Cricket 1911

A ugust 2 6 , 1911. CEICKET : A WEEKLY BECOED OF THE GAME. 475 Corr<?spond?nc<?. [The Editor does not hold himself responsible jot the opinions of his correspondents.] A NO TE. To the Editor of C ric k e t. S ik ,— I n your current issue the Hev. E . S. Holmes is wrong in saying that “ Notts have never had an England stumper.” Mordecai Sberwin kept wicket for England v. Australia at Lord’s in 18 8 8 ; also in Test m atches in Australia in 1886—1887. Yours faithfully, H ome G ordon . Ardeen, Caragh, Co. Kerry. August 19th, 19 11. THE W AND ER ER S ’ TOUR. 1st M a tc h .— v. TO N BR ID GE.— Played at Tonbridge on August 14 and 15. Bridger took eight wickets for 12 runs. Score:— First innings. T o n b rid g e . J. F. Reynolds, b Bridger ......................... F. H. Reynolds, b Bridger ......................... J. L. Fleming, b Bridger ......................... Draper, b Bridger E. Reynolds, c Paine, b Bridger W. D. Hayward, b Bridger H. Reaves, b Nason .............. E. Dann, not o u t......................... Sir C. Moon, st Brooks, b Nason K. Poole, b Bridger .............. T. W. Knowles, b Bridger B 7, lb 4, nb 1 Total............. Second innings. 5 c Kenward, b Nason 1 b Bowen ....................... 8 b Bridger ....................... 17 b Bridger ....................... 11 b Nason ....................... 0 b Nason ....................... 0 c and b Kenward............ 1 b Kenward....................... 0 c Brooks, b Nason .. 3 not out ....................... 0 c Watt, b Kenward 12 Byes, &c................... .............. 58 W a n d e r e r s . Dr. H. C. Pretty, b Le Fleming ... 63 P. G. Gale, c JF. H. Reynolds, b Knowles ............. .............. J. U. C. Watt, b Poole .............. J. W. W. Nason, c J. F. Reynolds, b Knowles ... .............. R. T. Crawford, b J. F. Reynolds... S. Colman, b J. F. Reynolds Second innings: R. L. Bowen, not out, 15; Total 28. Total 37 52 135 29 12 R. Kenwai'd, b Knowles .............. 0 R. S. Paine, c & b J. F. Reynolds 0 R. B. Brooks, run out .............. 29 R. L. Bowen, b Draper .............. 43 E. J. Bridger, not out ............. 6 Byes,. &c.................................36 Total .........................442 J. Bridger, not out, 13. v. EASTBOURNE.— Played at Eastbourne on August 16 and 17. Second innings. T h e W a n d e r e r s . 2 nd M atch . Score :— First innings. S. Colman, c Rogers, b Reunert .............. fir. H. C. Pretty, c and b Challen ... J- U. C. Watt, st Rogers, b Challen.............. J. W. W. Nason, b Reunert ... P. G. Gale, b Challen .................................... R. Kenward, st Rogers, b Challen .............. R- B. Brooks, b Reunert ......................... T. C. Stafford, not o u t................................. i. R- S. Paine, b W in te r.................................... R. L. Bowen, b Reunert ......................... R- B. D. Brooks, c M. Howell, b Reunert ... Byes, &c......................................... T o t a l .................................... First innings. E astboi H. S. Scott, lbw, b Kenw ard......................... J- Howell, b Nason .................................... C. E. Winter, b Nason.................................... J*. G. Carpenter, c Brooks, b Kenward C. M. Lambert, c Gale, b Kenward.............. M. Howell, cNason, b Kenward .............. J- Reunert, b Pretty .................................... G. E- Wakefield, c Brooks, b Pretty.............. H. Muir-Smith, c and b B o w e n ............. R. Rogers, not out .................................... J- B. Challen, c Pretty, b Stafford .............. Byes, &c........................................ Total ......................... 64 c Carpenter, b Reunert ... 72 128 b Muir-Smith .. 36 12 c and b Muir-Smith .. 42 13 not out ....................... 127 0 not out ....................... . 18 9 0 46 15 12 2 6 Byes, &c ............ 0 307 Total (3 wkts) .. 295 u rn e . Second innings. 19 c Nason, b Stafford „ 92 30 b Paine ....................... 5 8 3 19 0 77 not out ....................... . 39 13 b Bowen ....................... .. 9 66 st Brooks, b Pretty 5 81 27 32 Byes, &c. ............ . 13 375 Total (4 wkts) ... 163 3fti> M a tc h .— v. SOUTH SAXONS.— Played at St. Leonards on August 18 and 19. Score:— T h e W a n d e r e r s . S. Colman, c Ward, b Hamlin ... 14 fir. H. C. Pretty, c Murray, b Thomson ............................... 10 «• Kenward, st Ward, b Murray... 1 W. W. Nason, c Murray, b Thomson .................................35 G. Gale, b Beaumout ............ 39 *•C. Stafford, b H a m lin ............ 4 U. C.Watt, c Makalua, b Thom­ son ........................................... 33 R. S. Paine, c Makalua, b Mur­ ray ...............................................40 R. B. Brooks, not out .............. 25 R. L. Bowen, st Ward, biBeau­ mont.........................* .............. 34 R. T. Crawford, c Donaldson, b H utt...............................................57 B 16, lb 8 .... 24 Total ........................ 316 First innings. S outh S axons . L. S. Ward, b Kenward......................... C. G. Swainson, b Kenward .............. A. M. Ritchie, c Paine, b Kenward ... W. L. Donaldson, b Crawford.............. P. G. Hamlin, c Brooks, b Kenward... H. E. Thomson, b Kenward ............. Percy Beaumont, b Crawford.............. W. G. Swainson, st Brooks, b Kenward A. N. Hutt, retired hurt ............. M. M. Makalua, not out .............. C. R. B. Murray, c Brooks, b Crawford B 8, lb 1, w 2 ......................... Total......................... Second innings. 34 c Watt, b Crawford ... 2 23 c Crawford, b Pretty ... 0 20 b Pretty .............. 6 7 c Watt, b Pretty ... ... 29 0 b Crawford............. ... 1 0 b Crawford.............. ... 0 5 not out .............. ... 0 11 b Nason .............. ... 0 0 absent hurt...................... ... 0 7 b Crawford.............. ... 3 0 c Stafford, b Pretty ... 2 11 B y e s .............. o 118 Total ... 48 4 th M a tc h .— v. HASTINGS ROVERS.— Played at Central Ground on August 21 and 22 and left drawn. Score:— W a n d e r e r s . S. Colman, c Burke, b Young ... 19 Dr. H. C. Pretty, c Sparling, b Lees 50 J. U. C. Watt, c Slater, b Lees ... 2 J. W. W. Nason,c Young,bEdwards 43 P. G. Gale, c Fox, b Edwards ... 37 R. B. Brooks, b Burke ............. 37 R. T. Crawford, c Sparling, b Edwards ....................................132 First innings. H astings R overs . P. Burke, b Nason ....................................19 J. Duke, b Nason............................................... 0 Lieut. E. H. Sparling, st Brooks, b Nason... 1 Lees (W.), lbw, b Crawford .........................11 Capt. Slater, b Crawford ......................... S E. Rothwell, c Nason, b Crawford .............. 43 C. F. Adamson, b Bowen ......................... 14 Edwards (F.), b Pretty....................................15 W. Young, c Pretty, b Crawford .............. 13 F. V. Budden, st Brooks, b Crawford ... 12 E. E. Fox, not out .................................... 3 B 24, lb 16, w 2, nb 3 .......... 45 Total ....................................1S4 R. D. Lambert, b Lees .............. C. N. Lambert, c Rothwell, b Lees R. S. Paine, st Budden, b Edwards R. L. Bowen, not out ............. B 10, lb 3, nb 3 ............. Total ............. Second innings. not out ...................... st Brooks, b Nason l, w 2 .............. 10 Total (1 w k t.)... 20 ©Mtvtarjj. LO RD JA M E S OF H E R E FO R D . Lord Jam es of Hereford, who died suddenly at Coombe Warren House, near Epsom , on the 18th inst., was born at Hereford on Octo­ ber 30th, 1828, and was educated at Cheltenham College, on the roll of which he was the first boy entered. He was captain of the Eleven in 1844 and 1845, among his contemporaries being Mathew Kempson, the famous bowler of other days. For some years he was a member of the Surrey County C .C ., and joined the M .C.C. in 1860. In 1889 he was, as the R t. Hon. Sir H enry Jam es, Q .C., President of the latter club. He was raised to tbe Peerage in 1895 and was probably the only lawyer who refused the Lord Chancellorship. M r. W. H . LUNNON. M r. W . H. Lunnon, who died at Bourne En d on the 18th inst., was for some years a member of the Buckingham shire team , being a useful batsman and a serviceable fast bowler. H is best season was 18 9 1, when he had a batting average of 15*60 and took nine wickets for eleven runs each. BLU E MANTLES v. NOTTS RAMBLERS.— Played at Tunbridge Wells on August 14 and 15 and left drawn. Score :— First innings. N o tts R a m b le rs . Second innings. W. B. Goodacre, st Grant, b Kelsey.............. 35 W. H. Faulkhard, c Roebuck, b Kelsey ... 59 R. G. Gregory, c Grant, b Scott .............. 6 A. E. Peatfield, b Kelsey .........................57 not out ............................. 23 F. Forman, c Bacon, b Druce.........................114 A. B. Crawford, c Sassoon, b Roebuck ... S2 J. Cann, lbw, b Druce .. ......................... 0 R. J. Hind, c Sasse, b D ru c e .........................15 H. A. Cave, b Druce ....................................13 W. H. Dexter, not o u t ....................................16 P. Wardroper, run o u t .................................... 0 Byes, &c.........................................31 c Druce, b Roebuck c Scott, b Sasse not out .............. b Scott .............. Byes, &c. 55 12 Total... N. F. Druce, not out .............. S. L. Sassoon, b G regory.............. A. H. Parez, c and b Peatfield ... J. H. Kelsey, b Peatfield.............. D. Sasse, b Hind ......................... Capt. Disney-Roebuck, c Peatfield, b Hind .................................... Hon. O. Scott, c Wardroper, b Goodacre .................................... ...............428 B lu e M a n tle s . . 305 ... 14 43 0 2 Total (3 wkts) ... 116 O. C. Tudor, b Craw ford.............. 45 W. H. Bacon, b Goodacre............. 12 J. M. Hogg-Grant, b Goodacre ... 1 F. M. Walshe, b Gregory.............. j> Byes, &c.................................4S Total ............................531