Cricket 1903

166 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a y 28, 1903. W a r w ic k sh ir e . First innings. Seoond inniD gs. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. D ow son.......... 7 2 17 1 ........... 14 1 68 1 Keigwin.......... 11 2 28 3 ........... 20 5 61 2 Roberts ......... 21 6 41 3 ........... 32 14 63 0 H .- 8 mith ... 10 2 27 1 ........... 17 2 62 2 McDonell ... 6 0 29 1 ........... 14 2 43 2 Mann ......... 12 2 41 1 Howard-Smith delivered sevenand Mann two no-balls. KENT y. NOTTS. Played at Catford Bridge on May 21, 22 and 23. Notts won by 4 wickets. When play ended on Friday night Notts seemed to have a most difficult task before them, for, in a low scoring match, they still had 71 runs to make, with only 4 wickets in hand. There was, of course, more than a chance that the wicket would improve after the two or three day’s fine weather, but on the best of wickets it is not often that the last four men are good for 71 runs. But when the game was resumed on Saturday morning there was a surprise in store, for the two not outs, Anthony and G. Gunn, stuck to their work with such determination that the runs were hit off without further loss. Gunn played a steady game, and allowed his partner to do nearly all the scoring. Under the circumstances Anthony’s innings of 52 was one of the best seen this year. The fortunes of the game fluctuated a good deal. When stumps were drawn at the end of the first day Notts had considerably the best of matters, for, thanks to good cricket by A. O. Jones, Dexter and Anthony they were leading by 27 runs, and still had three wickets in hand. But they only ended with a lead of 47. Dexter’s innings of 38 was purely defensive, but particularly useful; it lasted for two hours and three-quarters. In their second innings Kent did well, and when, an hour and a quarter before time, Notts went in for the fourth innings of the match, Bradley, Alec Hearne and Blythe bowled so finely that they seemed practically to have secured a victory for their side. K e n t . First innings. Second innings. C. J. Burnup, c Dexter, b c Hallam, b J. Wass ............................... 1 Gunn ...........11 E. W. Dillon, c Jones, b Was 3 ............................... 0 c Oates,b J. Gunn 36 Seymour, c Oates, b Wass 19 c and b Wass .. 20 C. H. Marsham, b Wass ... 1 b J. G u nn ......... 1 Hearoe (A.), c Day, b Wass 6 b J. G u nn......... 0 Humphreys, c Anthony, b Wass ............................... 31 b J. Gunn .........30 R. N. R. Blaker, b Wass ... 18 b J. Gunn .........12 Murrell, c Anthony, b Hallam ........................ 4 b J. G unn......... 5 Huisb, lbw. b Hallam ... 18 bJ. Gunn ......... 21 Blythe, not out ... .......... 2 b Wass................16 W. M. Bradley, b Hallam 0 not out................. 4 B 3, w 1 .......... 4 B 6,1b 2,nb5 .. 12 Total ........... 104 N o tts . First innings. A. O. Jones, b Heaine ... 33 Iremonger, b Blythe........ 6 Gunn (J.)t c Seymour, b Blythe.............................. 0 Gunn (G.), cHuish, b Blythe 3 Dexter, not out ..............38 Day, b Hearne ............... 6 Anthony, b 1 radley .......46 Oates, b Bradley.................. 0 Hallam, b Bradley ........... 2 Waes. b Bradley....................10 Pennington, c Blaker, b Bradley ....................... 0 Lb 4, w 6 ........... 9 Total........ 167 Second innings. cBurnup.bHearne 16 lbw, b Blythe ... 9 lbw, b Hearne , not out .. , b Bradley ... , b Bradley ... . not out.............. b Blythe ... , Byes... Total .......151 Total (6 wkts) 124 K e n t . Fiist innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. K. W. Wass .......... 31 11 67 7 .......... 324 8 78 2 Gunn (J.) ... 21 10 14 0 .. . . 36 13 658 Hallam ..........10 4 i9 3 ........... 4 0 12 0 Cunn delivered one and Wass four no-balta. Hal am bow'ed a wide. N o tts . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. Bradley....... 231 9 49 6 ........... 19 4 43 2 Blythe ... ... 27 17 89 3 ........... 24 8 45 2 Hearne ....... 13 6 24 2 ........... 11 2 14 2 Humphreys ... 6 1 18 0 ........... 3 0 9 0 Burnup........ 5 1 12 0 ........... 2 1 11 0 Burnup bowled five wides. M.C.C. AND GROUND v. DERBYSHIRE. Played at Lord’s, May 21 and 22. The M.C.C. won by nine wickets. So greatly did the ground favour the bowlers that this match was almost com­ pleted in a single day, like the one on the previous day against London County, as when stumps were drawn on the first evening the M.C.C. required but 22 runs to win and had all their wickets in hand. The home side, if somewhat deficient in batting, possessed some good bowlers in Llewellyn, Mead and Thompson. Derbyshire made a very poor resistance in their second innings, being disposed of for 54 by Mead and Thompson, who bowled unchanged. Morton, a fast bowler, was given a place in the county team, but the trial he received was not of much value, as he delivered but three overs during the match. So difficult were runs to obtain that the highest score hit for either side was but 29, made by Ollivierre for Derbyshire and by Wrathall for M.C.C. D ebbyshire . First inDings. Second innings. L. G. Wright, c Wynyard, b Llewellyn .................. 4 b Thompson ... 6 C. A. Ollivierre, b Coleman 29 b Mead ............ 3 Storer (W .), b Coleman ... 2 b Thompson ...18 Locker, b Llewellyn ........... 3 lbw, b Mead ... 7 Needham, b Llewellyn ...16 b Mead ............ 0 A. B. Lawton, c Gilman, b Coleman ......................... 4 b Thompson ... 2 Humphiies,lbw,b Llewellyn 22 b Mead ........ 0 Warren, run ou t................25 b Thompson ... 4 Hulme, b Llew ellyn.......... 1notout.............. 11 Morton, lbw, b Mead........... 0 run out.............. 0 Bestwick, not out ........... 2 b Thompson ... 0 Byes................................2 Byes 2, nb 1 ... 8 Total ..........110 Total .......... 5 4 M.C.C. and G round . Capt. E. G. Wynyard, c Lawton, b Warren 8 Wrathall, c Lawton, b Hulme .................29 Llewellvn.c Needham, b H ulm e.................23 Thompson, c Hum­ phries. b Hulme ... 18 G. S. F.Griffin,c Hum­ phries, b Bestwick 14 J. Gilman, b Bestwick 16 Board, lbw, b Hulme C. D. Barrow, st Hum­ phries, b Hulme ... Dr. P. Northcote, not out ........................ Coleman, b Hulme ... Mead, c Lawton, Bestwick.......... Byes 6 , 1-b 7 ... Total ... b .. 21 ... 13 Second innings : Wynyard, not out, 11; Wrathall, b Morton, 5 ; Llewellyn, not out, 6. Total (1 wkt), 22. D er b ysh ir e . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. Llewellyn......... 16 0 66 6 .......... Coleman .......... 13 4 38 3 .......... Mead ................. 2 3 1 6 1 ........... 10 4 21 4 Thom pson......... 9*4 1 30 5 Thompson delivered one no-ball. M.C.C. a n d G rou n d . First in D io g s. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Hulme.................16 8 60 6 ............ Warren .......... 14 3 67 1 .......... Beatwick ..........112 4 13 3 ......... 3 0 8 0 Morton ......... 3 1 0 14 1 YORKSHIRE v. SOMERSET. Played at Taunton on May 21 and 22. Somerset won by six wickets. The Somersetshire team is always a hard nut to crack on its own ground, and the reputation held by a visiting team hardly ever affects the result. There had been no rain at Taunton for some days, and the wicket was much faster than could have been expected by the Yorkshiremen, who had hitherto played only on very slow wickets. The consequence was that they misjudged the pace at which the ball left the ground, and as Braund was bowling for all he was worth, they, most of them, never got into their stride. Brown played a good innings, and Lord Hawke, as so often before, made runs when they were very badly wanted. Palairet and Braund made an excellent start for Somerset, but after the former was dismissed, there was such a collapse that Yorkshire seemed to be more than holding theiiy own. Seven wickets were down for 111, andthen H. Martyn com­ pletely changed the appearance of the game. He hit and hit boldly, sending Hirst to the boundary three times in an over, and when frtumps were drawn, he was not out, 62; he had found a useful partner in A. E. Newton, and Somersetshire were now leading by 43 with three wickets in hand. Just before the end of the day, Hirst strained his left leg, and had to retire. On the next morning Martyn was bowled without adding to his score—he had made his 62 in just over anhour —but Newton andCranfieldhit the bowling all over the field. Yorkshire were unfortunate to lose the services of Brown, jun., who dis­ located his shoulder when bowling. They also had substitutes for Hirst and Tunnicliffe, the latter having split a finger. In the end, Somerset had the useful lead of 109, and as Yorkshire lost three wickets for 50, and four for 76, there was more than a reasonable hope to the Southerners that they would come out of the struggle with great honour. Hirst was able to bat, and played the innings of the day, but Tunnicliffe was still an absentee—a very great disaster for Yorkshire, who for all that made a good fight. Lord Hawke and Haigh, when things were looking hopeless, made a fine effort to save the game. Somer­ set were left to make 82, and accomplished their task with ease. Y orksh ire . First innings. Brown (J. T.), sen., c Lee, b Robson .......... ..........48 Tunnicliffe, c Palairet, b Braund ........................ 4 F. S. Jackson, b Braund ... 16 Denton, c Cranfleld, b Rob­ son ............................... 5 Hirst, c Lee, b Robson ... 2 Wilkinson, b Braund......... 6 Rhodes, c Braund,b Robson 0 Haigh, b Braund.................19 Lord Hawke, c & b Braund 29 Brown (J. T.), jun., lbw, b Braund ........................ 0 Hunter, not out ................. 7 Extras........................12 Total .................147 Second innings, c Lee, b Robson.. 29 absent, hurt ... 0 cNewton,bRobson 12 cMartyn,bBraund 9 c Johnson,bCran­ fleld .................50 b Braund .......... 8 cNewton,bBraund 33 notout.................18 b Robson ..........24 absent, hurt ... 0 cMartyn,bBraund ExtrasJ.......... 7 T ota l..........190 Second innings, c Rhodes, b Jack­ son ................. 11 c sub., b Jackson 14 b Jackson .......... 9 not out................. 12 not out.................16 cDenton,bRhodes 19 S om erset . First innings. L. C. H. Palairet, c Hunter, b Hirst..............................43 Braund, b Hirst .................47 Lewis, c Tunnicliffe,b Hirst 8 Robson, b Hirst ................. 0 S. M. J. Woods, b Bhodes.. 6 P. R. Johnson,c Wilkinson, b Rhodes ........................ 4 F. M. Lee, b Rhodes.......... 3 H. Martyn, b Brown, jun... 62 A. E. Newton, c Jackson, b Brown, sen. >.................47 Cranfleld, not out.................80 North, c Hunter, b Jackson 2 Extras.......... ... ... 5 Bye .......... 1 Total .................256 (Total (4wkts) 82 Y orksh ire . First innings. Seoond innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. Cranfleld ... 9 1 46 0 .......... 9 1 47 1 Braund ..........26 2 7 58 6 ............ 23*3 2 68 4 Robson ... 18 7 31 4 ........... 15 0 68 3 Braund delivered a no-ball.