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CHAPTER II.
MY CRICKET AS A BOY.
I was born at Reigate, where my father carried on, in conjunction with his younger brother Walter Caffyn, the business of a hairdresser. Besides this, both he and my uncle were musicians, and gave lessons on various instruments. My father played the violin and used to compose a little. He was bandmaster to the Reigate band, and when he died, while I was in Australia, representatives of no fewer than seven bands, from the Reigate district, attended his funeral. My uncle played on several instruments, including the violoncello and piccolo. My father was a fair all-round cricketer, but never attained to anything like first-class form. My uncle was a much better player. He was a good bat and excellent wicket-keeper.
They had a first-rate club at Reigate in the old days, and had some very good players as members, including R. Killick, an excellent medium-pace bowler and good bat, and Hentley, a fine all-round
