30th July 1926 - Cricket - Wyddiall v. Hamels Park

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Wyddiall v. Hamels Park

The above match was playing at Hamels Park on Saturday last, resulting in a win for Wyddiall by 37 runs.

Wyddiall batted first - F. Hatchett being top-scorer with 18 (not out). Hamels scored only moderately against the bowling of S. and H. Pledger, and were dismissed just on time for 44 runs, W. Wallace and R. Drevuit making 30 between them. S. Pledger was the most successful bowler, taking six wickets at a small cost.

Scores:

Wyddiall

C. Hatchett, b W. Wallace - 5

S. Pledger, b Drevuit - 7

W. Hatchett, b Drevuit - 2

H. Pledger, c S., b W. Wallace - 13

R. Pledger, b W. Wallace - 2

H. May, c C., b W. Wallace - 5

F. Hatchett, not out - 18

E. Bonfield, W. Wallace - 12

H. Hatchett, c W., b S. Wallace - 1

R. Reed, c Bysouth, b S. Wallace - 4

A. Martin, b Drevuit - 6

T. Mole, run out - 2

Extras - 6

Total - 81

Hamels Park

W. Gruss, b S. Pledger - 3

C. Bysouth, b S. Pledger - 2

S. Wallace, b S. Pledger - 0

R. Drevuit, run out - 14

W. Wallace, b H. Pledger - 16

F. Green, b H. Pledger - 0

V. Roberts, b S. Pledger - 2

H. Clarke, c H. Hatchett, b H. Pledger - 1

B. Allen, b H. Pledger - 0

F. Clements, b S. Pledger - 1

T. Rayreen, not out - 1

Extras - 5

Total - 44

23rd July 1926 - Cricket - Brent Pelham v. Wyddiall

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Brent Pelham v. Wyddiall

The above teams met at Pelham on Saturday last, and a good game resulted.

Pelham batted first, and ran up a respectable score of 83 - P. Saunders playing a good innings of 34 (not out). On Wyddiall going in to bat, the Pelham bowlers were soon mastered, and when time was called had made 137 runs for 6 wickets.

H. Pledger played a splendid innings of 53 (not out) and also took six wickets (so it could be said it was his match).

S. Pledger (27), W. Hatchett (23), and C. Hatchett (17) also helped splendidly to raise such a good total.

Scores:

Brent Pelham

H. Martin, c Hatchett, b R. Pledger - 10

W. George, b R. Pledger - 8

C. Whiffin, c T., b H. Pledger - 10

P. Saunders, not out - 34

W. Dodkin, b H. Pledger - 1

R. Coxall, b H. Pledger - 6

W. Bailey, c Hatchett, b May - 1

S. Bentley, b H. Pledger - 3

H. Brett, c Hatchett, b H. Pledger - 2

C. Westwood, run out - 1

Byes - 5

Total - 83

Wyddiall

C. Hatchett, c and b Saunders - 17

S. Pledger, c George, b Dodkin - 27

W. Hatchett, c and b Coxall - 23

H. Pledger, not out - 53

T. Pledger, b Whiffin - 0

R. Pledger, b Whiffin - 1

H. May, c Dodkin, b Coxall - 3

F. Hatchett, not out - 4

H. Hatchett - did not bat

S. Stubbs - did not bat

F. Camp - did not bat

Byes - 9

Total (for 6 wkts.) - 137

16th July 1926 - Coming of Age Party

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Wyddiall

Coming of Age Party

Mr and Mrs Marshall, of Keeper's Cottage, Wyddiall, gave a party to celebrate the 21st birthday of their eldest daughter, Miss Olive Evelyn Marshall, on July 8th, to which many of Miss Marshall's friends were invited.

During the evening the guests enjoyed the dancing that took place, and each partook of supper.

Miss Marshall was the recipient of many beautiful and useful present.

9th July 1926 - Lieut.-Col. C. Heaton-Ellis Knighted

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Lieut.-Col. C. Heaton-Ellis Knighted

Satisfaction and pleasure is expressed on all sides at the honour conferred on Col. C. Heaton-Ellis, of Wyddiall Hall, Buntingford, the King having conferred the honour Knighthood in the Birthday honours list week.

Col. Heaton-Ellis, who is the popular Chairman of the Hitchin Division Conservative and Liberal Unionist Association, was born in 1864, and educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge. 

In 1885, he jointed the 4th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment (Herts. Militia), then commanded by Col. R.B. Fellows, C.B., and in 1900 served in South Africa, and in the Great War both with his regiment and on special service under the Admiralty.

He was awarded the C.B.E. (Military) and thr 1914-15 star, retiring after the war as Lieut.-Colonel. He was a member of the Herts County Council 1903-1919, representing Layston (Buntingford) division; is Chairman of the Buntingford Petty Sessional Division; a Deputy Leiutenant for Herts; and was joint Secretary of the Puckeridge Hunt, with Mr Tresham Gilbey, in 1904-5.

He was elected Chairman of the North Herts Conservative Association on the retirement of the late Mr Delme-Radcliffe in 1906, and has held that position ever since.

It is his proud boast that during those many years he has invariably received the most whole-hearted and loyal support of his colleagues, and that the seat has always been held by members of the Conservative Party - the late Dr Hillier, Lord Cecil (best known in North Herts as "Lord Robert,") who was member for 11 years, and now by the present popular member, Major Guy Kindersley.

Col. Heaton-Ellis is a freemason, and an officer of the Grand Lodge, and has travelled extensively in Australia, East Africa, and the West Indies. In July, 1923, he and Mrs Heaton-Ellis accompanied by Lieut.-Col. L.G. Murray, commanding the 2nd King's African Rifles, crossed a little known part of Tanganyika Colony (late "German East") on a hunting expedition of over a month's duration, and obtained some interesting trophies. The party at one time was in a part of the country where the natives had never seen a white woman. 

The Colonel takes an active interest in all local institutions, and the whole district offers heartiest congratulations to him and to Lady Heaton-Ellis on the great honour conferred upon them.