Cricket 1913

104 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A p r i l 19, 1913. 165 N.S.W . v. S Australia, at Adelaide, 1899-1900. 230 N.S.W. v. Victoria, at Sydney, 1900-1. 101 Eleventh Aust. Team v. Surrey, at the Oval, 1902. 121 Eleventh Aust. Team v. Oxford U , at Oxford, 1902. 105 Eleventh Aust. Team v. M.C.C., at Lord’s, 1902. 128 Eleventh Aust. Team v. Cambridge U., at Cambridge,1902. 113 Eleventh Aust. Team v. An England XI., at Bradford, 1902. 104 Australia v. England, at Manchester, 1902. 109 Eleventh Aust. Team v. Essex, at Leyton, 1902. 119 Eleventh Aust. Team v. Essex, at Leyton, 1902. 125 Eleventh Aust. Team v.Gloucestershire, at Cheltenham, 1902. 127 Eleventh Aust. Team v. Eleven Players, at Harrogate, 1902. 120 Eleventh Aust. Team v. South, at Hastings, 1902. 178 N.S.W. v. S. Australia, at Sydney, 1902-3. 130 N.S.W. v. Victoria, at Sydney, 1902-3. 185* Australia v. England, at Sydney, 1903-4. ; 113 Australia v. England, at Adelaide, 1903-4. 172 Australia v. New Zealand, at Wellington, 1904-5. 108 Twelfth Aust. Team v. Gloucestershire, at Bristol, 1905. n o Twelfth Aust. Team v. Worcestershire, at Worcester, 1905. 101 N.S.W. v. Victoria, at Sydney, 1905-6. 135 N.S.W. v. S. Australia, at Sydney, 1907-8. 119 N.S.W. v. Victoria, at Melbourne, 1907-8. 166 Australia v. England, at Sydney, 1907-8. 133 Thirteenth Aust. Team v. Cambridge U., at Cambridge, 1909. 113 Thirteenth Aust. Team v. Derbyshire, at Derby, 1909. 150 Thirteenth Aust. Team v. An England XI., at Blackpool, 1909. 105 N.S.W. v. Rest of Australia, at Sydney, 1909-10. 142 N.S.W. v. Victoria, at Melbourne, 1910-1. j 159 Australia v. S. Africa, at Melbourne, 1910-1. 214* Australia v. S. Africa, at Adelaide, 1910-1. 113 Australia v. England, at Sydney, 1911-2. 201* N.S.W. v. S. Australia, at Sydney, 1912-3. 138 N.S.W. v. Victoria, at Sydney, 1912-3. 126* N.S.W v. Rest of Australia, at Sydney, 1912-3. He also made 218* for the Eleventh Australian Team v. Fifteen of the Transvaal at Pretoria in 1902 ; but, as the opposing side played odds, this can hardly be reckoned among his first-class centuries. J. N . P. Cr icke t ; A W E E K L Y RECORD OF TH E GAME . 125, STRAND, LONDON, W.C. S A TU R D A Y , A P R IL 19 , 1913 . Letters for the Editor should be addressed to M r. J. N. P e n t e lo w , Malvern, Steyning, Sussex. Advertisements, Subscriptions, &c., should be sent to : The Manager of C r ic k e t , 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 Numbers ... Is. 3 d. ... Is. 6d. pavilion (Bosstp. The winds and the rains of the winter are done, And lo ! in the skv the beneficent sun, The pitch is close-shaven and firm for our tread, There’s a thrush on the bough and a lark overhead. So, cricketers all, Hark, hark to the call! — And on with your flannels and into the field, The leather to grasp and the willow to wield. E. V. Lucas. T h e chat about W. H. Fryer in the last issue has brought me some interesting notes from Mr. Cecil Spiegelhalter, of Newton -1 e-Willows, about another veteran of the great game, Mr. Tobias Field, of Malton, now in his eighty-seventh year. Mr. Field never played in first-class c ric k e t; but for many years he was a well- known figure on Yorkshire grounds, and he played the game nearly, if not quite, as long as Fryer. I n 1849, when centuries were few and far between, he scored 115 for Langton Wold v. Hovingham. These were two of the strongest clubs in the north, ranking with Bedale and York. In 1850 Mr. Field played for X X I I. of Langton Wold v. the A .E .E ., and hit 12 off an over of William Clarke’ s lobs. For many years he was the mainstay of the Malton C.C. (established 1862), his strong defensive play being invaluable, while his lob bowling often met with success. In a match with Acomb in 1863 he took 15 wickets, 9 in the first, 6 in the second innings. — — ----- W h e n forty-seven years of age he headed the Malton averages, totalling 246 in 18 completed innings— not big figures, but this was forty years ago, when averages ran smaller, and the bowling Mr. Field had to face was always good, while doubtless the pitches were often only so-so. A t fifty-one this thorough cricketer was still good enough to get near the half-century against the Yorkshire Gentlemen. C uriously enough, the same post brought me a letter from my good friend, Mr. Anders F. Wiren, of Wellington, N.Z., in .which reference was made to another of the game’s grand old men. This is Mr. W. A. Fordham, who is about ten years Mr. Field’ s junior. He was one of the original members of the Middlesex C.C.C., and he played in the match between the Gentle­ men of Middlesex and Gentlemen of Ken t at Mote Park (this is a curious coincidence, too, for the number with the Fryer chat in it w ill not reach New Zealand till after these lines are printed), in which that splendid cricketer and great-hearted gentleman, V yell Edward Walker, took all ten wickets of the Ken t side. J. C. G r e g o r y and that wonderful^veteran, Charles , Absolon, were among Mr. Fordham ’ s cricket friends. He and Gregory played together in single w icket matches on several occasions. Playing for Stamford Hill v. Bow at Tufnell Park, Fordham scored 37 in a total of 164, and lowered 13 wickets in B ow ’ s two innings. He appeared for X X II. of Hertford against the United X I. in 1866, though with no success. Emigrating to New Zealand shortly after this, he was a member of the Wellington team in the first inter-provincial game ever played in the islands, Wellington v. Auckland, so that he can claim to have assisted in the foundation of representative cricket in Maoriland. Playing for 22 of Wellington v. the Australian team for England in January 1878, he bowled David Gregory first ball. I g n o r a n c e as to whether cricket was played at all in the Danish West Indies was frankly admitted b y the writer of “ West Indian Cricket and C ricketers” in the January number. From Mr. D. A. Petersen, one of our subscribers in St. Croix, I learn that both there and in St. Thomas the game has a following, “ though we are not on a par with Barbados,” adds my correspondent. I n September the Incogniti C.C. will send a team to Philadelphia for a fortnight or so of cricket. Whether the tour will be extended to other cities of the States or to Canada I have not heard. General feeling in Philadelphia is keener on this visit than on th at of the Australian team, but this would hardly be the case elsewhere, I should imagine. T h e Australians will probably play three matches in Philadelphia, thus :— June 20, 21, and 23— v. Gentlemen of Philadelphia. June 27, 28, and 30— v. Gentlemen of Philadelphia. July 4, 5, and 7— v. United States and Canada.