Cricket 1913

32 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J an . 18, 1013. The tide has turned, as I have already said, and the club has had a welcome infusion of new blood. We are looking for great things in the future from a trio of young­ sters, R. Broad, J. U. Hall, and S. H. Wilson (St. Pau l’s X I., 1911). Th ey did well in 1912 ; they are going to to do much more in the years to come. Of the old hands, the men who fought what seemed a losing fight during the club ’s dark days, the veteran wicket-keeper and slogger, E. Hawkes, and E. F. Upton, for years the club ’s most dependable all-rounder, must be mentioned. The latter’s figures cannot be given completely ; but as far as the records go one finds him totalling 2,456 runs with an average of 18-06 (95 his leger score) and taking 256 wickets at 17-82 each. “ Here’s how ! ’’ to our friends, the enemy— and especially to those who stood b y Lessness Park in its lean years. They helped to keep the club alive, and we shall not forget it. For many seasons Granville (Lee) have played Lessness Park on Bank Holidays, and our most special thanks are due to P. P. Lincoln for a friend­ ship that has never faltered. Just one more paragraph before I get to figures. I trust the blue pencil will not strike it out.* Last season the club had the pleasure of a visit from the Editor of C r ic k e t . The members met him with pleasure, and they would like him to know that they appreciate the excellent service his paper is doing for club cricket, and hope that other clubs also appreciate it. R e s u l t s o f L e s s n e s 's P a r k C.C. s i s t X I. M a t c h e s . Year. 189 5 ........... 1896 ... P. W. L. D. No record available. No record available. Tied. 1 8 9 7 .................. ... 17 6 7 3 1 1 8 9 8 ................. ... 18 6 4 8 — 1 8 9 9 ................. ... 22 5 9 8 — 1900 ... 21 5 6 10 — 1901 ... ... 19 8 5 6 *— 1902 ... 21 6 14 1 — 1 9 0 3 ................. ... 19 4 1.3 2 — 1 9 0 4 ................. ... 17 2 11 4 — 1 9 0 5 ................. ... 17 6 7 4 — 1906 ... ... 19 8 9 2 — 1 9 0 7 ................. ... 21 8 7 6 — 1908 ... ... 20 7 10 3 — 1 9 0 9 ................. .... 20 8 11 1 — 1910 ... ... 19 4 12 3 — 1911 ... ... 20 5 M 1 — 1912 ... ... 17 8 4 5 — fil, 1897-1912 ... ... 307 96 T43 67 1 Captains : John Shuter, 1895-1903 ; A. S. Johnston, 1904- 1907 ; C. Gerald Beasley, 1908-1912 ( et seq.). Best season (as far as the records go), T912. * S ir — Y our fears have overrated the editorial modesty ; your , trust, however, is justified.— J. N. P. Printed and published for the Proprietors by C rick et & Sports Agents for Australia, Ac., G ordon & G otch, London, Melbourne, Sydr For South Africa, C e n tra l News A gency, B a t t i n g A v e r a g e s , F i r s t X I., 1900-1912 (earlier figures unavailable ). (500 runs or more.) Inns. N.O R. A. H.S- Capt. W. Finlaison ... 14 3 611 55-55 144 * R. S. H. Baiss 80 5 2868 38-24 131 John Shuter ... 90 9 2794 34 49 236 A. S. Johnston ... ... 77 7 2177 31-10 162* L. Hocking ... 28 2 711 27-34 137 E. Street ... ... 22 3 5 io 26-84 87* G. G. Baiss ••• 57 6 1053 20-64 97 * C. G. Griffiths ... 48 2 868 18-87 86 K. Hawkes ... 64 3 1103 18-08 87 E. F. Upton ... 122 9 .1981 17-53 95 C. G. Beasley ... 205 12 2779 14-40 97 H. Jenner 59 5 764 14-14 94 C. I. S. Wallace ... 159 M 1834 12-64 7 1 N. G. W. Gibson ... 58 4 667 12-36 76 Capt. E. W. Davies ... 71 8 731 n-6o 86 A. G. Rutter ... .65 8 597 10-47 54 J. A. Rutter 143 71 672 933 42* B owling A verages , F irst X I., 1900-1912 unavailable). (earlier figures O. M. R. W. A. H. Jenner ... 867.5 161 2453 196 12-51 C. Aubrey Smith ... 291 678 764 59 12-95 W. S. Ross ... 3°5 66 889 58 15-33 J. A. Rutter 2105-4 37 1 6975 423 16-48 A. S. Johnston 868 108 3304 195 16-94 W. Allen 627 146 1820 106 17-17 E. F. Upton 1120 173 3802 191 19-91 G. G. Baiss ... 4°7 93 1337 67 19-95 Capt. E. W. Davies 338 16 1513 64 23 64 Once Lessness Park nearly went under. In hoping fhat it will never near the precipice again, m ay one say that it deserves to live, and should be kept alive, if only because it had John Shuter as father and founder ? C. I. S. W a l l a c e . -------- -------------------- The Library. T he current issue of A y r e s ’ C r i c k e t C o m p a n io n * is th e best y e t issued, and th a t is sayin g a good deal. There are several special articles in it. W . R . W eir w rites in m ost interesting m anner of D ulw ich College in the schools’ series, in which A ldenham , E ton , H arrow , M arlborough, R u g b y , Sherborne, W estm inster, and W inchester h a v e alread y appeared. F . S. A shley-C ooper weighs in w ith “ M itcham C ricket and C ricketers ” ; and w h at he does n o t know a b o u t old-tim e cricket isn ’t know ledge, so to speak. “ A Surrey Scribe ” writes, under th e title of " T he F ascination of th e P a st,” an article which cannot fail to in terest the m an y partisans of Surrey. “ C overp oin t’s ” contribution, " T h e B alan ce of P ow er in C rick e t,” is a plea for the long-suffering bow ler ; he is eloquent, b u t he does not con vin ce me. I am rather inclined to agree w ith H . K . F oster, who says it is th e groundsm en’s business to m ake w ick ets as good as possible, and the bow lers’ business to use th eir brains and th in k ou t devices to dism iss the batsm en upon them . A. W . L an e-Jo yn t w rites on “ N ortham ptonshire C rick e t.” There is a short article on “ C ricket in T u rk e y ” b y “ H is- to ricu s,” and a long one on cricket all over th e world, b y th e E d ito r of th is paper. O f course, the first-class cricket o f 1912 is d ealt with, and there are also articles on th e schools and the clubs. F reely illustrated w ith w ell-pro­ duced portraits, the annual is great value for sixpence, and every reader of C r ic k e t ou gh t to get a copy. * Ayres' Cricket Companion, price 6d. F. H. Ayres, Ltd., h i , Aldersgate Street, E.C. P u b lish ers Ltd., 125 , Strand. London, W.C., January 18th, 1913 . ■y, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth. Launceston, Hobart and Wellington, X Z ,td., Cape Town, Johannesburg and branches.