Cricket 1913

August 2, 1913. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 475 Cricket in Scotland. By H a m i s h . A m atch that has been awaited with some interest was played on- the North Inch, Perth, when A y r were the visitors. T h e A y r club seldom encounters one of the strong sides in the North or the E ast of Scotland, and the result of the latest gam e was not flattering to their van ity. A t one point o f their innin gs Perthshire were not in too strong a position, but J. L. Anderson )fi2), with assistance from the tail-enders, redeemed a bad start, and the total even­ tu ally realised 188. T hen the fast bow lin g of Berkshire (6 for 17) and W . L. F raser (4 for 19) tumbled the A yr men out for 42. T h is w as their first defeat of the season, and it must also have been their lowest total for many a day. A fter this game A y r le ft for a ten days’ tour in B elgium . C lubs are touring a ll over the country at present, and two of them have crossed the Border. F orfarshire are paying a visit to the Scarborough district, and the former pupils o f the R oyal H igh School are spending this week cricketing around Eastbourne. Another side to yield up its unbeaten record last week was M enzies X I. (112), who came rather a cropper against K elburne (290). W . Stew art (48*) carried his bat through the innin gs for M enzies’ X I ., but T . W ilso n (6 for 43) and S h in gler (3 for 48) accounted for the others. 1 ). Davidson (103) and H. G. Brunsdon (72) w ere ch ief scorers for Kelburne. B y defeatin g Aberdeenshire on the North Inch Perth­ shire h ave made them selves fa irly safe for the Scottish Counties Cham pionship. J. A. Ferguson (64) and J. Anderson (46) obtained most runs in a total o f 230 for 5 w ickets, and Aberdeenshire could only gath er 123, Benskin (6 for 56) and W . L . F raser (4 for 47) again bein g the destructive forces. T h e latter two w ill p lay against Northants this week-end, but F erguson, in the opinion of many good ju d ges the finest batsman in S cotland— and the writer, though it has not been his lu ck ever to catch this player in his best form , is inclined to endorse this view— is not am ong the elect. M orfee w ill also appear in the representative m atch, and ii he is only h alf as effective as in club matches he will more than pay his w ay. F o r D un ferm lin e (151) against Carlton (128) he had the fine analysis of eigh t w ickets for 58. A t the begin n in g of the season D rum p ellier were badly beaten by U ddingston, and the return m atch on their own ground at C oatbridge w as eagerly anticipated. E xcite ment ran h igh , and few of the batsmen could do them ­ selves ju stice, so that U ddingston w ere a ll disposed of for lo g; but D rum p ellier, thanks to the veteran, C. J. Mannes ( 37 ) m an aged to total 140 for 6 wickets. The fo llow in g centuries were also registered in the week­ ending J u ly 26th :— R. M. T horburn, i n , Peebles County v. Poloc. A. H. S. C larke, 101*, G lenalm ond R overs v. E lgin . F. J. Christison, 103, E din burgh A cadem y v. Merchiston. A. L inton , 101*, S elk irk v. Mr. C. A lexan d er’s X I. Sandiford, 108, P oloc v. G reenock. R. H. L . Whitelaw, 106*, Glenalmond Rovers v. Northern Counties. Some Club Notes. S lou gh ’s victory over the strong Boston P ark team , at B rentford, on J u ly 19, w as a really fine feat. T h e home side had first innings, and lost tw o w ickets for 28, a fte r which A. S. L in g (75) and E . J. C lark (26) made a determ ined stand. T h e C am bridgeshire man hit a 6 and th ir. teen 4’s; and he had good support from L. C. W eb er (29*), and in lesser degree from H. Hogbin and E. G entry. The innings was declared at 213 for 9, and only 90 m inutes were le ft when Slou gh w ent in. E. J . Leat departed at 45 for 24; then L. M cC oy H ill and W . Gooderson played such a splendid forcin g gam e together that a victo ry was alw ays a possible outcome. But, wdth on ly 15 m inutes left, 45 runs were still required, and victo ry was not an odds-on event. Y e t the two a ctu a lly slamm ed 60 runs in the time ! A splendid reception was given them at the close, and they had earned it. Gooderson hit four 6’s and seven 4’s in his g7*, and H ill two 6’s and sixteen 4’s in his 108*. G. D ew ley’s 5 for 55 for S lou gh must not be passed unmentioned. It m ay be added that the visitors had by no means a representative side. On J u ly 12th— but the account arrived too late fo r use earlier— S lou gh met H igh W ycom be at W ycom be. T he gam e was a rem arkable one, 33 w ickets fa llin g for 418 runs, and that on a pitch w ith which there appeared to be little, if anyth in g, w rong. T h e to tals were : H igh W ycom be i3g (A. W . K een 51, H. B ak er 24) and 121 (W . L. Jackson 48, G. B rocklehurst 22); S lou gh 49 (E. J. Leat t 8) and 109 for 3 (T. R. K en t 63*, F . E . B utt 30). Keen (4 for 20) and P age (5 fo r 27) were the men who dism issed the strong Slough eleven so ch eap ly ; but the S lou gh in n ­ ings was nothing but a series of disasters, difficult to account for satisfactorily, in detail or in bu lk. In H igh W ycom be’s second, L eat took 6 for 12, and a fter 100 had appeared w ith only 2 men, and the innin gs closed for 121. S lou gh ’s iog was rattled up in 45 m inutes, Leat hittin g a 6 and a 4 off the last few balls. It w as a p ity the gam e cou ld not be played out. Ow in g to an accident to his knee at R ugby football, F. G. Stephens, the b rillian t W arw icksh ire batsm an, has stated his intention o f retiring from county cricket. T h is is a m atter for real regret. Up to the end o f last season Stephens had played 50 innin gs (seven not out) for W a r­ w ickshire, and had to talled 1,102 runs, average 25.62. H is highest score is 144*. 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