Cricket 1908

J uly i 6, 1908. CR ICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 275 C A T A L O G U E U PO N A P P L IC A T IO N . T h e cover of this ball is constructed upon an im proved system w hich ensures increased durability. T h e m aterials and w orkm anship are of the h igh est class, and there can be no doubt w hatever th at th e first grade is th e m ost desirable M atch B all th at can be produced. C A T A L O G U E U PO N A P P L IC A T IO N . T h e construction o f the D em on D rivers is fully described in The Evolution of a Cricket Bat , w hich m ay be obtained free up >n applica­ tion to GEO. G. BUSSEY & Co., L td ., 36 & 38, Queen Victoria St., LONDON. Manufactory — Timber Mills — PJ5CKHAM, S.E. ELMSWELL, SUFFOLK. Agents all over the world. OBITUARY. M r . E . L . E d e . M r. E dw ard L ee E d e, w ho died suddenly a t S outham pton on the evening o f th e 7th in st., w as for m any years closely associated w ith H am pshire crick et and to the close of his life took the keenest in terest in the fortunes o f ihe county. H e w as born a t Southam pton on F eb ru ary 22nd, 1834, and received his education a t E to n , b ut was not in th e eleven. A batsm an of considerable skill, he also kep t w icket and bow led lobs w ith success on m any occasions. H is h ighest scores in m atches ot note, all for G entlem en of H am pshire against G entlem en of Sussex, w ere 95 at B righton in *863, 73 at S o n h a m p to n in 1864. and 66 at B righton in 1865. In 1864 he was one of the fDurteen of H am pshire w ho, a t the O val, gained the only victory o b ­ tained over Surrey th at season. H e had a considerable share in the success, for, in add i­ tion to scoring 25. he took six w ickets for 60 runs in an innings of 233, dism issing T om H um phrey, E. W . T ritto n , Caesar, E dw ard D ow son, L ockyer, an 1 T om Sew ell, ju n. H e learnt to bow l through w atching old C larke coaching the boys a t E to n . M r. E de was at one tim e identified w ith th e T urf, having several horses in train ing . H is tw in brother, M r. G. M . E de, in addition to being the first H on. S ecretary of the H am psh ire C ounty C .C ., was a very w ell-know n gentlem an jo c k e y ; he w on th e G rand N ational on T he L am b for E arl P oulett in 1868, and was killed tw o years later w hen riding C hippenham for the sam e ow ner in th e Sefton S teeplechase at Liverpool. M r. E . L . E de, w ho had been an occasional correspondent o f Cricket for m any years, was edito r o f the Hampshire County Cricket Guide , and for alm ost a q uarter of a century, com m encing in 1882, w as honorary scorer to the county team . W hilst his funeral was takin g place a t S ou th am p ton on S aturday last play in the m atch betw een H am pshire and N o rth an ts. was suspended for ten m inutes as a m ark of respect. A C hat w ith M r. E de a p ­ peared in Cricket of Ju n e 4 th, 1903. M r . J. W . E v e r s . M r. J . W . Evers, w ho w as a successful all­ round player w ith the A lb ert, O riental, and Ivanhoe clubs and had um pired in several inter-S iate m atches, died a t R andw ick, S ydney, on M ay 30th, aged 42. H e was elder brother of H . A . E vers, w ho has rep re­ sented N ew S outh W ales and W est A ustralia as w icket-keeper, and brother-in-law of C. W . P atrick. M r . T . I I . I c e t o n . M r. T hom as H en ry Iceton died suddenly a t B urradoo, A shfield, N ew S outh W ales, on M ay 19th, aged 58. In 1870 he appeared on the M elbourne ground in the first m atch played there betw een the U niversities cf Sydney and M elbourne, and in D ecem ber, 1877, repre­ sented N ew South Wrales against V ictoria on the sam e ground. H e w as a very useful all­ round club cricketer, b ut h ad few oppoitu- nities of proving his w orth in great m atches. Mr. M. T. Martin, the old Rugbeian, whose death was announced last m onth in CYicket , directed in his w ill that som e surgical operation be perform ed upon his body before burial to m ake sure that death had taken place. “ We are afraid that even now there are many country parsons w ho w ould rather see their parishioners loafing aim lessly or m ischievously about the lanes of a Sunday afternoon than engaged in a gam e of cricket, or skittles, or bow ls .”—TheAcademy. THE F IRST-CLASS AVERAGES . F o r the benefit o f our C olonial readers we publish the leading b a ttirg and bow ling averages up to th e 12th inst. B A IT IN '} A V E R A G E S. Times Most not in an Inns out. Inns. Runs. A vc r. G. L . Je-sop ... ... 19 2 164 878 51 (4 Rev. F. H . Gillin r- ham . ... IS 2 191 741 46 31 P. F. W arner .. ‘23 3 120 910 4550 J. N. Crawford ... 26 4 V32 991 4V01 C. C. Page ... ... It 2 164* 522 4350 Tyldesley (J.T.) ... 21 1 16 5 833 41 65 Hobbs . .. fO 1 161 12(3 41*48 Hayward ... 31 0 124 1274 41-09 G. T. Branston ... 16 2 1!4* 57j 41.07 H . D . G. L* ves n- Gower ... 16 7 112 363 4083 H . K. Foster ... 13 1 174 483 40 25 Tarrant ... 25 4 157 841 4019 V . F. S. Crawford ... 25 2 170 899 39-08 H irs t................ .. 27 5 128 * 853 \ :9 00 R . A . Y oung ... 21 0 106 792 3771 E. M . S prot... ... 17 3 103 521 37*12 Marshal ... 28 1 176 1001 37-18 T. Bowring ... ... 15 1 228 619 >7 07 8 harp . H . Teesdale .. ... 27 1 1 6 953 36 65 ... 12 0 14!) 438 36.50 W oolley .. 22 1 152 762 3 *28 Seym our ... 22 0 IVI 776 36*27 H .H . Jam Sahib of N aw anajar .. 17 2 153* 523 3P86 Llewellyn ... 27 1 154 900 31*61 Denton .. 31 3 110 962 34-35 Hardinge ... 21 0 127 720 34*28 Coe ................ ... 21 1 127 678 3390 W . B. Burns .. ... 18 0 146 60S 3377 V i n e ............... ... 25 2 119 757 32-91 Newstead ... 23 5 100 * 581 3227 C u f fe ................ ... 18 2 132* 512 32*00 M ead (C. P.) ... 20 4 119* 526 31-62 P. A . Perrin... .. 16 1 101 * 466 31*06 C. P. M cGabey ... 16 1 126 462 30*80 R elf (A .E .) ... . 25 0 138 760 30*40 M . Falcon ... ... 19 1 122 544 30*22 K . L . H utchings .. 21 0 132 633 30-14 C. H . B . Marsham . 19 0 128 560 29*47 K inneir .. 24 3 97 616 2933 G unn(G .) ... .. 25 2 129 672 29 21 K illick .. 24 1 101 * 635 28-91 Rhodes .. 29 0 140 835 23*79 Holland .. 22 4 89* 514 2S55 Hardstaff ... .. 26 1 104 710 28 4«> Arnold .. 19 1 100 509 23" *7 •Signifies not out. B O W L IN G A V E R A G E S Overs. Mdns. Runs. W kts Aver: H aigh ................ 344.2 117 613 70 8 *;5 H irst ................ 598.5 162 1263 100 1 !*63 G. H . Simpson- H ayward 226.1 39 659 50 13-18 R elf (A .E .) 562.5 183 1108 82 13 51 Sm ith (W .C .) ... 337 97 795 54 14-72 H uddleston 206.1 58 482 32 5 (Hi East ................ 190.2 59 452 30 15 0(5 Tarrant ................ 520*1 188 1285 82 1567 Wass ................ 414.3 87 1279 so 15-9* N ew stead.............. 508 3 141 1'61 66 1607 Blythe ................ 66«.4 207 1444 89 16 22 Rhodes ................ 412.4 129 850 52 16-31 Fairservice 321.5 114 747 45 16*60 M a rs h a l................ 2 **•.t 67 549 :-3 16 63 J. N. Crawford ... 455.4 97 1222 72 1697 Fielder 5«3.2 162 1508 88 17.13 W . Breailey 671.2 122 2100 120 17.50 E. Olivier................ 3*1.1 79 996 51 18-44 Field ................ 846 97 1404 76 18-47 M ignon ................ 227.4 44 745 39 19.10 Lees ................ 628.3 175 1536 80 19.20 N ew m a n................ 249.5 54 677 34 1991 H. Garford (50) and T. Collard (52) added 135 in 40 m inutes for fifth w icket of East Ham v. Manor Park Constitutional, at Little Ilford on Saturday. Every Cri'keter and Every Cricket lover should at owe procure a copy of the new and cheaper Edition , just published , of “ THE PROBLEMS OF C R ICK E T ” an indis­ pensable work to Every Sportsman*s Library , by Major Philip Trevor ( “ D U X ” of THE TIMES), the Manager of the M.C.C. Aus­ tralian XI. It is to be had of all booksellers andbookstalhjPrice HA LF- A - CROWN NE T. London : Sampson Low, Marston 6 Co., Ltd ,