Cricket 1913

A pril 26, 1913. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 129 TH E COUNTY SCHOOL. The school has moved into new premises, and the class-room of the highest form is found insufficient in size for its former complement. Hinc ilia lachrymcs ! T h e H e a d : I regret it e x tr e m e ly ; b u t th ere is n o t room le ft fo r y o u all, an d y o u five b o ys m u st go dow n. M a s t e r N o r th a n t s : B u t, sir— if y o u please, sir— yo u d on ’t m ean m e, sir ! I w a s second b o y in th e form la s t term , sir ! Now the West Australian says that the Board of Control ought to nip-in the bud the American project. Opinions differ. As before stated, the Adelaide Sporting Mail says that it is no business of the Board’s ; and the issues of the Sydney Referee and the Melbourne Austra­ lasian received up to date say nothing at all about it. R e g i n a l d H a w s o n ’ s 199 not out for Tasmania v. Victoria at Melbourne is, I believe, the fourth not-out innings in first-class cricket which just missed the 200. In 1887 George U lyett carried his bat through the , innings of Yorkshire v. Derbyshire at Sheffield for 199 ; in 1895 Norman Druce scored 199 not out for Cambridge University v. M.C.C. at Fenner’s ; and in 1905-6 Norman Claxton made 199 not out for South Australia v. Vic­ toria at Melbourne. W it h genuine regret I hear of the demise of the Belmont C.C., one of the four or five great clubs which have made cricket history in Philadelphia. The loss of their ground is the cause of death. B e l m o n t won the Halifax Cup last year for the tw e lfth ' time, having previously gained it in 1882, ’84, ’ 87, ’90, ’ 94, 1901, ’02, ’ 04, ’ 05, ’09, and ’ 10. It is not to be wondered at that they should have come out on top so often in recent years, for since 1896 they have had the assistance of J. B . King, the greatest all-round cricketer America has ever produced. Barton K ing first appeared with Tioga, a junior club now de­ funct ; but he has been playing for Belmont seventeen seasons. He has to his credit well over th irty centuries, a record for an American player, has totalled nearly 17,000 runs, a number exceeded only b y A. M. Wood, | and has taken over 1900 wickets, another record. A m o n g the leading Belmont players Willard Graham and R. L. Melville are said to be booked for the Phila­ delphia C.C. this y e a r ; C. M. Graham may play for Germantown, and G. F. Bottom ley for Moorestown. These are good men a l l ; bu t the great question, if it has not y et been settled, will be with whom J. B. K ing will throw in his lot. T h e expiring club has left a will. Under this a sum of two thousand dollars has been deposited with the Belmont Trust Company for the purpose of giving annual trophies, to be known b y the club’ s name, thus keeping green its honoured memory. THE AMERICAN CRICKETER. Founded 1877 . Published by the Associated Cricket Clubs of Philadelphia. An Illustrated Journal of Cricket, Association Football, Tennis* Golf, and Kindred Pastimes. No. 114 . South 18 th Street, Phi adelphia, Pa-» U.S.A. Price— 13s. per annum , post paid anyw here. Specimen copies mailed on request.