Cricket 1914

254 THE WORLD OF CRICKET. JUNp 20, 19 14 . In being chosen for England in the Test T rial match at L o rd ’s in what is really only his second season in first-class cricket (for he only played in a few matches at the end of 1912) Geary has won high honour already. H e was but a lad of nineteen when he played his first m atch for the county— against Worcestershire a t Leicester #n July 11, 1913. He took 2 for 40 and 2 for 30 then ; altogether th at season he bowled in 5 innings, and had 8 w ickets for 173. On paper his record meant little or nothing ; but those who had seen him and were capable of judging did not hesitate to say that Leicestershire had made a find. His first big performance was 5 for 33 against Lancashire at Old Trafford, in his third match last year. No one played him easily, and of his 24 overs 12 were maidens. In successive matches a little later he took 4 for 54 (in an innings o f 300) v. Yorkshire at Leeds, he and Shipman getting down 5 for 58 at the outset, and 7 for 58 and 4 for 59 v. Worcester­ shire (252 and 231) at Leicester. On a w icket th at helped the bowlers a bit, though Rhodes and others triumphed over its difficulties, he was also seen to advantage with 5 for 86 (total 405) against Yorkshire at Leicester. In August he bowled very finely v. Surrey at Leicester (6 for 64 in a to tal of 246) and v. K ent at Canterbury (5 for 61 and 3 for 88 in totals of 201 and 349). Altogether he sent down nearly 750 overs, and took 79 w ickets at a cost of 26-01 each. The figures are not specially rem arkable; but figures are n ot everything, and even from a merely statistical point of view the amount of work done and the amount of success achieved were more than creditable to a lad of twenty. George Geary was born at Barwell on July 9, 1893. He learned his cricket w ith the local club, and had no engage­ m ent prior to th at on the county staff. He did big things in second eleven matches before he got his trial with the first team, taking 5 for 10 v. Derbyshire II, and 12 for 11 ti. W arw ickshire II. His pace is medium, his length good, and he has command of break. He fields capitally, and his skipper tells me th at though he has done little as a batsman yet he has distinct possibilities in th a t branch of the game. J. N. P. ------------ + ------------ T he C e n t u r y L is t. F r i d a y , J u n e 5. Rev. A. T. Pelham, 112*, Shropshire Gentlemen v. Old Hall Masters. S a t u r d a y , J u n e 6 . J. V. Blad, 129*, Elizabeth College (Guernsey) v. Victoria College (Jersey). C. E. Blad, 104, Elizabeth College v. Victoria College. A. H. H. Gilligan, 190, Dulwich College v. Bedford G.S. W. J. Burningham, 100*, O.M.T. II v. Purley II. M o n d a y , J u n e 8. F. W. Stancomb, 109*, Leighton (Westbury) v. South Wilts. S. Platt, 1 7 9 * , Granville (Lee) v. Wanderers. T u e s d a y , J u n e 9 . M. H. W7ebb-Peploe, 125*, Weymouth College v. 5th Northumberland Fusiliers. G. H. Heslop, 158*, Lancing College v. M.C.C. L. W. Newman, 200*, Essex C. & G. v. Leytonstone and District. G. W. M. Burton, 108*, King’s School (Canterbury) v. Rev. L. H. Evans’s XI. J. M. Hulton, 127*, M.C.C. v. Lancing College. W e d n e s d a y , J u n e i o . C. L. Cox, 139*, Alleyn v. Brunswick. G. T. Carter, 200*, Wellingborough School v. Bedford Modern School. Capt. C. Druce, 118, Band of Brothers v. Tonbridge School. A. Browne, no*, Band of Brothers v. Tonbridge School. A. V. D. Wise, 103, R.M.A., Woolwich v. Free Foresters. W. F. Harden, 114*, Upper Sydenham v. Ramsgate St. George’s. F. W. H. Nicholas, 129*, Hertford College v. Wiltshire Wanderers. E. H. Wales, 102*, Buckhurst Hill v. Chigwell School. T h u r s d a y , J u n e i i . S. H. Waugh, 127, Forest School v. M.C.C. G. Ashton, 103*, Winchester College v. Mr. A. J. Webbe’s XI. J. M. Hulton, 102*, M.C.C. v. Brighton College. Drummer Pindel, 119*, 3rd East Surrey Regt. v. 2nd Seaforth High­ landers. F r i d a y , J u n e 12. Spring, 100, St. George’s Old Boys v. Eastbourne. H. S. Malik, 113, Balliol v. Merton (Oxford). E. B. Elstob, 114, Navy Trial Match (Portsmouth). Hon. R. Anson, 105, Free Foresters v. Royal Fusiliers. Exp. Staff-Sergt. Colby, 137, School of Gunnery v. School, of M.E. (Shoeburyness). S a t u r d a y , J u n e 13. M. C. Bird, 107, M.C.C. v. Harrow School. — Brookfield, 115*, Private Banks v. Spencer. O. Smoothy, 101*, Shepherd’s Bush v. Battersea. — Fraser, 101, Caterham v. Merstham. L. W. Newman, 130, Albemarle and Friern Barnet v. North Paddington. H. A. Clarke, 132, Albemarle and Friern Barnet v. North Paddington. R. Sturgeon, 104*, Albemarle and Friern Barnet v. North Paddington. — Taylor, 114, Fulham Palace v. Ealing Park. T. S. Stafford, 104, Wanderers v. Sanatorium (Virginia Water). W. M. Longhurst, 100*, Clapham Ramblers v. Malden Wanderers. R. Knight, 116, Brookwood Asylum v. Woking. J. A. Flowers, 124, Lancing College v. Sussex Martlets. F. E. Rowe, 106, Sussex Martlets v. Lancing College. Capt. T. W. Sheppard, i n , 1st King’s Liverpool Regiment v. 1st Black Watch. J. W. Hedley, 180, East Grinstead v. Harrow Blues. Capt. H. Denham, 126*, East Grinstead v. Harrow Blues. E. Fowler, 104*, Brighton Gas Co. v. Crawley. H. G. Howell Jones, 101, Hayward’s Heath v. Seaford. D. M. P. Whitcomb, 116, Guy’s Hospital v. Cane Hill Asylum. M. B. Burrows, 114*, Eton Ramblers v. Radley College. N. V. H. Riches, 105*, Cardiff v. Barry. J. Cornford, 104, Hove Park v. Upton Park Wesleyans. Isted, 102*, Catsfield v. Hastings Gas Co. H. L. Du Boulay, 105, Cheltenham College v. Clifton Club. F. Parker, 107, Pallingswick v. Ealing Park. H. C. Boden, 105, Roehampton v. Parson’s Green. J. F. Berry, 101, Roehampton v. Parson’s Green. E. Dewey, 121, Ibis v. White House. A. Jeacocke, 116, White House v. Ibis. A. L. Mark, 109, Bickley Park v. Grove Park. P. A. Arden, in * , A.S.C. v. 1st I\orthamptonshire Regt. G. W. Stephens, 104, Moseley v. West Bromwich Dartmouth. Riley, 124, Haslingden v. Rawtenstall. Norbury, 100*, East Lancashire v. Ramsbottom. H. N. Wood, 119, Brighouse v. Keighley. Barrell, 101, Crompton v. Werneth. Dr. Hope, i n , Burnley St. Andrew’s v. WThalley. A. S. E. Rippon, 102, Bath v. Westbury. K. Dixon, n o, Teddington v. Hampstead Nomads. D. K. Anderson, 121, St. Lawrence (Canterbury) v. Shorncliffe Garrison. P. Pearson-Gregory, 132, I Zingari v. R.M.A., Woolwich. C. G. Blunt, 105, Folkestone v. Upper Sydenham. H. B. Hugill, 117*, Upper Clapton v. Cheshunt. H. D. Hake, 109*, Haileybury v. Wellington. Capt. E. H. Rooke, 101, School of M.E. v. School of Gunnery (Shoebury­ ness). A. E. S. Bramwell, 100, Fulham v. Bromley Town. Alwin, 102, Young Players of Surrey v. C-obham Village. A. C. Watson, 104, York v. Yorkshire Gentlemen. H. K. Longman, 107, Yorkshire Gentlemen v. York. R. H. J. Johnson, 104*, St John’s v. Balliol (Oxford). C. Snell, 120, Wadham v. Exeter (Oxford). C. F. Etheridge, 127, Cockfosters v. Heddon Court. C. Baggallay, 104*, Free Foresters v. R.M.C., Sandhurst. M o n d a y , J u n e 15. -Capt. H. WT. Accheson, 148, United Services v. Hampshire Hogs. Sub.-Lieut. G. Trumble, 116, United Services v. Hampshire Hogs. Capt. T. W. Sheppard, 109, Aldershot Command v. Tidworth Garrison. A. C. Williamson, 101, Brasenose v. Hertford (Oxford). Lieut. Atchison, 107, Colchester Garrison v. M.C.C. ------------ + ------------ I n the Durham Senior League Boldon sprang a surprise by defeating South Shields, though the margin was a narrow one— 4 runs. Chester- le-Street (J. Turnbull 85) declared at 223 for 8, and got out Sunderland for 135 just half-a-minute before time ! W e a r m o u t h (unbeaten as yet) easily accounted for Philadelphia. Rothery made 85* for the winners. Seaham Harbour succumbed for 33 v. Hendon, Morris taking 6 for 13 ; Hendon made 85, Clough, Seaham’s new pro., securing 6 for 39. E x c e p t for one man, Burnmoor (93)Jr. Eppleton (57) was a bowlers* game. H. M. Stobart actually made 71 (5 sixes, 6 fours) of the Bum- moor total. G. Summerill took 6 for 33 for the winners, and Holsinger, for the losers, had the fine figures of 9 for 33. M ila m (5 for 37) and C. Y. Adamson (5 for 45) put out Whitburn for 89. Durham City scored 125 for 8 (Adamson 39) in reply. D a r l i n g t o n put out North Ormesby for 34, A. Goodrick and Pestell each taking 5 wickets, and replied with 167 for 5 (R. Healey 63, G. P. Gore 52).