Cricket 1912

304 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J uly 6, 1912. H. GRADIDGE & SONS, Manufacturers and Exporters of all requisites for Cricket, Lawn Tennis, Racquets, Squash Racquets, &c. Reblading Cricket bats and Restringing Tenn is bats a Special feature. ARTILLERY PLACE, WOOLWICH, S.E Patentees and Sole makers of the “ I M P E R I A L D R I V E R ” C made in Men’s, Small Men’s, College( 6, 5 , 4 , & 3 , sizes. Every other requisite for Cricket, including balls, leg guards, batting gloves, gauntlets, stumps, nets, &c. Price Lists and Special Quotations free. ALL GOODS CARRIAGE PAID TO ANY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. Sole Makers of the “ Imper ial Driven ” and “ Improved Gradidge Lawn Tennis Racquets. F a c t o r y : - The Schools. A lth o u g h r a in s p o ilt a g o o d m a n y m a tc h e s la s t w ee k , th e re w a s , n e v e r th e le s s , a lo t o f in te re s tin g c ric k e t p la y e d , c h ie f o f w h ic h w e re th e a n n u a l m e e tin g s o f s e v e ra l sch o o ls. E t o n su ffe re d th o ir fir s t d e fe a t o f th e se a so n a t th e h a n d s o f a v e r y p o w e rfu l M .C .C . te a m , th ir te e n a-sid e b e in g p la y e d . T h e w ic k e t w a s v e r y t r ic k y , a n d E . R . W ilso n , th e O ld R u g b e ia n a n d C a n ta b , w h o d id so w e ll w ith L o rd I la w k e ’s te a m in th o A rg e n tin e , a n d N e w m a n w ere in g re a t fo rm w ith th e b a ll, d ism iss in g th e sc h o o l fo r 7 3 , C . H . L a w re n c e b e in g to p sc o re r w it h 2 3 . W ilso n h a d th e fine a n a ly s is o f 7 fo r 3 0 , N e w m a n t a k in g 4 fo r 14 . T h e M .C .C . to ta lle d 10 0 , C . H . B . C h a n c e , w h o w a s m a k in g h is first a p p e a ra n c e fo r th o sc h o o l, b o w lin g h is le g -b re a k s in sp len d id s t y le a n d c a p tu r in g te n w ic k e ts fo r 3 6 , a p erfo rm an ce w h ic h — co n sid e rin g th e s tr e n g th o f th e o p p o sitio n— m u st r a n k a s th e b e st o f th e se a so n so fa r , a n d w h ic h w ill ta k e a d e a l o f b e a tin g . I n th e se c o n d in n in g s L . C . L e g g a tt a n d 1) . R . H e a to n h it ux> 4 2 * a n d 7 0 *. W in c h e ste r h a d a c o u p le o f g am e s d ra w n , th a t a g a in s t t h e F r e e F o re s te rs o w in g t o t h e ra in . T h e sch o o l d ec lared a t 1 5 5 fo r 8 a n d t h e v isito rs h a d lo st th re e w ic k e ts fo r 3 5 w h e n p la y w a s a b a n d o n e d . A g a in s t th e I Z in g a ri R . N . H a m ilto n m ad e a fin e 64 o u t o f a t o t a l o f 2 2 8 fo r 8 (d eclared ), to w h ic h th e I Z ’s re p lie d w it h 1 7 7 fo r 8 , so t h a t th e d ra w w a s v e r y m u c h in t h e W y k e h a m is ts ’ fa v o u r . In th is la tte r m a tc h C ritc h le y -S a lm o n so n h a d th e m isfo rtu n e to s tra in h im se lf. C h a rte rh o u se v . W e stm in ste r re c a lls m a n y h isto ric e n c o u n te rs o f th e p a s t , a n d th is y e a r th e fo rm e r g a in e d a v e r y h a n d so m e v ic t o r y b y a n in n in g s a n d 10 0 ru n s. On a t r ic k y w ic k e t th e “ P in k s ” b a tte d firs t a n d w e re d ism issed b y A . S . D a lla s , C . E . R u c k e r a n d F . S . L e tte n fo r 7 7 . C o n siste n t sc o rin g o n th e C a rth u s ia n s ’ p a r t en ab le d th e sc o re to re a c h 30 6 , R u c k e r 7 1 a n d B . H . B e n n e tt 5 5 b a ttin g e x c e lle n tly . A t th e ir seco n d a t t e m p t A . L . F o r d p ro v e d too go o d fo r W e stm in ste r, t a k in g 6 w ic k e ts fo r 2 1 , b e in g a b ly h e lp ed b y D . G . D u rr a n t b e h in d th e w ic k e t, a n d th e y w ere a ll o u t fo r 12 9 . A fe a tu re o f th e m a tc h w a s R . A . C. C h o lm e le y ’s fin e field in g fo r th o w in n e rs, he b rin g in g off n o le ss th a n se v e n c a tc h e s ! H a rro w d re w b o th th e ir g am e s, i.e., th e JA u th e n tic s a n d th e I Z in g a ri, th e fo rm e r c lu b d e c la rin g a t 2 4 4 fo r 10 w ic k e ts a n d th e sc h o o l r e p ly in g w ith 19 0 fo r 0, U . W . D ic k in so n m a k in g a go o d 59. T h e Z in g a ri d e c la re d a t 2 3 3 fo r 3 , a n d th e b o y s h a d lo st n in e w ic k e ts fo r 1 4 1 w h en stu m p s w e re d raw n . In b o th m a tc h e s 1 2 a -sid e w ere p la y e d . A d ra w w a s a lso th e re su lt o f th o tw o d a y s ’ m a tc h a t M a rlb o ro u g h , w h en th e sch o o l Were o p p o sed to th o ir O ld B o y s . T h e latter m a d e 1 6 3 , K . H . C . W o o d ro ffe , th e c a p ta in , b o w lin g w e ll a n d t a k in g 6 w ic k e ts, a n d th e sch ool 15 8 , A . J . Y a lla n c e 4 1 . In th e seco n d in n in g s W o o d ro ffe to o k 3 o f th e 4 w ic k e ts t h a t fe ll, h a v in g th e u se fu l a n a ly sis o f 9 fo r 79. O n ly th re e a n d a -h a lf h o u rs p la y to o k p la c e in th o C h e lte n h am a n d O .C .’s m a tc h , th e la t t e r to ta llin g 16 6 , a n d th e fo rm e r h a d ju s t com m en ced b a ttin g w h e n ra in cau sed a n a b a n d o n m e n t. S a n g e r ’s tw o c atc h es w e re v e r y go o d , th e first b e in g a b r illia n t o n e-h a n d ed e ffo rt on th e b o u n d a ry . R o s s a ll g ain ed a sp len d id v ic to r y o f a n in n in g s an d 39 ru n s o v e r S h re w sb u ry , G . B . D a v ie s , th e fo rm e r’s c a p ta in , p u ttin g to g e th e r 1 1 7 o u t o f a t o ta l o f 2 2 3 , S h re w s­ b u r y re sp o n d in g w ith 1 1 6 a n d 68. D a v ie s a lso to o k se v e n w ic k e ts a n d G . S . B . C liffe n in e. S h e rb o rn e d re w w ith T o n b rid g e , 19 7 a n d 1 1 9 fo r 6, a s a g a in s t 2 7 6 a n d 18 5 fo r 7 (d ecla red ). J . J . T h o rle y , th e c a p ta in , 5 2 , R . S h e rw e ll 5 7 , a n d F . N . S h e rw e ll 5 1 b a tte d w e ll fo r T o n b rid g e , a n d fo r th e h o m e te a m th e c a p ta in , G . E . M . G r a y , 4 6 , a n d E . G . B r a m a ll 4 0 , p la y e d go o d c ric k e t. D u lw ic h e a s ily d e fe a te d P . G . W o d e h o u se ’s X I . sc o rin g 2 1 5 fo r 8 (E . E . S p ic e r 54 a n d L . N . M a c k in n o n 5 5) a g a in s t 1 1 6 , A . E . R . G illig a n c a p tu rin g 5 fo r 2 5 , a n d on th e fo llo w in g d a y th e sch o o l b e a t th e M a sters a fte r an e x c itin g g am e b y 2 0 1 t o 19 5 , R . K . N u n e s g e ttin g 59 a n d T . O. B . S h ir le y t a k in g 5 w ic k e ts fo r 34 . A g a in s t S t. P a u l’s, h o w e v e r, t h e y lo s t b y 2 0 ru n s, sc o rin g 8 3 to th e ir v is it o r s ’ 10 3 . P e a rs o n , fo r th e w in n e rs, cla im e d 8 fo r 3 3 , a n d D . D a v is , fo r th e lo se rs, 5 fo r 2 3 . E . G . L o u d o u n