Cricket 1908

Nov. 26, 1908. CR ICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 455 THE E S S E X COUNTY C.C. A special general meeting of the Fssex County Cricket Club was held on the 10th inst. at the Grfat Eastern Hotel, Liverpool- street, Mr. C. E. Green presiding, The notice convening the meeting stated that the second mortgagees were pressing for payment of the second mortgage of £5,000, and unle'S this mortgage was taken up elsewhere the only course to take was to sell the ground and pay off the mortgagees. The ground at Leyton was mortgaged for £10,000. In opening the meeting Mr. Green said that:— • Notwithstanding the very strong and earnest appeal made at the annual general meeting last April, the list of members now only amounted to 1,700 gentlemen and ‘200 ladies, being a net increase of only 162. It was only fair, however, to state that since that time something like 400 new members had joined the club, but about 200 old members had dropped out of the list. That was not very encourag­ ing, and unless they had a membership of something like 2,500, it was impossible to carry on the club or to maintain it upon a sound basis. 11came to this— whether under its present management the club was to go on or not. This was what they had been called together to discuss and decide. The committee had been very carefully looking into matters with a view to economy, and they were of opinion that a saving of something like £300 could be effected in the working expenses next season by reducing the number of county fixtures by two and reducing expenses in the secretarial department. With regard to the £5,000 which they were being pressed by the bank to repay, and which was secured by a second mortgage on the ground, they had within the last two or three weeks had the ground valued again by a very eminent firm, and had received a most satis­ factory report as to the present value of their property. Tho position financially was not really a bad one, as if they were sold up, or it was decided to dissolve the club, they would probably have £2,000 or £3,000 in hand even after paying all liabilities. They were absolutely solvent, but the yearly income was not sufficient to keep them out of financial difficulties, and it was essential to have a member­ ship of at least 2,500. They had been promised, provided the club went 011, two matches with the Australians, which should bring them good gates, and in addition to this they would share with the other counties in the profits arising from the Test matclics. They ought, therefore, to have a good financial season next year. A long discussion followed, and several suggestions were made with the object of improving the position of the club. A member considered that matches should be played in different parts of the county, but it was pointed out that every match played outside Leyton would mean a loss. The attempt made at Southend had resulted in a serious deficit. Several members asked for particulars as to the reduction of expenses in the secretarial department, and Mr. Green in reply said he had received a letter from Mr. Borradaile, offering that his salary should be reduced in view of the bad position in which the club stood. Mr. Green then made an earnest appeal to the members present, and as a result £165 was , guaranteed, either as donations or subscriptions from new members. A little later Mr. Green announced that since tbe meeting began Mr. J. H. Douglas had intimated his willingness to take up the second mortgage of £5,000 should the negotiations at present being carried on fall through. A resolution was passed to continue the club, and the meeting pledged itself to do everything possible to secure new members. Just before the close of the meeting Mr. Green stated that Major A. J. Turner and W. M. Turner would both be able to play next season, and that they had some promising recruits. THE HALIFAX CUP AVERAGES, 1908 . Although the season was not favoured with particularly fine weather the averages reveal the fact that many batsmen found the wickets to their liking. No less than eighteen men have averages of 20 or over. At the head of the list comes J. B. King, who just qualifies with five innings with an average of 56*50 runs per innings. A. N. Goodfellow conies second, but undoubtedly A. G. Scatter- good was the most consistent scorer, as in eight innings he totalled 282 runs with an average of 40*28. J. B. King is also first in bowling with twenty-one wickets and an average of 6*71. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most not in an Total Inns out. inns. runs. Aver. J. B. King, B ......... 5 1 75 226 56*50 A. N. Goodfellow, G 5 0 119 242 48-40 A. G. Scattergood, P 8 1 106 282 40*28 J. N. Henry, G. .. 7 1 74 191 31-83 J. L. Evans, M. 5 0 136 150 30*00 P. N. LeRoy, P. 10 0 74 283 28-30 A. L. Hilles, Jr., F.. 10 4 50 161 26-83 W. W.Foulkrod,Jr.,F. 11 1 81 265 20-50 F. C. Sharplcss, M... 5 7 50 103 25*75 H. L. Clark, P. 5 0 62 123 24-60 E. M. Gregar, B. .. 5 0 78 122 24-40 A. G. Priestman, G.. 5 1 48 94 23*50 L. Lee, M................... 8 0 41 181 22-62 A. H. Graham, B. .. 8 1 43 158 22-57 C. M. Graham, B. .. 7 0 109 150 21*42 M. Bitchen, B........... 0 0 59 128 21-33 J. R. Vetterlein, M.. 5 0 47 105 21-00 R. H. Patton, M. .. 8 2 52 125 20-83 A. S. Valentine, P ... 5 0 53 99 19-80 H. A. Haines, M. .. 8 0 58 157 19*62 R. W. Billes, F. .. 6 1 42 94 18*80 F. S. Hilles, F........... 6 1 28* 93 1S-60 W. Graham, B........... 10 1 46 165 18-33 J. H. Mason, P. 10 1 33 162 18-00 J. J. MacDonogh, P 8 0 39 136 17*00 P. H. Clark, G........... 6 0 37 102 17-00 W. L. Freeland, G ... 5 0 33 85 17-00 J. E. C. Morton, M... 6 0 36 99 16-50 J. W. Potts, F. 9 0 36 147 16-32 T. W. Middleton, G 7 1 28 97 16-16 A. C. Garrett, F. .. 6 1 34 77 15-40 S. H. Hart, F............. 7 1 47 91 15-16 W. A. Allison, B. .. 10 0 35 147 14-70 T. R. Currie, F. 11 0 38 159 14-44 H.R.Cartwright,Jr., P. 10 1 57 130 14-44 F. L. Brown, B. 5 0 36 71 14-20 W. M. Fellows, F. . 6 1 25 70 14 00 A. G. Singer, F. 6 2 27* 52 13-00 J. W. Muir, P........... 6 0 50 78 13-00 M. Harris, P.............. 11 0 37 138 12-54 S. Dawson. F........... 5 0 16 55 11-00 ♦Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. J. B. King, B. 68*2 24 141 21 6-71 J. E. C. Morton, M. 39-1 10 160 16 1000 F. A. Greene, G. ... 63*4 10 162 16 10-12 J. R. Vetterlein, M. 54 15 147 13 11-30 P. H. Clark. G. ... 107 25 379 33 11-48 W. M. Fellows, F. 77*3 9 288 25 11-52 P. N. LeRoy, P. .. 105-5 22 358 30 11-90 E. Norris, P............. 93-2 21 293 24 12 20 W. Graham, B. ... 12-2-3 21 373 30 12-43 J. W. Potts, F. ... 101*3 8 356 25 14-20 L. Lee, M................. 86 17 245 17 14-40 W. A. Allison, B .... 44*5 4 200 13 15"38 B signifies Belm ont; F, Frankford ; G, German- town ; M, Merion ; and P, Philadelphia. E. O’Brien took four wickets with consecutive balls for Qunaba v. Mr. Ellis Bundaberg XI, at Bundaberg, Queensland, on September 12th. THE INCOGNITI IN 1908 . BOOKS RECEIVED. Albert Athletic Association : Facts and Figures. Burghersdorp, Cape Colony. . Melbourne Cricket Club.— Annual Report for the Season 1907-1908. The AMERICAN CRICKETER. Founded 1877. Published by H. K. Cornish on beh a 'f of The Associated Cricket Club3 o f P hiladelphia. A11 Illustrated Journal of Cricket, Association Football, Tennis, Golf, and Kindred Pastimes. No. 632, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, P a , U.S.A. price 10/- per annum , post paid anyw here. Specimen copies mailed on request. This famous old wandering club has just completed its forty-seventh season. Colonel C. E. Greenway, the Hon. Secretary, had arranged a capital fixture-list which extended from May 13th, when the Garrison were met at Woolwich, to August 28th and 29th, when a two-day match was played on the Saffrons at Eastbourne. During the three months and a-half over fifty matches were played with various clubs, colleges, and schools, and elevens under the Incogniti banner visited all the home counties iu addition to journeying so far afield as Somerset, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, Warwick­ shire, Worcestershire, and far-away Devon. Although more games were lost than won, a very pleasant season was experienced. It was in batting that the chief strength of the club lay, as many as seventeen centuries were made for the side. Mr. B. P. Dobson, who batted most consistently, played five three-figure innings and six times made be­ tween 50 and 100. The chief scores for the club were:— (a)—Centuries. B. P. Dobson, 115*, 100, 140, 159, 130; J. D. Craig, 104, 162; J. Colman, 174*; J. C. Wood, 106; J. A. E. Greene, 118; E. J. Dobson, 108; M. Bird, 136; II. Har­ greaves, 117; Bev. W. Workworth, 117*; P. Northcote, 108; and H. L. V. Watts, 116. (6 )—Between 50 and 100. Townsend Shaw (three times); J. Col­ man, C. C. Page (twice), G. E. Winter, Col. Greenway, C. W. Edwards, Bev. P. J. Howard, J. B. Gillingham (three times), B. P. Dobson (six times), F. A. Coleridge, J. C. Wood (twice), E. A. Willett, Dr. In­ gram (twice), J. S. Cogan, W. Wilson (twice), Lord Chichester, J. D. Craig, C. A. E. Greene, A. C. Boyd, H. E. Holt, H. P. Havers, S. S. Harris, B. D. Slater (three times), Capt. F. E. H. Strong (twice), F. Wilson (twice), N. F. Wells, S. J. M. Hardy, E. Pawle, E. S. M. Poyntz, P. W. Stout, and S. Douglas (five times), who was most unfortunate in not reaching three- iigures. F. F. THE BARBADOS ANNUAL.* The fact that the Barbados Annual is now in its fourteenth year is conclusive proof that the publication fulfils its mission in being a reliable and acceptable record of the island’s cricket. The tournament at George­ town in which Trinidad, British Guiana, and Barbados took part is fully reported, and, it will interest students of cricket history to know, the full scores and analyses of all matches played in the previous seven Tourna­ ments are also given. A brief history of the Pickwick C.C., which was founded in 1882, is one of the features of the Annual. The Club, it is said, “ was aptly named, for it could boast of more than one Alfred Jingle, with his self-told tale of prowess, while one was jostled at every turn by Winkles in abundance, all clamouring to be led against the foe.” Mr. J. Wynfred Gibbons, who has edited and compiled the Annual since its first appearance in 1895, has again per­ formed his task well. *Tlie Barbados Cricketers' Annual 1907-8. Edited by J. Wynfred Gibbons. Barbados: The Globe Offices, Price, Is.