Cricket 1914

M a y 9, 1914. THE WORLD OF CRICKET. 127 CANADA AND TH E STATES. The last issue of the American Cricketer to hand gives Mr. F. F. K elly’s annual list of centuries scored in the United States and Canada. The total for 1913 was between 80 and 90. Warren Bardsley’s name appears six times, and so does C. G. Macartney’s. Thrice each appear Lieut. H. R. N. Ccbbett (playing in Nova Scotia) and E. R. Mayne ; twice each P. S. Arnott (not including one century made in Bermuda, where, by the way, Macartney also made one), P. P. Barnett, who has played for Gloucestershire F. C. B. Cave, L. A. Cody, G. Curgenven, P. W. Johnson, and P. N. LeRoy. Familiar names appearing once each are those of R. P. Anderson, the Philadelphian colt of whom Bardsley thinks so highly, G. F. Bottomley, G. C. Campbell (South Australia), G. R. R. Colman (Oxford University), j. N. Crawford, H. A. Furness, A. H. Gibson, A. G. HoskingS, E. C. Laver, O. H. Layne (a member of the West Indian Team of 1906, pow in New York), W. N. Morice, W. P. Newhall, R. Olivierre (another West Indian cricketer in New York), H. S. Reid, Capt. W. G. M. Sarel, T. Smith, and F. A. Sparks. A hint to the indefatigable compiler of these lists— why not in future include all centuries made in the western hemisphere ? The chief additions needed would be the Argentine and the West Indies. There would also be a few from Bermuda, and possibly now and then one from Mexico or Brazil. Some extra trouble would be needed ; but those who know F .F .K . are aware tht “ the trouble’s a pleasure ” in relation to this sort of thing. ST. HELENA . Not often does news from the remote island on which the great Napoleon lingered out the last years of his life reach us, and that which is now given cannot be considered as current news. But it is certainly worth including here. It reaches us through Mr. J. T. Henderson (one time Editor of the South African Cricket Annual , which ought never to have been allowed to drop out of existence), who was a fellow-passenger with Mr. Organ on the Union Castle s.s. Galelea from England to South Africa last October. Mr. Organ is the proud possessor of a silver cigarette-case bearing the following inscription : “ W .H.O., St. Helena cricket, 1909-10, in recognition of his phenomenal batting average of 415.” Not 41*5, but 415 ! There is a cricket league in St. Helena, and in its matches in the season mentioned Organ made 830 runs in nine innings, seven times not out, reaching the century in each of the not-out innings. His other scores were 23 and 98. He played for the Exiles, the not inappropriate name adopted by the Sports Club of the Eastern Telegraph Co.’s staff on the island. But this is not all. Organ played for the Exiles from 1908 to 1913 , and had a batting average exceeding 100 in each season ! He speaks in glowing terms of his five years' stay in the island, to which he does not return, as he is now stationed at Durban. The cup presented by the Hon. H. Solomon for competition among the St. Helena League clubs was won in 1906 by the St. Paul's C.C., captained by the Rev. Canon A. L. Porter, who played for Hampshire years ago, and later for King Williamstown in early South African tournaments. The Exiles won it for the third time in succession in 191 o, and thus became its per­ manent possessors. The Cable Superintendent then presented another trophy. This the Exiles won in 1910-1, Half Tree Hollow in 1911-2, and St. Paul’s in 1912-3. A m o n g the best totals registered in Sussex cricket on Saturday was the 202 for 4, dec., of the East Sussex County Asylum v. South- bourne. H. Hayley contributed 87, W. T. Hallward 64*, to the score. Southbourne replied with 137 for 5—W. Grevett 60*. A. R. L it t l e jo h n scored 1 1 6 for Ealing v. Brondesbury, and C. Swann 103 for Beekton v. Alexandra Park on Saturday. W e s t K e n t W a n d e r e r s (13 3 for 7— C. E. Morrell 63) beat Clapham (66). For the winners S. E. Thorp took 5 for 28. T h e usual early crop of college centuries at the ’Varsities is being gathered. Among them one notes 104* by O. C. Bristowe (Christ Church v. Trinity). 117 by J. A. Parke (Oriel v. Magdalen), 119 by M. B. Burrows (Balliol v. Brasenose) at Oxford. G e o r g e L e a c h , the old Sussex player, has begun the season with three successive scores of over 50 for Rawtenstall in the Lancashire League. A c c r in g to n have won their first three Lancashire League matches. Llewellyn (8 for 43) bowled finely for them v. Lowerhouse on Saturday. R il e y (Lincolnshire) took 6 for 25 for Haslingden v. Burnlev. Parkin (Durham) had 7 for 23 for Church v. Colne, the latter team being dismissed for a total of 33. F o r Walsall v. Stourbridge in the Birmingham League Brammer to >k the last three wickets in four balls. C lif t o n (who left Notts to go north) took 7 for 28 for the Nor­ thumberland County Club v. South Northumberland (Tyneside League), his side winning by 30 runs— 109 to 79. F o r St. George’s (262 for 6, dec.) v. Tynedale C. M. Skinner, who this year captains the Northumberland team, hit up 76*, J. S. Nesbit made 75, and W. W. Meldon (Dublin University, Pretoria, Warwick­ shire, and Northumberland) slammed 54 in 25 minutes. The other side were all out for 81, Wingham (from Kent) 5 for 33, Skinner 5 for 47. R y t o n were dismissed by Benwell Hill for 16. For once, George Milne was not the chief agent of destruction, E. Nicholls taking 7 for 10. Backworth Percy (238) just failed to beat Benwell (165 for 9). Luc k in , who was trained at Southampton, took 5 for 28 (Moseley v. Aston Unity) on Saturday, and Mirams had 5 for 40. Aston Unity were champions of the Birmingham League last season, but have started badly this, going under to Moseley by 125 runs. Frank Stephens hit a couple of sixes and four fours in his 50 for the winners. He headed the League averages last season with 58 per innings. S. J. G e t h in , who has played for Worcestershire, did the hat trick for Kidderminster v. Handsworth Wood, and made 70, 3 sixes included. W ilk in s o n , the Yorkshire left-handed batsman, had 5 for 42 for Mitchell and Butler’s v. West Bromwich Dartmouth. W . S. W h it e , whose calling is that of the pen, took 6 wickets for 7 runs for Longton v. Fenton (N. Staffordshire League). Stoke beat Tunstall by the narrow majority of 3— 113 to 110. Though Barnes took 5 for 49, Porthill unexpectedly went under to Silverdale. G. P r ic e , a playing member of the Crewe Alexandra club for fully a quarter of a century, had 8 for 33 v. Oldfields. D a y , the Lincolnshire pro, scored 91 for Leek v. Knypersley. A. H o l l o w o o d , another veteran, came along with a century for Burslem v. Norton— 102, no chance, 15 fours. Hollowood was for years one of the mainstays of the Staffordshire team. S im pso n, the Royton pro, made 102 v. Stalybridge (Central Lancashire League). Leonard Oliver contributed 52 to Glossop’s meagre total of 99 v. Littleborough. Higson made 100 for Middleton and M. Lawton 93 for Moorside in a match which realised 507 for only 14 wickets. T h e Trojans on Saturday played a draw with Hants C. & G. Scoring was pretty high, the Trojans making 257 for 7, dec. (H. A. Haigh Smith 100*, A. Jaques 77), the C. & G. 175 for 8 (Brown 63, Newman 49 *)- C a t f o r d (152— H. D. Hinton 37, S. French 31*, H. W. French 31) beat Spencer (129— F. M. Barton 51*, J. T. Gordon 27, S. E. Sturgeon 23). S. J. Lott, of Spencer, when bowling well (he had taken 5 for 16) had the ill-luck to strain his knee. He is a new member, lately of the Streatham Hill C .C ., now defunct. Stone took 7 for 36 for Catford. Last year he played for their third team. He is a fast right-hand bowler, and looks like proving a big find. G.W.R. d e c l a r e d at 183 for 7 v. Hounslow, and easily beat their opponents, A. Grugeon taking 6 for 29, C. E. Honeyball 4 for 16. Badge and Budge put up 56 for G.W.R.’s first, and Berry drove finely in making 39. This match was at Hounslow ; at Castle Bar Park G.W.R. II beat Hounslow II easily— 135 for 5 to 88, Mead taking 7 for 55. M e a l did the hat-trick for Linthwaite Hall v. Holmfirth (Hudders­ field League), starting operations with it, and taking 6 for 32 in all. T h e R e v . W. M a c k carried his bat through the innings of King Cross (265) for 79 v. Brighouse. S c a r c e B o o k s on C r ic k e t .— L arge stock. Send p ar­ ticulars of requirem ents,— W righ t & Co., 7, Tem ple Lane, London, E.C.