Cricket 1904

M a t 26, 1904. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 149 SURREY t . WORCESTERSHIRE. Played at the Oval on May 19, 20 and 21. Surrey won by 100 runs. Occasionally a ball bumped at the Oval on tbe first day of this match, bnt there was nothing in the wicket to account for the small scoremade bySurrey. It was one of the balls which got up that was respon­ sible for Abel’s downfall just when he seemed likely to make a big score, but on the whole there was a lack of confidence about the batting. Hayward played correct cricket for an hourandthree-quarters, ana might have been at the wickets at the end of the day but for a bit of bad judgment on his cwn part in the matter of running; he drove a ball to H. K. Foster at mid-off and started to run, tut as there was no chance of making it his partner, Sheppard, sent him back. An attempt to make a run for a similar stroke hss cost Hayward his wicket many times during his career, to say nothingof other men’s wickets—it la his one fault. Hayes ran out to a lob and missed it; no doubt it would have been t etter if he had played it quietly, but unless you have one or two men in a team who take risks your batting does not often come to much. Sheppard played well, and Chinnery, Lees andHolland all shapedwell enoughto have made a good score under happier circumstances. But Simpson-Hayward’s lobs seemedto cause uneasi­ ness to most of the tesm, and he came with a rush among tie tail. H. K. Fosterplayedwell forWorces­ tershire, but hardly inhis usualform, whileWheldon, who was at the wicke's for an hour and three- quarters, never seemed in difficulties. When stumps were drawn Worcestershire were within 27 of the Surrey total, and still had six wickets in band. The inniigs which opened with so much promise was ended much more quickly than had been anticipated, and Surrey had not such a bjg deficit to face as they must have feared. W . B. Burns, an ambteur whowasmakiDghis dibut forWorcestershire, showed considerable skillin puttingtogether his 62 in an hour and three-quarters, but the tail failed badly against the bowiing of Hayes, and the whole side was out before lunch, only 70 runsto the good. Of these 70 runs, 88 were knocked off by Abel and Hayward before lunch, while before the two men were separated, Surrey were 11 runs on. Abel was then dismissed after a Btav attt ewickets of an hour and a quarter, and from this time things did not go very well for Surrey. Haywardwas outat93, afterplaying another excellent innings, and although Hayes played a very fine innings, and Lord Dalmeny did well, the total fell short of what had been hoped for, and Worcestershire were set tbe apparentlyeasy task of making 154 to win. Before stumps were drawn they had scored 8 runs for the loss of a wicket. Owing to rain in the night, it was not possible to begin play on Saturday until half-past one, and then under altered conditions Worcestershire fared so badly against the bowling of Sheppard and Smith that Surrey won a very easy victory. No one except Burn-1, who played a second fine innings, was able to make any stand againstthe two Surrey bowlers. SURREY. First innings. Abel,c S.-Hayward,bArnold 11 Hayward, run out .... ... 59 Hayes, b Bimpson-Hayward 21 Holland, o Wheldon, b Bird 10 R. A. Sheppard, b Arnold... 23 c S.-Hayward, b Bird.......... Lord Dalmeny, b Simpson- Hayward .......................... 0 H. B. Chinnery, c Bowley, b Simpson-Hayward ... 15 Lees, c S.-Hayward, b Arnold................................. 18 b Wilson ... ... 1 Strudwick, b S.-Hayward... 10 notout............... 12 Richardson, c Wheldon, b c Wheldon, b S.-Hayward ........... 8 Bird..10 Smith, not out .................. 0 bBird... v». ... 20 Lb 2, w 1 ................... 3 B 13, lb 4 ... 17 Total.........................178 Total ... ,..231 W orcestershire . First innings. Sesond innings. H. K. Foster, b Sheppard... 28 b Smith ... ... 7 Bowley, c and b Hayes ... 20 c Hayward, b Sheppard........... 5 Wheldon, c Hayes, b Richardson................ ... 69 c Hayes, bSmith 8 Arnold, c Strudwick, b Richardson..................... 14 c & b Sheppard... 1 Pearson, cChinnery,b Rich- c Hayes, b Shep- ardson........................29 paid.. 6 W . B. Burns, b Sheppard... 62 c and b Smith ... 29 Gaukrodg' r, c Hayward, b Sheppard ......................... 7 b Smith ............ 4 Q. H. Bimpson-Hayward, b Hayes.......................... 5 c Hayes, b Smith 0 A. W . Isaac, lbw, bHayes 5 csub.,b 8h*pp<ud 1 Bird, not out......................... 0 c Strudwick, b Smith ........... 0 Wilson, st Strudwick, b Hayes........................11 notout.. 0 B 11, lb 7 ..........18 Second innings. b Arnold ..........22 c Bowley,bbird... 53 b Wilson ......... 61 cF ob ter,bArnold 4 c Foster,bBird... 24 c Wilson, b Bird 13 Arnold ... Wilson ... Pearson ... S.-Bayward Bird .......... SURREY. First innings. O. M. R. W. ....... 19 2 39 3 ., IK 2 56 0 . 4 1 9 0 . 13.2 2 £9 6 . 3 0 12 1 . Second innings. O. M. R. W. ..2 9 7 71 2 ... 18 2 57 2 5 0 25 0 ... 29.1 6 61 6 Arnold bowled a wide. Total. ...248 Total ..........61 W o rcestersh ire . First innings. Fecond innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. K. W Bicbardson ... 32 6 73 3 ........... 3 1 6 0 Lees ................ 2*2 4 40 0 .......... 3 2 2 0 Sheppard ......... 20 3 68 3 ........... 16 6 33 4 Hayes................. 18.2 5 37 4 ........... Smith................. 6 1 22 0 .......... 15 4 9^0 6 OXFORD UNIVERSITY v. YORKSHIRE Played at Oxford on the Christ Church Ground on May 19, 20 and 21. Abandoned. Although the majority of the Oxford np^n who batted on the first day of this match completely failed to distinguish themselves, Raphael, Brownlee, Evans, and Bird did so well that for the loss ( f nine wickets 368 runs were made Raphael play* d the innings of his life. After two Oxford wickets bad fallen for a single run, he seemed to make up his mind that he must keep up his wicket, and let other men do the scoring, and before lunch he ( mu'ated the performances of Banneiman and Barlow,making only 38 runs. After lunch he was nearly as slow, until he had made a hundred, when real’sing that the tail might not be as successful as two of his partners, Brownlee and Evans, had been, he hit magnificently, treating the famous Yorkshirebow1era as if they were quite ordinary club cricketers. His second hundred was put together in about an hour ; his entire innings of i01 lasted for four hours and a- half. It was a masterly performance which ought to give him any amount of confidence in the future. He received most useful assistance from Evans and Brownlee. The former was almost as patient as Raphael himself, but for all that bis cricket was excellent in every way; he was batting for nearly two hours for his 69. Taken as a whole, Brownlee’s innings was by far the most attractive of the match. He went to the wicket at a time when the Yorkshire bowlers were beginning to realise that there are trials in the life of every cricketer, and like a sensible man who can hit hard, he took the utmostadvantage of their temporary demoralization. In the course of half-an-hour he made a most useful and attractive 49, some of his hits being brilliant. He was finely caught with one hand by Mitchell at mid-off. Towards the end of the day Bird played exceedingly well, and when stumps were drawn was not out 80. On Friday the Yorkshiremen took their revAge. and were batiing all day. Tunnicliffe was at the wicket for an hour and three quarters for his excellent 77. Hirst played another magnificent innings. His first 50 runs were made in just over twenty minutes, the next fifty in an hour, and his total of 163 in three hours. During his partnership with Mitchell, who played a very patient and sound game, 110 runs were put on in an hour. Towards the end of the innings Lord Hawke hit brilliantly, he and Hunter putting up 75 in forty minutes for the last wicket. On Saturday the game was abandoned owing to rain. O xford U n iv e r sity . G.T. Bnnston, cHun­ ter, b Ringrose ... 0 A.O. von Ernsthausen, cHunter, b Ringrose 15 W. S. Bird, not out ... 30 E. G. Martin, b Hirst 0 R.C.W.Burn,b Rhodes 3 B 4, lb 6, nb 1 ... 11 Total J.E Raphael,cDenton, b Rhodes ... ......... 2 1 K.M Carlisle,eHawke, b Ringrose ... ..; 1 C.D.Mclver,cHunter, b Ringrose ......... 0 W. H. B. Evans, c Mitchell, b Hirst ... 69 F. Weatherby, c Hun­ ter. b Bhodes......... 5 L. D. Brownlee, c Mitchell, b Rhodes 49 Y o r k sh ir e Tunnicliffe, c Evtns, b M aitiu...............77 Rothery, lbw. b Burn 3 Denton, c Evans, b Martin ... ... ... 3 F.Mitchell,cErnsthau- sen, b Evans........ 63 Birbt, run out ... ...153 Myers, b Ernsthausen 16 Rhodes, c Bird, b Branston................. 8 O xfo rd U n iv e r sity . O. M. K. W. O. Hirst ... 29 4 99 2 I Haigh ... 15 Ringrose 22 4 78 4 Myers ... 2 Rhodee .. 32*4 2129 4 | Ringrose bowled a no-ball. .374 H-igb, b Branston ... 13 Lord Hawke, c bran­ ston, b Martin ... 66 Ringrose, c Mclver, b M<rtin .......... 2 Hunter, not out.............21 B 11, w 2 ............ 13 Total .......... 426 M .R. W. 3 49 0 0 8 0 Y orksh ire . O.M. R. W. O. Burn ..1 1 1 40 1 Ernthaus’n24 Martin .. 37*4 8 1(5 4 Branston 9 Evans ... 23 4 86 1 j Martin bowled two wides, M. R. W. 5 91 1 1 28 2 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY v. GENTLE­ MEN OF ENGLAND (with King). Played at Cambridge on May 19, 20 and 21. Cambridge Uni\ersity won by 153 runs. Although the team which waa got together by G. J. Y. Weigall to represent the Gentlemen of England was anything but strong either in battingor bowling, it gave a very good a count of itself on the first day of this match. The Cambridge men, still without their captain, F. B. Wi son, did not shine much with the bat, v*ith the exception of E. S. Phillip*, who played an excellent innings of 107 in a little more than two hours anda half. When stumps were drawn, the Gentlemen had made 100 for the loss of two wickets. C. H. B. Marsham being not out 28, and King, not out, 44. So weak was the batting of the visitors that the last eight wickets could only account for 79 m re runs, and when Cambridge went in again with a lead cf 46 runs the visitors’ bowling waa found to be as ineffective as their batting. Mann, Magnay, Eeigwin, Phillips, and Payne all made good scores, Keigwm and Payne putting up 102 runs in an hour while together. "When stumps were drawn ( amtridge, with three wickets in hano, had a lead of 388 runs. On Saturday morning the innings was declared closed at once, but owing to rain there was no play before lunch. C am bridg e U n iv e r sity . First innings. C. H. Eyre, b Bradley ... 12 C.B.W.Magnay, cBradley,b King ............................... 23 E. W. Mann, b Bradley ... 0 S. S. Harris, c Fox, b King. 4 E.S.Phillips,cFox,bBradley1C7 R. P. Keigwin, lbw, b King 16 K.R.B.Fry,c Fox, b Bradley 22 M. W. Payne, lbw, b Bac- meister ........................ 9 F.J.F.Hopley,c Marsham, b Bacmeister................. ... 14 P. R. May, c Vanderbyl, b Bacmeister........................ 9 G. G. Napier, not out.... 7 B 6, lb 6 .................10 Second innings, c Fox, b Bradley. 20 c Vanderbyl, b Bradley ..........33 eWeigall. b King 46 c Bacmeister, o Bradley .......... 0 c Bacmeister, b King................68 not out................51 c Fox, b Bradley. 22 c Bacmeister, b Bradley..........64 not out................ 4 B 24, lb 2 ... 26 Total .................233 Total (7 wkta)* 334 * Innings declared closed. G entlem en of E n gland . First innings. C H. B. Marsham, b Hopley £0 H. M. Leaf, b Keigwin ... 10 W . H. Patterson, cMann, b Napier................................ 4 King (J. H.), c Mann, b Hopley...............................44 P. R. Johnson, b Hopley .. 42 G.J. V. Weigall, cNapier, b Keigwin ......................... 1 R. H. Raphael, cKeigwin,b Napier...............................15 L. H. Bacmeister, b Hopley 8 V. Vanderbyl, c Mann, b Napier............................... 5 R. H. Fox, not out ........... 4 W. M. Bradley, c Payne, b Napier............................... 2 B 11, lb 3 .................14 Second innings, c Eyre, b Hopley. 0 c Eyre, b Napier. 7 c Eyre, b Hopley 25 c Fry, b May ... 60 c and b Mann ... 72 c Eyre, b Hopley 6 not out... run out ... 29 ... 1 c Payne, b Napier 9 b Keigwin..........12 c Eyre, b Napier. 7 B 6, nb X ... 7 Total.......................179 Total C am bridge U n iv e r sity . First innings. Second innings. Bradley ... King Bacmeister Vanderbyl O. M. R. W. O. M., R. W. 3) 9 88 4 ... ... 86 8 103 5 35 10 95 3 ... ... 34 8 110 2 11*4 0 35 3 ... ... 17 3 68 O 1 0 6 0 . . . .. 4 0 19 0 Johnson .. 4 1 13 0 Mirsham ... 2 1 6 0 G entlem en of E ngland . First innings. Second innings. Keigwin... Nipier ... Hop'.ey ... May.......... O. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. 17 6 49 2 ... ... 17 8 57 1 16'5 4 41 4 ... ... 13*3 3 54 3 18 1 69 4 ... ... 17 0 77 3 4 0 16 0 ... ... 9 0 37 1 Mann ... ... 3 1 3 1 Napier bowled one nc-ball.