Cricket 1910

CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. JULY 7 , 1910 . No. 845. v o l . x x i x . THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1910. o n e p e n n y . TH E ETON AND HARROW CAPTA INS , Photo by] [Bills <£• Saunders, Harrow. Photo by] MK. G. F. EARLE (HARROW). At Lord’s to morrow the historic match between Eton and Harrow will commence. No other inter-school match can boast such a record, for it was played in the days of George III., many years before Waterloo was fought or Queen Victoria born. Men who have become famous as statesmen, orators, scientists, authors, or in some other manner, have done their best for their School at Lord’s, and have, probably without exception, always referred with piide to the fact that their cricketical skill gained them a place in “ the Eleven.” The scores of 84 matches have been preserved, and these show that Eton have won 31 and Harrow 35, the remaining 18 having been drawn. The earliest of these games dates back to 1805, but the sides are known to have met even earlier. For instance, in 1800, “ in a match between the Eton and Harrow boys Tom Lloyd beat [Hills d? Saunders, Eton. MR. R. ST. L. FOWLER ( e TO!)). the Harrow boys off his own bat in one innings; on that occasion he caught a cold which caused his death.” Is a portrait of this early champion in existence ? If so, it should be accorded a place of honour both at Eton and Lord’s. Certain it is that if Lloyd had been an Harrovian, or if Lord Byron had been sent to Eton, his great feat would have been immortalized in a befitting manner.