Cricket 1913

J u ly 12, 1913. CRICKET : A WEEKLY Sussex Martlets were at Gatton, playing Sir J. Colman’s X I., and won very easily— 291 to 79 and 75 for o. C. J. B. Webb, the Dorset all-rounder, made 118 without a chance, and he and A. F. Somerset (24*) put on 116 together at the end of the innings. R. D. Cochrane scored 40. The home side batted two short in their first innings ; when they went in again H. Kent (38*) and R. Burgess (30*) were unparted. Hayward's Heath finished their Week by drawing with Worthing, for whom J. K. Mathews made 72. Three centuries were made during the six days, and over 2600 runs scored, but Hayward’s Heath failed to win a match, and suffered four defeats. W. L. Knowles and Howell Jones scored centuries for them, and young Chariwood made 157* for the Sussex Nursery. When a batsman gets a nasty smack in the mouth from a rising ball to start with, he does not often achieve top score. But Walter Ruffels did this for Arlington and Leytonstone at Ongar on Saturday. His total was 45. J. Hoare made 35 and C. H. Davis 27 ; and A. Barclay was in great form with the ball (8 for 26). Wherefore Ongar (67— C. Maryon 25) lost by 97 runs. Old Olavians did a big thing in s*> heavily defeating White House at Dulwich. P. Burke (49) was the only man who settled clown against the excellent bowling of Williams (5 for 42) and Bishopp (4 for 28), and the total was only 112. W. B. Owen’s one-handed catch at long-on dismissing Hatton was very fine indeed, and for White House S. Skelton’s catch in the deep, disposing of Wilson, was almost equally good. The O.O.’s hit off the runs before their fourth wicket fell, and eventually made 288 for 8 (37 extras, 35 of them byes, a trifle over-generous, this !)— H. Bessell 69*, G. H. Pearson 37, C. J. H. Pearson 35, and four others between 20 and 30. Caterham easily beat Lancing Old Boys, the lengthy William Lyon (so long a stalwart of the Albemarle and Fricrn Barnet side) getting 5 for 34, and Solly 5 for 57. Oxlade’s 45* was the highest contribution to the visitors’ total of 122. The home side made 251— Stevens 97, Lyon 50, Savain 28, Kingzett 20. Spencer at home overcame Forest Hill on a wettish and not exactly easy wicket. The visitors only made 122— W. P. Neall 32, G. C. Hast a hard-hit 24. F. M. Barton (5 for 59) and G. M. Lloyd (4 for 41), were the Spencer bowlers. The home team ran up 249. Lloyd’s 52 (one 6, nine 4’s) was a capital knock, and Barton (42) and W. F. Jennings (37*) also did well. Hast bowled finely (7 for 78), and with better support for him the margin would have been much smaller. Colchester and East Essex beat Colne Valley Ramblers in an innings— a result due in part at least to the discretion of H. D. Swan, who, winning the toss, put the Ramblers in on a wicket th at was sticky at first but improved later. D. H. I nwin (61), though lucky, played a good hitting innings, and made more than half the runs (115) for his side, who had 6 down for 43. The home team also made a bad start— 2 for 7— but thereafter E. S. B. Williams batted splendidly for 66, and J. D. Ward (47), Dr. S. H. Dankes (24*), and others did well ; and a total of 209 was reached. W. H att (38) was top scorer in the second innings of the Ramblers (74), and it was curious that in each innings one batsman should have made more than half the total. A t Reading, where G.W .R. met the Biscuit Factory, rain fell nearly all the time ; but the players stuck it out for a long time before they abandoned the game. The visitors lacked C. E. Honeyball and Berry, but Badge made a welcome re-appearance, and got top score (66), his cutting being especially good. Poulton, Jt may be mentioned, sent the railway men in first. They appreciated this generosity, and ran up 207 for 6, dec. Besides &adge, Bridges (48*), with some capital off-driving, Gibbs ^34) •Morgan (31), and A rtlett (21) all made runs. The ball was very s li p p e r y when the home team batted, and to this fact Owen owed something, for he was missed at the very outset. He fell eventu­ ally to a very difficult catch in the slips by Morris, after doing good work for his side, as did Poulton, bowled by one out of the box from Bridges in the end. R. T. Sm ith’s catch, dismissing ^ass, is worth mention. Old Whitgiftians beat Catford at Catford— 134 to 87— in a game in which the bowlers have the upper hand. A. E. Sandell RECORD OF THE GAME. 405 (40) batted finely for the winners, and W. B. Bannerman and R. V. Bowater contributed 21 each. But Bowater’s bowling was tlie feature of the game. No one could stay long against him, and he took 7 for 36. A t Canterbury St. Lawrence (147— C. E. A. Terry 42, A. O. Snowden 34) had a narrow victory over St. George’s, Ramsgate (134— H. B. Street 50, J. White 27, H. D ay 26). The Rev. J. M. Swift took 4 wickets for 42, A. Latter 3 for 29, and Snowden 3 for 47. St. George’s made 79 for 2 in their second innings (F. W. Day 36, T. W. Heale 24). Another well-contested game was that between Felsted School and Mr. A. G. Thurlow’s X I. The school started badly, but E. W. C. Wace, chiefly by 4’s, got 54 in quick time, and G. D. Kitchingman (92), ably assisted by V. S. Woodiwiss (26) and K. M. Farmiloe (40), helped to bring the total to 280. After a fair start, the visitors lost three wickets very quickly. Brown and B. H. Swift (33) looked like staying, but MacLeod got the former with a beauty. Then C. R. F. Threlfall (91) started an innings that looked like giving his side victory ; and Swift and the scratch teams’ skipper, Thurlow (33) gave him good help. Rowley’s bowling proved the deciding factor ; he got 3 for 24 at the end, and after Threlfall left resistance melted away, and the School won by 43 runs. West Kent Wanderers drew with Wren (118 for 6 to 135 for 9, dec.). The best scores of the game were H. Simpson’s 42 and C. Morrell’s 34 for W .K .W ., and A. Mackarness’s 31 for Wren. The Wanderers’ A team met North Kent United at Plumstead. A month ago North K ent beat them by 4 runs. This time the tables were turned. C. Lawrence came back to his old bowling form, and took 6 for 27, and the home side were all out for 53. The Wanderers replied with 145— Sarson 30*, Brown 30, Brooker 20, Connop 19. Thus far of 12 matches the A team have won 8, drawn 2, and lost 2— one by 4 runs, the other by 10. A good record. ---- ------- - On July 24 a combined team of the West Kent Wanderers and Dover Road will meet Mr. Malcolm Christopherson’s X I. at the Rectory Field, Blackheath, for the benefit of the Black­ heath and Charlton Cottage Hospital. Tickets, sixpence each, may be had of Mr. G. F. Howelly, 101, Evelyn Street, Deptford Park. Mr. Christopherson’s side is not yet definitely fixed ; but it is almost certain that it will include John Shorter, R. N. R. Blaker, A. P. Lucas, G. C. Hubbard, F. R. R. Brooke, and G. J. Mordaunt, with George and Alec Hearne, and it is hoped W. G. will play. The chance of seeing such cracks as these is worth seizing, and the object of the match needs no recommenda­ tion. ------------ Beulah met Polytechnic II. at Chiswick, and were beaten easily— 119 (J. C. F. Mathiesen 33, R. F. S. Bluntish 26) to 137 for 4 (C. McBean 84*, C. F. Nichols 26*). Beulah II. (98 for 9) beat Polytechnic IV. ( 85 ), A. Baster scoring 37 for the winners. The match between Ilford and Honor Oak was a really remarkable one. First the powerful Ilford side were all out for 46 to J. H. Lockton and S. H. Anson, and then all the wickets of Honor Oak fell to the same bowler F. C. Weaver— at a cost of 67. Honor Oak’s score was 161 (W. L. Miecznikowski 41). Sutton came a cropper at Beckenham. The home side scored 229— D. M. Lewis 60, R. S. Igglesden 40. R. M. Bell took 6 for 61. Then Sutton slumped for 89, H. Z. Baker lowering 7 for 44. A curious thing occurred during the Sutton innings. The ball broke a sharp-pointed strip about a foot long off R. M. B ell’s bat, and this stuck upright in the ground in front of the wicket ! Two deductions, ground less hard than usual lately— and R. M. B. edging- -th a t one at least, if no other ! On the previous Thursday Sutton had had a good fight at home with Hampstead. J. M. Williamson (54), C. F. Reiner (35), H. K. Hallam (34), and V. R. Bromage (27) were chief contributors to the home side's 204 ; it was M. A. S. Sturt's 100that got Hampstead home by the narrow margin of 7 runs. W. P. Gann (6 for 57) bowled well for the losers. Although Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank had two or three of their first team away, they easily accounted for National Bank of India on Saturday. Green (42) and Palmer (38*) were princi­ pal agents in running up their score to 148 for 6 ; they declared, and then Hansell (5 for 17) and Knight (3 for 17) put out the other side for 50.