Cricket 1910

CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S e p t . 2 2 , 1910. H. GRADIDGE “ URINE” For cleaning and whitening Buckskin and Canvas Boots and Shoes, Cricket Pads, &c. Packed in spun zinc container,with -ponge. Of all dealers, or post free 6 d . WILL NOT RUB OFF OR CAKE. STANLEY FEAST F OR SALE.—Valuable Cricket Books : Set of “ Scores and Biographies,” 14 vols., 1744 to 1878 price .€10; “ Scores and Biographies,” vols. 1 to 4, £5 ; Duplicates of “ Wisden’s Cricketers’ Almanacks ” for 1865, ’67, ’68, ’69, ’70, ’71, ’72, ’76, ’78, 350 vols. of Wisden’s Almanacks from 1879 to 1910 at Is. each; “ F. Lillywhite’s Guide,” 1849 to 1866, about 100issues; also many rare books, including “ Love’s Poem,” 1770, Lord Charles Russell’s “ Recollections of Cricket,” “ Cricket ” vols. I. to IV. 10s. 6d. each ; V. to XIII. 6s. each; XIV. to XXVI. 5s. each; Bound. Address : A. J. G aston, Preston, Brighton. NOTICE TO OUR READER S. With this week's issue of Cricket we complete the weekly series for the season. Six numbers will be published during the Winter, as follows :— No. 857.—THURSDAY, OCT. 27. No. 858.—THURSDAY, NOV. 24. No. 859.—THURSDAY, DEO. 22. No. 860.—THURSDAY, JAN. .26. No. 861.—THURSDAY, FEB. 23. No. 862.—THURSDAY, MARCH 30. The above series sent post free to any part of the world for 9d. Cricket Office, 168, Upper Thames Street, London. C r i c k e t : A WEEKL y RECORD OF THE GAME. 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON, E.C. THURSDAY, SEPT. 22nd, 1910. | 3 a i r i l t a n ( g o s s i p . The abstract and brief chronicle of the time. — Hamlet. Summer has come at la st! A butterfly was caught in Leeds on Saturday. K en t's match with England at the Oval must have proved disappointing to the County’s supporters and well-wishers, for the side had come through the season with such a fine record that a good fight on their part in the concluding match might reasonably have been anticipated. On the first two days, however, Kent were oiltplayed when the wicket was fast, and in the latter part of the match certainly had the worst of the luck. As 19,051 persons paid for admission during the four days, there will be a fairly good sum to divide between the Cricketers’ Fund and the Kent charities. O f the 70 eleven a-side matches known to have been played between Kent and England, the County have won 23, lost 38 and drawn 6. How the remaining three games resulted is unknown. S ir M arcus Samuel, President of the Kent County C.C., entertained the Kent Eleven at dinner at the Savoy Hotel, London, last week, in honour of the County having won the Championship two years in succession. Among those present, in addition to the players, were Lord Har­ ris, Lord Hardinge, Mr. George Marsham, Sir W illiam Hart Dyke and the Hon. G. Harris. The gathering was in every way most successful. Shepherd’s Bush played the Acton Police at East Acton on the 15th inst., and turned up with only six men. W in­ ning the toss they scored 161 for two wickets, innings declared closed, and then dismissed the opposition for 54. H. C. Pearse played an innings of 57 and took seven wickets. C. Pinkham, of Neasden, is finishing the season in fine style. Last week I chronicled a not-out innings of 301 by him against Apollo, and I find that he has since scored 94 v. London Pavilion and 108 not out v. War Office. His figures for the season should make interesting reading. I notice, by the way, that F. F. Boles, probably the most prolific run-getter in metropolitan cricket this season, has made 1236 runs for Spencer with an average of 56-18 without a single not-out to help him. As recently as Saturday, too, he scored 154 for the Bev. J. C. Crawford’s X I. against Purley. The late Mr. William Nicholson, who played for Harrow, the Gentlemen and England, and had been a member of the M.C.C. since 1845, left estate o f the gross value of .£'621,145. He stated that he had made ample provision for his daugh­ ters in his life-time. The estate of the late Sir Lyttelton Holyoake Bayley, the old Etonian, amounted to .£1,283. Two unusual incidents have to be chronicled in connection with last Satur­ day’s match at Beddington between the second eleven of the locai club and the Seneca C.C., of Croydon. Whilst the Beddington side were batting C. S. Body, in attempting to hit a loose ball to leg, lost his cap which alighted on the wicket and dislodged a bail. He therefore retired “ hit wicket.” During the Seneca innings G. S. Harriss, whilst trying to hit to the on, missed the ball, which rebounded from his pads on to the reverse side of his bat and was caught by the wicket-keeper. The Beddington season ended on Saturday with a match in the Artillery Ground, Finsbury, against the H.A.C. By obtaining one wicket, Wilfred Beay made his total for the season for the club exactly a hundred. H is figures and those of his brother are as follows :— Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. W. Reay ... 273-4 63 790 100 7-90 G. Reay ... 307-3 64 850 105 8-09 The latter, in addition to bowling so well, also headed the batting figures with 31— 5—84*—551—21-19. In the match mentioned with the H.A.C., Beddington were beaten by over a hundred runs, but it is only fair to them to state that their opponents had enlisted the services of A .E . Lawton, of Derby­ shire, who made his presence felt by scoring 116 in 70 minutes, and that for some considerable time they were without the assistance of G. Beay. 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