Cricket 1906

M a y 24, 1906. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 149 KENT y. YORKSHIRE. Played at Catford on May 17, 18 and 19. Yorkshire won hy 119 runs. Owing to an injured finger Tunnicliffe was unable to assist Yorkshire in this match, whilst Ringrose stood down in favour of Grimshaw. The oppor­ tunity was taken of giving a trial to B. B. Wilson, a fast bowler from Scarborough, who had done well in local'cricket On the opening day the weather was gloomy and showery, and the wicket soft. Yorkshire commenced badly, Wilson and Rothery both being out by the time the score had reached 27, whilst at 51 Rudston was also sent back. Denton and Hirst then made a stand, and were still together when, with the score at 71 for three wickets (made in 70 minutes), play was suspended for 35 minutes owing to the bad light. Upon resuming, the pair continued to play well, but, when the partnership for the fourth wicket had realised 52 in half-an-liour, Denton was dismissed by means of a very fine catch at cover-point by Marsham, who took the quickly- travelling ball with one hand low down. Denton batted 65 minutes for his 46, and hit six-4’s and four 3%. Rhodes was soon disposed of, but, with five wickets down for 122, Hirst found a very useful partner in Grimshaw. The latter, who was content to play a purely defensive game whilst his vis-H-vis hit, made only ten runs out of 59 score 1 during his first hour’s stay at the wicket, but his barn-door tactics proved of great use to his side. When the two had added 77 together for the sixth wicket in 75 minutes, Hirst’s fine innings was closed. The outgoing batsman had given a most praiseworthy display, for, although on going in he had appeared somewhat uneasy when playing against Blythe, he hit well all round the wicket as soon as he settled down. His driving, pulling, and leg-hitting were worth going miles to see. When he had made six he offered a very hard chance to point, but made no other mistake. He scored 101 out of 148 made whilst in in 120minutes, being caught at slip off the follow­ ing ball from which he reached three figures, and hit seventeen 4’s and six 3*s. After lunch play had again been suspended for half-an-hour on account oi the light, which was never good throughout the day. Grimshaw continued his defensive methods after Hirst’s departure, and, in all, batted over a couple of hours for 22. Altogether, Yorkshire scored 229 in under four hours, stumps being drawn for the day when the last wicket fell. Fielder bowled admirably on a wicket not best suited to his deliveries, and obtained seven wickets for 54. More genial weather prevailed when, on Friday morning, Kent began their innings. Hearne was dismissed l.b.w. at 31, but 50 went up in 35 minutes without further loss. Seymour, when 12, was missed by Myers at cover, and the mistake proved somewhat expensive, for, when the hundred was reached at the end of seventy minutes, the pair were still together, and only one wicket down. The outlook for Kent was certainly bright, for both Humphreys and Seymour appeared well set, and, with nine wickets in hand, the side were but 129 runs behind. The second wicket (Humphrey’s) fell at 119, the partnership having realised 88 in 55 minutes. The outgoing batsman had scored 60 out of 119 in 85 minutes, havifag hit eight 4’s and two 3’s. He reached 50 in 70 minutes. With his departure, Hirst and Haigh bowled with such effect that the last eight Kent wickets fell for 59 in 70 minutes. A. P. Day, who played so well last year, was out at 124, Hardinge at 128, and Seymour at 143, Hirst being responsible for the downfall of all three. Seymour made some fine off-drives during the 80 minutes he was at the wicket, and claimed 54 of the 112 runs made whilst in, his chief hits being seven 4’s and two 3’s. At 144 Marsham was disposed of without a run by Haigh, who, at 160, sent back Huish and Fairservice with successive balls. After lunch the last two wickets added 11 in a quarter of an hour, Kent being dis­ missed in just over 150 minutes for 178, which left them in a minority of 51. When Yorkshire went in the second time, Blythe proved very difficult to play, and wickets fell fast. Wilson was out at 6, and Rothery at 9. Rudstone batted steadily, and helped Denton to take the score to 40, but, when Hirst was sent back, four wickets had fallen in 50 minutes for 49. Fortunately for Yorkshire, however, Denton played a capital innings—quite one of the best of his career—but received very little support. At 69 Rhodes and Grimshaw fell to consecutive balls, six wickets being then down. Myers played steadily, and, although he scored only 9, helped Denton to add 36 for the seventh wicket in 40 minutes. The last-named was bowled by Fielder after he had made 68 out of 130 in 140 minutes He hit seven.4’s, and made some fine strokes on the leg-side. Yorkshire’s second innings realised 137 in 150 minutes, Blythe obtaining seven wickets at a cost of 9 runs apiece. Kent were set 18i) to win, and, before close of play, had made 15 without loss. The wicket had worn considerably when, on Saturday, Kent endeavoured Jo obtain the 174 runs still required. A close finish liad been anticipated, as the home team had all their wickets in hand. A heavy blow quickly befel the batting side, however, for, off the second ball of the day, Hearne was run out, Wilson throwing in a hundred yards from the square-leg boundary in splendid fashion. At 26 Humphreys was out to a dazzling catch by Grimshaw in the slips, whilst 1 run later Myers brilliantly caught Seymour at square-leg. Yorkshire were fielding in perfect style, their display being quite the best seen in London during the present season. Wickets con­ tinued to fall rapidly, Hardinge being bowled at 33, Day sent back at 47, Marsham at 52, and Blakerat55. The others gave little trouble, and, by half-past twelve, the whole side had been disposed of for 69, made in 105 minutes. The Kent batting was very weak, but it must be remembered that the Yorkshire fielding and bowling were of a very high standard Hirst wasalmost irresistible, his seven wickets being taken for only 33 runs. The collapse of Kent naturally came as a disappointment to supporters of the home side, who had expected to see a good fight made.” Yorkshire, who showed vastly different form from what they did at Cambridge earlier in the week, won easily b y 119 runs. Score and analysis:— Y orkshire . First innings. Second innings. Rothery, b Fielder ......... 14 lbw, bBlythe ... 2 Wilson (B. B.), b Fielder ... 0 bBlythe .......... 5 Denton, c Marsham, b Blythe...............................46 Rudston, c Day, b Fielder 13 Hirst, c Seymour, b Blythe 101 Rhodes, c Huish, b fielder 7. Grimshaw, b Fielder......... 22 Haigh, b Fielder................ 11 Myers, st Huish, b Blytho 1 Lord Hawke, c Humphreys, b Fielder ........................ 7 Dolphin, not o u t................ 3 B 3, lb 1 ................. 4 b Fielder .......... b Fielder .......... stHuish,b Blythe lbw, b Blythe ... c Marsham, b Blithe .......... b Fairservice ... c Hearne,bBlythe notout................. b Blythe .......... B 6, lb 3 ... Total... ...229 ’ K ent . First innings. Heame (A.), lbw, b Rhodes 8 Humphreys, st Dolphin, b Rhodes ........................60 Jas. Seymour, c Rhodes, b Hirst ...............................54 A. P. Day, b Hirst ......... 5 Hardinge, b Hirst ......... 0 R. N. R. Blaker, b Hirst ... 28 C. H. B. Marsham, b Haigh 0 Huish, b Haigh ................ 5 Fairservice, b H aigh......... 0 Blythe, c Hawke, b Haigh 2 Fielder, not out ................. 1 Byes........................15 Total... ...137 Second innings. run out ..........10 c Grimshaw, b Hirst .......... 7 c Myers, b Hirst 8 c Rothery, b Rhodes .......... 4 b Hirst................. 4 c Wilson, b Hirst 16 c Grimshaw, b Hirst................. 1 c Rothery, Rhodes ... b Hirst......... b Hirst......... not out......... B 1, lb 4 Total.. ..178 Total.. ... 1 ... 5 ... 2 ... 6 ... 5 ... 69 Blythe Fielder Fairservice Humphreys Hearne Y o rk sh ire . First innings. O. M. R. W. 32 9 99 3 . 29.5 11 54 7 8 2 27 0 . 7 0 32 0 7 2 13 0 K ent . First innings. O. M. R. W. Hirst................. 19.3 7 46 4 ... Rhodes ......... 11 1 54 2 ... Haigh ......... 20 3 42 4 ... Myers ......... 5 1 21 0 ... Second innings. O.M. R. W. . ... 28 10 63 7 ........ 18 1 49 2 . ... 10 4 16 1 Second innings. O. M. R. W ... 18.4 7 33 7 ... 19 7 27 2 ... 1 01 0 ... 2 0 3 0 HAMPSHIRE v. SURREY. Played at Aldershot on May 17, 18 and 19. Surrey won by ten wickets. In this, the return, match Captain Greig displaced Sprot, who had met with an injury, whilst on the Surrey side Raphael appeared vice Davis. Hamp­ shire won the toss and batted first on a very uncer­ tain wicket. Johnston, who had played such a large innings earlier in the week for the Army against Hampshire, was caught at the wicket in the first over, whilst Mead, the hero of the Yorkshire match, was sent back at 14. Wynyard batted steadily, claiming but ten of the first 44 runs, the Surrey bowling being very true. Hill alone met the attack with any confidence, and even he took an hour and three-quarters to score 48. Hampshire were all out in two and a-half hours for 114, Lees, who generally does well against the side, taking five wickets for 40. Surrey commenced disasterously, Hayward being bowled off his legs by the second ball sent down, whilst at 37 Hobbs was caught by Captain Greig at cover-point. Thewicket had improved considerably by now, and Hayes experienced little difficulty in obtaining runs. With Crawford the latter added 72 for the third wicket in 50 minutes, and with Holland 74 for the fourth without being separated in 50 min­ utes before stumps were drawn. Hayes, who did not make a single bad stroke, reached 100 out of 153 in two hours, and at the close was not out with 117 to his credit. The game was resumed in more pleasant weather on Friday, Surrey then being 69 ahead with seven wickets in hand. Holland was bowled by Langford at 231, his partnership with Hayes having realised 120 in 90 minutes. Hayes, who had been sent back at 229, hit well all round thewicket during the 185 minutes he was in, and made no mistake whatever. His chief strokes were twenty-one 4’s. Langford and Badcock then bowled so effectively that Surrey’s last six wickets tumbled down for 63, the whole side being out for 292, made in just over four horn's. Badcock, as will be seen, obtained six wickets for 85. Hampshire, 178 behind, started their second innings with Wynyard and Johnston, and by luncli-time had scored 27 without loss. Directly after resuming, however, and before any addition had been made to the total, the former was dismissed. Mead and Johnston then came together and made a useful stand, adding 60 in partnership for the second wicket, before Johnston was caught at the wicket for a very serviceable innings. Mead and Hill took the score forward to 127, when the young professional was disposed of for awell-played 46. The useful start was, unfortunately for Hamp­ shire, not maintained,for, although only three wickets were down for 152, six men were out by the time the score was 153, Hill and Greig falling in one over from Hayes. Llewellyn and Langford then playedout time, Hampshire, when stumps were drawn, being but ten runs ahead and having only four wickets to fall. During the day, it is of interest to note, Surrey scored 109 for seven wickets and their opponents 188 for six. On Saturday the four outstanding wickets soon fell, and Surrey, set 54 to win, hit up 56 in half-an-hour without loss, and so won by ten wickets. The winning hit was a drive over the boundary by Raphael for six. Surrey’s ground fielding in this match was very good, especially on the part of Lees, Crawford and Raphael. Score and analysis:— H am pshire . First innings. A.C.Johnston, c Strudwick, b Knox ........................ 1 Capt.E G.Wynyard, b Lees 10 Mead (O. P.), b Lees ..........10 A.J. L.Hill, lbw, b Crawford 18 Capt.J.G.Greig, c Hayward, b Knox ........................ 3 Bowell, b Crawford .......... 4 Llewellyn, c Hobbs, b Lees 1 Langford, c Hayes, b Craw­ ford ............................... 3 C. Robson, b Lees ..........14 Badcock, not out................. 5 E. M. C. Ede, c Strudwick, b Lees............................... 0 B 7, lb 5, w 1, nb 2 ... 15 Total... ..........114 S urrey . Second innings, c Strudwick, b Knox ..........31 cCrawford,bLees 19 c Strudwick, b Knox ..........46 b Hayes ..........29 b Hayes ..........16 lbw, b Knox ... 1 c Gamble,bCraw- fo r d .................35 c Holland,b Lees 21 b Crawford ... 0 run out ..........16 not Qut................. 0 B 9,lb 2, wl, nb 5 17 Total ...231 Hayward,b Badcock... 0 Hobbs, c Greig, b Bad­ cock ........................15 Hayes, c Greig,bMead 147 J. N. Crawford, b Badcock .................20 Holland, b Langford 42 Lord Dalmeny, c Lle­ wellyn, b Langford 7 J. E. Raphael, b Bad­ cock ........................23 Second in n in g sH ob b s, not out, 26; J. E. Rap­ hael, not out, 24; B 2, lb 4.—Total (no wicket) 56. Lees, c Johnston, b Badcock.................15 Gamble, c Langford, b Badcock .......... 3 N.A Knox,cJohnston, b Langford .......... 5 Strudwick, not ou t... 6 B 3, lb 5, w 1 ... 9 Total ...292 Lees Knox Crawford H am pshire. First innings. O. M. R. W. 21.4 7 40 5 ... , 11 10 40 4 19 3 ... Gamble Hayes ... Second innings. O. M. R. W. 29.3 6 63 2 27 13 5 . 4 6 87 3 1 11 2 2 17 0 0 6 2 Lees delivered two wides and Knox seven no-balls. Badcock... Mead lAugford E d e .......... H ill.......... S urrey . First innings. O. M. R. W. . 29.3 . 17 . 23 . 13 . 6 7 85 6 1 77 1 ... 7 54 3 ... 0 47 0 .. 0 20 0 ... Greig ... Bowell . Second innings. O. M. R. W. ... 4 0 20 0 5 0 13 0 2.1 0 11 0 . 1 0 6 0