Cricket 1910

S ept . i , igio. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 377 took seven wickets for 35 runs in a total of 103. I n a.tw o-day match on the Saffrons, Eastbourne, on August 24th and 25th, 935 runs were made for fourteen wickets, as follows :— B lue M antles . J .n . K elsey, c Pearce, b Ellis .....................85 A. W. Parez, b Wag- e n e r ..............................60 O. C. Tudor, b Brad­ shaw ............................. 36 A. Tyler, c Pearce, b Gamble .....................17 C. Bourns, c Pearcc, b E l li s ............................. 6 D. Sasse, c Bridges, b Gamble .....................80 F. H. Gresson, b Ellis 40 G. L. Sasson, c Brad­ shaw, b E llis... 6 C a p t. W a ts o n , c Bridges, b Brad­ shaw ................19 W. H. Bacon, b Gam­ ble ............................. 17 E. F . Boyd, not out... 0 Byes, &c............. 29 Total ...395 E astbourne . H. 8 . Scott, b Gresson 7 B. G. Pearce, not out 202 J. Bradshaw, not out 35 Byes, &c................20 Total (4 w kts) 540 J.G. C. Scott, c Tudor, b B o u r n s .....................114 Ii. G. Tudor, c Parez, b B o u rn s........................ 42 L.W. Bridges, c Tudor, b Parez ...................... 120 E. M atheson, C. E. W inter, D. W. Ellis, Gamble and F. G. W agener did not bat. Pearce hit thirty-four 4’s, Bridges seven­ teen and Scott twenty. Pearce and Bridges put on 265 together for the fourth wicket. As at Dover in their match with Kent, Hampshire were handicapped by the weather when playing at Lord’s last week. On the first day Middlesex scored almost three hundred on an easy wicket, but rain afterwards caused the conditions to favour the bowlers and Hampshire were beaten by an innings. Had they succeeded in escaping the follow-on they might possibly have saved the game, but when they went in the second time they gave one the impression that they had recognized the inevitable, for none played a careful game and many were caught in attempting to hit. So far as one could judge from the pavilion, Hampshire certainly appeared to take their reverse light-heartedly. T h e outstanding feature of the match was, of course, Warner's innings of 145. Going in first, he took out his bat when the last wicket fell, practically carrying the side on his shoulders. The extent to which Middlesex were indebted to him may be gauged from the fact that only five other players reached double-figures, and that only two of them—S. H. Saville (25) and Tarrant (22)— exceeded twenty. Warner has not been in such consistently fine form this year as usual, but his 101 not out against Essex and 145 not out at the expense of Hampshire will rank with any of the displays he has given during his career. H is batting on Thurs­ day last may not have appealed to every­ one—many spectators would probably have preferred half-an-hour’s fireworks on the part of one of the “ ’ard, ’igh and Soften ” brigade — but it was a characteristically sound display, one possible only to a recognised master of the game, and delightful cricket. A l e x a n d e r K e r m o d e , the Australian who was brought to England to qualify for Lancashire, showed more than a glimpse of his old form on Saturday, when he took seven wickets for six runs for Bacup against Church on the former’s ground. The total of the innings was 24. On the same afternoon S. F. Barnes made 94 not out and took five wickets for Porthill against Silverdale in the North Stafford­ shire League. M r . A. W . R o b e r t s , one of the two well-known cricketing sons of Canon Roberts of Gloucester, was married at Christ Church, St. Leonards, last week to a daughter of Dr. Brodribb of St. Leonards. M r . F. B. Roberts was best J . E. J e w e l l , the young Surrey amateur who is leaving England at an early date for South Africa, played an innings of 225 on August 24th for Sutton against Horton Asylum on the latter’s ground at Epsom. The score of the innings was as follows :— J. S. Brocklesby, c Bam bridge. b Lacey 6 J. E. Jewell, b Roper 225 G. J. P. Arnold, c Mills, b D udley ... 2 1). M. H. Jewell, b D u d le y ..................... 0 G. R. Blades, b Lacey 1 J. Bell, c Edwards, b Dudley .....................54 G. H arvey, b Bam ­ bridge ..................... 0 E. H. Jewell, b R oper 23 C. E. W ilson, not out 27 Byes, &c................ 13 Total (9 wkts)*391 *Innings declared closed. R. M. Bell did not bat. Jewell made 225 of the first 310 runs scored by the side and hit nine 6’s and twenty - seven 4’s. Off one over he obtained five 6’s : the other ball yielded four byes. P r o v id e d the consent of the Sussex County C.C. Committee is obtained, Killick and the brothers Relf will leave England during the present month for India in order to coach the cricketers in Jamnagar, H .H . Ranjitsinhji’s capital. All three would, of course, return before the commencement of the next cricket I t will be remembered that, earlier in the season, the Yorkshire County C.C. announced that they would withdraw from the Minor Counties competition. A report is now current to the effect that Notts have arrived at a similar decison. The second eleven matches certainly provided young cricketers with ex­ perience of good-class match-play, but it is possible to pay too heavy a price for the knowledge thereby obtained. L o r d D e r b y has subscribed ,£25 to Sharp’s benefit-fund, and “ Ranji ” has forwarded a cheque for a like amount to Killick. It is said that Sharp is more likely to receive £1,800 than £'2,000 from his match. C. B. F l e m in g , one of the best-known cricketers in Derbyshire, met with a severe accident on Thursday evening last. Whilst practising on the Derby Midland ground, a ball driven with terrific force struck him in the face so hard that it fractured his lower jaw. After receiving first aid, he was removed to the Derby­ shire Royal Infirmary. B o a r d sails for New Zealand on Satur­ day in order to coach the young players of Hawke’s Bay. He was engaged in the same work last winter, and gave such satisfaction that it was decided to utilize his services again—a fact upon which both Board and his pupils are to be congratulated. I n July a team o f cricketers under the leadership of S. C. Snow, who has played in his time for Jamaica and Demerara, left Colon for a short tour in Jamaica. During their travels they played three matches against the full strength of the island with the following result:— P la y e d a t K ingston on J u ly 2 and 4. Mr. Snow ’s X L , 104 and 115. Jam aica, 229. Jam aica w on b y an innings and 10 runs. P la y e d a t K ingston on J u ly 9 and 11. Mr. Snow ’s X L , 145 (L ayne, 60 not out) and 170. Jamaica, 321 (Capt.WNicholson, 121 n ot out ; Mercier, 53). Jam aica won b y an innings and 5 runs. P la y e d a t K ingston on J u ly 12 and 13. Jamaica, 438 for five w ickets (H ull, 85 ; Kennedy, 81; H olt, 72; Capt. Nicholson, 66 not o u t ; G. C. Foster, 5S not o u t ; Uter, 50). Mr. Snow ’s X I., 191 and 100. Jam aica w on b y an innings and 147 runs. Jamaica’s 438 for five wickets is said to be “ the highest score ever hit Up by a local team in any kind of cricket.” A s t o r y in connection with the recent Tournament in Winnipeg is told, under the heading, “ In the Wrong B ox,” by a Canadian contemporary in the following words :— “ W . Peel, who is one o f the popular umpires at the games during the week, was very anxious to be present at the big cricket meeting last Monday night which was scheduled at the city hall for 8 p.m. He was a little late, and by mistake strolled into the council chamber. Walking right up to the table at which the city clerk presides, he looked around suddenly and realised he was in the coun­ cil room . He stood stock still, and then said in a loud voice that could be heard all over the room, “ By jove, I thought this was a cricket meeting. Why, its only the bally old city fathers ! ” I n the early part of the season, with J. N. Crawford and Rushby away, it appeared unlikely that Surrey would experience much success this year, and when Marshal's services were dispensed with the outlook was certainly not bright. So far, however, from dis­ heartening the side in any way, such handicaps seem to have acted as a spur to great deeds, and it is worthy of note that since the last week of July they have won nine matches out o f eleven and drawn the others, which were inter­ fered with by rain. In Smith they have the best bowler of the year, but even his skill would have failed to bring about such success if the fielding of the side had not been o f an exceptionally high standard. Not since the days of Mr. John Shuter has the team fielded so brilliantly. I n one or two quarters, I notice, E. H. Knott has been criticised severel because