Cricket 1904

Aug. 25, 1904. CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 365 T H E S O U T H A F R I C A N T E A M . THE SUSSEX MATCH. (TWENTY-SECOND OF THE TOUR.) Played at Brighton on August 22, 23 and 24. Drawn. When this match began on Monday the wicket was in excellent condition, and with Ranjitsinhji and Fry both playiDg for Sussex the South Africans looked forward to a long outine. For a time Vine was not very comfortable with Kotze, but Fry was in good form, although he made his runs more slowly than usual. The first wicket produced 56 runs in thirty-five minutes, and the second 40 runs in about twenty minutes, and then at half-past one o’clock, when Ranjitsinhji and Fry had increased the total by 55, rain came down, and put an end to cricket for the day. Fry was not out 55, and Ranjitsinhji not out 28. Play began at twelve o’clock on Tuesday. Fry and Ranjitsinhji went merrily on until their partnership had produced S 6 runs in fifty-five minutes, when Fry was bowled off his pad for a finely played 74, which had taken him about two hours to compile. After Fry was out Ranjitsinhji was seen at his very best. He reached his hundred after a stay at the wickets of just over an hour and a-half. and when lunch time cam« he was not out 142, while the total was 309 for three wickets. When the score had been taken to 357 withont further loss, the innings was closed with Ranjitsinhji’s score standing at 178, which had been put together by beautiful cricket in three hours. The South Africans made 21 without losing a wicket before rain stopped play for the day. Yesterday they played a splendid uphill game, and at the end of the day wexe even a few runs to the good, with three wickets still in hand, although, but for the necessity of declaring their inningB, Sussex would probably have made a huge total. The chief credit of the fine fight made by the visitors is due to Hathorn and Sinclair, the former playing fine defensive cricket, combined with forceful strokes, and the latter hitting tremendously hard. Sinclair’s 79 included a fine hit out of the ground, and twelve fours. The South Africans are indeed to be congratulated on their plucky play in this match. S ussbx . C. B. Fry b White ... ..................... 74 Vine, c and b Schwaiz..................... 27 Killick, b Schwarz........................28 K. S. Kanjitsinhji, not o u t............ 178 R. B. Heygate, not ou t..................... 44 B 2 , lb 1, w 2, nb 1 .......... 6 Total (3wkts)...........357* • Innings declared closed. P. H. Latham, C. L. A. Smith, Relf, Leach, Cox, and Butt did not bat. S ooth A fricans . W . A.Shalders, c Heygate, b Cox 10 L. J. Tancred, c Killick, b Cox... 28 M. Hathorn, c Cox,b Ranjitsinhji 189 F. Mitchell, c and b Kanjitsinhji 9 Liewellyn,st Butt, b Ranjitsinbji 25 J. H. Sinclair, c Relf, b Cox ... 79 G. C. White, not out ... .......... 47 E. A. Halliwell, c Leach, b Relf. 10 Extras ....................................25 Total (7 wkts)............372 R. O. Schwarz, S. J. Snooke, and J. J. Kotze did not bat. S ussex . O. M. R. W. Kotze ... 25 6 71 0 Sinclair ..1 5 3 51 0 Schwarz ... 15 1 72 2 White ... 20 0 77 1 Snooke and Llewellyn each bowled a wide and Kotze a no-ball. S outh A fricans . O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. 42 13 100 3 I Ranjitsinhji27 7 111 3 ,23’5 9 55 1 V in e.......... 4 0 19 0 15 4 47 0 |Leach ... 2 0 16 0 O. M.R. W. Snooke... 6 0 30 0 Llew’llyn 5 1 24 0 Tancred . 6 1 26 0 Cox ... Relf... Killick MIDDLESEX v. KENT. AN EXCITING FINISH. Played at Lord’s on August 22, 23 and 24. Middlesex won by one wicket. Kent have done so exceedingly well lately, and Middlesex are so strong that the meeting between the two counties had been anticipated with great interest. Unfortunately the weather greatly inter­ fered with the match. On the first day Kent, who were fortunate to win the toss, batted until lunch time on a soft and easy wicket and scored 139 runs for three wickets, but rain then set in, and although it ceased at about four and the players waited until nearly five o’clock, no further cricket was possible. Alec Hearne and Humphreys put up 71 for the first wicket in less than an hour, Humphreys playing most attractive cricket. Seymour was missed almost immediately after he went in, and then made 23 of the next 82 runs. Day did very little, but Mason remained till lunch time with Alec Hearne. who had then made 52, the result of two hours steady cricket. On Tuesday morning the wicket was still very slow and runs were not easy to obtain. Mason was soon out, but Blaker played brilliant cricket, scoring 53 out of 67 in an hour, while Alec Hearne still plodded steadily on. After Blaker was out Alec made 24 runs in half-an-hour, while Marsham was making nine or ten. At lunch time the total was 268 for seven wickets, Alec Hearne being not out 94. As soon as he had made his hundred, after batting most patiently for four hours and a-half, the innings was declared closed, the Kent captain evidently thinking that the psychological moment had come. But the Middlesex men batted exceedingly well, and although three wickets fell for 63. Warner, who had been playing admirable cricket, and Bosanquet, then got together and increased the score to 126 before rain stopped play. Warner was then not out 72 and Bosanquet not out 23. Yester­ day Warner was soon run out, the partnership having accounted for 79 runs in an hour, but Bosanquet played a delightful game, driving with great power, and scoring his 80 runs in an hour and a-half. He received very little assistance, and the tail broke down badly before the bowling of Mason and Blythe. Kent had a lead of 61. but it soon became a question whether this was enough, for Bosanquet was in great form with the ball, and no one except Humphreys and Blythe could do anything with the Middlesex bowling. The result was that Middlesex only had to make 136 to win, with three hours before them, a difficult task on a drying wicket. From the first it was pretty clear that there was going to be a hard fight for victory by both sides, but for some little time the batting was a little ahead of the bowling, and when Beldam and Field made 57 for the third wicket, it looked as if Middlesex might possibly win with some ease. But from this time the bowlers began to gain the upper hand, and when seven wickets were down for 9o their side had an excellent chance of winning. But Middlesex struggled on, and gained a splendid victory when the last two men were in. Wells and Payne played with the utmost pluck at a very critical time. As things turned out the Kent captain made a mistake in declaring his first innings, but it was a plucky thing to do, and the result was almost worth it. K e n t . First innings. Hearne (A.), not ou t.........ICO Humphreys, st Payne, b Bosanquet........................42 Seymour,st Payne,b Bosan­ quet ............................... 23 S. fl. Day, lbw, b Trott ... 5 J. R. Mason, b Hearne ... 13 R. N. R. Blaker, b Wells ... 53 C. H. B. Marsham, b Wells 9 Huish, lbw, b Wells .......... 0 Fairservice, c Douglas, b Bosanquet........................15 Blythe, not out ................. 2 Fielder, did not bat .......... 0 B 6 , lb 12 .................18 Total (8 wkts) *280 •Innings declared closed. M id d le se x . Second innings, c Douglas, b J. T. Uearne ........ 4 stPayne.b Bosan­ quet .............. 21 b Trott................ 8 c Wells, b Trott 9 b Hearne ......... 5 b Bosanquet ... 3 run out .......... 3 lbw, b Bosanquet 2 b Bosanquet ... 0 not out.................18 c Douglas, b Bosanquet ... 1 Extras........ 9 Total First innings. Second innings. J. Douglas, c Humphreys, b Blythe ........................ 14 st Huish.bBlythe 0 P. F. Warner, run out 78 c Humphreys, b Blythe .......... 10 G.W.Beldam,cHuish,bFair- eervice ............................... 14 b Mason .......... 27 E.Field,c Seymour,b Blythe 1 c Mason,blBlythe 30 B.J.T.Bosanquet,bHumph- reys ............................... 80 b Mason ... ... 8 C. M. Wells,b Mason.......... 5 not out................. 29 Trott, (A.E.), e Marshaiu, b Mason........ ... .......... 2 run out .......... 7 C.Palmer, c Mason, b Blythe 16 c Mason,b Blythe 3 R.E.More,c Blaker,b Mason 6 c Marsham, b Blythe .......... 0 M. W . Payne, st Huish, b Blythe............................... 6 c Huish, b Fielder 20 Hearne (J. T.), not out ... 0 not o u t................ 0 Total Extras. ...229 Total (9 wkts) 136 K en t . First innings. O. M. R. W. Hearne (J. T.). 20 Trott ..........27 Bosanquet Wells ... More 31 6 7 42 1 , 14 59 1 . 1 76 3 . 3 73 3 2 12 0 Second innings. O. M. R. W. ... 17 7 26 2 0 1 7*1 25 2 23 5 Boeanquet bowled one wide. M id d l e s e x . O. M. R. W.' O. M. R. W. Blythe .........„ 28 1 102 4 . ........ 19 8 32 6 Humphreys .... 7 2 27 1 ., Fairservice ... 20 9 35 1 . 6 3 5 0 Mason .. ... 12 3 30 3 .,,. .. 20 3 3 66 2 Hearne ... .. 9 1 27 0 .. Fielder .!*. 9 2 26 1 Mason delivered one no-ball and Fielder a wide. SURREY v. SOMERSET. Played at Taunton on August 22, 23 and 24. Somerset won by seven wickets. There was no play in this match on Monday on account of previous rain. Surrey won the toss on Tuesday and batted on a wicket which seemed likely to become very difficult before the end of the day. Hayward and Raphael played excellent cricket, Raphael hitting very hard at times, but the ball had such an advantage over the bat th^t at lunch time seven wickets were down for ICO runs. Afterwards Baily and Lees played fine cricket, the former showing sound defence, and the latter hitting boldly. For such a difficult wicket the Surrey total of 166 was by no means bad. and when Somerset went in they could do very little indeed with Crawford, who,bowling with excellent j udgment, had all his men in difficulties from the first. Lees also bowled well, but with very bad luck. Surrey had the very useful lead of 87. Davis, who went in first with Hayward, hit very hard and well when Surrey went in again, and when stumps were drawn the two men had made 64 without being separated, so that Surrey, with all their wickets i» hand, were 151 runs on, and decidedly in a winning position. But of yesterday *8 cricket there is a sad tale to tell as far as Surrey is concerned. The partnership between Hayward and Davis was broken after the latter had incieased his score by five, and this was the beginning of the end. Raphael, McDonell and Lees all made useful scores, but Braund was admirably suited by the wicket and the result was a t reak down in the batting. Somerset had after all only to make *243to win, and by lunch time Lewis and Daniell put up 58 for the first wicket without being separated. It was not until the total was 141 that the first wicket fell, Daniell being out after a stay at the wickets of an hour and three*quarters for an excellent 60. From this time Somerset went ahead, and a fine partner­ ship between Palairet and Lewis settled the matter. Lewis played a very fine game for h a side. S u r r e y . First innings. Second innings. Hayward, hit wkt, b Lewis 32 b Robson ... ,. 35 Davis, b Lewis .......... 1 c and b Braund... 61 J. E. Raphael, c Martyn, b Lew is............................... 25 b Braund ... .„ 18 Abel, c Martyn, b Lewis .. 9 lbw, b Robson ... 0 Hayes.cBraund, b Cranfield 17 cMirtyn.bRobson 0 J. N. Crawford, c Robson, b c Johnson, b Cranfield ........................ 1 Braund ......... 4 H. C. McDonell, c Braund, c Johnson, b b Cranfield........................ 0 Braund .......... 17 R. H. Baily, c Braund, b Robson ........................ 28 b Braund ............ 0 Lees, c Palairet, b Robson 33 b Rot son .......... 21 Nice, c Robson, b Lewis ... 5 cMartyn.bBrauiid 3 Stedman, not out................. 1 notout................. 0 Lb 3, w 1 ................. 4 Extras.......... 6 Total ... .. 166 Total ...166 S omerset , First innings. L.C.H.Palairet,cStedman,b Crawford ....................... 1 J. Daniell, b Lees ......... 6 P. R. Johnson, run out ... 5 Braund, b Crawford......... 1 Lewis, b Lees .. ... Robson, b Crawford ... H.Martyn,cAbel.bCrawford 3 S. M. J. Woods, c Davis, b Crawford ........................ 0 H.S.Poyntz.c Baily,b Craw­ ford ............................... l F.M.Lee, c Stedman, b Lees 15 Cranfield, not out ......... 1 B 6 , lb 1 ................. 7 Total Second innings. b Crawford......... 49 c Hayes, b Davis 50 b Lees.................. 3 not ou t................ 4 14 not out................118 15 Extras ... 19 . 69 Total (3 wkts) 243