Cricket 1911

M ay 13, 1911. CR ICKET : A W EEK LY RECORD OP THE GAME. 139 Publ i c S c h o o l Cricket in 1911. (Continued from page 128.) B y C. M. SCOTT. CHELTENH AM AST year Cheltenham, without being a great side, had a highly successful season, and this year hopes are enter­ tained of an even more prosperous campaign. With five old colours and several good men at hand to fill the vacancies the prospects are distinctly good, although perhaps one more bowler is needed ; the batting, how­ ever, is quite up to the standard. A. V.D. Wise, who captains the side, is a batsman of more thanaverage ability. He has a great many strokes at command and requires only a little more self- restraint to become quite a ‘ ‘ class ” bat. Gr. E. C. Wood made great strides last year as a rungetter, and came to the rescue on many occasions. H. F. Brown proved a veritable ‘ ‘ find.” At the beginning of the season he was wicket-keepers. At the time of writing it is not settled which of the two will do duty in that position. Perhaps, at least for a time, they will share the work. The College plays Marlborough," Clifton and Hailey- bury. Mr. H. V. Page looks after the cricket, and Woof is the professional. CLIFTON Clifton has turned out many fine cricketers in the past, and it is to-day a good cricketing school. Ever since Tunnicliffe was engaged to look after the boys, the College elevens have shown much of the real cricketing spirit, and notwithstanding that they failed to beat a school last year it was by no means a poor eleven that represented them. This year, one thinks, they ought to give a good account of themselves, although only four old colours are staying on. The batting will be satisfactory enough, but the bowling may very likely be weak. Gr. C. Southern, this year’s captain, had a disappointing season last ‘ 1 summer,” for he was expected to make a great many runs which, unfortu­ nately, he failed to do. Of the four old colours C. Rissik and C. R. B. Murray, in batting and bowling respectively, should prove of immense service to the side. Rissik played consistently and well all through the season, and ended with A. V. D. W ISE , Cheltenham . Quite unknown, but by July had trained into a bat of the highest promise, and this year may prove the chief scorer of the side. A. A. M. Durand is considered a good bat, hut the unfortunate fact remains that he seldom makes runs. Turning our attention to the attack, Durand and Coren are two fast bowlers who occasionally perform very good work. (The latter swerves a little from the leg and requires watching.) The new candidates for places in the side are a serviceable lot, E. Gr. James, a slow left-hand bowler, being particularly good. J. A. Shelmerdine, fast right hand, ought to do well on hard wickets, so that the the bowling should really be quite effective with Durand, James, Coren and Shelmerdine available. R. M. Scobie is likely to be included in the side for his batting. He is very good at his best, but has too many off days, and last year was not a success. Both Wise and Wood are moderate a . C. SOUTHERN , C lifton. a very creditable average. Though his figures for last year’s work are not impressive, Murray did some sterling work. He is a slow left-handed bowler and is generally expected to do great things for his side this year. A. K. Hickman, the other old colour, is a steady batsman who hardly did as well last summer as in 1909. If only Rissik, Southern and Hickman can find the top of their form, they will serve as a stimulus to the rest of the eleven. There is plenty of talent in the College, and, as no-one could develop it better than Tunnicliffe, Cliftonians should feel optimistic as to the doings of the side. F. E. Morgan will probably keep wicket, whilst J. R. Jacob and R. L. Farnell, two promising young batsmen, should both find places. A. B. Craddock is a fast right-hand bowler who, every now and again, commands respect and, if he is in form, should be a great asset in a somewhat weak attack.