Cricket 1913

F e b . 15, 1913. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 4 i Club Cricket Notes and Jottings. Not all the club averages I had hoped to give have yet turned u p ; but they are still dribbling in, and I am able to present those of two strong sides in London and North- Western Railway and Harpenden in this issue. The railway team had three matches abandoned—not a very big proportion in a season like 1912—and as they won more than twice as many as they lost, and averaged nearly j twice as many runs per wicket as their opponents, there j need be no hesitation in asserting that they did well. H. J. Paris was a tower of strength to them, as the figures here­ under will show; and his form is the more remarkable as he had to undergo a nasty knee operation in 1911. Others who did well were A. E. Wilson and P. G. Skilton as all­ round men, the skipper, Alec Houghton (though he has often done better) as batsman, and A. F. Boxall and E. Howard as bowlers. P. C. King did good work as wicket­ keeper. Wilson played for the North in the Club Cricketers’ Charity Fund matches. L. AND N.W .R. : 1912. Matches played, 20; won, n ; lost, 5; drawn, 4. Runs for : 2,499. ^or x53 wickets— average 19-01. Runs against : 1,744 f°r J8i wickets— average 9*64. B atting A verages . Inns. N.O. R. A. H.S. H. J. Paris 16 2 545 38.92 119* A. E. Wilson 15 1 472 33 ’ /i 100 P. G. Skilton 10 2 229 28-62 Q 3 A. J. Houghton 17 2 234 15*60 60* J. W. Judd 3 0 46 ... 15-33 19 E. Howard .............. 12 3 115 12*77 21 A. F. Boxall 11 5 76 12-66 18 J. C. Wiggs 18 1 160 9-41 21 A. F. Turner 10 0 86 8*6o 32 J. G. Montague 9 0 72 8*oo 17 J. G. B. Ginn ... 8 0 72 9*oo 16 J. C. Battison 8 1 47 6*71 21 P. C. King 13 4 4 M 5-44 17* The following also butted :— G. R. Bradbu rv, A. Fox, I.. R. Gate, E. Manning, S. E. White, F. Stavort, ]E. E. Stocking, and A. A. Wilson. C enturies : 119*, H.. J. Paris, v. South Esse: <, June 1?: 100, A. IS. Wilson, v. Cheshunt and District, August 31 B o w lin g A verages . O . M. R. W. A. P. G. Skilton ............ 116-1 26 255 3 « • 6*71 H. J. Paris ............ H 7-5 22 326 4 i 7*95 A. F. Boxall ............ 129-1 ... 31 344 - 36 9 *55 A. E. Wilson ............ 58-4 13 181 18 10*05 E. Howard ............ I 3 3 2 23 393 ••• 32 12*28 Also bowled :— J. C. Battison, 6-3-1-29-5; A. J. Houghton,1 16-3-30-■2. C atches : P. C. King, 19; E. Howard, 9; H. J. Paris, 9; A. E. Wilson, 9; A. J. Houghton, 7; J. G. B. Ginn, 6; J. C. W iggs, 6; A. F. Boxall, 5; J. G. Montague, 5; J. C. Battison, 2. S tumpings :— P. C. King, 4. Balham Wanderers did so well during their first season (1912) that they have decided to run two elevens this year. In all 56 matches have been arranged, including a week’s tour in Kent with matches as under : June 9 (Monday)— v. New College, at Herne Bay. June 10—v. St. Lawrence College, at Ramsgate. June 11—v. Westgate, at Westgate. June 12—v. St. George’s, at Ramsgate. June 13—v. St. Lawrence, at Canterbury. June 14—v. Thanet, at Margate. Harpenden had a great season, losing only five matches out of 29 played. The batting of C. H. Titchmarsh and the all-round play of W. H. Marsh (two of the foremost players in the Herts team, and good enough for most first- class county sides) had much to do with this.Titchmarsh scored nearly twice as many runs as anyone else;his captain came second to him in aggregate, was fourth in the batting averages, and headed the bowling with the splendid figures of 101 wickets at under n each. C. L. K. Peel did well in both departments; S. P. Mole and P. Blake batted capitally; and F. S. Walthew and A. E. Bandy backed up Marsh in the bowling. HARPKNDEN C.C. •' 1912. Matches played, 29; won, 19; lost, 5; drawn, 5. Three were abandoned. Runs for : 4,807 for 279 wickets— average 17*59. Runs against : 3,973 for 315 wickets—average 12*62. B a ttin g A verages . Inns. N .O . R. A. H.S. C. H. Titchm arsh............. 25 ... 1 892 37 *i 6 164 C. L . K . Peel ............ 20 ... 2 4 'H 25*77 101 S. P. M o le ....................... 24 ... 0 552 23*0.) 63 W . H. Marsh ............. 25 ... 2 49 ° 21*30 120* P. Blake ....................... 17 ... 3 297 21*21 5 « B. jarman ....................... 7 ... 1 125 20-83 35 E. F. Cliff ....................... 9 ... 0 >53 17*00 54 F. Field ........................ 7 ... o 101 I 4*42 54 F. H. K. Mardall 24 ... 3 299 14*23 ... 41 H. F. Sibbett ............ 63 12 *6o 21* J. B. Low ....................... I(> ... 2 171 12*21 36* K. J. Dodd ....................... 24 ... () 216 12*00 55 A. E. Bandy ............ 16 ... 3 153 11*76 3 i W. R. Mole ............ 7 ... 0 81 11-57 27 H. I>. Green 12 ... 1 122 I I •(>9 28 L. Bray ....................... 7 ... 2 52 10-40 17 H. B .'M ole ............ 17 ... 1 125 7-81 22 F. S. Walthew 12 ... 2 60 6-oo 17 Also batted R. Bcei:roft, 0; H. Bentiev, 6, 2*. 2, 0; \Y. R. Bousfi*’Id, 6; C. Brav, 10*, 3*, 0; A. .B. Cliff, 2 2 ; D. Evans, 8;1 B. Fitzjohn, 7, 5, i ¥, 0; R. H. Gabel 1 , n *, 5, 1 ; H. W. S. Hind, 1. 0 ; E. J. Hopwood, 2, 1; R. A. Jones, o; Dr. G. Leggatt, 18*, 1; J. A. Littlexvood, 7*; P. \Y. Measures, 7; A. F. Raikes, 10, 2, 1; E. A. Rex, 3, 2, 2, o*; F. Simms, o; E. W. Sygrove, 2; F. H. Wilkinson, 24*, 8, 6. B atting A verages . O. M. R. W. Avge. \Y. H. Marsh 362*2 53 1069 101 10-58 C. L. K. Peel 126*4 19 352 30 i i *73 B. Jarman 53 11 159 13 12*23 F. S. Walthew 218-5 32 655 53 • 12*35 A. E. Bandy 217-1 43 597 41 I 4 ' 5 ,) C. H. Titchmarsh ’.!! 37 1 140 8 . 17-5° E. J. Dodd 84 9 293 ... 16 18-31 . 4/50 bowled (in fe\wer than four matches) :— R. Beecroft, 17-3-64-6; P. Blake, 3-0-12-0; E. F. Cliff, 12-2-37-2 ; F. Field, 44-9-10;-18; R. H. Gabell, 18 -3-76-3; H. B. Green, 7- ■0-31-3 ; J. B. I„ow , 1-0-4-0; H. B. Mole, 14-1-52-8; S. P>, Mole, 5 -°.•24-1; F. Siirinis, 10-3-31-0; F. H. Wilkinson, •5-1-14-0. L. and N.W.R. will tour in South Devon during the coming season, starting on July 5. The club has been drawn against Liverpool in the first round of the Harrison (Railway) Challenge Cup, and they hope to work their way into the final, which is fixed for August 23, at Nuneaton. The Second Annual Ball of the Colchester and East Essex C.C. took place at the Moot Hall, Colchester, on the evening of Friday, January 10, and was voted a great success by all present. The Hall and its approaches had been specially prepared and tastefully decorated by Messrs. H. L. Griffin and Co., and the catering arrangements were in the hands of Messrs. Wright Bros., who carried them out excellently. The dancers numbered about 170, and," starting at nine o’clock, kept the ball going till 3.30, to the strains of the fine string band of the ist Batt. East Lancs. Regt., under the able conductorship of Mr. Berry. The Ball Hon. Secretaries were Messrs. H. D. Swan and Arthur S. Cox, who, with Messrs. Lionel Upton, H. F. Potter, and Percy C. Swan, acted as Stewards. Clapham Ramb'ers have arranged matches for next season with Parson’s Green, Addiscombe, Roehampton, White House, Heathfield, Ealing, Mitcham, Malden Wanderers, and other clubs. At the club’s annual dinner, at the Holborn Restaurant, Cyril Browne was presented with the ball (specially mounted) with which he took his hundredth wicket last season, and the usual batting and bowling prizes were also handed over to their winners. That old hand, Captain B. W. Earl, will again be in com­ mand of the first team, and Mr. R. S. Neall will lead the Second XI. Will other Hon. Secs, please note that the Hon. Sec. of the Cricket Section of this club is : Mr. W. Horsman, 28, Orchard Street, London, VV. ? Arlington and Leytonstone held their Annual Dinner and Meeting at the Boulogne Hotel, Garrard Street, W., on January 23, when a good company sat down to an excellent spread, served up in first-class style. Dinner over, business was quickly over also, the election of officers being post­ poned until the usual March meeting (28th prox., at the club’s headquarters, the Earl of Essex, Manor Park). Then came the musical portion of the evening, in which Messrs. C. Beal, J. Hoare, W. Ruffels, J. Puddefoot, J. Miles, A. J.