Cricket 1911

78 C R IC K E T : A W EEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. A pril 22, 19 1 1. H. GRADIDGE V \ Us e d by all t h e L e a d . ^ ing P l a y e r s ^ t h r o u g h o u t t h e W o r l d Pricc Lists on Application Of all First-Class Out* fitters and Dealers. Reblading a Speciality. Factory A r t i l l e r y P lace , WOOLWICH. and SONS, Manufacturers of all Requisites — F O R — C ricket, Lawn Tennis, Racquets, Hockey, Football, and all British Sports. Patentees and Sole Mahers Cricket: A W E E K L Y RECO R D OF TH E GAME. 168, UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON, E.C. SATURDAY, APRIL 2 2 n d , 1911. SPECIAL, NOTICE. If any difficulty is experienced in obtaining C ricket from the news­ agents or bookstalls kindly communicate with the publisher, or a copy will be sent direct from the office on receipt of 2Jd. in postage stamps. Agents for Australia, &e. : Gordon and Gotch, London, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Launceston, Hobart and Wellington (N.Z.). 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B u t last S a tu rd a y ’s i L ancashire L eagu e m a tch b etw e e n E n fie ld a n d C olne, a t E nfield, w as a b an d on ed on a cco u n t o f th e c o ld w h en th e form er h a d lo st three m en for 96 in resp on se to a to ta l o f 182 fo r seven w ickets, innings d eclared closed. E n g lan d hath plaj’ed at m any a game, and ever her toy was a b a ll; But the m eadow game, with the beautiful name, is king and lord o f them all. Cricket is king and lord o f them all, thro’ the sweet green English shires ; And here’s to the bat and the ball (H ow ’s that ?), and the heart that never tires. — H a rold B egbie. Mu. .1. K . M a t h e w s , w h o has w o n in tern ation a l h on ou rs at h o ck e y this season, is w ell k n ow n in Sussex— a n d else­ w here— as a v e ry cap a b le cricketer. H e w as co n tem p o ra ry w ith the n ew E ssex cap ta in , M r. J . W . H . T . D ou gla s, in th e F elsted eleven, scorin g 160 runs in nin e com p le te d innings in 1900, an d in th e follow in g season avera g in g ov e r 41 per innings, as w ell as tak in g 17 w ick ets a t a c o s t o f o n ly 15 runs each. G oing u p to C lare C ollege, C am b rid g e, in 1904, he h a d th e b a d lu ck to m ake a p air in the F reshm en ’s m atch , an d h a d little fu rther trial. I n 1903-4-5 he p la y e d in a few m atch es, w ith som e success, fo r W iltsh ire ; in 1909— disguised in W isd en as “ W . K . M a tth e w s ” — h e p la y e d tw ice fo r Sussex, scorin g o n ly 23 runs in th ree innings, h ow ever. H e is a dash in g b a t, w h o w o u ld b e w o rth an exten ded trial ; b u t u n lu ck ily fo r th e co u n ty th e claim s o f business w ill n o t a dm it o f this. M r. M athew s h a s gon e in for fru it-farm in g in th e W o rth in g d istrict. T w o w ell-k n ow n cricketers in Messrs. E d w a rd M urray E de a n d G eorge A lfre d T u rn er V ials h a v e re ce n tly h a d their nam es ad d ed to the roll o f solicitors. .1 a y e s , the L eicestershire crick eter, w h o has n o t e n jo y e d v e ry g o o d h ea lth d u rin g the w in ter, has b een sta y in g recen tly a t B ou rn em ou th , w h ere, it w ill in terest v e ry m a n y to kn ow , he has ben efited con sid erably . M r. A . T .