Cricket 1912

500 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S e p t . 14, 1912. H. GRADIDGE & SONS, Manufacturers and Exporters of all requisites for Cricket, Lawn Tennis, Racquets, Squash Racquets, &c. Reblading Cricket bats and Restringing Tennis bats a Special feature. F a c t o r y :— ARTILLERY PLACE, WOOLWICH, S.E. Patentees and Sole makers of the 66 I M P E R I A L D R I V E R ” Cricket Bats made in Men’s, Small Men’s, College, 6, 5, 4, & 3, sizes. Every other requisite for Cricket, including balls, leg guards, batting gloves, gauntlets, stumps, nets, &c. Price L ists and Spcciai Quotations free . ALL C00DS CARRIAGE PAID TO ANY PART GF THE UNITED KINGDOM. Sole Makers of the “ Imper ial D r i v e r ” and “ Improved Gr ad i dg e ” Lawn Tennis Racquets. meets the ball with the full face of tho bat, and he scores all round the wicket with neatly placed strokes. Gladwin, of Brookwood Asylum, is as good with the ball as Clark is with the bat. Gladwin bowls with an easy action. His length, pace and pitch, and variation of break are alike excellent, and on any wicket he is a most difficult bowler to negotiate. J ack so n a n d M o n k . Another bowler who often accomplishes remarkable achievements is Jackson, of Chiswick Park. Jackson has a good command of the ball. He bowls with a nice action, keeps a tantalising length, and makes the ball rise very quickly off the pitch. Cricklewood possess a capital batsman in Monk, whose style is excellent. Monk defends his wicket surely, and he gets his runs by cuts, drives, and leg hits that send the ball to the boundary at a lightning pace. F iv e W ic k e t s in F iv e B a l l s . One of the most remarkable bowlers in London club cricket is Curtis, who, playing in the Forest Hill and Catford match, accomplished the extraordinary feat of taking five wickets with five successive balls. Curtis has a rather curious delivery, but he is a master of length, and as he can make the ball turn at a good pace, it is not surprising that he is often unplayable. One of the few batsmen who score most of their runs on the on side is Randall, of Finchley East. Randall has a neat stance at the crease. He meets the ball with the full face of the bat, and he puts plenty of power behind his strokes. A S m a r t P a ir . Embleton, of Stanley, is a strong batsman, who generally plays a month’s cricket at Southend every season. Embleton is a well-made man, and he uses his strength in hitting the ball. He plays the correct game, and few men can cut and drive better. Belleini is the latest hat- trick performer. This clever bowler is very difficult to play when the wicket suits him. He mixes his deliveries, but his deadly good length break, after one or two loose ones, is generally too much for the best batsman. S ix W ic k e t s f o r O n e R u n . There are few better or more stylish run-getters than Goodall, of Dulwich. This clever batsman has a strong defence. He picks out the right ball to hit with judgment, and being able to make every known scoring stroke he gets his runs well and fast. The latest century maker is Lott, of Streatham Hill. Lott plays fine cricket. His defence is sound, and he scores his runs with a variety of pretty strokes. Heath, of South Woodford, is one of the most useful all-round club players in Essex. He bowls a deadly ball, and although he does not play many big innings he can be relied upon to get a useful score in a short time. Playing for Kingston Town against the Maurice Club, Gray secured six wickets for 1 run. This is surely a record for a good-class match. Gray, without being quite a- great bowler, is very deadly against any but the best batsmen. He keeps a very good length, and his balls rise so rapidly from the pitch that only the most expert run-getters can negotiate them. Cricket in the Scottish Highlands. By “ C e l t .” Saturday was another wretched day, and the m atch which it had been thought would settle the destination of the League's cricket cham pionship was stopped by drizzling rain. The Northern Counties and Elgin City will have to arrange another m atch to settle the matter— provided the Counties defeat Forres, that is. At Inverness, St. Andrew’s and Nairn County brought off their game. St. Andrew’s did not improve on recent perform ances, only making 41. B . H. Whitelaw took 6 for 16. Then R H . W hitelaw and F. A. Thom son hit up 145 without loss, the form er getting his century and Thom son 40. This total without a wicket down is a League record. ENGLAND v. YORK SH IRE . The team to play the Champion County at the Oval on Monday will be selected from C. B. F ry (capt.), J. W . H. T . Douglas, R . H . Spooner, H obbs, W oolley, Tarrant, Mead (C. P .) H earne (J. W .), Hayes, H itch, Smith (E . J.), and Dean.