Cricket 1913

186 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME M a y 10, 1913. v. Maurice Wanderers) and Cooper’s 49 and 5 for 19 (Brixton v. West Shene) stand out prominently. The biggest totals of a day of small scores were the Wanderers’ 252 for 8 (L. S. Wells 78) v. Bickley Park, and Ilford's 250 (Alfred Porter 55, Cuttle 54, Birch 51) v. Woodford Wells. Both sides won their games easily. N. J. Holloway, the Cambridge bl.ue, who is expected to turn out regularly for the Wanderers this season, took 5 for 30 ; and G. M. Louden, who ought to be helping Essex before long, had 6 for 26 v. Woodford Wells. I fcNot everywhere else did the ball triumph, of course. H. K. Wcdd (54) and J. H. A. Tolkien (50*) made runs for Ealing v. Chiswick Park ; B. L. Bisgood, of Somerset fame, put together a capital 77* for Richmond v. Pallingswick ; W. P. Day made 55 for Buckhurst Hill v. South Woodford ; and C. E. Watson registered one of the very few centuries of the day for Cyphers. Hounslow had the help of Ernest Hayes against G.W.R. at Hounslow ; but the railway team, under their new skipper, C. E. Bridges, pulled oft a good win by 15 runs. P. W. Badge (32) and C. E. Honeyball (5 for 35) were the chief factors in this result. S..B. Berry, a new man in the team, shaped well and should be of value in the future. J. H. Saunders (34) and Hayes (23) made all but 14 of the runs from the bat by the losers, and W. L. Wells had 5 wickets for them, bowling really well. A. J. Whyte, who seems to grow younger with the passing ! years, made 75* of Forest Hill’s 139 for 9 —pretty good share, j that ! and H. W. Matthews assisted with his 6 for 29 in a win i over Ibis by 25 runs. Eltham beat Army Service Corps by a | single—92 to 91. In Kingston Town’s victory by 72 to 57 over Derrick Wanderers, Woodgate (7 for 14) was the principal figure. Stanmore went down rather heavily to South Hamp­ stead (68 and 157 for 6, the scores) ; O. W. Sherwell made 54 for the winners. West Kent Wanderers lost to Clapham at Blackheath by 62 to 128. Nothing great was done on either side. But W. K. W. A team fared better. They put out Eastdown Park for 38 (J. Brown 5 for 8, Beardmore 4 for 8) ; and then A. G. Lucy (50) and H. J. Phillips (47) made so excellent a start that 80 were up before the first wicket fell. Later a new man, Morrell, showed capital form for his 25, and the score was taken to 147 for 8. Old Whitgiftians (77 for 6) drew with Wimbledon (125 for 8, dec., T. A. Rawlinson and F. W. Colman each 27*). R. V. Bowater (5 for 23) started well, and is certain to get lots of wickets again this summer. Norbury Park Wanderers beat Hampton Wick handsomely. W. W. Jackson’s 29 was the high­ est contribution to a total of 111 ; of the Wick's 61, G. O. Forres­ ter made 30. For the winners C. W. Goddard had 6 for 24, F. L. Johnson 4 for 29. Hampstead Nomads had their first XI. match scratched, the Coldstream Guards’ ground (like many others on Saturday) being unfit. The second XI. easily defeated Shepherd’s Bush III. (118 to 48). Charles Haywood went in first for the Nomads, and was last out for 66. “ C. H. was rather a tough nut to take against a third eleven " (says my H.N. correspondent), but he had hurt his arm and could not bowl, so did not con­ sider himself good enough for the first.” S. B. K. Caulfield (5 for 28) and E. L. Newton (4 for 9) were deadly with the ball. Lauderdale put out Kildare for 77, H. S. Saunders and E. F. Arnold equally dividing the wickets, and then made 130 (Arnold 40). Honor Oak were all over Beddington, who lacked Wilfred Reay. Beddington 42 (J. H. Lockton 5 for 14, S. H. Anson 4 for 17) ; Honor Oak 140 for 9 (W. Gracey 44)— so goes the tale. Nor otherwise was it with the second XI.’s. Honor Oak 103 ; Beddington 43, that very promising bowler, A. Greenslade, taking 0 for 19. It is no small feat to beat the two Beddington elevens in one day thus. Bowlers ruled the roost in the Heathfield (86) and Crofton Park (65) match, and a man 011 the losing side had the best figures. This was Tutt, with 5 for 27. For the winners F. M. Swancott took 5 for 32, and that very old hand, C. Mills, 4 for 25. C. N. Hawkins had 9 for 16 for Heathfield II., who easily beat Private Banks II. at Catford. At Slough E. H. D. Sewell was very much on the warpath for the home side against Burnham. The totals were 191 for 7 (Sewell 41) and 47 (Sewell 7 for 19). Sewell ought to have done the hat trick, for three times he had two wickets with successive balls ; but it did not come off. I note one hat trick on Saturday, Burton’s for St. John's, Westminster v. St. Pancras. Burton had 8 for 15 in the innings. The match between Dulwich (120) and White House (107) produced a good fight, M. B. Lumsden’s bowling (7 for 41) having the biggest say in the result. Twickenham beat Stamford Hill pretty easily (121 to 68). Reigate Priory heavily defeated Caterham. E. H. Bourne, the Staffordshire crack, and Desmond Roberts each made over 50 for the winners, who scored 157 for 6 against 55, and H. R. Budgen took 6 Caterham wickets for 22. H. F. Garrett was to the fore in the drawn match between Eastbourne and Hailsham. He scored 59* and took all the four Hailsham wickets that fell. There was quite an interesting interlude at the Saffrons. The Deputy-Mayor of Eastbourne (R. T. Thornton, the old Kent and Devonshire cricketer) found some new-laid eggs in the secretary’s office. He took one, and to the amazement of all who saw, hurled it as if it were a cricket ball some fifty yards. Still greater was amazement w'hen it was discovered that the egg was unbroken ! Others tried their hands at this new pastime. Not one egg smashed ! This was due no doubt to Mr. Thornton’s advice that in throwing the egg should be held between thumb and finger, and the throw should have a low trajectory. Who will organise an egg-throwing com­ petition on a cricket ground ? No need to bring the eggs to most such enclosures ; duck’s-eggs are but that’s quite another story ! Only one century was made in Sussex cricket on Saturday— that of G. Selmes listed elsewhere. Besides Garrett’s, scores of 50or more came from the bats of J. Hudson (Portslade v. Hove Park), H. E. Payne (Lingfield Road v. Dormansland), and E. F. Woodhams (Vagabonds v. Old Yorkonians). Townley Park (127) beat Battersea (68) pretty easily. The Battersea men generally appear to have mislaid their scoring bats ; but they- will find them before long. For Clarence v. Battersea II. E. W. Bartlett ran up 81. A match in which only 70 runs were made saw Croydon South End victorious over St. Luke’s, Woodside, by the narrow margin of 2 runs. St. Luke’s lacked several of their best men ; and it was not the fault of Carter (5 for 15) or Hider (4 for 7) that they lost. Clapham Ramblers (164 for 8) beat Roehampton (90) at home quite easily. Sothcott’s 45 was the leger score of the match ; Ixmghurst (4 for 26) and the West Indian googly bowler, C. R. Browne (4 for 30), did good work with the ball. Richmond Town (177 for 8, Greig 53) had a very similar victory over Upper Sydenham (95, A. D. Morton, the skipper, 40*). Colchester and East Essex had to scratch their game with Kelvedon and District, owing to the sodden state of the ground at Castle Park. Last year Lessness Park twice beat Army Ordnance Corps. The latter turned the tables fairly in the match on Saturday. The Abbey Wrood men could only make 143 (C. I. S. Wallace top scorer with 48) ; and that did not prove nearly enough. The military men (who fielded splendidly) had 120 up with only three wickets down ; Captain Hoare retired after completing three figures, and, with one man absent, they reached 225. The century-scorer is a brilliant field at cover, and in Captain Fernyhough the side has a wicket-keeper of real ability. Mill Hill Park (181 for 6, dec.) drew with Pinner (70 for 3). W. P. Rowley scored 52, and Tatliam, formerly of Ealing Dean, 43* for M. H. P. A. Sharp (5 for iS) and C. R. Snow (4 at very small cost) enabled the Park’s second string to beat Grove Park at Chiswick very decisively ; but the third team went under pretty heavily at home to Parsons Green III. H. A. Busher, the Barnes crack of other days, was top scorer with 53 in Ipswich and East Suffolk’s 185 for 7, dec., v. Shotley Barracks. The military side replied with 128 for 2 (Paffard 63*).