Cricket 1913

M ay 24, 1913. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 229 did the hat trick also. M. T. Smith (61), H. K. Pearce (37), and Haigh Smith (25) were chief scorers for the winners. Colchester and East Essex were at last able to make a start with their Saturday games, but the Castle Park ground was still distinctly on the slow side. The hon^e team, batting first, reached 124, Chapman, the new pro., hitting well for 46 and the Hon. Sec., E. Stiff, playing a capital innings of 41. Halstead could only make 77, D. H. Unwin, with 27 as a result of fearless hitting, and the captain, W. A. Smith (21) doing best. J. L. Meadowcroft took 7 for 28. “ We have still to beat Beckton,” writes my Lessness Park correspondent. “ After making themselves comfortable with a score too big for us in any event against such bowling as theirs, eight of their men looked on while the other three did a little work. That is to say, Cooper bowled one end and 4Sonny ' Mayes the other, and Hadden stopped the few balls that did not hit the wicket. Cooper’s seven for two included the hat trick. It was hopeless trying to score off him. A wild rabbit was chased off our ground to-day by youthful spectators. What did it want ? Surely eleven rabbits were enough ? ” Scores : Beckton 226 for 4, dec. (S. Hadden 81*, C. Swann 43, G. Sutton 27, A. Moule, 23*) ; Lessness Park 45 (C. I. S. Wallace 13*, E. Upton 11, W. Sevenoaks 10, E. Hawkes 8, extras 3, and the rest the remainder). M r. A. H. MANNI NG (Old Charlton C.C.). Old Charlton beat WToolwich Garrison by 72 runs (200 to 128), A. H. Manning taking 7 for 62, and Tyler top-scoring with 58. I have the pleasure of giving a portrait of Manning this week. For the last five seasons this clever little left-handed slow bowler has taken over 100wickets per season for Old Charlton, and, bar accidents, he is likely to add a sixth such record to his list. Capital and Counties Bank could only make 36 v. Yoko­ hama Specie Bank ; but the latter were hard put to it to win, and had only one wicket to fall when the game ended with their total 41. The bowling and fielding of both sides were exception- ally good and keen. For the winners Orme had 8 for 19 ; for the losers Palmer took 5 for 17. - Greville easily beat Hendon at Cricklewood. J. W. Middleton (27) and O. E. Dunn (22) were chief contributors to their total of 112, and Gordon Jannings (6 for 17) and Middleton (4 for 21) put out the other fellows for 44. In their second innings Hendon made 66 for 5 (W. C. Farrer 35*). At Hendon Greville II. scored 40 and 61 for 8, Hendon II. 21 and 39 for 7. A feature of the game was that not a single extra was recorded. For Greville J. Downer had 9 for 38 in the match, and J. H. Thornton 4 for 7 in Hendon's first innings. River Plate House beat Dulwich Hamlet— 100 to 73. F. C. Buckeridge (4 for 30) and P. L’h. Boitel-Gill (5 for 51) bowled unchanged forf the winners ; thereafter Buckeridge was top scorer with 39. It is rather a habit of his to be top scorer or thereabouts. Parson’s Green lost their Thursday match with Kilburn. Guscott (37 and 6 for 45) had a good deal to do with the latter’s victory. F. D. Heath scored 34 for the losers, and H. R. Ellis took 5 for 54. On Saturday they drew with Roehampton— 267 for 4, dec., to 167 for 5. The great feature of the game was the first century on the new ground, where many more are likely to be made. A. G. Higgs was the man who did. In under two hours he hit up 141*, four 6’s, seventeen 4's, no chance— good enough, that ! C. J. Bool (39) and F. D. Heath (36) were chief assistants. The visitors lost 3 for 33, but H. Boden and Powley saved them. The former’s 61* was a rare good uphill innings. P.G. II. had a fine fight with Roehampton II. at Roe­ hampton. They scored 115 (T. Mack 38, J. Hutchins 28), and managed to get out the home side for 109 (P. Sadler 35). This is the first time Parson's Green have won at Roehampton for many years. The first Week of the season—Clapham Ramblers’. Mon­ day : Addiscombe beaten by 40— 149 and 109 the totals. W. Longhurst 50 and 6 for 51 ; T. A. J. Harris 42. Thus far, excellent. Less excellent on Tuesday : Neasden scratched, ground being unfit. A good fight on Wednesday, but defeat in the end ; C.R., 99 ; North of the Thames L. V., 104 (one man short). W. Cooper, of Beckton, bowled finely for the winners ; 8 for 55 his little lot. C. R. Browne, the West Indian, was the outstanding figure for the losers. He made 50, next highest score being 10, and took 4 for 37. Thursday, v. Spencer. C.R., 195 for 6 (Browne 70, A. L. Sloper 39) ; Spencer, 65. Woollard took 7 for 31. Friday, v. Mr. H. Lacey’s XI., including R. M. Bell, of Sutton. The scratch team made 97. The Ramblers could only total 65. R. M. B. was very much on the spot, and took 9 for 31. But on Saturday the star of the Ramblers was in the ascendant again. They ran up 202 for 6, and declared, thereafter putting out Merton for 103. As on Monday, Longhurst showed up well all round. He scored 75* and took 4 for 18. H. R. Jordan, the hockey crack, made 55. Lauderdale did a capital performance in beating Brentwood. H. S. Saunders (7 for 24 and the hat trick) and F. Shepherd (37) were mainly responsible. G.W.R. had Slough as visitors at Castle Bar Park, and ran up the capital score pf 223 for 7 before declaring. Morris cut very finely and altogether played a delightful innings for 72, and Brewer, who hit well for 46, helped him to add 89. Berry, a recent recruit, made 39* in capital style. At call of time Slough had scored 143 for 3, T. R. Kent 85*. He and L. McCoy Hill put on 72 for the second wicket. Neither Grugeon nor C. E. Honeyball, the two G.W.R. cracks, could get a wicket— a rare experience for them. At Slough the Railway second string made 222, and Slough II. replied with 151 for 2. A. E. Sandell hit eleven 4's in his 69 for Old Whitgiftians (165) v. Croydon (95) ; and to him, R. V. Bowater (4 for 26) and W. B. Bannerman (3 for 17) a good victory was chiefly due. West Kent Wanderers beat Mercatores by 28 runs (100 to 72), S. J. A. Crouch (24) and H. Simpson (22) batting well, and the veteran A. E. Lugg (7 for 34) again bowling admirably. For the losers Newton did some most effective bowling, his 9 wickets costing only 28. At Dulwich the Wanderers A team beat Wren A by 22. Bronsdon (7 for 12) bowled irresistibly, and H. J. Phillips (33) batted well.