Cricket 1914

No. 15. V o l . I. SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1914. P r ic e 3 d . The Long Man of Hampshire. E v e r y b o d y has heard of the Long Man of Wilmington, and eke of the Long Man of Pudsey, yclept John Tunni­ cliffe. And in these days we are hearing a good deal of the Long Man of Hampshire, though not under that name. A rthur Jaques has bulked largely— remarkably largely for so slim a man— in this season’s cricket. John Hobbs is reported to have said : “ I simply haven’t got a stroke for him .” Perhaps there may be a measure of exaggera­ tion in this. Anyw ay, Hobbs took 163 when he last faced the Hampshire bowling, including the Long Man. B ut Hobbs is no ordinary batsman, and when Hobbs admits special difficulty in playing a man it may be