Cricket 1911

528 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S ept . 16,1911. M r . J . D . E D W A R D S . I t is w ith reg ret w e a n n ou n ce th a t M r. J . D . E dw ards, a m em b e r o f th e A u stra lia n te am o f 1888, d ied on J u ly 31st., th ro u g h a com p lica tio n o f ailm ents, ch ief am o n g w h ich w as b rain tro u b le th ro u g h n erv ou s b rea k ­ d ow n . M r. J o h n D u n lo p E d w a rd s w as b o r n in M elbou rn e on J u n e 12th, 1861, a n d w as e d u ca te d a t W e sle y C ollege, w h ere h e sh ow e d su ch g o o d fo rm th a t he w as p resen ted w ith a card o f h o n o ra ry m em b ersh ip fo r t w o years o f th e M elbou rn e C.C. W h e n o n ly six te e n years o f age, h e w as d e scrib e d as “ A fin e b a t, e sp ecia lly g o o d to th e o f f ; sp le n d id bow ler, alw a ys o n th e w ic k e t ; g o o d in a n y p a rt o f th e fie ld .” H e rep resen ted V ic to r ia w ith cred it fo r som e years u n til a n illness, w h ich s to p p e d h im p la y in g fo r a season , b rok e th e sequ en ce o f m a tch es. A rem o v a l from th e B a n k o f N ew S o u th W a les in M elbou rn e t o a b ra n ch in S an dh u rst in 1885 also h a d th e e ffe ct o f severin g his co n n e ctio n w ith M elb ou rn e crick et, an d, a lth ou g h a lw a ys Reproduced from ] [“ Cricket,” o f 1888. T h e L a t e M e . J. D. E d w a rd s . ch ose n to rep resen t V ic to r ia in th e in te r-S ta te m atch es, the claim s o f bu sin ess p re v e n te d h im fr o m g e ttin g th e n ecessa ry leave o f ab sen ce. E o r som e tim e, th erefore, his crick et w as p ra ctica lly co n fin e d to the m atch es in w h ich he p la y e d fo r th e S an dh u rst C .C . F o r th a t clu b his d oin gs d u rin g th e seasons o f 1884-5, 1885-6 a n d 1886-7 w ere q u ite o u t o f th e com m o n , an d h is b a ttin g a v erag e, com m e n cin g w ith 53, rea ch ed 101 fo r 22 in n in gs (10 o f w h ich w ere n o t o u t) in th e secon d , a n d 95 in th e th ird year. In 1887-8, to o , h e w as again w ell to th e fore, a n d in e a ch o f th e la st tw o inn in gs h e p la y e d fo r S an dh u rst before le a v in g A u stra lia h e w as n o t o u t, w ith 254 again st N o rth B e n d ig o an d 104 v . C astlem a in e. H is a ll-rou n d crick e t d u rin g th a t A u stralian season d id n o t esca p e th e n o tic e o f th o se resp on sible fo r th e fo rm a tio n o f th e S ix th A u stralian te am , an d the n ew s o f his in clu sion w as re ce iv e d w ith sa tisfa ctio n b y th e m a jo r ity o f th e critics. A n in ju r y to h is h a n d com p e lle d h im t o retire in th e op en in g m a tch o f th e tou r, a n d his first ap p earan ce w as a t S h effield, w h ere h e sh ow ed g o o d , ste a d y c ric k e t fo r 24 a g a in st Y o rk sh ire , H e k e p t u p his w ick e t o n m o re than, on e im p o rta n t occa sio n w h en th in g s w ere g o in g against the side, an d if th ere w as n o th in g brillia n t a b o u t his batting h e w as o fte n o f g re a t u se t o th e te am . H e h a d good d efen ce as w ell as h ittin g p ow ers, a n d w a s w h en set a v e ry d iffic u lt w ic k e t to g e t. H e w as, to o , a v e ry fair b ow le r w ith a leg -b rea k , a n d in a d d itio n a sp len d id field, H is h eig h t w as o n ly 5 ft. 6 in. a n d his w e ig h t 10 stone. Me. J. D. Edwaeds in F irs t-C la s s C e ick et. Inns. Not out. Total. Aver. Highest Score. In Australia, before 1888 ... 20 2 290 1611 65 „ England, 1888 ... 53 12 527 12-87 50* „ Australia, after 1888 ... 12 1 188 1709 52 85 15 1,005 14-35 65 H is h igh est in n in gs w e r e :— 65 Victoria v. English Team (Shaw’s), at Melbourne, December 1881. 50 Victoria v. New South Wales, at Melbourne, January 1889. 52 Australian Team of 1898 v. Victoria, at Melbourne, December 1888. 50*Aust.ralian Team of 1888 v. Oxford University Past and Present, at Leyton, in 1888. M r . C. L . S U T H E R L A N D . M r. Charles L eslie S u th erla n d , C .I.E ., w h o died of p n e um o n ia a t his residen ce, D ow n e H a ll, K e n t, o n A ugust 13th, w as b o rn on A p ril 23rd, 1839, a n d w as in the E ton E lev e n from 1855 to 1858. H e w as ca p ta in in 1857 and p ra ctica lly so in 1858 also, w h en , h o w e v e r, th e late Mr. J. B . D y n e w as th e n om in a l lead er. H e p la y e d against H a rrow in 1855 a n d 1858, w h en E to n w ere b e a te n on each o cca sio n b y an in n in g s : th ere w as n o m a tch in 1856, and in 1857, w h en the gam e w as an irregu lar on e, M r. Sutherland d id n o t p la y . I n his fiv e P u b lic S ch o o l m a tch e s— tw o again st H a rrow a n d three a g ain st W in ch e ste r— h e m ade o n ly 48 rim s in n in e in n ings, b u t he w as a sp len d id field w h o sa v ed m a n y m o re ru n s th a n h e scored . A m o n g his co n tem p ora ries w ere M essrs. T . E . B a g g e, J . B . D yne, F . H . N orm a n , C. G. L y tte lto n (n ow L o r d C ob h am ) and R . A . H . M itch ell. N o p a rticu la rs o f M r. S u th erla n d ’s style o f p la y are to b e fo u n d in S core and B iographies, but L illy w h ite ’s Guide fo r 1859 sa id o f h i m : “ A sp le n d id field an yw here, b u t esp ecia lly t o leg. N o t a ce rta in b a t, bu t p la y e d several fin e in n in g s.” H e w as also a u sefu l w ick et­ k eep er. M r. A lfred L u b b o ck has said th a t “ H e w as a v e ry keen crick eter, an d p o p u la r in th e sch o o l. H e was v e ry fo n d o f sa y in g th a t he th an k ed his stars for tw o things— th e first w as, th a t h e w as n o t a w om a n ; an d the secon d , th a t h e w as b rou g h t u p at E to n C ollege, B u ck s. A t th a t tim e B u ck s. w as th e p ro p e r ad d ress fo r E t o n : n ow W in d so r is th e o fficia l p o st to w n .” H e h a d been a m em b er o f the M .C .C . sin ce 1878 a n d w as eld er broth er of C apt. H . B . S utherlan d, w h o p la y e d fo r E to n in 1861-2-3 an d fo r K e n t (on e m a tch o n ly ) in 1871. H e w as a well- k n o w n a u th o rity o n agricu ltu re an d th e b reed in g o f draught an im als. In 1858 h e en tered th e W a r O ffice a n d served th ere tw e lv e years, an d in 1879 a cte d as a n A ssistan t C om m ission er fo r th e R o y a l C om m ission o n A g ricu ltu re. H e w as jo in t a u th o r w ith M r. W . B . T eg etm ier o f a valu able w ork , “ H orses, A sses, M ules a n d M u le -B re ed in g .” A p ortra it o f th e late M r. S u th erlan d ca n b e seen in the p h o to g ra p h o f th e E to n E le v e n o f 1858 p u b lish ed in C ricket fo r Ja n u a ry, 1909. J . D . B . M r . M . H . S T O W . M r. M on tagu e H aslam S to w , th e o ld H a rrow a n d Cam ­ b rid ge crick eter, d ied on th e 7 th inst. a t A sh lu d ie, M oni- fieth , N .B ., a fter a few d a y s’ illness. A s h e w as born o n J u ly 21, 1847— a t R o u n d h a y , near L eeds— h e w as in his six ty -fifth yea r a t th e tim e o f his d eath. S cores and B iographies (viii-1 10) says o f h i m :— “ Is a m o st ex cellen t batsm an , com b in in g a bea u tifu l b a ck style o f p la y w ith fine o ff an d leg h ittin g , a n d bein g m oreover v e ry stea d y . In th e field h e excels a t p oin t, b u t is likew ise a ca p ita l w ick et-k eeper, a n d a m o st p ain stak in g cricketer altogeth er. In th e fou r m a tch es in w h ich h e assisted H a rrow again st E to n his a v erag e w as n o less th a n 46, and o u t o f th e fo u r innings h e h a d h e w as tw ice ru n o u t, once