Cricket 1912

186 CEICKET: A WEEKLY EECOED OP THE GAME. J un e 1, 1912. Club Cricket Notes and Jottings. The card of the T rojans C.C. is to hand—a long card, and a strong card. Mr. A. J. L. Hill is again captain ; he succeeded Mr. Charles Robson three years ago. Practically all the amateurs who assist Hampshire belong to the club, which is composed mainly of old public school boys. Rugby football and hockey are the other games, and in these, as in cricket, the Trojans can put particularly strong teams in the field. For instance, a cricket eleven capable of meeting the amateurs of any other county could be selected from the following: C. B. Fry, Captain Ivo Barrett, A. 0. Johnston, A. J. L. Hill, H. V. Hesketh-Prichard, G. N.Bignell, Captain E. G. Wynyard, H. A. Haigh Smith, H. G. M. Barton, G. L. Cole, K. W . F. Jesson, A. G. Cowie, and M. B. Lawson, all Hampshire county players. Then there are at Oxford H. H. the Gaskwad of Baroda, A. L. Hosie, and A. F. Wharton, and at Cambridge a particularly promising wicket-keeper in A. C. P. Arnold. Messrs Ian MacDonald and C. C. Dominy are joint Hon. Secs, of the club ; the cricket Hon Sec. is Mr. H. G. M. Barton (5, Brighton Road, Southampton). A special feature of the club’s activities is the ample provision made in August for the cricket of public schools boys on holiday. The N easden C.C.’s Hon. Sec. is Mr. J. H . Sexton (27, Lush- ington lload. Harlesden) ; Neasden runs tennis, bowls, and football, as well as cricket, sections. Two cricket teams are put in the field most Saturdays, and a hurried look down the list of fixtures shows that Friday is the only week-day on which the club has no matches. Space does not allow of further comment, though such would gladly be given if type were elastic. The S o u tch u rch H a l l P ark C.C.’s card is also hereby offered welcome. Councillor H . W . Richardson, of the Falcon Hotel, whom all cricketers who have visited Southend know, is both Captain and Hon. Sec. The S ou th g ate C.C. is numbered among this paper’s old and tried friends. Mr. Eugene White (Vicar’s Moor Lane, Winchmore Hill) is Hon. Sec. ; two strong elevens are ru n ; aud among the sides met are Hampstead, Hornsey, Harrow Blues, M.C C., Finchley, Upper Tooting, H.A.C., Cheshunt, Chiswick Park, Old Foresters, Marlborough Blues, and Barnet. The B eu la h C.C. which has the Mayor of Croydon for its President, and a goodly number of City fathers among its v.p.’s, runs two teams, and has a Week in July (8-13), including four away matches. Among its opponents are Thornton Heath, Purley, Cane Hill Asylum, Streatham Hill West Sheen, and Linden Park (Tun­ bridge Wells). Mr. J. C. F. Mathiesen (8, Stratford Road, Thornton Heath) is Hon. Sec. There was some pretty big scoring in the match between Folkestone and St. Lawrence, on May 18, the score of which came along too late for insertion in our last number. St. Lawrence made 238 (J. Dean 95, Capt. H. H. C. Baird 9i). aud Folkestone replied with 269 for 5 (S. K. Gore 96, the Hon. J. S. R. Tufton 63, Major Sir E. Bradford 62). Not often does it happen that three individual scores of 90 are made in the course of a one-day game. On the previous day Gore had scored 67 v. Royal Irish Fusiliers. On Wednesday in last week G. S. Farmiloe ran up 107 for Hampstead v. University College School, who, lacking their captain and crack, C. C. Aston, met with a heavy defeat. On the same day W . J. Abel took 7 for 10 for Surrey C. and G. v. Purley, who, after defeating the Ovalites by 18 runs on the first innings, collapsed for 23 in the second. At Catford Bridge the M.C.C., very strongly represented, made a sorry show of Private Banks. S. C. B. Lee scored 89, Tarrant 57, Alletson 56, in a total of 339 ; the home side could only collect 27 and 28, one man reaching double figures in the second innings. Tarrant had 8 wickets in the first, and all ten in the second. Tonbridge easily beat Horley, H. Reeves (74) and Collins (70*) doing most. One of the features of Saturday’s cricket was the number of declarations made which led to no result after all. Thus Addlestone declared at 234 for 8, but Chobham in reply made 148 for 9 ; Battersea at 203 for 8, Cane Hill Asylum making 169 for 7 ; Finchley at 171 for 9, Wan«tead all but pulling off the game with 170 for 7 ; Eltham at 220 for 7, after which Granville (Lee) made 165 for 8 ; Private Banks at 211 for 9, Barnes’s retort 165 for 4 ; Kingston at 207 for 8, Mortlake making 122 for 9 ; Pallingswick at 319 for 5, whereunto Upper Clapton rejoined with 190 for 8 ; Bromley at 245 for 9, Blackheath’s answer 181 for 7 ; North Middlesex at 164 for 7, Esher Village making 98 for 3. But is it quite correct to say with no result ? When one comes to think of it, the result in several instances was to make a highly interesting struggle out of what might otherwise have been a tame draw, the Finchley-Wanstead game being a case in point. Among the biggest totals of the day were Ealing’s 255 for 2 v. Hampstead Nomads, Ilford’s 260 for 3 v. Barking, Purley’s 340 for 9 v. Netherne, Sutton’s 308 for 7 v. Dulwich, old Charlton’s 270 for 8 v. Ibis, Wimbledon’s 220 for 4 v. Upper Tooting, Pallingswick’s 319 for 5 v. Upper Clapton, Uxbridge’s 297 for 6 v. Chiswick Park, South- West Ham’s 264 for 4 v. North Paddington. Parson’s Green 256 v. Westbourne Park Wanderers,Basingstoke’s 252 v.Brookwood’s Asylum, Upper Tooting’s 272 v. W imbledon, and Epsom’s 260 for 5 v. Beddington. E. Hogg played a big part in London Scottish’ s two Whitsuntide matches. Against U.C.S. Old Boys on the Saturday he had the wonderful analysis of 8 for 3, closuring the innings for 39 after 37 had gone up for one wicket, and scored 69; against South Hampstead on Monday he was top scorer with 59, and had 5 wickets for 23. The Scottish were in great buckle, winning both matches easily, among the other scores made for them being 78 and 30* by H. C. Hodgson, 78 by E. A. Horner, 53 by A. H. Read, and 44 by L. Lienard. Read had 5 for 35 v. South Hampstead. A. J. Mason showed goo 1 form for Melrose (Hampstead) in both matches. That they lost against Alexandra Park on the Saturday was not his fault, for he went in first and was not out until seventh for 31, and the win over St. Margaret’s on Monday was largely his work, for his 68 was the highest score of the match and he took 7 wickets. West Kent Wanderers A played a very even draw with Sphinx on Saturday. Sphinx made 181 (A. Bond 68, P. Horton 40). At first the Wanderers’ wickets fell fast, but H. J. Phillips and F. Silk stayed the rot, and later W. Youngs and A. Greathurst batted so pluckily and well that with a very little more time to go they would probably have snatched a victory for their side. Several London clubs were in Sussex for Whitsuntide. On Saturday Spencer beat Priory Park, Chichester, by 46 runs on the first innings, the scores being 120 to 74 and 92. J. C. Wood (6 for 33), W. R. Featherstonhaugh, F. M. Barton (6 for 50) and F. F. Boles all trundled effectively. Leytonstone Atlas were easily beaten by Littlehampton, for whom the brothers Harris were the great performers, E. Harris scoring 73 and taking 3 wickets, and W. Harris scoring 58 and taking 7 wickets. Brixton Wanderers, on their last tour, beat South Saxons, E. A. Brymer (three 6’s) and C. G. Smith batting well, and H. Preston (7 wickets) bowling finely. Beaumont turned up four short at Worthing, borrowed three sub­ stitutes, and collapsed for 9. F. C. Winton bad 7 for 2. Worthing totalled 232 (A. M. Harrison 61, L. Boorer 41), and got down 7 Beaumont wickets for 59 before stumps were drawn. There were three centuries in Saturday’s cricket: A. Polling’s 113 (fourteen 4’s) for St. Peter’s v. St. John’s (Brighton), H. R. Henderson’s 112* for Seaford v. Newhaven, and E. Fowler’s 106* for Gas Co. v. Brighton Commercials. At Steyning J. Stonham, the groundman, hit up 78 in about three-quarters of an hour v. Old Yorkonians. W. L. Knowles, the old Kent batsman, made 68 for Lindfield v. Cuckfield. Crawley entertained the Sussex Nursery team for the first time. W. H. Bacon scored 63, Charlwood 60 for the visitors; and young M. Tate (Fred’s son) had 8 wickets for 49. J. C. Callow’s 7 for 32 (Clifton v. Hove) wa3 another noteworthy bowling analysis. The Martlets, by some very level scoring (A. C. Somerset’s 47 top) beat Lewes Priory, H. L. Simms taking 8 Priory wickets for 52. For South Lynn v. Hastings and St. Leonard's J. G. C. Scott, the old Marlburian, made 50 in a total of 98. I should not have referred to H. Hayley, of Hellingly Asylum, by the way, as the old Yorkshire cricketer, for he is not the ex-county man, who may fairly claim that distinction. But he is Yorkshire, nevertheless. On Bank Holiday there was a very interesting match at the County ground, Mr. A. F. Somerset captaining a team of Young Amateurs against a Young Players team, led by Millward the Nursery’s capable head. H. Asa Thomas (67), J. A. Murdoch (45), R. K. Simms (30), H. L. Havers (28) and R. W. Dower (28) for one side, Bowley (48), Stone (48), and Millward (42*) for the other, all showed good form, and 501 runs were scored during the day. Mill- ward’s steadiness saved the game for his side. At Cuckfield C. Scott