Cricket 1910

6 8 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A p r i l 2 1 , 1 9 1 0 . OB ITUARY . M r . S. B irch . Mr. Scholes Birch, for many years a well- known Manchester player and member of the Free Foresters, died at Cheshunt on the 13th inst., in his eighty-fourth year. He was a good batsman and obtained many wickets with his slow underhand bowling. Of his connection with the Free Foresters, he himself has written :— Dear old Goodrich, of course, always started; when he got in a tangle he used to chuck the ball to me and say, ‘ -Now, Birch, you have a try ; ” and it was curious how invariably the change acted after an over : then I used to throw the ball back to Goodrich. We often used to wonder how it w as: he thought I might be a little slow er; my impression was I delivered higher from the hip, and the ball rose sharper. Another Goodrich as a county man would, I feel pretty sure, reduce the big averages. There is only one good under-hand bowler, Humphreys, who did capitally last year (1893). Lobs, as they call them, are often tried, but they are mere rubbish. It is generally thought easy to bowl them, whereas it takes a deal more to make a Clarke or Goodrich than a good Catherine-wheeler. I wish I could get a youngster and coach him, but he might lack the necessary brains. As a beginner, he should not practise against batsmen unless tliejTplay a defensive game. It is easy to run out and hit when chances don’t count. I am convinced that the higher above the hip the ball can be delivered from the better; but it is much more difficult to preserve the pitch. Mr. Scholes Birch’s portrait can be seen in Annals of the Free Foresters , 1856-1894 , facing page 12. He was the eldest and last surviving son of the late Mr. Lea Birch, of Fail-worth Lodge, Manchester, who was for many years the best batsman and bowler in the Manchester Club. Mr. Lea Birch was also a good amateur billiard player, aud taught John Roberts, sen., the spot-stroke. M r . J. C raig . Mr. John Craig, one of the best cricketers in Scotland thirty years or so ago, died on April 7th, en route for South Africa on board the S.S. Kenilworth, aged about 60. He was educated at Sldinburgh Institution, and after­ wards did many fine things for the Dalkeith C.C. as a slow leg-break bowler. His best score was 127 for Edinburgh Institution against Grange, at Raeburn Place, on July 1st, 1878. For Gentlemen of Scotland against Murdoch’s Australian team, at Edinburgh in September, 1880, he took six wickets, including those of Murdoch, McDon­ nell, Palmer, and A. H. Jarvis, for 60 runs. He was a right-handed bowler, but batted left. He and his brother Robert were always spoken of by all cricketers as the '‘ Dalkeith Craigs.” M r . B. J onks . Mr. Bassett Jones, a native of Cardiff, died in New York City on March 25th in his sixty-first year. On going to the United States he played first with the now-defunct St. George’s C.C. in the Elsyian Fields and afterwards, in the early eighties, with the Staten Island C.C. He was a good left-hand slow bowler and a fair bat. For some years he was a member of the New York Veterans Cricket Association. F F K the 14th inst., when within a few days of completing liis seventy-first year. He was born at Dei by on April 22nd, 1839, and was educated at Derby School. Scores and Biographies (xi—429) said of h im :—“ Is a good bitsman, and fields well, generally at point.” Mr. Sowter appeared in the first ma'ch ever played by Derbyshire after the formation of the County Club — against Lancashire, at Manchester, in May, 1871— when, by contributing 47 not out to a total of 147, he had not a little to do with Derby­ shire’s success by an innings and 11 runs. In their first innings Lancashire, who were without Mr. Appleby, were dismissed for 25 by D. Gregory and W. Hickton, who, being a Derbyshire man, assisted the county of his birth instead of Lancashire. Almost the only survivor of the eleven which represented the county in that match is Mr. S. Richard­ son, a foimer secretary of the County Club, and now tailor to the Spanish Royal Family at Madrid. Mr. Sowter played occasionally for Derbyshire until 1870, but that his interest in the game did not cease with his retirement from the Eleven is evident from the fact that for many years he was a Vice- President of the County Club and a member of the Committee. He was an Alderman and an ex-Mayor of Derby. CRICKET ON THE GOLD COAST. OSTJ v. USSHERS. Played at Christiansborg on March 11, 12, IS and 19 and won by Usshers by six wickets. In Osu’s first innings Kordioh went in when nine wickets had fallen for GO runs and scored 32 of the 43 runs added for the last wicket. In their second innings Quartey took four wickcts before a run had been made. Score:— O stt . First innings. Second innings. A. W. Clerk, c Sackey, b Quarcoo-Pong...................l r> b Crabbe ........ . 7 J. E. Fleischer, c Attram, c A l l o t e y , b b Quarcoo-Pong .......14 Odamtten ... 3 A. Sully, b Odamtten ... 0 not out..................29 H. C. Svanikier, b Quarcoo- Pong .................................. 0 b Quartcy .......... 0 C. A. Akwettey, run out ... 5 lbw, b Quartey... 0 L. J. Randolph, run out ... 13 b Quartey ......... 0 E. W. Fleischer, c Gar- c A l l o t e y , b shong, bOdamtten ... 8 Quartey ...0 C. A. Holm, b Quarcoo- Pong .................................. o b Quartey ..........14 L. Hammond, b Quarcoo- c A t t r a r a , b Pong ............................. 0 Quarcoo-Pong.. 3 E. II. Schandorf, not out... 7lbw, bOdam tten 8 Kordieh, b Quartcy .......32 c A t t r a m , b Odamtten ... 7 Byes, &c. ... ......... 9 Byes, &c. ... 0 Total ..............103 Total...............71 U sshers . First Innings. Second Innings. R. Josiah, c lvordieh, b H o lm ................................ 3 b J. IS. Fleischer 15 Ben Crabbe, c E. W. Fleischer, b Sulley ... 0n otou t.................. 22 : W. IT. Garshong; c and b ’ c Hammond, b | J. E. Fleischer.................16 J. E. Fleischer 4 I). S. Quarcoo-Pong, c c Akwettey, b Svanikier, b H olm .......... 10 Clerk ............ S C. A. Quartey, c Clerk, b J. E. Fleischer.................. 19 not out.............. 9 J. T. Odamtten, b Holm ... 1 c Sully, b Clerk .. 12 I J. N. Attram, b Svanikier 2 G. G. Allotey, b Svanikier 2 II. Williams, c E. W. Fleischer, b Clerk.......... 30 Kofi Sackey, b Clerk.......13 J. A. Hullede, n otou t ... 0 Byes, &c................... 4 Byes, &c. ... 5 Total ...................99 Total (4 wkts) 75 W. T. Greswell scored 100 out of 148 in 75 minutes ; he obtained his 50 out of 75 in 40 minutes. Yorkshire v. Warwickshire, at Leeds, July 22, 23, 24.—In the second innings of War­ wickshire A. C. S. Glover made 85 out of 93 in 90 minutes, reaching 52 out of 58 in 40. Sussex v. Worcestershire, at Eastbourne, July 22, 23, 24.—In the former’s first innings Rclf (R. R.) made 272 not out out of 433 in 345 minutes, carrying his bat through the innings; he reached 51 out of 65 in 75 minutes, 100 out of 151 in 150, 152 out of 212 in 200, and 200 out of 291 in 260. He scored 307 runs in the match without being dis­ missed— 272* and 35*. In the second innings of Worcestershire Bowley (F.) scored 60 out of 85 in 105 minutes. Hampshire v. Gloucestershire, at Ports­ mouth, July 26, 27, 28.—Set 132 to win in 50 minutes, Hampshire made 119 without loss in that time, C. B. Fry scoring 73* and Mead (P) 42*. The former hit eleven 4’s, and the latter seven. England v. Australia, at Manchester, July 26, 27, 28.—In the first innings of Australia A. Cotter made a straight drive off Blythe (C ) out of the ground. In England’s second innings F. Laver at one period sent down seven consecutive maidens. Northamptonshire v. Derbyshire, at North­ hampton, July 26, 27, 28.—S. G. Smith (51) made three off the first ball he received, then batted 35 minutes without adding a run, and then oblained 48 in three-quarters of an hour. On the last day of the match he took fourteeu wickets. Owing to rain, L. G. Wright’s first innings score of 27 lasted part of each of the three days. Surrey v. Somerset, at the Oval, July 26, 27 28.—Hayes (E. G.) made 70 out of 102 in 95 minutes for Surrey: he reached 50 out of 54 in 65 minutes. Leicestershire v. Essex, at Leicester, July 26, 27, 28.—Owing to rain King (J. H.) b.itted on each of the three days for his score of 32. Essex v. Kent, at Leyton, July 29, 30, 31. —For Kent A. P. Day (177) made 50 out of 75 in 50 minutes. Lancashire and Yorkshire v. Australians, at Hull, July 29, 30, 31.—R. H. Spooner ( 66 ) scored 50 out of 71 in an hour. Yorkshire v. Notts, at Glossop, July 29, 30. 31.—Rain prevented a ball being bowled in this match. Derbyshire v. Essex, at Derby, August 2 and 3.—In the first innings of Derbyshire Buckenham (C. P.) at one time took six wickets without a run : his analysis for the innings was six for 41. Yorkshire v. Lancashire, at Bradford, August 2, 3, 4.—In the first innings of Lan­ cashire A. H. Hornby made 51 out of 61 in 55 minutes and claimed all the last 28 runs made by the side. Surrey v. Nottinghamshire, at the Oval, August 2, 3, 4.—At one time in the first innings of Notts. Iremonger (J.) batted 30 minutes without obtaining a run. In the first innings of Surrey Ducat (A.), in making a square-leg hit, struck Mason (B. W.), the umpire (who turned round to dodge the ball), full in the middle of the back so severely that later he was obliged to retire from the game. Warwickshire v. Worcestershire, at Edg- baston, August 2, 3, 4.—During Worcester­ shire’s innings eleven of the first twelve overs bowled on the second day were maidens. Arnold, E. (200*) and M. K. Foster (39) added 79 for the sixth wicket in 25 minutes. (To be concluded.) M r . U. S ow ter . Mr. Unwin Sowter, one of the founders of the Derbyshire County C.C. in 1870, died at his residence in Dufiield Road, Derby, on ARMY TPNTQ ____ Suitable for gardens, M i l I I I I I L 1 1 I O b cricket, or camping out, 40ft. round, pegs, poles, lines, complete (with tent bag included) for 35s. each ; cheaper kinds from 15s. each. Write for list of fancy garden tents.— H. J. GASSON, Government Contractor, Rye.