Cricket 1912

348 CEICKET : A WEEKLY RECOED OP THE GAME. J u l y 20, 1912. Club Cricket Notes and Jottings. Order of going-in cards, 3d. per dozen. Score-sheets, 3d. per dozen. Vacant date insertions, four lines or less, 1/. L a st week’s crop of centuries was a big one. The following list is probably not complete, but it includes all that have come under m y n otice:— H. H argreaves, 132 , Incogniti v. Folkestone, Ju ly 8. R . E . A dair, 160 (ret.), S. Hampstead v. Mr. Busbridge’s X I., Ju ly 8. H. N. Kent, 128 (ret ). S. Hampstead v. Mr. Busbridge’s X I., Ju ly 8. Baker (A.), 100, Woodbrook v. Dublin University, Ju ly 8. H. A . Haigh Sm ith, 1 1 3 , T rojans v. M .C.C., Ju ly 8. H . G. Sm ith, 10 5 *, Old Suttonians v. Royal Navy, Ju ly 8. C. E . De Trafford, 144, Market Drayton v. Gents, of Staffs., Ju ly 8. Capt. B aggallay, U S ’*, Market D rayton v. Gents, of Staffs., Ju ly 8. E . J. Sm ith, 140, N. Middlesex v. Mr. Edmondson’s X I., Ju ly 8. S ir T .C. O’Brien, 1 1 3 , Mr. C .E . N. Charrington’sX I.v . Byfleet, Ju ly 8. A . F . Leach Lew is, 16 1, Mr. J . R Tylden’s X I. v. Gore Court, Ju ly 9. D. Robertson, 10 1, Chiswick Park v. Thespids, Ju ly 9. H . D. Stratton, 15 7 * , Gents, of Staffs, v. Market Drayton, Ju ly 9. P . Pearson-Gregory, 185, Household Brigade v. Eton Ramblers, Ju ly 9. R . M ullins, 1 1 1 , Kent County Asylum v. Old Suttonians, Ju ly 9. J . E . Raphael, 100, Mr. A. D. Stoop’s X I. v. Byfleet. Ju ly 9. G. R . Maxwell-Dove. 100, Byfleet v. Queen’s B ays. Ju ly 10. A. R . Litteljohn, 15 7 , Chiswick Park v. Stoics. Ju ly 10- A. C. Finnis, 149, Chiswick Park v. Stoics, Ju ly 10. Major Faw cus, 114 , Incogniti v. Moor H all, Ju ly 10. W . P. Robertson, 150 , Moor H all v. Incogniti, Ju ly 10. Capt. E . I. M. Barrett, 104, T rojans v. Hampstead, Ju ly 10. G. N. Bignell, 13 5 , Trojans v. Hampstead, Ju ly 10. A. Barton, 13 1, W anstead v. E ssex C. and G ., Ju ly 10. Freem an (J. R .), 128. Essex C. and G. v. W anstead, Ju ly 10. P . R . Blake, 119 , Mr. E . R. Sm ith’s X I. v. N. Middlesex, Ju ly 10. J . T. Frederick, 1 7 1, Household Brigade v. O. U . Authentics, Ju ly 10. F . D. Thom as, 126 *, The Mote v. Royal Navy, Ju ly 10. G. H illyard-Sw instead, 114 , R oyal Academy of Arts v. M .C.C., Ju ly 1 1 . W . Randall, 109, U pper Tooting v. Wanderers, Ju ly 1 1 . I. P. F . Campbell, 100, Old Reptonians v. Eastbourne, Ju ly 1 1 . V aliant, 108*, E ssex C. and G. v. Leytonstone and D ist., Ju ly 1 1 . J . W . C. Turner, 1 0 1, Gent, of Wore. v. Gent, of Salop, Ju ly 1 1 . R . H . Fox, 100, I Zingari v. W est Kent, Ju ly 1 1 . W . L . Knowles, 15 7 , Mr. H . R . G. Clarke’s X I. v. Sussex Martlets, Ju ly 1 1 . Lieut. Lindsell, 10 8*, 4th Mdx. Regt. v. 2nd R oyal Scots, Ju ly 1 1 . Lieut. Mackinnon, 110 * , 4th Mdx. Regt. v. 2nd Royal Scots, Ju ly 1 1 . C. Russell, 137 , Mr. J . A. H ealing’s X I. v. Chiswick Park, Ju ly 12. A. O. Fin nis, 12 3*, Chiswick P ark v. Mr. J . A. H ealing’s X I., Ju ly 12. J . Roberts, 12 7*, W alham Green v. Old O lavians, Ju ly 13. J . S . Fryer, 100, Fu lham v. Roehampton, Ju ly 13. G . H . Swain, 124, Battersea v. Richm ond Town, Ju ly 13 . C. E . De Trafford, 106, Market Drayton v. Gent, of Wore., Ju ly 13. M. A. Greene, 120, Wimbledon v. Streatham , Ju ly 13. H. F . R . Rawson, 10 1* , Wimbledon v. Streatham , Ju ly 13 . C. T. Burgess, 164, Shepherd’ s B u sh v. Boston Park, Ju ly 13 . J . C. Wood, 1 1 3 , Eltham v. Brom ley, Ju ly 13. F . W . Townend, 1 2 1 , Ham pshire Rovers v. United Services, Ju ly 13 S. Brutton, 104, H am pshire Rovers v. United Services, Ju ly 13. W ilkinson (W. H .), 185, M itchell & B utler’s v. Stourbridge, Ju ly 13. W ingham, 114 * , S t. George’s (Newcastle) v. Benw ell H ill, Ju ly 13. E . O. Drabble, 1 10 , River Plate House v. Walton-on-Thames, Ju ly 13. W. Dudley Sm ith, 104, Ealin g v. E alin g Police, Ju ly 13. Barthelm eh, 137 , G ranville Athletic v. West Ham Church, Ju ly 13 . A. W. Gowland, 104*, South Moor v. Old Novocastrians, Ju ly 13 . A. R . Upton, 116 , Southwick v. the Vagabonds, Ju ly 13. O. W . W right, 114 , Seaford v. E a st Grinstead, Ju ly 13. T . W akely, 106, Brighton Gas Co. v. St. M ary’s Ju ly 13. H . Brougham , 119 (ret.), F . F . v. Westm inster School, Ju ly 13. Hon. J . S. R . Tufton, 129 (ret.), F . F . v. Westminster Sch., Ju ly 13. J . C. Ford, 113 , Oatlands Park v. Staff College, Ju ly 13. T . A. L . Whittington, 109*, Neath v. B arry, Ju ly 13. A. Akers, 130 *, Bishopthorpe v. Yorks. Gentlemen, Ju ly 13. C. E . Anson, 10 1* , Yorks. Gentlemen v. Bishopthorpe, Ju ly 13. T. R . Kent, 129, Slough v. Burnham , Ju ly 13 . Acton Town were elated at beating Mill H ill Park, though the latter had adm ittedly a weak side and were a m an short, on Wednes­ day in last week, for this is the first time the Town team has pulled off a match against its powerful neighbours. F . H awkins batted finely for 74, and was well supported by the skipper, C. M. Richard­ son, S. Dean, and A. Roberts ; and Dean bowled in deadly fashion when M. H . P. went in. W. P. Robertson, the old H arrovian and Middlesex amateur, has been in great batting form lately. On Ju ly 6 he made 13 2 for Moor Hall (Harlow) v. Mr. Townsend-Shaw’s X I., in an innings totalling 169 (10 extras), no one else reaching double figures. Four days later he ran up 150 for Moor H all v. Incogniti. On Monday and Tuesday of last week the T rojans met a team of the M.C C. (which m ight have been labelled Hampstead), scored 440, H . A . H aigh Sm ith recording a century, and won in an innings. On Wednesday and Thursday they met Hampstead (singularly like the M .C.C. team in the earlier match), scored 510 for 7. Capt. Barrett and G. N. Bignell each reaching three figiues, and 114 for 3, and won by 518 runs. In the two matches they totalled 116 0 for 20 wickets, and took 40 wickets of their opponents, good men all, for 635. There was a curious coincidence about the two Beckenham matches of Saturday. In both, aw ay v. Epsom , at home v. O .M .T.’s, Beckenham had the worst of matters, but in each case time came while one wicket was still outstanding. Kensington (N. and S.) and Malden Wanderers (153 each) played a tie game. Dulwich made 224 v. Cyphers, who at call of time had 220 up with four wickets to fall, S. Rowe having made 54, and W. W . Pullen (52*) and A. H . Jones (31*) being well set. In the W imbledon-Streatham match 552 runs were scored and only 9 wickets lowered. Probably there was no better match in or around London on Saturday than that in which London Scottish beat Pallingswick at E ast Acton. A. H. Read and E . A. Homer were chief contributors to the visitors’ total of 16 2 —distinctly moderate on a plumb wicket. It seemed likely that the home team ’s powerful batting would give them an easy win. B ut London Scottish fielded splendidly, and Read and E . A. Bennett bowled in great form ; Bowstead was smartly run out. and Hebden as sm artly stumped, each when nicely set; Cocke was not allowed to get beyond 2 1 ; Mason fell to another run out, and five minutes before time, with the total 144, a third run out. closed the in n in gs! Barnes had an easy win over E ast Molesey, H. E . B arham ’s 79* and the capital bowling of P. M. Ree3 and J . Kahrel being the chief factors in it. Albemarle and Friern Barnet declared at 237 for 7, and gave Crofton Park (98 for 7) a fright, but could not quite bring off a win, Cotton, Stanfield and Day defending stubbornly. H . T. Clarke and Coldwell again made runs in plenty for A . & F . B ., and again Buxton’s tricky slows were effective. A. & F . B .’s second string, as yet undefeated, had all the worst of a draw with St. Stephen’s (Hampstead). Hampstead won with a good deal to spare at Chesham ; John Kerr made 64 and R . S. Challands took 6 wickets at a very moderate cost for the winners. Another Hampstead team, G. G . Dumbelton making 78 and F . C. Mercier 58*, had the best of a draw with W imbeldon. Spencer had their match with Ibis—or, rather, their four matches with Ibis—scratched, quite unavoidably. The Ibis committee court­ eously offered their disappointed opponents the use of their ground at P en ge; and Spencer met Beddington there on a perfect wicket. Beddington won by 49, F . Harrison and E . C. Page batting finely, and the fast bowling of the brothers R eay being rather too much for most of the Spencer batsmen. F . M. Barton and G . M. Lloyd (as usual) bowled well for the losers. L . & N. W. R. routed Highgate— 206 to 74. There was no big score; but five of the railw ay batsmen made from 2 1 to 42, and E . Howard and P. G. Skilton bowled finely. The wick6t-keeping on both sides was capital (only one bye in the match), as wa3 the fielding generally, eleven catches being held. Those old rivals, Colchester and E ast Essex and Ipswich and E ast Suffolk, met at Colchester, the visitors winning a close game. H , A. Busher and F . L . Titchmarsh (58 and 41) made more than two- thirds of the runs from the bat for Ipswich. C. D. M clver showed some of his best form in his 40; and plucky innings of 3 1 and 23 were played by A. H. Webb and E . Stiff for Colchester, the last- named fighting well when the tide had turned against his side. Ward and Missen for the losers, Waters and Gaby for the winners, bowled well. The Old County Cricketer visited the Parson’is Green ground on Saturday. Next year that ground will be used for polo, not cricket,