Cricket 1913

A p r il 26, 1913. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 131 Club Cricket Notes and Jottings. The W a n d e r e r s (Hon. Sec., Mr. A. M. Latham , 13, King’s Bench W alk, Temple, E.C.) have their usual long and strong programme, which follows :— H o n o r O a k (Hon. Sec., Mr. W . E. Barry, 5, Goschen House, 68, Peckham Road, S.E.) have practically the same officers as last year. L ittle new blood is in evidence; but th at matters the less as several of the club’s best men are still quite young, and the older players, all likely to be available again, have not reached the sere and yellow stage. The is t X I. match-list is :— May June 3— B ickley Park. 8— Hampton Wick. 10— Walthamstow. 12— Leatherhead. 13— St. John’s School (Leatherhead). 14— Sutton. 17— Uxbridge. 2 1 — Surrey G. & G. 24— St. B art’s. Hospital. 28— Old Whitgiftians. 31— Ealing. 4— Pallingswick. 7— Reigate Hill. 9— Granville (Lee). 11-— Dulwich. 14— Sanatorium (Vir­ ginia Water). 18— Wellingborough Masters. 21— Ilford. 25— Hampstead. 28— G uy’s Hospital. July Aug Sept. 2— Upper Tooting. 5— Guildford. 7— Streatham . 10— Forest Hill. 12— Richmond. 14— Gravesend. 16— Highgate School. 17— Kenley. 19— Epsom. 23— Horley. 26— East Molesey. 2— Pinner. 4— Sevenoaks 9— High Wiycombe. 13— Reigate Priory. 18 and 19— Tonbridge. 20 and 21— Eastbourne. 22 and 23— Rye. 25 and 26— Hastings and St. Leonard’s. 3— Young Amateurs of Surrey. J»iy O ld W h it g if t ia n s (Hon. Sec., Mr. Carter Pegg, Alnwick ___ House, London Road, Thornton Heath) have the following first | Jon’s" XI. matches :— April 26— Beddington (A.) May June 3— Wimbledon (A.) 10— Cyphers (A.). 12— Purley (A.). 17— U.C.S. Old Boys (H.) 24— Caterham (A.). 28— Wanderers (H.). 31— Sutton (A.). 7— Catford (H.). 14— L ’dn. & Cty. Bk. (H) 2 i— Norbury Pk. Wand. (H .). 28— School (O.W.A.) (A.). July -Catford (A.). -G uy’s Hospital (A.). „ 1 2 — London & Westmin­ ster Bk. (H.). ,, 19— White House (H.). ,, 26 — Spencer (A.). Aug. 2— Purley (H.). ,, 4— Sutton (A.). ,, 9— Private Banks (A.). ,, 16 — Sutton (H.). ,, 23 — Forest Hill (A.). „ 30 — Cyphers (H.). Sept. 6 — L'dn & W est­ minster Bk. (A.). ,, 13— Croydon (H.). The second X I. have also a capital list, including games with the .second (or third) strings of Cyphers, Catford, Forest Hill, Croydon, G uy’s, White House, London and County, London and Westminster, W hitgift School, Bank of England, and also meet Purley, Chipstead, Mercantile Bank of India, and K ing’s College Sch ool; and the third X I. have games with the second, third, or fourth teams of five or six of the clubs mentioned. The O.W.’s are evidently going strong, as with a capital ground and a good organisation they should do. T h e N o r b u r y P a r k W a n d e r e r s (Hon. Sec., Mr. H. C Plummer, 38, Conyers Road, Streatham, S.W.), play all their matches on opponents’ grounds. Their list is as follows :— April 26- July 29— Forest Gate (H.). „ 30— Vacant (H.). ;, 31— Crofton Park (H.). Aug.— C ity of London Police (H.). „ 2— Surrey C. and G (H.). 4— Nunhead F.C. (H.). „ 8— Crofton Park (A.). „ 9— SouthWoodford (H.). ,, 16— Beckton (A.). ,, 23— Malden Wanderers (H.). „ 30— Paddington (A.). Sept. 6— Borough Polytechnic (H.). „ 13— Townley Park (A.). „ 20— Beddington (H.). , and the Bank Holiday match gives seven successive games on the Colyton Road enclosure. The second X I. play the second strings of Beddington, Borough Polytechnic, Brom ley Town, Catford, Heathfield, Ilford, P ad ­ dington, South Woodford, and Townley Park, of the clubs met. by the first, and also meet Consolidated Gold Fields, Lewisham Wanderers II., London Joint Stock Bank and Shepherd's Bush II. The third X I. have fixtures with Borough Polytechnic III., Heathfield III., Ibis III., London Hospital III., South Essex III., Crofton Park II., Sanderstend II., Aldersbrook, Morden and Wel- Four matches— with Aptus, Borough Polytechnic IV., and Heathfield IV .— are arranged for the fourth X I. April 26— Bromley Town (H.). May 3— Beddington (A.). „ 10— Paddington (H.). „ 12— Townley Park (H.) „ 17— Catford (H.). ,, 24— Heathfield (A.). „ 31— Bromley Town (A.). June 7— Crofton Park (H.). „ 14— Catford (A.). „ 21— Bexley Heath (A.). 28— Beckton (H :. 5— Ilford (H.). 12— Heathfield (H.). 19— Ilford (A.). 26— SouthWoodford (A.). 28— Shaftesbury Athletic (H ). The week is July 28-August 2 July -Purley. July 5 May 3— Hampton W ick. „ 12 „ 10— (Vacant). „ 19- » 12— Croydon. \ „ 26- 17— (Vacant). j Aug. 2 » 24— Mr. C. W . Goddard’s | „ 4 X I. (Dorking). „ 9- .. 31— Beddington. j „ 13 June 7— Stanmore. .. 14— Mr. R. Dennis’s X I. ! „ 16- (Guildford). j „ 23 » 19— Richmond. { ,, 30- >• 21— Old Whitgiftians. j Sept. 6- » 28— Carshalton. ■ „ 13- -U pper Tooting. -Teddington. -Reigate Priory. -Leatherhead. -(Vacant). —Spencer. -L .C . & W . Bank. —M.C.C. (Norbury Park). -(Vacant). -London Scottish. -Beckenham . -Ealing. -Spencer. H a m p s t e a d N o m ad s (Hon. Sec., Mr. S. B. K . Caulfield, 23, j Old Buildings, Lincoln’s Inn, W.C.) have two matches on most Saturdays, dropping to one in August, when the holidays take so many fellows away, and are touring on the South Coast at the end of June. Here is their Jist, all matches of course being on their opponents’ grounds :—- April 26— Northwood. May 3— Coldstream Gds. (Windsor). „ 3— Shepherd’s Bush. „ 10— Middlesex Hospital. „ 10— Allom (Acton). „ 12— Welwyn. | „ 12— Architectural Assoc. „ 17— Hounslow Garrison. I „ 17— L.C. & W. Bank, j ,, 24— G uy’s Hospital, j ,, 24— Brookfield. ,, 28— Richmond. I „ 31— Radlett. „ 31— Barnet, j June 7— University College. ,, 7— University College II. | „ 14— Univ. Coll. School. • 14— Aske’s School. 19— Pinner. 21— Radlett. 25— Worthing. 26— Hailsham. 27— Heathfield Park. 28— Oakley. June 28— Hastings and St. Leonard’s. 30— Eastbourne. 1— Brook House (Ard- ingly). 5— Middlesex Hospital. 5— Aske’s School. 11— North Middlesex. 12— Mill Hill School. 12— Allom. 19— -St. B art’s. Hospital. 19— Mill Hill Park. 24— Upper Clapton. 26— Chiswick Park. 26— S. Hampstead. 2— Brondesbury. „ 4— Napsbury Asylum. „ 4— Colnbrook. ,, 9— Edmonton. „ 16— H.A.C. ,, 23— Pallingswick. ,, 30— Magpies (Wimbley). Sept. 6— Reigate Priory. „ 13— Earlsfield Asylum. ,, 20— London Scottish. Aug. R IC H A R D DAFT'S NOTTINGHAM SH IRE -t-V RadcliBe-on Trent, Notts.— (A dyt .) M ARL.— Particulars, apply, T h e W e s t K e n t W a n d e r e r s (Hon. Sec., Mr. G. F. Howell, 101, Evelyn Street, Deptford, S.E.) reckon their prospects this | season, the club's fifty-eighth, as brighter than for some years past. In 1912 the batting and fielding showed marked improve­ ment, and there seems no reason to doubt th at the high standard then reached will be maintained— it may be raised. The bowling was then the weak point. T h at old war-horse, A. E. Lugg, who has gone on season after season for a quarter of a century, rarely failing to reach his 100 wickets, had no very effective helper. But this year C. Lawrence, a young fast bowler, who did much execution for the " A ” team last season, will support him ; and there is, besides, at least one new member of whom much is