Cricket 1912

O ct . 12, 1912. CEICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 547 properly speaking; only a few men were regularly available, and until this is remedied the side will never take a high place. It is not the fault of the secretaries ; they do what men may do. In such a disastrous campaign as Suffolk’s in 1912 the record of the skipper, H. L . W ilson, stands out red-lettered. He is at the top of the second- class batting averages, and is the only m an who made two centuries in m inor county cricket during the season. But even he was absent som etim es. Penfold did creditable work as a bowler. S u r r e y II. had a strong batting side, with Goatly, Spring, Abel, Sandham, A. W . F. Butty, G. W . Palmer, and occasionally C. T. A .W ilkinson and F. W. Gillespie ; but the bowling was not nearly as good as tho batting. As the team came through the season without a defeat outright, no one can well com plain, how ever; and perhaps the criticism that most of the crack bats are really first eleven m en— though there may not be room for them in the first eleven— will be held beside the mark. W i lt s h i r e , apart from an unexpected win over Bucks and a rare uphill fight with Surrey II. at the Oval, did little of any note. Newman owes his batting figures almost entirely to a big score in the Oval gam e; and I fancy the veteran captain, A. M. Miller, is still the best bat on the side. The bowling was quite respectable, Overton, Newman, M itchell, and W . B . C. Laverton all doing good work, and only six of the twenty sides have better figures in the “ average per wicket against ” colum n than W ilts. Of N o r th a m p to n s h ir e II., W a r w ic k s h ir e II., and Y o r k s h ir e II., each engaging in only a couple of matches, it is unnecessary to say anything. In the averages which follow, the figures of m inor county players for the M.C.C. against any m inor county are included. Minor Counties Championship Matches : Runs Scored For and Against each County: 1912. F or . A gainst . County. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Runs. Wkts. Aver. B ed ford sh ire................ 2473 128 19-3 2787 I ll 25 1 Berkshire ................ 1973 127 15-5 2001 85 23-5 Buckingham shire ... 1806 85 21-2 1897 111 17-0 Cam bridgeshire 2133 144 14-8 2235 85 26 2 Cheshire ................ 1460 128 11*4 2194 104 21*0 Cornwall ................ 1903 123 15*4 2123 147 144 Devonshire ................ {.. 2586 116 22*2 2303 134 171 Dorsetshire ................ 1811 126 14-3 1712 116 14-7 Durham ................ 1851 104 17-7 1614 111 14-5 Glamorganshire 1781 109 16-3 1669 108 15-4 H ertfordshire................ 2875 US 24-3 2405 135 17-8 Kent II.............................. 2462 143 17-2 1946 116 16-7 L in coln sh ire ................ 1458 109 13-3 1737 103 16*8 M onm outhshire 1429 125 11-4 2190 101 21-6 N orfolk............................. 2289 110 22*8 1904 160 11-9 Northum berland 2556 106 24-1 2392 129 18*5 S taffordshire................ 2844 119 23-8 1&32 162 11-3 S u ffolk ............................. 1606 104 15-4 1997 82 24*3 Surrey II. ................ 2516 81 31-0 2418 114 21-1 W iltshire ................ 1776 142 12*5 2232 133 16-7 Totals ... 41,588 2347 17*7 41,588 2347 17-7 There were only three totals of 400 and over during the season:— 516 (for 6, dec.), Surrey II. v. Suffolk, Oval, July 25, 26. 502, Devonshire v. Berkshire, Exeter, July 24, 25. 411, Northumberland v. Durham , Newcastle, May 27, 28. Centuries in Second-Class Cricket. Abel (W . J . ) ................. B ickford-Sm ith, W . N. Birkbeck, G . W . Bradford, T. A. Carroll, F . Hargrave... Collins ( G . ) ................. Falcon, M........................ Field, D . H ..................... Goatly (E. G.) Golding ................. Gillespie, F . S. Holland ( J . ) ................. H olland, L . E. Kilner (B .) ... Meldon, W . W . Newman (A. W .) Phillips, N. C. Spring (A. W .) Taylor, L. F__ Tebbutt, H . C. 148, Surrey II. v. Kent II., Oval, May 27. 139, Cornwall v. Berks., Camborne, July 26. 118, N orfolk v. Beds., Bedford, July 11. 105, Durham v. Lincolnshire, S. Shields, June 26. 232, Devon v. Berks., Exeter, July 24. 107, Kent II. v. Surrey II., Oval, May 27, 28. 143, N orfolk v. Herts., Norwich, Aug. 6. 103, Bucks. v. Beds, Bedford, July 18. 101*, Surrey II. v. Yorkshire II., Oval,May 24. 104, Herts, v. Cambs., H itchin, Aug 27. 105, Surrey II. v. W ilts, Oval, July 18. 120, Cheshire v. Northumberland, Newcastle, June 11. 146, Nortbants II. v. W arwickshire II., Birm ingham , May 27, 28. 136, Yorkshire II. v. Surrey II , Botherham , June 17. 144, Northumberland v. Cheshire, Newcastle, June 10. 153, W ilts, v. Surrey II., Oval, July 19. 128, M onm outh v. Devon, Exeter, July 22,23. 180*, Surrey II. v. Suffolk, Oval, July 25, 26. 103, Staffs, v. M onmouth, Newport, Aug. 29. 108, Cambs. v. Herts., Cambridge, Aug. 2. Titchmarsh, C. H. ... 100, Herts, v. Cambs., H itchin, Aug. 27. Troughton, L . H . W . 123, Kent II. v. Surrey II., Oval, May 28. W ilson, H . L . ... 131, Suffolk v. Surrey II., Oval, July 25. ,, ... 113, Suffolk v. H erts., Bushey, July 24. Of these 24 scores only 20 were in the Championship, those of Abel, Goatly, L . E . H olland, and Kilner being made in extraneous matches. In the batting averages which follow everyone who played ten innings or m ore is included, with those who played five or more completed innings and had a double figure, and a few who only just fell short of the required standard. This leaves out scores of players; but as none of them figured m any times or with any real measure of success perhaps their om ission may be regarded as immaterial. P r in c ip a l B a ttin g ; A v e r a g e s . (Includes Durham v. Australians, Herts v. M.C.C. (2), Norfolk v. M .C.C., Norfolk v. Mr. Lionel ltobinson’s X I., Dorsetshire v. M .C.C., W iltshire v. M .C.C., and Surrey II. v. Yorkshire II. (2), and Northants II. v. Warwickshire II. (2), as well as all matches in the Minor Counties Championship). Batsman. H. L. W ilso n ................. Goatly (E. G .) T. A. Bradford Harrison ( R .)................ W. F. Sturt ................ C. H. Titchm arsh' ... L. F. T a y lo r ................ N. V. H. Riches M. Falcon ................ Abel (W. J.) ................ Collins (G .) ................ K. H . D. Sewell P. Briggs ................ F. Hargrave C arroll... Spring (A. W .) W. W. Meldon P. L. Frith ................ C. T A. W ilkinson ... R. K night ................ G. G. M. Bennett ... Sandham (A .)................ G olding ................ R . B. C ow ley ................ G. B. H em ingway ... G. W. Birkbeck W. N Bickford-Sm ith W ilson (G. A .) E. S. Household Alwin ............................. M. Cond6-W illiam s ... J. E. D enning................ S. P. Boll ............... Morfee (P. E .)................ Norbury ( V . ) ............... C. F. Stanger-Leathe* W. H. T w ig g ................ Nichols (J . E.) H oldstock ............... V ib a r t ............................. C. Y. Adamson Silverlock (A .).............. Light ............................. H ollow ood (A.) Dr. A. F. M orcom ... W ingham ................ Jennings (D. W.) A . M. M ille r ................ H. Brooks ............... N. C. P hillips................ A. F. Leach-Lewis ... Capt. H. C. Potter G. A. Stevens................ Newm an (A. W .) W. G. Southwell Falconer ( R .) ................ D. H. Field ................ T. A. L. W hittington A . M. Harrison Preedy ... ............... R. C. G r e lle t ............... M axwell ( J . ) ............... Blacklidge (W. J.) .. F . C. B a r n e s ................ W. A . P o w e ll................ J. F. O rchard............... A . W. F. Rutty Barnes (S. F .)............... H. R. Orr ............... G. W. P alm er............... P. W. Le G ros.............. M ilne (G.) L. H. W. Troughton.. Day (J. W .) ............... Richardson ............... H. C. T ebbutt............... R iley ............................ W atts (G.) ............... County. Inns. N.o. R. A. H.S. Suffolk 6 0 346 57*66 131 Surrey (II.) ... 10 2 400 50-00 101* Durham 5 0 249 49-80 105 Durham 6 1 242 48-40 86* D evon................ 7 1 273 45-50 75 Herts................... IS 2 710 44-37 100 Staffs................... 6 0 265 44 16 103 Glamorgan ... 11 2 373 41*44 73 Norfolk 16 3 538 41-38 143 Surrey II. 9 1 330 41-25 148 Kent II. 9 0 370 41-11 107 B u ck s................ 10 2 325 40-62 74 Staffs................... 13 2 435 39-54 85 Devon ................ 10 0 385 38-50 232 Surrey II. 11 1 376 37 60 ISO* Northum berland 8 0 296 37 00 144 Bucks. 9 1 296 37-00 61 Surrey II. 6 0 210 35-00 69 Devon... 11 0 340 33-90 71 Berks................... 13 1 401 33-41 74 Surrey II. 15 4 358 32-54 97 H erts.................. 19 1 582 32-33 104 H erts................... 11 1 308 40-80 56 Lines................... 6 0 184 30-66 55 Norfolk 11 1 306 30-60 118 Cornwall 10 0 305 30-50 139 Staffs................... 12 3 274 30-44 73* Herts................... 14 2 358 29-83 80 Surrey II. 7 1 178 29*66 57 Devon 10 3 207 29-57 93* Berks.................. 7 0 206 29-42 74 Nortlium berland 11 2 263 2922 75 Kent II. 13 1 350 29-16 83 Northum berland 9 1 226 28-25 71 Northum berland 7 0 191 27-28 65 Staffs................... 11 0 299 27-18 72 Staffs................... 14 1 341 26-23 52 Beds.................... 12 1 284 25-81 66 Cornwall 13 0 334 25*69 77 Durham 12 0 305 25-41 65 M onmouth ... 14 1 329 2530 67 D evon ................ 13 1 302 25-16 52* 8taffs................... 12 2 250 25-00 48 Beds..................... 10 1 225 25-00 55* Northum berland J1 2 218 24-22 78 K ent II. 12 1 264 24-00 68* W ilts................... 10 2 190 23-75 94* Durham 12 2 236 2360 39 M onm outh ... 13 1 283 23-58 138 K ent II. 11 2 208 2311 51* Beds.................... 6 1 115 23-00 51 Norfolk 17 2 345 23-00 66* Wilts. 17 2 344 22 93 153 Beds..................... 11 0 249 22-63 67 Norfolk 12 6 135 22-50 52* B ucks................. 9 1 178 22 25 103 Glamorgan ... 7 1 133 22 16 71* Dorset 16 1 328 21-86 71 Devon ................ 11 4 153 2185 48* Herts. 7 1 131 21*83 74 Glamorgan ... 11 0 240 21-81 54 Surrey II. 8 1 152 21*71 44 Cornwall 13 3 217 21-70 78* Kent II. 7 1 129 21-50 76* Devon ................ 5 0 107 21-40 37 Surrey II. 10 1 192 21-33 69 Staffs................... 8 0 168 21-00 49 Beds.................... 18 1 355 20-88 60 Surrey II. 12 2 208 20-80 71 Bucks.................. 10 1 186 20-66 69* Northum berland 10 1 184 20-44 60 K ent II. 13 0 265 20 38 133 Lines................... 12 0 244 2033 85 Northum berlan d 12 1 220 2000 50 Cambs. 15 0 297 lii-80 108 Lines................... 11 2 178 19-77 72 Cambs. 15 1 275 19-64 75