Cricket 1912

J u n e 8, 1912. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 227 LUDGROVE M ASTERS v. B A R N E T .—A t Ludgrove, New Barnet, June 1. Ludgrove Masters, 188 for 9, d e c .; G. O. Sm ith 51*, W. J. Oakley, 41, A . R. Severn 27, W. P. Blore, 22. Barnet, 131 for 7 ; S. E. Etheridge 56, H. C. Dale 20*. H ARROW SCHOOL II. v. H AM PSTEAD .— A t Harrow, June 1. School II. 137; G. C. Thom pson 36, J. D. Delins 31, S. B. Tubbs 22, G. R. Jackson 18. Hampstead, 238 for 9 ; J. Kerr, 46*, F. R . Eiloart 36*, E. H. K nott 21. •SOUTHGATE v. ST. THOM AS’S H O SPITAL.—A t Southgate, June 1. Southgate, 234 ; L. Neiderheitm ann 61, Rev A . M. Bashford 57, C. A . Caslon 53, C. A. Saville 42. St. Thom as’s, 98 ; F . J. Hum phreys 33. H E A T H F IE L D v. TOW N LEY PARK .— A t W andsworth Comm on, June 1. Towney Park, 109 ; G. H. Parker 39. Heathfield, 191 for 5 ; E . G. Read 107, H. W. Weaver 42. CROYDON v. SPEN CER.—A t Croydon, June’ l. Spencer, 239 ; P. F. Boles 102, W. D. M acbeth 22, F. X. Andrew s 22, T . N, E. Barfon 22, G. M. Lloyd 20*. Croydon, 93 for 6 ; G. R . H am m ond 28*. SH AFTESBU RY G.S. (M ASTERS’ X I.) v. G ILLING H AM TOWN.—At Shaftesbury, June 1. G illingham , 132 for S, d e c .; E. B. Brown 42*, T. Hanley, 21. S.G.S. Masters’ X I., 65 for 4 ; H. T. Hall 26*, W. Ramshaw 19. RIVER PLA TE HOUSE v. OXSH O TT.— A t Malden, June 1. O xshott, 87 ; A Corbett 30. R.P.H ., 219 ; F. C. Buckeridge 102, H. Bass 42. E. C. Drabble 41. MELROSE v. ARCHW AY W ESLEYAN.— A t Manor Farm, June 1. Arch­ w ay W., 63 ; G. H ine 26. Melrose, 150 for 8 ; R. J. W infield 41, A. Sketcher 27, F. Orpin 24. W ESTERN v. ISTHM IAN.—A t St. Q uintin’s, June 1. W estern, 137 for 3, d e c .; J. 1). Pay ?4, F. Synad 38. Isthm ian, 87 for 4. W ESTERN v. RO XE TH INSTITUTE.—A t St. Quintin’s, M ay 25. Western, 156 for 8 , dec. ; F. Syrad 54, A . Wells 32. R oxeth Institute, 46. W ESTERN II. v. ARG YLE .—A t Acton, June 1. Western II, 147 ; H. Tucker 38, J. Dubois 33, W. Hum bles 30. Argyle, 156 ; Privell, 75. W ESTERN II. v. RO XE TH INSTITUTE II. — A t R oxeth, May 25. Western II., 56. R .I. II., 166 ; C. Gardiner 51, Rev. S. Griffiths 43. SPENCER II. v. CROYDON II.— At W andsworth, June 1. Croydon II., 122 ; S. B. Goldsm ith 42, C. P. W icks 26. Spencer II., 80 for 4 ; A . Theobald 30*, G. M. W right 27*. ST. PAN CRAS v. NORTH ERN POLYTECHN IC.—A t Tufnell Park, June 1. Northern P oly., 300 for 7, dec. ; J. N. Goad 111, Mason 63, Stallibrass 50, Waldon 50. St. Pancras, 50. RAVENSBOU RN E v. WEST KENT W AN DERERS A .—At Brom ley, June 1. W .K .W ., 148 for 8 dec. ; A. G. Lucy 52, J. Brown 28. Ravensbourne, 91 for 6 ; T. Bacon 37. PU RLEY II. v. BEU LAH .—A t Purley, June 1. Beulah, 202 for 4, dec. ; H. Clegg 109, J. C. F. Mathiesen 62. Purley 43 for 6 ; Baynes 18. PARSO N ’S GREEN v. L A U D E R D A LE .— At Parson’s Green, May 30. Lauderdale, 236 ; E. F. Arnold 112*, C. Lew in 34. Parson’s Green, 146 for 7 ; C. Thom pson 42, C. E. Harrod 29, J. S. H igg 19. SUFFOLK DISTRICT ASYLUM v. FRAM LINGH AM COLLEGE MASTERS. —A t the Asylum , June 1. The Asylum , 133 ; J. T . Martin 35, W. G. Price 22, T. N. Scaife 20. Framlingham Masters, 74 ; A. McQueen 27, Dr. J. D. W illiams 17. * Signifies not'out. © b i t t m t r r r . M r . E. S. B a lfo u r -M e l v il l e . Mr. Elliot Southesk Balfour-Melville died at Edinburgh on March 4, aged 51. For some seasons he was a prominent member of the Grange Cricket Club. He was a younger brother of Mr. L. M. Balfour-Melville. There was a very interesting article by Sydney Santall in the Birmingham Sporting Mail for May 25. Santall dealt with England’s team, and a comparison between heroes of the past and the present was made. He says: “ The late Mr. Charles Lane once remarked to me, ‘ Ah, Santall, you should have played at the time when you had to hit them off your eyebrow for fou r! ’ I replied, ‘ Yes, sir, I wish I had; I might have taken a few more wickets then ! ’ ” A Salisbury correspondent writes: “ F. Farebrother, who took 8 wickets for 21 in the first innings of the Trojans v. South Wilts, the other day, had at one period of the innings an analysis of 6 for 6. Mr. Farebrother has a birth qualification for Hants, and next week goes to take up a curacy at Alton. He played for Wiltshire three times last year, getting 7 for 70 in his first match.” Hamp­ shire have many good men just now, but it looks as though Mr. Farebrother would be worth a trial. WISDEN’S CRICKET ALMANACKS FOR SALE—21 copies, from 1892—6 paper, 15 cloth. What offers ?—7, Rochester Terrace, Headingley, Leeds, Yorks. Cheltenham College Cricket and Cricketers. B y a n O ld C h e l t o n ia n . To the man in the street the standard of a Public School’s cricket is gauged by the number of cricketers turned out by that school playing in first-class cricket, and by the past performances on the field of those educated at that particular school. For these reasons the cricket of Eton, with her R . A. H. Mitchell, Lord Harris, Lord Hawke, the Studds, the Lyttel­ tons and others too many to mention, is considered by many to be unapproachable. The same may be said of the cricket of Harrow, with Jackson and MacLaren, to name two only, although it is almost impossible to abstain from mentioning A. N. Hornby and the Walker brotherhood ; of Rugby, with Yardley, Dillon and Warner ; of Marlborough, with R. H. Spooner, the Steels and the Druces ; of Winchester, with John Shuter and J. R . Mason ; of Malvern, with the Fosters (ad infinitum) ; and of Repton, with Fry, the Fords and the Palairets. Cheltenham has not yet turned out a giant of the game, and has never had many men playing in first-class cricket during the same season ; and, therefore, to the public, her cricket does not compare favourably with that of other great Public Schools. 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