Cricket 1911

468 CEICKET: A WEEKLY EECOED OP THE GAME. AtJGtrsT 26,1911. occurren ce than the scoring b y a batsm an o f tw o separate hu n d red s in a m atch . B u t at N orth am pto n fou r y ears ago B ly th e h im se lf ach ieved the record in first-class crick et for th is p articu la r k in d o f th in g, d ism issin g seven teen m en d u rin g a d a y ’s p la y for 48 ru n s. N o rth an ts w ere got rid o f fo r 60 and 39 and K e n t w on b y an in n in gs and 15 5 ru n s. B ly th e ’ s an aly ses w ere ten fo r 30 and seven fo r 18 . N o t m an y clubs, w e im agin e, can claim to h ave p layed th ree tie-m atches w ith in a m on th . B u t such an experience h as recen tly befallen the N e w Y o rk V ete ra n s C .C . On J u ly 15 th th eir B . team p layed B en so n h u rst B . an d each side m ad e 80. S ix d ays later N .Y . V ete ra n s scored 10 4 v . D r. \V . E . D ean ’s T oron to X I . and th e ir opponents m ad e the sam e total, w hile on A u g u st 10 th , at T oron to, in m atch betw een the V ete ra n s and T oron to, each side com piled 16 7 . I t h ad been arran ged th a t the fin al m atch o f this y e a r ’s Scarb orou gh F e s tiv a l shou ld be betw een th e G en tlem en an d P la y e rs. I t h as been decided, h ow ever, to substitute for it one betw een L o rd Lo n d esb o ro u gh ’s X I . and the M .C .C .’s A u stralian team . T h is is a cap ital m ove, an d one w hich can n ot fa il to m eet w ith the ap p roval o f all. W e tru st th at e v e ry effort w ill be m ad e to get togeth er a re a lly rep resen tative side to oppose the tou rists, an d th a t M essrs. Spooner, B re a rle y an d F r y as w ell as H a y w a rd w ill be asked to p la y an d w ill accept th e in vitatio n . W h e n B erk sh ire beat C o rnw all on the R ead in g ground la st w eek b y nine w ickets th ey assu red th em selves of the first p osition in their D ivisio n o f the M in or C ounties C ham pion ship. I t w ill be n ecessary fo r th em to m eet S u rre y 2n d X I ., the ru n ners-u p, in order to decide w ho sh all m eet the w in n ers o f th e N o rth and E a s t D ivisio n in the fin al fo r the C ham pion ship. L a s t year, it w ill be rem em bered , B e rk sh ire w ere at th e head of th eir D ivisio n , but w ere beaten b y N o rfo lk in the decid in g m atch b y an in n in gs and 15 0 ru n s. T . Y o u n g , w ho w ill m ak e h is first appearance for Som erset n ext w eek, in the m atch w ith L a n ca sh ire at B a th , is en gaged w ith u fam ous L a n sd o w n C .C . H e w as born at B a th in 189 0, and obtained h is 1,000 th ru n o f the season last w eek w h ilst p la y in g for B a th A ssociation . H e is u sefu l occasion ally w ith th e ball, and is a good field. W e learn that m atters are w ell in h and for the production o f the n ext issue o f A yres' Cricket Companion. L o rd H a rris h as contributed an article o f special valu e to you n g p layers, w h ile the editor is b u sy com p ilin g the cricket h istory o f M a rl­ borough C ollege. T h e latter w ill be glad to h ear from an y p ast or p resent collegers w illin g to loan old photographs, or su pp ly an y item s o f interest. M e . G e e a ld F o w l e r ’s denial th at the Som erset C ou n ty C .C . is to go to the w all is v e ry w elcom e indeed. P ro b ab ly there is no coun ty w h ich has attracted as m u ch sen tim en tal attachm en t from those la ck in g a n y real tie w ith it than the W est C o u n try side w h ich M essrs. H ew ett, L . C . H . P ala iret, W oods an d D an iell h ave led. W h at m em ories of gallant fights these n am es conjure u p ! “ S am m y ” W oods w on affection even from those w ho h ad never had the p leasu re o f h is p erson al acquaintan ce. L io n e l P a la ire t’s grace and ease earn ed adm ira­ tion everyw h ere. H ard -h ittin g H . T . H ew e tt w a s a m agn etic p erso n ality. A n d Jo h n D an iell, g allan t lead er o f forlorn hopes, d oin g h is best w ith an adm itted ly w eak side, is a w o rth y su ccessor to these three g reat ones. G la m o rg a n s h ire h as concluded its season , and M r. N o rm an R ich es h as the splendid figu res o f 14 in n in gs, tw o not outs, 1 ,1 0 3 ru n s, average ju s t under 92 for the W elsh cou n ty. H e scored 19 4 v. B u c k s. at N eath , 16 7 not out v. M onm ou th sh ire at N ew p ort, 15 9 ag a in st the sam e side at S w an sea, 15 0 v. C a r­ m arth en sh ire at L la n e lly , 90 v. W ilts, at S a lisb u ry, 74 not out v . Stafford sh ire at C ard iff, 7 1 v. S u rrey Second at the O val, 65 v . C arm arth en sh ire at Sw an sea, and 56 v. B u ck s. at Slou gh . M r. W hittin gton , B an cro ft, M r. H . G . Sym o n d s, M r. P e rc y M o rris and M axw ell a ll batted w ell, to o ; C reber, M axw ell and H ack er bow led sk ilfu lly and w ith d ead ly e ffe c t; bu t M r. Riches quite overshadow ed everyon e else on the side. M r . R ic h e s is the on ly M in or C ounties b atsm an who has scored fou r centuries this se a so n ; but up to the date o f w riting (A ugust 2 1st) B a rn e s an d M r. L . H . W . T rou gh ton , for Staffordshire and K en t Second resp ectively, h ave m ad e three each, an d the fo llow in g tw o each A bel (S u rrey Second), M r. T . A . B ra d fo rd (D urh am ), M r. H . B ro u g h am (B erks.), M r. F . H a rg ra v e C arro ll (D evon), M r. M . F a lc o n (N orfolk), H arriso n (D urh am ), N ew m an (W ilts), Sh oosm ith ( B e r k s ., Silverlo ck (M onm outh), M r. G . A . Steven s (N orfolk) and M r. C . H . T itchm arsh (H erts.) Seven centuries h ave been scored for K en t Second , six for B e rk sh ire, five each fo r D u rh am , G lam o rgan , H e rts, N o rfolk, Staffordshire and S u rre y Second, four for C am bs., three each for B ed s, D evon and M onm ou th, tw o each for Su ffolk and W ilts, one each for B u c k s., C ornw all, L in co ln sh ire an d N o rth ­ um berlan d ; C arm arth en , C heshire, an d D orset are not rep re­ sented in th e list. B a rn e s (94) C reber (90, in clu d in g the So u th W ales v. A ll In d ia m atch), M orris (85), B u rto n (78), and H ack er (75, in clu d ­ ing South W ales v. A ll In d ia ), h ave taken the m ost w ickets in the second grade com petition and the m atches w h ich m ay be ran ked as on the sam e plane. T h e B u ckin gh am sh ire team , w ho had been p la y in g C a r­ m arth en C ou n ty, at L la n e lly , an d w ho rem ain ed at Sw an sea overn igh t, had a rem arkab le experience ow in g to the railw ay strike. B e in g unable to secure a train to reach N ew p ort to comm ence th eir m atch versu s M onm ou th sh ire at the advertised tim e on F rid a y , m otor cars w ere p rom p tly requisition ed, and the team and officials w ere thus con veyed to N ew p ort, a start in the gam e being m ade after lu nch . A c o e re s p o n d e n t, M r. E . C . W oodm an, directs our a tte n ­ tion to the fact that in each o f three consecutive m atch es N o tts, w ere dism issed for a total o f 14 6 —b y Y o rk sh ire, S u rre y and E s s e x— and th at th ey w ere beaten on each occasion. F u rth e r­ m ore, in the first m atch their totals w ere 14 6 and 1 9 1 , and in the second 1 9 1 and 14 6. O n an other page appears the score o f a m atch p layed last m onth betw een the Sh an g h ai C .C . and the S h an g h ai R ecreation Club. I t w ill be seen that C apt. E . I. M . B a rre tt, the old H am p sh ire p layer, m ad e the h igh est score in the gam e, and it w as d u rin g h is stay at the w icket th a t an u n u su al occurrence took place. A ccordin g to a valu ed correspondent, who w as present at the m atch, “ Som e o f hi3 d rives w ere so fa st th at long- off w ould h ave absolu tely n othin g to do w ith them , but ju st w histled w hile th ey sped by. T h is nettled the spectators, and they je ered to some purpose and m ad e the rest o f the fieldsm en feel very un com fortable, too.” In the course o f an article in the Westminster Gazette, M r. W arn er rem arks :— “ A ‘ fu n n y ’ bow ler— th at is to say, an unorthodox one— is w orth his w eigh t in gold On A u stralian w ickets. B rau n d , in h is prim e, w as a great success in A u stra lia ; so w ere M r. B osan q u et and quite recen tly M r. Sch w arz. I t is not w ise to ignore the teachings o f history, even at cricket. G iven a leg-break bow ler, I should be confident of m ak in g the A u stralian s fight for a ll th ey are w orth .” A p ro p o s o f nothing, it m a y in terest follow ers o f Su rrey cricket to know that a Stru dw ick p layed for the cou n ty as far back as 18 0 5 and a V ig a r in 1808. T h e Sporting Chronicle relates th at G . P . H arriso n , one of the um pires for the L a n ca sh ire and E sse x m atch , had an u n u su al experience on Su n d ay. B e in g stranded at B rad ford ow ing to the ra ilw a y strike, he com passed the w h ole jo u rn e y betw een B rad fo rd an d M an chester b y tram w ay— save for two m iles and a h a lf that he w alked to connect up stages. Th e ra ilw a y com pany w ould not gu aran tee h is safe conduct to