Cricket 1911

S ept . 16, 1911. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECOED OF THE GAME. 531 The Public Schoo l Averages. A S it ev er occu rred to an yon e besides m y se lf’ 1 w on der, to a ttem p t th e colle ction o f a com ­ p lete file o f the lead in g p u blic sch ool averages fo r a n um b er o f years p ast ? A t present, I h a v e g on e n o fu rth er ba ck th an 1887, to w h ich year the first ba tch given in ‘ ‘ W isd en ” relates, b u t m ay in som e o d d h ou r o f leisure carry m y researches fu rther w ith the aid o f the red and green ‘ 1 L illyw h ite .” 1‘ B u t th e y are g iv e n regularly in ‘ W isd en ,’ ” som eone m a y say. A re th e y , th ou g h ? C heck m y statem en t if y o u like, b u t y o u w ill fin d it co rre ct. I sa y th a t o n ly fo u r sch ools — E to n , R u g b y , W estm in ster an d W in ch ester— h a v e had their av erag es in th e b e st o f “ y ellow -ba ck s ” (a term now gon e o u t o f fa sh ion , p erh ap s) in each o f its la st tw en ty -fou r issues. H a rrow ? N o , th e sch o o l o n th e hill som eh ow m issed in clu sion in 1896 (the 1897 “ W isd e n ,” b u t the dates I shall g iv e hereafter w ill alw a ys b e o f the seasons to w h ich th e averages r e fe r ); b u t th a t g a p is filled b y “ L illy- w h ite.” W ith a single lift from th e red b o o k (in 1888) on e has th e B rig h to n figures com p lete, an d C heltenham (1891) is in th e sam e b o a t. W ith the tw o sets o f annuals a t h an d , th erefore, o n e is fu lly p o ste d as to seven sch ools. M arlborou gh fails us as to th e earliest yea r o f the tw e n ty -fo u r (1887). U p p in g h am needs th e 1910 volum e o f C r i c k e t (p. 64) fo r its 1909 averages, w h ich d o n o t ap p ear in “ W isd e n .” ( “ L illy w h ite ” d ied in 1900, rem em ber— th e annual, n o t the m an ; he, on e is glad to k n ow , still rem ains w ith us.) C lifton (needing th e red b o o k fo r th e fo u r seasons 1889-92) is a blan k for 1903, and R e p to n (1888 figures in L illy , b u t n o t in the y e llo w annual) for th e sam e season. T h e on e gap in the case o f H a iley b u ry (L illy o n ly in 1899) is 1902, an d F ettes has o n ly on e m iss (1908). C om e w e n ow to th ose w ith tw o gaps. T hese are M alvern (1893 an d 1907), w h ich on e esp ecia lly regrets becau se th ere w as a F o ste r in th e team each year; Charter­ h ou se (1890 a n d 1896) ; S h rew sbu ry (1903 a n d 1 9 0 6 ); R ossa ll (1902 an d 1903) ; S h erborn e (1903 a n d 1909) ; an d B ra d fie ld (1903 an d 1906). T on b rid g e fails us in 1887, 1900 an d 1907 ; W ellin g ton lapses fo r fo u r su ccessive seasons (1903 to 1906 in clu sive), b u t is oth erw ise com p lete. E p som has fo u r gap s since 1893 (1895, 1897, 1903 an d 1904) ; L eath erh ead has fiv e in the sam e p eriod (1893, ’95, ’96, 1904, ’05). S t. P a u l’s has o n ly th ree failures in the la st seven teen seasons (1895, 1896, 1906), b u t is gen erally to seek b e fo re 1894. R a d le y sh ow s se v e n gaps in th e 24 years, fiv e o f th em (1902-6) com in g tog eth er to m a k e on e g rea t hiatu s. L a n cin g is a trifle b e tte r— th e m issing years here are fiv e— 1891, 1902, 1903, a n d 1906. T h e rest on e sees n o ch an ce o f carryin g b a ck fo r the full p e riod . L o re tto is “ in an d o u t, like a d o g in a fa ir.” D u lw ich m isses th ree years (1899, 1902, 1906) in th e last fou rteen ; h op elessly “ g a p p y ” before 1897. W e llin g ­ b o rou g h appears in 13 o f th e la st 16 seasons (1903, 1904, 1906 la ck in g ). B e d fo r d G ram m ar S ch ool g oes b a ck for eleven years w ith o u t a break, b u t has le ft sca n t traces earlier. B e d fo r d M odern , ap p earin g fo r e lev en su ccessive seasons, 1888-98, th en lapses fo r six, an d com es in again fo r fiv e years o f th e la st h a lf-d ozen . O u n d le a n d L ey s h a v e been ‘ ‘ regulars ” in “ W isd en ” fo r th e p a st seven years, A rd in gly , F elsted , H u rstp ierp oin t, an d M ill H ill fo r th e la st fou r. A ll o f these w ere casuals, so t o sp eak , earlier. T h e p resen t ten d en cy is h ea lth y, b u t on e regrets th e lo st tables. O f th e rest— am on g th em B a th , C ity o f L o n d o n , E a st­ bou rn e, F orest, F ram lin gh am , M erch an t T a y lors, M erch iston — on e ca n o n ly sa y th a t th e y ap p ea r som etim es ; B erk - h am stead , B lu n d ell’s, D en ston e, G len a lm on d, S ed bergh , a n d W h itg ift are v e ry rare birds. W ill a n y on e a t B ra d field , C harterhouse, C lifton , H a ile y b u ry , L an cin g, M alvern , M arlborou gh , R a d le y , R e p to n , R ossa ll, S h erborn e, Shrew sbury, T o n b rid g e , or W ellin g to n help m e ? T h e averages requ ired in ea ch case are clearly in d ica te d a b o v e ; an d d ou b tless th e y are to be fo u n d in files o f th e sch o o l m agazin e o n the lib ra ry sh elves. W ith a little assistance from each sch o o l I sh ou ld b e able to com p lete m y sets fo r th e p e rio d o f 24 years. H elp w o u ld also b e w e lcom e from D u lw ich , L o re tto , E p som , L eath erh ead , th e tw o B e d fo r d S ch ools, an d W e llin g b oro u g h , th o u g h in these cases com p le tio n seem s u n lik ely . T h e rest I m u st resign. A n d ju st o n e w o rd t o p resen t secretaries, if th e y w ill su ffer it. Y o u m a y be le a v in g a t th e en d o f th e sum m er term , M r. S ecretary. I f so, m ak e up th e averages, a n d sen d th em alon g b e fore y o u go. D o n ’t lea v e it to y o u r su ccessor. H e w ill b e th in k in g o f th e n e x t season, an d, a fter all, th a t is his ch ief business. J . N . P e n t e i o w . SUSSEX 2 n d X L v . K E N T 2 n d XI..— Played «t Brighton on August IS and 19 and won by Sussex 2nd XI. by an innings and 41 runs. Score and analysis:— First innings. K e n t 2 n d XI. Second innings. Collins, b Roberts ......................... Jennings, b Roberts ......................... ... 21 b Roberts ......................... 51 ... 1 c Roberts, b J upp.............. 47 Roberts (E.), c Relf, b Fender.............. ... 9 c Street, b Roberts 17 L. H. W. Troughton, b Fender ... 8 b Roberts ......................... 49 G. J. V. Weigall, c Fender, b Roberts ... 13 c Street, b Roberts 0 Roberts (W.), b Roberts ... 0 b Roberts ......................... 0 Draper, b Roberts ......................... ... 4 b Roberts ......................... 0 Hickmott, c Fender, b Roberts *.. ... 4 b Roberts ......................... 0 Smith, c Bowley, b Roberts .............. ... 21 b Roberts ......................... 17 Galley, c Charlwood, b Fender ... 9 c Roberts, b Jupp... 0 Clinch, not out .................................... ... 0 not out ......................... 1 B 13, lb 11, w 1 .............. ... 25 B 8, lb 5, w 1, nb 2... 16 Total......................... ... 115 Total .............. 198 S u ss e x 2 n d XI. R. C. Shaw, b Hickmott ............. 11 Charlwood, st Collins, b Smith ... 25 P. G. H. Fender, b Sm ith.............. 55 Street, b Smith ........................ 8 H. R. Kirby, c Troughton, b Clinch 27 J. K. Matthews, cJennings, b Clinch 2 Jupp, c Galley, b Smith ..............146 Bowley, lbw, b Draper .............. 25 R. G. Tudor, c Collins, b Clinch... 3 Relf, b Clinch....................................10 Roberts, not out .........................18 Tolal Roberts Jupp Fender First innings. O. ............ 22 ............ 6 .................... 15 O. 31. R. W. Hickmott ... 15 0 61 1 Draper... ... 3 0 18 1 Collins ... 6 1 20 0 Smith ... 19 0 97 4 K e n t 2 nd XI. R. W. 42 7 ... 22 0 ... 26 3 ... Relf ... S u ss e x 2 n d XI. Clinch ... Jennings Galley... , nb 1 . 24 Second innings. . 354 O. M. R. W. 20 4 57 8 10-5 1 50 2 14 1 45 0 4 0 30 0 O. M. R. vv. 26 5 101 4 3 1 22 0 4 0 11 0 BLANCO For Cleaning and Whitening White Buckskin and Canvas Shoes, Cricket Pads, and all other articles o f a similar nature. It is prepared in a very careful manner, and extra precautions are taken to ensure an evenness of colour. 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