HISTORY OF THE SELSEY CRICKET CLUB 1834 - 1977
SCC
Est. 1834
A CELEBRATION OF CRICKET IN SELSEY
by Ruth C Mariner
© Copyright Ruth C Mariner, 2015
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4 CONTENTS Dedication...... 6 Foreword ...... 7 Introduction...... 8 1 In bygone days...... 9 2 Early cricket matches...... 14 3 1834 - 1889...... 16 4 1890 - 1899...... 21 5 1900 - 1907...... 36 6 Them ‘n us in 1908...... 50 7 1909 - 1914...... 53 8 1915 - 1919...... 56 9 1920 - 1929...... 67 10 1930 - 1945...... 91 11 Cricket after WWII...... 94 12 The cricket club gets a home...... 100 13 Jim Crowley’s memories 1974 – 1980...... 103 Appendix A – Scores of Individual Matches...... 107 Appendix B – Glossary of Terms...... 209 Acknowledgements...... 210
5 DEDICATION
This book is dedicated to all cricketers past and present, amateur and professional, who have safeguarded the noble game across the centuries.
6 FOREWORD
By John Reeves SELSEY CRICKET CLUB PRESIDENT
After moving to Selsey in the 60’s, I joined Selsey Cricket Club, being encouraged by Roy Maidment over a pint in the Selsey Hotel.
There was no pavilion, many of the matches were played on the school field and we changed on the grass or, if the Rev. Hugh Pruen was playing, we used the rectory.
The club was blessed with great characters: Ted Davis, Frank Fullick, Wally Lightfoot, Ron Maidment, Jim France, Colin Mitchell and Derek Johnson. They were also very able cricketers and we could also boast of having a Test Match player in the team when Hubert Doggart, who played for England, occasionally turned out for us.
Sir Patrick Moore, who presented ‘The Sky at Night’ on TV, moved to Selsey from East Grinstead and began playing regularly for us; in fact, when Patrick featured on ‘This is Your Life’, the team were the last guests introduced by Eamonn Andrews.
Selsey had a private school called Broombank and when it closed we were offered a wooden classroom which we dismantled and re-erected on the Recreation Field as our pavilion and it is still standing today.
Selsey Cricket Club has always played a large part in the Community and the club has come a long way since its humble beginnings.
I would like to thank Ruth Mariner for the time and research she has put into this book, also Ricky Halpin, Andy Horner, Jim Crowley and Mike Nicholls for their valuable contributions.
John Reeve Selsey 2016
7 INTRODUCTION
This book does not seek to and, indeed, cannot record all the fine detail concerning the Selsey Cricket Club as the records simply do not exist. However, it is hoped that this overview will interest cricketers and non-cricketers alike and provide some insight into the beginnings and the development of the sport here in Selsey.
For those readers hoping for a learned treatise on Cricket in Selsey, full references of the research undertaken have been included to facilitate their studies.
Names and scores are as reported in the various publications except where the author and editors are sure of the correct spelling. Any other errors are the author’s own and apologies are tendered to those concerned.
Where possible, actual dates of matches have been used; where there is no indication of the actual date, the date of the newspaper which reported them has been appended.
All newspaper articles are taken from the Chichester Observer and West Sussex Recorder unless otherwise specified.
8 1
IN BYGONE DAYS
Before attempting to describe Selsey Cricket Club’s history, one must first consider the history of Cricket in general and Sussex Cricket in particular.
John Marshall’s book ‘The Duke who was Cricket1’ refers to the Parish Church of Cocking2, which contains a wall painting, dating from 1322, of a shepherd and his boy each carrying a stick or stave curved at the ends. This stick is called a ‘cricce’ in Anglo-Saxon meaning a shortened crooked stick and greatly resembles a hockey stick.
G D Martineau3 hypothesised that the word ‘bat’ was a Kentish word for any piece of wood, thus the term ‘cricket bat’ may have arisen.
Gradually, the design of cricket bats changed and rules and regulations laid down that they should be made of willow rather than any other wood. Do these ‘rules’, in fact, merely reflect common practice? Traditionally, Sussex chestnut and willow were used to make Sussex trugs, a lightweight basket used in gardens to carry fruit, flowers etc. The chestnut used came from coppicing cut from local woodlands. The willow was also locally-grown wood. Some enterprising craftsmen used willow from unwanted wood that had been discarded by cricket bat manufacturers as a by-product. Is it coincidence that trug-making is recorded in the 16th century and appears to be contemporary with early cricket?
1 2 3 4 5
Five Bats
1.Old curved bat, c. 1750. 2.Bat inscribed ‘Ring, Little Joey in 1792-3, died of cricket, lbw’ John Ring (1758-1800), 3.Bat marked ‘E Bagot, 1793’ and stamped with the maker’s name, William Pawley. 4.Bat of Robert Robinson (1765-1822) with handle specially shaped to suit his crippled hand. 5.Autographed bat of W G Grace, inscribed ‘I
REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION OF THE TRUSTEES BY PERMISSION OF THE TRUSTEES REPRODUCED COLLECTION OF THE GOODWOOD played against the Australians with this bat’.
1 Published by Frederick Muller Limited, London in 1961. The ‘Duke’ of the book is the second Duke of Richmond, whose seat was (and still is to the subsequent heirs and successors) Goodwood House. 2 St Catherine of Siena Church 3 Author of Bat, Ball, Wicket and All, Sporting Handbooks Ltd, 13 Bedford Square, WC1 in 1950 9 The wicket consisted, originally, of any tree that happened to be available but evolved into two stumps with a white bail straddling them.
The third stump appeared at a match in Surrey in 1776 while the second bail, although present at this match, was not part of the ‘Laws of Cricket’ until 1818 or 1819.
The ball, although probably wooden at first, developed into red leather stuffed with quilt, cork and wool-combings or worsted and was made by the local cobbler. Again, rules were laid down over the years to ensure that all balls were the same size and weight.
In the 1720s, Peper Harow was the seat of Alan Brodrick, 1st Viscount Midleton who was succeeded by his son, Alan Brodrick, 2nd Viscount Midleton in 1728. Prior to his succession, he and his friend, Charles Lennox, arranged two cricket matches. It is believed that this was the first time that rules (or some part of the rules as in this case) were formally agreed, although rules as such definitely existed. The first full codification of the Laws of Cricket was done in 1744. REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION OF THE TRUSTEES BY PERMISSION OF THE TRUSTEES REPRODUCED COLLECTION OF THE GOODWOOD
10 REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION OF THE TRUSTEES BY PERMISSION OF THE TRUSTEES REPRODUCED COLLECTION OF THE GOODWOOD
11 These rules are still held in the Goodwood House archives and have been transcribed for ease of reading.
Articles of Agreement by & between his Grace the Duke of Richmond & Mr Brodrick (for two Cricket Matches) concluded the Eleventh of July 1727.
Imprimis. ‘Tis by the aforesaid Parties agreed that the first Match shall be played some day of this Instant July in the County of Surry; the Place to be named by Mr Brodrick; the second Match to be played in August next in the County of Sussex; the Place to be named by the Duke of Richmond. 2d That the Wickets shall be pitched in a fair & even Place at twenty three yards distance from each other. 3d A Ball caught; cloathed or not cloathed, the Striker is out. 4th When a Ball is caught out; the Stroke counts nothing. 5th Catching out behind the Wicket allowed. 6th That ‘tis lawfull for the Duke of Richmond to choose any Gamesters, who have played in either of his Graces two last Matches with Mr William Gage; and that ‘tis lawfull for Mr Brodrick to choose any Gamesters within three miles of Pepperhara, provided they actually lived there last Lady Day. 7th that twelve Gamesters shall play on each side. 8th that the Duke of Richmond & Mr Brodrick shall determine the Ball or Balls to be played with. 9th If any of the Gamesters shall be taken lame or sick after the Match is Begun; their Places may be supplied by any One chose conformally to the sixth Article; or in Case that can not be done, the other side shall be obliged to leave out one of their Gamesters, whomsoever They please. 10th that Each Match shall be for twelve Guineas of each side, between the Duke & Mr Brodrick. 11th that there shall be one Umpire of each Side; & that if any of the Gamesters shall speak or give their opinion, on any Point of the Game, They are to Be turned out & voided in the Match; this not to extend to the Duke of Richmond & Mr Brodrick. 12th If any Doubt or dispute arises on any of the aforementioned Articles, or whatever else is not settled therein, it shall be determined by the Duke of Richmond & Mr Brodrick on their Honours; by whom the Umpires are likewise to be determined on any Difference between them. 13th The Duke of Richmonds Umpire shall pitch the Wickets when they Play in Sussex; & Mr Brodrick’s when they play in Surry; & Each of Them shall be obliged to conform Himself strictly to the Agreements contained in the second Article. 14th The Batt Men for every One they count are to touch the Umpires Stick. 15: that it shall not be lawfull to fling down the Wickets & that no Player shall be deemed out by any Wicket put down unless with the Ball in Hand. 16: that both the Matches shall be played upon, and determined by, these Articles. Richmond A Brodrick
12 Rule 3 requires some clarification and this was provided by Timothy J McCann, former West Sussex Records Office Assistant Archivist, Sussex Cricket authority and avid historian. He states that:
‘The cricket costume at the time of the 1727 Rules was usually breeches and a shirt; the shirts being white and the breeches white, brown or black. White stockings and black shoes, seemingly with a buckle, and a black jockey style cap, possibly of velvet. As the ball was hard some players were accustomed to catch it in their caps, hence ‘cloathed’.
Scores were kept by two gentlemen sitting 25 yards or so from the game, preferably at a slightly higher elevation than the pitch, who cut a notch in sticks for each run scored.
The 4th Duke of Richmond, also Charles Lennox, who was born in 1764. His wife, Charlotte, was given the picture by his nurse
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13 2
EARLY CRICKET MATCHES
While Hambledon is widely regarded as ‘the cradle of cricket’, there is another contender for this title, namely Guildford in Surrey. As the Guildford Cricket Club website states:
‘1598: John Derrick testifies in court that while a scholar at the free schoole of Guldeford he did runne and play there at creckett half a century earlier. This is the earliest known reference to cricket in the English language. The ground is believed to have been somewhere at the top of North Street.’ 5
This places the game of cricket in and around 1548. While Sussex cricket cannot compete with this, the earliest mention of cricket in Sussex being 24th March 1611, it is worth noting that it concerns 2 men from Sidlesham, Selsey’s next door neighbour.
In 2004, Timothy J McCann wrote a book entitled ‘Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century’ which was published by Sussex Record Society6. In it he records an entry in the Detection Book of the Consistory Court of the Archdeaconry of Chichester which tells us that:
‘On Easter Sunday, the 24th March 1611, Bartholomew Wyatt and Richard Latter, two young men from the parish of Sidlesham played cricket together, instead of attending divine service in their parish church. Their absence from church was noted, and they were both presented by the churchwardens at the next arch-diaconal visitation for non-attendance at church. As a result of the action of the churchwardens, both men were summoned to appear before the Consistory Court in Chichester Cathedral on 4th May 1611 to answer the presentment. Wyatt and Latter both appeared and admitted their guilt, and, having been admonished for their behavior and fined the statutory 12d. for non-attendance at church, they were required to do penance, and were then dismissed’.
He then goes on to say that the Sidlesham Parish Register records the marriage of Bartholomew Wyatt and Ellen Stonor in the parish church on 24th February 1612. Bartholomew and Ellen’s son, Richard, was born on 20th December 1612 and buried two days later. By 2nd November 1616, Bartholomew himself had gone to the great cricket ground in the sky for the register records the marriage of Richard Knight and Ellen Wyatt, widow, on that day.
Richard Latter and Elizabeth Gobell were married in the same church on 25th February 1612 but Elizabeth was buried in Sidlesham churchyard on 21st May 1612. Perhaps a case of divine retribution?
5 wwwguildfordcc.com 6 ISBN No. 0854450556
14 In 1622 the Easter Presentment from Boxgrove records that:
‘I present Raphe West, Edward Hartley, Richard Slaughter, William Martin, Richard Martin Jun., together with others in their company whose names I have no notice of, for playing at cricket in the Church-yard on Sunday, the fifth of May, after sufficient warning given to the contrary, for three special reasons: - first for that it is contrary to the 7th article; secondly for that they use to breake the Church windows with the ball; and thirdly, for that a little childe had like to have her braynes beaten out with a cricket batt.’
‘And I also present Richard Martin senior and Thomas West the old churchwardens for defending and mayntayning them in it.’
‘We present Antony Ward, servant to Mr Earle, our minister and Edward Hartley, for playing at cricket in evening prayer tyme on Sunday the XXVIIth of April.’ 7
It is interesting to note that in 1611 only two men were playing cricket while in 1622 there are five named players along with others who are ‘unknown’ – perhaps a whole cricket team had assembled.
In 1647 there was a game of cricket held in Selsey which resulted in a tragedy. The Quarter Sessions Roll records the following:
‘The examination of Margaret Brand of the parish of Rumbolsweeke taken on oath the 13th of December 1647 before William Cawley Esqr one of her Majesties Justice of peace for the said County.
These deposeth that her Brother Henry Brand of the parish of Selsey told her this Examinant about a month before he dyed that he had aboubt 6 weekes before that time received a wound in the head given him by one Thomas Latter of the sayd parish with the Cricket bat, and that her sayd Brother told her he woulde cause Thomas Latter aforesaid to be brought before Mr Cawley that soe he might give you some allowance towards the charge he was at while his wound was in cure, that he tolde this Examinant farder that he felt no payne in his head aboubt a month before his death, but she deposeth that she being with him what time he dyed, observeth both his head, and face, to be much swollen and that Thomas Latters Mother and Goodwife Holloway, whoe dressed his wound, came to get this examinant about 14 days after her Brother’s death, the mother earnestly desiring her with teares, to take 26s in moneys in recompense of such charges, as she and her brother hath been at, wch summe of money this depondent accepted, and farder sayth not.’
Tim points out a coincidence here: ‘Was the unfortunate Thomas Latter of Selsey a relative of Richard Latter of Sidlesham? Selsey and Sidlesham are neighbouring parishes, and the surname Latter is common in both. So far, no connection has been established, but it is hoped that further research will prove a family relationship, and that the Latters will become the first known cricketing family.’
7 PRE-VICTORIAN SUSSEX CRICKET By H F and A P Squire, published 1951, printed by The Ditchling Press Limited at Ditchling, Sussex. Discovery attributed to Dr Hilda Johnstone. 15 3
1834 - 1889
Here there is a gap in the records and we now move on to 1834. This must have been a very good year for Selsey Cricket as three matches are known:
9th July when Chichester played Selsey at Kingley Vale, reported in the Sussex Weekly Advertiser of 14th July:
‘An interesting match of cricket was played on Wednesday last, in Dingly (sic) Vale, near this city, between two elevens selected from Chichester and Selsey, which was decided in favour of the latter by three runs.’
15th July when Chichester played Selsey at Goodwood, apparently reported in the Bognor Gazette of 17th July although, at present, the report cannot be traced.
17th July when Selsey played Chichester at Selsey, reported in the Sussex Weekly Advertiser of 21st July:
‘CRICKET – A return Match between eleven Gentlemen of Selsey and eleven of this City, was played at Selsey on Friday, which terminated much in favour of the latter; Chichester beating with the single innings only.’ 8
Rather surprisingly, gambling on the outcome of matches appeared to be the norm (perhaps today we would suspect match fixing) and there are numerous references to the large sums of money involved throughout and outside the County of Sussex. One (so far) unsubstantiated claim is that Chichester challenged Selsey for a stake of 22 sovereigns but although the note appears under the record of the 1834 matches it may relate to a different match entirely.
What is more certain is that in 1805, at Broadwater, ‘a two-day cricket match between eleven gentlemen of London and twelve gentlemen of Worthing, Shoreham, and Brighton, was played for 500 guineas a side, and decided in favour of the London team by two wickets.’ 9
8 Thanks are due to Brighton & Hove Libraries (The Keep) for their assistance in providing copies of the newspaper entries for 1834. 9 Worthing Pageant, Glimpses of Old Worthing by Edward Snewin & Henfrey SmailPublished by Aldridge Bros, 35, Warwick Street, Worthing, Sussex, 1945 16 Standing in Attitude No. 1 Established 1st May 1860 by F Lillywhite, Kennington Oval.
An unknown historian recorded that, on 1st June 1878, Priory Park played Selsey at Priory Park. The Selsey team consisted of: C Hodson, T Lambert, T Harris, A Harris, W Hodson, G Humphrey, C Hobgen, E E Harris, H Stubbington, F Hodson and T Woodman but the men appear to come from the surrounding district; for example, the Hodsons are millers at Hunston, the Harris’ come from Wittering while G Humphrey comes from Donnington Manor. Further confusion lies in the names. T Lambert is also named as T Lambeth and even T Lamberts.
Full details of the team and the scores are in Appendix A but it should be noted that although the scores have been faithfully transcribed from Priory Park’s Score Books, they are not mathematically correct. For example, C Hodson scored 36 in the first innings and 1 in the second while the total of the two is 27! However, ‘Won by the Priory Park’ is inscribed on the Score Book with evident pride.
A contemporary note states that this was ‘probably not a regular side but one raised from residents of Manhood to challenge men of Priory Park’.
28th May 1879 saw another game between Selsey and the Priory Park Team Score: Selsey 128, Priory Park 71. This was recorded as a loss for Priory Park – just in case anyone had any doubts!
The Bognor Observer of 14th January 1880 reports, very briefly, a match between Bognor Club and Selsey on 8th July 1879 when the score was Selsey 67, Bognor 93.
17 In the same paper of 1881, 1882 and 1883 there are no reports at all of any Selsey cricket matches. There are several scenarios for this state of affairs. Perhaps Selsey didn’t play any matches, or, more likely, didn’t report any matches. But a third possibility exists. Perhaps the Selsey Club Secretary missed the newspaper’s deadlines.
Advertisements from ‘The Cricket Field’ by The Rev. James Pycroft BA Seventh Edition revised, published 1882.
This apparent dearth of cricket matches probably continued through 1884 to 1886 but newspapers for these years are not available at West Sussex Records Office.
1887 was another barren year for Selsey Cricket reporting. The Chichester Observer and Recorder of 13th July reported local matches such as Bognor but nothing for Selsey – not even any general news.
The 27th July issue did, however, carry a large Hobgen Bros. advertisement.
The Hobgen Brothers involved in the company were Francis Neale Hobgen, Sydney Francis Hobgen, Thomas Hobgen and Thomas Cecil Hobgen.
A ‘boating accident’ was reported in the 17th August issue. This was sent from the ‘Selsey correspondent’ by telegram and told the sad story of the drowning of Walter Homer aged 12.
18 F W Crafton should, of course, read F W Grafton, late MP for Accrington and for whom Grafton Road is named.
To tempt clients, the remainder of the advertisement states that:
LUNCHEON will be provided on the ground at One o’clock precisely, at which intending Purchasers wishing to be present are requested to send in their names to the AUCTIONEER not later that six days previous to the day of Sale.
CONVEYANCES WILL MEET TRAINS at CHICHESTER STATION to convey Buyers to Selsey and back FREE OF CHARGE.
Particulars and Conditions, with Plans, may be obtained in due course of Mr J W SULLY, 70 Queen Victoria Street, London; Messrs. WOOD, NORRIS, AND WILSON, Solicitors, 7 St James’s Square, Manchester; Mr NEWTON CLAYTON, Selsey, near Chichester; Mr G C INKPEN, The Cross, Chichester, and King’s Road, Southsea; and of HOBGEN BROS, Valuers and Estate Agents, East Street, Chichester.
Taken from the Chichester Observer and Recorder of Wednesday, 27th July 1887
19 The county cricket season was last reported on 7th September although local matches continued to appear in the newspaper until 28th September. Again, Selsey was not mentioned.
The next year, 1888, proved to be more fruitful with news items from Selsey including the drunken behavior of Cornelius Turner and Edward Pennycord on 24th December. These two worthies came out of The Albion (now the Lifeboat Inn) and abused P C John Enves. They did not appear at the trial but were each fined 5/- plus costs.
The 14th March issue described the ill-treatment of a horse by William Constant who was the owner and driver of a daily omnibus between Selsey and Chichester while the 18th April newspaper described the election of two old guardians to the Westhampnett Board. They were Mr Rusbridge aged 88 and Mr Woodland Snr aged 85. Also in this paper was a report of a Liberal meeting at Selsey.
The first cricket match of the season was reported in the 9th May issue, but there was nothing for Selsey on any topic.
And so the sorry tale continued through 1889. The season started around 8th May and on the 22nd of that month there was a cricket match between Priory Park Cricket Club and The Manhood at Priory Park. This was a ‘temporary team’ as 9 out of the eleven were regular Selsey players but of the remainder, C Verwood was a Priory Park player and C W Seward may be from Sidlesham or Chichester as there is a family of harness makers of that name. It would seem the right thing to do to include this match in the light of the preponderance of Selsey players.
The season closed around 25th September with Selsey failing to get any mention at all.
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1890 - 1899
1890 looked as though it was going to be more of the same with a Conservative Meeting in Selsey on 5th March, a Liberal Supper with music and songs at the Selsey Liberal Reading Room on 30th April and the news that Mr Fogden’s cow gave birth to three calves around 4th June.
But this date was to be the turning point for Selsey cricket!
‘Selsey, having formed a CC, the first match was played on Tuesday last May 28th, between 22 Bachelors and 11 Benedicts, a capital game being the result. The Benedicts were mostly gentlemen who had played for the SCC years since when the village boasted of a good eleven, and had the advantage of experience. The Bachelors were mostly young men, and although they were beaten, shewed that with careful play at no distant date they would be able to give a good account of themselves when meeting their opponents on equal terms. The Gentlemen and Tradesmen supported the Club capitally both by their pockets and numbers present at the opening match. Host Northeast of the New Inn 10 catered for the occasion and gave general satisfaction. Scores: Benedicts 90, Bachelors, 58’
The 18th June saw a report of a match Selsey v Hunston:
‘This match was played at Selsey on Thursday. The latter playing a rather weak team, were easily defeated. Score: Hunston, 1st Innings 39, 2nd Innings 62, Selsey, 1st Innings 100, 2nd Innings 2.’
Another Selsey v Hunston fixture took place on 9th July and was reported on 15th July 1890.
‘This match was played at Selsey on the 9th inst. and was productive of some very curious scoring, Hunston who only made 14 in the 1st Innings, running up a score of 108 in the 2nd. Strangely enough, Hunston played East Wittering in 1883 and made 108 in the first Innings but only 13 in the second, Mr G W Humphry being one of the bowlers on each occasion.11 Score: Selsey, 1st Innings 39, 2nd Innings, 44, Hunston, 1st Innings 14, 2nd Innings 108.’
10 Now the Neptune 11 As we have seen previously, no reports of the 1883 match have been found.
21 1891 There was no news of Selsey until a report appeared of a rather disappointing match from the Selsey point of view took place between them and Grey Friars and was reported on 22nd July 1891.
‘In glorious weather and on a hard run-getting wicket, these teams met at Priory Park on Thursday last. Going in first, the Friars ran up a score of 238 for the loss of six wickets, when the Captain put the closure in force. Towards this total, F H Purchase contributed an excellent, though not faultless, innings of 81, several other members of the team also rendering good service. After their long outing in the field, the visitors played up surprisingly well, H W Harris, F Fogden and S F Hobgen all displaying good form. The finish proved somewhat exciting, the last Selsey man being only got rid of a few minutes before the call of time. As will be seen from the subjoined score, the Gray Friars scored a very easy victory. Scores: Grey Friars, Total for six wickets (innings declared closed) 238, Selsey 134.’
Cricket was not always a serious affair in Selsey, however, as a report dated 19th August 1891 makes clear. No apologies are made for including the entire passage in the hope that today’s cricketers will follow suit!
‘BEACON HOUSE FESTIVITIES On Thursday last a novel and interesting cricket match was played on the lawn of this popular establishment between teams of ladies and gentlemen respectively selected by Mrs Frank Beddoe, Mrs Earl, Mr Clarence Smith, and Mr Sidney Waghorn. The ladies were indulged in all the advantages the game could afford – short runs, plenty of fielders, slow bowling, &c – whilst the ‘sterner sex’ were seriously hampered and handicapped, they, poor fellows, being armed only with a broomstick and required to hit, bowl, catch, and throw left-handed. Nevertheless they succeeded in besting their fair opponents by seven runs, the scores being 73 and 66. Colonel Sedley was appointed umpire, and he took every care that the gentlemen should play fairly and take no advantage over the ladies. Mrs Capt. Beddow, Miss Charlie Ambler, Miss Blanche Earl, and Miss Jessie Randel proved most formidable antagonists, and their opponents had all their work to do to get them out. After dinner Mr Earl proposed a vote of thanks to the ladies for accepting the gentlemen’s challenge, and it is needless to say the motion was carried nem con. The ladies were further presented by Mrs Sedley with a souvenir, in commemoration of the event. Later in the evening the grounds were beautifully illuminated by the proprietor, Mr Alfred Woodland, with Chinese and Venetian lamps, and dancing and other amusements were indulged in to a much later hour than is usually observed by this well- conducted establishment. Mrs Marshall and her excellent staff of assistants were most energetic in their arrangements for the enjoyment of the guests.’
The last recorded match appeared in the press on 26th August 1891 when Selsey Visitors played Selsey CC.
‘On Saturday a match was played between the above teams, the latter winning easily, mainly due
22 to the capital batting of Messrs. N Clayton and G W Humphry, and the bowling of G Sargent, who took four wickets in five successive balls – doing the hat trick. Scores: Selsey Club 134, Selsey Visitors, 1st Innings 28, 2nd Innings 70.’
The Selsey social scene for 1891 came to a climax with the Selsey Regatta held on 27th August.
1892 Wednesday, 1st June 1892 issue of the Chichester Observer and West Sussex Recorder saw a match between West Dean and Selsey.
‘This match was played at Selsey on Saturday last and resulted in a victory for the home club by 80 runs on the first innings. The following are the scores: Selsey, 1st Innings 54, 2nd Innings 61, West Dean 24’.
The newspaper of Wednesday 22nd June 1892 reported a match between Middleton School and Selsey ‘Played at Selsey on Saturday last, the home team winning by 25 runs. Ransome and Finley bowled well for their respective sides. Scores: Selsey, 1st Innings, 60; 2nd Innings, 46. Middleton School, 1st Innings, 37; 2nd Innings, 44.’ Players and individual scores were not recorded.
Another match between these two opponents appeared in the newspaper of 13th July.
‘Played on the School Ground at Upper Bognor on Saturday last, Middleton School winning easily by an innings and 128 runs. Scores: Selsey, 1st Innings 36, 2nd Innings 26, Middleton School 190.’
Honour was satisfied!
Priory Park met Selsey at Priory Park on 29th June with scores of 210 for 4 for Priory Park and 75 for Selsey. On paper, at least, this looks like a thorough thrashing for Selsey and, indeed, the Score Books ran out of space when recording the ‘fall of wickets’ as Selsey ended up 72 for 10.
The season’s final Selsey cricket match was that between West Dean and Selsey.12
‘This match was played at West Dean on Saturday and resulted in a victory for the home team by nine wickets.’
12 Reported 20 July 1892
23 1893 Moving on to 1893, the Chichester Observer and West Sussex Recorder reported, on 3rd May, the Priory Park fixture list. It did not include Selsey.
On 14th June, however, the following exciting snippet of information was included:
‘In a recent issue of the ‘Clapham Observer & Surrey County Observer’ appeared an extremely interesting article, entitled ‘Selsey Bill among the Prawns and the Lobsters’ from the pen of one who had visited this rural seaside resort’.
More exciting than that, though, was a very long report on 5th July. It seems to begin with the ‘official’ version of events.
‘CLOWNS AT CRICKET A clown is generally associated with a pantomime or a circus. It is in such places that he is met, known, seen, and appreciated, but like any other ordinary Britisher he may be seen on ‘off’ occasions, and when then caught the spectator has the fun all to himself. Such an ‘off’ occasion has recently occurred, and as there is everything about it of a local character it must of necessity be placed on record. The ‘off’ occasion took the form of a liberal display of absurdly humorous antics on the cricket field, the scene of operations being Selsey-on-Sea. The idea – truly a happy one – for the bringing off of such an event, was conceived in Chichester, and everything attending the arrangements thereof necessarily were executed in the ancient city. This did not prove a very difficult task, the requisite number to constitute a team being available at very short notice. The day of the match was Friday, and the clowns had arranged to play ‘XI stalwart fishermen’. At good time on the morning of the day in question the clowns met at the Unicorn Hotel, East Gate, and, as Mr Cooper, the landlord, had kindly placed at their disposal one of his commodious rooms, they were enabled to assume their respective garbs prior to commencing the journey to the village seaside resort. The team left Mr Cooper’s establishment at half-past twelve, in one of Mr Gould’s brakes, a large number of persons witnessing their departure. On arrival at Selsey, the field, situate near the parish church, was quickly reached and the sports of the day soon opened. The match proved a well contested one, the clowns scoring the victory by 15 runs on the first innings. Comicality and fun on the ground was admirably sustained. One of the clowns, - a French one – upon whose back was the inscription, ‘From Paris’, in conjunction with another who was known among his fellows as ‘Little Jemmie’, collected money on behalf of the local Life-Boat Fund, and evoked endless merriment by his introduction of a piece of rope by which both were made to feel that their paths differed. ‘Pimbo’ acted as advance guard into the village, and introduced some very original funniosities. One of the costumes worn which is particularly deserving of mention consisted of a pretty white apparel upon which were distributed notes of music. AT the conclusion of the match tea was provided for the fishermen and clowns in the Fisherman’s Joy, by the worthy host, Mr Smith. Naturally lobsters were the principal dish. ‘Little Jemmie’ occupied the chair, Mr White being in the vice. Music was provided at the ‘feast’. A start was made for home in good time, the clowns reaching Chichester safe and sound. It may be mentioned that a second brake left for Selsey, and that refreshments were provided on the ground by Mr Smith.’
24 Following on from this report, however, is a different version with more ‘intimate’ details provided by someone calling himself Nicodemus.
‘A CORRESPONDENT’S VERSION’ Noticing a small bill announcing that a party of clowns would leave Chichester for Selsey on Friday last for the purpose of playing a cricket match against a team of fishermen, for the benefit of the Lifeboat Fund, I bethought me it would be a pleasant outing so I determined to accompany them if possible. Fortune favoured me, for on arriving at the Unicorn Inn, East Gate, I was told they required one more to fill the brake; I occupied the vacant seat. I found the clowns busy making themselves up in the large room upstairs, kindly lent them for the occasion by the proprietor, Mr Cooper. All being ready, a start was made about 12.30, we being accompanied by a couple of musicians to enliven our proceedings. A rather large concourse of people were in the square to see us off. Going through the town nothing particular occurred, except that the amused expressions on the faces of the people plainly told the tale that the clowns looked very comical. Driving on through to Donnington we reached Donnington School just as the children were coming out. Needless to state we received quite an ovation from them. Shortly afterwards we reached Donnington Bridge. Oh! That bridge! If any of the readers of this article would like an uncomfortable half minute let them get on a well-filled brake and pass over that bridge. I quite expected we should go through and have an unexpected bath. However, we got over all safely and proceeded on our journey. As we came to a small wayside public, not far from Donnington, we noticed several travelling caravans, and one of the ladies connected with the same kindly invited us to get down and have some refreshments. The offer was politely but firmly refused. Going on we reached the ‘Anchor’ at Sidlesham, about 1 o’clock, pulling up to give our horses and ourselves a little liquid. We were also very well received here, the villagers being highly delighted with the antics cut by several of the clowns for their amusement. Resuming our journey we went on towards Selsey. About a mile from the village, one of the clowns got down and mounted the bicycle of a friend, who had ridden down from Chichester and overtook us at about this point. The clown riding on in front blowing a small bugle formed a kind of advance guard to let the people know we were close at hand. Driving through Selsey, we were accorded a very hearty welcome on all sides, as we reached the Fisherman’s Joy – the clowns’ headquarters for the occasion – we were met by several of the fishermen, who were evidently fit and eager for the contest. After a short stay a move was made for the cricket ground, it being situate close behind the Parish Church. Play was supposed to commence at 2 o’clock, but it was about 2.15 when the fishermen, by mutual agreement, took the first innings. A detailed account of the match is hardly necessary as it could not be expected that first class cricket would be seen. The result was the fishermen were all out for 63 runs. One highly amusing incident during the innings was the fact that one of the boundaries ended in a chicken run, and to see the chicken scamper about when the ball went into their quarters was very laughable. I heard a lot of cackling, also I daresay they were resenting the intrusion on their domain; but not being versed in their language I am unable to state for certain. After a break for a few minutes the clowns proceeded to bat, and it looked very fishy for them. No joke intended. Six of their best wickets were down for 40 runs, but two of them making a stand against the bowling they were enabled to total the number of 78, thus winning on the first innings by 15 runs. During their innings the clowns went round the field with collecting boxes on behalf of the Lifeboat Fund, but
25 I am unable to state the amount, only wishing it may have been a good one. Both when in the field and batting, the clowns tried their utmost to please the spectators. One with a Japanese umbrella caused a lot of fun by the way he teased a little dog. Another I noticed took charge of a very young baby, evidently under the belief it would give its mother a rest. The weather being very hot it would manifestly be unfair to single any particular one out, as they all did their best. A casual glance now and again at the company spoke volumes. Stumps being drawn at six o’clock, a move was made to the Fishermen’s Joy for tea. A good company sat down, numbering close on forty, the tea was served in excellent style by Host A Smith, who also had charge of the refreshments on the ground. Everything served was of good quality, and the prices extremely moderate. One of the fishermen caused a lot of fun at the tea table by asking where that red-headed little clown was who had taken all their wickets, the fun coming in on account of the very man sitting beside him at the time. The cloth being cleared the remainder of the evening was spent in conviviality. I had almost forgotten to mention that photos were taken, both in the field and in a group, by Mr Collins of North Street; also by Mr Stringer of St Martin’s, Little London. The return journey was commenced by the first brake about 8.30. reaching the Unicorn about 9.30, it being a very pleasant drive home in the cool of the evening for most after the exertions of the day. The brakes were supplied by Mr Gould, of Fishbourne, and gave every satisfaction. Admitting it to be one of the most enjoyable days spent by me, I wish the clowns every success in the return match understood to take place in about a fortnight’s time at Chichester, of which undoubtedly due notice will be given.’
While, strictly speaking, this has little to do with the Selsey Cricket Club it does serve to indicate that cricket was a very popular sport at this time, regardless of the lack of Selsey matches reported in the press.
The Cricket Club itself played Hunston the following week, reported 12th July.
‘This match was played at Hunston on Friday, and resulted in an easy victory for the home team.’ Scores: Hunston 147 (H W Harris 38, F J Hodson 33, A S Harris 20, W Farne 13, S F Hobgen 10). Selsey 75 (H McKay 24, H Penfold 17, F Kitchins 11)
19th July saw a match reported between Selsey and Mr Buckeridge’s XI.
Walter Buckeridge was born in 1840 in Llangarren, Herefordshire. He was a builder and contractor in the Paddington area of London but in 1899 he appeared in Kelly’s Directory living in Ivy Grange in Sidlesham as a private resident with his wife, Mary. The three members of his team mentioned in the report all played for Hunston. After retiring to Angmering, where he lived on his ‘own means’, Walter died in 1903, aged 62.
‘A match was played at Selsey on Thursday last, between the Selsey Cricket Club and Mr Buckeridge’s XI. Scores: Selsey 158 for 6 wickets (F Kitching not out 48, H Penfold 34, N Clayton 18, A Young 17, G G Todd 11). Mr Buckeridge’s XI 51 (J H Hobgen 11 and F Hodson and A E Cosens 10 each).’
26 One can only assume that the F Kitchins of the 12th July report and F Kitching of the 19th July are one and the same man.
Reported on 20th September 1893, Priory Park 2nd XI played Selsey on 15th September.
‘This match was played at Chichester on Friday and resulted in favour of the home team after some entertaining play. Among the victors, Hutchinson and Gower at the wickets and Wyndham in the bowling distinguished themselves.’
Very conveniently, the next report on the Selsey Cricket Club, in the newspaper of 4th October, states:
‘The members of the Selsey Cricket Club wound up the season on Monday, September 25th by a match between sides chosen by Mr Todd and Mr N Clayton, a capital afternoon’s cricket ending in favour of Mr Clayton’s team. In the evening the players and several friends met at the head-quarters of the Club, the ‘New Inn,’ where a capital cold collation was served by Host Northeast. Mr Newton Clayton presided, and the evening was spent in a very pleasant manner, enlivened by several capital toasts and songs. After three cheers for the ever popular Chairman and singing the National Anthem, the friends dispersed, bringing to an end a very enjoyable, if not altogether successful, season for the Selsey Cricket Club.’
27 1894 - 1895 The newspaper of 4th July 1894 reported a match between Hunston and Selsey and, again, the recurring theme of difficulty in assembling full teams arose.
‘Played at Hunston on Thursday, Selsey won by an innings and 22 runs. Hunston played two short and Selsey one short.’
The Portfield Club announced, in the press of 18th July 1894, that ‘This club has arranged matches to be played on their ground, with the Pitsham, Selsey and Funtington Clubs. Mr Edwards, the Captain, has been kind enough to provide a pitch for the Club. Rev W H Firth is the Hon. Treasurer and Mr Hart the Hon Sec.’
Whether or not the Portfield v Selsey match took place in 1894 is unclear as there is no report of any match between them until 12th June 1895.
‘This match was played on Thursday last, at Selsey. Portfield, although losing the match by the narrow margin of one on the 1st innings, had at the close a very decided advantage, being one run behind and still having eight wickets to fall when time for drawing stumps arrived, which was rigidly adhered to. The closing part of the game was anxiously followed by both clubs to see whether Portfield or ‘Time’ would win; watches were eagerly scanned by those most interested in the game’.
Nearly a month later, reported on 10th July, the match Selsey v Littlehampton took place:
‘This match was played at Selsey, on Monday last, Littlehampton winning on the first innings by two runs. It was unfortunate for the home team that the Littlehampton men had to leave at 5.30 to catch their train as had time permitted the game to be played out the former stood a good chance of retrieving their loss on the first innings.’
18th September 1895 was a field day for Selsey Cricket Club with two of its matches reported. It should also be noted that this is the first mention of the identities of the umpires, at least for Selsey.
‘Selsey v Rumboldswhyke – Played at Selsey yesterday week, the former won by nine wickets. Mr Graves bowled well for the winners, and Major Todd made the winning hit. Messrs. Allen and Pate were the umpires.’
A return match between Portfield v Selsey, ‘played at Portfield, resulted in a win for Selsey by 27 runs on the first innings. The 2nd innings of Portfield shewing ‘more the proper’ expected from a well-selected team, but too late to avert defeat. The matches between these two clubs this season have been very evenly contested, the first played at Selsey, Portfield losing by one run with several wickets in hand. The scores were: Portfield, 1st Innings, 54; 2nd Innings, 86 for six wickets. Selsey, 81’.
28 1896 1896 looked as though it was going to be a very good year for Selsey Cricket with several matches being scheduled.
The first of these was reported on 20th May 1896 and involved Portfield v Selsey.
‘These Teams met at Portfield on Friday last when the home team won an easy victory.’
The next match was reported on 27th May 1896 when Selsey played Hunston.
‘This match was played at Selsey on Thursday last the home team winning on the first innings by 15 runs. For the winners, Messrs. Todd, Kensington and Chitty batted best, bowling honours being divided between Messrs. Bridger and Dewey, whilst for the losers Mr C A Hodson signalized his reappearance in the field after an absence of three seasons by obtaining nine wickets in the second innings at a small cost.’
It is beginning to become clear that either Selsey Cricket Club matches were not reported or the Newspaper Editor declined to print them when they were, perhaps due to space constraints.
The newspapers contained the following fixtures:
3 June 1896 Thursday 4th Selsey v Littlehampton at Littlehampton 24 June 1896 Thursday 25th Selsey v Mr H A Smith’s XI at Selsey 15 July 1896 Thursday 16th Selsey v Hunston at Hunston 26 August 1896 Saturday 29th Selsey v West Dean at West Dean
None of these planned fixtures was reported so, sadly, we have no results.
What the newspaper did have space for however, on 30th September 1896, was the news that Master Archie Northeast of ‘New Inn’ planted a small potato and grew a ‘monster edible weighing 2lbs 12oz., ten inches in length, and 12 inches in girth. One can quite believe it is the biggest grown in Selsey.’
You will, of course, remember that James Northeast was Mine Host of the ‘New Inn’, HQ of SCC.
Certainly, the Cricket Club declined partly due to the inability of Selsey to field a team.
29 1897 A meeting was held on the evening of Monday, 5th April 1897 at the Anchor Inn, Selsey (now, of course, it is in Sidlesham).
‘Mr G Humphry CC in the chair. It was decided that the Cricket Clubs of Selsey and Hunston should be amalgamated ‘Union is strength,’ and the players from this district may reasonably be expected to give neighbourly rivals a good game.’
This looks very much like an attempt to address the issue of a lack of players.
Sure enough, 2nd June 1897 reported a match – Littlehampton v Hunston & Selsey.
‘This match was played on Thursday, at Littlehampton, and resulted in a draw. At the call of time, the visitors had two wickets to fall and were 57 runs behind.’
14th July 1897 saw Littlehampton v Selsey at Selsey. It seems as though the Hunston merger was very short-lived.
‘This match was played on Friday. Wadham took eight wickets for 36 runs.’
No Selsey matches were reported for the remainder of the year.
1898 And so we progress to 1898.
The Priory Park Cricket Club Letter Book offers us a tantalizing glimpse of the times.
On 9th March 1898 W D Rasell (William Duke Rasell - Priory Park Secretary) wrote to Mr F Fogden, Hon. Sec. of Selsey Cricket Club. The Selsey Cricket Club had obviously challenged Priory Park as the letter reads as follows:
‘Dear Sir
Mr Harris our late Hon. Sec. has handed me your letter of the 7th instant re matches for the coming season. My Committee meet in a few days when I will place your challenge before them and write you again with their decision.’
This was not too long in coming as on 17th March 1898 Mr Rasell again wrote to Mr Fogden:
‘Dear Sir
I am directed by the Committee of the Priory Park C.C. to say they have with regret decided to
30 decline your invitation for two matches during this coming season as their programme has been completed for some weeks otherwise they would have been pleased to have met your club. In the event of your wishing to play us next season (1899) kindly write not later than January.’
As we can see, Selsey missed the boat!
The following interesting snippet of information must have put the cat among the pigeons in Selsey Cricket circles as Newton Clayton Senior was an Estate Agent of some renown in Selsey, although born in Oswaldtwistle, Lancs. Rather confusingly, his son is Newton James Haworth Clayton, (born in Selsey), and both gentlemen were of a suitable age to play cricket.
‘9th April 1898 Newton Clayton Selsey
Dear Sir Priory Park Cricket Club
I beg to inform you that at a Meeting of the Committee you were proposed by Mr H W Harris and unanimously elected as member of this above club. I enclose you a copy of the Rules and a list of fixtures.
Yours faithfully
W D Rasell’
However, things looked brighter later in the year at least in terms of matches played. On 25th May, reported on 1st June 1898, Selsey played Littlehampton at Littlehampton.
‘…the game resulting in a win for the home team by 156 runs with several wickets to spare.’
Reported on 15th June 1898, Selsey v Goodwood
‘Played at Selsey June 9th, the home team being poorly represented, resulted in a win for Goodwood’
Reported in the same paper was the following:
‘Selsey v A E Cosens XI This match was played at Selsey on Monday June 6th, rain prevented an early start being made and the game resulted in a draw’.
A E Cosens was Alfred Ernest Cosens born in Hunston in 1868 and baptised there on 10
31 May of that year. He inherited Church Farm, Hunston, from his father while he was still a young man and married Mary Elizabeth Oliver on 12th November 1893. His mother was Emma Jane Fogden.
It became obvious that Selsey was severely limited in the opposition it had. Priory Park had pointed out that Mr Fogden needed to get his requests in earlier but even Portfield did not often feature.
Selsey played Littlehampton (again) and the match was reported on 22nd June 1898.
‘Played at Selsey June 16, the bowling of Messrs Arbury and Holland proved too good for the home team’s score.’
Here the style of reporting cricket matches changed.
A report on 27th July 1898 reads as follows:
‘A match was played here on Friday last (22 July) between eleven of the Selsey CC and twenty-two Selsey fishermen resulting in an easy win for the Club. Score: Fishermen 43, Club 129 for seven wickets. W Lambeth 55, H Penfold 28, W Goode 20 not out and F Fogden 11, being the principal scorers. On Monday, August 1st, the Club play the visitors at Selsey and an interesting game should result.’
This, of course, mirrored the Benedicts vs Bachelors match of earlier days.
On 10th August 1898 this match was reported:
‘A Cricket match was played on Monday by the visitors v Selsey CC, which resulted in an easy win for the latter, who made 122 runs for five wickets, of which Charles Harding made 32 not out. The visitors making 117 in the two innings, Mr Goode having the highest score (22). The game was witnessed by a large company. Refreshments were supplied on this occasion by Mr James Northeast.’
3rd September 1898 was the last match of the season.
‘It was between the Club and eleven of Selsey visitors selected by Mr H A Smith ending in favour of the Club. For the winners Messrs. Todd, Penfold, Harris, Clayton and Humphry’s bowling being very effective, for the losers Messrs. Watts, Mallison and Trotman rendered good service.
On Thursday several visitors with the help of a few residents arranged a concert in aid of the Cricket Club, when a capital programme was gone through to an appreciative audience, encores being numerous. Mr N Clayton presided and at Conclusion of Concert proposed a vote of thanks to all those performers who had so generously given their services to aid the CC and hoped that it was but the beginning of what would now be an annual institution, viz; Club v Visitors at Cricket followed
32 by Concert in aid of Club funds given by Visitors. The two secretaries Messrs Fogden and Dewey are to be congratulated upon their success in bringing the Cricket season to such a successful end. Thanks are also due to Mr Fogden who generously lends his meadow for the matches. The following was the programme of the concert:
PROGRAMME Part 1 (it should be noted there is no Part II) Piano Solo … … “The Liberty Bell” … … Miss B A Parkins Song … … “Dear England” … … Mr Dewey Song … … “A Jolly British Sailor” (encored) Mr Hilton Song … … “I’ll take you Home Again Kathleen” Miss Stannus Song … … “Good Company” … … Major Todd Violin solo … … “Adagio” … … Miss E Stannus Humorous Song … “Tut-tut” (encored) Mr A J Fricker Song … … “Dear Heart” … … Miss B A Parkins Song … … “Tom Tit” … … Miss Smith Song (selected) … … … … Miss E Clayton Song … … “Land Ahead” … … Mr F Parkins Piano Solo … … … … … … Miss W Clayton Humorous Song … “Staring me in the Face” (encored) Mr Hilton Song … … “Ruby” … … Mr E A Johnson Mandolin Solo … “Segovia” … … Miss B A Parkins Humorous Song … “Stars” (encored) Mr A J Fricker Recitation … … “The Election at Huddersfield” Mr Stannus Song … … “Mona” … … Mr Dewey Humorous Song … “Husbands” (encored) Miss Flint Song … … “I want you my Honey” … … Miss B A Parkins Violin solo … … … … … … Miss Annette Ellis-Morris’
33 1899
Selsey achieved a higher profile in cricketing circles in 1899.
The Observer and West Sussex Recorder of 15th February 1899 reported:
‘CRICKET CONCERT - The Cricket Club again benefited on Monday night, when an excellent concert was given in aid of the funds. The following is the programme:- violin and piano, ‘Perpetuo Mobile,’ Miss Minniece, and Miss G Malaher; song ‘The Laird’s King’, Mr F Hobgen; recitation ‘Aunt Abigail’s Adventures’, Miss Barker; song ‘Guiding Light’ Major Todd; duet ‘Surely’, Miss K and Mr F Hobgen; song ‘the King’s Own’, Mr Buhl; song ‘Life’s Lullaby’, Miss Woodhams; song ‘Kings of the Road’, Mr T C Hobgen; comic song ‘One-legged Family’, Mr Miles; song ‘Tatters’, Miss K Hobgen; comic song ‘I am a Philosopher’, Mr Steere; violin solo ‘Lisette’, Miss G Malaher; song ‘The Outlaw’, Mr T C Hobgen; song ‘All the While’, Miss Woodhams; song ‘The Smuggler’, Major Todd; recitation, Miss Barker; song ‘The last Watch’, Mr Buhl; song ‘A Dolly and a Couch’, Miss K Hobgen; comic song ‘A Story of a Musical Box’, Mr Steere; song ‘The Distant Shore’, Mr F Hobgen; comic song ‘The Stammering Sweethearts’, Mr Miles.’
It seems that Mr Fogden was still a little tardy with his letter-writing. Although it had been suggested to him that he write in January 1899 if he wished to play Priory Park (and, of course, it is always possible a letter is missing), he wrote to E Messum (perhaps Messam) on 20th February 1899 and received the following response:
‘Dear Sir
Replying to your favour of 20th ult. We can offer you May 17th for match to be played at Priory Park. The Committee are sorry that owing to so many fixtures this year they can only give you this one date.
Please say if this meets with your approval and oblige.
Yours faithfully’
This match took place and the report appears in its proper place.
A general meeting of the Selsey Cricket Club was held at the ‘New Inn’ on Wednesday and reported in the newspaper of 15th March 1899. Mr Newton Clayton was in the chair, having been re-elected to the Parish Council the previous week.
‘The meeting was well attended. The Secretary’s report shewed the Club to be in a prosperous condition, thanks chiefly to the entertainments given on its behalf by the Manhood Minstrels, and an entertainment promoted by Mr H Penfold, enabling the Club to start the financial year with a balance in hand of between two and three pounds. Votes of thanks were passed to the Minstrels
34 for their efforts and also to Mr Penfold. On election of officers all the old officers were re-elected with Messrs. Cutten and Flint added to the list of Committee. Several out and home matches were arranged; the ground being in a greatly improved condition should assist the Club to make the season a success. Votes of thanks to Treasurer, Secretary, Captain, &c., brought the meeting to a close. The Hon. Secs. Are Messrs. S E Dewey and F Fogden, with Major Todd as Treasurer.’
On 17th May of the same year Priory Park and Selsey played at Priory Park when the home team secured an easy victory. ‘For the winners the Hon. B Gordon-Lennox scored a fine innings of 106, included in which were 17 fours. He gave no chance. Biddle, the new professional, took five wickets for 39 runs.’
The Chichester Observer and West Sussex Recorder of 24th May 1899 reported a match between Littlehampton and Selsey.
‘The opening match of the Littlehampton Cricket Club took place on Friday, when they entertained Selsey and beat them by 50 runs on the first innings. The weather was fine, but in the afternoon there was a rather fresh breeze. The wicket was in capital condition. Littlehampton went in first, and before the last wicket fell 113 had been recorded. Six of the wickets fell under the bowling of C Marshall at a cost of 52 runs. Selsey then went in, but failed to reach their opponents’ total by 50 runs, four of their men coming out for ‘ducks’.’
The ubiquitous Mr N Clayton fielded his own XI at a match played between them and Northgate Grammar School (Chichester). The match was reported on 26th July and was held at Selsey. ‘…the Grammar School scored an easy victory. H Lake batted and bowled finely for the winners.’
35 5
1900 - 1907
The year started badly for Selsey Cricket as they lost one of their regular players, William Hodson.
The newspaper of 21st February published the following report:
‘We regret to record the somewhat unexpected death of Mr. William Hodson, the second of the three well known brothers at Hunston Mill. The deceased came in to witness the ‘send off’ of the Sussex Reservists, but a cold he had, developed into pneumonia, and he gradually sank from weakness of the heart, dying on Saturday at the age of 45. Deceased was an old volunteer having joined the Chichester Company in 1874, retiring a few years ago. One year he was the second best shot in the Battalion. His father, Mr James Hodson, of Brighton was a well known County cricketer and the deceased in his younger days rendered good service in this district with the ball and bat. Deceased will be buried this (Wednesday) afternoon at 3.30 at Hunston.’
His last recorded appearance on the Selsey team was in 1878.
There was a happier report on 2nd May when Thomas Cecil Hobgen’s wedding was reported.
‘FESTIVITIES AT SIDLESHAM’ The employees on the Farm of Mr Allan Hobgen, of Mapsons, Sidelsham, were entertained to supper at the ‘Anchor’ Inn, Sidelsham, on Saturday evening in celebration of the wedding of Mr T Cecil Hobgen. The chair was taken by Mr A Hobgen, who was supported by Dr Andre and Messrs. C A Hodson, A E Cosens, W Farne, and Steere. After the appreciation of an appetising and substantial repast the loyal toast was given from the chair. Mr W Farne submitted the ‘Army, Navy and Reserve, Forces,’ replied to by Mr C A Hodson. The toast of the evening, ‘Happiness of the bride and bridegroom,’ was given by Dr Andre and received with enthusiasm and musical honours. The Chairman acknowledged on behalf of his brother. Later on the healths of Mr and Mrs Allan Hobgen and Dr and Mrs Andre were pledged, also ‘The Visitors’, proposed by Mr T Edbury. Capital songs were sung by Messrs. R Steere, Glue, Hodson, Lang, Prior, Edbury, and Robinson, and selections were given on a Gramophone.’
Here we see Messrs. Hobgen and Cosens carousing together. They were probably close friends as Mr A E Cosens XI included T C Hobgen on 6 June 1898 when they played Selsey.
36 The newspaper of May 9th contained a report of interest to Selsey Cricketers.
‘A general meeting of the Selsey Cricket Club took place in the Foresters’ Hall of the Fisherman’s Joy on Monday evening last, Mr Hugh Penfold in the chair. An examination of the accounts showed that the Club was in a very bad state and that unless it received more substantial help in the future than it had done in the past, it must most surely collapse. This would be a great pity, for Selsey has quite an ancient cricket history being one of the first and foremost clubs in the county in days long gone by.’
The same paper also published Priory Park Cricket Club Fixtures which showed that the Second XI were due to play Selsey on 14th June at Priory Park. It also noted that the Selsey match was not a ‘half-day’ match.
This match was reported on 20th June.
‘PRIORY PARK II v SELSEY On the ground of the former, on Thursday, the visitors were easily defeated, both teams were of a ‘scratch’ character.’
There is no explanation of the term ‘scratch’ so one can only guess that the teams were hastily put together, perhaps with people not used to playing regularly.
The same newspaper also published the fixture lists of surrounding clubs. Portfield Cricket Club listed a proposed game against Selsey, at Selsey, on Saturday 25th August.
Rather surprisingly, the paper of 22nd August reported this match as it was actually played on 18th August.
‘PORTFIELD v SELSEY. This match, played on the Portfield ground on Saturday, resulted in a single innings victory for Selsey.’
There is no explanation of this change of date or venue either. However, the newspaper of 12th September may hold a clue. Sounding rather put out about the whole thing, the cricket reporter writes:
‘I regret to say that I am unable to finish the usual averages for the Bognor Cricket Season. Two matches are altogether missing from the book, and it is very difficult to distinguish the scratch games, scores in which do not count in averages, from the visitors matches proper. Sometimes analysis is kept, sometimes they are not. In fact it is impossible to gather reliable information from the book’.
If this holds true for Bognor then why not for Selsey? It is certainly true that Selsey’s batting and bowling averages were not published in the press.
37 And here we come to the end of yet another cricket season. But what a glorious ending for Selsey in what must have been a difficult year!
1901
Bognor Cricket Club was in crisis and an emergency annual meeting was called on 11th February 1901. Yet, several of the issues with Bognor mirror those of Selsey. Despite their geographical proximity, Bognor and Selsey did not play against each other.
There were financial difficulties which caused Mr Staffurth to say ‘that the time had come for the town to say whether the Club should exist any longer or not’. There was some indication that the Recreation Ground, on which the cricket pitch was marked out, might not be available in the future or might be developed to the detriment of the Cricket Club.
Dr Morris said it was a disgrace if eleven players could not be got together for a match in Bognor. He knew of a village of 200 inhabitants where first-class elevens were raised for matches. There must be some reason for the lack of interest in Bognor.
The Vicar said the essential condition was to produce good cricket in the place. He had never seen a young cricketer on the ground.
The Chairman felt that had they got a permanent ground they might be in a better state.
So perhaps Selsey’s situation was not so unusual after all.
The newspaper of 1st May published the Priory Park Cricket Club Fixture List indicating that a half-day match was due to played against Selsey on August 21st, which turned out to be a match between Selsey and Mr Hobgen’s XI.
May 5th saw a report on Selsey entertainment with a very appropriate opening sentence – ‘There has been very little recently recorded in this paper respecting the doings of the Selsey folk.’ How true!
The news of the day, reported 15th May, was that
‘On Friday, William and Charles Arnell and Albert Pennycord had a big haul of fish. They landed about 1¼ tons of Bass by which they netted £30. Only once before within memory of local people has such a big catch been known.’
38 There was splendid news for Bognor in June of 1901.
‘If generous expenditure is to be taken as a criterion, cricket ought to flourish in the near future in Bognor, for the management of the new Recreation Ground have spared no expense in providing a ground for the Cricket Club worthy of a county match.’
Portfield Cricket Club’s fixture list indicated that they, too, had a fixture with Selsey, on Thursday 15th August at Selsey at 11.30.
The same newspaper gave us a report on a match between Portfield and Selsey played on the previous Saturday which had never appeared on the fixture list.
‘Played at Portfield on Saturday, and ended in an easy victory for the home team, for whom Bell took eight wickets for 27 runs.’
This is the complete reverse of the fixture with Priory Park, scheduled for 21st August, which was probably not played. There is no record of it in the press nor in Priory Park’s own Score Books.
However, on 16th August Selsey played Mr Hobgen’s XI.
‘Played at Selsey on Friday last and resulted in an easy win for the home team, mainly due to the batting of Messrs. Allen Hudson and Fogden, and the bowling of Marshall and Avis. F J Pratt batted carefully for the losers. Marshall obtained six wickets for 10 runs and Avis three for 10.’
22nd August saw yet another Selsey v Portfield match.
‘Played at Selsey on Thursday last, and resulted in an easy win for the home team.’
Selsey’s final activity of the season was Selsey Athletic Sports which included ‘Throwing the Cricket Ball’. V Wingham came first, Peacock was second while B Penfold was third.
It is interesting to note that the only cricketer we can recognise is B Penfold. The other two gentlemen don’t seem to have played for Selsey Cricket Club at all.
39 For the first time Selsey reported Batting and Bowling Averages.13
And so ended the 1901 season with exhortations to drink Cadbury’s Cocoa.
13 Reported 25 September 1901
40 1902
Not a lot happened in Selsey in 1902. There was discussion about the new road from Bognor to Selsey, Priory Park Cricket Club published their Fixtures List, stating that the First XI would be playing Selsey on 13th August and Rev. J Cavis Brown sold the old Rectory at Church Norton to C E S Bishop.
When Priory Park and Selsey did cross metaphorical swords again at Priory Park, the scores were Priory Park 212 for 5 and Selsey 108 for 1.
Priory Park Cricket Club Score Book records it as a draw.
This was the only Cricket Fixture for Selsey, according to the press and this season also finished with exhortations to drink Cocoa but this time from a rival, Dr Tibbles Vi-Cocoa. Did the cricketing wear really change this much in such a short space of time?
41 1903
Although this was a very good year for Selsey Cricket, when the Club really seemed to get its act together, there was little general Selsey news to be read with even the Selsey Regatta in August being ‘not so well attended as previously’.
But back to the letter books. On 21st February 1903 the Hon. Sec of Priory Park Cricket Club was now Harry W Harris (again – he had been Hon. Sec prior to 1898 and Mr Rasell took over from him). He wrote to Mr Fogden offering to play a Cricket match at Priory Park on Wednesday 24th August 1903 at ’11.30 sharp’. He wrote again on 2nd March to confirm that he had booked the above match. Apparently he had had a conversation with Mr Fogden on this subject but whether face to face or by telephone we shall never know.
There was, however, a ‘first’ for Selsey as on 20th May 1903 the Selsey Cricket Club Fixtures List was published.
This issue of the newspaper also reported the ‘whole day’ match between Portfield and Selsey.
‘The Selsey Cricket Club played the first match of the season on Thursday last with the Portfield CC and won by 33 runs on the first innings.
After a few seasons of depression and almost extinction, the Club has regained a good financial position with a largely increased number of members several of whom show promise of developing into really good players. Having succeeded in obtaining a new ground in a good position with a pitch re-laid during the last winter, the Club should help to make this healthy village more attractive. Mr Newton Clayton, CC, is Captain, and Mr Frank Fogden, (who has been the Secretary and Treasurer for some years and has pulled the Club through into its present good position) has been appointed Treasurer and Vice-Captain, whilst Mr J Fisher has entered upon the duties of duties of Secretary to the Club. With a good programme for the present season, we shall confidently expect great things, and a successful career for the Club.
42 In Selsey’s first innings, Butler took five wickets for 35 runs and D Gale four for 35. In the second innings, Chase took five for 6 runs, Gale one for 1, and Edwards two for 14.
In Portfield’s first innings, Bray took seven wickets for 14, J Harris one for 4, P Legg one for 17 and Taylor one for 0. In the second innings, Bray took two for 23, Taylor two for 14 and Walker two for 11.’
Littlehampton played Selsey on May 20th at Littlehampton (another ‘whole day match’) and it was reported that ‘the homesters’ won easily.
On June 11th Selsey was due to play the YMCA at Chichester but this match went unreported. However, the Portfield v Selsey match of 18th June (yet another ‘whole day match’) was reported at some length with the reporter’s tongue firmly in his cheek!
‘The return match between these Clubs was brought off on Thursday last on the Recreation Ground at Chichester (the Portfield pitch not being available), and a very keen match resulted in an exciting finish, just on time, in favour of the ‘Blinders’ by two wickets. The result reverses the decision arrived at on the occasion of their first meeting this season at Selsey, when the ‘Seasiders’ were awarded the verdict materially assisted by the running powers of the Selsey timekeeper’s clock. For the homesters Harry Heath hit up a merry 20 in something like his old style, whilst for Selsey useful contributions came from the bats of the ever young Major Todd, Sanford and Walker. In the bowling department Walker, for Selsey, took 13 wickets for 41 runs, Sanford 4 for 39 and for Portfield Butler secured 8 for 28, Napper 10 for 36 and Gale 5 for 15 respectively. It may be mentioned that Geo. Tadd, a Portfieldite, elected to play for Selsey under the birth qualification, and was presented with a pair of ‘spectacles by Messrs. Napper and Gale.’
The Selsey v City Club match on 27th June appeared in the press.
‘This match was played at Selsey on Saturday, and resulted in an easy victory for the Cicestrians by 68 runs. For the City Club the bowling honours were taken by Mant, who took 6 wickets for 21 runs, Hopkins taking 2 for 28.’
The next two matches, White Rose v Chichester on 2nd July and Mr H A Smith’s XI at Selsey on 8 July do not appear in the newspapers so perhaps they were either cancelled or not reported. Westgate Brewery v Selsey at Chichester on 18th July certainly was reported.
‘This match was played on Saturday at the Chichester Brewery Ground and resulted in an easy win for the brewers. Willis took 5 wickets for five runs and Hall 5 for 15.’
August 1st saw a match between Graylingwell v Selsey. It is interesting that, on several occasions, the term ‘Grayling Wells’ is used, a reminder that there has been a well on this site since at least medieval times.
43 ‘At Graylingwell Hospital on Saturday, Selsey, with a man short, were decisively beaten, the home eleven winning by 162 runs. For Graylingwell J R Newman took six wickets for eight runs and G Fletcher three for four.’
Reports for the next three matches, White Rose at Selsey on August 20th, the Brewery on 22nd August also at Selsey and a whole day match against Priory Park on 24th August cannot be found although they were played, as we shall see.
On 27th August a final whole day match was played between Selsey and Littlehampton at Selsey.
‘A match was played here on Thursday last week between Selsey CC and Littlehampton CC, Selsey winning by 5 wickets. A result due to some capital bowling by Messrs. Sandford and Walker, the latter doing the hat trick, and brilliant batting by Messrs. G G Todd, L R Allen and Walker. Scores: Littlehampton 75 and 31. Selsey 35 and 74 for five wickets. The Selsey cricketers seem to be in good form just now having in a few days previous beaten Selsey Visitors, Westgate Brewery and drawn with White Rose and Priory Park.’
The final match of the season was 3rd September, YMCA v Selsey, but it was not reported.
44 1904
While Selsey was waiting for the new cricket season to start, the newspapers reported Beatrice Woodland’s wedding on 27th January, the sale of Foots Farm on 9th March and the ‘Lucy Newbon’ Lifeboat ’s new coat of paint on 13th April when ‘Selsey Siftings’ reappeared.
Bognor Cricket Club had a serious financial crisis which was the topic of several weeks’ newsprint. Maybe Selsey’s own difficulties were typical of those experienced by small rural communities rather than being of Selsey’s own making.
On 1st June, Selsey’s Fixtures List was published.
An impressive number of matches and an even more impressive line-up of officials! Out of all these matches only two were reported and neither of them was of the much- vaunted ‘whole day’ variety.
The first of the two was the Chichester City Club v Selsey played at Selsey on 2nd July.
‘The City Club were entertained by a Selsey eleven on Saturday and appear to have extracted a leaf from the book of the Lavant team for their bowling on this occasion was a marked feature of the match. In consequence of this they drove back to Chichester victors by the creditable margin of an innings and 54 runs. In the first innings the bowling resulted in A Wickenden taking seven wickets for five runs and A H Hartwright three for twelve, while five for six and five for thirteen fell to L S
45 Edney and G Mant respectively in the homesters second innings. W Parker headed the Club score with 38 runs. E Cutten following with 15 (not out). Among the homesters ‘circles’ were in particular evidence while no fewer than three of them secured a ‘pair’.’
The second match was that of Portfield v Selsey at Portfield on 25th August.
‘The return match between these clubs was played at Portfield on Thursday last and resulted in an easy victory for the home side by an innings and 42 runs. For the victors, Butler bowled splendidly securing 7 wickets for 17 runs. In the second innings Napper captured 6 wickets for 17 and Edwards 3 for 8. For the visitors Swinden bowled well.’
It will be noted that the Selsey Fixtures List does not indicate a match played at Selsey against Portfield.
And so ended a rather dismal year for Selsey Cricket Club if these scores are anything to go by.
1905
The Selsey year started on a jolly note with a report on 25th January of the Selsey Popular Entertainment Society who gave two dramatic entertainments in the Public Hall on Friday and Saturday evening. The cast seems to have been the same for both performances as Dr Eldred figures in both, firstly as Widow Mrs Corney in Bumble’s Courtship ‘a comedietta taken from Dickens’ “Oliver Twist” and secondly as John Small in “Whitebait at Greenwich”. As Mrs Corney he was involved in a scene with Mr Dewey as Beadle Bumble. ‘the love-making…of the two old worthies was very much appreciated by the audience’. Sadly, Dr Eldred, who worked alongside Dr André was leaving Selsey and the paper of 22nd February reported his farewell presentation.
As the year progressed, however, it became clear that while cricket fixtures for various clubs were printed, they didn’t include Selsey and, indeed, nothing happened for the intervening months until, rather surprisingly, a game appeared!
On 24th June Selsey played City Club at home:
‘Played at Selsey last Saturday, Wickenden bowling well for the visitors taking 6 wickets for 18 runs, whilst Walker took 8 wickets for 88 runs for the home team’.
The 88 runs are rather suspect as the maths doesn’t add up.
By 5th July, the cricket season was in full flow with whole pages being given over to the reporting of the scores.
46 With nothing else to report, Selsey Shots came into its own with, on 12th July, the observation that:
‘During the last fortnight there has been a considerable influx of visitors to Selsey and the charms of the pretty village are being fully appreciated’ and ‘That better times generally are coming for Selsey’.
This was hotly followed, on 19th July, by the assertion that ‘
Selsey is becoming recognised as an ideal place for honeymoons. At any rate its honey is unsurpassable, and its moons, for the poetical temperament, well-as good as anywhere else!
Under the rather grandiose title of ‘Life-Savers at Selsey’, published 2nd August, there was a report commencing: ‘In these days of wars and rumours of wars…’ which went on to wax lyrical about Fire Fighters and Lifeboatmen, but was actually covering the 17th Company of the Boys’ Life Brigade which was camping at Selsey. Following an account of how each day was spent by the boys, it reports:
‘And so ends the well spent day. In the afternoon the boys are free to spend the time as they like, most of them choose cricket, nor is the canteen neglected’.
Selsey Shots reported
‘two more interesting cricket matches have been played on the sands. The games were very close, and both were won, somewhat unexpectedly, by the visitors who include some very capable players. In the last match they won by 88 runs to 67’.
This W P Marsh postcard was written in 1911 but gives an excellent idea of just how much sand we had on Selsey beach.
The large building on the right hand side of the picture is the Marine Hotel which was at the end of Hillfield Road. Sadly, coastal erosion and coastal protection works have robbed Selsey of its once-fine sands but these players are all wearing whites and there are numerous spectators watching from the beach.
47 The cricket season was rounded off on 20th September by a report from Selsey on the Golden Wedding of Mr & Mrs Robert Harding who had ‘resided in Selsey during the whole of their lives’ (which wasn’t quite true as Robert was born in Sidlesham and Fanny came from South Bersted).
Will Selsey Cricket Club rise phoenix-like from the ashes or is it doomed to disappear?
1906
Selsey Shots had now become Selsey Notes and its first announcement, on 3rd January, was:
‘Of late the chief event of permanent interest in Selsey has been the formation of a Hockey Club. A very fair ground has been secured, members have come in thick and fast, and several excellent practice games have been played’.
Despite the assurance ‘But of this more next week’ from Dr Barford, who was Hon. Sec, no further trace of the Hockey club can be found until 3rd April 1907 when ‘Hockey matches were witnessed on the sands.’
The press continued to report Selsey doings with great emphasis on any bad news. The end of January sees a court case between Stanislas Armarmac de Rhodes, barrister of the Middle Temple, and the Rev. J Cavis-Brown concerning non-payment of fees for researching the church records held by the vicar.
Newton Clayton was the next victim when his re-election to the Westhampnett Board of Guardians was opposed:
‘The personal element of course weighed largely in the result for although Mr Newton Clayton, as head of the Pagham Harbour Company and largely interested in the Selsey Tramway, has possessed great local influence, he was faced with strong opponents in Mr Arnell and Mr Smith, who are on exceptionally good terms with the working classes.’
A report of 18th July gave an account of a cricket match, Chichester Tradesmen v Chichester Carriers with William Fidler, one of Selsey’s Carriers, being part of the team.
An enthralling account headed ‘Selsey Fishwives at Variance’ appeared on 3rd October and on 24th October there was the sad account of Coastguard George Lee who drowned while performing his duties, particularly poignant because it was his 40th birthday and his wife, Grace, and son were on the beach waiting to welcome him home. A collection was made around the village and Grace received the sum of £54 13s 8d which was duly acknowledged by her, with thanks and gratitude, in the newspaper of 21st November.
48 No sign of a resurgence in the Cricket Club for this year.
1907
Selsey news was, quite literally, earth shattering in February 1907.
‘SELSEY SENSATION – LIVE SHELL EXPLODES’ The quietude of the peaceful fishing village of Selsey was greatly disturbed yesterday afternoon about 3 o’clock, when a terrific noise as of an explosion made the whole of the inhabitants ‘jump’. There was reasonable cause for alarm, as the commotion was caused by the descent of a live shell fired from a warship, which, passing over ‘The Fisherman’s Joy’ Inn, dropped into a ploughed field about fifty yards to the rear. The shell exploded, making a big hole in the ground, and a great report. Happily no other shell followed, or some peaceful habitation might have received the deadly projectile. The scene of the explosion has been boarded off for an official enquiry.’
Another report included the information Mr Henry Arnell-Smith was knocked over by the blast.
But what has this to do with cricket?
In 1907, not a lot, but later the Selsey Cricket Club shared Accommodation Meadow with the Selsey Football Club and this meadow was behind the Fisherman’s Joy.
Further bad news was broadcast on 6th March when the death and funeral of Mr Newton Clayton, aged 54, was the topic of the hour. Despite the fact he lived in Sidlesham, Newton Clayton had a wide range of interests, some of which we have seen in earlier reports, but in the 1890’s he had also put together a cricket team. The names of the mourners are recorded and also the organisations they represent. The ubiquitous F. Fogden attended so cricket was not entirely unrepresented.
While the Selsey Football Club is mentioned, the Selsey Cricket Club is not – surely a good indication that it did not exist at this time.
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THEM ‘N US IN 1908
It seems as though the Cricket Club had fallen into decline but there was much discussion in the Chichester Observer and West Sussex Recorder of 3rd June 1908, under the heading of ‘Selsey Siftings by Neptune’, our local reporter at the time.
‘I hear that the Rev Jameson is contemplating forming a cricket club in the village, and my best wishes are with him for the success of the undertaking. There are those who are by no means Sanguine that a club can be formed in Selsey capable of holding together any length of time.
I heard quite an interesting conversation regarding this on Saturday. One young man was very strong in his remarks about it. “The fact of the matter is,” he said, “you will never get a club to hang together so long as the Selsey men are snubbed and visitors given first chance of a game.”
He explained that it was the invariable custom in Selsey for those arranging matches to invite visitors to play and only ask residents in the event of there being insufficient visitors forthcoming to make up a team.
If this is the case one cannot wonder that the Cricket Club does not flourish in Selsey. Still in fairness to the other side it must be said that the explanation was tendered by an enthusiastic local cricketer that visitors were asked to play merely because Selsey men were not always available for cricket. Mr A will be out fishing or Mr B will be hay making with the result that at the last minute the team would be landed in a hole with only half its men. There may of course be something in this but in a village the size of Selsey it seems strange that eleven men cannot be found to make a side at cricket. Anyway, Mr Jameson is going to try and I wish you success.
Later, talking of the visitor, I was rather amused at the severe criticism to which he was subjected by a lady who, to judge from her attitude towards him, had been badly bitten by him in her time. She declared that the visitor to Selsey was made far too much of. ”He comes down here with about two half pennies for a penny in his pocket,” she said, ” he’s made a little idol of for the time being and then he goes away leaving his bag behind by way of outsetting his landlady’s accounts.” Heaps of other equally unkind things this good lady had to say about the visitors, yet a few moments later I heard her complaining that she was never able to get out much because she had to stay at home and prepare the lobster and salads for the visitors. “And we can’t afford to go pleasure making while there is money to be made” she added. Truly has it been said that woman was ever inconsistent.’
50 This opinion was seconded by someone from the village on 10th June 1908:
‘The publicity I gave last week to a resident’s criticism with regard to visitors and the Cricket Club has found echoes in the village. Chatting with a decent man who seemed a keen sportsman, I learned that it had long been a grievance that visitors were preferred to residents in the cricket teams. “Personally I cannot see how you can call it a Selsey team when you’ve got three parts of ‘em visitors,” complained the fishermen, who wound up by saying that the visitors although a very desirable person in the village was made too much of. “I am afraid if it wasn’t for some of us chaps they’d run the show entirely for the visitors,” he said, “but when they holds a meeting up the village now and to do something just for the sake of the visitors we hold another meeting down here and decides that they won’t. And when we say they won’t” he added in a self-satisfied smile “well-- they don’t.’
The culmination of this discussion was reached on 24th June 1908.
“A week or two ago I referred to a little grumble I had overheard concerning the practice which prevailed in the days of the old Selsey Cricket Club of giving visitors the preference of a game before residents, a course which, if true, I said, was deserving of criticism. In reply to this I have received the following interesting letter from Mr F Fogden, a Selsey cricketer of many years standing, and Secretary of the now defunct Club:-
‘Your siftings on Selsey cricket needs an answer from an old cricketer and Sec. The Club was formed in 1890 14 all agreeing to play Selsey residents only if possible. Matches for the season were arranged. I have the original rules as drafted. By the third match an eleven of residents could not be got together, and for the sixth match on our own ground (with luncheon on the ground) although twelve members promised to play as late as 8 pm the night previous, five refusals or letters of inability to play were sent in. A Secretary must then of necessity play visitors, as he cannot scratch the match, and that is typical of what has continually happened ever since. But it was ever so from 1870 to 1879. The ground at Deacon (sic) House (should have been Beacon House) is close to the fishermen, but they seldom, any of them, played in a match for the Club. About six residents and the remainder from outside comprised the team: Hodson Bros (3), Harris Bros (3), of Wittering, C Kerwood, C Howard, A Hobgen, T C Hobgen, F Fogden, G W Humphry, F Harris of Donnington and several others formed a list to furnish a large moiety. That club broke up in ’79 through inability to retain ground, and there was no club for 11 years. Now who are there here who would play regularly, and yet are left out for the benefit of visitors? If there are enough to get a team why not try to raise one – not grumble.’
I appreciate this letter of Mr Fogden’s and am glad that he has thrown some light upon a matter which has caused an unpleasant grumble among those who apparently knew neither the rights nor the wrongs of the case.
Mr Fogden assures me he has played for Selsey from 1868 onwards, but cannot now afford the time he formerly gave it. Nothing, however, would give him greater pleasure than to see someone else
14 This may be a printing error in the original report as a date of 1870 makes more sense.
51 try their hand at organising a cricket club in the village. This is a step I understand the Rev. Mr Jameson contemplates, and I trust he will not allow the matter to fall through. Because a team of players could not be mustered eleven years ago, surely it does not follow that we could not muster one today.”
Despite all this discussion, there are no reports of any matches being played which involved Selsey in the whole of 1908.
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1909 - 1914
In 1909, however, the Chichester Observer and West Sussex Recorder published the following details:
Selsey v. Sidlesham
‘The match between Selsey and Sidlesham, played at Selsey on July 22nd, resulted in a victory for Sidlesham by 46 runs. W. Smart bowled well for Sidlesham, taking 6 wickets for 9 runs. Scores:
Selsey: Walker b W Smart 4; Stephenson c Ide b W Smart 10; Harris b W Smart 0; F Fogden b W Smart 0; Mitchell b G smart 8; Fisher b W Smart 0; Gardner c Clayton b G Smart 2; E Fogden b G Smart 0; Smith not out 2; Wigginton b W Smart 0; Morey b G Smart 0; Extras 11; Total 37.
Sidlesham: G Smart b Walker 7; H Clayton c Fogden b Walker 15; R Dutton b Walker 16; Rev W T Dutton b Walker 13; F Shrubb b Mitchell 1; C Dutton run out 4; W J Ide run out 3; J Richards b Stephenson 5; H W Moore b Walker 0; W Smart not out 9; extras 10; total 83.’
The other highlight of 1909 was that on 29th September the Chichester Observer reported the marriage of Mr Archibald James Northeast (who had taken over the license of the New Inn upon his father’s death in 1907) and Miss Ellen Harriet Treagus.
While 1910 appeared to be another barren year in terms of matches played by Selsey, two cuttings taken from the Chichester Observer & West Sussex Recorder dated 29th June and 29th September 1910 seem to indicate that cricket was still in the minds of the populace, although not as players.
‘County Cricketers at Selsey
Mr J Davis, of the Selsey Hotel, entertained several of the Sussex County Cricketers on Tuesday evening. They were Messrs. Killick (accompanied by Mrs Killick), Cox, Leach and Vincett. They travelled to Selsey after play at Chichester had concluded on Tuesday and spent the night at the Selsey Hotel. Needless to say they were all immensely pleased with Selsey and promised that some of the Sussex players would come and pay another visit in September. They returned to Chichester by the 9.15 tram on Wednesday morning.’
53 ‘Collection for Killick’s Benefit
Mr J Davis, of the Selsey Hotel, has received an acknowledgement from ‘Leather Hunter’ of the sum of £2. 2s., collected by means of a card in the bar at the Hotel, towards the benefit of E H Killick, the well-known Sussex County cricketer.’
A newspaper 15 of 27th July 1910 may (or may not) hold a clue as to why cricket matches were not taking place.
The article relates to the Football Club but as many of the Footballers were also Cricketers it may be relevant.
‘Is Selsey to have no Football during the fast-approaching season? For many years past the popular winter pastime has provided enjoyment for players and spectators alike, and it seems a thousand pities that the village should have no football team. Through some unexplained reason the Selsey Football club, which has done such a lot in the past in the way of providing recreation on Saturday afternoons has ceased to exist, and a feeling of apathy seems to have fallen on the village in regards to the game. There is no lack of players and no lack (judging from the past) of financial support, and under such circumstances it seems absurd that football should be at a standstill as at present.’
There is now a gap in the records and it is widely asserted by all who attempt a history of Sussex Cricket that no Cricket was played during the Great War. As many of the young men had marched off to serve their country, this would not be surprising.
However, there is one entry for Selsey in the Chichester Observer of 25th March 1914, immediately pre-war.
The Cricket Club
‘A general meeting of the Selsey Cricket Club was held at the Marine Hotel, Selsey, on Friday last 16, and was well attended. In the absence of the Chairman, Mr Archibald Hamilton, through illness, Mr F M Jewell was appointed Chairman of the Meeting. The Committee for the year 1914-15 will consist of: Mr E G Arnell, Hon. Treasurer; Mr W Bonnar; Mr E Jewell, Captain; Mr W M Jewell; Dr A Humphrys; Mr John Lewis; Mr John Mitchell; Mr F Owens; Mr A Purchase and Mr H Stephen, Hon. Secretary.
Mr Stephen will be glad to receive communications from Clubs desiring matches for the coming season.’
An accompanying article tells us that Archibald Hamilton was suffering from heart trouble following a severe attack of influenza.
Again just pre-war, Selsey played two matches.
15 Chichester Observer & West Sussex Recorder 16 0 March 1914
54 On 23rd May 1914 Selsey played Lavant at Lavant, the home team winning by 34 runs and on 20 June played Bersted at Selsey which, judging from the scores, was a close run thing.
The newspaper of 1st July 1914 reported what appears to have been a thoroughly enjoyable match.
‘The West Sussex Constabulary went to Selsey on Tuesday of last week (24 June 1914) and played an enjoyable game with the local club, whom they defeated by 33 runs. P C Wood performed the ‘hat’ trick and bowled exceptionally well, but his analysis was not taken. About thirty sat down to luncheon, those present, in addition to the players, including Mr M F S Jewell, Superintendent H Ellis, DCC, Superintendent Pygall, and Superintendent Avis.’
And on 28th July 1914 war was declared.
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1915 - 1919
The newspapers were full of lists – numbers of men recruited, numbers of special constables and, later on in the war, lists of the dead, missing, wounded and imprisoned. No space, then, for frivolities.
The list published 10th February 1915 is typical and is reproduced below.
In 1911 Selsey had a population of 1501 and this figure was still being used in 1918. There were 400 inhabited houses.
A breakdown of the lists shows that of the 135 men 20 were cricketers with another 5 possible cricketers (the initials have been omitted so it is difficult to determine whether or not these are actually cricketers or just men with the same surname). One in 4 households had someone in the forces.
These lists were in every copy of the newspaper for the entire war. No wonder there was no village cricket.
56 There is no doubt that activities connected with various other sports were taking place. On 3rd March it was reported that
‘A meeting of the Committee of the Selsey Bowling Club was held at the Selsey Hotel on Wednesday evening to consider the position of the Club and future arrangements…The meeting decided to hold a dinner for the members of the Club on Thursday, 25th March…Instead of the customary concert, however, it was agreed to hold a billiard match…
A letter was read from Mr Maurice F S Jewell, enclosing a cheque and regretting that, as he had joined the Royal Field Artillery, he would not be likely to be in Selsey for some time…’
So the Cricket Club lost another team member.
On 21st March it was reported that the
‘Annual Dinner of the Selsey Hotel Bowling Club takes place at the hotel tomorrow (Thursday) night. Mr W S Hogg has consented to distribute the prizes which were won last summer.’
This seems to indicate that the dinner, in fact, was to be held on 22nd March – but this is probably a typing error.
On 31st March the Annual Dinner was reported as having taken place on Thursday evening and this confirms the date of the 25th March. ‘Dr A A Humphrys referred to the past season as a successful one, despite the curtailment of the official programme owing to the war.’ It was also reported that the toast list was a limited one.
So here we see that although sporting activities take place, they are curtailed.
Selsey Cricket Club had some further bad news. ‘
A very well-known resident of Selsey, Mr Frank Fogden, passed away on Sunday afternoon after a brief illness at the age of 61 years. He had been for 23 years Chief Ranger of the ‘Star of Selsey’ Court of Foresters, and he was also a member of the Parish Council. He leaves a widow and seven children, two sons and five daughters. The funeral is to take place on Thursday afternoon at the Chapel at 2.30 and then at Church Norton.’
No mention is made of the fact that he had been the Hon. Secretary of the Cricket Club and a keen and regular player.
Mr Fogden’s funeral was fully reported on 24th March.
‘The funeral of the late Mr Frank Fogden took place on Thursday, the first part of the service being held at the United Methodist Chapel and interment at Norton Churchyard in the presence of a large
57 gathering of parishioners. The family mourners who followed were the deceased’s four daughters, Miss Fogden, Miss May Fogden, Miss Kitty Fogden, and Miss Gertrude Fogden, and his brother, Mr Robert Fogden. Owing to illness the widow, and a son, Mr Ernest Fogden, were unable to be present, while another son, Mr Tom Fogden, is serving at the front. Others present included Mr A Apps (Sidlesham), Mr Luther Clayton, Mr Archibald Hamilton, the following members of the Parish Council, viz, Mr C Wakely (chairman), the Rev. C W G Wilson (Vice-Chairman), Fred Barnes, and also Mr E G Arnell, JP, Mr W A Smith, Mr G Willshire, senr., Mr C Wingham, Mr Marshall, Mr W Fowler, and other members of the local Court of Foresters…The service was conducted by the Rev. A E Dymond, the resident Methodist Minister, and at the close the usual Foresters’ Oration was read by Mr Apps of Sidlesham.’
Also on 24th March, Priory Park Bowling Club held its Annual Meeting and Prize Distribution but ‘Owing to the war the Priory Park Bowling Club did not hold their customary dinner at the end of last season…The Committee made a recommendation that the Club should carry on the championship next season (Remember! The war would be over by Christmas!)…Mr Cutten,… remarked that most of their members were not eligible to join the colours, and they did not take a ‘gate’ or attract young men as spectators.’
The same cannot be said of Cricket of course.
Cricket was played, however, but purely in a Military context. There was ‘a very interesting match’ which took place at the Barracks with the Depot Cricket Club playing the Sergeants stationed there.
The Depot then went on to play a team from the Military Hospital at the Barracks and competed at Bognor against a team chosen from the 2/4th Hants Regiment. A further match was waged between the Captain’s XI and the Vice-Captain’s XI.
Obviously a morale boosting exercise.
The July Goodwood meeting was abandoned and the reasons given were that large numbers of families were in mourning, there was a difficulty in obtaining police and there was likely to be disruption of the railway service.
As we have seen, Cricket and Football in Selsey are inextricably entwined and it is no surprise that a letter about the Football Club may provide the answer to the question of why no cricket matches were being played.
‘Dear Mr Editor, I have been asked by the Captain of the Selsey Football Club to make it known that the whole of the Selsey Football team are now serving the King, with one exception, and he is the eldest of four brothers. His three brothers are all serving, and he himself is most anxious to follow their example, but he is absolutely indispensable to his aged father.
58 This is a record indeed to be proud of, and I only hope that other village football clubs have this proud record…
C E Archibald Hamilton (of Iping), Lieut. National Res. and RO Selsey and District, Paisley Cottage, Selsey, June 26th 1915.’
More Military Cricket was reported on 28th July 1915 when the Depot Royal Sussex Regiment played North Bersted at the Barracks, and again on 11th August when Graylingwell War Hospital played the Depot at Graylingwell. There was also a match between the Depot and the Band at the Barracks.
Wounded Soldiers played Boys at Graylingwell and Graylingwell played the YMCA.
There was a sensation created in Selsey when William Arnell Smith went to Crowborough Rifle and Revolver range ‘for the benefit of his health’ and was found with a shot above his temple. He was reported to be in a serious condition and, indeed, on 15th September there was a Coroner’s enquiry and his funeral took place. He was the Landlord of the New Inn – the traditional haunt of Selsey Cricket Club.
For the remainder of 1915, no cricket seems to have been played anywhere.
There was another reason though. A short item in the newspaper of 12th January 1916 concerns rainfall for 1915 at Goodwood – not a million miles away from Selsey.
In May (at the beginning of the cricket season) a total depth of 4.09 inches of rain fell. The greatest fall in 24 hours was 1.87 inches on 13 May and 10 days with .01 inch or more were recorded.
June was slightly better with a total depth of 1.15 inches over 7 days but July emulated May with 4.62 inches of rain over a period of 16 days, the wettest day being 6th July. August received a total depth of 1.48 inches over 13 days and September (the end of the cricket season) registered 2.69 inches total depth with 11 days being wet.
Even if there hadn’t been a war, cricket would have been difficult.
59 1916
Conscription started in this year and Selsey was to lose not one but two members of its Cricket Team, - Lieut. Dudley Mark Hayward Jewell and his brother 2nd Lieut. Edward Herbert Jewell.
Lieut. Dudley M. H. Jewell Killed ‘A member of a well-known and respected family living at Selsey has been killed at the front in the person of Lieutenant Dudley M H Jewell, of the 18th Royal Fusiliers (1st Public Schools Battalion) attached to the Royal Engineers. He was killed in action in France on 20 January 1916.
The fifth son of the late Mr. Maurice Jewell, of Iquiqui, Chili, and of Mrs. Pugh-Cook , of Hall Place, Selsey, the deceased was 22 years of age, and before he obtained his commission in September, 1914, he was well-known at Selsey, where he, with his brothers, played cricket, and entered into the social activities of the neighbourhood. He was educated at Felstead.
It is understood that the gallant young officer, who went to the front about three months ago, was gassed in a mine. According to a letter from a Sapper of the Royal Engineers, received at Selsey yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon, a number of men had been gassed in a mine. Lieutenant Jewell went down to their assistance but was overcome by the fumes, and came out again. Then he made a second attempt to rescue the men, but he did not return this time, and when found afterwards he was dead.
The sad news came to Selsey on Monday, and the sympathy of many friends will go out to the family in their bereavement.’
It was later reported that he had left an estate worth £3,308.
On a cheerier note, Corporal E R Fogden was awarded the DCM which was reported thus:
‘Corporal E R Fogden, of the Royal Garrison Artillery, has brought honour to his home by being awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for gallantry in November.
He is 24 years of age and is the youngest son of Mrs Frank Fogden, of High Street House, Selsey.
During November, Corporal Fogden was in the thick of the fighting, and while endeavouring to keep up the communications with his battery one of his telephonists was wounded. They were left with no stretchers and no water within a mile or more. Communications with the Battery were impossible, and shells were raining all around like hailstones. Wounded Infantry were lying with shovels over their faces to protect them from shrapnel. Things were getting very serious, and the Corporal expected to be taken prisoner, so he asked the Major for permission to dash across the open for a stretcher to get the wounded away. Permission was granted, and with one volunteer in case one of them went under, they left. They arrived all right, and a stretcher party came and got the wounded away after crawling for what seemed miles, but was really only a few hundred yards.’
60 While not a cricketer himself, at least, not a recorded one, he cannot be omitted in the light of the extensive involvement of his late father, Frank.
Numerous men, for numerous reasons, appealed against their conscription.
‘A Selsey architect and builder, aged 29, applied on the ground that he was indispensable, and his business, including that of a house and estate agent, would have to be given up if he had to leave it.
He was one of four brothers and the other three are serving, expecting him to keep the business open for them to fall back on if wounded or otherwise incapacitated. His father had been a Clerk of works to the Admi8rality for 28 years, and he started the business with him, but was unable to continue it himself.
In answer to questions, the applicant said he was employing fourteen men at the present time, and eight had left to join the services. He would complete his present contracts, including that of the War Signal Station at Selsey, in three or four months.
The Tribunal granted him two months’ exemption, which the Chairman said really meant four months, as he had not been attested.’
It is interesting to note that the names of the men are not included in the reports although it is certain that Selsey inhabitants would have known exactly who they were.
One name that was included, however, was Mr E Swindells who was a survivor of the fated liner ‘Maloja’ which was sunk off Dover on the previous Sunday. This was the second time that the ship on which he had been working had been sunk and he had a 70 year-old mother to support.
‘Lieutenant Marshall suggested that the Clerk should convey to the applicant the congratulations of the Tribunal that he was saved. The Clerk: With pleasure!’ and the case was adjourned for 28 days. (Subsequently, it was deemed that, as he was a general seaman, the Tribunal could grant him absolute exemption from military service but they could not exempt him from all services).
The newspaper of 29th March reported that ‘A picture theatre proprietor’, from Selsey, applied for the exemption of a Selsey electrical engineer, operator and mechanic. This is too long a report to be included in toto but the outcome was that he was awarded 5 months exemption on the grounds of domestic hardship.
The same newspaper reported on the Annual General Meeting of the Bognor Cricket Club – the only Cricket Club meeting to be found in 1916 – in which they comment that
61 ‘Those who are endeavouring to keep the Club fully going realize that cricket must take a very subordinate position under existing war conditions, but they look upon it as a patriotic duty to ensure that the ground should be kept in a fit condition for use when very many players, now on military service, may return to make use of it.’
The same may have been true of Selsey but there is no mention at all of Selsey Cricket in this year.
Major Havers – one of the Littlehampton Cricketers against whom Selsey played – was reported as home on leave in the newspaper of 19th April.
The Jewell family was not so lucky.
2nd Lieutenant Edward Herbert Jewell Killed ‘Another member of the Jewell family was killed in action at Vimy Ridge on 15 May 1916 while serving with the 11th Lancashire Fusiliers.
The youngest of the six sons, he was 21 years old and, before he obtained his commission, he not only played cricket for Selsey but also was a member of the Worcestershire Gentlemen’s Cricket Club. Like his brother, Dudley, he was educated at Felstead.
He was killed by a German sniper while consolidating newly-taken positions, which his men had attacked and taken. He is buried at St Eloi, near Ypres. His Colonel wrote: ‘The whole regiment mourns this bright, fearless and brilliant officer, whose example and influence were just ideal.’
The report also stated that:
‘He was articled to Messrs. Stride & Son, the well-known auctioneers and estate agents of Chichester in 1913, and at the end of September 1914, he left and joined the Public Schools Corps. from which he was recommended for a commission, which he obtained on May 20th last year.’
PHOTOGRAPH PROVIDED BY KATHLEEN HIND BY KATHLEEN PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPH
62 A cricket match was played in May, reported on 31st May, between Graylingwell War Hospital v Depot Royal Sussex Regiment which Graylingwell won by 6 runs. This, of course, was not competitive cricket but a friendly match to improve or maintain morale.
Farming was also suffering from a lack of manpower.
‘In applying for his son, 20, in Group 11, described as a shepherd and farm manager, a Selsey farmer said he had only one old man of 73 in the place of four men who had joined the Army. Three women were weeding the corn, and without his son he could not see how the hay and corn could be harvested. He had eight men working for him when the war started. One reason he asked for exemption was that he proposed putting his son into a farm at Michaelmas.
Mr S S Marshall: That rather shews that he is not essential to you if you are putting him in another farm.
The applicant also said he had 230 acres of land, and fatted about 200 sheep a year, and he had neither shepherd nor cowman. He had only two carters, in fact he was so short of carters that his horses had to take turns in working.
Six months’ exemption was granted.’
A further friendly cricket match was held, reported 2nd August, between Sergeants and Corporals at the Barracks which the Corporals won.
A return match between these two teams resulted in a win for the Sergeants. So honours were even. The newspaper of 13th September 1916 started a Roll of Honour, listing all the soldiers and sailors from South-west Sussex who gave up their lives for King and Country in the Great War. It included the Jewell brothers.
The same paper gave a moving account of ‘Gifts to the Church’.
One was a new carved oak cover to the font, given by Major Maurice Jewell and Mrs Jewell on the occasion of the baptism of their fourth daughter, Sonia Margot Jewell. Another was a promise from Mrs Pugh- Cook and her family (Major Jewell and his brothers and sisters), to commission a stained-glass window for the east end of the Church.
‘The window will be erected to the memory of the late Lieutenants Dudley and Edward Jewell, both of whom gave their lives for their country this year, and the subjects depicted will be: Centre light, the Risen Christ in upper part, and Christ appearing to St Peter after the Resurrection below; in the light on the left, St Peter (Patron Saint of Selsey Church); and on the right the warrior Patron Saint of England (St George).’
63 1917
The year started on a sombre note when the stained glass east window of St Peter’s Church in Selsey, in memory of Dudley and Edward Jewell, was dedicated on Saturday, 20th January, the anniversary of Dudley’s death, by Rev. C G Wilson. The window was made by Messrs. C E Kempe of London and presented to the Parish in 1917 by Mrs Pugh-Cook (formerly Jewell) and her son, Major F S Jewell. PHOTOGRAPH PROVIDED BY KATHLEEN HIND BY KATHLEEN PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPH
Men continued to be called up and to volunteer while others were applying for exemption. Despite being in reserved occupations manpower was at a premium and many tradesmen such as butchers, who relied on hired help, were finding themselves shorthanded. A motor tractor driver employed by a Selsey farmer was given exemption but refused leave to apply again and the man was called up. A temporary exemption was sought by a Selsey fish and coal merchant for his son, a fish buyer and salesman, aged 22, on the ground that he had had influenza and then scarlet fever for eight weeks, and a little time was needed for him to regain his health before joining. The application was refused although the Tribunal asked that the man should not be called up for a month. Three Selsey farmers between the ages of 31 and 40 had their ‘absolute’ certificates considered with a view to them being withdrawn.
On a lighter note there was a mixed foursome competition at the Golf Club, the fees of which were sent to the National Relief Fund17 and a tennis tournament was held at Selsey Hotel organised by Mrs Bonnar, presumably also for Charity18.
But by now, no cricket of any kind was played, not even Military Cricket.
17 Chichester Observer and West Sussex Recorder 4 April 1917 18 Reported 25 July 1917
64 1918
In 1918 there was a paper shortage and all citizens were exhorted to save paper which, inevitably, let to a shortage of newsprint. The newspapers which did contain local news were restricted to two pages.
Those men who were not called up were busily engaged in forming a Volunteer Force among them H A Smith who had previously got together his own cricket XI.
But Military Cricket returned with the Australians from Longmore, Aldershot playing the Depot at the Barracks and another charity Cricket match at Bognor to provide a cottage hospital played by Bognor and the RAF.
The newspapers themselves went through paroxysms of delight at the end of 1918 when the war was ending. Every alternate newspaper was a two-page publication containing ‘A Sheaf of War Stories’ with little local news other than lighting cases, which abounded (the early ones featured Selsey people as the notices regarding black-out were not circulated promptly).
Despite these problems there was a cricket match between Colebrook School and Chichester YMCA played at Bognor.
A piece of Selsey news reported in November described the funeral of Herbert Hunt, the youngest son of ex-PC W B Hunt of Selsey. He was only 34 years old and, having been invalided out of the Navy in 1916 due to ill-health, died of influenza and septic double pneumonia.
A sombre end to a cricket-less year.
1919
Cricket reporting started in February of 1919 with Bognor Cricket Club being revived which ‘like many other social and athletic institutions, has been in a state of suspended animation during the war…’
Bersted CC held its AGM in March while, in April, Bognor was still getting organised although Long Stop reported in Cricket Notes on 30th April that funds were being raised, the list of fixtures was growing, cricket equipment of all kinds was being collected and the pavilion being repaired and renovated.
In Selsey, however, Major M Jewell was opening the Comrades of the Great War – Selsey ‘post’. The 29th March saw a big article describing the object of the Club and the names of the Officers who had been elected.
65 Also in March, Edward Heron-Allen was elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society.
The papers were much taken up with the provision of Public Baths and Cesspits in Chichester and Selsey but the saddest report was published on 30 April and covered the drowning of Evelyn Margaret and Ethel May Payne at Church Norton. These two little girls, aged 10 and 9, were buried together at Church Norton, some 500 yards from the place where they lost their lives.
In May there were more Cricket Notes by Longstop but nothing about Selsey. In June 2nd Battn Royal Sussex Regt played The Depot and the Depot played Bersted later that same month.
Cricket Notes did mention that: ‘Major M F S Jewell of Selsey is playing for Sussex at the Oval’, Littlehampton Cricket Club was reformed and, by August there was a plethora of cricket matches but not for us.
66 9
1920 - 1929
Major Maurice Jewell was a busy man – he received many congratulations when it became known in Selsey that in a village in Worcestershire, his wife had presented him with son. This was his fifth child.
A further nod to Selsey’s Cricketing Heritage was the report of the funeral of Miss Katherine Foster who was buried at Norton. She was the daughter of the late rector of Selsey who had officiated between 1863 and 1896 and relative of the famous Worcestershire cricketing family.
Bognor Cricket Club held a Grand Ball and, in March, The Pavilion in Selsey was renamed ‘The Hippodrome’. This lasted until 24th November when it reverted to being its original name. Selsey never did like change.
1921
1921 started well for Reverend Kenneth Holland MacDermott when he read the announcement of his own death and published a correction.
John F (Freddie) Baron, who had briefly managed the Cinema (aka The Pavilion), was mentioned in dispatches as a result of his war service in Mesopotamia, Mr Walter Kemp, poulterer and fishmonger in the High Street, died aged 68 from a liver complaint, and the late Rev. Barré Phipps’ grave was cleaned and restored to decent order.
The village fete was announced on 22nd June:
And the first post-war Regatta was held around 24th August. Selsey was gradually coming back to life.
67 1922
Following the 1918 Armistice, there was a call for a new Selsey Cricket Club and the Observer and West Sussex Recorder of 26th April 1922 reported as follows:
‘SELSEY Cricket Club Formed At a meeting held at The Comrades Club on Thursday, under the presidency of Colonel W G Moore, it was unanimously decided to form a cricket club for the village. Officers were elected as follows: President, Colonel W G Moore; Vice President, Mr R Jewell; Hon. Secretaries, Messrs H Botting and W Hart; Hon Treasurer, Mr Forbes Glennie. It was decided that the Committee should consist of these officers with the addition of Captain Daniels, Dr Humphrys, Messrs C Smith, G Blake and Potter. The football club’s ground in East Road has been acquired for the season, and a fixture list is being prepared, but there are still many vacant dates which the Secretaries would be pleased to fill with teams in the district. The subscription has been fixed at 5s. It is hoped that the residents generally will support this new club in every way, and enable it to have a very successful initial season.’
Hard on the heels of this report, the Chichester Observer of 17th May 1922 tells us:
‘SELSEY CRICKET CLUB DANCE A grand dance in aid of the funds of the Selsey Cricket Club will be held at the Selsey Pavilion on Friday May 26th, when a jazz band will be in attendance. Dancing is from 8.30 – 2. Refreshments will be supplied at popular prices, while tickets may be obtained, price 2s 6d from Mr Phipps, or any members of the Committee.’
The first match of the new club took place on Saturday, 20th May 1922 versus the Priory Park ‘A’ team.
‘At Selsey on Saturday, the newly formed home club winning an interesting encounter by 29 runs. For the visitors, Smith took five wickets for 16 and Daniell five for 46.’
Then Selsey played Emsworth:
‘Played at Selsey on Wednesday, 24th, resulting in a win by 10 runs for Emsworth.’
On 31st May, Selsey defeated Felpham:
‘An enjoyable game was played at Selsey on Saturday, the visitors suffering defeat by 5 wickets and 81 runs. E Newnham was top scorer with 9, K Brown being second with 8. Smith and Daniels captured all the wickets between them. Selsey batted well with a total of 118 for 5, Fuller and G Blake being top scorers with 28 each.’
68 And success came their way again, on 3rd June, when Selsey played Bersted although the report was not exactly fulsome:
‘Played at Selsey on Saturday.’
This was also true of the match on 7th June 1922, Selsey v Depot RSR
‘Played at Selsey on Wednesday last. Selsey 60; Depot 100’
The match of the 10th June 1922, Graylingwell v Selsey had both a one line report and a record of all the scores which is included in the relevant Appendix.
‘Played at Graylingwell on Saturday.’
It was now, on 14th June 1922, that the Chichester Observer printed a report taken from the Selsey Parish Magazine by the then Rector which evoked echoes of the past, those of 1622.
‘Selsey Rector and Sunday Games In the current issue of his magazine, the Rector (the Rev. K H MacDermott) writes: ‘We hope all games in Selsey will flourish, as they are beneficial to health of body and mind, but we earnestly hope that members of the various Clubs will not forget that the human being is composed of soul as well as body, and surely the soul should come first, especially on the Lord’s Day, when the opportunity is afforded for worship to all. We appeal to all those who play games on Sundays not to do so during the actual hours of Divine Service, so as not to tempt anyone away from Church or Chapel, who otherwise would have attended a service. And we further appeal to all players to think of the Christian duty of worship. Most people in Selsey would resent it if they were told they were not Christians, but they should remember one of the important duties of Christians is worship. We make these remarks without any narrow-minded intolerance, but in simple and fearless faith that they are right. There is no harm in innocent recreation on a Sunday at the proper time, and provided the higher Christian duty of worship has come first and foremost.’
As the Reverend Kenneth Holland MacDermott was a very keen historian, going as far as measuring Holy Trinity Church at Bosham while he was Rector there, one could hazard a guess that he was aware of the ancient precedent.
The match of 21st June 1922, when Felpham played Selsey, was briefly reported but did include the scores:
‘Played at Felpham on Saturday, the visitors winning by 9 runs.’
69 The Selsey v West Wittering match, played at Selsey on 28th June 1922 also had a much reduced report:
‘Selsey Total (for 7 wickets declared)...... 102 West Wittering Total (for 9 wickets abandoned)...... 21’
The 5th July match, Selsey v North Bersted, however, had a much longer report as well as all the scores:
‘This match, played at Selsey on Saturday resulted in a win for Selsey by an innings and 36 runs. S Moore contributed the highest score for Selsey with a not out innings of 37.
In Bersted’s first innings Danniell took six wickets for six runs, and Smith three for five, while in the second innings the successful bowlers were: Blake two for seven, Clayton two for eight, W Hart three for five, and J Aylwin three for two.’
Looking at these last three match scores, Selsey seemed to be on a roll.
And the good fortune continued on 8th July 1922, at the Bersted II v Selsey match:
‘Played at Bersted on Saturday last, Selsey winning by eight wkts and 67 runs.’
After a slight hiccup on 12th July when Selsey:
‘Played at the Barracks on Wednesday, resulting in a win for the Depot by five runs.’
Honour was restored and good fortune returned on 13th July when Selsey played the Local Division Police:
‘…at Selsey on Thursday, Selsey winning by one wicket.’
And continued on 15th July 1922 when Selsey met the Priory Park ‘A’ team:
‘Played at Priory Park on Saturday, Selsey winning by eight wickets.’
And continued again with a resounding victory on 19th July when Selsey played Felpham:
‘…at Felpham on Wednesday, resulting in a win for the visitors by 42 runs’.
On 29th July the report was very short and by no means reflected the success of the Selsey Cricket Club:
‘Played at North Bersted on Saturday’
70 as Selsey scored 120 against North Bersted’s 28.
On 5th August the run of good luck continued when:
‘Playing at home on Saturday, Selsey defeated the Royal Sussex Depot by 29 runs. Daniell taking six of the visitors wickets for 26.’
And again on 10th August, Selsey v Mr B V FitzGerald’s X1 played:
‘At Selsey on Thursday, the homesters winning by 28 runs.’
The result of the match on 12th August against West Wittering, played at Wittering on Saturday, was inconclusive in the light of ‘play being abandoned owing to the rain…’ but, in view of the preceding and following results, it may not be fanciful to assume that Selsey would have been the victors.
It is this year which saw the first mention of Selsey Ladies’ cricket when The Chichester Observer of August 16th 1922 reported a Lady’s match, surely the solution to the earlier problem of ‘Them ‘n Us’.
‘Selsey Lady Residents v Lady Visitors An interesting match was played at Selsey on Sunday, between a team of lady residents, and an eleven of lady visitors. In the first innings the visitors compiled 41, of which Miss S Druitt contributed 26, and in the second 31, of which Mrs Lemon and Miss G Druitt each knocked up seven. The residents gave a much more formidable account of themselves, compiling 57 in the first innings (Miss M Leighton 18 and Miss H Leighton 13) and 46 for three wickets in the second (Miss M Leighton 23 not out and Miss H Leighton 15 not out). The residents thus won by seven wickets.’
In the same issue of the paper however, another report indicated that all was not well:
‘Selsey Theft of Cricket Bat and Balls Before Mr J A Greenwood (presiding) and Mr E G Arnell, at a Chichester County Juvenile Court yesterday (Tuesday) morning William Poundford (13) was summoned for stealing a cricket bat and two balls, valued in all at 12s at Selsey on 2nd August, the property of a boy named Peter Gardner. Norah Whittle of ‘Buckshee’, West Beach, Selsey, is in the employ of Mr and Mrs Gardner and said she arrived with the children at the bungalow at Selsey on 1st August, and missed the bat and balls the next morning. She subsequently saw the defendant with the bat at his house in West Street, and when she questioned him he told her that the bat had been given to him by a coastguards man three weeks previously.
P C Pope who also gave evidence, spoke to finding one of the missing balls at defendant’s house.
71 The lad pleaded not guilty, and on oath, declared that he found the bat on the West Beach in June, and told his grandmother it was given to him by a coastguardsman.
Mrs Carver, his grandmother, said she knew the boy had been playing with a bat and ball during the past three weeks, but could not say whether the bat produced was the same bat he had been using. Questioned by P C Bliss, she admitted that the boy had given her a lot of trouble.
Defendant was bound over in the sum of £5 for 12 months and placed under the care of the Probation Officer.’
This punishment seems unduly harsh as boys will be boys.
But Selsey returned to its winning ways when, on 16th August, Selsey CC played Havant and Emsworth Post Office CC:
‘Played at Selsey on Wednesday, resulting in a victory for the homesters by nine runs.’ and again on 18th August when Selsey played The Visitors:
‘… at Selsey on Saturday, Selsey winning by 20 runs.’
The penultimate match between Depot R S R and Selsey on 2nd September deserves to be reported here:
‘The Royal Sussex Depot sustained a heavy defeat in their last match of the season at Chichester Barracks on Saturday (2nd September), in which Selsey furnished the opposition. Batting first they were all dismissed for 39 whereas the visitors made 146 for seven and retired. On going in for the second time the soldiers did a little better, however, and had compiled 52 for nine when stumps were drawn. Fuller made the top score (60) for Selsey, hitting seven fours and Capes (in the soldiers’ first innings) captured seven wickets at the expense of 13 runs only, the remaining three being taken by Captain Daniell for 24. For the Barracks, Routledge took two for 14, Hants two for 40, Major Wigley one for 27, and Captain Thomson one for 28.’
As does the final match on 7th September, when C Bartholomew’s XI played Selsey.
‘At Priory Park on Thursday, Selsey winning by the substantial margin of 79 runs. For the homesters Purchase captured four wickets for 18, Johnstone four for 20, Mitchell one for 26, and Longlands one for 29, while for the visitors Capes took six for eight, and Williams four for 30.’
Of the 22 games played, Selsey was victorious on 16 occasions. Selsey was on the up!
Just to round the year off, there was another cricketer lost to the world, albeit one who
72 moved in a different sphere from Selsey Cricket Club but who, nevertheless, had a strong link with Selsey.
The Chichester Observer of 13th September 1922 reported:
‘WELL KNOWN CRICKETER DEATH AND FUNERAL OF MAJOR A N JEWELL AT SELSEY The funeral took place at Church Norton, Selsey in the presence of a large gathering of sympathisers, on Monday of Major Arthur North Jewell the well- known cricketer, who passed away at his residence, ‘Warnercroft’, New Road, Selsey early on Friday morning. Deceased had been in a poor state of health for a long period and had been confined to his bed since June. He was well-known in the cricketing world as a former member of the Worcestershire County eleven, and played for the gentlemen against the players at the Oval two years ago. He was brother-in-law to Mr Taylor the present captain of the Worcestershire eleven, and was an esteemed and popular resident at Selsey where he had resided for many years with his mother.
The principal mourners on Monday included Major Maurice Jewell, and Mr Richard Jewell (brothers), Messrs. Garnett Pugh-Cook and Jasper Pugh-Cook (step brothers) and Messrs. Whittaker and Taylor (brothers-in-law). Members of the Comrades of the Great War club acted as pall bearers, and upwards of a hundred friends and others attended to pay their last mark of respect.’
1923
And so a new cricketing year dawned with the Chichester Observer & West Sussex Recorder of 2nd May reporting Cricket Fixtures for local clubs:
BOGNOR CC Saturday June 2 Selsey (h) Saturday June 30 Selsey (a)
BOGNOR WEDNESDAY CC Wednesday July 18 Selsey (h) Wednesday August 8 Selsey (a)
FELPHAM SPORTS CLUB June 13 Selsey (h) July 7 Selsey (h) July 11 Selsey (a) August 4 Selsey (a)
PRIORY PARK CLUB July 14 Selsey (h) August 11 Selsey (a)
73 But the next match was to take place on 28th May when Selsey met Priory Park ‘A’ team.
‘Selsey inflicted a very heavy defeat on Priory Park ‘A’ on Monday at Selsey, when they beat them by an innings and 97 runs. The bowling of H H Botting proved irresistible; he took seven wickets for four, and he was well backed up by Major Fuller, who took three for five. Major Fuller also headed the honours for Selsey’s batting, scoring 47 before he was caught by Jupp off Shippam.’
On 26th May the match Graylingwell v Selsey was played.
‘A match was played on Saturday afternoon between the hospital and Selsey at Graylingwell, Selsey winning easily.’
And now we come to the first match on the fixture list, which appeared in the newspaper on June 6th, Bognor v Selsey.
‘Bognor entertained a very warm handful in Selsey on Saturday last, when the latter scored 228 for six wickets, to which Bognor replied with 125 for four. Selsey batted first, opening with N P Botting and J Pugh-Cook, both of whom commenced batting strongly. Botting, however, was caught by Craddock off Goodall, when he had scored 11. In the meantime, Pugh-Cook commenced hitting out, and scored 64 before he was bowled by Todd. His score included two sixes. He was, however, missed on several occasions, Acford commencing the ball rolling by dropping him before he had scored 20. He was missed several times after this, Bognor’s fielding being deplorable; R N Cox and E Bartholomew each added 17, while Daniell was out for 0. The partnership of H Botting and E N Fuller was a most productive one, 107 being added between them before Fuller was bowled by Harrison. Of these, 72 had been scored by Fuller and 35 by Botting. At this point Selsey declared.
Bognor opened with Major Strange and Acford. The latter was quickly out with only one to his credit, when he missed a leg ball, and was caught at the wicket. E W Caslon who followed added 11, and E S Harrison, 10, meanwhile Strange was scoring rapidly on both sides of the wicket, hitting low and very cleanly. Todd, the next man, was out lbw to Knight for seven. Strange was then joined by Goodall, and these two were adding runs rapidly when stumps were drawn. Out of 125 Strange had scored 74 in about an hour and a quarter, during which time he had given no chance.’
13th June 1923 saw a report on the Selsey v Bersted match.
‘Played at Selsey on Saturday Bersted made a disastrous start – losing their first five wickets with only six runs on the board. A plucky innings by Puckett, who was last out, saved Bersted from ignominy.’
Of course, it wasn’t only civilians that played cricket as we have seen during WW1 and on 20th June 1923 an account of an enthralling match appeared. It was between Depot Royal Sussex Regiment and Selsey.
‘There was an exciting finish to this match at Chichester Barracks on Saturday. Batting first, the
74 seasiders declared at 173 for the loss of eight wickets, and it looked as though the soldiers would have to make a draw of it. However, it was decided not to draw stumps until 7 o’clock, and five minutes from time, a three by Sergeant Bleach gave the homesters the victory by the narrow margin of one run. Bleach’s wicket fell just afterwards. For the Depot A J Eastick took three wickets for 50, Corporal Jones two for 24 and Captain Thomson one for 30, while for Selsey, H Botting captured 3 for 32, Daniell two for 54, N Botting one for 13 and Bowman one for 19.’:
In the same issue of the newspaper the Felpham v Selsey match is reported.
‘Played at Felpham on Wednesday June 13th, resulting in a win for Felpham by 98 runs.’
Two weeks later, on 27th June, the paper recorded the Selsey v Priory Park ‘A’ match.
‘This match at Selsey on Saturday, resulted in the homesters winning by 39 runs. For Selsey Daniell took five wickets for 14, Buxton-Knight three for five, Tranchant one for two and H H Botting one for four, while for the visitors, Hills captured five for 24 and Marsh three for 12.’
American Independence Day dawned but England in general and Selsey in particular carried on playing cricket with the Selsey v Bognor match being the subject of attention.
‘Bognor gained a close win on Saturday last over Selsey by six runs.’
Selsey scored 38 for their first innings and 60 for their second. Bognor’s First innings yielded a score of 44. It may be assumed that Bognor’s Second Innings was 60 but, unfortunately, there is no report of the second innings in the newspaper. The players and their scores have been recorded and will be retained for reference but are not reproduced here in order to avoid the inevitable questions.
The Felpham v Selsey match appeared in the newspaper of 11th July.
‘On Saturday last Felpham were at home to Selsey, who defeated the home eleven by 47 runs. Felpham batted first and were all out for the low score of 22, H Piper being top scorer with six. Selsey compiled 69 of which E J Tranchant made 15 not out, N A Daniell 12, and J Pugh-Cook 10, the latter hitting one six and a four. Pye was bowling exceptionally well for Felpham, taking eight wickets for 23 runs.’
The following week Priory Park played Selsey at Priory Park in what seems to be a closely contested match.
‘This meeting in Priory Park on Saturday between the Cicestrians and Selsey resulted in a draw. For the homesters, Johnstone took four wickets for 41, Collins three for 43, Lake two for 46 and Clarke one for 32, while for the visitors Daniell captured three for 32, Haig two for 28, Botting one for 19 and Tranchant one for 17.’
75 A match between Selsey and Felpham was ‘played at Selsey on Wednesday, July 11th, resulting in a win for the home team by 18 runs.’
The Selsey Cricket Team now appears to have taken a well-earned rest because the next match to appear in print, Selsey v Priory Park, in the West Sussex Recorder and Chichester Observer of 15th August 1923, was a fantastic success for Selsey.
‘Priory Park sustained a smashing defeat at Selsey on Saturday. For the visitors Randall took five wickets for 57, Fuller four wickets for 44 and Jones one for four. For Selsey, Daniell took six for 19, H Botting three for 15 and Ingersoll one for seven.’
The Observer and West Sussex Recorder for 29th August carried the headlines ‘Selsey Carnival Revived – A Brilliant Display’ but as this is a book about cricket, this fascinating revelation will have to wait for a different publication. However, along with this headline, there was a report of a cricket match.
‘PRIORY PARK ‘A’ V SELSEY at Priory Park on Saturday, Selsey winning by four wickets and 25 runs. For the homesters, Hills took three for 32, Collins two for 53 and Clarke one for 20. For the visitors, Daniell captured five for 53, H Botting two for 13 and J Fuller two for five’.
The Observer of 5th September was full of Selsey – obviously nothing much was happening elsewhere. The most important report was on the Selsey Tram Tragedy which took place on 3rd September. The engine jumped the rails just after Golf Links Halt and careered down the embankment to rest in the marshes beneath. Mr Barnes, the fireman, was crushed against the boiler and was killed. Mr Stewart, the driver, escaped with scalds but, thankfully, none of the passengers was injured.
As if this major event was not enough, there was a reference to the storm damage of bathing huts while ‘The Society Idols’ were appearing at the Pavilion with the promise of the ‘Crystal Set’ the following week. We could also have read ‘Villages round Chichester – Peeps into the Past’.
To crown it all, there was a cricket match between Graylingwell and Selsey.
‘Graylingwell Hospital’s last match of the season on Saturday resulted in a draw. For the homesters, Fletcher took four wickets for 46, Richards three for 64 and Neal one for 20. For the visitors, Moore captured one for 27, and Fuller one for one.’
Selsey finished the season with a win!
76 1924
The New Year got off to a good start with Alexandra May Fricker being fined for riding a bicycle without lights on Selsey Road at Sidlesham at 9.15 pm on 6th January. When P C Jacobs called upon the defendant to stop and asked her where her light was she replied ‘Gone Out!’
James Bull was summonsed for not keeping a dangerous dog under proper control and one month later for causing unnecessary suffering to a goat.
The newspaper of 19th of March reported a sad day for Mr W D Rasell who, not only having been Hon. Sec. of Priory Park Cricket Club, was also a Clerk to the Westhampnett Guardians (the Workhouse) and the Rural District Council. His second son, Alan Rasell, died aged only 22.
It also reported that steady progress was being made on the new Selsey Church Hall and that it should be completed at the end of the month.
Selsey jogged along waiting for the new cricket season to start.
When researching the Selsey Cricket Club it was suggested that the West Sussex Records Office held a copy of a manuscript20 written by Bill Walton on the History of Priory Park Cricket Club. Sadly, Bill died before the manuscript could be transcribed and published but a very small portion of it is reproduced here:
‘In 1924 Selsey defeated us twice on successive Saturdays in Priory Park, but we had the better end of the drawn game when we played them at home in September. We declared at 264 for 3 wickets with A Lake 180 not out. This has remained the highest post war score by a club member in Priory Park. We had arranged a Saturday match at Selsey on 23rd August, but no account of this has survived. We were defeated by them when they played us on Thursday 11th September as Mr Daniels XI. Mr Daniel was an old Etonian who resided at Home Farm, Church Norton.’
Priory Park CC, the Depot RSR and Bognor CC all published their fixtures21.
The first match to be played was a home game between the Depot RSR and Selsey on 17th May. The headline was ‘Captain Thompson’s Century’
‘This match at Chichester Barracks on Saturday resulted in a decisive victory for the soldiers, for whom Capt. Thompson knocked up a century. The captain was about two hours at the wicket, and hit 16 fours and five threes. He also took one wicket for 13. Ashby captured six for 46, and Leiut. Finnis three for 24. For Selsey Tranchant took 3 for 35, and Daniell two for 84.’
The weather does not appear to have been cooperating as the Bognor v Selsey match, due
20 WSRO ADD Ms 51,591, Vol II 21 Reported 7 and 14 May 1924
77 to be held on 24th May at Bognor, was cancelled owing to the weather i.e. washed out.
The newspaper of 4th June was unable to report the match between 2nd XI Priory Park and Selsey at Selsey on 1st June for a completely different reason. Instead, the following appeared:
‘Selsey scratched to Priory Park ‘A’ on Saturday owing to the fact that their ground was unavailable.’
Sadly, we have no idea why this should be as there is nothing mentioned either as part of the cricket report or elsewhere in the newspaper.
Things were back to normal by the following week with a report of a Graylingwell v Selsey match, at Graylingwell.
‘Graylingwell sustained their first defeat on Saturday, when Selsey beat them by 14 runs. For the hospital, Fletcher took four wickets for 26, Richards three for 22, and Southin two for 21, while for Selsey, Buxton-Knight captured four for 15, Major Fuller three for 16, and Tranchant two for six.’
Selsey was in fine fettle and playing well. The following week22:
‘Batting first and declaring at 194 for 6, Selsey dismissed the Park23 for 68. For Selsey, Buxton- Knight took 5 wickets for 16, Daniell 3 for 10, and Tranchant 1 for 17, while for the Park, Wadsley captured 2 for 36, Hills 2 for 43, Hillier 1 for 50 and Marsh 1 for 30.’
The good fortune did not last, however. Bognor played Selsey at Selsey24
‘on Saturday, resulting in a win for Bognor by 45 runs. For Bognor, Lee took 5 wickets for 19 runs, and Grice captured 3 for 8.’
Bognor v Selsey, scheduled for 2nd July, does not appear to have been reported.
Meanwhile, the sorry tale continued when Emsworth played Selsey25.
‘Emsworth visited Selsey last Wednesday, and although fielding eight men only, succeeded in winning – by the narrow margin of two runs. The visitors, who batted first, knocked up 40. Only two batsmen (L A Golding, 15 and A E Quick, 10) reached double figures. A Daniell took 4 wickets for 7, and C Foster 4 for 13. Selsey replied with 38 of which C Foster (12) was the only double figure batsman. Millier, 5 for 17, and B Cousens, 5 for 19 were the wicket takers for Emsworth.’
It’s probably better to draw a veil over this embarrassment and the newspaper journalist seems to have done just that as the teams and their individual scores are not reported.
However, honour was restored when Selsey played Priory Park at the Park.
22 Reported 18 June 1924 23 Priory Park ‘A’ Team 24 Reported 25 June 1924 25 Reported 16 July 1924
78 ‘Selsey won this match in the Park by 92 runs. For the Cicestrians, Knight captured 3 for 48, Hills 2 for 27, Jones 2 for 30, and Randall 1 for 35, while for Selsey Jewell took 6 for 41, Daniels 3 for 38 and Major 1 for 22.’
We do not have a date for this game, only the date of the newspaper in which it was reported.
Selsey was on a roll!
‘Selsey beat Priory Park26 on Saturday by 2 wickets and 15 runs. The successful bowlers were, for the Park, Collins (5 for 29 and Lake 3 for 31), for Selsey, Daniell (6 for 51) and Moore (4 for 35).’
And the good fortune continued at a match between Depot RSR and Selsey.27
‘This match at Chichester Barracks on Saturday resulted in a win for the visitors by 24 runs. For the soldiers, Lieut. Finnis took 5 wickets for 43, Sergt. Ashby 3 for 34, and Captain Thomson 2 for 13, while for Selsey, Jewell captured 5 for 38 and Daniell 4 for 34.’
But the successful run couldn’t last as the following match between Selsey and Felpham shows28.
‘Played at Selsey on Saturday, resulting in a decisive win for the visitors by 4 wickets and 52 runs.’
The important news reported on 13th August29 was that Selsey Station now had a telephone – Telephone no. 59 - and there was, also, a lengthy interview with Fred Barnes concerning his RNLI service.
And Selsey returned to their winning ways in the Graylingwell v Selsey match!
‘For Selsey, who won this match on Saturday by 35 runs, Fuller did a lion’s share of the run-getting, his 102 not out including 13 fours. As regards the bowling, for the hospital, Richards took 5 for 46, Fletcher 3 for 61, and Mansfield 1 for 15, while for Selsey, Daniell captured 5 for 45, Tranchant 2 for 1, Peard 1 for 17, and Dearsley 1 for 25’.
There was now a lull in reporting as we draw towards the end of the 1924 season. Mrs Cole, connected with management of a travelling fair, had a car crash with Miss Leighton in Selsey. Both cars were badly damaged but there were, thankfully, no injuries. Selsey Carnival was reported on 3 September and was the usual wonderful affair.
It was not until 10th September that Selsey cricket re-appeared and became the last reported match of the season – Priory Park v Selsey.
26 Reported 23 July 1924 27 Reported 30 July 1924 28 6 August 1924 Reported 29 Chichester Observer and West Sussex Recorder
79 ‘The feature of this match on Saturday, not finished to time and consequently declared a draw, owing to the rain, was the fine exhibition of that consistently good batsman ‘Archie’ Lake. In making the top individual score for the Park this season (180 not out) he hit 28 fours, and a couple of sixes. As regards the bowling, for the Park Fuller took three for 27 and Hill 1 for 13, and for Selsey Moore captured one for 53 and Gulland one for 75.’
1925
The New Year arrived with its usual rash of Selsey news items. Kate Morey allowed 2 goats to stray in the High Street on 12th January. Harry Prior Junior allowed a donkey to stray in the High Street on the same day as did William Harris and Percy Lee. Each was fined 2/-. Sir Archibald Hamilton declined the offer of the throne of Albania on the grounds of age in the paper of 4th February, Mr Forbes Glennie’s house burned down unexpectedly in the week of 25th February while Mr P Legg sold all his household contents of ‘Iron Clad’, High Street, Selsey prior to going abroad in the week of 4th March30.
Cricket arrived on the scene on 25th March with a report of the Priory Park Cricket Club Annual Meeting. Sadly, they did not include their fixtures as they had in previous years.
However, during the week of 29th April Bognor Cricket Club also held its Annual Meeting and did include the fixtures including Selsey. One was 13 June at home and the other was 27th June away. Both matches started at 2.0pm and this was the first time this was recorded in relation to Selsey.
The first match of Selsey’s season was Depot RSR v Selsey reported on 3rd June.
‘At Chichester Barracks on Saturday, the soldiers winning by 52 runs. For the Depot Capt. Thomson took 4 wickets for 16, Pte. Palmer 4 for 21 and J Bell 1 for 1. For Selsey, Hicks captured 4 for 41, Tranchant 3 for 18, Buxton-Knight 2 for 11, and West 1 for 12.’
10th June 1925 was (literally) a red letter day when a missive flooded in to the local paper31 headed ‘A Cricket Grumble’. This is very reminiscent of the discussion reported in the paper of 24th June 1908 which we have seen earlier when ‘Neptune’ ‘referred to a little grumble’. Could this be ‘Neptune’ as an older man? We will probably never know.
‘Sir,-May I air a little grumble in your columns?
I should like to state at the outset that I am not a kill-joy or spoil-sport. My grievance is with the cricket parties who play on the Recreation Ground, and who make a pitch so close to the path, that the danger of the balls is very great to passing pedestrians.
I have noticed time after time that these players do not heed the danger to people who use the path,
30 All items from Chichester Observer and West Sussex Recorder 31 Chichester Observer and West Sussex Recorder
80 and very often the flying balls come very near, from which one stands a poor chance of dodging. May I emphasise, too, the great danger to little children, and plead with those who are in the habit of making a pitch close to the path, to move further away, or if this cannot possibly be done, wait until pedestrians have passed out of danger before bowling. It would make a gentlemanly game more gentlemanly. Yours truly, ‘PRO BONO PUBLICO’’
Be that as it may, the same paper also reported on a Selsey Cricket Match, Graylingwell v Selsey.
‘At Graylingwell on Saturday, the hospital representatives winning by 41 runs. For Graylingwell, Richards took 4 for 22, Fletcher 3 for 21, and Southin 1 for 10. For Selsey, Buxton-Knight captured 3 for 9, Jewell 3 for 23, Tranchant 2 for 13 and Foster 1 for 9.’
Selsey had some small measure of success in a Bognor v Selsey match.32
‘Played at Bognor on Saturday, resulting in a draw’.
In the same paper another match was reported. This time it was Depot RSR v Selsey, one of the regular opponents.
‘The Depot were at home to Selsey on Wednesday last, and won by 63 runs. For the Depot, Captain Thomas took 2 wickets for 24, Pte. Palmer 3 for 21, Pte. Hicks 2 for 7, and Colonel Birkett 2 for 7. For Selsey, West obtained 1 for 27, Foster 2 for 16, Donkin 1 for 16, R N Cox 1 for 2, J Kite 2 for 16, L-Cpl. Dyer 1 for 18, and G Cox 1 for 2.’
The newspaper of 8th July reported on the Priory Park v Selsey match in somewhat disparaging terms.
‘Priory Park had an easy task in disposing of Selsey on Saturday, the margin in their favour being 6 wickets and 80 runs. For the Cicestrians, Randall took 3 for 40, Collins 3 for 30, Jones 2 for 10 and Lake 1 for 11. For Selsey, Buxton-Knight took 2 for 50, Botting 1 for 16, and Cox 1 for 36.’
26 Reported 17 June 1925
81 The highlight in July33 occurred when Mr & Mrs W Harris of ‘Brandon’, Manor Road celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary surrounded by their many children and had a photograph taken to record the happy event on 9th July.
The Selsey Cricket match report in the same paper indicates a less happy event in the Depot RSR v Selsey match.
‘At Chichester Barracks on Saturday, the soldiers won by two wickets and 44 runs. One of the Selsey men, E West, met with an unlucky mishap, which prevented him from batting. He was rising after buckling on his pads in the Pavilion when his head caught against a locker and was rather badly cut. While he was being attended to the next and last man went in. With the score at 93, there was an adjournment for tea during which Selsey decided to declare. For the soldiers Pte. Palmer took seven wickets for 43 and Capt. Thomson, two for 44. For the visitors Conduite captured three for 20, Jewell three for 37 and Bowman one for 7.’
E West had been a regular member of the team during May and June but he did not play for Selsey for the remainder of this season. Would it be too fanciful to speculate that he was related to the Wests who were cited in the 1622 Boxgrove Presentment?
Selsey continued to descend the slippery slope. 12th August saw another disappointing result for our heroes.
‘At Graylingwell on Saturday the hospital representatives won by 29 runs. For Graylingwell Mansfield took six wickets for 26 and Fletcher four for 59. For Selsey A Dearsley captured six for 37, P Dearsley two for 44 and Wainwright, one for 13.’
By now the sports reporter had resigned himself to the fate of Selsey and contented himself with reporting the bare facts, as is evidenced in the report of 2nd September.
33 Reported in Chichester Observer and West Sussex Reporter of 29 July 1925
82 ‘Priory Park won this match at Chichester on Saturday by 31 runs. For Selsey, Cockshutt captured five for 27, R Jewell two for 22, H Botting two for 26 and Topping one for 12. For the Cicestrians Randall took five for 26 and Collins four for 34.’
As if to spare Selsey’s blushes, the following week saw the end of the season, ‘King Cricket...like a damp squib fizzling out…At Lavant a start was made in the match with Selsey, but before many runs had been scored the ‘retreat’ had to be sounded’. This was due to heavy rain in the Chichester area.
And so the dismal year came to an end.
1926
The New Year started quietly enough. Midhurst Cricket Club held a Whist Drive in January, Felpham Cricket Club held its Annual Meeting and F E E Pye won a bat as the best all-round cricketer in the club as he was a bowler as well as a batsman. Priory Park Cricket Club held its Annual Meeting at the Dolphin Hotel.
Bognor Cricket Club published its fixtures34 which contained no reference to Selsey. Bersted Cricket Club held its Annual Meeting and the Middleton & District Cricket Club was formed. Felpham also published their fixtures but, again, there was no reference to Selsey.
The newspaper of 21st April produced an interesting report from Priory Park Cricket Club in which it was revealed that E J Tranchant of Sidlesham had been appointed its Vice Captain. He had been a stalwart of the Selsey Team since 1923. Was he head- hunted? Or perhaps he was just unhappy with the quality of cricket and the poor results the previous year. In the same paper, Bognor Cricket Club had its Annual Meeting but no further fixtures were mentioned.
By the beginning of May it was reported that the weather had retarded the opening of the cricket season as heavy rain rendered unfit low-lying ground. ‘Selsey Billings’ by A Cooing (presumably the successor to Neptune whom we met previously) stated that ‘Things are certainly very quiet just now in Selsey’ and that bad weather had affected tennis and cricket. Then why were all the other clubs in the area in full flow and playing?
34 Reported 14 April 1926
83 And so the year continued – May and June came and went cricket-less for Selsey although there is a record of a match at Sidlesham in June. And then, in July, a Selsey match against Priory Park.35
‘This match at Priory Park on Saturday resulted in a decisive win for the Cicestrians, for whom Randall took 4 for 60, Collins 3 for 13, and Seward 1 for 18.’
Imagine the delight of Ingersoll and Cox to catch and bowl E Tranchant!
Graylingwell played Selsey the following week.36
‘At Graylingwell on Saturday another was added to the hospital’s long list of successes. For Graylingwell Mansfield took 4 for 29, Fletcher 3 for 34, and Woodruff 3 for 56. For Selsey Randall took 3 for 62, Moore 2 for 23, and Dearsley 1 for 29.’
And at this point, Selsey cricket reporting ceased for another year. Only 2 matches were played, neither of which Selsey won. Selsey Carnival took place and was the usual success and Bishop Twitchell was given a car by his faithful followers.
35 Reported 4 August 1926 36 Reported 11 August 1926
84 1927
Priory Park Cricket Club held its Annual Dinner, reported 6th April and Bersted Cricket Club had its Annual Meeting, reported 13th April.37 The Depot RSR played against Mr Wedgwood’s XI and Eastergate against Mr Jakeman’s XI.
It is not until the newspaper of 6th July that we have a Selsey match – Priory Park v Selsey.
‘In an exciting match, Priory Park were beaten by the narrow margin of 2 runs on Saturday. For the Cicestrians Randall took 4 for 38, and Collins 3 for 8, and for Selsey, Haig captured 5 for 31, Botting 2 for 16 and Jewell 1 for 13. It was a 10 a side match.’ Could this be the reason for the lack of matches, the inability to field an XI?
No doubt flushed with success and relief in equal measures, Selsey played Priory Park again in August.38
‘A drawn game resulted from the meeting of Priory Park and Selsey on Saturday. The principal feature in the Park’s innings was a cleverly-secured 120 by Plumb, who carried his bat; while as regards the homesters’ bowling, A Randall took 5 wickets for 39 runs, H Collins 2 for 28 and G Fuller 2 for 22.’
There were reports until the end of the season regarding on-going cricket matches, the Batting and Bowling Averages for various clubs and a review of Littlehampton cricket but none of this included Selsey.
However, on 2nd December a very long report of Priory Park’s Annual Dinner was published and some of it resonated with the peculiar circumstances in which Selsey found itself. One of the speakers was the Mayor of Chichester (Dr A H Bostock).
‘It was bad luck that they had had such a very bad season last year, and he hoped that they would get decent weather next year and be able to enjoy decent cricket…The trouble with cricket was that it took so long. He heard that the club had a little difficulty in their away matches, but that always was the difficulty. Most of them found that they had not the time to attend away matches.’
The speaker then went on to say that ‘if they had Sunday cricket it would make it possible for a lot of people to take part in the game who could not take part in the week.’
This would have been particularly relevant in Selsey where the occupations centred around fishing, farming and shopkeeping all of which required people to labour for at least 6 days a week. We saw in the 19th century that cricket was perceived to be for gentlemen and visitors as they were the ones who would have spare time. The Jewell/Pugh-Cook family visited their mother in the summer but most of them did not live in Selsey for the remainder of the year. Other members of the team must have been in similar circumstances.
37 Both Chichester Observer and West Sussex Recorder 38 Chichester Observer and West Sussex Recorder 10 August 1927
85 The end of the year brought more sadness for this family when Mrs Pugh- Cook died on 30th November and was buried on 2 December with Rt. Rev. Bishop Twitchell DD officiating.
1928
‘Selsey Billings’ returned after a break. The author stated that he ‘visits’ Selsey, so he obviously wasn’t a local and he doesn’t report any cricket matches for Selsey.
The newspaper of 4th January tells us that ‘Littlehampton Cricket Club can still tackle the best club side in England’, with a follow-up on 29th February to say that it is a ‘successful’ club.
Priory Park Cricket Club had its annual meeting mid-March 39 when it was reported that the ‘finances were in a more satisfactory state’. An advertisement for Middleton Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club stated that it had a ‘5 acres sports ground’ and the first cricket matches were played.
While all this was going on the inhabitants with frontages in Station Road and Manor Road in Selsey were requesting the council to bear the cost of resurfacing these roads themselves in the light of increased traffic incurred by the Tramway service and a new gasometer was being erected at Selsey.
The newspaper of 2nd May, however, had a report that Pagham Cricket Club was due to play at home versus Selsey on 2nd June. Perhaps this match did not take place as there is no record of the results.
It also bore the news that Bognor Cricket Club held its AGM.
The following week, Midhurst Cricket Club was living high on the hog with an Annual Supper at the Spread Eagle, Littlehampton Cricket Notes were produced by ‘Hawkeye’ (very prescient), and Bersted Cricket Club published its fixtures, in which Selsey was not included, along with its batting and bowling averages for the previous year. Priory Park 1st reported matches and a fixture list and, again, there was no mention of Selsey.
‘Selsey Billings’ by A Cooing seems to have died a death or been supplanted by ‘Selsey Snapshots’ by ‘Longshoreman’ but in the same paper of 10th May, Bognor Cricket Club published its fixtures and did include Selsey. All were home matches (from Bognor’s point of view) and were scheduled for 16th May, 7th July, 25th July and4 August. Only one of them (7th July) was reported and very little detail was included:
‘Played at Bognor on Saturday’.
39 Chichester Observer and West Sussex Recorder 21 March 1928.
86 All through that summer reports from Selsey covered events such as the Selsey Horticultural Show, the Pony & Riding Gymkhana, Crablands Tennis & Bowls tournament and gala (which achieved a record entry and splendid attendance) and a mounted paperchase which made front page news. But there were no ‘Selsey Billings’ or ‘Snapshots’.
Later in the year the weather took a turn for the worse. Major Holden, who lived at Norton Priory, had to undertake ‘lots of work to keep the water away’ but now has a ‘small Hayling Island in the grounds’, this reported on 31st October.
The newspaper of 7th November says that the Selsey Golf Links was completely submerged in water this week and well as the fact that gardens were swamped at Fishermen’s Beach due to sea encroachment.
Mid-November was really something to write home about when a great gale swept over England. There was considerable damage in Selsey and the lifeboat was called out.
The year’s cricket activity concluded with the Priory Park Cricket Club Annual Dinner being reported 5th December.
1929
The New Year started just as the Old Year had ended with the first report of the year from Selsey stating ‘The rain fell to such an extent last night that the road to East Beach was blocked by a depth of water that it was impossible to get through.’
‘Selsey Snapshots’ returned, commenting on the new building which was to be the Selsey Dairy, owned by Mr & Mrs Whateley of Manor Farm, architect Oswald A Bridges, builder F G Winslade & Son, Selsey.
As usual, all the surrounding clubs – Priory Park, Goodwood, South Bersted, Bognor and even Sussex County Cricket Club published their arrangements for the coming season. Goodwood even reported its fixtures but they didn’t include Selsey.
The Queen (Queen Mary) visited Selsey on or around 10th April. Now that the King, having been laid low at Bognor for several months, was on the road to recovery she could enjoy the sights!
Selsey also celebrated the opening of Maison Lew around 6th March. This establishment was owned by Mrs L E Hart and was a Hairdresser’s offering Vibro manicure. A further notice on 24th April stated ‘Maison Lew has been fortunate enough to secure the services of a one-time instructress of Prof. Cizek’s Academy of London. Strong waving a speciality.’
87 The local cricket world mourned the loss of Charlie Howard – a potted biography appears on Wikipedia as follows:
‘Charlie Howard (27 September 1854 – 20 May 1929) was an English cricketer. Howard was a right-handed batsman, although his bowling style is unknown. He was born at Chichester, Sussex. Howard made his first-class debut for Sussex against Surrey in 1874 at the County Ground, Hove. He made 21 further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Hampshire in 1882. In his 22 first-class appearances for Sussex, he scored 508 runs at an average of 17.14, with a high score of 106. He made this score against Hampshire in 1880,[3] with this score being his only first-class century, as well as being the only time he passed fifty. He also made a single first- class appearance for a United Eleven against the touring Australian in 1882, which was his final first-class match. He died at the city of his birth on 20th May 1929.’
A more poignant tribute was made in the paper of 3rd July when an ‘In Memoriam’ was published: In reverence and great respect to our local Sportsman and Butcher
MR. CHARLIE HOWARD
A noble old sportsman has just left our town, A man not of fortune, but of fame and renown, He dwelt in his business, at his shop in North Street, Where townsfolk and Royalty purchased his meat. In all manner of sport he himself did excel, Especially with horses – a sport he loved well. A wonderful batsman in local club cricket, He often shone forth in taking a wicket. For charities all he had done a great share, Such a sportsman you may not find anywhere. His illness was painful and so long endured, That we knew he really could never be cured. Although he has left us, it may be for the best, For he will find in the next world a haven of rest.
R I Finch, 47 Broyle Road, Chichester.
Charlie Howard certainly played cricket at Selsey as may be remembered from Neptune’s ‘grumble’ concerning the difficulty in getting a team together.
And finally, there was a match for Selsey! Ivanhoe v Selsey. This is rather a perplexing match as the only Ivanhoe Cricket Teams to be found are in Leicestershire or
88 Hertfordshire although there was a report that they had a meeting in Vokes Tearoom in Chichester. Still, it’s in print,40 so it must be true!
‘At Selsey on Saturday last the home team were easily defeated by Ivanhoe’.
In this match, Alfred Mant bowled out an Ivanhoe player and made 7 runs for his own team. It was probably his last game as the newspaper of 23rd October announced his death and a week or so later reported his funeral.
Alfred was born in 1904, son of Frederick J. Mant and Emma Elizabeth White, and they lived at 2 Yew Tree Terrace, High Street, Selsey. He was related to the Kites. Poor Alfred got appendicitis and, despite being operated on, he died, aged 25. Not only did he play cricket but also football and was a member of both clubs. The saddest part of this tale is that he was due to be married 2nd November 1929.
On 10th July there was another report when Bognor played Selsey.
‘An interesting game at Bognor against Selsey, ended in a victory for the home team by three wickets. Selsey batted first and scored 135, of which the brothers Botting contributed 64 between them. R Pares (18) and Major Fuller (11) were the only other Selsey batsmen to reach double figures. For Bognor, Lt. Com. Robinson contributed a bright 43, W Clarke 31, and Col. Byrnes 27’.
And just like no. 9 buses… along came another match for Selsey the following week:
‘A draw resulted from Priory Park’s match with Selsey on Saturday. A Scales took 3 Selsey wickets for 34 runs and R Seaward 2 for 30.’
Scores only were recorded for the Bognor vs Selsey match on 3rd August, Selsey 147. Bognor 118.
The 13th August match was also very briefly reported:
‘Yesterday (Tuesday) Col. Moore’s XI from Selsey were the visitors, the Sussex Club and Ground are being entertained today.’
This formed part of Priory Park’s annual Cricket Week so we were moving in exalted company.
The following week the full report and scores were published.
‘After their heavy defeat of Croydon on the opening day of their annual ‘Cricket Week’, Priory Park succeeded in proving victorious over Col. Moore’s XI from Selsey on the Tuesday.
40 Chichester Observer & West Sussex Recorder 19 June 1929
89 Batting first, the Park declared with 267 for 6, G Horrocks contributing 100 not out, and A Plumb 45. Against the bowling of E Herbert (5 for 41) and G Fuller (4 for 45), the visitors could only make 129, and so lost by 138 runs.’
To round off the 1929 season, Priory Park played Selsey again on 31st August.
‘Mainly as the result of lively batting by G Horrocks (89) and A Plumb (72) as well as the bowling of A Randall (7 for 26), R R Seaward (2 for 23), and W Randall (1 for 2), Priory Park defeated Selsey on Saturday by 121 runs. The Park, batting first, obtained 205 for the loss of only four wickets, before declaring and Selsey could not make more than 84.’
The year ended as it started – with great storms raging over West Sussex.
Our unknown historian reported that ‘Priory Park and Selsey have not since 1929 met each other.’
90 1 0
1930 - 1945
The New Year of 1930 started with sadness in the family of the cricketing Hobgens when their uncle, Edward Hobgen of Shripney Manor, Bognor Regis passed away on Christmas Day. The funeral was held in Sidlesham Church, where, only the previous month, they had attended the funeral of his brother Allen of Sidlesham.
In May of this year, Priory Park’s fixtures were published, but contained no matches against Selsey, thus confirming, at least so far, our unknown historian’s assertion. However, there were matches against Bognor.
Bognor Regis CC fixtures show: Sat 19th July v Selsey H Sat 6th August v Selsey H
Bognor Regis Wednesday CC: Wed 2nd July v Selsey H Wed 25th July v Selsey H
It is interesting that the only fixtures against these clubs were held away from Selsey. Is this a coincidence or did Selsey have difficulties concerning a ground at this time? Certainly, they had a ground of some sort in the previous year as we have seen from the match against Ivanhoe.
19th July saw a match between Selsey and Bognor:
‘On Saturday, when opposing Selsey, Bognor Regis were victorious, winning by a wicket and 81 runs.’
And yet another match against Bognor was held on 1st August
‘Bognor played against Selsey on Saturday last and won by two wickets.’
But no further reports appeared in the newspapers.
1931 was another dismal year for Selsey Cricket. Although some clubs, including Priory Park, Bognor Regis and Shippams still reported matches, there was no mention of Selsey.
91 The following year, 1932, was only slightly better with just one match for Selsey being reported despite the fact that three others were scheduled against Bognor.
The Observer and West Sussex Recorder of Wednesday 11th May reported Bognor CC’s list of fixtures which showed:
for the 1st XI a match against Selsey on 22nd August (this is 1 fixture out of 44!) for the 2nd XI no matches out of 18 Wednesday July 27th v Selsey H Sept 14th v Selsey H (these are 2 fixtures out of 21!)
The reported match was against Pagham and was held on 4th June at Pagham:
‘Pagham entertained a team representing Selsey on Saturday and scored 209 for 5 wickets declared to which the visitors retorted with 41 for no wickets.’
In 1933, Priory Park were playing against teams with some very weird names, and were criticised for importing players for Cricket Week when Chichester men would have liked to play.
But about Selsey – zippo!
The weird names continued into 1934 and Priory Park and Bognor Regis Cricket Clubs published reports about their annual meetings in April.
On May 9th 1934 Priory Park CC’s fixture list was published, showing matches against such clubs as Brighton Nondescripts and Kenya Kongonis to name but two, but there was no mention of Selsey.
In June, Priory Park held a match between MARRIEDS V SINGLES. The SINGLES won.
Priory Park conscientiously report their cricket matches. Selsey reports on Bowls matches.
But of Selsey CC – zilch!
This pattern continued into 1935. Football was the sport of choice with Selsey playing ‘splendid’ football against Portfield in front of nearly 2000 spectators. It is at this time that the Chichester Observer and West Sussex Recorder started a ‘News in Pictures’ section which included photographs of this match.
92 In May, Selsey was organising Tennis, Bowls and the Silver Jubilee Celebrations Thanksgiving Service as well as a lifeboat overhaul but no cricket - not then, and not for the remainder of the year.
In 1939, there were indications that although the Selsey Cricket Club had been in decline, attempts had been made to refloat it which was confirmed by an entry in the Minute Book of Selsey Football Club for 20th March 1939 reads as follows:
‘It was reported that the club had been approached by the newly formed cricket club for use of the ground during the summer months at a cost of £10. It was decided to accept this offer if the Cricket Club were still agreeable.’
Sadly for us, however, there are no records of these attempts.
Our anonymous historian states that ‘There are no further records to be found for Selsey Cricket Club prior to the outbreak of War on 3 September 1939.’
And this is where the detailed research ceases and a new era of Selsey Cricket begins with material being gleaned from those who were there.
93 1 1
CRICKET AFTER WORLD WAR II
A composite of information from the late Cliff Fidler, Colin Mitchell and Gordon Wells.
At the final cessation of hostilities in August 1945, the cricketing fraternity of Selsey returned to village life with not much prospect of their sport being revived. The frustration felt was almost unbearable.
Some of the younger generation began pestering the life out of one of the masters at Selsey School. This gentleman, Mr ‘Bill’ Arron, found ways and means whereby The Selsey Evening Institute, Adult Further Education, could form the nucleus of a Cricket Club. The ‘Evening Classes’ during the Spring and Summer Terms comprised a great deal of ‘net’ practice. Eventually, during the years 1946-52, the Selsey Evening Institute cricket team managed to play a few matches each season, the home matches being played on the school playing-field of the East Road School.
One such match was between Col. Hacking’s XI and Selsey Youth. Colin Mitchell formed part of this team and has kept the newspaper cutting.
Just for the record, Col Alfred Hacking DSO MC, attached to the 1/5th Bn. Notts and Derby Regiment, was repeatedly gazetted. He appears in the Edinburgh Gazette of 2 January having been awarded a bar to the Distinguished Service Order. On 30th July 1919 he appears in the London Gazette.
‘For conspicuous gallantry and good leadership whilst leading his battalion to the final objective near Bellenglise on September 29th, 1918. During the advance, between 350 and 400 enemy were captured and many killed. Le Haucourt was also cleared up and about 40 guns captured by his
94 battalion. He himself, with his orderly, captured a large number of prisoners. Again, on September 30th, owing to the good dispositions made by him, a large number of enemy, who were retiring from in front of the troops on his right were shot. He did splendid work.’
Just the qualities you need to run a successful Cricket Club!
On 25th February 1948, matters concerning the football and cricket field had come to a head when Accommodation Meadow was put up for sale.
This field was on the left hand side of East Street, facing seaward, the entrance being just past Bantry Villa. It stretched almost the whole length of Manor Road and had been the home to the Selsey Football Club for some years.
It was advertised in a prospectus entitled ‘Particulars of Important Sale of Freehold Properties’. The Auctioneers were Messrs. Wyatt & Son, 59 East Street, Chichester (and at Selsey-on-Sea and Havant). The properties were being sold ‘By Order of Executors’ and included a great deal of East Street and Albion Road. The handwritten figure of £1550 indicates the price it fetched.
During the early ‘50s the idea was mooted that Selsey should have better sports facilities. The instigators of this scheme were two Parish Councillors, Colonel Alfred Hacking and Councillor Mr ‘Ted’ Bridges, who with Mr ‘Ted’ Davis and Mr Clifford Fidler attacked the problem with vigour. The two councillors co-opted Mr Fidler on to the Parish Council where he served for several years on the Playing Fields Committee, as well as on other committees.
Much discussion took place and within a few months a local farmer, Mr Charles Rusbridge, had agreed to let the Selsey Cricket Club have the piece of land behind the Infants’ School and bounded by Paddock Lane and School Lane. This freehold land originally belonged to Edith Emily Herron-Allen of Large Acres, Selsey and consisted of Warner’s Field, Small Acres and Warner’s Yard.
95 As the acquisition of the ground by Selsey Parish Council under the provisions of the Local Government Acts of 1894 and 1933 for land used as Recreation Grounds and Playing Fields was being negotiated for the sum of £2450, the new Selsey Cricket Club was formed from the members of the Selsey Evening Institute and other enthusiasts. A Committee of the new club was elected and consisted of: Mr Clifford Fidler (Chairman); Mr G Belcher (Secretary); Mrs Bell (Treasurer); Mr Ted Davis, Mr Vic Ward and Mr George Harwood. They met for the first time in February 1952. There was at first no ‘Match Secretary’, matches were arranged by individuals and formally agreed to at committee meetings. This being obviously an unsatisfactory way of carrying on the following year a match secretary was appointed, Mr Harwood being the first to take on this rather onerous task as well as becoming the team’s first captain.
An early need was for funds, and various fund-raising activities were arranged. One source of regular fund raising was the monthly dance at ‘The Barn Club’. Mr Charles Rawlins and Miss Margaret ’Meg’ Hazelgrove agreed at once when a request was made to them to allow the Cricket Club to use the ‘Barn’ for a dance. Mr Rawlins, a most generous gentleman, made the suggestion that the Cricket Club hold a monthly dance at no cost. For the first six months he and his partners would not even accept payment for the band. With help such as this funds grew apace and the committee soon had the nice problem of what equipment to purchase. Another Selsey resident who was keen on the game of cricket was Mr Heron-Allen, then the owner of ‘Large Acres’; he wrote to the Cricket Club offering the use of the ‘ballroom’ at ‘Large Acres’. A special meeting was arranged and it was agreed to accept Mr Heron-Allen’s most generous offer. The dance was an all-ticket affair and the 120 tickets were sold almost immediately. After all expenses had been paid, the sum of about £90 profit was made – a huge amount for those days.
As soon as the ground was available the Cricket Club moved in with gangs of helpers. The huge field ploughed, harrowed and raked smooth by Ted (Splinter) Mariner although Colin Mitchell remembers there were still ruts running across it and Gordon Wells reported it was ‘ropey’. However it was noticed that an enormous amount of gravel and flints was lying on the surface. Volunteers were sought to go ‘stone-picking’, and every day, providing the weather was anything like reasonable, members with their wives, sweethearts and girlfriends could be seen picking up stones and flints and taking them to the far corner in trugs, baskets, pails and sacks. As soon as it was considered to be clear of the offending stones, enough grass seed was purchased to cover the outfield. Mr Ted Mariner gave many hours of his time nurturing the newly-sown seed and it was with no little excitement that the grass was seen to have germinated. Within a few days, the brown soil was replaced by a faint green hue - a gorgeous sight to the frustrated cricketers of the village.
During the following winter Mr ‘Morie’ Hoare worked ceaselessly to lay a level table of the finest turf. In the spring the table was examined minutely and, when the time came for its first cut, every member of the Cricket Club was there to watch. Wing Commander Bell, who lived at Home Farm next to the ground, was a tower of strength and often used the
96 gang-mower to keep the outfield under control, much to the annoyance of some of the Parish Councillors who objected on grounds of ‘insurance cover’.
The first match was arranged and excitement grew in the village as the day approached. Everyone was praying for a fine day, and their prayers were answered. A warm, balmy Saturday afternoon saw the Selsey Cricket Club play its first home game, on its own ground, since around 1929, twenty-five years earlier.
It is unfortunate that records of that match have been lost, thus nothing can be said of it here. Colin Mitchell opened the batting with George Harwood and had the dubious honour of being the first person to be dismissed for Selsey CC (in this incarnation, at least). However, one outstanding performance is clear to those who were present; ‘Goofy’ (Ted) Davis mesmerised the opposition with his finger-spin and took at least five wickets in a four-over spell and then went on to score a rapid 30 runs, including a six and five fours.
Early members of the team were Tony Rose (wicket keeper), Bill Robinson (who was later Captain), Nicky Bell, Bert Powis, Bob Moore (who used to come down at weekends) and Frank Fullick. Peter Hollingdale, Brian Madgwick and Louis Arnell-Smith played when available and the umpire at this time was Mr Belcher.
The four likely lads (or gentleman cricketers) are, left to right, Tony Rose, Colin Mitchell, Peter Hollingdale and Ted Davis and was taken at the Holiday Camp in 1955.
Left to right, Tony Rose, Colin Mitchell, Peter Hollingdale and Ted Davis and was taken at the Holiday Camp in 1955.
At that time the ‘club house’ was the small, old barn which is now in the centre of the car park.41 The boundary was marked by a hundred small triangular flags made by the wives and girlfriends of club members. Miss Margaret Hazelgrove or Mrs Joan Bell would take on the task of providing refreshments. For ‘Away’ matches most members cycled; however on the odd occasions when a long distance had to be covered Mr Harry Chambers would supply a van, usually driven by Mr Bert Sayers.
41 Warner’s Barn was demolished when Budgen’s Supermarket and Car Park were built.
97 Bert Sayers also drove Mr Maidment’s vehicle!
Mr Penn, who was one of the umpires, was well into his eighties. He had been a Professional Cricketer playing for Middlesex as wicket-keeper in pre-world War I days. He was exceptionally keen, but, owing to short-sightedness, some of his decisions were not well-received. Nevertheless, he treated everyone with the same degree of fairness, and his decisions were always accepted, though it must be said he did not umpire over many matches!
Selsey Cricket Club won the Local Village Cricket Competition in 1956 and again in 1987.
In 1960, Colin Mitchell had his own small place in history when he and Peter Terry had a record opening partnership.
98 1969/70 42 saw a match which must have gladdened the hearts of Selsey village.
‘Cocking v Selsey
Selsey batsmen soon mastered Cocking’s bowling on Saturday, and romped home to a six-wicket victory. Cocking batted after winning the toss, but only L Wadey could cope with the all-seam attack on a fast wicket. Four Selsey bowlers shared the wicket.
Cocking had an early breakthrough when Dunn was dismissed by the second ball of the innings, but Selsey batsmen were soon on top.
Cocking 53: (L Wadey 28, Maidment 1-13, Larking 2-15, Seagrave 4-9, Fullick 2-6). Selsey 54-4: (Nimmo 19, Stamford 11, Thompson 3-28, Waller 1-1).’
The Observer of 13th August 1971 reported the following:
‘Selsey Cricket Club are experiencing mixed fortunes on the field this season, winning five matches, losing six and drawing one, with five matches cancelled.
Now the club is arranging several fund-raising activities for the winter. They include a discotheque to be held in the Harness Room at the White Horse Caravan Park on Saturday, October 16th.
Prospective members, playing or non-playing should contact the secretary, Mr A Arnell, 102 Manor Road (Tel. Selsey 3190).’
42 A precise date cannot be found but the content of the newspaper cutting is recorded here.
99 1 2
THE CRICKET CLUB GETS A HOME
A Conveyance dated 27 January 1955 was issued between Sydney Hewitt Pitt of 16 St Andrew St, Holborn Circus in the City of London, Solicitor and Vivyan Beresford Holland OBE of 12 Grosvenor Court, 99 Sloane Street in the County of London, Barrister at Law (Vendors) and the Parish Council of the parish of Selsey in the County of Sussex (Purchasers).
It related to the sale and purchase of Freehold Land known as Warner’s Field, Small Acres and Warner’s Yard in Selsey.
Originally the land had belonged to Edith Emily Heron-Allen of Large Acres, Selsey. Her Will dated 25 July 1930 appointed the Vendors and her husband, Edward Heron- Allen to be her Executors. Edward Heron-Allen died before she did and the Vendors proved the Will on 8 September 1943.
Selsey Parish Council agreed to pay the sum of £2450 for the use of the land as Recreation Grounds and Playing Fields under the provisions of the Local Government Acts of 1894 and 1933.
This price included not only the land but also all erections and outbuildings on it. In addition, Warner’s Field was the subject of a Tenancy Agreement dated 27 January 1953 between the Vendors and Alfred Arnell; Small Acres was the subject of a Lease dated 11 June 1952 between James Mair Jones, Charles Edward Burgess and Harry Thompson Chambers; Warner’s Yard was the subject of a Lease dated 10 August 1950 between the Vendors and Philip Gardner.
On 13 September 1977 a further Lease was made between the Selsey Parish Council (Landlord), Patrick Moore of Farthings, West Street, Selsey, Walter George Lightfoot of 25 Fontwell Road, Selsey and John Derek Johnson of 19 Church Road, Selsey (Trustees of the Selsey Cricket Club and Tenants). This Lease was to cover the land used by the Cricket Club from 29 September 1976 for a term of 21 years. The annual rent was set at £20 payable on 29 of September in advance each year.
An agreement made on 30 December 1971 between Selsey Parish Council, Ronald Henry Maidment and Andrew Humphrey Arnell (Chairman and Secretary respectively of the Selsey Cricket Club at that time was set aside.
100 The Cricket Club undertook to pay the rent in the amount and manner agreed, all existing and future rates, taxes and assessments and a fair proportion of expenses relating to constructing, repairing, rebuilding or cleaning all party walls, fences, sewers, drains, roads, pavements and other things as well as maintaining the hedges, fences and ditches in good order.
They also had to allow the Landlord (with or without workmen) to examine the condition of the land twice a year and to carry out any repairs the Landlord specified as needing to be done at their own expense.
The Cricket Club had to undertake not to put any buildings on the land other than those which had been granted by Chichester District Council in the planning permission ref SY/175/76 (which covered a single storey building as cricket club headquarters on The Playing Field, Selsey) and they were not to alter or add to them. The walls were to be dark stained, no trees or shrubs on the land were to be felled, lopped, topped or destroyed without the approval of the District Planning Authority and no car parking was to take place until the site had been laid out, surfaced and drained.
As may be imagined, there are many other clauses in the Lease but it was duly signed on 23 July 1977 by the Chairman and Vice Chairman of Selsey Parish Council and witnessed by P K Ogden,43 Temporary Clerk to the Council.
On 12 August 1981, The Selsey Cricket Club (c/o Dr Patrick Moore) was notified by Thomas Eggar & Son, Solicitors that Selsey Parish Council wished to negotiate a new lease ‘which would give the Cricket Club entitlement to the exclusive use of the Pavilion although the Cricket Table would be subject to a Licence which would allow the Club to have the use of the Table on all Saturdays and Sundays during the normal playing season.’ Previously the land could be used by others but only when the Cricket Club were not using it and only after the Cricket Club had specified which part of the land could be used. Also, the lease was for 28 years.
Full details of this Lease are on file.
The Selsey Cricket Club then engaged the services of Edward F Hayes & Co and a lengthy battle ensued. Initially the Cricket Club wanted to know why the Parish Council had ‘various matters of concern’ and what these were and why the land which surrounded the Pavilion had not been mentioned in Thomas Eggar’s letter, only the Pavilion itself which had recently been built and completed by the Cricket Club at its own expense.
Thomas Eggar responded, on 3 February 1982, that the previous Lease was void for ‘want of consent from the Secretary of State for the Environment’. Edward Hayes retaliated by asking for the case reference of the Chancery decision cited by Thomas Eggar and suggested that the Parish Council and the Club could simply apply to the Department of
43 Phyllis is better known as a lifetime member of the WI and wife of the village policeman Peter Ogden, who, at this time was a Parish Councillor.
101 the Environment jointly for retrospective approval of the existing Lease. In fact, he himself wrote to the DOE to ask if this could be done.
By 24 June 1982 the DOE had still not responded and Edward Hayes, having previously telephoned, wrote again. He was apparently satisfied that a new lease had to be raised but wondered by it had to be so vastly different from the old one. He pointed out that the Cricket Club had built a Pavilion with changing facilities, Club Room and Bar, that the new lease covers only the actual Pavilion building itself and that there has been no suggestion of any compensation for the building.
Thomas Eggar, on 2 July, responded that the new lease ‘takes into account the interests of the public at Selsey, of which our Clients (SPC) are guardians’.
Also on 2 July the DOE replied to Edward Hayes stating that:
1 They have no trace of previous letters
1. The Parish Council should firstly apply to the Secretary of State stating their reasons why they feel justified in leasing the land to the Cricket Club at less than the best consideration reasonably obtainable.
This state of affairs rumbled on until 19 July 1982 when a final letter from Edward Hayes to Thomas Eggar offered to surrender the old Lease in favour of a new one provided that the terms are agreed and that there is no cost to the Cricket Club. Thomas Eggar responded on 23 July 1982 stating that they would ‘write to you very shortly’.
And, sadly, the correspondence ends – for the time being.
But this state of affairs was not to last as, on 27 September 1983, the Trustees of the Selsey Cricket Club were given a Landlord’s Notice to Terminate their Tenancy on 29 September 1984, Thomas Eggar & Son acting as Solicitors for Selsey Parish Council. As the Parish Council had failed to reach agreement with the Selsey Cricket Club, it felt obliged to serve the notice.
So on 27 September 1983 Thomas Eggar fired the first broadside by sending the notice. Edward F Hayes immediately responded on 28 September by stating that the notice was invalid. And their horns were again locked in battle. Much correspondence followed but culminated in a meeting held at the Selsey Cricket Club Pavilion on 31 January 1984. The Minutes of The Recreation & Amenities Committee held on 25 April 1984 record that Councillor John Reeve was given a vote of thanks for completing the fencing adjacent to the Cricket Club building and Paddock Lane.
102 1 3
JIM CROWLEY’S MEMORIES OF THE SELSEY CRICKET CLUB 1974 to 1980
Matches
In 1974, there were absolutely no changing facilities on the field and the nearest toilet facilities were in Warner’s Yard. Players thus appeared for play already changed for action. Indeed, the Rev. Hugh Pruen, an upper order batsman of some quality, was known to conduct baptisms on a Saturday with his cricket flannels under his cassock!
The wicket which ran east-west, making batting difficult in the late afternoon with the sun behind the bowler’s arm, could best be described as lively and somewhat unpredictable. Batsmen were often laid out by deliveries rising up sharply off a length and even Ray Tillyer, 6ft 7 inches in height, needed an ambulance for a head wound.
In short, a total in excess of 80 was a likely winning score in those days (the leading individual batting average being about 16) and most home games usually ended early, allowing us a ten over beer match!
Match teas were usually provided by the team Captain, materials purchased at cost from Wally Lightfoot’s Spar shop on East Beach and eaten al fresco or at the Netherton Club in Manor Road where mine hosts, Elise and Bertie Buck, also provided convivial ‘after match’ hospitality.
All the weekend fixtures were friendlies at that time but we did enter the Aldingbourne 6-a-side knockout competition most years and enjoyed an annual club single wicket day at Selsey.
Fixtures were not difficult to arrange as Selsey was known as a very sociable venue with clubs as far apart as Aldershot (Hampshire), Puttenham (Surrey) and Preston Park (Brighton) being willing to play here. In turn, for away games, we would often stay until closing time.
Committee
Monthly Committee Meetings were usually held in Patrick Moore’s study at his home, Farthings in West Street, Patrick kindly providing beer from his hearth-side pewter mugs after eviction of spiders. The main subject for discussion was inevitably the condition of
103 the wicket. Any letters arising were typed immediately, during the course of the meeting, on one of Patrick’s many classic typewriters.
The Cricket Pavilion
From 1974 Ron Maidment, the then Selsey Cricket Club President, had registered an interest with the developers of the Broombank School 45 site, in Manor Road, for the large wooden building used as a sports hall. In 1976 it was made available to the Club, subject to the Club being responsible for its immediate removal.
Up to then, a number of other sites were under consideration but, in view of the limited time available, it was necessary to accept the Parish Council’s offer of a recreation ground site without delay.
The Committee then went into overdrive with various options being discussed including removal of the whole building by helicopter or tractor. Neither proved to be practical so it was necessary to dismantle it all, except each wall section, piece by piece.
This was dealt with by a large number of Club members with Jim France supervising the demolition and Jim Crowley arranging the oversite concrete and sleeper walls on the recreation field site to receive the building.
Farmer Darren Nelson Smith kindly loaned SCC a JCB together with driver, cheery John Freeland, for the excavation work as well as a tractor and trailer for transportation of the pavilion sections.
With great effort by a hard core of 7 or 8 members (Alistair Mallet, Nick Argent, Alan Barrett, Derek Mitchell, Andy Horner, Jim Crowley, Jim France and others) and a bicycle which was used to power a dynamo to provide light so construction could continue after dark, the building was finally erected in shell form through the winter of 1976, ready for the 1977 season.
Penny Hesp successfully campaigned in the local pubs for help from local builders when the roof trusses were dislodged during a gale.
Fundraising
Penny was also heavily involved with Gillian Crowley on the Fundraising Committee. They pulled out all the stops, arranging the 1977 and 1978 summer fêtes, raffles and draws, providing enough funds to proceed with improvements to the pavilion. The Club was thus drawn more into the social side of the village, participating in the Carnival Week (pram race, procession – winning third place with ‘Cricket through the Ages’ – charity cricket match, etc).
45 Broombank School closed in 1969
104 Won third place with ‘Cricket through the Ages’ in the Carnival Week (pram race, procession.
Patrick Moore gave a splendid ‘Sky at Night’ lecture to a packed house at Manhood School, raising much needed funds. In recognition of the hard work of the ladies for two or three years, there was an annual ladies match, with tea provided by the men.
On the playing side, sponsorship of the Colts section continued, a policy which paid real dividends in the 1980’s with the majority of the very successful Sussex Village championship side being former Colts.
Nevertheless, in 1976/77 we were often short of players but the local Kirklands Boarding Tutorial College 46 saved the day by providing a number of very useful players. One, in particular, is worth mentioning. John Boughton, who took some very fine catches at Slindon, is now renowned as pilot of the RN Sea King helicopter which lifted Guardsman Simon Weston off the ‘Sir Galahad’ in Falklands Sound in 1982 during the Falklands war and was awarded a gallantry medal.
The Pavilion building was fitted out (complete with bar) between 1977 and 1979 and an improved wicket orientated to a north-south-aspect. An artificial wicket was also a very useful addition. This served to attract more playing members and also to increase interest in the social side of the Club and a higher standard of cricket.
In the 1980’s, two very successful cricket tours of The Wirral, Cheshire, were followed by a tour of the Isle of Wight where Selsey was unbeaten.
Returning to our narrative, the social side of the Selsey Cricket Club continued unabated with the Chichester Observer reporting on 26th March 1976:
‘Selsey Cricket Club held a sportsman’s evening at the Manhood High School on Friday, their guest being John Edrich, the Surrey and England Test cricketer, who talked of his experiences over a long and distinguished career in first-class cricket.
A film of the Prudential Cup match was shown and afterwards Mr Edrich answered a number of questions before a vote of thanks to him was proposed by Mr Patrick Moore.’
46 Ursula Square, Seal Road
105 As always Clubs need funds and Selsey Cricket Club was no exception. The Chichester Observer of 4th February 1977 reported that:
‘Selsey Cricket Club’s New Year draw made a profit of £108 towards Club Funds. Winners were as follows:
Mrs Sammes of Woodland Road, Selsey (portable TV); Mr O’Neill of Beach Road, Selsey (infra- red grill); Mr Jewell of Vincent Road, Selsey (electric carver); Mr P Smart of Spitalfield Lane, Chichester (John Snow Cricket Book); Mr R Woolven, Selsey (basket of fruit); Mr Green of Elgar Lodge, Bromley, Kent (set of cups and saucers).
The Club’s annual meeting will be held on Friday February 18th,1977 at the Netherton Hotel, Manor Road, Selsey at 8pm.’
And this is where our tome draws to a close. The Cricket Club has archives which cover the late 70’s up to the present day and these will be for someone else to research in the years to come.
106 Appendix A Scores of individual matches
1st June 1878 Selsea v Priory Park
SELSEA 1st Innings 2nd Innings G Hodson c G A Tyacke b Palmer...... 36 c Mitchell b Jackman...... 1 T Lamberts c Mitchell b Jackman...... 6 b Palmer...... 6 T Harris b Palmer...... 10 c Aldridge b Jackman...... 4 A Harris b Palmer...... 3 b Palmer...... 3 W Hodson b Palmer...... 0 run out...... 5 G Humphrey c Mitchell b Jackman...... 0 b Verwood ...... 3 C Hobgen b Palmer...... 3 b Attley...... 0 E E Harris b Palmer...... 1 not out...... 18 H Stubington b Jackman...... 0 b Verwood...... 2 F Hodson not out...... 6 b Verwood...... 25 T Woodman c Mitchell b Jackman...... 7 b Atttley...... 7 Byes...... 1 Byes...... 4 Wides...... 2 Leg Byes...... 1 No Balls...... 2 No Balls...... 0 Total...... 65 Total...... 79
PRIORY PARK 1st Innings 2nd Innings E A Wyatt run out...... 0 G M Palmer run out...... 3 F Attley c A Harris b T Harris...... 4 C Verwood b T Hobgen...... 22 F Jackman b Lamberts...... 13 C Brookes c T Harris b Lamberts...... 14 A Aldridge not out...... 4 F W Robinson c & b Lamberts...... 8 C Mitchell b Lamberts...... 0 Gladman c H Stubington b T Hobgen...... 4 F Wright c & b W Hodson...... 2 Byes...... 1 Wides...... 2 Total...... 77
107 28th May 1879 Selsey v Priory Park
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings W Hodson b W Packham...... 0 T C Hobgen b G Palmer...... 0 C A Hodson c Mather b W Packham...... 26 G Humphrey b Palmer...... 18 A Hobgen b W Packham...... 26 F Hodson run out...... 7 A Harris not out...... 31 T Lambeth b W Packham...... 0 H Stubbington b Mitchell...... 9 F Fogden b Palmer...... 1 W Lambeth run out...... 0 Byes...... 5 Leg Byes...... 4 Wides ...... 1 Total...... 128
PRIORY PARK 1st Innings 2nd Innings W Packham b T C Hobgen...... 0 E A Wyatt b T C Hobgen...... 12 H J Mather c W Hodson b A Hobgen...... 6 C Howard c Humphrey b T Lambeth...... 38 G M Palmer b A Hobgen...... 0 H J Mitchell c Humphry b T C Hobgen...... 3 P W Packham b T Lambeth...... 3 R Hardy b F Fogden...... 0 J Aylward b T Lambeth...... 2 H Adames b T Lambeth...... 0 E Trevitt not out...... 4 Byes...... 2 Leg Byes...... 1 Total...... 71
108 22nd May 1889 The Manhood v Priory Park
MANHOOD 1st Innings 2nd Innings G W Humphrey b Sergt. Botting...... 8 b Botting...... 1 T C Hobgen b Lillywhite...... 28 W Farne c Halstead b Botting...... 20 not out...... 22 H Harris c North b Lillywhite...... 0 C Hodson b Lillywhite...... 9 W Hodson not out...... 12 not out...... 39 C Verwood b Botting...... 13 S F Hobgen c Lt. O’Grady b Lillywhite...... 1 A E Cosens b Lillywhite...... 0 F Hodson c H Cowley...... 4 C W Seward ...... b Botting...... 0 Byes...... 3 Leg Byes...... 2 Leg Byes...... 4 Wide Balls...... 1 Total...... 102 Total...... 65
PRIORY PARK 1st Innings 2nd Innings Jas. Lillywhite b W Hodson...... 11 Sir P Millbank c Harris b T Hobgen...... 0 Lieut. O’Grady b W Farne...... 54 C Howard c W Hodson b W Farne...... 24 H Cowley c T Hobgen b G Humphrey...... 49 Rev. Askew b Harris...... 3 Col. Butler not out...... 9 Sergt. Botting c Seward b Harris...... 3 L H Halsted b G Humphrey...... 1 L W North b Harris...... 1 A L Sharpe c Farne b Harris...... 0 Byes...... 8 Leg Byes...... 2 Total...... 165
109 28th May 1890 Benedicts v Bachelors
BENEDICTS 1st Innings 2nd Innings F Fogden not out...... 37 H T Stubington ...... 11 H Bradford ...... 10 N Clayton ...... 8 H Penfold ...... 8 Total...... 90 BACHELORS 1st Innings 2nd Innings W Harris* ...... 11 * the only one to get into double figures Total...... 58
W Harris, J H Hobgen and W A Smith shared bowling honours for the single and T and W Lambeth being the most successful for the old ones.’
There was no explanation for these rather peculiar statistics but them’s the facts!
110 18th June 1890 Selsey v Hunston
HUNSTON 1st Innings 2nd Innings C A Hodson b W Harris...... 6 b T Lambeth...... 35 L Shayer b W Harris...... 10 b T Lambeth...... 0 W Farne c Denman T Lambeth...... 5 b T Lambeth...... 1 A E Cosens c Fogden b T Lambeth...... 5 b Harris...... 1 J H Hobgen c Fogden b Harris...... 0 c Fogden b Lambeth...... 1 G Sainsbury c Penfold b Lambeth...... 2 b T Lambeth...... 10 W Rudwick b Harris...... 2 b Harris...... 5 W Chase b T Lambeth...... 2 hw b Lambeth...... 1 H Stevens not out...... 3 b Harris...... 2 W Mant b Harris...... 0 not out...... 2 S W Mansbridge b Harris...... 3 b T Lambeth...... 0 Extras...... 1 Extras...... 4 Total...... 39 Total...... 62
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings N Clayton run out...... 5 F Fogden c Rudwick b Farne...... 33 L Denman b Farne...... 0 run out...... 0 H Bradford b Farne...... 0 H Penfold b Farne...... 12 W Lambeth b Farne...... 3 not out...... 0 R Chase b C A Hodson...... 4 T Lambeth lbw b Sainsbury...... 4 W Harris c Stevens b Hodson...... 3 W A Smith b Hodson...... 3 C Matthews not out...... 19 not out...... 2 Extras...... 6 Extras...... 0 Total...... 100 Total...... 2
111 9th July 1890 Selsey v Hunston
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings G W Humphry c Cosens b Waugh...... 3 b F J Hodson...... 0 F Fogden b Waugh...... 16 not out...... 1 J Richards b F J Hodson...... 1 H Spiers c Cosens b Waugh...... 3 H Penfold run out...... 1 G Tadd run out...... 3 c Shrubb b Favener...... 15 W Woodland c & b F J Hodson...... 1 R Chase c Stevens b Waugh...... 4 not out...... 8 W Lambeth not out...... 3 b A E Cosens...... 17 W Arnell Smith b Waugh...... 0 H Arnell Smith b Waugh...... 0 Extras...... 4 Extras...... 0 Total...... 39 Total...... 44
HUNSTON 1st Innings 2nd Innings C A Hodson c Fogden b Humphry...... 0 b Humphry...... 44 H Waugh c Humphry b Tadd...... 0 b Tadd...... 0 A E Cosens b Tadd...... 0 c Tadd b Spiers...... 18 A J Stevens b Humphry...... 8 b Lambeth...... 10 J H Hobgen b Humphry...... 0 not out...... 10 F W Hodson b Humphry...... 0 b Humphry...... 0 W Rudwick lbw b Humphry...... 2 b Humphry...... 7 L Shawyer not out...... 2 c Humphry b Tadd...... 4 C Shrubb c Humphry b Tadd...... 3 c W Arnell Smith b Lambeth...... 1 G Purchase b Tadd...... 2 b Tadd...... 10 T S Favener b Tadd...... 2 c W Arnell Smith b Tadd...... 3 Extras...... 0 Extras...... 1 Total...... 14 Total...... 108
112 22nd July 1891 Grey Friars v Selsey
GREY FRIARS 1st Innings 2nd Innings Sergeant Botting c Holden b w Harris...... 27 C A S Jones c Sub b Humphry...... 3 L S Edney lbw b W Harris...... 53 F H Purchase not out...... 81 E H McBeath lbw b Humphry...... 10 W Barrett c Tadd b S F Hobgen...... 23 W H Woodward b H W Harris...... 3 R Wyndham not out...... 21 Extras...... 17 Total for six wickets (innings declared closed)...... 238 F Matthews, J Dunn and H Cutten did not bat.
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings G W Humphry b McBeath...... 7 H W Harris c Purchase b Barrett...... 36 F Fogden b Botting...... 17 S F Hobgen b Wyndham...... 19 F J Hodson c Dunn b Wyndham...... 2 H Penfold c and b Wyndham...... 7 W Lambeth run out...... 13 G Tadd b Edney...... 12 W Chase b McBeath...... 2 W Woodland c Purchase b Edney...... 1 W Harris not out...... 0 Extras...... 18 Total...... 134
113 26th August 1891 Selsey Visitors v Selsey Cricket Club
SELSEY CLUB 1st Innings 2nd Innings G W Humphry retired...... 30 N Clayton c Ronald b Shepherd...... 46 C A Hodson run out...... 7 H Penfold lbw b Shepherd...... 2 G Sargent b Legh...... 5 A Sargent c Moath b Shepherd...... 1 Dr. Sargent not out...... 12 J W Sharpe not out...... 19 Extras...... 12 Total...... 134 The innings being declared closed, Messrs J Richards, W Woodland, and F Fogden did not bat.
SELSEY VISITORS 1st Innings 2nd Innings Howell c Woodland b Humphry...... 0 not out...... 1 Summers-Gill c Penfold b G Sargent...... 9 Moath b G Sargent...... 10 b C A Hodson...... 3 Legh c Humphry b G Sargent...... 0 not out...... 31 Kitchen b G Sargent...... 0 b G Sargent...... 4 Ronald c Penfold b Humphry...... 0 b Humphry...... 4 Brereton b G Sargent...... 0 c Fogden b Humphry...... 10 Shepherd c & b G Sargent...... 0 Smith c Hodson b G Sargent...... 7 Ambler b Humphry...... 0 c Clayton b Humphry...... 0 Simpson not out...... 0 b Sharpe...... 0 Extras...... 2 Extras...... 8 Total...... 28 Total...... 70
114 1st June 1892 West Dean v Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings N Clayton b Moore...... 2 c Melling b Chitty...... 3 C Hodson c Melling b Pannell...... 3 b Chitty...... 29 F Fogden c Melling b Moore...... 10 c Turner b Melling...... 0 W Farne b Pannell...... 11 b Melling...... 4 B Penfold lbw, b Moore...... 16 c Chitty b Melling...... 0 L Denman b Moore...... 1 b Chitty...... 0 F Turley c Turner b Moore...... 2 not out...... 10 R Chase b Pannell...... 0 b Melling...... 6 H Hobgen c & b Pannell...... 0 b Chitty...... 3 J Richards not out...... 0 b Melling...... 5 J Clayton c Pannell b Moore...... 3 b Melling...... 0 Extras...... 6 Extras...... 1 Total...... 54 Total...... 61 WEST DEAN 1st Innings 2nd Innings C Napper b Farne...... 4 E Moore b Turley...... 0 C Pannell b Farne...... 3 F Chitty run out...... 2 F Cox b Farne...... 0 H Melling c Farne b Turley...... 1 H Heath b Turley...... 2 H Turner b Farne...... 2 W Court not out...... 6 H Carpenter b Farne...... 0 W Knight b Turley...... 1 Extras...... 3 Total...... 24
115 29th June 1892 Priory Park v Selsey
PRIORY PARK 1st Innings 2nd Innings R Kentfield b H W Harris...... 39 A H D Cochrane b Tadd...... 11 A S Jones b Hobgen...... 56 T Compton b W Harris...... 24 H Jellicorse not out...... 35 T S Tufton not out...... 31 Byes...... 13 Wides...... 1 Total for 4 wickets...... 210
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings H W Harris lbw Jellicorse...... 23 G W Humphrey lbw Jellicorse...... 23 G Hobley c Tufton b Kentfield...... 1 F Fogden b Kentfield...... 1 N Clayton b Kentfield...... 0 H C Furner b Jellicorse...... 5 J H Hobgen c Grey b Jellicorse...... 4 G Tadd b Kentfield...... 0 L Denman c Tufton b Jellicorse...... 0 W Budd c Tufton b Jellicorse...... 7 H Penfold b Kentfield...... 0 Byes...... 6 Leg Byes...... 3 Total...... 75 The 12th man was W Harris who was not out for 2.
116 13th July 1892 Middleton School v Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings G Humphrey b Ransome...... 0 b G Conder...... 8 F Turley c Beasley b G Conder...... 4 b Ransome...... 4 H Penfold c H Conder b Ransome...... 10 c A Conder b Ransome...... 0 L Denman b Ransome...... 5 c Dreyfus b G Conder...... 2 G Tadd c F Hays b Ransome...... 5 c & b G Conder...... 2 W Rudwick b H Conder...... 3 not out...... 3 W Lambeth b Ransome...... 0 b Ransome...... 0 H W Chase run out...... 0 c F Hays b G Conder...... 0 W Fowler c & b H Conder...... 0 c A Conder b Ransome...... 2 H A Smith run out...... 0 b Ransome...... 0 E James not out...... 0 b Ransome...... 2 Extras...... 3 Extras...... 1 Total...... 36 Total...... 26
MIDDLETON SCHOOL 1st Innings 2nd Innings A H Conder b Humphreys...... 0 H Conder b Rudwick...... 43 H F Gutteridge b Rudwick...... 48 G Conder b Turley...... 2 F E Ransome b Tadd...... 63 A Hays c and b Rudwick...... 1 F Hays not out...... 15 L Dreyfus c Denman b Rudwick...... 11 K Ponsford b Penfold...... 1 S G Luck b Tadd...... 0 G Beasley run out...... 0 Extras...... 6 Total...... 190
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20th July 1892 West Dean v Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings F Fogden b Wyndham...... 5 b Wyndham...... 2 F Turley b Wyndham...... 1 b Wyndham...... 0 C Squires c Crane b Wyndham...... 0 c Dunn...... 6 L Denman Wyndham...... 2 c Heath b Dunn...... 0 G Tadd run out...... 39 b Dunn...... 2 Newton Clayton b Crane...... 4 b Wyndham...... 0 E C Hobley not out...... 13 b Wyndham...... 13 J Richards c Naper b Moore...... 0 b Dunn...... 3 W Woodland c Kilby b Moore...... 2 absent...... 0 A Ashford b Chitty...... 1 c Stride b Dunn...... 0 E G James c Moore b Chitty...... 0 not out...... 0 Extras...... 4 Extras...... 1 Total...... 71 Total...... 27
WEST DEAN 1st Innings 2nd Innings C Dunn b Turley...... 1 c & b Tadd...... 2 R Wyndham b Turley...... 25 not out...... 6 A Stride c Ashford b Turley...... 0 not out...... 9 L F Napper run out...... 18 E Moore c Clayton b Turley...... 6 F Chitty c Fogden b Turley...... 4 J Kilby c Clayton b Tadd...... 1 G Crane b Turley...... 17 W Henley run out...... 1 H Heath b Turley...... 1 G H Bailey not out...... 1 Extras...... 8 Extras...... 2 Total...... 83 Total...... 19
118 15th September 1893 Priory Park 2nd XI v Selsey.
PRIORY PARK 2ND XI 1st Innings 2nd Innings Capt. Price b Lee...... 10 E H Lloyd b Lee...... 0 H L Hutchinson b Tadd...... 33 C Dunn c Penfold b Lee...... 0 not out...... 32 I L Gower b Clements...... 46 W Rudwick c Fogden b Lee...... 3 E R Walker b Lee...... 2 not out...... 22 R W Jones c Bell b Clements...... 19 A F Shippam b Clements...... 0 H Morse c Todd b Clements4 O G B Lloyd not out...... 6 Extras...... 18 Extras...... 4 Total...... 141 Total (no wicket)...... 58
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings Newton Clayton c Rudwick b Gower...... 11 F Fogden b Gower...... 4 G G Todd c Dunn b Jones...... 26 C Clements b Gower...... 0 F Lee c and b Jones...... 7 W Bell b Jones...... 0 H Penfold b Jones...... 0 G Tadd not out...... 18 R Duff b E H Lloyd...... 0 W Lambeth b Jones...... 11 W Arnell Smith c Capt. Price b Jones...... 8 Extras...... 31 Total...... 116 R W Jones (aka R Wyndham) was Captain.
119 4th July 1894 Hunston v Selsey
HUNSTON 1st Innings 2nd Innings J Thomas c H Young b A Young...... 17 lbw b H Young...... 1 F J Hodson b H Young...... 0 b H Young...... 7 Payne b H Young...... 6 b Marshall...... 8 Fowler b A Young...... 2 C Marshall b A Young...... 2 J H Hobgen lbw b A Young...... 0 lbw b A Young...... 9 W Rudwick b A Young...... 0 b McKay...... 6 C Kilby c James b A Young...... 3 b McKay b H Young...... 10 D Coombes b H Young...... 0 b A Young...... 3 L Shawyer not out...... 0 not out...... 0 Extras...... 3 Extras...... 7 Total...... 31 Total...... 53
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings H McKay b Hodson...... 46 G G Todd run out...... 5 A Young c Payne b Thomas...... 7 H Young b Thomas...... 2 F Fogden c sub b Hodson...... 12 T A Grey b Thomas...... 0 Stanton b Thomas...... 6 J Paterson b Thomas...... 0 J James run out...... 13 C Marshall not out...... 0 Extras...... 15 Total...... 106
120 12th June 1895 Portfield v Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings H Penfold b Roach...... 4 b Bridger...... 1 F Fogden b Bridger...... 3 not out...... 4 Gilling b Roach...... 0 b Roach...... 0 J Richards b Bridger...... 4 b Roach...... 3 G G Todd b Bridger...... 11 b Bridger...... 1 J Goode b Bridger...... 2 c and b Roach...... 2 C Harding b Bridger...... 3 b Bridger...... 0 J James b Roach...... 0 b Bridger...... 2 C Marshall b Roach...... 8 run out...... 9 F Burnett not out...... 4 c Heath b Roach...... 0 G Harding run out...... 0 absent...... 0 Extras...... 15 Extras...... 4 Total...... 54 Total...... 26 PORTFIELD 1st Innings 2nd Innings W Edwards c Goode b Harding...... 3 F Roach b Harding...... 7 lbw b Marshall...... 3 H Gooden b Harding...... 0 H Heath b Fogden...... 20 run out...... 2 C Dunn c Fogden b Harding...... 3 W Bridger b Fogden...... 8 not out...... 5 J James c Todd b Fogden...... 0 not out...... 11 ? Napper jnr b Fogden...... 0 E Clark not out...... 5 F Scardifield b Marshall...... 0 F Marner b Marshall...... 0 Extras...... 7 Extras...... 5 Total...... 53 Total...... 26
121 10th July 1895 Selsey v Littlehampton
LITTLEHAMPTON: First Innings: C Farmer b Bridger 1; W Ransome b Bridger 0; C S Arbery c Harris b Bridger 13; R Grevatt run out 17; R Leggatt c Fogden b Bridger3; H Blackburn c Todd b Bridger 1; A J White c Hodson b Harris 0; W Ide c Hodson b Harris 0; G Redman not out 7; F Dixon b Bridger 0; E W Lockyear b Harris 8; extras 5; Total 55. Second Innings: C S Arbery c Harris b Humphry 2; W Ransome c Hodson b Humphry 1; R Grevatt b Humphry 8; R L Leggatt b Humphry 3; E WLockyear c and b Humphry 0; A J White not out 0; F Dixon not out 2; extras 2; Total 18. C Farmer, W Ide, G Redman and H Blackburn did not bat.
SELSEY: H W Harris run out 4; G W Humphry b Arbery 6; F C Graves b Arbery 4; G G Tpdd b Leggatt 12; F J Hodson c Ransome b Arbery 6; W Bridger b Arbery 0; A E Cosens b Leggatt 3; W Rudwick b Arbery 0; H Penfold not out 3; F Fogden b Arbery 2; T Gray b Arbery 0; extras 13; total 53.
For those readers with enquiring minds, the change in layout is entirely due to the original layout reported in the newspaper. As may be seen from what follows, it depends who does the layout or how much space is available.
122 18th September 1895 Selsey v Rumboldswhyke
RUMBOLDSWHYKE 1st Innings 2nd Innings A Young b Sargeant...... 3 hit wkt b A Sargent...... 4 J McKay run out...... 3 c Graves b H Sargeant...... 0 G Tadd b Sargeant...... 7 c Clayton b H Sargeant...... 9 H Heath b Sargeant...... 18 c and b A Sargent...... 1 F Roach c Graves b Marshall...... 1 run out b A Sargeant...... 1 H Young b G Sargeant...... 2 b H G Sargeant...... 3 H Osmond b G Sargeant...... 1 not out...... 6 P Heath b Marshall...... 0 st Graves b A Sargeant...... 1 C Clifford b Sargeant...... 0 b A E Sargeant...... 0 H Jamieson not out...... 1 c Penfold b H Sergeant...... 3 W Lelliott c Todd b Marshall...... 6 c H Sergeant b A Sergeant...... 2 Extras...... 2 Extras...... 8 Total...... 45 Total...... 38
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings F C Graves b A Young...... 43 F Fogden c Lelliott b Young...... 2 Major Todd b A Young...... 0 not out...... 1 G Sargeant st Heath b H Young...... 1 M Clayton c A Young b H Young...... 0 H Penfold b A Young...... 6 A E Sargeant not out...... 6 c H Young b Todd...... 0 F Burnett c P Heath b A Young...... 3 T Goode c McKay b Tadd...... 2 C Marshall b A Young...... 0 B Penfold c A Young b H Young...... 0 not out...... 3 Extras...... 15 Extras...... 0 Total...... 80 Total...... 4
123 20th May 1896 Portfield v Selsey.
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings F Fogden run out...... 2 run out...... 6 F Chitty c Napper b Adames...... 8 b Bridger...... 12 H Penfold c Bridger b Adames...... 0 run out...... 15 H Kensington b Adames...... 0 lbw b Hartwright...... 10 G Todd c Adames b Hartwright...... 0 b Hartwright...... 6 F C Graves not out...... 4 b Hartwright...... 28 A N Charge b Hartwright...... 1 not out...... 9 C Spratt b Adames...... 1 c Heath b Neale...... 5 F Longlands c Heath b Adames...... 0 b Roach...... 3 H Smith b Hartwright...... 0 C Bird b Adames...... 0 c Roach b Bridger...... 0 Extras...... 5 Extras...... 11 Total...... 21 Total...... 105
PORTFIELD 1st Innings 2nd Innings Rev. W A Firth st Graves b Penfold...... 4 T Hartwright b Penfold...... 27 F Adames b Penfold...... 4 D Neale c Charge b Chitty...... 43 W Bridger st Graves b Penfold...... 15 H Heath run out...... 39 W T Napper run out...... 2 F Roach c Kensington b Doman...... 1 J James not out...... 11 H Hoare b Kensington...... 2 A Pink c Doman b Kensington...... 0 Extras...... 11 Total...... 159
124 27th May 1896 Selsey v Hunston.
HUNSTON 1st Innings 2nd Innings G W Humphry b Bridger...... 0 G Bailey b Dewey...... 17 not out...... 13 W Rudwick c Rudge b Bridger...... 0 G Rusbridger b Bridger...... 1 C A Hodson b Bridger...... 0 F J Hodson b Bridger...... 13 A E Cosens b Dewey...... 17 run out...... 3 J Stacey b Burnett...... 11 not out...... 1 W Edwards b Dewey...... 0 L Shawyer not out...... 0 W Farne b Kensington...... 20 b Dewey...... 1 Extras...... 9 Extras...... 6 Total...... 88 total...... 24
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings N Clayton c Cosens b Humphry...... 12 b C A Hodson...... 6 H Kensington b Farne...... 25 n C A Hodson...... 5 G G Todd c Rusbridger b F Hodson...... 31 n C A Hodson...... 9 W Bridger b Farne...... 1 b C A Hodson...... 1 H Heath c Bailey b Farne...... 1 b Bailey...... 2 S Dewey c Farne b F Hodson...... 17 not out...... 6 A Charge b F Hodson...... 17 b C A Hodson...... 2 F Chitty b F Hodson...... 17 b C A Hodson...... 0 F Burnett b F Hodson...... 5 b C A Hodson...... 1 Rudge run out...... 2 b C A Hodson...... 0 H A Smith not out...... 1 b C A Hodson...... 3 Extras...... 6 Extras...... 4 Total...... 103 Total...... 40
125 2nd June 1897 Littlehampton v Hunston & Selsey
LITTLEHAMPTON 1st Innings 2nd Innings F Cockerell c Ansell b Farne...... 19 W Sewell c Duncton b Ansell...... 48 R Grevatt c Cosens b Farne...... 9 F B O’Neill b Farne...... 9 S Heasman c Hodson b Ansell...... 9 A J White b Ansell...... 0 Rev. W Lowsley b Farne...... 8 D Munro c Farne b Ansell...... 30 W Southcombe b Farne...... 5 H Blackburn b Ansell...... 18 G Wadham not out...... 11 Extras...... 30 Total...... 221
HUNSTON & SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings F Hodson b Wadham...... 8 J Dunston c Heasman b Lowsley...... 42 W Farne b Lowsley...... 48 Sergeant Ansell b Wadham...... 11 P Benfold b Lowsley...... 0 H Penfold not out...... 37 E Cosens b Wadham...... 0 J May c White b Wadham...... 7 J Stavey b Wadham...... 0 J Woodhams not out...... 4 Extras...... 9 Total (for 8 wickets)...... 166 T Selby did not bat
126 14th July 1897 Littlehampton v Selsey.
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings H W Harris b Wadham...... 64 F Hodson c Grevett b Arbery...... 0 W Farmer lbw b Wadham...... 21 G Bayley b Wadham...... 5 F C Graves b Cockerell...... 9 C Hodson b Wadham...... 3 B Penfold hit wkt b Wadham...... 4 H Penfold c Grevett b Wadham...... 7 R Humphrey c Armstrong b Wadham...... 12 E S Oliver not out...... 2 Extras...... 41 Total...... 179 LITTLEHAMPTON 1st Innings 2nd Innings A J White b Harris...... 2 F Cockerell b Oliver...... 25 C S Arbery c Humphrey b Oliver...... 34 R Grevett not out...... 20 E A H Blunt b Penfold...... 3 D Munro lbw b Penfold...... 9 G Wadham c Penfold b Bailey...... 0 G Armstrong not out...... 3 Extras...... 14 total (for six wickets)...... 110 J May, W Sewell and T Humphrey did not bat
127 25th May 1898 Selsey v Littlehampton
LITTLEHAMPTON 1st Innings 2nd Innings R Grevett b Shelton...... 102 J Presten b Stone...... 4 A F Somerset c and b Harris...... 62 F B O’Neill not out...... 75 Extras...... 6 Total (innings declared closed)...... 249 C S Arbery, Rev W H Lowsley, F Cockerill, A J White, A Holland, G Wadham and G E Redman did not bat
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings Shelton c O’Neill b Wadham...... 14 Fogden run out...... 24 H Penfold b Wadham...... 0 Stone c Rev. Lowsley b Arbery...... 2 Stacey not out...... 32 B Penfold c Grevett b Preston...... 0 E Cosens absent...... 0 G G Todd b Holland...... 10 J Harris b Holland...... 0 C Marshall b Holland...... 0 P Legg b Holland...... 0 Extras...... 11 Total...... 93
128 9th June 1898 Selsey v Goodwood
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings F Fogden b Charge...... 1 run out...... 0 Beasley b Harris...... 3 b Harris...... 6 Simmonds b Harris...... 4 b Compton...... 0 F C Graves run out...... 8 not out...... 12 G G Todd c and b Husband...... 30 not out...... 3 T Richards not out...... 6 c Searle b Harris...... 2 T Harris b Harris...... 0 C Harding b Harris...... 4 b Compton...... 1 H Hunt b Harris...... 0 F Brandon c Husband b Harris...... 1 F Chitty c and b Compton...... 0 b Compton...... 7 Extras...... 7 Extra...... 1 Total...... 64 Total (for six wickets)...... 25
GOODWOOD 1st Innings 2nd Innings G Bayley b Harris...... 1 H W Harris b Graves...... 37 T Compton c and b Beasley...... 35 J Lillywhite b Harris...... 6 E Husband lbw b Graves...... 11 A W Charge c and b Beasley...... 0 Hammond b Graves...... 3 G Rusbridger not out...... 3 Searle c Todd b Beasley...... 0 A H Curry b Beasley...... 3 Barnes c and b Graves...... 1 Extras...... 5 Total...... 106
129 6th June 1898 Selsey v A E Cosens XI
A E COSENS XI 1st Innings 2nd Innings W Farne c Penfold b Beasley...... 0 H W Harris c Harris b Marshall...... 1 G Bayley b Beasley...... 2 S F Hobgen c Stacey b Beasley...... 0 W Rudwick b Beasley...... 11 T C Hobgen b Beasley...... 34 B Hobgen b Beasley...... 41 F J Hodson b Marshall...... 3 G Rusbridger not out...... 8 S Shayer not out...... 5 H Jupp did not bat Extras...... 4 Innings declared closed Total (for 8 wickets)...... 109
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings F Fogden not out...... 8 H Penfold b Farne...... no result recorded E C Beasley b Harris...... 1 J Stacey b Farne...... 8 C Budd not out...... 12 Extra...... 1 Total (for 3 wickets)...... 32 W Smith, G G Todd, T Richards, J Harris, C Marshall and Brandon did not bat
130 16th June 1898 Selsey v Littlehampton
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings N Clayton b A Holland...... 1 F Fogden not out...... 14 E C Beasley lbw b Arbery...... 0 I Stacey b Arbery...... 3 G G Todd b Arbery...... 1 H Penfold c Redman b Holland...... 3 P Penfold c Cockerill b Holland...... 1 Mills b Holland...... 0 W Woodland c Havers b Holland...... 0 J Harris b Arbery...... 0 C Marshall b Arbery...... 4 Extras...... 15 Total...... 42
LITTLEHAMPTON 1st Innings 2nd Innings C Arbery c Beasley b Marshall...... 12 R Grevett c Todd b B Penfold...... 40 F B O’Neill c and b Beasley...... 34 H L Havers c Clayton b Harris...... 10 Ramsey b B Penfold...... 33 F Cockerell c Mills b Harris...... 21 G Redman c Todd b B Penfold...... 1 W Gibbs c Woodland b Marshall...... 5 A J White not out...... 28 C Rowe b Marshall...... 11 A Holland b Marshall...... 0 Extras...... 12 Total...... 207
131 17th May 1899 Priory Park v Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings N Clayton b Biddle...... 5 F J Pratt b Anderson...... 9 F Stride b Biddle...... 4 F Fogden b Biddle...... 10 C Pannell c Anderson b Biddle...... 0 A W Charge b Biddle...... 13 Major Todd c Anderson b Blake...... 9 F C Graves b Blake...... 10 P Penfold not out...... 6 H Heath c Blake b Price...... 36 F Truman b Crawfurd...... 3 Extras...... 12 Total...... 117
PRIORY PARK 1st Innings 2nd Innings Hon. B Gordon-Lennox b Charge...... 106 Lieutenant Price c Graves b Stride...... 19 W F Parker c Charge b Stride...... 8 Captain Crawfurd b Charge...... 39 Captain Anderson c Graves b Fogden...... 18 Rev. H Cowley lbw, b Graves...... 86 Major Bainbridge lbw, b Charge...... 12 Lieutenant Ronald run out...... 0 Captain Blake b Graves...... 41 Lieutenant Gregson not out...... 12 Biddle b Graves...... 2
132 24th May 1899 Littlehampton v Selsey.
LITTLEHAMPTON 1st Innings 2nd Innings J S Heward c Rose b Marshall...... 8 did not bat...... F Cockerell c Stride b Marshall...... 8 b Marshall...... 3 R Grevett c Graves b Marshall...... 11 not out...... 10 J O Preston lbw, b Marshall...... 17 b Penfold...... 8 F Rowe c Graves b Marshall...... 20 c Rose b Charge...... 35 E D Sanders c Clayton b Penfold...... 14 c Charge b Marshall...... 13 G Redman b Penfold...... 9 c Penfold b Marshall...... 24 A Holland b Marshall...... 4 b Marshall...... 35 A J White not out...... 6 b Stride...... 5 C Hardwick b Penfold...... 14 b Pratt...... 2 G Wadham c Marshall b Penfold...... 0 c & b Stride...... 13 Extras...... 2 Extras...... 6 Total...... 113 Total for 9 wickets...... 154
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings Fogden c Redman b Wadham...... 4 Stride b Wadham...... 1 Charge run out...... 0 Pratt b Rowe...... 17 Penfold c Wadham b Rowe...... 3 Graves c Heward b Wadham...... 15 Todd c Holland b Wadham...... 18 Clayton run out...... 1 Rose b Preston...... 0 Marshall b Preston...... 0 Oliver not out...... 0 Extras...... 4 Total...... 63
133 26th July 1899 Mr N Clayton’s XI v Northgate Grammar School
NORTHGATE GRAMMAR SCHOOL 1st Innings 2nd Innings F Hall c Brockway b Jupp...... 0 G Hall run out...... 6 H Lake b Farr...... 86 H Williams b Farr...... 3 E Charles b Jupp...... 5 G Richmond b Jupp...... 4 H Gadd c Curtis b Brockway...... 5 A Purchase b Farr...... 2 J Goodger c & b Brockway...... 5 R Skinner b Farr...... 6 H Richmond not out...... 2 Extras...... 25 Total...... 149
MR N CLAYTON’S XI 1st Innings 2nd Innings F Fogden c Charles b H Richmond...... 0 B Farr c Gadd b Lake...... 4 c Lake b Stanley...... 0 S Lillywhite c F Hall b H Richmond...... 0 not out...... 12 N Clayton st G Richmond b H Richmond...... 1 c & b Lake...... 1 H Jupp b Lake...... 3 Curtis c Gadd b Lake...... 0 F Shrubb b Lake...... 1 Brockway b Lake...... 7 not out...... 6 H Clayton b G Hall...... 0 C Fowler b Lake...... 1 R Clayton not out...... 0 b Stanley...... 1 Extras...... 5 Extras...... 1 Total...... 22 Total for three wickets...... 21
14th June 1900 Priory Park II v Selsey
SELSEY: A Glass c Husband b Farne 2; J R Perry c Farne b Husband 6; L Stacey b Husband 0; F J Pratt run out 28; F Fogden run out 20; T Richards c Farne b Rose 6; C Marshall b Farne 0; C T Marshall c Charles b rose 1; J Andrews not out 0; A Clayton b Farne 0; H Clayton b Farne 0; Extras 26; Total 89.
PRIORY PARK II: W Farne b Pratt 47; W H Doman c Richards b glass 7; W R Ansell c Fogden b Marshall 24; E Husband not out 45; G H Cover not out 3; Extras 26; total (for three wickets) 152. A T Rose, H E Breach, Captain Price, H C Curtis, S J Charles and C Penney did not bat.’
134 18th August 1900 Portfield v Selsey
‘SELSEY: M Wilson run out 46; H Sandford b Gale 4; A H Allen c and b Fielder 8; D R Allen b Gale 20; F Fogden c and b Harris 6; E G Allen b Harris 21; F J Pratt not out 84; R Wood b Harris 0; Fairman c Fielder b Wellcome 2; E Oliver b Harris 0; E Clark b Harris 1; Extras 14; total 151.
PORTFIELD: First Innings: G Tadd b Sandford 0; F Chitty b Sandford 0; C Etherington c D Allen b Sandford 18; W J Fielder b Sandford 0; A Burch b A H Allen 1; H Harris b A H Allen 2; L Wellcome c Wilson b Sandford 2; D Gale not out 1; J Norris b Sandford 2; P Bridger b Sandford 0; H Heath b Sandford 0; Extras 5; Total 24.
Second Innings: G Tadd b Wilson 8; F Chitty c Pratt b Sandford 0; C Etherington b Sandford 0; W J Fielder b Wilson 7; A Burnch b Sandford 3; H Harris not out 21; L Wellcome c A H Allen b Wilson 2; D Gale c Sandford b Wilson 4; J Norris c D Allen b Wilson 2; P Bridger b Wilson 0; H Heath b Oliver 0; Extras 7; Total 54.’
12th June 1901 Portfield vs Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings F Fogden b Gale...... 20 Farndell b Bell...... 2 A Hobgen b Bell...... 2 H Hocking b Bell...... 3 E Cousens b Bell...... 8 L Wellcome c Pryce b Bell...... 17 F J Pratt c Gale b Bell...... 6 T W Legg b Bell...... 0 O Marshall lbw b Bell...... 9 P Owens b Etherington...... 0 M Clayton not out...... 0 Extras...... 5 total...... 72
PORTFIELD 1st Innings 2nd Innings W Edwards c Pratt b Farndell...... 2 G W Bell b Marshall...... 2 G Tadd c Hobgen b Marshall...... 2 D Gale c Fogden b Farndell...... 9 C Heath b Marshall...... 3 J W Fielder b Hocking...... 28 C Etherington b Hocking...... 25 H Heath not out...... 84 P Bridger b Marshall...... 7 W Bryce b Marshall...... 6 J Norriss b Cousens...... 4 Extras...... 15 Total...... 187
135 16th June 1901 Selsey v Mr Hobgen’s XI
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings H Hocking b Welcome...... 1 c Edwards b Hobgen...... 0 F Fogden c Fielder b Simpson...... 26 b Fielder...... 17 E B Harlock b Welcome...... 0 b Hobgen...... 1 Hudson b Welcome...... 27 D R Allen c Pratt b Fielder...... 6 b Edwards...... 31 F Avis b Welcome...... 1 c Simpson b Fielder...... 9 G Fairman c Fielder b Welcome...... 1 not out...... 2 C Marshall b Welcome...... 2 not out...... 8 R Wood c Simpson b Fielder...... 4 Percy Watson run out...... 7 J Fisher not out...... 4 b Welcome c & b Marshall...... 1 Byes...... 7 Byes...... 6 Leg Byes...... 1 Leg Byes...... 1 No Balls...... 1 Total...... 89 Total...... 75
MR HOBGEN’S XI 1st Innings 2nd Innings L Welcome c & b Marshall...... 1 H Heath c & b Avis...... 3 F J Pratt not out...... 12 J H Simpson b Avis...... 0 W Edward c Marshall b Avis...... 0 Fielder c Harlock b P Bridger run out...... 1 T Longlands c Fairman b Marshall...... 1 Hull c & b Marshall...... 1 Stevenson c Allen b Marshall...... 0 Byes...... 2 Leg Byes...... 1 Total...... 23
136 22nd August 1901 Selsey v Portfield
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings H Hocking b Welcome...... 1 F Fogden c Heath b Welcome...... 0 A H Allen c Tadd b Gale...... 10 D R Allen b Tadd...... 32 G G Todd run out...... 3 E G Allen c C Heath b Welcome...... 1 E B Harlock c C Heath b Gale...... 0 Laing b Tadd...... 26 F Avis c H Heath b Tadd...... 42 C Marshall c Bridger b Tadd...... 0 R Wood not out...... 1 Extras...... 3 Total...... 119
PORTFIELD 1st Innings 2nd Innings G Tadd b Avis...... 14 c Fogden b D Allen...... 10 D Gale b Marshall...... 11 b D Allen...... 4 Moseley b Marshall...... 0 not out...... 1 H Heath b Marshall...... 0 not out...... 2 A Burch b Avis...... 7 c A Allen b D Allen...... 0 C Heath b Marshall...... 1 c E Allen b Wood...... 6 P Bridger b Marshall...... 4 run out...... 1 A Smith run out...... 0 c E Allen b D Allen...... 2 S Toversham b Avis...... 0 c Avis b Wood...... 4 Welcome c Laing b Marshall...... 1 run out...... 5 Stevens not out...... 2 c Fogden b Laing...... 0 Extras...... 3 Extras...... 9 Total...... 43 Total (for nine wickets)...... 44
137 13th August 1902 Priory Park v Selsey
PRIORY PARK 1st Innings 2nd Innings D Cochrane c Steadman b Marshall...... 1 ? Lawrance c Allen b Dent...... 123 E Husband Bowled b Steadman...... 4 Rev. W Epstein c Stacey b Steadman...... 61 H Bradford Bowled b Steadman...... 0 W Farne not out...... 17 Extras...... 6 Innings Closed Total...... 212 A H Bostock, E O Collins, F Hall, A W Charge, F Chitty did not bat
SELSEY (SPELLED SELSEA BY PRIORY PARK) 1st Innings 2nd Innings S N Dent not out...... 33 A E Waller Bowled Cochrane...... 4 S Steadman not out...... 50 Extras...... 21 Total...... 108 A H Allen, J A Stacey, N D Ronald, F J Pratt, F Fogden, G G Todd, D R Allen, C Marshall did not bat.
138 14th May 1903 Portfield v Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings F Fogden run out...... 3 lbw b Chase...... 0 Walker b Butler...... 35 b Chase...... 1 W Bray lbw b Butler...... 2 b Chase...... 0 M Taylor b Butler...... 2 b Edwards...... 0 Major Todd b Gale...... 0 b Edwards...... 0 Mitchell b Gale...... 0 c Butler b Chase...... 2 N Clayton b Gale...... 0 run out...... 1 J Harris b Butler...... 0 b Gale...... 0 P Legg b Butler...... 9 b Chase...... 6 H Clayton not out...... 15 run out...... 8 R Clayton b D Gale...... 4 not out...... 3 Extras...... 7 Extras...... 4 Total...... 77 Total...... 25
PORTFIELD 1st Innings 2nd Innings T Mitchell b Legg...... 13 b Bray...... 4 W Edwards c & b Harris...... 3 b Bray...... 1 W Gale b Bray...... 0 b Walker...... 7 H Butler b Bray...... 5 c & b Taylor...... 13 J Chase b Bray...... 2 b Walker...... 7 F J Pratt b Bray...... 3 not out...... 14 H Heath c & b Bray...... 0 b Taylor...... 2 P Bridger not out...... 8 E Redman b Bray...... 1 not out...... 1 T Longlands c Todd b Bray...... 0 S Teversham c Bray b Taylor...... 0 Extras...... 16 Extra...... 1 Total...... 44 Total (for 6 wickets)...... 49
139 20th May 1903 Littlehampton v Selsey
LITTLEHAMPTON 1st Innings 2nd Innings C R Farrer b Bray...... 0 W Wadham b Bray...... 4 H Woolven c sub, b Marshall...... 6 A H Holland b Bray...... 20 M E Pike c Clayton b Marshall...... 9 W A Rust b Clayton...... 43 T Peterson b Marshall...... 10 G Wadham c Todd b Bray...... 6 J Creese b Bray...... 1 F Bell not out...... 0 J O Preston lbw b Bray...... 9 Total...... 114
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings F Fogden b Holland...... 0 b Preston...... 0 W Bray c Woolven b Holland...... 2 b Pike...... 26 J Mitchell b Holland...... 4 b Preston...... 0 G Cooper b Holland...... 0 b Pike...... 9 G F Todd b Holland...... 1 b Pike...... 2 J Fisher b Holland...... 0 b Pike...... 0 H Clayton b Wadham...... 1 st. Holland b Preston...... 2 W Long c Bell b Wadham...... 5 c Holland b Preston...... 13 C Marshall not out...... 2 b Pike...... 5 J Harris b Holland...... 0 not out...... 5 Extras...... 10 Extras...... 11 Total...... 25 Total...... 73
140 18th June 1903 Portfield v Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings H Sanford run out...... 12 b Gale...... 4 W Walker c Mitchell b Butler...... 2 b Napper...... 11 J Taylor b Butler...... 0 b Napper...... 4 Mjr. Todd c Heath b Napper...... 15 c Bridger b Gale...... 12 F Fogden c Mitchell b Butler...... 0 b Gale...... 2 Geo. Tadd b Napper...... 0 b Gale...... 0 J Harris b Napper...... 0 run out...... 0 P Legg c Bridger b Napper...... 0 c Butler b Gale...... 0 J Fisher b Napper...... 9 b Napper...... 4 R Clayton b Napper...... 0 not out...... 0 H Clayton not out...... 1 st Heath b Napper...... 3 Extras...... 4 Total...... 43 Total...... 40 PORTFIELD 1st Innings 2nd Innings H Butler c & b Walker...... 2 b Sanford...... 1 F Mitchell ran out...... 3 b Walker...... 8 P Bridger b Walker...... 1 b Walker...... 6 W Napper c Fogden b Walker...... 5 c Fisher b Walker...... 13 D Gale c Tayler b Walker...... 0 c Legg b Sanford...... 0 F J Pratt b Sanford...... 9 b Walker...... 0 H Heath b Walker...... 20 b Walker...... 1 J Brown b Walker...... 0 not out...... 5 F Pullen c Fogden b Walker...... 0 did not bat...... 0 T W Edwards not out Longlands b Sanford...... 1 b Walker...... 0 Extras...... 4 Extras...... 1 Total...... 50 Total...... 35
141 27th June 1903 Selsey v City Club
CITY CLUB 1st Innings 2nd Innings Stacey, J b Sanford...... 6 Wild, P b Bray...... 0 Hopkins, C b Penfold...... 23 Simmonds, F b Sanford...... 0 Mant, G c Walker b Bray...... 1 Cutten, E c Avis b Dashwood...... 29 Farr, F b Walker...... 7 Morgan, H c Hocking b Dashing...... 5 Cover, L lbw b Bray...... 23 Cutten, F, b Bray...... 1 Malby, A not out...... 7 Extras...... 22 Total...... 124
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings Walker, W c & b Mant...... 2 Sanford, H b Mant...... 1 Dashwood c Mant b Hopkins...... 1 Bray b Mant...... 11 Fogden run out...... 10 Avis c Malby b Mant...... 7 Tadd, G b Mant...... 4 Penfold b Hopkins...... 0 Budd not out...... 13 Clayton, N c Cover b Mant...... 2 Hocking c Simmonds b Stacey...... 1 Extras...... 4 Total...... 56
142 18th July 1903 Westgate Brewery v Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings Clayton c Baker b Hall...... 8 Walker lbw Willis...... 7 Sandford b Willis...... 1 Clayton, jun. lbw Hall...... 0 Gale b Hall...... 0 H Clayton s Willis...... 1 Harris c Finch b Hall...... 3 Hobgen b Willis...... 0 Fisher c Finch b Willis...... 0 R Clayton not out...... 0 Welcome b Hall...... 0 Extras...... 1 Total...... 21
WESTGATE BREWERY 1st Innings 2nd Innings Hall b harris...... 29 Ticehurst b Sandford...... 3 Willis hw b Clayton...... 2 Baker c Harris b Clayton...... 1 Holt b Clayton...... 5 Ayling lbw Clayton...... 11 Finch c Gale b Clayton...... 1 Hill hw b Clayton...... 4 Gardner c Hobgen b Walker...... 4 Marshall c Clayton b Clayton...... 3 Davey not out...... 3 Extras...... 3 Total...... 69
143 1st August 1903 Graylingwell v Selsey
GRAYLINGWELL 1st Innings 2nd Innings W Goddard lbw b Sandford...... 0 J R Newman c Fisher b Marshall...... 81 F Johnson c H Clayton b Sandford...... 47 Dr. Steen not out...... 11 G Fletcher not out...... 9 Capt. Johnson b Sandford...... 4 C Pannett c H Clayton b Sandford...... 15 C Payne b Sandford...... 11 Extras...... 6 Total (for six wickets)...... 84 Innings declared closed. W Hunt, E F Neal and Dr. Hughes did not bat
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings J Hobgen b Newman...... 7 F Fogden c & b Newman...... 3 A Dean b Fletcher...... 0 J Harris c & b Newman...... 0 H Sandford b Newman...... 4 N Clayton b Newman...... 0 H Trussler b Newman...... 1 J Fisher c Neal b Fletcher...... 1 H Clayton b Fletcher...... 0 C Marshall not out...... 0 Extras...... 6 Total...... 22
144 2nd July 1904 Selsey v City Club
CITY CLUB G Mant b Avis 4; L Cover b Marshall 0; A H Hartwright run out 10; L S Edney b Marshall 0; W Parker b Avis 38; A Wickenden b Avis 9; P Wild b Avis 9; E Cutten not out 15; G Farr b Avis 0; H Cutten b Avis 3; H Morgan b Avis 3; Extras 11, Total 102.
SELSEY: First Innings H Clayton b Hartwright 4; J Harris b Wickenden 1; Avis b Wickenden 0; J Fisher c Farr b Wickenden 3; H Legg b Wickenden 3; R Clayton not out 4; Meades c Edney b Wickenden 0; H Clayton b Wickenden 0; C Marshall c Hartwright b Wickenden 0; A Mitchell b Hartwright 3; Dr. Eldred hit wicket b Hartwright 2; Extras 3; Total 20. (It would appear that the scorer omitted to include the 3 Extras from the total).
Second Innings H Clayton b Mant 1; Harris b Mant 4; Avis b Edney 0; Fisher c H Cutten b Mant 0; Legg b Edney 10; R Clayton b Mant 4; Meades not out 2; N Clayton b Edney 0; Marshall c Hartwright b Mant 0; Mitchell b Edney 0; Eldred c Wickenden b Edney 0; Extras 7; Total 28 (This total should be 27).
145 24th June 1905 Selsey v City Club
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings Walker b Wickenden...... 7 b C Heather...... 7 Clayton R b Wickenden...... 3 c & b Heather...... 5 Avis F b Wickenden...... 0 Legg N b Wickenden...... 7 b C Heather...... 1 Clayton N c Wild b Edney...... 1 not out...... 15 Mitchell A run out...... 6 c & b R Heather...... 1 Fisher J c Wickenden b Edney...... 0 run out...... 4 Birch J b Wickenden...... 0 Meads N not out...... 0 c & b R Heather...... 1 Legg P b Wickenden...... 8 c Farr b Cutten...... 0 Gilbey C b Edney...... 0 not out...... 0 Extras...... 8 Extras...... 8 Total...... 35 Total (for 7 wickets)...... 42
CITY CLUB 1st Innings 2nd Innings E P Wild b Walker...... 8 R Heather b Walker...... 5 L Cover lbw b Walker...... 0 E Cutten c & b Walker...... 9 F Farr b Walker...... 1 L S Edney c R Clayton b Walker...... 16 C Heather lbw b Walker...... 6 A J Wickenden lbw b Gilbert...... 14 T H H Simmonds not out...... 4 R Willis b Walker...... 1 H R Cutten run out...... 0 Extras...... 13 Total...... 77
22nd July 1909 Selsey v. Sidlesham
SELSEY: Walker b W Smart 4; Stephenson c Ide b W Smart 10; Harris b W Smart 0; F Fogden b W Smart 0; Mitchell b G smart 8; Fisher b W Smart 0; Gardner c Clayton b G Smart 2; E Fogden b G Smart 0; Smith not out 2; Wigginton b W Smart 0; Morey b G Smart 0; Extras 11; Total 37.
SIDLESHAM: G Smart b Walker 7; H Clayton c Fogden b Walker 15; R Dutton b Walker 16; Rev W T Dutton b Walker 13; F Shrubb b Mitchell 1; C Dutton run out 4; W J Ide run out 3; J Richards b Stephenson 5; H W Moore b Walker 0; W Smart not out 9; extras 10; total 83.’
146 23rd May 1914 Selsey v Lavant
‘SELSEY: C Smith, 1; Vaughan, 5; Dr Humphrey, 8; E Jewell, 21; A Mitchell, 1; J Griffiths, 0; J Garratt, 0; R Lewis, 13; Bonnar, 0; J Lewis, 0; Walker, 1; extras, 4; total 54.
LAVANT: C Farthing, 2; R Whale, 1; C Lock, 4; C Pannell, 1; C Foster, 0; A Sawtell, 11; A Smith, 27; S Woodman, 7; F Lock, 26; W Silvester, 6; F Tupper, 0; extras, 3; total, 88.’
20th June 1914 Selsey v Bersted
SELSEY – D Jewell b Hemingfield, 4; A Mitchell c Booth b Hemingfield, 7; Holmes c Jenkins b Hemingfield, 7; E Jewell b Booth, 3; R Jewell c and b Hemingfield, 0; P Simpson c Baillet b Hemingfield, 1; E Smith not out, 7; Walker run out,0; Wakeham b Hemingfield, 0; J Fisher b Booth, 0; C Marshall b Booth, 1; Total, 23. Second Innings: D Jewell c Curtis b E Baillet, 13; E Jewell not out, 26; R Jewell run out, 13; E Smith b Horrocks, 1; Walker run out, 1; Wakeham not out, 9; extras, 2; total, 65. Innings declared closed.
BERSTED – A Lemon b E Jewell, 3; L Booth b Walker, 7; E Bailett c Smith b Walker, 7; W Curtis c Mitchell b E Jewell, 3; B Horrocks c and b Walker, 0; C Hemingfield not out, 11; G Rumsby b E Jewell, 3; W Jenkins lbw b Walker, 1; G Baillet b Walker, 0; F Keen b R Jewell, 1; W White b R Jewell, 0; extras, 11; total, 47. Second innings: A Lemon b D Jewell, 14; L Booth b Jewell, 4; E Bailett b D Jewell, 2; W Curtis run out, 3; B Horrocks b Marshall, 3; C Hemingfield not out, 4; G Rumsby b D Jewell, 1; W Jenkins c and b D Jewell, 0; G Bailett b Holmes, 0; F Keen not out, 5; extras, 6; total, 42.
24th June 1914 West Sussex Constabulary v Selsey
SELSEY: R Jewell b Holder 20; A Mitchell b Holder, 2; H Jewell b Holder, 12; f Taylor b Wood, 5; E Jewell run out, 0; G Griffiths run out, 0; D Jewell run out, 10; F Wakham hit wkt. B Wass, 1; R Walker b Wood, 1; F Brown b Wood, 0; Dr Humphreys b Wood, 0; extras, 6; total, 57.
POLICE: P C Garton c Mitchell b M Jewell, 33; P C Wood c E Jewell b Walker, 19; P C Evans c Taylor b R. Jewell, 1; P C Loveland c E Jewell b M Jewell, 4; P C Cox b M Jewell, 8; P C G Holder c M Jewell, b D Jewell, 3; P C Walder b D Jewell, 3; P S Gibbons c and b M Jewell, 1; P C Holmes c Wakham b M Jewell, 0; P C Tucker b M Jewell, 1; superintendent Alce not out, 17; total 90.’
147 24th May 1922 Selsey v Priory Park ‘A’
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings Major Fuller b Collins...... 3 F Glennie b Hills...... 0 H Botting b Hills...... 6 N Botting c Collins b Trigg...... 62 G Blake lbw b Hills...... 2 H Clayton b Hills...... 5 C Smith b Hills...... 5 N A Daniell b Collins...... 8 J C Aylwin b Hills...... 11 H Tridgell c & b Hills...... 0 S Arnell not out...... 0 Extras...... 14 Total...... 112
PRIORY PARK ‘A’ 1st Innings 2nd Innings J Phillips b Smith...... 4 T Kimbell b Smith...... 3 H Collins b Daniell...... 11 G Hallett c H Botting b Daniell...... 9 J B Hobbs c Tridgell b Smith...... 0 P Phillips b Daniell...... 0 H W Trigg b Daniell...... 0 F Shippam c Glennie b Smith...... 15 J Marsh b Smith...... 15 C Hills st Glennie b Daniell...... 15 J Lansley not out...... 0 Extras...... 11 Total...... 83
148 24th May 1922 Selsey v Emsworth
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings J Hart b Love...... 0 H Belcher c Bramel b Corry...... 4 S Holliss b Love...... 10 C Smith b Corry...... 0 J Kite b Love...... 5 F Owens b Corry...... 3 N Daniell b Love...... 8 V Botting c & b Love...... 5 A Jones c Vaughan b Love...... 1 W Lester run out...... 1 R Phillips not out...... 0 Extras...... 3 total...... 40
EMSWORTH 1st Innings 2nd Innings A Golding b Smith...... 4 P Jacobs b Smith...... 0 J Vaughan b Smith...... 1 C Atyco b Daniell...... 1 W Griffin b Daniell...... 17 W Bramel b Daniell...... 0 F Love c Kite b Smith...... 4 F Corry b Smith...... 0 E Harvey b Daniell...... 12 W Willcock c Belcher b Daniell...... 2 T Churcher not out...... 5 Extras...... 4 Total...... 50
149 31st May 1922 Selsey v Felpham
FELPHAM 1st Innings 2nd Innings T Richardson b Daniels...... 1 H Piper b Smith...... 5 K Brown c Daniels...... 8 J Ranson b Smith...... 0 E Newnham b Daniels...... 9 W C Jennings b Smith...... 1 G E Leggatt b Smith...... 0 W Pullinger c Hart b Smith...... 6 F E Pye b Daniels...... 1 D Cameron run out...... 0 A Powell not out...... Total...... 31
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings Fuller b Brown...... 28 Glennie b Brown...... 18 H Botting b Jennings...... 7 N Botting b Brown...... 8 G Blake lbw b Ranson...... 28 C Smith not out...... 13 H Tridgell not out...... 2 Extras...... 14 Total (for 5 wickets declared)...... 118 W Hart, H Clayton, N Daniell and S Arnold did not bat.
150 3rd June 1922 Bersted v Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings Major Fuller b Wigley...... 79 F F Glennie c & b Hemingfield...... 0 H Botting b Wigley...... 36 N Botting c Jenkins b Hemingfield...... 2 G J Trenchard b Wigley...... 9 G Blake lbw b Phillips...... 7 C Bartholomew c Hobgen b Wigley...... 1 J Hart not out...... 3 W Hart b Phillips...... 0 Extras...... 21 Total (for 9 wickets declared)...... 158 C Smith and N A Daniell did not bat
BERSTED 1st Innings 2nd Innings C Hemingfield c & b Smith...... 7 F H Hobgen c Glennie b Smith...... 11 W Wigley b Botting...... 20 S Wigley run out...... 2 J McLeod b Botting...... 1 S McLeod c Trenchard b Daniell...... 2 P Fryer c Fuller b Smith...... 2 C Puckett b Botting...... 0 E Phillips b Botting...... 4 W Jenkins not out...... 4 J Major b Botting...... 2 Extras...... 5 Total...... 60
151 10th June 1922 Graylingwell v Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings Major Fuller c & b Richards...... 0 F F Glennie b Fletcher...... 0 H Botting b Richards...... 24 N Botting b Richards...... 7 W Hart c King b Fletcher...... 5 G Blake b Fletcher...... 2 H Clayton b Fletcher...... 0 J Hart b Richards...... 0 J C Aylwin c Richards b Fletcher...... 3 N A Daniell not out...... 3 Extras...... 2 Total...... 46
GRAYLINGWELL 1st Innings 2nd Innings F Southin c W Hart b Daniell...... 22 C E Wilkins run out...... 11 A F Neal b H Botting...... 5 S G Richards c Aylwin b Lane...... 4 G Fletcher b Lane...... 8 J R Newman b Blake...... 8 W H Stuart c Daniell b H Botting...... 7 A Squibb b Blake...... 0 H C King not out...... 57 T H Targett c Glennie b Clayton...... 8 H A Blundell b N Botting...... 22 Extras...... 6 Total...... 158
152 21st June 1922 Felpham v Selsey
FELPHAM 1st Innings 2nd Innings T Richardson c N Botting b Daniel...... 17 H Piper c N Botting b Daniel...... 6 K Brown c Moore b Blake...... 8 W Jennings b Blake...... 6 E Newnham c Botting b Blake...... 1 H Leggatt b Daniel...... 0 w Pullinger b Daniell...... 0 A Powell c Tarren b Daniell...... 6 F E Pye c H Botting b Blake...... 4 H Robins c Sayer b Daniell...... 3 E A Rourke not out...... 1 Extras...... 2 Total...... 54
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings G Blake b Pye...... 12 S Moore c Leggat b Piper...... 5 H Botting b Piper...... 10 N Botting not out...... 21 G L Tarren b Piper...... 3 C Bartholomew b Pye...... 3 Clayton b Pye...... 0 C Murphy run out...... 0 N A Daniell b Pye...... 0 Tridgell b Piper...... 1 B Sayer b Piper...... 3 Extras...... 5 Total...... 63
153 5th July 1922 Selsey v North Bersted
BERSTED 1st Innings 2nd Innings W Creighton b Smith...... 1 b Blake...... 0 H Halcombe run out...... 3 c Glennie b Blake...... 0 H Evershed c Clayton b Daniell...... 0 c Mant b Clayton...... 12 J Boarer (junr) b Smith...... 1 b Hart...... 3 J Hammond lbw b Daniell...... 2 c Moore b Aylwin...... 2 J Boarer (senr) c Smith b Daniell...... 2 b Hart...... 0 A Fuskett c Clayton b Daniell...... 0 c Smith b Aylwin...... 0 F Smith not out...... 1 c H Botting b Clayton...... 1 R Halcombe c Moore b Daniell...... 0 b Hart...... 2 C Powell b Smith...... 0 b Aylwin...... 0 F Boarer b Daniell...... 1 not out...... 2 Extras...... 5 Extras...... 2 Total...... 16 Total...... 24
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings S Moore not out...... 37 N G Blake b Creighton...... 30 H H Botting not out...... 7 Extras...... 2 Total for one wicket (declared)...... 76 F F Glennie, H Clayton, W Hart, H Tridgell, A Mant, N Daniell, J Aylwin, C Smith did not bat.
154 8th July 1922 Bersted II v Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings Major Fuller not out...... 63 H Botting c Drinkal b Caiger...... 12 N Botting b Kennett...... 5 F F Cleeve lbw b Kennett...... 7 E J Tranchant not out...... 2 Total (for three wickets declared)...... 89
BERSTED II 1st Innings 2nd Innings W Kennett c Cleeve b Fuller...... 10 F Moore b Smith...... 1 A Manners c Smith...... 5 J Durman c Smith...... 4 P W Arkell c Cleeve b Smith...... 0 J Caiger b Smith...... 0 G H Rumsby b Fuller...... 2 H T Drinkal c Hart b Fuller...... 0 H Anscombe b Smith...... 0 F Cole not out...... 0 A Shelton c Botting b Smith...... 0 Total...... 22
155 12th July 1922 Selsey v Depot RSR
DEPOT 1st Innings 2nd Innings Lieut. Peel st Glennie b Daniell...... 0 Pte. Hands b Smith...... 19 Capt. Thompson b Smith...... 15 Corpl. Sodin run out...... 6 L-Cpl. Richardson b Smith...... 3 Capt. Skinner b Daniell...... 3 Sergt. McClure c & b Daniell...... 2 Cpl. Bleach b Daniell...... 4 L-Cpl. Dyer c Kite b Daniell...... 4 Cpl. Harding b Smith...... 5 Sergt. Ashby not out...... 0 Extras...... 7 Total...... 68
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings E N Fuller c Ashby b Peel...... 12 N G Blake b Hands...... 1 S Hollis c Sodin b Peel...... 5 L Miller b Thompson...... 1 F Glennie b Thompson...... 1 T Kite b Peel...... 18 J Hart b Peel...... 2 A Jones c & b Thompson...... 2 N Daniell c Sodin b Hands...... 8 C Smith not out...... 1 J Aylwin b Hands...... 3 Extras...... 10 Total...... 64
156 13th July 1922 Selsey v Local Division Police
POLICE 1st Innings 2nd Innings F G Muncey c Jones b Daniell...... 10 b Moore...... 9 C Denham c Tridgell b Daniell...... 6 not out...... 2 J Cox c Tranchant b H Botting...... 9 c Tridgell b Bartholomew...... 13 Tucker b Daniell...... 1 b Bartholomew...... 8 G Lusted b Daniell...... 0 b Moore...... 10 Supt. Brett b Daniell...... 2 b Bartholomew...... 3 A Morris b Daniell...... 7 b Moore...... 0 E Ireland c Bartholomew b H Botting...... 0 b Bartholomew...... 7 S Gilbert b H Botting...... 2 b Clayton...... 0 M Hampshire not out...... 0 b Clayton...... 0 F Boxall c Tranchant b Daniell...... 0 b Clayton...... 3 Extras...... 0 Extras...... 10 Total...... 37 Total...... 65
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings L Miller b Cox...... 0 b Muncey...... 8 E Tranchant c Ireland b Lusted...... 0 c Cox b Tucker...... 4 H Clayton c Lusted b Cox...... 10 b Tucker...... 6 G Torrens run out...... 11 c Denham b Muncey...... H Botting c Denham b Lusted...... 2 b Muncey...... 4 C Bartholomew not out...... 25 c Ireland b Tucker...... 6 A Jones b Lusted...... 7 c Denham b Lusted...... 6 H Tridgell not out...... 15 not out...... 2 W G Moore did not bat...... - c Cox b Tucker...... 0 S Arnell did not bat...... - b Muncey...... 4 N Daniell did not bat...... - N Daniell did not bat...... - Extras...... 3 Extras...... 1 Total (for six wickets)...... 73 Total (for nine wickets declared)...... 45
157 15th July 1922 Selsey v Priory Park ‘A’
PRIORY PARK 1st Innings 2nd Innings W Ogden c N Botting b H Botting...... 0 J Wadsley c N Botting b H Botting...... 0 E Phillips b C Smith...... 1 S Corke c N Botting b C Smith...... 3 F Shippam b H Botting...... 5 R Ball b Smith...... 12 P Hills run out...... 20 J Marsh run out...... 4 H Collins c & b H Botting...... 25 G Phillips b Smith...... 18 F Sands not out...... 0 Extras...... 17 Total...... 105
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings E N Fuller b Shippam...... 43 N G Blake b Collins...... 3 H H Botting not out...... 54 N P Botting not out...... 26 Extras...... 10 Total (for two wickets declared)...... 136
158 19th July 1922 Felpham vs Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings H D Abbart b Fowler...... 13 G Tarrence c Jennings b Pye...... 0 L Miller b Rourke...... 1 V Botting b Pye...... 2 S Hollist lbw b Pye...... 3 Tucker c Slade b Fowler...... 6 A Tridgell b Fowler...... 9 W G Moore c Jennings b Pye...... 9 A Jones b Rourke...... 19 M Hampshire b Rourke...... 0 A Sayers not out...... 1 Extras...... 7 Total...... 70
FELPHAM 1st Innings 2nd Innings F Pye b Tucker...... 0 Seele hit wicket b Tridgell...... 4 H Rogers b Tucker...... 8 Fowler c Botting b Tucker...... 0 E A Rourke c Tridgell b Tucker...... 0 Edwards b Tridgell...... 1 Brook b Tridgell...... 0 Johnson b Tucker...... 2 Jennings b Moore...... 0 Slade not out...... 11 K Brown b Tucker...... 0 Extras...... 2 Total...... 28
159 29th July 1922 Selsey CC v North Bersted
NORTH BERSTED 1st Innings 2nd Innings H Knight c Mant b Daniell...... 4 N Halcombe c N Botting b Daniell...... 1 R Davis b H Botting...... 1 G Knight b Daniell...... 9 Evershed c Blake b H Botting...... 4 Boarer b Botting...... 1 Hammond c N Botting b H Botting...... 2 Smith not out...... 0 Reed c N Botting b H Botting...... 0 B Halcombe run out...... 0 J Boarer senr. b H Botting...... 0 Extras...... 6 Total...... 28
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings E N Fuller b Davis...... 43 N G Blake run out...... 0 H H Botting retired...... 38 N Botting c Smith b Boarer...... 11 C R Ingersoll not out...... 16 A Mant b Knight...... 5 H Clayton b Boarer...... 0 J Aylwin not out...... 1 Extras...... 6 Total (for five wickets)...... 120 S Arnell, H Tridgell, N Daniell did not bat.
160 5th August 1922 Selsey v Depot RSR
DEPOT 1st Innings 2nd Innings Major Wigley b smith...... 2 Capt. Le Gallais c H Botting b Daniell...... 0 Capt. Thompson c J Hart b Daniell...... 1 Cpl. Soden b Smith...... 3 Pte. Hands b H Botting...... 12 Cpl. Bleach c N Botting b Daniell...... 10 Pte. Routledge b Daniell...... 5 Musslewhite c N Botting b H Botting...... 2 L-Cpl. Washington b Daniell...... 5 L-Cpl. Knight c N Botting b Daniell...... 0 Cpl. Harding not out...... 5 Extras...... 10 Total...... 55
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings E N Fuller b Thompson...... 3 C I Ingersoll b Hands...... 6 H H Botting b Thompson...... 5 N P Botting b Hands...... 11 N G Blake c Wigley b Bleach...... 7 J Pugh Cook b Bleach...... 13 W Hart c Wigley b Hands...... 2 H Tridgell c & b Bleach...... 0 J Hart b Hands...... 8 C Smith not out...... 2 N A Daniell c Routledge b Hands...... 13 Extras...... 14 Total...... 84
161 10th August 1922 Selsey v Mr B V FitzGerald’s X1
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings C R Ingersoll b Ireland...... 1 N G Blake c Stevenson b Parker...... 2 H H Botting b Ireland...... 0 N P Botting b Caine...... 19 C Bartholomew b Craddock...... 27 L Miller b Caine...... 0 G I Torrens run out...... 0 C Smith c FitzGerald b Caine...... 0 H Tridgell b Clayton...... 1 A Sones b Caine...... 3 N Daniell not out...... 4 Extras...... 3 Total...... 60
B V FITZGERALD’S X1 1st Innings 2nd Innings S Craddock b Daniell...... 2 D Barber c N Botting b smith...... 1 N Ireland b Daniell...... 7 S Caine b Smith...... 3 B FitzGerald b Smith...... 0 S Parker c N Botting b Daniell...... 0 R Clayton b Smith...... 2 H Ireland b Smith...... 2 G Rutherford run out...... 4 H Stevenson b Daniell...... 3 H Cumming not out...... 2 Extras...... 6 Total...... 32
162 12th August 1922 Selsey v West Wittering
WEST WITTERING 1st Innings 2nd Innings A Westley c Daniell b Smith...... 4 P Westley b H Botting...... 7 J Harker c Smith b H Botting...... 0 A Mitchell b H Botting...... 1 J Harker not out...... 2 S Westley b Smith...... 6 Extras...... 2 Total...... 22
16th August 1922 Selsey CC v Havant and Emsworth Post Office CC
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings J Pugh Cook c King b Pratt...... 32 W Daniell b Pratt...... 2 S Holliss b Pratt...... 0 J Kite b Pratt...... 0 L Miller b Pratt...... 8 R Atchley c Purse b Pratt, junr...... 14 J Hart b Pratt, junr...... 5 H Tridgell b Pratt, junr...... 3 C Smith b Pratt, junr...... 0 C Nordon not out...... 10 V Botting b Pratt...... 0 Extras...... 1 Total...... 75
POST OFFICE 1st Innings 2nd Innings Childs c Hart b Daniell...... 6 Brook b Smith...... 5 Barnet c Hart b Smith...... 2 Pratt, senr. Run out...... 4 Purse c Hart b Smith...... 1 Pratt, junr. b Daniell...... 4 Outen c Tridgell b Atchley...... 19 Wright c & b Atchley...... 3 Messim b Daniell...... 10 King b Daniell...... 0 Richardson not out...... 5 Extras...... 7 Total...... 66
163 19th August 1922 Selsey v The Visitors
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings H H Botting b Arundel...... 9 J Hart c Bateman b Hart...... 0 W Hart c Bateman b Foster...... 0 J Pugh Cook run out...... 4 E N Fuller c Moore b Foster...... 7 N Botting b Moore...... 21 S Hollis b Frost...... 19 N G Blake b Moore...... 0 G L Torrens b Moore...... 0 S Arnell b Frost...... 0 C Smith not out...... 0 Extras...... 6 Total...... 66
VISITORS 1st Innings 2nd Innings J Foster lbw b Smith...... 0 D Frost c Fuller b H Botting...... 0 H Bateman b Smith...... 5 O Jones b Smith...... 5 A Bridge b Smith...... 2 R Arundel c Pugh Cook b H Botting...... 2 Froy b H Botting...... 5 Louis lbw b H Botting...... 0 Moore st Pugh Cook b Smith...... 12 Wedgwood not out...... 6 Frost b Smith...... 0 Extras...... 9 Total...... 46
164 2nd September 1922 Depot R S R v Selsey
DEPOT 1st Innings 2nd Innings Major Wigley c & b Capes...... 1 Pte. Hands b Capes...... 3 Capt. Thomson b Capes...... 3 Sgt. Ollett c & b Capes...... 0 C S M Goddard c Blake b Capes...... 1 L-Cpl. Richardson c Fuller b Capes...... 19 Cpl. Bleach b Capt. Daniell...... 0 Staff-Sergt McClure b Capt. Daniell...... 5 CQMS Bell c Bateman b Capt. Daniell...... 1 Pte. Routledge not out...... 3 Cpl. Harding st b Capes...... 1 Extras...... 2 Total...... 39
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings E N Fuller c Ollett b Routledge...... 60 N G Blake run out...... 2 J Pugh Cook c CSM Goddard b Hands...... 13 N Botting st Harding b Hands...... 2 R Bateman hit wkt. B Major wigley...... 16 W L Fretz b Routledge...... 12 C J Capes b Capt. Thomson...... 35 C Bartholomew not out...... 1 Extras...... 5 Total...... 146 N A Daniell, H Tridgell and J Hart did not bat.
165 13th September 1922 Selsey v C Bartholomew’s XI
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings E N Fuller c Hall b Johnstone...... 63 S Moore b Johnstone...... 4 H Botting b Longlands...... 13 J Pugh Cook c & b Mitchell...... 6 C F Capes c Foster b Purchase...... 17 R Bateman not out...... 1 F O G Lloyd c & b Purchase...... 2 G Blake c & b Purchase...... 0 A L Thompson st Eames b Purchase...... 0 W Williams st Eames b Johnstone...... 1 C F Aylwin c Longlands b Johnstone...... 0 Extras...... 17 Total...... 124 C BARTHOLOMEW’S XI 1st Innings 2nd Innings C Foster b Williams...... 6 L Livingstone st Pugh Cook b Williams...... 4 Captain Hall b Williams...... 7 R Johnstone c & b Capes...... 0 A Eames c & b Capes...... 1 L Purchase b Capes...... 1 G Longlands c & b Capes...... 0 S Corke not out...... 11 R Mitchell c & b Williams...... 3 G Fuller c Pugh Cook b Capes...... 5 C Bartholomew b Capes...... 0 Extras...... 7 Total...... 45
166 26th May 1923 Priory Park v Selsey
PRIORY PARK 1st Innings 2nd Innings J Wadsley c Hart b H Botting...... 6 or 0 c & b F Owens...... 10 V Jupp b H Botting...... 3 b Kite...... 2 G Hall c Hollis b H Botting...... 0 c Hollis b N Botting...... 2 V Shippam b H Botting...... 1 c H Botting b Clayton...... 0 H Collins c & b Fuller...... 2 c Hart b Kite...... 1 B Hooker b H Botting...... 0 c Fuller b Cox...... 7 P Hills b Fuller...... 0 c N Botting b Owens...... 0 J A Hall b Fuller...... 0 c Daniell b Clayton...... 1 J Marsh not out...... 0 c N Botting b Owens...... 1 S Horner c Fuller b H Botting...... 3 not out...... 2 G Harper b H Botting...... 0 c Owens b Clayton...... 0 Extras...... 0 Extras...... 5 Total...... ? Total...... 29
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings R Cox c Harper b Collins...... 3 N Botting run out...... 22 E Fuller c Jupp b Shippam...... 47 S Hollis lbw b Collins...... 0 J Pugh-Cook c Wadsley b Shippam...... 22 J Kite b Hall...... 1 H Clayton lbw b Marsh...... 8 H Botting not out...... 16 A Hart c Collins b Marsh...... 11 N Daniell b Collins...... 2 F Owens b Collins...... 0 Extras...... 21 Total...... 153
167 30th May 1923 Graylingwell v Selsey
GRAYLINGWELL 1st Innings 2nd Innings F Southin b Daniell...... 12 C E Wilkins c J Pugh-Cook b Botting...... 7 S G Richards c J Pugh-Cook b Daniell...... 2 G Fletcher c & b Botting...... Dr. S Nix b Botting...... 0 G Ware c Cox b Daniell...... 14 H C King b Botting...... 12 A F Neal b Botting...... 5 T H Targett c J Pugh-Cook b Trenchant...... 8 R H Clarke st J Pugh-Cook b Fuller...... 4 A Squibb not out...... 1 Extras...... 4 Total...... 69
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings E N Fuller c Richards b Neal...... 61 R N Cox b Fletcher...... 8 N P Botting run out...... 79 C Bartholomew b Fletcher...... 38 J Pugh-Cook b Fletcher...... 0 E J Trenchant b Fletcher...... 0 H Clayton c King b Fletcher...... 0 J Aylwin not out...... 2 Extras...... 9 Total (7 wickets)...... 197 G Pugh-Cook , N P Botting and N A Daniell did not bat.
168 2nd June 1923 Bognor v Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings N P Botting c Craddock b Goodall...... 11 J Pugh-Cook b Todd...... 64 R N Cox c Strange b Goodall...... 17 K Bartholomew c Acford b White...... 17 H Botting not out...... 35 N A Daniell lbw b Todd...... 0 E N Fuller b Harrison...... 72 Extras...... 12 Total (for 6 wickets declared)...... 228 O Buxton-Knight, E J Tranchant, H Clayton, J Aylwin did not bat.
BOGNOR 1st Innings 2nd Innings Major Strange not out...... 74 B M Acford c Cook b Botting...... 1 E W Caslon lbw b Knight...... 7 F S Harrison b Knight...... 10 H Todd lbw b Knight...... 7 A H Goodall not out...... 14 Extras...... 8 Total (for 4 wickets)...... 125 H S Williams-White, J Craddock, R Blackman, R Richards, H Tigar did not bat.
169 9th June 1923 Selsey v Bersted
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings O Buxton-Knight c Lemon b Wareham...... 7 H Clayton b Robinson...... 5 R N Cox c Walling b Phillips...... 17 N P Botting b Wareham...... 5 E J Tranchant c Phillips b Wareham...... 0 J Pugh-Cook b Wareham...... 3 J Aylwin run out...... 4 C L Norden b Wareham...... 1 C Bartholomew not out...... 6 H H Botting b Wareham...... 5 Extras...... 12 Total...... 65
BERSTED 1st Innings 2nd Innings A Lemon c Knight b Tranchant...... 1 J C B Noble c Fuller b Tranchant...... 0 J Wareham c Pugh-Cook b Tranchant...... 0 W S Wigley c Fuller b H Botting...... 1 E H Hobgen c Fuller b H Botting...... 6 C Walling c Cox b Tranchant...... 0 C Puckett c Clayton b Fuller...... 21 R A Fryer c Norden b Botting...... 2 E Phillips lbw b Buxton-Knight...... 4 F M Robinson c Bartholomew b Tranchant...... 5 C Hemingfield not out...... 0 Extras...... 15 Total...... 55
170 16th June 1923 Depot Royal Sussex Regiment v Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings N Botting b Eastick...... 61 H Clayton b Finnis...... 8 J C Bartholomew c Ashby b Finnis...... 0 H H Botting b Jones...... 24 J Jeavons b Jones...... 6 B Bowman c Thomson b Eastick...... 1 R Tranchant c & b Eastick...... 0 N A Daniell not out...... 39 A Hart c Finnis b Thomson...... 6 S Arnell not out...... Extras 24 Total for 8 wickets (declared)...... 173 V Botting did not bat.
DEPOT RSR 1st Innings 2nd Innings Lieut J L Head c Bartholomew b Daniell...... 8 CQMS Bell st Botting b Bowman...... 49 E H Lake b N Botting...... 49 Corporal Jones b Daniell...... 27 Captain A L Thomson b H Botting...... 23 Lance Corporal Richardson c & b H Botting...... 7 Major Wigley not out...... 1 Sergeant Bleach b H Botting...... 5 Extras...... 5 Total (for 7 wickets)...... 174 A J Eastick, Lieut. Finnis and Sergt. Ashby did not bat.
171 13th June 1923 Felpham v Selsey
FELPHAM 1st Innings 2nd Innings J Hammond c Moore b Bowman...... 34 G Davis lbw b Bowman...... 17 G A Jones b Bowman...... 15 T Legg b Owens...... 2 P Harvey b Bowman...... 2 P Edwards b Bowman...... 0 P Bridger run out...... 2 J Caiger lbw b Owens...... 0 Capt. Stevenson b Bowman...... 20 F Herratt not out...... 12 B Snook not out...... 6 Extras...... 12 Total...... 122 SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings F Owen b Herratt...... 4 J Cox c Legg b Bridger...... 0 Bowman b Snook...... 7 G T Hollis c Stevenson b Herratt...... 1 Lieut-Col W G Moore c Stevenson b Snook...... 6 J Norbury b Herratt...... 0 D Glennie b Herratt...... 0 J Kite b Davis...... 2 N Botting b Herratt...... 1 J Owens not out...... 0 E Swindells b Herratt...... 1 Extras...... 2 Total...... 24
172 23rd June 1923 Selsey v Priory Park ‘A’
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings A Buxton-Knight run out...... 15 E V Fuller c & b Hills...... 4 N P Botting b Hills...... 6 J Pugh-Cook b Hills...... 4 R N Cox lbw b Hills...... 14 H H Botting not out...... 20 N A Daniell lbw b Marsh...... 1 G G Pugh-Cook run out...... 1 E J Tranchant c Hall b Marsh...... 1 H Clayton c Brewer b Hills...... 1 Alf Hart b Marsh...... 1 Extras...... 1 Total...... 69
PRIORY PARK ‘A’ 1st Innings 2nd Innings J Wadsley c Hart b Daniell...... 8 E G Brewer c Fuller b Tranchant...... 7 B Hooker c N Botting b Buxton-Knight...... 1 B Jupp b Buxton-Knight...... 0 J Sands c Cox b Buxton-Knight...... 3 P Hills c Fuller b Daniell...... 0 J Marsh not out...... 0 S Horner b Daniell...... 1 G Ruff b Daniell...... 6 F B White c Tranchant b Daniell...... 2 J Hall b H Botting...... 0 Extras...... 2 Total...... 30
173 7th July 1923 Felpham v Selsey
FELPHAM 1st Innings 2nd Innings F Newnham b Daniell...... 0 G Leggatt c Fuller b Daniell...... 4 E Rourke c Bartholomew b Daniell...... 0 K Brown c Bartholomew b Jewell...... 1 H Knight c Daniell b H Botting...... 3 H Piper b H Botting...... 6 F E Pye c Bartholomew b H Botting ...... 1 J Boarer b Daniell...... 0 G Knight c Bartholomew b Daniell...... 1 W Evershed not out...... 2 T Richardson lbw b Daniell...... 0 Extras...... 4 Total...... 22
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings N Botting c Piper b Pye...... 1 J Pugh-Cook b Boarer...... 10 A W Randall b Pye...... 4 E N Fuller c Evershed b Pye...... 3 C F Bartholomew b Pye...... 4 H H Botting b Pye...... 5 D Glennie b Pye...... 1 E J Tranchant not out...... 15 H Clayton b H Knight...... 8 N A Daniell c Evershed b Pye...... 12 R H Jewell c Boarer b Pye...... 4 Extras...... 2 Total...... 69
174 11th July 1923 Selsey v Felpham
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings F Owens b Mew...... 3 A Randall b Pye...... 3 G T Hollis c Bridger b Pye...... 4 J Pugh-Cook b Pye...... 17 C Foster b Mew...... 24 E Mitchell b Pye...... 2 Col. Moore b Pye...... 0 J Kite b Pye...... 2 G Cox b Pye...... 1 J Owens not out...... 0 Extras...... 10 Total...... 66
FELPHAM 1st Innings 2nd Innings Mumford b Col. Moore...... 13 Ereaut lbw b Owens...... 6 Cruset c Hollis b Moore...... 0 E A Rourke c & b Moore...... 1 Sharpe lbw b Foster...... 7 Mew c Hollis b Moore...... 1 Pye b Moore...... 0 Bridger not out...... 9 Norris b Mitchell...... 2 Baker b Mitchell...... 1 Extras...... 8 Total...... 48
175 14th July 1923 Priory Park v Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings R H Jewell b Collins...... 10 N Haig c Martin b Collins...... 5 R N Cox b Lake...... 1 A W Randall c Butler b Lake...... 43 J Pugh-Cook c Jones b Johnstone...... 31 N P Botting b Clarke...... 2 E Fuller c Butler b Johnstone...... 62 T C Bartholomew b Johnstone...... 11 E J Tranchant c Clarke b Collins...... 5 N A Daniell b Johnstone...... 5 H H Botting not out...... 0 Extras...... 16 Total...... 191
PRIORY PARK 1st Innings 2nd Innings G R Horrocks c Jewell b Tranchant...... 37 R H Johnstone b H Botting...... 2 S Clarke run out...... 4 A Lake c Haig b Daniell...... 5 H Butler c Pugh-Cook b Daniell...... 11 W H Piper c Daniell b Haig...... 2 H Trigg b Haig...... 27 S Corke not out...... 15 W O Jones c N Botting b Daniell...... 0 Extras...... 19 Total (for 8 wickets)...... 122 K Martin and H Collins did not bat.
176 11th August 1923 Selsey v Priory Park
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings R N Cox b Randall...... 7 E N Fuller b Fuller...... 7 A G Ingersoll b Randall...... 1 M F S Jewell b Jones...... 53 J Pugh-Cook b Randall...... 0 C G Jeavens c Collins b Randall...... 5 N Botting b Fuller...... 9 N A Daniell c W Hall b Fuller...... 1 H Botting b Fuller...... 10 E J Tranchant c Butler b Randall...... 13 R Gardner not out...... 10 Extras...... 15 Total...... 131
PRIORY PARK 1st Innings 2nd Innings G Hall c Jewell b Daniell...... 0 H Collins c Gardner b Daniell...... 1 G Longlands c Pugh-Cook b Botting...... 7 A Butler B Botting...... 1 W Hall c Pugh-Cook b Botting...... 9 W Jones c Gardner b Daniell...... 0 A Randall c Jewell b Daniell...... 0 H W Trigg lbw b Daniell...... 12 S Corke b Daniell...... 11 A Lake b Ingersoll...... 0 G Fuller not out...... 0 Extras...... 4 Total...... 45
177 24th August 1923 Priory Park ‘A’ v Selsey
PRIORY PARK ‘A’ 1st Innings 2nd Innings J Wadsley b Daniell...... 0 B Jupp b H Botting...... 9 B Hooker b Daniell...... 4 J Sands c H Botting b Daniell...... 44 P Pullen c Fuller b Daniell...... 0 S Clark b Daniell...... 16 J Lansley run out...... 1 P Hills b J Fuller...... 12 H Collins b J Fuller...... 4 J Hall b H Botting...... 4 E Game not out...... 0 Extras...... 13 Total...... 107 SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings C Jeavons b Hills...... 10 J A Fuller not out...... 60 R N Cox c & b Hills...... 8 J C Bartholomew b Hills...... 2 N P Botting b Clark...... 15 N Jones c Lansley b Collins...... 17 H E Tedder c Hooker b Collins...... 1 H H Botting not out...... 1 Extras...... 18 Total (for 6 wickets)...... 132 Major E N Fuller, E J Tranchant and N A Daniell did not bat.
178 1st September 1923 Selsey v Graylingwell
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings N P Botting b Richards...... 0 N Jones lbw b Fletcher...... 4 J Pugh-Cook c King b Richards...... 27 C J Jeavons b Fletcher...... 31 E N Fuller c King b Neal...... 30 J C Bartholomew b Fletcher...... 11 J Carter b Fletcher...... 8 W G Moore c Neal b Fletcher...... 2 H H Botting b Richards...... 31 H Clayton run out...... 6 N A Daniell not out...... 0 Extras...... 5 Total...... 155
GRAYLINGWELL 1st Innings 2nd Innings H C King c H Botting b Moore...... 46 T H Targett b Fuller...... 11 F Southin not out...... 16 S G Richards not out...... 21 Extras...... 8 Total (for 2 wickets)...... 102 G Fletcher, Dr S Nix, A F Neal, G A Ware, R B Clarke, H A Blondell and K F Lewis did not bat.
179 17th May 1924 Depot RSR v Selsey
DEPOT RSR 1st Innings 2nd Innings Major Wigley c Clayton b Tranchant...... 11 Capt. Osborn c Pugh-Cook b Tranchant...... 12 E H Lake c Arnell b Daniell...... 22 Capt. Thompson c Arnell b Daniell...... 103 J Bell c Cox b Triggs...... 7 Sergt. Austin b Tranchant...... 6 Sergt. Bleach b Clayton...... 16 Lieut. Finnis not out...... 3 Extras...... 8 Total (for seven wickets declared) ...188 Pte. Collins, Sergt. Billingham and Sergt. Ashby did not bat.
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings R N Cox lbw b Ashby...... 0 E N Fuller b Finnis...... 16 H W R Trigg b Ashby...... 9 N A Daniell c Wigley b Ashby...... 36 H A Clayton b Finnis...... 4 E J Tranchant b Ashby...... 19 E West b Ashby...... 3 H Lovelace b Thompson...... 3 E Dallyn c Finnis b Ashby...... 0 G R Arnell not out...... 0 Extras...... 8 Total...... 108
180 7th June 1924 Selsey v Graylingwell
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings Major Fuller c Mansfield b Fletcher...... 0 O Buxton-Knight c Neal b Richards...... 11 R N Cox b Fletcher...... 5 H Donkin b Fletcher...... 19 N P Botting b Fletcher...... 1 R J Pugh-Cook c Mansfield b Southin...... 17 H L Clayton c Richards b Southin...... 9 E L Tranchant run out...... 9 N A Daniell c Mansfield b Richards...... 1 H P Latham not out...... 0 A Hart b Richards...... 2 Extras...... 4 Total...... 78 GRAYLINGWELL 1st Innings 2nd Innings T H Targett b Fuller...... 20 H C King c Fuller b Tranchant...... 1 F Southin b Tranchant...... 0 S G Richards c Cox b Buxton-Knight...... 15 G Fletcher c Cox b Buxton-Knight...... 15 G Ware c Botting b Buxton-Knight...... 6 A F Neal run out...... 5 W Mansfield c Pugh-Cook b Buxton-Knight...... 0 Dr. S Nix not out...... 0 A Squibb b Fuller...... 0 J Neal st Pugh-Cook b Fuller...... 0 Extras...... 2 Total...... 64
181 18th June 1924 Selsey v Priory Park ‘A’
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings H L Clayton b Hills...... 1 E Tranchant c Phillip b Hillier...... 7 H Donkin c & b Hills...... 0 E N Fuller b Wadsley...... 78 O Buxton-Knight st Phillips b Marsh...... 6 R N Cox c Marsh b Wadsley...... 46 R Pugh-Cook not out...... 35 N Botting not out...... 16 Extras...... 5 Total (for six wickets declared)...... 194
PRIORY PARK ‘A’ 1st Innings 2nd Innings J Wadsley c Tranchant b Daniell...... 5 R Phillips run out...... 8 E G Yeatman c Arnell b Daniell...... 0 J Phillips c Cox b Buxton-Knight...... 14 J Sands c Botting b Daniell...... 0 B Booker c Pugh-Cook b Buxton-Knight...... 7 J Marsh b Buxton-Knight...... 18 R Hills c Tranchant b Buxton-Knight...... 0 B Jupp b Tranchant...... 9 S Horner not out...... 1 G Hillier c Arnell b Buxton-Knight...... 4 Extras...... 12 Total...... 68
182 21st June 1924 Selsey v Bognor
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings Buxton-Knight b Lee...... 5 Botting b Lee...... 0 Pugh-Cook b Lee...... 2 Clayton b Lee...... 0 Fuller run out...... 11 Cox c Goodall b Grice...... 7 West b Lee...... 0 Tranchant run out...... 2 Stannard not out...... 0 Daniell c Doctor b Grice...... 0 Arnell b Grice...... 0 Extras...... 9 Total...... 36
BOGNOR 1st Innings 2nd Innings Gorringe c Clayton b Daniell...... 21 Acford c Fuller b Daniell...... 13 Doctor b Tranchant...... 10 Grice b Tranchant...... 3 Richards lbw b West...... 4 Mayer b West...... 5 Lee run out...... 1 Tregear not out...... 6 Tigar st Pugh-Cook b Tranchant...... 0 Robinson b Botting...... 3 Extras...... 15 Total...... 81
183 16th July 1924 Selsey v Priory Park
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings R H Jewell c & b Knight...... 6 Major Fuller c Jones b Hills...... 59 A R Solden c Jones b Knight...... 4 L Allport c Jones b Knight...... 8 N Botting b Jones...... 47 J Pugh-Cook b Randall...... 9 R N Cox not out...... 61 H Clayton b Jone...... 0 E J Tranchant not out...... 0 N A Daniell lbw b Hills...... 1 Extras...... 23 Total (for 8 wickets declared)...... 218 G B Arnell did not bat.
PRIORY PARK 1st Innings 2nd Innings G R Horrocks c Pugh-Cook b Jewell...... 3 W Jones b Jewell...... 6 J Sands b Daniell...... 5 A Randall lbw b Fuller...... 31 A Lake b Daniell...... 0 G Hall c Fuller b Daniell...... 0 S Corke c & b Jewell...... 15 N Knight c Cox b Jewell...... 34 H Collins c Pugh-Cook b Jewell...... 21 P Hills c Pugh-Cook b Jewell...... 4 B Hooker not out...... 0 Extras...... 7 Total...... 126
184 19th July 1924 Priory Park v Selsey
PRIORY PARK 1st Innings 2nd Innings G Horrocks b Daniell...... 12 H Jones b Daniell...... 1 A Lake c Fuller b Daniell...... 4 A Randall c Moore b Daniell...... 23 H Collins b Moore...... 14 G Longlands b Moore...... 12 N Knight c Fuller b Daniell...... 13 C Bartholomew b Moore...... 19 J Marsh lbw b Daniell...... 4 J Wadsley c Pugh-Cook b Moore...... 1 E C Hillier not out...... 5 Extras...... 5 Total...... 113
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings Major Fuller b Lake...... 74 C Foster c & b Lake...... 33 N Botting c & b Collins...... 0 J Pugh-Cook b Lake...... 4 R N Cox c Hillier b Collins...... 1 H Botting b Collins...... 0 G Moore not out...... 5 H Clayton b Collins...... 0 E Stannard b Collins...... 0 Extras...... 10 Total (for 8 wickets)...... 127 N Daniell did not bat
185 26th July 1924 Depot RSR v Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings E N Fuller b Finnis...... 7 R N Jewell c Osborne b Ashby...... 4 R N Cox c & b Ashby...... 2 H L Clayton c Ashby b Finnis...... 2 N P Botting c Lake b Ashby...... 52 L Allport c & b Finnis...... 10 N A Daniell c Austin b Finnis...... 12 A E Stannard hit wkt b Finnis...... 0 E B West b Thomson...... 2 E B Arnold b Thomson...... 0 A J Kite not out...... 0 Extras...... 6 Total...... 97
DEPOT RSR 1st Innings 2nd Innings Major A B Wigley b Jewell...... 19 J Bell c Fuller b Jewell...... 0 Captain Osborne c Botting b Jewell...... 0 E H Lake c Fuller b Jewell...... 23 Capt. Thomson run out...... 3 Sergt. Jones b Daniell...... 9 Sergt. Bleach c Botting b Jewell...... 0 Sergt. Austin c Kite b Daniell...... 0 Lieut.Finnis b Daniell...... 0 Sergt. Bellingham c Fuller b Daniell...... 16 Sergt. Ashby not out...... 2 Extras...... 1 Total...... 73
186 2nd August 1924 Felpham v Selsey
FELPHAM 1st Innings 2nd Innings W Kennett c West b Daniels...... 12 E Newnham c Daniels b Fuller...... 10 V Armstrong st Botting b Fuller...... 7 G Leggatt b Daniels...... 1 W Evershed b Fuller...... 0 A Caplin b Fuller...... 5 H Piper not out...... 16 F E Pye not out...... 12 Extras...... 8 Total...... 71 J Boarer, J Ranson, F A Tipple did not bat
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings Botting b F Pye...... 1 Fuller b Pye...... 9 N A Daniel c Evershed b Pye...... 4 Hart b Boarer...... 0 West c Caplin b Boarer...... 0 Latham c Armstrong b Boarer...... 1 Venables c Armstrong b Pye...... 0 Clayton c Evershed b Boarer...... 0 Robinson b Boarer...... 0 Kite not out...... 2 Extras...... 2 Total...... 19
187 9th August 1924 Graylingwell v Selsey
GRAYLINGWELL 1st Innings 2nd Innings F Southin c Pugh-Cook b Daniell...... 0 W J Mansfield c Fuller b Daniell...... 27 G Fletcher c Peardb Daniell...... 12 S G Richards c Botting b Peard...... 1 W H Stuart b A P Dearsley...... 5 J R Newman c Fuller b Tranchant...... 21 G A Ware c Fuller b Tranchant...... 9 A Fox b Daniell...... 9 F Triggs not out...... 0 A Squibb b Daniell...... 0 H A Blundell b Daniell...... 4 Extras...... 15 Total...... 103
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings A Dearsley c Mansfield b Fletcher...... 4 J Pugh-Cook b Richards...... 3 E N Fuller not out...... 102 L Egan b Richards...... 0 A P Dearsley lbw b Richards...... 0 N D Peard b Richards...... 0 ? B Caldwell b Richards...... 4 N P Botting c Blundell b Fletcher...... 11 E J Tranchant run out...... 6 H L Clayton b Mansfield...... 3 N A Daniell b Fletcher...... 0 Extras...... 4 Total...... 138
188 6th September 1924 Priory Park v Selsey
PRIORY PARK 1st Innings 2nd Innings G Horrocks lbw b Moore...... 0 A E Knight c Fuller b Gulland...... 64 A Lake not out...... 180 C Adams run out...... 13 S Corke not out...... 3 Extras...... 4` Total for 3 wickets declared...... 164 L Purchase, N Knight, F Hall, G Fuller, P Hills and C Bartholomew did not bat.
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings C E Pease b Hills...... 4 T H Flynn b Fuller...... 2 H Packham b Fuller...... 13 E N Fuller not out...... 19 R C Gulland c Lake b Fuller...... 2 Extras...... 12 Total for 4 wickets...... 52 N P Botting, J Pugh-Cook, W G Moore, H L Clayton, N A Daniels and A Kite did not bat.
189 30th May 1925 Depot RSR v Selsey
DEPOT 1st Innings 2nd Innings CSM Osborne c Buxton-Knight b Tranchant...... 0 J Bell c Hare b Tranchant...... 6 E H Lake c Shrubb b West...... 25 Colonel Birkett b Buxton-Knight...... 9 Capt. Thomson b Hickson...... 5 Pte. Palmer b Hickson...... 10 Pte. Richardson lbw b Hickson...... 18 Lieut. Vauqulin c Pugh-Cook b Hickson...... 0 Cpl. Petts c Hickson b Tranchant...... 6 Sergt. Jones c Shrubb b Buxton-Knight...... 3 Sergt. Austin not out...... 3 Extras...... 11 Total...... 96
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings O Buxton-Knight b Palmer...... 10 N Botting b Thomson...... 0 F Hickson c Richardson b Thomson...... 7 R Cox b Palmer...... 2 Pugh-Cook c Vauqulin b Thomson...... 4 C Shrubb b Thomson...... 0 A Donkin b Palmer...... 5 E West c & b Palmer...... 0 E Tranchant b Bell...... 8 H Clayton run out...... 1 P Hare not out...... 2 Extras...... 5 Total...... 44
190 6th June 1925 Selsey v Graylingwell
GRAYLINGWELL 1st Innings 2nd Innings F Southin c Buxton-Knight b Jewell...... 5 W J Mansfield b Tranchant...... 0 G Fletcher b Foster...... 22 S G Richards c Cox b Jewell...... 5 S C Jones c & b Buxton-Knight...... 32 Dr. J Liddell run out...... 3 T H Targett b Tranchant...... 0 J C Noble c Tranchant b Jewell...... 1 F Triggs c Pugh-Cook b Buxton-Knight...... 4 K F Lewis b Buxton-Knight...... 0 H A Blundell not out...... 11 Extras...... 26 Total 109
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings Buxton-Knight st Blundell b Fletcher...... 1 J Pugh-Cook b Richards...... 10 C Foster c Blundell b Richards...... 1 H Donkin b Fletcher...... 1 R H Jewell run out...... 1 N Botting c Lewis b Southin...... 16 R N Cox c & b Fletcher...... 7 E J Tranchant b Richards...... 16 H L Clayton b Richards...... 0 A Kite not out...... 3 Extras...... 12 Total...... 68
191 13th June 1925 Bognor v Selsey
BOGNOR 1st Innings 2nd Innings R Nightingale b Knight...... 24 M N Ireland c Moore b Jewell...... 24 A F A Freeman b Tranchant...... 40 Major Strange c Cook b Botting...... 42 D Richards not out...... 37 E S Harrison not out...... 3 Extras...... 4 Total (for 4 wickets declared)...... 184 S W Moore, S E Samson, S W Grice, D B Barber and A G Goodall did not bat.
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings R H Jewell c & b Freeman...... 0 R N Cox c Harrison b Grice...... 10 O Buxton-Knight c Samson b Grice...... 4 J Pugh-Cook b Freeman...... 6 N Botting not out...... 58 E J Tranchant b Grice...... 4 C Foster lbw b Grice...... 5 W G Moore not out...... 8 Extras...... 11 Total (for 6 wickets)...... 106
192 10th June 1925 Depot RSR v Selsey Reported out of sequence in the newspaper
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings C Foster b Capt. Thomson...... 3 R N Cox c Thomson b Col. Birkett...... 39 S Hollis c Bleach b Thomson...... 0 H Donkin c Osborne b Palmer...... 0 E West c & b Palmer...... 2 G Cox b Palmer...... 7 J Kite b Birkett...... 18 A Burgess c Osborne b Hicks...... 0 L-Cpl Dyer b Hicks...... 0 Pte. Thomas run out...... 0 Extras...... 7 Total...... 79
DEPOT 1st Innings 2nd Innings Captain Osborne b Foster...... 20 J Bell c Donkin b Foster...... 11 Col. Birkett c Donkin b R N Cox...... 29 Capt. Thomson c Foster b Donkin...... 9 Pte. Palmer c Kennett b Kite...... 16 Pte. Richardson c L-Cpl. Dyer b West...... 0 Sergt. Bleach c Donkin b Kite...... 18 Lt. Vauqulin c Burgess b G Cox...... 5 Cpl. Petts c West b Dyer...... 17 Pte. Routlidge not out...... 0 Pte. Hicks not out...... 3 Extras...... 14 Total...... 142
193 4th July 1925 Priory Park v Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings R N Cox c Horrocks b Randall...... 16 E J Tranchant b Collins...... 0 J Pugh-Cook c Phillips b Collins...... 21 E N Fuller b Randall...... 0 N P Botting b Lake...... 39 O Buxton-Knight b Collins...... 2 W Hart c Horrocks b Randall...... 3 H Clayton b Jones...... 3 W Williams not out...... 7 S E Hooker b Jones...... 0 Extras...... 5 Total...... 96
PRIORY PARK 1st Innings 2nd Innings W Jones c Hart b Buxton-Knight...... 5 G Horrocks retired...... 61 Captain Dutton c Buxton-Knight b Cox...... 48 A Lake c Tranchant b Buxton-Knight...... 10 A Randall not out...... 29 H Trigg b Botting...... 3 H Collins not out...... 18 Extras...... 2 Total (for 4 wickets)...... 176 L Purchase, S Corke, B Hooker and R Phillips did not bat.
194 25th July 1925 Depot RSR v Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings R Jewell c Birkett b Palmer...... 19 N P Botting c Petts b Palmer...... 24 A Stoop b Palmer...... 23 T Bowman b Thomson...... 4 J Pugh-Cook b Palmer...... 10 G Moore ht wkt b Palmer...... 0 A Kite b Palmer...... 5 P K G Conduite c Vauqulin b Thomson...... 2 A Mant c Lake b Palmer...... 0 W Hicks not out...... 4 Extras...... 2 Total for 9 wickets...... 93 E West did not bat.
DEPOT 1st Innings 2nd Innings Capt. Osborne b Jewell...... 11 Col. Birkett st Pugh-Cook b Jewell...... 16 Lieut. Whistler run out...... 22 E H Lake c Botting b Conduite...... 17 Sergt. Bleach c Bowman b Jewell...... 0 Capt. Thomson c Jewell b Conduite...... 32 J Bell not out...... 6 Pte. Richardson c Hicks b Conduite...... 7 Cpl. Petts c Botting b Bowman...... 17 Extras...... 9 Total for 7 wickets...... 137 Lieut. Vanqulin and Pte Palmer did not bat.
195 8th August 1925 Graylingwell v Selsey
GRAYLINGWELL 1st Innings 2nd Innings W J Mansfield b P Dearsley...... 13 G A Ware b A Dearsley...... 50 F Southin not out...... 58 Dr. H L Oldershaw b A Dearsley...... 0 S Clark b A Dearsley...... 0 G Kidd b P Dearsley...... 6 G Fletcher c P Dearsley b Wainwright...... 12 W H Stuart c Peace b A Dearsley...... 3 H A Blundell b A Dearsley...... 0 K F Lewis b A Dearsley...... 0 Dr. S Nix not out...... 12 Extras...... 6 Total...... 160
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings C Ingersoll c sub b Fletcher...... 7 N Botting c & b Mansfield...... 78 P Dearsley b Fletcher...... 15 W G Moore b Mansfield...... 2 J Hart c Nix b Mansfield...... 2 T A Wainwright b Fletcher...... 6 C E Peace c Fletcher b Mansfield...... 10 A Dearsley c Ware b Fletcher...... 2 G Cockshutt b Mansfield...... 4 R L Allport not out...... 0 Clark b Mansfield...... 0 Extras...... 5 Total...... 131
196 29th August 1925 Priory Park v Selsey
PRIORY PARK 1st Innings 2nd Innings G Horrocks b H Botting...... 5 W A Jones b Topping...... 20 J Lillywhite b Cockshutt...... 21 A Randall c Topping b Cockshutt...... 7 G Hall c Topping b Cockshutt...... 2 H Trigg b Cockshutt...... 3 S Cork b Jewell...... 25 H Collins c Topping b Cockshutt...... 0 W G Lillywhite b H Botting...... 21 G Fuller not out...... 1 R T Seaward b Jewell...... 1 Extras...... 11 Total...... 117
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings R H Jewell c Jones b Collins...... 17 N Botting lbw b Randall...... 22 R N Cox c Trigg b Randall...... 19 J Pugh-Cook run out...... 0 H Botting b Collins...... 5 A R Topping b Randall...... 0 E A Fuller b Randall...... 2 T H Flynn c Hall b Randall...... 7 Pease b Collins...... 4 G Cockshutt not out...... 2 T A Wainwright b Collins...... 0 Extras...... 8 Total...... 86
197 31st July 1926 Priory Park v Selsey
PRIORY PARK 1st Innings 2nd Innings G Horrocks b Botting...... 20 A Plumb b Colonel Moore...... 22 B Hooker b Botting...... 6 J Lillywhite c Pugh-Cook b Ingersoll...... 17 A Randall c L Botting b Colonel Moore...... 69 E Tranchant c Ingersoll b Cox...... 10 H Williams c Cox b H Botting...... 5 C Bartholomew c Major Fuller b Ingersoll...... 52 H Collins c Plumb b Colonel Moore...... 7 R Seward not out...... 12 J Caiger not out...... 4 Extras...... 17 Total for 9 wickets declared ...... 241
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings Major Fuller b Randall...... 0 R Cox b Randall...... 20 C Ingersoll b Collins...... 12 N Botting b Collins...... 4 J Pugh-Cook c & b Randall...... 11 Colonel Moore b Collins...... 0 H Botting run out...... 27 Pease c Hooker b Seward...... 4 S Allport b Randall...... 6 E Apps not out...... 7 Extras...... 16 Total...... 107
198 7th August 1926 Selsey v Graylingwell
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings P Dearsley lbw b Mansfield...... 12 L Prichard b Fletcher...... 0 G A Moore b Mansfield...... 0 G Shanon c Woodruff b Mansfield...... 10 A Randall not out...... 96 A Dearsley c Clark b Woodruff...... 11 C Pease c & b Woodruff...... 5 W G Moore lbw b Woodruff...... 9 V Hays b Fletcher...... 9 C Brown b Mansfield...... 0 A Mant b Fletcher...... 0 Extras...... 15 Total...... 166
GRAYLINGWELL 1st Innings 2nd Innings W J Mansfield c Mant b W Moore...... 72 H G Pugh b Randall...... 1 F Southin c Dearsley b Randall...... 17 L Woodruff b W Moore...... 21 S Clark c G Moore b A Dearsley...... 21 G Kidd b Randall...... 17 Dr. Jeremiah not out...... 3 G Fletcher not out...... 2 Extras...... 19 Total for 6 wickets...... 173
199 2nd July 1927 Priory Park v Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings H Botting run out...... 24 A Buxton-Knight b Randall...... 11 A Watts b Randall...... 0 N Haig b Randall...... 1 N Botting c Hooker b Collins...... 11 J Pugh-Cook run out...... 14 R Jewell c Seaward b Randall...... 3 J Symonds b Collins...... 0 Colonel Moore b Collins...... 5 A Kite not out...... 0 Extras...... 14 Total...... 83
PRIORY PARK 1st Innings 2nd Innings A Randall c Symonds b Jewell...... 19 G Horrocks c Moore b H Botting...... 12 E Tranchant c Pugh-Cook b N Haig...... 10 B Hooker b N Haig...... 11 W Metherall b N Haig...... 1 L Purchase b N Haig...... 16 R Seaward b Haig...... 0 J Lillywhite b H Botting...... 5 H Collins not out...... 1 B Soper run out...... 0 Extras...... 6 Total...... 81
200 6th August 1927 Selsey v Priory Park
PRIORY PARK 1st Innings 2nd Innings G Longlands c Wainwright b Ingersoll...... 39 A Plumb not out...... 120 A Randall c N Botting b Pugh-Cook...... 64 C Bull st Bateman b H Botting...... 10 R Seaward c Symonds b N Botting...... 4 B Hooker not out...... 3 Extras...... 11 Total (for 4 wickets)...... 251 S Doree, J Lillywhite, H Collins, H Bull, and G Fuller did not bat.
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings S Moore b Randall...... 25 W Buxton-Knight b Fuller...... 9 C Ingersoll b Collins...... 36 H Botting b Randall...... 0 N Botting b Randall...... 8 A Watts c & b Randall...... 5 J Pugh-Cook c & b Randall...... 11 Wainwright b Collins...... 0 Bateman b Fuller...... 1 W Moore not out...... 8 Symonds not out...... 8 Extras...... 36 Total (for 9 wickets) ...... 143
201 7th July 1928 Bognor v Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings A E Sandell c Butt b Blann...... 3 M Botting not out...... 105 R Pares lbw b J P Strange...... 13 A R Sanders b J P Strange...... 4 P E Day b Blann...... 2 G E Watts b Quilter...... 25 Extras...... 11 Total (for 5 wickets declared)...... 163 R G Percival, C D Herniman, M Hintopt, W G Moore and C Pratt did not bat.
BOGNOR 1st Innings 2nd Innings W Wigley c Watts b Day...... 0 P Nightingale b Botting...... 0 L Blann c Watts b Botting...... 78 J P Strange b Day...... 13 Henderson c Botting b Day...... 14 Lewis not out...... 26 A Butt c Kite b Botting...... 4 A Hayman c Botting b Day...... 9 Major Strange not out...... 4 Extras...... 24 Total (for 7 wickets)...... 168 Quilter and Sharp did not bat.
202 15th June 1929 Ivanhoe v Selsey
IVANHOE 1st Innings 2nd Innings C Evans c Blackman b Gardiner...... 10 G M L Smith b Gardener...... 4 R J Selway c & b Mant...... 8 S Hine b Gardener...... 0 Eade run out...... 19 A W Green run out...... 6 B V Peskett c Gardener b Mant...... 7 V J Smart b Gardener...... 1 G Ayling b Gardener...... 3 J Light not out...... 6 R R Heath b Mant...... 4 Extras...... 9 Total...... 77 SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings A Kite b Eade...... 0 A Mant c Heath b Eade...... 7 R Hunnisett b Smart...... 4 H Whitfield c Green b Eade...... 0 W Brookes b Eade...... 2 W Mariner b Smart...... 0 R Gardiner b Smart...... 0 Blackman b Eade...... 0 Bryan b Smart...... 0 Dennis not out...... 0 Extras...... 2 Total...... 15
203 10th July 1929 Bognor v Selsey
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings A Kite b Eade...... 0 A Mant c Heath b Eade...... 7 R Hunnisett b Smart...... 4 H Whitfield c Green b Eade...... 0 W Brookes b Eade...... 2 W Mariner b Smart...... 0 R Gardiner b Smart...... 0 Blackman b Eade...... 0 Bryan b Smart...... 0 Dennis not out...... 0 Extras...... 2 Total...... 15
BOGNOR 1st Innings 2nd Innings R Nightingale c & b H Botting...... 0 W Clarke c Watts b Moore...... 31 L Blann c & b Day...... 14 Lt. Com. Robinson b Botting...... 43 Col. Byrne not out...... 27 G Quilter run out...... 1 J Harrison b Botting...... 1 P Tregear lbw b Day...... 6 C B French not out...... 4 Extras...... 7 Total (for seven wickets)...... 136
204 13th July 1929 Priory Park v Selsey
PRIORY PARK 1st Innings 2nd Innings G Horrocks not out...... 81 R Blackman b Watts...... 6 S V Doree b Luttman-Johnson...... 44 A Plumb c Mason b Symond...... 53 A Scales not out...... 4 Extras...... 21 Total for 3 wickets, declared...... 209 G Longlands, E Tranchant, S C Doree, B Hooker, R Seaward and G Gray did not bat.
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings Vanson b Scales...... 0 A Mason lbw b Scales...... 0 R Pares c & b Scales...... 50 H Luttman-Johnson b Seaward...... 1 N Botting b Seaward...... 14 Botting not out...... 14 Maj. Fuller not out...... 5 Extras...... 27 Total (for five wickets)...... 111 P Day, Symond, A Watts and A Kite did not bat.
205 13th August 1929 Priory Park v Col. Moore’s XI
PRIORY PARK 1st Innings 2nd Innings G Horrocks not out...... 100 R Blackman b Lunnon...... 20 E Herbert b Latham...... 10 Dr Ainsworth b Latham...... 6 S G Gregory b Ingersoll...... 30 A Plumb c sub. b Moore...... 45 B Hooker c H Botting b Latham...... 2 N Plumb not out...... 13 Extras...... 41 Total (for six wickets declared)...... 267 A Goodger, W Pratt and G Fuller did not bat.
COLONEL MOORE’S XI 1st Innings 2nd Innings W Moore c Ainsworth b Herbert...... 4 A W Airy b Fuller...... 5 C Ingversoll b Herbert...... 3 E Parker b Goodger...... 38 R Paris st Ainsworth b Fuller...... 6 M A Lunnon st Ainsworth b fuller...... 4 L H Botting b Herbert...... 42 W J L Latham lbw b Herbert...... 19 G Bevis b Herbert...... 0 A Mason not out...... 6 R fielder b Fuller...... 0 Extras...... 2 Total...... 129
206 31st August 1929 Priory Park v Selsey
PRIORY PARK 1st Innings 2nd Innings G Horrocks b Ward...... 89 R Blackman b H Botting...... 12 R Seaward b Mulgan...... 5 A Plumb b Mulgan...... 72 W Randall not out...... 6 Extras...... 3 Total (for four wickets)...... 205 J Randall, C Bull, R Arnold, W Abbott and E Tranchant did not bat.
SELSEY 1st Innings 2nd Innings H H Botting c & b A Randall...... 16 A Senior lbw b A Randall...... 4 R Pares b A Randall...... 4 E Fuller b Seaward...... 6 T Ward c Horrocks b Randall...... 5 G Mulgan b Seaward...... 0 N Botting c Horrocks b W Randall...... 24 E Morrow c Abbott b A Randall...... 0 T Wainwright b A Randall...... 1 W G Moore c Arnold b Randall...... 0 R Ball not out...... 1 Extras...... 23 Total...... 84
19th July 1930 Bognor v Selsey
BOGNOR REGIS:- A H Doctor c Watts b Day, 19; B M Acford c Mason b Thornton, 8; G Quilter b Thornton, 0; E J Potter b H Botting, 25; J P Strange b H Botting, 11; M N Ireland b Thornton, 42; N E Carter b Thornton, 28; F Geall b Day, 4; C B French b Day, 2; T S Ebblewhite, not out, 13; P Tregear, not out, 8; extras, 18; total for nine wickets, declared, 178.
SELSEY:- R Pares c Potter b French, 9; G W Watts c Ireland b Strange, 15; H Botting b Strange, 1; E N Fuller, lbw, b Strange, 5; M H Thornton, lbw, b Strange, 2; N Botting c Carter b French, 2; G H Lamb c Potter b French, 15; -- Day b Strange, 1; W Mason c and b Strange, 39; R Percival b Strange, 0; Herniman c Carter b French, 2; Col. Moore, not out, 1; extras, 5; total, 97.
207 1st August 1930 Bognor v Selsey
BOGNOR:- B M Acford c and b Collins, 0; G Quilter b H Botting, 0; H P Byrne c N Botting b Ingersoll, 38; Anderson run out, 2; W Wigley b Watts, 31; J P Strange b H Botting, 48; E J Potter, not out, 37; N E Carter b H Botting, 0; M N Ireland, run out, 3; extras 27. Total for 8 wickets, declared, 186.
SELSEY:- R Pares c Major Strange b Ireland, 15; G W Watts c Ireland b Trench, 2; C Ingersoll b Quilter, 22; G McCullock b Ireland, 4; H Botting b Ireland, 7; N Botting b Quilter, 2; Mason, lbw, b Quilter, 8; Collins b Byrne, 0; S Vansen, not out, 7; Col. Moore c and b H P Byrne, 1; E McCullock c Major Strange b H P Byrne, 3; extras, 1; Total 72.
No matches were reported in 1931
4th June 1932 Pagham v Selsey
PAGHAM: R Mason ct Sims b Simmonds, 1; C D Packman ct Pullen b Botting, 10; A R Hayman ct Baines b Botting, 63; A T Blackwell ct Acford b Simmonds, 61; R Baxter b Botting, 0; A G Smart, not out, 40; C Pullen, C D Noyce, W Christian and W Stoner did not bat. Extras 9; Total for five wickets declared 209.
SELSEY: Acford, not out, 16; Simmonds, not out, 21; extras 4; total for no wickets 41.
No further matches reported
208 Appendix B Glossary of Terms b bowled c sub caught substitute c caught extra a run scored by a means other than a hit with the bat, such as a leg-bye, wide or no-ball ht wkt/hw hit wicket (with something other than the ball) lbw leg before wicket square modern name for the cricket field st stumped strip another name for the wicket table old-fashioned name for square
209 Acknowledgements
Thanks are due to the following individuals and organisations:
The Trustees of the Goodwood Collection The Stansted Park Foundation The Executors of the Late Sir Patrick Moore CBE, FRS, FRAS West Sussex Records Office wwwguildfordcc.com Timothy J McCann, Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century, published Sussex Record Society, 2004 Hubert Doggart Colin Mitchell Gordon Wells James Crowley John Prior The late Peter Ogden John Marshall, the Duke Who Was Cricket, published Frederick Muller Ltd, London 1961 H F and A P Squire, Pre-Victorian Sussex Cricket, published The Ditchling Press Limited, 1951. G D Martineau, Bat, Ball, Wicket and All, published Sporting Handbooks Ltd, 13 Bedford Square, W C 1. The Cricket Field by the Rev James Pycroft BA, published London, Cricket Press, 1882 Brighton & Hove Libraries (The Keep) Bognor, Chichester and Worthing Library Services The Bognor Observer The Chichester Observer (in all its many guises) The Selsey Society – Local History Group Not forgetting – The Selsey Cricket Club and the committee members who coordinated the events surrounding the dedication of the Cricket Pavilion.
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