Cricket 1913

November 1 5 , 1 9 1 3 . CR I CKE T : A WE EK L Y RECORD OF THE GAME. 699 It w ou ld be better than trea tin g them as crim inals T h e y are o n ly n au g h ty ch ild ren . B u t rea lly that " G oanese editor ” seem s an un ­ com m on ly n au g h ty b o y . In his case so lita ry con ­ finement w ith bread and w ater m igh t be quite a u sefu l notion . P . T . L e w i s , w h o d istin gu ish ed h im self so g re a tly in the M .C .C .’s first m atch in S ou th A frica , is an o ld O x o n ian . H e w as a freshm an in 1904, and w as up d u rin g the summ ers o f 1905, 1906, and 1907, but never had a trial in the eleven . In the principal trial m atch es— F re shm en ’s and S e n io rs’— his scores were 5, 12, 47, 41, 23, o, and 21 not ou t. T w o oth er m em bers of the W e ste rn P ro v in ce side are also O x o n ian s— the brothers H an d s, to w it. Both g o t their b lues at R u g g e r , but neither seems to h ave been recogn ised as a seriou s can d idate for the cricket eleven, th o u gh both were re a lly good batsm en , and are better ones now . B y t h e w a y , som e con fu sion is frequ en tly caused b y the fact that one o f the le a d in g clu b s o f C ap e T ow n is called W e s te rn P ro v in c e . It is not the club , o f cou rse, bu t that section o f the C a p e P ro ­ vin ce ly in g around the ch ief town w h ich p la y s first- class m atch es. T h e re are fo u r oth er recogn ised un ion s in the h u g e C a p e P ro v in c e— S ou th -W e stern D istricts (headquarters M o ssel B a y ), Eastern P ro v in ce (P o rt E lizab eth ), B o rd er (E ast London and K i n g W illiam sto w n ), and ,G r iq u ila n d W e s t (K im b e rle y ). A t P o rt E liza b e th th e M .C .C . w ill meet a C ap e P ro v in c e team . F o r this not o n ly w ill all the W e ste rn P ro v in c e men be a va ilab le fo r selection, but also those o f the B order, in c lu d in g G erald H a rtig a n , N . O . N orton , and C . Johnson (a capital w icket-keeper), those o f the E astern P ro v in ce , of whom the most prom inen t are p rob ab ly W . A . G lisso n , A . A . L aw ran ce, and E . H . C ro u ch , and the K im b e rle y crow d , in c lu d in g that fine fo rcin g b atsm an , L an ce lo t T a p sc o tt, h is tw o b rothers, N . V . and L . E ., W . V . L in g , and oth ers. T h e M o ssel B a y con tin g en t are scarcely lik e ly to be called upon . A t the annual m ee tin g o f the E a st M elbou rne C .C ., F ra n k L a v e r w as elected a life m em ber. T h e chairm an (the R e v . C an on H u gh es), in p rop o sin g h is election , said that M r. L a v e r had been one of the bu lw a rk s o f the clu b when it w as in low water. H e had served it in ev e ry po ssib le w a y on and off the field. T h e comm ittee had been a b so lu tely op ­ posed to h is p o lic y in cricket go v e . .iment, bu t that cou ld not w ip e ou t h is great services to the club . H e hoped the d a y o f b itterness has go n e for ever. H. Gradidge & Sons, M anufacturers and Exporters of all requisites for Cricket, Lawn Tennis, R acquets, Squash Racquets, &c> Factory: ArtilleryPlace, Woolwich, S.E. Patentees and S ole M akers of th e “ IMPERIAL DRIVER ’ CRICKET BATS. Made In 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 req u isite fo r C rick et, in clu d in g balls, leg gu ards, batting gloves, g a u n tle ls, stum p s, nets, &c. PRICE LISTS & SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FREE. All Goods Carriage Paid to any part o f the United Kingdom. S ole M akers of the “ Imperial Driver” & “ Improved Gradidge ” Lawn Tennis Racquets.