Cricket 1913

624 CR I CKET : A WE E K L Y RECORD OF THE GAME. September 13, 1913. the c ity p la y e rs , w h o w a s k illed at S acriston C o l­ lie ry three d a y s b efo re. D a r lin g w a s an electrician a t the co llie ry , a m ost p rom isin g y o u n g p la yer, and v e ry po pu la r. K n o w le and D o r rid g e , th o u gh w ithou t their cap ta in , C . L . H u g h e s , and their profession al, S n ow , b eat S u tto n C o ld field on S a tu rd a y— 148 for 6 to 109. H u g h e s and S n o w are the c lu b ’s ch ief b o w le r s ; and th e s c ra p in g tog eth er a team at all w a s not e a sy . T h e o n ly w a y to m an a g e it w as taken b y te le p h o n in g the E d g b a sto n people, w ho sen t a lo n g T a y lo r , o f the grou n d staff. H e took 5 fo r 46 and m ade 54*. W . H . D a r b y (40) a g a in batted w ell, and a lso too k 3 fo r 39. T h e C h ie l w rites : “ T h e S o u th L o n d o n v . N orth L o n d o n m atch in aid o f the C lu b C ric k e te rs ’ C h a r ity F u n d w a s p la y ed at the O v a l on the 2nd in st. It m ust h a ve been h e a rtre n d in g to the p ro ­ m oters that su ch un fa v o u rab le w eath er for these m atch es sh o u ld b e c o n tin u a lly en coun tered ; b u t it sp ea k s vo lum es fo r the en thu siasm o f clu b cricketers th at cricket sh ou ld be p la y ed at all on such a d a y . T h e rain sca rcely ever ceased , lig h t w a s bad , and th e g ro u n d w as in a s h o c k in g state. S till the cricke t w as m ost in terestin g th ro u g h o u t. T h e N o rth w on b y tw o w icke ts at 25 m inu tes to 7, and befo re the close o f the g am e ’bu ses and tram s p a ss­ in g the g ro u n d w ere ligh ted u p . It w a s a cu riou s s ig h t. F rom the p a v ilio n one cou ld not fo llow the b a ll. F o r the S o u th A . Jeacocke batted rea lly w ell fo r h is 7 1, and W . D . B ra d le y w a s also seen to ad v a n ta g e . J. H . L o ck to n and H . W . W e a v e r were oth ers w h o m ade u sefu l scores. T h e b ow lin g o f N . J. C o x (B arnet) w a s the featu re o f the d a y ; how he kep t h is feet at a ll, and kep t up the pace he d id under su ch cond ition s w as a m y stery . H . B . H u g ill (62), R . F . P ritch a rd (31), and S . G . E th e rid g e (37) p a ved the w a y for the N o rth ’s v ic ­ to ry ; th o u gh th ey were lu c k y at tim es they p la yed the rig h t g am e fo r their sid e. E . G . R e ad kept w icket w ell for the S o u th .” Clapham Ramblers v. G. W . R.— C. R. 86 ; T . A. Harris 48 . G .W .R . 78 ; H.Grugeon 25 . The railway side had the assistance of Tremlin, who took 8 for 34 . W . E. Ennis had 7 for 12 for the winners, Harris played a great game for them. Rain had so damaged the original pitch that a new one had to be marked out alongside it. Colchester and East Essex v. Royal Naval Barracks (Shotley).— C. & E . E., 93 and 111 for 4 ; Rev. A. J. Fenn 26 , E. S. Missen 21 , A. G. Turner 21 , first innings ; E. Stiff 42 , P, S. Whitcombe 36 second. R. N. Barracks, 138 ; Lieut. Coppin 37 , D. H. Keyes 24 *. Old Olavians v. Beulah.— Old Olavians, 86; W ilson 25 , M. Pearson 20 *, Owen 18 . Beulah 96 for 7 ; T u f­ nell 61 , Mathiesen 21 . This was only the second defeat sustained by the Old Olavians this year. The wicket, though soft, was easy, and more runs should have been made. Tufnell forced the game capitally, and he and Mathiesen added 65 for Beulah’s third wicket. Trojans v. Romsey.— Trojans, 177 for 9 dec. ; E. L. Raymond 52 , H. G. M. Barton 46 , G. D. Kitchingman 37 . Roinsey, 52 . For the Trojans, H. A. Haigh Smith 6 for 26 , E. L. Raymond 4 for 21 . W est Kent Wanderers v. General Steam Navigation Company.— W . K. W . 144 for 9 dec. ; Simpson 30 , Morrell 28 , Myers 20 . G. S. N. Co., 40 . T h e home side scored their runs quickly and Thorp (6 for 18 ) and Lugg (3 for 18 ) bow Ld with deadly effect for them. St. Luke’s, Woodside v. St. Andrew ’s, Croyden.— St. Luke’s, 74 ; A, E. Smith 22 , S. J. Cook 14 . St. Andrew ’s, 46 ; B. J. Barber 19 . For St. Luke’s, A. E. Thornton 4 for 13 , H. Prior 3 for 4 , S. J. Cook 2 for 9 . For St. Andrew ’s, R. Brown 7 for 33 . Brentford v. Westbourne Park Wanderers.— W .P .W . 109 ; Hawkins 50 , Mills 22 , Pearce 20 . Brentford, 87 ; Cornwall 21 . Ellis for the W anderers had 7 for 33 . W icket difficult ; Hawkins played a splendid forcing game. Dulwich v. Spencer.— Spencer, 181 ; F. F. Boles 111 , J. H. Burgess 30 . Dulwich, 104 ; S. H. B ridge 38 . On a very soft w icket Boles hit magnificently, making his runs out of 134 in 65 minutes, with a 6 and seventeen 4 ’s, Bnrgess’s total was made in a 6, five 4 ’s, two 2 ’s. For Spencer, F. M. Barton took 5 for 57 , W . R. Featherstonhaugh 4 for 31 . W illesden v. Arlington and Leytonstone.— A- and L. 151 for 8 dec. ; Barclay 50 *, Cole 30 , Davis 26 . Willesden, 48 . For the winners, W . Ruffels took 5 for 13 , A. 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