Cricket 1912

104 CEICKET: A WEEKLY EECOED OP THE GAME. M a y 4, 1912. O akham S chool . Inns. N.o. R. A. H.S. 0 . R. W. A. Bromhcad, J. P. ... 9 3 110 18-33 25* __ — — — Geeson, B. J .... 4 0 5G 14-00 38 16 40 3 1333 Gordon, H. S. ... 9 0 50 5-55 22 ___ — — — Humfrey, S. H. G. ... 12 0 482 4016 103 149 565 24 23-54 Mason, J. W.... ... 11 0 11 1 10-09 23 192-3 568 39 1456 Mitchell, E. A. ... 12 2 9S 9 80 34 — — — — Neilson, M. A. ... 13 0 291 22-38 58 61-3 311 18 17-27 Pickering-Clarke,J.N. 12 1 239 21-12 53 25 115 4 28-75 Ryan, D. W. ... ... 13 4 128 14-22 35* 22 99 3 3300 Siles, C. C. ... 12 0 391 32-58 66 28-3 92 10 920 Siles, G. G. ... ... 6 0 14 2-33 5 18-4 55 3 18-33 Thornton, C. A. ... 1 1 2 80 8-88 32 — — — — Austin, T. C. M. Bloomfield, C. W. ... Barman, B................... Carte, A. S................... Haythornthwaite, A. Kramer, H. A. Loveday, F. A. Loveday, S. G. Maclean, H. J. Robbins, G................... Rooker, G. M. Swale, J. E.................. Allen, B. G. ... Challen, J. R. B. Craig, H. S. ... Green, C. L. ... Harris, H. T... McCance, H. B. Neilson, D. F. Rae, J. E. P .... Roberts, 1). Samuels, C. J. H. Watson, W. D. West, G. A. ... Biddle, F. J. Frederick, T. Herron, G. 1>. Hobbs, W. ... Hudson, R. C. Law, R. A. ... McDowel, B. G. Raworth, R. G. Reading, E. W. Rich, T. L. ... Rogers, H. A. Walch, B. J. B. Brown, A. G. Burrell, J. H. Cumming, G. E. Dingle, H. J. Fenwick, W. Hampton, G. K. . Hodgson, W. N. Maynard, A. F. Peacocke, L. G L. Ward, F. C. Whall, C. L. B. . Alcock, S. C. Carter E. J. Desai, H. V. Edwards, H. S. . Hodgson, A. A. Jacques, L. Lathia, B. B. Lomas, H. W. McIntyre, T. S. Moon, R. A. Riches, F. S. Sims, G. H. Ward, D. E. Wilmghurst, E. R. Imis. C ity N.o. of L ondon R. A. S chool . H.S. O. R. W. A. 16 1 160 10-66 68 106 356 30 11-86 10 2 24 3-00 9 102 335 17 19-20 16 1 193 12 93 40 — — — — 15 0 243 16-20 58 — — — — 8 5 19 6-33 10 * 53 188 7 26-85 6 3 90 30-00 61* — — — — 15 1 358 23-86 100 * — — — — 15 3 326 27-16 97 60 301 13 23-16 12 0 96 8-00 21 50 176 9 19-44 12 2 117 11-70 42 177 489 49 9-97 13 1 109 9-09 82 — — — — 14 1 322 24-76 61 S t . B e e s ’ S chool . Inns. N.o. R. A. H.S. O. R. W. A. 9 1 101 12 - 6-2 68 — — — — 8 2 61 10-16 18 — — — — 4 2 7 3*50 4 28 80 6 13-33 8 2 27 4-50 6 90-1 235 24 9-78 9 2 97 13-85 25 147-1 354 40 8-S5 10 1 183 20-33 75 — — — — 10 0 114 11-40 44 21 109 5 21*80 6 0 62 10-33 21 — — — — 9 0 263 -29-22 74 — — — — 4 0 32 8 00 29 — — — — 6 2 42 10-50 31 — — — — 10 0 193 19-30 73 — — — — . *Signifies not out. A ldenham S chool . Not Highest Inns. out Runs Aver. score ' 14 4 140 14.00 41* 1 1 1 25 2.50 8 9 0 204 22.66 76 9 2 107 15.28 66 5 0 45 9.00 2 1 13 0 203 15.61 65 14 4 142 14.20 23 13 0 189 14.53 47 . 14 0 156 11.14 38 12 0 136 11.33 48 14 1 168 12.92 52 12 2 161 16.10 68 D urham S chool . Not Highest Inns. out Runs Aver. score . 12 0 125 10.41 45 . 1 1 0 84 7.63 27 . 8 1 78 11.14 25 . 12 2 183 18.30 62 . 13 1 329 27.41 74 7 3 23 5.75 7 . 14 2 425 35.41 92 . 14 5 504 56.00 10 1 * 9 0 118 13.11 41 . 13 0 179 13.76 54 7 0 68 9.71 24 D erby S chool . Inns. . 18 22 8 23 14 25 13 . 24 20 4 16 16 , 23 21 Not out Runs 92 82 33 113 42 329 58 382 147 4 60 58 151 124 Highest Aver, score 5.75 21 3.90 4.71 5.65 3.81 14.30 5.27 17.36 7.35 1.00 5.45 4.15 7.55 6.52 11 10 21 12 58 22 52* 26 4 11 22 24* 24 147 508 27 ' 18.81 215 678 35 19.37 19.3 82 7 11.71 7 40 2 20.00 127 459 25 18.36 129.5 466 28 16.5 Overs Runs Wkts Aver 189.5 858 60 14.30 154.4 591 17 34.76 121.3 704 39 18.05 22 114 3 38.00 M M S 170 o I I I ! 28.33 Overs Runs W'kts Aver. 3.3 17 1 17.00 156 591 52 11.36 23.5 145 14 10.35 113 375 29 12.93 9 44 1 44.00 95 390 33 11.81 28 12 1 4 30.25 133.1 518 51 10.15 92 383 27 14.18 team men left— J. N. Bolton, H. W . Farrer, G. F. Morse, S. E. Laville, H. L. Holland, G. D. Weir, and C. G. Bulman, of whom five figured in the first eleven at various times last season. For bow ling talent it seems likely the third and fourth teams of 1911 will have to be dredged. Still, Bedford is hopeful. There is every prospect of a good season for O a k h a m , where nine of last year’s successful team remain, only Pickering-Clarke and Geeson having departed. C. C. Sills is again captain. He is a very sound bat indeed, with plenty of strokes. He is also a useful right hand medium pace bowler, with a high delivery, and should do more bowling. Humfrey is a very hard hitter to the on, and also a right hand medium pace trundler. Neilson bats steadily and well, and bowls the googly, with something of the average googly bow ler’s difficulty as to keeping a length, but w ith considerable success on the days when he finds it. Thornton, Mitchell, Gordon, and Ryan should all make runs. The other bowlers are Mason, loft hand, slightly above medium pace, and Ryan, slow left with a swerve. For the vacancies J. C. Metcalfe and G. Barnett, both useful all round, should be well in the running. The fielding last year was particularly good ; it should be even better this. C i t y o f L o n d o n have Robbins as captain for the third year in succession, an unusual happening at any school. There are six more old colours, and the team should be a good one, for of the seven— Swale, Rooker, S. G. Loveday, Burman, Kramer, and Maclean, in addition to the captain— six can bat, three are useful bowlers, Robbins something more, and there are two good wicket-keepers in Swale and Kramer, the latter discovered late in the season, and suffered to head the batting averages b y a trick of figures. Required— a slow bowler and a left hander, fast, slow, or medium. F. G. Rednall and A. G. Patton, of last year’s second team, are pretty safe for two of the vacant places. Practices were arranged for the Easter Holidays, a thing impossible at most schools, of course. The school matches are with Christ’s Hospital, Mill Hill, University C .S ., Whitgift, Hurstpierpoint, Cranleigh, A lleyn’s, and Wellingborough— quite a form idable list. S t . B e e s have to deplore the loss of McCance, their captain, one of their best bats, and the wicket-keeper of 1911, now at Oxford. Neilson, Green, and Craig are also among the departed since last summer. West is the new skipper ; he and Roberts are expected to make lots of runs. Harris should be very useful as a fast bowler ; he was so last year, and the months that have passed since should mean greater strength. There was excellent stuff in the 1911 second string, and the vacancies ought to be filled easily enough. H. L. Lewis, as a tricky slow bowler, seems a certainty. A new fixture with Giggleswick has been made ; the only other school match is with Carlisle G.S. St. Bees is rather out-of-the- way for school games, which is a pity. Whitehaven, Keswick, Workington, Maryport, St. Bees Town, and Aspatria Agricultural College all figure on the card. Though A l d e n h a m has only three old hands back, the prospects are regarded as quite good, for last year there was much real talent outside the eleven. The old choices are Rogers, good all-round, Herron, the best bat of 1911, .and Frederick, a slow bowler of considerable ability. E. A . Fawcus, who only just missed his colours last season, should be one of the school’s best bats this year. Rogers is captain. D u b h a m , while hopeful, recognise that the loss of all but two old colours means much. Fortunately they retain Maynard, their captain and heaviest run-getter, and Burrell, a fast bowler who will get lots of wickets if only properly supported in the slips. The fielding in 1911 was better generally than for some years past, and there is hope in this fact, if the new men will only try to live up to the standard set. Peacocke and Whall are both promis­ ing bats, and of the rest James and Bennett, though small, show signs of training on. The only school match is with Sedbergh (at Sedbergh, July 5 and 6) ; among the other fixtures are matches with Durham Qity, Durham University,