Cricket 1908

30 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. F eb . 27, 1908. very good captain. His highest score was 82 not out, which he made against Yorkshire at Bradford in 1891 and against Notts at Trent Bridge a year later, but his best innings was beyond doubt his 57 on a difficult wicket against Surrey at the Oval in 1891. Mr. Crosfield’s intere&t in the game was as strong when he had retired from first-class cricket as it had ever been, and many young players will be only too glad to acknowledge how much they owe to his encouragement. Mr. Crosfield was a fine shot with the gun, and two years in succession won the Grand Prix de Casino at Monte Carlo. Once he was matched against Mr. T. Stone, of Newton, one of the best shots in the North of England, the conditions being 100 birds each, Mr. Stone (two hands) at 31 yards and Mr. Crosfield (one hand) at 26 yards. The latter won easily, settling 91 birds to his opponent’ s 71. M r . (jr. B . D a v y . Mr. George Baynton Davy, J.P., who was Hon. Secretary of the Notts County C.C. from 1868 to 1874, died at Spean Lodge, Kingussie, N.B., on December 22nd. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge, and whilst at the former place was Keeper of Sixpenny. He was never in the Eton Eleven, although in 1857 he played at Lord’s for Etonians Under 21 against Harrovians Under 20. Scores and Biographies states that he was an average batsman and a good field at point, and that for gome years 1e captained the Nottingham­ shire Gentlemen. When ho left the County in about 1875, and settled in Scotland, he disposed of the Colston Bassett estate, but retained his property at Owthorpe. He was born at Valparaiso, Chili, on September 23rd, 1838. T he B ish op of D ela w a r e , The Right Reverend Leighton Coleman, Bishop of Delaware, was born at Philadelphia, Pa., on May 3rd, 1837, and died at Wilming­ ton on December 14th last. At one time he was a member of the Union Club, and often played in Philadelphia. He retained his interest in the game to the last. J ohn H a y . John Hay, a 3 ounger brother of George Hay, of Lord’s, was crushed to death on the 4th inst. through a mass of coal, weighing about four tons, falling upon him whilst at work in the Ireland Colliery of the Staveley Company. He was born at Staveley, in Derbyshire, on May 13th, 1854, and i* sur­ vived by eight brothers, all of whom, with the exception of George, work in the coal pits. John Hay was a most steady batsman, and took a lot of getting out in a tight game. He was, too, a very fatt right-hand bowler with a good length and a capital catch, especially at slip, where he generally fielded. On one occasion he played for the Derbyshire Colts, but never appeared for the County, although in and about 1880 he was fully entitled to a trial. At various times he was engaged by the University at Oxford, and at Skipton, Longsight, and King’s Heath. He was a fine runner, a good football, r, and at one period perhaps the finest hurdler in England. During his athletic career he won 122 prizes. He was buried at Slavtley on the 8 th inst. T he R e v . E. L. H or n e . The Rev. Edwaid Larkin Horne, wTho died at Whissendine on the 5th inst., was educated at Shrewsbury, where he was Captain of the Eleven, and obtained his Blue at Cambridge. He played against Oxford in 1855, 1857, and 1858, but did not once have the satisfaction of being on the winning side. In the three matches he scored 33 runs in five completed innings and took seven wickets at a cost of 19*14 runs each. He was a right- hand medium-paced bowler who came in from leg, and, records Scores and Biographies , was especially noted for his energy. “ He would keep ppgging away at the stumps, and never seemed to tire. In the field he was generally long-slip or short-leg.” He was born at Bloomsbury, in London, on April 22nd, 1*35, and was Vicar of Whissendine, Oakham, from 1864 until 1906, when he retired on account of ill-health. H. L ee . Herbert Lee, a wrell-known professional cricketer in Yorkshire, died on the 4th inst. at the Leg of Mutton Inn, Lockwood. Ashe was bom at Lockwood on July 2nd, 1856, he was in his 52nd year at the time of hisdeath. He came into note in May, 1885, through scoring 141 for Yorkshire Colts against Notts Colts at Trent Bridge. In reporting the match Cricket stated :—“ Some grand batting was shown by Lee, who played, perhaps, the best innings ever seen in a Colts’ match. He was remark­ ably safe throughout and played every ball correctly, cutting and driving with great freedom and treating all bowlers pretty much alike. His innings lasted over four hours.” Ten days later he opened the innings for Yorkshire against XVIII. Colts and, with 30 (out of 136) and 13 not out (of 35 for two wickets), scored most runs in the match. The Field remarked that ‘ ‘ There was capital mettle in H. Lee, who is a sterling batsman, and would do credit to any eleven.” The same year, 1885, he played in five matches for Yorkshire, but made only 20 runs in six innings, his highest effort being 12 against Middlesex at Lord’s. G. H. Lee, who played for the County once in 187^, is hi 3 brother. r J. P a r n h a ; John Parnham, at one time a well-known Leicestershire cricketer, died at Church, near Accrington, on the 18th inst. He was a left- handed, slow to medium paced bowler with a high delivery, and on a wicket to his liking was very destructive. His two best perform­ ances with the ball were against the strong Australian team of 1882, when he took fifteen wickets for 129 runs (nine for 68 and six for 61 in totals of 106 and 116) for his County at Leicester, and twelve for 126 (five for 101 and seven for twenty-five in totals of 182 and 49) for The United Eleven at Tunbridge Wells. It was owing to these performances that he was engaged the following year on the ground- staff at Lord’s, where he remained eleven seasons. He was a vigorous and, at times, a useful batsman. His highest score in amatch of note was 90 not out for Eleven of the North against Eleven of the South, at Lord’s, on Whit-Monday, 1886. He went in when nine wickets had fallen for 148, and in partnership with J. White (62), a young wicket-keeper from Nottinghamshire, added 157 for the last wicket in 115 minutes. The pair had nine bowlers, including “ W . G.” and Burton, against them, and Parnham hit ten 4’s, three 3’s, and ten 2’s. He played his last County match in 1886, and in later yeais often officiated as umpire in second- class county fixtures. He was born at Bottes- ford, Leicestershire, on September 6 th, 1856, was51t. 6 in. in height and weighed lOst. 71bs. L ie u t . E. N. T u rn e r . Lieut. E. N. Turner, of the 48th Pioneers, died at Bareilly on January 29th. He was a younger brother of Major A. J. and Mr. W . M. Turner, and played for R. M. C., Sandhurst, Essex C. and G., and for Scotland v. Surrey at Edinburgh in 1906. M r . A. W ilson . Mr. Alfred Wilson, J.P. for Kent and Essex, who was born in London on May 24th, 1828, died at Worthing on January 2nd, and was buried at Sevenoaks four days later. He was in the Rugby X I. of 1816 and played for Oxford in 1848, 1849, and 1850, being, therefore, a contemporary of Canon Aitken, mentioned above. His batting obtained him his Blue, but his scores against Cambridge were not large, being only 7 and 3, 11 and 0, and 0 and 9 : he had the satisfaction, how­ ever, of being twice on the winning side. His highest score in a match of note was 43 v. M.C.C. at Cambridge in 1850. He was called to the Bar in 1857. C R IC K E T IN T A S M A N IA . NORTH v. SOUTH. Played at Launceston on December 26, 27, and 28. Drawn. Except for the absence of Tabart, the South were at full strength, and it was therefore a very credit­ able performance on the part of the North to score as many as 324. For their large total the home side were chiefly indebted to Windsor, who scored 160 in 270 minutes. The player named, who hit well all round the wicket and was ninth out, gave two chances early in his innings, hut hit splendidly after reaching his 50. Martin, a colt, showed himself strong on the on-side in making a half- century. The Examiner records that “ During the innings of the Northern team at Launceston, last week., Hanson appealed for leg-before against Smith. The umpire gave the batsman out, although it was palpable to all that the ball had been hit. The umpire, however, thought Smith had played it after it had struck him on the leg. That he was in error was evident, and Eady, seeing a mistake had been made, consulted with his captain, with the result that Smith was allowed to continue his innings. He was evidently disconcerted, however, as in Eady’s next over he was clean bowled.” There was no play on either of the last two days, on account of rain. It will be seen that O’Halloran, formerly of Victoria and Lord’s, appeared for the North. Score and analysis N obtu . E. W . Harrison, c iiurn, b E ady........... 0 E. A. W indsor, c Eady, b Hawson ... 160 O. Martin, lbw, b Hanson ................... 50 L. A Tumilty, b Haw­ son ..........................14 E. K. Ward, b Haw­ son ...........................17 L. A. Cuff, c Hanson, b Eady ...................22 J. O’Halloran, st Dodds, b Hanson... 0 II. O. Smith, b Eady 3 A. W . North, st Dodds, b Burn ... 18 A. E. Frost, not out... 32 A. Marshall, lbw, b Hawson .................. 1 Extras.................. 7 Total ...324 S outh . K. Bailey, not out . T. Carroll, not out , Extra ... . Total (no wkt.) 15 23 O. J. Eady, K . E. Bum , R. Hawson, F. Hanson, P. Payne, H. Hale, W . R. Fotster, D. Paton, and N. Dodds did not bat. Eady ... Paton... Carroll Burn ... N orth . O. M. R. W . 36 8 101 3 12 1 39 0 3 1 20 0 7 1 19 1 O. M. R. W . Hawson... 213 4 84 4 Hanson... 17 5 43 2 Bailey ... 4 0 8 0 On December 26 and 27 a B. Grade match between North and South was arranged to take place at Hobart. The total scores were: — S outh , 221 (H. Allen, 64 ; E. Howell, 46) and 6 for no w icket: N orth , 211 (E . Boscoe, 44; extras, 41). Rain caused the second day to be a blank. Ayres’ Lawn Tennis Almanack for 1908 is a book which should prove very acceptable to all followers of the game, both illustrations and letterpress being of an unusually high standard. Price Is.