Cricket 1911

A u g u s t 12, 1911. CEICKET: A WEEKLY EECOED OF THE GAME. 433 Corr^spond^nc^. : Editor does not hold himself responsible for the opinions of his correspondents.] PROGRAMM E OF T H E 19 12 TOURS. To the Editor of C rick et. S ir ,—I suppose the M .C.C. Secretary or someone is already busy drawing up the programme of the tour of each of our visiting teams for next year. B u t I hope it is not too late to adjure him, through your columns, to be guided in his task by the excellent example of elder days. The 1884 Australian programme furnishes the best model he could have, though of course alterations would be necessary. That programme contained three games against England (as next year’s is arranged to do), two each against the Gents., the Players, the North and the South, and one against the M.C.C.— twelve in all. W ith a return against the M.C.C. thrown in, and one fixture with each of the first-class counties and Universities, this would total only 3 1 in all, or 84 including the Tests between the two visiting teams, and presum ably each list will contain not less than 35 or 36 items. W hy should some of the Counties (selected apparently at ran­ dom) play the Colonials twice ? If one game with Kent be thought sufficient, why on earth should it not be so with E ssex or Gloucester? (In the days of the Graces it was different, of course.) The proposed extra m atches would surely be of more interest than mere county games, except to the county specially concerned; and their gates might be pooled for the general benefit, as at present in the case of Tests and Test Trials. The double programme to be arranged for next year increases the difficulty of adopting this suggestion, but, I submit, in a slight degree only. It needs but the “ will ” to open the “ w ay.” I am , &c., Ceylon, July, 1 9 11 . “ Zumm erzet.” T H E IND IAN T EAM . S ir ,—When the question of a visit of an Indian team to England was considered some years ago, it was decided to include a few Ceylonese and three of them were in fact selected. It was a time when Indian Cricket was considerably stronger than now, for men like M istri, Meherhomji, Baloo, Kanga, Pai, SeshaChari, Shafkat Husain, JayaR am and Bulsara were in their prime, and men like A li H asan, Razzak, A. H . Mehta and D . D. Eanga, some of the finest cricketers produced by India, were available. It is a great pity that Ceylonese cricketers were not included, for there is no doubt tbat D . L . de Saram , F . de Saram , E . R . de Saram and C. Horan would have strengthened the combination quite a hundred per cent. The batting of the team, which has proved the weak spot so far, would have been much stronger, for the de Saram brothers are reputed to share with M istri the honor of being the finest left-handed batsmen in the E ast. In C. Horan would have been found a left- hand bowler as good as Baloo, with all the advantages of youth. Yours truly, “ C eylon .” Colombo, 12 July, 1 9 11 . [The statement that the de Saram brothers are, as batsmen, in the same class as Major M istri is open to very grave doubt, to say the least.— E d . Cricket .] SOUTHGATE Score:— OLD FORESTERS.— Played at Southgate on August 4. O l d F o r e s t e r s . Rev. R. C. Guy, st Church, b Niederheitman .........................101 Rev. C. G. Littlchalcs, c Saville, b Ford ...................................24 A. M. Bary, b Pearce .............. 11 C. D. Mclver, b Turner .............. 14 J. K. Guy, lbw, b A. M. Bashford 33 E. M. Guy, c Turner, b Niederheit­ man ...............................................10 Rev. F. R. Bonsey, c Thicknesse, b Niederhoitman......................... 12 A. E. Meyrick, c Thicknesse, b F o rd ...............................................48 J. Lambert, b Niederheitman ... 0 S. R. Martyn, lbw, b Pearce ... 5 R. E. Shaw, not out......................... 0 B 7, lb 7, nb 5 .............. 19 T o ta l...........................272 S o u t h g a t e . H. A. Milton, c J. K. Guy, b Mclver ....................................... 29 H. E. Pearce, b Bonsey................. 0 Rev. A. M. Bashford, b Bonsey... 4 L. Niederheitman, not out ... 102 S. H. Saville, c Littlehales, b Mey­ rick ...............................................63 H. Church, b Bonsey .............. 30 B 11, lb 6......................... 17 T o ta l.........................245 F. G. Bashford, A. G. Turner, C. C. Thicknesse, G. W. Cranfield, and H. R. Ford did not bat. SURREY 2 nd XI. v. DEVON, left drawn. Score and analysis :— Fifst innings. Major L. Garratt, b Spring ............ E. C. Ball, c Platt, b Spring F. H. Carroll, c Wigan, b Spring R. Knight, c Tufnell, b Blacklidge .. Davis, b Myers ................................. E. W. Burdett, b Myers....................... Light, b Abel .................................. J. H. Shelley, c Vigar, b Abel ... E. J. Russell, not o u t ....................... W . Wreford, lbw, b Myers Aston, b M y e rs ................................. Byes, &c............................ Total....................... First innings. Su. Myers, b Wreford................................. . C. W. Tufnell, b Knight ............ Abol, c Carroll, b Wreford E. F. Campbell, c Davis, b Wreford . F. P. Gillespie, c and b Knight Spring, c Davis, b Knight D. G. Wigan, b A s to n ...................... Vigar, lbw, b Aston ...................... Blacklidge, lbw, b Aston Platt, nob out ................................. A. W. F. Rutty, b Aston Byes, &c ............................... — Played at Horley on August 2 and 3 and D evon . Second innings. ... 63 b Platt ........................ . 3 ... 78 c and b Platt ............. . 84 ... 5 c Wigan, b P la t t ............ . 4 ... 50 c Campbell, b Platt . 4 ... 46 b Myers ........................ . 7 ... 0 b Blacklidge ............ . 14 ... 10 st Vigar, b Blacklidge .. c Tufnell, b Blacklidgc .. . 19 ... 13 . 16 ... 1 b Platt ........................ . 13 ... 16 not out ........................ . 11 ... 9 c and b Platt ............. . 5 ... 9 Byes, &c................... . 27 ... 300 Total ............. . 207 ky 2 nd XI. Second innings. ... 17 lbw, b Wreford ............ . 14 ... 6 c Davis, b Knight............. . 3 ... 113 b Knight ....................... c Shelley, b Aston............ . 11 ... 17 . 23 ... 18 not out ........................ . 19 22 70 29 0 20 1 13 Byes, &c. Total... ... 326 Total (4 wkts ... 78 First innings. D evon . Second innings. O. M R. W. O. M. W. R. Platt ................ 12 0 51 0 ............. ... 19 2 66 6 Myers .. 26*2 5 76 4 ................ ... 13 2 46 1 Abel... ................ 16 1 69 2 ................ Blacklidge. ................ 14 1 65 1 ............. 14 4 32 3 Spring ................ 14 6 30 1 ............. ... 4 0 18 0 Gillespie... ... 8 2 18 0 Myers bowled two wides, First innings. S u r r e y 2 nd X I. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. w. Knight .................29 4 85 3 ................ ... 11 1 46 2 Wreford ................ 31 6 119 3 ................ ... 12 4 20 1 Aston ................ 21*3 3 71 4 ................ ... 1-4 1 4 1 Light ................ 8 0 21 0 ............. Ball ... ................ 2 0 17 0 ............. Wreford and Aston bowled one wide each and Knight two no-balls. RUGBY v. MARLBOROUGH.— Played at Lord’j by Rugby by 193 runs. Score and analysis First innings. R u g b y . R. A. Boddington, c Batson, b Battersby ... 0 J. L. Andrews, b Battersby ......................... 7 I. F. L. Elliot, b Battersby ........................ 7 A. de Selincourt, c Patteson, b Woodroffe ... 2 G. G. Jackson, c Shuldham, b Patteson ... 50 J. T. Bretherton, c Batson, b Patteson ... 59 T. P. Norris, b Woodroffe ......................... 1 F. W. Watson, c Batson, b Battersby ... 29 N. W. Wadham, c Daubeney, b Battersby ... 40 B. W. Fagan, c Shuldham, b Woodroffe ... 14 R. M. Aston, not out ..................................... 0 B 5, lb 9, w 1, nb 2 ............17 's on August 2 and 3 and won Total.. First innings. ... 226 M a r lb o r o u c h . C. Patteson, c Andrews, b Elliot .............. 17 T. E. M. Battersby, b Faga n......................... 3 B. H. G. Shaw, c Selincourt, b Aston ... 94 R. B. Lagden, c Boddington, b Elliot ... 38 E. A. Shaw, b Aston ................................... 15 W. F. Q. Shuldham, c Andrews, b Aston ... 2 A. G. Ponsonby, b Aston ......................... 4 T. E. Daubeney, c Boddington, b Elliot ... 1 K. H. C. Woodroffe, b E llio t ........................ 2 C. Z. Case, c Selinoourt, b Elliot ............. 2 H. M. Batson, not o u t .................................... 0 B 6 , lb 4, w 4 .......................................... 14 Second innings. b Woodroffe......................... 8 b Woodroffe......................... 33 c E. A. Shaw, b Battersby 51 b Woodroffe... .............. 0 c E. A. Shaw, b Woodroffe 24 b Woodroffe........................ 32 b Woodroffe . .............. 57 c Case, b Lagden............. 10 lbw, b Woodroffe............. 1 not out ........................ 12 c Case, b Battersby ... 16 B 7,1b 4, w 2, nb 1... 14 Total ..............258 Second innings. b Aston ........................ 3 c Selincourt, b Elliot ... 13 c Andrews, b Elliot ... 5 c Selincourt, b Fagan ... 13 b Elliot ......................... 13 b Elliot ......................... 14 b Aston ........................ 6 st Boddington, b Fagan ... 22 st Boddington, b Fagan ... 1 not out ........................ 1 c Aston, b Faga n ............. 0 B 4, lb 3, nb 1 ... 8 Total... ..........192 Total 99 First innings. R u o b y . Second innings. O. M. R . W. O. M. R. W. Woodroffe ... ... 20-2 9 70 3 ... .............. 29 7 89 7 Battersby ... ... 19 3 54 5 ... .............. 26 3 87 2 Lagden ... 7 1 40 0 ... .............. 7 2 17 1 Case............. ... 4 1 12 0 ... .............. 8 2 28 0 Batson ... 3 0 10 0 ... .......... 1 0 7 0 Patteson ... ... 5 0 23 2 ... .............. 2 0 16 0 Woodroffe bowled one wide and three no-balls, and Battersby and Case each one wide. First innings. M a r l b o r o u g h . Socond innings. O. M . R . W. O. M . R. W. Aston ... 17 2 57 4 ... .............. 12 0 35 2 Fagan 10 1 48 1 ... .............. 6-4 2 22 4 Elliot ... 14 1 41 5 ... .............. 18 2 34 4 Andrews... 6 1 22 0 ... Jackson ... 2 0 10 0 ... Jackson bowled two wides and Fagan one, and Elliot one wide and one no-ball.