Cricket 1910

CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S e p t . 15, 1910. H. GRADIDGE And SONS, Manufacturers o f all Requisites for Cricket, Lawn Tennis, Racquets, Hockey, Football, and all British Sports. PATENTEES AND SOLE MAKERS Q. OF THE % $ \ Used by all the Leading Players. Made in Ilea's, ■mall Mem’s, *r Oellege, 6, 6, 4, A I sixes. P r ic e I.ltita F r e e o n Appllcatloa- Of all First-Class Outfitters and Dealers. i • Bebl&dlng a Speciality. Factory; A rtillery P lace , WOOLWICH. NOW READY. F O R SA LE .—Valuable Cricket B ooks : Set of “ Scores and Biographies,” 14 vols., 1744 to 1878 price £ 1 0 ; “ Scores and Biographies,” vols. 1 to 4, £ 5 ; Duplicates of ‘‘ W isden’s Cricketers’ Alm anacks ” for 1805, !67, ’ 68 , ’69, ’70, ’71, ’72, 76, ’78, 350 vols. of W isden’s Alm anacks from 1879 to 1910 at Is. ea ch ; “ F. 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I t has been arranged that the Secre­ taries of the First-Class Counties shall meet at Lord’s, for the purpose of arrang­ ing fixtures for next season, on December 6th, at 11.30 a.m. The meeting o f the Captains will take place at 3 p.m. on Monday, December 5th, and of the Cap­ tains of the Minor Counties at 11 a.m. on December 7th. L ondon : M E R R ITT & H ATCH ER, L td., Cricket Officc, 168, Upper Tham es Street, E.C. reluctant to believe that one season of comparative failure is wholly responsible for the present state of things. Lovers of cricket in Leeds cannot be quite such poor sportsmen.” T h e r e was some noteworthy scoring in the match between Neasden and Apollo at Neasden on the 6th inst., C. Pinkham making 301 of the home side’s total of 474 for three wickets and carrying out his bat. The score of the game is appended :— A pollo . R. Hopgood, c King, b A. Pinkham ... 27 D. Clark, b Lam bert.. 26 A. Jeffries, st K ing, b A. Pinkham ............23 A. E. Scaif, b W reford 0 C. Vine, b W reford ... 0 Rev. Lloyd, b W reford W. Jay, n ot o u t............ J. Jones, b W reford... P. R ydings, bW reford Byes, &c................. Total N easden . W. W reford, n otou t... 62 Byes, &c.....................33 Total (3 wkts)474 A t the Maid’s Head Hotel, Norwich, on Friday, the Norfolk Eleven were en­ tertained at dinner in recognition of their success in carrying off the Minor Counties Championship. Mr. Russell J. Colman presided, and the Rev. G. B. Raikes, who was presented with a handsome silver cigarette-box by the members of the team, responded to the toast of the players. As the County Club’s funds were low it was arranged to open a 5,000 Shillings Fund, and the idea has been taken up with such enthusiasm that over 3,000 shillings have already been subscribed. W r it in g in the Sunday Times, Mr. S. H . Pardon says:— “ It is a melancholy fact that the ill-success, as compared with former seasons, of the Yorkshire eleven told upon the gates, the good people of Leeds staying away in hundreds and proving themselves no more than fair- weather friends. Sheffield, on the other hand— true to its cherished traditions— was not affected by passing misfortune, the attendance on nearly all occasions being large. The apathy in Leeds is pe­ culiarly disappointing, such high hopes having been indulged in when some years ago the county club transferred its head­ quarters from Sheffield. The difference in the support given by the two cities has had one rather startling result. ’Wilfrid Rhodes is to have his benefit next year, and in the ordinary course of events the Headingley ground at Leeds would have been the scene o f the match. After due consideration, however, the fixture has been allotted to Sheffield, the only reason being the certainty of a big attendance. The change that has come over Leeds with regard to cricket is astounding, only six years having elapsed since George Hirst had his record benefit there. I am W. Ginger, b Jeffries 55 C. Pinkham , not out.. 301 G. Walter, b Hop- good .............................23 C. Ginger, C. H . Tilley, H . J. Lam bert, G. May- cock, L . Beeson, A . Pinkham , and P. J. K ing did n ot bat. Pinkham made his runs in a couple of hours, hit twelve C’s and forty-six 4’s, and offered only one chance (a difficult one) — in the long-field after he had reached three-figures. O n the following day C. A. Caslon, of Highgate School, made 200 for Young Amateurs of Middlesex against Albemarle and Friern Barnet on the latter’s ground. H e obtained his runs without a mistake of anv kind. V e r y many cricketers and followers of the game will be pleased to hear that Mr. Ernest Eden Steel, the youngest of four brothers, all players of note, still keeps up the game and with success. For the Liverpool C.C. this year he not only obtained 130 wickets for 10-15 runs each but scored 815 runs with an average of 40’75, being first in the bowling and second in the batting. He was in the Marlborough Eleven in 1880 and 1881 and first assisted Lancashire in 1884. Ill-health, unfortunately, interfered with his cricket and caused him to spend much of his time abroad, among the countries he visited being Australia and India, where he played for Bombay Gymkhana. In 1901 he reappeared for Lancashire after an absence from county cricket of thirteen years and met with success with both bat and ball. In 1904 he played an innings of 111 for I Zingari v. Gentlemen of England at Lord’s, thereby greatly helping his side to win by four wickets after being set 412 to make. Mr. Steel was born at Eccles, near Manchester, on June 25th, 1864, and is therefore in his forty-seventh year. R . St L. F o w l e r , who played such a wonderful game against Harrow at Lord’s this year, was in good all-round form on Saturday when, for R.M.C. against R.M.C. Staff, he scored 91 and took four wickets for 39 in a total of 143. R.M.C. won by 46 runs. A c o r r e s p o n d e n t writes:— “ It may interest your readers to know that about