The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-08-31 00:00:00

CRA.DLEY HEATH.

CFIAINMAKERS' STRIKE.—At a meeting of the men held
on Tuesday at the Manchester Inn, Four Ways, Cradley
Heath (Mr. B. Bridgwater presiding), Mr. N. Forrest,
Chairman of the Chainmakers' Association, reported
that the strike for the revised list was all but at an end,
the leading masters having complied with the demand
made upon them. Amongst the firms who had given
out work to their employes at the new wages list were
the following, the order being that in which they have
granted the concession :—E. Tinsley and Co., Old Hill;
D. Willetts, Bishton's Wharf, Darby Hand ; Jones and
Kendrick, Rowley; Jones and Lloyd, Cradley ; John
Green, Old Hill; Hartshorn and Co., Primrose Hill.
John Gilbert, Cradley Heath; Flingley and Sons, Prim-
rose, Hill, Netherton. Several other manufacturers had
alio expressed to the speaker thel.r willingness to give
the new list when they had oiders in hand. The strike
has thegefoie virtually come to wkat we remarked on
Saturday last would be its probable termination. The
revised list will place the trade generally on a much
more satisfactory basis than before, and it is conceded
on all hands that it will work better than the expaient
formerly proposed, of having a separate list for best
desriptions. In the previous strike the men asked for
the 4s list for common chain, and the 4s 6d list for best.
These lists would probably have clashed some time or
seLer, and the masters therefore resisted them. The
revised list, while slightly increasing the paymmt for
best in proportion to common sorts, provides for the
payment of both by the same scale. Some other points
have also been altered, aid the general effect of the list
to make an average increase of 5 to 7i per cent, on
the different sorts of "dollied " chain.

CRICKET.
STOURBRIDGB ORAMnAII SCHOOL V. DUDLEY GRAM-
MAR SCHOOL.—This match lwas playediat Stourbridge
on the 21st mat, and resulted in an easy victory for the
home team, for whom Otter, Evers, Brooks, and Dom-
mett played in good form for their scores, while Dando
batted well for the visitors. The following is the score :
—Dudley Grammar School: H, Mence, b Dommett, 0;
H. Nagginton, c Penn, b Dommett, 4; F. Brown, 1 b
w, b Simms, 7 ; F. Dando, c and b Simms, 26; H.
Harper, b Otter, 3; D. Rlberts, b Otter, 0; E. W.
c and b Otter, 6; T. Richards, b Otter, 0; R
Walker, b Simms, 0; T. Gething, b Simms, 0; F
Perry, not out, 0; extras, 2 ; total, 48.—Stourbridge
Grammar SchJol: J, H. Simms, c Mence, U Dando, 2;
, W. .J. Penn, b Dando, 2; A. E. C. Brooks, c E. Collins,
b Mence, 11 ; E. F. Otter, not out. 95; A. W. Scott, b
Mence, 3; M. E. Simms, c and b Dando, 5; F. Dom-
mett, b Mence, ii; C. J. Evers, st Mence, b Daudo, 17;
F. Folkes, c Mence, b Browa, 6; F. G. Perrins,
Brown, 5; S. W. Hedges, b Drudo, 1 ; extras, 1.5 ; total,

174,
WOLLASTON 2). TIVIDALE.—This match was played at
Wollaston on Saturday last between the above clubs
and ended in a victory for the home team by 19 runs.
For the home team Wyatt, Bowen, and Brown obtained
their respective scores in fine style, as also did Chatwin
and Jones for the visitors. The bowling of Jackson,
Aston, and Fletcher for their respective sides was
worthy of mention. The. following is the score :
Wollaston : W. Ogle, c Jewkea, b Chatwin, 1 ; H.
Turney, c substitute, b Jones, 5 ; W. Bridge, c Davis, b
Chatwin, 4; J. Bowen, st Nicholls, b Jackson, 20; C.
Wyatt, c Chatwin, b Jackson, 36; J. Aston, c Davis, b
Jackson, 3; J. Fletcher, c Yates, b Jackson, 0; A. J.
Roskell, b Jackson, 0; S. Whitehouse, c Davis, b Jack-
son, 5; T. Brown, not out, 11; C. Durbin, c Jewkes, b
Jackson, 0; extras. 4; total, 89. Tividale : S. Chatwin,
o Durbin, b Aston, 19; S. Nicholls, c .Bridge, 4; W.
Jewkes, b Aston, 2; G. Yates, c Ogle, b Bowen, 10; J.
Jackson, b Fletcher, 0; J. Rea b Aston, 1 ; F. Jones,
c furney, b Fletcher, 18; R. Davis, b Aston, 0; C.
Woodhouse, b Fletcher, 1; H. Round, c and b Aston,
10; J. Oliver, not out, 4 ; extras, 2 ; total, 70,
MR. J. W. PatkEe's ELEVEN V. CANNOCK.—This
match was played at Cannock on the 22nd inst, and
after some excellent cricket was won by Cannock. The
followmg is the score: Cannock: Snoderfield, run out, 0;
Burns, b Parkes, 3; Hooker, run oat, 2; F. Sellman, c
Laird, b Edge, 19; Owens, b Yates, 9; Twigg, run out.
10; Tylecote, c Fothergill, b Otter, 9; Wheatcroft, b
Yates, 6; Carr, c Fothergill, b Yates, 2; Biggott, b
Yates, 10; Cook, at Brown, b Yates, 1; Osboree, not
out, 1; extras, 11; total, 76.—Mr. J. TV. Parkes's
Eleven: W. Green, c Pigott, b Wheatcroft, 7 ; W. Yates,
b Twigg, 3; J. Fothergill, b Burns, '2; J. Edge, c
Seodertield, b Twigg, 15; A. Otter, b Burns, 2 ; T.
Brown, to w, to Twlgg, 0; A. E, Millvard, c Burns, b
Burns, 0; J. W. Parkes, b Burns, 6 ; E. Whittingham,
c Sellman, b Twigg, 3; J. F. Otter, b Twigg, 5; W. D.
Laird, b Twigg, 0; 6. Parkes, not out, 2; extras, 12 ;
total, 57.
BIRMINGHAM PICKWICK V. AMBLECOTE.—This match
was played on Monday on the Pickwick Ground between
the above clubs, and was won by the Pickwick Club by
two runs, after a most exciting garne. Owing to the
deadness of the wicket no large scores were made. The
following is the score:—Piadvick ; W, Davis, cE. Par-
rock, b Yates, 3.; S. M.aullin. 1 b w, b Yates, 7 ; S.
falboys, b Williams, 6; T. H. Price, c Derricote, b
Yates, 7; J Preston, run out, 0; J. Williams, b
Yates, 0; W. Elliott, b Yates, 3 ; A. H. Albut, 1b w,
b Yates, 23 ; W. Guest, 1 b w, b Parrock, 5 ; E. U.
Sharp, not out, 1; W. Sidwell, to Yates, 2 ; extras,
6; total, 63.—Amblicote : H. Parrock, b J. Preston,
7; C. Biddle, run out, 0; J. Wilcox, c Manilla, b
Talboys, 1; T. Greenway, b J. Preston, 1; S. Derri-
cote, to S. Talboys, 2; J. Carpmail, b T. H. Price, 14;
W. Yates, o Sharp, b Ta:boys, 13.; T. Williams, c
Maullin, b Talbuys, 20; Jenkins, b Price, 0; E. Par-
rack, not out, 1; C. Williams, b Preston, 0 ; extras, 2 ;
total, 61,
AIR. C. RODGER,'S ELEVEN V. THE LAW.—This match
was played on the StJurbridge grouud on Wednesday
last, and after some very good play on both sides
tke match was won by the Law by 2 runs, In the
second innings of Mr. Rodger's Eleven Mr. F. Webb
made 14, E. Otter 11, and Mr. Rodgers, 3, not out. The
following is the score :-11(r. C. I.2dgers's Elmen: F.
Webb, c Minett, b Parkes, 13—b Parkes, 14 ; W. Green,
o Matthews, b Parkes, 1 ; A. Ingleton, run out, b Green-
way, 0; A. E. Millward, a Minett, to Greenway, 0 ; W.
Webb, b Greenway, '2; W. J. Turney, b Parkes, o—run
out, 6 ; T. Lowe, b Greenway, 4; C. Rodgers, b Parkes,
3; E. F. Otter, not out, 6—st Greenway, b Minett, 11 ;
T. Wooldridge, b Greenway, I—not out, 5; Rhodes, ;b
Parkes, 8 ; extras, 3; total, 41.—The Lats: C. Cooper, b
Rodgers, 0; W. Stokes, e Otter, to Rodgers, 7 ; T. Green-
way, b Ingleton, 4; J. W. Parkes, b Rodgers, 6; R.
Maclews, b Rodgers, 10 ; D. Skidmore, c and b Ingleton,
0; W. Minett, b Rodgers, 4; W. Barnard, not out, ó;
A. J. Roskell, c and b Rodgers, 1; W Higgs, b Rodgers,
0; J. H. Rollinson, a Turney, to Otter, 1; extras, 3 ;
total, 44.
STOURBRIDGR t. WORIESTRK: CITT,—TIIO match be-
tween the above clubs was played on the county ground,
Boughton, on Monday last, and won by the City by 24
runs on the first innings. Mr. Stallard hit freely and
well for 29, and Mr. Moncrieff played very patiently for
22 t3ighteen singles) and 8. Mr. George also hit well,
eombined with good defence, and Messrs. H. Penn,
Camkerledge, and Everill male their scores by good
dricket. Mr. Bowen was the only double figure scorer
Stoarbridge. The following is the score :—Worcester
sty: F. George, a Edge, b J. Penn, 16—b Griffiths, 2 ;
11. Penn, b J. Penn. 7—c J. Penn, b Ingold, 15; W. T.
Morris, c Jones, b Penn, o—not out, 0; Hon. Rev. R. C.
Mancrieff, not out, 22—c Ingold, to Edge, 8 ; G. Stallard,
b lagold, 4—c and b Ingold, 29; A. Everill, c White, b
J. Penn, 3—st White, b Edge, 18; J. A. Cumberledge, b
b Ingold, 11—c Jones, to Ingold, 1 ; J. M. Pugh, run
out, o—b Edge, 8; E. Penn, b Ingold, o—c anclb In-
gold, 5 ; IL Poole, run out, 3—h w, to Edge, 0 ; G. J.
Reading, bJ. Penn, o—c Bowen, ls Edge, 4; extras, 2-
9; totals, 68-99.—Stourbridye: W. White, c Moncrieff,
b H. Penn, 6 ; J. Aston, run out, 2; R. Griffiths, to H.
Penn, 4; J. Edge, c Everill, b Stallard, 5; J Bowen, c
Pugh, b Stallard, 11; J. Penn, to Stallard, 4 ; J. W.
Parkes, 1 bv, b H. Penn, 1 ; G. Minett, run oat, 1; W.
J. Ingold, not out, 5 ; J. Jones, run out, 0; C. Cooper,
Pugh, b Stallard, 5; total 44.