Cricket 1912

306 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u ly 6, 1912. H e re a r e S m it h ’s b o w lin g fig u re s y e a r b y y e a r to d a t e : Year. Overs. Runs. Wickets. Averages. 1900 ............... 279-1 884 23 36-26 1901 ............... 283-1 728 33 22-06 1902 ............... 205-5 558 28 19-92 1903 ............... 112-5 377 15 25-13 1904 .............. 400 1,146 64 17-90 1905 ............... 379*1 998 59 16-91 1906 ............... 212-2 728 20 36-40 1907 ............... 322-3 888 52 17*07 1908 ............... 374 895 57 15*70 1909 ............... 516*5 1,181 95 1-2-43 1910 ............... 1423-3 3,225 ... 247 13*05 1911 ............... 1283-4 3,223 ... 160 20-01 1912 (to June 29) 405 5 938 43 21-81 T o ta l, 896 w ic k e ts fo r 1 5 ,7 1 9 ru n s— a v e ra g e 17 .5 4 . I n th e first m a tc h o f th e 19 0 4 se a so n S m ith to o k 9 fo r 3 1 in H a m p sh ire ’s se co n d in n in g s a t th e O v a l, an d a g a in st E s s e x a t L e y to n in t h e n e x t m a tc h h a d 1 0 fo r 14 0 . In th e la s t tw o m a tc h e s o f th e sam e se a so n , v . K e n t a n d L e ic e ste rs h ire , h e se c u re d 1 7 fo r 1 3 5 . A g a in s t th e A u s ­ tr a lia n s in 19 0 5 h e h a d 1 2 fo r 12 4 ; v . D e rb y sh ire in 19 0 7 1 1 fo r 6 5 ; v . H a n ts in 19 0 8 1 2 fo r 6 2, a n d v . S o m e rse t 10 fo r 9 3. I n 19 0 9 h e h a d 2 0 fo r 10 0 in tw o su c c e ssiv e m a tc h e s v . D e rb y sh ire an d W o rc e ste rsh ire a t th e O val (9 fo r 4 8 , 1 1 fo r 5 2 ), 1 7 fo r 14 6 in tw o o th e r g am es in s u c c e ssio n , v . Y o r k s h ir e a t S h e ffie ld a n d D e rb y sh ire a t C h e ste rfie ld , a n d 1 2 fo r 12 4 (as fo u r y e a rs e a rlie r) v . th e A u stra lia n s. B u t th e se p e rfo rm a n c e s w e re a ll e c lip se d in 1 9 10 . T w e lv e fo r 8 5 v . W a rw ic k sh ire in h is first m a tc h , 9 fo r 60 v . D e rb y sh ire in h is se co n d , 1 2 fo r 12 6 v . N o tts in h is fo u rth , 1 2 fo r 1 3 5 v . S u s s e x in h is tw e lfth , h is h u n d re d th w ic k e t on Ju n e 2 8 , 62 fo r 594 in s ix su c c e ssiv e m a tc h e s la te r o n (14 fo r 2 9 v . N o rth a n ts a t th e O v a l, 1 0 fo r 10 0 v . N o tts , 1 0 fo r 9 1 v . M id d le se x , 1 1 fo r 4 7 v . N o rth a n ts a t N o rth a m p to n , am o n g th e fe a ts o f th is p e rio d ), h is tw o h u n d re d th w ic k e t o n A u g u s t 8 , a n d a t o t a l o f 2 4 7 fo r th e seaso n— su c h , in b rie f, w a s h is re c o rd . L a s t y e a r h is b ig g e st fe a ts in c lu d e d 8 fo r 4 3 v . W a rw ic k sh ire , 1 1 fo r 96 v . Y o r k ­ sh ire a t L e e d s , a n d 1 3 fo r 64 v . K e n t . T h is se aso n h e h a s b een h a m p e re d b y in ju r ie s ; b u t a t H o rsh a m , w h e re h e to o k 1 1 fo r 1 3 2 , h e w a s seen a t so m e th in g lik e h is b e st. W h ile it c a n n o t b e c la im e d fo r S m ith t h a t h e is a b a ts ­ m a n o f g r e a t d istin c tio n , it c a n a t le a s t b e s a id t h a t h e h a s c o n sid e ra b le h ittin g p o w e rs, a n d h a s m o re th a n on ce b e en o f u se in a n em e rg e n c y . I n 19 0 6 h e h it u p 8 1* v . S c o tla n d a t E d in b u r g h ; b u t th is m a tc h w a s n o t r e c lo n e d a s first-c la ss. O n fo u r o c c a sio n s h e h a s r a ttle d u p o v e r 50 i n ch am p io n sh ip m atch es-— 6 9 * v . H a n ts, la s t y e a r, 6 5 v . M id d le se x in 19 0 9 , 6 3 * v . W a rw ic k sh ire in 19 0 7 , 5 7 v . N o tts in 19 0 6 , a ll a t t h e O v a l ; a n d in 19 0 8 h e ra n u p th e b ig sco re o f 2 0 1 fo r S u r r e y S e c o n d in a m in o r c o u n ty m a tc h . J .N .P . Principal Matches of Next Week. J u l y 8 , 9, 1 0 — L e e d s, E n g la n d v . S o u th A fr ic a . „ 8 , 9, 1 0 — L o r d ’s , O x fo rd U n iv e r s it y v . C am b rid g e U n iv e r s ity . ,, 8 , 9, 1 0 — E d in b u r g h , S c o tla n d v . A u s tr a lia . ,, 8 , 9, 1 0 — T u n b rid g e W e lls, K e n t v . L a n c a sh ire . „ 8 , 9, 1 0 — B r is t o l, G lo u c e ste rsh ire v . Y o rk sh ire . „ 8, 9, 1 0 — L e ic e ste r, L e ic e ste rs h ire v . S u s s e x . „ 8 , 9, 1 0 — N o rth a m p to n , N o rth a m p to n sh ire v . S u rre y . „ 8 , 9— S to k e -o n -T re n t, S ta ffo rd s h ire v . N o rth u m b e r­ la n d . „ 1 0 , 1 1 — B o llin g to n , C h e sh ire v . N o rth u m b e rla n d . ,, 1 1 , 1 2 , 1 3 — O v a l, G e n tle m e n v . P la y e r s . „ 1 1 , 1 2 , 1 3 — P e r t h , S c o tla n d v . A u s tr a lia . „ 1 1 , 1 2 , 1 3 — -H ove, S u s s e x v . G lo u c e ste rsh ire . , 1 1 , 1 2 , 1 3 — T u n b rid g e W e lls, K e n t v . 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Vacant date insertions, four lines or less, 1/-. “ You have made the paper better than ever it was before.” So writes an old Brighton subscriber, and I am glad to be able to say that he is not the only man, by a long way, who thinks so and says so. But. though I like to have such testimony, I would rather my readers should give it to others than that they should tell me. C ricket is going ahead. Each week shows an increase in sales. But I should like to see it go ahead faster yet, and no amount of advertising that I can give it will do as much to this end as the many friends it has made can do, if they only will. It would be no very difficult matter, I feel sure, for every reader to obtain another reader by recommending tbe paper. If you who read this really think it good value—and I don’t suppose you would buy it if you did not—will you do that for me ? I don’t ask anyone to badger people; the methods that might work very well in the case of an insurance agent are not needed here. Which is fortunate, for a good insurance agent poss* sses qualities which we cannot all flatter ourselves we pos-ess. There is, as I anticipated, some difference of opinion on the subject of summarising scores. One secretary writes that it is a mere farce to send them in if they are to be summarised ; another writes that a summary is all that any reasonable person can ask for ; and between these two there are various shades of opinion. But I am glad to be able to say that the great majority support me, and even a few who are not quite satisfied say that they find the paper too good to give up, full scores or no full scores. May I repeat here that the eight or ten pages which the printing of all scores in full would necessitate could only be given at the expense of other features ? “ Club Notes and Jottings ” would have to go. I should be sorry for that, in spite of all ihe work it entails upon me, and so, I believe, would many of my readers. Among the centuries of last week w ere:— Captain G. C. Elers, 129, Somerset Stragglers v. Devon Dumplings, June 24. G. W. Hodgkinson, 147, Somerset Stragglers v. Devon Dumplings, June 24. Captain Disney Roebuck, 102*, R . G. A. v. Middlesex Regiment, June 24. A. W. Isaac, 106*, Gent, of Wore. v. Gent, of Radnorshire, June 25. J . W. C. Turner, 10 1* , Gent, of Wore. v. Gent, of Radnorshire, June 25. A. C. Johnston, 102, 3rd. Wore. Regt. v. 2nd. Lancs. Fusiliers, June 26. Lord Francis Scott, 123, Household Brigade v. Greenjackets, Ju ne 26. H. W. Ethelston, 113 * , Gent, of Salop v. Gent, of Herefordshire, Ju ne 26. T. J. Wheeler, 107*, Balham Wanderers v. Westgate, Ju n e 26. Captain E . L . Challenor, 114 , Leic. Regt. v. Beds. Regt., Ju n e 27. R. H. Fox, 114 , Band of Brothers v. Royal Navy, June 27. W. Dutnall, 118 * , St. Lawrence “ A ” v. Belmont, June 27. Murrin, 107, St. Lawrence “ A ” v. Belmont, June 27. A. L . Bonham-Carter, 113 , Greenjackets v. Yorkshire Gentlemen, Ju ne 28. Fairservice, 170, Tonbridge v. West Kent, June 29. E . G. Read, 103*, Heathfield v. Townley Park, Ju ne 29. J. N. C. Watt, 10 1* , Wanderers v. G uy’s Hospital, June 29. H. French, 100*, Catford v. Crofton Park, June 29. H. Budgen, 116 , Reigate Priory v. Purley, June 29. H. Brooker, 110 , C. W. Goddard’s X I. v. Norbury Park Wanderers, June 29. S. C. Strachan, 155, St. Lawrence (Cant.) v. Shorncliffe Garrison, June 29. P. M. Rees, 143, Barnes v. Chiswick Park, Ju ne 29. W. D. Bezer, 122, Charlton Park v. Lessness Park, June 29. S. J. Smith, 105*, Finchley (East) v. Edmonton, June 29. O. C. Bristowe, 115 , Great Baddow v. W itham , June 29. Capt. B . Maclear, R.M .C. Staff v. Milton Park, Ju ne 29. A long stand succeeding a rapid downfall of wickets is always worthy of note, for it usually means pluck as well as skill. On Wednesday in last week the Gentlemen of Essex, paying their annual visit to Felsted School, had six down for 40 to some keen fielding and fine bowling by the boys. Then G. Green joined C. B . Joyner, and these two added 124 for the seventh wicket by excellent play. The school won in the end, but that stand meant the differ­ ence between a hollow defeat and a decent fight. On the same day Sutton, having put out H .A.C. for J39, had lost seven wickets for