Cricket 1912

124 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M ay 11, 1912. two-day games with Gentlemen of Berks, Hampshire Hogs, and Mr. Wm . Clark’s X I. are played. D e r r ic k W a n d e r e r s started their season last Saturday ; they run two teams for the greater part of the season, the first string meeting Bexley, Buckhurst Hill, Essex C. and G ., Brixton, Dulwich, Old Charlton, Wanstead, &c. Mr. F. T. Evans (52, Mark Lane, E.C.) is Hon. Sec. The H e a t h fie ld C lu b , with its many members and many sections, runs four cricket teams. Mr. G. W . Aitchison (117, St. James’ Rd., Wandsworth Common) is Hon. Sec. Among the sides met by tlie first eleven are Honor Oak, Catford, White House, Boston Park, Crofton Park, Battersea, Brixton, Townley Park, Polytechnic, and Surrey C. and G. There is a week’s cricket from July 29 to August 5, with whole day matches against strong teams. Four South Africans played for Silwood Park v. Esher on May­ day. Herbert Taylor made a duck, Frank Mitchell scored a single, Gerald Hartigan contributed 11, R. 0 . Schwarz ran up top score (50*) and took 4 for 72. The Surrey captain hit up a glorious 119 (three 6’s, three 5’s, twelve 4’s) for Esher. Good scores at Cambridge since the last notes have been 94* by C. L. Becher, a freshman (Clare v. King’s), 85 by J. S. F. Morrison, the Carthusian (King’s v. Clare), 102 by W. R. Gosling (Selwyn v. Corpus), 76 by H. W . Thomas (King’s v. Pembroke), 100 by T. B. Wilson, the Harrovian, and 105 by C. Patteson, the Marlburian (Pembroke v. King’s), 116* by the Eton giant, the Hon. G. J. A. M. Mulholland (Trinity v. King’s), 90 by R. Knight, the Leatherhead crack (Christ’s v. Clare), 69* by W . N. Eiley (St. Catharine’s v. Sidney Sussex), 128* by C. N. Lowe, one of Dulwich’s best ba‘ s last year (Pembroke v. St. John’s), 104 by G. T. B. Harvey (Corpus v. Queen’s), 102* by C. J. H. Treglown, Norwich G. S. and Norfolk (Queen’s v. Corpus), 89 by J. M. D. Stancomb and 74 by F. C. Cozens (Emmanuel v. Christ’s), 85 by E. F. Honsden (Peterhouse v. St. Cathariue’s), 94* by C. W. Norman and 74 by H. J. Neilson (Trinity 2nd v. Magdalene), 104* by W . E. Woodhouse (Magdalene v. Trinity 2nd), 60 by J. W . Kernick, the old Oakhamian (Sidney Sussex v. Selwyn), and 81 v. Selwyn and 96 v. Fitzwilliam Hall by W . W. Everett (Downing). Matches at Oxford began on May-day. One notes the name of H. C. James (presumably Knight’s fellow-crack at Leatherhead) in the Jesus eleven. E. A. Shaw played a fine innings of 213 for Brasenose v. Trinity on Friday. Shaw was five years in the Marlborough team, captain in 1911, scored over 1,500 runs with average above 24 over the whole period, and 485 at 40 last season, is a good wicket-keeper, and should have been mentioned in “ From the Schools ” a fortnight ago. He is a son of the Rev. E. D. Shaw, who carried his bat through for Oxford v. the Australians in ’82. A. F. G. Kenton ran up 100* for Magdalen v. Exeter, F. C. Mercier, the Jamaican, 85 for Jesus v. Merton, and H. C. Onslow 72* for Corpus v. Queen’s. What the Mote C.C. is to Maidstone, the S t. L a w re n ce C.C. is to Canterbury. Mr. J. Dean (Cromer House, South Canterbury) is the Hon. Sec. The club has something like 60 matches on its card, including two-day games with the Gentlemen of Warwickshire, the M.C.C., B .B ’s, and the Old Edwardians. Among the other sides met are Folkestone, Tonbridge, Gore Court, Enfield, Burntwood Wanderers, Hothfield, Ashford, and Thanet. The “ A ” team’s games are chiefly with local sides, including several schools. They started last Saturday, when they played a draw with The Buffs’ Depot, W. Dutnall (Kent 2nd X I.) scoring well. One of the strongest clubs in the East Midlands is P e te r b o r o u g h T ow n . Haywood, who did well for the county last year, was professional here while qualifying. Mr. F. Mann (27, All Saints’ Road, Peterborough) is Hon. Sec. The chief matches are two-day games with the M.C.C., Old Rossallians, and Oundle Rovers. The other sides met include Lord Lilford’s X I., Burghley Park, Boston. Grantham, Spalding, Ely, Ramsey, Huntingdon, Oundle, and several schools. A r lin g t o n and L e it o n s t o n e (Hon. Sec. Mr. Walter Ruffels, 56, ltosedale Road, Romford Road, Forest Gate) have a card of a couple of dozen matches, mainly with Essex clubs, such as Epping, Barking, Hornchurch, Wickford, Rainham, Southend-on-Sea, Orsett, Beckton, Aldersbrook, Grays Manor; they also play King’s Langley, Edmonton, Edgware, and Higham’s Park—which last may be in Essex, but I think not. The club has no ground of its own, but practises on the Beckton C.C.’s enclosure. It is a real live organisation, with some excellent players, and a secretary who is one of the best. Rain interfered with cricket all over the country on Saturday. Practically nothing was done in and around London. Up in the north Accrington suffered an unexpected defeat at the hands of East Lancashire. Llewellyn and Ormerod, Accrington’s two big run getters thus far, failed. Norbury, formerly of Hants and North­ umberland, showed good all-round form for the winners. J. Pollard had 5 for 16 for the losers. J. E. Maden scored 58 for Bacup v. Lowerhouse, and Bacup won by 14 runs, in spite of Walter Lees’s 40 and 5 for 51. Newstead (32 and 7 for 27) had a big hand in Iiishton’s defeat of Burnley, and Harrison (37 and 6 for 68) in Rawtenstall’s victory over Church. Todraorden beat Colne, Gill (Somerset, Leicestershire, and North Staffs. League in the past) taking 6 for 56. Ramsbottom easily defeated Enfield. Nelson beat Haslingden by 5 wickets, J. E. Brooks taking 6 for 41. In the Central Lancashire League Walsden beat Glossop by two runs, and Dukinfield defeated Moorside by seven. F. C. Hunter (Derbyshire- and Cheshire) played splendidly for his 56 in Glossop’s innings of 119. J. A. Mellodew had 9 wickets for 48 for Moorside. Queer that in these cases such fine work should have been done for the losing sides. For Royston v. Oldham, Scholes had 8 for 25, an important factor in his sides victory. Stalybridge beat Crompton, thanks to W. Buckley (56*;, L. Wyatt (51), J. Handford (39* and 6 for 31), and F. Barker who did the hat trick. Middleton defeated Heywood, for whom Fletcher scored 65, his highest for over two seasons. Milnrow beat Rochdale and Littleborough Werneth. Charles Oyston, who had hard luck in not getting a regular place in the Yorkshire side a few years ago, bowled splendidly for Leeds v. Skipton (Yorkshire Council), taking 9 for 43. Leeds won by 7 wickets. David Denton played for Wakefield v. Harrogate, and scored 44*. Wardley had 6 for 15 for the same side. At York the home side made 200 v. Sheffield. Tho first two batsmen, Hard- castle and Marshall, sent up 123 for the first wicket; the last two, Blackburn and Fryer, added 52 for the last; Fraser’s 6 for 18 accounts for the slump in the middle. Bowling Old Lane beat Keighley (including Schofield Haigh) by one wicket just before time. There has been some pretty heavy scoring in service .matches lately. Captain B. S. Evans, who has several times played for Hants, made 110 (including eighteen 4’s) and 87 for Navy v. Army at Portsmouth, being by far the highest scorer in a match which saw 1,017 runs registered for the loss of 29 wickets in two days’ play. In an Aldershot Command trial match E. J. Bather scored 132, A. K. G. White 99, and H. P. Hill 91. L. and N. W . R escaped the waterlogged conditions in town, for they were at Crewe on Saturday, meeting Crewe Permanent Way in the Sir Frederick Harrison Challenge Cup Competition. Not that it was fine at Crewe; there was rain all the time, and W ilson’s 5 for 25 with a greasy ball represented rare good work. The only Crewe man who made any show was Jackson, in first, out eighth, with 41 to his credit. Wilson and Paris sent up 75 for the first L . & N. W. R. wicket, and made the game secure, the London men winning by 8 wickets in the end. The Walthamstow Hon. Sec. writes me that rain prevented his club’s match on Saturday, but the members held a highly successful social evening. The encouragement of this side of cricket club life is undoubtedly a cood move, tending to the promotion of good fellow­ ship as it does. One of our best friends—the keen secretary of an old-established and popular London club—was asked, not too politely, to leave a newsagent’s shop on Friday last. His offence was, I understand, an attempt to instruct the tradesman in the proper conduct of his .business. The newsagent in question did not keep C r ic k e t, and saw no reason why he should keep C r ic k e t. I hope that before long many sleepy-headed individuals of this type will be induced to sit up and take notice! The Surrey captain made another dashing century—103—at Esher on Monday, and Hayes contributed 91 and Goatly 50 to the C. and G .’s total of 348. In the extreme north of England the weather, though cold and disagreeable, was not wet. The North Yorkshire and South Durham League duly brought off their matches. West Hartlepool visited Darlington, and plenty of runs resulted. Nearly everyone made runs for Darlington, J. Bucknell (top scorer with 55) and Tolson, the pro., sending up 50 before the first wicket fell. The innings was declared at 227 for 8. A. J. Graham and T. Kinch, the Durham County men, went in. Graham, using his height and strength to great advantage,