Cricket 1912

M at 25, 1912. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 167 though of course we in England don’t take these minor tests as deadly serious matters. Secretaries are now responding more freely to the requests made for some details of games beyond the bare scores, and this week I am able to supplement the particulars already given with others of interest. Thus I learn from the Lauderdale secretary that Jones and Drew put on 12G runs for the third wicket v. Brentwood; from him of the Norbury Park Wanderers that only H. A. Southcombe and F. L. Johnson could make any show against the bowling of G. A. Mills, that Baillie and Bradley showed capital form for L.C. & W. Bank, that Taylor took 6 wickets for 76 for the losers, who suffered a heavy handicap owing to the injurv which prevented C. W. Goddard from bowling; from my L. & N.W.R. correspondent (who makes playful reference to the expensiveness of being written up in Cricket , comrades considering the occasion a suitable one for him to shout drinks, I gather) that the ball was on top all through in the match at Harpenden, Peel (0 for 43) for the home side bowling nearly as well as Skilton); from S'anmore that A. G. Bourchier’s tine innings included fourteeu 4’s, and that Barnes (5 for 22) and Marriott (4 for 39) bowled finely, while the home side made a good fight against the clock, getting 146 of the 157 required for victory in the 80 minutes left them, thanks to A. Theobald, C. F. Welch, and W. M. Brownlee, who all forced the pace ; from my good friend William Lyon, of Albemarle and Friern Barnet, that H. A. Clarke’s bowling, fust right with a deadly nip from the off, was really splendid —he notes too, what I had overlooked, that Clarke’s name alone appears in the “ how out ” columns, a most unusual occurrence. And these, of course, are just the sort of things I want to hear. Will other secretaries please note ? Mr. Lyon tilts good-naturedly at “ The Chiel.” A better state of things than that gentleman writes of obtains at Woodhouse Road. Come first, second, third or “ unclassed ” member, the best bowlers of the club are willing to bowl to him, and do bowl to him—which is as it should be. I hope it will not be long before I am able to accept that cordial invitation to Woodhouse Hoad on some first eleven match (lay. But at present mine is a seven day week, twelve hours a day or thereabouts, aud scant time even for meals ! Greville and Hendon had a stern fight, the former winning by the small margin of 7 runs—101 to 94—in the end. H. J. Elwin had 5 for 25 for the winners Battersea A just failed to beat Royal Savoy, A. J. Palmer and J. Walker scoring well. Parson’s Green had much to thank Harrod for. This batsman was slow at first, but opened out later, making some fine square cuts. There was cause for anxiety when 7 wickets were down for 113,but then someone was found to stay with Harrod—the secretary does not s-ay who it was, and I will refer enquiring minds to the score—and the total reached 166. Harrod’s bowling was helped by really brilliant fielding. J. S. Pirrie played a steady, watchful innings for Roehampton. “ Mill Hill Park thoroughly deserved their win,” says my Ealing correspondent, and all will appreciate the good sportsmanship of that statement, for with a margin of only 9 runs it would be quite easy to make out a case for the beaten side. Dalton’s was a splendid innings ; he and Kahreel added 155 for the third wicket together. Gunning made some lovely strokes to leg, and kept wicket capitally, dismissing four Park batsmen. Rowley, the Park wicket-keeper, did not allow a single bye. R. E. Martin hit hard; D. R. Osborne took 5 for 02. The 97 of F. F. Boles for Spencer were made out of 142 while he was in, and he hit two 6’s and fifteen 4’s. F. M. Barton (49) helped him to add 90 for the fourth wicket after 3 had fallen for 52. Featherstonhaugh (5 for 51) and Barton (5 for 33) bowled capitally. The light was poor, but the wicket fast ^nd good ; White House were responsible for the wicket, not for the light, so none had a right to grumble. C. Powell’s 61 was top score for London Scottish v. Finchley; A. E. Griffiths and Dr. A. R. Hobbs did best for the other side. In Sussex cricket several centuries were registered. The highest was W . B. Keywood’s 195 for St. John’s (Tunbridge Wells) v. Mount. Pleasant, an unusually high score for a match between two small clubs. W. J. Norris scored 115 for Littlehampton If. v, Rustington. D. Hill made 108* for Midhurst v. Midhurst G. S. H. Hayley ran up his second century in a fortnight—100 for Hellingly Asylum v. Brightling Park. Among other scores worth noting were B. Sylvester’s 95* for Xaverian College v. Excelsior (Brighton) F. J. Nightingale’s 86* for Horley v. Cuckfield, J. R. Newman’s 84* for Graylingwell Hospital v. Goodwood, the 76 of the old Somerset cricketer, J. B. Cballen, for Eastbourne v. Lewes Priory, the 77 of A. M. Harrison for Worthing v. Brighton St. Peter’s, and the 66 of W. Ide for Bognor v. Priory Park. A good all-round performance was that of John Flowers, the old Eastbournian, for Steyning v. Clifton (Brighton) - top scorer with 43, and 8 wickets for 30. Flowers is a well-known member of the Martlets, and has played for the county. For Granville (Eastbourne) v. Meads, E. Harvey took 6 wickets for 5 runs, while for the other side A. Blaber had 6 for 6. A. W. Sams had 7 for 12 (Hassocks and Keymer v. Clifton). The wicket at Bexley was a queer one, fast one end and slow the other, and the scoring in Derrick Wanderers v. Bexley ruled small, the visitors winning by 80 to 71, thanks mainly to W. G. Hankin’s slows (6 for 17). Going in again, the Wanderers made 99 for 3—H. M. Gorringe 38*. River Plate House beat Bellefield by 27 in another small scoring game. F. C. Buckeridge took 6 for 26. There were some bowling analyses of the sensational type for Hampstead Nomads v. Radlett. First innings : E. L. Newton 6 for 7, L. F. Matthews 4 for 12 ; 2nd, Ii. I. Brenton 6 for 8, H. G. Blood- worth 4 for 7 ! In the Nomads’ other game they were all over St. Mary’s Hospital, who were put out for 94, to which the Nomads replied for 251 for 1—F. C. Boully 142*, K. C. Habersham 65. Boully is in great fettle this season. The pitch at Chorleywood was very fiery, but Golding (66) and C. H. Tait for Bushey and E. Lacey for the home side overcame its difficulties. Englefield had 7 for 72. West Kent Wanderers beat Wren by 42 runs. A. E. Lugg, the oldest member of the Wanderers team (except the skipper, J. Long­ man), who last season took over 100 wickets at about 11 runs each, had 7 for 45, five times hitting the sticks. G. Darvell and S. Crouch played capital cricket for the winners, and an excellent 50 was made by Ackhurst for Wren. Local rivalry played its part in the meeting of Beulah II and Thornton Heath II, and play apparently suffered in consequence. The home side was put out for 26, Dawson taking 7 for 12, Barnard 3 for 8. Beulah had 6 down for 18, but H. Walder and Councillor Peet hit out, and the score eventually reached 58. Will Hon. Secs, kindly note that]{all communications for the Beulah C.C. should be sent to J. C. F. Mathiesen, 8, Stratford Road, Thornton Heath ? Maidstone made 99 against the Mote. Groves, of Kent Second XI, took 7 for 37—four of them with successive deliveries. The Mote made 383 for 8, Dr. J. A. Gibb 104 (seventeen 4’s), N. W. Stevens, brother of Geoffrey Stevens, of Norfolk, 86 (fourteen 4’s). Nearly 500 runs were scored in 3£ hours. At Milgate Park, Maidstone, A. H. Haines, of Gloucestershire, played a brilliant innings of 164 for Wye Agricultural College, where he holds a mastership. In Suffolk there was a most exciting game between Ipswich and East Suffolk and Framlingham Masters, at Portman Road, Ipswich. The Masters totalled 104, H. Bassett carrying his bat through the innings for 53. V. F. Gaby took 6 wickets for 31. W. Catchpole and H. A. Busher added 52 for the second wicket of the home side in 35 minutes. Then Tomlinson, the Framlingham coach, got in some good work with the ball, and 6 wickets were down for 86. Eight had fallen at 100, and in the end I. & E. S. won by one run ! Sudbury beat tbeir old and dear rivals, Halstead, by 52—161 to 99. Colchester and East Essex were altogether too strong for Kelvedon ; D. Mustard, the Suffolk County player, scored 77, and J. D. Ward took 6 for 17. By level batting without any big scores Witham made 249 for 6, after putting out the Queen’s Regiment for 98. Clifton, the Halesworth pro., had 6 for 22 v. Leiston. At Manor Farm Melrose and St. John’s, Hampstead, played a tie match of 78 each. F. Gall played a particularly good innings of 37 for Melrose, who looked at one period easy winners, with 5 down for 76; but Gander’s bowling was too much for the tail. There is always something worth noting in Staffordshire League cricket, because of its keenness. Whether the scoring be large or small, the fighting spirit is manifest. A rare tussle between Knypersley and Leek at Knypersley last Saturday, for instance, reflected very nearly as much credit on the losers as on the winners. H. Murfin (74) and H. Ellerton (68) put up 135 for the first Leek wicket. But Knypersley never threw up the sponge. Once these