Cricket 1911

66 CEICKET : A W EEK LY EECOED OF THE GAME. A pril 15 , 19 1 1. ^Publ ic S c h o o l Cricl<et in 1911. B y C. M. SCOTT. “ The subject, as ice have already said , is not below the dignity of the present time. It is important to secure a race o f young English­ men who , in days to come , when our bones have mouldered away , shall retain the grasp o f England upon the world.” — “ The Times,” on “ The Public School Matches,” August, 1857. ETON. ?ITH five of last year's Eleven to rely on, C. W. Tufnell, who is captain of the side this season, should be able to place a really strong team in the field. Of last year's wonderful match at Lord’s columns have already been written and it seems hardly necessary to point out that the Etonians should benefit con­ siderably from their experience. Their nerves were tested severely at a most critical time in the game with Harrow, and how successfully they stood the strain has passed into h istory - noteworthy and thrilling history, too. This year the team should be able to obtain plenty of runs, for there appears to be much batting talent available. A gocd deal is expected of W . T. Holland, who can be brilliant on occasion: last year he played very well against Mr. C. W . TUFNELL, Eton. Winchester, but failed altogether at Lord’s. Tufnell generally opened the innings and, although he was not seen to advantage in either of the “ b ig ” matches, possesses undoubted ability. He will probably be the wicket-keeper of the side. The Hon. G. Freeman- Thomas, a member of last year’s XXII. and son of Lord Willingdon (who, as Mr. F, Freeman-Thomas, played in his time for Eton, Cambridge and Sussex), is a good bat and, it is hoped, will develop into one of the recognised run-getters of the side. D. G. Wigan, who failed to find his form in 1910 until the end of the season, is a very sound player also, though somewhat slow.* Turning to the bowling, great things are expected of A. I. Steel, who took forty-two wickets for about twelve runs and three-quarters each last year. He is a bowlei who uses his head, and should have a future. K. Lister-Kaye bowls a fast-medium ball and in 1910 was first change: this year he and Steel should provide a strong attack, whilst G. L. Davis and R. A. Persse, who bowled well for the Twenty-two, should prove of great assistance. The side, however, needs a fast bowler of quality to make its attack really formidable, and at the time of writing there does not appear to be any sign of his existence. Perhaps, however, the efforts of Messrs. C. M. Wells and R. A. Young may unearth the player required. It has been decided to allow boys who have obtained their Sixpenny in one year to wear the cap till the end of the following summer, or until they get another cricket colour, whilst the same remark applies to the Lower Club and Second Upper. Only the keepers of the clubs will be allowed to wear blazers, and these must be the colour of the club of which they are keepers this year. For instance, the keepers of this year’s Lower Club may wear Lower Club blazers and Sixpenny caps, but not Sixpenny blazers. (To be continued.) THE PHILADELPHIAN TEAM IN BERMUDA. 1 st M atch . —v. HAMILTON. Played on the Richmond ground, Hamilton, on February 18 and 20 and won by Hamilton by seven wickets. J. R. Conyers, upon winning the toss, put the Philadelphians iu and his brother bowled them o u t: he took six wickets for sixteen runs and the side were dismissed for 46 in 65 minutes. MacDonogh, who alone reached double-figures, was first in and ninth out. W ithout anyone doing anything remarkable with the bat, Hamilton gained a lead of 62 on the innings and eventually won by seven wickets. In the Philadelphians’ second innings their first wicket fell at 53 and their last at 78. Gerald Conyers took thirteen wickets in the match for 56 runs. George Woolley, the coach to the Philadelphia C.C.. who umpired, is uncle of the Kent player. A local report stated that “ W oolley’s only fault was in allowing too many ‘ five ball overs.’ Something evidently went wrong with the works of his patent recorder.” Score and analysis :— T he P h ila d e lph ia n s . First iunings. F. S. White, b G. Conyers .......................... 1 Capt. MacDonogh, b Gilbert .......................... 26 R. Lee, c and b G. Conyers .......................... 1 P. N. LeRoy (capt.), b G. Conyers.................. 1 P. H. Clark, b Gilbert .................................. 2 S. W. Mifflin, b Gilbert .................................. 2 A. J. Henry, b G. Conyers .......................... 1 F. A. Greene, run out.......................................... 3 H. R. Cartwright, b G. Conyers .................. 0 II. L. Clark, c Gilbert, b G. Conyers ........... 3 H. C. Thayer, not out.......................................... 0 B 4, lb 2 .......................................... 0 Total .................................. 46 Second innings, c West, b G. Conyers lbw, b G. Conyers ... b G. Conyers ........... b Gilbert ................... c West, b Gilbert b G. Conyers ........... b Gilbert ................... b G. Conyers ........... not o u t .......................... b G. Conyers ........... b G. Conyers ........... B 4 ,lb 2........... Total 7 8 9 & 10 27' 22 18 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 19 26 27 35 46 H a m il t o n . First innings. H.D. Butterfield, c MacDonogh,b P.H. Clark 4 W. B. T. Johnson, c LeRoy, b P. H. Clark... 10 H. Meyer, c Mifflin, b P. H. Clark.................. 0 J. R. Conyers (capt.), b Greene ... ......... 10 H. J. Tuckcr, c and b P .H . Clark.................. 0 T. StG. Gilbert, c Cartwright, b LeRoy ... 12 G. C. Conyers, c White, b L e R o y .................. 4 A. W. West, b P. H. Clark .......................... 5 O. King, b MacDonogh .................................. 17 D. Martin, c Thayer, b MacDonogh ........... 18 F. W. Peniston, notout .................................. 1 B 20, lb 5, w 2 .......................... 27 Second innings, c and b P. H. Clark ... b P .H . Clark ........... not o u t .......................... not out . c MacDonogh, b LeRoy Byes ........... Total ..........................108 T h e P iiii . a d eph ian s . Total (3 w kts)... 18 0. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. ........... 9-1 2 16 6 ................. . ... 16-5 4 40 7 ........... 9 O 24 3 ................. . ... 13 4 24 3 West ... ... 3 0 8 0 H am ilton . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. ........... 18 7 27 .*) ................. . ... 5 0 13 2 .......... 14 6 31 1 .......................... 3 2 1 0 ........... 6 1 17 2 ................. ......... 1 1 0 1 .......... 2-3 0 9 2 ................. Gilbert P. H. Clark Greene LeRoy MacDonogh After the winning hit had been made an exhibition game was played with the following result:— H. Meyer, c Lee, b Greene A. W. West, b L e e .......... J. R. Conyers, not out ... H am ilton . 13 17 102 * Innings declared closed. T. StG. Gilbert, not out Byes, &c.................... Total (2 wkts)* 37 18