Cricket 1911

144 CR ICKET : A W EEK LY RECORD OF THE GAME. M ay 13, 1911. Cricket: A W E E K L Y R E CO RD OF TH E GAME . 168, UPPER THAMES STREET. LONDON. E.C. SATURDAY, MAY 13 t h , 1911 . All communications intended for the Editorial Department should, in order to prevent delay, be addressed to “ The Editor of C rick et , 168, Upper Thames Street, E .C .,” and not to any person by name. The same remark applies to all publications intended for review. The Editor cannot hold himself responsible for the safely of MSS. sent to him for consideration, although every effort will be made to return them when a stamped addressed wrapper is enclosed for that purpose. As replies to questions are given only by way of published answers to correspondents, and not by letter, those seeking information do not need to enclose stamped addressed envelopes. Letters and enquiries from anonymous correspondents will not receive attention. 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A t the same meeting the members of the Club presented Mr. Leveson-Gower with a silver cigar-box, in case, the lid of which was thus inscribed :— H enky D udley G kesham L eveson -G oweb . From the Surrey County Cricket Club, in recognition of his services as Captain of the Surrey County X I., 1908, 1909, 1910. Mr. Leveson-Gower, in acknowledging the gift, remarked that what he had done as captain and member of the com­ mittee had been done with pleasure, and he was sure that the same loyalty which had been shown to him would be accorded to Mr. Bird, his successor. The worse the time the better the end, and under sky and sun I go to play the cricketer’s part, and turn the bowlers o n ; And one will bowl me fast balls, and one will bowl me slow, And one will bowl me cunning and straight, and then the bails will g o ; But fast come, slow come, the grass and winds are free, And heigh-ho, follow the game, the world is fair for me ! — E . E . Bowen. L a s t week’s match at the Oval between Surrey and Warwickshire introduced to county cricket a young player of whom it is possible a good deal may be heard in future. We refer to Bates, a left-handed, slow-medium bowler with a capital delivery. He is a son of the ground-keeper at Edgbaston, and on his first appearance for his county dismissed Hayward for 20, Hobbs for 26 and Ducat for 37. In his analysis of three for 56 in a total of 195 there was nothing out of the ordinary, but the promise he showed appealed strongly to the critics. W h a t is the average length of life of a cricket stump ? We are prompted to propound the question through twice seeing Rushby break one in bowling a batsman in Warwick­ shire’s first innings. Such feats must, of course, depend to a large extent on the longevity of stumps. The late Allan Hill is reported to have broken the middle stump three times in six overs in a match against X X II. of Cam­ bridge on Parker’s Piece, whilst at Sleaford, in August, 1892, a bowler named Aitken, playing for Sleaford v. Blankney, in taking three wickets for 18 runs, broke the leg, middle and off stumps in succession. M r . E. C. K ir i c , the Surrey amateur, playing for Private Banks on Saturday, against Marlborough Blues, H . GRADIDGE ■and SONS ,! Us e d by all t h e L e a d - ^ ing P l a y e r s ^ t h r o u g h o u t J t h e W o r l d ^ Pricc Lists on Application Of all First-Class Out= fitters and Dealers. Manufacturers o f all Requisites — F O R — C ricket, Lawn Tennis, Racquets , Hockey, Football, and all British Sports. Patentees and Sole Makers Reblading a Speciality. ^ F actory :— A r t i l l e r y P lace , WOOLWICH.