Cricket 1903

A ug . 13, 19G3. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. 349 YORKSHIRE v. MIDDLESEX. Played at Leeds on August 10, 11 and 12. Yorkshire won by 230 runs. This match was by far the most important of this week, perhaps of the whole season, for a great deal depended on the result. It did not necessarily follow that the side which was victorious would be champion county, but the winning side would gain a great deal. It was more important for Yorkshire to win than for Middlesex to do so, because a defeat would almost certainly have damaged their chances so much that they would not be able to recover their lost grjund. Under these circumstances it was not at all surprising that a very large crowd should have assembled on the first day. Both tiles were almost at full strength, although the absence of Hunt may possibly have made a great difference to Middlesex. Yorkshire had the good fortune to win the toss, but the wicket at one end helped the bowling a good deal. Runs were only m .dewith difficulty, and the Yorkshiremen had to ? lay a game to which they are hardly accustomed. J. '. Hearne was especially hard to deal with, but with­ out much doubt he would have been much more effective if the Yorkshiremen had not been allowed to become accustomed to him ; he was bowling for an hour and a half without a break before lunch, and for two hours and a half afterwards—four hours in all, which is assuredly much too long a time for any bowler to be used with the best effect. The scoring of the Yorkshiremen was, as a rule, very slow, and it took them practically the whole of the day, with the exception of a break of twenty minutes on account of the bad light, to score 263 runs. Tunni­ cliffe played what was undoubtedly his best innings of the season, and for the greater part of it he was seen at his best. He never hurried, and was at the wickets for two hours and ten minutes for his 77. Hirst’s innings of 62 was chitfly noticeable for its restraint, and he very seldom played in his usual biilliant manner, but he adopted the best game for the circumstances; he was batting for an hour and fifty minutes. By far the best cricket of the day was seen during the partnership of Hirst and Ernest Smith; it produced 53 runs in half an hour. At the end of the innings Haigh and Hunter put on a most useful 42 runs in just over half an hour. Middle­ sex had to go in for about twelve minutes and Macgregor and E. A. Beldam scored seven runs with­ out loss. Thus, on paper, there was very little to choose between the two sides, for with plenty of batting, Middlesex stood a more than reasonable chance of equalling the Yorkshire total. But as a matter of fact, with the weather very unpromising, their chances were not really as good as they seemed, although, as it turned out, there was no ram. Another large crowd assembled on Tuesday morning, and as it was composed entirely of Yorkshiremen, there was much rejoicing at the downfall of the Middlesex team against Hirst and Rhodes. In three- quarters of an hour five wickets fell for 30 runs. At the end of the inniegs Rhodes came with a rush and nobody could statd against him. The visitors* innings only lasted for a couple of hours. Yorkshire were leading by 174 runs, but Lord Hawke decided not to make Middlesex follow on. It was thought that there would very likely be some sensational cricket in the Yorkshire second innings after what had happened to Middlesex, but the team played even better than on the previous day, and at the close of play the total was 233 for six wickets, or 407 luns on, so that Middlesex were in a desperate position. F. S. Jackson played a magnificent innings on a wicket which was anything but easy, and Brown, Den'on, and Ernest Smith all did exceedingly well. On Wednesday morning Lord Eawke at once declared, leaving Middlesex with five hours and a-half in which to make 408 runs, or play out time. Jackson’s unfinished innings, which was his highest of tbe year, was in every respect worthy of a great cricketer. Middlesex lost Moon before a run had been scored. But Warner and Beldam then played so finely that at one o’clock the total was78 for one wicket. At 83 F. 8. Jackson was put on for the first time. Every ball in his first over was difficult to stop, but Beldam played each one in masterly style until the last, wh ch was just too good for him; he had batted in a manner quite worthy of his reputation. So far there was nothing to show that Middlesex might not at least play out time, but with the departure of Beldam the fortunes of the game veered round again, and from that moment Yorkshire were winning hand-over- hand. But as long as Warner remained there was hope, for he was playing easily and well. Douglas was uncomfortable and was lbw to Jackson at 107. At 115Lord Hawke made a splendid catch atpoint and thus Bosanquet was disposed of for six. Then came lunch, with Warner still going strong, and four wickets down for 120. In the second over after lunch Wamer was bowled by Rhodes after playing a beautiul innings of 68 in two hours and a-half. Total 123. Things were nearly hopeless now, and although the tail did fairly well, nothing could stop the Yorkshire­ men, who at four o’clock had the pleasure of gaining the first victory of .the season over Middlesex. Jackson’s bowling had a lot to do with the success of his side, and his all-round play in the match was so good that it makes one regret more than ever that he is not going to Australia. Y orkshire . First innings. Second innings. Brown, c Beldam, b Hearne 16 b Trott .........36 Tunnicliffe, c and b Hearne 77 b Wells ......... 10 Denton, c Bosanquet, b Hearne............................... 0 b Hearne .........20 Hon. F. S. Jackson, c Wells b Hearne ........................ 4 Hirst, c Moon, b Wells ... 52 Wilkinson, b Hearne.......... 1 E. Smith,c Donglas, b Wells 28 Rhodes, b Hearne .......... 13 Lord Hawke, c Bosanquet, b Wells ....................... 5 Haigh, c Macgregor, b Rawlin............................. 29 Hunter, not out .............. 13 Extras...................... 15 Total ..................... 253 * Innings declared M iddlesex . First innings. E. A. Beldam,c Tunnicliffe, b Rhodes .................... 16 G.Maegregor.c LordHawke, b Hirst............................. 11 P. F.Warner, c Lord Hawke, b Hirst............................... 0 L. J. Moon, b Hirst ......... 1 G.W.Beldam, lbw, b Rhodes 5 J. Douglas, b Hirst .......... 0 B. J. T. Bosanquet, c Hirst, b Rhodes ...................... 15 C. M. Wells, c Hunter, b Rhodes............................. 13 Trott, c Smith, b Bhodes ... 6 Rawlin,st Hunter, b Rhodes 0 Hearne, not out ................ 2 B 4, lb 6 , n b l ...........11 not out ..........82 c Moon, b Hearne 12 cBeldam.bHearne 14 c Macgregor, b Trott ......... 46 not out .......... 0 Extras..........13 Total closed. *233 Second innings. c Denton, b Hirst 15 c Tunnicliffe, b Hirst.............10 b Rhodes .......58 c Brown, b Hirst 0 b Jackson.......41 lbw, b Jackson ... 9 c Lord Hawke, b Jackson ... 6 b Jackson........ 8 c Tunnicliffe, b Rhodes ......... 8 b Hirst .......10 not ou t.............. 6 Extras........ 6 Total ........................79 Total ......... 177 Y orkshire . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. Rawlin .......... 7 5 4 6 1 ... ... 7 3 23 0 Bosanquet ... 11 1 43 0 ... ... 8 1 32 0 Hearne .......... 43 15 97 6 ... ... 28 9 72 3 Trott .......... 9 3 19 0 ... ... 12 1 30 2 G. W. Beldam 6 1 16 0 ... ... 8 1 28 0 Wells .......... 24 5 57 3 ... ... 8 0 35 1 M iddlessx . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. B .W . Rhodes .......... 22 3 7 37 6 ... ... 35 12 57 2 H irst................. 23 8 31 4 .. ... 16*3 4 43 4 Haigh ... 16 3 32 0 Jacsson ... 27 10 39 4 Hirst delivered a no-ball. HAMPSHIRE v. WARWICKSHIRE. Played at Southampton on August 10, 11 and 12. Drawn. The batting of the two s:des on the first day of this match afforded a remarkable contrast, ani after Hampshire had made 230 in a little less than four hours, Warwickshire lost 7 wickets for 24 in fifty minutes. The cause of this curious display by the visitors was some fine bowling by Langford, who has only once previously played for the County. In a few overs he took 5 wickets for thirteen runs, and not a single Warwickshire man even began to play him. The wicket was not easy at any time during the day as there had been a good deal of rain, and it became more difficult as the day wore on. For all that the breakdown was so very pronounced that it cannot be explained except on the ground of tlrst-class bowling meetiog with good luck. Largford also batted well, and in partnership with Johnston, helped to put on 66 ruus for the eighth wicket. Johnston played an extremely good innings which lasted for an hour and three-quarters. D. A. Steele also batted very well indeed, and at the end Smoker, who was playing in the place of A. J. L. Hill, made a most useful score. Captain Wynyard had promised to help the County, but a strained leg prevented him from playing. There was no possibility of play at Southampton on Tuesday, for rain fell steadily for hours. Yesterday the remaining three Warwickshire wickets put a much better appearance on the game, and also saved the follow on. Moorhouse played exceedingly well. Hampshire had a bad time when they went m again, and the secretary, who has done very well with the bat for the county this year, was the only man who could do much. Warwickshire had to make 202 to win in two hours and three quarters, which, as far as time was concerned, was not by any means an impossible task. But the question of making the runs was soon given up, and the team played for a draw. They were only just successful in their object. H ampshire . First innings. Second innings. D. A. Steele, b Moorhouse..40 b Moorhouse ... 3 Stone,c Quaife, b Hargreave 7 c Lilley, bHar­ greave 0 E. M. Sprot, b Hargreave... 18 run out ............ 0 Rev. W. V. Jephson,c Har­ greave, b Moorhouse ... 0 b Hargreave ... 4 Llewellyn, b Hargreave ...20 c Charlesworth, b Hargreave ... 12 A. C. Johnston, c Santall, b Moorhouse..................... 5) b Moorhouse ... 2 Bowell, run out ................................. 8b Moorhouse ...5 F. H.Bacon,cQ.uaife,bMoor- house ................................. 5 not out............... 39 Langford ,cFishwick, b Har­ greave .............................33 c Lilley, b Har­ greave 1 Smoker, not o u t .............. 22 b Moorhouse ... 0 H. Hesketh-Prichard, c Devey, b Charlesworth ... 7 c Loveitt, b..Har­ greave .......... 3 B 2, lb 6, w 1, nb 2 ... 11 Extras............ 3 Total .............230 Total.............72 W arwickshire . First innings Second innings. Quaife, c Steele, b Langford 1 lbw, b Langford. 24 Devey, c Stone, b Prichard . 9 b Langford ... 29 Charlesworth, c Johnston, b Langford ........................ 0 b Langford ... 4 R. F. Loveitt, b Langford.. 0 lbw, b Langford 1 T. S. Fishwick, lbw, b Lang­ ford ............................... 6 c and b Langford 6 Lilley, b Langford .......... 5 c Stone, b Lang­ ford .................15 Hargreave, c Bowell, b Prichard ........................ 3 notout................. 0 J.F. Byrne,cBowell, bLlew-........hit wkt, b Llew­ ellyn ............................... 9 ellyn.................16 Moorhouse, c Smoker, b Llewellyn........................39 not out.................. 13 Santall, lbw, b Llewellyn... 18 c Llewellyn, b Sprot ..........25 Field, not out ................. 8 Extras........................ 3 Extras ..........13 Total .................101 Total (8 wkts) 146 H ampshire . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Hargreave ... 24 12 84 4 ........... 13*I 1 36 5 Moorhouse ... 35 8 85 4 ........... 13 6 33 4 Santall ....... 11 4 20 0 ........... Charlesworth.. 5‘4 1 23 1 ......... Field.............. 5 1 10 0 ........... Charlesworth delivered two no-balls and Moorhouse one and Field a wide. W arwickshire . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. Prichard .......... 17 6 32 2 ........... 10 1 30 0 Langford .......... 19 9 30 5 ........... 28 14 41 6 Llewellyn.......... 10 4 0 36 3 ........... 20 5 49 1 Smoker . . . . 3 l 2 0 Steele .......... 2 1 3 0 Sprot................ 3 1 8 1 Langford delivered two wides, Prichard one no-ball and Llewellyn two wides. SURREY y. DERBYSHIRE. Played at the Oval on August 10, 11, and 12. Drawn. There was a most disappointing day’s cricket at the Oval on Monday. Play began at the usual time, but after Surrey had scored 10 runs in about half an hour rain came down and interrupted the game for half an hour. Twice before lunch rain again caused a cessation of play, and the result was that only 34 runs had been scored for the loss of one wicket. After lunch the total was taken to 106 for the loss of three wickets, when another deluge ended the day’s cricket. The innings so far had only lasted for eighty minutes. Holland and Hayes both played very well indeed, and their partnership for the second wicket produced 66 runs in fifty minutes, Hayes, who made same beautiful hits, being responsible for 59 of them. When the final downpour came Dowson was not out 0 and Captain Bush was on his way to the wicket. On Tuesday there was anothermiserable day. The wicket was very soft indeed when the game was resumed at ha’f-past eleven. Captain Bush and Dowson put up 34 runs in half an hour, and then Walker and Dowson began to make runs very quickly until half-past twelve, when a heavy storm caused play to be abandoned for the day. The total was then 174 for four wickets, €8 runs having been put on in the course of an hour during the morning, tto far the bowlers had had very little chance of distinguishing themselves, as they had always to use a wet ball. With very little prospect of finishing the