No. 447

Charterhouse came up to play us on Friday and Saturday June 7 and 8, and returned victorious by an innings and 66 runs. The wicket was very fast, so hard in fact that it soon crumbled, and winning the toss was an undoubted advantage. Charterhouse were favoured by fortune and sent in Hancock and Anderson to face Fisher and Probyn.  The scoring ruled slow at first, but soon quickened, and it became evident that we were in for some considerable amount of fielding.  50 was hoisted in about half an hour’s play and Hancock who scored at a great pace soon reached his 50.  Various bowling changes were tried and at last Murray bowled Anderson for 18 out of 77. With W.B.L Barrington in 100 appeared less than an hour’s cricket and the score was fast in spote of upsated variation in the attack.  Hancock completed his 100 out of 193 in an hour and three quarters.  After lunch 31 were added and then Barrington was run out having made 54 in beautiful style.  Wreford-Brown then appear but Hancock did most of the scoring until, with the score at 268 he was clean bowled by Murray for 157. He had played very good cricket and among his hits were four 5’s, fifteen 4’s and ten 3’s.  The younger Barrington arrived and the rate of scoring slowed.  At 3.30 Whitlow went on and in his first over Barrington was taken at mid-on. With the score unchanged Wreford-Brownwas taken at cover-point  by Van der Gucht off More who had resumed at the pavilion end. The wicket was now crumbling and the others gave little trouble the innings closing for 369 in which extras were too prominent a figure.  The fielding was quite good.  Our innings does not require much description. Moon being unfortunately run out before scoring and at the end of the day the score was 71 for 4 wickets. Van der Gucht having played well for 29. On resuming More adn Beasley put on 52 before being parted. Whitlow caused some trouble, but the rest did little and the venture closed for 173, extras here also being much too prominent. Our follow on began very badly four wickets falling for 28, Moon making 17. Beasley however profting by a life from Mat when had made 4 hit away like a Trojan and More helped him to put on 23.  Then Beasley was bowled for an invaluable  30, and More shortly followed him.  Whittow and Murray save the score from XX and laid about them well for a time but the whole side were out in an hour and three quarters for 130.  The defeat was certainly unpleasant, but after the first day we had but little chance.  An extraordinary thing was that both Probyn and Fisher failed to obtain a wicket. Probyn was invariably successful afte this match and Fisher did so well against them the year before.  We were superior to them in one respect, namely in our fielding which was much clearer.  The wicket keeping on both sides was distinctly poor.

Full score analysis

Charterhouse

H. R. B. Hancock, b. Murray151
C. A. Anderson, b. Murray18
W. B. L. Barrington, run out54
0. E. Wreford-Brown, c. Van der Gucht, b. More27
R. E. S. Barrington, c. Martin, b. Whittow23
W. A. E. Austen (Capt), st. Moon, b. More 5
C. B. Hulton, h.w., b. More11
G. M. Mort, b. More1
S. G. Wallace, b. More2
F. Good, c. Fisher, b. More2
L. G. Jackson, not out4
Byes 55, leg-byes 1671
Total369

Bowling analysis

Charterhouse

.OversMaidensRunsWickets
S. C. Probyn 232710
C. D. Fisher 287820
R. E. More 17.29266
A. Whittow 133331
R. E. Murray 184502
G. F. Martin 10110
W. F. Fox 40170
C. Van der Gucht 3180

Westminster

First Innings

L.J. MoonRun out0
S.C. Probynb. Wallace12
C. Van der Gucht c. Anderson, b. Good29
C.D. Fisher (Capt)b. Good7
H.O.C. Beasleyc. Jackson, b. Wallace27
W.F. Foxl.b.w, b. Good11
R.E Morec. Wreford-Brown, b. W. Barrington28
A. Whittowb. Wallace13
R.N.R Blakerb. W. Barrington0
R.E. MurrayNot out0
G.F. Martinb. Wallace2
.Byes 33, LB 8, W 3 Extras44
.Total173

Second Innings

L.J. Moonb. Wallace17
S.C. Probynb. Good1
C. Van der Gucht b. Good6
C.D. Fisher (Capt)b. Wallace0
H.O.C. Beasleyb. W. Barrington30
W.F. Foxc. Wallace, b. Good3
R.E Morec. W. Barrington, b. Wallace13
A. Whittowb. Good19
R.N.R Blakerc. Jackson, b. Mort5
R.E. Murrayc. Jackson, b. Good13
G.F. MartinNot out2
.Byes 18, LB 2, W 1 Extras21
.Total130

Bowling Analysis

1st Innings

S. G. Wallace 228464
W. A. E. Austen 71210
F. Good 2011263
L. G. Jackson 103160
W. B. L. Barrington106132
H. R. B. Hancock2070

Good delivered 1 and Barrington 2 wides

1st Innings

F. Good 16.32365
S. G. Wallace 154433
L. G. Jackson 103160
W. B. L. Barrington 95101
G. M. Mort 2061

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