'The number of famous cerleketers who are retiring. from first class cricket this year larger than" usual and Ineludes some' names which will be remembered 50 Jong as the game played. The best known is, of course, Patsy. Heendren, whose record in the game is one of the greatest of all time. Inthe thirty. yeues during. which te played for "Middlesex scored over $0,000 runs, and in the same period knocked up nearly 7000 runs for England in est matches played abroad against Australia, South "Aftlea, and. the West Indies, "Another layer, who will. be saying farewell to the ground on which ne was for some time ote of {ive main attractions is M. W. Tate who, in his prime, was declared by' the Australians—no mean ritics—to be one of the greatest Bowlers, Who bad ever visited them. Tale Holds the one Viable record of being the only all rounder who has scored a thousand runs and taken over two hundred: wickets in three consecutive. seasons Another Famous bowler is. leaving first close imatehes in J. C, White, long one of the maine Stays of Someries attack. Me' appeared mnd_ seven times against Australi, seven times against South Africa, and once against the West Indies. W.-H. Ashdown, for many: yours one of Kent's leading botzmen, Is also on ihe retiring "ist, while "three wicket-keepers witt "probably drop out of county play" this Season—Duckworth "of Lancashire, Lilley Notts, and Corrail of Leicestershire, Duckworth may 0 to one of the teams in the Lancashire Teague. Others "who have made" names. for themselves for their counties are Walker of Notis, who has scored more than a thousand runs a season. ten times, and 'Clark of Nor~ 'Hants, useful fast bowler" who sometimes roue to brilliant, T. Cook, the Sussex veteran, also leaving the county. side, even though hie scored as many as 718 runs last season. Cook is going' to South 'Afvica where he has accepted an appointment and. as, he still hag many' Years of good play left in him, he should figure prominently in the gamelin that country. 'Watson of Lancashire, a woeful opening batsman {or the county for many. years, Is alto giving his place in the Red Hose leven, With many' Well-known men leaving. the limelight, Yeleran followers of the game in other coun: {ries may feel a tle Tost-us they read the, Counts of matches this coming season, but they may take heart of grace at the noys that many excellent youngsters are ready to take te place of the older hands.
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