Cricket 1911

S ept . 1 6 , 1911. CEICKET : A WEEKLY EECOED OF THE GAME. 515 three n o t ou ts, a v erag ed 43. A ltog eth er he has registered betw een 1,400 a n d 1,500 runs fo r th e co u n ty a t ab ou t 22 per in n in gs, his h ig h est score bein g 138 v . K e n t S econ d at F e lix stow e fou r years a g o . H e m akes his runs a t a g ood pace b y h a rd d riv in g a n d skilfu l cu ttin g, an d does excellen t w ork in th e slips, b u t is n o t a bow ler. H is eld er b roth er, C aptain F rancis T y rw h itt D rake W ilson (b orn at G ilsb orou g h H all on A p ril 9th , 1876) does take p a rt in th e a tta ck , a n d w ith slow leg-breaks an d an occasional g o o g ly gets m a n y w ick ets in A rm y crick et, as well as fo r th e co u n ty , w h en th e exigencies o f m ilitary d u ty allow o f his represen tin g it. C aptain W ilson is a really fine a ll-rou n d p lay er, g o o d en ou gh fo r an y team , a stylish and aggressive b a tsm an , an effectiv e bow ler, d ea d ly on his d a y , a n d a ca p ita l field in the slip s. In 1907 h e ran up 145 v. K e n t S eco n d at F lix stow e ; an d in 1908 h e scored 377 in 10 com p le te d innings fo r th e co u n ty , his highest being 183 v . N o rfo lk a t Ip sw ich , an d to o k 20 w ick ets for 396 runs. W ith o u t d oin g qu ite as w ell as this in either 1909 or 1910, h e a ch ie v e d v e ry useful w o r k ; his on ly innings fo r S u ffo lk this season w as 74 v . N o rfolk a t B u ry . M r. P h ilip W y n d h a m C o b b o ld (b orn J a n u a ry 5th, 1875), a S u ffo lk m a n in ev e ry th ew an d sinew , is p ro b a b ly the sid e’s b est bow ler, a n d the p ity o f it is that h e can n ot fin d tim e to p la y in e v e ry m atch . H e is slow to m edium in p a ce, w ith irrep roach ab le len g th , does n o t “ d o ” v ery m u ch , b u t does it either w a y , a n d w ith p ace from the p itch ; a n d his a ctio n is so esay th a t he can g o o n all day w ith ou t tirin g. W ith o u t ever bein g a great b a t, he has often m a d e runs. H is sch ola stic record is E to n a n d C am ­ bridge ; h e w as in th e sch o o l eleven in 1892 (w hen h e headed the bow lin g averages) a n d 1893, a n d he g o t his blu e a t C am bridge in 1896, w h en h e to o k 24 w ickets for the ’V arsity at u n d er 20 runs each. H e p la y e d fo r th e n ew ly -form ed S u ffolk team in 1902, a n d has p la y e d a t least o n ce in each season sin ce, th o u g h seld om regularly— this season in on ly tw o m a tch es. B u t in sp ite o f his irregular appearances, he has ta k e n as m a n y as 185 w ick ets at a co st o f under 13 ru n s ea ch , a n d has aggrega ted a b o u t 550 runs w ith an average o f b etw een 13 a n d 14, his best scores bein g 53 v. B eds, a t B e d fo r d in 1909, an d 48 v . N o rfo lk a t Ip sw ich in 1902. A t rare in terva ls h e appears in on e o f th e M .C .C .’s big m a tch es, a lm o st alw a ys w ith success as a bow ler. T w e n ty -six years a g o M r. A rth u r K e n e lm W a tson p layed a sp len d id inn ings o f 135 fo r H a rrow v . E to n at L o rd ’s, u p t o th a t d ate (th ou g h it has since been bea ten b y Mr. T . G . O . C ole) th e h ig h est score ever m a d e fo r th e sch ool on th e hill in th e great m a tch . M r. W a tso n , w h o w as born at H a rrow o n M arch 23 rd , 1867, w as th en in his second year in th e sch o ol team . In 1886 h e w en t u p to O x ford , bu t d id n o t g e t his blu e until 1889, his failure t o realise at the ’ V arsity his sch o o lb o y p rom ise d isap poin tin g m an y o f h is frien d s. H is b est score fo r th e D ark B lu e eleven w as a n e x ce p tio n a lly g o o d 89 v . th e M .C .C . a t O xford . F o r som e tim e h e p la y e d o n an d o ff fo r M idd lesex ; in later years N o rfo lk (1904 to 1910) a n d S u ffolk h a v e had the b en efit o f his assistance. F o r N orfolk he averaged 30 (40 in n ings, tw o n o t ou ts, 1,149 runs, high est score 105) ; for S u ffo lk in 1911, his first season in the team , h e scored 248 in six com p le te d innings, in clu d in g a brillian t 128 v . C am bs. a t Ip sw ich . A lw a y s a really fin e b a t, in sp ite o f his tem p o ra ry set b a ck a t O x ford , M r. W a tso n (n ow H ea d o f Ip sw ich S ch o ol) seem s a t fo rty -fo u r alm ost as g o o d as ever, an d w ill p ro b a b ly g o o n m ak ing b ig scores fo r years y e t to com e. (To be continued.) G E O R G E L E W I N Sc C O . , (Established 1869.) Club ColourSpecialists&Athletic ClothingManufacturers 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 X I., 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 st im a te s F b e e . WORKS CAMBERWELL. Telephone; P.O. City 607. 8, CROOKED LANE, MONUMENT, LONDON BRIDGE, E.C. LINCO LN SHIR E v. STAFFORDSHIRE.— Played at Lincoln on August 16 and 17 and won by Staffordshire by nine wickets. Score and analysis:— First innings. S t a f f o r d s h ir e . P. Briggs, c and b Riley ......................... 0 Hollowood, c Nevile, b R iley......................... 13 not out Barnes, b R ile y ...............................................101 b Riley Fereday, b Broughton....................................43 not out Nichols, b Gibson............................................... 0 J. C. Cooper, c Nevile, b Gibson .............. 7 Vost, b Riley ...............................................13 W. Preston, c Broughton, b Gibson.............. 22 H. Dearing, b Gibson .................................... 7 Bucknell, not out............................................... 0 Deyes, b Riley ............................................... 0 Byes, &c............................................ 4 Total....................................210 First innings. L in c o l n s h ir e . W. E. Thompson, b Bucknell............. Day, c and b Barnes ......................... Broughton, b Bucknell........................ E. S. Pullein, c and b Barnes............. B. P. Nevile, c Bucknell, b Barnes ... W. Rose, b Bucknell ........................ Riley, b Barnes .................................... A. E. Gibson, b Bucknell J. N. Worman, b Bucknell ............. T. H. Bowman, b Barnes ............. N. W. Wells-Cole, not out ............. Byes, &c.......................... Second innings. Byes, &c.................. Total (1 wkt) . Second innings. Total ... First innings. ....................... 93 S t a f f o r d s h ir e . Riley Gibson Worman Day ... Barnes Deyes Bucknell 21 5 14 8 lbw, b Bucknell ... ft 5 b Barnes .............. ... 14 34 c Fereday, b Barnes 6 2 b Barnes ............. ft 1 b Barnes .............. 7 S b Bucknell............. ... 16 3 c Deyes, b Bucknell ... 41 25 b Barnes ............. ... 0 0 b Barnes ............. ... 47 4 b Barnes .............. ... 0 0 not out .............. ... 11 3 Byes, &c. ... 17 Total........................ Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. w. ... 251 1 70 5 .............. ... 6 0 19 1 ............ 19 4 52 4 .............. 6 0 19 0 ... 11 0 45 1 .......... ............. 6 1 13 0 .......... ............ 6 0 15 0 .......... ... 1 0 11 0 ............. Nevile ............. 0-2 0 2 0 First innings. L in c o l n sh ir e . Second innings. O. M. P. w. O. M. R. w ............ 161 6 38 5 ............. ... 20-2 3 59 8 ............. 6 1 20 0 .......... ... 2 0 19 0 ............ 10 1 32 5 ............. ... 16 3 54 2 Nichols ............ ... 2 0 10 0 Deyes bowled two no-balls. BERKSHIRE v. DEVON. — Played at Reading on August 18 and 10 and won by Berkshire by 138 runs. Score and analysis First innings. B erkshiri G. G. M. Bennett, c Davies, b Robinson ... 24 Shoosmith, c Cruwys, b Preedy ............ 22 G. Belcher, st Davies, b Robinson ...........49 Dr. W. Y. Woodbum, c Cruwys, b Robinson 0 H. Brougham, b Preedy ....................... 1 Hawksworth, b Robinson ....................... 1 P. H. Gray, b Preedy .................................. 5 A. J. Murdoch, lbw, b Robinson ............ 5 Capt. E. F. Rowe, run out ........................ 28 Sir C. Y. Nepean, not out ........................ 3.0 J. H. B. Lockhart, c Robinson, b Preedy ... 17 Byes, &c........................................... 5 Total... First innings. R. G. Cruwys, b Hawksworth....................... Light, c Bennett, b Lockhart....................... E. C. Ball, c and b Gray ........................ W. F. Sturt, b Lockhart ....................... J. F. Shelley, st Rowe, b Lockhart.............. Davies, c Bennett, b Lockhart .............. Hon. D. 8cott, st Rowe, b Lockhart Major L. Garratt, c Hawksworth, b Lockhart Robinson, b Hawksworth ......................... Preedy, b Hawksworth.................................... Aston, not out ............................................... Byes, &c............................................ D evo n . 0 :. Second innings, c Aston, b Robinson ... 1 c Cruwys, b Preedy ... 4 c and b Preedy ............ 87 c and b Preedy ............ 49 c Cruwys, b Preedy ... 9 c Cruwys, b S tu rt............. 1 c and b Sturt ............ ft not out ......................... 25 c Sturt, b Robinson ... 35 c Robinson, b Sturt ... 18 absent ......................... ft Byes, &c.................... 7 To ta l..............236 Second innings. b Lockhart......................... 35 c Bennett, b Hawksworth 10 cShoosmith.bHawksworth 5 c Hawksworth, b Grey ... 19 cWoodburn,b Hawksworth 18 c Belcher, b Woodburn ... 16 b Gray ......................... o c Brougham, b Woodburn 21 not out ......................... 8 b Woodburn........................ 8 st Rowe, b Lockhart ... 1 Byes, &c. ... ... 10 Total... ...................... 139 Total ... 151 First innings. B erkshire . Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. w. Robinson ... .. 23 5 74 5 .............. ... 17 5 51 2 Preedy .. 19-1 0 100 4 .............. ... 26 3 94 4 Aston .. 3 0 13 0 .............. ... 3 0 19 ft Sturt .............. ... 14 3 51 3 Cruwys ............. ... 2 0 8 0 Scott ............. ... 3 1 6 0 Scott bowled one wide. First innings. D ev o n . Second Innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. w. Hawksworth .. 15'5 10 27 3 .............. ... 16 7 28 3 Gray 7 0 16 1 ............. ... 6 3 22 2 Lockhart ... .. 14 1 62 6 .............. ... 5-1 0 35 2 Belcher .. 8 1 16 0 .............. ... 10 1 33 ft Woodburn ............. 6 1 23 3 Lockhart delivered one no-ball.