Cricket 1907

J an . 31, 1907. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. 7 reproduced in the Pictorial Times of February 3rd, 1844. Notwithstanding his successes, Mr. Anderson determined not to devote his energies to Art, so took to literature and became an antiquarian of world-wide fame. His best-known book is “ Croydon Church, Past and Present,” whilst “ The Family of Leete,” issued last year, was a great genealogical work. He had lived in Croydon since 1852, and at the time of his death was the oldest ticket-holder in the British Museum Reading Room. He was a kind, genial man, of simple tastes. Ms. G erald R. B a r d sw e l l , Mr. G. R. Bardswell, who was born at Woolton, Liverpool, on December 7th, 1873, died at New Orleans on December 29th. Some months ago he had under­ gone an operation and had, it was thought, completely recovered. From 1889 to 1893 he was in the Uppingham Eleven, and some idea of the effectiveness of his bowling during those five years will be gathered from the fact that he took 205 wickets at a very small cost. He was indeed one of the very best Public School bowlers of his time. GoiDg up to Oxford he secured his Blue as a Freshman at Oriel College in 1894, play­ ing that year, and again in 1896 and 1897, against Cambridge. A damaged hand kept him out of the great match in 1895. In 1894 he took in all first-class matches 48 wickets at a cost of 18 runs each, and in the second innings of Cambridge kept up his end with the precision of a seasoned professional, his slow to medium deliveries accounting for six wickets at a cost of 76 runs. After 1894 he quite lost his bowling, but made 33 not out v. Cambridge in the second innings of the 1896 match, when Oxford won by four wickets after being set 330 to make. In 1897 he captained the Dark Blues, his 35 and 30 being the best effort on his side in the University match. From 1894 to 1899 he played on and off for Lancashire, his best year with the bat being 1896, when in all first-class matches he played 23 innings, twice not out, with an aggregate of 584 and an average of 27. He made two over-sea trips with Lord Hawke’s teams, to America in 1894-5 and to the West Indies in 1896-7. In the former tour he was “ dead out of form,” but in the latter he made 73 v. Barbados and 71 and 77 v. British Guiana, being second in the averages of the team with the excellent figure of 28 per innings. He was one of the finest fieldsmen at short slip of his time, and was President of the Manchester and District League and a member of the M.C.C. and Lancashire County Com­ mittees. His charming manners and dis­ position brought him hosts of friends. His principal scores were :— 1895. Oxford University v. Somerset................ 69 1896. Oxford University v. Somerset ................*66 1896. Oxford University v. Surrey ................ 97 1896. Oxford University v. Sussex ................ 59 1899. Lancashire v. M.O.O. and Ground ........ 50 M r . C. J. L o g a n . Mr. C. J. Logan, one of the finest bowlers Canada has produced, died at Galt, Ontario, on December 21st. He was educated at Trinity College School, and appeared for Canada against the United States in 1880, 1881, and 1883. He was a very fine field and a useful batsman. In 1879 he played with success against the England Team which visited America that year, taking seven wickets for 35 runs, and making the highest score (11), for XXII. Bom Canadians, at Toronto, and six wickets for 39 for x vil. of Hamilton, at Hamilton. At Port Hope, Toronto, on July 14th, 1882, he had an unusual experience whilst assisting Trinity College School Past and Present against Toronto, for G. N. Morrison (133 not out)—he was last man in—and A. G. Brown (64) hit up 198 runs for the last partnership in very quick time, after all the other wickets had fallen for 51. A portrait of Mr. Logan can be seen in Sixty Years o f Canadian Cricket, facing page 288. T. A ttenborough . Thomas Attenborough, formerly well- known in Midland cricketing circles, was found dead at Ilkeston on the 21st inst. He played in his time for Derbyshire and the All-England Eleven, and made his last appearance for the County in 1874. He was a good field at short slip and a very useful left-handed bowler. For Derbyshire v. M.C.C. and Ground, at Lord’s, in 1870, he took four wickets for 8 runs. He had been depressed latterly, and this was accentuated by the death of his old friend Alfred Shaw. He was 73 years of age. His brother William, who died at Ilkeston in June, 1894, was also a cricketer of note. M ajor H a r d yjian . Major W. H. Hardyman, who perished in the recent earthquake iu Jamaica, was a fine batsman. He scored heavily whilst at Trinity College, Dublin, and after­ wards played successfully with the Lansdown Club. In the Ashanti Expedi­ tion he was mentioned in despatches for services on the staff, and later was appointed Governor of the Malta Military Prison. He was in his forty-second year at the time of his decease. M r . H. R. T om kinson . Mr. H. R. Tomkinson, of the Rugby Eleven of 1846 and 1847, died on December 9th, in his 76th yeir. He was a very fair batsman, and in 1846, when but 15 years of age, played an innings of 44 v. M.C.C. and Ground, against the bowling of Caldecourt and Royston. In 1847 his brother, Mr. F. W. Tomkin­ son, was in the Rugby Eleven with him. G en e r a l d e B a t h e . General Sir Henry Percival de Bathe, 4th Bart., K.C.B., who was born at Malta on June 19th, 1823, died at Wood End, near Chichester, on January 5th. For many years he was very prominently identified with the “ Old Stagers.” He was father-in-law of Mrs. Langtry, the well-known actress. M r . A. J. C assa tt . Mr. Alexander Johnston Cassatt, who was born at Pittsburg on December 8th, 1839, died at Philadelphia on December 28th. He was President of the Merion Cricket Club from 1891 to 1906, and was a good supporter of the game. He died worth a hundred million dollars. M r . C. A. P ope . Mr. Charles Andrew Pope, au old Wellingtonian, died on December 25tb, aged 49. He was a useful batsman, a good field at cover-point, and iu 1875 captained the Wellington Eleven. He afterwards proceeded to Oxford, but did not succeed in obtaining his Blue. M r . M . F. M acleod . Mr. M. F. Macleod, a member of the Committee of Management of the Tasmanian Cricket Association, died on November 26tb, aged 43. J. H u g h e s. John Hughes, a well-known cricketer of three or four decades ago, was born at Hertford on July 2nd, 1825, and died at his native place on Tuesday last. He began to play in 1843, and first appeared for Hertfordshire in 1855. Scores and Biographies says of him : —“ Is a tolerable batsman, and fields generally at short slip, but is principally noted for his excellent slow round-armed, twisting bDwling. He delivers, easily to himself, with great precision as to pitch and straightness, and has certainly been very successful in the matches in which he has participated.” It was not until May, 1870, when he was in his forty-fifth year, that he first appeared at Lord’s—for Hertfordshire v. M.C.C. and Ground, w h e D , in the first innings (53) of the latter, he bowled 72 balls for 16 runs and five wickets. He continued the game until well advanced in years, his County career alone covering a period of almost thirty years. One of his greatest feats was performed for X X II. of St. Albans v. U.S.E.E., at St. Albans, in 1865, when, in the second innings of the latter, he dismissed Tom Humphrey, Pooley, and Jupp with the first three balls he sent down, and Mr. I. D. Walker with the fifth. For Hertfordshire v. M.C.C. aud Ground, at Chorleywood, iu 1872, he took seven wickets for 16 runs, and for Staffordshire—for which his qualification was something of a mystery—v. M.C.C. and Ground, at Lord’ s, in 1873, nine ia an innings for 82. Of him it may truly be said that, had he been identified with one of the leiding Counties, he would have becDme famous. In 1890 the match at Bishop Stortford between X IY. of Hertfordshire and an England X I. was set apart as a benefit for h im . Au inter­ view with him was published in Cricket of April 25th, 1901.