Cricket 1912

J un e 22, 1912. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. 259 School gained a fine victory over their Old Boys, 220 to 12 1, E . B. Amell hitting 2 1 fours, and not giving a chance until he was caught and bowled for 12 3. Consistent scoring enabled St. Jo h n ’s, Leather­ head, to total 2 17 against tbe Old Johnians, who narrowly escaped defeat, the board showing 129 for 8 when the game was concluded. St. Bees School were most unfortunate. Winning the toss they began badly but D. Boberts 4 1 and G. A. West 29 improved matters and at 130 for 6 the innings was closed. B ain then began to fall and the school bowlers were heavily handicapped, with the result that Whitehaven won easily by 8 wickets. 0 . S. Jenkins, tbe old Surrey three-quarter, hit up 82 not out for the Marlborough Blues, who defeated Epsom College by 219 for 8 as against 100. Cranleigh recorded a good victory by 7 wickets and a few runs over Hurstpierpoint. The Cranleigh captain won the toss, and put Hurst in. Five wickets were down for 5 0 ; the sixth and seventh men then doubled the score; but all were out for 118 . Adams (5 for 47) and King (4 for 23) bowlid well. Back and Arm felt made 5 1 for the first Cianleigh w icket; Chudleigh stayed while 44 were added for the second, though his share was only 4. Short hit four boundaries in quick succession. Arm felt’s 85 was a capital innings. Leys (eight of the ten who batted getting double figures, with J . B . Bobertson's 53* highest) easily beat U .C .S. at Cambridge, though the visitors had Aston in the team again. He was top scorer ; but he only made 22, the rest failing dismally before Maclay, Shelley and Pickup. Denstone (T. H . Bowman 73 and 6 wickets) beat King Edward’s, Birm ingham , in very sim ilar style. Felsted went down to Pallings- wick, but battled pluckily, making 201 after their visitors had declared at 270 for 6. Aldenham defeated a scratch team by 4 wickets, and Fram lingham play< d a draw with Ipswich and E ast Suffolk. Cricket in Scotland. B y H a m ish . T h o u g h n o t g iv e n to th e P re ss a t th e tim e o f w ritin g , th e S c o ttis h sid e s to m e e t th e S o u th A fric a n s a t G lasg o w a n d E d in b u r g h h a v e b e en ch o sen fo r som e tim e p a s t ; b u t b y re a so n o f re fu s a ls th e se le c to rs a re ex p e rie n c in g th e u s u a l d iffic u lty in g e ttin g to g e th e r re p re se n ta tiv e e le v e n s. P e r s o n a lly I co n sid er th e S c o ttis h U n io n are m a k in g a m is ta k e in t r y in g to o b ta in th e p ic k o f S c o tla n d fo r a ll fo u r m a tc h e s a g a in s t th e C o lo n ia ls. F e w o f o u r p la y e r s c a n a ffo rd to s p e n d a fo rtn ig h t’s h o lid a y o n c ric k e t, w ith th e re s u lt t h a t th e m a jo r it y o f th e se le c te d w ill ea c h e le c t to p la y in th e m a tc h or m a tc h e s m o st co n v en ie n t, a n d th u s n o sin g le sid e w ill be re p re s e n ta tiv e . W e do n o t p o sse ss s u c h a w e a lth o f ta le n t t h a t w e c a n affo rd to d isp en se w ith th e se rv ic e s o f tw o o r th re e o f th e b e st in e a c h g am e . A m o n g th o se w h o h a v e a lr e a d y refu sed th e in v ita tio n to p la y a g a in s t th e S o u th A fric a n s a re H . J . S te v e n s o n (E d in b u rg h A c a d em ic a ls), w h o w a s a sk e d to a c t a s c a p ta in , G . W . J u p p (C arlto n ), A . B ro a d b e n t (A b erd een sh ire) a n d A . C . Jo h n s to n (H am p sh ire). I d o n o t th in k i t w a s fa ir t o o u r n a t iv e p ro d u c ts to in v ite th e la t t e r a t a ll. I h o p e fo r th e sa k e o f o u r r e p u ta tio n a n d o f th e g a te t h a t o u r m en w ill m a k e a c re d ita b le ap p e a ra n c e . R a in in te rfe re d la r g e ly w ith c ric k e t la s t w ee k -en d , e s p e c ia lly in th e E d in b u r g h d istr ic t, w h e re tw o or th re e m a tc h e s w e re n e v e r s ta r te d , a n d n o t on e w a s b ro u g h t to a d e fin ite c o n clu sio n . T h e W e st w a s m o re fa v o u re d . T h e G ra n g e m u st h a v e b e en a n n o y e d to fin d t h a t w h ile a s tro n g e le v e n w a s p r a c t ic a lly id le a t R a e b u rn P la c e , a w e a k re p re se n ta tio n w a s b e in g b a d ly b e a te n a t G re e n o c k . I n th e h o m e m a tc h P e rth s h ire h a d sco red 5 2 fo r 3 w ic k e ts w h e n r a in p u t a sto p to p la y ; in th e w e ste rn c it y G ra n g e w e re b u n d le d o u t fo r 80, a n d th e re a fte r G re e n o c k d id w h a t t h e y lik e d w ith th e b o w lin g , a n d com p iled a t o t a l o f 3 0 1 fo r 7 w ic k e ts. Jo h n K e r r , u p from L o n d o n , h a d 8 5 , J . B . W a lk e r 7 4 , a n d J . R e id K e r r 7 1 . W a lk e r w ill p la y a g a in s t th e S o u th A fric a n s a t G lasg o w . T w o im p o rta n t sc h o o l m a tc h e s in E d in b u r g h w ere p r e m a tu r e ly sto p p e d . I n on e F e t t e s h a d sc o re d 06 fo r 2 w ic k e ts a g a in s t M erc h isto n , a n d in th e o th e r L o re tto h a d d ism issed th e A c a d e m y fo r 8 1 a n d o b ta in e d 1 1 ru n s fo r th e lo ss o f a w ic k e t. W . S . S m e e th o f L o re tto (6 fo r 18 ) is a c a p ita l le ft-h a n d slo w b o w le r. H is fa th e r w a s a t R u g b y , a n d h e a lso p la y e d fo r B ra d fo r d . T h e C o u n ty C h am p io n sh ip m a tc h e s, th o u g h n o t ta k e n v e r y s e rio u sly b y c ric k e te rs or p u b lic , are u s u a lly p ro d u c tiv e o f g o o d c ric k e t. O n S a tu rd a y A b erd een sh ire (284 fo r 8) o v e rw h e lm e d S tir lin g C o u n ty (92), w h o co u ld n o t g e t a s tro n g e le v e n to t r a v e l n o rth . B ro a d b e n t sh o w e d a w e l­ com e re tu rn to fo rm w ith a s p le n d id ly com p iled 14 5 , a n d a ls o c a p tu re d 4 w ic k e ts fo r 1 7 ru n s. R a in in te rfe re d w ith th e g am e b e tw e e n F o r fa r s h ir e (2 18 fo r 9) a n d F ife sh ire (7 1 fo r 2 ), w h ic h w a s p la y e d th ro u g h o u t on a so d d en p itc h a n d h a d u ltim a te ly to b e ab an d o n ed . T h e A rb r o a th re p re se n ta tiv e s in th e S c o ttis h te a m s c o n tin u e to d o w e ll. In th e A rb r o a th (13 6 fo r 8) v . M o n t­ ro se (49) m a tc h M . R . D ic k so n h a d 8 1 a n d R . W . S ie v w r ig h t 7 w ic k e ts fo r 2 1 . S in c e th e y lo st th e ir o p en in g m a tc h , D u n d ee V ic to ria h a v e b e en g o in g v e r y s tro n g ly . O n S a t u r d a y th e y b e a t C u p a r b y 1 2 5 fo r 6 w ic k e ts to 4 3 a ll o u t. W y n y a r d , th e ir p ro fe ssio n a l, h a d 7 w ic k e ts fo r 1 3 . A n o th e r A y r triu m p h ! A y r , 2 0 9 fo r 8 ; P o lo c , 47. D ru m p e llie r a p p e a r to b e th e o n ly c lu b in th e W e st lik e ly to lo w er A y r ’s co lo u rs, a n d th e tw o d o n o t m eet t ill A u g u st. J . J . M a y b in (66), a n d T u rn e r (48 a n d 6 w ic k e ts fo r 1 3 ) w e re th e m a in fa c to rs in P o lo c ’s d o w n fa ll. I n h is fiv e m a tc h e s fo r A y r th is seaso n , M a y b in h a s sc o red 5 9 , 30 , 5 5 ,8 2 a n d 66, fig u res w h ic h s p e a k fo r th e m se lv e s. U d d in g s­ to n a re g r a d u a lly g e ttin g b a c k to fo rm . T h e y e a sily b e a t th e u n fo rtu n a te W est o f S c o tla n d sido b y re c o rd in g 2 3 0 to th e ir 10 0 . N a sh (8 fo r 44) a p p e a rs to be s e ttlin g d o w n to w h a t is e x p e c te d o f h im , a n d D . C. M a c n a b h it u p 10 4 b efo re h e re tire d . K e lb u rn e (15 8 ) d e fe a te d G la sg o w A c a d em ic a ls (82). F o r th e v ic to rs J . M o rto n sc o red 7 4 , a n d S h in g le r h a d 7 w ic k e ts fo r 2 9 . D ru m p e llie r ( 1 0 1 fo r 8) v . K ilm a r n o c k ( 10 3 fo r 5) en d ed in a ta m e d ra w , w ith a n in n in g s o f 66 b y B e n h a m as th e tit-b it. B e n h a m w ill a lso p la y a g a in s t th e S o u th A fric a n s in G la sg o w . T h e o n ly m a tc h o f im p o rta n c e o n th e B o rd e rs w a s b e tw een P e e b le s C o u n ty a n d H a w ic k a t H a w ic k . P e e b le s co u ld o n ly t o ta l 8 6, w h e re u p o n H a w ic k w ere lo o k in g fo rw a rd to a n e a s y v ic to r y . B u t t h e y rec k o n ed w ith o u t T . K y le a n d F . T r o tt, w h o h a d th e m a ll o u t fo r 2 1 , w ith a to p sco re o f 4 ! F . T r o tt, a b ro th e r o f A . E ., o f M id d lo se x, h a d 5 w ic k e ts fo r 9, a n d T . K y le , 5 fo r 1 1 . Landmarks of Cricket in North America. (Continued from page 90.) 18 6 8 . T h e A ll-E n g la n d E le v e n , u n d e r E d g a r W illsh e r, v is ite d A m e ric a , a n d p la y e d :— 2 2 o f N e w Y o r k , w in n in g b y a n in n in g s, a n d 26 ru n s ; 2 2 o f C a n a d a , a t M o n tre a l ( d r a w n ) ; 2 2 o f U n ite d S ta te s , a t B o s to n , w in n in g b y 10 4 ru n s ; 2 2 A m e ric a n s, a t G e rm a n to w n , P h ila d e lp h ia , w in n in g b y 2 w ic k e ts ; a n d 2 2 o f U n ite d S ta te s, a t G e rm a n to w n , w in n in g b y a n in n in g s a n d 8 ru n s. A t B o s to n G eo rge F re e m a n t o o k 20 w ic k e ts fo r 30 ru n s, a n d in th e firs t g am e a t G e rm a n to w n h e h a d 2 7 fo r 24-— 47 w ic k e ts fo r 54 ru n s in tw o s u c c e ssiv e m a tc h e s 1 T h e N e w h a lls w e re p ro m in e n t n o w , C. A ., as a b o w le r, e s p e c ia lly so . I n h is fo u r m a tc h e s a g a in s t th e A . E . E . h e to o k 3 7 w ic k e ts fo r 30 0 ru n s. G . M ., R . N ., a n d D . S . N e w h a ll also p la y e d , an d D a n ie l’s 20 in th e seco n d m a tc h a t P h ila d e lp h ia w a s th e h ig h e st in d iv id u a l sc o re a g a in s t th e v isito rs . L ie u t. P e p y s a t M o n tre al sc o red 1 0 1 fo r M o n tre a l G a rriso n K n ic k e rb o c k e rs v . P h ila d e lp h ia— -the first c e n tu ry in Q u ebec p ro v in c e , a n d th e first b y a m em b e r o f a C a n a d ia n te a m (th o u g h o n ly n o m in a lly C a n a d ia n , a s it w a s com p o sed o f B r it is h officers) a g a in st a U .S . o n e. A c ric k e t w e e k to o k p la c e in T o ro n to , th e M ilita r y tw ic e b e a tin g th e C iv ilia n s d u rin g its co u rse. F r a n c is H . B o h le n born-—J u l y 3 1 . H a r r y P . B a i ly bom -—S e p te m b e r 1 3 . G eo rg e S . P a tte r s o n b o m — O cto b er 10 . E d w a r d M . C re g a r b o rn — D e c em b e r 28 . A fin e crop fo r one y e a r , th is ! A g re a t all-ro u n d p la y e r , a r e a lly g o o d o n e fa llin g sh o rt o f g re a tn e ss (P a tte rso n a n d C reg ar), a first-c la ss b a t (B o h le n ) a n d a n e x c e lle n t b o w le r (B a ily ). (To be continued.)