Cricket 1905

308 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A u g . 3, 1905. M ID D L E S E X v . E S S E X . TWO SEPARATE HUNDREDS BY PERCY PERRIN. A REMARKABLE FINISH. Played at Lord’s on July 27, 28 and 29. Essex won by seven wickets. When stumps were drawn on the first day of this match Middlesex seemed to have a good chance of beating the score made against Essex by Sussex a short time ago, for their total was 480 for six wickets, the result of four hours and three quarters’ batting. Two scores stood out very prominently. P. F. Warner played splendid cricket for three hours and a half, hardly making a mistake of any kind. There was, indeed, no fault to be found with his play, which showed a complete mastery over the bowling from the first. Among his hits were a 6 and fourteen 4’s. The other noticeable innings was that of Bosanquet, who in the course of a stay at the wickets of two hours and three quarters scored 179 out of 290 by brilliant hitting. The bowlers were tired and he took the utmost advantage of his opportunities, twenty-eight 4’s being among his hits, His partnership with Payne, who played very well indeed, produced 121 runs in fifty minutes for the fifth wicket. Warner’s partnership with Tarrant had produced 75 runs in the same time. The remaining four wickets fell quickly on Friday morning, Payne reaching his 50 after a siay at the wickets of an hour and three quarters. For the rest of the day the Middlesex bowlers had a bad time of it. After Fane was dismissed at 28, Carpenter and Perrin put up 88 for the second wicket, and then McGahey and Perrin took the bowling in charge. Having "once more found his form Perrin played with all his old skill and ease, while McGahey was in one of his best moods. The two men were not separated until they had increased the score by 233 runs in about three hours. Perrin, after being unlucky all through the season, was twice missed off easy chances, but his innings of 140, made in three hours and fifty minutes, was that of a great cricketer. When stumps were drawn McGahey was not out 127, and the total was 374 for five wickets. Quite a remarkable change came over the game on Saturday morning. McGahey increased his score to 137, and Reeves played well, but although 413 runs appeared on the board with only five wickets down, the side was out for 427. McGahey’s fine innings lasted for three hours and a half, and his hits included sixteen 4’s. Middlesex, most unexpectedly, had a lead of 101. At lunch time their score in their second innings was 86 for two wickets, and there was just a chance that they might be able to put Essex in again and win. Tarrant took a couple of hours to make 48, but Trott made 43 in half an hour, and an evil genius tempted Warner to declare when his side had scored 152 for three wickets. Essex had to make 254 to win in two hours and forty minutes, and doubtless the Middlesex captain imagined that they would play a decorous game for a draw. But from the very first Essex seemed bent on having a try for victory. Carpenter and Fane put up 30 in twenty minutes, and then Perrin, with his new found form, set to work with Carpen­ ter. In another hour the total was brought to 116, Carpenter then being bowled for a splendid 56. Reeves was sent in, and having helped Perrin to put up 59 in half an hour, gave place to Tosetti, who began his innings when 79 runs had to be made in forty minutes. The issue was in the balance for a short time, but at six o’clock only 28 runs were required, and these were hit off in ten miautes. Perrin carried his bat for 103—his second hundred in the match—after batting for two hours and twenty minutes. His innings was worthy of himself at his very best. Tosetti played a great game at a critical time. M iddlesex. First innings. P. F. Warner, c Carpenter, b Perrin ....................152 G. W. Beldam, b Tremlin... 15 Tarrant, c Carpenter, b Douglas ..................... 40 H. E. Pearce, run out.......14 B. J. T. Bosanquet, c Fane, b McGahey.................... 179 C. A. L. Payne, c Harris, b Buckenham ..............52 E. S. Littlejohn, c Douglas b McGahey.....................14 W. S. Bird, c Carpenter, b Tremlin ...................... 2 Trott (A. E.), b Tremlin ... 16 Hearne (J. T.), not out ... 12 Mignon, c Perrin, b Trem­ lin ................................... 11 B 14, lb 6, nb 1 ...... 21 Second innings, b Douglas..........l; 48 not out................. c Buckenham, b Trem lin.......... c Perrin, b Trem­ lin .................19 19 Lb 9, w 1 43 10 * Innings declared closed. Essex. First innings. F. L. Fane, c Pearce, b Trott ...............................10 Carpenter, c Bosanquet, b Trott ...............................66 P. A. Perrin, st Bird, b Bosanquet........................140 C. H. McGahey, b Trott .. .137 J. W. H. T. Douglas, b Bosanquet........................ 2 G. Tosetti, b Bosanquet ... 2 Reeves, c Trott, b Tarrant 38 R. P. Keigwin, b Tarrant... Buckenham, c Littlejohn, b Tarrant........................ Tremlin, st Bird, b Trott... Harris, not out ... B 14, lb 2, w 2 Second innings, c Pearce, b Trott 18 0 0 18 b Mxgnon notout... not out.......... lbw, b Trott ... 56 ...103 B 2, lb 6, w 3 11 Total .................427 M iddlesex . Total (3 wkts) 254 First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Buckenham .. 36 0 166 1 .. ... 19 3 54 1 Trem lin........ 30.4 1 142 4 .. ... 12 4 46 2 D ouglas........ 15 1 42 1 .. ... 8 2 26 1 Reeves ........ 12 0 50 0 .. ... 2 1 9 0 Tosetti ........ 2 0 13 0 .. McGahey........ 11 0 60 2 .. Perrin ........ 3 0 13 1 .. K eigw in........ 4 0 21 0 .. Carpenter 3 0 7 0 Douglas delivered one no-ball and one wide. Essex. First innings. O. M. R. W. Second innings. O. M. R. W. Tarrant .. ... 29.1 9 84 3 ... ... 9 1 41 0 Trott......... ... 39 7 129 4 ... ... 11 1 56 2 Mignon .. ... 20 1 57 0 ... ... 8 0 40 1 Heame .. ... 18 5 50 0 ... ... 12 0 48 0 Bosanquet ... 17 0 70 3 ... ... 13 1 58 0 Pearce ... 5 1 12 0 ... Warner .. ... 3 0 7 0 ... Bosanquet bowled five wides. LUDGROVE v. ST. DAVID’S.-Played at Lud­ grove, on July 20. S t . D avid ’ s . Total ... ...528 Total (3 wkts)*152 A. P. Boden, b W. S. Cornwallis .......... 5 D. L. Harvey, b Grove 0 S. M. Bickersteth, b W. S. Cornwallis ... 3 R. D. Garrett, c Nes­ bitt, b Carnegie ...28 A. G. Eccles, c Car­ negie, b Carlton ... 0 J.F. Lambert, cBailey, b W. S. Cornwallis 38 A. E. Villiers, c For­ ster, b Grove.......... 6 G. D. Pope, b Grove 0 J. G. Crabbe, b Carl­ ton ........................ 4 L. C. Lee, not out ... 7 F. L. Johnstone,, c A. Clark, b Nesbitt ... 0 B 3, lb 1, w 1, nb 1 6 Total 97 L udgrove . Carlton, b Crabbe ... 45 G. S. Bailey, b Crabbe 36 W. M. Peareth, run out 59 W. S. Cornwallis, c Lee, b Crabbe ... 3 J. Forster, b Crabbe 1 G. V. Naylor-Leyland not out ................. 0 B 3, lb 1, w 2, nb 4 10 Total (5 wkts.)154 O. W. Cornwallis, C. A. Carnegie, F. G. Beaumont- Nesbitt, A. H. B. Atkinson-Clark and E. T. N. Grove did not bat. INCOGNITI v. MR. W. H. PALMER’S XI.—Played at Wokingham on July 19. M r. W. H. P alm er’s XI. A. Henderson, b Zinn 2 J. B. Barker, b Zinn... 32 M. Molloy, lbw, b Zinn 7 S. W. Spooner, c G. S. Pawle, b Zinn..........51 F. E. Rowe, lbw, b Z in n ........................13 G. C. Boosey, not out 58 Captain Rowe, b Zinn 4 H. J. Powys-Keck, c Greenway, b Zinn W. H. Pa’mer, b Zinn W. Finch, c Zinn, b L. J. Brown .......... A.P.Barker, c Higgin­ botham, b Zinn ... B 24, lb 2, wb 1 ... Total ...204 Inoogniti. G. S. Pawle, c Captain Rowe, b G. C.Boosey 17 Major Greenway, c Molloy, b Powys- Keck ........................31 Rev. F. D. Browne, c Rowe,bMolloy ...66 F. Pawle, c J. B. Bar­ ker, b Molloy..........10 Rev. L. J. Brown, did not bat* Capt. Higginbotham, c Molloy, b J. B. Barker ................42 W.G. Heasman, not out ........................73 M. G. Nelson, c Capt. Rowe, b J.B. Barker 0 G. Zinn, not out ... 38 B 11, lb 4 ..........15 C. C. Total (6 wkts) 292 Chesney, and C. Martin LANCASHIRE v. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Played at Old Trafford on July 27 and 28. Lancashire won by ten wickets. After making an exceedingly good commencement of their innings Gloucestershire broke down badly. At one time the scoring board showed 177 for two Avickets, but the last eight wickets fell for 24 runs. The cause of this surprising downfall was the bowl­ ing of Cook. He is medium-paced to fast, with a very easy action, and his dibui for Lancashire was eminently successful. Brearley for once was quite ineffective. For Gloucestershire Jessop made 65 out of 88 in an hour, and hit seven 4’s. Wrathall played very well indeed, his 52 being made out of 87 in an hour and twenty-five minutes. Board played a very steady game. Before stumps were drawn Lanca­ shire scored 148 for three wickets. They lost Spooner with the total at 4, but Maclaren and Poidevin increased the score to 90 in about fifty minutes, and afterwards Garnett scored at the rate of a run a minute. Poidevin was not out 48. On Friday Lancashire always had the upper hand. This was not to be wondered at, for Gloucestershire were without Dennett, while two other bowlers were incapacitated by injuries. Lancashire ended their first innings with a lead of 147, and, except for a period of forty minutes during which Jessop and Board were together, Gloucestershire were always out of the running. Jessop made his 57 out of 98, while Board’s 45 was put together in less than an hour. Brearley bowled all through the innings. He was hit by Jessop, but came out with an excel­ lent analysis. Lancashire had to make 52 runs to win, and although it was 6 o’clock when they began their innings, they knocked off the runs ten minutes before time. G loucestershire . First innings. E. Barnett, b Cook ..........36 Wrathall, b Cook.................52 G. L. Jessop, b Cook..........65 Board, ht wkt, b Cuttell ... 28 Langdon, b Cook................. 0 W. S. A. Brown, c I’Anson, b Cuttell ........................ 5 Hon. O. Scott, c Findlay, b Cook Second innings. b Cook.................18 b Brearley..........12 b Brearley..........57 c Cuttell,b Brear­ ley ................. c Spooner, b Brearley.......... c G a r n e tt, b Brearley.......... 45 10 Spry, b Cook.......... Huggins, not out... Mills, b Cook......... Parker, b Cuttell... B 6, lb 6 ... Total ... b Brearley... . b Cook.............. b Cook.............. not out.............. c and Cook... . Lb 5, nb 3 . 0 27 12 2 0 ...201 Total ...198 L ancashire . I’Anson, c Board, b Brown ................. 8 Cuttell, not out..........28 W .Findlay, cWrathall b Jessop................. 13 Cook, c Brown, b Jessop .................10 W . Brearley, b Brown 5 B 15, lb 5 ..........20 A. C. Maclaren, Barnett, b Huggins 46 R; H. Spooner, lbw, b Parker ................. 4 L. O. S. Poidevin, b Brown .................79 H. G. Gamett, c and b Jessop .................33 Sharp, c Langdon, b M ills........................35 Hallam, c Spry, b Total ..........348 Brown .................67 Second innings.—A. O. Maclaren, not out, 30; R. H. Spooner, not out, 21; Byes, 2. Total (no wicket) 53. G loucestershire . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Cuttell ... .. 16.4 6 31 3 . ... 1 0 15 0 Brearley... .. 15 2 42 0 .. ... 24 5 106 6 1’Anson ... . . 9 1 38 0 .. ... 7 2 15 0 Cook .. 19 7 64 7 . . ... 15.2 1 54 4 Hallows ... . . 6 4 14 0 . Brearley bowled three no-balls. Lancashire. First innings. O. M. R. w . Second innings. O. M. R. W. Parker ... .. 5 1 27 1 .. Jessop ... .. 35 7 129 3 .. Brown ... .. 22 2 79 4 .. Huggins... .. 20 5 52 1 .. 4.1 0 22 0 Mills.......... .. 12 3 26 1 .. ... 4 0 29 0 Spry.......... .. 8 3 15 0 .. DERBYSHIRE v. LEICESTERSHIRE. Played at Leicester on July 27, 28 and 29. Leicestershire won by 87 runs. Owing to rain play in this match did not begin until one o’clock, and after lunch time a shower delayed the game until a quarter past three. Leicestershire won the toss and on a soft and some­ what very difficult wicket began so badly that in the hour before lunch five wickets fell for 27runs. But