Cricket 1903

J uly 2, 1903. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 251 T H E G E N T L E M E N O F PH ILADE LPH IA . THE SOMERSET MATCH. SEVENTH OP THE TOOK. Played at Taunton on June 29 and 30. Somerset won by ten wickets. Freah from their victory over Kent the Americans found themselves opposed by a representative Somer­ set eleven, and on tne first day’s play they had much the worst of the situation. It is true that Cranfield, who had bowled so finely at the end of last week, was quite ineffective, but Braund found a wicket which suited him, while Robson, who went on late, was very deadly. The first three wickets of the visitors fell for 49, and so far there was nothing to show that a good score might not be made. But at this period of the game Robson took the ball from Crantield, and although Lester sturdily kept up his end for a long time, the last seven wickets fell for 26 runs. The question was now whether the Somersetshire batsmen would fail equally badly, and for a time it was quite on the cards that they would do so,for although Braund and Lee played well, half the wickets were down for 85, or only 11 runs on. But Martyn then joined Braund and this was the turning point of the innings, for the two men added 65 in an hour and five minutes, and broke the back of the bowling. Herbert and Darnell both did well, and the county had a, lead of 154 on the first innings. It may be staled that the catching of the Americans during this innings wasgreatly at fault—everything seemed to go wrong with them. In the course of about half-an- hour’s batting in their second innings the visitors scored 22 without loss, so that when the game was resumed on the following morning they still required 132 runs to save the innings' defeat. The Americans played very cautiously on Tuesday morning, for they were in an awkward position, but at 33 Wood was l.b.w., and at 43 Lester, the great hope of the side, was caught at short slip. The scoring became slower than ever, but the position could not be retrieved, for despite a splendid resistance by Sharpless and a noble effort by the tail, who adopted a bold course and put on 76 runs in half-an-hour, the bowlers always had the upper hand, and in the end Somerset'only had to make 86 to win. Palairet and the Hon. M. Herbert went in and knocked off the runs without being separated. Gentlemen of P h il a d e l p h ia . First innings. Second innings. J.B.King,c Robson,b Cran-...........cPalairet,b Cran­ field ................................21 field................... 4 F. C. Sharpless, run out ... 1 c New ton,b Cran­ field .................54 J. A. Lester, c Robson, b c Braund,b Cran- Braund ........................ 18 field................... 1 F. H. Bohlen, c Newton, b Robson ........................ 13 c and b Braund... 24 F. H. Bates, c Lee,bRofcson 6 st Newton, b Braund ..........24 A. M. Wood, not ou t......... 5 lbw. b Braund ... 14 C. C. Morris, b Braund ... 0 c Robson,b Cran­ field ................. 2 N. Z. Graves, c Palairet, b c Newton,b Cran- Robson............................... 0 field.......... — 31 B. H. Clark, lbw, b Braund 1 b Braund ..........21 E. M. Cregar, b Braund ... 0 c llobaon, b Cran­ fleld .................19 J.H. Scattergood, c Newton, b B ra u n d ........................ 2 not out................. 0 Extras........................ 7 Extras ... 25 Total 74 S o m e r se t . Total ...219 P.R.Johnson,c Morris, b Clark Lewis.cCrt^—, ------- - Lee, c Scattergood, b Clark........................ ' Braund, c Wood, b Cregar ................. L. C. H. Palairet, b Clark........................ Robson, c Scattergood, b Clark ................. Second innings : L. C. H. Palairet, not out, 4 6 ; Hon. M. Herbert, not out, 15 ; extras, 6.—Total (no wicket) 67. G e n tle m b n o f P h il a d e l p h ia . First innings. 12 H.Martyn, st Scatter­ good, b Lester Hon. M. Herbert, run 44 2 out ........................ 31 25 J. Daniell, c Bates, b Lester ................. 22 48 A. E. Newton, b King 3 Cranfield, not out ... 2 5 Extras................. 13 21 Total ..........228 O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. Cranfield ...* 9 1 37 1 .. ... 34.2 9 98 6 Braund ... ... 16.5 9 23 5 ... ... 38 18 SO 4 Robson ... ... 8 4 7 3 ... ... 7 2 14 0 Palairet... ... 3 2 S 0 S o m e r se t . O. M. R. W. O. M. R .W King ... 20 3 71 2 ... ... 6 0 28 0 Clark ... ... 19 2 51 4 ... ... 6.1 1 24 0 Cregar ... ... 7 0 30 1 ... ... 2 0 4 0 Bates ... 2 0 16 0 ... Sharpless ... 4 0 15 0 .,. Lester ... ... 6.4 1 26 2 ... ..V 2 0 6 0 M.C.C. AND GROUND v. OXFORD UNIVERSITY (12 a side). [ t w o -D A Y M A TCH .] Played at Lord’s on June 29 and 30. Drawn. With the object of giving the Oxford captain the opportunity of further considering the merits of various players from whom the four vacant places in the team could be filled, it was arranged to play twelve a side, although only eleven were to field. On the first day the ’Varsity although they were not playing against by any means tuch a strong M.C.C. side as had opposed Cambridge, hid much the worst of matters, and when stumps were drawn they had only scored 102 for 7 wickets against a total of 242 by the M.C.C. Most of the few well known batsmen on the side of the M.C.C. failed to distinguished them­ selves, and it was left to J. C. Hartley and W. S. Medlicott to make the biggest scores. These two men in partnership put on 79 runs in an hour and five minutes, and while they were together the best cricket of the day was shown. The most interesting feature of the innings from the point of view of the ’Varsity was the consistently good bowling of von Ernsthausen. There did not seem any particular reason why Oxford should not do quite as well as their opponents when their turn came to bat, but againsc the bowling of Tarrant, who has come from Australia to join the ground staff at Lord’s, the batting broke down, although Wyld and Findlay did their best to put their side in a better position. At the close of the day Findlay was not out 23. The play on Tuesday morning was most tedious at first, and when Whately (not out 1 overnight) was bowled he had been battiog for almost an h >ur for his 17. The tail did fairly well, but the innings ended 65 runs behind. Marsham and Lee put on 70 runs in three- quarters of an hour for the second wicket of the M.C.C. in the second innings, and Trott played very attractive cricket, making his score at the rate ol one run a minute. With the total at 178 for five wickets (253 runs on) the innings was declared. Oxford quickly lost three wickets, and although Pawson and Findlay made a most useful stand the towlersgotthe upper hand again when they were parted, and wickets fell fast. At a quarter to six seven men were out, and then when things were at their worst, Findlay and Carlisle saved the game for Oxford, remaining together until time was up and putting on 56 runs. M.C.C. a n d G rou nd . First innings. Second innings. C. H. B. Marsham, c Burn, c Sampson, b b Whately..............................15 Whately...........34 C. D. Mclver, c Bomford, b Ernsthausen ................. 8 b Whately............ 9 E. C. Lee, c Burn, b Era- c Bomford, b sthausen ........................ 6 Whately ...............36 Trott (A. E.), c Raphael, b Ernsthauaen ................. 4 notout.................50 J. C. Hartley, c Pawson, b c Bomford, b Burn .....................................45 Ernsthausen... 15 Sir T. C. O’Brien, c Burn, b Whately ........................ 24 b Whately............. 4 W. S. Medlicott, b Erns­ thausen ........................68 not out......................12 Tarrant, b Erasthausen ... 0 K. E. M. Barker, c Bom­ ford, b Whately ............. 2 Hon. G . E. F. Ward, b Ernsthausen ................. 8 A. B. Reynolds, b Erns­ thausen ........................ 21 Hearne (J. T.), not out ... 2 B 32, lb 3, w 2, nb 2 ... 89 Byes ... *...........18 Total .... .............242 Total (5 wkts)* 178 •Innings declared clostd. O xford U n iv e r sit y . O. M. Samson, b Tarrant... 0 J. E. Raphael, b Tarrant ... 2 G. G. M. Bennett, b Hearne 7 A.C. Pawson,Ibw, b Tarrant 7 H. J. Wyld, b Tarrantj ... 34 L. D. Brownlee, cMedlicott, b T arrant........................ W. Findlay, c Tarrant, b Hearne.............................. K. M. Carlisle, c Trott, b Hearne............................... 0 E. G. Whately, b Hearne .. 17 A. C. von Ernsthausen, c Mclver, b Tarrant..........15 H. Bomford, lbw, b Hearne 10 R. C. W . Burn, not out ... 12 B 21, lb 3........................24 b Hearne .......... 0 lbw, b Trott ... 7 cMarsham,bTrott 6 c Trott,.b Hartley 26 c O’Brien, b Tarr­ ant 34 10 lbw, b Tarrant... 3 29 not out not out b Hartley B 21, lb 4 O xf o r d U n iv e r s it y . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. Hearne .......... 29*5 12 6 i 5 .......... 13 4 28 1 Tarrant .......... 32 12 67 6 ........... 15 5 24 2 Trott ................. 5 2 14 0 ...........18 4 45 2 Hartley .......... 10 3 28 2 25 25 Total.................167 Total (7 wkts) 150 M.C.C. a n d G r o u n d . O. M. R.W . O. M. R. W . Ernsthausen ... 30*5 7 80 7 ........... 15 5 48 1 Whately ........... 24 8 71 3 ........... 20 1 82 4 Burn .................. 13 0 44 1 ........... 7 1 30 0 Carlisle .......... 3 1 8 0 Whately and Burn each bowled a wide, and Erns­ thausen two no-balls. HAMPSHIRE v. WORCESTERSHIRE. AN EXCITING FINISH. Played at Southampton on June 29 and 30 and July 1. Worcester won by 91 runs. The Worcestershire men were seen to the greatest advantage on the first day of the match, for from the commencement of their innings they took charge of the bowling, and by the evening they had scored 478 for the loss of but seven wickets. Bowley and Wheldon began the innings well by putting up 64 f >r the first wicket in very quick time, and when H. K. Foster joined Bowlev for the third wicket the bowling became quite ineffective. Foster scored at a great pace, choosing the right ball with great judgment, and when, after helpinghis partner to put on 173 runs, he was caught by Webb, after just being missed by him, he had only been at the wickets for an hour an 1a half for his 114. He hit no fewer than twenty 4’s. Bowley and Gaukrodger put on 125 in an hour and ten minutes, and there was never any peace for the Hampshire bowlers for the re­ mainder of the day. Bowley’s fine innings of 164 included seventeen fours, and lasted for four hours and a half. Ia the course of an hour on Tuesday morning Worcestershire added 69 to the overnight total, and Hampshire set about their work of playing for a draw. A good start was made by Sprot and Webb for the first wicket, and afterwards Llewellyn, Bacon and Jephson all played such admirable crickel that it became a question whether the follow- on would not be saved, and as Steale and Smoker both did finely on behalf of the tail, the Worcester­ shire lead was reduced to 126. But this brilliant effort on the part of Hampshire could not after all save the game, and although Worcestershire did by no means well in the second innings, they were able to set Hampshire the task of making 293 with three hours before them. Hampshire made a splendid effort to play out time, but were beaten on the post by two minutes only after a match which reflects the greatest credit on them. W o r c e ste r sh ir e . First innings. Second innings. Bowley, c Hill, b Steele ...164 b Prichard..............55 Wheldon, c Webb, b Pri­ chard ............................. 33 run out ..................37 Arnold, runout ...............17 cStone,bPrichard 0 H. K. Foster, c Webb, b Steele.............................114 b Kitchener.................. 4 Gaukrodger, b Hill ........ 59 c Stone,b Prichard 4 Corden, run o u t................. 3 lbw, b Prichard... 5 W. S. Caldwell, lbw, b c Stone, b Kit- Smoker ......................20 chener ... ... 3 G. H. Simpson-Hayward, notout............................. 58 bKitchener..................30 H. J. Powys-Keck,c Smoker b Prichard......................25 cStone,b Prichard 5 Bird, c Webb, b Prichard... 5 c Hill, b Prichard 9 Wilson, b Prichard ....... 29 not o u t............... 2 B 17, lb 3 ...............20 Extras.... 7 Total .............547 H a m p sh ir e , First innings. Webb, c Gaukrodger, b Keck ............................38 Stone, c Foster, b Hayward 1 E. M. Sprot, b K e c k ...... 66 A. J. L. Hill, st Gaukrodger b Hayward....................... 7 Llewellyn, b Wilson .....74 Bacon, c Hayward, b Arnold 34 Rev. W . V. Jephson, b Wilson............................90 D. A. Steele, b Arnold ... 44 Smoker, run o u t ............. 33 Kitchener, b A rnold.......13 H. Hesketh-Prichard, not out .............................. 0 B 15, lb 4, nb 1 ...... 19 Total..........161 Second innings. ht wkt, b Wilson 1 notout.................18 c Gaukrodger, b Arnold ... 65 c and b Bird ... 6 c Gaukrodger, b Wilson ..........32 b Arnold ..........10 b Arnold b Arnold b Wilson b Arnold b Arnold Extras 6 22 4 5 Total ... ..........419 Total... ...198 W o r c e ster sh ir e . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Prichard .,, ... 371 7 127 4 .......... 30-4 6 74 6 Llewellyn ... 30 3 116 0 .......... Smoker .. . ... 14 0 63 1 .......... Kitchener ... 12 1 40 0 .......... 24 7 60 8 H ill.......... ... 17 8 66 1 .......... Sprot . ... 9 1 36 0 .......... Steele ..., ... 20 3 69 2 .......... 6 0 30 Webb ..,. ... 4 0 22 0 .......... Steele bowled one wide.