Cricket 1912

A u g u s t 2 4 , 1912. CEICKET: A WEEKLY EECOED OF THE GAME. 447 Photo, by Oaks Studio, S T A N M O R E C L U B , 1 9 1 2 . Palmer's Orem, N. B a ck R ow : A. T h e o b a l d , E. W e l l s , W . A. B a r n e s , C. E. R u a d l t , E. H . H e x t , J. H a r r is o n (Hon. Sec.). Front Kow: W. F. H il l , W. M . B r o w n l e e , C. M. C r o ssm a n , V. P. R o y l e (Captain), E. M a r r io t t , H. B o d y , C. F. W e l c h (Vice-Captain). Club Cricket Notes and Jottings. Among the centuries of last week w ere:— A ugu st 12. N. F . Druce, 170*, Blue Mantles v. St. Edw ard’s (Oxf.) Old Boys. A u g u s t 13 . Hon. J . S. E . Tufton, 15 1, Band of Brothers v. Hythe. A ugust 14. H. E . Davey, 10 1, Lew es Priory v. Mr. C. R. Waterton’s X I. H . F . Morres, 16 3, Folkestone v. St. Edw ard’s (Oxf.) 0 . B ’s. C. R. W etherall, 104, St. Edward’s (Oxf.) 0 . B ’s v. Folkestone. H . C. Dunell, 190, Oxford Em eriti v. B u ry and W . Suffolk. A ugu st 15. K . H arding, 10 1, St. Edw ard’s (Oxf.) O. B ’s v. Folkestone. J . R. Mason, 106, Band of Brothers v. St. Lawrence (Canterbury), N. F . Druce, 116 (ret.), B lue Mantles v. Tonbridge. A ugu st 16. Rev. W . V. Jephson, 156, Capt. G. H enry’s X I. v. Eton Ramblers. A. Latter, 17 3, St. Lawrence (Cant.) v. St. Edw ard's (Oxf.) O.B’s. R . F . Popham , 226, Old Buckenham H all v. Harrow Blues. R . V . Minnett, 291*, Old Buckenham H all v. Harrow Blues. A ugu st 17. A. Sim s, 12 7*, Lessness Park v. Eltham . H. W. Weston, 103*, W alham Green v. Old Blues. Bates, 130, Honor Oak II. v. Catford II. P . R . Waterer, 100*, Sutton v. Mr. M. F . S. Jew ell’s X I. M itchell, 12 5*, Bexley Asylum v. Woodmayes XI. Saunders, 100*, Hounslow v. Westbourne Park Wanderers. Norman, 100, Stamford H ill v. Forest Glade. A. M. M iller, 109, Eton Ramblers v. Capt. G. H enry’s X I. J . M artin, 1 3 1 , Cobham Village v. Chiswick Park. F . D. J . Hopkins, 107*, Private Banks II. v. Hornsey II. W. D. Myers, 10 1* , West Kent Wanderers A. v. Eastdown Park. D. W. Morris, 102*, E ast Molesey v. Walton. R . H . Moore, 104, South Hampstead v. Dulwich. A. E . Knight, 133*, Portsmouth v. Priory Park (Chichester). M ilne, 102*, Benwell H ill v. North Durham. H . L . Dales, 107*, Consett v. Medomsley. Reference was made in our last issue to the first two matches of the Colchester and E ast E ssex Week. The third match, on Wed­ nesday, was against Mr. Vivian Norton’s X I., and the defeat of the home side in it was largely due to the all-round play of J . W. Filliston, the Middlesex colt of some 24 seasons ago, who keeps up his form wonderfully. He made top score (33) and took 7 for 37 for the scratch side. J . W arner’s excellent 47* was the one innings which redeemed the Colchester first effort from failure, and A. S. Cox bowled well for the beaten side. Batting again, the home team lost 5 for 36 in a failing light. The fourth match was against old and dear rivals in W itham . Colchester had out one of the strongest teams that has ever represented the clu b ; but the W itham captain, greatly daring, having won the toss, sent them in on a slow, easy wicket. They made good use of the chance thus afforded them. Miles Townsend played a fine innings of 83 ; J . F . E vans hit finely for 69, and J . W. Egerton- Green made a useful and skilful 4 1. At 258 for 6 H. D. Swan declared. How many times this season he has done so without having a knock him self I don’ t know ; but it must run into double figures. In a wretched light W itham were tumbled out by Samson and Townsend, the latter bowling lobs, for 80. On Friday M .C.C. were the visitors. The premier club’s team was a strong one, including J . F . Ireland, G . S. H ickson, Hardy (Somerset), Astill, and Beet. Swan captained it, appearing for once against his own side, and thus having no share in the really good win Colchester achieved. J . W. Egerton-Green’s fine 54* was the feature of the home side’s innings. The M .C.C.’s was quite as much a one-man affair. G. S. Hickson, in second wicket down, carried his bat for 66 . Nine wickets were down for 70 ; but Astill stayed with Hiokson while 45 were added for the tenth. Hickson hit three 6 ’s, and made many other fine strokes. W. L . Samson had 5 for 30 ; but possibly the Rev. A. J . Fenn’s solitary 1 wicket weighed as heavily in the balance as Samson’s five captures, for Fenn bowled A still when it looked quite likely that he would stay long enough to enable Hickson to hit off the runs. As it was, the home side won by 1 3 —not at all an unlucky number in thi* case. Their second innings was notable for a finely-hit 85 (in 75 minutes) by D. Mustard, the Suffolk amateur. Horkesley Park were enter­ tained and beaten on Saturday. Samson (7 for 26) again bowled very finely indeed, and useful scores by Warner, Meadowcroft, and others on a none too easy wicket gave the home side victory by 68 runs—136 to 68 . Edgware beat Stanmore on Thursday, a result due m ainly to a