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J u l y 6, 1912. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP TSE GAME. 305 S h a n d , th e D u lw ic h c a p ta in , w a s u n a b le to p la y in a n y of th e se g am e s. W . E . H a z e lto n m a d e a g ra n d 1 7 1 n o t o u t fo r W e llin g ­ b o ro u g h a g a in s t E ls to w , D . 0 . C. S e w e ll, th e c a p ta in a s s is tin g w ith 8 5 a n d d e c la rin g w ith fo u r w ic k e ts d ow n fo r 36 6. E ls to w , in s p ite o f A . 0 . H a in e s ’ 5 1 , o n ly m a d e 13 9 . H a ile y b u r y , fo r w h o m H . D . H a k e , th e c a p ta in , b a tte d w e ll fo r 6 1 , b e a t G . S . P a w le ’s X L , sc o rin g 16 5 to 6 3 , R . M . E . K in g g e ttin g 5 w ic k e ts. U p p in g h a m , 2 18 an d 7 8 , h a d a clo se g am e w ith th e U p p in g h a m R o v e rs, 12 6 a n d 15 4 , E . E . W y n n e 78 , w a s to p sc o re r fo r th e sch ool. B rig h to n g a in e d a n a rro w v ic to r y o v e r th e S u sse x M a rtle ts, 17 0 - 16 3 , P . H a v e lo c k -D a v ie s , th e c a p ta in , m a k in g a fin e 96 a n d t a k in g 8 fo r 70. A . J . M u rd o ch in th e M a rtle ts’ se c o n d in n in g s to o k 5 fo r 2 5 , th e t o t a l re a c h in g 65. T w o d a y s la te r th e sc h o o l su ffe re d th e ir flrst d e fe a t o f th e seaso n , C h r ist’s H o s p ita l m a k in g 10 2 , to w h ic h t h e y cou ld o n ly r e p ly w ith 7 3 , T . L . W rig h t t a k in g 7 fo r 3 1 . M e rc h a n t T a y lo r s b e a t H ig h g a te , 10 3 -6 4 , D . C . Is a a c , th e w in n e rs ’ c a p ta in , t a k in g 8 fo r 4 1 , a n d E p s o m , w ith 209 fo r 9, e a s ily d e fe a te d C h a rin g C ro ss H o sp ita l, R . V . H u d so n g e ttin g a g o o d 5 2 fo r th e w in n ers. B ra d fte ld m a d e 2 1 8 a g a in s t th e M .C .C . w h o lo st 4 w ic k e ts fo r 8 3 , a n d h a d m a d e 2 0 7 fo r 9 (F . H . P o stle th w a ite 49) a g a in s t B e r k s h ir e , w h e n r a in sto p p e d p l a y ; a n d FelsteH to ta lle d 16 8 fo r 6 in r e p ly to th e E s s e x C lu b a n d G ro u n d ’s 2 1 6 fo r 7 (d ecla red ), J . A . N a sh , fo r th e sch o o l, m a k in g 62. T h e S c h o o l b e a t th e G en tlem e n o f E s s e x sc o rin g 1 8 1 a g a in s t 17 6 , A . M acleo d m a k in g 84. R a d le y h a d a g r e a t g am e w ith th e M .C .C ., o n ly lo sin g b y 20 ru n s. O . A . R e id a n d C. L . S m ith d ism issed th e C lu b fo r 1 5 2 , b u t a lth o u g h s ta r tin g w e ll, th e S c h o o l’s ta il d id n o t w a g . C . K . B rid g n e ll com p iled a m a g n ific e n t 19 2 in n in e ty m in u te s fo r F r a m lin g h a m a g a in s t C o lch ester, th e fo rm er d e c la rin g a t 28 0 fo r 2 a n d C o lch ester b e in g d ism issed fo r a b a re 59 , E . D . In s k ip , w ith 7 fo r 1 8 , d o in g a ll th e d am a g e . L la n d o v e r y , fo r w h o m C. B . D a v ie s m a d e 1 0 7 , r a ttle d u p 2 5 1 a g a in s t th e ir O ld B o y s ’ sco re o f 7 4 , I . G . a n d H . O. W illia m s s h a rin g th e w ic k e ts, a n d a n e q u a lly e a s y w in w a s re c o rd e d b y B lu n d e lls ’ o v e r th e R .N . C o llege, D a r t ­ m o u th , th e fo rm e r, a ft e r p u ttin g u p 1 2 1 , d ism issin g th e v is it o r s fo r 3 4 , J . H. C . L in d e s a y c a p tu rin g 6 w ic k e ts fo r 19 . E a r lie r in th e w e e k th e S c h o o l b e a t th e ir O ld B o y s b y fiv e w ic k e ts, L in d e s a y t a k in g 6 fo r 40. T a u n to n re c o rd e d a co u p le o f v ic to rie s o v e r W e st S o m e rs e t C o u n ty S c h o o l a n d T a u n to n D e a n e , L . P . M a r­ s h a ll th e c a p ta in m a k in g 64 a g a in s t th e fo rm er. N e w to n ju s t lo s t a g a in s t C h u d le ig h , b u t e a s ily b e a t E x e t e r S ch o o l, w h o w e re a ll o u t fo r 3 9 (F . M . J . W a tts 5 fo r 7 ). W a tts th e n h it u p a sp le n d id 1 2 3 , h is seco n d c e n tu ry th is term . B ir k e n h e a d g a in e d a fin e w in o v e r O x to n 2 n d b y 10 w ic k e ts, S c h o lfie ld 1 1 2 a n d C h ester 8 2 h ittin g o ff th e 17 8 ru n s re q u ire d w ith o u t b e in g p a rte d . T h e y also b e a t M e rc h a n t T a y lo r s , C ro sb y g e ttin g th e m a ll o u t fo r 2 3 an d th e n ru n n in g u p 2 1 5 (C. B . A s t le y 66). D u rh a m w ere b e a te n b y H . S . H a rriso n ’s X I . , b u t S t . B e e s o v e rw h e lm e d C a rlis le G r a m m a r S c h o o l, d e c la rin g a t 1 5 5 fo r 2 (D . R o b e rts 7 3 a n d J . B . R . C h a lle n 5 7 n o t o u t) a n d th e n g e ttin g th e ir o p p o n en ts o u t fo r 2 0 . H . J . H a r r is ’ a n a ly s is is w o rth re c o rd in g : 9 o v e rs , 6 m a id e n s, 6 ru n s, 5 w ic k e ts. J . B ro a d - b e n t to o k th e o th e r th re e fo r 1 1 , tw o b e in g ru n o u t. T h e M .C .C . p u t u p 34 6 fo r 7 a g a in s t E a s tb o u r n e ’s 97 a n d S u r b ito n a lso b e a t th e C o llege, d ism issin g th em fo r 1 1 3 (H . S . M a lik 5 1 ) a n d h ittin g o ff th e ru n s w ith 4 w ic k e ts to sp a re . W h itg ift d e fe a te d th e am a te u rs o f th e M .C .C ., sco rin g 1 5 3 a g a in s t 1 1 1 . C . C . S ills , th e O a k h am c a p ta in , could n o t p la y fo r th e S c h o o l a g a in s t S ir A rth u r H a z e e lrig g ’s X L , w h o m a d e 240 to th e S c h o o l’s 84. O .B . Wanted. B y y o u n g p u b lic sch o o l m a n , g o o d b a t a n d field , w h o h a s p la y e d w ith su ccess fo r seco n d -class c o u n ty , en g ag em e n t a s S e c re ta r y o r A s s is ta n t S e c re ta r y to a c ric k e t o r gen eral sp o rts c lu b o f go o d s ta n d in g .— A d d re ss to , “ F .T .,” c/o M r. J . N . P e n te lo w , M a lv e rn , S te y n in g , Sussex. Razor Smith in First Class Cricket. S u r r e y v . K e n t a t th e O va l w ill h a v e b e g u n b e fo re th is n u m b e r o f C r ic k e t is o u t. T h e m a tc h is one o f th o se w h ic h h a v e th e g lam o u r o f o ld -tim e tra d itio n , a n d in re c e n t y e a rs it h a s p ro v id e d m a n y e x c itin g s tru g g le s . T h e first m a tc h I e v e r s a w a t th e O v a l w a s S u r r e y v . K e n t . T h a t w a s n in e te e n y e a r s a g o , w h e n Jo h n M aso n h a d ju s t ste p p e d in to th e K e n tis h te a m , w h ic h n u m b ered F r a n k M a rc h a n t, G eo rg e a n d A le c H e a rn e , F r e d M a rtin , W a lte r W rig h t, a n d o th ers w h o se la s t b ig m a tc h h a s b een p la y e d lo n g sin ce. W a lte r R e a d , Jo h n S h u te r , M au ric e B e a d , K . J. K e y , B o b b y A b e l w e re am o n g S u r r e y ’s c ra c k s th e n ; H a y w a r d , B ro c k w e ll, L o c k w o o d h a d b e g u n to g a th e r la u re ls. A ll th o se I h a v e m e n tio n e d d id n o t p la y in t h a t p a r tic u la r g am e , p e rh a p s ; I c a n n o t rem em b er t h a t M a r­ c h a n t, d id , fo r one. N o w W . C .— fa m ilia r ly B a z o r— S m ith ta k e s S u r r e y v . K e n t fo r h is b e n efit, a n d e v e ry o n e w ill w ish h im b e tte r Photo by] [Rankins Co., Brig'.ton. W . C. .SMITH. w e a th e r th a n w e h a v e h a d o f la te , a n d b ig c ro w d s ea c h d a y , a n d a g re a t fig h t fo r v ic to r y . S m it h ’s h as b een a c u rio u s c a re e r. In a n d o u t o f th e S u r r e y te a m fo r y e a r s , lo o k ed u p o n a s a m a n w h o n eed ed h is ow n sp e c ia l w ic k e t to b e o f v a lu e , p la y e d r e g u la r ly in M a y , o v e rlo o k e d in Ju n e , g iv e n a n o th e r tu rn in J u l y , d ro p p e d , b ro u g h t b a c k in A u g u st— t ill 1 9 10 . T h e n th e s u d d e n d isc o v e ry t h a t a fte r a ll h e w a s p r e t t y u se fu l e v e n on tru e p itc h e s, a r e g u la r p la c e , a n d 2 4 7 w ic k e ts a t ju s t o v e r 1 3 e a c h as h is se a so n ’s reco rd . I d o n ’t m a in ta in fo r a m om e n t th a t S m ith h a d a ll a lo n g b e en th e fin e b o w le r h e w a s tw o y e a rs a g o , a n d s till is , th o u g h h e h a s n o t d o n e m a n y g re a t th in g s th is y e a r, to -d a y . I t w o u ld b e a p o o r c om p lim e n t to h im to s u g g e s t a n y th in g o f th e so rt. H e h a s been le a rn in g ; w e a ll h a v e to le a rn , a n d som e o f u s fin d th e sch ool o f life h a rd . I d o th in k , th o u g h , t h a t fo r s ix o r se v e n y e a rs S m ith w a s u n d e rra te d . S u r r e y w a s lo o k in g e v e ry w h e re fo r a slo w le ft-h a n d e r w h ile a ll th e tim e th e c om m ittee h a d a t th e ir c a ll a rig h t-h a n d e r w h o a p p ro x im a te d c u rio u sly to w h a t on e lo o k s fo r fro m th e d e a le r in sin istro u s d eliv eries.