Cricket 1913

C r i c k e t ; a W e e k l y r e c o r d o f t h e g a m e . August 2o, 1913. A ugust 4 and 5. S ussex M artlets v. C harterhouse F riars .— Charter­ house Friars, 128 and 253; B. Bennett 38, N. Renshaw 28 first inning's; N. Renshaw 66, G. C. Dowling- 50, H. L. Leatham 35, A. L. Ford 33, R. Boosey 32, second. Mart­ lets, 191 and 193 for 3; Major G. L. Knowles 54, A. L. Corbett 38, Capt. A. D. Skinner 22, first; G. V. Campbell 52*, C. E. Scott-Maiden 37, Major Knowles 35*, Capt. Skinner 32, Capt. L. E. S. Ward 28, second. A ugust 5. E a lin g Dean v. Shepherd’s B u sh . — Ealing Dean, 192; C. E. Sharp 85, A. A . Gardner 58. Shepherd’s Bush, 125. The Dean had 8 wickets down for 60; but Sharp and Gard­ ner then made a splendid stand, adding 104. C o lc h e ste r and E a st E ssex v. C o lc h ester G arrison .— Garrison, 63 and 88 for 7; Sergt. Durden 35. C. and E .E ., 124; P. S. Whitcombe 27. In the Garrison’s first Whit- combe took 8 for 19. S lo u gh v. W e s t K en t W an d erers. — Slough, 258 for 2; T. R. Kent 137*, H. Austin 77. W .K .W ., 92; G. F. Howell, jun., 23. Weakened by the absence of several of their best, the visitors were— as they candidly admit— quite outplayed by the powerful Slough team, for whom Kent was in great form. A ugust 6. L ittleham pton v. B attersea. — Battersea, 126; L. E. Livesey 49. ^Littlehampton, 262; E. Harris 51, C. Powell 47, E. C. Mordaunt 40, R. Davis 38, A . F. Somerset 31, C. J. Pearson 25*. For the winners Pearson took 6 for 42. R oyal N a v a l Barracks (Shotley) v. C o lch ester and E a st E ssex .— R .N . Barracks, 98 and 29 for 6, d ec.; Asst.- Paymaster Paffard 45 in first innings. C. and E .E ., 64 and 22 for 4 ; C. M. Stedman 24 in first. C. M. Stedman took 5 for 40 and 6 for 4; for R .N . Barracks Lieut. Coppin had 6 for 28. A feature of the game was the fine wicket- keeping of Pritchard and Egerton-Green; as many as 10 catches were made at the wicket in the match. Sussex M a rtle ts v. Ramsgate St. George’s. — St. George’s, 278; R. I. Johnson 76, J. C. Nunely 41, C. H. Fair 37, C. O. Skey 30, C. H. Skey 27. Martlets, 228; A. L. Corbett 103, P. H. Latham 22, Major G. L. Knowles 21. Corbett hit twenty-one 4’s. Hampstead v . S ou thgate. — Southgate, 296; J. T. Darl­ ington 94, L. Neiderheitmann 41, E. J. Mann 37, Rev. A. M. Bashford 33. Hampstead, 196; E. L. Marsden 86, J. L. Carr 25, D. Graham 21, E. R. Watson 21. For Hamp­ stead E. R. Wratson took 5 for 48, R. Ingram 5 for 61. A u gu st 7. W itham v. C o lc h e ste r and E a st E ssex . —Witham, 264; C. J. Round 114, W. Warsop 85. C. and E .E ., 94 and 114 for 7; A. L. Cox 35*, H. James 26 first innings, J. W. Eg-erton-Green 34, E. Stiff 20, second. G. G. Dumbelton and H. E. Pearce bowled finely for Witham, being almost unplayable on what was nearly a plumb wicket. Lancing O ld Boys v. Sussex M a rtle ts. — Martlets (one absent), 50 and 195 for 2; Flowers go, A. G. P. Wyatt 61*. Lancing- O.B.’ s, 275 for 5, dec.; A. O. Miles 118, L. R. Read 105. A ugust 8. C u ck field v. Sussex M a r tle ts.— Martlets, 18S; H. F. Willcocks 52*, G. C. Dowling 47, Capt. L. E. S. Ward ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *,— 32. Cuckfield, 52 for 2; E. B. Woollen 31. Rain stopped play. A ugust 8 and 9. T ro jan s v . O ld C lifto n ia n s. — Old Cliftonians, 237 and 141 for o, dec. ; A. E. J. Collins 121 and 63*, F. G. Robin­ son 76 and 77*. Trojans, 170 and 48 for 3 ; M. B. Lawson 72, first innings. A ll Saints’ v . W e s t K ent W an d erers “ A .”— W .K .W ., 108; Brown 21. All Saints’, 43. Five double figures for winners; highest for All Saints’ 8. For W .K .W ., A. Bronsdon 6 for 12, C. Lawrence 4 for 17. A ugust 9. C o lch ester and EAStr E ssex v . Ipsw ich and E ast S u ffo lk . — I. and E .S ., 260 for 9, dec.; H. A. Busher 86, V. F. Gaby 52, P. P. Cornell 45, J. N . Richardson 29. C. & E .E ., 141 for 8 ; P. S. Whitcombe 42, E . R. Pallett 33*, J. W. Egerton-Green 30. W e s t K en t W and erers v. D o v e r Road. — Dover Road, 163; C. Eggleton 40, A. Wright 30, J. Brown 27, A. Free­ man 28. W .K .W ., 165; H. Simpson 31, C. Morrell 28, W. Myers 22, H. Waller 21, A. E. Lugg 20*. A local Derby, with a really exciting finish. J. H . Longman drove to the boundary for the winning hit, and was out l.b.w. next ball. M erton v. Clapham Ramblers.— Merton, 256 for 4, dec.; Adams 86. C.R., 208 for 3; H. R. Jordan 91, W. M. Long­ hurst 76*. As many as 464 for 7 wickets in this game. A lle y n v. O ld O lavian s. —Alleyne, 118; R. H. Day 35, L. A. Day 21. 0 . 0 .’s, 139; P. Brownlow 46, W. J. W il­ liams 36. Cox bowled well for Alleyn— 6 for 35 or there­ abouts. Howard at point took all three of the catches given by Alleyn men. Runs never easy to g e t; wicket queer-paced, and ball getting up nastily. First three Old Olavians made double figures, rest 27 among them, but game was won before fifth wicket fell. Stanmore v. L. & N .W .R .— Stanmore, 147; H. Body 64, E. Wells 25. L. & N .W .R ., 86; H. J. Paris 26. For Stan­ more H. Body took 5 for 27, W. A. Barnes 4 for 32; for L. & N .W .R ., A. E. Wilson had 4 for 28. Body hit ten 4’s in his 64. Sanatorium (Virginia W ater) v. E alin g Dean. — Sana­ torium, 228. Ealing Dean, 216; A. C. Z. Wijeraytne 74, E. H. Johnson 73. A very close game. The two big scorers for the Dean played excellent knocks. S t . Luke’s, W o od sid e , v. C leeved on .— St. Luke’s, 73. Cleevedon, 78 for 6. For Cleevedon H. Trythall took 8 for 22; for St. Luke’s A. E. Thornton 5 for 21. W. Carter, the St. Luke’s fast bowler, had his finger dislocated two minutes from the start, and could give no help afterwards. P olytechnic II. v. Balham W an d erers. —B .W ., 230 for 7, dec. ; D. W all 52, T. R. Pinkerton 47*, E. F. Burrows 46, W . J. Atfeld, 44. Polytechnic, 78. D. W all took 7 for 40 for the winners. Edm onton v . Hampstead Nomads. — Edmonton, 186; A. S. Reid 30, R. Sage 30, T. Hodgkinson 29, H. McLellan 28, E. Wall 20. Nomads, 130 for 4; H. E. Crawfurd 49, A. G. Humphrey 29“ , H. Browning 21*. Edmonton were very slow on a plumb pitch, and the Nomads were left with only 75 minutes in a failing light. They ran up 130 in the time. For them S. B. K. Caulfield took 3 for 29.