Cricket 1901

268 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u ly 11, 1901. S u r r e y . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . K o tze ................... 8 3 22 1 ............ 13 4 37 1 R o w e ................... 20 2 64 0 ............]5 2 65 0 Sinclair ...........15‘3 1 55 6 ............. 28'2 4 98 7 Graham ........... 14 3 39 3 ............ 6 0 22 0 Shalders ............. 5 1 15 2 Sinclair bowled seven wides and Kotze two, and Graham one no-ball. S outh A fr ic a n s . First innings. Second innings. 0 . M. R. W . O. M. R. W . B rckw ell............ 15 2 58 1 ............ 6 1 19 0 Richardson ... 18 3 50 6 ............ 24'1 6 75 5 Smith ........... 3-2 0 8 2 ............. 152 56 1 Gooder ... 175 60 2 Walker 0 4 0 Holland ... 6 0 20 2 G ENTLEM EN v. P LA Y E R S . THE MATCH AT LORDS. Played at Lord’s on July, 8, 9, and 10. Players won by 221 runs. The chief difficulty which lay in the way of the M.C.C. Comm ittee in choosing the teams was to find bowlers for the Gentlemen. There were any amount of batsmen who would not have disgraced the side, and indeed, as far as batting is concerned it would have been fairly easy to choose seven or eight men whose claims to play would not have been below that of many of those who were ultimately chosen. But a choice had to be made, and except that there was an almost unanimous opinion that Mr. Mitchell deserved a place, and that no harm would have been done if either Mr. Palairet or Mr. McGahey had been included in the Gentlemen’s team, the choice of the Committee met with general approval. A t the last m oment Mr. C. M. Wells was given a place, pre­ sumably on account of his bowling, although lie was hardly given atrial; he wassaid to have strained him­ self. The Players’eleven was about as strong as it could be in the absence of W.G. Quaife, who preferred to assist his own county, which was unable to put its strongest team in the field against Leicestershire. A large crowd had assembled to see the first day’s play, which proved to be chiefly remarkable for the batting of Tyldesley, who has been in fine form all the season. On the whole the Players seemed to find more diffi­ culty with the Gentlemen’s bowling than might have been expected, seeing that this was hardly as good on paper as that possessed by most county teams. This was however to a great extent accounted for by the excellence of the fielding, which made most of the batsmen hesitate to let themselves go. Except that they could not get rid of Tyldesley, the Gentlemen did exceedingly well until Lockwood and Hirst got together, and by the most lively cricket of the day put on 124 for the seventh wicket in an hour and a half, during which time the bowling looked particularly harmless. But unquestionably Tyldes- ley’s batting was by far the best on the side; he showed com plete command over the bowling, and indeed played a masterly innings. His first fifty runs were made in an hour and five minutes, and his second fifty in three-quarters of an hour, while his entire innings, which included twenty 4’s, lasted for two hours and three-quarters. His share of the 206 runs made whiie he was at the wicket was 140 When stumps were drawn the total was 385 for 8 wickets, J. Gunn being not out 3 with Trott and Rhodes to bat. On Tuesday m orning the innings was very soon brought to a conclusion, onlj' nine runs being added by the last two wickets, which were disposed of before the usual hour for play, tbe time of starting having been altered from 11.30 to 11.15, which took the public somewhat by surprise. Mr. Bradley came out with a pretty good analysis. The Gentlemen began their innings with Mr. Fry and Mr. Warner, who proceeded leisurely enough at first to play themselves in. Some interesting changes in the bowling were made very early in the innings, Hirst being changed for Braund when the total was 19, and Rhodes for Lockwood at 23. But the change had no effect on the batsmen till 105 went up in an hour and a quarter before Mr. Warner was out for an excellent innings, Mr. Fry having done two-thirds of the scoring. Ranjitsinhji followed, and Mr. Fry continued to make most of the runs, playing admira­ ble cricket. Meanwhile Ranjitsinhji seemed to have become quite at home, and the spectators settled themselves down to enjoy a brilliant partnership between the two famous batsmen. The score had advanced to 203 when Mr. Fry was out to a fine catch in the slips by Braund off Lockwood, and the rout began. Mr. Foster, who last year made a hun­ dred in each innings in this match, was bowled by Hirst for a couple of runs, Ranjitsinhji was caught at short leg directly afterwards, and in a few minutes Mr. Jessop was out. Almost before the spectators had time to realise what was happening the innings was over. The cause of this breakdown is inexplicable. Lockwood and Hirst certainly >■owled uncommonly well, and better as each wicket fell, but except that a short ball was apt to rise incon­ veniently it was unaccountable that such splendid batsmen as are most of the Gentlemen should have been dismissed in such a summary manner. Of Mr. Fry’s innings it is impossible to speak too highly. He was at the wickets for 2| hours, and was completely master of the situation. Naturally the spectators concluded that there was something radi­ cally wrong with the wicket, but when they saw Abel and Carpenter playing the bowling with ease and scoring fairly fast they altered their opinions. During the last twenty minutes, when Abel and Hayward were together, run getting became a work of much slowness, for both batsmen were evidently determined to save themselves if possible for the morrow. Yesterday the play was for the most part tame in the extreme. The Players batted in a style which made it appear as if they were straining every nerve to make a drawn game, and for about half an hour, when Storer and Lockwood were together, it was distressing to watch the two batsmen, who were tied up for over after over by Mr. Mason, who bowled uncommonly well. Absolutely the only exciting inci­ dent before lunch, that is to s<iy, until the innings was declared closed, occurred when in Mr. Jones’s second over Lockwood ran right out to him and missed. A deep sigh went up to heaven when he leisurely strolled back to his place, Mr. MacGregor also having completely missed the ball. After lunch the crowd again became large, for there was a certainty that the Gentlemen would be batting during the after­ noon, and it was hoped that they at least would show some interesting cricket. A las; they set about play­ ing for a draw in a manner to which hardly any of them are accustomed. They pottered about instead of playing their usual game, and the result was fatal. Rhodes bowied maiden after maiden, keeping an excellent leD gth. Hirst beat Mr. Fry time after time and once ought to have had him caught off an easy chance at short slip. It would be impossible for Mr. Fry to play a game which was entirely without attraction, for he has s« many good strokes, but for once he let the bowling master him instead of trying to force his way as he has so often done under difficulties. And there were difficulties, for the ball did all sorts of things. One had at least the satisfaction of knowing that if shooters were the order of the day as they were once upon a time, Mr. Fry could play them, for hejstopped a good old fashioned shooter from Hirst as brilliantly as though he had been living in an age of shooters. But he was not Fry at his best, and presently was bowled “ all over the place” by Gunn. Banjitsinhji came in, and for about a quater of an hour the spectators had a time of unalloyed delight; his placing was delightful to watch, and the bowling seemed all at once to become quite simple. His end came all too soon. Meanwhile Mr. Warner had been playing a steady game, never being in any sort of difficulty with the bowling, and once or twic-i making a delightful hit. But at times one almost forgot his existence, so monotonous was his bat’ ing to watch. Mr. Mason and Mr. Foster were both exceedingly uncomfortable with Braund, and played him a good deal with their legs. No one could have been sur­ prised when they were both out leg-before w icket; they are both brilliant cricketers, but yesterday they were both quite at their worst. The arrival o f Mr. Jessop on the scene brought forth prolonged ap­ plause from the weary spectators, and for some twenty minutes or so he played superb cricket. W ith four and even five men in the long field he hit Trott twice into the pavilion, and several times to the boundary right through the field. Of Braund he had but little, never being able to get the bowling, but he played him well. He was very finely caught by Birst, who had to run in a long way from the pavilion ra iliD gs ; indeed, all the catches made by the Players were excellent W ith Mr. Jessop’s dismissal all interest in the match evaporated as if by magic. P l a y e r s . First innings. Second innings. Abel (Surrey), c Foster, b Bradley ..............................20 b Mason ........... 62 Carpenter (Essex), c Mac­ Gregor, b Mason ............. 25 c Jessop, b Mason 43 Tyldesley (Lancashire), b Jessop................... ...140 b Mason ............ 8 Hayward (Surrey), c Jones, b Bradley .......................... l5 c MacGregor, Mason ... . 9 lbw, b Bradley . 47 Braund (Somerset), c Mac- Grfgor, b Mason ........... Storer(Derbyshire) ,cMason, b Jessop ...........................21 lbw, b Mason Lockwood (Surrey),bJones 61 notout.... Hirst (Yorkshire), lbw, b Jones ...................................75 notout..............24 Gunn (J.) (Notts), c Mac­ Gregor, b Bradley ......... J 3 Trott (A.E.) (Middlesex), c Foster, b Bradley ........... 2 Rhodes (Yorkshire), not out 2 B 6 , lb 12 , w 1, nb 2... 21 B 8 , lb 2, nb 2 12 Total .................. 394 Total -(6 wkts) *256 • Innings declared closed. G en tlem en . First innings. C.B.Fry (Sussex) ,cBraund,b L ockw ood........................... 126 P. F. Warner (Middlesex), c Trott, b G u n n ..................... 37 K . S. Ranjitsinhji (Sussex), c Trott, b H irst.................... 36 R. E. Foster (Worcester­ shire), b H irst.................... 2 J. R. Mason (Kent), notout 19 G. L. Jessop (Gloucester­ shire), b Lockw ood... 10 A. O. Jones (Notts), lbw, b Hirst ................................... 3 Second innings. b Gunn ...........30 c Hayward, b Braund ...........48 c Hayward, b Braund ...........15 lbw, b Kraund ... 11 b Trott................... 3 c Hirst, b Trott... 35 c Carpenter, b Trott...................10 run out ........... 0 c and b Trott ... 11 not out... ... ... 11 c Trott, b Braund 0 E xtras...........10 Total ...184 D. L. A. Jephson (8urrey), b Hirst .. ................... o C M. Wells (Middlesex), b L ock w ood .......................... o G. MacGregor (Middlesex), c and b Lockwood ............ 0 W. M. Bradley (Kent), c Trott. b Lockw ood............ 4 B 5, lb 2, nb 1 ............ 8 Total ....................245 P layers . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R . W. B rad ley........... 38*18 115 4 ........... 29 13 74 1 Jephson........... 20 4 54 0 ............ 10 1 34 0 Wells ........... 10 2 33 0 ............ Mason ........... 25 3 85 2 ........... 42 11 72 5 Jones ........... 10 0 34 2 ............ 7 1 28 0 Jeesop .......... 16 4 45 2 ............ 10 0 36 0 Ranjitsinhji ... 3 0 7 0 ............ Bradley bowled one wide and three no-balls, and Mason one no-ball. G entlemen . O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . Hirst ........... 21 4 53 4 ............ 7 0 27 0 Rhodes ........... 11 2 27 0 ............ 14 6 3 1 0 B ra u n d ........... 8 1 21 0 ............ 15 4 55 4 Lockwood ... 18 1 62 5 ............ Gunn ......... 16 3 42 1 ............ 13 6 26 1 Trott ........... 10 3 32 0 ............ 8 13 42 4 Hirst delivered one no-ball. LONDON SCOTTISH v. FINCHLEY.—Played at Finchley on July 6 . F in c h l e y . W . B. Fowler, b P. C h ild.......................... 8 W .A.Pearce,bLam ont 28 W. G. Harris, run out 96 H . C. Neider Leatman, b Bennett................. 6 W. W . Fennell, b H. Marcus ................. 7 E, de Bock Porter, c Fraser, b H. Marcus 5 C. Turner, c Connell, b H. Marcus ........... J. A. Wallet, c Taylor, b L am ont................. J.Stephenson, notfout J. H. Roesman, c & b Lamont ................... C. E. Collins, b H. Marcus ................... B 8 , lb 2 ........... L ondon S c o t t is h . Total ...177 E. A. Bennett, b Fen­ nell .......................... 6 T. S. Taylor, c Porter, b F ennell.......... 24 J. l.am ont, b Fennell 69 N .P . Marcus,bFennell 14 A . R. Daniell, c Steph­ enson, b Pearce ... 13 H . Fraser, b Pearce ... 0 H. Marcus did not bat. HAMPSTEAD v. ST. BARTHOLOMEW ’S HOS­ PITAL.—Played at Hampstead on July 6 . H a m pste a d . P. Child, b Fennell ... 0 C. Koe Child, not out 15 W . E. W hiteliorn, b Fennell ................. o F. R. Connell, not out 0 B 17, lb 1, w 2 ... 20 Total (8 wkts.) 189 T. M. Farmiloe, b Stanger-Leathes ... 28 E. L. Marsden, b Stanger-Leathes ... 0 A.E. Stoddart,c Thurs­ ton, b Honniball ...17 Ahsan-ul-Hak, c And­ erson, b Thurston ...180 W . R. Moon, b Ander­ son ........................... 0 F. R. Spofforth, b Page 23 E. W . H. Beaton, c Hill, b Honniball ... 1 T. S. Wheater, lbw, b Wright ...................29 H. T. Tewson, run ont 22 A . Piper, not out ... 3 J. C. R. Dickson, not out ........................... o B 19, lb 3, w 2, nb 1 25 Total (9 wkts) 328 S t. B a r t h o lo m e w ’s. W . Honniball,c Ahsan b Maraden ...........52 L . V. Thurston, lbw, b Marsden .................. 6 C. A. Anderson, c Far- miloe, b Spofforth... 6 H. B. Hill, b Spofforth 17 G. Page, b Spofforth... 4 A . E. Bostock, lbw, b Marsden .................. 0 T . M. Boddy, c Tew­ son, b Stoddart ... 20 E. Wright, b Marsden 0 H .E Stanger-Leathes, b Spofforth ... 29 L. S. Phillips, c Moon, b St ddart ...........27 R. M. Ranking, not out ........................... 8 Lb 6 ................... 6 Total ...175