Cricket 1912

410 CEICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. A ugust 10, 1912. Jewell’s wicket and made 22. B at if there was little play, there was plenty of good fellowship. Sutton entertained their guests to luncheon at the M asonic H all. R . M . B ell (prevented by an injured finger from playing) presided, and proffered the Philadelphians a hearty welcome. T heir captain, J. H. Mason, responded in an amusing speech. Dr. W . G. Grace, w ho was included in the Sutton team, also spoke, giving som e rem iniscences of his long-ago trip to the States. At the conclusion of luncheon the visitors rendered a typical Am erican song in unison. Am ong those present were D . Napper ana G. M ead-Robins, vice-presidents of the Sutton club, W . E . R eid, of golf fam e, and Bob H enderson, “ F ram jee” of the Surrey team in days past. As the m atch was spoiled by rain, the Am erican side will com e to Sutton to play again on August 21. In the evening m otor cars were put at their disposal, and they had a trip round the neighbourhood. They are sure to be popular through­ out their tour, for a nicer lot of fellows (writes m y Sutton corres­ pondent) one would not wish to meet. R ain again played havoc with North Staffs. League fixtures, not one m atch being finished. Burslem would have beaten Tunstall easily enough but for the rain. W ilson hit up 60 (twelve 4’s) in very quick time for the League leaders. H . E llerton made 48 for Leek v. Norton, and, singularly enough, was about the only man on the side who was not m issed, the N orton fielding being wretched. Crewe Alexandra (77) and Silverdale (64 for 8) left their match at a very interesting stage—anybody's gam e. For Silverdale J. C. Cooper (32) and Groom (7 for 37) did good work. N othing happened in the Stone v. Longton m atch to call for comm ent. Porthill (H. F. W ood 30) made 103 v. Knypersley, who had 4 down for 36 when rain closured. J. L. Bagguley’s 71* for Stoke v. Fenton was a capital innings. Knutton again ! A ll ten wickets this tim e, for Bradford v. Scar­ borough, who could make no m ore than 30. F or Leeds v. Brighouse another veteran, like K autton an occasional player in first-class cricket, Oyston, had 7 for 10. T he biggest score of the day in good matches in Yorkshire was W alter Bedford’s 114* (Hudderfield v. Kirkburton). Other batsmen who did well were S. K ilburn (81, also for Huddersfield), H aley 80 (Thurstonland v. Paddock), Ainsw orth 80 (Rotherham v. York), and P. Redfearn 71 (Lascelles H all v. H onley). There were some exciting finishes in Lancashire League crioket. Todm orden, who a few days earlier had beaten Nelson bv 34 runs, won the return game by the slender m argin of 9 ; East Lancashire defeated Church by 5 runs ; and Burnley beat Enfield by one wicket. As usual, the professionals had a big say in the results. Gill took 7 for 56 for Todm orden, W illiam Cook 6 for 19 for Burnley, and Norbury scored 55, no one else reaching 10, for E ast Lancashire. Other good bowling perform ances were Llew ellyn’s 5 for 49 (Accring­ ton v. Bawtenstall, Accrington winning by 29 runs close on time), H arrison’s 6 for 46 (Rawtenstall v. A ccrington), Newstead’s 6 for 24 (Rishton v. Ram sbottom ), and Parkin’s 8 for 49 (Church v. East Lancashire). Among the best batting feats were a stand of 112 by Rawlinson (86’ ) and George Parker (66) for Haslingden v. Bacup, Smoker’s 83 for Colne v. Lowerhouse, and M idgley's 65* for Bacup v. Haslingden. In the Central Lancashire League F . Cottrell (Crompton v. Milnrow) had 9 for 68, Vost (Royton v. Littleborough) 6 for 29, and F . C. Hunter (Glossop v. H eywood) 6 for 30. H . Kinder hit up 95 for Middleton v. Moorside, and T. Mellowdew 77 for Moorside v. M iddleton ; for Glossop v. H eywood Cooper slammed 85 in less than an hour (but this was after his side had won) ; and for R oyton v. Littleborough N. Fielding carried his bat right through for 62. Saturday was a blank as far as Birm ingham League matches were concerned. At Leicester rain allowed of only a few minutes’ play. In the South W ales district m ost matches were spoiled by the downpour. Hacker had Cardiff v. Neath as a benefit, and Bancroft Swansea v. Llanelly, but it is to be feared that neither worthy professor made m uch out of his m atch. G . T hom as's 54 for Neath, and G . E. Cording’s well-hit 44 for the Earl of Plym outh’s X I. v. Barry were among the best scores of the day. F or Abertillery v. Brynmawr, H . M. E ngland took 7 wickets for 6, and did the hat trick. For Cardiff Y. M. C. A. v. Penarth Trinity C. W ood had 6 for 7, and also did the hat trick. Gloucester (261— 9 double figures) heavily defeated Ross (76). Saturday’s results in the Durham Senior League (E Division) did not appreciably affect the question of the cham pionship. South Shields easily beat E ppleton, Harry (7 for 28) being practically unplayable. Boldon defeated W hitburn by 31. Kitchener (7 for 35) bowled finely for the winners, and only the veteran T . K. Dobson (43 in a total of 86) could do anything with him . Chester-le Street (131— J. Robinson 47) had no difficulty with Burnm oor (53). For the losers M. Combey had 5 for 15 ; for the winners Thackeray took 5 for 16 and James Bewick 4 for 26. H endon, entertaining their near neighbours, W earm outh, gave W eight, their p ro., the proceeds of the match. T. Prince’s 85 bulked largely in W earm outh’s total of 167; but the popular “ T o t” had some luck. H . N. Dixon (8 for 53) had a good analysis, and bowled even better than his figures suggest. Two H endon wickets fell ch ea p ly; then Dixon (57) and Weight (37) stayed together for over two hours, and saw three figures up. Once they were parted a rot set in, and five minutes before time W earm outh won by 35 runs. Durham City beat Philadelphia. J. Brass, the local Jessop (40*) and F . Scott 34 made m ost of the runs for the C ity ; only T . Patterson (52) could play Hendren, who took 6 for 43. For the losers Matt Soppitt had 5 for 44. Dickins was given Seaham H arbour v. Sunderland as his benefit. Sunderland, with a moderate total of 119, won easily enough, Morris taking 6 for 38. J. Roberts, a ehange bowler, had 5 for 19 for the Harbour. On M onday all the grounds were saturated, and if any play took place no result was recorded. Next Saturday, on account of the Australian m atch, there will be no League cricket. In the North Yorkshire aud South Durham League, Norton strengthened their position at the head of affairs by defeating Saltburn. Charles Townsend’s 40* for N orton was the leger score of a small-scoring match. Stockton (R. V. G ooding 54, A . Barrow- cliff 51*, C. P. Barrowcliif 6 for 33), beat North Ormesby in sim ilarly easy fashion. In spite of a fine bit of bowling by Brydon (9 for 44), Darlington overcame Bishop Auckland. W est H artlepool went under to Thornaby, for whom G. Nevison took 6 for 41. T he match between Guisborough and Redcar could not be played, owing to the condition of the Guisborough ground, part of which was under water. Stanley Anderson’s century for St. George’s v. W allsend and W ingham ’s 79* for W allsend v. St. George’s were the chief scores of Saturday’s play in the Tyneside League. This m atch was a curious parallel to tbe B lackheath—Beckton game. N o doubt Anderson felt quite safe in declaring at 207 for 3, leaving W allsend less than two hours to get the runs in. But W ingham , W . Meldon, C. F . Stanger- Leathes, and N . R. E . W ilkinson all made the pace hot, and they were made with 20 minutes to spare. Scoring in the other m atches was not nearly so high, though F. Haswell made 56 for South Northumberland v. Tynem outh, J. G . Little 46 (in a total of 75) for Tynesdale v. Ryton, R . Lambert 55 for North Durham v. Backworth Percy, and M ilne 45 for Benwell H ill v. Old Novocastrians. E . N icholls’s 6 for 16 for Benwell H ill was the chief bowling feat of tbe day. In the N. W . Durham League two of the m atches were very uneven. Kimblesworth beat Swalwell by 139 runs, J. D ixon scoring 67. Consett, declaring at 233 for 5 (Booth 89) put out B irtley for 56 (Booth 6 for 20). Solly took his benefit and 7 wickets for 28 at Burnopfield, where the hom e side beat M edom sley by 21 runs in a game of low scores, W . C. W ood’s 56 for the winners standing out conspicuously. W alter Brown had a benefit and 6 for 27 at Burn- hope, and the hom e team beat Langley Park, for whom Crumpton took 6 for 20, by 18. The South Moor v. Craghead m atch could not be played, the ground being unfit. The Score Book. M O N M O U T H SH IR E v. D E V O N S H IR E .— A t N ew p ort, A u gu st 1. (N o p lay J u ly 31— rain ). D raw n. D evon sh ire . D avies, c L . P h illip s, b S tedm an 27 W. W roford, c Jam es, b S tedm an 3 P recd y, n o t o u t ... ....4 R ob in son , c G. P h illips, b R aik es 5 E x tr a s ..............................................10 R . K n igh t, c S ilvorlock, b R aik cs 71 W. F. S turt, b F . P h illip s ................. 7 F. Iiargrave-C arroll, c E . P h illips, b R aikcs .............................................. 1 L igh t, b F. P h illip s ............................... 40 M. C ond6-W illiam s, b F. P h illip s 0 It. G. C ruw ys, c Jam es, b R aik es 11 T otal... J. F . S h elley, c D iver, b S tedm au 24 R aikes, 26*2-8-82-4 ; F. P h illips, 19-5-42-3 ; S tedm an , 10-1-30-3 ; G . P h illips, 2-0-11-0; S ilverlock, 7-2-17-0; Jam es, 4-0-11-0. M onm outhshire . K . C. R aikes, b R o b in so n .................. 13 S ilverlock, c C arroll, b L igh t ... 37 G . C. P h illips, b L ig h t ................. 22 N. C. P h illips, b P reed y ................. 15 D iver, b L igh t ............................... 2 E . S. P h illips, c D avies,b P reed y 1 H . C. Jam es, lb w , b L ig h t................. 0 F. G. P h illips, b L ig h t ................. 3 W. P. G een, b R o b in s o n .................. 2 L . P h illip s, b R obin son .................. 10 L . F . S tedm an, n ot ou t ............................3 E x tra s ................................ 3 T ota l................................I l l W reford, 4-0-15-0; L igh t, 24-2-65-5 ; P reedy, 15-6*19-2 ; R obin son , 6*1-1*9-8.