Cricket 1912

M ay 4, 1912; CEICKET : A WEEKLY BECOED OF THE GAME. 10.3 Public School Averages, 1911. Inns. N.o R ossall S chool . ». R. A. H.S. 7 0 . R. W. A. Bolton, R. H. D. .. 9 0 246 27*33 122 __ __ __ __ Cournmack, B. S. .. 11 0 51 4-63 14 123*3 479 24 19*96 Davis, G. B.,... .. 15 1 386 27*57 129 166*3 469 37 12*67 Edge, A. S.................... 11 3 202 25 25 50 153*4 389 31 12-54 Figgis, D. T............... 3 1 50 25 00 39* 14 65 4 16*25 Hamlett, W. A. .. 9 0 68 7*55 27 — — — __ Henderson, G. S. ... 12 0 190 15*83 56 — — — __ Ingleson, P................ . 12 4 99 12 37 30 127 335 29 11*54 Orme, D. H ................,. 11 5 43 7*16 1 1 * — — — — Rubie, T. A. C. .. 11 0 79 7*18 25 9 35 0 — Wood, J. L.................... 9 0 57 6*33 17 — — — Inns. F elsted S chool . N. o . R. A. H.S. 0 . R. W. A. Campbell, G. A. F. .. 11 0 227 20*63 46 — — — — Cox, J. R .................... . 12 2 231 23*10 61 — — — — Dixon, J. G................ . 13 0 356 27.38 90 — — — — Halford, L. R. . 10 4 113 18*83 22 * — — — — Haygarth, C. H. 8 ... . 10 3 120 17*14 71* 115 469 £0 15-63 McLeod, A. ... Morgan D. N. . 13 0 299 23*00 66 — — — — . 8 0 73 9*12 31 84*3 244 15. 16*26 Raby, G. H................. . 8 • 3 57 11*40 29* 130*5 489 23 21*26 Routledge, R. V. . 9 1 129 1612 57 157*4 552 33 16-72 Thurlow, A. G. . 14 1 569 43*76 87 — — — — Wiggin, A. F. H. ... 12 4 236 29*50 49 125 401 14 28*64 Inns. L ancing N. o . R. C ollege . A. H.S. O. R. W. A. Booth, C. A. S. . 16 0 425 26*56 65 — — — — Bulkley, H. B. . 15 1 185 13*21 38 — — — — Bygott, F.................... . 9 2 32 4*57 8 31 125 9 17*86 Gordon, G. B ............. . 10 1 69 2*66 22 — — — — Heslop, G. H ............. . 16 2 403 28*79 121 161 625 27 24*15 Kemp, G. L................ . 14 2 326 27*17 92 42 200 7 28*57 Lay, H. T.................... . 15 2 106 8*15 32 213 770 38 20 26 Loder-Symonds, T. L. 15 1 172 12*28 41 — — — — Mathew, C. G. . Only batted once — 35 131 9 14-45 Palmer, G. E ............. . 15 1 184 13*14 40* — — — — Stenhouse, A. H. . 16 2 172 12-28 34* — — __ — Sumner, L. R. C. ... 16 0 357 22*31 87 206 3 905 43 21-09 Inns. N.o. F ettes R. C ollege . A. H.S. O. R. W. A. Brazier, W. R. . 16 4 262 21*83 44 — — — __ Dutty, R. E. A. . 10 0 216 21*60 40 — — — __ Glegg, J. A................... 16 0 368 23*00 83 159 637 20 31-85 Gordon-Cumming.A.P. 17 1 767 47*93 107 — — — — Hcrriot, D. R. Methuen, L. H. 6 1 52 10*40 34 2*2 68 6 11-33 8 6 95 47*50 38* 140 489 23 21-26 Moir, R. G................... , 17 3 646 46*14 170 19 95 3 31-66 Paterson, R. 8 . . 11 1 102 10-20 27 156-1 614 42 14-61 Symington, A. W. .. . 10 2 157 19*62 105* 95-1 355 12 29-58 Wallace, H. S. H. ... 13 2 157 14*27 4C* _ __ __ __ Williamson, A. C. ... 16 0 356 22*25 106 — — Alexander, G. W. .. T rinity Inns. N.o. C olle R. ge , G lenalmond . A. H.S. O. R. W. A. . 11 0 310 28*18 67 112 398 26 15-30 Colquhoun, J. C. . 12 1 211 19-18 85* — — __ Duffus, p. b . . 7 2 49 9-80 25 99-1 385 22 17*50 Findlay, J................... 9 3 58 9-66 25* __ __ __ Findlay, J. S. , 11 0 320 29*09 61 65 205 7 29*28 Gibson, J. G. . 10 3 123 17-71 52* __ __ _ __ Matthewson, A. . 9 1 65 8-12 24 __ — __ __ McLean, L.................. , 12 0 465 38-75 73 114.5 410 16 25-62 Miller, G. C. M. . 11 0 157 14-27 34 __ __ __ __ Wilson, E. R. 4 1 30 10-00 16 __ __ __ __ Wright, D. G. M. ... 9 0 150 16-66 39 64*4 285 16 17-81 B edfo rd G rammar School. Inns. N.o. R. A. H.S. R. W. A. Banks, J. R ...................... 13 l 156 13-00 70* 456 16 28-50 Bear, E. M......................... 11 2 207 23’00 49 628 36 17-44 Bradford, A. R................. 10 1 107 11'8S 43* — — _ Chatterton, R. L. ... 7 0 50 7'14 27 — — — J’leld, C. G........................ 6 0 67 11'16 26 — — — Maltby, N. S..................... 13 2 482 43'81 107* 602 27 22-29 Nailer, R. P...................... 13 2 189 17-18 48 — — — Roberts, D. F................... 13 0 251 19-30 57 — — — rhomson, A. L ................. 12 0 212 17'66 55 — — — Weir, H. D........................ 10 2 85 10-62 22 405 14 28'92 Wilson, H. B.................... 10 , 1 86 9'55 23 — — — Public School Prospects. The R o s s a l l captain for 1912 is Davies, who has three old, colours left to support him—Henderson, Wood, and Figgis. The only stock bowler left is the captain, and he fears that the attack may be weak from want of variety. Wood, is a much better bat than his last year’s figures represent him. R. E. Boucher and J. F. McConnell, who each figured in several matches last year, are promising batsmen. Edge, a good all-rounder, Ingleson, a useful left-handed bat, and Rubie, are now at Cambridge, the first and last at Jesus, Ingleson at Queen’s. The school is lucky in having Mr. J. F. Marsh, the ’Varsity record individual scorer, on its staff ; he is very keen indeed. The professional coach is T. Wardall, formerly of York­ shire. Shrewsbury (the only school match in England.) is met on June 28 and 29, I-oretto (at Musselburgh) on June 7 and 8. Among the school’s other opponents are the O .R .’s, Liverpool, Northern Nomads, Preston, Lytham, Leyland, Birkenhead Park, and the M.C.C. F e l s t e d has only four old, colours le ft ; but they are good men all, and there are plenty more good ones coming on to fill the gaps. The four are Raby (captain, 1912), a medium right-hand bowler, Haygarth, slow right, and Dixon and McLeod, who both showed consistent batting form last year. There is not a John Douglas among them, but Raby and Dixon are Essex bred and born, and—- who knows ? Lewis Brown, the old Leicestershire batsman, is the Felsted coach, and he has done fine work there during the last four years. The school matches are with Leys (at Cambridge) and K ing’s, Canterbury (at Felsted), and, the boys hope to see Mr. Douglas down in command of the M.C.C. team. L a n c in g ought to have a good season, for the team will include all the best men of 1911 except Sumner. Booth (captain, 1912), Heslop and Kemp all scored well then, and Heslop also bowled usefully; Lay, with the experience gained and the added strength of another year, ought to make a very fine bowler indeed ; Palmer, quite sound, and Gordon, a hitter, should come on in the batting line ; Mathew, twelfth man then, promises well as a fast bowler. Among the likely candidates for colours are N. F. Machin, who sends down leg-breaks, and D. J. MacDougall, a batsman. The batting of F e t t e s was exceptionally strong in 1911. Four men scored centuries ; two averaged over 45 per innings (disregarding Methuen, whose figures are a freak), four more over 20, and everyone else double figures. Williamson, last year’s captain, is now at Oxford, and Symington at Cambridge. Dutty has also departed. But all the rest remain, with Wallace as captain, and there should be no doubt whatever about the batting, while the bowling, a weak point in 1911, though Paterson did good work, should be stronger. G l e n a l m o n d lose eight of last year’s team, the three old colours remaining being Colquhoun (captain, 1912), Alexander, the best all-round man in the team, and J. Findlay. The loss of McLean, who scored heavily, and of J. S. Findlay, last year’s captain, will te ll; but there is no reason why the places of most of the others should not be filled adequately. Matches are played with Loretto, Merchiston, Fettes, and Edingurgh Academy in the Public Schools Championship, and also with Glasgow Academy, Dollar Institution, George Watson’s College, the O.G.’s, Glenalmond Rovers, the Rev. Bryan Browne’s X I., and Mr. J. R. F. Elmslie’s X I. The second eleven have also a good list, including home and home games with Morrison’s Academy (Crieff), and the third play Perth Academy and Morrison’s second team. Altogether, Glenalmond appears to triumph over the difficulties of its somewhat out-of-the- world location. B e d f o r d G r a m m a r S c h o o l retains four of last year’s eleven— Nailer (captain, 1912), Chatterton, Field, and Bradford. All the bowlers have gone, and the crack bats, including Maltby, who played once or twice for the county ; and it will be no easy matter to fill the gaps. Fortunately there are some rungetters among the second