Cricket 1913

502 CR I CKET : A WE E K L Y RECORD OF THE GAME. September 6 , 1913. H. Gradidge & Sons, Factory: ArtilleryPlace, Woolwich, S.E, Cricket in Scotland [B y H am ish .] A u g u st 30 . A fte r m o re th an tw o m o n th s o f b rig h t su n sh in e and h a rd w ick ets, a b re a k in th e w e a th e r o c c u rr e d on S atu rd ay, a n d se v era l in te rru p tio n s b y ra in fe ll to be re c o rd e d , a ll h o w e v e r con fin ed to th e W e s t w h e r e on e or tw o im p o rtan t m a tc h e s w e re d r a w n fo r d e cisio n . A y r (236 fo r 9 ) a n d U d d in g sto n (159 fo r 9 ) h a d a fu ll a n d in te re stin g a fte rn o o n ’s p lay in th e ir re tu rn W e s te rn U n ion fixtu re at B o th w e ll P o licie s . A y r a p p lie d th e closu re, L . P a rk e r ( 75 ) b e in g to p sco re r, a n d a p p ea re d to h a v e th e m atch in h a n d w h e n e ig h t o f U d d in g sto n w e r e ou t fo r 82 , b u t H . C . S h a w ( 37 ) a n d J. A . K irk ( 32 s ) stay ed to g e th e r till ju st on tim e, a d d in g 75 runs, a n d sa v ed th e m a tch . T u rn e r, o f A y r, w h o h a d five w ic k e ts for 57 , has b e e n re -e n g a g e d fo r n e x t season. A n o th e r p ro fessio n a l w h o w ill retu rn to h is o ld q u arters n e x t summ er is Irem o n g e r, o f A b e rd e e n sh ire . T h e N o tts m an h as h a d a go o d se a so n , a n d o n S a tu rd a y h e h it up 85 for A b e rd e e n sh ire (213 fo r 7 ) a gain st C la ckm a n n a n C o u n ty (105 for 7 ). S tirlin g C o u n ty (180 fo r 8) v isite d W e s t o f S co tla n d (127 for 6) a t P a rtick , a n d th e m a tc h , w h ic h w a s p la ye d in d rizzlin g rain , e n d e d in a d raw . E . L . K id d at last g o t go in g, a n d w a s le ft u n d e fe a te d w ith a fa ir ly p a tien t 62 to h is cre d it. D rum p e llie r h ave n o t b e e n so su cce ssfu l th is season w ith th eir d iv id e d fo rc e s. W h ile th e stro n g e r e le v e n (152 fo r 7 ) w a s m a k in g a c om fo rta b le d r a w w ith K il­ m a rn o ck (83 fo r l) , th e w e a k e r ( 78 ) w a s g o in g d o w n to G la s g o w A c a d em ic a ls (102 fo r 9 ) w h o se su c ce ss w a s m a in ly du e to th e b o w lin g of th e ir p ro fessio n a l, C o b le y (7 fo r 20 ). A c a d em ic a l w in s h a v e been fe w and fa r b e tw ee n . T . B . Jones, the cap ta in , sco re d 60 fo r S te n h o u sem u ir a g a in st C a rth a and th u s w a s u p sid e s w ith th e o th e r m em b ers o f th e re g u la r e lev e n , a ll o f w h o m h a v e re g iste re d a t le ast on e h a lf-c e n tu ry th is seaso n . S om e b ig sco res w e r e re c o rd e d in th e E d in b u rg h d istrict, w h e r e th e p itc h e s w e r e as h a rd a s e ve r. I. M u irh e a d h it u p a h u rrica n e 150 * fo r R o y a l H ig h S c h o o l (F . P.) (300 fo r 8) again st L e ith F ra n k lin ( 107 ). H e w a s o n ly a t th e w ic k e ts an h o u r an d a h a lf, h is to ta l in c lu d in g fo u r 6’s a n d 21 4 ’s— a n d 26 o ff on e o v e r. F o r S te w a r t’s C o lle g e , (F . P .) (250 fo r 3 ) a gain st C la re n d o n ( 87 ), W . F . T u rn b u ll c o lle c te d 149 *, w ith tw e n ty -th r e e 4 's in h is to ta l, in a co u p le o f h o u rs. F o r h is club, T u rn b u ll h as h a d a g r e a t season, h is figu res re a d in g :— Innings. Times N.O. Highest Scoie. Aggregate. Average. 17 4 149 * 959 73-76 T h e o n ly b atsm an in S co tla n d w h o m a y h a v e b e tte r figu res is J. A . F e rg u so n of P e rth sh ire. Y e t n eith er a p p e a re d in a n y o f ou r re p re se n ta tiv e m a tch e s. F e rg u so n , w ith a w a tc h fu l 56 , sa w to it th a t P e rth ­ sh ire (144 fo r 6) g o t th e b e tte r o f a h a rd m a tch w ith E a s t S tirlin g sh ire ( 141 ). Reblading Cricket Bats 8 Restringing Tennis Bats a Special Feature. E very o th e r req u isite fo r C ricket, In cluding balls, leg g u a rd s, batting gloves, g a u n tlets, stum p s, nets, &c. P R IC E L IST S & S P E C IA L QUOTATIONS FREE. All Goods Carriage Paid to any part of the United Kingdom. S o le M akers of the “ Imperial Driver” & “ Improved Gradidge ” Lawn Tennis Racquets. Manufacturers and Exporters of all requisites for Cricket, Lawn Tennis, Racquets, Squash Racquets, &c- Patentees and S ole M akers of th e “ IMPERIAL DRIVER’ CRICKET BATS. Made In M en’s, S m a ll M en’s, College, 6, 5, 4, & 3 sizes.