Cricket 1912

S e p t . 2 8 ,1 9 1 2 . CEICKET: A WEEKLY EECOED OF THE GAME. 533 Men of the Moment in London Club Cricket. This week I am able to present excellent photos of Mr. H. Squire— who last Saturday played a leading part in winning West London the Club Cricketers’ Charity Championship—and Mr. A. Hankins, the captain of the St. Pancras Cricket Club. Besides being fine cricketers, both men are excellent workers for the cause of charity. Hastings Squire has for years rendered E aling valuable assistance. H e is a batsman of marked skill and a wonderful player in succeeding when everything is going against his side. A batsman with a sound resolute defence, the well-known Ealing run-getter has an easy stance at the crease. He watches the ball closely and picks out the right ball to hit with rare judgment, while his skill in placing his scoring strokes enables him to make his runs at a good pace. For m any years the E aling cricketer has been one of the most successful players in L ondon club cricket. He has also played with considerable success for Bedfordshire. N ote on H a n k in s . A llan Hankins is m ore than a good bat. and a useful bowler, while in the field he Always a keen sporting player, the subject of this brief sketch plays the game in the right spirit. Under certain conditions he can be very deadly with the ball, and with the bat he plays a free game. H itting hard ail round the wicket whenever opportunity offers, Hankins makes his runs at a m atch-winning pace and in capital style. H e bowls a good length tricky ball that gives the best of batsmen trouble, and in the field he saves as many runs as he makes. A fine He is a fine captain makes few mistakes. Mr. H. SQUIRE. Mr. A. HANKINS. all-round player, he is a popular figure on m ost cricket grounds, and there are few better players, or m ore able captains, in London club cricket than the St. Pancras leader. R e a y ’s B o w lIn o i I notice W . Beay, the well-known Beddington bowler, has finished the season by taking all 10 H onor Oak wickets. Reay is a bowler I have always admired. W ithout looking too strong, he can send down an almost unlim ited number of overs and yet maintain his length. W ith a beautiful action he glides up to the wicket, and, swinging his arm right over well above his head, he delivers a fairly fast ball that comes back off the pitch quickly. H e generally bowls to hit the stumps, and this makes the batsman play at every ball with a straight bat. If he does not then Reay quickly disturbs the timbers. There are few prettier or m ore deadly bowlers in club cricket than the Beddington match-winner. B a k e r ’ s F in e W o b k . I notice H . Z. Baker has had a successful season, being well up in the Beckenham batting averages and at the head of the bowl­ ing averages. Besides being a club worker, Baker is a really fine cricketer. H e defends well, and scores his runs with neat strokes, perfectly timed, all round the wicket. H e bowls a deceptive-lookiDg ball that comes to the batsman at different paces, and on a pitch that helps him he is very dangerous. Another really fine batsman and bowler is L. Forbes, the well-known cricketer who perform s chiefly on N orth London fields. Forbes is a stylish batsman, who gets his runs quickly with a variety of strokes, and with the ball he deceives the best batsmen with his peculiar flight and quick rise off the pitch. W h it e in F o r m . J. W hite, the W ellingborough School bowler, who has lately joined Battersea, has been in great form on the last two Saturdays. His 6 for 39 against Upper Sydenham was a very smart performance. White bowls with an easy action. He keeps a nice length, varies his pace cleverly and makes the ball turn quickly off the pitch. Simm ons is another capable bowler. H e can send them down fast or bowl slow leg breaks. In either style he keeps a fine length, and is very deadly against any but the highest class of batsmen. A P b e t t y P la y e r . A pretty batsman to watch is Freemantle, of E aling Dean. This clever run-getter has a neat and convincing style. H e meets the ball with the full face of the bat, and his cuts and drives when set are executed with rare power. Sherwell, of South Hampstead, is also a fine player. H e scores at a good pace. Getting set quickly, he gives the ball the full face of the bat every time, and so clever are his placing shots that he frequently gets fours with strokes that are little m ore than a push at the ball. The secret of Sherwell’s success with the bat is his perfect tim ing. A C l e v e r T r io . Two capital players to watch are Lower and H orton. B oth men make a lot of runs every season in excellent style. Lower believes in hitting hard when the loose ball com es along, and his driving is exceptionally good. H orton is also able to make this stroke well, and his cut past point is another pretty shot that brings him many fours. Cocke, who played such a splendid innings for West London against North London, is a very stylish batsman. His defence is excellent, and he hits all round the wicket splendidly. Y oung ' s D e c e p tiv e F l ig h t . In Young, Clapton W anderers have a very fine bowler. Y ou ng’s latest effort is 7 Beckton wickets for 41. H e has a nice easy action and bowls well within his strength. Keeping a good length, he varies his pace and pitch very cleverly, and he also makes the ball turn a lot, but it is his deceptive flight that beats m ost batsmen. The University Averages. CAMBRIDGE. Matches played, 11; won, 5 ; drawn, 3 ; lost, 3. Arnold, A. C. P. Baker, E. C. (o) Calthorpe, F. d. G. (o) Fairbairn, G. A. Franklin, W. B. (o)... Grierson, H ................... H olloway, N. J. (o) Hopley, G. W. V. (o).. H ylton-Stewart, B. D Kidd, E. L. (o) K night, R ...................... Lagden, R. B. (o) Lang, A. H ................... M orrison, J. S. F. (o) Mulholland, Hon. G. J. A. M. Mulholland, Hon. H. G. H. (o) Patteson, C. ... Richardson, P. J. Riley, W. N. (o) Saville, S. H. (o) Sm ythe, D. ... Sullivan, J. H. B. Susskind, M. J. W indsor-Clive.Hon, Woosnam, M .... Not Highest Inns. out. Runs. Aver. Score. 2 0 21 10-50 11 4 1 24 8 00 8* 1 IS 1 465 27-35 88 4 1 70 23 33 26 , 10 5 137 27-40 40 2 0 30 15 00 24 . 17 7 153 15-30 34 . 10 2 132 16-00 42 . 2 1 24 24 00 24 , 16 1 506 3373 167 . 7 1 101 16-83 66 16 0 454 28-37 132 . 2 0 58 26-50 53 ) 12 0 804 25-33 118 2 1 0 0-00 6 . 15 0 875 25 00 73 . 0 2 157 22-42 57 . 2 0 10 500 7 . 13 0 333 25-61 60 . 14 2 287 23-01 81 . 3 0 15 5-00 12 4 0 28 7-00 13 . 5 0 41 8-20 35 L. 8 1 64 014 22 . 2 0 14 7-00 13 ( o) Signifies played v. Oxford. OXFORD. M atches played, 10 ; won, 2 ; drawn, 3 ; lost, 5. N ot Highest out. Runs. Aver. Score. 0 216 1063 62 0 223 20-27 50 Altham , H. S. ( c) Bardsley, R. V. (r) ... Baroda, H. H. the Gaekwad of Boswell, W. G. K. ... Cam pbell, I. P. F. (c) Colm an, G. R. R. .. Crutchley, G. E.V. (c) Evans, A. J. ( c) Foljam be, E. W. S.... Forrester, G. D. Fraser, J. N. (c) Grassett, G. W. Hands, K. C. M. ... K nott, F. H. (c) Lagden, R. O. (c) Lister-Kaye, K. A. ... Lord, W. F..................... Naumann, F. C. G .... Shaw, E. A (c) Twining, R. H. (c) ... Vidler, J. L . S. (c) ... W illmer, A. F. Wocd, G. D. ................. Inns. . 11 11 13 2 2 10 6 13 4 12 7 16 11 2 1 2 3 01 21 456 70 464 275 73 51 56 2 10 438 217 131 115 320 124 12 0 22-75 10-50 25-33 1316 3866 30-55 24 33 17 00 7-00 2-00 0-50 24-33 54-25 11 00 2 66 8 00 1642 20-00 12-40 21 00 40* 00* 107 38 40 17 2* 17 80 00* 35 31 81 33* 7* (c) signifies played v. Cambridge. O. R. W. A. 01 187 21 8*00 223 2 653 27 24-18 4 24 1 24-00 24 56 1 56-00 375-4 1065 30 27-30 24 55 3 18-83 214-8 751 85 21-45 55*4 177 8 22-12 16 82 1 82-00 124-4 447 22 20-31 10 86 1 86 00 0 30 0 _ 5 80 1 30 00 45 140 6 24-83 12 81 2 15*50 33 06 0 i i i O. II. W. A. 4 20 0 — 31 104 4 20-00 10 63 0 - 64-4 176 7 25 14 164 1 507 21 24 14 231-3 681 33 20 63 12 35 2 17-50 06 208 5 41-60 206-4 628 10 33-05 15 65 0 — 144 465 16 20 06 2101 585 22 26-50 10 36 0 — 12 86 2 18-00