Cricket 1903

436 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. O ct . 29, 1903. T a b le N o . 5.-TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF MATCHES IN WHICH 1.0C0 OR MORE RUNS WERE SCORED DURING THE SEA­ SON. Runs. Wkts. Match. Ground. 1,325for40...Hants, y. Worcester ... Southampton 1,309 „ 35 . Lancs.v. London County... Manchester 1,303 ,, 26 . Cam. Univ. v. Worcester... Cambridge 1,282 „ 12 . Notts v. Leicestershire .. Nottingham 1,252 „ £8 . Somerset v. Middlesex ... Taunton 1,218 „ 23 ..Gentlemen v. Players ... Lord’s 1,177 „ 30...Worcester v. Yorkshire ... Worcester 1,166 ,, 35 Surrey v. Philadelphians .. Oval 1,163 „ 23 .Notts v. Lancashire.........Nottingham 1,154 „ 26 .Notts v. Surrey.................Nottingham 1,131 ,, 40...Middlesex v. Surrey..........Lord’s 1,126 „ 36 ..Gloucester v. Middlesex... Bristol 1,116 „ 40...Middlesex v. Somerset ... Lord’s. 1,091 „ 36...Hants v. D erby.................Southampton 1,073 „ 24...Sussex v. Gloucester..........Brighton. 1,071 „ 30...Worcester v. Somerset ... Worcester. 1.067 „ 25.. Sussex v. Surrey ..........Brighton. 1,059 „ 33. .Lancashire v. Yorkshire... Manchester. 1.067 „ 30 .Sussex v. Hants ............. Brighton. 1,057 „ 38 .Sussex v. Camb.Univ. ... Brighton. 1,056 „ 31.. Lancashire v. Sussex' ... Manchester. 1,049 „ 38 . Warwickshire v. D’byshre Edgbaston. 1,045 „ 38 ..Lancashire v. E ssex..........Manchester. 1.014 ,, 30...Leicestershire v. Notts. ... Leicester. 1*041 „ 28...Somerset v. Sussex ..........Taunton. 1,012 ., 29 . Lancashire v. Worcester... Liverpool. 1,011 „ 36...Camb. Univ. v. Wa’kshire Cambridge. 1,004 ,, 40...Leicestershire v. D’byshire Leicester. T able N o . 6.—TABLE SHOWING THE NUM­ BER OF COMPLETED MATCHES IN WHICH 400 RUNS OR LESS WERE SCORED. Runs Wkts. 273 for 30 ... 284 „ 30 317 „ 35 ... 319 „ 31 .. 329 „ 31 .. 337 „ 38 .. 377 „ 33 385 „ 31 ... 385 „ 30 ... 395 „ 31 .. 397 „ 34 .. N ote .—The match at Lord’s between M.C.C. and Ground and London County was completed in one diy—the only match of the season finished in so short a time. Match Derbyshire v. Lancashire . Glouc. v. Philadelphians , M.C.C. &G. v. Philad’ns. . M.C.C.& G. v. Lond. Co. , M.C.C. & G. v. Derby ... Sussex v. Yorkshire , Essex v. Middlesex Essex v. Lancashire . Yorkshire v. Gloucester. . Warwick, v. Worcester. . Notts, v. Derby .......... Ground Derby Cheltenham Lords Lords Lords Brighton Leyton Leyton Sheffield Edgbaston Nottingham T a b le No. 7 .- TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF COMPLETED INNINGS OF 50 RUNS OR LESS HIT IN FIR8T-CLASS MATCHES DURING THE SEASON. Total For. Against. Ground. 24 ... Worcester Yorkshire Huddertfield 30 ... Hampshire .., Worcestershire W orcester. 316 .. Gloucester Kent .......... Tonbridge. 36 ... Gloucester Yorkshire Sheffield. 39 ... Camb. Univ. ... Yorkehire Sheffield. 43a .. Gloucester Philadelphians Cheltenham. 46 .. Worcester Gloucester Cheltenham. 47 .. Sussex .......... Worcester Worcester. a , b, signifies consecutive innings. T a b le No. 8 -T A B L E SHOWING THE NUM­ BER OF CLOSE FINISHES WITNESSED IN FIRST CLASS MATCHES DURING THE SEASON. (a )—Two wickets or less. Margin. Match. Ground. 1 wkt. ... M.C.C. & G. beat Sussex ... Lord’s 2 wkts. ... Camb. Univ. beat Sussex ... Brighton 2 wkts. ... Essex beat Lancashire ... Manchester 2 wkts. ... Middlesex teat Somerset ... Taunton (i )—Thirty runs or less. 18 runs ... Gloucester beat Surrey ... Bristol 21 runs ... Camb. Univ. beat Warks. ... Cambridge 24 runs ... M.C.C. &G. beat Ox. Univ.... Oxford 28 runs ... Surrey beat Leicester ... Leicester Nothing above two wickets or 30 runs is here noted. On the third day of the match at Leicester between Leicestershire and Sussex, Bland, C. H. G. (21*) and Tate, F. W. (11*), the two last batsmen on the latter sile, stayed in together twenty minutes, playing out time and saving their side from defeat. When stumps were drawn Sussex were 77 runs behind, and had one wicket in hand. Worcestershire beat Hampshire at South­ ampton by 91 runs in what would have been in any case the last over of the match. T a b le No. 9.—TABLE SHOWING THE NUM­ BER OF HEAVY DEFEATS EXPERIENCED IN FIR8T-CLASS MATCHES DURING THE SEASON. (a)—Innings and 100 or more runs. Margin. Match. Ground. Inn. & S80 runs Yorks beat Leicester... Dewsbury 256 193 180 176 161 142 130 118 109 Margin. 292 runs , 272 „ . 268 „ . 261 „ . 261 „ . 260 „ 216 „ 232 „ , 230 „ , 221 „ , 219 „ , 215 „ . 206 „ Notts beat Gloucs. ... Nottingham Yorks beat Gloucs. ... Sheffield Sussex beat Yorks ... Bradford Worces. beat Sussex ... Worcester M.C.C.&G. beat C.Uni. Lord’s Yorks beat Gloucs. ... Bristol Yorks beat K ent..........Leeds Middlesex Ieat Gloucs. Lord’s Worces. beat Somerset Worcester (3)—200 or more runs. Match. Ground. . Kent beat Surrey ..........Oval , Middlesex teat Gloucs. Bristol , Ox.Univ. beatCamb.Univ. Lords . Yorkshire teat Essex ... Leyton . Hants beat Derby ..........Southampton . Eesex beat Surrey ......... Oval . Surrey beat Somerset ... Oval . Essex beat Derby ..........Glossop . Yorkshire beat Middlesex Leeds . Middlesex beat Surrey ... Lords Gloucestershire beat Kent Cheltenham . Worcester, beat Philadns. Worcester . Yorkshire teat C. Univ. Sheffield T able No. 10.—TABLE SHOWING THE NUM­ BER OF PARTNERSHIPS OF 100 OR MOPE RUNS IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES DURING THE SEASON. (a )—First Wicket. 369, A. C. MacLaren (2n4) and R. H. Spooner (168), Lancashire v. Gloucestershire, at Liverpool. 277, Wrathall, H. ^160) and T. H. Fowler (114), Gloucestershire v. London County, at the Crystal Palace. 248, P. F. Warner (149) and L. J. Moon (122),Middle­ sex v. Gloucestershire, at Lord’s. 205, A. O. Jones (137) and Iremonger, J. (125), Nottinghamshire v. Lancashire, at Notting­ ham. 181, Whitehead, H. (104) and C. J. B. Wood (101), Leicestershire v. Nottinghamshire, at Leicester. 179, C. B. Fry (127 not out) and Vine, J. (59), Sussex v. Leicestershire, at Brighton (2nd innings). 170, C. B. Fry (99) and Vine, J. (73), Sussex v. Leicestershire, at Brighton (1st inniogs). 163, C. J. Burnup (129) and Hearne, A. (75), Kent v. Worcestershire, at Canterbury. 156, Bowley, F. (102), and H. K. Foster (79), Worces­ tershire v. Hampshire, at Worcester. 153, Vine, J. (104), and C. B. Fry (81), Sussex v. Surrey, at the Oval. 148, King, J. H. (167), and C. J. B. Wood (73), Lei­ cester v. Derbyshire, at Leicester. 145, H, K. Foster (119) and Wheldon, F. (65), Wor­ cestershire v. Cambridge University, at Cam­ bridge. 141, Iremonger, J. (94), and A. O. Jones (63); Not­ tingham v. Leicestershire, at Nottingham. 141, C. B. Fry (98) and Vine, J. (62), Sussex v. Lan­ cashire, at Brighton. 139, E. W . Dillon (90) and Hearne, A. (47), Kent v. Middlesex, at Tunbridge Wells. 137, Holland, F. C. (67) and Hayward, T. (64), Surrey v. Sussex, at Brighton. 133, C. B. Fiy (160) and Vine, J. (49), Sussex v. Hampshire, at Brighton. 126, Kinneir, S. P. (90) and Devey, J. (53), Warwick- v. Cambridge University, at Cambridge. 121, C. B. Fry (80) and Vine, J. (65), Sussex v. Somerset, at Taunton. 120, C. B. Fry (83) and Vice, J. (29), Sussex v. Gloucestershire, at Brighton. 116, Denton, D. (101) and Brown, J. T. sen. (31), Yorkshire v. Cambridge University, at Cambridge. 115, F. L. Fane (85) and Sewell, E. H. D. (66), Essex v. Derbyshire, at Glossop. 114, Braund, L. C. (69) and Hayward, T. (61), Players v. Gentlemen, at Lords. 114, Bowley, F. (57 not out) and H. K. Foster (56), Worcestershire v. Warwick, at Edgbaston. 113, H. K. Foster (98) and W. L. Foster (40), Wor­ cestershire v. Gloucestershire, at Worcester. 112, Brown, J. T., sen. (75) and Tunnicliffe, J. (36), Yorkshire v. Leicestershire, at Leicester. 109, R. H. Spooner (77) and H. G. Garnett (50), Lan­ cashire v. Surrey, at the Oval. 108, Holland, F. C. (66) and Hayward, T. (55), Surrey v. Leicestershire, at the Oval. 107, A. O. Jones (<96) and Iremonger, J. (44), Notts v. Gloucestershire, at Nottingham. 102, H. G. Garnett (122) and R. H. Spooner (3C), Lancashire v. Yorkshire, at Manchester. 101, N. Z. Graves (103 not out) and F. C. Sharpless (23), Philadelphians v. Lancs., at Manchester. {To becontinued). CRICKET IN INDIA. POONA GYMKHANA v. HINDUS. POONA With a wicket in excellent condition, some good scoring marked this match played on the Poona Gymkhana Ground on September 7 and 8. The result was a draw. P oona G ymkhana . First innings. Second innings. .............. . “ - ~ ' • o , 29 49 Mr. Faviell, b Sardesai ... 38 Mr. Hardy, b Bandoo....... 2 Mr. Sargeant, b Bandoo ... 0 Sergt. Hill, b Sardesai ... 18 Mr. Green, b Joshi .......14 Capt. Elliott, b Rasha ... 1 Capt. Davy, b Sardesai ... 0 Mr. Carroll, b Sardesai ... 1 Mr. Maitland Kirwan, b Bandoo .....................10 Capt. Harbord, c Narsoo, b Sardesai .....................11 Colonel Hazelton, not out 1 Extras .....................22 G. b Sardesai . b Erashaw ... b Erashaw... not out.......... c and b A. Deshmukh b A.G.Deshmukh b Erashaw.......... b Joshi................. c Deshmukh, b Joshi................. b Bandoo Extras .. 71 , 0 , 34 , 11 Total ... ...118 Total ...266 Mr. B. V. Deshmukh, b Hills ................. 0 Mr. Date, b Faviell ... 3 Mr. Narsoo, not out.. 131 Mr. Saraph, b Carroll 51 Mr. A. G. Deshmukh, c Green, b Carroll ... 6 Mr. Sayanna,st Green, b Kirwan.................35 P oona H indus . Mr. Diveka, c Faviell, b Hills ............19 Mr. Sardeeai, bHills 0 Mr. Bandoo, not out 45 Extras ............ 17 Total (7 wkts) 306 PARSEES v. HINDUS. Played at Bombay early in September. Parsees won by 39 runs. Kapadia took seven Hindu wickets for 36 ; Yakil five for 24. Seshachari’s wicket-keeping for the Hindus was particularly fine. H indu G ymkhana . Purushotham, c Pavri, b Kapidia ..........10 Telang, b P avri........ 9 lalpade, c D. Kanga, b Pavri ................. 6 Mehta, c D. Kanga, b Kapadia ................. 1 Bhanda, c Lalla, b Kapadia ................. 9 Bhandaree, c Vatcha, b Kapadia .......... 0 Seshachari, b Kapadia 6 Date, c H. Kanga, b Kapadia ................. 0 Pai, c Billimoria, b Vatcha ................ 20 Shinker, st H. Kanga, b Kapadia .......... 4 Vakil, not out .......... 7 Extras .......... 5 Total . , 77 P arsee G ymkhana . H. D. Kanga, b Vakil 18 J. D. Mody, b Vakil... 39 D. D. Kanga, c Sesha- chaii, b Mehta ... 0 B. M. Billimoria, c Seshachari, b Vakil 5 N. B. Saklatsralla, b Mehta ................. 4 M. E. Pavri, c Sesha- chaii, b Mehta ... 0 J. J. Pocha, c Pai, b Mehta ... ..........13 Lalla, c Pai, b Vakil.. 5 J. M. Dastur, not out 6 M. B. Vatcha, c Tal­ pade, b Vakil......... 7 K. S. Kapadia, st Ses­ hachari, b Mehta ... 14 Extras .......... 5 T o ta l..........116 PELHAM v. OLD LANCASTRIANS.—Played at Dub*ich on September 26. P elham . W . E. Peel, not out J. Wallis, c and b W. Lefaux ................. E. S- Baker, b Dalton S. V. Mott, b W. Lefaux ................. M. Dudding, b F. Lockwood................ H. Mist, b Kempton .. W . Richardson, b Kempton................. 0 G. H. Arnold, b F. Lockwood .......... 1 H. Lockwood, c and b W. Lefaux.......... 9 B 21, w 2, nb 7 ... 30 Total (8 wkts)*114 A. Yensen and A. Friend did not bat. * Innings declared closed. O ld L ancastbians . R. Crostwaite, st Arnold, b Peel......... 16 W. Lefaux, b Wallis 5 G.L. Dalton, c Arnold, b Peel........................ 0 F. M. Lockwood, b Wallis ................. 0 A. Cross, b Peel... ... 0 E, Hodgson, b Wallis 2 C. R. Kempton, c and b Peel ................. 1 T. Matthews, b Wallis 3 L. Frist on, b Wallis... 9 M. Houston, not out 6 W . Gunnell, not out 13 Byes .................18 Total (9 wkts) 73