Cricket 1912

M ay 11, 1912. CEICKET: A WEEKLY EECOED OF THE GAME. 125 hit a splendid 104, and Kinch (73) helped him to send up 170 for the first wicket. Such good use did the Hartlepool men make of their time that in the two hours left for play they scored 204 for 5 wickets. Stockton beat Bishop Auckland by 2 runs—117 to 115—a surprise result, due in no small measure to three cases of run out on the losing side. E. W . Lowson (B.A.) had 5 wickets for 26. Norton-on- Tees, by consistent scoring, put up 180 against North Ormesby, who unexpectedly retaliated with 181 for 4 (M. McNay 74*)—a rare good victory. Charles Townsend went in last for Norton. After the first six Guisborough wickets had fallen for 36 before H. Clarke (5 lor 91 was his ultimate analysis), the tail wagged lustily. The Eev. T. F. H . Berwick (61 in 20 minutes), Bulmer, the pro. (47), and D. H. Chapman (34) all scored well. Then Bulmer (5 for 51) and Chapman put out Thornaby for 28. Guisborough have a really powerful all-round team, and have thrice been League Champions. Saltburn (J. H. Hall 44) and Bedcar played a very close game, the latter winning by one wicket. B. B. Dick (5 for 40) for Bedcar, M. Miles (5 for 54) for Saltburn, bowled well. In the League’s second division a score of 101 by Elgie (West Hartlepool A. v. Darlington 2nd) and analyses of 7 for 42 by H. Nunn (N. Ormesby 2nd v. Norton 2nd) and 6 for 21 by T. Wilkinson (Stockton 2nd v. Preston) cry aloud for mention. Birmingham League—waterlogged. North Staffordshire League —ditto. Can’t be helped. Better luck next Saturday ! In the Durham League Morris, one of the best pros, playing second-class cricket, was again on the job. Seven for 31 this time, and mainly through Morris (although level batting also played its part) Sunderland smashed Wearmouth. C. ¥. Adamson and Dennis Hendren, with the help of nine other Durham City men in the field, beat Seaham Harbour. Their analyses were 5 for 18 and and 3 for 21 respectively, and having put out the Harbour for 53, they knocked off the runs between them. Chester-le-Street easily beat Eppleton; Hendon just as easily defeated Boldon (N. H. Dixon 73, Wright 48, B. Harrison 7 for 25 the chief actors in the drama), for whom only J. J. Common, the socker crack, (32) made any real stand. Burnmoor and South Shields scored points at the expense of Philadelphia and Whitburn. In Suffolk and Essex a drizzling rain fell, but a good deal of cricket was played nevertheless. Ipswich and East Suffolk beat Shotley Barracks easily. Cyril Catchpole, the county player, played a fine innings of 87 for the home side. He hit four 4’s in succession off Capt. Hickley’s lobs. He and A. J. Snowden (36) put on 85 to­ gether for the fourth wicket. H. C. Henley took 6 for 31 in the military men’s innings. The Bev. Wood Bobinson (47) was their highest scorer. H. A. Busher (Barnes and Warwickshire) is now playing for Ipswich and E.S. W. Sprawson (105 not out) hit a 6 and thirteen 4’s for the I. & E.S. 2nd team v. Felixstowe at Felixstowe. J. S. Driver ran up 103 at the rate of a run a minute for St. Mary Stoke v. Mistley. Col­ chester and East Essex (J. Warner 51 not out), E. S. Missen (26 and 5 for 44) beat 25th Brigade B.F.A. Sudbury (H. W. Beeve 42) beat Mr. Pannell’s X I. by 4 wickets. Haverhill (S. Poole 7 for 18) defeated Clare College “ Unemployed.” W . Farthing did the hat trick on behalf of|Nacton v. Banelagh Works, and Garratt replied for the Works with 7 for 7. The afternoon’s cricket produced 65 runs for 20 wickets. Suffolk District Asylum (W. J. Bought 52 not out, E. S. Lock 46) easily beat Leiston. Mr. Bunnell H. Burton has generously given a handsome Challenge Cup for competition among the clubs in the county, and entries are already reaching Mr. P. P. Cornell, the Suffolk Hon. Sec., in good number. The W e s t e r n C.C. (Hon. Sec., Mr. James D. Pay, 50, Acton Lane, Harlesden), who play at St. Quintin’s, run two elevens. Among the clubs met are Kensal, Harlesden, Isthmian, Harrow, Brentham, Woodgrove, and Boxeth Institute. All the old members are available; P. Warne has returned to the fold after a season’s absence, and the club has two likely youngsters in H. Kirton (late of Lyndhurst C.C.) and A. Matthews (late of St. Mark’s). Norman Biches, the craek Glamorgan bat, made 119* for Cardiff Cricketers v. Footballers on Saturday. The cricketers declared at 258 for 3 ; their opponents were all out for 59. For Eastbourne on Monday, Bainton, the club’s new pro., bowled in deadly form v. Eastbourne Wanderers, taking 8 for 16, and going in last, hit up the top score of the day—44. A. J. Sculley made 40, W. H. Bacon 38, H. S. Gregson 36*. In the North Staffs. League on April 27, Silverdale played a drawn game with Porthill. H. S. Wood played a capital innings of 50* for the champions ; Brown (59*) and J. C. Cooper (30) by their first-wicket partnership saved the home team from danger of defeat after the closure had been applied. Deyes hit 79 * for Fenton v. Stone, making no fewer than eighteen 4's, and giving no chance. Fenton won easily. Stone’s new pro., B o'inson, had 6 for 60. Burslem beat Knypersley, A. Davenport, playing for the victors for tho first time, scoring 52, and George Wilson taking 5 wickets for 32. Stoke’s pro., J. E. Nichols, with 6 for 65 and 43 not out, was mainly responsible for his club’s defeat of Leek. Tunstall beat Longton by the narrow margin of 5 runs. H. Boulton scored 62* for the winners ; W. Bradbury made 55 for the losers. Crewe Alexandra (C. E. GreBty 52, Dwyer, formerly with Sussex, 6 for 58). The losers’ pro., Brown, once of Li icestershire, took 6 for 50. Other matches produced good performances. F. Walker ran up 159* for Oakamoor v. Alton. W. H. Twigg, the old Beptonian and Staffs. County man, made 64 for Stafford v. Newport (Salop), and his brother, F. W., 49. For Oakamoor v. Alton W. Collier took 7 for 20. These are belated facts ; but I am able to find room for them because last Saturday was practically a blank. Fenton and Knyper­ sley made a plucky attempt to p lay; but all that was accomplished was a score of 62 without a wicket down by the former, H. Dearing and J. G. Drake taking full and proper advantage of a greasy ball and a slippery footing for bowlers. Practically every other match of importance in the district was abandoned. Liverpool Jottings. B y G . A . B r o o k in g . Rain visited this district in common with other places on Saturday last, and considerably interfered with various games. A t Aigburtli the Liverpool Club were opposing Ormskirk ; and with 70 on the board for 5 wickets the watery element brought the match to a summary conclusion, Ormskirk having had fielding practice only. An interesting contest between those local rivals, New Brighton and Wallasey resulted in a draw, the home side, which included Brettargh, the old England three- quarter back, notching 161 for 7 and Wallasey 121 for 8. For the Rake Lane team, Horspool compiled a magnificent innings of 76, and secured 4 wickets for 49 ; quite a good afternoon’s work. Wallasey’s chief contributor was Rigby ; and his 61 was a most meritorious effort, representing more than half the score of his side. Rock Ferry and Huyton on the former’s ground yielded another draw. A personality interesting to Middle­ sex cricketers, R. W. P. Henery, played for Huyton but did not b a t ; but a friend assured me that the previous week he compiled a splendid innings of 67 not out. He is a son of P. J. T. Henery the dashing little West Indian- Middlesex player of 20 years ago. Rock Ferry batted first and notched 206 for 5, Rushton with 78 not out being chief scorer. Huyton had worthily responded with 108 for 2 when time arrived, Saundcrson carrying out his bat for a capital 56. Those old time rivals, Sefton and Birkenhead Park, were rained out with the Sefton score standing at 23 without loss, though it was difficult to understand why the game was terminated at this juncture, as tho weather was no worse than when the game started, so one of the players informed me. The Park are an improving team and may do well under the enthusiastic captaincy of Cecil Holden ; but what a side they were in the late 80’s, when F. II. Pickworth, J. A. Black, A. Jardine, C. Holden, H. M. Grayson, F. Aspin- all, and Faulkner Smith among others were playing— and the world was younger then ! I came across Frank Sugg last week looking very fit, though I am afraid the ex-Lancashire smiter could not sprint and bring off those great catches he used to make in the long field. Whenever I think of Sugg, it always makes me think of McKibbin the Australian bowler ; for in 1896, in the Lancashire game at Aigburth, Mac bowled him with a