Cricket 1913

J uly 5, 1913. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 375 Club Cricket Notes and Jottings. A full and interesting report of probably the most exciting club match of June 21 only reached me after the last number had gone to press. The game referred to was Slough v. Boston Park. The latter lost their first wicket with only 1 on the board ; then A. S. Ling and Barton gained so complete a mastery over the bowling th at they took the score to 220 unseparated. Each had some luck ; Ling gave as many as four chances, indeed. He was hitting with great power towards the end of his innings, making three 4's and a 6 off successive balls. Fifteen more 4’s were included in his score ; Barton only made seven boundary strokes. A t 20 the latter was plainly caught behind the w ick et; it is said that everybody— Barton included— was surprised at the umpire’s “ Not out.” The home side had two hours to get the runs in, and went for them. Weaver Adams (59), Southall (48), and Leat (44), all scored fast and well, and Kent, besides contributing a useful 20, greatly assisted his side by smart running on behalf of Southall, who was unwell and obliged to have a runner. There were 172 on the board with only 4 men o u t; but the later batsmen could not stay the pace, and time came when a boundary hit would have given Slough (217 for 7) victory. Dr. Weaver Adams’s return to form pleased every­ body. His 59 included a 7 (two for an overthrow) and ten 4’s. The Daily Express wanted to know why the game was not played out. Correct answer— the Boston Park captain has no claim to free board and residence in the county— er— mental hospital 1 On Tuesday, in last week, in depressing weather, Felsted School played the Gentlemen of Essex. The school had 4 down for 17 ; but E. K . Tolhurst (37) and H. J. Ord Bell (30) made a good stand at this juncture, and later R. H. T. Rowley hit well for his 28, so that the decent total of 157 was realised. F. W. Stocks and G. H. R aby did the bulk of the bowling. A really fine catch in the slips by V. S. Woodiwiss disposed of D. Mustard in the first over. J. F. W ilkes (26) and Sir R. H. Green-Price (30) then hit o u t; but excellent catches disposed of both— one caught at third man, the other in the deep. Three more wickets fell cheaply ; then A. C. Henley (19) and J. J. Bland (29) stayed some time together ; but a double change of bowling dismissed both, and 8 were down for 120 at the end, the draw being in Felsted’s favour. Dixon (5 wickets) bowled very well indeed, and the school fiel ’ ing was capital. Twelve a side were played. On Wednesday Cranleigh School easily beat Ardingly College, L. W. A. B ack’s well-hit 57* for the winners being conspicuous among a lot of small scores. Hampstead met the Wanderers in a mid-week game, and level scoring (J. C. Toller 61, D. Graham 40, F. W. Orr 34, five others double figures) gave the crack northern club a total of 257, to which the Wanderers replied with 188 (F. S. Gillespie 31, R. Kenward 30, E. J. Bridger 28, P. G. Gale 20), and lost by 69 runs. Eleven of the 22 were men who had played first-class cricket or in 'minor county matches at one time or another, the Wanderers’ side including A. Sims, the New Zealander. G. H. Heslop (77) was again top scorer for Lancing College when they met the Sussex Martlets on Tuesday. G. E. Palmer (40) and L. F. Machin (31) gave useful aid ; but the total of 216 was not big enough. The Martlets ran up 351 for 8 (W. L. Knowles, who seems in better form than ever, 94, S. C. Muriel 76, H. L. Havers 59, R. D. Cochrane 40, K . M. Cattley 32). G. Campbell took 7 wickets for the winners. On Thursday the Martlets played Brighton College, who batted first and made 170 (P. C. Williams 36, S. H. Isaac 25, A. K. G. Roberson 22). Here the Martlets' scoring was even heavier— 369 for 7. Capt. A. B. Skinner hit a brilliant 117 in about an hour :] C. E. Scott-Maiden made 47, J. C. Muriel 43, A. C. Somerset 41, H. L. Havers 31, and W. L. Knowles 29. Bishop’s Stortford met a strong Herts C. & G. team on Wednesday, and totalled 230. H. J. Flux batted faultlessly for a level century, and T. Brace’s 47 was a good effort. The C. & G. easily hit off the runs, and had made 275 for 7 before time. C. H. Titchmarsh (133) was in grand fettle. A. S. Thorpe (32) made the next highest score. For the C. & G., J. H. Thorpe had 5 for 68, Burton 5 for 75 ; F. S. Sutton (4 for 97) and Maisey (3 71) did the bulk of the bowling for the home side. On the 22nd inst. H. M. Bannister (Bank of England and Leicestershire), playing for Thespids v. Richmond, took 8 wickets for 8 and did the hat trick. On the 25th a bowler named King (probably R. H. King) for Beds. C. & G. had all 10 wickets of Bedford G. S.— cost unstated. A series of singular coincidences is presented by the matches between Malvern College and Old Malvcrnians and Repton School and Old Reptonians, both played on June 20th and 21st. Thus : Malvern, 287 (D. J. Knight 112) and 254 for 3, dec. (D. J. Knight 133*). Repton, 238 (J. Howell 108) and 200 for 5 (J. Howell 114). Old Malvcrnians, 230 (G. N. Foster 83) and 323 for 5 (Capt. W. N. White 140, G. N. Foster 97*). Old Reptonians, 332 (N. V. C. Turner 69) and 253 for 6, dec. (E. A. Greswell 106*). In each case over 1000 were made in the two days. In each case three centuries were scored. In each case a batsman on the school side made a century in each innings. In each case an innings was declared closed. In only one matter does the parallel fail. Malvern lost after declaring ; the other game was a draw. Malvern and Repton are old rivals, of course— a fact which at least does not detract from the interest of the series of coin­ cidences. The Old Malvernians included, besides White and Foster, the brothers Naumann, G. H. Simpson-Hayward (evidently Knight doesn’t mind lobs much, though one did get him in the first innings), and A. C. P. Arnold. In the Old Reptonian side, besides Turner and Greswell (whom Somerset would do well to look after— he is far ahead of some of the men they have been playing), were D r.‘A. F. Morcom, the Hon. F. S. Gough Calthorpe, A. P. Rutherford, and F. R. D ’O. Monro of Hampstead fame. The latter met with his usual fate in the score I saw ; th at D ’O bothers the average comp, as much as the decimals did Lord Randolph Churchill— or doesn’t bother him, perhaps, because he simply ignores it. Sutton had a great victory over Banstead on Wednesday. The visitors to Cheam Road made 176 (v. F. Feeney 59, C. E. Ruault 42), J. S. Brocklesby taking 7 for 69. M. F. S. Jewell and D. D. Napper went in first for the home team, and won the game before they were parted, the first wicket realising 193. Jewell’s score was 104, Napper’s 139. V. R. Bromage made 52*, and the ultimate total was 417 for 9. On Friday and Saturday Peas Pottage played the United Sports Club, who were certainly not a weak side, including, as they did, W. S. Simmonds, N. F. Penfold (these two went off to play elsewhere on Saturday, however, and the former scored a century for his home club), E. M. C. Ede, Killick, and Relf (E. H.). But the wicket was so good that the bowlers had small chance. R. E. Adair (the Dublin University player of yore, I take it) made 221, H. Crossland 114, and W. Newham (the old Sussex crack) 59 for the home side, the first two putting up 289 for the opening partnership. Peas Pottage declared at 465 for 6. The visitors replied with 168 (Penfold 68), and following on, made 187 (two men absent— F. Attwood 51, E. H. Bourne 42, W. J. Denman 37). Newham got a nasty whack on the nose on Saturday. Good side as L. and N .W .R . undoubtedly are, their defeat of Ilford on Saturday came as a surprise. Ilford so seldom go down to any one. The railway men totalled 137 (Wiggs 29, Battison 25, Paris 24), and then got out their opponents for 7 1 (H. E. Reynolds 23). Cuttle took 4 for 27 for Ilford. The winners’ successful bowlers were Skilton (4 for 27) and Howard (4 f° r 35 )- Disappointed of their match with Brentwood, who could not raise a team (Ichabod !), Colchester and East Essex got a game after all, for at very short notice Mr. J. W. Wilkinson raised and brought over a side from Peldon. Missen (57) and Warner (85) put up 124 for the first wicket of the home side, and with Dr. Daukes scoring 32 the innings was declared at 206 for 9. W ilkinson’s 34 for the visitors was a good, steady innings; but no one else did much, and the total was only 81, Chapman taking 4 for 14, and H. D. Swanj3 for 1.