Cricket 1901

THB FINEST BAT THB WORLD PRODUCES. Nov. 28, 1901. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OE THE GAME 451 BUSSEY’S A CO o o p e r i o s BUSSEY’S AT THE SIGN OF THE WICKET. B y F. 8 . A sh ley-C oop b k . FEATS, FACTS, AND FIGURES OF 1901. (Continued from page 486.) T a b le N o . 6.—TABLE SHOWING THE NUM­ BER OF COMPLETED MATCHES OF FOUR HUNDRED RUNS OR LESS. Runs. Wkts. 175 for 29, Essex v. Yorkshire, at Leyton. 355 for 31, Lancashire v. Yorkshire, at Manchester. 363 for 30, Gloucester v. South Africans, at Clifton. 390 for 30, Nottinghamshire y. Yorkshire, at Notting­ ham. 393 for 33, M.C.C. and Ground v. Lancashire, at Lord’s. T a b le No. 7.—TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF TOTAL SCORES OF FIFTY OR LESS IN COMPLETED INNINGS HIT IN FIRST- CLASS MATCHES DURING THE SEASON. 13, Nottingham v. Yorkshire, at Nottingham. 30a, Essex v. Yorkshire, at Leyton. 40, Gloucestershire v. South Africans, at Clifton. 41 b, Essex v. Yorkshire, at Leyton. 44, Lancashire v. Yorkshire, at Manchester. 44, Derbyshire v. Nottinghamshire, at Welbeck. a, First Innitgs : b, Second Innings. The total of 13 by Nottinghamshire against Yorkshire is the lowest on record in a first-class inter-county match. T a b le No. 8 —TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF MATCHES IN WHICH CLOSE FINISHES WERE WITNESSED. A tie,'Worcestershire v. South Africans, at Worcester* 1 wkt*, Yorkshire beat Somersetshire, at Taunton. 2 wkts., Hampshire beat Derbyshire, at Southampton. 2 wkts., Middlesex beat Kent, at Tonbridge. 16runs, Warwickshire beat Surrey, at Edgbaston. 25 runs, Kent beat Somersetshire, at Catford. 26 runs, Worcestershire beat Somersetshire, at Bath. •Within three minutes of time. Nothing above., two wickets or 30 runs is here noted. Hampshire defeated Somersetshire at Portsmouth by 103 runs one minute before time, the last Somerset wicket being obtained by the third ball in what would have been in any case the last over of the match. T a b le N o . 9.—TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF MATCHES IN WHICH ONE SIDE MET •WITH A HEAVY DEFEAT. (a) —Innings and 100 runs or more. Inns, ana 312 rues, Kent beat Somersetshire, at Taunton. Inns, and 282 runs,* Yorks, beat Derbyshire, at Hnddersfield. Inns, and 2»7 runs, Yorks, beat Leicestershire, at Scarborough. Inns, and 226 runs. Yorks, beat Notts., at Sheffield. Ions, and 215 runs, South Africans beat Cambs. Univ. at Cambridge. Inns, and 212runs, Yorks. beatWorces., at Worcester. Inns, and 184 runs, Lancs, beat Derbyshire, at Derby. Inns, and 159 runs, Notts, beat Derbyshire, at Welbeck. Inns, and 146 runs, Under 30 beat Over 30, at Scar­ borough. Inns, and 137 runs, Sussex beat Worces.,at Brighton, j Inns, and 128 runs, Yorks, beat Leicestershire, at Leicester. Ians, and 124 runs, Kent beat Hampshire, at Ton­ bridge. Inns, and 121 runs, Hants beat Somerset, at Taunton. Inns, and 120 runs**, Worces. beat Derbyshire, at Derby. Inns, and 119 runs*, London County beat Derby, at Crystal Palace. Inns, and 119 runs, Surrey beat Ox. Univ., at Oval. Inns, and 117runs, Somerset beat Lancashire, at Bath. Inns, and 115 runs, An England X I. beat Yorkshire, at Lord’s. Inns, and 111 runs*, Surrey beat Derby, at Oval. Inns, and 105 runs, South Africans beat Gloucester, at Clifton. (3)—200 runs or more. 342 runs, Worcestershire beat 'Gloucestershire, at Worcester. 03a* 341 runs, Somerset beat South Africans, at Taunton. 279 runs, Somerset beat Yorkshire, at Leeds. 258 runs, Middlesex beat Somersetshire, at Lord’s. 247 runs, Yorkshire beat Kent, at Canterbury. 245 runs, Yorkshire beat Derbyshire, at Glossop. 243 Lancashire beat Warwickshire, at Manchester. 233 runs, Somerset beat Ox. Univ., at Oxford. 230 runs, M.C.C. and Ground beat Sussex, at L oid’s 228 runs, Gloucestershire teat Sussex, at Brighton. 221 runs, Players beat Gentlemen, at Lord’s. 218 runs, Leicestershirebeat Warwicksh. at Leicester 214 runs. Warwickshire beat London County, a Edgbaston. 212 runs, Yorkshire beat Kent, at Sheffield. 205 runs, Kent beat M.C.C. and Ground, at Lord’s. 204 runs, Surrey beat Somersetshire, at Oval. 119 runs, Lancashire I eat Leicestershire, at Leicester. ••With three wickets down. •Consecutive matches played by Derbyshire. T a b le No. 10.—TABLE SHOWING THE NUM­ BER OF PARTNERSHIPS OF ONE HUN- DBED OR MORE RUNS IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES DURING THE SEASON. (a)—First Wicket. 309, H. K. Foster (152) and Bowley, F. (140), Wor­ cestershire v. Derbyshire, at Derby. 258, L. C. H. Palairet (194) and Lewis, A. E. (120), Somersetshire v. Sussex, at Taunton. 238, A. O. Jones (149) and Iremonger, J. (133), Nottinghamshire v. Essex, at Leyton. 225, L. C. H. Palairet (182) and Braund, L. C. (82), Somersetshire v. Lancashire, at Bath. 222, L. C. H. Palairet (173) and Braund, L. C. (107), Somersetshire v. Yorkshire, at Leeds. 218, J. Douglas (143) and P. F. Warner (76), Mid­ dlesex v. Lancashire at Lord’s. 216, C. B. Fry (140) and Vine, J. (84), Sussex v. Kent, at Brighton. 210, C. J. Bumup (102) and E.W. Dillon (99), Kent v. Worcestershire, at Worcester. 203, C. B. Fry (241) and Vine, J. (59), Sussex v. Cambridge University, at Brighton. 200, H. B. Hayman (110) and P. F. Warner (96), Middlesex v. Gloucestershire, at Lords. 196, Braund, L. C. (Ill), and L. C. H. Palairet (98), Somersetshire v. Hampshire, at Ports­ mouth. 174, K. S. Ranjitsinjhi (285 not out) and Vine, J. (49). Sussex v. Somersetshire, at Taunton. 170, S. H. Evershed (123) and L. G. Wright (41), Derbyshire v. Hampshire, at Southampton. 163, Quaife, W. G. (108), and W. G. Grace (72), London County v. Cambs. University, at the Crystal Palace. 159, C. E. de Trafford (89) and C. J. B. Wood (72), Leicestershire v. Warwickshire, at Leicester. 158, Brockwell, W . (101), and Abel, R. (75), Surrey v. Leicestershire, at Leicester. 147, Pearson, F. (108) and Bowley, F. (91), Worcester­ shire v. Leicestershire at Worcester. 144,* A. O. Jones (99 not out) and Iremonger, J. (34 not out), Nottinghamshire v. Surrey, at the Oval (second innings). 142, W . G. Grace (80) and C. J. B. Wood (70), London County v. Surrey, at the Crystal Palace (second innings). 140, L. G. Wright (193) and Locker, W. (76), Derbyshire v. Nottinghamshire, at Derby. 135, C. B. Fry (68) and Vine, J. (54), Sussex v. Kent, at Tonbridge. 134. Carpenter, H. (134), and F. L. Fane (65), Essex v. Lancashire, at Leyton. 134, Iremonger, J. (119), and A. O. Jones (88), Nottinghamshire v. Surrey, at the Oval (first innings). 131, W. G. Grace (71) and C. J. B. Wood (66), London County v. Surrey, at the Crystal Palace (first innings). 128, L. C. H. Palairet (140) and Braund, L. C. (44), Somersetshire v. Surrey, at Taunton. 126, Barton, V. (73), and Webb, A. (61), Hamp­ shire v. Derbyshire, at Southampton. 126, E. W. Dillon (103 not out) and C. J. Burnup (56), Kent v. Essex, at Canterbury. 123, Holland, F. C. (86), and Abel, R. (56), Surrey v. Warwickshire, at the Oval. 123, Abel, R. (93), and D. L. A. Jephson (59), Surrey v. Hampshire, at Southampton. 121, Brown, J. T. (71), and Tunnicliffe, J. (58), Yorkshire v. Derbyshire, at Glossop. 121, W . G. Grace (83) and F. L. Fane (54), London County v. Leicestershire, at the Crystal Palace. 120, C. J. B. Wood (80) and C. E. de Trafford (66;, Leicestershire v. Surrey, at the Oval. 119, Iremonger, J. (108), and A. O. Jones (72), Nottinghamshire v. Derbyshire, at Welbeck. 119, A. O. Jones (106) and W. G. Grace (54), Gentlemen v. Players, at Hastings. 117, Wrathall, H. (79), and C. O. H. Sewell (70), Gloucestershire v. Surrey, at the Oval. 116, W . Shalders (63) and L. J. Tancred (56), South Africans v. Surrey, at the Oval. 116, H. G. Garnett (83) and A. C. MacLaren (47), Lancashire v. Surrey, at the Oval. 115, Devey, J. (155), and Kinneir, S. P. (55), War­ wickshire v. London County, at the Crystal Palace 114, C. Robson (71) and Capt. J. G. Greig (50), Hampshire v. Leicestershire, at Leicester.