Cricket 1905

388 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S ept . 7, 1905. will have appeared for the North at Blackpool on one day and for the Gentlemen of the South at Bournemouth the next, whilst, should it he the latter, it would be a most decided misnomer. Gentlemen v. Players is the most historic of matches, and an effort should be made to prevent it fromfalling into disrepute. In these days, when county championship gtfmes and the performances of touring teams almost monopolise attention, the meeting of the Gentlemenandthe Players has certainly been robbed of some of its interest, but it would surely be going to an absurd length to allow a seaside committee to bring two unrepresentative elevens together and make them pose as the amateur and profes­ sional strength of the whole country. Thirty years ago—when a wit once described ‘ ‘ W.G. as being “ Lords of Lord’s, the only ruler of Prince’s ” —enthusiasts were treated to three matches in London between the most powerful teams of Gentlemen and Players obtainable. More than once the games were played one after the other, Lord’s, the Oval and Prince’s being visited in turn. Those were the halcyon days of cricket. “ W . G.” was then such a power in the land that the sympathy of the onlookers was almost in­ variably on the side of the Players. Morley, J. C. Shaw and others of the great pro­ fessional bowlers of that time would throw their cap high in the air when they lowered the leviathan’s wicket. The cricket was always exceptionally keen—as much so as that seen in the Two Elevens Match (All England v. United All England), in which, by the way, no amateur ever took part. It will probably be found that the official desig­ nation of the recent match at Bournemouth was the Gentlemen of the South v. Players of the South, although originally it was intended to arrange a meeting between the Gentlemen and Players. It is somewhat remarkable how powerful a side could be dra*m from those players who have been unfortunate enough to obtain a pair of spectacles in a first-class match this season. Run-getting could be left to such men as P. F. Warner, Killick, P. A. Perrin, C. H. McGahey, H. K. Foster, and C. L. Townsend, whilst Messrs. Brearley and Knox, together with Hallam and Bucken­ ham, could chiefly be relied upon to obtain wickets. Either Strudwick or M. W. Payne would prove a reliable wicket-keeper to com­ plete the eleven. In addition to the players named we could, if necessary, call upon the services of such useful men as S. E. Gregory, A. H. Hornby, Lewis, Trott, Huggins, and Warren, to mention only a few names. It is, of course, often due to sheer misfortune that a player “ bags a brace,” and not neces­ sarily for want of skill. Even Fuller Pilch and Arthur Shrewsbury have been spectacled, so any player who meets with a similar ex­ perience has the gratification of knowing that he has failed in good company. PELHAM v. OLD LANCASTRIANS.—Played at Ohingford on Aug. 19. P elham . P. Lingwood, b Dalton 6 M. W. Hood, b Dalton 7 b Dalton ... ... 8 F.C.DelaCour.bDalton 0 J.H.Higgins.cBignold, b Dalton ............... 11 H. Seaward, b Dalton 35 Wallis, c Bignold, b Dalton ............... 6 McArmstrong, run out 1 R.N.O.Oook.cBignold, b Dalton................ B. T. Bonser, b Lea- feaux......... A. G. Long, b Dalton E. Graystone, not out B 2, lb 5... S. Millem, c Seaward, b Wallis ............... o L. Leafeaux, not out... 55 W. Leafeaux, b Ling­ wood ...................... 20 G.\Dalton,b Lingwood 2 F. West, P. Reichenheim, O ld L a n c a str ia n s . Total did not bat. C. Jensen, bDelaOour 39 H. Bignold, lbw, b Bonser ................ 0 F. Baxendale, not out 6 B 9, lb 1............... 10 Total (5 wkts) ..140 Vallis, jun., and B. Rowe THE AUSTRAL IANS . THE MATCH AGAINST AN ENGLAND ELEVEN. THIRTY-FIFTH OF THE TOUR. Played at Bournemouth on August 31 and September 1 and 2. Australians won by one wicket. A CLOSE GAME. The scratch team which opposed the Australians at Bournemouth included but one of the men who represented England in the Test matches, and but few of those who would have played in a representa­ tive second eleven of England. But, on the other hand, it wasstronger than some of the county teams. The England team won the toss and made 229, and before stumps were drawn on the first day the Australian? scored 183 for the loss of six wickets, the total for the day thus being 412. Unfortunately, Dr. Grace, who captained the Englishmen, did not have the chance of showing a glimpse of his old form, for he was bowled by Annstrong when he had made two runs. Fishwick and Braund then put up 85 for the second wicket in about three-quarters of an hour, making the bowling look very simple by their attractive batting. After this, wickets fell steadily, but Arnold played a fine game for an hour and ten minutes, and Pearson made a useful 20. Howell met with great success with the ball against the tail. For the Australians, Trumperand Darling put up 58 for the first wicket and Hill and Trumper 49 for the second, the two latter playing brilliant cricket. But Hargreave then proved very difficult and no one else who batted could make much of him. On the next morning Cotter hit hard, and when he was out for 44 he had been batting for three-quarters of anhour. The Australians ended their first innings with alead of 43, and the England eleven lost three wickets before these runs were knocked off. Dr. Grace played excellent cricket, and the spectators were much disappointed when he was caught at square leg for 22. Quaife and Arnold added 66 for the fourth wicket, although the wicket was not wearing well and the bowling was good. Arnold, for the second time in the match, made over 50 and played very well indeed. Towards the end of the innings, Llewellyn showed fine cricket and Stone kept up an end for some time. The Australians only had to make 159 to win, and 24 of the runs were hit off by Trumper and Darling before stumps were drawn, so that an easy victory seemed in prospect. The partnership was broken on Saturday morning when the total was 40, and from this time the Australians had to fight desperatelyhard for victory. More than once they were in great danger of defeat, but Hop­ kins and Cotterbatted finelyata critical time, Cotter twice hitting Hargreave for six. When the ninth wicket fell the scores were level, and an extra gave the Australians the victory. A n E n g lan d XI. First innings. Second innings. Dr.W.G.Grace.b Armstrong 2 c Laver, b Arm- First innings. A n E n g lan d XI. Second innings. strong ......... 22 c Laver, b Arm­ strong ......... 3 b Armstrong ... 6 c Howell,b Cotter 23 T.S. Fishwick, lbw, b Arm­ strong ............................ 43 Braund, b Armstrong ... 47 Quaife,cLaver,bArmstrong 8 Arnold, lbw, b Howell ... 51 b Howell .........52 Llewellyn, b Howell.........10 b Howell ...........50 Cuffe, b Howell ............... 19 lbw, b Howell ... 0 Pearson, c Noble, b Howell 20 b Armstrong ... 1 Jayes, b Howell ............... 3 b Armstrong ... 7 Stone, not out ............... 17 not out ...........25 Hargreave.cHowell,bCotter 5 runout ......... 1 Byes ...................... 4 B 4, lb 7 ... 11 Total ...229 Total.........201 A u st r a lia n s . First innings. Second innings. J. Darling, b Arnold.........31 V. T. Trumper, c Quaife, b Hargreave ... ...............52 O. Hill, c Arnold, b Har­ greave ............................ 50 M. A. Noble, not o u t.........37 W. W. Armstrong, lbw, b Hargreave...................... 5 A. J. Hopkins, c Arnold, b Hargreave......................10 C. E. McLeod, c Grace, b Braund ...................... 1 A. Cotter, b Braund ... Fishwick, b Hargreave ... 18 lbw, b Braund... 30 c Hargreave, b Arnold .........15 c Braund, b Har­ greave .........14 b Hargreave ... 2 c P earson, b Braund ......... 26 b Hargreave 44 c Braund, b Har­ greave ......... W. P. Howell, b Braund ... 0 notout............... F. Laver, b Braund .........15 c Quaife, b Har­ greave ......... D. R. A. Gehrs, st Stone, b Braund ......................10 notout.................. B 10, lb 6 , w 1 .........17 B 4, lb 3 ... Total...............272 Total (9 wkts) 159 O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Cotter ... 5-1 0 24 1 ... .. 3 0 10 1 Armstrong ...29 3 139 4 ... .. 21 5 69 5 Laver......... ...13 4 28 0 ... .. 2 0 3 0 Howell ...12 2 34 5 ... .. 232 0 90 3 McLeod .. 4 0 18 0 A u st r a lia n s . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Arnold ......... 16 0 74 1 .......... 7 1 23 1 Hargreave ... 34 6 74 4 .......... 18 6 76 6 Braund .........182 3 79 5 .......... 12 1 53 2 Jayes ......... 3 0 28 0 Braund bowled one wide. SUSSEX v. ESSEX. Played at Brighton on August 31 and September 1 and ‘2. Sussex won by 163 runs. Three of the Sussex men, Fry, Vine and Killick, were seen to great advantage on the first day of this match, but, with the exception of Simms, the remainder of the team by no means distinguished themselves. Fry and Vine were again in great form, and once more put up over a hundred for the first wicket. Fry was batting for an hour and three- quarters for his splendid innings o| 79; it only contained three 4’s, but tho ball travelled so slowly that only a very hard hit reached the boundary. When Killick and Vine were together the bowlers again suffered, and things looked very bad indeed for Essex when 204 went up with only one wicket down. But from this time McGahey and Benham met with surprising success with the ball, and the whole side was out for an addition of 84 runs. Vine was batting for two hours and fifty minutes for his 54, and the value of his steady play to his side was well shown by the collapse which followed his dismissal. The Sussex innings came to a close just before the usual time for drawing stumps. Essex began badly enough on Friday. Four men were out when the total was 43, and five at 94. But Gillingham played fine cricket, and Douglas and Freeman put up 61 runs in fifty-five minntes for the eighth wicket, Douglas finally carrying his bat for a remarkably good 79, which included ten 4’s. When the innings came to an end Sussex had a lead of 44. This they increased by 49for the lossof R. A. Young’s wicket before stumps were drawn, Vine being not out 28 and KilJick not out 17. On Saturday Vine increased his total by 18. Fry played another splendid innings, and several other men did so well that the innings was closed at 210 for nine. Essex had to make 255 to win in less than two hours and three-quarters, and from the first the only question was whether they could manage to play out time. With five wickets down for 23 their chances of saving the match were almost hopeless, and although Reeves played a brilliant innings when all his companions were failing, Sussex won the match easily at five o’clock. Reeves made 62 out of 71 in fifty-five minutes, and hit ten 4’a. S u ssex . First innings. Second innings. O. B. Fry, run out .........79 cFane, b Tremlin 50 Vine, c and b McGahey ... 54 b Reeves .........46 Killick, b Benham ........ 62 b Reeves .........26 R. A. Young, c Freeman, b Benham ...................... 7 b McGahey ... 2 K. O. Goldie, st Freeman, b McGahey ...................... 0 c sub., b Tremlin 0 Relf, c Perrin, b McGahey 15 P. H. Latham, b McGahey 10 Cox, b Benham ................ 2 H. L. Simms, c and b Mc­ Gahey ................................ 24 Leach, not out ................... 10 Butt, b Reeves ................. 2 B 15, lb 6, w 2, nb 2... 25 Total ..................290 *Innings declared E sse x . First innings. F. L. Fane, c Butt,b Killick 8 Carpenter, b Killick............ 15 P. A. Perrin, lbw, b Relf ... 1 O. H. McGahey, b Relf ... 10 Rev. F. H. Gillingham, c Relf, b Cox......................... 44 Reeves, b Killick................... 22 J. W. H. T. Douglas, not out ................................ 79 Benham, c Relf, b Cox ... 9 Freeman (J.), c Killick, b Relf ................................28 Buckenham, b Goldie ... 3 Tremlin, st Butt., b Killick 12 B 6, lb 6, nb 3 ............ 15 Total...................... 246 b Tremlin ... b Reeves ... c Gillingham, Reeves ... st Freeman, Reeves ... not out......... .. 17 .. 12 b .. 17 b .. 5 .. 13 B 16,lb4,nb 2 22 Total (9 wkts)*210 closed. Second innings. b Relf............... c Young, b Oox.. c Butt, b Oox ... c Simms, b Cox... run out ......... 0 c Relf, b Killick.. 62 c Young, b Cbx... 5 c Latham, b Cox 2 b C ox ............... 6 c Leach, b Killick 2 notout............... 0 Byes ......... 2 Total ... 91