Cricket 1908

CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. JULY 2, 1908. No . 7 8 5 . v o l . x x v i i . THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1908. o n e p e n n y . THE UN IVERS ITY CAPTAINS. M r . E. L. W r ig h t . Mr. E. L. W right, who will lead Oxford into the field on Monday next, is a Lan- that many good judges who saw him play predicted a .great future for him. In the match with Eton he did as well as his greatest friends could have wished, scor­ ing 113 in his first innings and 18 in his second. His success, however, pronounced as it was, did not bring victory to his side, mann obtained all ten wickets in the first innings for only 22 runs. In 1903 he occupied third place with 24.90 runs an innings, but again did little in the Eton match, scoring only 9 and 29. In the following year, when he was Captain, he was seen at his best, and headed the Photo by ] ' [HillsSaunders , O.vord. MR. E. L. WRIGHT (Oxford.) Photo by\ [ Messrs. Steam , Cambridge, MR. R. A. y o u n g (Cambridge.) cashire man by birth and was born on November 15th, 1885, being, therefore, a trifle less than two months the junior of the Cambridge captain. He was quite young when he first came to the notice ol the general public, being, in fact, only fifteen when, in 1901, he gained his colours at Winchester. He did so well that year for Winchester, obliged to take the field without their captain, H. C. McDonell, who was injured, lost by two wickets. He was second in the averages that year with the splendid figure of 34.36, but in the following season fell to fourth place with an average of 15.42. He scored but 4 and 5 against Eton, for whom G. A. Sande- averages with 50.83, his highest score being 122. The invaluable Wisden, in commenting upon his performances that season, said :—“ W right proved himself a thoroughly capable captain, and much of the success of the team should be attri­ buted to his leadership, while as a wicket­ keeper he reached a high standard of ex