A match between Eastham House and a team representing Eastham Village, played on the Eastham House cricket ground in 1912. Eastham House won by an innings and 49 runs after declaring their innings at 126 for seven.
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Cricket at Eastham House
On Saturday last the House party played a match against a team of the Village, captained by Mr. E. Holliday, on the lovely cricket ground situated in the Park in front of the house. A pleasant game was enjoyed by all, but the House team proved too strong for the visitors with the result appended. The visitors won the toss, but elected to field first, and the Eastham House team played a good defensive game against the attack of the Village bowling, which proved to be very good. The batsmen, however, put on 126 for seven wickets, at which total the innings was declared closed. Mr. Rucker, Mr. H. D. Vernon, and Mr. W. N. Vernon contributed quite useful scores. Mr. H. D. Vernon hit one six.
The Village team then took up the defensive, but owing to the deadly bowling of Mr. Rucker, who took six wickets for seven runs, and Mr. Woodbridge, who took three wickets for seven runs, the score was a poor one. The Village then followed on, and achieved a rather better result, the second innings closing for 62. In this a new set of bowlers were requisitioned, and, assisted by excellent fielding, succeeded in disposing of the Villagers’ second attempt before the call of time. The Rev. H. R. C. Vernon bowled with good success, and other less tried bowlers came off well. Eastham House won by an innings and 49 runs.
Eastham House
Batsman/Dismissal
Runs
S.C. Marriott b Baker
3
H.D. Vernon b Fradley
25
C.F. Woodbridge c Baker b Jones
13
B.C. Johnson c Holmes b Jones
7
C.E.S. Rucker b Fradley
30
A.C.H. Borough b Jones
11
W.N. Vernon not out
23
Rev H.R.C. Vernon c Jones b Holliday
7
Extras
8
Total (7 wickets declared)
126
Did not bat: L.E. Helsby, H.B. Vernon, J.H. Vernon
A newspaper report showing the scorecard for the annual fixture between Eastham and Eastham House, including F. G. Frost’s unbeaten century. The report reads –
This annual fixture was decided on Saturday and provided a heavy scoring match. It was won by the “House” team on whose behalf F. G. Frost (Boughton Hall) made 101 not out, there being a “sixer” and eighteen fours in his innings. R. L. Houldsworth, a Warwickshire county player, was also in the “House” team and made 36. Details:—
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Eastham
W. N. Vernon, c Robertson-Macdonald b Houldsworth
19
B. K. Stratton, b F. G. Fros
26
H. M. Pidgeon, b Houldsworth
4
J. Dorward, c Houldsworth b Frost
2
J. Wright-Davies, c R. Macdonald b Thorniley
7
J. A. Schofield, b Frost
20
J. Horne, b Houldsworth
0
A. M. Davies, b Woods
12
A. N. Shelmerdine, lbw b Maine
48
W. Southwood, not out
13
J. Dorward, c Burrows b Frost
0
Extras
11
Total
162
Eastham House
F. G. Frost, not out
101
J. B. Thornley, c Horne b A. N. Davies
12
R. L. Houldsworth, c & b A. N. Davies
36
H. S. G. Maine, c A. Davies b Wright-Davies
4
C. E. Wood, c Horne b Southwood
25
M. Swafford, c Stratton b N. Vernon
2
Extras
17
Total (5 wickets): 197
Did not bat: J. S. Vernon, A. Robertson-Macdonald, C. C. Ryland, J. G. B. Burrows and H. B. Vernon.
