Cricket 1911

564 RUGBY FOOTBALL AND CRICKET. O c to b e r 21 ,1911. from Somerset cricket is inaccurate. This will be good news to supporters of his county, for Robson has rendered the side rare good service in his time and still has a lot of cricket in him. He is a Yorkshireman by birth and—“ one of those things not generally known ”—played for Cheshire a season or two nearly twenty years ago. B. S u bram an iam , who has been recognized for some years as one of the best batsmen in Madras, has been showing excellent form of late. In a match in the last week of September between Madras United and the Queen’s Jubilee C.C., he and Eanganathan made 121 runs for the first wicket, the former eventually reaching three-fignres and then retiring. That was his fourth century of the present season, and to that date he had scored 730 runs in twelve innings. F o r C.C.C. v. Tamil Union, at Victoria Park, Colombo, on September 22nd and 23rd, Dr. G. Thornton, the ex-Yorkshire and Middlesex cricketer, scored 54 and Mr. W. T. Greswell performed the hat-trick. The latter took nine wickets in an innings of 102 for 40 runs. M r . P r a n k I r e d a l e cables to the London Daily Mail that “ Australians are relying for their bowling upon Whitty, who has just recovered from appendicitis, and Hordern, who bowls googlies.” There is something about this pronounce­ ment that tickles us irresistibly. Hordern’s deadliness we know ; but just how will the other man make use of his appendicitis to bother Warner and his men ? No, we don't want to be W(h)itty, even though he has recovered ! M r . W. B. DELACOMBE. It is with much regret we announce that Mr. William Barclay Delacombe, for many years one of the chief figures in Derbyshire cricket, died at Derby on Sunday last after an illness of some weeks. He was born at Ascension on July 20th, 1860, and was educated at the Collegiate School, Victoria (Vancouver), where he was in the baseball team, and at King’s School, Bruton. On settling in England, he took kindly to cricket and gained a place in the Bruton Eleven by his long-stopping: his batting and bowling subsequently developed, and in 1878 he was captain of the side. In the season mentioned he marked the commencement of his long connection with Derbyshire cricket by becoming a member of the Derbyshire Friars C.C., which was established that year. From 1889 until 1907 he was the Honorary Secretary of the County Club, and it is not too much to state that no club ever had a better officer. He was always willing, no matter at what personal disadvantage, to do everything possible for the side, and, when necessary, would play and captain the eleven. He would, too, often accompany the team in their out matches and keep the score. His appearances for Derbyshire covered the period from 1891 to 1900, and although he was not a great cricketer he was certainly a useful one. He was a good outfield and a sure catch, and useful both with bat and ball. In club cricket he did many good things, especially as a bowler, his best-remembered feat being to take all ten wickets for 42 runs for Incogniti v. Mr. L. C. B. Thring’s XI., at Dunstable, in 1897 : whilst performing the feat he accomplished the hat-trick. Mr. Delacombe ranked for some years as the tallest man taking part in first-class cricket, being 6 ft. 5 in., which height he reached at the early age of fifteen. He was a man of great personal charm, and his loss will be felt in many quarters outside the sphere of cricket. A “ Chat” with him appeared in Cricket of June 22nd, 1905. M r. E. L. BEES. Mr. “ Eddie ” L. Bees, at one time an active member of the Glamorgan County and Cardiff Cricket Clubs, died at St. Mellons on the 13th inst., at the early ag'e of 46. His forte was fast bowling. T. SHEEMAN. (See page 561,) R i c h a r d d a f t ’ s N o t t i n g h a m s h i r e m a r l .—Particulars, apply Radcliffe-on-Tront, Notts.— A d v t.) Printed and published for the Proprietors by M e r r it t & Cricket in Nata l. The following are the players selected for the match at Lord’s on October 2nd between Natal Currie Cup XI. and the Rest of N atal:— N atal C urbie Cup X I.—Rev. C. D. Robinson (capt.), G. C. Collins, W . K. Thomson, H. W . Taylor, S. V. Samuelson, D. K. Pearse, L . R. Tuckett, R. H. Blake, H . W . Chapman, G. C. Anderson, J. Cox. B est of N atal . —A. Nourse, A. E. E. Vogler, O. C. Pearse, E. B . Morris, D. J. Nicol, L. D. Dalton, V. Pearse, H. Morley, F. A. Morris, A. Hair, and another bowler in place of Malcahy, the up- country fast bowier, who has declined the invitation. The man chosen will probably be Davidson of the Greyville Club, or Lilbum of Queen’ s Park. The former is a fast bowler pure and simple, whilst Lilburn, who is, perhaps, the better bowler of the two, sends down a medium to fast ball. The Rest of Natal will select their leader on the field, and the honour will probably rest between Pearse and Nourse. Senior League cricket will commence on October 7th and three matches will be played each week, two at Lord’ s and one at the Oval, and on paper the championship appears to lie between Queen’s Park (last season’s champions) and Greyville. Escombe are new to the First Division, and with Vogler as their captain are determined to make a bold bid for honours. F.S. Australian Public School Averages, 1910=11. (Continued from pape 560.) WESLEY COLLEGE, MELBOURNE. Inns. BATTING. Not out. Runs. Aver. Highest score. BOWLING. Overs. Runs. Wkts.Aver. Carter, D. C. ... ... 7 0 76 10*85 30 5*8 79 5 15-80 Griffiths, P. ... ... 7 0 126 18-00 38 15 38 0 — Hatch, W. R. ... ... 7 0 67 9-57 39 9 27 3 9-00 Kelly, L. H. ... ... 3 1 45 22-50 45 — — — — Lane, J. H. ... 5 0 66 13-20 30 23 51 0 — Levin, Le R. ... ... 5 0 55 11-00 36 15 77 2 38-50 Morris, M. A. ... ... 4 0 25 6-25 13 —. — — — Park, R. L ... ... 7 0 491 70*14 224 24 57 8 7*12 Smith, S. ... 7 2 63 12-60 33 54 102 8 12-75 Stafford, H. R. ... 7 1 45 7-50 13 — — — — Willis, C. B. ... 7 0 412 58-85 137 162-4 460 27 17*0 CRICKET IN INDIA . BOMBAY PRESIDENCY v. PARSIS.—Played at Poona on September 14 15 and 16 and won by the Presidency by 140 runs. Score and analysis :— First innings. P residency . Second innings. Major Douglas, run ou t...................................... 4 lbw, b Watcha ............... 51 Major J. G. Greig, c Chothia, b Madon ... 13 b Watcha ........................... 0 Captain Tillard, b Watcha .......................... 11 b Watcha ........................... 4 H. L. Simms, b Oomrigar ..........................47 b Watcha ........................... 2 Cooper, b Watcha ...................................... 0 c Driver, b Watcha ... 7 F. R. Brooke, c Canteenwala, b Watcha ... 6*2 c Driver, b Parekh ... 115 Kington, c and b Parekh .......................... 3 c Madon, b Parekh ... 1 C. A. Tennant, c Driver, b Parekh ... .. 62 c Canteenwala, b Madon... 10 Capt. Yates, c P. Chothia, b Parekh.............. 0 b P. Chothia........................... 13 Capt. Armytage, c Oomrigar, b Parekh ... 3 lbw, b Watcha ............... 19 Major Southey, not ou t...................................... 13 not out ........................... 2 Byes, &c........................................... 7 Byes, &c.......................... 5 T o t a l...................................... 225 Total ...............229 First innings. P arsis . Second innings M. Oomrigar, b Southey .......................... 25 b Southey ............................ 0 D. D. Driver, b Southey .......................... 25 b Simms ............................ 3 P. D. Chothia, b Southey .......................... 0 c Douglas, b Southey ... 1 S. M. Chothia, b Cooper .......................... 1 b Simms ........................... 50 D. K. Kapadia, b Southey .......................... l b Simms ........................... 43 R. E. Mody, b Cooper ...................................... 3 c Kington, bSimms ... 42 M. D. Parekh, b Tillard......................................26 b Simms ............................ 1 P. D. Kapadia, b G re ig ......................................18 c Tillard, b Simms ... 10 M. D. Watcha. b G re ig ...................................... 6 c Cooper, b Southey ... 10 J. P. Canteenwalla, ht wkt, b G reig.............. 17 b Simms ........................... 4 S. Madon, not out ...................................... 2 not out ........................... 10 B y e s ..................................................11 B y e s............................. 5 Total .............................. 135 Total ..179 First innings. P residency . Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Watcha ............... 24*2 2 77 3 ............................ 30 7 76 6 Madon ............... 24 4 56 1 .......................... 18 4 28 1 Parekh ............... 15 1 47 4 ............................ 22-5 4 62 2 P. Kapadia ... 2 0 3 0 ........................... 3 0 8 0 O om rigar............... - 35 1 ........................... S 0 17 0 P. Chothia ... 12 3 26 1 D. Kapadia ... 2 0 7 First innings. P arsis . Second innings. Southey ............... 29 15 54 4 ................. 22 4 60 3 Simms ............... 9 0 18 0 ................. 17 3 84 7 Cooper ............... 11 4 2« 2 ................. 5 0 29 0 Greig ............... 12*3 5 13 3 ............................ 1 0 1 0 Tillard ............... 4 1 13 1 .......................... i, Ltd., 167, 168 and 169 Upper Thames Street, London, E.C.