Cricket 1907

412 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S e p t . 12, 1907. TJHE PH ILAD E L PH IA C.C. The follow ing interesting particulars concerning the Philadelphia Cricket Club are reproduced from an article in The North American :— Even as the Philadelphia Yacht Club was launched across the Delaware, the Phila­ delphia Cricket Club found its first hearth upon Jeisey soil. Twenty years and more before the Quaker City yachtsmen obtained the Camden ferry slip as a berth for their organization the first associated forerunners of cricket in this city gamboled ancid the cowslips of the Camden common. As early as 1831 a few Englishmen had played cricket in Philadelphia, especially in Frankford and in the Fairmount section. It was from them that the founders of the Philadelphia Cricket Club learned the game. In 1852 Hartman Kuhn, James B. England, W illiam Botch Wister, J. Dickinson Sergeant, Morton P. Henry, Thomas Hall, A. Charles Barclay, Charles B. Dunn, Edwin N . Benson and several others began to play in Camden, first on the common, than in a pasture belonging to the Kuhn estate. It was on February 10th, 1854, that these young men met in the office of one of their number, Mr. Wister, 47, South Fifth Street, and organized the club. Mr. Wister was the first president. The hirth of the Philadelphia Cricket Club was followed within a year or so hy that of the Germantown, the Olympian, the Delphian, the Keystone, the Young America. The Germantown, founded six months after the Philadelphia, is the sole survivor of these five emulators of the pioneer organization. In 1889 the Germantown absorbed the Young American, just before taking possession of its present quarters at Manheim. From 1854 till the beginning of the Civil W ar the Philadelphia Cricket Club grew and prospered upon Jersey soil. During the war the most active of the members quitted the cricket field for the battlefield, many of them never to return. After the Rebellion the club began new life, still in Camden. The first big match on the Philadelphia’s grounds in these days was one between All-Philadelphia and All-New York. The Philadelphia eleven, in which were several of the Philadelphia’s members, won the game. The names of Philadelphia’s representatives in this historic game were : H . L. Newhall W . B. Johns G. M. Newhall A. C. Barstay N. C. Hunt R. F. Stevens C. S. Howe E . M. Davis D. S. Newhall G. W right (coach) in the game in which the Philadelphia had been the pioneer in this city. In June, 1883, a portion of the present ground, at Wissa- hickon Heights, was leased, giving the club a field nearly 600 feet square. The main clubhouse, the smaller one for the women’s auxiliary and the grandstand were all erected within the next few months, and by the following year all the rough edges were rolled off the tennis and cricket fields. The land was purchased in 1905, and with it seventeen acres adjoining, which were converted into golf links of the regulation 18-hole size. During recent years there have also been added to the club’s houses one for the junior members and another for the squash players. J. C. LOVELL’S XI v. LONDON AND COUNTY BANK.—Played at Tulse Hill on August 31. L ondon and C ounty B ank . C. R. Trowell, b S. P itts........................ 0 E. G. Gayfer, c Tidy, b S. H. Flindt ..........3S J. A. Bienvenu, run out ....................... 20 C. R. A. Siegle, notout 41 P. F. Allen, b S. Pitts 0 I W. D. Bradley, b S. Pitts........................ <• H.L. Hearsum,b Pitts 7 A. A. Feaver, not out .......... ..........18 B 9, wb 1, nb 3.. 13 Total (6 wkts)137 G. A. Mills, A. E. Ball, and W. J. B. Sutton did not bat. J. C. LOVELL’S XI. P. P. Tyacke, b Mills.. 43 C. H. R. Henman, b B radley................. 23 J. A. Lovell, c Hear­ sum, b Mills .......... 8 L. Lovell, run out ... 27 S. Pitts, c Trowell, b M ills........................ 2 G. B. Simmonds, b M ills........................ 0 W. E. S. Justice, b Bradley ................ S. H. Flindt, c Allen, b Mills ................. Edgar Lovell,bMills... H. Tidy, b Bradley ... R.E.H.Flindt, not out B 4, lb 2, nb 1 ... Total... ...126 LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK (2) v. HONG KONG BANK.—Played at New Beckenham on September 7th. H ong K ong B ank . A photograph of the Camden field, with this intercity game in progress, is one of the many on the first floor of the present club­ house at St. Martin’ s Field, Wissahickon Heights. Next to it, upon the wall, is the portrait of sturdy old “ Missus” Bradshaw, who was caterer to the young cricketers in the humble home on the Camden field—very different from the present club quarters. In 1872 the ground was taken from the club for building purposes, and for ten years the organisation had no home exclusively its own. From 1872 till 1879 the club shared the ground of the Germantown Cricket Club, at Nicetown. Then for three years the Philadelphia club dwelt with the Young America and the Chestnut Hill clubs. In 1882 it joined with the Chestnut Hill club. The infusion of new life into the elder organization caused more active participation A. Todrick, c and b N. L on gw orth , b Podmore ................. 7 Logan ................. 2 L. Bennett, b AlexanS. Twining, c Logan, der ........................ 20 b Alexander.......... 16 B. Lloyd, b Podmore 6 R. Leith, c Anson, b H.E.Muriel,bPodmore G Logan ................. 7 F. Coke, c Coomber, b H. Noble, notout ... 7 Alexander .......... 4 B 1, lb 2 .......... 3 H. Leitch, bHume ... 13 _ A. Scott, c Black, b Total .......... 91 Podmore ................. 0 L. & W. Bank (2). C. F. G. Wellborne, b R. Anson, b Noble ... 7 Lloyd........................ 0 E. Hume, st Bennett, E. W. Bennett, c b Noble ................. 0 Noble, b Leith.......... 40 A. Podmore, b Leith 0 G. Logan, b Noble ... 37 F. Ralls, b Noble 0 S. Bennett, c Muriel,b A. S. Alexander, not Noble........................ 1 out ........................ 0 L. G. Black, b Noble... 0 B 2 , wb 3 .......... H. G. Coomber, b _ L eith........................ 0 90 J. C. LOVELL’S XI. v. HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY.—Played at Finsbury on September 7. J. C. L o v e ll’s XI. G. B. Simmonds, c Watts, b Bonser ... 8 J. A. Lovell, b Watts 54 C. H. R. Henman, c and b Bonser.......... 0 L. Lovell, c Hickman, b Damian.................51 S. Pitts, c Leggatt, b Damian ................. 8 E. G. Langton, b Damain ................. 0 N. A. Damain, c J. A. Lovell, b Pitts ... 8 H. G. Rowley, b Tom­ linson .......... ..24 J. D. H. Watts, b Tom­ linson ' ................. 22 T. Hickman, b Pitts... 5 H. J. Bonser, c J. A. Lovell, b Pitts ... 0 W. N. Deason, b Tom­ linson ........ . ... 0 W. E. S. Justice, c Leg­ gatt, b Damain ... 4 E. Tomlinson, c and b Damian ................. 4 C. Adams, not out ... 14 R. Daniels, b Damain 0 H. Tidy, b Damain .. 3 B 10, lb 2 ..........12 Total ...158 HAMPSTEAD v. OLD BRIGHTONIANS.—Played at Hampstead on September 7. O ld B rightonians . H. W. Walshe, not out 19 C. II. J. Whyte, c Adams, b Tomlinson 3 G. O.Henzell,bDaniels 1 L. M. Leggatt, c Lang­ ton, b Daniels.......... 2 R. J. Modi, not out ... 0 B 16, lb 1 ..........17 Total (9 wkts)101 A. H. Belcher, c Mars- j den, b Monro..........20 C. E. Hoffmeister, c Marsden, b Monro... 0 i G. H. Cotterill,b Monro 57 I G. Belcher, run out ... 1(5 j C.P.W.Lloyd,c Foster, b Barron ................. 0 A. B. G. Castle, b Barron ................ 0 L. H. Trist, c Foster, b Barron................. 7 F. R. D. Monro, run out ... ................ 5 B. S. Foster, c Carr, b Cotterill .................34 G. Crosdale, c Cotterill, b Welch ................. 86 E. L. Marsden, c Hoff­ meister, b Cottcrill.. 3 G. Dumbleton, c Cot­ terill, b Irwin..........12 F. M. Farmiloe, c Hoff­ meister, b Irwin ... 12 A. J. Caar, c Marsden, b M onro................. S. C. Hellings, c Bar­ ron, b Monro......... P. N. Irwin, c Chap­ pell, b Foster......... J. S. Welch, not out... Byes ................. Total ......... 1 E. W. H. Beaton, c Carr, b Cotterill ... H. S. Maclure, c Carr, b Cotterill ......... L. Marcus, c Carr, b Cotterill................. H.S.Chappell, bWelch A. A. Barron, not out Extras................. Total.................] THE LONDON SCOTTISH CRICKET CLUB.— S EASON 1907. Matches arranged, 42 : Played, 31 ; won, 12 ; lost, 5 ; drawn, 14. BATTING AVERAGES. No. Times Most of not Total in an inns, out runs. inns. Aver. E. A. Homer ... ... 15 .. 2 .. 466 ... 182 ... 35-11 E. A. Bennett ... ... 16 .. 2 .. 421 ... 83 ... 30-01 E. Lacey ......... ... 10 .. 1 .. 254 ... 84 ... 28-02 H. G. V. Homer ... 14 .. 5 .. 237 .. 40*... 26-03 A. H. Read......... ... 13 .. 3 .. 256 .. 46\. 25-06 S. Lienard......... ... 18 . 5 .. 304 .. 56 ... 28*06 G. French ......... ... 1 .. 0 .. 23 .. 23 .. 23-00 S. Artaud ......... ... 5 .. 2 .. 64 .. 29*.. 21-01 H. Easton.......... ... 10 .. 3 .. 142 .. 30 .. 20-02 C. C. Tollit......... ... 11 ... 3 .. 135 .. 39 .. 16-07 H. C. Hodgson... ... 13 2 . 182 .. 53 .. 16*06 J. Lamont......... ... 10 0 141 ... 56 ... 14-01 J. D. Laing......... ... 3 ... 2 . . 14 .. 14*.. 14-00 E. Hogg ......... ... 15 ... 2 . . 177 .. 53 .. 13*08 J. S. Chown ... 11 ... 1 . . 137 .. 39 .. 13-07 W. G. Henderson ... 12 2 . . 127 .. 23 .. 12-07 H. J. R. Pope ... ... 4 ... 1 . . 36 .. 20 *.. 12-00 T. B. Porter 7 .. 1 . . 67 .. 46 .. 11-01 F. R. Connell ... ... 19 ... 3 . . 169 .. 33*.. 10-09 R. A. Bennett ... ... 13 ... 3 ... 103 .. 40 .. 10-03 A. G. Begg......... ... 11 ... 0 . . 112 .. 38 .. 10-02 L. J. Bush......... .. 6 . .. 0 . . 59 .. 36 .. 9-05 A. P. Morris ... 4 ... 0 . . 34 .. 20 .. 8-02 C. K. Child......... ... 6 ... 1 . . 41 .. 10 *.. 8-01 P. Child .......... ... 16 ... 1 . . 121 .. 27*.. 8-01 J. L. Chown ... 4 ... 3 . 6 .. 4*.. 6-00 C. W. Trench ... ... 4 ... 0 . . 23 .. 8 .. 5-03 H. C how n......... 7 ... 1 . . 29 .. 10 *.. 4-05 E. Macdonald ... ... 2 ... 1 . 1 • 1 .. 1-00 Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs Mdns. Runs Wkts. Aver A. P. Moms ... .. 3 ... 0 ... 8 .. 2 .. 4-00 T. B. Porter ... .. 4 ... 2 ... 5 .. 1 .. 5-00 C. C. Tollit ... .. 9 ... 0 ... 38 .. 5 .. 7-03 E. H og g ......... .. 30 ... 1 ... 105 .. 14 .. 7*07 A. H. Read ... .. 70 ... 15 ... 190 .. 26 .. 7-08 E. A. Bennett .. 113 ... 15 ... 281 .. 30 .. 9*01 E. Lacey......... .. 139 ... 24 ... 355 .. 39 .. 9-04 H. Easton .. 37 ... 7 ... 113 .. 12 .. 9-05 J. Lamont .. 36 ... 1 ... 166 .. 15 .. 11-01 W. G. Henderson .. 8 ... 0 ... 36 . 3 .. 12-00 F. R. Connell.. .. 149 ... 17 ... 563 .. 44 . . 12-03 S. Lienard .. 252 ... 45 ... 779 .. 55 . . 14-0K H. G. V. Homer .. 99 ... 18 ... 310 .. 19 ... 16*06 L. J. Bush .. 44 ... 3 ... 157 ... 9 . . 17-04 C. K. Child ... 7 ... 1 ... 21 .. 1 . . 21-00 H. Chown .. 16 ... 0 ... 64 .. 3 . . 21-01 A. E. Begg ... .. 19 ... 1 ... 78 ... 3 . . 26*00 G. Trench ... 4 ... 0 ... 27 ... 1 . . 27-00 R. A. Bennett .. 15 ... 3 ... 58 .. 2 . . 29*00 P. C hild......... .. 18 ... 4 ... 80 .. 1 . . 80-00 H. C. Hodgson .. 6 2 ... 21 ... 0 . _ H. J. R. Pope .. 9 2 .. 32 ... 0 . . __ E. A. Homer... ... 19 ... 0 ... 52 ... 0 . . — C RICKET Report Sheets, lOd. per dozen, post free Order of Going-in Cards, 7d. per dozen, post free; Cricket Score Books, 6d. and Is. each; postage 2d. extra.—To be obtained at the Offices of “ Cricket,” 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.O.