Cricket 1911

J une 21 ,1911 . CR ICK ET : A W EEK LY RECORD OF THE GAME. 271 defeat during the past week, and the sensational victory of Middlesex over Yorkshire, made the Championship more open than ever, and it is quite on the cards that some dark horse may yet squeeze home by a neck. U p to June 17th as many as 96 centuries had been registered in this season’s first-class cricket. The only previous year in which this total was approached was 1901 (in the days of over-marled wickets) when 97 were on the list up to June 19th—that is, including the matches begun on the 17th. The figures for other recent years, given to the nearest day so as to include the whole of matches which took in the seventeenth of June are : 79 in 1904—72 in 1905 - 01 in 1900—63 in 1899— 61 in 1909—59 in 1910—54 in 1908—51 in 1903—48 in 1906—39 in 1902—and as few as 27 in 1907. A m o st interesting link with the past has been severed by the death of Mr. R. J. P. Broughton, who was the oldest cricketer of note. Making his first appearance at Lord’s as far back as 1832, he played at headquarters before such men as Alfred Mynn, Tom Barker, Mr. Charles Taylor, “ B u ll” Pickering, Kedgate, Hillyer, Adams and William Clarke. England’s oldest cricketer is now Col. Augustus Frederick Jenner, who was a month and a day the junior of Mr. Broughton, having been born—at Chislehurst—on August 12th, 1816. He was a younger brother of the late Mr. Herbert Jenner Fust, and was always noted for his great muscular strength. He played for Kent in 1835. T h e follow ing resolution, proposed by the H on . E . C. J. Stevens, has been adopted by the N ew Zealand Cricket C ou n cil:— “ That the Management Comm ittee be requested to consider the possibility of establishing m atches with the States o f New South W ales and Victoria, either both annually or one in each season.” I f sucli an arrangement could be com e to, it w ould undoubtedly be a fine thing for the gam e in the D om inion. But the question o f finance w ould play a very important part in the matter. A C ricket reader located in Mauritius sends us, under date o f M ay 9th, a copy o f the cable which appeared in the local papers concerning the discussion at L ord ’s last m onth on the proposed alteration in the no-ball rule. It runs as follow s : — A fter prolonged discussion the Marylebone C.C. resolved not to amend the no-ball rule, but to instruct the umpires that a batsman cannot be stumped by (sic) a no-ball. This was translated into French, as follows :— Apres une discussion prolongee le Maryleborne I.C. a resolu de ne pas seconder l’amendement pour le regleirient du bal room,mais de renseigner les arbitres pour que le bateman ne soit pas mis hors de jeu par un coup double. This recalls the stop-press news w hich appeared in a Glasgow newspaper respecting the historic stand by B rown and Tunni­ cliffe against D erbyshire at Chesterfield thirteen years ago— “ Yorkshire, all out for no w icket.” A c o r r e sp o n d e n t in The Y orkshire P ost advocates as an additional attraction to first-class cricket the presence o f a first- class band. “ The greatest stonewaller,” he says, “ would becom e m ore enterprising, and the fast bow ler w ould put an extra bit o f ‘ devil ’ into his deliveries. I believe George Hirst would becom e absolutely unplayable, and M r. W alter Brearley develop into a fascinating cricket acrobat. A t any rate, a spirit o f cheerfulness and jo y would com e over a game w hich is som e­ times too serious and slow for anybody except fishermen or funeral m utes.” A t a C omm itte Meeting o f the M.C.C. at L ord ’s on M onday afternoon it was definitely decided to send a team to Australia in the autumn. N o arrangement, how ever, was com e to as to the captaincy, and nothing was allowed to transpire as to the financial conditions under which the side w ill go out. The following are some of the latest hundreds obtained in minor cricket:— June 5.—S. de Saram, Richmond v. Chiswick P a r k ..................*101 „ 7.—T. L. Courtauld, Burton-on-Trent v. Wellingborough Masters .............................................................*139 „ 7.—R. F. Knight, Wellingborough Masters v. Burton- on-Trent ... ... ... ... ... ... *105 „ 8.—Rev. W . H. Maundrell, A Home Fleet Team V. Sherborne School ... ... ... ... ... 106 „ 9__ A. C. Edwards, Folkestone v. North Staffordshire Regiment ... ... ... ... ... ... *107 „ 9.—N. S. Caldwell, Leamington v. Incogniti .................. 122 ,, 9.—F. A. Ward, Leamington v. Incogniti ... ... 102 ,, 10.— G. Mackie, Neasden v. War Office ... ... ... *120 „ 10.—S. S. Skinner, Army Ordnance Corps v. Eltham ... 102 ,, 10.— D. J. Fenner, Camberwell v. Marylebone (Metro­ politan Borough Officers)... ... ... ... *101 „ 11.—J. W. Filliston, Whitcombe Wanderers v. P. H. Elsey’s X I................................................................*102 ,, 12.—Lieut. Taylor, 2nd Division v. 1st Division (Home Fleet)... ... ... ... ... ... ... 104 ,, 12.—J. M. Hulton, M.C.C. and Ground v. Brighton College ... ... ... ... ... .. 138 „ 13.—W. Phillips, Bickley Park v. Streatham ................ 169 „ 13.—J. E. Newey, Harborne v. T r o ja n s .............................*112 „ 13.— I. W. Smith, Harborne v. Trojans ..............................*180 ,, 14.—W . F. Turnbull, Lumley’s XI. v. Merchiston ... *103 ,, 14.—J. Pearson, Lumley’s XI. v. Merchiston ... ... *100 „ 14.— King Edward VII. School Past and Present (King’s Lynn) v. Norfolk Club and Ground ... ... *103 „ 14.—C. E. Spencer, Stoics v. South L ynn.......................*100 „ 14.—E. Matheson, South Lynn v. S to ics ........................... 107 „ 14.—Capt. W . L. Foster, Royal Artillery v. Aldershot Command ... ... ... ... ... ... 108 „ 14.—A. R. A. Dickins, Shrewsbury School v. Derbyshire Friars ... ... ... ... ... ... 130 „ 14.— F. H. Carroll,Devon Dumplings v. United Services... 102 ,, 14___A. F. Gunning, Ealing v. Upper Clapton ................. 105 „ 14.—A. S. Archdale, Royal Artillery v. H .A.C..................... *182 ,, 14.—Rev. R. S. Swann-Mason, Chiswick House v. Gifford House Wanderers ... ... ... ... ... 101 „ 14.—M. A. S. Sturt, H. Wade’s XI. v. Highgate School... 120 „ 14.—H. E. Hippisley, R.A.C., Cirencester v. Swindon W edn esday................................................................ 109 ,, 14.—R. M. Veale, Guv’s Hospital v. Dartmouth Asylum 102 ,, 14.—A. F. Rook, Guy’s Hospital v. Dartmouth Asylum... 121 ,, 14.—P. A. Fryer, Wellingborough Masters v. A. H. Sartoris’ XI. ................................................... 152 ,, 14.—J. C. Wood, M.C.C. v. City of London School ... 121 ,, 15.—Lieut. Allenby, United Services v. Devon Dumplings *140 ,, 15.—V. R. M. Cloughin, Royal Artillery v. Aldershot Command ..................................................... ... *110 ,, 15.—Rev. F. A. Wilkinson, Essex C. and G. v. Waltham­ stow Wanderers ... ... ... ... ... 122 „ 15.—A. M. Miller, G. Fowler’s XI. v. Clifton College ... *106 ,, 15.—J. G. Fawcus, Cryptics v. Reading ... ... ... 139 „ 16.—C. Pinkham, Neasden v. Kensington (N. and S.) ... *201 „ 16.—A. E. Bromley-Martin, I Zingari v. Colchester Garrison ... ... ... ... ... ... 110 „ 16.—F. W. B. Wilson, Colchester Garrison v. I. Zingari *106 ,, 16— .Newman, St. George’s School v. Eastbourne ... 105 ,, 16.—R. St. L. Fowler, Sandhurst v. Woolwich ... ... 139 ., 16.—C. G. Smith, Brixton Wanderers v. Granville(Lee) 111 „ 16.—R. F. Popham, Repton v. Uppingham ............. 142 ,, 17.—G. L. Hebden, Pallingswick v. Felsted School ... 163 ,, 17.— C. E. C. Kendle, Granville (Lee) v. Guy’s Hospital 113 ,, 17.—Light, Pinner v. Mill Hill Park ... ... ... 106 „ 17.—Norman, Shepherd’s Bush v. Battersea ... ... 104 ,, 17.—Waller, Townley Park v. Lloyd’s Register ... ... 118 ,, 17.—C. V. L. Hooman, South Devon v. Exeter ... ... *104 ,, 17.—E. C. Mordaunt, Free Foresters v. Stoke Poges ... *161 ,, 17.—T. Sinton, Stockton v. Saltburn ... ... ... 115 ,, 17.—J. Cunningham, Liverpool v. Formby ................ 107 „ 17.—Midgley, Bacup v. East L ancashire............................. *102 ,, 17.—T. Mellowdew, Moorside v. Walsden... ... ... *110 „ 17.—W. A. Miller, Lord Eglinton's XI. v. Artillery ... 112 ,, 17.—D. McBean. 2nd Drumpelier v. 2nd Kilmarnock ... 118 „ 18.—C. Reiner, Potts’ XI. v. Thespids ... ... ... 126 ,, 19.—J. M. Nethersole, Keble College v. Exeter College ... *107 In last week’s match at Rossall between Rossall and Loretto, G. B. Davies, fielding in the slips, obtained six of the first seven wickets by catches.