Cricket 1906

108 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M ay 3, 19U6. siderable share in Marlborough’s nine wickets victory over Rugby, hitting up 78 at the start of the match. He and A. P. Scott went in together and scored 153 for the first wicket in an hour and three-quarters. The Athletic News Cricket Annual for 1906 contains a great amount of infor­ mation which will prove of use and interest to all who play or follow the game. Published, as hitherto, at the price of threepence, the present issue— the nineteenth—is quite as good as any of its predecessors, which is saying a very great deal. The useful booklet is edited by “ Tityrus,” who must possess sufficient statistical ability to stock a whole family. ------ A t the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the M.C.C. at Lord’s last evening it was proposed by Mr. F. B. May that Law 54 should be made to read as follows:— “ That in a two-day match the captain of the batting side has power to declare his innings closed at any time, but such declara­ tion may not be made on the first day later than one hour and forty minutes before the hour of drawing stumps.’ ’ The time-limit suggestion was made with a view to preventing the batting side from securing an unfair advantage in a failing light. In order for the proposal to become law, a two-thirds majority in the votiDg was necessary. After some discussion the resolution was carried. I u n d e r s t a n d that the appeal of Lord Curzon to his friends on behalf of the Derbyshire County C.C. has increased the income of the club by £500 a year for some years. It now remains to be seen whether Lord Curzon’s splendid efforts will be backed up by the people of Derbyshire. DEGENERATES. [ “ An old Cambridge professional once told me that he had swept the snow from the ground for one or two gentlemen (whose names he gave) who used to practise cricket at five o’clock on a winter’s morning.” —A correspondent in The Times.~\ Alack ! for our degenerate day, Arraigned within the dock, When people seldom rise to play A game at five o’clock. We saunter on the field at noon, We lunch from one to three, A ball or two, and all too soon We scamper off to tea ! Contrast the spirit of our sires, The strenuous lives they led ; They quelled the slackness which conspires To keep a man in bed ! Though black the night as is the tomb, They thought it quite a lark Amid the circumambient gloom To practice in the dark ! But we, their sons, we never try —How sad !—our skill at cricket Unless we’re able to descry The outlines of the wicket! —Daily News. SURREY XI. v. NEXT SIXTEEN. Played at the Oval on April 30 and May 1. The Next Sixteen won by fourteen wickets. Owing to rain no play was possible in this annual match between one o’clock and half­ past three on the first day. The weather was extremely cold, and the attendance naturally small. The Eleven, batting first, scored 147 in just under two hours and a half, the best display being given by Hobbs, who, in addition to showing good defence, drove finely and hit well to leg. Serviceable scores were contributed by Holland and Crawford, who added 43 in partnership in forty minutes. When stumps were drawn the Next Sixteen had scored 65 for three wickets, the day’s play concluding with a brilliant piece of work on the part of Strudwick, who stumped Sarel off a fast ball on the leg-side delivered by Smith. On Tuesday the game was resumed upon a wicket which favoured the bowlers considerably. The Next Sixteen, in heading their opponents by 28 runs on the first inn­ ings, did as well as could be expected. On going in for the second time the Eleven fared badly against Rushby and Jackson, losing Hayward with only 5 runs scored, and having six wickets down for 45. The total eventually reach 66, each of the bowlers named obtaining five wickets. The ground was certainly against heavy scoring, but the display was inglorious notwithstanding. The sixteen experienced no difficulty in making the 39 required to win, losing only one wicket in the task. Score and analysis:— S urrey . First innings. Haj'ward,cMeads.bJackson 15 Hobbs, c Gooder, b Meads 37 Hayes, b Rushby.................17 Holland,c Spring,b Rushby 24 Baker,stStedman,b Rushby 1 J. N. Crawford, c Rushby, b Jackson ........................24 J. E. Raphael, b Rushby ... 2 Lees, c Gooder, b Rushby... 0 Gamble, b Rushby .......... 9 Smith, not out ................. 5 Strudwick, c and b Jackson 8 Byes ........................ 5 Second innings, lbw, b Rushby ... 1 c Davis,b Rushby 17 c Davis,b Rushby 11 c Moulder,bJack­ son .................10 c Nice, b Jackson 8 Total... ..........147 N e x t XVI. b Jackson......... c Stedman, b Jackson.......... c Spring, b Jack­ son ................. c Jackson, b Rushby ......... not out .......... c May, b Rushby B 5, lb 1 ... Total 66 Goatly, c Hayward, b Gamble ................. Davis, c Hobbs, b Gamble ................. Moulder, run out W.G.M.Sarel.st Strud­ wick, b Smith.......... Stedman, c Holland, b Gamble ................. Gooder, b Smith Spring, lbw, b Smith O. H. Jupp, st Strud­ wick, b Gamble ... Nice, b Lees................. Lawrence, run out ... Platt, c Crawford, b Gamble ................. Blacklidge, b Lees ... P. R. May,c Gamble, b L e e s........................ Meads, c Strudwick, b Crawford................. Rushby, not out Jackson, c Gamble, b L ees........................ B 3, lb 2, w 1, nb 2 Total ..........175 Second innings: -Goatly, not out, 15; Davis, c Baker, b Smith, 17 ; Moulder, not out, 6 ; byes, 3.— Total (1 wkt), 41. S u rre y XI. First innings. O. M. R. W. Jackson.......... 16.2 1 49 3 ... Meads ..........18 G 32 1 ... M ay................. 2 0 13 0 ... Rushby.......... 19 5 18 6 ... N e x t XVI. First innings. O. M. R. W. Crawford ... 17 5 41 1 ... G am ble.......... 22 4 67 o ... Smith .......... 11 2 40 3 ... Lees..................10.3 1 19 4 ... Second innings. O. M. R. W. ... 15 5 29 5 ... 15.1 5 31 5 Second innings. O. M. R. W. 0 22 0 0 16 1 M.C.C. AND GROUND v. NOTTS. Played at Lord’s on May 2. To be continued to-day. Owing to rain, it was not until half-past one that any play was possible in this match at Lord’s yesterday. The weather was so cold and showery that lessthan fifty spectators were present when Notts commenced batting. A. O. Jones, who was lucky, being missed when he had made 5 and again with his score at 31, hit 51 out of the first 94 runs obtained in an hour. Shortly afterwards rain again fell, and at five o’clock play was abandoned for the day. N otts . A. O. Jones, not out ..................... Iremonger, c Carpenter, b Dennett. J. Gunn, st Butt, b J T. Hearne G. Gunn, not out ............................ Extras.................................... 19 12 Total (three wickets) ... 101 OXFORD SENIORS’ MATCH. Played at Oxford on April 30, May 1 and 2. Drawn. The feature of this match, which was abandoned yesterday owing to rain, was the innings of 130 by H. M. Butterworth, the Marlborough College and Wiltshire batsman. He was at the wicket for two hours and a half, and hit a 6 and twenty 4’s, his straight driving being very fine. Apart from a chance in the slips when 69, he made no mistake. M r. V. A. Srow’s S ide. 18 41 First innings. G G M.Bennett(Magdalen), c Lyon,b Snowdon......... C A.L.Payne (New College), c Butterworth, b Lyon ... 81 A. M. P. Lyle (Trinity), c Snowdon, b Lyon .......... M.H. Ravenhill (Brasenose), c Buxton, b Worsley ... 6 P.T.Lewis (Balliol),cButter- worth, b Snowdon.............41 R Gorell Barnes (Balliol), c Cruw.vs, b Lyon ........... 1 V.A.S. Stow (Exeter), c But­ terworth, b Lyon ............. 26 G. V. Goodliffe (Magdalen), c Snowdon, b Lyon ... 0 II. E. Forrester (Oriel), run out ................................ 3 A. H. Fyffe (University), c Malden, b Snowdon ... 6 C.F.Younger (NewCollege), c Malden, b Worsley ...25 T.H.Donaldson(Worcester), not out..................................21 B 18, lb 1 ....................19 Second innings. c Malden,bHoskin 42 c Malden,bSnow­ don ................ 27 b Lyon v. ... 10 b Lyon .......... 0 b Hoskin ..........23 cWorsley,b Lyon 22 c and b Lyon ... 0 not out................. 11 b Hoskin .......... 1 Byes Gamble delivered one wide and two no-balls. Total .................288 Total M r . R . V . B uxton ’ s S ide . C. J. Fanner (New), c and b Forrester ...75 H.M.Butterworth (Uni­ versity), b Barnes ...130 T.W.S.Malden(Keble), c Younger, b Good­ liffe ........................ 0 R. G. Cruwys (Exeter), c Forrester, b Good­ liffe ....,.................10 H.H. K.Worsley (Mag­ dalen),c Fyffe,D For­ rester ........................ 0 A.O.Snowdon(Trinity), c Goodliffe, b Barnes 10 R.V. Buxton (Trinity), b Barnes................. () G.R.J.Round(Trinity), b Barnes.......... ... 10 O. F. Huyshe (Keble), run out ................. 2 J. B. Lyon (New), not out ........................12 W.W.Hoskin(Trinity), c and b Lyle... 0 S.Kenworthy(Queen’s), b Lyle ... .......... o B 12, lb 7 ..........19 Total ...271 Lyon.......... Snowdon... Hoskin ... Kenworthy Worsley ... Buxton ... Younger... 10 Fyffe ... 14 Donaldson 4 Goodliffe... 15 M r. S tow ’s Side. First innings. O. M. R. W. . 20 . 14 . 7 . 3 12 . 5 2 71 5 .. 0 79 3 ... 1 39 0 ... 0 21 0 ... 2 36 2 ... 0 23 0 ... Second innings* O. M. R. W. . 17 . 7 . 13.4 . 4 30 43 1 48 3 15 0 M r. B u x to n ’8 Side. M. R. W. 2 28 0 IForrester 3 47 0 I Lyle ... 1 29 0 I Barnes ... 1 73 2 M. R. W, 0 51 2 1 4 2 2 20 4 Fyffe delivered one no-ball.