Cricket 1904

348 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A ug . 18, 1904 T h e point of view ! Daily Express, August 1 3 :— 0. B. Fry played in superb form for Sussex against Surrey at the Oval yesterday. The famous batsman was seen quite at his best. Most of his drives were made with terrific force, his play on the on-side being really remarkable. “ Fry not at his best ” was the Daily Mail's heading on the same day. K. S. Ranjitsinhji added:— Heygate and Fry were both missed off Lees. The Sussex captain did not time or place his hits to-day with his well-known skill. O n Tuesday evening men were saying “ There may yet be a fight for the cham­ pionship.” For Yorkshire seemed to hold Essex in the hollow of their hand, while Lancashire were in a hopeless position against Middlesex. But the weather, which came to the assistance of Middlesex last year when Sussex had a chance of winning the championship, has this year turned in favour of Lanca­ shire in the same way. Rain prevented Yorkshire from beating Essex, while it saved Lancashire from defeat. But such is only the fortune of war. O n Monday the South African team had to take the field without Mr. J. H . Sinclair, who has been so successful during the present tour. Mr. Sinclair was on this day married at St. Mary Abbot’s Church, Kensington, to Miss Katherine Ryan. The best wishes of cricketers of all classes will go with him for his future happiness. Mr. Sinclair and his bride are spending the honey­ moon at a seaside resort in the South of England, and it is probable that the bridegroom will resume his place in the South African team at Brighton next Monday in the match against Sussex. HAMPSTEAD v. WOODFORD WELLS.—Played at Hampstead on August 6. W oodford W ells . H. F. Chamen, Spofforth................ 4 J. 8. Hecht,b Spofforth 4 L. G. Abrams, lbw, b Spofforth ..........14 P. E. Morris, b Barron 4 D. Tosetti, lbw, b Barron ................. 0 H. L. Russell, b Hale 26 J. Mussett, c sub, b Barron .......... ... 1 H ampstead . W . It. Moon, run out 16 H. H. Walters, c Tosetti, b Green ... 4 H. S. Maclure, b Mussett .................17 W . S. Hale, b Tosetti 4 E. W . H. Beaton, c and b M orris..........25 A. R. Trimen, st Cutforth, b Abrams 27 A. J. Orr, c Green, b Morris .................69 H. Cutforth, not out N. B. Kemsley, b Barron ................. S. H. Green, b Barron ................. S. Goddard, st Beaton, b Hale ................. Byes ................. Total Hebert, not Barron, b R. G. out A. A. Russell H. J. J. Freeman, c andb Russell ... 0 F. R. Spofforth, absent h u r t ........................ 0 B 34, lb 3 ......... 37 Total ..........266 HAMPSTEAD v. PALLINGSWICK.—Played Acton on August 10. H ampstead . P allingswiok . E. L. Marsden, c Mat- tias, b Duerden ... 28 F. R. D. Monro, c Hebden, b Duerden 13 A. J. Orr, b Duerden 31 W. T. H. Danby, c Mattias, b Collins .. 19 T. M. Farmiloe, b Collins ................. 4 W P. Harrison, b Hebden .................16 C. C. Brachi, b Collins F. Rowley, lbw, b Collins ................. A. J. East, b Collins B. S. Foster, not out L. Brachi, b Collins ... Byes................. Total 2 6 8 0 2 ..136 b L. L. H. R. Bridges, c Har­ rison, b Rowley ... 34 P. L. Lancaster, run out ........................35 A. Worsley, b Rowley 1 J. Bowstead, b Rowley 13 G. L. Hebden, c Row­ ley, b L. Brachi .. 112 O. S. Mattias, B. W. Eden, and C. R. Duerden did not bat. E. A. Collins, Brachi ........ T. Kennett, b Brachi ................. H. J. Piper, not ou t.. B 20, lb 3, w 1, nb 3 . Total (7 wkts) 315 SUSSEX v. HAMPSHIRE. Played at Portsmouth on August 15,16 & 17. Abandoned. The weather interfered with the play on Monday in this match, and only four hours cricket could be obtained. During that time Sussex made 316 for four wickets. Fry did not go in first, but sent Killick and Vine to the wickets, with the result that they ran up 93 in an hour and twenty minutes before they were p irted. Heygate helped Vine to add 64 in three-quarters of an hour for the second wicket, and then Latham played a stubborn game until stumps were drawn. Vine was at the wickets for two hours and three-quarters for his 111, and during the latter part of his innings he at times made some beautiful hits. Fry made four 4’s, but was out after a very short stay. Relf and Latham were together when the day’s play ended, the former with 62 and the latter with 51. On Tuesday morning Latham was promptly dismissed, his innings having lasted for an hour and three-quarters, and then Ranjitsiohji and Keif m ide 103 in a few minutes over the hour. Relf played a very sound gune for two hours and a quarter, but Ranjitsiabji overshadowed everybody else, and seemed to do just as he liked with the bowling. It must have come as an entire surprise to the Hampshire men when he was at last dismissed for 80, after playing delightful cricket for an hour and a half. Leach hit exceedingly hard and made his first fifty in just over the half hour, and at lunch time Sussex declared. When the total was only 9 Hampshire had lost Richards, Webb and Major Poore, but 8prot and Hill played a brilliant game and added 91 for the fourth wicket in thirty-five minutes before Hill was bowled. Later, Stone and Llewellyn added nearly a hundred runs by very careful play, and when stumps were drawn the total was 259 for eight wickets. Owing to heavy rain there was no play yesterday. S ussex . Vine, b Prichard .. Ill Killick. b Prichard ... 52 K. S. Ranjitsinhji, c & b Llewellyn ..........80 0. L. A. Smith, not out 32 Leach, not out ..........76 B 9, lb 2, w 6, nb 1 18 R. B. Heygate,b Bald­ win ........................22 P. H. Latham, b Hill. 51 C.B.Fry,c Llewellyn,b Hill ........................16 Total (7 wkts) *552 Relf, b Poore ..........94 Cox and Butt did not bat. * Innings declared closed. H ampshire . Webb, b Relf .......... 2 Capt. A. C. Richards, b Cox ........................ 6 E. M. Sprot, run out 51 Major Poore, b Cox ... 0 A. J. L. Hill, b Killick 47 A. C. O. Johnston, c Leach, b C ox ..........27 S ussex . O. M. R. W. Prichard.. 33 II 101 2 Langford. 21 2 74 0 Baldwin ..37 12 87 1 Llewellyn. 13 0 84 1 Llewellyn, b Leach ... Stone, not out .......... Langford, c Butt, b Leach........................ H. Hesketh-Prichard, not out B 13, lb 5, w 1 ... 19 Total (8 wkts) 259 O. Hill ... 17 Sprot ... 8 Johnston 9 Poore 8 M. R. W. 2 55 2 0 36 0 0 63 0 0 34 1 Prichard bowled one no-ball, Hill four wides, and Langford and Sprot one wide each. H ampshire . Relf... Gox .. Killick Vine O. M.R. W. 16 5 60 1 28 9 fcO 3 13 4 34 1 3 0 13 0 Leach ... 8 Smith ... 1 Ranjit* sinhji 1 O. M. R. W. 3 31 2 1 0 0 " C R IC K E T " is the only paper in the world solely devoted to the game. Weekly, April 14 to September 22 (Inclusive). T erm s o f S u b s cr ip tio n : — 6 / - per annum. 7/- post free abroad. Payable in advance. Cheques and Postal Orders should be made payable to Cricket , and crossed London and County Bank. All communications to be sent direct to the Offices of Cricket , 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. ESSEX v. YORKSHIRE. Played at Leeds on August 15, 16 and 17. Abandoned. A great deal of rain had fallen at Leeds before this match began, and the wicket was wet aad easy when Yorkshire were batting on Monday. Although F. S. Jackson played fine cricket Yorkshire did so badly at first that three men were out for 43. The turning- point of the game came when the newcomer, Tunni­ cliffe, was missed off the first ball that he received, while Hirst was also dropped soon after he went in. Essex neverrecovered from these and similar mistakes a little later, although one or two bri liant catches were brought off. Hirst played a splendid game and was seen at his best; he was batting for three hours for his 140. During his partnership with Rhodes, who also played a fine game, 114 runs were added to the total in an hour and ten minutes. Towards the end of the day Haigh played vigorous cricket. Ben- ham, the new Essex bowler, made a most creditable dibut , and Reeves might have had a good analysis if so many easy chances had not been missed off his bowling It was soon seen on Tuesday m >rning that runs would be much more difficult to make than on the previous day when the wicket was easy, and Essex made a disastrous commencement of their innings. Fane and Perrin were both bowled by Hirst at *27. At 28 Carpenter and Gillingham both went, and at 38 McGahey was caught in the slips. Thus half the wickets were down. At this critical moment Keigwin joined Turner and the two men made a fine effort to stem the tide of disaster, putting on 62 runs in about an hour and tenminutes. But at lunch time the total was only 119 for sevea, and things looked very bad. Fortunately, Littlehales, Buckeuham and Benham all made useful scores, but when the innings came to an end Essex were 185 runs behind and were made to follow on. Too much praise cannot be given to Turner for his splendid attempt to save his side ; he kept up an end for two hours and a quarter and scored 76. In the follow-on Essex lo-t Oarpenter before a run had been scored, and Fane and Gilliog- ham both made small scores. McGahey helped Perrin for some time, but Rhodes was in great form with the ball, and before the day’s play eaded six wickets fell for 118, Essex still requiring 57 runs to save the innings defeat. Rhodes bowled 15 overs and 3 balls, 7 maidens for 1*2 runs and four wickets. Perrin played a wonderfully good defensive innings. There was no play yesterday owing to rain. Y orkshire . Hon. F. S. Jackson, c Perrin, b Reeves ... 21 Rudston, c Perrin, b Keiifwin .................. 4 Denton, c Littlehales, b Benham.................. 17 Tunnicliffe, c Fane, b Benham .................. 32 Hirst, c Benham, b Buckenham .......... 140 Rhodes, c Perrin, b McGahey................... 58 E ssex . First innings. F. L. Fane, b Hirst .......... 8 Carpenter, b Hirst ..........10 P. A. Perrin, b First . .. 7 C. McGahey, c Tunnicliffe, b Rhodes ........................ 7 Rev. F. H. Gillingham, c Oyston, b Hirst................. 0 A. J. Turner, c Tunnicliffe, b Haigh ... '.................76 R. P. Keigwin, c Hunter, b M yers..............................23 Reeves, lbw, b Mytrs.......... 0 Rev.C.G.Littlehales.bHaigh 23 Buckenham, c Hunter, b M yers...............................16 Benham, not ou t.................27 B 1, lb 6 ................. 7 H. Wilkinson,c Perrin, b Benham ......... 16 Haigh,cand bBenham 51 Myers, c Benham, b Buckenham ... Oyston, not o u t.. Hunter, c Fane, Benham B 10, w 1 ... 17 Tot il , . 379 Total.. ...204 Second innings, c Hunter,b .Myers 12 c Hunter, b Hirst 0 lbw. b Rhodes ... 67 c Tunnicliffe, b Rhodes ..........20 cDenton,bRhodes 3 b Rhodss .......... 8 notou t................ 3 Lb 4, nb 1 ... 6 Total ...118 Y orkshire . O. M. R. W . R?eves ... 36 7 141 1 Keigwin... 12 3 43 1 Benham... 34*5 5 111 5 O. M. R. W. Buckenham 12 0 42 2 McGahey... 6 1 28 1 Buckenham delivered one wide E ssex . First innings. Hirst Rhodes . Haigh Oyston . Jackson . Myers O. M. R. W. 19 23 13 . 4 . 6 . 8*1 3 64 4 ... 8 69 1 ... 1 48 2 ... 2 5 0 ... 2 12 0 ... 4 9 8 ... Second innings. O. M.R. W. ... 10 2 32 1 ... 15-8 7 IV 4 8 2 19 0 6 2 21 0 8 2 29 1