Cricket in Guernsey 1901-

Cricket at the turn of the century remained strong. There were numerous reports of matches played across the island

25^th May       Grange CC played Elizabeth College at College Field with the hosts easily outperforming the guests. Grange         53 and 84     College          187

3^rd June        Grange 180-4 dec  College         113

13^th June      At Fort Field the Grange CC        113 beat the 4^th Norfolk Regiment 44

15^th June      At the College Field Elizabeth College beat their rivals Victoria College by 10 wickets. Victoria   74 and 140 (H Leapingwell 5-41)          Elizabeth       161 and 57-0

12^th July       In the return fixture Elizabeth College beat Victoria College by 105 runs. Elizabeth College        145     Victoria College      40 (Lecky 7 wickets)

18^th July       Castel CC     204     Elizabeth College    87

2^nd Aug         Guernsey Island     104 and 177           Jersey Island          74 and 137

15^th Aug       A Channel Island tour to the south of England took place

2^nd Sep         Grange CC    101     Castel 152

1902

22^nd Aug       An interesting match was played on the Fort George Field yesterday afternoon between the Grange Club and Lincolns. The former won. The Bailiff & Mrs Giffard were present during the afternoon. The Militia Brigade Band played under the direction of Mr F Le Quibecq (MB). A return match between the Sergeants of the Lincolns and the Poole’s Myriorama team also took place at Fort George this afternoon. [The Poole family dominated the exhibition of pre-cinema shows including Panoramas, Dioramas and Myrioramas across the UK between 1837 and 1937. By 1900 the family were at the peak of their profession touring seven shows around the UK, Ireland and the Channel Isles. The Poole family came from Malesbury in Wiltshire, where their base remained over generations. Myriorama shows were mostly dramatic presentations of topical events and reflected the socio-political spirit of the time].

Another match was held today on the College Field between the Grange Club and a team from the OGH hotel.

1^st September         Royal Artillery NCOs v Lincoln’s NCOs played at Fort George field on Saturday was won by the Royal Artillery. Royal Artillery 95  Lincolns 38

17^th September      Grange CC played their last cricket match of the season against Upton Park CC when play commenced at 11.15am. The game resulted in a win for the Grange CC by 3 runs. The visitors batted first but after scoring 40 for the first wicket they collapsed before the bowling of ER Morres who had changed to the Gate End to be all out for 86. The Grange CC scored 89 with Morres scoring 34.

6^th October   The AGM of the Grange CC was held at the Yacht Hotel on Saturday last. The balance sheet of £9-7s-2d was presented and carried unanimously. Elections – President General Cloete, Vice presidents Rev WC Penney, Messrs O Priaulx and EC Ozanne were re-elected with the addition of the Bailiff. Mr ER Morres was elected captain for 1903 with Mr Sheldon as vice-captain. Sheldon was also elected Hon Sec and Treasurer. Committee – Messrs Whitehead, Cadmen, HF Morres, BN Foster and JA White.

11^th December        Elizabeth College – The Future   The cricket field urgently requires alterations (estimated by a firm of experts at less than £200) to provide an additional football ground and to prevent the necessity of playing football over the First XI cricket pitch. The central portion at present is too hard-worked and the turf is suffering severely.

1903

22^nd Jan        EC Cricket Field      Extensive improvements are being made in the College Cricket Field, which will have the effect of making it, in the opinion of the experts engaged, one of the best cricket grounds in the UK. The bicycle track will, of course, vanish; the cricket pitch is being re-laid, and trees have been moved and the ground levelled up, to render 2 football grounds available side by side. The cost will be nearly £200. An appeal for subscriptions is to be made.

12^th May       What was the first local cricket match of the season took place yesterday afternoon at the Fort Cricket field between the Regimental Band team and the Officers of the Garrison. Band 87  Officers 64. The Band holds the Regimental cricket shield. The match was watched with interest by a number of spectators.

13^th May       Mr Frank Pearce of Jersey committed suicide. Mr Pearce was found sitting in a chair – dead, with a double-barrelled breech-loader across his knees. He had evidently placed the muzzle of the gun in his mouth and pulled thee trigger. He worked for Messrs Vautier and Pearce, wine and spirit merchants. Mr Pearce appears to have been drinking somewhat freely and his wife left him 6 days ago. The deceased was 35 years of age and was educated in England and France. He was at one time a prominent member of the defunct Caesarean CC for which he was very successful as a fast bowler and a good bat, last year he was captain of the Jersey Island Cricket Club.

19^th May       The Athletics CC have rented part of a field at Amherst for cricket practice for their members.

There were many matches played during the year, some of which have been recorded below:

21^st May       A 2-day cricket match was commenced yesterday at Fort Field between the Grange CC and the 2^nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment and was to be concluded this afternoon.

On Saturday the Castel CC and the EC 1^st XI will play at the College Field.

Grange CC    148               2^nd Leicesters 50 and 96

Castel CC      182-6dec      EC 183-1  RG MacLaren 106*  VE Beuttler 58

27^th May       The Carrefour CC (new) will play a match against EC 2^nd XI at CF tomorrow afternoon.    EC 152         Carrefour 92

1^st June        EC v VC at CF                   A very large attendance, the Principal and masters of EC being ‘at home’ in a marquee above which the College flag floated. During the afternoon fog drifted across the field but play was continued.

EC      160     VC      69      RG MacLaren took 7 wickets      

3^rd June        Athletics and Royal Artillery are to play tomorrow afternoon at Fort Field at 2.30pm. The Grange 2^nd XI  v EC 2^nd XI at College Field. RA  103     Athletics 42

Grange         141-6           EC      82

6^th June        Leicestershire Battalion    210     Carrefour CC 39 at Fort Field

8^th June        Grange CC    182    (ER Morres 58)       EC      87      (HF Morres 6-12)

12^th June      EC      93      Athletics       108    at CF

Carrefour  71          Royal Artillery         30      WH Taylor and JEB Hill both took 5 wkts

15^th June      “A correspondent to the GEP the other day wrote asking questions about the Carrefour CC. To the best of my knowledge the club is not composed of employees from Messrs Le Riche’s firm, the club is mainly composed of bank clerks”

25^th June      EC      173 (RG MacLaren 59)                VC      138     in Jersey

3^rd July         at Fort Field yesterday      Guernsey Rangers CC  58 Royal Artillery  54

6^th July         Grange CC 74           (MacLaren 6 wickets)      v EC 174  (MacLaren 98)

On Wednesday the Grange CC commence their tour of Jersey

Grange CC    227     JICC 138 (HF Morres 5 wickets)  at Victoria College

14^th July       Grange CC    192     Guernsey Athletic  39       at College Field

                    Leicesters     58      Guernsey Rangers  66      at Fort Field

12^th September      Grange CC    v        Highland Light Infantry (Jersey) at CF

HLI 61 and 82                  Grange 238 (Cadman 79)

18^th September      Yesterday at CF the Grange CC beat Upton Park CC by 53 runs

                              Grange  115           Upton Park CC  62 (MacLaren 5 wickets)

1904

21^st Mar        The Athletics are not allowing the grass to grow under their feet. A General Committee Meeting is being called for this evening when cricket arrangements for the coming season are to be discussed.

25^th April      A very interesting cricket match, watched by many sightseers, was played on the Butes on Saturday afternoon between the garrison and the civilians. The latter won.

26^th April      We learn that cricket matches with Devon and Somerset Wanderers, who are making a CI tour in the middle of June, have been arranged with EC, Grange CC and the 2^nd Leicester Regiment.

There were dozens of cricket matches played at Elizabeth College, Fort Field, Delancey Park and Cambridge Park over the summer months. The teams played each other numerous times which resulted in the plethora of results published by the paper. The teams taking part were Royal Artillery, Leicester Regiment, Grange CC, Garrison, Athletics, Rangers, Northerners AC, Elizabeth College 1^st and 2^nd teams, Carrefour CC, Castel, as well as Castle Cornet, OE’s, Past and Present, Married and Singles, and visiting teams. Some of these are listed:

12^th May       Royal Artillery 106  Athletics 73 at the Fort Field.

18^th May       Grange CC opened their cricket season yesterday afternoon meeting and easily defeating the Castel Cornet representatives on the Fort Field by the wide margin of 133 runs.

Artillery 61 (Whitehead took 7 wickets)          Grange 194 (Whitehead 69, Darby 89) Umpires were Lt Marsden and AE West

19^th May       Leicestershires and Artillery at the Fort George Field ended in a tie. Leics 53 and 32       Artillery 33 and 52

20^th May       The Athletics have taken a portion of Les Terres estate, Havelet, for cricket practice and Delancey Park for matches.

23^rd May       The St Brelade’s Junior cricket team arrived to play the Junior Rangers on Cambridge Park. St Brelade’s 46 (Heaume 6 wickets)          Rangers 33

1^st June        Mr Hands (Northerners) was elected Captain of the cricket XI and £5 was voted to purchase new materials.

6^th June        Cricket continues to proceed steadily. The Carrefour CC opened its season on Thursday  and has arranged a lengthy programme of matches for the season. The cricket club is connected with the Northerners AC

8^th June        Elizabeth College 232-5 dec (VO Beuttler 102*, F Carey 56)           Victoria College 115 (CS Agar 5 wickets) in Jersey

9^th June        Matches between Grange and Devon and Somerset Wanderers and Athletics v Artillery and Rangers v Carrefour cancelled due to rain.

10^th June      EC      46 and 118-6                    Devon and Somerset Wanderers    192

11^th June      Devon and Somerset Wanderers 137 (E Morres 5 wickets)           Guernsey Island     185     at College Field       The Island side:  HF Morres 49, PH Vivyan 4, ER Morres 6, GH Cadman 36, ET Whitehead 28, AW Brock 38, HE Logan 0, Pte Birkin 0, JD Morgan 6*, Capt Haig 8, Sgt Bray 5 Extras 5.

On the same day at Delancey Park Athletics 148-4 dec      Northerners 22 and 34

16^th June      Carrefour CC          110     Artillery 124           at Fort Field

6^th July         A large number of the members of the Grange CC left the island last evening by the Reindeer. They begin their Jersey tour this afternoon with a match against Victoria.        Grange CC    135     Victoria College         110

9^th July         At College Field      EC      83      Victoria College      53 (E Agar 5-18)

14^th July       Grange CC    223-8 dec (H Morres 104)          Upton Park   85          at CF

1905

19^th Apr        At a meeting of the cricket committee of the Guernsey Athletics Club last evening Mr ET Whitehead was elected captain and Mr W Pontin vice-captain. Mr FW Mourant retains the post of secretary.

12^th May       The first cricket match between local teams this season was played on Delancey Park yesterday afternoon resulting in a win for the Rangers by 36 runs. The game was played on the concrete pitch.          Rangers 53   Athletics 17 (Boyd 8-5-4-5, Whitworth 8-3-10-4)

15^th May       Athletics v Northerners at Delancey Park. Athletics 81 (S Hands 12.1-2-22-5) Northerners 75 (J Whitworth 9-0-23-7)

19^th May       Athletics v Manchesters at Delancey Park. Manchesters 80 Athletics 31 and 68, also Royal Artillery v Rangers at Fort Field.   Artillery 91 Rangers 67

22^nd May       Sport has been slack during the past week. Cricket, indeed, has attracted the attention of many, but apart from this sport, with the fine weather the green has many times been taken to, and besides the military folk the Grange CC, Elizabeth College, Rangers and Athletics have again appeared with the willow. The military players have a distinct advantage over the Rangers, Northerners and Athletic clubs in having a splendid pitch on which to practice. Things have altered at Fort George, and many improvements have been effected since last season. The concrete pitch has been entirely done away with and in its place a really good crease has been made. Thus, the Manchesters are provided with two pitches which are to be used alternately as desired. With this advantage the Manchesters are enabled to have all the practice that is required.

The above mentioned civilian teams have this old difficulty to meet and until a site is provided on which they can practice there is no doubt that they will always be at a discount with their fellow players who have proper facilities provided for them. To repeat what has already been said with respect to the need of a proper recreational ground would be but a waste of time and space, for all recognise the crying evil and it may be so described. Notwithstanding, the civilian players do very creditably under the circumstances which proves all the more that with a good pitch to practice on Guernsey might in the near future be able to provide a very efficient eleven. I do not include the Elizabeth College and the Grange CC players, who, like the military, have grounds. The College players, under the tuition of a capable professional, have a splendid opportunity of acquiring the rudiments of the game and the members of the Grange CC are enabled to attend practice of the College Field every morning, whilst on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays they may extend their hour of practice to 3pm.

The fixture cards of the Grange Club are now completed and include many interesting matches. On Wednesday next they play on the College Field – Married v Singles. The Channel Islands English tour commences on August 9^th when the Grange CC will play Hampshire Hogs at Southampton. Whilst on tour they will also play Bournemouth, the Army Service Corps (Aldershot), Basingstoke, and the Trojans (Southampton). In the Grange CC there are several good players but the remainder of Guernsey’s cricketers indeed deserve all the encouragement possible. When playing against other clubs, these three local clubs are but at practice, and the only opportunity of improving their play is afforded them when they do meet other players on decent grounds.

The Rangers were beaten for the first time this season when they met the Royal Artillery at Fort George on Thursday last. Their fielding, I am informed, was not up to expectations; many opportunities were lost. The Royal Artillery batted first and ran up a score of 91, of this Lt Oldham was responsible for 34 and Gunner Behague 26. The Athletics were also defeated on Thursday by the Manchesters. The batting on the Athletics part in the first innings was weak. J Hamley was smartly caught by Sgt Neville in the slips after having made the highest individual score of 10. The remainder of the XI brought the total to 31. In their second innings they did better and scored 98. Their opponents reached 80 of which Pte Garfitt made the top score of 25, Sgt Wade with a mighty hit, succeeded in smashing his bat, the handle alone remaining in his hands. Blight, Hamley and Alexander for the Athletics brought off some fine catches. The ground was in worse condition than ever. It would be advisable to allow a few cattle to graze on the field during the week for the grass is very long and seriously handicaps the batsmen.

22^nd May       Athletics v College at CF   Athletics 164-3 dec College 97-9

25^th May       Grange CC    Married 224  Single 172    at College Field

26^th May       Rangers 65             Sgts of Manchester Regiment 28 (W Boyd 8.3-3-10-7)

27^th May       Grange CC    279 (ER Morres 101)                  Garrison 176 at CF

28^th May       Elizabeth College 170-2 dec                 Rangers 150           at CF

5^th June        Athletics 134 (S Hands 7 wickets)        Northerners 86 (J Whitworth and H Bird 5 wickets each)  at Delancey Park

Also Manchester Regiment 172-8 (EC Mockler 5-49) Elizabeth College 90-7 (Col. Watson bowling lobs took 6 for 46)

12^th June      Victoria College 106 (PS Agar 6-37)      Elizabeth College 79

22^nd June      Guernsey Athletics 209     Jersey Island 173

24^th June      Guernsey Athletics 302 (HF Morres 145)         Victoria College 145 at VC

12^th July       Later this season Alleyne CC (London) will play the Grange CC at CF, they will also play against the Manchester Regiment, a military team from Plymouth and the Garrison

19^th July       Elizabeth College 322-5 (PS Agar 51, VO Beuttler 95, CC Martin 52)    Victoria College 83 (PS Agar and ELS Agar 4 wkts each) at VC

26^th July       Alleyne CC (Dulwich College old Boys) 76       Grange CC 100

1^st Aug          Northerners 82       Athletics 54 (A Upham and SF Hands 5 wickets each)

9^th Aug         Grange CC 345-7 dec (ER Morres 104 HF Morres 85)    Jersey Island 47

11^th Aug       The Channel Island tour to UK    Hampshire Hogs v Channel Island team

Channel Islands 236 and 172-9 dec               Hampshire Hogs 166 and 125-9  drawn

12^th Aug       Bournemouth CC 140       Channel Islands 138

16^th Aug       Army Service Corps (Aldershot) 188     Channel Islands 163

18^th Aug       Basingstoke CC 474                    Channel Islands 2^nd innings 288-2 (E Morres 104* and H Morres 100*)

19^th Aug       Channel Islands 188 and 322-8 dec               Trojans 236 and 203-9 played at the County Ground in Southampton

12^th Sep       Guernsey Athletics Club dinner. The president Mr ET Whitehead announced that the most important step was to ‘find’ a cricket ground for next year.

15^th Sep       Grange CC 201       Upton Park CC 151 at the College Field

1906

7^th May         Elizabeth College opened their season. EC 152         VO Beuttler XI 127 (EC Mockler 8 wickets)

14^th May       The Old Intermedians have formed a cricket team, but the old grievance crisis in this connection – the difficulty of securing a field on which to play. It does seem hard that so many cricketers are disappointed through want of pitches. I fear that Cambridge Park will again be requisitioned as a last resource like this season by many. This venue was used generally as a practice ground last summer but this year there will be a larger demand than ever. I sincerely hope however that the number of ‘casualties’ will not increase. To newcomers I would say, beware the turf.

21^st May       Athletics 124 (E Mockler 5 wkts) Elizabeth College 101       at CF

31^st May       During the stay of HMS Ibis two cricket matches were played against Elizabeth College. The Isis team won the first by 7 wickets and the second by 19 runs.

5^th June        Athletics 134 (Wood 7-55)          Artillery 125 (FC Howitt 6-34)

6^th June        Victoria College 124 (Mockler 8-36)                Elizabeth College 146 played on a glorious summer day

5^th July         Victoria College 171                    Grange CC 270       at VC

9^th July         Grange CC were successful in Jersey, winning 2 and losing one against Jersey Leopards

14^th July       Victoria College 48 (FG Mockler 9-20)   Elizabeth College 176

18^th August   Channel Islands XI 323     Mr RW Awdry XI 103 and 94      at Bath

14^th August   Channel Islands 277 and 51-2    Lansdowne CC 106 and 220

Channel Islands 348 and 70-7    ?? 169 and 249       at Southampton County ground

Channel Islands 494                   Henley CC 354 and 75

18^th August   Channel Islands 270 and 142-2  Aldershot Services Corps 275          Draw

20^th August   Grange CC 225 (Whitworth 5-72)         Rangers 97 (WS Sheldon 7-10)

Grange 172  Athletics 111

Channel Islands 328 (HF Morres 111) and 5-0    Basingstoke & N Hants 159 and 173

27^th August   Grange CC 202 and 71     M/c Regiment 157 (ER Morres 5-54) and 56

31^st August   Grange CC 213       Rangers 76   at CF

1^st Sep                    LOST  Silver Watch, Chain, Matchbox and 2 medals for cricket and football, initialled EFVB between L’Eree Hotel and St Sampsons. 5 shillings reward if returned to Le Riche’s Stores

1907

21^st Jan        The constable responsible for Elizabeth College Field is Tho Cook

6^th May         The Guernsey Athletics CC opened the cricket season with a match against Elizabeth College 2^nd XI at CF  EC 42                     Athletics 118 (Agar 5-28)

7^th May         Old Intermedians Association cricket committee AM Berry, P Tostevin and J Williams was elected captain

10^th May       Grange CC opened their season at CF, the Married beat the Singles by 2 runs.   Married 138 (PH Morres 6-51 inc hat-trick)     Singles 136 (ER Morres 6-40)

23^rd May       The cricket season was commenced on Whit Monday in Alderney. Judging by the interest taken in the game by the public everything points to a good season for the clubs. A team has been formed this year which is known as ‘Mixed Pickles CC’ and by the manner in which they disposed of their opposition on Monday they do not believe their name, for they were very ‘hot stuff’. The captain of the MPs is McDonald, the champion hand ball player of the Channel Islands.       Island 26 (Price and McDonald 5 wickets each) and 43 (Price 5 wkts), Mixed Pickles 58 (McElroy 5 wkts)

30^th May       Cycling Club           The next track was built round the playing fields of EC in King’s Road. This at the time was no doubt helpful to the College for it helped to clear off the debt on the field, the sum paid by the cycling club as rent being no inconsiderable item. This track was found to be unsuitable, especially for the low type of racing machine, because it was unbanked. Then the field near Ivy Castle was bought. I noticed the other day that the old track at King’s Road had quite disappeared. It seems strange that the College authorities did not preserve the track for the use of the athletic Collegians. Perhaps cricket and football required more room than was available and the track had therefore to be sacrificed.

1^st June        Elizabeth College 115 (FG Mockler 68*)          Victoria College 101 (EC Mockler 7-30) played at CF

13^th June      The OC Royal Engineers has issued orders for the cutting of the grass in the plantation of young trees along the Fort Road. When this is completed the approach to the cricket ground will be improved.

Teams playing in Guernsey this year apart from those visiting were: Old Intermedians, Grange, Manchester Regiment, Garrison, Athletics, Elizabeth College, Rangers, Royal Artillery.

16^th July       Elizabeth College 159       Victoria College 78 (Mockler 7-27) at VC

23^rd July       The Rangers held their AGM

10^th Aug       Grange CC    321-6           Col JE Watson XI    115

22^nd Aug       CI tour         v Henley       Henley 283   CI 113 and 106

v Aldershot Army Services Corps          Aldershot 231 and 230-4 dec     CI 278 and 101-7

v Basingstoke                   Basingstoke 336     CI 231 and 145-9

v United Services    CI 83 and 320        Utd Services 192 and 174

Played 6       Won 2 Drew 3         Lost 1

Averages      ER Morres     12 innings     0 NO   445 runs       111 HiScore          37.1 av’ge

          AH Belcher   12 inns         0 NO   321 runs       103 HiScore  26.8 av’ge

          PH Morres     12 inns         2 NO   250 runs       85 HiScore   25.0 av’ge

Dale             133.5 overs  16 mdns       479 runs       23 wkts        20.8 av’ge

Nisbet           160.5 overs  37 mdns       499 runs       23 wkts        21.6 av’ge

Belcher         67 overs       9 mdns         217 runs       15 wkts        14.4 av’ge

24^th Aug       Grange 205 (HF Morres 83) and 176 (P de Putron 97)        2^nd Manchester Regiment 380 (Capt Nisbet 214) and 110-7 dec (Nisbet 69*). Over the two innings Nisbet took 6-97, Thorneycroft 7-127 and GH Cadman 8-138.

26^th Aug       Lt-General JG Cloete at his residency in Queens Road died. He was the secretary to the Guernsey Tennis Club and the President of Grange CC. He leaves a widow, 4 sons and 3 daughters.

30^th Aug       Rangers CC 67 (EC Mockler 5 wkts)      Grange CC 224 (FG Mockler 117)

1908

3^rd Feb          I am informed that this (soccer) match concludes the Elizabeth College programme for the season. A special effort is being made to get the pitch in proper order for the cricket season, and in consequence more care is to be taken of the ground. It is understood that the Collegians will now take up hockey in place of football, it being considered that the turf will not suffer so much with hockey as it does with soccer.

6^th May         The statement that admission was free to a concert given on behalf of the St Martins Football and Cricket Club in the Parish Hall last evening no doubt accounted for the very large audience that assembled within its precincts. There was no standing room except in the aisle, when a most enjoyable programme was opened by the chairman, Mr NW Priaulx, who as a precautionary measure requested the more youthful element, which largely predominated, to be on their best behaviour, a request which was acceded to in a most creditable manner.

8^th May         At a meeting at the Guille-Alles Artisans Institute on Wednesday evening it was decided to form a Cricket Club from members of the above Institute to be called the Artisans Institute Cricket Club. The secretary (Mr P dela Mare) will be glad to arrange fixtures for the season with any second-class teams.

11^th May       Elizabeth College 2^nd XI    100 (Carr-Ellison 5-20)     v Grange CC      48 (Stoute 4-10)

18^th May       College         95 (ER Morres 6-18)                   v Grange 207

21^st May       Grange 2^nd XI         173               College 2^nd XI         86

Also    HMS Cumberland    130 (ER Morres 6-50)       Grange CC    243-6 dec

22^nd May       Artisans        59      Scratch XI    43      at Cambridge Park

25^th May       It is interesting to note that the new Bailiff, Mr William Carey, was a prominent local athlete in his school days. He twice captained the College against Victoria, winning one and losing one.

29^th May       Grange         234 (ER Morres 140*)      Garrison       126 (HF Morres 5-22)

Also    Artisans        110     v Mr Johns XI         25

3^rd June        Victoria College      55 (were 14-5, Agar 6-38) and 102 (were 11-4)

Elizabeth College    112 (FG Mockler 56) and 46-1. Elizabeth College stayed at the Bree’s Royal Hotel and returned on the Reindeer bedecked with bunting.

5^th June        Grange         231               Artillery        56      at the Fort Field

24^th June      The Manchester Regiment beat the Grange, Elizabeth College and Rangers, but lost to the Athletics.

29^th June      Averages so far:

Grange CC    ER Morres    9 inns           1 NO   473 runs       59.12 average

                    PH Morres     10 inns         0 NO   405 runs       40.5 average

                    GH Cadman  9 inns           0 NO   250 runs       27.8 average

                    HF Morres     9 inns 0        0 NO   236 runs       26.2 average

ER Morres     122 overs     325 runs       37 wkts        8.78 average

HF Morres     68 overs       224 runs       20 wkts        11.2 average

Athletics       CJ Rawlinson 5 inns           1 NO   183 runs       45.8 average

                    J Whitworth  5 inns           0 NO   129 runs       25.8 average

FJ Wyeth       26.4 overs    57 runs         10 wkts        5.7 average

J Whitworth  34 overs       194 runs       11 wkts        17. Average

30^th June      Guernsey Athletics Club AGM      Mr FF Peek read the cricket report. The Club has not yet a cricket ground of their own, nearly all matches played at College Field.

3^rd July         Grange CC    189     v Jersey Leopards   261     played at Victoria College

Also              Rangers 135 v        Artillery 65

6^th July         2^nd Middlesex         187-9 dec     v        Athletics 79  at Fort Field

10^th July       Elizabeth College averages

                    FG Mockler   9 inns           1 NO   459 runs       57.4 average

                    GW Agar       9 inns                     2 NO   359 runs       51.3 average

FG Mockler   140.4 overs  501 runs       52 wkts        9.64 average

GW Agar       121.5 overs  429 runs       31 wkts        13.8 average

11^th July       Elizabeth College    127     Victoria College      72 Mockler 9-33) at CF

16^th July       Grange         183 (HF Morres 85, PH Morres 54)       v           Garrison 79 (ER Morres 5-24) and 99 (Cadman 5-46)

17^th July       The Grange played the Garrison and the Athletics played the Artillery

28^th July       College Past and Present 79 (PS Agar 7-27)  College 134

31^st July        The Athletics beat the Artillery and Grange beat College Past and Present

6^th Aug         Mr F Duquemin XI  72      Mr P dela Mare XI   31 (2 Artisan teams)

8^th Aug         CI tour                   Henley 239             CI 125 and 96-6

Marlow 131 and 184                   CI 355 (Rev AH Belcher 77 Rev FD Browne 106)

14^th Aug       Artillery 107           Artisans 24 at the Fort Field                          

21^st Sep        Garrison 74            Mixed Pickles 73 at the Arsenal ground

25^th Sep       Athletics leading averages          Played 13     won 7 drawn 2          lost 4

                    ET Whitehead                   9 inns           0 NO   356 runs          39.6 average

          CJ Rawlinson          11 inns         1 NO   254 runs       25.4 average

FJ Wyeth       72.4 overs    169 runs       24 wkts        7.1 average

J Whitworth  92.3 overs    459 runs       34 wkts        13.5 average

                    Grange CC leading averages                 Played 22     won 14          lost 8

                    ER Morres     16 inns         2 NO   651 runs       46.5 average

                    PH Morres     23 inns         0 NO   740 runs       32.2 average

                    HF Morres     10 inns         0 NO   321 runs       32.1 average

GH Cadman  21 inns         1 NO   570 runs       28.5 average

ET Whitehead         19 inns         2 NO   358 runs       21.1 average

ER Morres     228 overs     642 runs       63 wkts        10.2 average

GH Cadman  198 overs     706 runs       60 wkts        11.8 average

1909

13^th Mar       Castel United FC     A General Meeting of members of the above club and anyone interested in cricket will be held on Monday next at the Church schoolroom at 8pm

13^th May       A cricket XI of the Athletics Club played the College at the latter’s ground on Saturday at 2.15pm.          2^nd Middlesex Regiment          227-6 dec     Elizabeth College 75

15^th May       Athletics       155 (Agar 6-91)     Elizabeth College 112 (HF Morres 6-36)

17^th May       I hear that the Rangers have some difficulties in raising a cricket team this year.

21^st May       Grange CC opened their cricket season yesterday afternoon with a match against the Garrison on the Fort Field. Grange 88 (Nelson 8-35)     Garrison 120

22^nd May       Played at Cambridge Park the Artisan Institute scored 84 (Allen 5 wkts) and 39-4 dec. In reply the 2^nd Rangers scored 33 (Higgins 6 wkts) and 48

Also    Grange 202  Elizabeth College 91 (Cadman 5-39)

29^th May       Grange 122  Artillery 49 (Whitehead 5-28)

Also    Artisans Institute 35 and 41                 Artillery 105

31^st May       Athletics       73 (Jones 6-43)      Artillery        111 at Fort Field

Also    Elizabeth College 34 and 86-2    2^nd Middlesex          75 and 115-2

1910

9^th April        The AGM of the Guille-Alles Artisan Institute Cricket Club was held where the reports of the Secretary and Treasurer were accepted. Anyone wishing to arrange fixtures should write to the Secretary at the Institute in Market Place

23^rd May       A cricket match was played on the College Field between the Athletics and the College. Athletics       155     Elizabeth College 107-4 match drawn

26^th May       ‘There is Cambridge Park and its noble avenue of trees. A fine statue at one end, in the middle of the beech avenue a beautiful vista as one looked along this handsome boulevard. One cannot help thinking that on the whole it is terribly neglected. At the west end is a great bare space, innocent of one blade of grass. Incessant kicking of footballs and other things have worn it down to a very sorry spectacle. Many of the big trees are choking and strangling one another, all for want of judicious care, cutting and pruning. To what purpose is Cambridge Park put now? Spasmodic games of football, indiscriminate kicking about, fifth-rate cricket, an occasional whippet race are sometimes to be seen. Otherwise it is a howling wilderness, as deserted as Sahara, and cared for about as much. No good cricket, no good football, no good game of any kind ever takes place. Not only is the ground not kept in suitable condition for it but there is no official in uniform to see that roughs and hooligans do not interfere with any school or other teams which may try to have a friendly game. If a 20 feet high wall were proposed round the Park the money would be found as granite walls are loved in Guernsey but spend money on keeping the place decent – Jamais!

Time was when Cambridge Park was a delightful and fashionable promenade. There are many who can remember the days before the College possessed its own cricket field when private enterprise kept the ground in such order that good cricket was regularly played on it. At least every Saturday there was a match between the College and the Island, or the Regiment or the Artillery or the old St John’s Club. A good matches they were, the quality of the cricket was good too. In the afternoons the band of the regiment took up a position half-way along the beech avenue and discoursed sweet music while ladies and gentlemen walked up and down the avenue or round the park. No fair-minded person can contend that Cambridge Park is now  the pleasant place it once was.’

30^th May       The cricket season has opened and several matches have already been played locally between clubs which however are not numerous. I do not know whether the Rangers will be playing cricket this season. If not then the attention of those interested in the popular summer pastime will be directed towards the performances of the Grange CC, Elizabeth College, the Athletics CC, Royal Artillery and the 2^nd Middlesex Regiment. Perhaps the Castel CC can be brought back again.

31^st May       The Grange CC have been very active so far this season, their averages indicating having played 19 matches , winning 10, losing 5 and drawing 4. ER Morres has batted 25 times scoring 757 runs, highest 155* at an average of 32.9

GH Cadman in 25 innings has scored 669 runs, highest 99, an average of 27.9  His bowling has been impressive having bowled 258 overs 930 runs and 68 wickets at an average of 13.7  ER Morres has taken 60 wickets for in 305 overs for 877 runs, average 14.6

1^st June        Permission has been obtained by the Artisans’ Institute CC to prepare a cricket pitch on Cambridge Park. A start was made last evening to form a hard crease.

Garrison 281          Grange         167 at Fort Field

4^th June        Elizabeth College    116     Victoria College      169     at College Field

18^th June      The Rangers played the Artillery at Fort Field. Rangers 197 (P Corke 105) and Artillery 106

A match between Ebenezer CC and Victoria CC was played on Lancresse Common

Ebenezer      19 (Williams 8-8) and 69           Victoria         76 and 50-2

20^th June      It has transpired that the Artisans in their attempt to convert a portion of Cambridge Park into a playable cricket pitch have not met with success. The Artisans got permission to prepare a crease on the Park but when it was discovered that they had to interfere with the turf by digging they were informed that they were not to resort to such measures.

Grange CC    230 (G Charlton-Jones 95) beat Elizabeth College 150 (ER Morres 5 wkt)

Athletics       43 (Jones 5-20 Wood 5-23)        Artillery        190

23^rd June      Elizabeth College    60      Victoria College      425-7           in Jersey

25^th June      The following records between Elizabeth and Victoria Colleges may be of interest to your readers

In Jersey                Played 39     VC won 16    EC won 20    Drawn 3

In Guernsey           Played 38     VC won 16    EC won 19    Drawn 3

Total scores of over 250 have been made on 6 occasions – EC 370 in 1895, 257 in 1900 and 322 in 1905      VC 274 in 1873, 256 in 1909 and 425 in 1910

Centuries     S Newton (VC) 117 in 1872, L Watling (EC) 141 in 1895, H Leapingwell (EC) 132 in 1900, VO Beuttler (EC) 102 in 1904, EJ Meade (VC) 108 in 1910 and EG Le Sueur (VC) 138* in 1910

29^th June      ‘Sir – I think in the notes of Monday’s ‘Press’ the writer is hardly fair to the Elizabeth College team. The Jersey morning paper, whose report is quoted, was far more scathing in its comments than the other papers. A very well-known cricketer lately residing in Jersey, who umpired in this match, described it as ‘about the most wicked report of a match’ he had read. I don’t wish to say it was not a poor performance but your comments make no allowance for the fact that eight of the EC team were playing their first match in Jersey, also that the Jersey attack this year with Meade’s bowling and Labey’s wicket-keeping is ‘much above the ordinary schoolboy average’. As to the actual game you do not mention that the first two Jersey wickets fell for 4 runs and a little luck might have made a lot of difference. The Elizabeth College team were fielding for 6 hours and was good. The regular wicket-keeper, McCrea, who was keeping very well was hurt and had to give up before lunch. The next to fill the place was also hurt before tea. It was a heavy beating but it is not quite fair to look only at the score and made no allowances. Le Sueur was very lucky in the start of his innings and was out lbw at 8 had the bowler appealed! That omission cost 130 runs.          Yours truly    HF Morres’

1911

4^th April          We regret to announce the death of Mr George La Motte, late librarian of the Guille-Alles Artisan Institute. He was greatly interested in the formation of the first Artisans’ Football and Cricket Club.

19^th May       The first local match of the season was played at the CF yesterday. Mr Mourant’s XI made 199-7 dec and in reply Elizabeth College scored 119-6

22^nd May       The Guernsey Athletics Cricket Club played their first match against the College. The weather was anything but warm. Athletics 50 (Hart 5-22, Forty 4-0) College 91

26^th May       College 140            Grange CC    113 (LW Hamber 5-58)

Also    Artillery        131 and 101           Royal Irish Regiment        100 and 136-4

29^th May       Splendid weather favoured the meeting of the Grange CC and the Garrison at the College Field.         Grange 241 (GH Cadman 76, ER Morres 61, EB Waite 52)   Garrison       120 (ER Morres 5-41)

2^nd June        At the Fort Field the Royal Irish scored 236 (Col-Sgt Clouter 109) [Ed what a great name for a batter]                 Rangers        87

8^th June        Victoria College      74      Elizabeth College    68      at College Field

12^th June      College  69 (Mackay 6-33, the last 5 batters made 0)   Garrison       166

19^th June      Grange CC    187 (GH Cadman 76, LW Hart 5-35)     College          157-3 (EC Le Patourel 95*

1^st July         In consequence of the exchange of garrison the cricket fixture between the Royal Irish and Athletics has been declared off

4^th July         ‘Sir – With reference to the cricket notes following the scores of the match on Saturday (Howell’s XI v College) may I suggest that one who criticises so freely and at times so severely ought to sign his name so that we may know more what value to attach to the criticism. As Games Master to the College I cannot protest too strongly against such remarks as that one of the XI – “has lost all idea of the game and scarcely deserves his place”, because he has failed to make runs lately. Such criticism is bad form and very bad policy if the writer wishes well to the College. May I remind him that batting is not everything, also that printing this sort of thing is not likely to encourage the boy to do better. Just two other points:

No gate is taken and therefore the lunch and tea intervals are a matter for the captains to arrange and not the onlookers and were neither of them too long from the players’ point of view. Lunch was not taken at the ground and several had to go some distance to it. Secondly, no doubt the critic would have worked the bowling much better, but such statements as his as to the bowling not being well handled are easy to make when one is not called upon to handle the job oneself.

I don’t at all wish to discourage comments on the game but I object to the tone of some of the criticism of the boys’ play, as likely to do more harm than good. I think your critic should moderate his remarks or sign his name t let us know who our instructor is!                 HF Morres

10^th July       College 24 (Cadman 9-15) and 81-0     Grange CC    132-8 dec

24^th July       Royal Artillery         141     Athletics       41

31^st July        Athletics       97 (Lt Cpl Sansom 6-44)  Royal Irish    62 (DG Stoute 5-10) at Fort Field

7^th Aug         Jersey Cricket Club   130 (Wood 5-61)  Guernsey Athletics Club   108

11^th Aug       Jersey Cricket Club 95 (GH Cadman 5-40, H Wood 5-55) and 109 (Rawlinson 5-48)       lost to Guernsey Athletic 231 (GH Cadman 103)

16^th Aug       ‘Sir – re the letters which have appeared in your issues recently I would like to state that the match played at the Fort Field was between Victoria Athletic Club and the Artisans Institute CC. Unfortunately owing to illness and other causes the latter team was obliged to call upon several players who are not Guille-Alles Artisans Institute members. The Artisans team has been in existence for the past three seasons.’

23^rd Aug       Grange         88 (Mayne 5-37)  Royal Artillery           140 (Rawlinson 5-29)

28^th Aug       Grange         176     Athletics       197 (HF Morres 56)          at CF

6^th Sep         Elizabeth College    168     Public Schools         186-5

10^th Oct        Guernsey Athletics averages       Played 10     5 won           5 lost

HF Morres               9 inns           358 runs       hiscore 101*           average 71

GH Cadman            24.2 overs    6 mdns         76 runs        11 wts          6.9 av’ge

HF Morres               74.1 overs    11 mdns       230 runs       24 wkts        9.6 av’ge

CJH Rawlinson        66 overs       10 mdns       219 runs       20 wkts          10.9 av’ge

H Wood                  57.3 overs    7 mdns         240 runs       20 wkts        12 av’ge

Grange CC averages         Played 18     won 10         lost 7            drawn 1

HF Morres     8 inns           247 runs       Hiscore 104*          average 35.3

GH Cadman  19 inns         556 runs       Hiscore 76*            average 30.9

ER Morres     16 inns         446 runs       Hiscore 88*            average 27.9

Major Merriman      12 inns         301 runs       Hiscore 108* average 27.4

ER Morres     168.3 overs  22 mdns       578 runs       55 wkts        10.5 average

GH Cadman  211.4 overs  36 mdns       796 runs       65 wkts        12.2 average

1912

10^th April      News has been received from Gibraltar that Gunner G West of the RGA has won an Army Badge by playing in the Army football team against the Navy at Gibraltar. West is the son of Mr West who is the groundsman at the College Field.

12^th April      Cambridge Park is the property of the capital of an island which likes to be called the Riviera of the Channel. Does anyone imagine for a moment that if the municipality of Mentone, of Nice, of Brighton, Hastings or Weymouth owned such a park, it would be allowed to remain uncared for and untidy? It was formerly the cricket ground of Elizabeth College but is fast becoming a ‘wilderness and a solitary place’.

18^th April      Alas! Of how many Guernsey affairs this must be said ‘Nothing has been done’. Take the case of Cambridge Park. What a lot has been written about the eyesore. Go and take a look at the awful place with its hideous heaps of earth. How can the Douzaine justify their supineness in this matter?

22^nd April      Cricket will, ere long, be in full swing here. The prospects are not of the brightest. We have no increase in the number of grounds and I have not heard of the advent of new players to take the places of such men as Messrs H Morres, Howell and Whitehead.

6^th May         It is too early in the season to criticise the performances of those taking part in last week’s cricket matches. Both games were played on the College Ground which appears to have been sadly neglected. The outfield is decidedly bad and the groundman’s whole attention during the past fortnight has been taken up with finding out where to begin. Rain is sadly needed after which no doubt an improvement will be noticeable.

The Athletics opened their cricket season against the College. Athletics 154 (EB Waite 86*, LW Hart 5-79)                  College 60 (T Williams 6-11)

25^th May       Grange CC    132     Royal Irish    106 (Cadman 7-56)

15^th June      Elizabeth College    79 (Stinton 7-41)   Grange CC    117 (Hamber 8-29)

19^th June      Elizabeth College    121     Victoria College      71

24^th June      Athletics Club         245-5 dec     (GH Cadman 91, EB Waite 63*)  Elizabeth College     159-6 (TG Grant 78

1^st July         Elizabeth College    111 (Sansom 5-38)          Garrison 35  (LW Hart 6-16) and 86-4

5^th July         Commercial Travellers       127     Athletics       142 (A Maunder 51)

2^nd Aug         Rangers        106     Grange         137 (RH Davey 5-20)

College Past and Present  85 (ER Morres 5-37)         Grange         252 (LW Hart 6-47)

Other matches were published between the Garrison, Athletics, College, Devon Regiment, Rangers, Irish Regiment, Grange, Channel Islands, Hampshire Hogs, Royal Artillery

16^th Sep       It is estimated that the upkeep of the Beau Sejour games field will cost the town parish at the most £100 a year. In the outline of the scheme before us we find that it is proposed to renovate the turf on Cambridge Park, maintain and protect a good cricket pitch, re-gravel the paths, prune the trees, remove old, decayed trees and plant new ones. It is proposed to reserve a part of Cambridge Park for the use of small children and to provide swings for them, free of charge. It is proposed to employ a groundsman for the care of the Park.

13^th Nov       Grange CC averages for 1912     Played 19 won 11 lost 6 tied 1 drawn 1

ER Morres     16 inns         465 runs      83 hiscore    33.2 average

GH Cadman  19 inns         425 runs       76 hiscore    23.6 average

ER Morres 174.1 overs     41 mdns       422 runs       52 wkts        8.5 average

1913

20^th Jan        The Special Constable for the College Cricket Field is Mr H Anstey

17^th Mar       Lieut EC Mockler who has been stationed in India is home on leave and will figure in local cricket during the summer. Mr Mockler will be remembered as the College demon bowler of some few years. He and his brother, FGR Mockler were the mainstays of the College team for some seasons. No doubt he will play for both the Grange and Athletics.

23^rd May       College 139 (WL Ozanne 90) Victoria Athletic Club 155-8 (GH Forty 8-45)

The Grange CC AGM took place at the Constables Office where ER Morres was elected captain and EHP Hutchinson vice-captain. The statement of accounts showed a balance of 14s 2d

2^nd Jun          The so far invincible Grange CC met the Garrison at the Fort Field. The weather was showery and the players had to take shelter twice, but the comparatively large number of spectators, mostly ladies, were favoured with a display of exceptionally bright cricket.       Grange         88          Garrison       79 (ER Morres 6 wkt)

9^th June        The College defeated the strongest local side. College 127 (ER Morres 3-23, AHP Davey 3-6, EC Mockler 3-37) Grange 67 (LW Hart 6-21)

19^th Jun        Elizabeth College    183     Victoria College      184-9 (Hart 6 wkts)

23^rd Jun        College         124 7           Artillery 85 (CM Douch 6-18)

27^th Jun        Royal Artillery 75 and 65 (Brown 7-29)           Royal Irish Regiment 156 (Duffin 7-56)

12^th Jul         The 83^rd match between Elizabeth and Victoria schools at college Field. College 113 Victoria 99 (Hart 7-40)

25^th Jul         Rangers        126     Royal Irish    57 (LW Hart 6-36)

29^th Jul         College Present      82      Past    110 (Hart 5-52)

2^nd Aug         College Past and Present  96 (ER Morres 6-29)         Grange          194

4^th Aug         Artillery        139     Grange         25 (Duffin 5-16)

11^th Aug       Grange CC    98      East Lancashire CC           256

13^th Aug       East Lancs CC  152 (Sansom 7-46)      Island XI      276 (HW Brown 130)

18^th Aug       Christchurch CC     101 (Wood 6-36)    Artillery        118 (R Brown 7-53)

30^th Aug       ER Morres XI  74 and 133   EB Noel XI  123 and 85-5 (Sansom 5-33)

2^nd Sep         Hampshire Hogs     150 (Sansom 5-50) and 108-6   ER Morres XI 227 (ER Morres 57)

5^th Sep         Grange CC    135 (GH Cadman 67)       Hampshire Hogs 208-2

8^th Sep         Reluctantly we are compelled to say “Good-bye” to a cricket season which from start to finish has been a most successful one. The last match was played on Friday when the Grange CC were easily defeated by the Hampshire Hogs.

1914

16^th Mar       This morning Mr EG Burton after a stay of nearly four years returned to Norfolk on the mainland. During the whole of this time Mr Burton has taken a very active part in football and cricket for the Rangers. The committee presented him with a handsome silver cigarette case. As a cricketer his patient style did not always meet with the approval of the spectators, nevertheless he was a useful member to any side. Last season he had a successful run, being nine times not out in 18 innings, and in mid-August had an average of 67.

30^th Mar       At a meeting of Cricket secretaries the fixtures were arranged for the forthcoming season. The first is on May 2^nd. The Green Howards, the East Lancs Wanderers, Mr EB Noel’s XI and the Hampshire Hogs will be visiting.

4^th May         The cricket season which, over here, means little but to a very few, opened at the Fort on Saturday when the Green Howards entertained the Athletics. We should have to go back a long way to find the year in which such an early start was made. Of course, the old, old story of the lack of grounds has to be repeated. Playing pitches are limited to the Fort and College grounds. Small wonder there are few cricketers in the island when opportunities are denied for practice.

The departure of such players as GH Cadman, T Stinton, LW Hart, Lieut Brown and Cpl Sansom has caused vacancies in local cricket which are not likely to be filled. The Grange CC will in all probability experience some difficulty in placing a representative side in the field in their early matches. The Elizabethans have lost the services of their crack bowler LW Hart so that the brunt of the bowling now seems likely to fall on J Blad and GH Forty. It is thought that C Blad may develop into a very useful slow bowler and then there is Doutch the left-hander who made a very successful beginning last season.

The Green Howards have HB Wray as professional and is reported a good bat. There will be little change in the ranks of the Rangers and Athletics. It is interesting to note that ‘Arthur Maunder’ now in his sixtieth year is again playing cricket this season. On Saturday he captained the Athletics against the Green Howards.

7^th May         A handsome silver bowl has been presented to the College by the Colonel and Officers of the 2^nd Batt. Royal Irish Regiment, to be held by the best batsman in the cricket XI each year. The best bowler holds the Dr Robinson’s Challenge Belt.

8^th May         Rangers        66      Green Howards       234-8  (Capt Moss-Blundell 85, Lieut Worsley 63)    at the Fort Field

11^th May       There is talk of FG Mockler the well-known Old Elizabethan, coming home on three months leave. If this proves to be correct he should be of great use to the Grange.    The Victorians and Vauxbelets have cricket teams.

The Elizabethans opened their season at the College Ground on Saturday with a match against the Green Howards. A cold wind blew across the ground but was slightly tempered by the sun which shone out as the teams took the field.

Green Howards       136     College         122-7

18^th May       College         193 (CE Blad 71*, JV Blad 85)    Athletics          107

22^nd May       We are requested by Mr P Gallienne, secretary of the Cambridge Park committee to state that cricket practice may now be played on some parts of the Park. Those desiring to play will be required to ask the groundsman to indicate a ‘pitch’.

Rangers  22 and 43   Green Howards   161-8 dec (Lt Middleditch 79, G Lines 5-54)

23^rd May       The death occurred suddenly of FN Ozanne, brother of the late Jurat EC Ozanne. Born in Mississippi he was educated at Elizabeth College, leaving in 1874. In the previous year he captained the College cricket team against Victoria College.

25^th May       By way of further proving the demand for the sport let us take two such teams as the Carrefour Ramblers and the Victoria Athletics. Here we have fellows keen as mustard to play cricket and who are prepared to pay for it and to go to the ends of the earth to get it. Glancing through the columns of this paper one evening last week I notices that two teams had been playing at Grandes Rocques. Just think of it, Grandes Rocques for a game of cricket! I made enquiries about the pitch and I was assured it was quite good and perfectly safe to play upon. ‘We do not hesitate to put on our fast bowlers’ said my informant, ‘and we have no objection from the batsmen’.

The Elizabethans were hardly expected to do better than they did against the Grange CC on Saturday, for the latter put into the fields an eleven that would have needed very little change to be representative of island cricket.

College 73 (ER Morres 7-24)       Grange 173 (A Maunder 72, C Blad 5-45)

27^th May       Grange CC    175 (ER Morres 60)          Green Howards 114-6 at Fort Field

29^th May       Mr Mourants XI       96 (GH Forty 8-32)           College          232 (JV Blad 53, E d’A Collings 69*)

30^th May       College         150-5 dec     Garrison       17-3

4^th Jun          The College registered their 43^rd win in the series. The umpires were Mr A Maunder and Colonel Wharton. College 267-3 dec (JV Blad 129*, CF Blad 104 put on 210 for the first wkt)          Victoria College          153

12^th Jun        College         157-9 dec     Artillery        47 (GH Forty 7-13)

15^th Jun        Heartiest congratulations to popular ‘Arthur Maunder’ who on Friday celebrated his sixtieth birthday. Even at the early age of seven he might have ben seen on Cambridge Park, chasing the balls hit in all directions by those who frequented the ground for practice. At a later age ‘Athur’ won a place in the old St John’s Club. A batsman of the stonewall type, it was no uncommon occurrence to see him at the wicket for an hour or so at a time for a score often under double figures.

27^th Jun        College         342 8 dec (JV Blad 209*)           Victoria College 128

3^rd Jul           Commercial travellers       260 (T Williams 6-93)       Athletics          162-1 (A Maunder 56, FF Peek 61*)

7^th Jul           Mr FF Peek’s XI  117 (PF Trotter 6 wkt) and 64-5 dec College 78 and 44-4

20^th Jul         Athletics       97 (Wray 7-28)       Green Howards       279

24^th Jul         Grange  163 (Dr F Morres 60)    Artillery  129 (E Morres 8-48)

30^th Jul         College averages   

JV Blad                   14 inns         755 runs       average 83.9

CE Blad                  17 inns         675 runs       average 48.2

GH Forty                 14 inns         387 runs       average 32.3

E d’A Collings          15 inns         340 runs       average 26.2

GH Forty       187.5 overs            25 mdns       591 runs       68 wkts        8.7 av’ge

CE Blad        152 overs               24 mdns       591 runs       40 wkts          14.8 av’ge

14^th Aug       We are required to announce that all the Grange CC fixtures for the remainder of the season are cancelled.         (World War 1 started on 28^th July)

1915

6^th Jan          GH Forty, late captain of the Elizabeth College crick et and football teams left the island this morning to rejoin his Regiment, which is very shortly leaving for the front.

8^th Jan          Lance-Corporal RW Mourant of the 9^th County of London Queen Victoria’s Rifles was the eldest son of the late Mr J Mourant and Mrs Mourant of Rozel Terrace and brother of Mr FW Mourant of High Street, was killed in action under shell fire on New Year’s Day. He played cricket for the College team and 5 months ago played in the Old Elizabethans Past and Present team.

25^th Mar       ‘I once accompanied a cricket team of past officers of the 7^th Royal Fusiliers to Guernsey to play a two-day match with the officers of the 2^nd Battalion. A they were one man short I was asked by Colonel Brookes-Meares to fill the vacancy. I had taken the visiting team over on my yacht and en route Colonel Brookes-Meares fixed our places in the match. I was allocated the job of wicket-keeper and I notices that a sigh of relief seem to pass around when I accepted the post. The next morning I saw the reason of it. The cricket field was little better than a ploughed fields. Toby du Maurier captained the present officer’s team and winning the toss put his side in the bat. Colonel Brookes-Meares, who skippered our team, opened the bowling and was not short of pace. His first ball doubled back my right thumb, the second misplaced a couple of my ribs, the third struck the ground, or a boulder, some six inches from my feet, jumped straight up to my left eye and I was carried off the field! The man who filled the vacancy behind the stumps wisely retired to some hundred yards or so, thereby escaping serious damage.

12^th May       A visit to Cambridge Park during the evening hours serves as a reminder that the cricket season has opened. It is now certain that very little will be heard of the national game this year, the majority of famous cricketers being engaged in the defence of the Empire.

28^th May       College 178-7 dec (EW Trotter 67) Mr MaundersXI 93 (EF Layard 5 wkt)

31^st May       College 132  Officers of 4^th North Staffordshires 148-5

3^rd Jun          College         188 (EHF Layard 59)        Victoria Coll 97

7^th Jun          Athletics       121     College         170-6 (EJ Mortis 65, CE Blad 75)

14^th Jun        College         136     North Staffs  122

21^st Jun        College         103     Victoria College      152

30^th Jun        North Staffs  102     At Anne’s, Alderney  34    at Fort Field

12^th Jul         College         235-6 dec (CE Blad 70, EJ Mortis 100)           Athletics 144-7

27^th Jul         The Bailiff, Sir William Carey, passed away last night. He captained the Elizabeth College cricket team in 1871.

4^th Aug         St Anne’s 48 Militia 35   also The Fort 30 St Anne’s 60   at Les Butes

18^th Aug       North Staffs  56      St Anne’s      61      at Fort Field

1^st Sep          St Annes’s     36      North Staffs  68      at Les Butes in delightful weather

15^th Sep       St Anne’s      34      Militia 64

22^nd Sep       The last match of the season saw the Married team 31 beat the Singles team    103    on Les Butes

1916

In brilliant weather the College beat EB Waite’s XI at the College Field

22^nd May       College         191     EB Waite’s XI          111 (EJ Mortis 6-66)

29^th May       College 185 (EHF Layard 128*)            4^th North Staffs          132

5^th Jun          Victoria College 210          Elizabeth College 149 (EHF Layard 63) at CF

22^nd Jun        Victoria College 203          Elizabeth College 121 at VC

24^th Jun        ‘Sir – Being one of the cricket team which visited Herm on Thursday, I found the troops keen on the game (their officers even more so) but no tackle for practice or a match. To have seen the careful preparation of the wicket and the home-made stumps, would have prompted anyone to help them. These men are a few of our brave soldiers returned from the front broken in health and limb, anxious to have a little recreation and pass the time. Will anyone send on any bats, balls or wickets to the undersigned for their use and I can assure you they will be thankfully received by our heroes.        Yours faithfully, DJ Brookes Hon Sec Imperial Club’

Imperial Club          69      Herm Garrison        53

26^th Jun        College         98      4^th North Satffs       92

1^st Jul           EB Waite’s XI  204 (EB Waite 93, EJ Mortis 5-50)  College 54-1 (Rain)

10^th Jul         Athletic Club           127 (EH Layard 5-56)       College         64

14^th Jul         Sergeants 4^th North Staffs          35 (CJ Rawlinson 5-12)                  Victoria Athletic Club        65-7

17^th Jul         Castle Cornet XI     164 (EJ Mortis 8-68)         College          112-8

21^st Jul         Mr A Maunder XI    209 (CJ Rawlinson 61, EJ Mortis 6-60)          College 109-1

1^st Aug          College         126 (EJ Mortis 60)  Castle Cornet XI     104-6          drawn

28^th Aug       Dr C d’A Collings of the Grange received a telegram yesterday from the War Office informing them that their youngest son, 2^nd Lt Eric d’Auverge Collings of the Queen’s (Surrey) Regiment was killed in action, aged 19. He was prominent in cricket at the College.

1^st Sep          Castle Cornet  149 (CJ Rawlinson 6-44)          Victoria Athletic Club  56

1917

In beautiful weather the College drew with Mr EW Waite’s XI

21^st May       College         140     EW Waite’s XI         138-7 (HL Marshall 5-23)

28^th May       Officers         152     Gunners        14      at Belvedere Field

29^th May       College         130-2 dec     Officers RGLI          130-7

4^th Jun          College         98-4   Artillery        148-6

7^th Jun          College         121     Victoria Coll  116     at Vic Coll ground

8^th Jun          North Staffs  45      JW Workman XI      38

11^th Jun        Castle Cornet         104 (Gaudion 5-23)          College          105-6

18^th Jun        Artillery        40 (Gibbons 5-4)    College         36

23^rd Jun        Victoria Coll  98 (AA Marshall 5-26)       Elizabeth Coll          195

In Guernsey’s innings HL Marshall scored 147 (his runs were 3 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 4 1 3 1 4 2 1 4 3 1 4 4 2 4 1 6 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 4 6 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 1 4 2 4 4 1 3 6 1)

3^rd Aug         JW Worman XI (Alderney) 54     Lt. A Hartley XI      99-5   at College Field

27^th Aug       CJ Rawlinson XI      88      Artillery        125     at College Field

10^th Sep       P dela Mare XI        99      OG Blad XI   40      at College Field

11^th Sep       Artillery        84      Mr Marshall XI        107-7           at College Field

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