Cricket 1907

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Factory, ARTILLERY PLACE.WOOLWICH, Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON, E.C. C. H. B oddingto . v took all ten wickets in an innings for 41 runs for Uxbridge v. Nondescripts, at Uxbridge on July 27th. The total of the innings was 80. A t Canterbury on Thursday last, the first day of the Kent v. Lancashire ma'ch, a collection, which reilised almost £80, was rnide for Blythe in recognition of his fine bowling in the Test Match at Leeds. I t is thirteen years now since P. F. Warner played his first match for Middle­ sex, but it may well be doubted whether he has ever been seen to such advantage as whilst making his 149 against Surrey on Thursday list. From the very start he appeared to have the measure of the bowling, and he hit all round with most delightful freedom. He certainly gavj support to the opinion of those who maintain that he has been unfortunate iu not being chosen for the Test Matches. M r . 0. M. W e l l s —it is something of a shock to find that our friend, the D. T., refers to him as Wills—showed excellent all-round cricket for Middlesex against Surrey in the latter part of last week, aud again proved how valuable a member he would be of any team if he could only spare the time to play regularly. Iu Surrey’s long innings of 474 he took half the wickets for 130 runs, and iu the final stage of the game, when runs were of great moment to his side, made a score of 44 and stayed in for an hour. In York­ shire’s innings of 248, at Sheffield this week, he took five wickets for 42. He and James Douglas were together both at Dulwich and Cambridge, the former flaying for the College from 1886 to 1890 and for the University from 1891 to 1893, and the latter from 1885 to 1889 and from 1892 to 1894 respectively. Douglas was at one time available for Surrey, but was not accorded a trial: hij brother, E N., however, played for that county in 1890 and 1891, and Wells between 1890 and 1893. The last-named, although not seen so frequently in great matches as one could wish, renders excellent service to the game as the principal adviser of cricket at Eton. THURSDAY, AUGUST 15 th , 1907. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet. A t the time of going to press it is definitely known that Messrs. Jones and Hutchings, Barnes, Blythe, Braund, Fielder, Humphries, and Rhodes have accepted the M.C.C.’s invitation to visit Australia in the autumn; that Hayward, Hirst, Tyldesley, and Lilley have declined; that Perrin and Jeseop have been asked ; and that the invitation sent to Arnold has not je t been replied to, as that player, owing to absence from home, failed to receive the letter addressed to him. The L e o n a r d W a d d in g t o n , aged nine years, whilst playing criciet at Golgate, near Lancaster, on Thursday last, was struck on the temple by a bill hit by his brother Albert, and died immediately. The boys were on a visit with their parents from Heckmondwike, Yorkshire. A correspondent of the Athletic News draws attention to the fact that Ogwell and Netherton, two neighbouring teams, have played each other twice this year, and that on each occasion the match has ended in a tie. In the first game the totals were 27, and in the return, at Netherton, 32. From lime to time similar occurrences have been chronicled in Cricket — the last as recently as the 18th ult., p. 282, col. 1, § 3. JOHN WISDEN( GO. CRICKET BALL MAKERS, Supply all the Principal Counties and Clubs through - out the world with their well-krown M a rve llou s Te s tim on y . S.S. “ China,” 18th Sept., 1905. Messrs. John Wisden & Co. Dear Sirs,—During the tour of the 1905 Australian Eleven, your “ Special Crow n ” Cricket Balls were the only balls used in the Test Matches, and they gave every satisfaction. 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