I'm proud to be M's next-door
neighbour."
"It's been a great season for me," said M. "I admit to being nervous on the
second day of the last great match, but all's well now. What a game that
was! And it's not only of Middlesex that I'm proud; if you glance at the
batting averages you will notice MEAD not a great way removed from the top;
and MAKEPEACE not far below him, and I hold MURRELL in special esteem."
"Yes," said R, "and if you continue to look you will find RHODES at the
head of the bowling, and RUSHBY and RICHMOND in honourable places, and the
steady RUSSELL with over two thousand runs to his name. There are also two
brothers named RELF. Good heavens, the H's aren't everything!"
"He doesn't claim, I hope," B struck in, "that BROWN begins with H, or
BOWLEY, or Bat or Ball or Bails?"
"Nor," said S, "that SANDHAM and SUTCLIFFE and STEVENS and SEYMOUR and the
gallant little STRUDWICK (who, like all wicket-keepers, is so liable to be
overlooked) never existed? Not to mention my latest recruit, Mr. SKEET?
Some letters can be too haughty and--"
"Grasping," said G. "But all of you must be careful of me. I carry big
GUNNS."
[Illustration: THE HAPPY WARRIOR.
WITH MR. PUNCH'S COMPLIMENTS TO MR. "PLUM" WARNER.]
"Although I'm not too prominent," said F, "I've got a very dangerous bowler
and hitter and captain in FENDER, to say nothing of two FREEMEN and a
'FAIRY.' And during the season C.
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