Cricket 1905

A u g . 17, 1905. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME 347 A f t e r losing nine wickets for 123 against the Nondescripts on Saturday, Hampstead made a total of 228, H. Greig (67 not out) and R. T. Turner (18), with the aid of extras, putting on 105 for the last wicket. H. Crowder took seven wickets for 73 runs, and until he was hit by the last two men, had an excellent analysis. For Hampstead, F. R. Spof­ forth took five wickets for 53 runs, but did not succeed in pulling the match out of the fire, Hampstead losing by 12 runs, thanks largely to a fine innings of 117 by J. Armitage. F o r the M.C.C. against Buckingham­ shire at Lord’s, on Monday, Vogler, the young South African bowler, met with remarkable success after being hit about a great deal. He had bowled eleven overs for 57 runs and one wicket, and then in the next eight balls took five wickets without being hit for another U p to the present time twenty scores of two hundred have been made in first- class cricket this season, two of them being made last week, viz. 200 not out by C. J. B. Wood for Leicestershire against Hampshire, and 274 by A. O. Jones for Notts v. Essex. In 1901 there were twenty-one innings of two hundred, which is the record. This season’s list is as follows:— 341, Hirst (G. H.), Yorkshire v. Leicestershire, a* Leicester. 303* W. W. Armstrong, Australians v. Somerset, at Bath. 277, C. McGahey, Essex v. Derbyshire, at Leyton. 274, A. O. Jones, Notts v. Essex, at Leyton. 267, M. A. Noble, Australians v. Sussex, at Brighton. 255,*Quaife (W. G.), Warwickshire v. Surrey, at the Oval. 250, Tyldesley (J. T.), Lancashire v. Notts, at Not­ tingham. 248,*W. W. Armstrong, Australians v. Gentlemen, at Lord's. 246,*R. E. Foster, Worcestershire v. Kent, at Worcester. 239, Iremonger (J.), Notts v. Essex, at Nottingham. 234, G. L. Jessop, Gloucestershire v. Somerset, at Bristol. 233, O. B. Fry, Sussex v. Notts, at Nottingham. 232,*Hirst (G. H.), Yorkshire v. Surrey, at the Oval. 222, J. F. Byrne, Warwickshire v. Lancashire, at Edgbaston. 220, R. A. Young, Sussex v. Essex, at Leyton. 217, Bowley (F.), Worcestershire v. Leicestershire, at Stourbridge. 204, P. F. Warner, M.O.O. and Ground v. Sussex, at Lord’s. 201,*0. B. Fry, Sussex v. Notts, at Brighton. 201, Rhodes (W.), Yorkshire v. Somerset, at Taunton. 200*0. J. B. Wood, Leicestershire v. Hampshire, at Leicester. A diagram in Tuesday’s Daily Express shows the direction in which each of C. B. Fry’s scoiing hits were made in his innings of 144 in the Test match at the Oval. A study of the diagram shows that from the pavilion end Fry made thirteen scoring strokes to the off-side (including five 4’s), and thirteen to the on (including five 4’s). From the Vauxhall end he made twenty-two scoring hits to the off (including ten 4’s) and eleven to the on (including three 4’s). O ur contemporary also gives a diagram showing the direction of Duff’s scoring hits. From the pavilion end he made twenty-two hits to the off (including five 4’s) and fifteen to the on (including six 4’s ); from the Vauxhall end twenty- one to the off (including one 4) and fourteen to the on (including eight 4’s). E le v e n Test matches have now been played at the Oval with the following results :— 1880 England won hy five wickets. 1882 Australia won hy 7 runs. 1884 Drawn. 1886 England won by an innings and 217 runs. 1888 England won by an innings and 137 runs. 1890 England won by seven wickets. 1893 England won by an innings and 43 runs. 1896 England won by 66 runs. 1899 Drawn. 1902 England won by one wicket. 1905 Drawn. It will be noticed from the above that the Australians have only once been suc­ cessful at the Oval—in the famous match of 1882. N in e te e n men have represented Eng­ land this year in the Test matches. Yorkshire claims five of them, Lancashire four, Notts two, and Surrey, Gloucester­ shire, Derbyshire, Kent, Warwickshire, Sussex, Middlesex and Worcestershire one each. F rom the Sydney Bulletin :— The test match at Nottingham showed some strange see-saws. The Australian tail •was as erect as if it had been starched and ironed when England was out first innings for 196. The Kangaroo’s response of 221 (with Trumper retired hurt) was only 25 to the good, and the tail got a slope on it. John Bull’s men made 426 for five wickets and closed down. Australia looked sad, and its caudal appendage was barely horizontal. Then Darling and Duff smote 62 for the first wicket, and hope revived. Finally the whole side was out for 188 runs, and the Kangaroo went to sob in the belar.” B e lo w will be found a record of O. B. Fry’s doings against the Australians in Test matches :— 1899. Nottingham— b Jones .......................50 b Howell .......... 1 Lord’s— c Trumble, b Jones ... 13 b Jones .......... 4 Leeds— b N o b le ...........................38 Manchester— b Jones ... .................. 8 c Iredale, b Jones 15 Oval— c Worrall, b Jones ...60 1902. Birmingham— c Kelly, b J on es.......... 0 Lord’s— c Hill, b Hopkins.......... 0 Sheffield— st Kelly, b Saunders ... 1 1905. Lord’s— c Kelly, b Hopkins ...73 notout.................36 Leeds— c Noble, b McLeod ... 32c Kelly, b Arm­ strong ..........30 Manchester— b Armstrong..................17 Oval— b Cotter.........................144 c Armstrong, b Noble ..........16 436 102 This gives a total of 538 for seventeen com- pleted innings, average 31. It will be noticed that Fry was out to Jones seven times, twice to Armstrong, Noble and Hopkins, and once to Howell, Saunders, McLeod and Cotter. T his season Fry has made the follow­ ing scores against the Australians : 23 and 45 not out, 25 and 26, 27, 73 and 36 not out, 32 and 30, 17, 70 and 24, 144 and 16. Total 588 for twelve completed innings, average 49. I t has often been pointed out lately that the Hon. F. S. Jackson, the England captain, and Darjing, the Aus­ tralia captain, were bom on the same day—November 21st, 1870. If any of the readers of Cricket are learned in astrology they may be able to say whether the two captains were born under the same star—perhaps it was a double star, of which one of the partners has this year looked with disfavour on tossing in test matches. I f the Kent captain reads the Daily Chronicle, his feelings must have been mixed when he studied A. C. Maclaren’s remarks about losing the toss at Canter­ bury. Maclaren says:— No sooner had I lost the toss when some members of our side commenced lightly abusing me, but I replied it is right enough, for they are sure to put us in, which Marsham d id ............ The laugh was on our side, however, for it was evident that there was not that difficulty in the wicket to cause anyone much alarm............ It does not necessarily follow that a man has done wrong because he puts his opponents in, and then fails to win the match. S even individual hundreds have been made in this year’s Test matches, six by Englishmen and one by an Australian. The scores are as follows:— A. C. Maclaren, at Nottingham .......... 140 Hon. F. S. Jackson, at Leeds................. 144 J. T. Tyldesley, at Leeds........................ 100 Hon. F. S. Jackson, at Manchester ... 113 C. B. Fry, at the Oval ........................ 144 R. A. Duff, at the Oval ........................ 146 J. T. Tyldesley, at the Oval ................. 112* * Signifies not out. W ith Surrey out of the running, as the result of their match with Yorkshire last week, the County Championship resolves itself into a contest for supre­ macy between Yorkshire and Lancashire. It will be remembered that Yorkshire, with four men away, were beaten by Derbyshire during one of the Test matches. This week Lancashire lost to Gloucestershire during the Test match, with four men away, so that things were levelled up. Whatever the result of the struggle may be, it cannot be gainsaid that Yorkshire have by far the better record, for Lancashire were quite outplayed in four of their drawn matches. I t is interesting to note that no fewer than three men who must have been particularly anxious to distinguish them­ selves in the last Test match, were able to set themselves right with the great British public. Fry has been classed as “ not a test match player” ; he scored 144. Duff was regarded as more or less of a failure ; he made 146. And Cotter, whose bowling has amused rather than impressed crowds, took seven wickets in the first innings of England for 148 in a total of 430.