Cricket 1911

212 CBICKET: A WEEKLY EECOED OP THE GAME. J un e 3, 1911. machinery, his cricket is always bright and crisp. A bowler, batsman and field, he is creating a strong impression at Old Trafford. Sussex may do worse than look northward for a recruit. A. E. L a w t o n , the former Derbyshire skipper, witnessed the exciting finish of the match between Derbyshire and Lancashire at Old Trafford. He has rejoined the Man­ chester Club, and on the day following the narrow victory of the county for which he did such splendid work in days gone by, he contributed 77 for the premier Lancashire club against that other ancient institution, Broughton, whose history is hardly less interesting than that of Manchester. G o o d accounts reach us o f M r. E . H . Jo h n so n , o f the B o o tle C .C ., w ho h as been m ak in g la rg e scores in alm ost every m atch this season. In consecutive in n in gs he h as m ade 69 v. N o rth ern , 13 9 not out v . N eston an d D istrict, 3 3 v. F o rm b y and 72 v . O xton. H e is over six feet in h eigh t and possesses a v ariety o f strokes. I t is th ou ght th at he w ill be given an op p ortu nity o f p ro v in g h is w o rth in cou n ty cricket w ith L a n ca sh ire . N o t the least in terestin g featu re of recen t cricket has been the success w h ich h as attended Y o rk sh ire ’s efforts. W hen the side w en t dow n before E s s e x th e voice o f the croaker w as heard in the lan d , fo recastin g e v ery th in g d ism al in store for the team . B u t the C ou n ty h as since pulled itse lf together in ch aracteristic fash io n , the advance as batsm en o f B o o th and D rak e stren gth ­ en in g it in a dep artm en t w h ich it w as th ou ght w ould prove w eak. H irst and R h o d es h ave also done w ell w ith the ball, and, altogeth er, the side h ave no reason to be despondent. It should b e a rare stru ggle at M an chester n ext M on day, L a n c a sh ire ’s recen t la c k o f success n otw ithstan din g. A t L e ed s, on M on day, B h o d es, w h en he bow led T ay lo r, in the m atch w ith Som erset, obtained h is tw o thousandth w ick et fo r Y o rk sh ire . T o the end o f last season he had taken 1,9 7 9 at a cost o f 1 5 '5 7 ru n s each. H irst is the only other p la y e r w ho h as secured so larg e a n um ber for the side. R h odes, w e m ay tak e the op p ortu nity to rem in d read ers, tak es his benefit th is year. T h a t the conditions o f w eath er and w icket h ave favoured th e batsm en so fa r as th e present season h as gone is eviden t from th e fact th at to th e end o f M ay as m an y as 42 in d ivid u al th ree-figu res scores h a d been m ad e in first-class cricket. O nly tw ice d u rin g the p revio u s ten y e a rs had so la rg e a num ber been record ed d u rin g the p ortion o f th e season m en tioned , 5 1 being chronicled in 1 9 0 1— w h en over-m arled w ickets w ere in evidence — an d 49 in 19 0 5 . So far th e cam p aign o f 1 9 1 1 h as been favo u red w ith u n u su a lly fine w eath er, and i f on ly for the sake o f our v isito rs from In d ia w e sin cerely hope th at the d eligh tfu l conditions continue. In th eir m atch w ith C am brid ge U n iv e rsity this w eek, Y o rk sh ire are in tro d u cin g a n ew p la y e r to first-class cricket in th e person of M r. H . Sta n ley , o f W ath -on -D earn e. H e is a good batsm an an d field sm an , stan d t> ft. 1 in., and is only tw en ty-tw o y e a rs o f age. L a s t w eek, w hen p layin g for Y o rk sh ire 2n d X I . ag ain st Y o rk sh ire C ouncil, h e scored over 50 w ith o u t a m istake. I t is w ith p leasu re w e d raw atten tion to th e fact that Jo h n T h om as R a w lin tak es h is benefit at L o rd ’s on M on day n ext, for h e h as p la yed a p rom in en t p art in connection w ith M iddlesex crick et. A Y o rk sh irem a n b y birth, he p layed fo r h is n ative co u n ty in 28 m atch es betw een 18 8 3 and 18 8 5 , after w h ich he p u t in tw o season s w ith the L in c o ln L in d u m club before acceptin g a p osition on the g rou n d -staff at L o rd ’s. In course o f tim e he becam e qu alified fo r M idd lesex, an d fo r m an y y ears w a s a re g u lar an d p o p u lar m em b er of the side. W ith both bat an d b a ll, though ch iefly w ith the la tter, he accom plished m an y fin e th in gs, an d i f h e receives h is ju s t rew ard should experience a “ b u m p e r” benefit. H is best in n in gs w a s p robably h is 10 0 v . S u rre y a t L o rd ’s in 18 9 9 , though h is 78 not out for M r. V ern on ’s team again st A u stra lia at M elbourn e in 1887-8 m ust not be forgotten. I t w as w h ilst bow lin g again st Su rrey at the O val in 18 9 4 th at a curious th in g happened. One o f h is d eliveries caused a splin ter to fly from the strik e r’s— M r. Jep h so n ’s— bat and rem ove a bail, the batsm an being given out, upon appeal, “ hit w ick e t.” B a w lin ’s best year as a bow ler w as 1894, w h en he obtained 10 4 w ickets for 14 '5 6 ru n s each. The following are some of the latest hundreds obtained in minor cricket:— April 1 5 .—W . W . Armstrong, Melbourne v. W a g g a ................. * 117 ,, 1 5 .— J . J . Ranshaw, W aring’s X I. v. M aitland................. 126 ,, 15 .—C. B . Cochrane, W aring’ s X I. v. Maitland ... *100 ,, 15 .—L . A. Minnett, L . A. M innett’s X I. v. Shoalhaven District ... ... ... ... ... ... 148 M ay 20.—N. N. Todd, Neston v. L iv e r p o o l............................... 1 13 ,, 20.—K . V. Bardsley, Oxford Authentic.-; v. T rin ity College (Cambridge) ... ... ... ... *150 ,, 20.—H. S. Altham , T rin ity College (Cambridge) v. Oxford Authentics ... ... ... ... *103 ,, 23.— J . Grieve, Poloc v. Royal H igh School F .P .’s ... *134 ,, 23.—P . Campbell, Stoics v. Forest School ... ... 128 ,, 2 3.—H . Critchley-Salmonson, W inchester College v. Magdalen College, Oxford ... ... ... 1 12 „ 2 3 .—Benham , Drumpellier v. Cunning P a r k ................. 136 ,, 24. —J. Pearson, F . A. Lum ley’s X I. v. Dunfermline ... * 10 1 ,, 24.— J. A. Horne, Ashford Gramm ar School v. Folke­ stone Gramm ar School ... ... ... ... * 15 1 ,, 24.—P . M. Case, Ashford Gramm ar School v. Folke­ stone Gramm ar School ... ... ... ... *103 „ 24.—S. D. Douglas-Jones, R oyal A rtillery Subalterns v. R .M .A . (W o olw ich )............................................. 127 „ 24.—B . W. Pigg, Jesu s College v. Emm anuel College (Cambridge) ... ... ... ... ... *10 7 ,, 2 4 .—E . C. Porter, Ilford v. E ssex Club and G round... * 116 ,, 25.—E . C. Kirk, Birkbeck Bank v. W illiam s’ Bank ... 138 ,, 2b. —W. W. Meldon, Northumberland County v. Durham University ... ... ... ... 180 „ 25.—W. Thursby, Queen’s College v. Jesus College (Cambridge) ... ... ... ... ... 175 ,, 25.—N. E . Woodhouse, Magdalen College v. Jesus College 2nd (Cambridge) ... ... ... 122 ,, 25.—R . C. G. Lyon, Magdalen College v. Jesu s College 2nd (Cambridge) ............................... 102 ,, 25.—J . H. B. Sullivan, Christ’s College v. Selwyn College 110 ,, 25.—Freem an, Essex Club and Ground v. West Ham and District ........................................................... r i l l ,, 25.—W. Debenham, South Woodford v. Woodford Thursday ... ... ... ... ... ... 105 „ 25.— T. G . Grinter, South Woodford v. Woodford Thursday ... ... ... ... ... ... 114 ,, 26.— F . Odell, Occasionals v. Essex Club and Ground... 115 ,, 27.—E . Bowers, South Woodford v. Loughton... ... *106 ,, 27.—G. S. Milne, West of Scotland v. Greenock ... 103 „ 27— Sm ith, Heckmondwike v. R astrick.............................. *107 „ 27— A. Redfearn, Lascelles H all v. P a d d o c k ................. 103 ,, 27.—H . Tabrah, H alifax v. Bowling Old L an e... ... 100 ,, 27.—D. H . Butcher, Upper Tooting v. Wimbledon ... 132 „ 27.—N . Keenan, Brookwood Asylum v. Alton ... ... *104 „ 27.— Curtis, Sefton v. L iv erp o o l............................................ 132 „ 27.—C. P . Coode, E alin g v. Harrow Blues ................ 188 ,, 27.—Major H . S. Bush, Blackheath v. Streatham ... 169 ,, 27.— Capt. A. B . A irey, Blackheath v. Streatham ... 122 ,, 27.—C. J . Parton, Streatham v. Blackheath ... ... 116 ,, 27.—R . G. Cowley, Charlton P ark v. N aval College ... *148 „ 27— S. Taylor, Charlton Park v. N aval College ... 10 1 „ 27.— Watson, L . & N. W. Railw ay v. Ilford ... ... *15 3 ,, 2 7 .—Welch, Stanmore v. Bushey ... ... ... 100 ,, 27.— C. A. Caslon, H ighgate School v. Stoics ... ... 105 ,, 27.—E . C. Kirk, Private B anks v. B arnes ................. 138 ,, 27.—Adams, Addlestone v. Chobbam ... ... ... 1 1 3 ,, 27.—A. J . L . H ill, Trojans v. Ham pshire Rovers ... * 15 1 ,, 2 7 .—Kempton, Young Players of Surrey v. M itcham ... *104 „ 27.—J . W . H . T. Douglas, W anstead v. Old Citizens ... *129 „ 27.— Smee, Albemarle and Friern Barnet 2nd X I. v. Derwent House ... ... ... ... ... *154 ,, 27.—Comyns, W alham Green v. Cricklewood ... ... 100 „ 27.—Weston ,, ,, v. ,, ... ... 103 ,, 27.—H . B . Hugill, Upper Clapton v. Pallingswick ... 103 „ 27.—Pillinger, M itcham 2nd X I. v. Hornsey 3rd X I. ... 109 „ 27.—H . C. G. Lyon, Magdalene College v. Selwyn College (Cambridge) ............................................. 106 „ 27.— R. A. Young, Windsor Home Park v. Henley ... 106