Cricket 1913

582 C R I C K E T : A W E E K L Y RECORD OF THE GAME. August 30, 1913. Club Cricket Notes and Jottings. M r. T . W . T a y le r , o f N o rth le a c h , an old su b scrib e r to “ C r ic k e t ,” sen d s m e an a cco u n t o f ra th e r a curiou,s happening- in a m a tch b e tw ee n N o rth le a c h and F a ir- fo rd . H is sid e w e n t to F a ir fo rd on e s h o r t; bu t th ere seem to be p le n ty o i c ric k e te r s in th a t n eig h b o u rh o o d , and a g o o d m an in th e p e rso n o f F . C o le filled the v a c a n c y . A t th e fu ll of the ninth w ic k e t 162 h a d been sco red b y N o rth le a c h . C o le th en jo in e d S . R o w e , and th ese tw o slam m ed up 121 in 35 m in u tes fo r th e last w ic k e t, R o w e th en b e in g ou t fo r 74. C o le m ad e 57. F a ir fo rd w e re d ism isse d fo r 112 . M o re n o tes from m y S idm o u th c o rr e s p o n d e n t: A u g u s t 15 and 16, v . S e a to n , w h o h a d L . C . H . P a la ire t in th eir team . In th e first in n in g s both sid es did b u t m o d e ra te ly ; S idm o u th 162, S e a to n 102. C . W e lls to o k 6 fo r 48 fo r S idm o u th . T h e ir secon d re a lise d 297— R e v . E . B . B ra tto n 75 , M o rris 74, M ar- ze tti 46, W e lls 32. S e a to n lo st b y 73 ru n s, m a k in g 284— C la r k e 6 1, B om p a s 60, P a la ire t 32. A u g u s t 18 and 19, v . In c o g n iti, w h o sta rte d b a d ly , h a v in g 8 d ow n fo r 89. W e lls a t th is s ta g e h a d ta k e n 5 fo r 15. T h e n in th w ic k e t a d d ed 60 and th e ten th 7 1 , E . J. D o b so n b e in g n ot o u t fo r a b rillia n t 88. S idm o u th m a d e 182— A tc h e so n 52. N e x t d a y th e In ­ c o g s a g a in fa re d b a d ly , 7 o u t fo r 8 6 ; b u t C a p ta in C a n tre ll (64) and B . P . D o b so n (31) added 84 fo r the n in th , and th e ten th re a lise d 69. S idm o u th w a n ted 278 fo r v ic to ry , and h ad 220 up fo r 6 ; b u t w h en M ar- zetti (64) and B ru tto n (36) w e re g o t rid o f a slum p o ccu rre d , and th e y lo st b y 38. E . J. D o b so n (6 for 81) b o w led w ell. A u g u s t 20 an d 2 1, v. O ld B ru to n ia n s, b rillia n t w e a th e r co n tin u in g . T h e old b o y s m ad e 2 14 — 1 rot- m an 97. S idm o u th c o lla p se d fo r 103. A t th e clo se ol p la y the v is ito rs w e re 101 fo r 1. N e x t d a y th ey d ecla red a t 292 fo r 5— T ro tm a n 83, V a s e y 5 7, H ip p is- ley 55> C a r b e ry 54*. S idm o u th cou ld o n ly to ta l 220, and w e re h e a v ily b e a te n . The R e v . — B o ro u g h to o k 13 w ic k e ts fo r th e v isito rs in th e m a tch . O n th e 1 6th in st a t E a lin g A . E . W in y a r d to o k h is th o u sa n d th w ic k e t fo r E a lin g P a rk in th e co u rse o f a fine bit o f b o w lin g v . G ro v e P a rk — 6 fo r 20 his figu res. T h is is h is tw e lfth se a so n w ith th e club. W in y a r d is a fa s t b o w le r, as k een .as th ey m a k e th em , and v e r y p o p u la r, I am to ld . F iv e tim es he h a s ta k en o v e r 100 w ic k e ts in a se a so n , 134 in 1905 h is record . H e h a s h ead ed th e c lu b ’s b o w lin g a v e ra g e s in each se a so n e x ce p t 1909, w h en h e w a s secon d to h is b ro th e r Joseph . W in y a r d is n ot m erely a b ow ler. H e can h it w ith trem en d o u s p ow er, an d h a s p ulled h is side o u t o f m an y a tig h t c o r n e r ; and h e fields m a g n ifice n tly in a n y p o sitio n . “ A n d o f su ch a re ” — the tru e elect o f th e c ric k e t w o rld . A rm y O rd n a n ce C o rp s b e a t O ld C h a rlto n b y 8 runs — 87 to 79— -in a sm a ll-sc o rin g m a tch on th e 16th. A . H . M a n n in g to o k 7 fo r 41 fo r th e lo se rs , and A . M artin (3 fo r 45) did th e h a t tr ic k . F o r A .O .C . H a tch h a d 7 fo r 40. A ra re g o o d m a tch b etw een S u s s e x M a rtle ts and L ittle h am p to n on th e 15th and 16th re su lted in a w in fo r th e M a rtle ts b y 2 w ic k e ts. L ittle h am p to n m ade 256— C . P o w e ll 80, E . C . M o rd a u n t 58. T h e v isito rs replied w ith 2 12— G . V . C am p b e ll 43, A . H . M . W e s t 40, J. W . M ald en 30, F . A . S om e rse t 24. I'hen C am p b e ll and th e H o n . O . S c o tt d ism isse d L ittle h am p ­ ton fo r 92, o f w h ich M o rd a u n t m ad e 56, n o on e else re a ch in g do u b le fig u r e s ; a n d th e M a rtle ts , a fte r a h ard s tr u g g le , g o t h om e b y 2 w ic k e ts (tw e lv e a side), F . A . S o m e rs e t’s 34, M a ld e n ’ s 2 1, W e s t ’s 18, and F . B . H itc h c o c k ’s 16 all a id in g . M elro se b e a t S o u th T o tten h am b y 35 ru n s— 89 (F . G a ll 23, W . M aso n 18) to 54 (S u tto n 20). J. C o p le y to o k 6 w ic k e ts fo r the lo se rs. A' h o t c. a n d b ., b y w h ich h e d ism issed S. M a s c n , th e b a ll b e in g d riven v e ry h a rd ab ou t 2 fee t a b o v e th e g ro u n d , d e serve s m en tion . S u tto n trod on h is w ic k e t in fin ish in g a stro k e , b u t w a s g iv e n n ot o u t b y the um p ire. F o r M elro se W . M a so n to o k 5 fo r 15 (3 in 4 b alls) and W . W r ig h t 3 fo r 11. O n W e d n e s d a y in la st w e e k A c to n T o w n g a v e E a rly B ird s a b ig b e a tin g . T h e E a r ly B ird s sco re d 60, A . R o b e rts ta k in g 7 fo r 23, C . M . R ic h a rd so n 4 fo r 30 (tw e lv e a side). T h e to w n rep lied w ith 2 15 fo r 5— W . R o w le y 72, F . A . H a w k in s 4 7, C . M . R ich a rd so n 3 9 *, S . D e a n 2 1, C . B u tt 20*. O n W e d n e s d a y and T h u rs d a y in la st w e e k B lu e M a n tle s b e a t S u s s e x M a rtle ts a t N e v ill P a r k , T u n ­ b rid g e W e lls , b y 10 w ic k e ts. F o r th e w in n ers G . L . H erm o n sco red 16 1, H on . O . S c o tt 7 3 * , C a p ta in D . R o e b u c k 5 1 * , C . E . S c o tt M ald en 3 7, and F . B . L e n e y 35, and th ey d eclared th eir first in n in g s a t 401 fo r 7. T h e M a rtle ts m ade 192 (G . V . C am p b e ll 40, J. L . B irle y 37, L . S . W a r d 35, J. W . M lalden 28), and , fo llo w in g on, 212 (J. W . M a ld en 144). T h e n ex t h ig h e st sco re in th e secon d in n in g s w a s o n ly 15, so th a t it is e vid en t M a ld e n ’s b ig effort re ceiv ed v e ry in ad eq u a te su p p ort. S ta n m o re d eclared a t 210 fo r 6 v . K ilb u rn on T h u r s ­ d a y (A u g u st 2 1), and w o n b y 103 ru n s. H . B o d y had an 8 (4. o v e rth ro w ), a 6, and fo u rteen 4 ’s in h is w ell- h it 118 , and R . G ra y sev en 4 's in h is 4 1. B o d y w e n t on to ta k e 7 fo r 67. A g o o d a fte rn o o n ’s w o rk , in d e e d ! G re v ille and H a v e rs to c k h a d an e x c itin g g a m e on th e sam e d a y . G re ville m a d e 119— C . Jo n es 24, C . K e e la n 22, C . H a y e s 21. T h e n S h e a rs (41) p la yed so w ell fo r H a v e rs to c k th a t th e ru n s a lw a y s lo o k e d lik e ly