Cricket 1914

H 2 THE WORLD OF CRICKET. M a y 2, 1914. S e c o n d I n n in g s :—C. E. Dolling, not out, 8 ; E. L. Waddy, not out, i —total (for no wicket), 9. A u s t r a l ia n B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . Armstrong, 4 for 75 and 7 for 14 ; first innings only—Laver, 10 for 44 ; Noble, o for 20 ; second innings only—Crawford, 2 for 19 ; Collins, 3 for 1. N e l s o n B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . Allcott, 5 for 80 ; Thomas, 1 for 21 ; Lane, 2 for 59; Neale, 2 for 7 and o for 90. O b it u a r y . The Rev. Canon Joseph McCormick, Rector of St. James’s, Piccadilly, and Honorary Chaplain to H.M. the King, died in London on April 9. He was born at Liverpool, October 29, 1834, and educated at Liverpool College, at Bingley (Yorkshire), and St. John’s, Cam­ bridge. A man of splendid physique, he stood 6 ft. 4 ins., and in his athletic days weighed between 13 and 14 stone. A hard-hitting bats­ man and a medium to fast bowler with a break from leg, he was quite in the forefront of the cricketers of his day, despite the fact that he never had any coaching whatever till he wrent up to Cambridge. There the renowned “ Billy ” Buttress—one of the best bowlers of his day and one of the worst batsmen of any day—found him an apt pupil, and Mr. McCormick was awarded his blue in 1854. In 1856 he cap­ tained the ’Varsity XI. He did nothing of note in his two matches v. Oxford (in 1855 he did not play, being unable to stay up in town for the match). The best score he made for Cambridge was 76 v. Old Cantabs in 1856, a season in which he was at the top of his form as a bowler, his most notable achievement being 4 for 14 and 5 for 12 for M.C.C. v. Sussex at Lord’s. He only once (1857) appeared for Gentlemen v. Players, but this was due to the exigencies of his profes­ sion ; had he played much big cricket he would certainly have been selected many more times. That he continued to keep up his form may be gathered from the fact that for Mr. John Walker’s XV of Southgate against the U.S.E.E. in 1866 he took 4 for 39 and 7 for 28, and that two years later he scored 137 and 27 for North of the Thames v. South of the Thames at Canterbury—a match in which W. G. Grace made 130 and 102*. Canon McCormick was one of the few rowing and cricket blues ; he rowed in the 1856 race. The Venerable Archdeacon Francis I.ear died at Salisbury on February 19, at the advanced age of 90. He was born at Dowriton, Wilts., August 23, 1823, and educated at Winchester and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1841 he played for Winchester against both Eton and Harrow, and in 1843 and 1844 for Oxford v. Cambridge, without any marked success, however. Mr. Lear had been over 60 years Vicar of Bishopstone, and nearly 40 years Archdeacon of Sarum. M r . E d w a r d A l f r e d S m ith e r s , of the Gables, Furze Hill, Hove, died on February 5, aged 49. Hon. Treasurer of the Sussex C.C.C., Mr. Smithers was a zealous and indefatigable worker in the cause of the county’s cricket, and will be greatly missed. M r . C h a r le s P lu m e r , who used to play for the M.C.C. years ago, died on March 18, aged 77, at Cheltenham. M r . H a r r y C l i f f o r d F o x died suddenly during March in China, aged 22. He was a member of the Bowling Old Lane C.C., and regarded as a batsman of promise. Last year he scored 52 for Keighley and Craven District v. Yorkshire II. M r . E d w a r d H e n e a g e W y n n e - F in c h , of the Manor House, Stokesley, died early this year. Up at Cambridge in the sixties, he played only once in the ’Varsity XI, but appeared three times against it in 1864—twice for M.C.C. and once for Norfolk. M r . H a r r y C u d w o r t h died at Burnley early in April. For 20 seasons a member of the Burnley C.C., he was one of the most prominent batsmen in the Lancashire League, and in 1900 appeared twice in the Lancashire XI, scoring 102 against the West Indian Team. Mr. T om S m ith , who played for Notts Colts v. Yorkshire Colts in 1877, and at various times helped the Gainsborough, Doncaster, and Retford clubs, died at Gringley-on-the-Hill on April 13, aged 68. A le x a n d e r G u ild was nearly a score of years professional to the Northumberland County Club, and for thirty years landlord of the’ Gosforth Park Hotel, where he died 011 March 16th. He was born at Pennycuick on January 16, 1839, and his early engagements were in his native country—at Melrose and Stirling. Playing for a X X II at Darlington against the A .E .E . on one occasion, he took the wickets of Hayward, Carpenter, and Parr—three of the greatest batsmen of the day—in four balls. C h a r le s H a r b o r d , F i f t h B a r o n S u f f i e ld , was born at Gunton Park, January 2, 1830, and died at his house in Belgravia on April 9. He was President of the M.C.C. in 1863. M r . W ii.lia m O c ta v iu s M o b e r ly was born at Shoreham, Sussex. November 14, 1850, and died in Cornwall on February 2. He was educated at Rugby and Balliol, Oxford, played in the Rugby X I in 1868-9, but failed to get his blue at Oxford, Dr. W . G. Grace considering him the best batsman he had ever known who, being qualified for that distinction, did not obtain it. Scores of 52 in the Freshmen’s match of 1870 and of 66 in the Seniors’ match of 1871 gained for him a trial or two ; but he scarcely seems to have had full justice done him. It was in 1876 that he first played for Gloucestershire, qualified by a mastership at Clifton College. Owing to his profession, his appearances- were practically confined to August ; but from 1876 to 1887 (when he last played) he totalled 2098 runs for 99 innings (7 not out) for the- county, averaging 22-80. Three times he scored centuries—103 v. Yorkshire at Sheffield in 1876, when he helped W. G. to add 261 for the fifth wicket. 101* v. Notts at Nottingham in 1877, and 121 v. Somerset' at Taunton in 1883. He just missed the distinction on one other occasion, making 99 v. Middlesex at Clifton in 1880. W. G. Grace described him as a splendid hitter all round, particularly good at cutting, a magnificent field in any position, and at a pinch a very fair wicket-keeper. Mr. Moberly played for Oxford at Rugby football jn 1873, and in 1872 appeared for England v. Scotland. M r. J o s e p h M a k in s o n died at his residence, Roundthorne, Salev Cheshire, in March. He was born at High Broughton, Manchester,- on August 25, 1836, and educated at Huddersfield College, Owens- College, Manchester, and Clare, Cambridge. He played for Cambridge v. Oxford in 1856, ’57, and ’58, and did splendid all-round work in- the first year, contributing 31 and 64 to totals of 133 and 123, and taking 8wickets for 40 in the match. Cambridge’s victory by 3 wickets was very largely his work. In the following year 4 and 30 were his scores, and he took 7 for 38 and 3 for 65. In ’58 he did little. He- was second to Canon McCormick, who died within a few days of him,, in the 1856 batting averages, first in 1857, and second in 1858. His chief scores were 126 v. Gentlemen of Cambridgeshire in ’57, and 136 v. Cambridgeshire in ’58 For Lancashire he played in half a dozen- games between 1865 and 1874, 45 v. Middlesex at Manchester in the earliest year being his highest score. He represented the Gentlemen v. the Players in 1858, i860, and 1864, making 64* at the Oval in 1864 and 49 on the same ground in i860. For the Manchester Broughton C.C. he played many long innings, perhaps the finest feat of his career being his 104 for XX of the club v. A.E.E. in i860—the total wras only 180, and the next highest contribution 14. Though he played little first-class cricket, Mr. Makinson was emphatically a first-class, even a great cricketer. A batsman of the forward type, he scored fast, with a great variety of strokes ; he fielded finely anywhere ; and he was a very fast round-arm bowler. As with Canon McCormick and Mr. Moberly, he was comparatively seldom seen because his profession did not allow of his playing three-day cricket at all frequently. He was a barrister (Lincoln’s Inn, 1864), and in 1878 became stipendiary of Salford, an office he held until his death. Quite early in his career (in 1859) he was presented with a handsome gold w'atch and chain by his fellow-members of the Broughton Club, "as a mark of their pride in him as a cricketer, and their affection for him as a friend *’ ; and long after his cricket days were over he retained the affection of old comrades and the esteem of all w’ho knew him. T h e R ig h t R e v e r e n d M o n s ig n o r W a l t e r C r o k e R o b in s o n , le ctu re r o f th e R o m a n C a th o lic A rch d io c e se o f W e stm in ste r, an d p rie st-in -ch a rg e o f th e C a th o lic M ission a t B ro o k G re en , d ied v e r y su d d e n ly a t B rig h to n o n A p ril 17 th . He w a s b o rn J u n e 4, 1839, e d u c a te d a t T e m p le G ro v e (E a st S h een ), W in ch e ste r, a n d N e w , O x fo rd , a n d p la y e d fo r W in ch e ste r v. E to n in 18 57, b u t d id n o t a c h ie v e d is ­ tin c tio n a t th e g a m e w h ile u p a t th e ’ V a r s ity . He h a d a n o th e r d is ­ tin ctio n la te r, h o w e v e r— th a t o f b e in g th e first C a th o lic F e llo w o f O x fo r d U n iv e r s ity sin ce th e R e v o lu tio n o f 1688. J o h n W il lia m B u r n h a m died in the Derby Union Workhouse on. April 20. He was born at Nottingham on June 6, 1839, appeared in; the Colts’ matches of 1863 and 1865, but never represented his native county. He played for Suffolk (being engaged at Friston, near Ips.vich) in 1866, and scored 41 v. Essex. Later he figured in half a dozen matches for Derbyshire (1871-76), and also played for Prince’s C. & G. in the three first-class matches that organisation arranged in 1872.. His best score for the county was 31 r. Lancashire at Manchester in 1871, in Derbyshire’s initial first-class match. For Prince’s Club he made 29 v. Sussex. M r . Ja m e s E d w a r d G o o d e n was born at Brentford, Middlesex,. December 23, 1845, and died at Adelaide, South Australia, in July, 1913. His obituary should have appeared earlier, but was overlooked. A good batsman and field, he appeared in most of the colony’s earlier matches, and, turning out again when quite a veteran in the early nineties, showed that he could still hold his own with the younger brigade. In fact, he did better then than he had done earlier, for in 1890-1 he scored 28 and 39 v. New South W’ales at Adelaide, which represented his high-water mark in big matches. Opportunities for such games were few and far between in his time, however : and his doings in club cricket, in which he was very successful, constituted his- chief claim to renown. He fell upon evil days during the latter part of his life, and not long before his death was the recipient of a generous monetary testimonial raised by old comrades in the field, by whom he was held in high esteem. On several occasions he captained South Australia, for whom his brother, Mr. H. A. Gooden, also played. A C o r r e c t io n .— A. C. D. desires to admit an error made by him in an obituary notice of last year, and copied into Wisden. He stated that Mr. Arthur Robinson never played for Gloucestershire, whereas that gentleman appeared twice for the county in 1878. A n sw e rs to C o rre sp on de n ts . E. J. E. (Barbados).—Hockey will not hurt your cricket. A n O ld S u b s c r ib e r . —Doing our best to bring the obituary list up to date. But some things will get crowded out sometimes.