Cricket 1907

448 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. O ct . 31, 1907 Lord’s. The latter post he retained until his death, always giving much satisfaction as an all-round cricketer and, in later years, as an umpire. In order to mark their appreciation of his services, the M.C.C. set apart the pio- ceeds of last year’s Whit Monday match at Lord’s between Middlesex and Somerset as a benefit for him. Although between ten and twelve thousand spectators were present on the first day, the match hardly proved so attractive as was hoped and anticipated. As an umpire, Titchmarsh’s reputation stood deservedly high. He officiated in many great games, including the Test matches with Australia at Nottingham in 1899, at Lord’s in 1902, and at Leeds two years ago, and matches between the Gentlemen and Players in 18;)4, 1902, 1903, and 1904. In 1903, when, as a result of the discussion concerning the proposal to increase the size of the wicket, the M.C.C. instructed the umpires to make frequent use of the gauge in order to tsst the legality of the width of bats, Titch- marsh discovered more than one player about to perform with a bat exceeding the statutory limit. In the match at the Oval between London County and Surrey, Board had to return to the pavilion to change his bit, and E. H. D. Sewell was sent back twice : the two players afterwards proved the highest scorers in the innings. A few weeks later, in the Susa x v. Worcestershire match at Brighton, H. K. Foster’s bat, on being tested by Titchmarsh, failed to piss the gauge and was accordingly changed. In minor cricket the deceased, of whom a portrait and biographical notice appeared in Cricket of May 31st, 1906, accomplished many noteworthv feats. Playing for St. Albans against XVIII. of the Star C.C., in 1880, he helped to make 250 for the opening partnership at a time when scoring was not nearly so heavy as it has been of recent years. St. Albans scored 276 for one wicket:— At St. Alban’s, October 4th, 1880. W. T. Westell, b Webdale .................. 119 V. A. Titchmarsh, not o u t ...................137 T. Pearce, not out .................................. 14 Byes, etc.............................. 6 Total (one wicket) 276 When playing for M.C.C. and Ground against Sherborne School, at Sherborne in June, 1892, he took all ten wickets in the second innings, and on the following day carried out his bat for 101 against Kossall. M r . W. H am er . Mr. Wilberforce Hamer, a member of the Committee of the Lancashire County C.C., died at Blackburn on the 12th inst. in his forty-fifth year. He was for many years a playing member, and sometime captain, of the East Lancashire U.C., and played football for the Blackburn Rovers in their early days with Mr. A. N. Hornby and other well- known amateurs. He took an active interest in all manly sports. T he R ev . E. B. C. S p u r w a y . The Rev. Edward Bryan Coombe Spurway, a well-known member of the Somerset County C.C., died at Haines Hill, Taunton, on the 13th inst. in his eighty-third year. He was father of the late Capt. R. P. Spurway. M r . T . C. G a r t h . Mr. Thomas Colleton Garth, the veteran Master of the Garth Hounds, died at his residence, Haines Hill, near Twyford, on the 22nd inst. in his eighty-sixth ) ear. He was one of the Bramshill, Hants., players in the days of Sir John Cope and of his successor, Sir William Cope. A. W h eeled . Alfred Wheeler, who died about a fortnight ago, played for Surrey once in 1872 and again in 1873. Scores and Biographies (xii- 325) says of him :■—“ Is a good average batsman, and in the field is generally wicket­ keeper.” He was born at Smith’s Yard, High Street, Croydon, on October 2nd, 1847. Mr. Richard Giffen, father of George and Walter Giffen, died in Adelaide on August 19th, aged 86. STREATHAM C.C. Matches played, 42 ; won, 23; lost, 6; drawn, 13. BATTING AVERAGES. N. Miller ......... O. J. Parton J. E. Raphael ... O. M. Thomas ... E. B. Gillett ... V. F. Feeny H. II. Scott......... H. S. Barkworth H. T. Cross . ... G. V. Campbell.. R. G. A. Kerr ... J. F. W. Hooper... L. E. Gillett ... VV. Taylor .......... E. B. Miller . ... J. L. Phillipps ... F. G. V. Holmes D. O. K e rr.......... E. P. Pulbrook ... Under eight inni E. Field ......... L. A. M. Fevez ... O. L. Morgan ... J. A. Seitz ......... C. H. Leaf ......... H. M. L ea f......... B. P. Dobson ... E. K. Quick H. A. Sargeant ... B. W. Dent......... A. C. Taylor E. H. Leaf ......... L. H. Adams R. J. Haworth ... G. A. Goggs J. L. Spicer J. M. O. Miller ... G. S. Steed......... F. S. White......... E. K. Shattock ... The following also batted: E. Bartlett, 2; R. G. Candy, 13 and 4* ; E. J. Dobson, 24, 5 and 17 ; T. F. Easterbrook, 0*, 10 and 15; A. E. Fortescue, 2 and 22: R. Hazard. 0 and 3*; W. V. L. .Mallett 0; F. K. Simmons, 1, 0* and 0; O. B. Oharlesworth. 18* ; O. A. Tidy, 5* and 3 ; R. O. Schwarz, 19; A. H. Williams, 2 ; T. W. Whitting, 0. The following scored Centuries: E. Field, 124; H. M. Leaf, 1U6; N. Miller, 103*, 111* and 137*; C. J. Parton, 102* and 101*. BOWLING AVERAGES. E. J. Dobson C. J. Parton E. B. Gillett R. J. Haworth L. H. Adams N.Miller ... F. G. V. Holmes ...1190 J. F. W. Hooper V. F. Feeny ... G. V. Campbell R. G. A. Kerr J. L. Phillipps... The following also bowled and took wickets: — H. S. Barkworth (2). L. A. M. Fevez (4), E. Field (1), A. E. Fortescue (1), E. B. Miller (1), C. L. Morgan (8), R. O. Schwarz (1), C. M. Thomas (1), A. C. Taylor (1), C. H. Willings (I), F. S White (1). The following bowled without success:—L. E. Gillett, H. M. Leaf, E. P. Pulbrook, and G. S. Steed. ICHARD DAFT’S “ Nottinghamshire Marl.”— Particulars apply, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Notts. [A dvt . No. Times of not Total Most in an inns. out. runs. inns. Aver. ... 25 ... 6 1268 ... 137*... 66*73 ... 20 ... 3 ... 662 ... 102*.. . 38-91 ... 10 ... 0 .. 229 ... 62 ... 22-90 ... 8 ... 0 ... 177 .. . 45 ... 2212 ... 12 ... 2 .. . 217 ... 82*.. . 2V70 ... 23 ... 5 .. . 374 ... 8.3 .. . 20 77 ... 10 ... 1 ... 185 .. . 69 ... 20-55 ... 11 ... 2 ... 179 ... 50 ... 19-88 ... 20 ... 1 .. . 373 .. . 79 .. . 1963 ... 19 ... 2 .... 269 ... 63 ... 1582 ... 10 ... 2 .. . 108 ... 32 ... 13-50 ... 20 ... 0 ... 252 ... 44 ... 12-60 ... 15 ... 0 ... 183 .. . 44 ... 12-20 ... 9 ... 2 .... 85 ... 32 ... 1214 ... 14 ... 1 ... . 145 ... 41 ... 11*15 ... 19 ... 2 ... 169 ... 26 ... 9*94 ... 14 ... 5 .... 87 ... 26 ... 9*66 .. 15 ... 2 ..,, 96 ... 39 ... 7*38 ... 10 ... 0 ... 39 ... 18 .. . 3*90 n g s :- ... 6 ... 0 ... 252 ... 124 ... 42 00 ... 5 ... 1 .... 114 ... 43* . 28 50 ... 7 ... 0 .. . 176 .. . 50 .. . 25*14 ... 7 ... 0 .... 172 ... 69 .. . 24*57 ... 4 ... 0 .... 87 ... 47 ... 21*75 ... 6 ... 0 ... 129 .. . 106 ... 21 50 ... 7 ... 1 ... 116 ... 39 .. 1933 ... 4 ... 0 .. 77 ... 45 .. . 19*25 ... 4 ... 1 .. . 56 .. . 28*... 18*66 7 ... 0 ..,. 106 ... 41 ... 15*14 ... 4 ... 0 . 54 ... 41 ... 13*50 ... 7 ... 1 ... 78 ... 35 ... 13*00 ... 6 ... 3 .. . 38 ... 18*.. . 12*66 ... 7 ... 1 ... 75 ... 16 ... 12*50 ... 5 ... 1 ... 33 ... 15*.. . 8-25 ... 4 ... 1 ... 20 .. . 20 ..., 666 ... 6 ... 1 ... 31 .... 24 .... 620 ... 4 ... 0 ... 20 ... 10 .. . 5-00 ... 7 ... 1 .... 25 ... 8 .. . 416 ... 5 ... 1 ... 15 ... 11 .... 3*75 Balls. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. . 372 .. 15 ... 166 ... 19 ... 873 . 744 ... 16 . . 407 ... 34 .. . 11-97 . 234 .. 4 ... 148 ... 12 ..,. 1233 . 307 ... 8 ... 153 .. 12 .. . 12-75 . 345 ... 10 ... 193 ... 15 .. . 12*86 .1801 ... 36 ...1106 ... 78 ... 14*17 . ... 18 ... 701 ... 43 .... 16*30 .1466 ... 36 ... 829 ... 49 .. . 16*91 .1675 ... 61 ... 727 ... 41 .. . 17*73 .1201 ... 39 ... 623 ... 35 ... 17*80 . 312 ... 9 ... 179 ... 10 ... 17*90 1469 ... 41 ... 739 ... 37 ... 19*97 THE M.C.C. TEAM IN AUSTRALIA. ■ m — • -laj I st MATCH.—V.WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Played at Perth on October 26, 28, and 29. England won hy an innings and 134 runs. The visitors experienced no difficulty in winning the opening match of their tour. Hutchings,1Hobbs,'and Fielder, who had not stood the voyage well and proceeded direct to Adelaide instead of landing at Fremantle, were the players omitted from the side. Mr. Fane’s display was accorded much praise. Ia the first innings of the home side T. H. Hogue went in first and carried out his bat. Scores E ngland F. L Fane,! 133; A. O. Jones, 45; Hayes, 0; R. A. Young, 9j Braund, 59; Hardstaff, 46; J. N. Orawford, 43; Rhodes, not out 32; Barnes 14 ; Humphries, 7 ; Blythe. 8; extras, 6. Total, 402. W estb rn A u s tr a lia :-T . H. Hogue, not out 60 and 11; E. Parker, 22 and 11; H. Rowe, 1 and 11 • Robinson, 23 and 1 ; T. Christian, 3 and 13; h. Gouly, 1 and not out 22; H. A . Evers, 2 and 2) • M. Evans, 5 and 4 W. Hogue, 11 and 16; E. Jones, 17 and 0; R. Selk, absent (injured); extras, 7 and 3. Totals, 152 and 116. Orawford took seven wickets Tfor 59' runs and Rhodes three for 20.,-S!Christian took five for 132 for Western Australia, and Selk three for 108. The visitors left Perth for Adelaide on Tuesday afternoon. CRICKET IN INDIA. POONA GYMKHANA v. BOMBAY GYMKHANA. This match was played at Poona on September 9th and 10th, and was won by the home side by an innings and 189 runs. Score:— P oona G ym khana . Capt. Greig, retired .........................105 Capt. Hinde, b West .........................101 Capt. Rutter, b West ..........................40 Major Field, not out ..........................71 Tillard. c Roughton, b Reade ..........31 Capt. Anstruther, c Powell, b Lamb 19 Capt. Lucas, not out ......................... 2 Byes, etc............................. 18 Total (4 wkts) 387 Priestley, Ling, Armitage and Bowie did not bat. B ombay G ym khana . First innings. Powell, c and b Hinde Lermit, b Hinde.......... Cadell, b Bowie .......... 10 Phillips, b Anstruther ... 6 West, b Hinde ................. 3 Reade, c Priestley, b Hinde 21 Vlasto, b H inde.................14 Macdonald, b Anstruther 5 Lamb, lbw, b Anstruther... 5 Gordon, b Hinde................. 9 Roughton, not out Byes, etc.... Total ... Second innings, c Armitage, b Anstruther ... 32 lbw,b Anstruther 0 st Priestley, b Bowie .......... 2 b Anstruther ... 16 run out ..........47 b Anstruther ... 0 b Anstruther ... 4 not out................. 0 cl’riestley.bGreig 0 st Priestley, b Anstruther ... 4 b Anstruther ... 0 Byes, etc. ... 5 Total ...110 The AMERICAN CRICKETER. F od h d b d 1877. Published by H. H. Cornish on behalf of The Associated Cricket Clubs of Philadelphia. An Illustrated Journal of Cricket, Association, Football, Tennis, Golff and Kindred Pastimes. tfo. 632, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa., U .S.A. pbioe :— 10/- per annum, post paid anywhere. Specimen copies m uled on request. Printed and Published by Merritt & Hatohbr, Ltd., 167, 168 and 169 Upper Thames Street, London, E.O., Oct. 31st, 1907.