Cricket 1908

192 CRICKET 4 A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u n e 4, 190 8. L O N D O N SCO TTISH v. SO U TH H A M P S T E A D . — Played at Brondesbury on M ay 30. L ondon S c o ttish . First innings. S. Lienard, b Bam ford ... 2 E. A . H om er, c List, b Thornhill ................ -.3 3 L . Lienard, b H ughm an ... 14 E. A . Bennett, b Thornhill 18 H . G. V . H om er, run out... 13 W . G. Henderson, lbw , b T h o r n h ill....................................1 Second innings. not out........ b Bam ford not out ... J. Lam ont,. n ot o u t ............... E . H ogg, c Bam ford, b T h o r n h ill............... H . C. H odgson, b Thornhill A . H . Read, ru n ou t R . A . Bennett, c Bam ford, b Thornhill ................ c D ove, b Bam ­ ford ................. b Bam ford b Bam ford b E v e r y ................. Total c D ove, b Every 18 B y e s ................ 1 ...8 6 T otal (6 w kts.) 33 S outh H am pstead . S. R. H . M oore, b Lienard ................ 5 G. Sherwell, b S. Lienard ................22 A .E .H ill.b S. Lienard 10 N . Astley> b H . G. Y . H om er ............... 2 G. H . Bam ford, c E .A . Bennett, b H . G. V . H om er ... ... 11 J. Thornhill, lbw , b H . G. V . H om er ... 4 G. Every ,lbw»,b H .G .V . H om er ................ 1 S. Sherwell, c E . A . Bennett, b S. Lienard R . W . List, not out... E. H . D ove, c E . A . Bennett, b S. Lienard ................ ft. W . H ughm an, c L. Lienard ................. T otal ... W. Cooper m ade 32 runs off tw o consecutive overs for L. A. N icoll’s X I. v. W hite House, at Bellingham , on May 26th. “ O f all English gam es cricket is perhaps the m ost characteristic of the nation. It is one of the oldest and one of the m ost universal of our sports. I ^o further and say that cricket is before all other games the best ancrhealthiest outdoor sport that ever was invented.”— A lfred Gibson in The Stan LU D G RO VE v. SOUTH LODGE. — Played at Ludgrove on May 30. S outh L odge . F irst innings. I. G. Ow en, c Fortescue, b Second innings. Cobbold ............................. 15 st Nugent, b Stan- cliffe ... B. S. Cole, c Rem nant, b Menzies ............................. 10 run o u t ................... L. W. L loyd, lb w ,b Menzies 8 not out ................ C. W ilson, lbw , b Menzies 9 b Cobbold J. P. M. Blissett, b A nson 2 lbw , b Cobbold C. J. W atson, lbw , b Anson 11 b A n s o n ................ J. C. H unter, b Menzies ... 0 not out ................ G. C. Levich, c Menzies, b Anson ................ ... 3 D. P. F. Uniacke, lbw , b M enzies ............................. 6 W . Poyntz-W right, not out 0 J. C. F. Magnay, b Anson 0 N-b ............................. 3 N-b Total ...............67 L udorovk . Total (5 w kts.) 19 N. F. E. Anson, b W ilson ................ 2 M. E. Im pey, c Levick b Cole ................20 R. J. F. Rem nant, c Ow en, b W ilson ... 10 T. E. G. Nugent, c Owen, b Cole ... 4 R. S. Stancliffe, c Owen, b Cole ... 20 W. W. M. D. Scott, c Blissett, b Cole ... 13 L. R. S. M onckton, b W ilson ................ 4 J. G. Fortescue, b C o l e .............................10 J. M. Cobbold, c and b W ilson ................ 6 F. G. W. M archant, b C o l e ............................. 2 I. G. Menzies, not out 0 B 2, w -b 3 . Total M ajor A. J. Turner scored 102 for R .A ., W oolwich, v. R .A . Outstations, at W oolwich, on May 22nd. On M onday and Tuesday last he made 102 and 60 not out for R oy il Artillery v. Royal Engineers, at L ord’s. Captain T. W. Sheppard, one of the best of club cricketers, scored 137 not out v. Royal Marine A rtillery on the 27th ult., and 144 not out v. Royal Naval Barracks on Friday last. On each occasion his runs w ere m ade for the K ing’s Regim ent. 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A t the w ickets Tom H ayward has an “ easy expression, w ith just a touch of anxiety in it—a sort of “ 97 m ore for m y century. I m ust take care ” look. —G. L. Jessop in the Athletic News. “ O nce upon a tim e at dinner Mr. Brearley rem em ­ bered that Mr. C. B. Fry was holder of the w orld’s record as long jum per, so he bet him a sovereign he w ould then and there ju m p better than “ C .B .” A sm ile w ent round the com pany, but the burly Lancastrian knew w hat ho was about. Taking one hop he leapt clean over a big dinner table, whereas Mr. Fry absolutely failed to accom plish the feat. A t least, so runs a great tradition w hich has never been contradicted.”—Sir H om e Gordon, Bart., in The Tatler. s < O Y A L B R E I D ’ S O V A L - W H I T E . The celebrated preparation for cleaning Cricket and all Buff Leather Goods, W arranted not to rub off or cake. A s used at K en­ nington Oval, and h ighly recom m ended by K . 8 . Ranjitsinhii, Dr. W . G . Grace, O. B. 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