Cricket 1910

4 4 6 CR ICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. O c t . 27, 1910. C a p t . S. D. M a ul . Captain Spencer Duncan Maul died at Biarritz on April 29th last. He was born at Newport Pagnell on June 6, 1859, and was educated at Uppingham, where he was in the Eleven in 1876 : against Repton he scored 26 and 4 and against Shrewsbury 19. Pro­ ceeding to Sandhurst, he, in 1878, when captain of the Eleven, scored 30 and 219 not out against Woolwich at Prince’s, carrying his bat right through the second innings, which amounted to 428. A prolific scorer iu minor cricket, he in 1881 played an innings of 212 for Curragh Camp against Phcenix Park, and in 1884 twice in one week exceeded Ihe second century, scoring 235 for Hanslope Park v. Amhurst Ramblers and 284 f»>r Bicester v. Abingdon. Iu 1894 he first appeared for Buckinghamshire, and headel the county’s batting figures that season with an average of 30and for several seasons proved, one of the best batsmen on the side. Scores and Biographies said of him : “ Is a fine and free hitter . . . also an active field, generally taking cover-point, and can bowl middle-paced round-armed.” Capt. Maul saw active ser­ vice in the Egyptian campaign against Arabi Pasha, with the 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot. In 1891 he was stationed with his regimeut in Natal, and in 1894 was appointed Adjutant of the Oxford University Volunteer Corps. Upon his retirement from the Army he resided at Biarritz. His two brothers, Messrs H. C. and J. B. Maul, were also cricketers of note. A. C. D. Mr. T. O. P otter . Mr. Thomas Owen Potter died at Hoy- lake, in Cheshire, April 27th, 1909, aged 64. In his younger days Mr. Potter was a well-known cricketer in the Liver­ pool district, playing for the Liverpool and Birkenhead Park Clubs, the Gentlemen of Lancashire, and upon one occasion for his county, namely, against Surrey at Edge Hill in 1866, when he scored 39 and 0, and had the satisfaction of playing the highest innings on his side. For many years Mr. Potter was hon. secretary of the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, and one of the most prominent men in the golfing world. His younger brother, Mr. William Henry Pott°r (who still survives) was also a cricketer of note, and represented Lancashire in 1870. A. C. D. S ir J. P. R odger . Sir John Pickersgill Rodger, K.C.M.G., who was born in London on February 12th, 1851, died in London on September 19th, a few days after his return from seven years’ service as Governor of the Gold Coast. He was iu the Eton Eleven in 1869 and 1870, being contemporary with C. J. Ottaway Lord Harris, G. H. Longman, A. S. Tabor, S. E. Butler and A. W. Ridley, and in the latter year was described as “ A good sound bat, though his style is peculiar ; may generally be depended on for runs; slow in the field, but much improved.” In the four Public School matches in which he took part he scored 116 runs in six innings aud on three occasions was on the winning side. (In his second year Winchester, playing on their own ground, scrambled home by a wicket.) Although a very useful batsman, he did not obtain his blue at Oxford, and his appear­ ances for Kent were limited to a single match —with M.C.C., at Canterbury, in 1870. In 1904 he was knighted and created K.C.M.G. Mr. W. W. Rodger, who played occasionally for Kent, was his elder brother. J. D, B. M r . E. T. S achs . Mr. Edwin Thomas Sachs, at one time cricket editor of the Field newspaper, died at Reigate on September 26th. D r . H. J. H. S cott . It was only the other day that George Eugene Palmer died. Now death has carried away another hero of Australian tours in England in the person of Henry James Herbert Scott, who died at Scone, New South Wales, where he had been practising his profession for a good many years, on the 23rd ult. Scott’s first-class career was not a long one. It lasted le>s thau ten years, but during that time he did some notable things. His first big match was for Victoria v. New South Wales, at Sydney, in February, 1878. He scored only two runs in the game ; but his bowling (6 wickets for 33) nearly brought off a sensational win for his side when the home team went in to get 119 for victory. New South Wales won by one wicket. He was, by the way, a fast bowler. But it was not in that department that his fame was achieved. It was not until over four years later that he represented Victoria again in an eleven-a-side game—v. South Australia, at Adelaide, in March, 1882, winning his place largely by an inuings of 150 for East Melbourne v. Carlton. In 1882-83 he was a regular player for his Colony, and curiously enough scored between 20 and 30 in each match, his scores being 0 and 26 v. English Team, 11 and 15 v. New South Walts at Melbourne, 28 v. New South Wales at Sydne;*, 29 v. English Team (return), and 2t5 v. South Australia at Melbourne. He took 4 wickets for 57 in the first inuings of New South Wales at Melbourne. But it was in 1883-4 that he first came prominently to the front, with a fine score of 114 not out v. New South Wales at Mel­ bourne, when he and Tom Horan added 161 for the fifth wicket, and largely helped to bring about the victory of their side by three wickets. This performance was the main cause of his being chosen for the Fourth Team to England. Very early in the tour his value to the side was shown by his fine innings of 71 v. Surrey, more than twice as big as any other individual score of the mutch. Amon ' his other achievements were 82 not out v. the Gentlemen at Lord’s, 50 v. XI. of England at Huddersfield. 75 and 31 not out v. Engl md at Lord’s (when Boyle and he put on 69 for the last wicket), 79 v. Glouce terrhire at Clifton, 102 v. England at the Oval (he and Murdoch adding 207 for the third wicket) and 65 v. Gloucestershire at Cheltenham. He took third place to Murdoch and McDonnell in the battiug averages, with 973 runs and an average of between 22 find 23. He did nothing of note in the big matches of the 1884-5 Australian season apart from an innings of 58 v. New South Wales at Melbourne, when Bruce and he scored 136 for the first wicket, and a good and steady 74 for the Australian Team v. Victoria, he and John Mcllwraith adding just 200 runs for the third wicket. Outside strictly first- class cricket he ran up 168 not out for Mel­ bourne University v. Sydney University. His play in England in 1886 was some­ what handicapped by the task of captaining a disappointing team, and it is not unfair to his memory to suggest that another man might have captained it better. Again he came out third in the averages, with a total of 1289 and an average slightly under 22. His best scores, in order of date, were 57 v. Cambridge Unhersity, 123 v. Middlesex (he and S. P. Jones 155 for the fiist wicket), 21 and 47 v. England at Manchester, 37 and 35 v. Notts., 67 not outv. Yorkshire at Sheffield (22, by 6, 4, 6 and 6 olf Saul Wade’s last over), 80 v. Liverpool and District, 75 v. Gloucestershire at Clifton, 66 not out v. Mr. G. N. Wyatts XI. at Portsmouth, 27 and 43 v. Sussex, and 72 and 33 v. Eleven Players at Bradford. He never played anymore first class cricket after the close of this tour, remaining in England for a time to pursue his medical studies, and shortly after his return to Australia taking up the practice at Scone. Born at Toorak, near Melbourne, on Decem­ ber 6th, 1858, he was only 51 at the time of his death, which makes another gap in the ranks of the\ ictorian contingent of Australian players, of whom Midwinter, Boyle, McDon­ nell and Palmer have also “ passed over.” Scott’s full figures in first-class cricket were : BATTING. Times Highest Inns, not out. Runs score. Aver. In Australia... 27 2 6.5 114* 24*60 In England ... 116 13 2,266 123 22*00 Total ... 143 15 2,881 123 22*50 * Signifies not out. BOWLING. Balls. Runs. Wkts. Aver. In Australia ........... 844 325 14 23*21 . In England ........... 260 169 4 42*25 Total ........... 1,104 494 18 27*44 Scott had some resemblance to Joe Darling in his methods. A powerful hitter when he chose to let himself go, he was rather given to playing the dogged game when it was not absolutely necessary. But he could rise to an occasion. His Test match record was 8 games, 14 innings, one not out, 359 runs, average 27’60, and these figures have their own significance. J. N. P. A lderman W. S m it h . Alderman William Smith, six times Mayor of Chichester, died at Rustington, near Littlehampton, on September 26th, at the age of 77. For many years he was a member of the Committee of the Sussex County C.C., of which this year he was elected a vice- president. M r . C. C. T u rn rull . Mr. Charles Corbett Turnbull, of the Cheltenham Eleven of 1859 and two follow­ ing years, died suddenly at Eastbourne on September 11th. In his three matches with Marlborough he made 55 runs in four com­ pleted innings, and in his last season headed the batting averages with 24. In 1861, when playing for XXII. of Cheltenham College Past and Present v. United All England Eleven, he made 36, the highest score in the match, against the bowling of Buttress, Griffith, Sewell, Caffyn and Wisden. Lilly- white’s Guide of 1861 described him as “ A first-rate cricketer: has a strong defence, and hits hard all round, especially to leg; bowls well, with a destructive ‘ break-back,’ and shows promise of even further excellence in that department.” He was coached by James Lillywhite, sen., and Grundy. After leaving Cheltenham he resided for some years in Liverpool and p’.ayed with the Birkenhead Park C.C. In the latter part of his life he lived at Cheltenham, of which borough he was a magistrate, and for some years was captain of the Cheltenham Golf Club. A. C. D.