Cricket 1913

208 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M ay 17, 1913. U p p e r S y d e n h a m (Hon. Sec., Mr. Guy P. Wright, 14, Venner Road, Sydenham, S.E.) have a capital list of matches, all on opponents’ grounds, with a Sussex tour in August. April May June July 26— East Molesey. 3— Richmond Town. 1o-—Leatherhead. 12—Caterham. 17— Aquarius. 24—Chislehurst. 31- Hayes. 7—Old Olavians. 9 & ic—Cap. and Cties. Bank (evenings). 14— Sanderstead. 16— Bickley Park. 21— Teddington. 28— Bexley. 5— Kensington (N.& S.). 11— Forest Hill. 12—Chislehurst. July Aug. Sept. 19—Caterham. 21 -Horley. 26—Carshalton. 2— Littlehampton. 4— Bognor. 5— Arundel. 6—Worthing. 7— (Vacant). 8—Havant. 9— Midhurst. 16— Hong Kong Bank. 23— East Molesey. 30-—London Scottish. 6— Teddington. 13— Sanderstead. 20— Battersea. L i t t le h a m p t o n (Hon. Sec., Mr. C. J. Pearson, 17, Selborne Road, Littlehampton) possess one of the best and largest grounds on the south coast, and the club’s officers are always pleased to welcome any players visiting the town, and to give them a game whenever possible. Their Home Week is August, 11-16. First XI.’s fixture list:— May June J«iy Aug. 17—GraylingWell A (A.). 24— Petworth (A.). 7—Worthing (A.). 11— Bognor (H.). 14— Petworth (H.). 5— Hants Rovers (H.). 15— Tonbridge Y.M.C.A. (H.). 23—Charlton Park (H.). 26— Catford W. (H.). 2— Upper Sydenham (H.). A u g. 6— Battersea (H.). 9— Ramsgate St. George’s (H.). 11 and 14— Mr. N. J. Holloway’s XI. (H.). 13—Worthing (H.). 14— Arundel (H.). 15 and 16— Sussex Mart­ lets (H.). 23— Bognor (A.). 30—Cryptics (H.). R iv e r P l a t e H o u s e (Hon. Sec., Mr. W. C. Wheatley, River Plate House, Finsbury Circus, E.C.) has a capital programme, with a very big majority of games on the club’s own charming ground at New Malden. The sides met are Walton-on-Thames, Crofton Wanderers, Lancer Depot (Woolwich Arsenal), Malden Wanderers, Dulwich Hamlet, Cyphers, Oxshott, Burwood, Old Colfeians, Streatham Hill, Stockwell Park, Farrow’s Bank, Lauderdale, and South American Banks. On June 21 there is a Fete. G r e v i l l e (Hon. Sec., Mr. G . E. Dunn, 17, Winchester Avenue , N.W.) will have a busy season, with three teams out every Satur­ day. Their programme was referred to a fortnight ago ; the complete list of the first XI.’s opponents is : Alexandra Park, Harlesden, Walton-on-Thames, Mill Hill,' Hendon, Paddington, West Ham Asylum, Mottingham Wanderers, Haberdashers’ School, Brondesbury, North Middlesex, St. Albans, Kensington (N. and S.), Hampstead Corporation, St. Stephen’s (Hampstead), Rickmansworth, Willesden, Old Bancroftians, and Hendon. Among the A team’s fixtures are those with Radlett, Harpen- den II., L. & N.W.R. II., Hyde, Ralli Bros., Square (Pinner), Northwood II., St. Albans II., King's College II., Kildare, and Hanley II. The B team meet Paddington, Harlesden, Hendon, Brondesbury, Alexandra Park, Harrow, Willesden, Highgate, Mill Hill, and L. and N.W.R. second (or in two or three cases third) strings, and also play St. Botolph and Eastern Telegraph Schools. Now in its thirty-fourth season, S t r e a t h a m A l b i o n (Hon. Sec., Mr. J. E. Godfrey, 11, Greyhound Lane, Streatham, S.W.) is still going strongly. The club derived originally from the old Saxon C.C., and many of its players were Mitchamites, among Ithem the brothers Caffarey (one of whom played a few times ] for Surrey). The club's opponents include Northbrook, Twicken- j ham Council Staff, Hamlet, Streatham United, Thornton Heath, tMitcham II., Wycombe House, Surbiton United, Hyde Farm, Bowyer, Wimbledon St. Andrew's, Epsom Asylum, Banstead Asylum, and Long Grove Asylum. Vacant dates are August 4 (whole-day, away) and August 16 (half-day, home). Pressure on space prevented the appearance of the foregoing cards last week, when a goodly list was given ; and with those received since I am compelled to deal much more briefly. There is general interest in a club’s fixture list in April; but when May comes in and matches are many, interest turns to the games. C a t e r h a m (Hon. Sec., Mr. Eric P. Kingzett, Aldercombe, Caterham Valley) has as skipper Mr. E. M. Crosse, formerly captain of the Northants’ eleven. No second XI. is run; but the club has a very strong list of lawn tennis fixtures, so long and so strong, in fact, that a capital cricket card is left far behind in point of the number of matches played. Caterham (I write of the cricket XI. ; lawn tennis does not concern me further) meet Reigate Priory, Merstham, Upper Sydenham, Purley, Old Whitgiftians, Roving Friars, Lancing Old Boys, Stoics, Oxted Upper Tooting, Caterham School, Limpsfield, Sutton, Kenley, and Godstone; and the 17 of the 22 matches are played at home. There is a column on the card which is new to me ; “ Tea kindly given by ”—and then follows the name of some lady member of the club who has undertaken in advance the arrangements for the date against which her name figures. This is a capital notion, and I don't suppose the Caterham people will resent its being copied. '“ Imitation is the sincerest form . . .” Another old-established South London club is P u t n e y j (Hon. Sec., Mr. D. W. Denman, 39, Melrose Road, Southfields, {S.W.). The club has played on Putney Lower Common for over forty years. It starts this season with a new captain, Mr. A. Coates ; and, though both first and second XI. matches of May 3 were losses, a successful campaign is anticipated, for there is plenty of good young blood which only needs development. The first XI. meet Beaumont, Fulham Palace, Grove Park, Kingston, Turnham Green, Twickenham Orleans, Kew, Fulham, i Harlesden, Denbigh, West Wimbledon, and Polytechnic ; the second XI. Wimbledon, Rayleigh, Upper Teddington, Mr. Brook’s [ XI., and the sesond strings of most of the sides met by the first, besides that of Balham Wanderers. A c t o n T o w n still has that capital worker, Mr. F. King (15 5 , IHigh Street, Acton, W.) as Hon. Secretary, and Mr. C. M. Richardson as skipper. Their matches are on Wednesdays, and the first XI. meet Smithfield Wanderers, Twickenham Orleans, Southall, Early Birds, Mill Hill Park III., Mill Hill Park mid-week XI., Hounslow, Turnham Green, Kensington (N. & S.), Central London Institute, Mortlalce, and Ealing Park. The second team’s matches are chiefly with clubs close at hand, and they include Yiewsley, Roxeth Institute, Ealing Police, and Ealing G.S. O x f o r d C i t y (Hon. Sec., Mr. H. T. Lewendon, 1 1 6 , Southfield Road, Oxford) have their usual excellent card, the colleges (Brasenose, Pembroke, Exeter, New, Jesus, Wadham, Worces­ ter, Balliol, Hertford, Merton, and Christchurch Warrigals) figuring prominently thereon for May and June. In July there appear to be only two first XI. matches; but for August there is a fine list— Swindon, Reading. Brighton, Lord Jersey’s XI., Mr. H. Tubb’s XI., Mr. W. King’s XI., Buckingham (two days), High Wycombe, and M.C.C. (two days) ; and in Septem­ ber Reading and Witney (twice) are met. The A team have also a good list, and the second XI. a card of a dozen or so matches. A good many metropolitan players will remember Mr. Elmer Cotton, the first XI. captain, as a prominent member of Crofton Park. S o u t h W e s t H am (Hon. Sec., Mr. E. J. Connor, 3, Brock Road, Beckton Road, E.) have a capital ground at Tidal Basin, and must be numbered among the half-dozen strongest clubs in East London. In Dr. F. W. P. Holton, the first XI. has a skipper who knows the game from A to Z, as he should do after all his experience. The first XI. plays West Ham Asylum, Chingford, Bexley Heath, Eastern Nomads, Lessness Park, Barking, Wool­ wich Polytechnic, South Essex, Loughton, Manor (Grays), Charlton Park, S.W. Ham and District League, West Ham United F.C., and Arlington and Leytonstone ; the second meets the second strings of most of these clubs, and also Highams Park, North Paddington, Carisbrooke, Aldersbrook, and St. Albans. C r ick e t S e cr e ta r ie s should obtain Mr. A. W . Somerset’s Unique Score Book, 150 openings, Records and Curiosities 5s.— A. J. Gaston, “ Argus ” Office, Brighton. For Sale : Cricket Annuals, over 2,000 Books on Cricket, Cricket Prints & Engravings. A. J. Gaston, “ Argus” Office, Brighton.