Cricket 1913

August 23, 1918. CR ICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 537 Club Notes. There was some remarkably high scoring during the Crofton Park Week (August 4—9). The wickets at Brockley Rise must be good, and the Crofton Park bowl­ ing can hardly be strong, though the high scoring was not all by their opponents, it should be noted. Not once during the six days was a side dismissed cheaply. Crofton Park’ s totals were, in order: 244 for 5 v. Oxford City, 220 for 4 v. Colyton, 176 for 5 v. White House, 278 for 3 (dec.) v. Forest Hill, 266 for 5 v. Mr. J. Day’s Team, and 133 for 2 v. Burntwood Wanderers. Thus they aggregated 1,317 for 24 wickets, or just on 55 per wicket. Their opponents made 1,556 for 47, or over 33 jier wicket, the highest being White House’s 311 for 6. Total during the week, 2,873 for 71 wickets, over 40 per wicket. How the bowlers must have enjoyed themselves. Eight centuries were hit during the six days, five for the home team, three for the sides opposing them. J. H. Lockton for Colyton, and A. Jeacocke and W. S. Watts for White House, were the visiting centurions. For Crofton Park, T. Fredericks made centuries v. Colyton and v. White House on the Tuesday and Wednesday, W. R. Bing­ ham v. Forest Hill and v. Mr. Day’s Team on the Thurs­ day and Friday, and A. L. Cox one v. Forest Hill on the Thursday. Slough’s Home Week (August 2— 9) was also one of big scoring, and, moreover, of considerable success. Slough beat Mill Hill Park easily (274 for 3 to 127), Cricklewood narrowly (184 to 165), West Kent Wanderers in hollow fashion (258 for 2 to 92), a good M.C.C. team by 30 runs (325 to 295), and Marlow by 6 wickets (176 for 4 to 175). They had the best of a drawn game with K il­ burn, and not definitely the worst of one with Hampstead Montrose. Slough totalled 1,763 runs for 45 wickets— over 39 per wicket— and this by consistently good scoring, not by means of one or two sensational totals. Their opponents made 1,264 for 66 wickets— or just over 19 per wicket. Coming to individual performances, one notes the follow­ ing items in the batting line: v. Mill Hill Park, T. R. Kent 146*, E. Southall 78*; v. Cricklewood, H. Austin 41, first innings, L. G. Staines 56, second: v. West Kent Wanderers, r. R. Kent 137*, H. Austin 77; v. M.C.C., T. R. Kent 61, Dr. E. Weaver Adams 56, E. R. Weaver Adams 54*, W. Adams 50, G. Staines 48; v. Kilburn, C. H. Wood 80*, W. Adams 79, T. Clarke 38; v. Hampstead Montrose, W. Adams 71, H. G. Hogarth 38; v. Marlow, W. Adams 56, L. G. Staines 42*, Dr. E. Weaver Adams 42. There were features of note in the bowling, too. Mat Wright took 3 for 4 v. Mill Hill Park, and G. Dewley 3 for 29; Dewley had 5 for 42 and Dr. Weaver Adams, with lobs, 3 for 28 v. Cricklewood; the doctor’s underhands accounted for 4 for 5 v. West Kent Wanderers, 5 for 87 v- M.C.C., 3 for 39 v. Kilburn, and 7 for 31 v. Marlow. His bowing— 24 wickets at under 91 each in 6 matches-— "as one of the features of the week. The batting of Kent and the left-hander, W. .Adams, each of whom made over 300, though the former (377 in 5 innings, 2 not out) was away with the county during the latter part of the time, Mas really great. E. R. Weaver Adams is evidently a worthy son of his father. Evidently, too, the lessons learned at Haileybury —though, he has not yet got his colours there— have Profited him. In the M.C.C. match 8 were down for 215 when he joined his father, and these two added 102 together. One would have liked to see that stand. Such an association of father and son is always interesting. The best work accomplished by Slough’s opponents must be summarised briefly. J. W. Jarvis (47) was top scorer for Mill Hill Park. N. Robinson made 61 for Cricklewood. T. C. G. Sandford (no) and the Rev. R. S. Swann Mason (g5) put up 197 for the first wicket of M.C.C., and P. W. Le Gros (44) very nearly deprived Slough of victory, for, going in first wicket down, he was the last to leave when only a few minutes remained for play. Walter Guscott (36) was what the Americans call “ high bat ” — horrible phrase, eh !— for Kilburn. L. Fisher made 70 and A. Paterson took 5 for 19 for Hamp­ stead Montrose. H. L. Slocock (42) was Marlow’ s top scorer. The best match in Lincolnshire on Saturday was un­ doubtedly that between Lincoln Lindum and Sleaford, on the Lindum ground. On a perfect wicket Sleaford made 201 in about 2\ hours, Thompson (53) and Goodson (29) chief scorers. Meunier, the Lincoln pro., took 5 for 80. Left with 105 minutes in which to make the runs, the home side went for them, and won amidst great excite­ ment by 3 wickets with only about 3 minutes in hand. E. Pullein was the big man of the day; his 101 were made by really splendid cricket. R. Whitton (37) and A. Bavin (20) were his chief supporters. A. E. Gibson bowled very finely indeed for Sleaford, and four Lincoln wickets fell in the last quarter of an hour in the haste to get the runs. Grantham beat Notts Amateurs at Nottingham. The home side’s total was only 102. Grantham made 166 for 9— M. W. Appleby 50. Owing to the lateness of arrival of my Durham news the week before last, it was impossible to deal with Saturday’s cricket, let alone Monday’s, and now space does not permit of an extended account. Some of the main fea­ tures, however, may be outlined. The outstanding event of the Saturday was, perhaps, the defeat of Sunderland by South Shields— margin, 23 runs. H. N. Dixon made 123 (one 6, nineteen 4’s) in less than 2 hours for Hendon v. Whitburn, and he and Weight sent up 100 before the first wicket fell. Harry’s 6 for 37 (South Shields v. Sun­ derland) was quite the best bowling feat of the day. On Monday three centuries were made, and totals of 361 for 3, 312, 291 for 7, 257 for 6, and 203 for 4, were registered. Wearmouth’s was the biggest total; Rothery made 121, H. Clode 86*, W. F. Parrington 71, and J. Finch 54*. For Hendon W. Harrison scored 104 v. Bol­ don. At the outset of the season Harrison, captaining the side, could scarcely make a run; he actually only totalled 21 in 6 innings. Then he resigned the captaincy, and scored in succession 50, 77, 20, 40, 35, 22, 26, and 104! C. Y. Adamson, returned from Australia, showed fine all-round form for Durham City v. Whitburn, taking 7 wickets and then, with 58, helping F. E. Scott (72) to put the City score ahead of Whitburn’s before the first wicket fell. For Sunderland a golfomaniac in W. S. Piper was induced to turn out v. Seaham Harbour in the absence of several of the best, and ran up 107 by really magnifi­ cent driving. Says now that he will play for the rest of the season. So he ought! What is golf that a man who can score centuries should prefer it ? On the 9th Philadelphia and S'-aham Harbour tied — 77 each. Warner (7 for 25) for Seaham and A. Walton (6 for 34) for Philadelphia, were the most prominent figures in the game. Burnmoor beat Sunderland by 58