Cricket 1910

ig2 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J une 9, 1910. IS CRICKET SKILL HERE- DITAEY ? Here is an odd fact, explain it how you may : —No really great cricketer , batsman or lowler, has inherited his genius mr has he succeeded in tra> smitting it. Innumerable instances might be furnished ; let’s look at a lew. I have already cited certain cricket brotherhoods, all of whom confirm this state­ ment. The Lillywhites and Hearnes have been conspicuous on the cricket field. Now old William Lillywhite was the greatest bowler of his day; he had three sons, only one of whom, John, played much for his county, and he was a batsman rather than a bowler. William’s nephew, James, was a famous bowler, but his father was unknown in cricket. Then the Hearnes. Of the elder generation Tom was a great cricketer, whilst his brother George was only second-rate. But neither of Tom’s sons shone as cricketers, though both of them did good service for the M.C.O. On the other hand George’s three sons, Frank, Alec, and Walter, were for many years prominent in Kent County Cricket. But tbeir cousin, J. T., the well-known Middlesex bowler, and quite in the front rank—of his father the cricket world knows nothing. Again, the sons of several famous cricketers have played for acounty, but in no one instance have they shown the ability of their father ; in most cases the contrast between father and son has been painful. I may mention Bichard Daft and his two sons, Harry and Richard, both very mediocre. Herbert Car­ penter was prominent in the Essex eleven for many years, but nobody would dream of putting him on the same level as his father, the Cambri igeshire “ crack.” Poor W. G., junior, whose early diath all.regretted, was bat a very small edition of his father. Most cricket students have heard of George Freeman, whom both \V. G. and Daft called the finest fast bowler they ever met. I spent an evening with him not long before his death, nearly fifteen years ago. Our talk was of cricket. Said he— “ Cricket doesn’t run iu the Freeman strain; neither my father nor my brothers took the smallest interest in it, and as for my boys, I could never prevail on them to handle bat or ball.” Nothing would be more welcome than the revival of historic cricket names. . . . Speaking generally every famous cricketer has been his own ancestor and has left no descendant. If it should be said that all cricketers are made, not bom — which I deny pointblank so far as the most famous cricketers are concerned, though willingly conceding that in their ease practice made perfect—then I would ask how it is that with the amplest opportunities for practice and the coaching of their father, the sons of great cricketers do so little.—Tbe Rev. R. S. Holmes in The Evening News. CBICKET IN ANTIGUA. ANTIGUA v. ST. JOHN’S.—This, the final “ Cup Tie,” match was played at Victoria Park and was won by Antigua by 69 runs, who thus hold the Cup for the first time since the institution of the competition in 1907. A n t ig u a . First innings. Second innings. J. S. Udal, run out ........... IS b Pigott ......... 4 W. G. Davey, b Davis ... 6 c Brooks, b Gon­ salves ...........39 R.Camacho,lbw,bChristian 25 notout.......... L. Camacho, c Christian, b Jeffrey ........................... 6 lbw, b Pigott A.J.Camacho,st,bChristian 8 c England, ... 37 15 Swift lbw, b Davis J. S. Watt, b Christian T. E. Peters, b Christian... 1 b Pigott A. Camacho, c England, b C h ristian .......................... F. Camacho, b Jeffrey F. Gomes, c Brooks, b Davis 17 b Jeffrey A. Hart, not o u t...................11 c Swift, b Jeffrey B 4, lb 2 .......................... 6 B 3, lb 3, w 1... b Jeffrey b Jeffrey Total ...............102 S t . J ohn ’ s . Total...........129 First innings*. Second innings. J. Gonsalves, c Hart, b L. c A. Camacho, b Camacho .......................... 1 L. Camacho ... 0 V. Brooks, c and b Watt 22 c R. Camacho, b L. Camacho ... 3 W. England, b W att........... 18 c Peters, b A. Camacho 1 D. Willock, b Udal ........... 3 b L. Camacho ... 9 E. Michael, st Davey, b Udal .................................. 4 b A. Camacho ... 7 D. Christian, b W att.......... 2 not out.................. 11 C. Pigott, not out ........... 15 c Udal, b Watt ... 14 K. Swift, run out ........... 0 c F. Camacho, b L. Camacho ... 9 W. Heath, b Udal .......... 1 c and b Watt 11 L. Jeffrey, c Peters, b A. c R. Camacho, b Camacho .................. ‘ .. 18 L. Camacho ... 1 G. Davis, b L. Camacho ... 0 run out ........... 4 B 2, lb 2 ... ........... 4 B 3, lb 1 ........... 4 Total .................. 88 Total........... 74 ANTIGUA v. H.M.S. “ BRILLIANT.”—Played at St. John’s and won by Antigua by 71 runs. A n t ig u a . J. S. Watt, c and b Pepper .................. 0 H. Holme, c Pepper, b Capt. Booth ...........34 R.Camacho,c Carbury, b P e p p er.................. 7 C. Malone, lbw, b Pepper ..................12 L. Camacho, c Shea, b Pepper .................. 8 J. Hamilton, b Pepper 5 H.M. —Woodhouse.bMalone 1 Capt. Booth, b Malone 4 Lt. Bayley,st C.Gomes, b Udal .................. 1 — Pepper, b Udal ... 1 Lt. Campbell, not out 39 Dr. Carbury, b Udal... 1 — Curton, b Malone .. 0 A. Camacho, not out 31 F. Gomes, b Pepper... 10 J. P. Turner, b Pepper 0 C. Gomes, c Bayley, b Capt. Booth ... 3 J. S. Udal, c Pepper, b W oodhouse......... 15 B 5, lb 2, w 1 ... 8 Total . S. “ B r il l ia n t . ’ ...133 Lt.Moeg,cR .Camacho, b Udal ................... Lt.Colville,cC.Gomes, b Udal ................... — Shea, b Watt........... — Harris, b Watt ... Total 3 o 3 , 62 G EOR G E A V ER Y & SON , Cricket Ball M anufacturers, 9 & 1 1 , C h a r le s S t r e e t , S O U T H B O R O U G H , K E N T . Established 1861. G. 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