Aug 1884 by StPetersYork

THE

PETE RITE Von. VI .

AUGUST, 1884 .

No . 46.

THE PORTSMOUTH VOLUNTEER REVIEW. NOTHER Easter has come and gone, and with it another Volunteer gathering . Since the Brighton Review of last year, of which I sent an account to the " Peterite," the Volunteer force have gained decided ground in the estimation of the military authorities at the War Office. The recent speeches of the Duke of Cambridge and Lord %Volseley, show that they place great confidence in our branch of the service, and are fully alive to the important aid that Volunteers could render to the country, should England become one of the active parties in a great European war . Lord Wolseley's remarks, indeed, seemed to point to the probabilities of such a state of affairs in the not distant future, for he said that when he saw all the great Powers increasing their standing armies, and their fighting resources, he could only conclude that these preparations pointed to some great European war. We all pray that such an event may be averted ; but in no better way can it be avoided than by taking thoroughly to heart and acting upon the late Duke of Wellington's advice, namely, " to maintain peace, be prepared for war ." The great opportunity of the year which is offered to Volunteers for making themselves more efficient protectors of their Fatherland, is at the annual manoeuvres at Eastertide, when the doings of our citizensoldiers are always viewed with great interest by the public at large. It is for this reason that I have undertaken to chronicle once more for the pages of our School Magazine the doings of the Volunteers at the late Portsmouth Review and on the march ; and although I shall, of course, have to devote special attention to the part taken in the manoeuvres by my own corps the London Scottish, but as I speak from actual experience, I may be forgiven for any apparent partiality owing to the necessities of the case, and my personal account may prove the more interesting .

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Early in the year it was suggested to the officers of Volunteer battalions by II .R.H the Duke of Cambridge, that an allocation of the forces to different fields of action would not only cause less strain upon the resources of the railway companies, but would give greater facilities for instruction in the details of practical warfare to the Volunteers. Ire also offered the co-operation of the regulars at the different stations suggested if his advice were acted upon, so that this year marching columns were organised and proper plans of operations laid out in the advance upon Portsmouth as well as upon Dover ; but it is with the former—which was much the larger and more important— that we shall deal. Besides these, a few battalions proceeded to Aldershot, where, on Easter Monday, they had a Field Day with the regulars stationed there . . In order to be ready for the parade of our corps at 8 o ' clock on Good Friday morning, I was obliged to spend Thursday night at the Charing Cross Hotel, where one has the special advantage of a table d ' Mte breakfast in the morning (prepared specially for passengers going by the early Continental trains), and to this I found a number of Volunteers doing ample justice, and thus laying a good foundation on which to build up the heavy day's work . Our regiment paraded at Head Quarters, Adelphi Terrace, W .C ., at 8 a .m ., in full marching order, with haversacks in which we carried our provisions for the mid-day meal of Friday, and water-bottles, containing the liquor which each man considered the best to allay his thirst and sustain his strength . Perhaps, in parenthesis, I may be allowed to recommend (from experience) sherry and water as the best drink to serve this double purpose . We numbered about 350 men . After the usual inspection, we marched to Waterloo Station, to the cheery strains of our bag-pipes and amid the friendly greetings of the Londoners, where without any confusion we were " entrained " and were soon on our way to Petersfield. I must now give my readers the " general idea " by which all our manoeuvres were governed . The marching force, under Col . Moncrieff of the Scotts Guards, was divided into five columns, and it was supposed to form the advanced guard of an army marching from Guildford to prevent a hostile army proceeding from Salisbury with a view to reinforce the garrison at Hilsea . The London Scottish were in No . 2 column along with the artists, London Irish, Inn, of Court, and Cambridge University ; the whole bei g under the coi :iur1,,1 of

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Lieut . Col . Lumsden, of Ours ." No . 5 column was the first to arrive at Petersfield, and, hearing from cavalry scouts that a convoy, sent from IIilsea to obtain supplies from Petersfield, has commenced its return and is obliged to go by the road, the railway being cut at Rowland's Castle, Col . Routledge at once decides to pursue the convoy with his 558 men of all ranks . This is to say the least of it somewhat rash, for it is only reasonable to suppose that the convoy is strongly guarded, and if attacked would be reinforced from IIilsea . The end, however, justified the means in this case, for ere the day was out No . 5 column had captured the said convoy! Meanwhile the other columns continued to arrive at Petersfield, and at once proceeded to establish successively a line of outposts covering Petersfield on the south and south-west, forming an arc of which Petersfield is the centre with a radius of from two to three mile . We were stationed near Butser Mill, which we reached by m-arching through most picturesque and undulating country, clothed in all its spring verdure . The day was perfect, and the wooded country stretching far northwards was very 'enticing . We climbed the steep slopes of Butser Hill, followed closely by our watercart and ambulance waggon (which accompanied each column), but after accomplishing the most difficult part of their task these latter found that the nature of the ground in front would prevent their coming further, and were obliged to descend the hill (a much more arduous undertaking in the slippery clay soil), and thus get to their billet by a much longer way round ! The outposts having been inspected and the dispositions corrected by Col . Moncrieff, the different columns were dismissed to their stations about five o'clock . It was a pretty sight to see the various battalions descend the steep sides of the Downs and march along the winding valleys to their billets. The London Scottish were consigned to the little village of Blendworth . I was one of 150 men who slept in a large cattle shed, where we had nothing but straw, on which to rest our wearied limbs, and one blanket to cover us ; but to acid to our discomfort, we were obliged to retire to rest in the dark (no lamp or light of any kind being allowed in the structure) . There was no lack of ventilation, however, for in the roof and sides of the shed there were large holes, which might have proved decidedly objectionable had it rained, but such was luckily not the case. The first night of these Volunteer marches is always ::eomfortable, owing to s IClr a large holy of men having to be

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put in places where no accommodation for them exists, but we " made the best of it" without grumbling ; and awaking (i.e. those that got to sleep, which were but few) from our beds of straw, very little refreshed, at 6 a .m ., we all had a good wash in a large cattle-trough. after which a hearty breakfast prepared us for the lively day before us, Our force was on Saturday joined by a squadron of the Hants Yeomanry, and at about 9 a.m ., we set out against the enemy, which consisted of Regular Cavalry and 4th Middlesex Volunteers, about 2,000 in all. The Duke of Cambridge arrived about an hour b fore the contest began, along with Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and a brilliant staff. Our object was to check the advance of the enemy in their endeavour to capture Portdowrl Ridge ; and it was about mid-day when our outposts discovered the enemy's picquets, and a bickering rifle fire ensued . The fire increased rapidly as battalion after battalion were deployed along the slope of the ridge, and the attack was soon concentrated on the centre, the London Scottish being the first to engage the defender's line. The attack of our entire force was so well directed by Col . Moncrieff and so determined that it told at once : quickly we went up the slopes, taking advantage of all cover, firing volley after volley and advancing by rushes, while the enemy contending every yard of ground sullenly retired . On reaching the summit we were masters of the situation, and the enemy retired on Portsmouth, so we received the order to " pile arms," But what a view met our gaze ! During the half hour's rest we had after the fight, we had time to enjoy it and to be refreshed by the contemplation of the beauties of nature. Below lay Portsmouth and IIayling Island, with the Portsmouth and Langstone IIarbours stretching almost up to the fort at Portsdown Heights, and the Isle of Wight could be seen in all its beauty across the water. Certainly, I have never seen a more lovely panorama. Oar short rest terminated, we continued our march to our various stations in Portsmouth (about six miles off), the Scottish being quartered at the Anglesea Barracks, where we arrived at 5 p .m., and as soon as we were " ° told oFf " to our respective rooms, were not long in having a refreshing wash in the large wash-house . There were two regiments of regulars in the same barracks with us—the North Lancashire and the Leicester—also the London Irish Volunteers, but separate buildings were assigned to each . The Scottish had their .

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meals served in the regimental school-room on long tables neatly decorated with flowers and plants, a picket of the N . Lancashire men acting as waiters, and very obliging ones they were. In the evening, sentries were posted and pickets appointed to parade the streets from 8 to 10 o'clock to keep order ; in fact, all the requirements of garrisoning were complied with, so that our training for the work which would be demanded of Volunteers in case of war was most practical . Easter Sunday was a day of rest ; we had Church Parade at the Scotch Kirk at 10-30 a .m ., and the service was of the required military length (i. e . not to exceed one hour)—it would be well if all churches were put under military regulations on fine Sunday mornings ! After dinner, many of the Volunteers visited the "Victory," to see the spot where England's greatest hero died . Others, like myself, took one of the numerous steamers which ply between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, to Ryde, and enjoyed the sail, which takes about half-au-hour, and a walk on the Island . Others again remained in Portsmouth to inspect the elaborate arches and other decorations which the loyal citizens had put up in our honour . One archway they had constructed of painted wood, reminded me of Bootham Bar at York ; it was very realistic, and to complete the illusion had figures of men in armour on its battlements . The streets were hung with flags of every nationality, and mottoes such as " Welcome brave defenders ." So Sunday was passed, and we mostly retired early to rest, as we had to be up at 5-30 a .m . On Easter Monday, we breakfasted at 6-30 a.m., left our barracks at 7-30 a .m., .and after a march of eight miles got into position on the heights of Portsdown Hill, behind Fort Purbrook, where we were joined by the detachment of our Corps which left London at four that morning to attend the review . I fear that I shall not have space to describe the fight in detail, but will only say that it assumed the form of a contest between two bodies known as the Northern and Western Armies . The latter under General Monck had to relieve and reinforce a garrison at Hilsea, and the Northern Force (of which the London Scottish formed a part) was to prevent this operation being effected . Most of the fighting took place on the scene of Saturday's battle, and I need only add that the result was an easy victory for General Monck, and England was thus saved from the hands of the pseudo-foreign invader! Then followed the severe ordeal of the " March Past, " which so far

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as our corps were concerned was performed to our Colonel's entire• satisfaction. The forces were subsequently "entertained ." and after a threehours railway journey (the monotony of which we relieved by keeping up a regular concert of Scotch songs and recitations), arrived in dingy old London singing " ° Auld long sync " —to fi nd it raining—this being the first rain we had experienced since we left London on Good Friday. In conclusion, let me point out a few of the results of this year's Volunteer campaign . Volunteers have now been put to the test of being brigaded with regular troops, and military critics admit, that if there has been any marked difference between onr hearing and that of the Line regiments, it has certainly not been to the dis•redit of the . Volunteers . Two experiments were tried this year for the first time as far as Volunteers are concerned . and will doubtless have an important influence on our future sham fights . One was the employment of mounted infantry, and the other a trial of Nordenfeldt machine guns. There were, doubtless, as might be expected on a first trial, mistakes . in the tactical use of the latter, but the Duke of Cambridge ' s compliment to the mounted men of the Victoria Rifles will doubtless serve as a stimulus to increase the number of our mounted infantry, which (in view of the success of this kind of force in the Soudan) must be regarded as very desirable. And now before closing . I cannot too strongly urge upon " Peterites " the necessity of becoming Volunteers on leaving school, and thus making themselves efficient soldiers, available in times of emergency—times which many well able to judge think not so very far off. If all of us who can will volunteer, the necessity of ever introducing that degrading " conscription " system into free England, which is established in France and Germany, and which so cripples. their commerce, need never arise . Let us hope that ere long we may have St . Peter' s, our own Volunteer Corps . If Rossall, Clifton, and other large public schools have their own corps, why not St. Peters ? R . \V . C .

SCHOOL LETTER. RICKET is now over, and the examinations are in full swing. The doings of the Eleven are mentioned elsewhere, and are very satisfactory . The School House has maintained its supremacy, having defeated the School by 48 runs . For the House Sharpe made 34 and 0, Lewis 23 and 7, W . S . Gofton and 6 . While for the School Noble 1 and 22 was the highest scorer . The first eleven with broomsticks beat the second eleven with bats by 56 runs, chiefly owing to the fine batting of Lord, who scored 22 and 65, and to the bowling of Rhodes and Lord, who obtained respectively 10 wickets for 40 runs and 9 for 41 . The first eleven made 57 and 98, against 67 and 32 made by the second, Brandt was highest scorer with 29 and 1 . The football team were beaten by the rest by 11 runs, and the Fourth, with Mr. Yeld, beat the Sixth, with Mr . Hales, by the same amount . The result was chiefly owing to the fine bowling of Mr . Yeld, who obtained 7 wickets for 16 runs . The highest scorers for the Sixth were Rhodes 26 and Lord 19, while for the Fourth Noble 34, Mr . Yeld 11, and McClellan 10 were highest scorers. The most successful Junior House so far is Mr . Clarke ' s, who have won 2 and tied 1, viz . that with the School House, who easily beat the Day Boys, but were beaten by Mr . Clarke's House in the first match, though had time allowed they would probably have won . The Tennis Club held a tournament last week, the victors being A . C . Clarke and E . Stephenson, who played well together. There is some talk of a match with the York L . T . C . The Regatta Boat is still at work, and has finally decided to go to Chester to row in the Maiden Stakes on August 1st . The boat averages about 10 stone per man, and goes well together, and with Eyre's coaching during the week is sure to improve.

By the bye, Lord has resigned his post of Cricket Captain, and no one else has yet offered his services . The next captain will have almost the same eleven at his command as represented the School this year, Murray being the only certain absentee . May they be more successful in '85 .

CRICKET. of the past term's cricket go to show that the success THEofresults the Eleven, which for the last few years has been increasing, has not yet begun to decrease . Though only three of last year's Eleven were available, we have net done so badly as might have been expected with eight new members in the team . Out of 16 matches we have won 5, drawn 3, and lost 8 ; while last year we played 15, won 5, drew 1, and lost 9 . Two of our draws would have been almost certain wins, had time allowed, while the third would have been a defeat . The wins include two Durham matches, Mr . Walker's Eleven, York Law, and Ebor Rovers ; the draws are the Asylum, Hornsea, and Mr . Walker's Eleven (return) ; and the defeats St . John's College, Yorkshire Gentlemen, York (2), Leeds, Past, York Law, and the Asylum . The average per wicket of the School was about 91 ; of our opponents about 103. The batting averages show a decided improvement . Of last year's choices Lord has advanced from 15 to 22, Rhodes from 5 to 13, Sharpe from 0 to 8, the first-named having the highest average at the School for some years . Of the new members Wilson and Noble have the highest averages, though the former only played in the later matches . The bowling has nut been as successful as the batting. Rhodes at the commencement of the season was nothing like as certain as last year, but by some really good work towards the end of the season he obtained an average of 7, a little more expensive than in 1883, but with 86 wickets to his credit . Lord' s bowling was infinitely better than last year, as he took 50 wickets at a little over 10 runs each, as against an average of 19 . Of the others Sharpe, McClellan, and Murray have bowled well at times . The fielding was perhaps the most conspicuous improvement ; of course catches were dropped, but none of those simple ones (except in the first match) which it used to be customary for the eleven to miss. We must not, however, forget to testify to the good done to the Eleven by I3osomworth in May . The batting all round was bettered by his able coaching, and we can only hope to have him again next 3 ear . ITerewiih we append the characters of the Eleven .

CRICKET.

P. E . LORD has played good cricket through the season, generally to be relied on for runs ; rather weak in cutting, otherwise hits well all round ; has done good service with the ball ; smart in the field ; energetic captain.

Good bat, but too fond of playing back to balls well pitched up, and iu consequence sometimes lost his wicket ; sure leg hitter ; the bowler of the eleven, medium pace with break both ways ; took 21 wickets for 55 runs in the last match ; good field. H . W. RHODES .

Hard-hitting bat, but does not watch the ball enough ; would do better with a little more care ; occasionally bowled well ; uncertain in the field. J. SHARPE .

Began the season well in batting, playing very

A. MCCLELLAN.

straight, but latterly got a habit of pulling away from balls on the wicket ; too eager to score ; frequently got a wicket when wanted ; good field. Uncertain as a bat ; inclined to play across, but hits hard, though taking a low hold of his bat ; a safe pair of hands ; brought off some wonderful catches during the season at long-off. H. BOTTERILL .

Useful man, having good defensive abilities, combined with hard driving powers and a long reach ; bowls slow with a J . E . NOBLE .

break ; neat field. *W . MURRAY .

Hardly batted up to the expectations formed of

him ; has a slow style of play, not being at home on a quick wicket ; was at first successful as a slow bowler, but fell off ; fair field. R . CIIAWSHAW . Very taking bat, with neat style and a beautiful forward stroke, but lacks punishing power ; very unlucky at the beginning of the season ; good field.

W. IIoLMES . Moderate bat ; too anxious to get runs ; uncertain wicket-keeper, being sometimes really good, at other times completely " out of it ." J. SCARBOROUGH.

Fair bat, considering his height ; excellent

long-stop. W. G . WILSON . A useful but not a stylish bat, being of the " barn-door ;" has, however, scored well ; very fair in the field. * Is leaving.

CRICKET.

BATTING AVERAGES.

P. E . Lord . .. H . W. Rhodes J. Sharpe H . McClellan . . . H . Botterill . . . J . E . Noble . . . W. Murray ... R. Crawshaw . . . W . Holmes . . . J . Scarborough 1V . G . Wilson . . .

P . E . Lord . . . H . W . Rhodes J . Sharpe H . McClellan J. E . Noble . . . W . Murray . . .

Times Highest in Innings . not out. an innings . 1 21 82 21 3 41* 0 26 21 1 34 20 . .. 17 0 47 20 2 29* 15 2 16 3 25* 20 15* 17 7 . .. 13 2 7 13 2 33 * Signifies not out . BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Maidens . 207 . 3 50 1 2983 78 14 2 51 0 39 4 0 20 0 6 U 52 . 3

Wiles. lu

. ..

Total. 445 240 172 136 121 158 59 98 57 27 106

Runs. 510

Average. 22} 13i 8-,T 7 5 7 it 8% 4 1~ 51i 5 th; 2 101 11 it

Wickets.

62) 138 141 76 185

50 86 9 n 4 13

Average. 101 7a 15317 15 14A ,

v . NORTH RIDING ASYLUM .—June 28th. NORTH RIDING ASYLUM.

SCHOOL.

12 P. E. Lord, b Nicholson J . Sharpe, h Nicholson 5 W. G . \\ ilson, st Nicholson, b Hields 33 H. McClellan, cLuekenby, b Nicholson U H . Botterill, b 1-hells 0 7 H . W . lihodes. b Nicholson 3 J . E . Noble, hauSled ball R . Crawshaw, b Nicholson U W . Murray, not out 5 W . Holmes, b Nicholson 1 J . Scarbrough, b Nicholson 2 7 Extras Total

G . Breed, c Wilson, b Rhodes 89 J. L. Varley, b Rhodes 1 C . E. Rudd, b Rhodes 38 II . Hields, b Rhodes 8 5 W . R . Nicholson, c Noble, b Lord W . Thornton, c Crawshaw, b Lord 1 E . Glaisby, c Sharpe, b Lord 7 T . Doman, b Rhodes 2 T. Leekenby, c Rhodes, h Lord 2 4 R . Tate, not out II . Muchall, b Rhodes 3 Extras 8

Total

BOWLING ANALYSIS. SCHOOL. Overs. Maidens. Runs . 24 10 28

H . IIields . . 4 W .0 R. Nicholson . . 23 . 4

Wickets. 2

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Maidens Overs. . II . W . Rhodes 24 .4 5 W . Murray . . 2 0 . . P . E. Lord . . 21 4 H . McClellan 3 0 J . Sharpe ... 3 0

Runs.

6,2 18 57 11 14

Wickets.

6 O 4 0 0

168

CRICKET

v . YORK LAW.—July 1st. YORK LAW.

SCHOOL.

2 R. Brooks, h Rhodes E . Glaisby, b Rhodes 9 14 D. S . Mackay, b Rhodes 64 E. Gray, not out 0 H. F. Cundall . h Lord__ 2 J. T . Ware . c McClellan, b Lord G. G . Thompson, b Rhodes 0 F. Ware, b Rhodes 2 1 C . E . Elmhirst, b Rhodes A. Wood . c Murray, b Sharpe 1 A. Bellerby, c Crawshaw, b Rhodes 4 Extras 11 Total

32 P . E . Lord, c and b Brooks 13 .f. Sharpe, b Cundall 0 W. G . Wilson, b Cundall 2 H. McClellan, b Gray 2 H . Botterill, b Gray 39 H . W . Rhodes, run out 2 J . E . Noble, b J . T. Ware 25 R. Crawshaw, not out 3 W. Murray, b Cundall 3 W . Holmes, b Cundall J . Scarborough. c Bellerby, b Cundall 0 13 Extras

110

Total

134

BOWLING ANALYSIS. YORK LAW.

H . W . Rhodes P . E . Lord . . J. Sharpe . . H . McClellan

Overs . 14 .3 7 3 3

Mdus . 5 0 2 0

ST . PETER' S SCHOOL. Overs . Maidens.

Runs . 43 40 7 10

Wkts.

Runs .

Wkfs.

7 2 1 0

3 2 H . F1 . Cundall .3 10 3 34 E. Grav .. 14 7 1 17 ,T. T . Ware 8 2 14 R . Brooks . F. Ware .. 6 2 11 16 1) . S . Mackay 6 1 Brooks bowled 2 wides, Gray and Mackay I each.

5 2 1 1 0 0

i . YORK—July 3rd. SCHOOL. P. E . Lord, c Stevenson, b Procter 21 2 J. Sharpe, b Wisker W . G . Wilson, st Pride, b Wisker 51 H . McClellan . run out 2 H . Botterill, b Wisker 4 H . W . Rhodes, c and b Procter 1 J . E . Noble . b Murfin R. Crawshaw, b Murfin 0 2 W. Murray, not out W. Holmes, c Spetch . b Murfin 1 J . Scarbrough . st Pride, b Wisker Extras 11 Total

YORK.

J .T.Wisker,cSens brou ;h,bRhodes 2 38 J . L . Procter, c B oClellan, b Lord 54 T . Dudley, b Rhodes 2 T . Pride, b Rhodes L . E . Stevenson,b Lord 0 E . Glaisby, c Murray . b Lord . 23 3 A . Murtha. c Crawshaw, b Lord 1 J, T . Grey, c Crawshaw, b Lord L . T . Spetch, c Wilson . b Rhodes 5 H . T . Vaughan, b Murray 8 G . Linfoot,not out 0 Extras 2 Total

77 BOWLING ANALYSIS. ScHooL. Overs .

Mdus . J . T. Wisker . . .. 18 . 3 5 5 A . Murfin . . . . 13 3 J . L . Procter . . 8 3 1 J . Spetch .. . . J . Spetch bowled 2 wides .

Runs . 30 20 13 3

Wkts.

4 3 2 0

139

'88

CRICKET. YORK.

H . W. Rhodes P. E. Lord . . J. Sharpe . . H . McClellan W. Murray

. .

Overs.

26 16 7 3 4. 2

Maidens . Suns .

6 3 1 0 0

48 50 17 12 7

Wickets.

4 5 0 0 1

v . DURHAM SCHOOL. This return match was played at York on Saturday, July 5th. The Visitors' Eleven was strengthened by the addition of Miller, who was prevented by rowing from playing in the first match . Shaw won the toss, and went in with Alderson, to the bowling of Rhodes and Lord. The former opened with a maiden, but after this Alderson hit both bowlers for 2 . Shaw scored two singles, and then had his off stump bowled by Rhodes . Ilolden followed, and stayed with Alderson until the score was 16, when the latter was bowled in trying to pull a straight ball from Rhodes . With the same total Lord caught and bowled Ilolden. Walker was caught in the slips, and Miller bowled by Lord, and 5 wickets were down for 25 . Jackson and Stanton now made a good stand, and McClellan bowled for Lord, but was soon replaced by Sharpe, who in his second over bowled Stanton . This wicket had added 28 runs. Two runs only were added when Rhodes bowled Jackson . Headlam followed, and obtained a single off Rhodes, who had bowled 7 successive maidens . Barmby and Nimmo were soon bowled, and the innings closed for 67. Lord and Sharpe then made a good beginning for the School, the former hitting Miller for 4 and 3, which Sharpe repeated in his next over. This brought on Alderson, and in his first over he got Sharpe caught at long off. Wilson played the new bowler for a single, and Lord hit him for 4 and 3, but was soon after caught at long on. McClellan and Wilson were together at lunch time, when the score was 44 for 2 wickets . Soon after lunch Wilson was bowled, and Botterill took his place . He quickly hit up 9, and was caught at point. Rhodes followed, and with McClellan took the score to 79, when the latter was clean bowled by Alderson . Noble hit Miller for 3, and was then out 1 b w to Alderson . Crawshaw joined Rhodes, who hit Miller for 4 and 3 . Nimmo took the ball from Miller, but soon gave way to Shaw, who, after being hit three times for 3, bowled Crawshaw. Murray was easily caught and bowled, but Holmes stayed some time with Rhodes, and brought on Stanton vice Shaw.

CRICKET .

The new bowler soon bowled Holmes, and in his next over Scarborough hit his wicket, the innings closing for 131. Shaw and Parker opened the second innings of Durham to the bowling of Lord and Rhodes . Each bowler opened with a maiden, but in the former's second over Shaw made a drive for 2. Each batsman then made a single off Rhodes, and Parker hit Lord for 3, when Shaw was bowled. Miller entered, but soon lost Parker, who was well caught by Wilson . Walker and Miller took the score to 29, when Rhodes bowled Miller. With only 4 runs added Lord bowled Walker. The light then became very bad, and the remaining 6 wickets only added 9 runs, the innings closing for 42 . This left St . Peter's victorious by an innings and 22 runs . DumlAm Scuoon.

1st innings. A. F. Shaw, b Rhodes F. Alderson, b Rhodes H. Holden. c and b Lord G. K . Walker, c Rhodes, b Lord T. Miller, b Lord P . Stanton, b Sharpe G . Jackson, b Rhodes T . Parker, st Holmes, b Sharpe M. Headlam, not out H. F . Barmby, b Rhodes W. Nimn:o, b Rhodes Extras

2nd innings. b Rhodes b Rhodes b Rhodes b Lord b Rhodes b Rhodes b Rhodes c Wilson b Rhodes run out b Rhodes not out Extras

2 8 1 5 1 12 8 0 1 4 5 20 Total

Total

ST. PETER ' S SCHOOL. P . E . Lord,C Holden,b Alderson J . Sharpe, c Walker, b Alderson W . G . Wilson, b Alderson H. McClellan, b Alderson H. Botterill, c Parker, b Miller H. W. Rhodes. not out J . E . Noble, lbw b Alderson R . Crawshaw, b Shaw W . Murray, c and b Alderson W . Holmes, b Stanton J . Scarborough, hit wicket, b Stanton Extras

21 18 5 14 9 41 3 6 0 7 2 5 Total

131

BOWLING ANALYSIS. DceIIADI SCHOOL.

2nd innings.

1st innings. Ovens . Maidens. Rune.

5 13 16 H . W. Rhodes . . 21 . 3 4 19 P. E . Lord . . . . 11 2 0 6 H . McClellan . , 2 — J . Sharpe 8 4 6 P . E . Lord bowled a wide .

\Vkts.

Over-.

12 .1 13

—

â laidens.

Runs . Wickets.

3 7

19 17

—

P . E. Lend bawled 3 wider,

8 1

'90

CRICKET.

ST . PETERS SCHOOL. Ovens .

Maidens.

Hans .

Wickets.

12 2 32 W . Nimmo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 F . Miller 8 2 ':8 1 F . Alderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 6 42 6 A. F . Shaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0 19 1 2 P . Stanton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 1 2 3 1 3 0 M . Ileadlam Shaw bowled 2 wides, and Miller and Stanton 1 each.

v . EBOR ROVERS. This match was played on the School Ground, on Saturday, July 12th . Lord won the toss and went in with Sharpe, to the bowling of Wisker and F . Dudley . Lord began by hitting Wisker twice for 2, and Dudley for a single . Sharpe then hit Wisker for a 2 and a 3, and Dudley for two singles, but soon after lost Lord, who was caught in the long field . Wilson came in, and after making one run lost Sharpe, who was well caught by Procter in the slips. McClellan followed, but was given out 1 b w without scoring. Three wickets were now down for 19 . R . Haynes joined Wilson, but after two more runs had been scored Wilson was clean bowled by Dudley. Rhodes followed, but was soon bowled by Dudley . Five for 21 . Noble was easily caught for 1, and Crawshaw joined Haynes, and a short stand was made, the pair taking the score to 35 before Haynes was bowled . Murray stayed with Crawshaw until the score reached 1, when he ran himself out . Crawshaw was then bowled, and Scarborough being sent back with his first ball the innings closed for 42. T . Dudley and Wisker opened the innings of the Ebor Rovers to the bowling of Rhodes and Lord . Off the former's first ball Dudley was splendidly caught by Lord in the slips . Procter followed, and after scoring a single off Rhodes, played a maiden from Lord. Wisker obtained a single off the next over, and then hit Lord for 2. He was then missed in the slips by Rhodes, but did not survive long, being bowled with the total at 7 . T . Dudley followed, but was bowled by the first ball he received . Pride joined Procter, and after hitting Rhodes for 4, and Lord for 2, was easily caught . Four for 15. Stainthorpe came in and stayed with Procter until the score reached 25, when he was bowled by Rhodes . Grey helped Procter to take the score to 31, when he pulled a ball into his wicket . With one run added Lord bowled Procter off his pads, and Lazenby was bowled by Rhodes . Walker and Bellerby took the score to 39, when the

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former was caught, and Bellerby, with one run added, was also well caught by Crawshaw, leaving the School victorious by 2 runs. The School went in a second time, Lord and Sharpe going first to the wickets . Sharpe made six out of nine, and was easily caught and bowled . Wilson and McClellan were soon out, and Lord was bowled by Wisker for a patient 11 . Haynes was soon bowled by Procter, and Rhodes, after hitting Procter for a 3 and two 2 ' s, was given out 1 b w . Crawshaw and Murray were bowled, and Noble and Holmes played out time, the score being 91 for 8 wickets. SCHOOL.

1st Inns Hre. P. E. Lord, c Walker, b Winker J . Sharpe, c Procter . b F . Dudley W. G. Wilson, b F . Dudley H. McClellan, 1 b w, b Wisker R. Haynes, b Wicker H. W . Rhodes, b F . Dudley J . E . Noble, c F . Dudley, b Wisker R . Crawshaw, b F . Dudley W. Murray, run out W. Holmes, not out J . Scarbrough, b Wisker Extras

2nd Innings. b Wicker c and b F . Dudley st Pride b Wisher c Birks, b Wisker b Procter 1 b w, b Procter not out b Procter b Lazenby not out to bat Extras

5 10 2 0 11 0 1 9 0 1 0 3 42

Total

Total for S wkts

11 6 0 2 1 7 29 3 6 8 18 91

EI;OR ROVERS. F . Dudley, c Lord . b Rhodes

0 4 12 0 7 2 5 0 2 6 0 2

J . T . Wicker, b Rhodes J . L . Procter, b Lord T. Dudley, b Rhodes T. Pride, c Wilson, b Rhodes J . Stainthorpe, b Rhodes J . T . Grey, b Rhodes T. Lazenby, b Rhodes J . C . Walker, c Wilson, b Rhodes A . Bellerby, c Crawshaw, b Lord E . A . Birks, not out Extras Total BOWLING ANALYSIS. ST . PETER' S SCHOOL. 1st Innings. Overs

Mdns.

Runs

Wkts .

2nd Innings. Overs

Mdns.

Runs

10 . 2 0 18 5 9 2 14 J . T . Wicker F. Dudley 10 2 21 4 16 6 20 J . L. Procter 9 3 17 J. T. Grey 3 1 3 3 1 5 J.Stainthorpe 5 3 7 T . Lazenby T, Pride 2 0 6 T . Dudley — — — — 3 1 3 F . Dudley bowled 2 wides, Wisker, Lazenby, and T . Dudley 1 each. EBOR Rovxns. Overs . Maidens. Runs.

H . W . Rhodes . . .. 11 0 3 P. E . Lord 10 .1 P. E. Lord bowled 2 wides .

20 18

Wkts.

8 2

Wkts.

3 1 3 0 0 1 0 0

NOTES AND ITEMS.

LAWN TENNIS. HE Tennis Tournament in connection with the School Tennis Club was played during the last fortnight of the term, the side that first obtained 10 games being declared the winner.

HEAT A. R. Crosthwaite . A . Lister.

F . W. Faber. H . Kershaw.

In this heat Crosthwaite's side was decidedly the strongest, and ultimately won by 10 games to 7 . HEAT B. E. Stephenson. T. P. Clarke . A. C . Clarke. L. W . Pickles . At first T. P . Clarke's side met with ill luck, but afterwards played much better. In spite of their efforts, however, they were beaten by 10 games to 5.

HEAT C. T. Little. C. B. Clarke.

F . It. Brandt . S. T . Chadwick.

A very close game from the very first, the sides almost alternately winning the games . In the end it resulted in a win for Brandt's side by 10 games to 9. HEAT D.

E. Stephenson.

F. R . Brandt.

A . C . Clarke .

S . T. Chadwick.

Brandt and Chadwick, after the form they had shown the night before, were expected to have it easily their own way . Stephenson and Clarke, however, owing to remarkably good serving, won the heat by 10 to 8. FINAL HEAT. E. Stephenson. R. Crosthwaite. A. C. Clarke . A. Lister. A disappointing finish, Stephenson ' s side having it all their own way, and, in spite of Crosthwaite's efforts, winning by 10 to 2.

NOTES AND ITEMS. G . H. Wade has taken his B .A . degree. G . H . Eyre, rowed 2 in the Thames R . C . eight at Henley Regatta .