Cricket 1912

Jm/T 27, 1912. CRICKET : A WEEKLY Club Cricket Notes and Jottings. May I ask again that secretaries should, whenever possible, let me have their m alch scores (or summaries) by Tuesday at latest? T he arrival of so m any on W ednesday adds considerably to my work. If only I could get them all on Monday, it m ight be possib'e to bring out the paper a day earlier, which should be a distinct advantage to us, giving C r ic k e t another day’s sale before the Sunday starting a new week makes of it a “ back number.” There was any am ount of go<^d club cricket last week. 13oston Park, Beckenham , K enley, Oatlands Park, Spencer, and Fulham all holding their hom e weeks, and numerous clubs being on tour. The Stade Francais vieited England, and played four matches, winning one, losing one, and drawing two. Their one defeat, at the hands of the Hampstead Nomads, was referred to last week. I understand that the Nomads contemplate running over to Paris for a return m atch within the next few weeks. Am ong m id-week matches that between Acton Town and R ich ­ m ond Park was one of the best fought. The result was in doubt right up to the finish, when Acton won by 1G runs. The light was failing towards the end of the Park’s innings, but no appeal was made. Three men on the Town side (Roberts, Butt, and Hawkins) and two in that of the Park (Scott and Pennell) did the bulk of the run- getting. B oth sides played good, clean, sporting cricket. Hampstead won all three of their matches on Saturday, defeat­ ing Brom ley, L ondon Scottish, and Aldenham School. It must be some little time since this treble event was parallelled. A. R. Tanner’s 5 for 31 was the chief feat of the Brom ley match, in which C. L. G regory’s 44 for the losers was highest score. The game with L ondon Scottish was a close one, only 14 runs separating the teams at the finish. Pow ell’s 45 for the Scottish was the biggest score, F . R . E iloart (32) and E . It. W atson (33) doing best for the winners, for whom J. Mackie took 5 wickets cheaply. Against Aldenham J. G. Donaldson, in first, was still not out with 107 when the innings was declared at 209 for 7. A rare good game was that between Reigate Priory and N orbury Park W anderers, the Priory winning by 8 runs only, after a fine fight. W . S. Simm onds (72) for the Wanderer3 was a long way highest score ; the winners owed much to the all-round play of H . Budgen, who made 37 and took 8 for 62. This is, of course, the left-handed bowler who has at times played for Surrey. Clapham Ram blers, on the other hand, had a runaway victory over Mitcham, who went down for 95 before Cyril Browne (8 for 51), and then had 232 for 3 registered against them, Longhur3t taking a fine century. Ilford, the stars of the East, went down at last (after winning 14 games off the reel) to their old and dear rivals, Honor Oak. There is no side which Ilford holds in greater respect and esteem than H onor O ak; and the losers congratulate the winners heartily, and wish to give them every credit. Ilford lacked Louden and Weaver, a heavy lo ss ; but H onor Oak were without Dickason and several other good m en. J. H . Lockton, the old Dulwich boy, had more than anyone else to do with the victory, being both top scorer and most effective bow ltr for his side. Only Pattinson did much with the bat for Ilford ; Spelling bowled well, and sent a bail flying 47 yards when he dis­ m issed Tarrant. H onor Oak had a slice of luck in getting first knock, and it was one of those days when everything comes off for one side and nothing for the other ; bat they deserved their victory, which was heartily and impartially applauded by the Ilford crowd. Except for two brilliant catches by Lyon aad Newbury, the hom e fielding was below its usual high standard. Stanmore easily beat 0 . M. T ’s. Their crack, W elch, and J. H . B ody (whose brilliant 61 included a 6 and eleven 4's) added 105 for the third wicket, and W . A. Barnes (7 for 20, 6 bowled) was at the top of his form . Albemarle and Friern Barnet (short of several of their best) lost by 21 runs at Ealing Dean, on a wicket that was not like the Dean pitches of former days. Perhaps its badness is due to the fact that the club is in its last season on the ground, but the fact that Rugby football is played oh it in the winter must also be taken into account. No one reached 30 (L. Coldwell 29, for A. & F. B ., highest), and the bowlers took all the honours. Walker had 7 wickets for the D esn, and the sturdy W alton aud the lengthy Lyon did good work for Albemarle. The North London club's second string went on their way still undefeated, beating Tower Hamlets by 110 runs. S. D . Skinner made 68. JJalham Wanderers played a draw with Beddington. D. A, RECORD OF THE GAME. 367 Payne’s 54* was a very sound, if somewhat slow, innings ; he was in first, and still there when the closure was made at 158 for 6. E . F. Barrows bowled well. A. F. Lacey and A. H. Bennett saved Beddington from defeat. The other (and stronger) Beddington team beat Streatham by 4 runs— 97 to 93. Arlington and Leytonstone had a win by 32 runs over H ornchurch. The visitors started b ad ly; but C. Beal and F. W iles stopped the rot, and G. S. Cole (45*) and C. H . Davis made a good stand. E . G. Bratchell played a good innings of 38 for Hornchurch ; Cole’s 3 for 7 was the best bowling analysis. M ill H ill Park (156) went under to West Herts (199 for 8, d e c.); but to be beaten by W est Herts is no stain on the escutcheon of any side. Beckton fairly smashed up Croydon W anderers—204 for 9 to 62— B. Easton scoring 42, seven others making double figures, and W . Cooper taking 8 for 16. W alham Green lost to Hanwell Asylum by the narrow margin of 11 runs. Shepherd’s Bush beat Battersea in no uncertain fashion. Dawdrv and Swain batted finely for the hom e side, but the rest did little ; and 0 . T. Burgess com ing along with another century, while M. P. Bajana, the Somerset man, also showed his best form, runs flowed freely when tbe Bush batted. Burgess hit eighteen 4’s, Bajana fifteen. But a century was not all that Burgess did ; he also bowled in great form on a perfect wicket. The “ A ” team of Batter­ sea met Shepherd’s Bush second string, aud also went down. I had, by the way, almost forgotten to note that Ilford II. made some amends for the defeat of their first team. They ran up 280 for 5 (Gander 94, Capon 81*) v. H onor Oak II., and got rid of their opponents for 54, Cuttle taking 8 for 28. In Sussex cricket several centuries were registered on Saturday. C. V. Dier’s 117 for Mayfield (who preserve their unbeaten certifi­ cate) v. East Sussex County Asylum included as many as twenty- four 4’s. For St. John’s v. St. James's (Brighton) K. B. Brooks— not the Surrey and Wanderers stumper— hit up 130’ in a total of 149 for 9, dec., no one eke making double figures. Lewes Priory registered 380 for 9 dec., v. Tunbridge Wells. J. F. H ope’s 117* included one 6, eleven 4’s, J. C. Lucas’s 101 one 6, sixteen 4 ’s, and H . E . Davey, who made 76, hit two 6’s and ten 4’s. Spectators on the Nevill Ground should have been pleased. The game was drawn, Tunbridge W ells making 180 for 6. Anthony, the Hastings and St. Leonard’s pro., a Notts man, had 6 for 12 v. H ailsham . K. H. Higgs hit freely for his 72* for Hayward’s Keath v. St. Peter’s, the last ball of the match going for six and being lost. East Grinstead (J. W . H edley 66, L . Sutton 63) beat the Butterflies (N. F. Druce 63, J. Colman 49*) by 23 runs. East Grinstead play strong opponents, and their matches are usually well-contested. The Martlets brought their two-day match with Incogniti to an indecisive close, mainly owing to the defensive tactics of Sir A. Conan Doyle, who batted over an hour for 15. The game realised 962 runs for 38 wickets ; and in the course of it A. L. Corbett totalled 100, B. K. Simms 94, G. P.. Murray 81, and F . G. Daubeney 68 for the Martlets, Kevil Davis 88, C. A. BroWne 82, H . Hargraves 60, and G. F. McGrath 54 for Incogniti. Am ong the week’s centuries were :— J u l y 15. T. E . Manning. 108, M.C.C. v. Coventry and N. W arwickshire. A . S. Bull, 121*, Boston Park v. Vampires. A. H orton, 122, Luton v. Fulham . E . Sheppherd, 105, Oxford City v. H eythrop Hunt. J u l y 16. C. E . Dalton, 130, Boston Park v. Albemarle and Fiiern Barnet. B. H . Twining, 154. 0 . TJ. Authentics, v. Northumberland. P. L Frith, 101*. H .A-C. v. Stade Francais. N. C. Phillips, 101, F. F . v. Shrewsbury School. J u l y 17. S. F. Peshall, 144, Old Bossallians v. Lincoln Lindum . L . G. Kirkpatrick, 110, Hampstead Nomads v. Stade Francais. W . A. Smith, 106*, Colne Valley W ood v. Colchester and E . Essex. Jennings, 106*, Tonbridge v. Horsmonden. D . Mainwaring, 108, Horsmonden v. Tonbridge. Dr. H . C. Pretty, 179, W ellingborough Masters v. Mr. Hawkins’s XI. T . D. Lowther, 158*, Enfield v. St. Lawrence. Capt. H . H. C. Baird. 122, St. Lawrence v. Enfield. A. Jeacocke, 157*, White House v. Crofton Park. P. Planner, 114, W estcliffe v. Lauderdale. J u l y 18. N V C. Turner, 112, Outcasts v. Oatlands Park. A.’ M. Green, 101, Hamp. W and. F. C. v. Loughton. B . G. Pridmore, 101, Dunchurch H all v. M.C.C. Hardy (F. P.), 114, M.C.C. v. Dunchurch Hall.