Cricket 1908

+7° CR ICK ET : A W EEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. D e c . 24, 1908. NOTICE TO OUR READERS. Six numbers of Cricket are published during the Winter, from October to March inclusive, as follows :— No. 797.—THURSDAY, OCT. 29. No. 7 9 8 .- THURSDAY, NOV. 26. No. 793.—THURSDAY. DEC. 24. No. 800.—THURSDAY, JAN. 28. No. 8 0 1 .-THURSDAY, FEB. 25. No. 802.—THURSDAY, MARCH 25. The above series sent post free to any pai t of the world for 9d. Cricket is the only paper in the world solely devoted to the game. Weekly, April to September. Monthly, October to March. Tebm8 o f Sr b s c k ip t io n : — 3/9 per annum. Weekly Nos. (only) 3/-. Payable in advance. All communications to be sent direct to the Offices of Cricket , 168, Upper Thames Street, L< ndon, E.C. Cricket: A W EEKL V RECORD OF THE GAME. 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON E.C. THURSDAY, DEC. 2 4 th , 1908. Pavilion Gossip. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time. — Hamlet' D u r in g 1908 “ W .G .” scored 724 runs (average 83) and took 116 wickets (average 13). He played one three- figure innings— 110 not out for London County v. Whitgift Wanderers at the Palace on June 20—and did the hat-trick. In all probability he would have made over a thousand runs had he not been kept out o f cricket during the last month o f the season owing to sustaining an injury to his foot at L ord’s on August 19. T h e Champion’s brother, Dr. E . M. Grace, did not touch a bat or ball during the season on account of lameness. In a breezy letter which I received from him a few days ago he expressed the hope that he would be found as busy as ever next season. The Thornbury Club has been revived, and the “ Little D octor ” is anxious to complete the arrangements for the side by an early date. The secretary o f any club wishing to meet Thornbury on their own ground should therefore communicate with Dr. E. M. Gracc as soon as possible. H is address is Park House, Thornbury, Gloucestershire. P r e s i d i n g over the annual meeting of the Hampshire County Cricket Club at Southampton on November 26th, Dr. Russell Bencraft referred in sympathetic terms to the loss the Club had sustained by the death c f its President, Captain Hoare. Sir George Cooper, Bart., of Hursley Park, was unanimously elected President o f the Club, and Mr. E. M. Sprot re-appointed captain. Mr. C. B. Fry carried a motion, the object of which is to secure various districts having direct representation on the Committee. It was announced that an effort is to be made to wipe out the Club’s indebtedness, last season’s working having resulted in a loss of £914. This was due to one match being allotted to Llewellyn as a benefit, and bad weather during the Bournemouth Week. MARRIOTT—MASON,—On November 26th, at the Parish Church, Kidbrook, Blackheath, by the Rev. W . Boyd, M.A., Vicar of All Saints, Norfolk Square, W ., assisted by the Rev. J. W. Morris, M.A ., Rector of Kidbrook, Reginald Harris, youngest son of the late H. S. Marriott, of Hazelhurst, Ore, Sussex, and Eaubrink Hall, Norfolk, and of Mrs. Marriott, of 41, Kidbrook Park Road, Blackheath, to Olive Barbara, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mason, of Kidbrook Park Road, Blackheath. The bride is a sister o f Mr. J. B. Mason and the bridegroom a former Captain of the Tonbridge Eleven. In 1899 B .H . M. made two hundreds — 10 2 and 117— in a match on the School ground. BREARLEY- BOWNASS.—On December 2nd, at Windermere Parish Church, by the Bev. E. J. Nurse, Rector, assisted by the Rev. B. I. Rylands, Mary, elder daughter of Roger Bownass, of Windermere, to Walter, son of T. P. Brearley, of Farnworth. On the evening of November 27th Brear­ ley was presented by the Lancashire County C.C. with a canteen o f silver consisting of a handsome inlaid mahogany •‘ Stanhope” cabinet, with table to match, and a complete service of plate, etc., the whole 161 pieces engraved with the letter “ B .” The presentation was made by His H onour Judge Parry. Th e following announcement appeared in The Morning P ost of the 3rd in st:— A marriage lias taken place between Marion Gwythornc Williams, of Belvedere, St. Lawrence, Isle of Wight, and Lord Walsingham. As the Hon. T. de Grey, Lord Walsing­ ham played for E ton in 1860 and 1861, for Cambridge University in 1862 and 1863, and for Gentlemen v. Players in 1863, when only nineteen years of age. H is defence was very strong and he was a brilliant field at cover-point. He is a famous entomologist, having formed a collection of insects almost unique, and has long been reputed one o f the finest shots in England. His famous bag of grouse— 535 brace to his own gun in one day— has never been beaten. H e suc­ ceeded to the title in 1870. V i s c o u n t C l i f d e n presided over the 18th Annual General Meeting of the Cambridgeshire C.C. at Cambridge on November 28tli, when it was shown that the Club had a balance on the right side of nearly £50. A t the annual dinner o f the Leeds Cricket Club, Lord Hawke expressed regret that a Club match should possibly, on account of a wet wicket, finish about four o ’clock in the afternoon, and said such a system was absolutely wrong, pre­ venting men from enjoying the exercise they had anticipated. The result was, he said, that men took to golf—“ which I suppose I shall take to in m y old age ” — (laughter)—or to the more energetic game of lawn tennis. (Laughter.) Such games were no doubt very attractive, but they did not bring up the youngster to the state of esprit de corps which was so much wanted nowadays. On November 30th Mr. A. J. Webbe presided at the Charing Cross Hotel at the Annual General Meeting of the Middlesex County C.C. In the annual report, which was adopted, deep regret was expressed at the loss suffered through the deaths of Mr. Montague Turner and Major Hardy, two most valuable members of the Committee. Attention was drawn to the fine cricket shown last season by P. F. Warner, Tarrant, B, J. T. Bosan­ quet, L. J. Moon, James Douglas, and C. C. Page. Owing to the bad weather, the balance sheet shows a deficit of .£140 8 s. 8 d. The Club, however, has an invested capital of ±4,500. It was announced that, through pressure of business, Mr. MacGregor, who could not play this year, had resigned the captaincy o f the Eleven, and that Mr. Warner had been appointed his successor. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Mac­ Gregor for his long and valuable services. Next summer Middlesex will play eleven of the first-class counties, adding W or­ cestershire to their list of opponents, and will also have a match at Lord’s with the Australians. T h e Annual General Meeting of the Worcestershire County Cricket Club took place at Worcester on the same date. Lord Cobham, in moving the adoption of the report, explained that the whole of the debt was now paid off except -£'1,150, which was guaranteed by certain gentle­ men, so that it was no longer a burden to the Committee. W ith increase in member­ ship and certain economies, he believed the Club would be in smooth water next season. Gentlemen who had come to the rescue of the Club were the Earl of Plymouth, Sir Charles Holcroft, Mr. Rowland Hill, and Mr. George Holcroft. They had guarantees to the amount of ±'660 per annum to cover any deficiency. Mr. Paul Foley had promised to subscribe ±100 a year for three years. Lord Cobham was re-elected President, and was thanked for the splendid way in which he had brought the Club through a great financial crisis. Mr. H. K. Foster was elected captain, Mr. G. H . Simpson-Hayward vice-captain, Mr. A . W . Isaac hon. treasurer, a n d ' Mr. James Williams secretary. T h e run-getting of the Crawford brothers during the season o f 1908 worked out as follow s:— Times Most not in an Total Inns. out. inns. runs. Aver. V. F. S. Crawford ... 58 7 170 2301) 4(3 45 R. T. Crawford ... 34 4 1GS* 1047 34-90 J. N. Crawford ... 55 4 232 1808 37 21 ^Signifies not out. V. F. S. made six hundreds, R . T. one, and J. N. four, and they took 22, 130 and 165 wickets respectively. During his career V. F. S. has made 31,759 runs and taken 1,240 wickets.