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242 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J un e 15, 1912. of Kilm arnock (94), and Kelburne (65) lost to Uddingston (119). T. W ilson of Kelburne in eight games has taken 44 wickets for 256, an average of 5.8 apiece. Down South only a last wicket stand saved a weak eleven of the G range (96 for 9) from defeat by Peebles County (216 for 4), for whom W. Thorburn had a hard hit 114 , which included eignteen fours and a six. G ala (95 for 8) still preserved their unbeaten record in their match with Edinburgh U niversity (163). Frank Field in First-Class Cricket. W a r w ic k s h ir e h a s h a d th e g o o d fo rtu n e to b e s e rv e d o f la t e y e a r s b y p r o fe s s io n a ls w h o h a v e w o n th e esteem a n d r e s p e c t o f e v e r y o n e . S u c h m e n a s W illia m Q u aife S y d n e y S a n t a ll, a n d F r a n k F ie ld — to m e n tio n o n ly th re e w h e re m a n y m o re m ig h t b e n a m e d — a re a c re d it to th e g a m e . A g o o d fe llo w , a n u n tir in g w o rk e r, a m a n o f d r y h u m o u r a n d b u s in e ss a c u m e n , E V an k F ie ld d eserv es a th u m p in g b e n e fit ; a n d , g iv e n fin e w e a th e r, h e sh o u ld g e t it. W h a t h e h a s d o n e a s a b o w le r in fir s t-c la s s c ric k e t s in c e h e fir s t a p p e a re d th e fo llo w in g fig u re s w ill s h o w ; a n d w h e n o n e re m e m b e rs h o w o fte n rh e u m a tism o r e lb o w tr o u b le h a s k e p t h im o u t o f t h e s id e h is su ccess m u st f a ir l y b e re c k o n e d w o n d e rfu l. O ne is in c lin e d to a d o p t h is c a p t a in ’s v ie w t h a t h e is t h e b e st fa s t b o w le r in th e c o u n tr y ; a n d o n e d o e s not a g re e w it h A lb e r t K n ig h t t h a t h e w a s b e t te r so m e y e a r s a g o t h a n h e n o w is. I b e lie v e t h a t b o th h e a n d D ic k B u r r o w s h a v e b e n e fite d in re c e n t y e a r s b y b o w lin g m o re a t th e s t ic k s a n d le ss fo r s lip c a tc h e s t h a n t h e y d id in t h e d a y s w h e n I u s e d t o w a tc h th e m on th e W o rc e s te r g ro u n d . S e a s o n . O v e r s . R u n s . W k t s . A v e r a g e . 18 9 7 ..................... 14 0 3 6 5 7 5 2 .1 4 18 9 8 ..................... 3 1 3 . 3 846 30 2 8 .2 0 18 9 9 ..................... 699 1 8 1 8 78 2 3 .3 0 19 0 0 ..................... 922 2 3 6 2 1 0 1 2 3 .3 8 1 9 0 1 ..................... 54 8 .4 15 6 0 70 2 3 .7 1 19 0 2 ..................... 3 9 1 .3 1 3 1 6 5 5 2 3 .9 2 19 0 3 ..................... 3 3 4 .2 1 0 1 5 5 2 1 9 .5 1 19 0 4 ..................... 96 2 7 7 1 5 18 .4 6 19 0 5 ..................... 3 0 2 .3 10 4 6 2 7 3 8 .7 4 19 0 6 ..................... 4 .1 34 0 __ 19 0 7 ..................... 2 7 0 .5 8 19 2 5 3 2 .7 6 19 0 8 ..................... 78 3 2 4 0 2 1 1 3 2 1 .2 5 19 0 9 ..................... 4 4 7.4 1 4 1 5 50 2 8 .30 1 9 1 0 ..................... 6 14 .5 2 0 5 2 7 5 2 7 .3 6 1 9 1 1 ..................... 8 66.5 2 9 7 5 14 6 2 0 .3 7 1 9 1 2 (to J u n e 8) 15 8 420 30 14 .0 0 T o t a l, 8 7 4 w ic k e ts fo r 2 0 ,8 2 2 ru n s — a v e ra g e 2 3 .8 2 . T h is is c u rio u s ly n e a r th e fig u re s o f th e fo u r y e a rs e a rly in h is c a re e r w h e n h e m ig h t b e re c k o n e d in h is first p rim e . I p re fe r h is se c o n d . T h e fig u re s a b o v e te ll h o w n e a r ly F ie ld cam e to d ro p p in g o u t o f th e sid e a lto g e th e r ; o n ly a y e a r o r tw o a g o h e w a s so d o u b tfu l w h e th e r th e com m ittee w a n te d to r e ta in h im t h a t h e d id n o t a tte n d to s ig n a fre s h a g r e e m e n t ! H is re c o rd la s t y e a r w a s a r e a lly fin e o n e fo r a fa s t b o w le r in h is fifte e n th se aso n o f b ig c rick e t. I t is a s ta n d iu g jo k e w ith F ie ld ’s c om ra d e s t h a t h e b e lie v e s h im se lf a b a tsm a n . I f a b ig h e a rt c o u ld h a v e m ad e h im o n e, h e w o u ld h a v e been . H e h a s n e v e r y e t re ach e d 50 fo r h is c o u n ty ; b u t h e sc o re d 3 9 i n .19 0 8 , 3 4 * in 19 0 4 , a n d 3 2 in 18 9 9 , a n d h e h a s n o t g iv e n u p h o p e . L a s t y e a r th e o th e r fe llo w s g e n e ra lly m a d e to o m a n y r u n s ; h is c o n trib u tio n s w e re n o t w a n te d . T h is se aso n som e o f th e m h a v e n o t g o t o ff th e m a r k to o w e l l ; a d a y m a y com e w h e n F r a n k is p u t in first to p la y o u t tim e , an d scores a c e n tu r y n e x t m o rn in g . U p to d a te h e h a s p la y e d in first-c la ss c r ic k e t 2 8 0 in n in g s (75 n o t o u t) fo r 1 6 1 4 ru n s— a v e r a g e 7 '8 7 . A n d , m a rk y o u , m a tc h e s h a v e been w o n b e fo re n o w b y le ss th a n se v e n ru n s ! J .N . P . FO B S A L E — C ricket F ield , 1892 to 1895, complete, unbound, in good condition. W hat offers ?— J. W. W ., c/o C ricket, 33 and 35, Moor Lane, E.C. The Schools. A ld e n h a m lo st to th e G e n tle m e n o f H e rts b y seven w ic k e ts a n d ru n s to sp a re e a rly in th e w ee k . H ig h g a te b e a t M ill H ill b y 2 7 ru n s. F o r th e w in n e rs G . D . L o u p d id n e a r ly e v eryth in g -— 4 1 , 4 0 * in th e in c o m p le te secon d in n in g s, a n d 6 fo r 46. A . W o o d m a d e 44 fo r M ill H ill, a n d C . G riffith -Jo n e s to o k 4 w ic k e ts fo r 10 . C ran leig h w o n w e ll a g a in s t W h itg ift, w h o h a d u p 92 fo r 5 o n a slow w ic k e t b e fo re lu n ch , b u t co lla p se d fo r 10 8 (P . T . U n w in 49) a fte rw a rd s. A rm fe lt, S h o rt, B a c k , a n d C h u d le ig h p la y e d so w e ll t h a t th e ru n s w e re h it o ff w it h o n ly th re e w ick e ts d o w n ; b u t a fte r t h a t th e C ro y d o n fe llo w s w e re n o t g iv e n m u ch m o re tro u b le . O a k h am g o t o u t th e R e v . J . W . M a rsh ’s X I . fo r 1 5 2 (th e c a p ta in sc o rin g 5 1 * ) , S . H . G. H u m fre y ta k in g 5 fo r 20 . T h e c a tc h b y w h ic h B ro m h e a d d ism isse d C . K . L a n g le y , w h o h a s p la y e d fo r W a rw ic k sh ire , w a s a p a r tic u la rly good, on e. N e ilso n d id little th is tim e , a n d T h o rn to n w e n t c h e a p ly ; b u t a lo n g sta n d fo r t h e th ird w ic k e t b y C. C. S ills (90) an d H u m fr e y (62) se ttle d m a tte rs, th o u g h a fte r th e y h a d gon e th e ta il c o lla p se d w ith p rom p ­ titu d e . N e w to n C o llege b e a t C h u d le ig h— 19 0 to 4 1. F . M . I . W a tts , g o in g in la te , h it u p 6 7 * , a n d m a d e a good sta n d fo r th e la s t w ic k e t w ith h is b ro th e r, J . A . I ., an d J . W e st to o k 7 w ic k e ts fo r 14 . R e p to n w e n t d o w n to B u rto n -o n -T re n t (S. H . E v e r- sh e d , th e o ld D e rb y sh ire c a p ta in 76). E . R . P a lle t t ’s 2 4 * w a s th e h ig h e st fo r th e sch o o l. C h rist’s H o sp ita l b e a t E a stb o u rn e C o lle g e b y 7 7 ru n s— 16 8 to 9 1. S t. J o h n ’s L e a th e rh e a d , lo st to th e M .C .C . on M o n d a y , in sp ite o f g o o d a ll-ro u n d p la y b y G . S . M id d lem iss, w h o sco red 40 a n d to o k 4 w ic k e ts. O n W e d n e sd a y th e fine b o w lin g o f E . C . T u rn e r (9 fo r 47) co u ld n o t s a v e th em fro m d e fe a t b y th e G e n tlem e n o f S u rre y — 14 8 to 74. F . C. W . N e w m a n m a d e 77 fo r B e d fo r d M o d ern v . M .C .C ., b u t ra in clo su red th e m a tc h w ith th e sch o o l sco re a t 1 1 6 fo r 3 . G . A . R id le y m a d e 5 3 fo r R a d le y v . C o rp u s C o lleg e , a n o th e r g am e sp o ile d b y ra in . U .C .S . a n d C ity o f L o n d o n p la y e d a d ra w o f w h ic h th e la tte r h a d th e b e st— 17 0 (R o o k e r 3 8 , S w a le 3 1 ) to 96 fo r 6. R o b b in s, t h e C ity s k ip p e r, to o k th e w h o le s ix a t a c o st o f o n ly 2 7 . B u t U .C .S . s t ill la c k e d A sto n . E ls to w (W . A . G . S o u th w e ll, w ith 9 7, th e ir sh in in g lig h t) d id w e ll to m a k e 18 6 v . M .C .C .— a n o th e r ra in y d ra w , th is. A g a in s t S o u th ill P a r k S o u th w e ll sco re d 24 a n d 5 2 , b u t h is sid e lo s t on th e firs t in n in g s b y a sin g le ru n — 62 to 6 3. C h rist’s H o s p ita l la te r in th e w e e k b e a t H o r le y b y 3 3 ru n s, T y n d a le m a k in g 5 4 , a n d W rig h t (6 fo r 2 6 in a ll) ta k in g th e la s t 5 w ic k e ts fo r on e ru n . D u lw ic h (F . W . G illig a n 66, C . T . C om in s 5 fo r 40) b e a t K in g ’s (C am b rid g e ) b y 54 ru n s. S t . B e e s , a s y e t u n d e fe a te d , b e a t W o rk in g to n b y 5 w ic k e ts o n J u n e 1 . T h e clu b co u ld o n ly m a k e 76. T h is re s u lt c am e a lo n g to o la te fo r in c lu sio n la s t w e e k ; b u t it is w o rth re c o rd in g n o w , if o n ly b e c au se t h a t 76 is th e h ig h e st to ta l as y e t re g iste re d a g a in s t th e C u m b ria n sch o o l th is y e a r ! D e n sto n e v e r y e a s ily b e a t th e O ld D e rb e ia n s, on T h u rs d a y . B o w m a n (6 w ic k e ts) a n d K n ig h t (4) b o w led so w e ll t h a t th e v isito rs co u ld m a k e o n ly 3 1 , to w h ic h m eag re t o ta l th e S ta ffo rd sh ire sch o o l re p lie d w ith 1 5 1 fo r 3 , e v e r y ­ o n e w h o b a tte d m a k in g ru n s. O n S a t u r d a y a t M u sse lb u rg h R o s s a ll d e fe a te d L o re tto b y 6 w ic k e ts, a fte r a tw o d a y s ’ s tru g g le on a p itc h t h a t w a s a lw a y s in fa v o u r o f th e b o w le rs. J . L . W o o d ’s 60 in th e L a n c a sh ire sc h o o l’s first in n in g s a n d th e fin e b o w lin g o f G . B . D a v ie s ( 12 fo r 94) w e re th e c h ie f c o n trib u to ry causes^ L a n c in g w e n t d o w n to th e E t o n R a m b le r s ; b u t H . T . L a y (8 w ic k e ts) a n d G . L . K e m p (34) d id g o o d w o rk fo r th e b e a te n sid e. E a stb o u rn e lo s t to th e S o u th S a x o n s b y o n e w ic k e t ; B r y a n - B r o w n (32 a n d 4 fo r 19 ) w a s co n sp icu o u s fo r th e C ollege. B rig h to n b e a t R e ig a te H ill o n th e fir s t in n in g s b y 3 2 r u n s ; th e c lu b , d e c la rin g a t 1 2 1 fo r 7 , m a d e a n e ffo rt to re trie v e th e fo rtu n e s o f th e d a y , b u t a t th e d ra w in g o f stu m p s th e C o lleg e h a d 66 u p w ith o u t a w ic k e t h a v in g fa lle n . H a v e lo c k -D a v ie s , w ith 65 fo r on ce o u t in th e m a tc h , a n d M u rd o ch , w ith 10 w ic k e ts, a g a in d id w e ll. C h a rte rh o u se w e n t d o w n fo r 4 2 o n a d iffic u lt w ic k e t,