Cricket 1913

Jun e 28, 1913. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 349 Parson’s Green had a weakish team to the field at Sudbury Hill v. Steinway, hut averted defeat, and might perhaps have won had time allowed. Steinway totalled 171 (Cross 86, a really good innings) ; the visitors made 150 for 8 (J. S. Higgs 68). Eshelby, with slow legbreaks, took all the P.G. wickets. The club's second string easily beat Denbigh—P.G. II., 172 (Hayes 44, Hutchins 39, Sutherland 33) ; Denbigh, 76. For the winners H. T. Mack had 8 for 30. For Oatlands Park v. Bellevue (scores, 261 for 7, dec., and 118) F. H. Stileman, played a splendid hitting innings for a level century, making his runs in just over the hour. Colchester and East Essex (194) drew with the ist Batt., East Lancashire Regiment (144 for 4) at Castle Park. J. L. Meadowcroft (64), H. C. Henley (40), and D. Ward (34) for the home team, Lance-Corporal George (48) for the visitors, were chief scorers. In a low-scoring match at Richmond the home side (113—• P. A. D. Harvey 36, C. Russell 31) beat Old Merchant Taylors (84— J. S. Ryan 39*, F. W. R. Greenhill 25). V. R. Polley (5 for 43) and Major H. B. Fawcus (4 for 32) bowled well for the winners. The wicket at Broxbourne was rather bumpy ; but in taking 140 minutes to make 182 for 5, dec., v. the Old Olavians, the home sile (so my correspondent thinks) rather flattered the bowling. H. J. Sharp scored 53, F. L. Barker 32*, and A. C. Brewitt and R. B. Cambridge 29 each. The Old Olavians were left with 85 minutes to get the runs. It was scarcely good enough to try for; on such a wicket one could not play to the pitch; but P. Brownlow (60*) and A. H. Wilson (50*) were chief agents in making the score 130 for 2 in the time. Brownlow refused to be hurried, yet scored at a very fair pace ; Wilson smacked hard, and hit one 6 over the fence into the canal running alongside. The fielding on both sides might have been better. F. W. Allardyce (57) was again to the fore for West Kent Wanderers, who, with 182 to 112 for 7, had the best of the draw v. Wren. G. F. Howell (39) and A. E. Lugg (21*) were the other principal contributors. Rees scored 59* for Wren. The Wan­ derers A team had a good win over Wren A. The latter had 57 up for one wicket; but then C. Morrell (6 for 18) bowled so effectively that all were out for 109. The home side totalled 158 for 5. J. Brown followed up his success of a week earlier with a capital 58*, H. J. Phillips made 39, and Maggs, Lucy, and Morrell all got into double figures. Balham Wanderers (168) all but beat Anchor (94 and 77) in an innings. C. P. Woollacott hit finely ; his 80 included sixteen 4's. He had some luck, it is true ; but then he was forcing the pace all the time. E. F. Burrows made 38, S. Baker 23 ; and S. j Hanna (6 for 20) bowled with great effect. St. Luke’s, Woodside, beat Hurstleigh by 6 runs— 53 to 47— on a funny wicket, such analyses as A. Anderson’s 5 for 18 (Hurstleigh) and W. Carter’s 3 for 21 and W. Hider's 2 for 2 (St. Luke's) being recorded. Forest Hill beat Ibis by 32 runs, W. A. G. Southwell’s 62 for I the winners being the only innings over 50 during the game. [ N. W. Matthews’s slows had 6 for 78 for Forest Hill. C. T. Burgess made a brilliant century for Shepherd’s Bush v. University College, W. M. Darvill made 52*, and the Bush, declaring at 201 for r, got out their opponents for 68, D. E. Lewis taking 6 for 29, Burgess 3 for 9. G.W.R. and Reading Biscuit Factory, old opponents, met at Castle Bar Park. The railway men batted first, and Gibbs made 31 of the 44 put up for the opening partnership with Bridges. C. E. Honeyball quickly rattled up 36, and Bridges ( 33 ) defended stubbornly till the score was 103. Robinson also batted well for 30. At 167 for 8 the closure was applied. The Reading men started badly— 3 for 20. Panting (25) and Blazey (34) made a plucky stand ; but Gibbs finished off the innings sensationally, taking the last 3 wickets for 2 runs, and all were out for 95. C. E. Honeyball (5 for 47) bowled in great form, dismissing Cass and Owen by real snorters. The Factory were without their skipper, R. W. Poulton, the Rugger international and missed him sorely. A welcome return to form was shown by Beulah, who beat Guards’ Depot (108 to 49). C. J. Inman hit six 4's in his punish­ ing 25, and S. Manchee (7 for 21) bowled with success. The fielding of the winners showed a great improvement, and Walter Hubble was discovered to be (like his brother in the Kent team) a really class wicket-keeper. The club’s week begins July 7, or rather July 8, for no match has as yet been made for the Monday. Will any club having that date vacant (at home or away) write to Mr. J. C. F. Mathiesen, 8, Stratford Road, Thornton Heath ? Another brilliant innings was played by A. E. Sandell for j Old Whitgiftians. His 124 v. Norbury Park Wanderers included I twenty 4’s, and he only gave one chance. G. A. Ellis (30) | and Carter Pegg (29) were the other principal contributors to the O.W.'s total of 195 for 6, dec. The visitors (A. E. Brennan 34) just avoided defeat, scoring 91 for 9. Cranleigh School II. (F. N. Corben 50, K. Grant 39) beat Cranleigh II. (C. R. Killick 57) by 28 runs. At Bishop’s Stortford there was a rare fight between the home team and Saffron Walden. The former batted first, and scored 151 (H. J. Flux 39, J. W. North 26). F. J. Wedd (43) J. Valiant ( 3 5 *)1 and C. R. Downham (29) batted well for the visitors, who had only two minutes to go with two wickets still to fall. The last two were run out in the time—a thing difficult to understand, as their side was beaten by 23, and 23 in two minutes—well, it takes some getting ! Valiant (8 for 60) bowled finely for Walden ; for Stortford Flux had 4 for 56, Maisey 3 for 20. On Friday St. Lawrence met Burntwood Wanderers, and won by 242 for 6, dec., to 147. J. Dean (75) and H. S. Hatfeild (63) were biggest scorers for the winners ; S. Rowe (45*) and C. E. Melville (35) did best for the metropolitan team. On Saturday the Canterbury club lost a match of lower scoring by 12 runs, Wye College scoring 146 (A. F. Hood Daniel 26), St. Lawrence 134 (A. Latter 51, C. E. Harris 36). For the losers R. R. Egerton (8 for 32) bowled really well. A. S. Macdonald, who made 130 of the first 160, and C. Matkin, who hit out tremendously for his 140, were chief con­ tributors to Highgate’s record score of 370 for 7 v. Cheshunt I (89). Heathfield lost by 29 runs to the L.C. & W. Bank, C. Mills (5 for 38) doing the one performance of note for them. The Pallingswick skipper put Hornsey in, and no doubt repented— totals, Hornsey 363 for 9 (G. W. Hammond 68, Wrightson 65, S. L. Clarke 46),Pallingswick 127 (Ley 43). Hammond took 4 for 44. South West Ham were probably a bit surprised by their defeat at Loughton, the home side registering 264 for 8 (Salter 65*), and then getting rid of their opponents for 123. Connor, (5 for 86) for the losers, and Garrett (5 for 55) for the winners bowled well. What is the matter with Littlehampton ? They could only send eight men to Arundel— not a long journey, either—and after the gallant eight had collapsed for 23 Arundel hit up 272 for 3, C. E. Arbery and R. P. Davies making centuries. These two 1put on 190 in partnership. C. S. Arbery had 6 for 13. A. Oakes hit fifteen 4’s in his 115 for Horsham v. Partridge Green, and his side won easily, though no one else reached 20 for it. Lewes Priory (186— E. A. Brymer 77) lost to the Stoics (229—Capt. E. J. Haughton 58) at the Dripping Pan. Steyning rather unexpectedly defeated Lancing College— 238 to 188. H. Flowers (86) and J. Stonham (72) scored the bulk of the runs for the winners ; and G. H. Heslop’s 121 was a big item in the school’s total. Going on late, C. Scarle had 5 for 7 for Steyning. Ardingly College were no match for Finchley (East), who ran up 303 for 3, D.G. Smith (no) and W. J. Brewer (137) making a very long stand for the first wicket. The school could only total 109. O. G. Hake, the Eastbourne College skipper, was top scorer with 37 v. Old Eastbournians, for whom R. H. King made 70 (three 6’s, nine 4’s), and R. T. Colgate 64 (eleven 4’s). H. Muir-Smith had 5 for 35 for the old boys, who won by 117— 277 to 160,