Cricket 1913

42 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. F eb . 15, 1913 The W e s t Indian T eam of 1906, Standing (left to right): R. O lliv ie r r e , C. S. M o rriso n , L. S. C o n sta n tin e , G. C h a lle n o r , J. E . P a r k e r , T. J. B u r to n , O. H .Y L a tn e , C. P. C u m b erb atch . s iltin j: A . E. H a r r a g in , H. B. G. A c s tin , P . A. G oodm an, G. C. Learm ond. On Ground: C. K . B a n c r o ft, S. G. Sm ith. the Second West Indian Team (1906), and in the pre­ ceding season, when he first represented the island, he was the mainstay of his school team, Harrison College. To date he has made 1,418 runs in important matches, with an average of nearly 27. L ike Harold Austin, he is a useful change bowler, more useful than Austin, maybe ; and he is, moreover, a fine field. Other Goodmans there were, other Austins, other Challenors. Those already mentioned are the pick of the three clans ; but Clifford E. Goodman, who took in only 14 big matches as many as 122 wickets at only a fraction over 10 runs each, was perhaps the best bowler the West Indies ever had, and a good hitter too. And W. Evans Goodman— like Clifford, now numbered with the great majority— was a brilliant bat and a splendid field ; he played for British Guiana as well as for Bar­ bados. H. F. Austin never achieved more than moderate distinction in representative cricket, and Captain J. G. Austin, R .N ., only appeared in two of the island’s matches. M. B . G. and A . P. G. Austin played for British Guiana years ago with moderate success; F. E. W. G., the youngest of the band, very tall and very, slim, was a deadly bowler on his day. The eldest of the Challenor brothers, E. L., joined the Army, and has played with distinction J ot Natal and Leicestershire -—-I believe also in India-—-as well as for Barbados. V ickery Challenor was developing into a fine bat when he left Barbados for Canada. Richard Challenor— older than George, but younger than these two— is a regular island representative, a steadier bu t less brilliant batsman than his brother. O f the other Barbadian representatives P. H. Tarilton may be passed over here, as being dealt w ith elsewhere. The brothers Browne, C. Allan and Cyril R ., the latter now in England, both grounded in the game at Harrison College, have won laurels, the elder a good bat and a fair change bowler, the younger a fine bowler of the googly type and also a good and improving bat. Another of the name, bu t of a different race, Clement Browne, was a slashing hitter and capable wicket-keeper in the days now p a s t; he nearly pulled off the big-scoring match with Lucas’s Team for his side. A most con­ sistent batsman, always good for runs, who was much missed b y the 1900 team here, was H. A. F. Cole, who totalled 909 in 38 innings, 2 not out, in representative games, and averaged 25 with a highest score of only 78. He was a good field, too. An inferior field, and a less consistent bat, though he had his days of greatness with