Cricket 1913

4 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OK THE GAME. J an . 18, 11)13. island, and y o u see w h a t it m eans— -another month, a t least. Those o f m y team who retu rn d ire ctly a fter th e last m a tch w ill be b ack in E n g lan d b y th e end of March. B u t a few of us w ill b e a fortn igh t i later, for w e mean to go up c o u n try to see th e Ivaieteu r F a lls— a sight w o rth ta k in g a long jou rn ey for, I am to ld .” “ T h e W est Ind ian papers sa y y o u are visitin g G ren a d a .” “ I should like to go th ere again ; G renada is th e m ost ty p ic a l of the W est Ind ian islands, and th e scen ery is m agn ificen t. B u t I am not sure ; th e steam sh ip service m akes d ifficu lties.” “ W h a t in th e W est Ind ian tou rs do y o u rem em ­ b er best ? ” “ Oh, un do u b ted ly th e finish of th e gam e w ith A ll W est Indies at P o rt of Spain in 1905. W hen o n ly 19 runs were w an ted , th e y still h ad three w ickets to fall, and I th in k the}? ough t to h a v e won. H inds and B u rto n w ere then in. A t 143— 15 to w in— th e la tter w as run ou t. Morrison, o f Jam aica, w ho h ad m ade to p score in th e first innings, cam e in, determ ined th ou gh nervou s— n ea rly ev eryb od y w a s a trifle ex cited , for th a t m a tter. H ind s made a single. Morrison hit a b all stra igh t to H esketh- P rich ard (not ab so lu tely ou r best fieldsman, I need h a rd ly say), called , ran, stum b led , and f e l l ! I shall n eve r fo rget h is desperate a ttem p t to craw l in to his crease on hand s and knees, or how1' th e ball, lobbed underhand, w en t past him , and tum b led over th e m idd le s t u m p ! C um berb atch w h ipp ed i n ; bu t w ith five still w a n te d for v ic to r y H a y es too k a diffi­ cu lt ca tch in th e slips from H inds, and we won b y four runs ! ” F o r tw e n ty years, I h a v e been told , Mr. Somerset m anaged and cap ta in ed th e G en tlem en of Sussex team , and du rin g th a t tim e he n ever scratched a m a tch , th o u gh g e ttin g to g eth er a team w as not a lw a y s an ea sy m atter. H e th in k s he m ust be ach ie vin g a record in cap ta in in g a team overseas at his age. N o dou b t— b u t then for a n y p ractical pu rpose he isn ’t his age. H e is one o f those who seem able to d efy tim e. In 1909, at th e age o f 54, he p la y ed as m a n y as 30 innings, and had an a v era g e o f 54 per innings. L a st y e a r he b rought ou t th e “ Som erset ” S co re-B oo k (published b y th e S ou th ern P ub lish in g Co., of N o rth S treet, B righ ton , a t half-a-guinea), w ith space for 150 innings, and a b o u t 20 large pages o f m ost in terestin g records and curiosities in connection w ith th e game. J . N . P e n t e l o w . For Sale: Wisden's Cricketers'Almanack , 1879 to 1912 , in­ clusive, 34 volumes in all, If) cloth bound, rest in original covers. What offers? W, J. B., c/o the Manager of C rick et, 125 , Strand, W.C, Cr icke t ; A W E E K L Y RECORD OF TH E GAM E . 125, STRAND, LONDON, W.C. S A TU R D A Y , J A N U A R Y 18 , 1913 . Letters for the Editor should be addressed to Mr. J. N. P entelow , Malvem, Steyning, Sussex. Advertisements, Subscriptions, &c., should be sent to : The Manager of C ricket , 125 , Strand, W.C. The following are the subscription rates :— United Kingdom. Abroad. One Year ... ... ... 6s. 3 d. ... 7 s. 6d. The 24 Summer Numbers 5 s. Od. ... 6s. Od. The 6 Winter NumVers ... Is. 3 d. ... Is. 6d. The remaining winter numbers will be dated February 15 and March 15 , and will reach postal subscribers on or before these dates. pavilion Gossip. “ The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.”— Hamlet. W h a t do you th in k of the first num ber of this new' vo lum e ? W ith o u t pausing for a rep ly, I w ill go on to sa y th a t I re a lly h a ve not th e least doubt th a t the g rea t m a jo rity of m y readers w ill th ink w ell o f it. T h e paper is im proved ; th e typ e is bolder and b e t t e r ; we are illu stra tin g more freely ; and the general con ten ts are a t least up to the usual level o f a ttractiven ess. Those who ob­ je c ted so stron gly— some of them were re a lly v e ry strong in their rem arks— to the separation of scores from the accoun ts of m atches w ill find th a t th e y have no longer cause for com p lain t on th a t head ; and to those— a good m an y—-who h ave asked for more P av ilion Gossip, I m a y sa y th a t I hope in fu tu re to giv e at least three pages in e v e ry number. N ow and then one hears of a man who h ad once been keen on cricket, bu t has now en tirely lost his interest in the game. B u t such men are rare. T o most the passage o f th e y e a rs seems on ly to mean greater in te r e s t; some cling to cricke t when most other things in life h a v e ceased to appeal to them grea tly . M r . H e n r y P e r k i n s , th e predecessor of M r. L a c e y in the secretarial seat “ up at L o rd ’s,” is not one of the few to whom cricket has becom e a th in g of naught. H e spent the morning of his eigh tieth b irth d a y— -December 10— a t the m eeting of coun ty | secretaries at headquarters. T h e r e have b een some more b itter com plain ts made b y the Au stralian s as to our E ng lish umpires, i B u t these com plaints follow p ra ctic a lly e v e ry tour.