.—That a meeting shall beheld annually on the last Monday in April, and continue through the season on every Monday. No. 3.—That each member on entering, and afterwards annually, shall subscribe the sum of five shillings (except Benjamin Kyall, junr., who shall be admitted gratis on his taking care of the bats, wickets, ball, &c.) No. 4.—That any member making use of any indecent or improper language, or calling any member by any nickname, shall, on being convicted by the president, be fined sixpence for each offence. No. 5.—That all expences shall be defrayed by the treasurer out of the subscriptions, and in case the annual expences thould exceed the subscriptions the members should subscribe such further sums as should be required. No. 6.—That if any member should not be on the field by four o’clock, on the second Monday in each month, he shall be fined sixpence, to go towards the general fund. No. 7.—That no person shall be allowed to play, unless introduced by a member of the Club or any person living within the parishes of Castle Cary or Ansford, who is not a member of the Club. L ist of M embers . William E. Miller James Adams (.President) James Freestone John Gould James Dance John Card John Brown Edwin Donne Henry Lamb H. D. Blake F. Woodforde F. W. Harrold Chas. Russ John Millard C. Atkinson. Jas. S. Andrews Under date July 20th, 1837, appears the following entry :— “ It is this day agreed that every member shall attend on the last Monday in the Month at the time and subject to the fine specifiedin Buie 6 with respect to the 2nd Monday in the Month.” The account book shows that a few members were fined for an infringement of Eule 4, amoDg the number being Mr. Buss, the Secretary and Treasurer. The rent paid to Mr. John Brown on Septem­ ber 16th, for the rent of the Cricket Field, was £4. A single ball, for which 9s. 6d. was paid, appears to have done duty for the entire season. The actual receipt for the ball is still preserved, and is worthy of reproduction PRINTING OFFICE AND LIBRARY, CASTLE CARY. C. Russ, E sq . Dr. t o S. MOORE, printer, Sin&er, ffiooliseller, anti Stationer. Books and Paper, Music, Instruments, Paper Hangings and Borders, Gilt and Fancy Goodx, China Ornaments, Work Boxes, Perfumery, Brushes, Combs, Walking Sticks, Knives. Scissors, and Toys, with all other A: tides of the best quality, sold on the lowest terms. 13s*Genuine TEAS direct from the East India House. COPPER PLATE PRINTING NEATLY EXECUTED. £ s. d. 1837 Cricket Ball - - - | 9 6 Received, S. Moore. 1 SURREY XI. v. MEXT XVI. Played at the Oval, April 29 and 30. Drawn. On the opening day, on a wicket affected by rain, twenty-seven wickets fell for 226 runs. Hobbs played the highest and best innings on either side, his 47 being a very sound and stylish display. It will be seen that of the XVI only Davis (25), who made some good hits, reached double figures. On the second day there was so much rain that it never appeared likely that a definite result would be reached. Only one amateur— C. F. Reiner, of Sutton—took part in the match, which did not succeed in bringing any fresh talent to light. Score and analysis:— S urrey XI. Hayward, c Davis, b Jackson .................23 Hobbs, st Stedman, b Jackson .................47 Hayes, c Hitch, b Jackson ................. 0 Marshal, b Edwards... 23 Holland, st Stedman, b Jackson................ Baker, c Abel, b Jack son ....................... 18 Goatly, c Jackson, b Edwards................. Lees, c Jackson, b Edwards................. Strudwick, lbw,b Ed­ wards ................. Smith, not out.......... Rushby, st Stedman, b Jackson .......... B y e s ................. Total ...135 Second innings : Marshal, c Stedman, b Platt, 0 Baker, run out, 0 ; Goatly, not out, 0 ; Strudwick, c and b Platt, 19 ; n-b, 1. Total (3 wkts.), 29. N ext XVI. Ducat, b Smith......... 4 Blacklidge, b Rushby 0 Carver, c Hayes, b Rushby ................. 2 8 Hitch, c Hayes, b 9 Rushby ................. 8 Edwards, c Strud- 0 wick, b Rushby 0 Jackson, c Rushby, b Smith ................. Abel, not out .......... B 2, lb 2, ... Mr. C. K Reiner, run out ........................ Davis, b Rushby Spring, c Hobbs, b Rushby ................. Moulder, b Smith Stedman, lbw, b Rush- by ........................ Platt, b Smith .......... Meads, c Smith, b Rushby ................. Cotton, c Holland, b Smith ................. Turner, c Strudwick, b Rushby................. Sc 9 Total ... 84 Jackson.. Hitch .. Edwards Rushby . rrey XI. First innings. O. M. R. W. ... 21-3 3 81 (5 ... ... 10 4 16 0 ... ... 11 2 35 4 .... Platt ... . Spring... . N ext XVI. O. M. R. W. .14 7 18 0 I Smith , .21 9 40 9 Second innings. O. M. R. W. 5 6 2 1 15 0 '. M. R. VV. r-2 1 22 5 OBITUARY. T he E by . W. H. H fale . The Rav. William Henry Heale, of the Harrow Eleven of 1878, wag born at Hemel Hempstead on April 27th, 1859, and died at Brighton on Friday last. In the match with Eton he scored 0 and 25, and had the satisfaclion of being on the winning side. Scores and Biographies (xiv.-692) described him as having been “ an average batsman, and in the field generally cover-point.” He proceeded to Oxford, but did not obtain his Blue. He was afterwards a member of the Hert­ fordshire County Eleven. N OW R EAD Y. XHE DERBYSHIRE CRICKET GUIDE (Season 1907). Compiled by L. G. Wrightand W. J. Piper , Jun. (Twelfth year.) Contents:— Portrait and Biography ol J. Humphries; An Article on Cricket (by “ 1.. G. W.”); Derbyshire Cricket Records and Statistics; The Laws of the Game ■ Fixtures of the Leading Counties, M.C.O., and over 100 Local Clubs; Secretaries'Names and Addresses ■ and other information interesting to Cricketers. ’ Price 2d.; by post 3d.