Cricket 1913

45o CR ICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u l y 26, 1913, On a glu ep ot p itch at H ornchurch, the home team (33) arid A rlin gton and Leytonstone (40) occupied over three hours in m akin g 73 runs. B ut it was hard figh tin g all the tim e, and the visito rs oflly pulled off the match with their last man (twelve a side played) in. F or Hornchurch, T itley had 5 for 14; for A. & L ., A. B arclay took 6 for 15, and H arold Halse, who did the hat trick, 3 for 6. Putn ey (80— D enm an 29) beat Beaum ont by 24 runs, C oates ta k in g 5 for 30. Putn ey have won all their five home m atches to date. H. M. G orrin ge played another fine in nin gs for D er­ rick W anderers— 93*— v. C h igw ell. He forced the gam e in really wonderful fashion on a dead pitch, and hit a 6 and fourteen 4’ s, g iv in g no chance. S treet’ s merry 42 included eigh t 4’ s. T h e in n in gs was declared at 207 for 10 (twelve a side), a win evidently b ein g held of more account than G o rrin g e’ s century— which w as quite righ t, and speaks well for his sportsm anship and his captain ’ s confidence in it. But a win did not follow. C h igw ell made 102 for 5. K . D. Abbott was given out l.b .w ., but, as there appeared to be some reason to believe that he had played the ball, the W an­ derers’ captain su gg ested his resum in g, and he played out time. Stanmore had 9 down for 94 v. U. C-.S. O ld Boys. Then H. Forman (92*) and W. F. H ill (50*) added 104 unparted, and a declaration was made. P'orman (who, I believe, ap­ peared for C am bridge U n iversity and Som erset in a few m atches three years ago) hit nine 4’s, H ill eight. T he visito rs (one short) were dism issed for 46, C. E. Ruault ta k in g 3 for 9, H. B ody 3 for 15, E. Hext 2 for 9. A. R. T an n er (13.5 overs, 7 m aidens, 24 runs, 7 w ickets) bowled very finely for H ampstead v. B rom ley, and the v isi­ tors to L ym in gton Road were all out for 63. T h e home side made 195 for 7, R. G. D . Howell (63) m ain tain in g his very consistent form , and J. G. Donaldson (46) and C. H. E iloart (2g) also scorin g usefully. N. J. H ollow ay’ s bow lin g w as too much for B ish op’ s Stortford. He look 8 for 31, and the home side were all out for 85 (C. R. R id gw a y 39). T h e O ld L eysian s replied with 239— C. Pinkham , of Neasden fame, 85, B. H. Holloway 47. P. Hay, g o in g on with 150 up, bowled finely, and took 6 for 44 for Stortford. Westbourne P ark W anderers go t down 7 Paddington w ickets for 70, Selley h avin g made 34 of that number. T h ere their success ended, for Sampson (50*) and Collins (34*), helped by extras, added 108 unparted, when the latter declared. E veryth in g came off for the home side, and W .P.W . were all out for 68. Chappell had 6 for 30, and really brilliant catches were made by Selley (two at mid-on) and A. M itchell, the Q ueen ’s P ark R a n g ers’ half-back (three in all, the two from hard le g hits b ein g especially fine). West K ent W anderers A team easily accounted for St. James, Hatcham— 144 to 31. T h e visitors came short, and were provided with substitutes! T h ey could make no stand again st G. B ow ker (5 for 16) and M ag gs (3 for 13). A. G. L u cy ’ s 52 for the w inners w’as a reallv good knock; H. Sm ith (27*), T . T ruelove (20), and E. G ardner (17) were the chief scorers. G rantham ’ s annual C ricket Week began on Monday, July 14th, when the home side met the O ld R ossallians, a side G rantham have never yet beaten. T h e first d ay’ s play was very even, and really deligh tfu l to watch from its keen­ ness. Only 9 runs separated the totals— G rantham 136 (A. E. G ibson 60, W. E. Thom pson 34); O .R .’ s 145 (G. B. D avies 30, H. C. E d ge 24, T . A. H igson 24). G ibson, from Sleaford, was the only man p la yin g for G rantham who is not a regu lar member of the side, and it was a trifle curious that he should make top score. T h e home side looked likt: being out for a very poor score on T uesd ay; but R. S. M. White, A llen, and B ellam y came to the rescue, and 116 re­ sulted. T han ks to D avies, H igson , and A. S. E d ge, the runs needed w’ere made for the loss of 4 w ickets, and (twelve a side playing) the visitors thus won by 7 w ickets. A. S. E d ge had 13 for 87 in the match, and H igson 8 for 62. For G rantham , G ibson took 9 for 93. K in g ’s School P ast and Present meant that several pro­ m inent G rantham players took the field again st their own club. G rantham made 193, H. E. Rudkin (37*) and Hard­ in g (21) adding 48 for the last w icket. T h e best stand for the opposing side was made by S. Shaw (25) and M. B roughton (22); but the bow lin g of G ibson (6 for 35) and Beadsmore (5 for 12) was altogether too good for the rest, and the total was only 66. T h e T h u rsd ay’ s match, v. Capt. E lliso n ’ s T eam , is alw ays quite a social event; C aptain E llison has been one of the best and most generous of G rantham ’ s supporters, and the fact that the ground is so complete and pretty is largely due to his personal interest in the club. T here was a large and fashionable attendance, and the Lincolnshire Yeom anry S trin g Band discoursed music to add to the en­ joym ent. T h e v isitin g team was a strong one, including W. Rose, the county w icket-keeper, H. O. and C. M. P ea­ cock, C. L. Prior, J. G ilm an, several prom inent Nottingham players, and a couple of good men from Stam ford. They made 171 (S. W. Coullev 38, Dr. C oulley 34, W. Rose 26, R. E. E n glish 24). A fter a good start b y the Rev. — G old­ sm ith and W. E. Thom pson, several G rantham w ickets fell cheaply; but the skipper (66) stayed, and later T . H. Bow ­ man (43) and M. W. Aplpeby (27) hit well, and the runs were hit off with the last man but one in. Bowm an for G rantham and A. G rant for the scratch side bowled well. T h e gam e on F rid ay and Saturday was with the M .C .C ., whose team included Reeves, Geeson, and C h id gey, as well as several capable amateurs. Beadsm ore, Appleby, j and Bowman dism issed them for 198 (Geeson 68, D. C. F. | Burton and A. J. Whitehead 30 each). G rantham replied ! w ith 211 (T. H. Bowman 46, S. F. Nott 37, W. A. B eads­ more 36*, M. W. Appleby and R. Lee 26 each). So far matters were fairly even, and a win for G rantham by 10 I w ickets looked as unlikely as an yth in g well could be. Y et this is what happened. Beadsmore (6 for 24) and Appleby (4 for 17) put out the visitors for the m iserable total of 46, | and Bowman and A. R. N. Rooksbv knocked off the few J runs needed without bein g parted. It looks as though j Lincolnshire m ight do worse than giv e Beadsm ore a trial. Lincoln Lindum played a local team , Stam p End, on Saturday. Stamp End made 146 (J. M iller 46), Lindum 73 for 2 (M. Shaw 22). S p ald in g did a fine perform ance in beating the D ruids, a powerful touring team , by 137 to 102, at Skegness. E. T . Cooke, the county bowler, was the main factor in this, tak in g 6 w ickets. G ain sborough made j 140 v. Cressw ell C olliery, T . G uyler p la yin g capitally for J 51; but the score was not b ig enough, the C olliery men j m akin g 145 for 5— A. G. Slater (is not this the D erbyshire player?) 67*, F. Shipton 33, H. S later 21*. Hull visited G rim sby to play the Rovers, and declared at 195 for 6— G. B raithw aite 90*, H. Rudston 44, A. Maw 35- Then R. D avey and W. D utnall went in, and at the call of [ time were still unparted. D avey had then made 74, D ut­ nall 53, and the score w as 120.