Cricket 1914

g6 THE WORLD OF CRICKET. M a y 2, 19 14 . The Chief Fixtures for May. Clubs and their Fixtures. 2 (Sat.).—Leicestershire v. Essex, at Leicester. 2.—Surrey v. Northants, at the Oval. 2.—Yorkshire v. Rotherham and District, at Rotherham. 4.—Seniors’ Match at Cambridge. 4.—Seniors’ Match, at Oxford. 6 (Wed.).—M.C.C. v. Notts, at Lord’s. 6.—Hants v. Leicestershire, at Southampton. 7.—Freshmen’s Match, at Cambridge. 7.—Freshmen’s Match, at Oxford. 9 (Sat.).—M.C.C. v. Kent, at Lord’s. 9.—Surrey v. Somerset, at the Oval. 9.—Derbyshire v. Worcestershire, at Derby. 9.—Leicestershire v. Lancashire, at Leicester. 9.—Northants v. Yorkshire, at Northampton. 11.—Sussex v. Essex, at Hove. 11.—Oxford University v. Middlesex, at Oxford. 11.—Cambridge University v. Hants, at Cambridge. 13 (Wed.).—M.C.C. v. Yorkshire, at Lord’s. 14.—Cambridge University v. Middlesex, at Cambridge. 14.—Notts v. Sussex, at Nottingham. 14.—Leicestershire v. Hants, at Leicester. 15 (Fri.).—Northants v. Gloucestershire, at Northampton. 16 (Sat.).—Surrey v. Worcestershire, at the Oval. 16.—Essex v. Yorkshire, at Leyton. 16.—Lancashire v. Derbyshire, at Manchester. 18.—Middlesex v. Susssx, at Lord’s. 18.—Warwickshire v. Leicestershire, at Birmingham. 18.—Somerset v. Kent, at Taunton. 18.—University Trial Match, at Cambridge. 20 (Wed.).—Hants v. Yorkshire, at Southampton. 21.—Cambridge University v. Sussex, at Cambridge. 21.—Somerset v. Surrey, at Bath (Bath Week). 21.—Gloucestershire v. Warwickshire* at Bristol. 21.—M.C.C. v. Minor Counties, at Lord’s. 21.—Notts II v. Leicestershire II, at Nottingham. 22 (Fri.).—Northants v. Lancashire, at Northampton. 23 (Sat.).—M.C.C. v. Hants, at Lord’s. 23.—Essex v. Middlesex, at Leyton. 23.—Derbyshire v. Notts, at Chesterfield. 23.—Worcestershire v. Leicestershire, at Worcester. 25.—Oxford University v. Kent, at Oxford. 25.—Somerset v. Sussex, at Bath (Bath Week). 25.—Yorkshire v. Surrey, at Bradford. 25.—Surrey II v. Yorkshire II, at the Oval. 25.—Perambulators v. Etceteras, at Cambridge. 27 (Wed.).—Middlesex v. Worcestershire, at Lord’s. 27.—Hants v. Derbyshire, at Basingstoke. 28.—Kent v. Leicestershire, at Catford. 28.—Surrey v. Warwickshire, at the Oval. 28.—Oxford University v. M.C.C., at Oxford. 28.—Cambridge University v. Yorkshire, at Cambridge. 28.—Lancashire v. Essex, at Manchester. 30 (Sat.).—Middlesex v. Hants, at Lord’s (Tarrant’s Benefit). 30.—Somerset Colts’ Match, at Taunton. T h e O l d O l a v ia n s scarcely expect to be as strong in this, their twenty-fourth season, as they were last year, when they did particu­ larly well. Four members of the first eleven have been lost; three have gone abroad, and one has left London for the provinces. But they still hope to be able to give a good account of themselves. Mr. P. Brownlow will be captain, and Mr. E. A. Pearson (46, Longton Grove, Sydenham, S.E.) undertakes the secretarial duties. The fixture list again includes a tour in South Devon (Aug. 17-22), when Paignton, South Devon, Chudleigh, Torquay, Exmouth, and United Services (Plymouth) will be met. Among the club’s opponents are also Lloyd’s Register, Townley Park, Mill Hill Park, Lewisham Wanderers, North London, Teddington, Alleyn, Broxboume, Bromley Town, Upper Sydenham, Walham Green, London Scottish, and North­ brook. The club’s ground is at Green Lane, East Dulwich. L in c o l n L in d u m (joint Hon. Secs., Mr. C. Pate, Riversdale, Lincoln, and Mr. C. Dobby, 12, St. Giles’ Avenue, Lincoln) have their usual excellent fixture list. During the Home Week (July 27—August 1) they play two-day matches with M.C.C., Derbyshire Friars, and Captain Cliff’s XI. The only other two-day match played is with the Old Rossallians ; but there are a number of whole-day games, among the clubs met in mid-week being Worksop, Notts Forest, Retford, Lincoln Depot, Bishop’s Hostel, Notts Ramblers, and Normanby Park, while the Saturday opponents include Grantham, Grimsby Rovers, Fulbeck, St. Andrew’s, Ollerton, Sleaford, Stamp End, Devon and Somerset Wanderers, Church House, Collingham, Kelham Hall, Constitutional Club, Woodhall Spa, High St. Wesley, Gainsborough, Market Rasen and Newark. Mr. G. H. Nevile is captain, and Mr. S. T. Watkins (the Lincolnshire Hon. Sec.) vice-captain. Meunier, who did good service last year, is re-engaged as professional. Mr. A. M. L a t h a m (13, King’s Bench Walk, Temple, E.C.) is Hon. Sec. to the Wanderers C.C., whose fixture list is as under :— May 6— v. Hampton Wick. July 1— v. Upper Tooting. 9— v. Southgate, „ 13— v. Sutton. „ 16— v. Uxbridge. „ 23— v. St. Bartholomew’s Hosp ,, 27— v. Surrey C. & G. (11 o’clock). „ 30— v. Ealing. June 1 — v Leatherhead. „2— v. S. John’sSch., Leather- head. „ 3— v. Old Whitgiftians. ,, 6— v. Reigate Hill. „ 8— v. Granville-(Lee). „ 11— v. Dulwich. „ 13— v. Sanatorium, Virginia Water. „ 17.— v. Wellingborough Masters. „ 20— v. Ilford. „ 24— v. Hampstead. „ 27— v. Guy’s Hospital. ,, 4— v. Pallingswick. ,, 6— v. Streatham. ,, 9— v. Forest Hill. ,, 11— v. Richmond. ,, 13— v. Gravesend. ,, 15— v. Highgate School. ,, 16— v. Kenley. ,, 18— v. Epsom. ,, 20— v. Sutton. „ 22— v. Horley. ,,' 25— v. East Molesey. Aug. 1— v. High Wycombe. ,, 3— v. Sevenoaks. ,, 8— v. Pinner. „ 12— v. Reigate Priory. „ 17 & 18— v. Eastbourne. „ 19 & 20— v. Worthing. ,, 21 & 22— v. Hastings. „ 24— v. Lewes Priory. ,, 28— v. Young Surrey Ama teurs (11 o’clock). A West Indian Club’s Jubilee. The Kingston Cricket Club, Jamaica, celebrated its jubilee in 1913, and the report of the annual general meeting 011 November 19, which has reached us, gives some interesting particulars of the club’s history. It was founded largely through the instrumentality of the late Mr. William Morrison, M.A., Headmaster of the Kingston Collegiate School, and father of C. S. Morrison, one of the best players in the West Indies at the present day, and of A. R. Morrison, of Winnipeg, one of the most strenuous workers for the improvement of Canadian cricket. In 1904 Kingston made 414 for 8, dec., v. St. Catherine—the highest total recorded in good class cricket in Jamaica. F. L. Pearce, the captain, contributed 190*, and would doubtless have passed the second hundred but that he put the interests of his side before personal ambition. He might have gone on, for the club's opponents tumbled out for 24. Thirty-two years earlier (1872) Kingston had scored 336 v. Spanish Town, and had dismissed their rivals for the meagre total of 7. Kingston made 318 for one wicket v. Melrose at Sabina Park in 1908, Dr. L. V. I). Samuel scoring 207*, another Jamaican record. C. P. Hurditch, now playing in the metropolitan district with great success, averaged 49-76 for the club in 1892. G. H. Pearce, late Postmaster of Jamaica, and father of F. L., took 77 wickets at under 3.J per wicket in 1881. C. S. Morrison, the club’s chief mainstay in the present days, has for eleven years headed the bowling averages. Last season he headed the batting also—with 414 as total, 34-50 as average, and 109, the only century made for the club, as highest score. The Farquharson family, which has done much for cricket in the island, is strongly represented in the membership lists, and among the other name_« one notes those of C. H. Burton, who used to stonewall for Jamaica against English teams, and Capt. T. B. Nicholson (of the W.I. Regt.), who scored well for London Countv one season here. T h e I l f o r d C.C. has its usual capital fixture list, including a tour in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in July and August, when Lymington, R.M.A. (Portsmouth), Shanklin, Totland Bay, Deanery (Southampton), Ryde, and Newport will be met, and fixtures with such powerful metropolitan district clubs as Woodford Wells, Brox- bourne, Honor Oak, Loughton, Enfield, Dulwich, Walthamstow, Wanstead, Buckhurst Hill, Beckton, L. & N.W.R., Chadwell Heath, and Beddington. Mr. E. C. Porter is again captain, and Mr. A. J. Spelling (11, Cranbrook Park, Ilford) the hon. sec. O ld M erchant T aylors (Hon. Sec., Mr. R. Wells, 21, Filey Avenue, Upper Clapton, N.E.) tour in Kent during August, playing two-day matches with St. Lawrence (Canterbury), Shorncliffe Garrison, and Folkestone. Their other matches (all on opponents’ grounds) are with Merchant Taylors’ School, Finchley, Beckenham, Blackheath, Bickley Park, Bank of England, Upper Clapton, Upper Tooting, Hampstead, Chiswick Park, Granville (Lee), Woodford Wells, H.A.C., Richmond. Stanmore, Pinner, Uxbridge, Southgate, St. Thomas’s Hospital, Woking, Old Haileyburians, and Sanatorium (Virginia Water). Mr. J. P. Jamieson is again captain. T h e o f f ic ia l handbook of the Tyneside Senior League has come along, well up to date. Mr. Edward Potts (6, Nun’s Moor Crescent, Fenham, Newcastle) continues to act as the League’s Hon. Sec. The clubs included are Backworth Percy, Benwell, Benwell Hill, North­ umberland County, North Durham, Old Novocastrians, Rvton, South Northumberland, St. George’s, Tynedale, Borough of Tynemouth, Wallsend, Blyth, Greenside, Percy Main, and Seghill. The last four have teams in the Second Division only ; of the rest all but Tynedale, the County Club, Ryton, and Old Novocastrians, which four enter only the First Division, run sides in both competitions. Last season Benwell Hill headed the senior table, with St. George’s runners-up ; the Benwell second string secured honours in the junior list, with Greenside second.