Cricket 1911

458 CEICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME A u g u s t 26, 1911. Clubs of Philadelphia tried an experiment in second eleven cricket this season. Matches commenced at 1.3 0 and each side was allowed two hours and a-half for the first innings. The rem aining time was again equally divided for the second innings. In addition to this the overs were increased to ten balls for all Cup games. It cannot be said that the scheme was an unqualified success, for, although there were a few exciting finishes, the second innings usually degenerated into a farce. Of course it induced the batsmen to hit, but most em phatically it was not cricket. The ten-ball over proved too great a handicap, and especially to those verging on the veteran stage.” “ How do your grounds compare with o u rs?” “ The four leading clubs, Germantown, Merion, Philadelphia and Belmont, can compare with any in the world, except for seating accommodation. It is true that the Germantown wicket has not been as good as the other three for the last year or two, but, taking them all round, we have as good wickets as any of the county grounds in England. People over here would be greatly surprised if they could see our beautifully-appointed club-houses. Every club has a large number of tennis courts and the Merion and Philadelphia clubs also have splendid eighteen-hole golf courses.” “ Is cricket played in many other large cities in the States ? ” “ Not to the same extent as in Philadelphia, and then only by B ritish residents. New York has m any cricket clubs, but the only native players are those who have learnt their cricket in Philadelphia.” “ You mentioned that it is difficult to fill the places of men who are dropping out of the game. Are there none com ing along to take the place of Wood, K ing, Clark, Lester, Jordan and others who have played in England with the Philadelphians ? ” “ Well, as you know, there is only one B art K ing, and it is doubtful if we shall ever see another. He is still a wonderful bowler, and I believe good enough for any team . This year he headed the bowling averages in first-class cricket with over 50 wickets at a cost of a little over nine runs apiece. There are a few young cricketers who should uphold the traditions of Philadelphian cricket in the future. You have seen some of them play and you must have been struck by the excellent wicket-keeping of young Stew art, and, although you did not see him make runs, he is one of the most promising batsmen we have. If he is properly nursed, J . H . Savage should make a good fast bowler, and great hopes are entertained of H. S. Harned and R . P . Anderson as batsmen, whilst the latter is a magnificent field. In addition, we have promising youngsters at Merion, Philadelphia and Belm ont.” “ H ave you played much cricket since you have been in the States ? ” “ My editorial and business duties have prevented me from playing as much as I should lik e.” “ What do you consider your best performance there ? ” “ Probably against the Toronto Zingari for Belmont. The Zingari had scored 5 1 for the loss of four wickets. We were playing twelve a side, and they did not make another run. I was put on to bowl at that total and obtained four wickets for no runs in four overs. B art K ing, who had done nothing much until then, performed the hat trick and finished off the innings.” “ Have you ever played in representative cricket ? ” “ Once, for the United States against Canada, in 1909, but I was only an eleventh hour choice, and thereby hangs a tale. Before we left New York for Montreal, where the match was to be played, some of us were skylarking in the train, and one particularly vigorous gentleman stove in one of m y ribs. As you may imagine, I suffered a good deal of pain, but managed to play all through the match without doing the team or m yself justice. I did not discover, however, until I returned to Philadelphia that m y rib was broken. The wicket was one of the worst looking I ever saw, more plantains than grass, and when we arrived on the ground no wicket had been prepared. The funny part of it was that it played vastly better than it looked, and as a consequence our men got themselves out in the most ridiculous m anner, expecting the ball to bump and do other funny things. Last year Belmont visited Montreal, and when Arthur Wood saw the wicket he decided that he would rather go fishing, and acted accordingly.” “ Do you think that the Philadelphians w ill visit England again in the near future ? ” “ That is a difficult question to answer, but it would not surprise me at all if either the Merion or Philadelphia C.C. sends a team over in 1 9 13 .” ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. “ B id d y .” — The men you mention played for Notts. “ C amelot .” —T he match is reckoned first-class. C. P earce .—T he batsman was out. The occurrence has taken place twice in matches between Gentlemen and Players. THE BERMUDA TEAM IN AMER ICA . (Continued from jpage 396.) 5 th M a tc h . — v. MERION. Played at Haverford on July 18th and won by the visitors by nine wickets. During their tour, Bermuda played five matches of which they won three, lost one and drew one. Score and s M e r io n . J. L. Evans, b G. Conyers.............. J. H. Gordon, c and b G. Conyers R. Lee, c West, b G. Conyers S. W. Mifflin, c C. Gilbert, b T. Gilbert .................................... R. G. Hare, c C. Conyers, b G. Conyers .................................... C. C. Morris, lbw, b T. Gilbert ... H. G. Pearce, c Martin, b G. Conyers .................................... R. M. Gummere, c C. Conyers, b G. Conyers.................................. J. R. Vetterlein,run out .............. L. Lee, not out ......................... J. H. Scattergood, b T. Gilbert ... Byes, &c.............................. Total... 88 Pearce ... O. .. 8 M. 1 R. 32 W o O. M. R. W. Lee ............. . 6 0 22 1 G. C. Conyers... 13 1 48 6 Vetterlein ... 3 0 20 0 T. St. G. Gilbert 12-2 0 33 3 Mifflin . 2 0 12 0 B e r m u d a . J. R. Conyers, notout G. W. Fisher, c Hare, b Lee A. West, not out .............. Byes, &c. Total (1 wkt.) 38 4(1 3 A. D. Gaye, H. J. Tucker, T. St. G. Gilbert, D. Martin, G. C. Conyers, C. Conyers, W. B. Johnson, and C. G. Gilbert did not bat. BERKSHIRE v. CARM ARTHENSHIRE.— Played at Reading on August 9 and 10 and won by Berkshire by an innings and 136 runs. Score and analysis: B e r k s h ir e . G. G. M. Bennett, c Howell, b Melhuish ....................................45 H. Brougham, c Evans, b Gee ... 150 Shoosmith, c P. Rees, b Howell... 18 F. E. Rowe, c P. Rees, b Gee ... 26 H. F. Morres, c Melhuish, b Gee 1 G. Belcher, not out..........................104 Dr. W. Y. Woodburn, b J. T. Davies .................................... Sir C. Y. Nepean, not out.............. Byes, &c................................. Total (6 w k ts)* .............. * Innings declared closed. J. H. B. Lockhart, Capt. E. F. Rowe, and Hawksworth did not bat. First innings. C a rm a rth e n . Second innings. 9 c Nepean, b Hawksworth 8 b Lockkart........................ 30 st E. F. Rowe, b Lockhart 3 c Nepean, b Hawksworth 25 c F. E. Rowe, b Woodburn 2 b Hawksworth .............. 7 c Bennett, b Woodburn ... 8 c F. E. Rowe,bHawksworth 26 b Belcher ......................... 6 c Nepean, b Belcher not out H. Howell, st E. F. Rowe, b Lockhart S. H. Lockyer, c F. E. Rowe, b Morres P. Rees, b Morres............................................... Ike Evans, st E. F. Rowe, b Lockhart Davies (W.), st E. F. Rowe, b Hawksworth J. T. Davies, c Belcher, b Lockhart.............. Hoar, c Brougham, b Woodburn ............. E. Gee, st E. F. Rowe, b Woodburn.............. J. Rees, c Lockhart, b Woodburn .............. C. P. Lewis, c Shoosmith, b Woodburn Byes, &c.... ......................18 Byes, &c. , 2 Total... .........................142 Total , 148 B erkshire . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Gee ... 19 0 127 3 1 J. Rees ... 2 0 16 0 Hoar ... 3 0 28 0 Howell... ... 16 2 84 1 Mclhuish ... 12 0 99 1 1 J. T. Davies ... 6 1 47 1 First innings. C armarthen . Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. w. Morres ............. 13 2 33 2 .............. Lockhart ............. 12 0 48 3 .............. ... 13 3 45 2 Hawksworth ... 8 4 17 1 .............. ... 16 6 32 4 Woodburn ............. 8-2 0 26 4 ... ... 9*3 1 39 2 Belcher .............. ... 8 2 30 2 LONDON SCOTTISH v. HORNSEY.— Played at Hornsey on August 19. Score H o r n s e y . G. R. Love, c Suttill, b Bennett... B. W. Thornton, b H o g g .............. 7 H. J. Weynon, lbw, b Bennett ... 43 G. W. Hammond, st Chown, b Holfoi’d .................................... 2 W. L. Wrightson, b Tollitt.............. 98 S. L. Clarke, c Thomas,b Tollitt 41 T. H. Nieholls, c Holford, bTollitt 2 J. C. Clarke, not out ................ 10 B 17, lb 6, w 1 ................ 24 Total (7 wkts)* ... 255 * Innings declared closed. C. C. Smith, J. M. Mirylees and H. W. March did not bat. 28 L o n d o n S c o ttis h . J. S. Chown, b Love E. Hogg, b Love .............. C. Tollitt, run o u t .............. G. T. Holford, b Hammond R. W. List, not out... H. C. Hodgson, not out ... Byes......................... Total (4 wkts) 20 1 9 0 25 15 78 R. Suttill, F. H. Robbins, A. A. Thomas, R. A. Bennett and J. R. Cowling did not bat. G E O R G E L E W I N & C O . , (Established 1869.) C lu b C o lo u r S p e c i a li s t s & A t h le t ic C lo t h in g M a n u f a c t u r e r s OUTFITTERS BY APPOINTMENT To the M.C.C. West Indian XI., 1911 ; M.C.C. South African XI., 1909-10; the Australians, 1890, 1899 and 1902 ; Mr. Stoddart's XI., 1894-1895, 1897-1898; Mr. MacLaren's XI., 1901-1902; West Indian XI., 1900 and 1906 ; South African XI., 1901 and 1907 ; and M.C.C., Lancashire, Kent, Surrey and Sussex Counties, Wanderers, Stoics, Bromley, Sutton, and all Public Schools’ Old Boys' Clubs, and Queen’s Club.—-Write for E s tim a te s F k e e . WORKS CAMBERWELL- Telephone: P.O . Oily 601. 8, CROOKED LANE, MONUMENT, LONDON BRIDGE, E.C.