Cricket 1913

M ay 17, 1913. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 209 C a p it a l a n d C o u n tie s B a n k (Hon. Sec., Mr. A. G. Rid- path, 39, Threadneedle Street, E.C.) did not live up to expecta­ tions last year, but mean to do better in 1913, though they have started with a defeat. The first XI.’s matches are with Epsom II., International Correspondence Schools, Croydon High School O.B.’s, Dalgety, Anglo-Russian Sports Club, and with the following banks : L.C. & W. (II.), L. & S.W., London Joint Stock, L.C. & M., National of India, and Yokohama Specie. Mid-week evening matches are with Parr's Bank (two) and Upper Sydenham. The second string’s matches are with Tulse Hill II. and with second, third, or fourth elevens of other banks. They have one mid-week evening match. S t . L u k e ’s, W o o d s id e (Hon. Sec., Mr. P. J. Evans, 39, Balfour Road, South Norwood, S.E.) is only in its second season ; but for a young club it did quite well last year, and should do better this. Its opponents are Croydon South End, Williams Deacon’s Bank, Cooksbridge, Brighton Railway, Pearl Assurance, Junior Athletic, St. Andrew’s, Hurstleigh, Brighton Road, Clevedon, Invicta, and S.E. and C.R. Mr. E. H. Phillips is captain, and Mr. A. E. Thornton vice. With an increasing membership, E a li n g P a r k (Hon. Match Sec., Mr. Leonard J. Norman, West End Villa, The Avenue, Acton, W.) expect to run three elevens in the early part of this summer. Their ground at North Ealing has undergone con­ siderable improvements. Mr. C. E . Street captains the first XI., with Mr. H. R. Henson as vice ; Mr. E . A. Boyce again skippers the second team, and Mr. A. Parr-Head will probably lead the A team. The Home Week is June 23— 28. Among the teams to be met are Beddington, Pallingswick, Ealing Dean, Neasden, Walham Green, Kensington (N. & S.), North Middlesex, Chiswick, Parson’s Green, Grove Park, and St. Pancras. The lawn tennis section also flourishes, and additional courts have been provided on the north side of the ground. Grantham have opened their season in great style, having won five of their first six matches, the other drawn owing to rain, and scored 620 for 35 wickets, average 17-7, against 360 for 60, average 6. Notts Forest went under by 105 runs after Grantham had declared with seven men out ; Peterborough College succumbed by 109, the winners having declared with only four wickets down ; Peterborough Town suffered defeat by 51 (90 and 39 the totals), Denton Manor by 29, and Bottesford by 7 wickets (scores 100 and 104 for 3). The drawn game was with Radcliffe. Thus far the highest individual score (89) is credited to W. E- Thompson, the club’s popular captain ; and the best bowling has been done by M. W. Appleby, whose 19 wickets have cost only 63 runs. Last season Appleby took 120 wickets for the club ; in 1911 he had 119 ; and no one else has ever taken so many for Grantham. The second XI. has also started well. A commencement has been made in Grantham with the coaching of boys from the elementary schools, and a good deal is hoped for from this scheme. St. Lawrence A just averted defeat in their first match of the season, Royal Garrison Artillery running up 198 for 4 (Lieut. Mackenzie 53, Gunner Bowen 49*, Corporal Sleightholm 43), and then getting down 9 wickets (five falling to Sleightholm) for 79. On Saturday the first team beat Thanet in an innings. J. R. Storey scored 50 for the winners; in Thanet’s first Smith had 5 for 20, Clinch 4 for 28, and in their second A. O. Snowden took 8 for 3T. Totals : St. Lawrence, 148 ; Thanet, 58 and 85. G E O R G E : L E W I N & C o . , Club Colour S p ecialists & A th letic C lo th in g M a n u fa c tu r e r s . OUTFITTERS BY APPOINTMENT TO The Royal N avy and Array, Cornwall, Kent, Middlesex, Somerset and Surrey Counties, and London Scottish, Irish and Welsh, Blackheath, Harlequins, Rich­ mond, Catford Rugby Football Clubs, and all the leading Clubs in the British Isles and abroad ; M.C.C. S. African Tour 1909, S. African Cricket Association 1910, and Queen’s Club, Kensington, the M.C.C. Australian Team 1911-12, and the South African Association Cricket Team 1912. Established 1869. W rite t o r E stim ates. Telephone : P.O. 607 C IT T . Works at Camberwell. 8 , CROOKED LANE, MONUMENT , E.C. R. C. Burton (a cousin of the old Malvernian of the same name and initials now at Oxford) did fine all-round work for Reigate Hill v. Kenley on Saturday at Reigate. On a pitch that was a veritable mud-heap he hit up 84 in a total of 106, the next highest contribution being 6, and then took 6 wickets in Kenley’s innings of 51. This very capable cricketer is a master at Mr. T. H. G. Welch’s preparatory school at Reigate. He used to make no end of runs in college cricket at Oxford, his highest innings there being 217. Evidently Mr. Welch (himself a player of renown for Northants, as well as in club cricket, in bygone days) has a keen eye to cricket ability in engaging his staff. There were several performances of the phenomenal type by bowlers on Saturday—witness such figures as these :— E. A. Willett, 8 for 4, Bickley Park v. Eltham. S. H. Anson, 8 for 3, Honor Oak v. Paddington. E. J. Connor, 7 for 5, South West Ham v. Chingford. R. T. Shearcroft, 7 for 5, Richmond Town v. Kingston Town. L. Dixon, 6 for 8, Beddington v. Spencer. W. Ruffels, 5 for 3, Arlington and Leytonstone v. Beacontree Heath. J. Hutchins, 7 for 4, Parson’s Green II. v. West Shene II. Others fully deserving of mention, though less sensational, were : Holland’s 7 for 15 (Kingston Town v. Richmond Town), R. R. Sandilands’s 8 for 34 (Upper Tooting v. Beckenham), F. M. Barton’s 8 for 50 (Spencer v. Beddington), G. Reay’s 4 for 15 (Beddington v. Spencer), E. Scoulding’s 6 for 29 (Beckton v. Chingford), C. F. Sanders's 7 for 25 (Mitcham v. Clapham Ramblers), A. Jeacocke’s 6 for 27 (White House v. Old Charlton), A. E. Lugg’s 7 for 16 (West Kent Wanderers v. Camberwell House), F. L. Jordan’s 7 for 54 (Croydon v. Reigate Priory), A. Coates's 5 for 11 (Putney v. Fulham Palace), H. R. Ellis’s 7 for 48 (Parson’s Green v. West Shene), and Barclay’s 5 for 15 (Arlington and Leytonstone v. Beacontree Heath). For Mr. A. Hornby Lewis’s XI. v. Marlow G. L. Jessop took 8 for 38 (both innings included), and for the other side Edwards, who is said to be qualifying for Bucks, had 13 for 65. Honor Oak put out Paddington for 12, the first two men in making 8 and 4 respectively. Problem : How many did the others make ? Prize: A sitting of eggs (best ducks’). After all, though, I am not sure whether that is the prize or the answer. I withdraw the offer. At one time engaged in the manufacture hinted at myself, I have now ceased to practise it. No, I am not making centuries instead; but nowadays no bowler ever lowers my wicket—because I don’t go in. Spencer went down to Beddington for 28. West Wimbledon (16) and Ham and Petersham (15) must have had an extraordinary game, unless something has gone wrong with their figures. Eltham only made 36 v. Bickley, and Fulham Palace only 21 v. Putney. Purley’s 106 was big enough to beat Sanderstead (19 and 54) in an innings ; and Mercantile Bank Of India could raise only 38 v. London Scottish. Fulham beat Bromley Town by a single run (85 to 84). The Brixton captain cut matters very fine with Boston Park at Brentford. He declared at 144 for 5 ; Boston Park’s last wicket fell at 144 ! Amongst all this low scoring one innings stands out con" spicuously. G. L. Crowe, the old Westminster boy and Worcester­ shire player, used the long handle for Bickley Park v. Blackheath, and made i l l , the Park’s 267 for 4, dec., being quite the highest total of the day. As far as I know this was the only century made in southern club cricket during the whole of the week. Blackheath’s total was 55. Scarcely less outstanding than Crowe's was the 75* of Captain V. E. Purcell forWoolwich Garrison v. Blackheath— the only score of over 20 in the match. The Lessness Park bowlers again caught it hot, though the side had the help of J. A. Rutter. Charlton Park made 209 for 4, and declared. W. D. Bezer (97) and V. Cunis (72) added 147 together. L. P. made 91 for 7, and so averted defeat. A. E. Turner (37) and C. G. Beasley (29), going in first together, deserve all the credit for this small mercy.