Cricket 1910

1 3 0 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a y 1 9 , 1 9 1 0 . 149 feet six inches, sending it over a fourteen feet bank an.l a wall on the boundary. Among his many good performances with the ball the following were perhaps the best: 15 8 18 13 9 14 Notts, at Wkts. Runs. 8 for 07 [ Leicestershire 13Gj Leicester ........................... I ll (in inns.), Leicestershire v. War­ wickshire, at Leicester ... 06 ) M.C.C. and Ground v. Kent, 132 j at Lord’s .......................... 125 Leicestershire v. M.C.C. and Ground, at Lord’s.............. 28 ) Leicestershire v. M.C.C. and 72 ) Ground, at Lord’s............... In a minor match at Uppingham in 1894 he bowled down all ten wickets in an innings when playing for Uppingham v. The President’s Eleven of Past and Present. 1S94 1895 1897 1897 1899 CR ICKET IN N E W ZE A LAN D . LADIES’ INTERPROVINCIA.L MATCH. C antrrbury v. W ellington .— Played at Hagley Park on March 26 and 28 and won by Canterbury by 241 runs. Wellington had the worst of the wicket, but that did not excuse their poor running between wickets. Score and analysis :— C anterbury . Miss I. Robinson, b N. Mackay ...................12 Miss I.Gurlett,bBrown 41 Miss I. Scott, c and b M ahoney.................. 56 Missl. Bassett,b Brown 3 Miss A. Scott, c Hen­ derson, b Brown ... 61 Miss I. Jones, b Swan- ston .......................... 21 Miss E. Martin, b Brown ................... 5 Miss C. Scott, not out 30 Miss Y. Rose, b Hen­ derson ...................10 Miss N. Chapman, c and b Mahoney ... 4 MissE. Wilson, c Hen­ derson, b Mahoney 18 Byes, &c..............10 Total ...27’ W ellington . Miss Spence, run out 1 Miss Brown, run out 0 Miss N. Mackay, run out ........................... 2 Miss P. Mackay, b Curlett .................. 10 Mrs. Swanston, c A. Scott, b Curlett ... 9 Miss Twohill, b Cur­ lett .......................... 0 Miss Henderson, run out ......................... Miss Mahoney, not out ........................... Miss Taylor, run out Miss Pool, run out ... Miss M. Henderson, b Curlett ................... Byes, &c.............. Total ........... O. M. R. W. 27 7 57 3 2 0 1 C anterbury . O. M. R. W. Swanston.. 32 7 70 1 I Brown ... N. Mackay 23 5 55 1 Henderson 5 Mahoney... 20 4 4 65 4 | Swanston bowled fourteen wides and N. Mackay two. W ellington . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Curlctt ... 12 7 12 4 I Martin ... 3 1 4 0 R ose........... 12 4 17 0 I I. Scott ... 3 3 0 0 In its report of the match The Weekly Press of Christchurch remarked One Lady — Miss C. Scott—exhibited defence that would have put many a man to shame. In fact the task of getting her out seemed—and proved—hopeless. She did not make her runs at a fast rate, but her drive through the slips was as original as it was wonderful. Miss Wilson was a fair sample of the other extreme. She scored off nearly every ball she got, and some of her hits were easily the biggest of the afternoon. It was quite evident she had been studying the style of her brother—the well-known “ Baby” Wilson of the St. Albans first eleven. . . . Miss Alice Scott showed herself possessed of considerable defence, and she rarely failed to pick out the right ball to hit. She had a little luck. On one occasion she and her partner were at the same end, and the ball only had to be returned a few yards. But the lady who should have received it appeared to be so deeply engrossed in conversation with the umpire that she lost her opportunity. And a few minutes later Miss Scott gave the same lady—still standing near the umpire—an easy catch, which was dropped. Miss Curlett showed an intimate knowledge of the orthodox strokes, and how to make them, and Miss I. Scott added to these one or two strokes of an entirely original character. Indeed, the way she gut straight full tosses away to fine leg might have excited the envy of a Ranjitsinhji.” THE BOW L ING MACH INE . It might have been thought that the ingenuity shown by Dr. J. Venn and his son in inventing the bowling machine, which attracted so much attention at Cambridge last spring, could have gone no further. Bat, at the request of many correspondents, Dr. Venn has during the past winter succeeded in inventing a simple apparatus by which a vertical spin, either backwards or forwards, maybe given to the ball, and it seems within the bounds of possibility that by an ingenious arrangement of this apparatus a swerve may be obtained. This new apparatus can be used by those who want more variety, but for ordinary purposes of tuition the original machine provides all that is required by the pupil. Several of the machines have already been sold, and, as might have been expected, South African cricketers have been among the first to see its advantages and possi­ bilities. Specimens have also been acquired for the Tonbridge nursery and the York­ shire County C.C. The machine, which is patented, is sold by Messrs. F. H. Ayres, of Aldersgate Street, who have strengthened its parts here and there. As was pointed out in the Field last spring, one of the greatest advantages of this machine is that it so admirably represents the methods of the human bowler. The ball does not pitch on the same ^quare inch of turf time after time, even when the machine is set for a particular length and direction. If it were possible to do this its advantages would to some extent disappear, for mere mechanical accuracy in pitch is of very little use to a pupil, who must belong to a very low order of intelligence if he cannot bring a mechanical accuracy of his own to his aid. As, however, the pupil knows that the ball will only pitch “ there or thereabouts,” he is obliged to use his wits constantly, and to fall into mechanical ways is absolutely fatal to him. Yet, oddly enough, several cricketers have expressed disappointment when they have found that the machine has only the accuracy of an Alfrel Shaw or an Attewell. It may be added that Dr. Venn is well-known in the scientific world as the author of The Logic of Chance and other books on the theory of probabilities .—The Field. ETON COLLEGE v. LIVERPOOL. — Played at Eton on May 14 and left drawn. F. H. Bowring took five wickets for 39 runs. Score :— ^ L iverpool . A. R. Leather, run out 0 E. E. Steel, c Boswell, b F ow ler.................. 03 J. O. Cunningham, c Tufnell, b Steel ... 10 B. Stewart-Brown, c and b Lister-Kaye... 9 C. Bowring, c Boswell, b Lister-Kaye..........38 F. H. Bowring, b Steel 11 * Innings declared closed. S. Bingham did not bat. R. Cunningham, b Fowler ... «......... 3 J. E.Gordon,b Boswell 5 VV. Bateson, not out.. 5 P.S. Boult, c Manners, b Lister-Kaye ... 3 A. L. Melly, not out.. 7 B 22, lb 2, w 1... 25 *Total (9 wkts)179 R. H. Lubbock. F. H. Bowring.......... 34 C. W. Tufnell, c andb S te e l.......................... 11 W. T. Birchenough, c Bingham, b F, H. Bowring .................. 5 R. St. L. Fowler, c Gordon, b R. Cunn­ ingham ..................15 A. 1. Steele, c Steel, b R. Cunningham ... 20 P. H. B r o u g h ton- Adderley, c J. Cunn­ ingham, b Steel ... 12 Eton College. b C.W. Norman, cSteel, b F. H. Bowring ... C. L. C. Clarke, lbw, b Steel .................. Hon. J. N. Manners, not out .................. K. Lister-Kaye, b F. B o w rin g ................. R. F. Drake, b F. B ow ring.................. W. G. K. Boswell, not out .......................... B10, lb 3, nb 2 ... CRICKET IN SCOTLAND. AYRSHIRE v. LANARKSH IRE.-Played at Kil­ marnock on May 11 and won by Ayrshire. Score : Lanarkshire. II. Lakeman, b Booth 0 It. Paterson, b Booth J. Lavelle, b Fergus­ 42 W. B. Thomson, c Mor­ ton, b Drinnan 12 son .......................... 0 D. Murray, c liighet, G. A. Delaney, lbw, b b Barrow.................. 29 Fergusson .......... 0 E. Walker, c Wood, b E. M. Allan, cH iglict, Barrow .................. 10 b Fergusson .......... 4 J. B. Lee, lbw, b C. Campbell, not out 0 Drinnan .................. 1 Byes, &c.............. 5 H. Thomlinson, b Fer— gusson .................. 9 Total ........... 118 A yrshire . T. C. Dunlop, b Camp­ bell ..........................23 J. Booth, lbw, b Camp­ bell ..........................13 D. C. Stevenson, run out ..........................12 A. Barrow, c and b Campbell.................. 25 J. Fergusson, c Lakc- man, b A llan ...........18 W. R. Drinnan and A. H. Burbidge did not b.it. A. F. M. Morton, lbw, b Walker.................. 1 G. Wood, c Lakeman, b Thomlinson ... 14 D. Highet, n otou t ... 15 N. Galloway, not out 12 Byes, &c..............17 Total (7 wkts) 150 CLACKMANNAN COUNTY v. FI FES 11IRE.— flayed at Alloa on May 14 and won by Clackmannan by 139 runs. Score :— C lackmannan C ounty . T. A. Bowie, not outl31 R. Cairns, b Anderson 2 West, lbw, b Paton ... 0 A. G. Moir, c Young, b W. A. Smith ...........30 N. Clayton, b R. K. Smith .................. 9 T. Scott, b R. K. Smith ......... D. Patrick, b Cox ... C. Christie, not out... Byes, &c.............. Total 0 wkts.)200 R. W. Marshall, A. F. Gilmour, and R. M'Ewan did not bat. D. Connell, b West ... 4 F. A. Kinross, b West 4 J. Taylor, c M‘Ewan, - b West .................. 9 Cox, b Bowie .......... 12 A. A. Muir, c and b W e st.......................... 4 R. K. Smith, b Bowie 2 J. H. Wardlaw, b M 'E w an................... W. A. Smith, c Moir, b West .................. R. Young, b West ... A. Anderson,,not out Byes, &c.............. Total ........... HORNSEY v. SOUTHGATE.—Played at South- gite on May 14. H ornsey . J. R. Hudson, c Sav- ille, b Whitehead ... 13 R. J. Berry, c Barker, b Ricketts .......... 31 E. B. Jubb, c Saville, b Whitehead ........... 0 F. B. Clemens, c Sav­ ille, b Stephens ... 4 M. B. Loup, b D ent... 5 II. Hardcastle, st Barker, b Dent ... 0 J. M. Mirylees, b D ent.......................... 0 E. M. Grimsdell, I d R icketts.................. 19 R. W. Murch, b Dent 0 J. W. Hobson, notout 2 W. Watkin, b Dent ... 1 B 7, lb 1 ........... 8 83 S outhgate . Rev.H.C.Dixon Spain, retired .......... ... 29 R.T. Barker, b Hudson 0 C. A.Saville, b Hudson 14 F. B. Dent, b Hudson 20 G. L. Vivian, c and b Hudson ................. 3 M. 1*. Shepherd, not out ......... ........... 3 W. H. Stephens, b Hudson ................... 0 C.B.Shcpherd, b Jubb 0 C. S. Goul6, b Hud­ son ...................... 0 J. Whitehead, b Hud­ son ...................... 0 W. T. Ricketts, b Hudson ................... 5 By'es ........ 22 Total . 102 GEORGE LEW IN & Co., (Established 1869.) Club Colour Specialists and A th letic Clothing Manufacturers. OUTFITTERS BY APPOINTMENT To the M.C.C. 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