Cricket 1912

558 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. O c t . 12, 1912. Despite a num ber of drawn gam es due to the influence of the weather, E aling had, as usual, a good season. Three men stand out very prom inently— J. H . A. Tolkien, who again scored more runs than anyone else for the club, though naturally he did not equal his fine figures of the preceding season, and who took m ore wickets than anyone else except D . R . O sborne; Osborne him self, who had the splendid record of 103 wickets at under 13 e a c h ; and J. B. Craik, w ho was second to Tolkien in aggregate, and headed the batting averages, besides doing som e useful work as a bowler. H. D. M offat’s consistent play was also of the greatest service, and perhaps he should be classed with these three. Others did well playing less frequently, and the club has any number of good batsmen, with quite as m any effective bowlers as m ost. The averages which follow do not include the A team ’s matches. E A L IN G C .C .; 1912. Matches played, 44 ; won, 16 ; lost, 9 ; drawn, 19. Barrett, A. H. Bolter, A .E . Bolter, C. A. Bratlbery, A. Chick, J. H. Cobb, P. H ................... Coode, C. 1*. Craik, J. B. Cumberlege, B. S. ... Dangar, D. It. Downs, H. S. Farr, N. E.................... Gunning, A. F. Hobbs, L ....................... Hoole, D. Lloyd-Jones, S. Marryatt, Capt. R ___ Martin, E. M. Martin, R. E. Moffat, H. D. Osborne, C. H. Osborne, D. R. Scholey, C. A. N. ... Sloley, R. Smith, L. D. Squire, Hastings Stanley, Capt. E.H.B. Tolkien, J. H. A. ... Troup, F. C. Wedd, H. K. W illcox, C. A. Bligh, J. Orr, 1-0-35 ; Browse, W., 3-0-7 ; Bushby, W. E., 2-0-50; Dunster, C. 2-1-5 ; Eastman F. 1-0-17 ; Faber, F. S. 2-1-48 ; Farr, E.,- 5-2-11 ; Greer, Major T. M., 1-1-3 ; Gregory, W., 2-0-31 ; Herschell, R ., 2-1-4 ; Higgins, J. E. L., 3-1-0; Hirsch, F. H. W ., 3-0-39; Kelsall, Dr. H. T., 4-1-15; Kirkpatrick, L. G., 1-0-1 ; Mallett, R, H., 1-0-17 ; Manners-Smith, Col. J., 1-0-1 ; McDonald, J. It., 4-0-44 ; Morice, C. S., 2-1-27 ; Peal, W. E., 1-0-4 ; Pfungst, L. L., 1-0-2; Read, M. A., 1-0-3 ; Ruston, H. D., 3-0-43 ; Swaby, H. L. .W., 1-0-28 ; Swainson, C. G., 3-0-12; Thomas, H. H., 1-0-16; Weston, A. T., 2-1-16 ; Wigg, A. H 2-1-29. Also bowled :— Baker, S., 10 runs-0 w icket; Bazell, H., 7-3 ; Browse W., 4-1 ; Bushby W. E., 16-1 ; Dunster, C., 50-2 ; Eastman, F., 17-0; Faber, F. S., 29-1; Farr, E., 127-2; Hartley F. G., 14-0; Hirsch, F. H. W., 64-4; Kelsall, Dr. H. T., 97-7 ; Kirkpatrick, L. G., 40-0 ; Mallett, R. H., 26-2 ; Morice, C. S., 135-7 ; Ruston, H. D., 20-1 ; Sargent, J. P., 16-2 ; Swainson, C. G., 9-0 ; Thomas, H. H., 171-6 ; Ure, Rev. E., 29-0. P rincipal A verages . B atting . B owling . ins. N.o. R. A. H.S. O. R. W. A. 10 3 220 31-42 83 — 31 1 31-00 7 1 90 15 00 24 — — — — 10 0 232 23-20 97 91*2 275 12 22-91 11 0 331 30*09 96 — 59 3 19-66 8 2 65 10*83 18* — 62 0 — 8 2 81 13*50 31 101-5 327 27 12*11 11 3 226 28-25 100 47 135 12 11-25 16 3 698 53*69 120 147-3 499 29 17-20 3 0 149 49-66 106 — — — — 8 0 60 7*50 13 28-2 140 5 28-00 9 3 83 13-83 27 — 46 1 46-00 10 1 71 7-88 21 — 82 1 82*00 9 1 341 42-62 101* — — — — 12 1 270 24-54 85 135-4 430 34 12*64 6 1 1221 24*40 30 — 64 1 64*00 27 3 4471 18*62 47* 13*5 65 7 9-28 3 2 62 62-00 32 — 50 0 — 11 1 174 17-40 60 — 42 0 — 5 0 111 22*20 44 45*1 165 4 41-25 27 0 600 22-22 61 13 80 5 16-00 19 4 173 11-53 89* 28-5 133 7 19-00 19 4 241 16-06 49 434*5 1326 103 12-87 10 1 140 15-55 29 — — — — 15 2 117 9-00 25 43 184 6 30-66 3 0 127 42*33 104 — — ,— — 6 2 194 48-50 90 17 49 5 9-80 5 2 194 64-66 86* 12 67 4 16*75 28 7 738 35-14 110* 379*4 1076 65 16-55 3 1 62 31*00 38* — 0 1 — 21 2 296 15*57 51* 15 49 7 7*00 14 2 239 19*91 44 29 94 5 18*80 pr, S., 1 innings-0 not out-0 runs; Bazell H., 1-0-1 The weather influence is very plainly indicated in Oxford C ity’s record. Fifteen drawn games in 25 matches ! E lm er Cotton, form erly of Crofton Park, heads the batting averages of those who played at all frequently with excellent figu res; and he and H . T. Lew endon, the H on. Sec., scored between them nearly as many runs as any other half-dozen m en on the side. H . J. M . Eade, who nlayed well for Oxfordshire in the days of the county club—which one hopes will shortly be resuscitated— did good all-round work, heading the bowling averages with capital figures. OXFORD C ITY C.C. : 1912. Played, 25 ; won, 3 ; lost, 7 ; drawn, 15. F irst X I A verages . B atting . Inns. N.o. R. A. H.S. 0 . B owling . R. W. A. Annetts, H. H. 6 1 58 11*60 17* — , . — — — Benson, J. R. 8 1 119 17*00 35 14 42 4 10*50 Cotton, Elmer ,. 18 1 570 33-52 118 149 613 24 25*55 Davis, E. G. 6 1 207 41*40 75 — , — — ___ Eade, H. J. M. 11 4 181 25*85 65 210 614 40 15*36 Hadland, F. W. .. 9 4 65 13-00 17 104 298 15 19*86 Howells, A................. 7 0 87 12-42 33 77 198 17 11*64 Lewendon, II. T. 20 2 450 25-00 71 23 103 4 25*75 Moulder, E. R. D... 5 1 88 22-00 33* — — — — Policy, G.................... 8 1 164 23-14 45 — — — — Perry, C...................... . 13 2 165 15-00 45 54 262 7 37*42 Pike, Wr......................... 10 1 130 14*44 27 — — — — Price, W. H. 5 1 67 16*75 25 — — — — Shepherd, T. 8 0 247 30-87 105 — — — — Sturgess, Guy ,. 10 0 153 15*30 58 — — — Turner, J. R. F., .. . 12 4 106 13*25 26 135 435 17 25*58 Also bowled : —Briscoe, A. F., 16-overs-86 runs-3 wickets ; Draycon, A. P., 39-167-10 ; De la Bere, B.B., 19-103-6 ; West, J. W., 19-70-3. The second XI. and A team played 18 matches, won 6, lost 3, tied 1, drew 8. Elmer Cotton, with 236 runs in 4 innings, 2 not out, had an average of 118 for them ; W. H. Price scored 90 in 4 innings, H. T. Lewendon 136 in 7 (2 not out). A. F. Briscoe took 13 wickets at 7‘39 each, F. East 10 at 7‘70, A. P. Draycon 9 at 9*11, B. B. De la Bcre 11 at 9"27 and Elmer Cotton 10 at 12*60. London Scottish, with a large number of capable players to draw upon, and lucky enough to have pretty regular assistance from their best m en, did well, as with rare exceptions they have always done. They have excellent all-round m en in A. H. Read, H . A. Easton, E . H ogg, J. Lam ont, C. Artaud, E. A. Bennett, C. Adamson, and A. F . Angus-Thomas, all of whom scored well and took wickets cheaply; while H . C. H odgson, C. Powell, R . A. Bennett (the capable wicket-keeper of the side, who goes in late, but is generally good for runs in time of need), R. Suttill, S. Artaud, E . A . Homer, W . G. Henderson, and others made runs, and H. G . V . Homer, though far below his form of 1911 as a batsman, was m ore successful with the ball. LONDON SCO TTISH C.C. : 1912. Played, 36 ; won, 15 ; lost, 11; drawn 10. Six games were abandoned. B atting A verages . Times not Total Highest Inns. out. Runs. Aver. score. A. H. R e a d .......................... 16 1 401 26-73 88 H. A. Easton .............. 10 4 156 26-00 60* J. A dam son.......................... 16 6 254 25-40 49 ,H. C. Hodgson .............. 20 2 447 24*83 91 C. Powell .......................... 15 0 360 24-00 106 E. Hogg .......................... 16 3 289 22-23 69 J. Lamont .......................... 13 1 266 22*16 76 R. Suttill .......................... 10 0 210 21-00 78 C. Artaud .......................... 17 8 178 19-77 51* R. A. Bennett .............. 19 7 226 18-83 37 S. Artaud .......................... 11 2 168 18-66 46 E. A. H om er......................... 18 2 295 18-43 78* W. G. H en derson .............. 12 2 173 17-30 65 A. F. Angus-Thomas 13 2 178 16-18 44* E. A. Bennett .............. 16 1 227 15-13 34 J. S. C how n.......................... 20 0 275 13-75 77 C. Phillips .......................... 8 0 106 13-25 31 L. Lienard .......................... 10 0 130 13-00 3S F. J. Wass .......................... 13 2 133 12*09 39 L. J. Bush .......................... 9 0 108 12-00 43 H. G. V. Homer ............... 19 2 202 11-88 42* G. Batchelor.......................... 13 0 139 10-69 90 A. S. Physick ............... 11 3 70 8-75 29 C. C. T o llitt.......................... 6 0 46 7-66 31 J. C. Cooper ... .............. 5 0 30 6-00 12 H. Chown .......................... 6 0 16 2-66 6 The following also b a t t e d F . H. Robbins 34, 9, and 7 ; F. R. Connell 7; W. B. England 4, 0, and 1, and J. C. Cowling 0. B owling A verages . Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wkts. Aver. L. Lienard.......................... . 41 5 133 13 10*23 C. Artaud ............... 79 8 275 24 11-45 E. Hogg .......................... 149 15 555 48 11-56 A. H. Read .............. 201 46 573 41 13-97 J. Adamson .............. 34 2 173 12 14-41 H. A. Easton ............... 163 27 451 30 15*03 A. F. Angus-Thomas ... 90 16 280 18 15*55 J. Lam ont.......................... 113 8 470 29 16-20 H. G. V. H o m e r............... 104 14 371 22 16-86 E. A. Bennett .............. 169 34 465 26 17-88 F. J. Wass.......................... 61 6 231 12 19-25 C. P o w e ll.......................... 63 1 286 10 2S60 The following also b o w le d F . R. Connell, 2 wickets for 19; E. A. Homer 3 for 42 ; S. Artaud, 8 for 123 ; G. Batchelor, 4 for 74 ; L. J. Bush, 6 for 121 ; R’ Suttill, 1 for 142 ; W. G. Henderson, 0 for 10 ; and F. H. Robbins, 0 for 11. Derrick Wanderers did well, and would have done better if all their best m en could have played regularly. H . E . Bennie was a tower of strength in batting, and was ably supported by L. T. Bawcutt, B . T . Childs, W . (i. Hankin, and W . H . G old s; while as bowlers Childs and H ankin did splendid work. C. E. N orm an and H . F. W harton were the second team’s crack bats, and the last- named was also A. J. Carroll’s best assistant in the attack. The prizes were won as follow s:— Badford Challenge Cup and First Team Batting Prize (presented by H . Cecil Bickett, E s q .): H. B . Bennie. Aggregate Prize, First Team (presented by F . E. Pelly, E sq .): W . G . H ankin. B owling Prize, First Team (presented by F . B . Pelly, E s q .): E. T. Childs. Batting Prize, Second Team (presented by W . J. Franks, E s q .): C. E . Norman. Bow ling Prize, Second Team (presented by Sir A . C. Cory- W right, Bart, J .P .): A. 3. Carroll.