Cricket 1913

210 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M ay 17, 1913. Bocquet’s 93 for Manor Park Constitutional v. South Essex was a well-hit innings of great merit, I hear. Another good score was R. H. Hoole’s 65 for Reigate Priory v. Croydon. D. H. Butcher, who has made thousands of runs under conditions good, bad and indifferent, showed to advantage with 76* for Upper Tooting v. Beckenham. G. Ingersoll, of Catford, seems to be one of those valuable batsmen who rise to the occasion. On Saturday week he was one of the chief factors in his side’s success ; last Saturday he was mainly responsible for saving it from defeat. In neither case was his score a very big one ; but it was in each case bigger than that of any one else, and in each case made when runs were wanted. That’s the great test, after all. Barnes had a really fine win over Beckenham at Beckenham. | They declared at 261 for 9 (J. Hunter 76, Rev. F. S. Duval 54*, P. M. Rees 45, H. J. Fishwick 30), and got the home side out for 63, Quinton taking 5 for 23, Rees 5 for 36. West Kent Wanderers beat Camberwell House on Saturday j (95 to 43). A. E. Lugg’s bowling for them has already been j noted ; G. Darvell (27) and W. D. Myers (25) were their chief j scorers. On Monday the W.K.W.’s had another win. W. H. Lawrence’s 44* was a big item in their total of 89, and Lugg again bowled splendidly, taking 7 for 19. National Provincial Bank succumbed for 46. South West Ham (173 for 7) fairly trounced Chingford (30), | thanks largely to the batting of E. Mitchell (51) and the bowling of Connor, already referred to. Parson’s Green put out West Shene for 124, and then hit up 141 for 2 in an hour, C. J. Bool scoring 66*, A. C. Higgs 42*, and J. S. Higgs 24, including one really gigantic sixer. W. W. Pullen and L. M. Simmons were in excellent bowling form for Cyphers during the holidays, the former taking 8 for 37 v. Old Whitgiftians, and 7 for 37 v. Stanley, the latter 7 for 29 and 9 for 22 in the two matches, both easily won by their side. Simmons did the hat trick v. O.W.’s. Many of Monday’s matches were off owing to the rain. Sutton went down at home to Kenley, for whom G. M. Faulkner scored 34* and took 8 for 36. G.W.R., whose Saturday match was scratched, beat Westbourne Park Wanderers, C. E. Honeyball (5 for 23) and A. Grugeon (4 for 29) being the chief performers. In the North and Midlands there were many bowling perform- I ances of note on Saturday, and just a few batting items worth recording. Among the latter were the 121* of P. Holmes, the I Yorkshire colt, for Paddock v. Golcar, the level hundred of Leonard Oliver for Glossop v. Walsden, and the 52 of Jackson the Buckworth Percy pro., for his team v. Wallsend. On Monday Jackson got his first chance for Lancashire II. ; Holmes was distinguishing himself for Yorkshire II. ; and Oliver did fine work at Leyton. Wilson, late of Burslem and formerly of Kidderminster and Worcestershire, hit six 4’s in his 35 (out of a total of 43 for 5) for Todmorden v. Nelson. Some of the bowling feats:—Cadman, 6 for 3, Glossop v. Walsden (all out, 12) ; Simpson, 9 for 19, Rochdale v. Oldham; Bedford, 7 for 20, Huddersfield v. Lockwood ; Bowden, 6 for 27 (all 6 taken in last 32 balls, while only 6were scored off him), Littleburgh v. Crompton ; Llewellyn, 7 for 36, Accrington v. Burnley ; H. Skellern, 8 for 14, Fenton v. Stone ; Day, 5 for 24, Leek v. Kaypersley ; and— but this deserves a fresh paragraph. S. F. Barnes for Porthill Park v. Tunstall was top scorer with j 46 and took nine wickets for five runs ! Beulah met Aptus at Beckenham on Monday, and had a | fine sporting match on a difficult wicket. Aptus could only total 63, Tobitt playing forceful cricket for his 28. Beulah did worse with 46, Mathiesen 19* highest scorer. Then Aptus made 115 for 9, and declared (Smith 55*). The rain had made the ball greasy, and Beulah, going all out for the runs, knocked them off for the loss of only one wicket, Tufnell making 63*, Mathiesen 37*, and Ridgwell 37. Dawson bowled exceptionally well for Beulah, taking 11 wickets at small cost. St. Luke’s, Woodside, had a blank day on Saturday, owing to their ground being unfit; and on Monday, journeying down to Corksbridge, they got little satisfaction out of it. Batting, they were all out for 24 ; then, just as they were ready to dispose of the other side for, say, 20, down came the rain in torrents. “ I think I shall emigrate,” says my St. Luke’s correspondent. ■ - -.....-..—■C^g' 3 '—■ -------- -------- Herts County Cricket Club : Matches in 1913. COUNTY MATCHES. June 30, July I— v. M.C.C., at St. Albans. July 4 and 5— v. Suffolk, at St. Albans. July 18 and 19—v. Norfolk, at Bushey. July 28 and 29— v. Buckinghamshire, at Broxbourne. August 4 and 5— v. Norfolk, at Norwich. August 6 and 7— v. Suffolk, at Felixstowe. August 8 and 9-—v. Bedfordshire, at Luton. August 13 and 14— v. M.C.C., at Lord’s. *August 18 and 19— v. Buckinghamshire, at High Wycombe. August 25 and 26— v. Bedfordshire, at Hitchin. OTHER MATCHES. May 15—C. & G. v. St. Albans, at St. Albans. May 21—C. & G. v. Stevenage, at Stevenage. May 29—C. & G. v. Hertford, at St. Albans. June 3—Gentlemen v. Aldenham School, at Aldenham. June 5—C. & G. v. Berkhamsted, at Berkhamsted. June 10—C. & G. v. Barnet, at St. Albans. June 12— Gentlemen v. Stanmore Park, at Stanmore Park. June 17—C. & G. v. Harpenden, at Harpenden. June 25—C. & G. v. Bishop’s Stortford, at Bishop's Stortford. July 2—Gentlemen v. O.U. Authentics, at St. Albans. July 3—C. & G. v. Aldenham School, at St. Albans. July 10—C. & G. v. Cheshunt & District, at Cheshunt. July 17— C. & G. v. West Herts, at Watford. July 25—C. & G. v. Bushey, at Bushey. July 31— Gentlemen v. Cryptics, at St. Albans. Aug. 12— C. & G. v. Hitchin, at Hitchin. Aug. 21—C. & G. v. 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