Cricket 1909

242 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u l y 8, 1909. A CRICKET REMINISCENCE. Students of Surrey cricket history will be familiar with the match played at Thornton Heath in August, 1867, between Broad Green (Croydon) and Thornton Heath, for a bowler named A. Dartnell obtained all ten wickets of the latterwithout a run being made from him. The story of the performance has just been related by the successful bowler to a representative of the Surrey Evening Echo. “ We were very keen on the game,” said Mr. Dartnell. “ I remember that the night before the match I was practising bowling at a single stump, and I hit it so often that one of our players remarked, “ If you can only bowl like this to-morrow we ought to stand a chance. ” We did not greatly fancy ourselves, though. I used to bowl a fast underhand, and my father, who bowled the other end, went on with slow lobs. As the wickets kept falling our interest naturally became stimulated, and at the fall of the sixth wicket I remarked to the umpire, a man named Carroll, who used to be a waiter at the old Greyhound Inn, “ Wouldn’t it be funny if we got ’em all out for no runs ?” and he replied, “ You keep cool, my lad, and perhaps you’ll do it.” “ Ted Randall, a well known market gardener, was our wicket-keeper, and he told me afterwards that the ball never rose six inches from the ground after pitching. I got a break on by fingering the seam on the ball, and it always came in from leg. “ One of the Thornton Heath fellows who came in late had been freely bragging what he would do, but he had a rather painful experience. The first ball hit his leg stump without moving a bail, and he turned as white as a sheet. The second ball smashed his wicket, and the man was so confounded that he did a funny grin and, putting his bat to the block-hole, remarked in a dazed sort of fashion, ‘ Try another one’ ; upon which, willing to oblige, I sent him another ball, and this time also his defence was penetrated. He walked away as if in a dream, and was so upset by the incident that he refused to turn up at the dinner which we held at the old Wheatsheaf by the Pond to commemorate the match. “ When the tenth wicket fell, I can still remember how we all walked quietly off the field as if at a funeral, rather than as a victorious team. We were too dumbfounded to realise it at first, but when we got round to the scorer and saw what the figures actually were there was plenty of laughter then, I can tell you.” The score of the remarkable innings was as follows:— T hornton H e a th . J. Tidd, b A. Dartnell B. Kemp, b A.Dartnell Weston, b A. Darnell Levins, c E. Randall, b A. D artn ell.......... Goddard, cW. Randall, b A. D artnell.......... Mills, c Harding, b A. Dartnell ........... Lawrence,bA. Dartnell Simpkins,bA. Dartnell Thomas, b A. Dartnell Bishop, not out........... “ A. Muff,” b A. D artnell................... Byes, &c. ... Total ... Broad Green lost three wickets without a run, the first thirteen wickets in the match going down before the score had been opened. Thornton Heath made 49 in their second innings, but were beaten by an innings and 18 ruus. A d v e r t i s e r h a s f o r b a l e c o m p le t e Club Outfit, bought this year—not used. Guinea Bats for 12s. ; a 15s. Bat for 8s.; 10s. Pads for 5s., together or separately. — K in gh am , 30, Chiddingstone Street, Fulham. SOUTH HAMPSTEAD CRICKET WEEK. The South Hampstead Club had another most enjoyable and successful Cricket Week commencing on Monday, June 28th. Despite the threatening weather during the first two days, only on Tuesday was it found impossible to play. A strong list of fixtures had been arranged and of the five games played only one was lost, the remaining four ending in victories. Perhaps the most exciting match was th.it on Friday against the Southgate Nondescripts, when a last wicket stand between H. B. Curtis and A. J. Doughty produced 58 runs, thus enabling the home side to steal a victory by 37 runs. Two centuries were recorded, one by S. Sherwell and the other by R. H. Moore, while J. A. Thornhill, in addition to scoring 207 runs during the week, secured 20 wickets for a trifle over 10 runs each. As a fitting finale to a really pleasant week a very successful alfresco concert was held on the ground on Saturday evening and was much enjoyed by the members and their friends. SOUTH HAMPSTEAD v. BELSIZE.—Played at Willesdcn Green on June 28. S outh H am pstead . R. H. Moore, lbw, b Wilkinson ........... 0 E. C. Lane, b Wilkin­ son .......................... 0 N. Astley, c Bucking­ ham, bWilkinson ... 19 C. C. Clarke, b Pearce 32 J. A. Thornhill,cPink- ham, b Buckingham 33 A. J. Doughty, c Ban­ nister, b Wilkinson 17 J. A. Thornhill, b L. P. Gilliard, c <3in- ger, b Tappenden .. W. D. List, b Tappen­ den .......................... C. H. Farmar, b Tap­ penden ................... A. T. Downie, not out B 4, lb 1 G. S. Buckingham. Barrett, b Thornhill 68 C. Pinkham, st Clarke, b Gilliard.................. 41 L. B. Tappenden, cand b Astley .................. 0 C. F. Pearce, c and b Astley ................... 5 A. Bannister, c Clarke, b Gilliard.................. 0 F. H. Wilkinson, c Lane, b Astley ... 6 Total ...126 B elsize . W. Ginger, st Clarke, b Gilliard ........... 1 J. S. Buckingham, c Lane, b Thornhill.. 16 G. Maycock, not out 6 J.F. Elston,b Doughty 9 T. Cook, st Clarke, b Thornhill ........... 0 B 7, lb 2, w l, nb 5 15 Total ..167 SOUTH HAMPSTEAD v. NEW BECKENHAM.— Played at Willesden Green on June 30. S outh H am pstead . R. H. Moore, c and b Sim pson.................. 5 S. Sherwell, c Gold, b Gilbert .................113 N. Astley, st Gold, b Gilbert ..................58 C. Clarke, b Gilbert... 0 G. E. Every, b Gilbert 5 J. Thornhill, b Simp­ son .......................... 2 H. B. Curtis and A. G. Worton did not bat. N e w B eckenh am . J. G. Q. Besch, c Gil­ bert, b Simpson ... 1 A.J. Doughty,cWilson, b G ilbert...................13 C. Barrett, not out ... 6 L. P. Gilliard, bWilson 6 Byes ................... 2 Total (9 wkts)211 F. E. Osmond, c and b Thornhill.................. 4 H. G o ld , c and b Every .................. 1 C. Wilson, c Clarke, b Thornhill.................. 28 V. Harrison, b Curtis 0 R. H. Hummell, c Moore, b Curtis ... 7 J. Cook, b Curtis ... 0 A. Simpson,b Curtis.. 3 D. P. Gilbert, run out ........................... W. Clayton, c Sher­ well, b Thornhill ... J. Cropton, not o u t... E. Castell, b Thornhill Seele, st Clarke, b Thornhill................. Byes .................. Total ........... SOUTd HAMPSTEAD v. BRONDESBURY.- Played at Willesden Green on July 1. B ron desbu ry . E. J. Wilson, st Dove b Thornhill .. ... 12 H. Wilson, c D. S. Barrett, b Thornhill 15 L. A. Woodward, lbw, b Thornhill ...........31 W. Dunn ,c and b Hugh­ man .......................... 6 H. C. Ruscoe, b Hugh­ man ..........................16 J. D. Logue, lbw, b Thornhill.................. 2 J. Page, c Barrett, b Hughman ........... 6 H. Thornton, c Hugh­ man, b Thornhill... 16 W. King, st Dove, b Hughman ........... 0 G. Page, b Thornhill 19 S. Turner, b Curtis... 0 Woodeson, not out ... 0 B 7, lb 5 .................12 Total ...136 R. H. Moore, c Turner, b King ..................26 J. G. Q. Besch,b Wilson 2 S. Sherwell, b Woode­ son .......................... 25 J. A. Thornhill, c Woodeson, b King 58 R. VV. List, b King ... 3 A.J. Doughty, b Logue 1 D. S. Barrett, lbw, b K in g .......................... 2 S outh H am pstead . R. W. Hughman, b K ing.......................... 39 P. W. Brooman, run out .......................... 0 L. Barrett, not o u t... 14 E. H. Dove, b King ... 5 H. B. Curtis, b Woode­ son .......................... 3 B 10, lb l, w 1 ... 12 Total ...190 SOU IH HAMPSTEAD v. SOUTHGATE NONDE­ SCRIPTS.—Played at Willesden Green on July 2. S outhgate N ondescripts . E. Pinkham, b Lane... G. Maycock, lbw, b xhornhill.................. A. Bannister, b Thorn­ hill .......................... W. Cooper, c Thorn­ hill, b Lane ........... R. C. Hopgood, b Thornhill ........... C. Ginger, b Lane ... H. C. Isner, c and b Thornhill.................. 16 J. H. Hargroves, c Farmar, b Lane ... C. E. Horsley,b Thorn­ hill .......................... P. W. Brooman,c List, b Curtis ................... A. T. Downie, not out — Burton, b Thorn­ hill .......................... B 8, lb 1 ........... Total .......... 1 16 S outh H am pstead . S. Sherwell, b Cooper 16 R. H. Moore, b Burton 30 R. W. List, lbw, b Cooper .................. 2 L. P. Gilliard, b Bur­ ton .......................... 0 E. C. Lane, run out... 24 J. Thornhill, b Pink­ ham ..........................27 C. Barrett, c Hop- good, b Pinkham ... 7 A. J. Doughty, c and b Pinkham ...........30 D. List, b Cooper ... 1 C. Farmar, bCooper... 1 H. B. Curtis, not out ...........................31 B 3, lb 2 ........... 5 Total (10 wkts)l74 J. G. Q. Besch did not bat. SOUTH HAMPSTEAD v. LONDON SCOTTISH.- Played at Willesden Green on July 3. L ondon S cottish . S. Lienard, b Hugh­ man ..........................20 C. Powell, b Hugh­ man .......................... 5 L. Liennard, c Clarke, b Bamford .......... 53 C. C. Tollit, b Bam­ ford ..........................11 J. Adamson, b Hugh­ man .......................... 2 A. H. Read, c Clarke, b Hughman ...........10 H. G. V. Homer, b B am ford................... R. A. Bennett,b Hugh­ man .......................... H. Summerhayes, b Hughman ........... H. Chown, c Every, b Hughman ........... S. Artaud, not out ... B 7, lb 1 ........... Total ...........1 S outh H am pstead . R. H. Moore, c S. Lienard, b Powell...116 J. Ware, b L. Lienard 10 N. S. Astley, b Read.. 15 S. S h e r w e ll, b L. Lienard ...................37 G. H. Bamfoi'd, c and b H. G. V. Homer... 3 C. C. Clarke, c Read, b II. G. V. Gomer.. 8 J. Thornhill, c Adam­ son, b Artaud ... 87 G. E. Every, lbw, b R ead.......................... 29 H. W. Brooman, b Artaud ...................19 D. S. Barrett, not out 9 R. W. Hughman, not out .......................... ] B 21, lb 8 ...........29 Total (9 wkts)..363 AMERICAN CRICKET.* It is a matter for congratulation that the American Cricket Annual was not allowed to die with Mr. Jerome Flannery, who founded the publication in 1890 and edited it most a' ly uutil his death in May, 1908. The name of the new editor does not appear on the title-page, but, who ever it may be, he deserves to be congratulated upon the result of his efforts. 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