Cricket 1913

] 24 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. A p r il 19, 1913. there was much to be desired, ■ the club being faced with a deficit £75> °f which ^39 odd had been carried forward from 1911. The captain, Mr. H. D. Swan, generously offered to bear half the deficit, provided the members found the other half, about which there seems little doubt, as Mr. E .C . Green (joint Hoi'. Sec.) had already received promises to the amount of fifteen guineas. Mr. Green. unfortunately cannot spare lim eto ccm+i U3 in office, and Mr. Edwin Stiff, his colleague in the past, was elected sole Hon. Sec. Mr. H. D. Swan continues in the captaincy, and tlr* club could have no more zealous leader than is he ; Mr. E. S. Missen is vice-captain, Captain Tufnell Hon. Treasurer, the Mayor President; and the team managers are Messrs. Swan, Missen, and E. M. Hingston. Matches for the coming season have been arranged with M.C.C., Essex Q. and G., Colchester Garrison,, Ipswich and East Suffolk, W itham, Brentwood, Horkesley Park, Riverscourt, Colne Valley, Ramblers, Felsted School, etc. The Bury St. Edmund’s fixture has been revived, and new opponents are Royal G. S. Old Boys and R.N . Barracks (Shotley). George Chapman has been engaged as professional. A Colchester man by birth, he has been engaged for the last few seasons at Bexhill, and he comes w ith excellent credentials, especially as a grounds­ man. This is the more important as the wickets at Castle Park have a tendency to undue slowness. Freeman, of the Essex C.C.’s staff, was consulted on the matter, and other schemes were mooted for improvem ent; but the expense of each and all was too heavy to be borne by the club with its modest exchequer, and it will be left for Chapman to do what he can to better the pitch, though of course without spending extra money not much can be expected. The first club card for 1913 to reach me is that of the D e r r i c k W a n d e r e r s (Hon. Sec., Mr. F. T. Evans, 52, Mark Lane, E.C.). Their first eleven fixtures are as follows :— April May June JulY 26— Cyphers (A.) 3— Kingston Town (A.) 10— Buckhurst Hill (H.) 1 2 - Dulwich Hamlet (H.) 17— Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank (A.) 24— Dulwich (H.) 31— Addiscombe (A.) 7— Essex C. and G. (A.) 14— Oxshott (H.) 21 -Brixton (H.) 28— Buckhurst Hill (A.) 5— Northbrook (H.) A. = away matches July 12— Cyphers (H.) ,, 19— Chigwell (A.) ,, 26— Berkhampstead (A.) Aug. 2— Wanstead (H.) ,, 4— (Vacant) 9— Oxshott (A.) 16— Essex C. and G. (H.) 23— Northbrook (A.) 30— Addiscombe (A.) 6— Lloyd's Register (H.) 13— Union Castle (H.) 20— African Banks (H.) home matches. Sept. H. = The second eleven play Buckhurst Hill, Chigwell, and Addis­ combe second teams, Wanstead, Dulwich, and South Hampstead third teams, Spencer IV ., and Northern Assurance Co. When I said the first club card I should have said the first English club card, for the actual earliest card (“ Schedule ” in American), received was that of the Fall River C.C. (Mass., U.S.A.). It includes open dates on May 3 and 30, June 7, July 4 and 12, and August 16. Metropolitan club secretaries desiring to secure any of these should apply early to the Hon. Sec. (Mr. W. Stewart, Fall River). Don’t overwhelm him, that's all 1 From the Walthamstow Cricket and L.T.C. I hear that they will start the season with a membership of 180, and will run three teams every week. A very old member of theirs, Mr. H. M. Col- lard, has lately been distinguishing himself on the board of green cloth. He ran into the final of the Stock Exchange Billiard Handicap, but was beaten by Mr. R. Norton (rec. 90), the loser himself receiving 30. Mr. Norton went ahead from the start ; but his opponent played an uphill game with great pluck and resolution, though with little luck. H. M. Collard first played for Walthamstow as far back as 1875, and last season he captained the second. X I of the club. He was an excellent slow bowler in the past, and in one season took 120 wickets for the first X I. at a trifle over 6 each. My informant says he is “ still a good ’un," but naturally cannot get down to the ball as he used to do. The North Staffordshire and D istrict Cricket League held their annual Smoking Concert at the North Stafford Hotel, Stoke, on March 8, but a report reached me just too late for inclu­ sion in the last issue. I can only refer to it briefly now ; but ic is worth referring to if only for the fact that so many of the leading performers were cricketers. Mr. J <Walker, a fine bari­ tone, who sang, “ Three Jolly Li^htbobs,” “ The White Stock­ in’d Mare,” and “ The Ringers,” and shared two duets, “ The Battle Eve ” and “ Watchman ! W hat of the N ight ? ” with Mr. F. Roberts, is a member of the Porthill Walker fam ily, which numbers several capital cricketers in its ranks. Mr. H. Roscoe, who contributed two songs, plays for the Fenton C.C. The brothers Platt, A. and J. G. N., who supplied capital humorous items, are Crewe Alexandra members ; Mr. Lucien Boullemiei (a son of the famous artist), who gave in fine style two recitations, “ The Gladiator’s Appeal ” and “ His Majesty the Groom,” plays for Stoke ; Mr. F. Rushton, quite a youngster but a glorious pianist, is the son of the Silverdale C.C.’s Hon. Sec. The speeches were pithy but not lengthy, and th at of Mr. A. M. Sutthery, the old Cantab, was especially appreciated. Hard on the heels of the Derrick Wanderers’ card come th6se of Ilford, Honor Oak and Hampstead Nomads. I l f o r d (Hon. Sec., Mr. A. J. Spelling, Kynance, Park Avenue, Ilford) have as usual a very strong list of matches, though no tour appears to have been arranged for 1913. Here is their first X I .’s lis t :— April 26— (vacant). May 3— Woodford Wells (H.) „ 10— Loughton (A.) ,, 12— Brentwood (A.) „ 17— Enfield (H.) ,, 24— Beckton (A.) „ 31— Buckhurst Hill (H.) June 3— Essex C. and G. (H.) ,, 7— Wanstead (A.) ,, 14— Walthamstow (H.) „ 21— Wanderers (H.) ,, 2 8 - L . & N .W .R. (A.) July 5— Honor Oak (A.) ,, 12— Dulwich (A.) ,, 19— Honor Oak (H.) 26— Walthamstow (A.) Aug. 2 —Broxbourne (A.) ,, 4— Barking (H.) ,, 9— Loughton (H.) ,, 16—‘Woodford Wells (A.) ,, 23—-Wanstead (H.) 30— Buckhurst Hill (A.) Sept. 6—^Beckton (H.) „ 13— L. & N .W .R , (H,) The programme of the 2nd X I. is as follows April 26— Guildhall (H.) May 3— Woodford Wells (A.) „ 10— Loughton (H.) ,, 12— Spartans (H.) „ 17— Enfield (A.) ,, 24— Beckton (H.) ,, 31— Buckhurst Hill June 7— Wanstead (H. ,, 14— Walthamstow (A.) ,, 21— Westcliff-On-Sea (A.) „ 28— Honor Oak (H.) On September 20 there is a (A.) July 5— F.pping (A.) ,, 12—-Dulwich (H.) ,, 19— Honor Oak (A.) ,, 26— Walthamstow (H.) Aug. 2— Guildhall (A.) ,, 4— Spartans (A.) „ 9— Loughton (A.) ,, 16— Woodford Wells (H.) ,, 23— Wanstead (A.) ,, 30— Buckhurst Hill (H.) Sept 6— Beckton (A.) „ 13— L. & N .W .R . (A.) club game at Valentine’s Park. The third Ilford XI. have matches with Mayfield, Palmer’s Green, Essex Asylum, Little Heath and Goodmayes, Mill Hill Park, Wanstead,. Ilford Methodist, Metal Exchange, Aldersbrook, St. Clement’s (Ilford), Pelham, and Chadwell Heath. The Honor Oak and Ncmads’ cards must be held over. Our next issue will contain a particularly humorous cartoon by “ Chic," dealing with the County Championship Imbroglio, an article on Public School Prospects, and another on the Jubilee of Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack, together with obitu­ aries of Mr. R. H. B. Marsham, William Chatterton, and some others, for which we had not space this week. THE AMERICAN CRICKETER. Founded 1877 * Published by the Associated Cricket Clubs of Philadelphia. 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