Cricket 1913

CR I C K E T : A WE E K L Y RECORD OF THE GAME. September 20, 1!)13. S e n t in first in each in n in g s at L eicester in the last g am e o f the c o u n ty ’s season , N ewm an tried hard to a ch ieve h is g o a l, bu t failed . A s in 1912, Sm ith o f W a rw ic k s h ire h a s har- row ly failed to reach the th o u san d . H e had m ade 990 up to h is last match last season , bu t o n ly added one then. T h is tim e he has stopped sho rt at 971, and S tru dw ic k has been preferred to h im for the final g am e. H. Gradidge &Sons, Manu facturers and Exporters of all requisites for Cricket, Lawn Tennis, Racquets, Squash Racquets, &c- d lesex m atch at S ou th am p o n , w hen he w a s w ell set w ith 67 to h is credit, he cou ld h a ve reached four figu res e a s ily ; and re g ret is not d im in ish ed b y the fa ct that the on ly con ceiv ab le ob ject in de­ c la rin g w as to g iv e the M id d lese x men a ch an ce to ch an g e and catch their train com fo rta b ly . If such was the ob ject, the declaration w as an a ct o f cou r­ tesy on the part o f the H am p sh ire cap tain at w h ich no one can reasonab ly g rum b le— excep t, perh ap s, N ewm an , w h o m ig h t have m ade his first cen tu ry and totalled his first fu ll thou san d bu t for it. Patentees and S ole M akers of th e “ IMPERIAL DRIYER ’ CRICKET BATS. Made Id Men’s, Small Men’s, College, 6 , 5, 4, & 3 sizes. Reblading Cricket Bats 8 Restringing Tennis Bats a Special Feature. E very o th e r requ isite fo r C ricket, in clud in g b a lls, leg gu a rd s, batting gloves, g a u n tle ts, stum p s, nets, &c. PRICE LISTS & SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FREE. All Goods Carriage Paid to any part of the United Kingdom. O t h e r s w h o fa ll less than 100 sho rt o f fou r fig u re s are L . O liv e r, F reem an , F . L . F an e , P . A . P errin , C . D . M c lv g r, C . O . H . S ew e ll, L a n g d o n , L ie u t. C . H . A b ercrom b ie, H e ap and H . K . F o ste r. I do not include H u b b le , becau se he m a y b e p la y in g at the O v a l (the m atch has not b e gu n as I write), and m a y g e t the runs he needs there. T h e s c o r e r s of 900 and under 1000 in 1912 were B aker, M . C . B ird , H . P . C h a p lin , John G u n n , H end ren , James S e ym o u r, and E . J. Sm ith . E x ­ cept the W a rw ic k s h ire man ev ery one o f these has reached 1,000 this season, and S e ym o u r h a s topped 2,000. In t h e 90 w ickets class o n ly three nam es appear — those of j . C . W h ite , W a s s , and Irem on ge r. T h a t of R h o d e s m a y be added . L a s t y e a r H udd leston , Irem on ger, N ewm an , and R u s h b y each took between 90 and 100. T h e c e n tu r y crop of the y ea r is not a record, th ou gh it stands p retty h ig h . In 1901 a s m an y as 273 were m ad e ; in 1911 the num ber w a s 257, in 1904 251 (in c lu d in g T a n c re d ’s 250 v . S co tlan d ), in 1905 234, in 1899 224> ' n I9 ° ° 2°6* A p r o t e s t has been en tered b y the V icto rian C rick et A sso cia tion a g a in st the tour in C e y lo n o rgan ised b y the R e v . E . F . W a d d y . T h e V .C .A . ev id en tly con siders that the w ithd raw a l o f so m an y of the le a d in g cricketers from the S ta te g am es in D ecem ber and January w ill be p reju d icia l to the ga te s. B a rd sley , H a zlitt, B arb o u r, M a ssie, C le ­ ment H ill, and oth ers are sp oken o f in connection w ith the trip . S o le M akers o f the “ Imperial Driver” & “ Improved Gradidge ” Lawn Tennis Racquets. Factory: ArtilleryPlace, Woolwich,S.E.