Cricket 1903

342 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OE THE GAME. A u g . 13, 1903. half for his 66. Jones, who played a much more cautious game than usual, soon followed him; he made his fine 73 in two houis and twenty minutes. When stumps were drawn Branston was not out 16, and J. Gunn not out ' 5. The remaining seven wickets put on 144 on the next morning, G. Gunn playing a very good innings of 51 not out. The second innings of Eesex was only remarkable for the beautiful cricket played by Perrin, who, after taking a long time to score his first 50, made many brilliant hits, and saved the innings from being a failure. When stumps were drawn he was not out 105, and the total was 205 for six wickets, which meant that Essex were still 46 runs behind. On Saturday Perrin was out after increasing his score by 5 ; he was bat­ ting for three hours and ten minutes altogether. No one e’se made any runs to speak of except Keigwin, and the game was over very soon. E sfe x . First innings. Second innings. F. L. Fane, b J. Gunn ... 13 c Oates, b Hallam 26 Sewell, c Oates, b Taylor ... 9 b Taylor ........ 12 C. H. McGahey, c Oates, b J. Gunn ........................19 J. H. Douglas, not out ... 40 Buckenham, Ibw, b J. Gunn 10 I) J. Gunn A. P. Lucas, b J. Gunn ... 8 ' * ~ P. Perrin, b Taylor ........... 4 R. P. Keigwin, b Taylor ... 3 Young, c Oates, b J. Gunn 3 Russsll (T.), run o u t..........14 Mead, cIremonger,bJ.Gunn 0 B 5, nb 1 ................. 6 b J. G u n n .......... lbw, b J. Gunn... 11 5 13 b J. G u nn..........20 c and b J. Gunn 110 not out.................22 c W ., b J. Gunn 0 c W ., b J. Gunn 11 cJones, b J. Gunn 5 B <3, lb 8 ... 14 Total ..........129 N o t t s . Total ..........249 A. O. Jones, c Sewell, b Douglas................73 Iremontrer, c&bYourg 36 Gunn (W .), b Young.. 66 Gunn (J.), c Russell, b Buckenham ......... 52 G. T. Branston, c Rus­ sell, bMead ......... 16 Gunn (G.). not out ... 54 E. G. Allen, c Perrin, b McGahey ..........19 E s s e x . Anthony, b Douglas... 5 Hallam, c Sewell, b McGahey................. 8 Oates, c Russell, b Mead........................ 29 Taylor, c Russell, b Buckenham ......... 10 B 5, lb 3, w 1, nb 3 12 Total .. 380 First innings. Taylor Gunn (J.) Hallam .. O. M. R.W. . ... 23 4 68 3 ... 26 7 53 6 .. ... 4 1 12 0 .. Anthony Taylor delivered one no-ball. N o t t s . Second innings. O. M. R. W. 21 1 71 1 47-4 6 121 8 7 15 1 3 28 0 . 14 , 12 O. M. R. W. O. Mead ...30 10 67 2 Douglas...23 Buck’nhaml9’3 2 75 2 Keigwin... 4 Young ... 13 0 42 2 Sewell ... 4 McGahey .27 4 73 2 Young bowled one wide and three-balls. M. R. W . 3 73 2 1 17 0 0 21 0 TH E C A N T E R BU R Y W E E K . KENT y. WORCESTERSHIRE. Played on the fct. Lawrence Ground on August 6, 7 and 8. Kent won by 196 runs. Kent were seen to the greatest advantage in this match, for they played a most plucky up-hill game, and well deserved their success. On the first day they had decidedly the worst of the game, for against their total of 172 Worcestershire scored 113 for the less of but four wickets. The most noticeable point about the day’s batting was the patient and skilful defence shown by Alec Hearne, who went in first for Kent, and carried his bat through the innings, which lasted for three hours. From Hutchings he received much assistance, the partnership producing53 runs in fifty minutes. All the rest of the team were in difficul­ ties with Arnold, who was in great form with the ball. For Worcestershire Bowley and Caldwell played well, the latter being not out 24 when stumps were drawn. R. E. Foster made his first appearance in the team since his marriage, and scored 19. On the next morning the rest of the Worcestershire batsmen went in purely and simply for caution, and the cricket was unattractive to a degree. Caldwell wassoon dismissed, and half the side were out for 123. Then Bromley- Martin and Wheldon got together, and for two mortal hours and a half they “ stonewalled ” in a way which distracted the spectators, and worried the lives out of the Kent fieldsmen. At lunch time they were still unconquered. They had consumed an hour in making 37, and another hour in making41. Their entire partnership produced 97 runs, and it came to an end directly after lunch. Then, to the relief of everybody except the visiting team, there was a break­ down in the batting, and the remaining four wickets fell very quickly. Worcestershire had a lead of 82. Burnup took Alec Hearne in with him when Kent began their second innings, and before stumps were drawn they had not only knocked off the runs, but had put on 64 more, the total at the end of the day being 146 for ro wicket. This was put together in two hours and twenty minutes. Burnup was not out 76, and Alec Hearne not out 64. On Saturday morn­ ing the total was brought to 166 before Alec Hearne was out for another invaluable innings. Burnup continued to play most attractive and brilliant cricket, and when he was dismissed he had made 129 out of 231 in three hours and forty minutes ; his hits included seventeen 4’e. Day, Seymour, Mason and Hutchings all made runs quick;y, and with three hours to go Kent declared their inniegs closed. Worcestershire made a most disheartening com­ mencement of their innings, losing two wickets before a run had been scored, three for two runs, and four for 12, all the wickets falling to Fielder. Bromley- Martin and Bowley made a plucky attempt to save the game, and remained together for forty minutes, but with the total at 41 Bromley-Martin and Wheldon were both dismissed, and six wickets were down. At 56 both Bowley and Gaukrcdger were disposed of, and the remaining two wickets soon fell. Bowley kept up his end for an hour and twenty-five minutes. K ent . First innings. E. W . Dillon, b Wilson ... 4 He^rne (A.), not out..........79 Seymour, b Arnold ..........18 C. J. Burnup, c H. Foster, b Arnold ........................14 S. H. Day, lbw, b Arnold .. 0 J. R. Mason, c H. Foster, b Arnold............................... 10 K . L.Butchings, c R. Foster, b Arnold ........................32 R. N. R. Blaker, b Bird ... o Huish, lbw, b Arnold.......... 0 Blythe,stGaukrodger,bBird 1 Fielder, b Arnold................11 Lb 1, w 2........................ 3 Second innings. b Arnold .........75 notout ... ... 67 cBromley-Martin, b Bird .........129 c and b Arnold ... 29 cBromley-Martin, b Bird .........20 b Wilson not out .. 21 .. 5 B 5,lb l, w 1, nb 1 8 Total ................ 172 Total (5 wkts)*354 *Innings declared closed. W orcestershire . First innings. Sec nd innings. H. K. Foster, c Fielder, b Mason... ........................18 cBlaker,bFielder 0 Bowley, c Huish, b Blythe 33 cMason,b Fielder 26 W. S. Caldwell, b Fielder 33 c Seymour, b R. E. Foster, c Seymour, b Fielder ............ 0 Mason............................... 19 b Fielder ............ 2 Arnold, c Burnup, b Fielder 11 b Fielder .......... 5 G.E.Bromley-Martin, c and b Blythe ........................38 11w, b Hearne .. 7 Wheldon,cHearne,b Blythe 79 c Mason,b Fielder 0 Gaukrodger, b Fielder ... 2 b Blythe .......... 8 Bird, b Blythe ................. 0 not out .......... 4 Wilson, c Blaker, b Fielder 0 cMason.b F elder 3 Keene, not out ................. 5 cHeame.b Blythe 12 B 6, lb 6 , w 1, nb 3 ...1 6 B l,n b 8 .. .. 9 Arnold Wilson Keene Bird... Total .................251 K en t . First inniegs. O. M. R. W . .......... 35 13 68 7 ... ..........18 1 62 1 ... ......... 7 2 10 0 ... ......... 10 2 29 Total ... 76 Second innings. ~ M. R. W. 6 71 2 4 96 1 4 58 0 5 118 2 2 3 0 O ... 31 ... 28 ... 24 ... 34 H. K. Foster... Wilson and Bird each bowled a wide. W orce ster sh ire . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. F ielder........ 37 12 86 4 ... ... 21 8 4> 7 Blythe ........ ,. 50-3 22 67 4 ... ... 16-1 12 11 2 Mason ... ... 25 9 53 2 ... ... 7 4 11 0 Burnup ... .. . 6 2 12 0 ... Hearne ... .. . 9 4 16 0 ... II! 3 3 0 1 Dillon ... .. 4 1 4 0 ... Fielder delivered eleven no-balls and a wide. MIDDLESEX v. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Played at Bristol on August 6, 7 and 8. Middlesex won by 272 runs. On Saturday morning there was about as much likelihood that MiIdlesex would ^in this match as that Shamrock III. will carry off the America Cup, for Middlesex with four wickets down in their second innings were only 70 runs on. Again later in the day when Middlesex declared, their chance of winning seemed almost infinitesimal, for Gloucestershire had to bat on a gocd wicket with only two hours and a half before them. On the first day the play was fairly even, although possibly Middlesex had a little the best of the game, since they had made 245, and had dismissed Rice, C. L. Townsend and Wrathall for 72 runs. There was nothing at all remarkable in the day’s cricket, for although nearly all the Middlesex team made a few runs, C. M. Wells alone made over 60. Even this innings was not quite as interesting as is usual when Wells is concerned, for the strokes were not always made with confidence, while defence was much more noticeable than defiance. On Friday C. O. H. Sewell played a good game for Gloucester­ shire, but the most attractive cricket of the day was shown by Langdon and Board, who, coming together with the total at 156 for seven wickets, were not parted until they had increased it by the same number of runs in a couple of hours, this giving their county the leid instead of leav­ ing them with a long adverse balance, as at one time seemed very probable. Langdon, who, after playing himself in, hit ^ith great determination, was at the wickets for two hours and thirty-five minutes. Middlesex had now to make 81 runs before drawing level, and lost Warner, Moon and Beldam before this was accomplished. But Douglas and Bosanquet greatly improved matters by putting on 76 in an hour for the fourth wicket, Br Banquet’s share of these runs being 52. The total at the end of the day was 151, Douglas being not out 40, and McGregor not out 10. There was a surprising change in the fortunes of the game on Saturday, for Douglas played a wonderfully gcod innings, while MacGregor, who haB so often made a useful score after goiog in over night to play out time, was s°en to very great advantage. His partner­ ship with Douglas produced 132 runs in an hour and thr^e quarters. At lunch time Douglas and Wells had brought the total from 267 to 330, and Middlesex were 249 runs on with four wickets in hand. It bega.n to look as if they would soon be able to dtclare, but it was not until more than another hundred rues had been put on that the innings was closed. Whether it was the fear of Jessop that had caused the Middlesex captain to leave Gloucestershire to make 374 runs in two hours and a half, or a wish to allow Douglas to make his two hundred, or a feeling that it would be impossible to get Gloucester­ shire out on a good wicket in such a short time, matters not. In any case the innings was closed as soon as Douglas had made over two hundred. He was two hours and a quarter in scoring his first fifty, but made his runs much more quickly after­ wards, his entire innings lasticg for five hours and a quarter. Bis partnership with Wells added 187 for the sixth wicket in an hour and three quarters. Wells was seenat his bestin this innings. Gloucester­ shire entered on their task at four o'clock, and it was nearly an hour later when the flrst wicket fell, so that no one ou the ground dreamed that the match would be finished. But three men were out when the total was 51, and Jessop and Brownlee fell to two successive balls. Five for 58. This startling change was brought about by Bosanquet and Weils, who, when they once got a start, bowled with great judg­ ment. Sewell did his level best to stem the tide of disaster, but by six o’clock Middlesex had gained a wonderful victory. M id d l e s e x . First inrings. Second innings. P.F.Warner, lbw, b Roberts 21 c Rice, b Dennett 33 L.J.Moon, c Rice, b Roberts 16 c Townsend, b Roberts .......... 1 G. W . Beldam, c Board, b Dennett ........................34 J. Douglas, c Langdon, Roberts ...................... B. J. T. Bosanquet, Wrathall, b Roberts.. . st B o a rd , Roberts ... 12 3 stBoard,b Brown 204 14 c Wrathall, b Brown ..........52 C.M.Wells,cBoard,bJessop 68 notout.................82 R. W. Nichols, c Brown, b Dennett ........................10 Trott,c Wrathall, b Dennett 16 G. MacGregor, c Board, b Dennett ........................27 c Board,bRoteits 67 J. H. Hunt, not o u t ..........27 Hearne (J. T.). b Roberts... 9 B 1, lb 1, w 8 ..........10 B 2, w 1 ... 3 Total ................ 245 Total (6 wkts)*454 •Innings declared closed. G louce ster sh ire . First innirgs. R. W . Rice, b Bosanquet... 8 C .L.Town8end,c Douglas, b Hearne............................. 23 Wrathall, st MacGregor, b Bosanquet........................ 5 C. O. H. Sewell, c and b Hearne..............................47 W. 8. A. Brown, run out ... 19 G. L. Jessop, c and b Wells 26 Second innings, b Bosanquet ... 19 c Moon, b Wells 8 LaDgdon, b Hunt.................116 L. D. Brownlee, b Hearne 13 Board, c Douglas, b Wells 55 Dennett, c MacGregor, b W e lls ............................... 4 Roberts, not o u t................. 0 B 9, w 1 ........................10 b Wells ..........19 c Moon, b Bosan­ quet .................39 b Wells .......... 3 st MacGregor, b Bosanquet ... 5 lbw, b Bosanquet 3 c & b Bosacquet 0 b Boeanquet ... 0 c Bosanquet, b Wells .......... 1 notou t................ 0 B 3, lb 1 .......... 4 Total ..........326 Total ..........101