Cricket 1899

M a y 11, 1899. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 117 YORKSHIRE v. WORCESTERSHIRE. Played at Worcester on May 4, 5 and 6. Yorkshire won by 11 runs. On the pretty ground at Worcestershire the Yorkshiremen found the wicket so fast by compari?on with those on which they had been playing at home that they were taken a little by surprise in the first innings, when they found themselves opposed to a fast bowler who knew how to take advantage of his opportunities. Wilson varied his pace very cleverly, and witnout an exception the Yorkshiremen found it very difficult to defend their wickets against him. In the absence of Lord Hawke and Mr. Jackson, Tunnicliffe was the Yorkshire captain. He won the toss, but d d not begin the season with a long part­ nership with Brown, for the latter was promptly bowled by Wilson without scoring. More disasters were in store for Yorkshire, and when three wickets were down only 58 runs had been made. Mr. Mitchell played sound cricket and was in for an hour, and afterwards Wainwright batted well. But Wilson, the Worcestershire fast bowler, kept everybody very quiet,andalthoughthetotal was a hundred when only four wickets were down, the tail collapsed. After losing Mr. Bromley Martin for a duck, Worcestershire did exceed­ ingly well for some time, thanks to steady cr.cket by Arnold, and fine, but lucky, hitting by Mr. H. K. Foster, 'lhe latter put on 20 out of the first 22 runs scored, and 38 out of the first 52, when he was out. Still another fine stand was made when Wheldon, the Aston Villa footballer, came in, and at the close of the day Worcestershire was leading by 37 runs and had three wickets in hand. On the second morning the tail did pretty well and the innings closed with a very use­ ful lead of 72. In their second innings the Yorkshiremen were not startled by Wilson, but if it had not been for a very fine innings by Wainwright and a very useful partnership between him and Hirst, they would not have come out of the match with a great deal of credit. Mr. Mitchell again did well, and Brown showed some of his old form, but half the wickets were down when five luns had still to be made before Y orkshire could get a clean start. It was then that Hirst joined Wainwright. The two batsmen gradually wore down the bowling, and Wainwright began to hit splendidly. In fifty minutes he put on 50 runs. He afterwards steadied down when he was nearing his hundred, and when his fine innings closed he had been batting for an hour and fifty minutes. His partnership with Hirst—the turning point in the innings —produced 115 runs in an hour and a-quarter. Worcestershire had to make 134 iuns—three more than M.C.C. had to make against Sussex —and lost two wickets for 23. Mr. R. E. Foster, however, with Arnold as a partner, had brought the total to 54 without further loss when stumps were drawn. Thus Wor­ cestershire on Saturday had still to make 80 runs with eight wickets still in hand, so that fortune seemed likely to incline to them. So well did Mr. Foster and Arnold begin batting on Saturday that they raised the score to 85 before they were parted. Thus at one time Worcestershire with eight wickets still in hand were within 49 runs of victory. But Arnold and Mr. Foster both went at about this period, and Yorkshire began to have a look in. A stand was however made by Wheldon and Mr. W. L. Foster, and with six wickets still in hand only 34 runs were wanted. From this moment Yorkshire gradually began to gain the upper hand, for Brown, of Darfield, who went on as second change, upset all cal­ culations, and by taking six wickets for only 19 runs brought about a well-earned victory for his side. The finish was of course very exciting indeed, for so few runs were required by Worcestershire that a good hit or two would have made a vast difference. Y orkshire Fir»t innings. Brown (J. T.), b Wilson ... 0 Tunnicliffe, b W ilson........16 Denton, b Wilson ......... 19 F. Mit hell, b W ilson......32 M o o rh o u sb W ilson ... 2 Wainwright, c H. Foster, b W ilson.......... 35 Hirst, c R. Foster, b Wilson 14 Haigh, b W ilson ................. 1 Rhode?, b Arnold................. 4 Hunter, not out ................. 1 Brown (Darfield), c and b A rn old......... ................. 9 B 4, lb 1, w 1......... 6 Total .......139 Second innings. cStraw.b burrows 29 c Wheldon, b Arnold ........... 7 c Straw, b W ilson 0 run out ...........22 b Burrow s........... 7 c Arnold, b E. Bromley-Martin 86 c Wilson, b E. Bromley-Martin 35 c R. Foster, b E. Bromley-Martin 4 c W. Foster, b Wilson ........... 1 not out ........... 7 c Wheldon. b E. Broml-y-Martin 2 Lb 4, w 1 ... 5 Total .. 205 W orcestersh ire . First innings. H. K. Foster, c Brown (Dar­ field), b Rhodes ... 38 G. hromley-Martin,bHaigh 0 Arnold, b H aig h ..................43 R. E. Fotter, run o u t......... 15 W . L. Foster, run out ... 0 Wheldon. not out ...........49 E.Brom ley-M ariin,bBaigh 0 Bird, c Wainwright, b Rhodes..................................14 Burrows, b H irst............... 13 Wilson, c Mitchell, b Birst 9 Straw, b W ainwright......... 9 B 12, lb 6, nb 2, w 1... 21 Total ..211 Second innings. b Rhodes ............ 1 c Tunniclitfe, b Rhod s .......... 1! c Tunnicliffe, b Rhodes .......... 3; b brown ...........3 b Haigh ... 2! b Brown ........... ■ c sub., b Brown I c M itc h e ll, b Brown ........... ( b Brown ........... ( b Brown ......... ! not o u t ................. < B 5, lb 4 ... i Total ..122 Y orksh ire . First innings. O. M. R. W . W ilson........... 25 6 70 8 ... A rn old ......... 13 2 35 2 ... Burrows .. 12 2 28 0 ... Bird B.-Martin 114 2 33 4 Arnold and Bromley-Martin bowled one wide each. W o rcestersh ire . First innings. _ __ Second innings. Second innings. O. M.R. W . . 31 11 69 2 ... 16 6 42 1 ... 12 2 29 2 1 27 0 Hirst . Haigh . Rhodes O. M. R. W . 21 12 65 2 36 21 36 3 21 3 51 2 O. M. R. W . .. 11 4 23 1 2 26 1 2 45 2 ... 10-3 ... 13 Wainwright 10‘4 2 25 1 Brown (Dar- fleld........... 4 1 13 0 Hirst bowled a wide, and Wainwright and Brown each delivered a no-ball. 4 19 6 NONDESCRIPTS. The hon. sec. is Mr. Corke, Arthog, Ewell Road, Surbiton Hill, who has now reached his twelfth year of office.The season closes with the usual tour in North Devon. M AY. 6. East Acton, v. Pallingswick 13. Bickley Park, v. Bicbley Park 20. Reigate, v. Reigate flill 22. Ewell, y Ewell 27. Southgate, v. Southgate JUNE. 3. W oodford, v. W oodford Wells 10. Elstree, v. Elstree Masters 17. Chelmsford, v. Chelmsford 24. Ealing, v. Ealing JULY. 8. East Acton, v. Pallingswick 22. Uxbridge, v. Uxbridge 31. Wellington, Somerset, v. Wellington* AUGUST. 2. Instow, v. North Devon* 4. Lynton, v. Lynton and Lvnmouth* 7. Barnstaple, v. Broadmead* 9. Westward Ho, v. Rev. R. W . Sealy’s X I.* 11. Bideford, v. Bideford* * Two-day matches. LANCASHIRE v. WARWICKSHIRE. Played at Old Trafford on May 4 and 5. Lancashire won by 10 wickets. Lancashire were obliged to take the field without Frank Sugg, while Mr. MacLaren cannot yet assist the team. Mr. W. B. Stoddart, who did so well with his leg break last season, was not playing, but a place was found for Mr. J. L. Ainsworth, the young bowler who came into notice in the autumn, when he was with Mr. Warner’s team in America. His debut was a distinct success. There was nothing particularly brilliant about the Lancashire batting in the first innings, but the performance of Tyldesley, who, by steady wicket, made 78, promised well for future matches. The only other batsmen who did anything of note were Mr. Hartley, Baker, and Mr. Bardswell. It was not an alarming total that Warwickshire had to go in against, and before stumps were drawn they had put on about a quarter of the runs for the loss of two wickets, which was not at all a bad beginning. But on Friday morning there was a startling collapse against the bowling of Mr. Ainsworth and Mold. The former took 3 of the remain­ ing wickets for 4 runs, and the latter 4 for 7 runs. Thus Warwickshire, in a quite unexpected manner, had to follow on. Again the batting was disappointing, Mr. Glover alone playing a notable innings; although W. G-. Quaife and Diver each made over 20. Mr. Ainsworth and Mold were both success­ ful with the ball in this innings. L an c a sh ir e . C.R.Hartley,bDickens 24 Ward, c Bainbridge, b F ie ld .......................... 8 Tyldesley,c Bainbridge b Field ...................78 Briggs,c Charlesworth, b Field ................... 0 Cuttell, run out ......... 4 Hallows, c Lilley, b F ie ld .......................... 0 Baker, c Santall, Quaife (W .G .)... 43 G. R, Bardswell, st Lilley, b Dickens ... 32 J. L. Ainsworth, b Field.,........................ 5 Mold, c Lilley, b F ie ld ......................... 9 Radcliffe, not out ... 3 Byes ................... 2 Total ..208 Second innings C. R. Hartley, notout, 4 ;~Ward, not out, 10. Total (no wfet.) 14. W a r w ic k sh ir e . First innings. Second innings. Quaife (W .G .), b Mold ... 20 c and b Ains- woith ...........21 Charlesworth, c Ainsworth, b M old.......................... ... 8 b Mold........... ... 0 Diver, c Radcliffe, b, Mold 10 c Tyldesley, b Ainsworth ... 23 Quaife (W .), b M o ld ...........17 b M old.......... ... 5 LiLley, b Mold ................... 1 A. C. S. Glover, c Bardswell, b M old.......... ... 6 b M old.......... ................... 0 notout ... 40 H. W . Bainbridge, not out 6 T. S. Fishwick, c Bardswell, b Ainsworth ... 15 b Ainswonh .................. 0 b Ainsworth ... 0 Santall, st Radcliffe, b st Radcliffe, b Ainsworth ... ... ........... 0 Briggs ... ... 16 Dickens, b Ainsworth........... 0 b M old.......... ... 2 Field, run out ................... 0 b Briggs ... ... 11 B 2, lb 7 ........................... 9 Byes ... ... 8 T ota l.........................71 Total ..147 Second innings. O. M. R. W . 3 2*3 4 10 L a n cash ire . First innings. O. M. R. W . Santall...........35 16 62 0 ... . Dickens ...25 5 64 2 ... . Field ............30 15 53 6 ... . Charlesworth 2 1 10 0 ... , Quaife(W G.)7 2 17 1 ... . W a r w ic k sh ir e . First innings. Second innings. O .M . R .W . O .M . R .W . Mold ....................27 16 20 6 ............ 28 10 44 4 A insw orth......... 2/ 16 25 3 ............ 29 11 57 4 Cuttell.................... 10 6 9 0 ............ 15 10 6 0 B riggs.................... 6 2 8 0 ............ 144 3 3! 2 C RICKET Report Sheets, lOd. per dozen, post free. Order of Going-ln Cards, 7d. per dozen, post free. Cricket Score Books, 6d. and Is. each ; postage, 2d. extra.—To be obtained at the Office of Cricket, 168, Upper Thames btrtet, London, E.C.