Cricket 1911

O c t o b e r 7,1911. RUGBY FOOTBALL AND CRICKET. 551 b o w lin g ; b u t p erh ap s th e y h a d n o t q u ite as w ell-b alan ced a sid e as th e ch am p ion s. Mr. N orm a n R ich es d id m arvels fo r t h e m ; M r. W h ittin g to n , B a n cro ft, M axw ell, M r. P e rcy M orris a n d M r. H . G. S ym o n d s all b a tte d w ell ; C reber, H a ck e r, a n d M axw ell b o w le d in d e a d ly form . T h ere w ere g o o d crick eters am on g th e m a n y m en w h o filled th e oth er p laces fr o m tim e to tim e, to o , b u t a greater sta b ility m igh t be g iv e n t o th e team if it w ere p ossible to a v o id p la y in g so m a n y . B e rk sh ire h a d a rea lly fin e all-rou n d side. M r. H en ry B ro u g h a m w as in sp len d id b a ttin g fo rm ; M r. G . G . M. B e n n e tt, S h o o sm ith , M r. G ord on B elch er, D r. W o o d b u rn a n d Sir C harles N ep ea n b a ck e d h im u p w ell, a n d others w h o p la y e d less regu larly d id useful w ork. H a w k sw orth , Mr. L o ck h a r t, M r. B e lch e r, an d D r. W o o d b u rn m a d e a fine q u a rte t o f b ow lers. [f D u rh am co u ld o n ly h a v e p la y e d th eir stron gest side re g u la rly , th e y m ig h t w ell h a v e m ad e a b o ld b id fo r th e ch am p ion sh ip . T h eir cra ck b a t, M r. T . A . B ra d fo rd , o n ly p la y e d in fo u r m a tch es, a n d T h a ck era y , a v e r y useful b ow le r, o n ly p la y e d in th ree co u n ty gam es. B u t th e y h a d m a n y ru n -g etters, n o ta b ly H a rrison , D en nis H en dren , M essrs. P . W . B u rg o y n e J oh n son , H . L . D ales, A . P . A sh ley , A . J . G rah am an d T . K in c h , th o u g h the ca p ta in , M r. T. C ou lson , a n d th a t rea lly fin e b a t, M r. C. Y . A d am so n , had a b a d season . M orris b ow led in d ea d ly fa sh ion , an d H a rrison , H en d ren , an d T h a ck era y g a v e h im efficien t help. W . J . A b e l w as th e cra ck all-rou n d er o f th e Surrey S eco n d te am , d o in g g rea t things w ith b o th b a t a n d ball. M r. G . W . P a lm er, S an d h am , S p rin g, H a rrison , M yers, V ig a r a n d P la tt g a v e h im g o o d su p p o rt in th e ba ttin g d ep a rtm en t, a n d B la ck lid g e , P la tt, M yers a n d H a rrison w ere his ch ie f aids in th e bow lin g line. O thers d id w ell at tim es, a n d M r. A . W . F . B u tty ren d ered fin e serv ice to S u rrey crick et b y con tin u in g to lea d th e team . T h e one b ig b lo t o n th e sid e ’s re co rd was its collap se again st S ta f­ fordshire. T h e se co n d strin g o f K e n t, w ith ba tsm en like M r. L. H . W . T ro u g h to n , C ap ta in W . G . M . Sarel, Jen nings an d C ollins, an d bow lers like P reston , M orfee a n d H ick m o tt, w as som e th in g m o re th an a m erely useful side. A qu ite u n e x p e cte d d e fea t b y C ornw all m arred its figu res, an d it a lso w e n t d o w n b efo re S urrey S e co n d in o n e m a tch ; bu t it p ro v e d t o o stro n g fo r m ost o f its op p on en ts. B e d ford sh ire w as an oth er v e ry cap able a ll-rou n d com ­ b in a tio n , w h ich w en t u n d efea ted in a fin ish ed m a tch till a lm ost th e e n d o f th e season , su ccum b in g th en b o th t o N o r­ fo lk a n d S u ffo lk . W h a rm b y an d Messrs. A . F . M o rcom an d H . R . O rr (th e ca p ta in w as v e ry con sisten t as a ba tsm an ) w ere its b e st all-rou n d ers ; H o ld sto ck , R og e rs, Messrs. G . S. L e v e n th o rp e , R . N . B o c q u e t an d E . E . A p th orp b a tte d w ell ; a n d th e C an tab , M r. H . G rierson, p ro v e d useful w ith th e ball. A s stro n g in b ow lin g as m o st sides (B u rton , S h elford a n d C olem a n w ere a fin e ly e ffectiv e trio ), H ertford sh ire n eed ed a little m ore stiffn ess in th e b a ttin g . M r. C. H . T itchm a rsh did great th in g s, an d M r. J . O. A n d erson an d G o ld in g sh ow ed g o o d f o r m ; b u t Messrs. R . B . C ow ley a n d A . K . G ibson did n o t p la y o fte n en ou gh , a n d th e side m issed th em , W hile M essrs. E . L . W rig h t, E . H . C u th b ertson an d H . M . H a rfo rd n ev er ra n in to form . M o n m o u th h a d a u seful side, w ith a great b a tsm a n in S ilv erlock , tw o e x ce lle n t players in the broth ers P h illip s, e ffe ctiv e bow lers in Messrs. W . A . W illiam s a n d K . C. R a ik es, an d g o o d bats in Messrs. A . M . M a ltb y a n d W . E . C. H u d d e n , o f w h om th e first-n am ed sh o u ld b e o f g rea t aid to th e co u n ty in th e near fu tu re. T h e v ete ra n D iv e r did little , h o w e v e r, a n d th e team had rath er a tail. S tron ger in b a ttin g th an ev er b efore, C am bridgesh ire la ck ed stin g in b o w lin g ; several m ore m a tch es m igh t h a v e b een w o n h a d th e side possessed on e re a lly d ea d ly b ow ler. T h e b a ttin g o f Messrs. II. C. T e b b u tt, L . J'. an d K . G . R e id , a n d L in g , w as rem a rk a bly g o o d ; am o n g the oth ers M essrs. W . C. H u n t, G. A . R o se (a d e te rm in e d h itte r), B . W . P ig g , F . E . C ollier a n d F . W . W ils o n all sco re d w ell o n occa sion . Messrs. T e b b u tt, R o s e an d B . W P ig g sh ared m ost o f th e b ow lin g w ith C oulson. N orth um b erla n d , lik e D u rh am , su ffered n o w and th en fr om th e a b sen ce o f lead in g p layers. M r. J . G ilm an o n ly p la y e d in th ree co u n ty m a tc h e s ; M essrs. F . W G illespie an d S. A n d erson m issed three ea ch , an d th e sid e ’s b est b a t o f th e y e a r, M r. C. F . S ta n g er-L oa th es, w as a b sen t fr om the last. M ilne, N o r b u r y , a n d M r. C. M . S kinn er d id u sefu l a ll-rou n d w o rk , a n d th e v etera n E lsey b o w le d w ell. M r. G. L . H u n tin g , th e b rillia n t L o re tto n ia n , p la y ed in one m a tch , a n d sh ou ld d o b ig th in gs fo r th e c o u n ty if h e can p la y reg u la rly in fu tu re years ; H a rd isty (Y ork sh ire), •Tames (N o tts.) a n d M r. W . W . M eld on , w h o has p la y e d in S o u th A frica a n d fo r W arw ick sh ire, as w ell as fo r Ire la n d , are all q u a lify in g . A s u su al, S u ffolk p la y e d a la rg e n u m b er o f m en . M o st o f th em d id som eth in g ; th ere seem s, in d e ed , t o be q u ite a lo t o f g o o d crick e t in S u ffo lk ; b u t a m o re re stricte d rep resen ta tion m ig h t h a v e b e tte r results. T h e c o u n ty ’s b a ttin g w as v e r y fa irly stron g , b u t th e b ow lin g w as w ea k , th o u g h th e m ore fre q u e n t p resen ce o f M essrs. P . W . C o b b o ld , J . F . Irela n d an d K en n eth R a y n o r in th e team w o u ld h a v e am en d ed this. O f th e m e n w h o p la y e d in m ore th a n tw o or three m atch es Messrs. A . K . W a ts o n , S. G. B e n n e tt, A . H . L a n g , D . M u stard , H . L . W ils o n an d F . L . T itc h ­ m arsh b a tte d b est ; m ost o f th e b o w lin g fell u p o n T ru d g e tt and P en fold . D orset, w ith fe w ou tsta n d in g figu res, h a d a v e ry level sid e, w ith p le n ty o f b a ttin g , an d a fa ir am o u n t o f b ow lin g . M r. F . A . S. S ew ell w as th e sh in in g lig h t in th e latter d e p a rt­ m e n t ; as b a tsm en Messrs. R . H . D . B o lto n , T . H . F ow le r (w h o co u ld o n ly p la y in tw o m a tch es, h ow e v e r), 0 . J . B . W e b b , C. P . G o o d d e n , G . M . G o rd o n , H . B . C um m in s, A . M . H a rrison , J . W . H a rd y , R . M . M anser, F . A . S. Sew ell, th e R e v . W . H . A ru n d ell, a n d K n ig h t all h a d their d ay s o f su ccess, M r. B o lto n bein g n o ta b ly con sisten t. T h e side d ep en d s v e r y little u p o n p rofession a l aid . L in coln sh ire, v e ry w ea k in b a ttin g— o n ly the ca p ta in , M r. W . E . T h om p so n , m a d e m a n y ru n s— m a d e u p fo r this b y stren g th in th eir o u t-crick e t, a n d a ch iev ed q u ite a resp ecta b le re co rd b y k eep in g th e o th e r fe llow s’ runs d ow n . R ile y , D a y , B ro u g h to n , M essrs. A . E . G ib son an d E . H a llam all b o w le d w ell. B u t, lik e S u ffo lk , th e co u n ty h a d to p la y t o o m a n y m en , ow in g to th e im p o ssib ility o f secu rin g th eir b e st eleven fo r som e m atch es. C on sid erin g th a t B u ck s. passed th e season in an ex p eri­ m en tal sta g e , con stru ctin g a n ew elev en u n der Mr. E . H . D . S ew ell’s g u a rd ian ey e , on e m u st a d m it th a t th e y d id b y n o m eans b a d ly , th o u g h on e ca n n o t q u ite see th e sid e at its b est as th e equ al o f eith er N o rfo lk o r D e v on . T h e best m a n in it w as th e v e te ra n M a tth ew W rig h t, n ow p la y in g as an am a teu r, I b eliev e ; con sid era b le prom ise w as sh ow n b y M essrs. P . W . L e G ros, P . L . F rith , N . D . C. R o ss, W . L . J a ck so n , a n d H . Jen n ison , w h ile in M r. W . B . F ra n k lin the te am has a r e a lly g o o d w ick et-k eep er. N o r fo lk fa ile d in b ow lin g . T h eir p rofession a ls, fa irly e ffe ctiv e in 1910, w ere a n y th in g b u t d e a d ly th is y e a r, an d w h en n eith er th e R e v . G . B . R aik es n or M r. M ich ael F a lco n w as p la y in g th e a tta ck w as to o m u ch in th e n a tu re o f an in v ita tio n t o th e o p p o sin g b a tsm en to h elp th em selves. T h e b a ttin g , th o u g h it stru ck a b a d p a tch n ow a n d again , w as rea lly stron g . S u ch b a tsm en as M essrs. G e o ffre y S tev en s, M . F a lco n , G . W . B irk b e ck , R . W . C ollinson , E . J . F u lch er a n d th e R e v . G. B . R a ik e s are g o o d en ou g h fo r a first-class sid e ; a n d in a d d itio n th e co u n ty h a d useful m e n in M essrs. R . W . T h u rgar, C. .T. H . T reg low n (th ou g h th ese tw o w ere rath er d isa p p o in tin g ), W . J . .and M . H . T h u rsb y , H . R . W a k e fie ld , a n d oth ers. It w as ch ie fly th e w a n t o f a rea lly e ffe ctiv e b ow le r w h o c o u ld p la y reg u larly th a t h a n d ica p p e d D e v o n sh ire , to o . M r. W . W re fo rd d id w ell in th e first h a lf-d o ze n m atch es, b u t C ap ta in C hristian w as b e lo w h is b est w h en he p la y e d ; a n d L ig h t, A sto n , R o b in s o n a n d P re e d y , th o u g h useful, are n o t d ea d ly . T h e side h a d really g o o d ba tsm en in M essrs, F . 1la rg ra v e C arroll, E . W . B u rd e tt, E . C. B a ll, a n d L ig h t ; M a jo r L . C. G arratt, th e ca p ta in , D a v ie s, C ap ta in J . E . B a za lg ette, Messrs. R . G . C ruw ys, R . K n ig h t, R . J . R ussell an d W . F . S tu rt m a d e som e u sefu l scores, b u t M r. J . F . S h elley p la y e d b e lo w his tru e fo rm , a n d M r. J . F . O rch ard o n ly tu rn ed o u t on ce. T h e g rea t fea tu re o f th e C ornw all season w as th e v ic to r y o v e r K e n t S eco n d a t P en za n ce. I t ca n n o t b e said th a t th e sid e w as stro n g in eith er d e p a icm e n t ; b u t th e broth ers T resaw n a, th e broth ers B ick fo rd -S m ith , an d V ib a rt are all g o o d ba ts ; a n d W h itin g , T rev a rth en , Messrs. H . T resaw n a, W . N . B ic k fo r d -S m ith a n d E . H a w k e a can b ow l.