Cricket 1905

A ug . 31, 1905 CRIOKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 373 TH E AUSTRAL IANS . THE MATCH AGAINST KENT. (TH IR TY-TH IR D OF THE TOUR.) Played at Canterbury on August 24, 25 & 26. Australians won by an innings and 35 runs. For a few weeks this year Kent did wonders, but they gradually fell off in their play until by the time that they had to encounterthe Australians they were no stronger than any ordinary county team. On the other hand, the great improvement which had taken place in Cotter’s bowling had made the Australians stronger than at any other period of the tour, and at Canterbury Kent were quite outplayed. The Aus­ tralians, with the usual good fortune which has attended them in their matches against the counties, won the toss, and as the wicket was perfect and the Kent bowling moderate, they ran up a score of 367 for eight wickets on the first day. Trumper for once abandoned his attractive style and played a method­ ical game. He made his runs fairly quickly, but his batting was not as dazzling as usual. Noble was in difficulties at the commencement of his innings, but when he had once become settledhe plodded steadily on, making his 70 runs at the rate of 35 an hour. The best and most interesting innings of the day was that of Darling, who, arriving at the wickets when four men were out for 116, played splendid cricket for two hours and fifty minutes, some of his drives being very fine indeed. He had two long partnerships, putting up 129 with Noble and 101 with Mclveod, who, when stumps were drawn, was not out 67. The innings soon came to a conclusion on Friday morning, and then, against the bowling of Cotter and McLeod, Kent failed. They began so badly that six wickets were down for 47, and although the tail, and notably Huish, played up well, the innings closed for 116, arid the side was made to follow on, being nearly 300 runs behind. Thanks to a fine innings by J. R. Mason and very steady play by Alec Hearne, who was not out 46, Kent made 154 for four wickets before stumps were drawn. On Saturday, nearly another hundred runs were added, but thematch was over by half-past one. In the two Kent innings Cotter took twelve wickets for 182 runs. Kelly had to retire during the first innings owing to aninjured hand, and his place at the wicket was taken by Howell; hence the larger number of byes than usual. A u st r a lia n s . O.E.McLeod, c Huiah, b Fairservice.........76 J. J. Kelly, c Huish, b Mason ............... 12 A. Cotter, c Dillon, b Mason ............... 14 W. P. Howell, not out ...................... 9 B 8, lb 1,w 2, nb 1 12 V. T. Trumper, lbw, b Mason ............... 59 A J.Hopkins, c A. Day, b Blythe............... 11 C. Hill, b Mason......... 21 MA.Noble,st Huish, b Blythe ............... 70 W. W. Armstrong, st Huish,b Humphreys 5 J. Darling, c S. Day, b Heame ............... 114 Total D.RA. Gehrs,c Huish, b B lythe............... 0 K en t . First innings. E. W. Dillon, c Trumper, b McLeod ...................... 21 b Cotter Heame (Alec), bCotter ... 4 b Cotter Seymour (Jas.), c Kelly, b Cotter............................. 5 S. H. Day, b Cotter ......... 5 ...403 Second innings. ... 21 ... 50 J. R. Mason, c Tramper, b McLeod ...................... 1 A. P. Day, b Cotter ......... 0 Humphreys (E.), c Howell, b Cotter ...................... C.H. B. Marsham, c Darling, b Cotter ......................17 Huish, notout ................23 Fairservice, b Cotter......... 2 Blythe, c Hill, b McLeod ... 4 B 16, lb 4, nb 3 .........23 c Hill, b McLeod 9 cTTramper, b Mc­ Leod............... 16 b Noble b Cotter Total... ...116 11 cDarling.bCotter 21 run out ......... 7 c Hopkins, b Mc­ Leod...............14 b Cotter ......... 5 not out................ 1 B 37,lb 2, nb 3 42 Total .......252 A u st r a lia n s . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Blythe ... 26 6 73 3 Hum- Fairservice 27-3 1 130 1 phreys 19 3 60 1 Mason ...28 4 101 4 1Ileame ... 7 0 27 1 Mason delivered one no-ball and Heamo two wides. K en t . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R W. Cotter ......... 18 3 58 7 ......... 27 2 124 5 McLeod......... 19-1 8 31 3 ......... 25*3 9 52 3 Howell ......... 2 1 4 0 Noble......... 4 2 7 1 Hopkins ... 5 0 27 0 Cotter delivered five no-balls and McLeodone. YORKSHIRE v. ESSEX. Played at Leyton on August 24, 25 and 26. Drawn. Although Essox did not succeed in winning this match they had ample revenge for their severe defeat by Yorkshire at Huddersfield in the previous week, for they lan up a score of 521, dismissed their opponents for 98, and then, making them follow-on with a balance of 433 against them, disposed of seven wickets before the match ended. Fane and Carpenter laid the foundations of the large score made by Essex. They put up the hundred after an hour’s play, and seemed likely to remain together until lunch-time, but with the total at 116 a brilliant piece of fielding by Rhodes at cover-point brought about the dismissal of Carpenter, who had played splendid cricket for eighty minutes for his 69; among his hits were eleven 4’s. Gillingham was in the mood for hitting, and at lunch-time the total was 157 for one wicket, Fane being not out 68. Afterwards Gillingham hit tremendously hard, once driving Rhodes on to the roof of the pavilion. The score was taken to 248 when Fane’s exceedingly good innings came to an end, Smith, who had gone on with leg-breaks at 225, claiming him as a victim. Fane had played splendid cricket for about two hours and fifty minutes, and among his hits were twelve 4’s; his partnership with Gillingham pro­ duced 132 runs in an hour and a-half. Gillingham, who was also captured by Smith, was out when the scorewas277. Hehad played afaultlessinnings,which lasted for about an hour and three-quarters. For a time Yorkshire met with further success, but after taking three wickets Smith was severely punished, and at the end of the day the total was 404 for six wickets, McGahey being not out 51. Reeves played a delightful innings, making 71 out of 90 in fifty minutes. On Friday the Essex men must have thoroughly enjoyed themselves. They increased theirovernight total by 117 runs in less than an hour and a half, McGahey and Benham adding 63 in forty minutes to theirunfinished partnership, which, in all, produced 86 runs. McGahey had time to make his third hundred of the season. He played a great game, and hit fourteen 4’s. The Essex innings was brought to a close when the total was 521, and naturally the spectators expected that the Yorkshiremen would, in their turn, make a large score. But to the surprise and delight of the crowd the batting broke down badly. The only explana­ tion which can be given for the humble score made by Yorkshire is that the team had been batting for some weeks on slow wickets, and finding a very fast one at Leyton, could make nothing of it. They began badly, and did not make a recovery before the innings came to an end, although Denton and Lord Hawke both played a most plucky game. In the course of the innings the spectators were able to enjoy sensation after sensation. When the total was 25 for two wickets just before lunch Douglas was put on to bowl. His first over produced two runs, and a single was made off the second ball of the next over, but with the fiftli ball he bowled Tunnicliffe, and lunch was taken. Douglas had still a ball to complete the over, and with it he bowled Hirst. He had therefore a chance of the “ hat trick” with the first ball of his third over. But Rhodes deprived him of this honour, for the time being, and played the first three balls of the over. The fourth just beat him, and he played on. With the fifth ball Douglas bowled Haigh, and. again having a chance of doing the “ hat trick,” bowled Myers with the sixth ball, to the vast delight of the crowd, who cheered him again and again. His success ended here, but he had done enough for honour, and Buckenham and Tremlin disposed of the remaining wickets, although Lord Hawke played a masterly game for 30. Yorkshire, being 423 runs behind, had to follow on, and before stumpswere drawn made 15 for the lossof Rothery’s wicket. Rain fell in the night, but although the morning was fine, and although the odds seemed considerable that Essex would win the match early in the afternoon, the crowd, which had been very large for Leyton on the first day, dwindled down to almost nothing when the game was resumed on Saturday. But when it became known that York­ shire were making a fight, and that there would probably be a full afternoon’s cricket, spectators poured into the ground in their thousands, until the crowd was as large as those of the previous days. Runs were of no moment whatever, as Yorkshire could not possibly win, and the aim of the batsmen was simply to keep up their wickets. Even Hirst, most aggressive of batsmen, was alive to the neces­ sity of playing a strictly defensive game, and for four hours and fifty minutes he sturdily held out. Tunnicliffe assisted him nobly for three hours and a quarter, and Rhodes and Haigh each remained at the wickets for over half an hour. Yet, despite these efforts, Yorkshire had an hour before them when six wickets were down, and the situation was somewhat critical. But, to tho exasperation of the crowd, who nevertheless, while they naturally wanted Essex to win, thoroughly appreciated the situation, Ernest Smith then stepped in and, with­ out making a run, remained undefeated at the end. He was ably backed up by Myers and Lord Hawke, Now and then a few people made sarcastic sugges­ tions, but at least ninety-five per cent, of the spec­ tators who had paid fully understood that York­ shire were playing the game, which, indeed, they had come to see. E ssex . F. L. Fane, c Myers, b Smith ................106 Carpenter, run out ... 69 Rev. F. H. Gillingham, st Dolphin, b Smith 82 C. H. McGahey, b Rhodes ................105 S. A. Trick, c Hirst, b Smith ................ 0 Reeves, c Rhodes, b Myers ..................71 J. W. H.T. Douglas, b Myers ................ 2 Benham, b Ringrose.. 42 Russell (E.), b Rhodes 17 Buckenham, b Haigh 3 Tremlin, not out ... 3 B 11, lb 10.........21 Total .........521 Y o r k sh ir e . First innings. Tunnicliffe, b Douglas Rothery, b Buckenham Denton, c Carpenter, Tremlin ................ Hirst, b Douglas............. Rhodes, b Douglas ... . Haigh, b Douglas Myers, b Douglas ... . E. Smith, b Buckenham Lord Hawke, b Tremlin Ringrose, b Tremlin ... Dolphin, not out......... B 1, lb 1 ......... Second innings. cMcGahey.bBen- liam ............... 5 cMcGahey.bBuc- kenham......... i , 40 , 0 2 . 0 0 . 2 36 . 5 . 0 . 2 Total... b Douglas.........17 b Reeves .........90 b Buckenham ... 6 cRussell,bReeves 12 lbw, b Douglas... 9 not out................ 0 not out................ 9 B 10,1b10,w 3,nb2 25 Total (7 wkts)227 E ssex . O.M. R. W. Hirst ... 32 2 111 0 Ringrose.. 19 1 84 1 Rhodes ... 29.4 2 107 2 O. M. R. W. Haigh ... 23 8 53 1 Myers ... 15 5 38 2 Smith ... 20 1107 3 Y o r k sh ir e . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Buckenham ... 12 2 47 2 .......... 32 15 49 2 Tremlin......... 6.4 3 16 3 ......... 21 10 24 0 Douglas......... 10 131 5 .......... 26 13 49 2 Reeves ......... 2 0 2 0 ...... 36 24 37 2 McGahey ... 7 2 8 0 Benham ... 25 14 29 1 Carpenter... 3 1 6 0 Reeves 4owled three wides and Tremlin two no-balls. SURREY v. WORCESTERSHIRE. ( b u r r o w s ’ BENEFIT MATCH.) Played at Worcester on August 24, 25 and 26. Drawn. Surrey took the field without Hayward, who had an attack of rheumatism, and N. A. Knox, but Worcestershire had almost their strongest team. On the first day Worcestershire had the good fortune to bat on an excellent wicket, and made 325 runs for the loss of seven men. This result was to a certain extent satisfactory, but some of the batsmen hardly made the best use of their opportunities. Arnold was at the wickets for an hour and a-half for his 36, and Wheldon made 3 in twenty minutes, while other men were slower than usual. On the other hand, R. E. Foster played delightful cricket, and Pearson and Bowley sent up the first hundred in an hour and a-quarter. Pearson played very sound cricket, and only another hour had passed when he brought his total to 95; he had played a really good innings, which included twelve 4’s. Bums, who made a most attractive 32, was finely caught by Lord Dalmeny. When stumps were drawn Cuffe was not out 55. There was less than three hours cricket at Worcester on Friday, owing to rain and bad light. The Wor­ cestershire innings ended for 367, and when the game was given up for the day Surrey, on a damaged wicket, had made 99 for the loss of four men. Baker was not out 22, and Crawford not out 15. More rain fell in the night, and although Baker and Crawford made afine effort to save the follow-on, Surrey were 197 runs behind when the innings closed. Baker was at the wickets for two hours for his very useful 50. In the follow-on Baker was soon out, but from this time the batsmen were masters of the situation, and when stumps were drawn Surrey were nearly a hundred runs on with eight wickets in hand, and the honours of the game may fairly bo said to have rested with them. Hayes and Holland both played splendid cricket, and remained together until the adverse balance had beenwiped off. Their partnership produced 229 runs in about three hours. Afterwards Lord Dalmeny hit brilliantly for 32, and