Cricket 1914

482 THE WORLD OF CRICKET. N o v e m b e r , 19 14 . O b it u a r y . THE ROLL OF HONOUR. D ulce et decorum est pro patria m ori." M a j o r A. H u g h e s - O n s l o w , whose death in France on August 14th, the result of an aviation accident, was the first casuailty in the British Expeditionary Force, played in the Eton Eleven in 1880, scoring 41 and o against Winchester, and 24 and 6 against Harrow. C a p t a in C e c il H. B r o w n in g , Royal Field Artillery, kept wicket for Eton in 1896 and 1897. Going in last against Winches­ ter in the latter year he was the highest scorer for his side with 12 and 25 not out. C a p t a in A r t h u r M a it l a n d B y n g , Royal Fusiliers, played for Hampshire in three matches in 1905, scoring 40 runs in 5 completed innings. His best innings was 21 against Kent at Blackheath. C olonel S ir E velyn R idley B radford , Bart., of the Seaforth Highlanders, was born April 16, 1869, and was therefore in his forty-sixth year at the time of his death. He represented Hampshire in eight matches between 1895— 1905, scoring 311 runs in 14 innings (twice not out) with an average of 25-91. His highest scores were 102 against Leicestershire at Leicester in 1899, and 60 against Surrey at Aldershot in 1905. In the five matches in which he bowled he obtained 19 wickets for 328 runs, his best analysis being 6 for 28 and 5 for 40 against Essex at Southampton in 1896. His action was something more than doubtful, however, and he was one of the bowlers’ “ black-listed ” by the county captains in 1900. Colonel Bradford received his commission in the Seaforth Highlanders in 1888, and was appointed to the command of that regiment in June, 1913. In 1898 he took part in the Nile Expedition, and he was on the staff during the South African War. He succeeded to the title in 1911. L ieutenant T he H on . A rcher W indsor -C live , of the Coldstream Guards, second son of the Earl of Plymouth, died of wounds treacherously inflicted by a German officer disguised in French uniform. He was born November 6, 1890, and educated at Eton and Cambridge. He was a member of the Eton Eleven in 1908 and 1909, and scored well in the great public school matches, in the former year scoring 10 and 38 against Harrow, and 105 against Winchester. In 1909 he made 14 and 1 against Harrow', and 44 against Winchester. He played in several of the trial matches at Cambridge 1910-1912, but was not fortunate enough to obtain his blue. He also assisted Glamorganshire in one or two matches. L ie u t e n a n t D o u g a l C l if f o r d C a m p b e l l S e w e l l , of the ist Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment, is unofficially reported to have died of wounds received near Mons. Mr. Sewell, who was 20 years of age, was educated at Wellingborough Grammer School where he was for four seasons— 1909-1912—a member of the Eleven, being captain the last two years. In his last season he scored 617 runs with an average of 47. L ie u t e n a n t H e r b e r t J a m e s G r a h a m G il m o u r . of the Worcestershire Regiment, played occasionally for the Gentlemen of Worcestershire. L ie u t e n a n t R ic h a r d W . W e l b y , of the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards, was killed in action at the Battle of the Aisne. Aged 25, he was a well-known cricketer in the Grantham district and in military matches. C a p t a in F. S. N e s b i t played occasionally for the Gentlemen of Worcestershire, and appeared last May for Worcestershire v. Middlesex at Lord's, when he scored 2 not out and 3, and made a catch at the wickets. L ie u t e n a n t W. E . P a r k e , of the Durham Light Infantry, was killed in action on or about October 13. He was a cricketer who with more extended opportunities would probably have earned a big reputation. In 1913 he appeared in one match for Dorset with great success, scoring 111 and 103 against the M.C.C. at Lords. M a j o r H e r b e r t T. C l if f , of the 3rd Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment, was slain in action on October 13. He was a prominent member of the Yorkshire Gentlemen’s Cricket Club. He was 39 years of age. L ie u t e n a n t R. F. S im s o n , of the Royal Field Artillery was slain in action in September. A famous Scottish International Rugby player, he was also a member of the Edinburgh Academy Eleven in 1908 when he stood third in the batting averages with an average of 20. Mr. W 'ilfre d M ethven B row nlee, Second-Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment, died from com­ plications following influenza, at Wvke Regis, near Weymouth, in October. He was born April 18, 1890, and was the second son of Mr. Methven Brownlee, the biographer of W . G. Grace. He was educated at Clifton College, where he was four years— 1906-09— in the Eleven, being Captain in his last season. He was an excellent hard-hitting batsman, and a fast-medium bowler. LTpon leaving school he was immediately given a place in the Gloucestershire Eleven, and he continued to represent the county whenever he could spare time for the game. On his first appearance for Gloucestershire he played an innings of 64 against Worcestershire at Worcester, and against Essex at Cheltenham scored 49 not out in only 28 minutes. Playing for the Gentlemen of the South v. Players of the South at Hastings in the same season— 1909—he took 6 wickets for 61 runs in the second innings of the players. In 1910 he scored 68 a.-Northamp- tonshire at Bristol, and 39 out of 46 in 15 minutes against Kent at Canterbury. In 1911 he made 62 against Worcestershire at Dudley. His complete record in first-class cricket was as follows :— B atting . TOTAL MOST IN TIMES m tch s . in n s . RUNS. AN INNS. N.O. a v e r . 1909 8 ! 4 262 64 2 21-83 1910 7 II 213 68 I 2 1 3 0 1911 6 9 128 62 O 14-22 1912 2 4 2 7 1 7 O 6 - 7 5 1913 6 11 121 29 I I2-IO 1914 2 4 22 11 O 5 ‘ 5 » Totals 31 5 3 7 7 3 68 4 I 5 ‘ 7 7 B o w l in g . MTCHS. o v e r s . MDS. RUNS. WKTS. AVER. 1909 9 7 9 IO 268 12 22-33 1910 6 152-5 3 1 5 5 2 2 27-60 1911 5 42 IO I42 5 28-40 1912 2 11 2 3 1 2 15-20 1913 4 5 2 * 5 IO I96 7 28-00 1914 2 17 4 62 0 — Totals 28 3 5 4 - 4 67 I.,2 5 1 46 26-32 L ie u te n a n t t h e Hon. J o h n N evile Manners, of the Grena­ dier Guards, officially reported believed to have been killed (presumably in the Battle of the Aisne) was the son and heir of Lord Manners, of Foston, Lincolnshire, and was born in 1892. He was educated at Eton, and played in the Eleven in 1910* scoring o and 23 against Winchester, and 4 and 40 not out against Harrow'. L ie u t e n a n t J. C a d w a l l a d e r C o k e r , of the South Wales Borderers, officially reported killed in action, was a well-known cricketer in the Liverpool district. A.C.D. L ie u t e n a n t J. B. S p r o t (Cameron Highlanders), whose name figured among the killed in a recent casualty list (October 25) was an Etonian. Though he did not get a place in the X I, he was later a well-known figure in Army cricket. S e c o n d - L ie u t e n a n t H a r o l d E d w in H ip p is l e y (Gloucester­ shire Regt.), whose name was also included in the October 25 list, was educated at King’s School, Bruton, and made some heavy scores while in the X I there. He played for Somerset in a few matches from 1909 to 1913. his best scores being 40 v. Worcestershire at Worcester in 1910 and 36 v. Northants at Northampton in 1913. He was born at Wells, on September 3, 1890. L ie u t e n a n t W. S . Y a l l a n d (Gloucestershire Regt.), a third cricketer included in the October 25 list, was born at Bristol in 1889, educated at Clifton (not in the X I), and played once for Gloucestershire in 1910.