Cricket 1913

7 16 C R I CK E T : A W E E K L Y RECORD OF THE GAME. November 1 5 , 1 91 3 . O B I T U A R I E S . J o h n H. Y o u n g , who was born at M elbourne, D erbyshire, on Ju ly 2, 1876, died last July. F or three seasons i8gg to ig o i) he was an occasional m ember of the D erbyshire eleven, and in the 27 m atches in which he played scored 379 runs in 48 in nin gs, g not out, and took 28 w ickets for gg6 runs. H is h igh est score was 42*; and his best bow lin g per­ form ances were 4 for 3 in the first in n in gs of Notts, at N ottingham , 1900, and 8 for 107 in the m atch v. London C ou n ty at the C rystal P alace in the same year. H is e n g a g e ­ m ents were at O ld T rafford , w ith the D erbysh ire C .C ., and w ith the Southport, Bootle, and Chard (Somerset) clubs. F o r C hard he scored over 1000 runs and took 100 w ickets in one season.— A .C .D . M r. A lfred H irst w as born at D alton Huddersfield, M arch 8, 1845, and died at W altham stow on A u g u st 2g, igi3 . A sound batsm an in his you n ger days, he played for H udders­ field St. John’s, and also for the fam ous L ascelles Hall when at its zenith, ap p earin g in the historic match when L ascelles Hall defeated the Y o rk sh ire X I b y 146 runs in 1873. He becam e to tally blind shortly afterw ards; but this affliction, grievou s to him , resulted in enormous benefit to his fellow -sufferers, for he applied much of his wealth in forw ard in g the interests of the B raille readin g system , and also founded several schools and w orkshops for the blind.— A .C .D . Mr. G eo rg e D ic k in s o n died at St. A lban s, Christchurch, N ew Zealand, on June 15. He was one of the pioneers of the gam e in the D om inion, and assisted to form the A lbion C .C ., the earliest club in Christchurch. He played in the first m atch between C an terbury and O tago (Dunedin, 1864), and was a regu lar member of the C an terbury X I for some years thereafter. A good slow bow ler, he could also bat a bit. A s usual, when the old-tim ers are dealt w ith in local obituaries, his perform ances are m agnified in the N.Z. papers. He did not p lay “ m any years ” for Canterbury, but from 1863-4 to 1873-4 he took part in nine or ten m atches, his h igh est score b e in g 30 v. O tago at Christchurch in 1868-g, and his total b a g of w ickets ju st over 20.— J.A .P . Mr. F. A. S lade w as drowned in the Hudson R iver on June 28, fa llin g overboard from a motor-boat. He was a m ember of the A rding'ley C o llege team in 1887, and in 1903 captained the M anhattan C .C . of N ew Y ork. On July 6, 1907, he made 100* for M anhattan v. M ontclair. A t the time of his death he was V ice-P residen t of the Lockw ood M anu­ factu rin g Hardware C om pany.— F .F .R . M a jo r R o b e rt B. S te w a r t died on Septem ber 12 at Cala, C ape Province. M ajor Stew art joined the Mounted Police in 1878, and served in the M oirosi (1879) and B asutoland (1880-1) cam paign s, was promoted Lieutenan t in 1880, C ap ­ tain in i8g6, and B revet-M ajor in ig o i. D u rin g the War he was for some tim e in command of the C .M .R ., and took part in the defence of Wepener. F or ten years or so he was one of the best batsm en in South A frica, and he specially d istin gu ish ed him self in two of the early tournam ents which preceded the C urrie Cup gam es. In 1879-80 he scored for K in g W illiam stown 150 v. Port E lizabeth, (the first cen tury in a m atch of real im portance in South A frica ), 67 v. Queenstown, and 52 v. Port Elizabeth (first gam e— the team s also met in the final). In 1884-5 he made 69 v. K im berley, 65 * v. Port E lizabeth, and 61 v. C ape Town. T h e earlier tournam ent was at K in g W illiam stown, the later one at Port Elizabeth. He played several tim es again st M ajor W arton’s T eam in 1888-g, scor­ in g 6 and o for the C ap e C olony X V at C ape T ow n , 8 and 17 for the C .M .R . X X II in the first m atch and 14 and 15 in the second, both at “ K in g ,” 25 and 14 for the E astern Province X V at Port E lizabeth, and 4 and g for South A frica at the sam e place.— J.N .P . Mr. C lem ent P e re ra , a prom inent member of the S ingalese Sports C lub, died at Colombo in June.— J.N .P . Mr. V. V. M u rp h y was k illed in a collision between a m otor-car in which he was trav ellin g and a train at M cK innon Junction, B .C ., on June g. A prom inent member of the Cow ichan team (the present cham pions of B ritish Colum bia) he took 100 w ickets at 8.17 each for the club in ig i2 . He played in two m atches again st the Australian' T eam at V ictoria in M ay.— J.N .P . C a p ta in th e Hon. H arold B rooke H aw ke died suddenly on July 20, aged 46, at his residence, B athafarn Hall, R uthin, D enb ighshire. A yo u n ger brother of the present Lord Hawke, he was educated at E ton, and served for 17 years in the Leicestershire R egim ent, du rin g which tim e he was stationed in E g y p t, the Soudan, South A frica , Nova Scotia, and the West Indies. He was a useful cricketer and frequently played again st E n glish elevens to u rin g in the Colonies. When at home, he represented the Y orksh ire Gentlemen on a few occasion s.— A .C .D . Mr. A r th u r D uk e C olerid ge, from 1876 until his death Clerk of A ssize on the M idland C ircuit, died in London on O ctober 29. E ducated at Eton and C am bridge, he was a member of the Eton Eleven in 1847 and 1848, in the latter year bein g the second h igh est scorer on his side in the match again st W inchester at L o rd ’s with an innin gs of 28 not out. A t C am bridge he made two appearances in the U n iversity Eleven in 1850, but did not succeed in g a in in g his blue.— A .C .D . Mr. Noel O n g ley T a g a r t died at M olyneux P ark, T u n ­ brid ge Wells, on O ctober 8. He was educated at C lifton and Jesus C ollege, C am bridge. He played in the C lifton Eleven in 1896, 1897 and 1898, in his last year, when captain, head­ in g the battin g averages for the season with an a verage of 44. A t C am bridge he played in the F reshm en ’s m atch in 1899, and S en iors’ m atch the three follow in g years, but only once appeared in the U n iversity E leven , when he scored 17 again st London County in igoo. He represented G loucester­ shire in five matches in 1900 and one in ig o i, scorin g go runs in 9 in nin gs (all completed). H is best perform ance was again st N otts at B ristol in 1900, when he made 28 and 15. A .C .D . Mr. W alter B addeley P a ttiss o n died at B eckenham on November 6. He was born at W itham , in E ssex, A u g u st 27, 1854; and educated at T on b rid ge School, where he was in the eleven from 1869-1871, b ein g captain in his last year. He was a first-class batsm an and a useful w icket-keeper in his you n ger days. He appeared for K en t in tw elve matches between 1876 and 1887, scorin g 230 runs in 22 in n in gs (once not out) with an average of 10.47. H is h igh est score was 38 again st Y orksh ire at Huddersfield in 1880. Mr. P a ttis­ son was a prolific scorer in club cricket, and but for the claim s of his profession— he was a solicitor, b ein g a partner in the firm of Hores, Pattisson and B ath urst— he would have represented his county more frequently. He was also a prom inent Rug'by football player; and in the International Sports m eetin g at Stam ford B rid ge in 1877 he represented En glan d in the hamm er-throw ing competition. An inter­ view with Mr. P attisson and his portrait appeared in C r i c k e t for A u g u st 31, 1899.— A .C .D . G eo rg e H ay was born at Staveley, near Chesterfield on January 28, 1851, and died there, after long illn ess, in the last week of October. His cricket was learned with the Staveley Works Club, and his first professional engagem en t was with the M anningham Club at B radford, where he re­ mained four seasons (1873-6). H is next en gagem en t was with the E lland Club, with whom he played d u rin g 1877 and 1878; and afterw ards he was for three years professional to the K eig'hley Club. In 1882 he was en gaged as a ground bowler at L o rd ’ s, and his engagem en t with the M .C .C . con­ tinued until his death. F or the last few seasons he was head of the ground staff. H is first appearance at L o rd ’s was for the C olts of the North v. C olts of the South, in 1875, and he distinguished him self by ta k in g 5 w ickets for 10 runs in the first in nin gs of the South. H is bow lin g was very fast, straigh t and accurate, with plenty of life and spin off the pitch. He first played for D erbyshire in the same season, and in his opening m atch for the county— again st K ent at D erby— he took 5 w ickets for 17 runs. H is regu lar county career lasted only four seasons— 1878-1881— though he played in four matches in 1875, three in 1876, two in 1882, and once each in 1883 and 1886. A lto geth er he bowled in 46 m atches for D erbyshire, d elivering 5,724 balls for 2,150 runs, and takin g 133 w ickets at an average cost of 16.33. T h is does not include two w ickets taken in the second innin gs of A ll En glan d in 1878, when no analysis was kept. In the same matches he scored 526 runs with an average of 7.51, his h igh est score bein g 4g a gain st Lan cashire, at Man­ chester, in 1880. With the ball his best perform ances were 5 for 18 v. M .C .C . in i87g, 8 for 50 (both innings) v. Y o rk ­ shire the same season, and 6 for 23 v. K ent in 1880. F or the E lland C lub in 1877 he obtained 71 w ickets at only three runs each. In 1902 the W hitsuntide fixture between M iddlesex and Som erset at L o rd ’s was set aside by the M .C .C . for H ay’ s benefit. A portrait of G eorge H ay and an interview with him appeared in C-RICKET for M ay 15, 1902.— A .C .D . Printed a n d publishad for the Proprietors by C r ic k e t & S p o r ts P u b lis h e r s L t d ., 35, W hite Street, Moor L a n e , London, E .C ., Nov. 15 , 1913 . Agsats for Australia, &c., G o r d o n & G o t c h , London, Melbourne, S y d a e y , Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Launcestoa, Hobart and W ellington, N .Z. For South A frica, C e n t r a l N e w s A g e n c y , L t d ., C a p e Town, Johannesburg and braaches. The trade supplied by E. Sm le, 10 , Imperial Arcade, Ludgate Circus, E.C.