Cricket 1902

31 0 CRICKET : A|WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u l y 31 , 1902. w ould have m ade a tie. M iddlesex. First innings. P . F . W arner, lbw, b M ason 25 C. P . Foley, b Bradley ... 0 G . W . Beldam , c Bradley, b M a so n ...................................... 7 B . J .T . Bosanquet,cH eam e, b Blythe ..............................19 W . P. Robertson,c8eym our, b M ason ............................. 41 Trott, c Buraup, b B lyth e.. 17 R . W . Nicholls, b Blythe ... Rawlin, b M a son ................... J . H . H unt, c M ason, b Bradley ............................ Hearne (J. T .), c Blaker, b B lyth e...................................... C. H eadlam , n ot o u t ............ B 10 lb 1 ..................... Total .....................] Second innings. b Blythe ............15 c S e y m o u r , b M ason ............46 b H eam e ............19 hit wkt, b M ason 19 cBradley,bH earne 16 c M arsham , b Hearne ............20 cH uish, bBradley 23 b Hum phreys ... 4 0 cD illon.b Burnup 9 17 cB um up,b M ason 27 0 not ou t..................... 0 11 Byes ............ 2 K ent . First innings. C . J. Burnup, c H unt, b Beldam ............................. 73 E . W . D illon, b H eam e ... 62 fceymour, c Trott, b H earne 9 R . N . R . Blaker, c& b T rott 8 J . R. M ason, run o u t ........... 2 A . Hearne, c H eadlam , b T rott ...................................... 4 C. H . B . Marsham, c H unt, b H eam e ... ................... 24 H um phreys, b Trott ............ 0 H uish, c Headlam , bH eam e 9 Blythe, b T rott ................... 8 W . M . Bradley, n o to u t ... 10 B 13, lb 1 .....................14 T otal............200 Second innings. b Raw lin .. b H eam e ... b T rott............ c Headlam , R aw lin ... lbw , b Trott ... 5 ... 45 ... 8 b ... 1 ... 14 cH u n t, b Trott... b T rott..................... c Headlam , b H earne ............ not out..................... b T rott..................... run out ............ B 12, lb 2 ... T otal .....................223 M iddlesex . T otal............141 First innings. Second innings. O. M. R . W . O. M. R. W . Bradley ............ 23 5 69 2 ... ... 18 5 46 1 B lythe ............ 16-3 4 39 4 ... ... 16 3 34 1 Mason .......... 21 6 49 4 .. ... 15 4 44 3 H um phreys ... 2 1 1 0 ... ... 7 1 16 1 Hearne ... ... 16 7 42 3 Burnup ... K ent. ... 4*4 0 16 1 First innings. Second innings. O. M. R . W . O. M. R . W . Raw lin .......... 10 6 15 0 ... ... 13 6 28 2 H eam e ............ 40 19 69 4 ... ... 21 9 33 2 T rott ............ 31 9 68 4 ... ... 31-2 6 66 5 H unt ............ 5 0 17 0 ... Bosanquet ... 5 0 25 0 ... B e ld a m ............ 8 1 15 1 ... N O N D ESCRIPTS v. C H ISW IC K P A R K .—Played at Chiswick on July 26. C hiswick P a r k . W . H . L . H orton, b O scroft ..................... 2 A . C. Finnis, c sub, b Hickson .....................10 L . H . Read, b Hickson 0 E . P. G . Causton, b Hickson .....................19 R . C. Page, c and b A rm ita ge.....................34 E . J. D obson, c L .- Ibbs, b Eiloart ... 68 Total W . S. Read, lbw , b Eiloart ............40 E . W . Sm ith, lbw , b Osm ond ..................... 0 L. Johnstone,bO sm ond 16 H . Loraine, c Oscroft, b H ickson ... 14 J.T . Sheppard, not out 2 B 9, w 1 .....................10 .. 215 N ondescripts . J . Arm itage, c Read, b D o b s o n .................... 2 H . G reig, c D obson, b Sm ith.............................. 0 P. W . O scroft, c Loraine, b D obson 2 C. D . D . M cM illin, not out .......................... 52 G . A . S. H ickson, b Sm ith............................ 13 L . H utchinson, c Loraine, b D obson 14 J. C. Toller, c Reid, b Smith ..................... 1 R. L eigh Ibbs, c Causton, b Finnis 19 A . B . Osm ond, b Finnis ..................... 2 A . Eiloart, b Finnis... 0 E . R . W atson, run out ..................... ... 0 B 9, lb 1 ............10 Total ...115 T H E E L E V E N T H A U S T R A L IA N T O U R , 1902. Price One Penny. Containing portraits and biographies of the players. Full details of all the T est M atches from 1877, and a list o f players who have taken part in previous tours. Copies can be obtained at all the leading county cricket grounds, bookstalls, or post free, ljd . Cricket Office, 168, U pper Tham es Street, E.C. ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA. THE FOURTH MATCH. (TWENTY-FOURTH OF THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR.) Played at Manchester on July 24, 25 and 26. Australia won by 3 runs. The varying phases of this match, the splendid recovery of the Englishmen on the second day, when they seemed to have com­ pletely lost all chance of winning, the breakdown of the Australians in their second innings, and finally the disheartening display of the English tail when victory was easily within their grasp, must cause the fourth match between England and Australia to be remembered as one of the most exciting of the series. The home players suffered greatly from the weather, but despite all the dis­ advantages against which they had to fight, they did so well that it was a terrible blow to see victory taken from their grasp at the last moment. At the same time, thebowling of Trumble and Saunders at the crisis in the second innings was worthy to be ranked with that of Spofforth in the famous match at the Oval, in 1882, when the Aus­ tralians snatched the match out of the fire at the last moment. It was generally antici­ pated that rain would play a very prominent part inthegame, for thepreviousTuesday had beenverywetinManchester, andthereseemed no prospect that the weather would be settled while the match was in progress. To make matters worse rain fell on the Wednesday night and also for more than an hour on the next morning. Under these circumstances the wicket was found to be soft and easy, and it was a matter of the utmost importance to win the toss, as it probably meant winning the match. Here Maclaren’s luck failedhim and Trumper and Duff proceeded tomakethe very utmost of their opportunities, realising that every run made now was likely to be of more than usual value at the end of the game. It came as a complete surprise to the specta­ tors when Jackson was found to be one of the England bowlers at the commencement of the game, for his record in recent matches had made it evident that he was out of form with the ball. From the very first Trumper and Duff scored very quickly, and as the bowling was not changed until the total was 49 (made in twenty minutes), they had got their eye well in by the time that Tate appeared against them instead of Jackson. 50 well set and so determined were the bats­ men that they treated the new comer, and later, Braund, in the same off-hand manner, and after fifty minutes’ play 80 runs went up. So the game continued until the total was 129, when Lockwood was first put on. The effect of the change was instantaneous. Off Lockwood’s first ball Duff gave a possible chance, which Braund made a magnificent effort to secure, and a 135 the same batsman was caught at thet wicket off the new bowler. The partnership had only lasted for about an hour and a quarter, and Duff’s share of it was 54. The splendid batting of the two Australians had a very great deal to do with the result of the match, for it was clear to everybody that runs would only be made with difficulty in the later stages. But Trumper was by no means done with. He had got the upper hand and kept on his way easily enough, while Hill steadily held on to the other end, until at lunch time the total was 173 for one wicket, Trumper being not out 103, and Hill not out 14. Meanwhile the wicket had been very slowly drying, and when the game was resumed the batsmen no longer had things all their own way. Rhodes now came to the front, and in his first four overs after lunch took three wickets for six runs, his victims being Trumper, Noble and Gregory—a noble haul. Trumper was batting for an hour and fifty-five minutes for his great innings, and thoroughly deserved the unstinted applause which was bestowed on him. The total was now 193 for four wickets. A breakdown was quite on the cards, but Darling and Hill played a great game, the former hitting tremendously hard, among his big hits being a six and two 4’s off Rhodes. Once more the England bowlers could do nothing, and the situation was becoming almost as bad as it must have been to the Australians in thefirstmatchatEdgbaston. Suddenly there was a dramatic change in the situation. With the total at 256 for four wickets, Lock­ wood went on to bowl for the third time, with the result that he finished off the innings in a manner which is best described as sensa­ tional. He bowled eight overs and a ball, and took five wickets for eight runs. Hill fell to him off his second ball, having played a most valuable innings of 65 in an hour and fifty minutes; his partnership with Darling produced 73 runs in 55 minutes. The tail could do nothing with Lockwood, butDarling hit Rhodes out of the ground a second time, and was not disposed of till he had made 51, his fine innings including two 6’s andfive4’s. It was adiscouragingpositionfor the English­ men when they went in to face a total of 299, for the wonderful success of Lockwood at the end of the Australian innings showed only too clearly what could be done with the ball now that the wicket had dried, and no one was surprised that the position at the end of the day was vastly in favour of the visitors. Five English wickets were down for 70, Palairet, Abel, Maclaren and Ranjitsinhji having only made 15 runs between them. Jackson was not out 16 and Braund not out 13. The situation was not quite as bad as that of the Australians at Edgbaston, for in that match England had declared at 376 for nine wickets, and the Australians were all out for 36, but it was bad enough in all conscience. But on the next morning Jackson and Braund played a game which put even the splendid performance of Trumper and Duff in the shade, for the Englishmen had to fight against almost overwhelming odds and yet rose superior to circumstances. They did not score as quickly as the Australians; it was not possible to do so, for the wicket was by no meansas easy, but they played glorious cricket, and by the time that they were separated they had even brought the chances of a victory for their side within the realms of imagination; more than that, they had made it seemquite possible. Their partner­ ship exceeded that of Trumper and Duff by six runs; but whereas the 135 runs by the former were put together in an hour and a quarter, the 141 of the Englishmen took two hours and three-quarters. Braimd was the first to go. From the commencement of his innings to the end he had played an almost faultless game, and it would be im­ possible to speak too highly of his efforts. The total was now 185 for six wickets, and at lunch-time it had been increased by one run, Jackson being not out 78. Afterwards Lilley was soon bowled and Lockwood run out through a misunderstanding for which neither batsmen seemed to blame. Rhodes came in and played steadily until Jackson had completed his hundred, after which he was caught and bowled, whereupon Tate and Jackson hit at anything and put on 27 for the last wicket. Jackson’s great innings