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J uly 27, 1912. CEICKET: A WEEKLY EECOED OF THE GAME. 365 The Schools. T h e r e a re su re sig n s o f th e a p p r o a c h o f th e h o lid a y s , a n d s o m e o f t h e s c h o o ls fin ish e d th e ir p ro g ra m m e s a fo r t ­ n ig h t a g o . A m o n g o th e rs w h o h a v e p la y e d th e ir la st fo re ig n m a t c h fo r t h e t e r m m a y b e m e n tio n e d E to n , if th e M a sters m a t c h b e e x c e p te d , w h ic h th e C olleg e cla im s as a r ig h t, h a v in g b e e n su cce s sfu l— fo r t h e s e c o n d y ea r r u n n in g — in b o th s c h o o l m a tch e s . L a s t y e a r, it w ill b e r e m e m b e r e d , t h a t it w a s o n ly a s tu b b o r n in n in g s b y C. M . W e lls , w h ic h p r e v e n te d th e b o y s a d d in g a n o th e r v ic to r y . W in ch e s te r a n d H a r r o w h a v e fin ish e d , so h a v e T o n b r id g e , S h re w s b u ry , U p p in g h a m , C lifto n (th e S o m e rse t S tra g glers o n T h u r s d a y ), S h e rb o rn e , lia d le y , B lu n d e ll’s , a n d m a n y o th e rs a n d t o -d a y sees th e la s t o f t h e m a jo r ity . M a r lb o r o u g h , p r e p a r a to r y t o th e ir a n n u a l fix tu ro w ith R u g b y a t L o r d ’s o n W e d n e s d a y a n d T h u rs d a y e n te rta in e d a te a m b r o u g h t b y M r. C. S . A w d r y , o n M o n d a y , a n d C h el­ te n h a m , w h o p la y th e t o w n t o -d a y , m e e t th e I Z in g a ri on T u e s d a y , a n d H a ile y b u r y a t L o r d ’s o n F r id a y a n d S a tu r d a y , fo llo w in g t h e B u g b y -M a r lb o r o u g h m a tch . H a ile y b u r y a re c o n te n t w ith t h e d e c is io n o f C o c k H o u se M a tch , w h ic h c o m m e n c e d y e s te r d a y a n d w ill n o t , a s fa r as la te s t a d v ice s g o , m e e t a n y o t h e r o p p o n e n ts u n til t h e b ig m a tc h . I t is n e v e r w is e t o p r o p h e s y as t o th e re su lt o f in te r -s c h o o l m a tch e s, b u t b o th M a r lb o r o u g h a n d H a ile y b u r y s h o u ld enter t h e fie ld fa v o u r ite s . O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , th e re s p e ctiv e ca p ta in s o f B u g b y a n d C h e lte n h a m are q u ite ca p a b le o f b rin g in g o ff a v ic t o r y fo r th e ir sid es. «,« C h a rte rh o u se d re w w it h th e A .S .C ., B . 0 . M orrison , J . H . F o s d ic k a n d H . L . H . P a y n e , a ll e x c e e d in g th e h a lf- ce n tu r y , b u t th e re w a s little in it a t t h e fin ish . T o -d a y t h e y p la y a s c r a t c h t e a m , b r o u g h t b y L . 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B rid g e s 109 m a d e a v e r y fin e s ta n d fo r th e s ix th w ic k e t. T h o u g h d is a p p o in tin g in th e ir s c h o o l m a tch e s , S h re w s b u ry h a v e d o n e s o m e g o o d p e rfo rm a n ce s th is y e a r. I n re fe rrin g t o th e e x tra s re c o rd e d in th e la st T o n b r id g e m a t c h , t h e S c h o o l w e re , in error, cr e d ite d w it h th e m is d e m e a n o u rs o f th e ir o p p o n e n ts in th e se n o te s la st w e e k . In p o in t o f fa c t F . W . M u sso n , th eir w ic k e t k e e p e r, is b r illia n t in t h e e x tre m e , as w e ll a s v e r y sa fe o n th e le g s id e , a n d as g o o d a s a n y w ick e t-k e e p e r in th e s ch o o ls . I n 8 in n in g s la st y e a r, h e o n ly g a v e a w a y fiv e b y e s . B lu n d e ll’s w o u n d u p a v e r y su cce ssfu l se a so n b y a b rillia n t w in o v e r t h e D e v o n D u m p lin g s, w h o m t h e y d e fe a te d b y s ix w ick e ts , E v a n C am e ro n , th e ca p ta in , a n d J . H . C. L in d e s a y , b e in g th e p r in c ip a l a g e n ts o f d e stru c­ tio n , t h e la tte r ta k in g 6 w ick e ts fo r 62 a n d C a m e ro n ca rry in g o u t h is b a t fo r 0 1. T h e se t w o h a v e d o n e t h e m a jo r it y o f t h e w o r k fo r th e e le v e n th is y e a r a n d a re b o th fin e crick eters. B e d fo r d p la y e d t h e first o f th e ir tw o a n n u a l m a tch e s a g a in st th e O ld B o y s o n M o n d a y , R . C. N a ile r, th e c a p ta in , b ein g u n fo r tu n a te ly u n a b le t o p la y . N o d efin ite c o n clu sio n w a s a r r iv e d a t, b u t th e S c h o o l h a d m u c h th e b e tte r o f a d ra w n g a m e , T . B . B o lt o n , R . L . C h a tte rto n a n d A . B ra d fo rd a ll m a k in g u sefu l sco re s , a n d L . R o b in s o n ta k in g fiv e o f th e s ix O .B . w ic k e ts w h ic h fe ll— th re e cle a n b o w le d . C h ris t’s H o s p it a l co n tin u e o n t h e w in n in g s id e , a n d w o n c o m fo r t a b ly a g a in s t A . C. O d d ie ’s X I . , H . S. B rid e l a n d P . M id d le m a s , th e R u g b y ca p ta in , h o w lin g v e r y w ell, a n d G . H . S. T y n e d a le , a n d G . J . P a rtrid g e , th e ca p ta in , p la y in g e x c e lle n tly . T y n e d a le ’s 81 b r o u g h t h is a g g reg a te fo r th e te r m t o 500 . O n S a tu r d a y t h e y o n ly fa ile d t o b e a t H o r s h a m , o n a c c o u n t o f th e c a p ta in d e la y in g t h e clo su re t o a llo w D . A . W r ig h t t o c o m p le te h is 5 0, a n d w it h th e fin e r e c o r d b e h in d th e m , th e s c h o o l co u ld w e ll a ffo rd a d ra w . T h e d e cla ra tio n w a s m a d e a t 3 00 fo r 6 a n d H o rs h a m lo s t th e ir 9 th w ic k e t ju s t o n tim e , a t 127. W . J . C u llen ca rrie d h is b a t fo r a m a g n ifice n t 134, h is th ir d c e n tu ry fo r “ H o u s e y ” th is term . W e llin g b o r o u g h , w h o h a v e o n ly lo st o n e m a tc h th is te rm , w e re a lto g e th e r t o o s tro n g fo r th e C ity o f L o n d o n , w h o m t h e y d ism isse d fo r 4 7 , J . W h ite ta k in g 5 w ick e ts fo r 10 ru n s. T h e N o rth a n ts s c h o o l re p lie d w ith 350 fo r 8 , G . T . C arter 0 3 , S. T . A s k h a m 5 0, a n d W . E . B a z le t o n a n d K . W h ite 40 e a ch . O n M o n d a y , ra in in te rfe re d g r e a tly w ith th e g a m e a g a in st L o r d L ilfo r d ’s X I . , w h ic h in clu d e d W o o lle y a n d W h e e le r, in a d d itio n t o th e D e n to n s, S. G . S m ith a n d G . A . T V ia ls. T h e B o y s h a d s co re d 159 fo r 4 w h e n ra in q u ite s to p p e d p la y , K . W h ite , a y o u n g e r b ro th e r o f J ., p la y in g a b e a u tifu l in n in g s o f 00. O a k h a m b r o u g h t th e ir se a so n to a clo s e w ith a b rillia n t w in o v e r th e O ld B o y s , C. C. S ills p la y in g a n o th e r fin e in n in g s a n d M . A . N e ils o n , b esid es a u sefu l 2 7 , ta k in g s ix w ick e ts fo r 2 6 . S t. E d m u n d ’s , C a n te rb u ry , h a v e a lso fin ish ed th e ir p ro g ra m m e w ith th e v e r y re s p e cta b le r e c o r d o f 5 w o n , 5 lo s t a n d 4 d ra w n , th e v ic to rie s in clu d in g a ll th e ir s c h o o l m a tch e s. C h rist C olleg e, B r e c o n , t o o , h a v e th e s a tis ­ fa c t o r y re c o rd 5 w o n , 6 lo s t a n d 4 d ra w n , b u t h ere th e c o n d itio n s h a v e b e e n m u c h in fa v o u r o f th e b o w lin g , a n d E . R . G ib b o n h as h a d fine figu res o f 56 w ick e ts fo r 8 .71 a p ie c e . A . B . P rice h ea d s th e b a ttin g w ith a n a v e ra g e o f 1(5.33 a n d a h ig h e st o f 32— a n d h e h a s ta k e n 23 w ick e ts fo r 9 ru n s ea ch . M e rch a n t T a y lo rs , a fte r a b a d s ta rt a g a in s t B r o w n a n d D . S m ith , m a d e a g o o d r e c o v e r y , th a n k s t o a fin e 89 (n o t o u t) b y H . E . B y a n , a n d re a ch e d 197 a g a in s t th e M .C .C . w h o h a d s co re d 179 fo r 7 w ick e ts w h e n s tu m p s w e re d ra w n , G . D . M o ffa t 62 a n d F . E . L a u d e r 8 , b e in g s till a t th e w ic k e t. D . C. Is a a c,1th e ca p ta in , t o o k 3 fo r 50. T h e o u ts ta n d in g fe a tu re o f th e F o r e s t ’s sea son h a s b e e n th e m a g n ifice n t p la y o f F . W . H . N ich o la s , th e ca p ta in , w h o h a s s co re d n o less t h a n fiv e ce n tu rie s, to ta llin g 875 ru n s in 12 in n in g s (3 n o t o u t ) w ith a h ig h e st o f 2 10 n o t o u t a n d a n a v e ra g e o f 9 7. "T h ese figu res a p p ro a ch th o s e o f C. D . M c 'I v e r a t th e sa m e _ s ch o o l in 1901, w h o s c o r e d a th o u s a n d ru n s w it h a n a v e ra g e o f 100, a n d as N ich o la s is .g o in g u p t o O x fo r d in O c to b e r h e s h o u ld h a v e a b r ig h t fu tu re b e fo re h im , e s p e c ia lly as h e is a lso a v e r y g o o d w ick e t-k e e p e r. R . V . M a rty n , w h o is n e x t in th e a v e ra g e s w ith 5 5, b esid e s b e in g a u se fu l b o w le r , is a s p le n d id fie ld a n d s h o u ld d o w e ll a t C a m b rid g e . O .B . Special Club Notes. C o n t r i b u t e d b y “ T h e C h i e l . ” M a y I a s k c lu b cr ic k e te r s t o g iv e a h e lp in g h a n d t o T h e C lu b C r ic k e te r s ’ F u n d ? T h e p r o m o te r s o f th is s ch e m e h a v e w o r k e d h a r d a t i t fo r y e a r s , a n d i t is p le a s in g t o g a th e r fr o m t h e e x c e lle n t ly c o m p ile d H a n d b o o k t h a t la s t y e a r t w e n t y -fo u r L o n d o n C h a rities r e c e iv e d d ir e c t b e n e fit b y d o n a t io n s f r o m t h e F u n d . I t is s o m e w h a t s u rp ris in g t o fin d t h a t s e v e ra l o f th e m o re in flu e n tia l a n d b ig g e r i . o ^ a I viju c lu b s h a v e e v in c e d litt le o r n o d is p o s it io n t o g iv u a hcT pin g h a n d . W e a ll k n o w th e re a re m a n y ca lls m a d e u p o n c lu b c r ic k e te r s , a n d fo r m a n y c h a r it y m u s t b e g in a t h o m e ; b u t a litt le , h o w e v e r litt le , w o u ld h e lp a g o o d ca u se , a ca u se e v e r y c lu b c r ic k e te r s h o u ld fe e l p r o u d t o h e lp . C lu b s w h o fin d i t im p o s s ib le t o m a k e c o lle c t io n s u p o n t h e ir g r o u n d ca n in s te a d d r o p a c a r d t o H . B a c o n , E s q ., 6 2 , L o n d o n W a ll, E .O ., w h o w ill b e p le a s e d t o fo r w a r d o n e o f t h e F u n d ’s c o lle c t in g b o x e s . T h is c a n b e k e p t in t h e p a v ilio n , a n d , w it h a little e n e r g y a n d t a c t s h o u ld p r o v e u s e fu l. T h e s e cre ta ry o r o t h e r o fficia l c a n e a sily h a n d i t r o u n d t o a ll v is itin g te a m s , m e m b e r s a n d t h e ir frie n d s . I h o p e t o h e a r t h a t th is s u g ­ g e s t io n h a s b o r n e fru it. M y r e c e n t n o te u p o n th e q u e s tio n o f a rra n g in g m a tc h e s t o s t a r t a t 2 sh a rp o n a S a tu r d a y , h a s b r o u g h t se v e ra l le tte r s o f a p p r o v a l, a n d I o n ly w is h t h a t se cre ta rie s w o u ld g iv e i t a tr ia l n e x t se a so n . 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