DEMON BOWLER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 205, 29 August 1936, Page 10

DEMON BOWLER.

CRICKET AT 68.

EX-LORD MAYOR'S RECORD.

SEVEN WICKETS FOR 28, (Special.—By ..Air Mail.) LONDON, August 8. One of the keenest .and most successful village cricketers in England to-day is (18-years-old Lord Ebbisham, former Lord Mayor of London. He turns out, for one team or another sevei'al times a week, and his deadly spin bowling i§ feared whenever he appears. This weqli, playing for the Isle of Wight village side at St. .Helens, Lord Ebbisham took seven wickets for 28 runs, and thus brought his "bag" for the season so far up to more than 100 wickets. As-'he has a good many more matches 'still before him this season he may . finish with one of the biggest aggregates in all classes of cricket.

"I have been taking 100 wickets a season for a number of .years now," he said. "You see, I still get quite a lot of cricket, .and jolly good cricket it is too. I play for the Lords' and Commons and the Free Foresters. I also play for other sides from time to time. "I have not been so successful with the bat, and my highest this year is 43—at the Oval for Lords and Commons v. T. Zincari."

Lord Ebbisham lias never given up cricket. Even when be was Lord Mayor of London he managed to squeeze in a game or two. "I scored 40 for the Corporation against the Guildhall staff. I remember." he told mo with a chuckle. "No. I have never given up cricket, and I hope I shan't have to. It keeps me fit and I like it. "Of course I don't run about quite so much as I did when I was younger; I like to field in the slips or somewhere like that nowadays. The 'country' is a bit strenuous, you know. Village cricket is most enjoyable and, really, to-day the pitches are remarkably good'. I shall certainly go on playing as long as I can still get a wicket or two."