Cricket 1909

CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF T H E GAME, JU L Y 1,1909. “ Together joined in Cricket’s manly toil.”— Byron. No. 814. v o l . x x v i i i . THUESDAY, JULY 1, 1909. o n e p e n n y . THE U N IV E R S IT Y CAPTA IN S . Photoby] [Hills &Saunders, Oxford. MR. CHRISTOPHER SALKELD HURST (OXFORD). Photo by ] [Steam&Sons, Cambridge. MR. JOHN NEVILE BUCHANAN (CAMBRIDGE). he made 56 and 17 in the Freshmen’s match of 1906, but after being chosen for the match against Mr. Leveson-Gower’s XI., in which he scored 6 and 12, he was not accorded another opportunity of assisting the University until his second year. In 1907, however, he obtained his Blue, but made only 11 and 7 in the great match at Lord’s, which Cambridge won' by five wickets. That season hi3 average was 25-66 for seven innings, one of which was un­ finished. In the following year he did little in the trial games, but he proved he could be relied upon on a big occasion by carrying oil the batting honours of the University match with innings of 61 and 46. Oxford won by two wickets, and their success was largely due to his efforts. Apart from that match, his record was a disappointing one, seeiDg that his average for thirteen innings was only 21-23. In the latter part of the season he played in a couple of matches for Kent, and, batting three times, made 70 runs, with 46 as his highest effort. Mr. Hurst is a sound batsman and a very fair change bowler, and can keep wicket if required. Useful, however, as his batting has been during the past few years, it must be admitted that Mr. C. S. Hurst, who will lead Oxford into the field on Monday next, first came into note among cricketers owing to his per­ formances for Uppingham. He was in the School Eleven three years, commencing in 1903, and was captain in his last. Each season, too, found him at the head of the batting averages with such useful figures as 31-38, 53-36, and 40, as well as high among the bowlers. His doings in the Public School matches were excellent, especially in 1904, when he made 167 not out and 37 v. Malvern, 97 and 23 v. Repton, and 11 and 24 v. Haileybury. Proceeding to Oxford,