Cricket 1907

76 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A p r i l 18, 1907. Score. For. Mr. G. O sbaldeston — 112 M.C.C................................ 106 Sussex (witli W. Lam­ bert &Mr. G. Osbaldes­ ton)................................ G. P arr — 100 The England Eleven ... 118 The England Eleven ... 130 Nottinghamshire ... ... F. P ilch — 105* England ........................ 153* Norfolk ........................ 107 Benenden (with F. Pilch) 160 Town Mailing................. 117 Western Counties (with F. Pilch, T. Box, and Mr. A. Mynn) .......... H on . S. P onsonby — 108 Gentlemen of England C. P ryor - 108 Cambridge Town Club... Mr. T. A. R aynes — 116 Gentlemen of Surrey ... R. R obinson — 107 Hampshire (with Walker)................. Against. Ground. Middlesex (with R. Robinson).......... Epsom Lord’s Lord’s XX of Leicestershire... Leicester ... XIV Gentlemen of Sussex ................. Brighton ... Surrey ........................ Oval .......... Year. 1816 1817 1850 1859 Sussex ........................ Lord’s ......... 1834 Yorkshire ................. Sheffield .......... 1834 Kent ........................ Hempstead Park 1836 Reigate (with W. Lilly- white and James Taylor) ................. Reigate .......... 1837 M.C.C. and Ground ... Lunsdown J. S aunders — [9 9 XI. Players ................. 100 XI. Players ................. J. S mall , Sen.— 140+ Hambledon ................. 136* Hambledon (with the Duke of Dorset) ... Mr. C. G. T aylor — 114 M.C.C. and Ground 100 Sussex ........................ Gentlemen of Kentand Sussex ................. Cambridge University Gentlemen of Midland Counties ................ Kent (with W. Beld- ham, T. Walker, and W. Fennex) .......... XVI. Gentlemen (with W. Mathews).......... XVII. Gentlemen Kent ........................ Surrey (with — Min- shull and J. Miller) Cambridge University M.C.C. and Ground (with F. Pilch and W. Martingell) Canterbury Cambridge 1845 .. 1856 .. 1844 Oval ................. 1861 Dartford ... Lord’s Lord’s 1S25] . 1827 T. T aylor — 117 White ConduitC.C. (with 6 given men) .......... OBITUARY. M b . H. O l l iv ie r e e . Mr. Helon Ollivierre, a member of the well-known cricketing brotherhood of St. Vincent, died on February 23rd at the early age of 25. His illneBS, a liver complaint, was of short duration. He represented St. Vincent against Lord Brackley’s Team, and, in the only two innings he had, scored 45 in the first match and 47 in the return. Broad-Halfpenny 1768 Broad-Halfpenny 1775 Cambridge... 1841 Brighton.......... 1844 Canterbury ... 1786 Score. For. Mr. G. B. T ownsend - 130 Gentlemen ofHampshire Mr. A. B. T rollope — [ 99 Gentlemen of Hampshire E. V incent — 114 Sheffield ........................ H. W alker — 115* Surrey ........................ Mr. I. D. W alker — 102 Middlesex ................. T. W alker — 102 White ConduitC.C. (with 6 given men) ......... 107 M.C.C. (with W. Beld- ham and T. Walker ... 138 Surrey and Sussex 102 Mr. R. Leigh’s XI. 125 The Earl of Winchilsea’s XI.................................. 101 Surrey ........................ Mr. V. E. W alker — 10S England .......... Mr. W. W ard - 278 M.C.C...................... Against. M.C.C........................... Gentlemen of Sussex... Leicester ................. England ................. Surrey ....................... Kent ........................ Middlesex ................. England ................. Mr. G. Louch’s XI. ... The Hon. Col. Lennox’s XI.............................. England ................. 120* Epsom ........................ 120 Hants (with Messrs. E. H. Budd and J. Willan) 108 Mr. W. Ward’s XI. 171* M.C.C............................... 102* XVI. Gentlemen (with W. Mathews) ......... T. W hite - 197 Surrey and Kent ......... J. W isden — 100 Sussex ........................ 14S Sussex ........................ Mr. F. W oodbridge — 107 Epsom (with N. Mann, jun-) ........................ Surrey ........................ Norfolk (with Messrs. E. H. Budd, T. Vigne and F. Ladbroke) ... A Kent XI.................. England ................. Mr. H. Hoare’s XI. ... Middlesex ................. XI. Players................. Middlesex and Hamp­ shire ........................ Kent ........................ Yorkshire ................. Middlesex (with R. Robinson)................. * Signifies not out. Mr. H. S. T h om pso n . Mr. Herbert S. Thompson, of the Yaralla C.C., died suddenly on March 2nd, in his fifty-third year. He was tahiDg part in a match at Concord Park, and, having just finished his innings, was walking to the Pavilion, which faces bis residence, when he was seen to drop his bat and falter. Though medical assist­ ance arrived, he died two hours later of Bright’s disease. He was an old Sydney Grammar School boy, and a very great lover of the game. At Concord he was prominent in all public movements, having been Mayor and Alderman. E a r th q u a k e V ictim s . At a meeting of the Senior Cup Com­ mittee held at Sabina Park on March 20th. the following resolutions were “ That this Committee desires to express its deep sorrow at the death of so many cricketers and supporters of the game in the great catastrophe of the 14th January last, and to place on record its sense of the great loss thereby sustained by the game, and par­ ticularly by the removal from our midst of Dr. J. M. Gibb, Captain of the Kensington C.O., Mr. A . R. Smith, Captain Lucas C .C ., Mr. R. D . Honiball, vice captain of the Kingston C.C., Major W . H. Hardyman, of the Garrison C.C., and Mr. W . A. Paine, member of the Jamaica Cricket Council, and one of the oldest and most ardent supporters of the game in the island; and begs to tender to the relatives of the deceased gentlemen its sincere sympathy and condolence. And further, that, as a mark of respect to the memory of these gentlemen and of other members of the clubs taking part in the Jamaica Cricket Cup Competition who lost their lives on the 14th January, be it resolved that the Competition be suspended for the present season, and that the Cup be engraved “ 1907, no competition on account of earth­ quake of 14th January, 1907.” That a copy of these resolutions be sent to each of the clubs in the Competition and to the relatives of the above named five gentlemen.” M r. R . W . B radley , a well-know n figure in K ingston cricket circles, was also among the killed. ^Dr. J . M. Gibb, the captain of the K en­ sington C.C., played for Jamaica against Mr. R. S. Lucas’s team in 1895, Mr. A. Priestley’ s in 1897, and Mr. Bosanquet’s in 1902. M a jo r W . H . H ardym an’s death was noted in Cricket of January last. Mr. R . D. H o n ib a ll assisted Jamaica against Mr. Priestley’s Te<im in 1897, and the next X V III. against Lord Brackley’s in 1905. Ground. Year. Cranbury Park 1839 Southampton ... 1859 Leicester.......... 1825 Lord’s .......... 1794 Oval ................. 1862 Canterbury 17S6 Lord’s .......... 1792 Lord’s .......... 1793 Lord’s .......... 1794 Lord’s .......... 1797 Lord’s .......... 1797 Oval ................. 1859 Lord’s .......... 1S20 Bromley .......... 1820 Bramshill Park 1823 Lord’s .......... 1824 Lord’s .......... 1825 Lord’s .......... 1825 Sevenoaks.......... 1771 TunbridgeWolls 1850 Sheffield .......... 1855 Lord’s .......... 1815 itches.” Mr. W . A. P a in e was a great supporter of the game in the W est Indies. Mr. A . R. Sm ith was captain of the Lucas C.C., the champion team of Jamaica. Mr. B. L. V e rlk y , a useful bowler, appeared for Jamaica against Mr. Lucas’ s team in 1895 and Mr. Priestley’ s two years later. THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. At the meeting of the Advisory Com­ mittee, at Lord’s, on Monday last, Lord Harris took the chair ia the unavoidable absence of the Rt. Hon. W. H. Long, President of the M.C.C. All the first- class counties and the Minor Counties Associations were represented, those present being Messrs. W. Barclay Dela- combe (Derbyshire), C. E. Green (Essex), G. L. Jessop (Gloucestershire), Dr. Russell Bencraft (Hampshire), J. R. Mason(Kent), J. Horner (Lancashire), C. Marriott (Leicestershire), G. MacGregor (Middle­ sex), A. J . Darnell (Northamptonshire), T. S. Pearson-Gregory (Notts), L. C. H. Palairet (Somerset), J. Shuter (Surrey), Col. E. A. Bruce (Sussex), H. W. Bain- bridge (Warwickshire), H. K. Foster (Worcestershire), Hon. F. S. Jackson (Yorkshire), P. J. de Paravicini and R. H. Mallett (Minor Counties’ Association), and F. E. Lacey (Secretary, M.C.C.) The first notice on the agenda was to receive a resolution of the Advisory County Cricket sub-Committee, “ Xhat any county which can obtain six