Cricket 1912

150 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a y 18, 1912. Public School Averages, 1911. M a lv e r n C o lle g e . Cuming, T................... Grieve, J ...................... Hobbs, F. D. Knight, D. J. Lucas, G. C. Mann, C. J. ... Naumann, F. C. G. - Naumann, J. H. Pcthick, J. E. S. Vestey, F. White, II. S. M. Cobbold, F. 11. C. Cozens, F. C. l)e Slubicki, J. M. Gilmour, A. K. Kann, P. W. G. Mellor, A. It. 1. Murray, K. P. Potter, It. F. Raw son, 11. R. Robinson, F. E. Rudd, G. 15. F. Bramall, E. G. Carr, A. W. ... Coleman, G. D. Corfe, C. Crowther, A. D. Gray, G. E. M. Hodgson, It. E. Mason, I. N.... Morrison, M. J. North, E. S. Simey, P. A. T. Angell, G. ... Aplin, E. D ’O. Aplin, E. S.... Bridgland, C. A. ... Bridgland, N. L. ... Cruikshank, E. O. Durling, J. A. Mackey, C. W. Stevenson, N. M. D. Vine-Stevens, L. T. Waters, K. F. 1). ... Tnns. N.o. R. A. H.S. 14 1 380 29.23 71 10 5 75 15.00 40* 12 2 278 27.80 50 14 0 778 55.56 211 14 1 250 19.23 113 11 0 198 18.00 36 14 0 395 28.21 76 14 1 384 29.53 74 7 2 193 38.60 61* 5 1 44 11.00 88 12 5 141 20.14 37 W estminster S chool . Inns. N.o. R. A. 11 l 148 14.80 12 4 68 8.50 14 0 279 19.92 13 3 96 9.60 13 0 406 31.23 13 0 243 18.69 13 4 112 12.44 14 2 240 20.00 14 0 176 12.57 11 1 231 23.10 14 1 356 27.38 S herborne S chool . Inns. N. o . R. A. H.S. 9 0 132 14.66 54 12 0 749 62.42 224 9 3 66 11.00 40 10 1 132 14.66 21* 9 2 94 13.42 40 11 1 69 6.90 25 8 1 92 13.14 29 12 0 240 20.00 60 6 0 83 13.83 37 6 2 64 16.00 28 10 0 188 18.80 36 K ing ’ s S chool , R ochester . Not Highest Inns. out Runs Aver. score 13 8 41 8.20 11* 14 0 287 20.50 40 6 0 76 12.66 27 16 1 227 15.13 44 15 2 247 19.00 74* 16 0 388 24.25 81 9 1 63 7.87 27 16 3 292 22.46 77 13 1 149 12.41 34* 13 1 144 12.00 21 16 0 461 28.81 90 O. R. W. A. 156 706 18 39.22 32.4 145 4 36.25 83 467 17 27.47 — — — — 159.5 701 24 29.20 252.4 935 51 18.33 59 251 9 27.88 O. R. w . A. 209.4 644 34 18.82 120.5 478 22 21.72 68.3 328 13 25.23 — — — — __ — — — 33.4: 164 6 27.33 124 673 23 29,26 — — — — — — — 0 . R. w . A. 89 362 12 30.17 130 527 23 22.91 166 581 27 21.51 45 161 8 20.12 36 169 12 14.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ~ Overs Runs Wkts. Aver. 157 608 38 16.00 78.1 377 18 20.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — . — — — 61.1 276 20 13.80 230.3 841 55 15.29 64.2 292 13 22.46 S h a fte sb u r y G r a m m a r S c h o o i . Inns. Not out Runs Aver. Highest score. Overs Runs Wkts. Aver. Hall. H. T. ... 8 1 76 10.85 40 — — — — Jones. T. L. ... 6 2 8 2.00 5 56.5 132 20 6.60 Minchin, F. G. ... 10 0 282 28.20 86 9 24 1 24.00 Minchin. R. P. ... *10 1 430 47.77 100* 7.2 12 3 4.00 Pearce, C. E. ... 10 2 376 47.00 119 118.2 243 35 6.91 Riddey..J. ... 9 0 102 11.33 31 — — — — Robins, H. ... ... 7 3 46 11.50 15* 117 199 37 5.37 ScammeU, E. 8 1 52 7.42 21* — — — — Shepard, E. J. Tayler, J. A. ... 8 2 79 13.16 33* — — — — 8 0 75 9.37 23 — — — — Welman, L. L. ... 10 0 240 24.00 60 — — — — N ew to n C o l le g e . Inns N.o. R. A. H.S. 0. M. w . A. Blanchard, G. A. 16 0 224 14.00 34 — — — — Dale, A. 5 1 33 8.25 15* — — — — Donaldson, A. L. 16 0 198 12.37 74 165 569 4.4 12.93 Douglas, V. L. 17 0 182 10.70 60 — — — — Metherell, F. ... 15 2 86 6.66 26 — — — — Miller, A. W.................... 13 1 93 7.75 24 40 197 19 10.36 Soltan, J. 6 0 26 4.33 6 — — — — Watts, F. M. I. 16 0 251 15.63 61 38 166 16 10.37 Watts, J. A. I. 11 4 121 17.43 37 — — — — Wilcock, II. B. 12 1 138 13.46 43 — — — — Winwood-Smith, C. W. 16 1 395 26.33 K ing ’ s S chool , 131 B ruton . Inns. N.o R. A. H.S. 0. R. w . A. Baker, A. C. F. 8 4 39 9.75 21 — — — — Barnes, E. 7 2 55 11.00 13 — — — — Bartlett, R. N. 0. 12 1 475 43.18 125 65 264 17 15.53 Carbery, D. H. M. 10 2 247 30.87 102* 52 190 10 19.00 Clayton, A. G. 8 1 49 7.00 16 — — — — Clayton, J. G. ... 10 1 213 23.66 51* 39 138 9 15.33 Rogers, C. R. De W. 5 1 36 9.00 23* — — — — Rowell, W. C. ... 11 0 199 18.09 81 120 451 20 15.55 Scott, F. P. 5 1 134 33.50 113* 60 208 12 17.33 Spurway, F. E. 11 0 183 16.63 63 — — — — Vasey, P. W. ... 5 0 188 37.60 100 80 317 If. 19.81 Warry, 11. E. ... 10 0 177 17.70 60 122 458 28 20.81 Public School Prospects. M a l v e r n h a s not, after all, lost her bright particular star. The report that Knight would be at Oxford this term turns out a canard —appropriate word, that, but not to Knight:— ducks are not much in his line. He will captain the side. Besides Knight, five old colours remain. Cuming, J. H . Naumann, and Pethick are all likely to make plenty of runs, as they did in 1911 ; White should also score well ; Naumann is a capital slowish left hand bowler, and Grieve can also bowl a bit. Unless he makes some discoveries, Knight may have to bear a considerable hand in the attack himself. Rudd, one of the school’s best batsmen of 1911, is the new captain at W e s t m in s t e r . There remain also old pinks in Kann, who headed the averages, Cobbold, a useful bat and good medium-pace trundler, and Potter, wicket­ keeper and batsman. Robinson may possibly return, it is said. If the old hands are not many, they are g o o d ; and, providing the new blood does fairly well, Westminster should have quite a useful team. S h e r b o r n e had expected six old colours back. But Carr, one of the finest players the school ever had, has left to cram for Sandhurst, and Bramall, owing to ill-health, has n ot yet returned. There remain Gray, the new captain, a difficult bat to shift, though he was not a heavy run-getter last year, and a left hand slow bowler of parts, Crowther, a promising right-hand fast trundler, and Morrison and Hodgson, who have both improved greatly since last year and ought to make a lot of runs. Of possible new choices there are W . K. Westlake (wicket-keeper), I). Stuart Prince (right hand medium bowler), L. P. Colebrook (bat) and G. M. Cornish and A. B. Crosby (all-round men) The side may be weak in batting, possibly not too strong in bowling, but it is believed that the fielding will be found all there. During his three seasons in the eleven Carr— the great man gone— aggregated 1489 runs in 36 completed innings, average 41.36. W e l l in g t o n will not be over - strong, one fancies, for most of last year’s best men have gone. Crofton remains:—perhaps the team’s biggest asset, a left-hand bowler with a swerve. There are also Wainwright, who ought to score heavily, Manger, who got his colours in 1910, but played seldom last year, Board and Davis, both promising. The averages appeared in our December issue. K in g ’ s S c h o o l , R o c h e s t e r , have seven first eleven colours left, besides three useful second team men. Cruik­ shank succeeds E. D ’O. Aplin in the captaincy. He played for the Young Surrey Amateurs during the holidays last season, and has the makings of a very good bat, though he is a trifle wild in his on-side hitting. The two Bridglands shouljl be his best supporters; both showed distinct promise last year. E. S. Aplin, who came into the team as a wicket-keeper, should train on in the batting line, for he has a good defence and is strong to the off. Last year’s principal bowlers have all gone except Angell, right-hand medium, good on his day, but rather erratic. Something is hoped of Durling, another right-hander, and of Crompton, who should beware of trying to bowl too fast ; Wyatt, a left-hander, only needs a little mnre pace off the pitch to be effective ; and the remaining second eleven man, Brabazon, though on the small side, is a most promising bat, lacking power at present, however, and a very keen field. The school matches are with St. Edmunds, Canterbury, St. Lawrence, Ramsgate, and Forest School. S h a f t e s b u r y G r a m m a r S c h o o l , at which cricket has gone ahead since Mr. C. H. Tovey, the old Welling- burian, became head-master, retains five of last year’s side ; F. G . Minchin (brother of R . B ., the captain of last year) who will succeed his kinsman in the leadership, and should make a lot of runs, Scammell, Riddey, Hall, and Jones. The batting should be all right, and the fielding is sure to be good ; but the bowling may be weak, for Jones is the only man remaining of the trio upon whom the brunt of the work fell in 1911. There are at least three really promising youngsters in Horton, Prideaux and Blncke. The fixture list is a lengthy one, including seven matches with other schools, and the “ Under 14 ” team has four matches with school sides also.