Cricket 1908

454 CR ICK ET A W EEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. Nov. 26 , 1908. the seat—with his sixpence duly garnered into the club’s exchequer. Even in the outside-the-Championship matches, what “ gate” would suffer? Where one idler saunters round to see an out-of- the-running club slaughtered (especially his own), or the very unexpected happen, several would be keen to witness an ambitious team trying its mettle against renowned opponents with a more than 2 in 46 prospect of success. Cricket has many capable critics, who usually fight shy of the terms of the Cham­ pionship as a nettle dangerous to meddle with (which indeed it has proved, for want of being grasped). It would be interesting if Cricket could gather their opinions of the divisional idea, and after them, those of the county committees. If, owing to non-notice to those who would form the Second Division, such a modifica­ tion of the competition cannot be adopted for 1909, at any rate next year’s fixtures might be arranged with an understanding that only a given number of the most success­ ful counties in that season’s play would be eligible for the Championship proper of 1910. That, in itself, would magnify the interest of the competition. And then the relief of being rid of the minus-dot-and-carry-one-per-cent.-of-wins-in finished-games arrangement! That solemn sham of an equation, finding refuge in its un­ intelligibility, like the pompous pronounce­ ment of a diplomat carefullyworded to embody nothing! It is not too much to aver that some, at least, of football’s greater popularity with the masses is due to the simplicity of its systems of awarding points and promotion. Why will not cricket recover its own? In football, the object and effect of every game in a competion is apparent to all its followers, and they have grown in multi­ tudes. The winter game provides spectators with a succession of pyrotechnical set-pieees; but who will pay to see fireworks that are only developed in the clouds? And county cricket cannot derive the sinews of war from a power of followers patronising it only through the translatory paragraphs of a “ Close-of-play.” H. P.-T. CRICKET IN ASS.AM. Played at Shillong on October 10th and won by the home side after an exciting finish. Moore took four wickets for 17 runs and Bailey six for 45. Score :— C ivil and M ilitary P olice . (Eastern Bengal & Assam). Capt. H. B. Bailey, c Gwythcr. b Giffard 2 F. Roddis, c Moore, b Coleridge................... 1 A. O. Pelanougcrede, run out ................... 0 P. L. Faulkner, c Giffard, b Coleridge 12 Capt. E. S. Gale, c Ascoli, b Gwyther... 24 Capt. E. G. Bromhead, c Coleridge, b Giffard 55 S hillong . J. Hill, b Moore E. C. Ryland, c Gwyther, b Moore H. S. More, c Need­ ham, b Moore Seagrim, st Padgett, b M oore................... S. Bellairs, not o u t... Byes, &c.................. Total Capt. J. D. Coleridge, c Bailey, b Bromhead 16 Winsland, c and b Bailey ................... 2 A. Moore, b Bailey ... 12 N. Padgett, b Bailey 5 Giffard, b Bromhead 0 M. Kennedy, st Gale, b B a iley................... 32 H. Gwyther, b Bailey 0 Ascoli, b Bromhead 2 H.W.Needham,bMore, b Delanougerede .. 20 King, not out ...........12 Roy, b Bailey ........... 0 Byes, &c..................16 Total , ...117 R ICHARD DAFT’S “ Nottinghamshire Marl.”— Particulars apply, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Notts. [A dvt . MINOR COUNTY AVERAGES. (Continued from page J*30.) CAMBRIDGESHIRE. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most not in an Total Inns. out. inns. runs. Aver. Rev. R. S. Swann- Mason ........... ... 11 2 1-27 307 34-11 H. Hayhoe........... ... 2 0 52 67 33 50 L. J. R e id ........... ... 16 1 78 406 27-06 W a tts ................... ... 15 2 52 297 22-84 F. Roberson ... 6 0 50 125 20-83 F. M. Ellis 2 1 13 20 20-00 C. H. P igg ........... !" 6 0 66 118 19-66 H. C. Tebbutt ... ... 6 0 64 118 19-60 K. G. R eid........... ... 9 1 75 144 18-00 O. W. Bocock ... ... 9 1 43 144 18-00 B. Gray ........... ... 4 0 31 61 15*25 F. E. Collier ... ... 5 1 34 59 14-75 C. Pigg ........... ... 11 3 36* 115 14-37 Coulson .......... ... 13 1 62 154 12-83 M. Gray ........... ... 4 1 21* 38 12-66 W. J. B. Crouch ... 5 2 16 33 11-00 F. Bryan ........... ... 4 1 15 30 10 00 W. C. Hunt ... ... 8 0 32 68 8-50 A. E. Bellars ... ... 4 1 19 25 8-33 T. W. Brown ... ... 6 0 14 38 6-33 O. J. Stibbon j... 4 0 8 11 2-75 * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Coulson ........... ... 336*1 75 926 36 25-66 O. W. Bocock... ,... 16 3 79 3 26-33 H. C. Tebbutt ... 78 7 402 15 26-80 K. G. Reid ... ... 44 4 219 7 36-50 Rev. R. S. Swann- Mason ........... ... 50-4 8 229 6 39-83 C. H. Pigg ... ... 55-5 8 223 5 44-60 B. Gray ........... ... 68 1 357 6 71-40 L. J. Reid ... 26 1 162 2 81-00 T. W. Brown ... ... 46 3 262 2 131*00 W. Fromant ... ... 11 1 38 0 — DEVONSHIRE. BATTING AVERAGES. not Inns. out. in an inns. Total runs. Aver. n . V. I. Watts ... ... 2 0 57 76 38-00 J. F. Shelley ... ... 15 1 122 505 36 07 C. V. L. Hooman ... 7 0 54 180 25-71 L ig h t ................... ... 14 0 118 323 23-07 J. F. Orchard ... ... 10 0 71 225 22-50 R. G. Cruwys ... ... 6 0 67 133 22-16 Hawksworth ... ... 12 1 64 231 21-00 A s to n ................... ... 15 8 27 141 20-14 L. Christian ... 4 0 39 79 19-75 F. H. Carroll ... ... 15 1 81 226 16-14 V. H. B. Majendie ... 2 0 21 32 16 00 F. R. Coates ... 4 1 *13 47 15-66 L. Tamworth ... ... 14 2 47 161 13-41 D avies................... ... 13 1 36 155 12-91 L. H. Amory ... ... 2 0 12 23 11-50 W. F. Sturt ... 13 0 39 114 8*76 L. G. Cruwys ... ... 2 0 11 16 8-00 Hatton................... ... 2 0 6 9 4-50 W. Ashford........... ... 4 1 5 11 3-66 L. H. Crockwell ... 3 0 2 2 •66 BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. L. Christian........... 33 6 88 10 8-80 W. A sh ford ........... 37-4 9 92 10 9-20 Light ................... 124 32 388 27 14-37 Hawksworth 245 76 599 3! 16*63 Aston ................... 245-1 47 724 43 16-83 F. R. Coates 76-1 11 251 14 17-92 The following also bowled : L. Tamworth (2-0-5-1), J. F. Orchard (4-0-6-1), F. H. Carroll (8-4-1-34-4), C. V. L. Hooman (4-1-11-1), L. H. Amory (5-0-22-1), J. F. Shelley (4-1-7-0), W. F. Sturt (11-2-18-0), R. G. Cruwys (11-2-59-0). and Hatton (11-1-60-1). GLAMORGAN. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most not in an Total Inns. out. inns. runs. T. A. L. 'Whittington.. N. V. H. Riches ......... Bancroft......................... E. R. Sweet-Escott .. Preece .......................... A. Gibson ................. H. G. Symonds ......... Nash................................. Creber ......................... G. L. Rattenbury......... 13 16 17 13 13 15 14 4 188 114 157 66 73 45 38 44 20 26 575 397 486 162 140 182 176 209 75 49 Aver. 44-23 30-53 30-37 20-25 20-00 15-16 14-66 14-92 12*50 12*25 Hacker ................. . ... 5 1 32 46 11-50 Preedy ................. . ... 15 I 30 137 9*78 H. Thomas ......... . ... 4 0 25 28 7-00 Percy Morris......... . ... 7 0 13 26 3-41 Also played: H. B. Letcher, three innings and 29 runs, and Sergt. Thomas three innings and 24 runs. The following have played in two innings, viz., J. H. Brain, 34, and E. \V. Jones, 36. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. !Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Creber ................. . 388 4 1S4 1011 79 12-79 Preedy ................. . 130-5 26 392 29 13-51 Nash ................. . 346-1 127 802 53 15-13 G. L. Rattenbury. . 38 8 105 5 21 00 Percy Morris 3 0 5 1 5 00 Hacker.................... . 12 2 34 1 34-00 ALL MATCHES. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most not in an Total Inns., out. inns. runs. Aver. N. V. H. Richess ... 19 3 *126 728 45-50 T. A. L. Whittington 15 0 188 597 39-80 Bancroft ........... ... n 1 157 666 33-30 Nash ................... ... 19 2 44 275 1617 A. E. Freedy ... 3 1 15 32 16-00 H. G. Symonds ... 15 1 38 217 15 50 Hacker ........... 6 1 32 72 14-40 J. H. Brain ... 3 0 26 43 14-33 A. G ib son ......... ... 16 1 45 193 12-86 Creber ................. ... 18 11 *20 94 13 42 Penfold ........... ... 4 1 20 30 10-00 Preedy................... ... 19 1 30 172 9-55 * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Crcber .................. . 525-4 132 1356 110 12-32 Nash ................. . 468-5 163 1121 77 14-55 Preedy ................. . 149-5 30 474 31 15*29 H. G. Symonds ... 6 0 26 1 26-00 H a ck e r................. 23 4 84 3 28-00 Creber bowled five no-balls, Nash fifteen wides, and Preedy two no-balls and two wides. WILTSHIRE. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most not in an Total Inns. out. inns. runs. Aver. C. S. Awdry ... 10 2 160* 623 77*87 A, Whitehead ... ... 5 3 30* 86 43*00 H. Taunton ... 9 0 154 356 39*55 T. G. Sandford... ... 4 1 47 105 35*00 J. E. Stevens ... ... 11 1 107 339 33-90 S. R. Nicholson 6 1 68 164 32-SO R. W. Awdry ... ... 10 0 122 301 30-10 A. M. Miller ... 12 4 59* 224 28-00 E. S. Whittaker ... 4 1 39 84 28-00 T. S. L u ce ........... ... 11 2 54 237 26*33 Newman (A.) ... ... 14 1 77 281 21*61 E. S. Grant 5 1 50 79 20*28 T. T. N. Perkins ... 8 1 62 142 19*75 Smart (T .)........... ... 10 2 24 78 9*75 S m ith ................... ... 14 2 17 62 5*16 The following also batted: H. S. Snell (30-0- W. R. C. Laverton (3-0-65-71), E. Newman (3-0- and J Smart (1-0-11-11). * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. 34-74), •32-45), Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. 99-5 33 231 20 11*55 37-3 6 131 10 13*10 179*2 25 770 44 17*50 26 4 111 6 IS*50 319*4 78 974 51 19-09 101*1 26 297 13 22*84 106*5 16 480 19 25*26 »bowled : H. 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