Cricket 1911

274 C E IC K E T : A W EEK LY EECOED OF THE GAME. J une 21 ,1911 . Club Cricket. Two veterans— if the word may be used in reference to players who carry their years so well—found themselves on opposing sides at Eltham last Saturday. The match was Eltham v. Charlton Park, and the veterans were Dr. W. G . Grace and William MeCanlis. The G.O.M. made one run and obtained one wicket —that, curiously enough, of the Captain, who=e dismissal is recorded in the score-sheet as “ lbw, b W . G. Grace. 9 .” It would be interesting to know when these two players, young in all but years, first played against each other. They certainly did so at Canterbury in 1873, in the Kent v. M.C.C. match. Then each went in first for his side, “ W. G .” making 1 and 57 not out and McCanlis 3 and 16: the former also took fifteen wickets for 147 runs and the latter one for 29. Further­ more, Capt McCanlis was “ b Giace, 3,” and “ c and b Grace, 16.” Not often do two players find themselves pitted against each other over an interval of thirty-eight years. Whilst glancing through an old scrap-book recently we came across a cutting from a newspaper of August, 1844. which is of interest even at this distance of time. It runs as follow s:— “ Two very interesting matches have lately been played on Frenshay Common, between eleven of one family (being sons, sons-in-law, and grandsons of the late Mr. George Pocock, of Bristol, inventor of kites, globes, <fec.) and the members of that club. In the first match the family won by 57 runs, and the return match, 10th inst., also terminated in favour of the family, who won in one innings and 20 runs to spare. They are ready to play any eleven, bona fide of one family, in England.” No wonder that, with so many enthusiasts among their near relatives, the young Graces should take to cricket almost as naturally as a duck to water. The Granville (Lee) C.C. concluded another festive “ W eek” on Saturday. Out of 6 matches 4 were won, including those with Hampstead, M.C.C. and Guy’s Hospital. Two batsmen dis­ tinguished themselves, namely, A. S. Johnston and R. S. Le May. The former is well-known to Cricket readers as one of the foremost club cricketers of the day. Le May, home on leave from Siam, is a greatly improved b a t; with 57 v. the Wanderers, 72 v. Forest Hill, and 83 v. Hampstead, he appeared to great advantage on the plumb wickets. The club enjoyed the useful assistance of Preston, of Kent, who bowled admirably, especially in the M C.C. match, in which no-one played him with any confidence whatever. E. D. Inskipp, son of the head-master of Framlingham College, did some tall hitting during this week at Lee. He hit the ball clean over the boundary no fewer than 10 times—3 sixes in successive balls from Braund v. M.C.C. being tremendous strokes. In the match with the Wanderers the latter failed to win for the first time this season, after gaining thirteen victories off the reel. They scored 251 and then got down seven wickets of the opposition for 198. On Saturday, thanks to heavy showers, bowlers had a pretty good time of it, and the long list of huge batting feats was but slightly increased. Some notable bowling was done by A. P. Day (seven for 21); Anson, of Honor Oak, performed the hat trick against Old Charlton; D. E. Lewis, of Ealing Dean, playing against University College Hospital, eight for 31; E. C. Kirk, nine for 26 ; Cameron, for Riohmond v. Richmond Town, six for 30 ; Robertson, for Stoics v. Lewes Priory, six for 29. Centuries were comparatively rare last week-end ; the finest perhaps, coming from the bat of G. L. Hebden, who got well into three-figure-land by collecting 163 for Pallingswick against Felsted. Hebden gave one of the most exhilarating displays of off-driving one could wish to see : there seems to be just a revolution of the wrists, and with ease the ball trips along the grass between the “ covers” to the boundary. Waller, of Townley Park, subscribed 118 against Lloyd’s, and C. E . C. Kendle, for Granville (Lee) v. Guy’s Hospital, scored 113. One very fine piece of batting on a wieket which “ talked” a bit was 83 not out from the bat of H. W . Frampton for Fulham v. Hanwell Asylum. This was asainst some good bowling, including that of A. R. Litteljohn, who did so well for Middlesex at the end of May. A very bright performance must have been the 143 from S. Buckles for Albermarle v. Highgate; Buckles’ first hundred i - uls came in 32 minutes. In the Albermarle “ W eek” some tremendous scoring took place. St. John Payne, in the match with Fulham, made 268 not out, and during the first three days five men scored 800 runs between them for one “ knock” apiece. On successive days more than 450 were put on by the home side. A cricket club has been formed in connection with the Stoke Poges G. C., and the opening match v. the Free Foresters provided some excellent sport. E. C. Mordaunt played a splendid innings of 161 for the F. F., which enabled them to win fairly comfortably. The cricket is played on the ground of the Farnham Royal Club, and such well-known men as J. R. Mason, E. M. Dowson, and B. J. T. Bosanquet figure on the score-sheet. Last week we drew attention to the fact that Mr. R. St. L. Fowler, the hero of last year’s Eton v. Harrow match, had made two separate hundreds in an R.M.C. Inter-Company Cup match. In the latter part of last week he was again well to the fore, as, playing at Camberley for Sandhurst against Woolwich, he scored 137 and bowled 67 balls in the second innings of his opponents for nine runs and seven wickets. The total of the innings was 63 and Fowler bowled throughout unchanged. Sandhurst won by an innings and 146 runs. Of the 41 matches which have been played between the two sides, Sandhurst have won 20 and Woolwich 10: the remaining 11 have been drawn. K. CORONATION HONOURS. The names of a few cricketers and supporters of the game were included in the list of Coronation Honours, issued on Monday evening, among them being:— L ord L oreburn , the Lord Chancellor, who, as R. T. Reid, played in his time for Cheltenham and Oxford. He was a useful batsman and a fine wicket-keeper. He has received the dignity of an Earldom of the United Kingdom. T he R t . H on . A. A kers -D ouglas , M .P., who has been created a Viscount, is a past President of the Kent County C.C. His son is married to a daughter of Mr. Stanley Christopherson, the famous fast bowler of Uppingham and Kent. M r . L aurence H ardy , M.P., another past President of the Kent County C.C., has been made a Privy Councillor. S ir G eorge H oustocn R uid , the High Commissior for Australia, has been appointed to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George. For many years he was prominently connected with the New South Wales Cricket Association, and still takes a very great interest in the game. WELLINGTON v. HAILEYBURY.—Flayed at Wellington on June 0 and 10 and left drawn. Score :— First innings. W ellington . Second innings. J. W. Hardy, b Vincent .......................... .. 18 b M cKenzie.........................,. 1 D. Davies, lbw, b McKenzie .................. ... 5 c Thorne, b Vincent........... 23 P. L. Barrow, b McKenzie .................. ... 12 b M cKenzie........................... 60 G. C. Wainwright, c Pawle, b Vincent... ... 8 b Woollatt ........................... 30 C. J. Coker, b Vincent .......................... ... 6 b Woollat ... ................ 5 R. J. Bramly, b Vincent .......................... ... 1 c McKenzie, b Pawle .. 16 J. M. Milton, run out.................................. ... 50 c Pawle, b Vincent ........... 32 R. D. Pank, lbw, b Pawle.......................... ... 7 b Paw le............................... 16 M. S. H. Jones, c Woollatt, b V incent... ... 48 b Vincent ......................... 7 W. F. Loudon, not out .......................... ... 10 c Pawle, b McKenzie......... 0 R. C. Crofton, b Pawle .......................... ... 1 not o u t ................................. . 13 Byes, &c............................... .. 18 Byes, &c.................... ,. 44 Total .................................. 184 T o ta l................. . 256 First innings. H a ile y b u r y . Second innings. G. T. Rees, b Crofton.................................. ... 0 b Loudon ......................... . 42 N. M. Carstairs, c Coker, b Crofton ... 20 b Crofton ......................... 7 H. D. llaker, b Loudon .......................... ... 12 b Loudon ......................... . 6 H. G. Vincent, c Hardy, b Loudon ... 11 b Crofton ............................ 4 A. B. Thorne, b Pank.................................. ... 12 b Coker................................. . 10 F. N. Strawson, b Coker .......................... ... 35 c and b Coker ................. 5 B. Pawle. c Bramly, b Loudon ........... ... 25 not o u t ................................. . 39 H. J. Halliday, b Coker .......................... ... 26 b Coker................................. . 21 K. N. McKenzie, b Crofton .................. ... 3 not o u t................................. . 13 R. H. Woollatt, c Coker, b Crofton ... 1 C. Thorne, not out ... ........................... 2 Byes, &c................................ !” 17 Byes, &c.................... . 12 Total .......................... ... 164 Total (7 wkts) . 159 MARLOW v. MARLBOROUGH BLUES.—Played at Marlow on June 17. Score M arlborouoh B lues . M arlow . L. R. Lewis, b Jones .................. 23 W. L. Jackson, c Rogers, b M. O. K. Gatey, c Welborne, b Jackson 18 Lewis .......................................... 42 A. M. Horsfall, c Barnett, b Jones 15 G. Barnett, c and b Jenkins 0 L. N. Rogers, c Wills, b Jackson 5 A. T. Knight, b Jenkins ........... 11 M. O. Lewis, c Barnett, b Jones... 1 H. L. Beardsley, b Jenkins........... 11 D. M. Black, b Jones .................. IS FI. L. Slocock, run o u t ................... 2 11. Church, b Jones.......................... 14 R. F. Jones, c A. M. Black, b Lewis ir, O. S. Jenkins, c Wills, b Jones ... 0 A. C. Welborne, c D. M. Black, b A. M. Black, b Jackson.................. 3 Jenkins .......................................... 7 A. W. Dickinson, not out ........... 0 G. B. Wills, c and b Jenkins 1 V. B. Rogers, b Jackson................. 0 M. Knight, run out ................. 2 B 3, nb 3 .......................... 6 C. Lester, c Jenkins, b M. O. Lewis 1 __ F. W. Burton, not out ................... 2 T otal.......................... 103 B 2 ,lb 1 .................................. 3 Total ........................... 97