Cricket 1912

O ct . 12, 1912. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 555 Ilford had a great season. Twenty matches won, one lost, with such a fixture list, is sim ply splendid. H onor Oak alone lowered their colours, and that in a match when Ilford had little luck. G. M. L ouden’s fine all-round cricket, and especially his deadly fast bowling, made him a tower of strength to the club. The veteran E . C. Porter headed the batting averages, and made 160 runs more than anyone else ; J. Pattinson and A. J. Spelling followed him , and with the exception of T. M. Weaver (who doesn’t care about batting), every m an who played in as many as half-a-dozen innings had a double figure average. Louden and W eaver took 160 wickets be­ tween them ; the other sixteen bowlers who went on, 86 ! J. Gather- cole kept wicket in first-class style, and the fielding was excellent. The team owed m uch to good captaincy— Alfred Porter is one of the best, and in his absence his brother Edgar takes over the reins and handles them skilfully. The first eleven averaged just 20 runs per wicket, its opponents 10-01. These are significant figures. IL FO RD C.C. : 1912. First X I. played 24 ; won 2 0 ; lost 1 ; drew 3. Second X I. played 19 ; won 12 ; lost 2 ; drew 5. Third X I. played 2 1; won 13 ; lost 5 ; drew 3. Club’s record : 64 played ; 45 won ; 8 lo s t ; 11 drawn. For the club 9,299 runs were scored for 556 wickets— average 16-72. Against the olub 6,991 runs were scored for 645 wickets— average 10'83. F irst E leven A verages . B atting . Inns. N.o. R. A. H.S. O. B owling . R. W. A. Eastwood, H. J. ... 11 2 147 16-33 70* 43 132 9 14-66 Gathercole ... 10 5 105 21-00 35* — — — — Louden,G M ... 17 1 337 21-06 73 282-4 742 109 6-80 Lyon, T. A Ofield, W. 1 .A ... 14 0 233 16-64 35 70-4 240 12 20-00 ... 6 0 74 12-33 21 — — — — Pattinson, J. ... 13 2 315 28-63 53* 5*3 24 1 24-00 Porter, A. ... ... 16 2 260 18-57 100* 1 2 3 0-66 Porter, E. C. Reynolds, H. E. ... 23 5 620 34-44 94 — — — — ... 23 0 460 20-00 66 21-3 91 7 1300 Spelling, A. J. ... 13 2 293 26-63 85 55 193 13 14-84 Turrall, W. G. ... 15 0 199 13*26 43 3 4 1 4-00 Weaver, T. M. ... 8 1 37 5-28 13 166-1 480 51 941 Wilson, A. E. ... 9 4 165 33-00 42 44-1 140 17 8-23 Also batted: C. R. Annan (2 inns.-0 not outs-4 runs); F. C. Capon (1-0-0); E. Cuttle (8-1-23) ; F. England (5-0-44); T. H. Foot (4-1-14) ; W. S. Fox (5-0-40) ; 8. Genders (2-0-V); J. L. Hills (1-0-6); 8. Hotson (5-2-31) ; J. Humphreys (3-1-36); N. Lang (3-0-24); P. C. Newbury (4-0-47); A. Reynolds (1-0-0) ; F. P. Reynolds (1-0-18); F. E. Sheppard (5-2-22); T. M. V. Vaughan-Roderiek (1-0-0). Also bowled: E. Cuttle (22 overs-93 runs-10 wickets); F. England (17-44-5); T. H. Foot (16-42-4); W. S. Fox (1-6-0); S. Genders (9*3-46-2); J. Humphreys (5-10-0) ; P. C. Newbury (6 25-1) ; F. E. Sheppard (5-20-1). F or the 2nd X I., F . C. Capon had the excellent figures of 10 innings, 3 n .o., 267 runs, average 3814, highest score 100; F. J. B irch followed with 15-5-378-37-80-72; F . J. Russell’s figures were 18-1-371-21-82-64, and E . Cuttle's 13-3-214-21-40-62*. W . Gander averaged 17-09, J. Humphreys 16-45, F . P. Eeynolds 14-90, A. J. Smith 14-33, P. C. Newbury 13-70, S. Genders 9-81. All of these played in 10 or m ore inniDgs. T . A. Lyon played in two innings, and totalled 112. W . H. Slater averaged 27-33, A . Reynolds 21-00, T . M. V . Vaughan-Boderick 20 85, and H . T . M. W eaver 20 80, all in 5 innings or more. E . Cuttle (54 wickets at 9-51 each) and P. C. Newbury (35 at 11-05) were the chief bowlers, F. E ngland (15 at 6-40) and F. P. Reynolds (12 at 11-41) being the only others to take 10 wickets. F or the 3rd X I., H . T. M. W eaver (7-1-200-33-33-77*) neaded the batting, followed by B . F. Wates (17'20 per innings) and F. C. W eaver (15-40). F . E ngland took 79 wickets at 7-15 each, and H. Hawes, junr., 39 at lO'Oo. It is worthy o f note that F. England, who played for all three elevens during the season, only missed by one his 100 wickets for the club, taking 79 for the 3rd, 15 for the 2nd, and 5 for the 1st XI. Battersea had only a moderate season, and the cause is not far to seek. W hile the batting of the first X I. was so powerful that the side was seldom dismissed cheaply, the bowling was not strong enough to get out m any good sides within the limits of a Saturday afternoon’s play. E . C. Huish, on his day, was probably tbe best of the regular bowlers, and he worked hard and well. J. 0 . Christie had better figures, and so had H . A . W h ite; but they did not get through the same am ount of work as H uish. J. W hite, the young W ellingburian, com ing in for the last two matches, secured figures which made the rest look poor by comparison. W ith batsmen like George Dawdry, F . W ard, G. H . Swain, H . A. W hite, L . E . Hiscoek, and J. C. Christie playing regularly, and P. Knight and H. M. Lawson giving some assistance, the old club was all right in this department, at least. B A T T E R S E A C .C .: 1912. First X I. played 23 ; won 3 ; lost 6 ; drawn 14. Second X I. played 16; won 4 ; lost 7 ; drawn 5. F irst X I. A verages . Arnold, F. ... Camroux, G. F. Christie, J. C. Dawdry, G. ... Hiscock, L. E. Huish, E. C. Knight, P. ... Lawson, H. M. Livesey, L. E. Swain, G. H. Ward, F. White, H. A. White, J. Also batted , but in fewer than 7 i n n i n g s Burke, P., 1 innings-0 not out- 25 runs ; Carter, T. G., 6-4-10 ; Dalton, W. T., 1-0-0 ; Harding, B., 3-2-24; Herron, R. M., 4-1-10; Hunt, H. R., 1-0-0 ; Hunt, L. B., 3-0-0 ; Hunt, R., 2-0-3 ; Jeacocke, A., 2-0-20 ; Latham, A. M., 3-1-30; Latham, G. H., 1-0-32; Mattingly, W .C ., 1-0-1 ; Miles, H. R., 2-0-0; Miller, A. T., 2-0-0 ; Perry, E. J., 1-0-2 ; Taylor, R. M., 3-0*13 ; Trollope, A. J., 4-1-78 ; Verrall, A. G., 2-0-11 ; Wells, L. S., 1-0-13. Also bowled, but tookfeicer than fi wickets: —Carrington, E., 4 overs-10 runs- 3 w ickets; Jeacocke, A., 3-21-1; Mattingley, W. C., 11-52-3; Trollope, A. J., 3-21-1 ; Wells, L. S., 2-18-0. Inns. N.o B atting . . R. A. H.S. O. B owling . R. W. A. . 17 4 138 10-61 34 141-1 595 15 39 66 3 0 3 1-00 2 25-2 105 7 15-00 . 21 2 324 17-05 57 118-4 493 28 17-60 . 18 3 498 33-20 102* 81-5 340 16 21-25 . 20 3 312 18-35 53* — — — — . 16 5 154 14-00 43* 274-4 1042 47 22-17 . 9 0 191 21-22 50 68-5 300 9 33-33 . 7 1 147 24*50 67 — — — — . 7 1 88 14-66 35 — — — — . 14 0 417 29-79 124 74 345 6 57*50 . 19 5 526 37-57 80* — — — — . 14 2 252 21 00 96 102-3 372 23 16-17 . 2 2 34 — 32* 34-1 125 16 7-81 There are some very prom ising players in the second XI. ranks, and L. B. Hunt, A . J. Palmer, J. Eakland, J. W alker, and H. Batten all did well for the side. S econd X I. A verages . B atting . B ow ling . Inns. N.o. R. A. H.S. O. R. W. A. Batten, H. ... ... 7 2 68 13-60 22 38 169 12 14-08 Eakland, J. ... ... 13 1 116 9-66 33 102-3 345 27 12-77 Harding, B.... ... 6 0 95 15-83 52 — — — — Herron, R. M. .. 6 1 73 14-60 37 — — — — Hunt, H. R.... ... 13 1 105 8-75 34 23 86 5 17-20 Hunt, L. B.... ... 13 0 343 26-38 103 2 10 0 — Miller, A. T.... ... 10 1 65 7-22 16* 5 25 1 25-00 Palmer, A. J. ... 15 2 258 19*85 67 116-1 511 32 15*97 Perry, E. J. ... ... 5 1 20 5.00 8 39 149 12 12-41 Presslee, H. ... ... 8 0 42 5-25 13 — — — — Roberts, J. ... ... 7 1 58 9-66 28 22 100 1 100-00 Shelford, T. ... ... 10 2 84 10-50 21* — — — — Walker, J. ... ... 14 2 186 15-50 49 138 512 39 13-12 Also batted , but in fewer than 7 innings :—Arnold, F., 1 innings-0 not out- 4 runs; Carter, T. G., 1-0-18; Christie, J. C., 1-0-47 ; Herron, G. D., 3-0-10 ; His­ cock. L. E., 1-0-5; Jarvis, A. W., 4-1-25; Latham, G. H., 1-0-0; Lee, E. S., 2-0-8; Miles, H. R., 3-0-12 ; Moore, P., 1-0-0 ; Saunders, J. S., 4-0-2 ; Taylor, R. W., 2-0-1. Ward, F., 1-0-14 ; White, H. A., 1-1-25. Also bowled , but took fewer than 6 wickets: —Arnold, F., 7 overs-ll runs-1 w icket; Christie, J. C., 4-17-0 ; Dalton, W. T., 24-117-5; Lee, E. S., 7-24-1; White, H. A., 15-3-21-5. Arlington and Leytonstone have had better seasons than 1912; but if they have not been quite as successful as they could haVe wished they have had some very enjoyable cricket. All their m atches are played on opponents’ grounds, as the club has no abiding place of its own. The secretary, W alter Ruffels, has done excellent work as a bow ler; and G . S. Cole, F. W iles, and J. Hoare have been useful all-round men, but one or two of the veterans have fallen away somewhat, and two or three good m en were only irregularly available. ARLINGTON & LEYTON STON E C.C. Played, 22 ; won, 6 ; lost, 1 0 ; drawn, 6. P rincipal A verages . 1912. Inns. N.o. R. A. H.S. O. R. W. A. Adlam, S. G. 17 0 105 6-17 19 — — — ' — Beal, C........................ 11 2 67 7-44 28 26 93 8 11-62 Bell, H. E .................. 13 2 71 6-45 20* — — — — Caton, A..................... 5 0 88 17-60 43 58 193 13 14-84 Child, E. W. 6 1 56 11-20 23* — — — — Cole, G. S..................., 11 2 235 26-11 48 63 244 18 13*55 Cook, S. S.................. 11 4 22 3*14 5 — — — — Davis, C. H. 12 4 97 12*12 20 — — — — Graham, A. J. 13 0 74 5-69 34 10 28 2 14-00 Halse, B. E..............., 5 1 29 7-25 16 — — — — Halse, H..................... 8 0 86 10-75 25 106 383 28 13-67 Hoare, J....................., 18 1 206 12-11 50 116 500 24 20-83 Hook, F. S................. 5 0 82 16*40 46 25 106 8 13‘25 Miles, J...................... 18 1 238 14-00 45 — — — — Puddefoot, A. J. ... 6 0 11 1-83 8 10 47 2 23-50 Ruffels, W. .. , 18 2 104 6-50 24 195 495 50 9-90 Wiles, F...................... 20 3 248 14*58 48 170 615 37 16 62 Williams, L. 9 1 96 12-00 29 — — — — W. Ruffels and 5 each. G. S. Cole made 6 catches each, A. J. Graham and F. Wiles