Cricket 1910

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H e r M ajesty th e Q ueen has graciously consented to become patroness of the London Playing Fields Society. The special appeal fund now amounts to .£4,300, and includes the follow ing:— Fishmongers’ Company, £105; Skinners’ Company, .£105 ; Mercers’ Company, £ 105; Grocers’ Company, £ 5 0 ; and M r. T. Wall, £1,000. L an cash ire had an experience last week which was quite remarkable, seeing that in the two matches they played they lost only ten wickets yet won on each occasion by an innings and over a hundred runs. Against Yorkshire they declared with five wickets down for 395 runs and proved successful by an innings and 111 runs, whilst against Northants they applied the closure with only half their wickets down for 314 and won by an innings and 112 runs. Their success at Northampton was brought about by the dismissal of the home side twice on the last day, though it must not be overlooked that Tyldesley (J. T.) had previously played a fine innings of 124, thereby rendering possible the victory which Heap’s bowling brought about. J am es S u tc liffe H e a p , a left-handed player, was born at Lowerhouse, Burnley, on August 12th, 1883, and for several seasons has been on the fringe of the Lan­ cashire Eleven. Had he belonged to almost any other county he would long ere this have been a regular member of the side, but Lancashire have had so many excellent players at command during recent seasons that it has not been found possible to guarantee him a place in the team. Before joining the ground-staff at Old Trafford he played for Lowerhouse in the Lancashire League, and subsequently appeared frequently for the second eleven of the county and occasionally for the first. Last year he headed the Lancashire bowling averages in County Championship matches, but on Saturday last, when he obtained fourteen wickets in a day for 93 ruus, he performed the greatest feat o f his career. His bowling is slow, and, on a wicket giving him any assistance, gener­ ally deadly. I n their match at Northampton in the latter part of last week, Lancashire had four players named Tyldesley in the team — John Thomas, Ernest, William and James. The first-named marked the occurrence by scoring 124 — his sixth hundred of the season. O n the evening of the 2nd inst., during the progress of cricket practice at Darwen, a young fellow named Thomas Parsons went on to the ground with a mock tray, pretending that he was taking refreshments to the players. At that moment a player named Edge bowled to a batsman named Thomas Cronshaw, who struck the ball, which hit Parsons behind the ear. Parsons complained that he was sick, and, after sitting for some time, took part in other games. On returning home he became worse, and died in a quarter of an hour’s time from concussion of the brain. C apt . F rank P en n , to whose good scoring in club matches reference has frequently been made in Gossip, was last week appointed to the adjutancy of the 2nd Life Guards at Hyde Park. He is a son of the famous Frank Penn, and has himself appeared occasionally for Kent. T h e late Daniel Hayward, of Cam­ bridge, left estate of the gross value of £6,382. To his son Tom Hayward, the well-known Surrey cricketer, he left certain money at ihe bank, one-fourth of his business as cricket and football out­ fitter, and a fifth of the residuary estate. N ot for a long time has so much interesting and exciting inter - County cricket been seen on a Saturday afternoon as was the case last week. In almost every match which was in progress that day run-getting proved a difficult task, and in at least two games— those at the Oval and Leyton— an unexpected result was arrived at. On the former ground a definite finish was practically assured some hours before it was reached, but at Leyton a draw appeared so likely that a late edition of an evening paper remarked : “ The game must now, of course, end in a draw, and no real interest attaches to the afternoon’s play. Essex missed their chance of winning yesterday, and this morning they have allowed several things to escape them .” M issed catches played an important part in last week’s cricket. Tyldesley (J.T.), who made 124 at Northampton, was badly let off when 5 ; Essex fielded at times in deplorable fashion against N otts.; and at the Oval Smith, at the most critical stage of Surrey’s match with Middlesex, was missed twice in a manner which was ludicrous. In each case the side guilty of the blunders was defeated, although at Leyton the margin was by but three wickets and only three minutes before time, and at the Oval by two wickets after a struggle which was nothing less than dramatic. It may be doubted, too, whether Sussex would have got home by two wickets against Leicestershire if Leach, who carried out his bat for 24, had not been missed twice in making his runs. T h e large crowd present at the Oval saw perhaps the most remarkable cricket o f the season. Middlesex, by winning the toss, had gained a distinct advantage