Cricket 1913

November i 5 , 1913 . C R I C K E T : A WE EK L Y RECORD OF THE GAME. 69S o f g e ttin g an yw h ere near m y 100 w ic k e ts; in fact, at the comm en cem en t o f the season I b et one of m y c o lle a g u es a so v ereign th at I did not p la y in more than a dozen c o u n ty m atches. I qu ite en joyed h a n d in g o v er that qu id ! ” “ C ric k e t is not y o u r o n ly gam e, I k n o w .” “ N o . I am v e ry keen indeed on fo o tb a ll, and p la y for S tirc h le y C o -op e ra tiv es in the B irm in gh am W e d n e sd a y L e a g u e . A ston V illa asked me to p la y for their R e serves, b u t I h ave no w ish to take to the g am e p ro fe ssio n a lly , as I th in k th e strain o f p la y in g the tw o g am es wou ld b e too m u ch for me. I also p la y b illia rd s a go od deal. M y h igh e st break last w in ter w as 86— the sam e figu re as m y h igh est score fo r W a rw ic k s h ire to d a te .” “ W h a t do you th in k o f first-class cricket a s com ­ pared w ith local cricket ? ” “ I h a ve had so little exp erience th at I h a rd ly care to ven tu re an op in ion , bu t I can e a sily see that first-class cricke t en ta ils a h ea v y strain on the s y s ­ tem , and that one h a s to keep w o n d e rfu lly fit to be su ccessfu l in it. In lo cal cricket one exp ects to ge t a w icke t ev ery other o v e r ; bu t it is more lik e a case o f ev e ry hou r, or som etim es ev e ry d a y , in coun ty gam es ! I found th is ou t esp ecia lly w hen I was s tr u g g lin g for m y 100 w ickets last A u g u s t. It took me three m atches to g e t m y last 5 w ic k e ts.” “ W e r e y o u p a rticu la rly stru ck w ith the p la y o f a n y o f y o u r op pon en ts last sum m er? ” " I w a s, indeed. Jack H o b b s ’s in n in g s at E d g ­ baston , and F ra n k W o o lle y ’s b a ttin g at T o n b rid g e I th o u gh t w ere a b so lu tely perfect exh ib ition s. A m o n g th e bow lers I met I found B ly th e the most difficult to cope w ith . W e g o t 16 in ou r second in n in g s at T o n b rid g e , you rem em b er.” O h , y e s, I rem em bered. I m ade three o f them m yself, and that w a s three m ore than m y friend Jeeves m ade. If it had not been for the g re a t efforts o f P a rso n s and B ak er, I shou ld h ave been top s c o r e r ! S . S a n t a l l . B a t t e r s e a C .C .— M r. F . W a r d , ju n ., 5, T u lle t P la ce, B rom p ton R o ad , S .W ., is now hon . sec. o f th is clu b , and a ll comm un ication s shou ld be addressed to h im . In the first round o f S en io r C h am p ion sh ip m atches at C ap e T ow n (O ctober 11 and 18) G eo rg e H earn e scored 149 in a total o f 220 (next h igh est score 18) for C ap e T o w n v . C larem on t. P la y in g for the oth er side h is b rother, F . H earne, m ade 12 and 11 not ou t. E . C . M o ses took h is unfinished inn in g s o f 29 fo r W a n d e r e r s v . Y e o v ille to 127 on O ctob er 18. M . J. S u ss k in d m ade 76 and J. R eun e rt 55 for the same sid e. Cricket: A W E E K L Y R E C O R D O F T H E GAME. 25 , WH ITE STREET, MOOR LANE, E.C. S A T U R D A Y , N O VEM B ER 15 , 1913 . Letters for the E ditor should be addressed to M r, J. N . P e n t e l o w , M alvern, Steyning, Sussex. A dvertisem ents, Subscriptions, & c , should be sent to : T h e M anager o f C r ic k e t , 25, W hite Street, M oor L an e, E .C . T h e follow in g are the subscription ra tes:— United Kingdom. Abroad. One Y ear ... ... ... 6s. 3d. ... 7s. 6d. T h e 24 Summ er Num bers 5s. od. . . : 6s. od. T h e 6 W inter Numbers ... is. 3d. ... is. 6d. Special Notice. T h e dates o f the rem a in in g num bers o f C r i c k e t d u rin g the w in ter season w ill b e a s u n d e r :— Saturday, December 13. Thursday, January 15. Thursday, February 12. Thursday, March 12. Price of the six numbers, sent post free, l/ 3 . pavilion (Bossip. When in my dreams I take my stand To guard the stumps in Fairyland, I little fear the bowler’s w ile, N or dread the wicket-keeper's gu ile; They do not bowl me off my pad, No catches from my glove are had : The hated “ leg-before " is banned In matches played in Fairyland.—E. B. V. C h r is t ia n . T h e h e a r t i e s t o f co n g ra tu la tio n s to M r. C h a rles L aw ren ce A rth u r Sm ith , w h o on O ctob er 23rd w as m arried at S t. A n d r e w ’s, B u rg e ss H ill, to M iss W a ile s , d au gh te r o f the late M r. J. W . W a ile s and M rs. W a ile s , o f Inholm es, B u rg e ss H ill. T h e offi­ c ia tin g c le r g y were the R ig h t R e v . B ish o p R ic h a rd ­ son , D .D ., fo rm erly B is h o p o f Z an zib a r, and the R e v . G . T in d a l-A tk in so n , o f B u rg e ss H ill, an old schoo l friend o f C . L . A . L ik e A . H . H o rn b y , C . L . A . Sm ith w as not o n ly a coun ty cap tain h im self, but the son o f a form er c o u n ty cap ta in . I knew his fath er, the late M r. C . H . Sm ith , o f W h a p h am s , H en field , to whom cricket w a s, to the end o f h is life , an a b so rb in g interest, and , o f cou rse, I know th e son . I have w atch ed him p la y m an y a d a s h in g in n in g s, seen him field fin ely rig h t up to the last m inu te o f a lo n g and tirin g d a y , w itn essed h is feats o f d errin gd o on the foo tba ll field, and p la y ed a g a in st him at h o ck ey . (D o y o u rem ember, C . L . A . S ., w hen y o u— quite