Cricket 1908

66 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A p r il 16, 1908. the present day, it is fortunate, I think, that we were not driven to the necessity of using our revolvers on that occasion. You have omitted to mention the very impor­ tant fact that the Naval team gave you a ‘ jolly good licking ’ ! ” Mr. Fraser, although he did not obtain a place in the Harrow Eleven, was a good cricketer in his day and played with and against many of the best known men of half-a-century ago. One of his reminis­ cences concerns a match between the old All England Eleven and a team of Liver­ pool and District. “ Jackson,” he said, “ was then at his zenith, and you will remember at what a pace he always bowled. He was of a somewhat hasty disposition, and, like many another bowler, objected to being hit about. I managed to drive him right over his head, to the boundary for six. The next ball came straight at me about the height of my neck, and if I had not luckily avoided it I don’t think I should ever have seen Japan. Julius Caesar, a gentle­ man to th« backbone, was fielding point, and he walked straight across the wicket to Jackson and, shaking his fist before his face, said ‘ If you do that again, I ’ll punch your head ! ’ Julius was rather below medium height and Jackson, who was as tall as . I am—six feet two or three— looked like a giant beside him but he was quite devoid of pluck. One of the best players in Liverpool at that time was W. P. Lockhart, who came to us all one day and told us he was not going to play cricket any more, as any spare time at his command he was going to devote to missionary work at Liverpool and Birkenhead. He kept his word, and had his chapel in Liverpool near the Royal South Hospital.” Mr. Fraser is full of interesting information concerning the Japan of half-a-century ago, and re­ calls that it was his wife who, between 1865 and 1868, introduced the strawberry plant and several flowers, including ver­ bena and mignonette, into the country. THE PHILADELPHIAN TEAM IN BERMUDA. 1 st M atch —v. HAMILTON. This match should have taken place on the ground of the Hamilton C.C. on March 3rd and 4th, but no play was possible on either day on account of rain. 2 nd Match — v. ARMY AND NAYY. Played at Hamilton on March 5 and 6. Army and Navy won by seven wickets. Owing largely to the effective bowling of G. C. Conyers, whose name was hardly known in local cricket twelve months ago, the Arm y and Navy gained a well-deserved success. Hordern, who scored 42 in his first innings, was badly missed by Neale off Gilbert when 20: he hit four 4’s. J. R. Conyers made his 35 out of 49 by vigorous methods, six 4’s being included in his strokes. G. C. Conyers took three wickets in four balls in the second in­ nings of the Philadelphians, and made his record for the match thirteen for 73 runs. Score and analysis:— P h il a d e lph ia . First innings. Second innings. R. L. Pearson, b G. C. Con­ yers ................................... 2 b G. C. Conyers .. 6 Capt. J. McDonough, c Hutchings, b Gilbert ... 14 b Gilbert ... ... 5 H. V. Hordern, b G. C. Conyers ...........................42 b G. C. Conyers... 10 P. N. LeRoy, b Gilbert ... 6 b Gilbert ........... 1 C. J. B. Dixon, b Gilbert... 6 c West, b G. C. C onyers........... 5. S. W. Mifflin, b G. C. Con­ yers ................................... 0 bG . C. Conyers... 0 E. Norris, I d G. C. Conyers 0 b G. C. Conyers... 0 R. Vetterlein, lbw, b Gil­ bert ........... .................. 0 b Gilbert ...........12 R. L. Perot, b G. C.Conyers 0 b G. C. Conyers... 4 H. R. Cartwright, b G. C. Conyers ........................... 3 b Gilbert .......... 0 H. C. Thayer, c Baker, b G. C. C on yers................... l b Gilbert .......... 8 W. C. Sayen, not o u t........... 1 n otou t .......... 2 B 2, lb 1 ................... 3 Bye ... ... 1 Total Total...........54 A r m y an d N a v y . First innings. Second innings. J. R. Conyers, c McDonough, b LeRoy .......................... 35 not out ......... 26 A. West, b LeRoy ........... 4 b H ordern.......... 8 Capt. Exham, run out ... 6 c and b LeRoy ... 2 T. St. G. Gilbert, c LeRoy, b H ordern.......................... 5 b Perot .......... 6 L. S. Baker, b LeRoy ... 0 Hutchings (R.N.), b LeRoy 2 G. C. Conyers, b Hordern... 5 Major Taylor, b Hordern ... 1 D. Martin, c and b LeRoy 0 H. A. Meyer, b LeRoy ... 0 Sapper Neale, not out ... 8 Capt. Woodham, b LeRoy... 0 notout .......... 7 Byes, &c.......................11 Byes, &c. ... 7 Total ... 77 Total...........56 P h il a d e lph ia . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. G. C. Conyers ... 17'3 5 41 7 ............ 16 4 32 6 Gilbert... ......... 12 3 26 4 ............ 16 6 21 5 M artin.................. 5 28 0 ................. A rm y an d N a v y . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Hordern ...........13’2 0 24 3 ............ 7 0 18 1 N orris.................. 3 17 0 ................. L eR oy.................. 13 4 22 7 ............ 5 1 8 1 V etterlein........... 3 0 13 0 ......... D ix o n .......................... 4 1 4 0 Perot ... 3 0 18 1 3 rd M atch — v. B E R M U D A . P layed at R ich m o n d on M arch 7 an d 9. P h ila d elp h ia w on by eigh t w ickets. Hordern, who took thirteen wickets for 62 runs and scored 44 for once out, was the chief cause of the Philadelphians’ success by eight wickets. H.E. the Governor was an interested spectator each day. Score and analysis :— B ermuda . First innings. Second innings. J. R. Conyers, lbw, b Hordern ...........................16 b LeRoy .......27 O. Darrell, c LeRoy, b Hordern ........................... 2 lbw, b LeRoy ... 13 A. West, b D ixon................... 0 c S a y e n , b H ordern............ 7 T. St. G. Gilbert, b Hordern .......................... 7 b Dixon ........... 3 Capt. Woodham, b Hordern 0 c Cartwright, b H ordern............ 4 A. Burrows, b D ixon ........... 0 b H ordern........... 0 H. A. Meyer, b Hordern ... 3 c T h a y e r , b H ordern............ 6 G. C. Conyers, not out ... 19 b H ordern.......12 D. Martin, run out ........... 1 c Thayer, b LeRoy 1 F. W. E. Peniston, c Mifflin, b H ordern.......................... 1 not out ........... 2 Sapper Neale, b Hordern ... 19 b H ordern........... 7 Byes, &c............................ 3 Byes, &c. ... 16 Total ......................71 Total .........98 P hiladelphians . First innings. Second innings. R. L. Pearson, b G.. C; Conyers ........................... 2 b G. C. Conyers 2 H. V. Hordern, lbw, b N e a le ................................29 notout ..........15 Capt. J. McDonough c West, c G. C...Conyers, b Neale .........................33 bNeale ............16 R. Vetterlein, c Woodham, b Martin ..................................................5notout .. 5 P. N. LeRoy, b Martin ... 5 C. J. B. Dixon, lbw, b Martin .......................... 2 S.W. Mifflin, b G. C. Conyers 26 H. C. Thayer, b Neale ... 0 H. R. Cartwright, lbw, b Martin ................... ... 7 R. L. Perot,bG. C. Conyers 12 W. H. Sayen, not out........... 0 Byes, &c. .................11 Byes, &c. ... 0 Total Total (2 wkts) 38 .......... 132 B erm uda . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Hordern ... 11’3 3 25 7 ........... 17 5 37 6 Dixon ......... 7 0 23 2 ... ;.. 9 2 22 1 LeRoy ... ... 4 0 15 0 ........... 12'4 1 23 3 Perot .......... 0 5 0 ... P h il a d e l ph ia . First innings. O. M. R. W. Second innings. O. M. R. W. G. C. Conyers 8 0 44 3 ........... 6-3 1 15 1 G ilb ert........... 3 2 10 0 ........... Martin ........... 18 2 34 4 ........... 2 0 11 0 Neale ........... 13 2 33 3 ........... 4 2 12 1 Results: Played 2: won 1 ; lost 1. One game abandoned. BATTING AVERAGES. No. Times Most of not in an Total Inns. out. inns. runs. Aver. H. V. Hordern ........... 4 ... 1 ... 42 ... 96 ..,. 32-00 Capt. J. McDonough... 4 ... 0 ... 33 ... 68 .. . 17*00 S.' W. Miffiin ........... 3 ... 0 ... 26 ... 26 ..,. 8-66 R. Vetterlein ........... 4: ... 1 ... 12 ... 22 ... 7*33 R. L. P e ro t................... 3 ... 0 ... 12 .. 16 .... 533 C. J. B. Dixon ........... 3 ... 0 ... 6 ... 13 ... - 4-33 P. N. LeRoy ........... 3 ... 0 ... 6 ... 12 .,.. 4-00 H. R. Cartwright ... 3 ... 0 ... 7 ... 10 ... 3-33 W. C. Sayen................... 3 . 3 ... 2*... 3 .. . 3-00 R. L. Pearson ........... 4 ... 0 ... 6 ... 12 .... 3-00 H. C. Thayer ........... 3 .... 0 ... 8 ... 9 ... 3-00 E. Norris ................... 2 .... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... o-oo * Signifies not out. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts., Aver. H. V. Hordern ... 48‘5 ..,, 8 ... 104 ... 17 .. . 6-11 P. N. LeRoy ... 34-4 .. . 6 ... 68 .. . 11 .... 6-18 C. J. B. Dixon ... 20 . 3 ... 49 .. . 3 ..,16*33 R. L. Perot.............. 4 . 0 ... 23 ..,. 1 .,,23-00 E. Norris (31-7-0) and R. Vetterlein (3-0-13-0) also bowled. THE LAY OF THE LAST RUBBER . From York and Notts and Essex, From east and west they came, To keep the Ashes in their urn, To play the Ancient Game. They trod in Warner’s footsteps— He of the laurelled brow ; The “ vision splendid ” beckoned them— Where are those laurels now? Telegraphists, your fingers Take up less urgent work; And readers scan no more the page W’here “ stop press ” cables lurk. Reporters, put your pencils by From noting catch and run, The world revolves in peace once more— The rubber’s lost and won ! We laud the man a hero Who through grim carnage lives, But I prefer the “ glory ” That bland King Willow gives. When all the blows are friendly, And smiling vict’ry’s star Is lit with naught of blood and tears— As vaunted conquests are. And sooner than Horatius Who kept the bridge of old, Give me to keep my wicket up The man who can’t be bowled— To hear the crowd applauding, To see slow runs pile up— Believe me, there’s no sweeter draft Within Bellona’s cup. So here’s to Hill, and Hartigan, And Armstrong, and the rest, To bowler, fielder, “ man behind,” Australian, or guest. To all who keep the torch alight, And feed the ancient flame ; The Ashes !—but a trivial thing ; Here’s—“ The Spirit of the Game.” —“ The Chimpanzee ” in The Western Mail R ICHARD D A FT’S “ Nottinghamshire Marl.”— Particulars apply, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Notts. [>P*T