Cricket 1905

S ept . 14, 1905 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 405 135 ,, 130 ? ., ? 254 ,, 225 ? t , 265 360 ,, 328 ? ,, 388 493 ,, 415 claimed, all the first 20 runs obtained by Ms side in the first innings, and all the first 23 in the second. Mr. De Trafford, as a glance at the above list will show, quite maintained his reputation as a hitter, despite his long par­ ticipation in county cricket. Hirst’s 341 against Leicestershire ranks as the largest individual innings of the year; the details are as follows :— 50 out of 75 in 75 minutes. 102 150 187 200 250 300 341 If any reader can furnish the particulars necessary to render the details of this record Yorkshire innings complete, I shall be obliged. Few persons, if any, of those who follow cricket at all closely will be found to deny that the chief honours of the season belong to Hirst andArmstrong, respectively the greatest all-round cricketers of England andAustralia. It would be a somewhat delicate matter to decide which of the two is the greater exponent of the game, for, whilst Hirst has a higher batting average than his Australian rival, the latter has a corresponding advan­ tage so far as bowling figures are concerned. There can, however, hardly be any doubt that, as regards fielding ability, the York- shireman holds an advantage, and, if one were asked to decide whether he or Arm­ strong was the finer all-round player, the nature of the verdict would probably turn on this point. Furthermore, it must be remem­ bered that, for some time during the season, Hirst was incapacitated by a damaged leg; hence his record of over two thousand runs and more than a hundred wickets for the season must be considered altogether remark­ able. He is—it may be remarked in paren­ thesis—the only cricketer, living or dead, who has more than once accomplished that great feat. (Last year he made 2,501 runs, and took 132 wickets.) On six occasions he has made more than one thousand runs in addition to obtaining as many as a hundred wickets in a single season, a performance which “ W.G.” placed to his credit seven times. But, if one wishes to institute a com­ parison between these records of the past and present champions, one must bear in mind the fact that, when “ W.G.” was in his prime, the number of great matches was considerably less than it is now, and the chance of accomplishing the all-round per­ formance consequently smaller than it is in these twentieth-century times. Hence, “ W.G.’s ” accomplishments were really far more meritorious than a perusal of the figures would at first lead one to suppose. Arm­ strong’s all-round success is noteworthy, inasmuch as in no previous season had a member of an Australian team in this country made so many runs as he has done in addition to securing over a hundred wickets. In 1886, however, George Giffen, in eleven a-side matches, obtained over 1,500 runs, and more than 150 wickets—a record which Armstrong has not succeeded in dup­ licating. But the latter is still quite ayoung man—he was bom in May, 1879—and will doubtless have several opportunities of equalling the record set up by the South Australian champion. It is worthy of passing remark that three matches played by the present team—v. Dublin University Past and Present, in Dub­ lin ; v. XV. of Scotland, at Glasgow; and v. South Wales, at Cardiff—are not reckoned first-class. An allowance for this fact will have to be made if a comparison be instituted between the doings of Armstrong and Hirst, as the averages generally published of the Australians include the three matches mentioned. G. Logan, not out Extras... ... Total (1 wkt) *139 LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK IVANHOE.—Played at Norbury on August 8 . L. & W. B a n k . H. E. Power, lbw, b Clark......................24 R. S. Hartree, not out ......................75 H. D. Dear, S. G. Tyte, A. M. Cockell, S. Bennett, W. Horncastle, T. C. Sampson, S. Wood and A. Pod­ more did not bat. * Innings declared closed. Second innings:—S.G. Tyte, lbw, b Evans, 14; A.M. Cockell, c Christian, b Clark. 18; S. Bennett, b Clark, 0; T. C. Sampson, b Clark, 17; S. Wood, not out, 8 ; A. Podmore, c Evans, b Clark, 0; Extras, 2. Total (5 wkts) 59. I v a n h o e . M. Willan, b Power ... N. A. Evans, b Dear ... L. Evans, b Power ... C. Champion, b Power E. B. Christian, c Logan, b Power H. S. Champion, Eennett, b Dear st C. Clark, b Power E. H. Rides, o Cockell, b Dear ............... W. Baggaley, b Power L. Case, b Power F. Clark, not out Extras... . 0 0 0 0 ... 14 Total ... 40 HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY v. KEN­ SINGTON PARK.—Played at Finsbury on Sep­ tember 2 . H.AC. W. E. Waigh, c Palmer, b Nicholas ... ... 0 W. J. Chattell. c God­ frey, b Donaldson ...108 R. C. Cole, c Downe, b Brandon ...............42 J. Collins, b Donaldson 0 J. D. H. Watts, c H. S. Nicholas, b Donald­ son ........................ 12 G.A.E. Smith, b Palmer 1 L. M. Leggatt did not bat. K e n s in g to n P a r k . F. C. Adair-Thompson, c H. S. Nicholas, b Palmer ............... 7 R.W.Neumegen,notout 21 M. T. Engman, c H. S. Nicholas, b Donald­ son ...................... 1 T. W. Leage, not out... 3 Extras................ 2 Total (8 wkts)*204 *Inning 8 declared closed. J.G.Donaldson, c Chat­ tell, b Cole............... 83 F. H. Palmer, st Neu­ megen, b Smith D. L. A. Campbell, b Watts...................... E. C. Godfrey, b Collins J. Sheppard, retired ... T. L. Nicholson, lbw, b Leggatt ............... 44 H. D. Nicholas,notout W. A. Downe, b Adair- Thompson ......... W. S.Nicholas, b Adair- Thompson ......... A. F. Graves, b Watts Fxtras............... Total (9 wkts)...128 T. Brandon did not bat. LONDON RIFLE BRIGADE v. HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY—Played at Finsbury on September 5. L.R.B. J. S. Featherstone­ haugh, b Leggatt ... 1 P. L. Canning, c B. T. Bonser, b Chattell... 27 F. H. Whittow, c Adair Thompson, b Leg­ gatt ............. .. ... 5 T. J. Wheeler, absent — D. Raincock, b Watts... 8 Dr. C. E. Hibbard,lbw, b Leggatt............... 7 J. D. H. Watts, c Hib­ bard, b Canning ... 16 F. C. Adair Thompson, c Willis, b Whittow 25 R. C. Cole, c Black, b Whittow ............... 8 A. E. Bradshaw, c and b Whittow .........33 W. J. Chattell, c Feath­ erstonehaugh,bRain- cock ......................13 W. E. Waigh, c and b Whittow ............... 5 A. M. Black, b Watts 77 P. A. Hutton, c sub, b Leggatt ................ 0 H. Williams, b Leg- * gatt ...................... 11 H. Willis, b Chattell... 0 C. W. Potter, not out 2 Extras .........12 Total.........145 B. T. Bonser, run out 2 H. J. Bonser, b Whit­ tow ......................14 L. M. Leggatt, c Feath- crstonehaugh, b Whittow................ 8 J. Collins, not out ... 5 T. W. Leage, notout... 0 Extras ......... 9 Total (9 wkts) 133 C RIORET Report Sheets, lOd. per dozen, postfree. Order of Going-in Cards, 7d. per dozen, post free; Cricket Score Books, 6 d. and Is. each; postage 2d. extra.—To be obtained at the Officesof “ Cricket,” 168, Upper Thames Street London, E.O. CRICKET IN INDIA. BOMBAY GYMKHANA v. POONA GYMKHANA. Played on the Bombay Gymkhana Ground on August 14 and 15. Bombay Gymkhana won by 62 runs. In the match Powell took eleven wickets for 74’ Lieut. Ling ten for 106 runs. B o m bay G y m k h a n a . First innings. S. N. Powell, b L in g .........20 M. E. Nigel Jones, c Stevens, b Ling ......... 4 A. H. S. Aston, c Rutter, b Ling ............................ 22 J. A. C. Kiddle, c Bayford, b Clarke ......................77 E. A. Wodehouse, c Airy, b Ling............................ 0 D. F.Vines,b Winterbottom 5 H. E. Harrington,c Bayford, b Airyl.............................16 J. L. Ainsworth, c Winter- bottom, b Clarke .........11 P. M. D. Sanderson, c Win­ terbottom, b Clarke ... 10 T. G. Ward, not out ......... 2 W. R. B. Douglas, c Car- negy, b Clarke 1 ............... 1 B 2, lb 1, nb 1 ......... 4 Second innings, c and b Ling ... 6 c Stevens, b Airy 25 b Stevens ... lbw, b Ling 27 4 b Winterbottom b Ling............... notout............... : cGray, b Ling... b Winterbottom.. c Lyon, b Ling... b Ling............... 15 B 10,1b 3,w 2... 15 Total......................172 P o o n a G y m k h a n a . Total.........161 First innings. Major C. G. Carnegy, b Powell............................ 8 Capt. E. F. Rutter, not out 60 Capt. M. O.Clarke,b Powell 11 Lieut. J. O. Airy, c Wode­ house, b Ainsworth......... 1 Lieut. W. T. Finlayson, b Powell............................ Bombadier Winterbottom, c Nigel Jones, b Powell... Lieut. C. S. Ling, c Ward, b Powell ...................... Lieut. C. W. Lyon, c Powell, b Douglas...................... Col. C. F. Stevens,c Powell, b Douglas...................... Capt. E. II. Bayford, c Nigel Jones, b Wodehouse Capt. Grey, c Douglas, b Powell............................ B 6 , lb 3, w 2 ......... Second innings. lbw, b Ainsworth 27 c Aston, b Powell 9 c Wodehouse, b b Powell.........10 st Sanderson, b Douglas.........29 b Powell not out... b Powell b Powell b Douglas 0 16 3 0 0 22 b Ward c Douglas,b Ains­ worth .........33 B 5, lb 2, nb 3 10 Total... ...113 Total. ...159 B o m bay G y m k h a n a . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Lieut. Ling ... 13 3 44 4 .......... 18 2 62 6 ~ ~ 1 23 0 .......... 11 2 32 1 3 33 1 .......... 11 2 33 2 43 1 .......... 7 2 9 1 25 4 .......... 2 0 10 0 Captain Clarke delivered one no-ball. P o o n a G y m k h a n a . First innings. Second innings. ~ ~ O. M. R. W. Col. Stevens ... 5 Bd.Winterb’tt’m 11 Lieut. Airey ... 11 1 Capt. Clarke ... 7.2 1 Ainsworth Powell ... Douglas ... Ward ... Wodehouse O. M. R. W. 7 1 21 1 ... 10.4 0 34 6 ... , 8 0 17 2 ... . 6 0 16 0 ... 2 0 14 1 ... Kiddle 3.2 20 . 17 , 5 5 . 7 1 5 6 1 0 15 0 1 13 0 12 2 40 5 46 23 1 Douglas delivered one no-ball and Ainsworth two. BOMBAY GYMKHANA v. ISLAM GYMKHANA. Played at Bombay on August 13. Islam Gymkhana won by two wickets and 38 runs. Tumboowalla took seven of the ten Bombay wickets at a cost of only 33 runs. B om ba y G y m k h a n a . H.Cheetham, bMullaji S.N.Powell,lbw,bTum- boowalla ................ 17 M.E. NigelJones, c &b Tumboowalla......... 4 D. F. Vines, b Mullaji 3 E. Priestley, st P. Ma­ homed,bTumboowalla 0 C. L. Burns, b Mullaji 9 J.A. C. Kiddle, b Tum­ boowalla ................ 10 P. M. D. Sanderson, b Tumboowalla......... T. G. Ward, not out... F.P. West, b Tumboo­ walla ...................... M. H. Hogg, c llazak, b Tumboowalla ... Total 53