Cricket 1913

August 30, 1913. CR I CKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. to be m a d e ; b u t h e w a s o u t a t la st— and a lso la st out-— and G re v ille w o n b y 13. H a y e s h ad 5 fo r 44, Jones s fo r 40, fo r th e w in n ers. T h e O ld O la v ia n s h a v e been on to u r in D evo n (A u g u st 18— 23). T h e y lo st to C h u d le ig h— 181 to 19 6 ; w ere d e p riv e d o f a v ic to ry o v e r S . D e vo n b y tim e— 282 fo r 8, d e c ., to 165 fo r 8 ; and w o n th eir oth er fo u r m a tch e s— defeating- P a ig n to n b y 224 to 78, T o r ­ qu ay b v 194 to 119 , E xm o u th b y 239 fo r 63, and B rad n in ch (in an in n in gs) by 178 to 34 and 135. An e xcellen t r e s u lt ! B ro w lo w w on th e to ss fo r th em 5 tim es ou t o f 6, and o n ly fa ile d in th e first d u ty o f a sk ip p e r a t C h u d - le ig h , w h e re the d e fe a t w a s su stain ed . T h e w e ath e r w a s fine th ro u g h o u t, and th e to u r one to b e lo n g re­ m em bered b y all w h o sh a re d in it. T h e le a d in g fea tu re o f it w a s p erh a p s th e fine w o rk done b y th o se tw o m a in sta y s o f th e O .O . team , W il­ liam s, th e fa s t b o w le r, and W ils o n . T h e fo rm er had 26 w ic k e ts fo r 235, th e la tte r 24 fo r 2 15 . B u t the field in g w a s a lso g o o d th ro u g h o u t, and m o st o f the men m a d e ru n s. H . B e sse ll w7a s m o st c o n sis te n t; he to ta lled 229 in 6 in n in g s, w ith 6 1 , 5 1 , and 50 a s his b est. M . P e a rso n and D . A . W r ig h t a lso scored fifties, a n d W . B . O w e n and D r. G . H . P e a rso n fo rties. A m o n g W illia m s ’s a n a ly se s w e re 7 fo r 42, 6 fo r 40, and 4 fo r 1 6 ; am o n g W ils o n ’s, 6 fo r 12 and 4 fo r 19. T h e h ig h e st sco re a g a in s t th e te am w a s A . 'K in g s to n 's 56 fo r S o u th D e v o n . T h e O ld O la v ia n s to ta lle d 1,298 fo r 5 9 - a v e ra g e 2 2 ; th eir o p p o n en ts 875 fo r 74— a v e ra g e 11.9 0 . L in co ln L in d um h a d C a y th o rp e a s o p p o n en ts on S a tu rd a y , an d a c a p ita l g a m e resu lted . E . P u lle in ’s 71 fo r L in d um w a s b y fa r th e b est bit o f b a ttin g d u rin g th e d a y . T h e in n in g s w a s d eclared a t 122 fo r 7. C a y th o rp e sta rte d b a d ly , b u t G . G lo v e r and R . C r a g g m ade a p lu c k y stan d , and a d ra w w a s th e issu e. G ra n th am and P e te rb o ro u g h m et fo r th e fou rth tim e th is se a so n , and the fo rm er w o n th eir th ird v ic to ry . P e te rb o ro u g h m ade 168— C . R y a n (the stu rd y fo o t­ b aller) 49, H . W e s to n 46. G ra n th am k n o c k e d off the ru n s w ith 6 w ic k e ts to sp a re, fo r w h ile H . E a itch (45*) sta y e d , p la y in g p a tie n ce , th e R e v . — - G old sm ith (39), F . W . W ils o n (23), and B a in e s, th e la tte r es­ p e cia lly , h it o u t a g a in s t tim e. S le a fo rd (R . H o p k in s 40, A . E . G ib so n 22) b eat B o u rn e (A . A . S n e a th 23, R . C . P ic k 20) b y 106 to 94— a n a rro w m a rg in , b u t su fficin g. C a rd iff an d N e w p o rt m et fo r th e ben efit o f the p ro ­ fe ssio n a ls, and N e w p o rt w o n b y 2 19 fo r 6, d e c ., to 163. S ilv e rlo c k to p p ed th e ce n tu ry for h is side, and N o rm an R ic h e s (37) w a s to p sc o re r fo r C a rd iff, who in clu ded G e o rg e R o b e y in th eir team . S to n e r sco re d 42 and R . A . G ib b s 41 fo r P e n a rth (209 fo r 8, d ec.) v . S t. F a g a n ’s (83 fo r 3). In B a n ­ c r o f t ’s ben efit a t S w a n s e a th e h om e sid e b e a t N e a th b y 54 ru n s, D . B . W illiam s s c o rin g 38 and C re b e r ta k in g 6 fo r 57. H a c k e r h ad 6 fo r 71 fo r N e a th . B rito n F e rry S te e lw o rk s h a d th e d istin ctio n o f d e­ fe a tin g L la n e lly in d e c isiv e fa sh io n— 169 (W e b b 64) to 82 (V o g le r 25). A b e rg a v e n n y b e a t U s k — 136 (E d w a rd s 46, D r. T re s a w n a 38) to 7 5 , W o o d e so n t a k ­ ing' S f ° r 34 f ° r th e w in n ers. R o s s d eclared a t 191 fo r 9 (H . Sm ith 54, H . W e s t 44), and g o t o u t L e d b u ry fo r 100. W ill M a x w e ll g o b a c k to S om e rs e t? H e h a s been o ffered £ 6 a m atch and 30s. p er w e e k w in te r p a y . T h e S w a n s e a clu b com m itte e are c o n sid e rin g th e q u e s­ tio n o f h is re le a se, it is said . W e a rm o u th w o n in th e D u rh am L e a g u e on S a tu r ­ d a y , w h ile S u n d e rla n d and C h e s te r-le -S tre e t su ffered d e fea ts. It lo o k s a s th o u g h th e ch am p io n sh ip w'ill c h a n g e h an d s. I t w a s D u rh am C ity w h o o v e rc am e C h e ste r— b y 56 ru n s. J. K . B e w ic k , th e v e te ra n o f th e sid e, did fine w o rk fo r th e lo se rs— 5 ° >n a to ta l o f 105 and 5 w ic k e ts. F . E . S c o tt (55) and C . Y . A d am so n (35) w e re to p sco re rs fo r th e C ity , and M ilam to o k 8 fo r 44. B o ld o n , fo r w h om A . L o w in g s h a d 6 fo r 27, b e a t S u n d erla n d in a sm a ll-sc o rin g g a m e— 62 and 69 fo r 7 th e to ta ls. F o r W e a rm o u th R o th e ry h it up a b rillia n t c en tu ry and C lo d e, th e e x -p ro ., to o k 7 fo r 23, in clu d in g the h a t t r ic k ; w h e re fo re S e a h am H a rb o u r w e n t u nd er b y 67 to 221 fo r 5, dec. P h ila d e lp h ia (H a rlin g 59) e a sily b e a t W h itb u rn , A . J. In g ram h a v in g 5 fo r 14 fo r the w in n ers. H en d on , in H a r r y ’s benefit a t S o u th S h ie ld s, d e fea te d th e h om e side b y 56 ru n s. H a rry to o k 7 fo r 49 and sco red 49* in a to ta l o f 10 0 ; b u t his com ra d e s had a bad d a y . E p p leto n and B u rnm o o r m et in a frie n d ly g am e fo r M a r k C o x ’s ben efit. W e lls and B u sw e ll a ssiste d B u rn ­ m o or, and T h om p so n g a v e E p p le to n his aid. T h e c ra c k a ll-ro u n d er sco re d 7 5 * and to o k 6 fo r 81 ; W e lls m ad e 52, and B u sw e ll 34. C o x (88) w a s h im self to p sc o re r in th e m a tch , h o w e v e r, and H en d ren m ade 47 fo r B u rnm o o r. S o u th N o rth u m b e rla n d ’s d e fe a t o f S t. G e o r g e ’ s w a s th e se n sa tio n o f th e d a y in th e T y n e sid e L e a g u e . A s ta n d o f 100 b y J. C a r r (89) and W . T . S te v e n s (56) a fte r 6 h ad g o n e fo r 32 m a in ly b ro u g h t it a b o u t. W a r d (8 fo r 45) b o w le d finely fo r N o rth D u rh am v . T y n e ­ d a le ; b u t h is sid e lo st b y 136 to 15 3 . G e o rg e M iln e to o k 8 fo r 15 fo r B en w e ll H ill v . O ld N o v o c a stria n s . B a c k w o r th P e rc y h e a v ily d e fea te d W a lls e n d , J. W h a r - r io r ’s 6 fo r 29 th e d e cid in g fa c to r. T y n em o u th (H ick - ton 78 *, J. W ilk in s o n 9 fo r 26) still m ore e a s ily d e­ fe a te d R y to n . T h e C o u n ty C lu b sid e h ad a b ig g is h m a rg in v . B en w ell.