Cricket 1910

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He was described as “ A very severe hitter, but rather too wild at times ; a capital field at long-leg or long field.” Whilst at the School he was coached by George Wigzell, of Kent. G. B r itto n . George Britton, at one time a very familiar figure in Yorkshire cricket, died suddenly on January 3rd. For more than thirty years he had been a member of the orchfstra at the Grand Theatre, Leeds, and on the date mentioned occupied his customary position as second violin, but, feeling unwell, was sent home. He had not walked far, how­ ever, when he fell dead in the street. He was born at Hunslet, Leeds (where he re­ sided all his life) on April 7th, 1843. Scores and Biographies (vii.-91) says that he was •*a good average batsman” and that he “ fielded generally mid-wicket off or on.” He played for Yorkshire only once—against Cambridge­ shire at Wisbech in 1867, when he was bowled by Tarrant in each innings of a low- scoring match for 0 and 3. He was a member of the Hunslet C. C. for about twenty seasons, and frequently appeared for local twenty-two’s against the All England and the United All England Elevens. His most notable feat was in 1870, when, playing for xxii. of Hull against the A. E .E ., he went in first and carried his bat for 30 through an innings of 72, seeing all the other ttventy-one players dismissed. He was buried in New Wortley Cemetery on January 6 th. A.C.D. M r . W. B ro ck ie . The death is announced of Mr. William Brockie, for some years one of the best- known cricketers in Philadelphia. He was born at Birkenhead on June 28th, 1864, but, emigrating to the United States whilst quite young, learned the game in Phila­ delphia. His first experience of Inter­ national cricket were gained as early as 1882, and two seasons later, when only nineteen years of age, he was chosen for the trip made to England that year by the Gentlemen of Philadelphia. During that tour he commenced twenty-two innings and scored 369 runs with an average of 19 42 : his highest score was 113 not out against Scar­ borough, when D. P. Stoever (100) helped him to put on 178 for the ninth wicket in 97 minutes. He was invited to visit England again with the team of 1889, but business prevented him, and there is no doubt that his all-round cricket was much missed. He was a sound and stylish batsman with good hitting powers, and one of the most brilliant fieldsman ever identified with the game in America. At silly point he accomplished several remark­ able feats, and he was also to .be feared whilst at cover-point or mid-off. " His con­ nection with the Germantown C. C. covered many years, and the success with which the Club met from 1889 to 1899 was in a large measure due to his captaincy. He played frequently for the United States against Canada, and for the Gentlemen of Phila­ delphia against visiting teams from England and Ireland, but for a cricketer of his ability met with little success, his best innings being 51 against Canada at Toronto in 1888 and 41 not out for Pennsylvania University v. Mr. F. Mitchell’s team in 1895. In good-class cricket in America he made a couple of hundreds, scoring 108 for Germantown v. Young America in 1888, and 132 for Mr. G. S. Patterson’s XI. against Mr. A. M. Wood’s XI. six years later. A 'portrait of Mr. Brockie was published in the January issue of Cricket in 1892. M r . F . F ield in g . Mr. Felix Felding, who played for Surrey in seven matches between 1889 and 1891, died at Surbiton, after a long period of ill- health, on the 4th inst. As he was born on February 21th, 1858, he was in his fifty- second year at the time of his death. He was educated at Malvern, where he was in the Eleven in 1875. That season he kept wicket for the College very creditably and scored 224 runs with an average of sixteen. He afterwards became a well-known member of Incogniti, M.C.C. (which he joined in 1882), and the Richmond C.C., and for some years was Captain of the Surbiton Club. In 1889 he appeared for Surrey on a few occa­ sions, and quickly made his mark. In his second match for the County, against Oxford University at the Oval, he scored 75 and in partnership with Abel (138) put on 183 runs for the second wicket. Surrey made. 614, and won by an innings and 367 runs. Mr. Fielding did little more that season with the bat, but his form with the gloves was so good that he was chosen to keep wicket for the Sjuth against the North at Manchester. In the seven matches in which he played for Surrey during 1889 and the two following yeirs he scored 106 runs with an average of 15-14. As a batsman he possessed strong defence, and in club cricket made some ex­ cellent scores, but it was his wicket-keeping which gained him a place in first-class cricket. He was buried at Kingston-on- Thames on the 7th inst. T. A. H ea b n e. Thomas Arthur Hearne, the ground superintendent at Lord’s since 1898, died in St. Bartholomew’s Hospital on January 29th in his sixty-first year. He was son of “ Old Tom ” Hearne, elder brother of “ G.F.,” and first cousin of “ G.G.,” Frank and Alec, and was born at Stoke Poges, in Buckingham­ shire, on December 29th, 1849. He was also related to the three brothers, Herbert, Walter and J. T. Hearne. His first match at Lord’s was in May, 1871, for XV. Colts of England against M.C.C. and Ground, but he never won fame as a cricketer. For many years, before succeeding P. Pearce at Lord’s, he was groundman at Wellington College. A man of genial and kindly nature, he was much liked by all who knew him. He was buried in Kensington Cemetery on February 3rd. M r . E. H. Joh n ston . Mr. E. Hubert Johnston, Writer to the Sig­ net and Secretary to the University Curators, died suddenly at the Edinburgh University ball on the evening of the 15th inst. in his forty-sixth year. He was educated at Clifton and, being in the Eleven in 1883 and 1884, was contemporary with J. H. Brain, K. J. Key and G. Fowler. Played originally for his wicket-keeping, he averaged only 4 50 with the bat in the former year but in the