Cricket 1911

298 C E IC K E T : A W EEK LY EECOED OF THE GAME. J u l y 1 , 19 1 1. 11, in 1908 and again in 1909 over 50 at about 15, and last season he secured as many as 101 at under 12. Altogether he has taken well over 500 at an average cost very much the same as those secured by Creber. He bats, as well as bowls, right-handed ; but, though he can hit a bit, he is of less account as batsman than bowler. This season he is with a Lancashire League Club ; but he played in the County’s first match, and is sure to help his old comrades whenever he can get off from his Northern engagement. Space does not allow of dealing with the other members of the side so fully. But Captain George Carew Elers, of the 3rd Devon Regiment, who had never represented the county till last year, must be given a paragraph to himself. Born at Lyme Regis on January 2, 1868, the gallant captain may now be classed as a veteran, but certainly not as a “ has been.” He is an excellent wicket-keeper, and a forcible bat, a hard driver, and strong on the leg side. Against Carmarthen at Swansea he made 151 in quick time, and, with 3 not outs in 9 innings, had an average of close on 40. Photo by ] [ Pritchard , Swansea. h . C R E B E R . James Maxwell is a Somerset man, though probably of Scottish descent, as his name suggests. He was born at Taunton on January 13, 1884, and played for Somerset in a few matches with some success while still a very young man. His native county might have done worse than keep him. In 1909, when he first played for Glamorgan, he did very fairly as a bat, and his fast right-hand bowling secured 26 wickets at a cost of only 266 runs. Last year he made great strides as a batsman, heading the averages with just over 40 per innings, and hitting 108 v. Surrey Second at Neath. He generally fields at mid-off. Mr. Edward R. Sweet-Escott is also Somerset by birth, and about 30 years of age. He has played pretty frequently during the last seven years, and with considerable success in some of them, for he made 260 runs in 1 1 completed innings in 1905, 273 in 12 in 1907 and 406 in seven (including 104 not out v. Devon at Exeter) in 1909. The off-drive is his favourite stroke, and he is a valuable asset to his side’s out'cricket, working hard in the deep field. Then there are Mr. H. G. Symonds, a young left hander, who punches hard, but at present rather lacks defence ; Mr. R. A. Gibbs, the well-known Welsh Rugby footballer, not a regular player, but very useful when he does turn out (he averaged just on 25 last year) ; Mr. Stanley Rees, steady batsman and capital field ; Mr. G. L. Rattenbury, who has played for Gloucestershire a few times, fast bowler and free b a t; Hacker, who has also been tried for Glouces­ tershire, a fast bowler with swerve and off-break, very deadly on his day (he took over 50 wickets at about 10 each last year) ; Mr. J. Bancroft (a nephew of the famous W. J., we believe, or it may be an uncle); Dr. Cameron, useful both as bat and bowler, but not often available ; and others who, as they only play now and then, may be willing to pardon us for omitting mention of them. Most of the Glamorgan matches are fought out on one of two grounds—Cardiff Arms Park, and St.Helen’s, Swansea. The latter is the easier for the batsmen, less fiery, somewhat as the Oval is to Lord’s when compared with Cardiff. Once in a way a game is played at Neath. Glamorgan may fairly be classed as strong all round, when compared with most of the other Minor Counties. The side has plenty of batting, with several men who are in the habit of scoring largely ; it has a sufficiency of bowlers, and really good ones at th a t; while in the field it shows up particularly well, bad fielding being quite an exception. Perhaps before long the hoped-for promotion may come about, and then, one feels sure, Glamorganshire, once the first feeling of strangeness which undoubtedly hampered Northamptonshire in 1905 and 1906 has worn off, will do itself credit. J. N. P k n t e t . o w . WILTSHIRE v. GLAMORGAN.—Played at Trowbridge on June 22 and 23 and won by Glamorgan by ten wickets. Score :— First innings. W iltsh ire . Second innings. F. W . Stancomb, b Hacker .................. ... 2 b Creber ........................... 8 G. K. Mathews, b H acker.......................... ... 2 b Creber ........................... 35 Newman, c Sweet-Escott, b Creber ... 47 c and b Morris ................... 36 H. Taunton, b Hacker .......................... ... 17 b Maxwell .......................... 0 J. E. Stevens, b Creber .......................... ... 1 st Billings, b Creber........... 11 G. C. Davenport, b Hacker ................... ... 0 not o u t............................ 25 C. Laverton, b Hacker .......................... ... 4 run o u t .................................. 18 S. Cowlishaw, b Hacker .......................... ... 0 b Creber ........................... 6 A. M. Miller, c Sweet-Escott, b Hacker ... 45 b Hacker ......................... 0 F. Fairbrother, st Billings, b Creber ... ... 8 b Maxwell ........................... 4 Smith, not out .......................................... ... 2 b Maxwell ........................... 2 Byes, &c ................ ... ... ... 7 Byes, &c......................... 3 Total ......................... ... 135 Total ................... 148 First innings. G lam organ . Second innings. T. A. L. Whittington, c Miller,!) Fairbrother 3 not o u t .................................. 10 N. V. H. Riches, c Cowlishaw, b Fairbrothcr 90 Bancroft, lbw, b Smith .......................... ... 35 E. R. Sweet-Escott, b Fairbrother........... ... 43 P. Morris, c Laverton, b Smith ........... ... 17 Maxwell, b Fairbrothcr .......................... ... 40 H. G. Symonds, b Fairbrother ........... ... 0 not o u t ................... ........... 8 E. A. Billings, b Fairbrother.................. ... 1 J. Chandless, st Stancomb, b Fairbrother ... 0 Hacker, run o u t .......................................... 9 Creber, not out ... .................................. ... 3 Byes, &c................................ ... 21 Byes, &c......................... 4 Total .......................... ... 262 Total (no wkt) ... 22 UPPINGHAM SCHOOL v. REPTON SCHOOL.—Played at Uppingham on June 16 and 17. Score :— R epton . E. C. Moses, b Walker .................. 85 M. Howell, b Morris ................... 14 J. Howell, c Burn, b Morris.......... 10 J. N. Richardson, b Mayhew 12 R. F. Popham, c Walker, b Mayhew 142 G. R. Pedder, not out ................... 1 A. V. Thomas, b M orris.................. 4 J. A. Higgs-Walker, b Mayhew ... 0 F. S. G. Calthorpe, c Hale, b Burn 49 B 17, lb 7, w 7, nb 2 33 A. P. Rutherford, b Trubshaw ... 20 — C. H. Twigg, b Morris .................. 0 Total ........... ........... 370 First innings. U ppingh am . Second innings. J. V. Wilshin, b Higgs-Walker ........... ... 17 c and b Calthorpe ........... 2 J. Hale, b Higgs-Walker .......................... ... 7 b Calthorpe.......................... 0 M. K. Young, c Pedder, b Calthorpe ... ... 81 b Calthorpe.......................... 12 C. R. J. Hopkins, c M. Howell, b Moses ... 23 c Twigg, b Moses ........... 21 R. W. Burn, c Richardson, b Twigg ... ... 20 st Pedder, b Moses .......... 5 C. F. Harrison, b Moses .......................... ... 37 b Calthorpe.......................... 2 A. R. Trubshaw, c J. Howell, b Moses... ... 7 b Calthorpe.......................... 0 T. G. Mayhew, c Moses, b Calthorpe ... ... 0 c Twigg, b Calthorpe 33 C. M. Morris, not o u t.................................. ... 5 c Thomas, b Calthorpe ... 10 R. A. T. Miller, b Calthorpe ................... ... 4 lbw, b Moses ................... 24 M. J. Walker, st Pedder, b Calthorpe ... ... 0 not o u t .................................. 1 B 2, lb 7 .......................... ... 9 B 13, lb 1 ............... 14 Total .......................... ... 210 Total ................... 124