Cricket 1911

J u l y 1, 19 1 1. C E ICK ET : A W EEK LY EECOED OF THE GAME. 295 S am u e l Cadman. Cadman is an exception to the general rule in the case of Derbyshire men, for he was not born in the county. He is not the only exception, of course ; but the Peak county has always played a majority of home-born players. The excellent all-rounder whose portrait figures below is a native of Cheshire. He was born at the village of Gibraltar, close to the Lancashire border, on January 29th, 1880. At the youthful age of thirteen he left boys’ cricket to share in the men’s game. This was at Tintwistle, whither his parents had removed when he was only a year old. In 1899 he began to play for Glossop, one of the strongest clubs in the North Midlands, and for Glossop he has played ever since, holding meanwhile an engage­ ment as private professional to Mr. S. Hill Wood, who was Photo by] [Hawkins tfe Co., Brighton. SA M U E L CADM AN. the caplain of the county team when Cadman got his first trial in it. This was in 1900 ; but neither in that season nor in 1901 did the young professional do much of note, and he was not tried at all in 1902. But in the following season he was again put into the team, and since then he has been a fixture in it. In 1904 his batting powers developed considerably, and he made his first century for the county, 126 v. Essex at Leyton. Up to this time his bowling, though useful, had always been very expensive ; but in 1905, a season of heavy scoring, he took 58 wickets at under 24 each, including analyses of 6 for 27 (at Derby) and 6 for 83 (at Manchester) v. Lancashire. His batting was very consistent, too, for he aggregated 778 and averaged 21’61, with a highest score of only 66 . In the following season his all-round form showed some small decline ; but in 1907, though he made fewer runs, he bowled better than he had ever done before, taking 67 wickets at under 21 runs each, During the last three seasons he has been quite one of the principal figures of the side. With 942 runs (average nearly 27) and 55 wickets (at under 20 each), and a century against Warwickshire at Birmingham, he did himself great credit in 1908. Less successful with the ball in 1909, he was nearly always doing well with the bat. Among his scores were 112 v. Leicestershire at Leicester, 59 and 81 not out v. Warwickshire at Derby, 80 v. Sussex at Derby, 82 and 30 v. Hants at Southampton, 58 v. Essex at Leyton, and 49 and 36 (highest score in each innings) v. Lancashire at Chesterfield. Last year his batting showed a decline, though he made 84 v. Hants at Chesterfield, 64 not out v. Surrey at Derby and several other useful scores. But his bowling powers reasserted themselves and he equalled his highest previous bag of wickets by taking 67, at a somewhat higher cost, however, than in 1907. His best feats were 9 for 119 in his last match of the season, at Northampton, and 5 for 36 in the first innings of Sussex at Eastbourne ; but in 20 matches he only once failed to take a wicket, and his figures were due to consistent good work rather than to a few sensational performances. He has started the present season in particularly good batting form, his scores to date being 0 and 52 v. Yorkshire (Sheffield), 29 and 35 v. Lancashire, 0 and 37 v. Yorkshire (Chesterfield), 5 and 38,v. Hants, 103 and 19 v. Essex, and 58 and 24 v. Northants. He has also bowled well though without very marked success. Once he fairly gets going, Cadman is as good a bat to watch as anyone on the Derbyshire side. He is never stodgy, and at times he is really brilliant. His bowling is right hand medium paced, its chief characteristic being a peculiar swerve from off to leg, which proves highly destructive on occasion. Perhaps this accounts for his comparative failure in some seasons, for the swerving bowler is apt to vary from time to time. Yet, as has always been noted, Cadman’s best bowling years have been remarkable rather for steadily successful work than for purple patches. A good field, withal a hard worker, and a self-respecting fellow, Samuel Cadman is a credit to his profession. He ought to be a big asset to Derbyshire for years to come yet. ETON y . W INCHESTER . Played at Eton on June 28 and 24 and won by Eton, after being compelled to follow-on, by 58 runs. The visitors played a splendid up-hill game and have yet to be beaten this season. Campbell made his 103 in 135 minutes, and Tufnell helped him to put on 104. Score and analysis:— First innings. W inchester . Second innings. M. Woosnam (capt.), hit wkt, b S te e l.......... 7 e Lister-Kaye, b Steel 1 L. T. Morshead, c Campbell, b Persse........... 24 b Steel .................................. 4 H. Critchley-Salmonson, c and b Persse ... 24 c Mulholland, b Bosw ell... 7 J. A. Parke, c Wigan, b Persse ................... 0 c Persse, b Lister Kaye ... i) T. N. Hone, e 8teel, b P ersse........................... G. de L. Hough, not o u t .................................. 15 c and b Lister K aye.......... 23 90 lbw, b Steel.......................... 25 D. F. McConnell, b S te e l.................................. 0 not o u t .................................. 1 E. G. G. Lillingston, st Tufnell, b Steel 0 b Lister-Kaye .................. 0 G. E. Law, b Lister K aye.................................. 14 b Boswell .......................... 3 R. G. Johnston, b Boswell ........................... 25 c Perssc, b Boswell ........... 7 J. A. L. Stewart, c Boswell, b P ersse........... 0 b Boswell .......................... 0 B 5, w 4 ,.......................................... 9 B 7, lb 1, w 1 ........... 9 Total.......................................... 208 Total ................... 80 First innings. E ton . W. T. F. Holland, c Johnston, b Salmonson 10 Second innings, c Law, b Salmonson.......... 3 D. G. Wigan, c Parke, b Salmonson ......... 6 run o u t .................................. IS G. R. R. Colman, c McConnell, b Stewart ... 10 c McConnell, b Salmonson 0 Hon. G. J. A. M. L. Mulholland, c and b Sal­ monson.................................................. ........... > c Parke, b Salmonson 5 C. W. Tufnell (capt.), c Lillingston, b Stowart 16 c Law, b Stewart .......... 57 E. F. Campbell, c Parke, b Hough.................. 24 c Salmonson, b Stewart ... 103 W. G. K. Boswell, not out .......................... 23 b Salmonson ... ........... 12 A. I. Steel, e Parke, b Salm onson................... 3 c Johnston, b P a rk e......... 0 K. Lister-Kaye, c Lillingston, b Hough 4 c McConnell, b Stewart ... 26 F. L. Davies, c Stewart, b H ough................... 1 not o u t .................................. 2 R. A. Persse. run ou t........... ........................... 0 run o u t.................................. 3 B y es.................................................. 2 B 10, lb 1, w 4, nb 2 ... 17 Total.......................................... 100 Total .................. 246 First innings. W inchester . Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Steel.......................... 27 4 78 3 .. ........... 16 8 29 3 Lister-Kaye ........... 23 10 42 1 .. ........... 15 4 26 3 Davies .................. 8 2 29 0 .. Persse .................. 14’3 2 42 5 .. ... ... 4 1 12 0 B osw ell.................. 3 0 8 1 . . .......... 5*3 3 4 4 Lister-Kaye bowled four wides. First innings. E ton . O. M. R. W. Second innings. O. M. R. W. Salmonson ........... 15 5 29 4 .. ........... 28 8 76 4 Stew art.................. 13 2 42 2 .. ........... 30 7 68 3 L a w .......................... 3 0 10 0 .. ........... 2 0 8 0 Hough .................. 8 2 17 3 .. ........... 17-2 5 35 0 Lillingston ... 6 2 18 0 Parke ........... 6 1 24 1 Hough bowled three wides and Lillingston one wide and two no-balls.