Cricket 1913

376 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J uly 5, 1913. C. and E .E . had a very annoying experience on the Thursday. T hey ought to have met the 20th Hussars, and the team was on the field expecting to play when, shortly after 2.30, a message was received to say th at the regiment could not raise a team ! Hurstpierpoint School II. beat Cranleigh School II. in a small scoring game— 81 to 63— at Cranleigh. Reading deserves credit for his 32— more than half the runs— for the losers. J. Bull bowled well for them, and H. G. Reeves for St. John's. On a capital pitch St. Luke’s, Woodside (68) and Pearl Assurance (43) somehow found the bowling unplayable, P. Han- raham taking 5 for 10 for the losers, and S. T. Cook 6 for 10 for the winners. W. C arter’s 22 for St. Luke’s was top score of the game. West K ent Wanderers lost by 19 runs (100 to 119) to B lack­ heath Wanderers, for whom J. Bascomb scored 35. If Longman could have stayed with Lugg at the finish the match m ight have been pulled off, for the latter veteran, after taking 6 for 47, went in No. 10, and scored a plucky 20*, only F. W . Allardyce (22) making more. It would have been pleasant to see the two fathers of the side hit off the runs ; but it was not to be. West K ent Wanderers A met St. Mary’s at New Eltham , and the failure of the home side’s captain to apply the closure really deprived the match of all interest. St. Mary’s took 2| hours to make 183, and left their visisors half th at time to bat in. The score at the finish was 80 for 3, A. G. Lucy playing a good innings of 34*. H. J. Phillips for W .K .W . had 5 for 48, and J. Brown, put on late, took 3 for 7. Beulah (122 for 9) drew with Westcliff-on-Sea (198 for 9, dec.) after an extra quarter of an hour. E. N. Dawson (30) and C. J. Inman (26) were top scorers for Beulah, who did not at all like two of the decisions given against them. Beulah II. at home lost to St. Paul’s. Scores— 122, 109. Starbuck and B axter each made 24 for the losers. Putney declared at 265 for 6 (Wiles making a chanceless 100*, Squires 49), and Denbigh in return scored 78 for 3 (W. J. Hale 41*). The wicket was fast and easy, but perhaps an earlier declaration m ight have been made. Balham Wanderers (112— S. Hanna 29) lost to Hook and Southboro’ (132 for 7— Harding 49*). at Hook. The visitors had a bad day altogether ; they ought to have been on top, for they were really the stronger side; but their batting was mediocre, and they were much too polite to their opponents in the field. Brom ley Town got a surprise from Old Olavians at Bromley. They declared at 180 for 4— a really good score, for they had 3 down for 39, after which T. Swinford (45) and S. H. Bacon (79*, including 14 fours) added 132 together. The runs were made in 150 minutes— not very fast scoring, but the bad start had to be retrieved. Only 85 minutes were le f t ; but the time proved long enough ! P. Brownlow (44) and C. J. H. Pearson put up 114 for the first wicket. Two hitters, sent in to force the game, failed ; but W. G. Bessell (29*) proved good at need, and the winning hit was made in the middle of the last over, or what would have been the last, but th at one more was bowled to enable Pearson to complete his century. His 106* in a total of 207 for 3 was a rare good forcing knock. He hit sixteen 4’s, and gave only one chance. In a game of which the only special feature was Hancock’s score for the losers. Forest Hill (282 —K. P. Neale 43, W. A. G. Southwell 38, S. R. Hunter 38, A. J. W hyte 33) defeated Sutton (231— H. L. Hancock 91, P. R. Waterer 48, G. R. Blades 39) at Perry Hill. G. C. Host bowled well for the winners, taking 5 wickets. , A t Highams Park, Arlington and Leytonstone (177— A. Bar­ clay 66, C. Beal 56, G. S. Cole 22) had a good win over the home side (83— E . Fincke 22). W alter Ruffels bowled very finely for the visitors— 16 o., 5 m., 35 r., 7 w. Fincke took 6 for 53 for the losers. G .W .R. visited W est Drayton for the first time for over ten years, and were given a very hearty welcome. They had to put in all they knew to avoid defeat. The home team made 157, Maskell making 46 and C. Aubrey Smith (" Round-the-Corner ” Smith of days past, surely ?) 30. Bridges and Gibbs (35) put up 42 for the first wicket of G .W .R. ; but 4 were down for 76, 5 for 82, and 8 for 83, Goulden doing the hat trick at this stage. “ K ir k b y ’’ joined C. E. Honeyball at this juncture, and these two played out time, Honeyball restraining his propensity to smite indiscriminately, and making a really good 32*. The score at the close was 113 for 8. C. E. Honeyball (5 for 67) and Hyam (4 for 48) bowled well for G .W .R ., who lacked Grugeon, Morris, and Badge, three of their b e s t; and Goulden did good work with the ball for the home team. T. G. Grinter made another century— his fifth on successive Saturdays— 130 for South Woodford v. Chigwell. He was asked to play for Essex v. Middlesex, but preferred to assist his club. It is likely he will be seen in the county team in a few matches later on. Crowborough and Mr. F. H. Gresson’s X I. played a tie match of 130 at the Grange, Crowborough. Horsham (129— A. Oakes 43) had a very narrow victory over Billingshurst (127— W. Blen- cowe 25). Oakes took 5 for 54, and, as is frequently the case, showed himself his side’s best all-round man. For East Grin- stead v. Lewes Priory at the Dripping Pan C. G. De Rougemont (102) and D. C. Brown (63) added 108 for the second wicket. The East Grinstead innings was declared at 250 for 7, and the Priory were dismissed for 203 (young T ate, of the Sussex Nursery, 42*, H. E. D avey 41), H. E. Payne taking 8 for 65. St. John’s (Brighton) easily defeated Steyning— 207 for 9, dec. (R. B. Brooks 91), to 99. J. K. Mathews made a sparkling 132 (two 6’s, fourteen 4’s) for Worthing (268 for 6, dec.) v. H ay­ ward’s Heath (130— S. Jaques 64). Littlehampton had only a second X I. match on ; they scored 188 (E. Hollingbury 57, E. Harris 39, W. L. Harris 25), and Worthing II. in reply made 130 for 6 (E. Noice 46*). Lessness Park sadly need another bowler. Against Charlton Park they declared at 231 for 5, after having 4 down for 64. A t this stage C. I. S. Wallace (93) and F. Clark (68*) came together, and added 156. Charlton Park had no difficulty in avoiding defeat. One wicket fell quickly ; but th at gleam of hope proved fallacious, for H. L. Hollis (68) and W. D. Bezer (64*) added 141 for the second, and at the close the total was 187 for 5. Spencer and White House had a great day. The fieldsmen must have enjoyed themselves thoroughly. In four and a half hours 610 runs were made for the fall of 10 wickets ! A. Jeacocke (174) and P. Burke (107) put up 224 for the first wicket of the game— looks like a long stand, but wasn’t— it only lasted 95 m inutes! Jeacock, driving-magnificently, hit a couple of 6’s and twenty-seven 4’s. Burke, steadier and very stylish, had sixteen 4’s. White House declared at 341 for 6, and G. M. Lloyd’s 4 for 55 in such a total deserves mention. Spencer replied with 269 for 4 in \ hours. W. D. Macbeth made 65, V. J. Woodward 55*, John Gordon 51, and F. F. Boles 41. In the second eleven match between the two clubs Spencer (191— C. F. C. Brodie 60, N. Croll 39, E. F. Munsby 35) beat White House by 74 runs. G. Potter had 6 for 60 for the losers, but none of their batsmen reached 30. Oxted declared at 209 for 6 (Mathieson 86) v. Caterham, and won b y 10 runs— a well-timed closure, but cutting it a trifle close ! H. Eisdell and M. Keith each scored 58 for Caterham. Parson’s Green beat Ealing Park by 74 runs— 231 to 157. For the winners F. D. Heath (61), J. S. Higgs (47, including three 6’s), F. G. Driver (37*), and C. E. Harrod (29) were chief scorers; A. W inyard (39) did best for Ealing Park. Harrod again bowled finely— 18 overs for 53 runs and 6 wickets. Battersea, with the Cantab, J. White, to assist them, had a very easy victory at home over Ealing Dean, who could only make 81 (A. Hellard 22). White took 8 for 44 ; his bowling is just what Battersea needed. The members of th at club are not inclined to believe that Cambridge possess a better bowler than the old Wellingburian. Battersea knocked up 297 for 8, L. E. Livesey in great form (75*), F. Ward (60*) ditto, and G. Dawdry (37), J. C. Christie (37), H. R. Miles (30*), and G. D. Herron (21), all useful contributors.