HLI Chronicle 1907 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

138 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.
both teams were ready to play, and Elgin were
going in to bat, rain came down so steadily
that it was arranged to play again on the
12th. Elgin opened none too promising,
losing two wickets for four runs, but Captains
Gordon and Milne batted steadily, Gordon,
.after being missed in the slips (first ball),
hitting hard and well, till he was bowled by
Bryant in attempting a full to leg. Grant
filled the vacancy, and batted steadily and
patiently for 21. No one else did much to
mention, and the innings closed for 79. For
the Regiment, Bryant bowled exceedingly
well, taking 5 wickets for 25; Pte. Cammell,
2 for 18 ; Pte. Pinkhard, 2 for 5; and Lieut.
Campbell, 1 for 19.
Major Hill and I.ieut. Halswelle opened our
innings, but the start was none too good, as,
with only two runs on the board, Major Hill
was unfortunate enough to be caught at
short leg. Lieut. Bryant then joined Halswelle,
.and the stand of the match was made, both
playing capital cricket. The score was taken
to 44, when Halswelle was bowled by Milne;
then wickets fell rapidly, Bryant being bowled
by Gordon with a Yorker, and there ~re
nine wickets down for 76, chiefly owing to
Captain Gordon's deadly bowling. Major
Armstrong then joined L. -CorpI. Welfare,
who had been batting with great skill and
judgment. It must have been the worst
moment of the Major's life when he had to take
his first ball from Gordon, who looked as if
he meant business-and he did, for the ball
only just missed the wickets by about an
eighth of an inch, and went for two byes, the
wicket-keeper evidently thinking it would
bowl him. Over was then called, and Welfare
put the issue beyond doubt, making the
winning hit amidst lond applause. The score
was taken to 101, when Welfare was caught
at mid-off for a capital 31. He showed great
judgment and restraint, and, coming when
they did, his runs were invaluable to his side.
Major Armstrong carried out bis bat, and
great credit must be given him for the way
he played in keeping his wicket up, as he
must have had several anxious moments.
The honours of the match entirely rested with
Lieut. Bryant and L.-CorpL Welfare, and it
was entirely. due to t.hese two that we were
enabled to take two points off Elgin, who are
a gooa team, and in Capt.ain Gordon they
have a da.ngerous but a good bowler. In this
match he took 7 'IlIlickets for 42.
2ND BATT. H.L.T. VERSUS CAMERON
HIGHLANDERS.
This match was played at Inverness on
Saturday, 24th August, 1907. Scores:­
CAMERON HIGHLANDERS.
Lt. MacIntosh, b Campbell,
S.-Sergt. Casely, b Campbell,
10
0
Major Brown, b Welfare, ..
20
S,-Sergt. Hunt, b CampbeU,
0
CorpI. Reddyhoff, b Campbell,
7
Capt. Crichton, c and b CampbeIJ, 1
CorpI. Hannay, b Welfare,
10
Major MacIntosh, b Campbell
2
Pte. M'Lennan, not out, ..
9
Sergt. Smith, c Halswelle, b Campbell
Sergt. M'Donald, b Campbell,
0
3
BYes, 5
I.eg byes, 1
Total, 68
2ND BATT. H.L.I.
Major Hill, b M'Lennan. .. 14
Lt. HalswelIe, l.b.w., b Hannay,.. 20
Lt. Bryant, not out, 79
Lt. Pringle, l.b.w., b M'Lennan, ..
L.·Corpl. Welfare, not out,
5
13
Capt. Martin, st. Ruddyhoff, b Hannay,
Byes,
21
2
Leg byes, 7
- Total, .. 156
Pte. Cammell, Lieut. Campbell, Lieut.
Thackeray, in Ronald, and I..-Corpl.
Gunn did not at.
NOTES ON THE GAME.
This match was played at the Depot
Barracks, Inverness, resulting in a win for
us by 6 wickets. We won the toss, but put
our opponents in on a somewhat tricky
wicket, though it was not so bad as it looked,
judging from the runs we made. I,ieut.
MacIntosh and Sergt. Casely opened for the
Depot, to the bowling of Lieut. CampbeU and
L.·Corpl. Welfare. Sergt. Casely had hard
liJlesin playing the first ball he had on to his
wicket, while Lieut. MacIntosh, after several
good strokes, was bowled by Campbell, who
seemed to have got some of his old form back,
after a somewhat disappointing three weeks'
failure to take wickets. With the exception
of Major Brown, who played a good t~ough
somewhat lucky game for his side,. no one
else was able to cope with the bowhng-the
whole side being out for 69. Lieut. Campbell
and Welfare bowled unchanged, the former
having 8 wickets for 26, and the latter 2 for 38.
We opened our innings with Major Rill and