Cricket 1911

J u n e 2 1 , 1911. C R IC K E T : A W EEK LY RECORD OP THE GAME. 273 Mr. R. J. P. B r o u g h t o n . It is with regret we announce that Mr. Robert John Porcher Broughton, the oldest English cricketer of note, died at Callipers Hall, Chipperfield, Herts., on the 15th inst. He was born at Farnham, in Surrey, on July 11th, 1816, and was therefore in his 95th year at the time of his death. He was interested in the game to the last, and always made a point of being present at. the Oxford v. Cambridge and Eton v. Harrow matches. R. B. Cowley, who made 50 and 77 against Eton in 1907, was his grandson, and his success naturally pleased the veteran very much indeed. The latter was a charming conversationalist and full of good stories concerning the past. Mr. Broughton was educated at Harrow and Cambridge, and in Scores and Biographies was described as “ A slashing and lively hitter, making very long drives. As a field he has been one of the most active and energetic ever seen, almost always taking cover-point. Indeed, in this depart­ ment of the game he could not be excelled ; but, owing to his profession, he but rarely played in any of the great contests of the day. At Harrow he bowled well round­ armed, with a pretty delivery, but this talent he soon lost.” He was in the Harrow Eleven for four seasons, commencing in 1832, and was captain in 1834 and 1835. Of the six Public School matches in which ho took part —four against Eton and two against Winchester—Harrow won only two and lost four. Scores were very small in those days: and in making 114 runs in eleven innings Broughton did very well indeed ; as he also took 29 wickets, his value to the side will be evident. Against Eton in 1834 he made 6 and 19 and took 13 wickets, and in the match with Winchester in the following year scored 27 and 26 and obtained 7 wickets. It was clearly his bowling in the former game which enabled Harrow to pull through by 13 runs. In those days the Public School matches com­ menced at ten o ’clock and play continued until 7.30 or 8 , and each boy who took part in the game was charged seven shillings and sixpence by the proprietor of the ground and ten shillings for his lunch. In addition to being Captain of the Eleven, Broughton was also head of the School—a distinction, we believe we are correct in saying, which has been gained by only three others, namely, H. J. Torre, C. S. Roundell and Herbert Leaf. Proceeding to Cambridge, Mr. Broughton obtained his blue as a Freshman and played in three matches against Oxford— in 1836, 1838 and 1839. (The sides did not meet in 1837.) In five innings he scored 67 runs, but was on the winning side only once—in 1839, when Sayres and Kirwan dismissed Oxford for 88 and 74 and Cambridge made 287, C. G. Taylor scoring 65 and extras amounting to 70— 24 byes and 46 wides. Among Mr. Broughton’s contem­ poraries at Cambridge were C. G. Taylor, the Hon. F. Ponsonby, F. Thackeray, T. A. Anson and J. H. (“ Wacky” ) Kirwan. The chief matches at Cambridge in those days were played on Parker’s Piece. All hits were, of course, run out, and the subject of this notice was in with the Hon. J. H. Manners-Sutton when the latter made his famous hit for which eight were run without the assistance of an overthrow. After leaving Cambridge Mr. Broughton played in comparatively few great matches, but he was fond of recalling that he fielded in the famous single­ wicket match between Mynn and Felix at Bromley in 1846. Mr. Broughton had been a member of the M.C.C. since 1845, was an original member of I Zingari and served on the first Committee of the Surrey County C.C. For very many years, too, he was on the Committee of the M.C.C., of which Club he was also one of the trustees, and it was due largely to him that the M.C.C. were enabled to become the proprietors of Lord’s. In C r ic k e t of August 9th, 1900, Mr. Broughton told of the difficulty that was experienced—in 1864-—in inducing Dark to relinquish the lease. “ He said he had never put pen to paper in his life before receiving the money, but, at last, he said to me one day, when he came to see me after I had been very ill, ‘ Mr. Broughton, would you, as a gentleman, really advise me to sign this agreement. ? ’ To which I replied, ‘ Most certainly I would,’ and he then signed it, and the purchase was shortly afterwards completed.” At the time of his death Mr. Broughton was still on the active list of the Coldstream Guards, and on last New Year’s Day celebrated the 49th anniversary of his appoint­ ment as solicitor to the regiment. He was a member of the firm of Messrs. White, Broughton and White. FIRST CLASS AVERAGES. (Compiled to Monday Morning last.) BATTING. Times Inns, not out. Total. Aver. Highest Score. Hayward.......................... ... 17 4 891 68*53 *170 F. L. Fane ................... ... 14 1 730 56*61 217 V in e .................................. ... 17 0 941 55-35 180 C. J. B. Wood ........... ... 20 4 885 55-31 *117 Denton ......................... ... 20 1 925 48-42 *137 Gunn (G.) .................. ... 14 0 075 48-21 143 Hearne (J. W.) .......... ... 15 2 020 48-15 126 C. B. Fry.................. ... ... 10 0 480 48-00 150 R. H. Spooner ........... ... 16 0 700 47*50 125 Hardinge.......................... ... 12 1 519 47*18 175 Bowell .......................... ... 11 0 518 47*09 118 Seymour (Jas.) .......... ... 19 2 798 46*94 196 Mead (C. P . ) .................. ... 19 1 811 4.V05 127 Gunn (J.).......................... ... 12 1 495 45*00 160 M. Falcon .................. ... 12 1 490 44*54 134 Sharp .......................... ... 22 1 884 42*04 106 P. F. Warner.................. .. 17 1 704 44*00 118 Hobbs .......................... ... 21 1 801 40-05 93 Tarrant .......................... ... 18 1 073 39*58 127 G. L Jessop ................... ... 16 2 542 38*71 *122 Makepeace ................... ... 22 1 809 38*52 139 Charlesworth.................. ... 14 2 402 38*50 116 Whitehead (H.) ........... ... 20 0 750 37*50 150 Humphreys ................... ... 19 1 073 37*38 144 Hardstaff.......................... ... 11 0 409 37*18 145 Ducat .......................... ... 17 0 GOG 35*64 104 Brown (G.) ................... ... 15 1 499 35*64 94 A lletson .......................... ... 12 0 423 35*25 189 Drake .......................... ... 21 3 628 34*88 *147 G. H. Simpson-Hayward ... 11 1 345 34*50 130 H irst.................................. ... 20 1 655 34 47 156 Wilson .......................... ... 21 1 686 34*30 125 J. W. H. T. Douglas ... ... 17 0 583 34*29 98 Hayes .......................... ... 20 1 651 34*26 109 Tyldesley (W.) ........... ... 18 0 613 34*05 108 Booth .......................... .. 20 1 040 33-68 210 Rhodes .......................... ... 21 1 073 33-05 100 Cadman .......................... ... 14 0 404 33-14 103 Kinneir ........................... ... 12 1 354 32-18 *102 Haigh ... ................. ... 18 5 403 31-00 *62 Killick .......................... ... 18 0 553 30-72 94 Bowley .......................... ... 12 1 337 30-03 81 T. Forester ................... ... 14 0 428 30*57 73 W. B. B u rn s................... ... 15 2 397 30*53 70 C. L. A. Smith ........... ... 15 3 361 30*0S 91 * Signifies not out. BOWLING. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Aver. East ................................. 282*1 91 596 43 13*86 Hirst ................................. 409-3 84 1060 07 15*82 Burrows ......................... 145-3 13 532 32 16*62 A. R. Litteljohn ......... 335-1 72 904 51 17*72 Haigh ................................. 259-2 47 647 30 17*97 Mead (W.) ......................... 259-4 08 007 37 18-02 Riley ................................. 255 01 024 34 18-35 Rushby................................. 400*1 95 1105 62 18-79 Dean ................................. 460-1 113 1189 63 18*87 Smith (W. C.) ................. 450*2 117 1157 61 18*96 Thompson ......................... 259*5 05 G50 34 19-11 Hearne (J. T.) ................. 350*1 97 839 43 19-30 Cook ................................. 303 79 949 48 19*58 F. R. Foster......................... 204 3S 791 40 19*75 Cuffe ................................. 220*2 42 598 30 19-93 Woolley .......................... 322 77 838 40 20 95 Hitch ................................ 275*4 44 1013 48 21-10 W. Brearley......................... 194-5 21 763 36 21-19 Rhodes ... ......................... 310-4 01 873 41 21-29 Tarrant................................. 310*2 05 845 39 21-66 Fielder (A .)......................... 309*4 57 1009- 46 21-93 J. W. H. T. Douglas......... 235 40 687 ai 22-16 Buckunham......................... 417*3 05 1385 62 22-33 Relf (A. B .)......................... 545*5 182 1318 55 23*96 Field ................................. 252*1 48 889 37 24-02 Blythe ................................. 503*5 112 1323 55 24-05 TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND SCHOOLS. S core - sheets and O rder of G oing - in C akds . —A dozen of either will be sent on receipt of Twopence in stamps, to cover postage. Larger quantities at proportionate rates. Address: Manager, Cricket, 168, Upper Thames Street, E.C. 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