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J un e 1, 1912. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 195 The kibran).* (All Publications intended for review in “ Cricket ” must be addressed to the Editor.) C . B . F r y , t h e M a n a n d H i s M e t h o d s , b y A . W a llis M y e r s , is a n e x t r e m e l y in t e r e s t i n g s t u d y o f t h e m o s t r e ­ m a r k a b l e p e r s o n a l i t y i n t h e w o r ld o f c r ic k e t t o - d a y . C h a r l e s F r y is n o t m e r e l y a n a t h le t e . H e is a fin e jo u r n a li s t , a n d a s o u n d t h in k e r . D o w n a t H a m b l e h e is d o i n g s p le n d id w o r k f o r E n g l a n d a n d f o r t h e E m p ir e — m a k in g m e n ! T h e r e is n o g r e a t e r w o r k , a n d i t h a s a lw a y s s e e m e d t o m e t h a t F r y h a s n o t b e e n g i v e n h is d u e in t h is , a n y m o r e t h a n h e h a s i n o t h e r m a t t e r s . A c e r t a i n a lo o fn e s s f r o m t h e c r o w d h a s m a d e h i m e n e m ie s w h o s e e n m it y p o s s i b l y h e d o e s n o t s u s p e c t ; c e r t a i n l y i t d o e s n o t t r o u b l e h i m m u c h i f h e k n o w s o f it . H i s is n o t a b a c k t h a t d e s ir e s t h e s la p o f t h e s t r a n g e r o r t h e c a s u a l a c q u a i n t a n c e , a n d t h e w o u ld - b e f a m i l i a r is l i k e l y t o g e t s n u b b e d b y h im . T h is M r . W a llis M y e r s m a k e s c l e a r . H i s b o o k h a s b e e n d e c la r e d b y s o m e f a r t o o e u l o g i s t i c ; i t d o e s n o t s e e m s o t o m e -— p e r h a p s b e c a u s e I h a v e a l w a y s b e l i e v e d in a n d a d m ir e d F r y . T h o s e w h o a r e o f a l i k e m i n d w i l l e n j o y t h e b o o k ; t h o s e w h o t h in k o t h e r w i s e s h o u l d . r e a d i t , i f o n l y t h a t t h e y m a y h a v e t h e ir m in d s d i s a b u s e d o f fa ls e n o t io n s . T h e l i t t l e s t o r y o f t h e p o s t m a n a t L o r d ’s (p 1 3 1 ) is v e r y t e l l i n g ; a n d i n C h a p t e r I I . s o m e n e w a n d in t e r e s t i n g l i g h t is t h r o w n o n t h e o ld B e p t o n i a n ’s e a r l y c a r e e r . T h e r e a r e a fe> v b lu n d e r s in n a m e s — M u r d o c h a p p e a r s o n c e w i t h a ‘ k , ’ f o r in s t a n c e , a n d s u r e l y t h e n a m e o f F r y ’s h o u s e - m a s t e r w a s F o r m a n , n o t F o r e m a n ? J .N .P . J . T . T y l d e s l e y i n F i r s t -C l a s s C r i c k e t is f u l l o f in t e r e s t o f a n o t h e r k i n d , M a in ly s t a t is t i c a l, i t g iv e s o n e n o r e a l g li m p s e o f J o h n T y l d e s l e y ’s p e r s o n a li t y ; b u t a k n o w l e d g e o f t h a t h e l p s t o m a k e t h e m a n y t a b l e s t h a t r e c o r d t h e g r e a t b a t s m a n ’s m i g h t y d e e d s e v e n m o r e a b s o r b in g . A r e a d e r a n d a t h o u g h t f u l f e l l o w , w i t h s t r o n g o p i n io n s o f h i s o w n w h i c h h e is c a p a b le o f e x p r e s s i n g w e ll a n d c l e a r l y — a m a n a g a in s t w h o m n o o n e c a n fin d a w o r d t o s a y — J o h n T y l d e s l e y is a c r e d i t t o h is c o u n t y a n d h is c a ll in g . M r . H . E . H o l m e s ’s w o r k m u s t h a v e b e e n a la b o u r o f l o v e . U p t o d a t e i t g iv e s s u c h a r e c o r d o f t h e L a n c a s ­ t r i a n ’s c a r e e r a s c o u l d n o t w e ll b e i m p r o v e d u p o n . T h e o n l y m is t a k e I h a v e d i s c o v e r e d — a n d I s u p p o s e t h a t is la r g e ly a m a t t e r o f o p i n i o n , w h il e M r . H o l m e s s a y s s o m e t h i n g o n t h e s u b j e c t — is t h e o m i s s i o n o f t h e m a t c h e s v . T a s m a n ia in 1 9 0 3 - 4 . I t h i n k t h e s e s h o u l d h a v e b e e n i n c lu d e d .— J .N . P . T h e C r ic k e t P r e s s s e n d s u s t h e C r i c k e t C a l e n d a r (4 4 t h y e a r ) a n d t h e C r i c k e t D i r e c t o r y (2 4 t h y e a r ) , e a c h w i t h t h e u s u a l f e a t u r e s , t o g e t h e r w i t h s o m e t h i n g e x t r a in t h e C a le n d a r i n t h e w a y o f i n f o r m a t io n a s t o t h e r e c e n t t o u r in A u s t r a l i a a n d t h e T r i a n g u l a r T o u r n a m e n t . O n e n o t e s a f e w m is t a k e s i n t h e D i r e c t o r y ; t h e s e c r e t a r ie s o f H a m p s t e a d , B a r n e s , T o w n l e y P a r k , P a r s o n ’s G r e e n , L a n c in g O ld B o y s , a n d s o m e o t h e r c l u b s a r e w r o n g l y g iv e n ; b u t t h is is , a f t e r a ll , m e r e l y a m a t t e r o f n o t b e i n g q u it e u p t o d a t e , a n d t h e c o m p i l e r o f s u c h a b o o k is h e lp le s s i f s e c r e ­ t a r ie s d o n o t a d v is e h i m o f c h a n g e s . B u t s u r e ly t h e p r o p e r p l a c e o f t h e S c o t t i s h C r ic k e t U n i o n is n o t w i t h t h e c r o w d o f c l u b s , s m a ll a n d g r e a t , a n d t h e p a r k le a g u e s ? T h is w i t h o u t a n y in t e n t i o n o f d i s r e s p e c t t o t h o s e le a g u e s , b e it s a id ._____________________________________________________________________________________ C. B. Fry, the Mail and his Methods. J. W. Arrow sm ith, Ltd., Bristol, 0ne Shilling net. J. T. Tyldcsley in First-Class Cricket, by H. E. Holm es ; T. Compton and Co., Bury and Manchester, Sixpence. The Cricket Calendar , 1912, and The Cricket Directory , 1012; The Cricket Press, 25, Tem ple Chambers, E.C., Sixpence each. John Piggott, Ltd. (117 & 118, Cheapside), send us their new general list, which they will be pleased to forward post free to any part of the world on application. I t extends to well over 200 pages, and includes everything requisite, as well as necessaries for all other games. The laws of cricket, lawn tennis, football (both codes), and hockey are given. CRICKET TOURS OR DAY MATCHES.—Ex-County Cricketer open for engagement as Tour Manager, or for Umpiring or Scoring.— D aniell , 32, Raul Road, Peckham, S .E . The Score Book. TEST T R IA L MATCH.—A t Lord’s, May 2 team w inning by an innings and 10 runs. M.C.C. A u stralian XI. Rhodes, c Strudw ick, b H um ­ phreys .......................................... 55 Hobbs, cThom pson, b Dean ... 3 Gunn (G.), c Strudw ick, b Dean... 36 P. l<\ Warner, st Strudwick, b Day 126 Hearne (J. W.), b Hum phreys ... 26 Woolley, b Dean ... ................ 101 J. W. H. T. Douglas, b Dean ... 41 Brearley, 37-0-173-3: Dean, 39-5-11-118-4; Carr, 25-3-91-0; 11-1-40-2 ; Thom pson, 6-0-27-0 ; Day, 5-0-31-1. 24 and 25, M .C.C.’s Australian F. R. Foster, c Strudw ick, b Brearley ......................................... 43 Smith (E. J.), b B rearley ................ 88 Barnes, lbw, b Brearley ................ 0 H itch, not out ............................. 11 Extras ............................. 29 Total .................509 Hum phreys, T he R est . Second innings. First innings. Humphreys, lbw , b Barnes Thom pson, b Barnes ................ R. H. Spooner, lbw, b Foster ... C. B. Fry, b Douglas ................ Mead (C. P.), st Smith, b Foster A. P. Day, b H itch ................ G. L. Jessop, c Barnes, b Foster Strudwick, b Hitch ................ D. W. Carr, b Barnes ................ Dean, not out ............................. W. Brearley, c and b Barnes ... Extras ................ Total 1 st I nns . : Foster, 24-5-71-3 ; Barnes, 21’3-ll-38-4; Douglas, 8-2-44-1 ; Hearne, 4-0-30-0 ; H itch, 6-1-34-2. 2 nd I nns . : Foster, 23-7-67-3; Barnes, 20-S-65-2 ; Douglas, 9-0-52-0; Hearne, 3-0-23-0; H itch, 12-4-2-41-5 ; Woolley, 2-1-4-0. 2 c Foster, b H itch ... ... 58 6 c W oolley, b Barnes ... 11 1 b Barnes ................ ... 60 30 c Barnes, b Foster... ... 46 4 b Foster ................ .. 2 52 c Rhodes, b Foster ... 12 88 c and b Hitch ... 55 5 b Hitch ................ ... 5 17 b Hitch ................ ... 0 8 b Hitch ................ ... 0 4 n ot out ................ ... 3 20 Extras .. 10 237 Total ... 262 WORCESTERSHIRE v. SOUTH AFRICAN S.—At W orcester, May 23, 24 and 25, South Africans w inning by an innings and 42 runs. First innings. W orcestersh ire . Second innings. Bowley, c W ard, b F au lk n er............................ 4 b Schwarz ... .. 31 Pearson, c Pegler, b Faulkner............................ 0 c Schwarz, b Faulkner ... 10 W. B. Burns, lbw , b Faulkner........................... 0 c and b Schwarz ... .. 22 Arnold, c Faulkner, b P e g le r............................ 8 lbw , b Faulkner ... .. 0 Cuffe, b Pegler ...................................................... . 29 b S c h w a r z .......................... .. 16 Collier, c and b P e g le r ........................................ . 3 b W hite .......................... .. 9 G. H. Sim pson-Hayward, c and b Pegler .. 3 b S c h w a r z .......................... .. 0 Burrows, c Nourse, b P e g le r ........................... 2 c Schwarz, b Pegler .. 45 J. W. C. Turner, st Ward, b P e g le r.............. 0 c Faulkner, b White 1 Bale, not out ........................... ............... 1 b Pegler .......................... .. 43 Chester, st Ward, b Pegler ........................... 0 not out .......................... .. 10 Extras ......................................... 0 Extras .. 19 T o ta l........................................ 50 Total .. 206 1 st I nns . Faulkner, 20-11-19-3 ; Pegler, 19-4-3-31-7. 2 nd I nns . :— Faulkner. Cox, 5-1-14-0 ; White, 8-0-33-2 ; Nourse, 5-046-0. 14-4-22-2 ; Pegler, 12-3-43-2 ; Schwarz, 19-5-59-4 ; S outh A fricans . H. W . Taylor, b Pearson ................ 83 G. P. D. Hartigan, b Cuffe................103 «*. A. Faulkner, c Bale, b Cuffe ... 9 A. D. Nourse, lbw , b Burrows ... 2 8 . J. Snooke, c Burrows, b Pearson 45 G. C. White, st Bale, b Simpson- Hayward .......................................... R. O. Schwarz, st Bale, b Simpson- Hayward 25 F. M itchell, st Bale, b Simpson- Hayward .......................................... S. J. Pegler, b Simpson-Hayward T. W. Ward, st Bale, b Simpson- H ayward .......................................... J. L. Cox, not o u t ............................. Extras ............................. Total . Arnold, 14-3-4-0 ; Cuffe, 28-3-79-2 ; Burrows, 15-3-45-1 ; Chester, 12-0-53-0 S.-Hayward, 8-4-2-19-5 ; Pearson, 15-5-37-2 ; Burns, 3-0-14-0. LUDGROVE (1) v. STANMORE P A R K (1).—At Ludgrove, May 25. S tanm ore P a r k . R. Kennedy, c and b L e e s................ 29 G. Tylden-W right, b Hoare ... 13 W. N. Roe, c and b Ferguson ... 46 L. C. R oylc, b Hoare ................ 22 A. R. Cadell, c Llewelyn, b Clutter- b u c k .......................................................26 F. H. Neill, bowled Hoare............... 3 A. G. D. Warren, c Ferguson, b L e e s ....................................................... 9 M. C. W ainwright, b Lees P. Gold, b Clutterbuck ... G. Richm ond, b Hoare ... D. A. B lyth, not out Extras ................ T otal................ First innings. A. H. Ferguson, st Tylden-W right, b Blythe D. M. Lees, c Blythe, b Cadell.. ................ Lord Rom illy, b C adell.......................................... C. M. V. Llewelyn, b Cadell ............................. Earl of Brecknock, c Roc, b C a d e ll................ G. H. Stancliffe, b Cadell ... ................ V. A. G. A. Warrender, b Cadell ................ E. B. Hoare, b Cadell ................ ................. E. G. Harcourt-Vernon, c Royle, b Roe H. M. Clutterbuck, b C a d e ll............................. B. S. Hill-W ood, not out ............................. Extras .......................................... Total.......................................... LUlXiROVE. 5 4 18 7 0 0 0 14 11 Second innings. b K ennedy .......................... not out .......................... n ot out .......................... b K ennedy .......................... Extras ................ 0 Total (2 w kts) ... 84