Cricket 1913

656 CR I CK E T : A W E E K L Y RECORD OF THE GAME. September 27, 1918. in g on ce for K n o w le and D o rrid g e , lie scored 41 ; b lit b efo re the next season cam e round he had been tran sferred to M on trea l, and thu s the W a rw ic k ­ sh ire clu b lost the h elp o f one from w hom they had hoped fo r m any runs. C o lch este r and E a st E sse x p la y ed 50 m atches d u rin g 1913, and in add ition had 1 1 scratched for v a rio u s reason s. T h e record is : 20 w on , 1 tied, 17 lost, 12 d raw n . S t. L u k e ’s, W o o d s id e , had qu ite a su ccessfu l sea­ son , w in n in g 11 m atch es ou t o f 17 and o n ly lo sin g 4. T h e ir le a d in g batsm en were S . J. C o o k (aver­ a g e 13.90), E . H . P h illip s (12.94), A . E . Sm ith (10.20), and W . C a rte r (8.64). P h illip s m ade the h ig h e st : core o f th e sea son , 63. S . J. C o o k too k 40 w icke ts at 4.02 each , W . C a rte r 48 at 4 .3 1, A . E . T h o rn to n 24 at 4.70, and W . G . H id e r 31 at 7.54. R o th e r y ’s 1,039 run s th is season fo r W e a rm o u th is very n early a record . O n ly E . W . E llio t (S u n ­ d erlan d ) lias ev er m ade m ore in a season in the D u rh am L e a g u e . H a r ry , fo rm erly o f L an ca sh ire, has been not ou t in 10 o f 19 in n in g s for S ou th S h ie ld s ; and th is m u st su rely b e a record for a batsm an g o in g in less than h a lfw a y down the list, as he u su a lly does. T h e first L e a g u e table g iv e s W e a rm o u th (cham ­ p io n s on a ve ra g e ) and C h ester-le-S treet 31 po in ts each (un less the d e c id in g m atch reckon s a point each as d raw n ), S u n d e rlan d 29, B u rnm oor 26, P h ila d e lp h ia 25, S ou th S h ie ld s 24, B oldon 22, D u r­ ham C ity 20, H endon 18, W h itb u rn 15, Eppleton 13, and S eah am H a rb o u r t o . T h e re w a s little to choo se am o n g the top seven , a very level lot indeed. S ep tem b er 6. M e l r o s e v . H a n le y A .— H a n le y , 48; F . N eale 16. M elrose, 107; F . G a le 53, W . D riv er 18*. H a n le y were a man sh o rt. F o r M elrose W . W r ig h t took 6 fo r 27, A . M ason 3 fo r 17. F . and S . G a ll put up 61 for M e lro se’s first w icket, the la tte r’s share b e in g 6. H am p ste ad v . H am p ste ad H o c k e y C lu b .— H am p stead , 186; G . A . S . H ick son 57, G . J. S . P itts 40, H . S . M aclu re 3 1 . H o ck ey C lu b , 125; G . F . F arm ilo e 22, T . H . F a rm ilo e 21, N . J. D . M o ffat 20, R . L e ig h Ibb s 20. H a r le s d e n v . P u t n e y . — H a rlesd en , 76 ; R e y ­ nold s 27. P u tn e y , 60. S ta nm o r e v . E l s t r e e . — E lstree, 6 6 ; H . S k in n e r 15. S tanm o re, 96; C . F . W e lc h 33. F o r S tanm ore, H . B o d y 7 fo r 30. S ep tem b er 13. R o u p e l l P a rk v . B a lh am W a n d e r e r s . — B a l­ ham W an d e re rs, 33 and 60 for 2. R o u p e ll P ark, 60. A cu riou s caked w icket, w h ich rendered scor­ in g sm a ll. E . G . A tfield bow led w ell for the W a n ­ derers, and R o b in so n for R o u p e ll P a rk . L o n d o n S c o t t i s h v . O l d O la v i a n s . — London S co ttish , 135 ; H . G . H om er 50, A . H . R e ad 24. O ld O la v ian s, 96; A . H . W ils o n 32, W . G . Bes- sell 2 1. L ien a rd took 8 w ickets fo r London S co t­ tish , and W illiam s (6 fo r 45) bow led well for the losers. H om er p la y ed v e ry s te a d ily ; W ils o n and B essell hit w ell, bu t the rest o f the O .O . batsmen shaped p o o rly . B e u la h v . P u r le y I I .— P u r le y , 63. B eu lah , 160; J. C . F . M athiesen 3 1, W a ld e r 29. C . F , B a r n a rd ’s sw erve pu zzled a ll the P u rle y batsm en, and he took 9 for 24. G .W . R . v . W e s t b o u r n e P a r k W a n d e r e r s .— W . P . W . , 103; B a k e r 22, E llis 22. G .W . R . , 146 fo r 7 ; B a d g e 39, C . E . H o n e y b a ll 22, G ib b s 21. Sm ith (7 for 33) bow led m ost effectively for the w inn ers. G .W . R . I I . v . F i l l e b r o o k . — T h e ra ilw a y team won e a sily , W is e (95) and E . W . M o rris (49) b a t­ tin g w ell for them . K n o w l e and D o r r i d g e v . B o u r n v i l l e .— - B ou rn v ille , 239 fo r 4, d e c .; E . W a k e lin 100*, R . E . T u rn e r 64. K . and D ., 118 for 9 ; W . H . D a rb y 28, B . A . H u g h e s 25. K . and D . lacked th eir p rofession al, S n ow , and C . L . H u g h e s , their oth er p rin cip a l b ow ler, w as off co lou r. T h e y batted in a bad lig h t, bu t m an a ged to sa v e the g am e . W a k e lin ’s form w as v e ry fine indeed. B la c k h e a t h v . W e s t K e n t W a n d e r e r s .— B lackheath, 143; S . E . D a y 62, S .W o fT en d en 23. W . K . W . , 187 for 7 ; C . Morrell 96, H . W a lle r 25, A . B ronsden 23. D a y ’s was a fine k n o ck ; Morrell batted s p le n d id ly ; and W a lle r and Bronsden hit out lu stily. H e n d o n v . G r e v i l l e . — H en d on , 9 5 ; W . R ic h a rd s 27*. G re v ille , 72 ; G o rd on J an n in g s 25. F o r G re v ille G e o rg e J an n in g s took 3 fo r 5. G r e v i l l e v . H e n d o n I I . — G re v ille , 252 fo r 8, d e c .; R . V . M enhenn itt 64, A . D . S tile s 42*, H . D . R o g e r s 38, A . M . W a s tn a g e 22*, C . H a y e s 20. T h e B te am ’s h igh est score o f the season ; bu t they deferred d e c la rin g till too late, H endon p la y in g out time w ith 97 for 6. A . M . D u n n too k 3 fo r 28. S t . L u k e ’ s, W o o d s i d e v . B eck enham In v ic ta . — S t. L u k e ’s, 79. In victa , 53. F o r S t. L u k e ’s S . J. C o o k took 5 fo r 29.