Cricket 1909

S e p t . 16, 1909. CR ICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 411 in the furnace overnight, and at the proper m oment drew the plug to allow it to flow along the channel into the mould. In a few m inutes the bell was formed. A s p e c i a l general meeting of the M in o r Counties’ C ricket Association, to consider the grouping question, w ill be held at L o rd ’s on Th u rsday next at 11.30. The present system o f grouping came into operation the year before last. D u r in g the present season m any re ­ grettable occurrences of various kinds have taken place, and it was in a measure only appropriate that its closing stages should be m arked by a difference of opinion w h ich has caused not a little irritation. I refer to the fact that A . E . Keif, after accepting an offer the m onth before last to play in the H astings Festival this week against the A ustralians, should be- claim ed by the Selection C om ­ m ittee for the E n g lan d team to meet Kent. I t w ill be recalled that at L o rd ’s in December last the captains of the first- class counties recommended that the Selec­ tion Comm ittee, in addition to choosing the teams for the Test-matches, should pick the sides for the Gentlem en v. Players’ matches both at L o rd ’s and the Oval as w ell as the eleven to represent E n g lan d against the Cham pion C ounty at the end of the season. W h ether the suggestion was approved seems d o u b tfu l; at least, I can recall no announcement of such a circum stance being communicated to the newspapers. A n d it has been shown more than once — e.g ., when the proposals were made to increase the sizes o f the wicket, to lim it the number o f Test - matches during an E n g lish season to 8, and to abstain from using certain bowlers in county matches— that a recommendation on the part of the capt^jns is bin din g on nobody. I f the suggestion mentioned concerning the duties of the Selection Comm ittee had been approved by the counties, the arrangement could not have affected the organizers o f the H astings matches, in as­ much as the Sussex C ounty C.C. has nothing whatever to do w ith the Festival. A n official announcement, stating whether the captains’ recommendation was or was not form ally approved, w ould seem to be desirable. A t H a stin g s on Tuesday W arren Bardsley achieved a great personal trium ph. W h e n he went in to bat he required o n ly 19 runs to complete his 2,000 for the season, and that number he successfully obtained. The stroke w hich took his total into the th ird thousand was a square-leg h it for six off Vincett, and when M cA liste r, who was in w ith him , walked down the pitch and shook h im by the hand, the m ajority of the spectators im agined it was to con­ gratulate h im on the hit. At Brooklynn, N.Y., on August 28th Thomas Hall, bowling for Jamaicans v. S.S. Oceanic , took six wickets without a run being made off him. THE JAM OF NAWANAGAR. In the House of Commons on Tuesday Mr. Joynson-Hicks asked the Under-Secretary for India whether the Jam of Nawanagar was a ruling Prince in India and whether such Jam could come to England only with the permission of the Secretary of State ? The Master of Elibank : H is Highness the Jam of Nawanagar is a ruling Prince or chief governing his own territories under the suzerainty of H is Majesty. The permission of the Secretary of State is not required to H is Highness visiting England, hut such visits would be arranged by Indian Princes in communication with the Governmentof India. Mr. Benton: Is the hon. gentleman aware that this Prince is alleged to owe a great deal of money to small tradespeople in Sussex? The Deputy Speaker : That does not arise out of the answer. Mr. Joynson-Hicks: W ill the hon. gentle­ man state whether he is prepared to receive and consider any representations which any member of this House may make on his own responsibility before making arrangements for a further visit of this Prince ? The Master of Elibank : I am afraid the answer I have given must suffice. I have said that these visits are made only after communication with the Government of India, not tbat there is any definite arrangement. Mr. Rees: W ill the hon. gentleman state whether any “ such Jam /’ as described in the question, is not a better Jam for India if preserved for Indian consumption? (Laughter and cries of “ Oh! ” and “ Order! ’’) No answer was given. LONDON SCOTTISH v. HORNSEY.—Played at Hornsey on September 11. L o n d o n S c o t tis h . E. A. Bennett, c Wrightson, b Wood 25 S. Lienard, b Wood .. 2 L. Licnard,eGrinsdell, b Wood .................. 0 W. G. Henderson, c Wrightson, b Wood. 0 E. Hogg, lbw, b Clarke 3 J. Lamont, e Clarke, b Wood .................. 4 H o r n se y . E. A. Homer, b Wood H. G. V. Homer, b Clarke ................... R.A. Bennett,c Clarke, b H am m on d.......... J. S. Chown, run out. A. H. Read, not out... Byes .................. Total 56 J.L.Tate,eL. Lienard, b H. G. V. Homer... 4 H. S. Saunders, c L. Lienard, b H. G. V. Homer .................. 0 P. Boundy, b H. G. V. Homer .................. 5 G. W. Hammond, c S. Lienard, b H. G. V. Homer ................. 2 A. E. Turberville, b S. Lienard ..................22 L. T. Weaver, b L. Lienard ..................13 W.L.Wrightson,cE.A. Homer, b Read ... 20 S.L.Clarke, c Hender­ son, b S. Lienard ... 0 S. F. Wood, c H. G. V. Horner, b Hogg ... 15 L. B. Maggs, b Hogg.. 0 R. E. Grinsdell, not o u t .......................... 3 B 1, w 1, nb 1 ... 3 Total 87 TICEHURST HOUSE v. J. W. CALLOW’S XL Several well-known cricketers played for the latter, who won by 147 runs. Dyer took eight wickets for 35. The match was played at Ticehurst on September 11. Score:— J. W. C a l l o w ’ s XI P. Cartwright, b Hayley ................27 Seymour, c and b Hayley ................47 Cox, lbw, b Hayley... 26 Killiek, c Luck, b Acott........................11 Leach, b Hayley ... 32 Dwyer, c and b Hay­ ley ....................... 16 T ic e h u r s t H o u se . P. Herbert, run out... 0 W. Coppard, b Hayley 2 E. E. Bramall, b Luck 1 C. Morris, bHayley ... 0 J. Callow, not out ... 32 Byes, &c..............13 Total ...207 F. Reeves, b Dwyer .. 2 E. Smith-Marriott, c and b K illick........... 1 Rev. Kirby, c Leach, b K illick .................. 31 H. Hayley, b Dw yer... 3 H. Churchill, c Leach, b D w y e r.................. 0 A. P. Acott, b Dwyer 0 Valentine, b Dwyer... A. Fisher, b D w yer... E. H. Kelsey, not out Luck, b D w yer........... H. Scoones, c Cart­ wright, b Dwyer ... Byes, &c.............. T o ta l........... E S S E X C L U B AN D GROUND. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most not in an Total Inns. out. inns. Runs. Aver. T. G. Grinter .. 7 3 162* 575 14375 A. R. D u ff......... 7 2 62 226 45-20 Carpenter ......... ... 7 1 101* 269 44-83 Freeman (J.) .. ... 11 5 116* 239 39-83 Russell (A. C.) .. ... 16 4 94 420 35 00 Winter ......... ... 20 4 70 500 31*25 F. E. Lander .. ... 5 0 69 154 30 80 Freeman (E. J.) ... 19 2 78 485 28-52 Benham ......... 9 0 82 256 28-44 S. M. Monk ... 8 2 73 163 27-16 Dr. Cummings.. ... 12 0 46 250 20-83 Dr. H olton......... ... 11 2 54 166 18-44 C. R. Boriadaile ... 12 1 50* 176 16-00 R. W. Patmore .. 7 1 31 89 14-83 Russell (E.) ... 8 1 39 75 10-71 E. G. Penstonc.. 6 0 27 61 10-16 H. A. Cooper .. 7 0 36 67 9*57 * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Winter ........... ... 219 63 492 55 8-94 Benham ........... ... 187 46 40S 40 11-47 Freeman (E. J.) ... 192-4 49 546 43 12-69 Russell (A. C.) ... 1353 26 408 26 15-69 Dr. Holton ... 84-4 13 300 17 17-64 ‘ A SOUTH OF ENGLAND XI.” v. XV. OF UPPER CLAPTON.—Played at Spring Hill, Upper Clapton, on Saturday for the benefit of G. Osborne and won by the visitors by 92 runs. Score:— “ A S o u t h o f E n g l a n d X I.” A. C. Russell, c and b Hughes .................. 77 J. Freeman, c Chap­ man, b Hughes ... 23 C. Benham, c Hugill, b Pugh .................. 0 W. Beeves, c Chap­ man, b Hughes ... 14 H. Young, c S. H. James, b Hughes ... 0 J. L. Myers, b Pugh... 0 F. Read, not out ... 14 F. Walker, b Chapman 1 Byes .................. 6 Total (7 wkts)’‘ISO ♦Innings declared closed. W. Mead, E. Russell, and T. Russell did not bat. U p p e r C l a p t o n XV. H .B. Hugill, cWalker, b Mead .................. 0 F. W. Hugill, b Mead 9 H. A. Milton, c Walk­ er, b Mead ...........10 F. W. M. Draper, c Benham, b Reeves 2 H. M. James, c Walk­ er, b Mead ........... 4 A. L. Evelyn, b Mead 0 W. R. Hood, c Free­ man, b Reeves ... 7 H. S. Chapman, b S. B. Kimbell, b Mead L. H. Janies, b Mead H. E. V. Chichester, c Freeman, b Mead ... F. E. Bates, b Reeves R. Harrison, b Reeves G. L. Pugh, not out... J. Fox, b M ead........... Byes, &c............... Total ........... HAMPSTEAD v. HAMPSTEAD HOCKEY CLUB. —Played at Hampstead on September 11. H a m p s t e a d . H. D. Kanga, c C., b R. Eiloart ........12 J. T. Ash, c Orr, b Marsden ................18 F. P. D. Monro, run out ....................... 26 G. A. S. Hickson, b R. Eilovrt.......... ... 0 H. G. Kelly, b R. Eiloart ................... 29 T.Fitz-Gibbon, c Slier- well, b II. Eiloart... 18 A. C. Hayhoe, not out 27 H. S. Maclure, c C. Eiloart, bOrr .. .. 9 M. B. Dearie, b R. Eiloart .................. 0 C. H. Pawling, b R. Eiloart ..................10 S. S. Pawling, b R. Eiloart ................. 9 B 15, lb1 ...........16 Total H am pste a d H o c k e y Club. C. H . E ilo a rt, e H a y - hoc, b M onro........... 4 T. W. Orr, c Hayhoe, b Kelly ...................26 S. Sherwell, b Monro 7 R. E. Eiloart, c Fitz- Gibbon,b S. Pawling 103 C. McMillin, b Kelly 0 J. Logan, c Hickson, b Kelly .................. 0 G. Farmiloe, c and b K elly.......................... 1 ...174 E. L. Marsden, b Kelly........................... 0 R. A. Hill, c S. Pawl­ ing, b K e lly ........... 7 C. Shoveller, c H ick­ son, b M on ro.......... 1 R. Leigh-Ibbs, not out ........................... 2 Byes ................... 2 Total............153 R i c h a r d d a f t s N o t t i n g h a m s h i r e MARL.—Particulars apply Radcliffe-on-Trent Notts.