Cricket 1910

154 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M ay 26, i g i o England team at Bothwell Castle on September 17th and 18th. The visiting side, it is understood, will be captained by S. M. J. Woods. I n the match between Perambulators and Etceteras at Cambridge on Monday, E . L . Kidd, a Freshman, bowled on that ground for the first time in his life and did the hat-trick at the expense of Windsor-Clive, Griffin and Trasenster. H e and Nason, who went on as last change and took three wickets for 10 runs, got six wickets down in thirteen balls. Kidd is a slow leg-break bowler and for three years, commencing in 1907, was in the Wellington Eleven. He was played originally more for his batting than his bowling, but in 1908 he took forty-two wickets for 16'50 runs each and in 1909, when he headed the batting averages with 41'09 runs an innings and captained the side, he obtained twenty- six at a cost of 19'69 apiece. He is a brilliant field. O n e of Llanelly’s new professionals is a Cingalee and evidently a bowler above the average. Last week he took six wickets for 37 runs against Swansea and was the means of Llanelly obtaining their first victory for many years over their strong rivals, and on Saturday, against Neath, he took five wickets in six balls, performing the hat-trick. Last season Holsinger, for such is his name, was engaged in Lincolnshire. Some time ago I was given to under­ stand that W. M. Brownlee, the best all-round player in last year’s eleven at Clifton, would be at Oxford this season, but so far I have not noticed his name in any of the University Trial matches. Whether he has gone up or not, one hopes that he will be seen again soon in matches of note. On his seven appear­ ances for Gloucestershire last season he batted very well indeed, and in his second innings against Essex at Cheltenham, when he and Langdon made 91 together without being separated in 25 minutes off 10 overs, was very much to the fore. Y esterday , for the first time in the history of the game, Worcestershire beat Surrey, and that they thoroughly deserved their success all those who witnessed the match will readily agree. It seems un­ generous to recall that Surrey lacked the assistance of Hayward and Hayes, and that Hobbs, who generally does par­ ticularly well against Worcestershire, was handicapped by a blow received whilst fielding a hard hit from Arnold on the first day.Even allowing for these things, however, Surrey were clearly out­ classed in all departments o f the game, and the margin in AVorcestershire’s favour, though a very large one, gives one an accurate idea of the difference between the two sides so far as that particular match is concerned. M r . G eoffrey F oster ’ s innings of 123 was excellent in every way— worthy, in fact, of any member of the famous cricketing family to which he belongs. A few years ago a good judge of the game told me that he regarded him as the most promising batsman in England, and many people consider—not, I think, without reason— that he will be found in repre­ sentative cricket at an early date if he can spare the time to appear fairly regularly in great matches. I t is not known with what sort of lucky coin A. H . Hornby is winning so many tosses for Lancashire, says the Sporting Chronicle. He certainly found a curious one the other day. He was digging a drain at his kennels—for he has a pack of beagles at Nantwich— and embedded in the soil he discovered an ancient and curious coin. It is silver, is jagged with age, and bears the name of Carolus X II. L illey made his first appearance for Warwickshire this season on Monday, when he turned out against Sussex at Leamington, and, going in first, played an innings of 104. Although the ground has very easy boundaries, it should be remembered that Lilley is now in his forty-second year, and is assisting his county for the twenty-third season in succession. It is not generally known, I think, that Lilley first came to the front whilst engaged as a packer with Messrs. Cadbury, at Bourneville, near Birming­ ham, and that it was on the advice of Shilton that he was accorded a trial by the county authorities. That was twenty- three years ago, and Lilley is now a grandfather. I t was good to see S. M. J. Woods leading Somerset again, and especially against Yorkshire, for it is in matches with that county that his captaincy will always be chiefly remembered. This week he had a poor side to command, but, as usual, it was far from being disgraced : in fact, it made a fight which would have done credit to many teams which are gene­ rally regarded as being much stronger. Some county sides are much easier than others to lead, and Somerset, with its frequently changing composition, is one of the more difficult. But Mr. Woods, emerging from his; regretted retirement, cheerily undertakes the captaincy, and by his wonderful keenness (which is infec­ tious) and intimate knowledge of every fibre o f the game causes the side to make even the strongest county look to its laurels. Cricket would be much the richer for more players of his stamp. I n the West End Senior Cup match at Acton on Saturday last between Kensington and Oxford C.C., Heckenberg took the last five wickets of the latter with consecutive balls. His analysis was seven wickets for 14 runs in a total of 41. I n the match at Cliislehurst on the 21st inst. between Chislehurst and Borough Polytechnic there was a finish such as is seldom chronicled. The former declared their innings closed with nine wickets down for 128, and when the last over of the day was commenced Borough Polytechnic, with four wickets in hand, wanted five runs to win. Only four were made, however, and the game accordingly ended in a tie. K ent have had a very successful week, outplaying Lancashire in the two-day match at Manchester and beating Northamptonshire on Tuesday last by 241 runs. It is a great thing for the side that Hutchings is already at his best, and the reappearance of Fielder should strengthen the team enormously. At Northampton this week the players named fairly shared the honours of the match, the former seoring 59 and 104 and the latter taking a dozen wickets for 76 runs. During the second day Fielder obtained ten wickets for 2 9 ; his pace was altogether too much for his opponents, the only double-figure scores in the innings being 17 by Wells and 13 by John Seymour. The greatest credit, everyone will readily admit, is due to Sussex for the splendid up-hill game they played this week against Warwickshire at Leam ­ ington. After following on, 266 behind, they sent their opponents in with 158 to win and had none the worst of the draw when play ended. Excepting Butt, who carried out his bat, only one player (Vine) failed to reach double figures in their second innings, and four exceeded the half century. Chief credit, o f course, belongs to Mr. Heygate (108 and 46) and to Leach and Vincett, who put on 126 in 50 minutes—they made 100 in thirty-five—for the ninth wicket. It was an extremely good performance on the part of the county, and one of which it would be difficult to speak too highly. The steady bowling of Santall should not be overlooked; in a total of 423 he took seven wickets for 62 runs— figures which are their own testimonial. HARROW SCHOOL v. Mu. M. C. KEMP'S X f.— Played at Harrow 011 May 21 and won by tlic latter by 2 runs. Score :— Mr. M. C. K e m p ’ s XI. C. H. Byre, e Straker, b B lou n t...................39 B.Middlediteh, e Alex­ ander, b Graham ... 13 R. E. Eiloart, c Turn­ bull, b Graham ... 6 K. M. Carlisle, c Hop­ ley, b B lou n t........... 8 K. G. de Jongli, u Wil­ son, b Alexandor ... 21 D. W. Carr, st M<(nek­ ton, b Alexander ... 0 C. H. Bodington, e Turnbull, b Alexan­ der ........................... P. R. May, b Earle ... C. G. Pope, c Straker, b Hillyard .......... H. M. Keen, not out M. C. Kemp, e Earle, b A lexan der........... Byes, &c.............. Total H a r r o w S c h o o l . T. B. Wilson, c Eiloart, b May.......................... 11 G. P. Earle, b Carr ... 14 G.W.V. Hopley, c Mid- dleditch, b May ... 27 T. L. G. Turnbull, c de Jongli, b M ay........... 3 J. M. Hillyard, b May 1 T. O. Jameson, e Bod­ ington, b CaiT...........24 A. C. Straker, e Pope, b May ................... W. T. Monckton, run out ......................... C. H. Blount, b May Hon.H.R. Alexander, not out ................... C. B. Graham, b May Byes, &c.............. Total ........... ARMV TENTQ ____Suitable for gardens, H it III V I L n l O a cricket, or camping out, 40ft. round, pegs, poles, lines, complete (with tent bag included) for 35s. each ; cheaper kinds from 15s. each. Write for list of fancy garden tents.— H. J. GASSON, Government Contractor, Rye.