Cricket 1904

436 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME, O ct . 27, 1904. T otal. 611 602 597 590 686 P80 679-8 678 669-9 568 662-7 649 548 544 6*1-9 617 9 516 510 508-9 5 5 6 49 J*6 492 490 4C8 487 485 482 47ft 475 472-3 472-7 471-8 F or. R outh A fr ic a n s ... N o t t s ...................... E s s e x ...................... E ssex ...................... L a n ca sh ire........... L a n ca sh ire ............. S u s s e x ...................... G e n tle m e n ............. E ssex ...................... Russ e x ................... R n sp ex ........... Y o r k s h ir e ............. D e rb y sh ire............ R n rr e y ...................... W arw ick sh ire ... Leicestershire ... M iddlesex A gain st. G rou n d . N o tts .............N ottin gh am K e n t .............N ottin gh am D erbysh ire ... C hesterfield N otts ............L eyton N otts .............N ottin gh am S om erset ... M anchester flurrev ............B rig h ton P layers ...........O val L an cash ire ... L eyton C am bs. U n iv .. B rig h ton H am p sh ire ... P ortsm ou th H am psh ire ... P ortsm ou th F ssex .............Chesterfield W orcestershire W orcester H am p sh ire ... E d gbaston TTam pshire ... N otts ............. W orcestersh ire... H am p sh ire ... Sussex .. .............H am p sh ire ... L a n ca s h ire .............E s*ex ............... Y o r k s h ir e .............Rurrey .............. Y ork sh ire .............K en t W orcestersh ire... O xford U n iv .. M id d le s e x .............Y ork sh ire R u sse x ......................L eicestershire L eicestershire ... L . C ounty ... L an cash ire ... R om erset G lou cestersh ire.. K en t ............ Y ork sh ire ... M .C C. & G . .. R carboro’ M .O .C . & G round O x . U n iv. ... L o rd 's Y ork sh ire .. .. R om erset M .C .C . & G roun d Y ork sh ire R’ th am pton N ottin gh am W orcester B righ ton L eyton O val T u n b .W e l’s W orcester Rheffield B righ ton C . P alace Bath B ristol T au n ton R carboro’ 4*7 W orcestersh ire . O x. U n iv . ... O x ford 466-8 L on d on C o u n ty .. R urrey ............. C. P alace 464 EsFex M id d lesex ... L o r d ’s 4«4 S outh A frican s.. . L eicestershire L eicester 461 Leicestershire .. M .C .C . & G. L o rd ’s 457 D e r ty s lire . W arw ick sh ire G lossop 45*. 8 W orcestersh ire Y ork sh ire ... W orcester 452 Y o r k s h ir e ........... . N otts ........... N ottin gh am 450 P u ss^ x.................... E ssex ............ B righ ton 447 Y o r k s h ir e ............. W orcestersh ire W orcester 447 N otts ................... . L an cash ire .. N ottin gh am 446 C am bs. U n iv. .. . L . C ou n ty .. C < m bridge 443 C am bs. U niv S urrey ............ O val 443 M id d le s e x ........... . Som erset T au n ton 4*0-9 S u ss e x ............. .. . Y ork sh ire ... R heffield 438 S ou th A frica n s.. . Som erset T au n ton 436 K en t ..................... . R uriey .. .. C anterbury 433-7 M id d le s e x ........... . E ssex ............. L o r d ’s 433 Rurrev .. ........... . CamVs U niv. O val 426 Y o ik s h ir e ........... . O x . U n iv. ... O xford 426 W arw ick sh ire . . L an cash ire ... E d gbaston 425 S u ss e x .................... . D erbysh ire ... B righ ton 425 E s s f x ............ . Sussex ............. L «y ton 421 M id d le s e x ........... . S urrey ............. O val 420 K en t ................... . W orcestersh ire W orcester 419 Y o r k s h ir e ........... . W a rw ick sh ire E d gbaston 419 L ancashire . W orcestersh iie W orcester 419 K en t ............., Y ork sh ire ... T u n . W ells 418-9 R outh A frican s... O x. U n iv. O x ford 416 W arw icksh ire ... W orcestersh ire W orcester 414 Y o r k s h ir e ............. 1 eicestei shire L eiceste- 412-4 I. Z in g a r i............. G en ts, o f E n gl. X I ., L o rd ’s 412-8 G en tlem en ............. P layers ............. L o rd ’s 411 L a n cash ire............ E ssex ............. M anchester 410-8 Som erset ............. H am p sh ire ... Taunt< n 408-6 R ussex...................... L ancashire .. B rig h ton 4C5 Y o ik s h ir e ........... . C am b. U n iv .... C am bridge 4r5 W arw ick sh ire ... Su rrey ............. E d gbaston 403-7 O x ford U n iv. ... W orcestersh ire W orcester 403 Y o r k s h ir e ............. L ancash ire ... L eed s 401 K e n t ...................... Som erset T au n ton 400 W arw icksh ire ... L eicestershire L eicester During the season78 such scores werehit, comparedwith 42 in 1^03, 43 in 1902, 93 in 1901, 57 in 1900, and 79 in 1899. It is curious that Notts., Surrey andE^sex should have innings of over 600made both for andagainstthe side. Three of the six scores of over 600 werehit onthe Trent Bridge ground. T a b l e N o . 5 .- T A R L E R B O W IN G T H E N U M ­ B E R O F M A T C H E S I N W H IC H l.o r o O K M O R E R U N S W E R E S C O R E D D U R IN G T H E S E A S O N . R u n s. W k ts. 1,192 fo r 33.. 1,891 1,864 1,303 1,2J*7 1,271 1,257 :,266 1,221 1,216 1,199 1,180 1,177 1,174 1,173 30.. 34 29 34.. 31.. 24.. 29 28 . 28 . £5 86... 80.. M atch. W orcester v. O x. U n iv. ., .D erbysh ire v . E>-sex... . Som erset v. H am psh ire . K en t v. Y ork sh ire ........... W ’w ickshire v.L .C ou n ty , N otts v. G loucestershire .. Surrey v. O x ford U n iv. .. Y ork s v. M id d le s e x ............ N otts v. K en t ..................... M iddlesex v. E ssex ........... W orcesteisb ire v. Surrey Y ork s v M C.C. & G round L eicester v. W arw ick S u s-ex v. Surrey ........... N otts v. S ou th A frica n s . G rou n d . ..W orcester ..C hesterfield T au n ton .T u n . W ells . C oventry . N ottin gh am O val Rheffield N ottin gh am L o rd 's W orcester S carboro’ L *ice*ter .B rig h ton .N ottin gh am R u n s. W k ts. M a tch . 1,173 .. « . { < * * & , £ * » ► = ■ T -j I ,167 „ 35 ..R urrey v. C am b. U n iv. . 1,165 „ 37 G entlem en v. PIayers 1,152 „ 31. .W orcestersh ire v. H ants . 1,145 ,, 23 F ssex v . N otts .................... 1,139 „ 32 . N otts v . M id d le s e x ........... 1.134 „ 28 Surrey v . Y o r k s h ir e ........... 1.193 „ 20 . N otts v . L a n ca s h ire ........... 1,119 ,, 29 ..D erbysh ire v . Surrey 1.118 „ 28 .W a rw ick sh ire v. E ssex .. 1.118 „ 30 . W a rw ick v. C am b. U n iv. 1.117 „ 30 . G entlem en v . Players 1,114 ,, 2 7 .. W orcestersh ire v. Y ork s . 1.111 „ 30 . W orcestershire v . G loucs. 1.098 ,, 24...L ancashire v. S ussex 1 092 ,, 26 . G loucestershire v. K en t .. 1.092 „ 34 D erbysh ire v. L eicester .. 1,089 „ 31 L on d on C ou n ty v . Leices 1.080 „ 29 . N otts v. L eicestersh ire .. 1.080 „ 30...H an ts v. Y o r k s h ir e ........... 1,079 „ 34 . K en t v . S u r r e y ..................... 1.071 ,, 83 . Surrey v M id d le s e x .. .. 1.071 „ 40 K en t v . E ssex ..................... 1,064 „ 15...F ssex v. L a n ca sh ire ........... 1,057 „ 31.. W orcestersh ire v.L eice s... 1,054 „ 38...L eices. v. D erbyshire 1.051 „ 2 9 ..Sussex v E s s e x ... .?l ., 1,036 „ 25 . Purrey v. E s s e x ..................... 1 /3 4 ,, 32 . K en t v. S ussex .................... 1.025 „ 35...Y ork s, v D erb ysh ire........... 1,024 „ 30. .L a n cish ire v. Som erset .. 1,023 ,, 30 Sussex v C am vs. U n iv. ., 1,022 „ 30. .S om erset v. Lancashire .. 1,017 ,, 40 K en t v. L a n c a s h ir e ........... 1.013 „ 34...C am . U n iv. v. O x U n iv. 1,012 ,, 3 5 ..R om erset v. W orces............. 1,009 „ 32 K en t v . Som erset ........... 1.006 „ 35 Y ork sh ire v . L eices.............. 1.005 „ 24...W arw ick sh ire v. Surrey . 1,002 „ 31 W orcestershire v. K en t .. 1,001 31 . L eicestershire v. E ssex .. G round. L ord ’ s O val L ord ’ s W orcester .L eyton N ottin gh am O val N ottin gh am D erby E d ebaston E dgbaston O val W orcester W orcester .M anchester B ristol D erby C . P alace N ottin gh am P ortsm ou th C anterbury O val C anterbury Leyt.on W o rce ster .L eicester .B righ ton O val ,T u n b. W ells. .Sheffield M anchester .B righ ton B ath T on brid ge L o rd ’ s T au n ton B eckenham B rad ford E d gbaston W orcester .L eicester 1036 fo r 25 w ickets. 1167 „ 35 „ 1257 „ 32 „ The aggregate of 1,492 obtained in the match between Worcestershire and Oxford University, at Worcester, establishes afresh record for a first-class match in England. The scores were :—Worcestershire, 490 and 254 for sixwickets (innings declared closed); Oxford University, 345 and 403 for seven wickets. There were fifty-six matches of 1,000 or moreruns playedduring the seasonof 1904. Six consecutivematches playedat Notting­ ham resulted in over 1,000 runs being obtained in each! For particulars seenote appendedtoTable 1. {Six out of seven consecutive matches played at the Oval resulted in over 1,000 runs beingobtainedineach. :— Su rrey v. E ssex ... ...................... Surrey v. C am bridge U n iversity Nurrey v O xford U n iversity ... Surrey v. L a n ca s h ire ...................... Surrey v . M iddlesex ....................... G en tlem en v. P la y ers..................... Surrey v. Y ork sh ire ....................... Three consecutivematchesplayedat Lord’s resulted in 1,000 runsbeing scoredineach:— O x ford U n iversity v. C am bridge University ...................... G entlem en v P la y e r s .................... M iddlesex v. E ssex ....................... Over 900 runsweremade in each of eight consecutivematches playedon the Worcester ground—three in succession producingmore than 1,000 each. For particulars see note appendedtoTable 1. Over 900 runs were made in eachof eight consecutive matches played at Leicester, as follows:— Leicestershire v. H am p sh ire ... 949 fo r 40 w icket?. L icesterahire v. W orcestersh ire Leicestershire v. D erbyshire L e'cestersh ire v. W arw icksh ire L eicestershire v. N otts L eicestershire v. S ou th A frican s L eicestershire v. Y ork sh ire ... L eicestershire v. E ssex ............. 1071 1117 1134 30 28 101^ fo r 34 w icketa. 1 65 „ 37 1215 „ 29 „ 957 ,„ 35 1054 ,, 38 1177 ,, 35 944 ,, 34 927 ,, 30 965 ,, 80 1001 , , 31 T a b le N o . 6.— T A B L E S H O W IN G T H E N U M ­ B E R O F C O M P L E T E D M A T C H E S O F F O U R H U N D R E D R U N S O R L E S S , R uns. W k ts. M atch. G rou n d. 355 fo r 32 ... K en t v. H am pshire ... T on brid ge 389 fo r 30 ... L ancashire v. S urrey ... M anchester T a b l e N o. 7 .— T A B L E S H O W IN G T H E N U M ­ B E R O F S C O R E S O F F IF T Y O R L E S S IN C O M P L E T E D IN N IN G S H IT I N F IR S T - C L A S S M A T C H E S D U R IN G T H E S E A S O N . T otal. 32 ... F or. D erbysh ire H am psh ire K en t M id d lesex A gain st. , N otts .. Y o r k s ... . L ancs. .. . K en t .. G rou nd. Chesterfield . L eed s M an chester C atford T a b l e N o 8 . - T A B L E S H O W IN G T H E N U M ­ B E R O F M A T C H E S I N W B IO H C L 0 8 E F IN IS H E S W E R E W IT N E S S E D D U R IN G T H E SE A SO N . (a )— T ie M atch. M id d lesex v. S ou th A frica n s, a t L ord ’s. M argin . 1 w k t. . 2 w kts. . 2 w kts. 2 w kts. 6 runs (£ )—T w o W ick ets o r less. M atch . G round. M id d lesex beat K en t ... L o rd ’s Gents, beat P la y e r s ........... L o rd ’s N otts beat S u ir e y ............. O val M id d lesex beat Surrey ... L o rd ’s (c) —T h irty runs or less. W a rk s. beat Y ork sh ire... H uddersfield Nothing above two wickets or 30 runs is herenoted. For the first time since 1839 a tiematch was playedat Lord’s. In thematchbetweenEssex and Kent, at Leyton, Kent, set 116 to win, made 78 for nine wickets; when the last man went in sevenminutes still remainedforplay. T a b le N o. 9 — T A B L E 8 B O W IN G T H E N U M B E R O F H E A V Y D E F E A T S E X P E R IttN C E D IN F IR S T -C L A S S M A T C H E S D U R IN G * T H E SE A SO N . (a)— In n in gs and 100 or m ore ru ns. In n s & 206 runs S urrey beat L eicester O val ,, 204 ,, E ssex beat Sussex ... b L eyton „ 196 „ E ssex beat S urrey .. bb O val ,, 154 ,, W a rw ick beat H ants. E d gbaston „ 153 „ L eices. b tM C.C. & G . L ord ’s „ 162 „ Y ork sh ire b t Som erset T au n ton „ 136 „ L an cs, beat S om erset. M anch ester „ 129 „ L an cs, b t D erbyshire D erby ,, 128 ,, L ancashire beat K en t a M anchester ,, 119 „ M id d lesex b t Som erset L o rd ’s „ 118 „ Y o rk s b t oam bs.U n iv. C am bridge ,, H 4 „ S om erset beat W orcs. W orcester ,, 113 „ L a n cs, beat S u irey aa M anchester ,, 110 „ W a rw ick be it E ssex.. E d gbaston „ 103 ,, Surrey beat D erby ... D erby a , aa, consecu tive L ancashire m a tch e s : b, bb, consecutive E ssex m atches. ('j) —200 or m ore runs. M argin. M atch . G roun d. 370 runs Y ork sh ire beat H am pshire ... L eeds 33) 3 J6 2«7 283 253 241 226 222 219 21ft 210 204 N otts t e it D erbysh ire .............C hesterfield D erbyshire beat L eicestershire L eicester Y ork sh ire beat S urrey K en t beat H am pshire .. S urrev beat H am p sh ire.. M .C .C . & G . beat Sussex N otts beat Sussex ............. Som erset bea t H am pshire L eicestershire beat H ants. K en t beat E ssex ................... K en t beat S om erset... ... , K en t beat W orcestershire (To be continued.) B rad ford ... S ou th am pton ... O val ... L o rd ’s ... N ottin gh am ... T a u n ton ... L eicester ... C anterbury ... T au n ton ... M aidston e L O N D O N & C O U N T Y B A N K (2) v . W IN ­ C H E S IE1$ H O U S E .— P layed a t D u lw ich on Septem ber 10. L ondon & C ou nty B a n k (2). B ourke,c P etbyb ridge, b P occck ........... 9 S tephens, b L overidge 6 S utton , c and b L ove- r .d g e ...............................10 S tiff, b L overidge ... 0 Fran cis, b P ocock ... 2 Spackm an, c W o o d - f all, b P o c o c k .............17 B oorne, ru n o u t.............16 N orton ,c P eth ybridge, b N icoll ....................... 6 Sandera, c P ocock , b N ico ll ... P iggers, n ot ou t B 5, lb 1 ............ T ota l... 2 , 33 ...106 W in c h e s t e r H o u se . L o^ eridge, b B ou rke... 13 W ood fa ll, c S ggers, b B ou rke ......................42 N icoll, lbw ,b S tephens 9 M arch an t. b B ourke . 4 T h eobald , b B ou rk e .. 22 Puc jck , lbw , b B ou rk e lu tl P eth yrid g e,c S tiff ,b Spachman.. ... 0 M ead , b B ou rk e............. 0 P eth ybridge, a bsen t... 0 G . V voodfall, n ot ou t 11 E . W o o d fa ll, ru n ou t 3 B ye ....................... l T ota l ..115 R IC H A R D D A F T ’ S “ N ottin gh am sh ire M a rl.” — Particulars ap ply, R adcliffe on -T ren t, N otts. [ A p v t .I