Cricket 1910

4 5 2 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. Nov. 24, 1910. Veuillez Monsieur le Redacteur venir a notre aide et vous m6riterez l’6ternelle recon- naisance d’une. M ere de F am ille . T hackeray and C kicket . —Dickens and Thackeray are commonly braced, and the interesting collection of cricket “ quotes ” by the one recalls those of the other. Both were intimately associated with Kent, a county which few writers have visited in the past two centuries without having to mention having witnessed the national game in full swing. Writing in a Roundabout Paper {Cornhill Magazine, September, I860), in recollection of his schooldays, the novelist says: “ As I look up from my desk I see Tunbridge Wells Common and the rocks, the strange familiar places which I remember forty years ago. Boys saunter over the green with stumps and cricket bats.” A month after this “ vision ” he writes : “ For our amusements . . . the games in vogue . . . were pretty much in old times as they are now (except cricket, par exemple —and I wish the present youth joy of their bowling, and suppose Avmstrong and Whit worth will bowl at them with light field- pieces next).” In the Four Georgrs he describes Frederick, fifth Earl of Carlisle (born 1748, succeeded 1758, died 1825) “ Good-natured Carlisle plays at cricket all day and dances in the evening ‘ till he can scarcely crawl,’ gaily contrasting his superior virtue to George Selwyn’s, ‘ carried to bed by two wretches at midnight with three pints of claret in him.’ ’’ [Carlisle had written Selwyn, from Spa, " I rise at six, play at cricket till dinner, and dance in the evening till I can scarcely crawl to bod at eleven. There is a life for you ! ” ] In the same work, treating of George II.’s reign, he says “ I fancy it was a merrier England, that of our ancestors, than the island which we inhabit. People high and low amused them selves very much more . . . Statesmen and persons of condition . . . played all sorts of games which, with tbe exception of cricket and tennis, have quite gone out of our manners now.” These passages are very illuminating and betray more than a passing interest in the THE LINCOLNSHIRE C.C.C. The aunual meeting of the above Club was held at Lincoln on the 11th inst., under the presidency of Sir Berkeley Sheffield, Bart. The balance sheet showed a balance in hand of £67. a slate of affairs which was regarded as satisfactory. Mr. Alfred Shuttleworth was elec'ed president and Lord Ya’ borough vice-president. The meeting discussed tbe resolutions which will be brought before the annual meeting of the Minor Counties Associ ition at Lord's on the 6th prox. ^It was decided to support Devon in their motion that a first-class county entering an eleven for the Minor Counties Competition shall not play any member who has played in the first eleven that season. It was also agreed to supp'rtthe amendment of rule propose 1 by the Association Committee, tbat if the two counties at tbe top of either division have not met duiing the season the second shall have the right tj challenge the first to a match in order to deci !e ihe leadership of the division, but stipulated that the game should be played on neutral ground. THE HAMPSTEAD C.C. Matches played, 54 ; won, 35 ; drawn, 6. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most not in an ; lost Total 13; Inns. Ten or more innings :— out. inns. Runs. Aver. D. F. FitzGibbon ... 10 1 269 534 59-33 F. R. D’O. Monro ... 11 2 104 507 56-33 F. E. Dempster ... 14 2 101 580 48-33 J. G. Donaldson ... 12 0 102 506 42*16 G. A. S. Hickson .. 17 1 138 576 35-93 A. R. Tanner ... ... 14 0 103 492 35-14 D. B. Gunasekara ... 16 2 101* 471 33-64 H. D. Kanga ... ... 21 1 89 633 31-65 G. G. Dumbelton ... 14 3 78 333 30-27 H. G. Dunkley... ... 10 4 48* 153 25-50 G. F. Farm iloe... ... 10 1 56 224 24-88 F. R ow ley........... ... 16 2 70 331 23-64 G. M. Hodgson... ... 11 3 45* 189 23-62 G. J. S. Pitts ... ... 20 8 63 278 23-16 J. Mackie ........... ... 15 0 54 331 22-06 H. S. Maclure ... ... 13 1 38 255 21-25 F. R. Eiloart ... ... 10 2 38* 150 18-75 C. H. Chaldecott ... 16 1 40 274 18-26 C. D. D. McMillin ... 10 2 34 121 15-12 E. W. H. Beaton ... 14 0 50 211 15-07 W. A. Evill ... 11 3 38* 109 13 62 T. M. Farmiloe ... 15 1 62 182 1300 R. S. Everitt ........... 16 Not lea thanfive inningi: 1 32 151 10 06 M. J. Susskind... 5 1 80 193 48-25 R. E. Eiloart ... ... 8 0 104 379 47-37 J. Armitage ... 7 0 80 274 39-14 L. E. Thomas ... ... 5 3 22 51 25-50 W. S. Hale........... ... 8 0 68 178 2-2-50 M. A. S. Sturt ... ... 6 0 82 130 21-66 E. F. Bisgood ... ... 6 1 30* 107 21-40 R. D. Robertson ... 7 0 66 145 20-71 C. H. Eiloart ... 5 0 21 64 12-80 A. W. Atchley ... ... 7 2 16 54 10-80 E. L. Marsden ... ... 9 0 34 90 10-00 A. R. Trimen ... ... 6 0 20 55 9-16 H. P. Davis ... 6 2 16 33 8-25 J. C. Troller ... ... 6 0 29 44 7-33 H. S. Horne ... 8 0 15 52 6-50 F. Danford Thomas... 8 4 8 23 5-75 F. A tk in s ........... ... 5 0 ' 8 22 4-40 W. Pollock ........... 9 The following also batted .-— 1 ’ 6* 28 3-50 In four innings: G. Crosdalo, average, 20*75; G. R. Perkins, 14*66; L. J. Marcus, 13’5; J. Greig, 12-66 ; A. J. Orr, 9 75 ; G. G. Hraithwaite, 1. In three innings : H. F. Edwards, 27; W. R. Moon, 25-66 ; H. A. Gilbert, 24 5; E. B. Davis, 17 50 , E. 8. Challauds, 14; E. W. Sutton, 9-50; R. G. D. Howell, 8 ; C. M. Goodall, 6 83 ; F. W. Orr, 4-66 ; S. S. Pawling, 3 ; S. T. Laughton, 0. In tw o innings: R. Ingram, 92; A. G. Saunders, 70* ; H. C. Hextall, 36; D. O. Tripp, 15; H. Wade, 15; E. Whinney, 14; R. Leigh Ibbs, 7*5; B. A. Everitt, 5-5; E. W. Hall, 5-5; W. J. E. Carlisle, 3. In one innings: II. J. Eller, 37; N. S. Robinson, 33; C. C. Monkhouse, 21 ; H. Crisp, 17; H. R. Hebert, 16; C. D. Drayson, 10; A. S. Duggan, 6; S. Griffith Jones 3* ; Count V. C. Hollander, 3 ; Hon. E. G. Knollys. 2 ; A. C. Haylioe, 1; R. A. Hill, 1; J. T. Ash, 0 ; D. J. Crump, 0 ; L. Fleming, 0 ; R. B. G. Glover, 0 ; H. B. Tripp, 0. * Signifies not out. HUNDREDS HIT FOR THE SIDE. D. B. Gunasekara, v. Char'.ton Park, at Charlton Park ..................................................................*101 D. B. Gunasekara, v. Uxbridge, at Uxbridge ... 100 D. F. FitzGibbon, v. West Herts, at Hampstead 269 G. A. S. Hickson, v. Hornsey, at Hornsey ... 138 R. E. Eiloart, v. Old Harrovians, at Hampstead 104 F. R. D’O. Monro, v. Upper Tooting, at Upper T ootin g............................................................... . 104 A. R. Tanner, v. Marlborough Blues, at Hamp stead ................... ;......................... ........... 103 J. G. Donaldson, v. U.C.S. Old Boys, at Hamp stead ... . ................... . F. E. Dempster, v. London Scottish, at Brondes- bury . 101 * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Ten or more wickets :— G. G. Dumbleton. . 176-5 33 508 45 11-28 J. G. S. Pitts ... . . 283 55 851 74 11-50 R. S. Everitt... . . 148 4 29 464 38 12-21 H. A. Gilbert... . . 44 9 159 13 12-23 G. A. S. Hickson . . 124-5 17 439 35 12-54 H. D. Kanga ... . . 236 1 41 787 60 13-11 J. Mackie ... . . 71-3 17 214 16 1337 F. E. Dempster . . 42-3 6 205 15 13-66 F. Rowley ... . . 75-3 14 277 19 14-57 A. R. Tanner... . . 146-4 26 459 24 19-12 F. R. D’O. Monro. . 51 9 213 11 19-36 E. L. Marsden . 92*1 19 288 14 20-57 Thefollowing took wickets Wkts. Rnns. Wkts. Runs. A. G. Saunders ... 1 for 4 W. S. Hale .. 7 for 120 C. II. Eiloart ... 4 „ 19 E. F. Bisgood .. 3 „ 52 H. C. Hcxtall ... 5 ,, 45 R. E. Eiloart .. 7 „ 132 G. R. Perkins 3 „ 28 R. D. Robertson 1 „ 21 A. C. Haylioe ... 1 „ 10 H. P. Davis .. 8 „ 171 A. S. Duggan 1 „ 11 II. G. Dunkley 6 „ 140 J. C. T oller........... 3 „ 36 D.F. FitzGibbon 3 „ 96 R. S. Challands ... 4 „ 49 R. Ingram .. 6 „ 203 C.H. Chaldecott... 5 „ 73 A. R. Trimen .. 1 „ 38 C. D. D. McMillin 3 „ 47 S. S. Pawling .. 2 „ 79 H. S. Maclure ... 3 ,, 48 F. Danford W. Pollock ........... 5 „ 81 Thomas .. 1 „ 91 H. S. H orne......... 7 ,,117 M. A. S. Sturt 1 „ 99 A PROMISING CRICKETER. One of the greatest rungetters of the past seison was Mr. Charles Pinkham, who plays for Caius College, (Cambridge), Old Leysians and Neasden. His record, iudeed, bearing in mind lhe extent to which batsmen were handicapped by the weather, was quite re markable, seeing that in 57 iunings (six of which were incompleted) he made 2,464 runs with an average of 48 31. His highest score was 301 not out, made in two hours, for Neasden v. Apollo, in making which he drove wiih tremendous power aud hit a dozen sixes aud forty-six fours. For Neas fen alone he made 1,254 wilh an average of 73 76, commencing twenty innings and being not out on three occasions, and during the season reache 1 three-figures on half-a- dozen occasions, making 301* Neasden v. Apollo September 171 Neasden v. Camberwell September . . . (B H. Holloway’s XI. v. 1 . , 1571 Mr. Butt’s XI. J Aag "st 111 Neasden v.Ealing Park May 108* Neasden v. War Office September 100 Neasden v. Camberwell September ’ Signifies not out. He stands over six feet in height, makes full use of his reach and is speci tlly severe upon anything at all shoro-pitched. In addition to scoring so heavily, he took seventy-eight wickets during the season and made thiriy-five catches ; he bowls rigbt-liand fast and also the “ googlie,” and is as success ful with the one as with the other. That cricket is not the only game at which Mr. Pinkham has achieved promi nence is evident from the fact that he has kept goal for Cambridge for the past two years, is a possible Blue for Rugby football and represents the University at Lacrosse.