Cricket 1910

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He obtained the highest score— 54—made for either side, and among his hits were two sixes. Playing against Somerset at Taunton this week, he was caught off the first ball he received in his first innings, but made 74 in his second. I t will be interesting to see what amount of success will attend the efforts of Haywood and John Seymour, who have recently completed their qualification for Northants, for should they score well and obtain their runs by bright methods, the strength o f the County would probably be greatly increased. For some time past only Mr. Pool has appeared to obtain runs with ease; the other batsmen on the side have generally succeeded in making the attack look difficult, with results not at all desirable to the young players in the team who naturally consider that, if the regular members find it necessary to bat with great care, their own chance of gaining distinction must be remote. In Thompson, S. G. Smith, East and Wells Northamp­ tonshire possess not only four good bowlers, but four whose methods give a very desirable amount of variety to the attack. I f Haywood and John Seymour do as well as is hoped, the team may soon come to be recognised as one of the best in the country. M ajor F. G. G uggisberg , R.E., the well-known Army and M.C.C. cricketer, has been appointed Director of Surveys in Northern Nigeria. Miss Decima Moore, the delightful actress who has given such pleasure to playgoers, is his wife. F rom the Observer :— “ When Pougher first came up to Lord’s there was much curious articulation in the pronouncement of his name—we had “ Power,” “ Poujer,” and “ Puffer.” “ Puffer” finally had it; and so recently as three years ago the official card in Eton v. Winchester on Agar’s Plough proclaimed the phonetic pronunciation of “ Puffer ” as one of the umpires. Eton corrected itself as the day wore.” I n what was practically the first week of the season both Kent and Surrey experienced defeat, and, in each case, curiously enough, at the hands of one of the Universities. To suggest— as has been done—that their downfall may be attri­ buted to their players not yet being in form is to belittle the value of what Oxford and Cambridge achieved. The manner in which the matches resulted cannot fail to benefit the University sides, and to increase public interest in their doings, whilst it should also spur on the counties mentioned to accomplish some­ thing to atone for their reverse. The defeat of Kent, the Champion County, was a feat of which Oxford should be deservedly proud, and to Le Couteur and Lagden especially are congratulations due. The former hails from Mel­ bourne University, and, entering Uni­ versity College in October, 1008, obtained his Blue last year as a Freshman. In addition to being a useful batsman—his average for Oxford last season was 26’00— he can bowl, not only the ordinary off- break and leg-breals, but the “ googlie,” and as even half-a-dozen such deliveries may cause a strong team to collapse, it stands to reason that he is a very desirable player to have at command. H is ten wickets for 42 runs against Kent is by far the best thing he has yet done in a match of note. F or Lagden, if he keeps up the game after leaving the University, one may confidently predict a great future. Whilst at Marlborough he showed that he was a batsman of far more than average ability, his doings in his last year, 1908, being nothing less than brilliant. In the match with Rugby at Lord’s he scored 4 and 84, and against Liverpool made 149 not out and 102 in a single day, winding up with an average of 52’54 for thirteen innings commenced. His doings naturally caused his form at Oxford to be anticipated with very great interest, and he did well at the very first opportunity which presented itself, scoring 3 and 96 in the Freshmen’s match. Against Mr. Leveson-Gower’s X I. on the University ground he made 77 not out and 36 not out, and, like Le Couteur, gained his Blue in his first season. At his best he is a delightful player to w'atch, for he can hit well and with discrimina­ tion and invariably scores at a good rate. As a change bowler he is also decidedly useful, and the fact should not be lost sight of that three years ago he headed the Marlborough averages, taking twenty- seven wickets for 15-03 runs each. In last week’s match against Kent he scored 68 not out at a critical time and took four wickets for 15 runs. A contributor to the A thletic News remarks that “ A. W . Pawson’s gesture after last week’s Oxford v. Kent match reminded one of the duke in ‘ Lotliair.’ It was that of a man who devoutly thanks Providence his children are not unworthy of him.” T hat Surrey, having beaten Leicester­ shire by an innings and outplayed Der­ byshire at all points, should be beaten by Cambridge, after the thrashing the latter had received at the hands of Essex, was surprising to say the least. N. J. H ollo­ way, whose two wickets against Essex cost 51 runs each, had an analysis o f ten for 94 in the Surrey match, whilst A. G. Cowie, who was not chosen for the former game, appeared in the latter and took seven wickets. Holloway is an Old Ley-