Cricket 1913

254 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME M a y 31, 1913. Club Cricket Notes and Jottings. The card of the H a m p s te a d C.C. (Hon. Sec., Mr. F. R. Eiloart, 5, Canterbury Mansions, Lym ington Road, N.W.) reaches me unusually late, and, though I should like to give it in full, space at this time of the year does not permit. It runs to well over 70 matches. The Week is July 21— 26, when Old Harrovians, Butterflies, Oxford University Authentics, Cryptics, Uppingham Rovers, and M.C.C. are to be met. The club’s other opponents include London Scottish, Hornsey, Stoics, Granville (Lee), Ealing, South Hampstead, Mill Hill School, G uy’s Hospital, Surbiton, Richmond, University College School, H .A.C., Esher, Southgate, Wimbledon, Upper Tooting, Northwood, the Trojans, Inns of Court O.T.C., Beckenham, Pinner, Streatham, Brent­ wood, Woodford Wells, Nondescripts, Chesham, the Wanderers, Easton Lodge, Chiswick Park, Sutton, Highgate School, Berk­ hamsted School, Uxbridge, Finchley, Brom ley, A lien ham School, Hanwell Asylum , Middlesex C.C., U.C.S. Old Boys, West Herts, Old Merchant Taylors, Private Banks, Stanmore, Hampstead Hockey Club, Colney Hatch, and Virginia Water. S o u t h g a t e (Hon. Sec., Mr. Eugene White, Vicar’s Moor Lane, Winchmore Hill) runs two teams throughout the season, and plays Hornsey, Old Merchant Taylors, Southgate Adelaide, St. Bart.'s Hospital, Finchley, G .N .R . Athletic Association, Hampstead, St. Thomas’ Hospital, Harrow Blues, M.C.C., Finchley, Cheshunt, Chiswick Park, Highgate School, Brookman’s and Potter’s Bar, Old Foresters, Upper Tooting, Barnet, Marlborough Blues, Woodford Wells, Hall’s X I., the Village, and Mr. E. W hite’s X I. Y e t another of the clubs on the northern side is S ta n m o r e (Hon. Sec., Mr. J. Harrison, Stanmore). They run only one team ; but, with Wednesday games, their card has over 30 matches. They meet South Hampstead, L. and N .W .R ., West Herts, Walham Green, Bushey, Watford Melrose, Pinner, Norbury Park Wanderers, Edgware, Old Merchant Taylors, Westbourne Park Wanderers, Kilburn, North London, Weald- stone, Richmond Town, Mr. C. Somney’s X I., U.C.S. Old Boys, Harrow, Clapton Wanderers, Hampstead, Nondescripts, Elstree, and Highgate. From that land of charm, the W est Countree, comes the card of the P a ig n t o n C.C. (Hon. Sec., Mr. A. Goulding, Torbay Road, Paignton). In May and June the matches are local ones ; in July clubs from farther afield begin to arrive at Paignton— Addlestone and the Hampstead Itinerants appear in that month ; August is full of fixtures with touring sides, among them Roehampton, Incogniti, Old Bromsgrovians, St. Mary’s (Cardiff), Leinster (Dublin), Old Olavians, Gloucester City. Roehampton appears three times— on the 4th, 7th and 15th. This looks like a fortnight’s tour in Devon. Lucky Roehampton ! Last week, in giving the portrait of Mr. A. H. Manning, the clever little left-handed bowler of Old Charlton, I could not say as much as I wished to, because the particulars for which I had asked had failed to arrive. But they have turned up since, and I learn that Old Charlton’s left-hander has played 17 seasons for the club, and has taken well over 1000 wickets for it. In 1910 his bag was 111 ; in 1911 it was 136 ; last year it was 168. If he keeps on keeping on it may well be 200 this season. When a lad he played for the Choirboys of St. George’s Garrison Church, Woolwich, and was coached by Victor Barton, of Kent and Hants. But Barton could not teach him to bat. He never has cared about that. When Old Charlton’s innings is declared closed he is delighted. “ A. H. Manning did not bat ” is what he likes to see on the score-sheet, with “ Manning ” plentifully sprinkled on that of^the other side. In the circumstances it would be indelicate to ask for his batting record. I have accord­ ingly refrained from so doing. I believe, however, that he has been known to reach double figures. Stanmore’s start has been a poor one. It was the roughest of luck th at in their first game of the season C. F. Welch, who last year headed the batting with the splendid figures of 75 33 per innings, should have had a knee badly damaged. He has not been able to turn out since. On May 3 the side went under to South Hampstead ; on Whit Monday West Herts beat them ; and on May 17 they lost heavily to Walham Green. W. A. Barnes seems scarcely yet in his destructive form of 1912 (87 wickets a t 8'25 then) ; and E. Marriott, who carried his bat through an innings of 53 for 31 v. Walham Green, is the only batsman who has achieved any distinction. On Wednesday in last week Hampstead (192 for 7, dec.) severely beat University College School (47 and 27 for 1). R. G. D. Howell (47) and G. G. Dumbelton (37*) were chief scorers. The Durham Colleges on May 14 put out Bummoor, whose team included Dennis Hendren and T. A. Bulmer, the Durham C.C.C.’s secretary, for 14 ! The highest score was 3. E. Rees took 6 wickets for 4, F. E. Whitfield, 4 for 7. The other side had previously scored 124 for 4 (E. P. Hardy 39, S. Hinchcliffe 28, E. Rees 20*), so th at the wicket could not have been unplayable. Burton-on-Trent made a big total v. Repton School on Thursday— 440 for 8, dec. S. H. Evershed, the old Derbyshire captain, with 159, and another county player in R. B. Rickman (83) were highest scorers. The school responded gallantly— 203 for 4 ; M. Howell 72, E. R. Pallett 67. Guy’s Hospital beat Sutton at Honor Oak Park b y 23 runs in a mid-week match. Scoring ruled low, A. H. Harkness’s 44 for the Hospital doubling any other individual total. F. Biddle (8 wickets) and R. M. Bell (6) were the successful bowlers for their sides. On the same day the Vampires made 331 for, dec., v. Ealing at Ealing ; C. E. Dalton 137, H. W. Gosling 69. In spite of a capital 92* by J. H. A. Tolkien, the home team went under by 126 runs. The Rev. J. Burrough, of Shrewsbury, Cambridge, and Egyptian fame, bowled well for the winners. Shrewsbury School, after putting out Shrewsbury Town, for 202 on Thursday, ran up 337 for 2— H. R. G. Rhys 174*, B. H. Ellis 52, W. R. Bridges 42*, M. C. Dempsey 38. Spring hit twenty-three 4’s in his 147 for Surrey C. and G. v. Purley on Wednesday. Sandham made 71, and the total was 390. Against P latt and Abel (5 for 21) Purley could only total 71. Some people would prefer to see Spring in the Surrey eleven to seeing Goatly there. Forest School beat Stoics by 6 runs on Tuesday. C. V. Thompson (45) was chief scorer for the school, Capt. Haughton (65) for the Stoics. A. O. D. Taylor (36) helped Thompson in a good first wicket stand. On Wednesday Felsted (128— J. G. Dixon, 35, A. Macleod 25) had a close game with Easton Lodge (155— C. H. R. Thring 32). A last wicket stand, brief but important, seems to have pulled the visitors through. C. M. S. Haygarth, the school skipper, bowled well (4 for 47), and for the winners E. M. Venables took 4 for 27. Blue Mantles beat Eastbourne College decisively on the same day— 294 to 113. N. F. Druce made 87*, Major H. Watson 70. Druce also took 6 for 48. O. G. Hake (34), G. Lloyd George (25), and G. E. Goolden (20) alone scored double figures for the school. The Chancellor’s son is said to be a hitter of no mean order. On Saturday Hampstead at home defeated H.A.C. by 116 runs after declaring with 9 wi?kets down. R. E. Eiloart, with a well-made J94 and 3 wickets for 11, was the most notable performer in the game, no one else reaching 40. The other Hampstead team lost by 42 runs— 139 to 181— to Esher, for whom H. H. Marriott made 76. Old Merchant Taylors beat Pinner— 202 to 152. J. S. Ryan (48), R. H. W ills (32*), W. G. Henderson (31), and E. H. Cockell (30), with O. C. White (7 for 37) were the principal performers for the winners. For Pinner G. S. Lee scored 46. W. G. said last season that he had finished. But he turned out for Eltham v. Granville (Lee) on Saturday, although he did not bat. Granville made 158 (E. Downey 59) ; Eltham replied with 166 for 7 (A. J. North 50, A. W. Rammell 43). Cyphers won well against Forest Hill— 198 (P. B. W yes 43, L. M. Simmons 32) to 92 (one man absent) and 64 for 4. Simmons added to his laurels by taking 6 for 28. Upper Clapton just saved their game with Pallingswick, who scored 301 for 9, de:. (J. R. Bowstead 100*, G. L. Hebden 70,