Cricket 1913

34 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. F eb . 15, 1913. w ea k B arb ad o s te am follow ed on a gain st T rin id ad in th e tou rn am en t at G eo rgetow n in a m ino rity of 240 runs, and b y to ta llin g 246 a v erte d th e innings d e fe a t th a t h a d seemed certain , h is 36 w as one of th e high est and perhaps q u ite th e best-m ade score fo r th e side. L ess conspicuous in 1908-9, he did not p la y for B a rb ad o s in th e tou rn am en t a t B rid getow n ; b u t in 1909-10, w hen his a vera ge for his club was close on 40, he d id excellen t w o rk for th e side against T rin id ad on th e St. C lair O v a l (Port o f Spain). G o in g in first w ic k e t down in th e first innings, w ith ­ o u t a run scored, he carried his b a t for 49 of a to tal o f 134 ; and in th e last inn ings o f th e gam e his 36 w a s th ird h igh est con tribu tion to a to ta l of 190. In 1910 -1 he w as chosen cap ta in of th e P ickw ick team , and b o th in th a t season and th e n ex t he showed u p sp lend id ly, a g g reg a tin g 618 in 1 1 innings (3 not outs) in cup m a tch es (average 77.25), and averaging 6 1.2 3 in all m atch es in th e earlier, and in the later season eclipsing all W est Ind ian records w ith a cu p m a tch a vera ge of 122 for 9 innings, includ ing fo u r centuries, 210 not ou t v . Sp a rtan C.C. the high est. T h e tou rn am en t of 19 10 -1 w as at Georgetown in Sep tem ber. T a rilton cap ta in ed B arb ado s, and m ade 8 and 39 n o t ou t in th e first m atch , one o f small scores, v . B ritish G u iana. In th e gam e w ith T rin i­ dad he p la y ed a rem arkab le innings of 99, th e n e x t highest score in th e m a tch b eing on ly 34. A p p e arin g in th ree m atch es (two for B arbados, one fo r A ll W est Indies) against th e M .C.C. Team cap ­ ta in ed b y Mr. A . F . Som erset la te r in th e season, he show'ed v e r y consisten t form , scoring 28, 31, 37 and 20 in his four innings. H is on ly b ig m atch in 1911-2 w a s B arb ado s v . T rin id ad at K en sin gton (B ridge­ town ), and then he m ade 16 in his one innings. T h u s in first-class cricket to d a te he has scored 412 runs in 16 innings, 2 not ou t, and has an average of n ea rly 30, a lthough he has on ly once topped 50. O pp o rtun ities o f d istin ction in th e best class of gam es do not o ften come th e w a y of th e W est Ind ian c r ic k e te r ; b u t T a rilton has, in all hum an lik e li­ hood, yea rs before him y e t, and when th e n ex t W est Ind ian T eam tou rs E n g lan d (1914 w ou ld seem a lik e ly year) he should b e one of its b righ t p articu lar stars. T a rilto n stand s six fee t tw o inches, and of course his heigh t g iv es him ad van ta g e s in some directions, th ou gh , person ally, I h a ve never b elieved great sta tu re to be th e trem endous asset some folks hold it. H is pa tien ce seems un lim ited ; he tak es no liberties at all u n til w ell set, and even then risks little ; bu t he know s how to deal w ith a n y v a rie ty o f b all, and, though a m a jo rity of his run -gettin g strokes are behind th e w ick e t, can punish loose stu ff in an y direction. In his grow in g stage, a poor field — w illing, b u t slow and clum sy— he has now d ev el­ oped in to a good m an in a n y position, and has established his claim to b e considered one of th e b est w icket-keepers in th e island. T h e y s a y he has a tend en cy to practise overm uch ; a fau lt, doubtless, bu t a more ven ia l one th an its con trary. A p a rt from cricket, lawn tennis is his ch ief gam e. H e considers th e b est innings he has ever p la y ed his 116 v . th e W anderers in 1909-10 and his 99 v . T rin i­ dad in 1910 -1. F o r much of th e inform ation here giv en I desire to express m y indebtedness to Mr. H erb ert Em p ta ge , of B ridgetow n , B arbados. J. N . P. Cr icke t ; A W E E K L Y RECORD OF TH E GAM E . 125, STRAND, LONDON, W.C. SA TU RD A Y , F E B R U A R Y 15 , 1913 . Letters for the Editor should be addressed to M r. J. N. P e n t e l o w , Malvern, Steyning, Sussex. Advertisements, Subscriptions, &c., should be sent to : The Manager o f C r i c k e t , 125 , Strand, W.C. The following are the subscription rates :— United Kingdom. Abroad. One Year ... ... ... 6s. 3 d. ... 7 s. 6d. The 24 Summer Numbers 5 s. Od. ... 6s. Od. The 6 Winter Numters ... Is. 3 d. ... Is. 6d. The remaining winter number will bedated March 15 , and will reach postal subscribers on or before this date. |p>a\nUon (Sossip. O, the glance of ihe bat. and the dip of the ball, as it hums thro’ the crouching slips, (>. the buzzing wail of the flying bail, and the grin on the bowler’s lips; O, the blind, blind swipe, and the cut that’s caught, and the terribly quick throw in ; Ah, here’s to the wit of the bat (Well hit !), and here’s to the ball with a spin. — Harold Bcghic. When in a recent number I said that a certain much- travelled cricketer was reported to have “ gone to Guam.” I admitted that I did not know where Guam was. A schoollx>y correspondent promptly enlightened me on that point, remarking that he didn’t think there was much cricket there. Later there came, all the way from South Africa, and from a place to which I was not aware C r i c k e t penetrated— though it goes to most places -an explanation o f the phrase, which, it appears, is not meant to he taken literally. My South African correspondent says that Guam is a barren, uninhabited island in (he thinks) the South Atlantic Ocean; mv schoolboy friend says in the PacUic ; my Gazetteer tells me that it is one o f the Ladrone Islands, and has a population o f 9,000. But perhaps there are two Guams. Anyway, when ships clear (in ballast)