Cricket 1909

62 C R IC K E T : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A pril 15, 1909. hardly stronger than the three strongest clubs in our senior competition, and so far are by 110 means a match for All Jamaica.” Another Jamaican newspaper celebrated the occasion thus “ The morning breaks fine and by 11 o’clock a tropical sun is shining upon a mixed throng. Sabina is to witness a stiff fight between our 4boys ’ and ‘ The Gentle- meu of Philadelphia.’ Confidence is stamped on the face of each member of the visiting team. They had carried everything before them at Port Antonio. Why not here too ? The American self-confidence is in evidence. But wait, Cousins, till you have negotiated the leather pitched from top end by our bonny ‘ Charlie,’ or the ticklish medium pace balls of our Shannon............ Beyond, far-off, and rising above the Liguanea, the Long Mountain, sunburnt, looks on a silent spectator. Inside the field eager groups of sight-seers squat under every available tree. While from without small boys and those of larger size peer over fences, through slits and cracks in the zinc fence, or out of the branches of trees. The pavilion, partly full at the start, gets crowded as the day wears on. Four or five medicos—one from Port Antonio—clerks from our City stores and public offices, a College tutor, an ex-school­ master, a St. Mary planter, an Anglican clergyman, and a Presbyterian confrere , an accountant, leading merchants, lawyers, an Inspector of Police, Kingston detectives, tramway conductors and drivers, railway conductors, several ladies, and a large class of the ‘ unaccountable ’ whom I meet every­ where are samples of the individuals that compose the jubilant assemblage whose ready applause echoes and re-echoes in honour of deeds of cricket valour and gallantry............ Two hours after the com­ mencement of play our 4boys,’ represented by M. M. Kerr and Motta, face Hordern pitching up and Pearce down. Each delivery is preceded by a run of more than half a chain. The first over is a maiden. Then Motta makes a hit for one at 19£ minutes past one, and is soon bowled with a daisy from Hordern, but not before the tins show 10, the retiring batsman making 7. . . Leroy takes MacDonough’s place to bowl from top. 80 up, 90 up follow quickly ; then at 2.30 p.m. the visitors’ innings is caught while round of applause accompany............ With a dozen runs to beat, All Jamaica sends in Kerr and Motta to face the bowling of Hordern and O’Neill. Kerr is stumped with the score at 7 and Holt and Motta beat the side. 444All over,’ says Captain Pearce, aud the crowd yells.” The Philadelphians proved successful in each of the other representative games, and accordingly won the jubber. THE RELATION OF ATHLETICS TO LITERATURE . To many critics of our national life there will be a grim humour in the occasion of Mr. C. B. Fry occupying the chair at the sessional dinner of the Authors’ Club. No better illustration of the modern apotheosis of the athlete could have been given. Mr. Fry is truly a man of varied talents. Amongst other things he is a capable writer, but he is a writer only because he is a brilliant all-round sportsman. It would be idle to suppose that he would have been raised to presidential honours in a society of literary men but for his pre-eminence in the cricket and football fiel7s. A large pro­ portion of our first-class cricketers have become journalists because the public likes to have the opinions of popular favourites, not because these gentlemen have any par­ ticular aptitude for penmanship. No one, for instance, could pretend that Mr. Jessop’s batting qualified him to adjudicate upon a big Limerick competition : yet his selec­ tion was accepted by the competitors quite seriously. Aud on the same principle, well- known members of every branch of athletics are being paid substantial incomes by news­ papers simply on the strength of their open- air reputations. And there 4 the relation of athletics to literature” may be said to end. Let us look at the subject from the reverse standpoint. Mr. Fry said in the course of his speech, that 4 the Authors’ Club was, indeed, very nearly a cricket club.” It was a damaging statement to make. But who are the cricketing authors ? We know that Sir A. Conan Doyle occasionally plays in minor M.C.C. matches, and Mr. Hesketh Prichard has risen to rather higher distinc­ tion. But having mentioned these two, one has to look round for a third name. The fact that Messrs. J. M. Barrie and E. V. Lucas can watch a match with intelligent interest, according to Mr. Fry, does not help us much. No, the sparse instances quoted only strengthen the opinion that the s'rained concentration necessary to excel in any first- class sport to-day is opposed to mental activity and not helpful to it. Although a cer'ain amount of physical exercise may be good for the general constitution, illustra­ tions could be multiplied to show that the greatest men of letters have been of most indolent habits. There is, of course, no reason why an author should not be au athlete, but history goes to prove that the happy combination is the rare exception.— From 4 Literary Notes ” in The Observer. MINOR COUNTY AVERAGES. {Continuedfrom Vol. xxvii., page h&k>) CARMARTHENSHIRE. BATTING AVERAGES. Cliff Bowen Ike Evans ........... Davies (W.) Soar (T.) ........... S. H. Lockyer .. Percy Rees... E. F. Longcroft E. G ee.................. R. L. Thomas ... J. Davies .......... H. Howell .......... D. H. Davies ... J. E. Morgan ... Isaac Williams... Capt. D. Hughes Morgan .......... H .John L. B. Blake H. B. Roderick H. V. Watkins ... The following also batted:—Capt. Foster, 9 and 11; E. Evans, 0 and 4 ; D. T. Jones, 0 and 4; A. Lewis, 0 and 6 ; C. P. Lewis, 10 and 0; T. R. Nichol, 10 and 0. * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Times Most out in an Total Inns. Ollt. inns. runs. Aver. s 1 64 155 22*14 6 0 51 119 19*83 14 0 55 231 16*50 6 2 40* 58 14*50 8 0 38 104 13*00 4 0 3S 50 12*50 12 0 73 138 11-50 12 2 33* 108 10-80 14 1 37 136 10 46 4 1 17* 29 9-66 14 0 31 131 9-35 4 0 24 37 9-25 6 1 3S* 45 9 00 4 1 17 26 8*66 12 3 17 69 7-66 14 0 23 96 6*85 6 1 S 23 4*60 4 0 10 13 3*25 3 0 4 6 2*00 Capt. D. Hughes Morgan .......... . 39-5 2 188 9 20*88 Soar (T .) ................. 97*2 15 376 18 20-88 E. Gee ................. . 122*2 20 460 19 24-21 H. Howell .........,. 210*4 39 646 26 24*84 R. L. Thomas . 21 5 74 2 37-00 Light (E.) ......... 50 7 211 4 52*75 H. J o h n ................. . 12 1 68 1 68-00 The following also bowled:—E. Evans (12-1-29-1), Capt. Foster (13-5-32-1), H. B. Roderick (5-0-12-0), J. Davies (19-6-60-1), C. Bowen (3-0-20-0), A. Lewis (5-1-30-0), J. Davis (5-0-26-1), D. H. Davies (10-0-41-0), Ike Evans (S-l-53-0), J. E. Morgan (2-0-11-1), I. Williams (17-2-2-66-4), L. B. Blake (7-1-1-22-2), S. H. Lockyer (11-0-60-0), H. V. Watkins (7-0-48-0), E. H. Longcroft (4-0-31-0). LANCASHIRE 2 nd XI. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most not in an Total Inns. out. inns. runs. Aver. Whitehead (R .)........... 6 2 89 166 41-50 J. S. Cragg.................. 11 2 82 2i>2 32*44 Harrison (R) ........... 6 0 51 139 23-16 T. Ainscough ........... 18 2 48 308 19*25 E. E. Unsworth ... 4 1 24 49 16*33 Sladen (A.)................... 13 0 43 195 15*00 Heap (J.) ................... 20 0 47 299 14*95 Tyldesley (W .)........... 13 2 51 192 14*76 C. P. Leese ........... 10 0 34 144 14*40 Watson (C.) ........... 6 1 19 57 14*25 V. Hope ................... 16 0 41 210 13 12 W. W. Martin ........... 4 0 41 5*2 13*00 G. Taylor ................... 5 0 20 57 11*40 F. A. R im m er........... 5 2 7 19 6*33 F. H. Turner .......... 5 0 19 31 6*20 Rowlands ( L .) ........... 17 3 22 70 5*00 R. Nall ................... 3 0 12 13 4*33 Groves (A .)................. 4 2 6 8 '4*00 Cook (L.) ................... 4 1 4 8 2*66 Rowley ................... 3 1 3 5 2*50 J. A. Scholfield........... 3 0 4 6 2*00 The following also batted: Crabtree (H.), 35 and 7*; F. R. Carmichael, 30 and 14, H. Simms, 23 and 6; H. Foley, 16 and. 9 ; Phillips (W.), 21 and 2; R. Cun­ ningham, 14 and 6 ; Valiant, 15 and 4 ; Tyldesley (E.), 15 and 2 ; Swife (H.), 15 and 1 ; Moore, 14 and <>; Leigh, 4 and 0 ; S. Dyson, 8 ; and F. M. Bentley, 0. *Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Rowlands (L.) ... 384*4 64 629 48 13*10 F. A. Rimmer ... 94*1 17 237 18 13 11 Sladen (A.) ........... 192-1 4*2 517 36 14 36 Whitehead (R.) ... 80‘4 12 238 14 17-00 Cook (L.)................... 73-1 15 198 11 18-00 V. H o p e ................... 57 7 198 11 1S*00 E. E. Unsworth ... 34-1 4 116 6 19‘66 Heap (J.)................... 108 30 233 7 33-28 The following also bowled :—Tyldesley (W .) (15*3- 5-27-3), S. Dyson (21-3-75-2), F. H. Turner (1-0-4-1), Harrison (R.) (3-0-21-0), and H. Foley (3-1-12-0). SURREY 2 nd XI. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most not in an Total Inns. out. inns. runs. Aver. Spring.......................... 4 0 170 207 51*75 Smith (W. C . ) ........... 5 0 201 249 49*80 Baker ......................... 11 2 149 428 47*55 P. H. Slater ........... 9 1 119 332 41*50 H. S. Altham ........... 7 0 132 235 33*57 Abel (VV. J.) ........... 7 0 48 223 31*85 Platt .......................... 7 1 79 183 30*50 D a v is ........................... 10 0 92 301 30 10 Harrison .................. 11 0 121 311 28*27 Goatly....................................7 0 66 190 27-14 H. S. Wrinch ..................... 6 1 88 * 135 27*00 Blacklidge.................... 10 0 77 226 22*60 Vigar ............................ 10 0 95 1S9 18-90 Smith (F .E .) .................... 7 3 30 65 16*25 Stedman ............................ 7 1 37 93 15*50 Jackson ............................7 2 29 73 14-60 A. W. F. Rutty............ 13 1 63 162 18*50 Rushby .................... 11 4 24 67 9*57 The following also batted : T. C. Stafford, 39 ,1 and 4 ; J. C. Adams, 30, 93* and 0 ; Lawrence, 0, 5 and 16; Thompson, 7, 11 and 5 ; S. Colman, 0 and 30* ; E. C. Kirk, 3 and 0 ; J. E. Jewell, 52 and 14 ; I. P. F. Camp­ bell, 6 and 48*; Duoat, 17 and 63; Hitch, 19 and 61; Meads, 8 ; Edwards, 10*. *Signfies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Platt.......................... 110*2 35 247 25 9*S8 Spring .................. 28 8 60 6 10*00 Smith (W . C.) ... 65 13 191 18 10*61 Smith (F .E .)........... 198*2 56 434 34 12-76 Rushby .................. 346*5 85 9^7 73 12*97 Hitch ................... 31*5 8 80 5 lt»*00 Blacklidge ........... 85‘1 22 226 12 18*83 Davis ................... 58*3 4 261 10 26 10 J a ck son .................. 115 21 354 13 27*23 Thompson ........... 44 7 168 5 33*60 The following also b o w le d A b e l (W. J.), 2 for 54 , H. S. Altham, 1 for 29; S. Colman, 0 for 4; E. C. Kirk, 2 for 38; Ducat, 4 for 65; Meads, 2 for 2S; Goatly, 0 for 11; Harrison, 0 for 27.