Cricket 1906

156 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a y 24, 1906. .. DERBYSHIRE v. LANCASHIRE. Played at Derby on May 21, 22 and 23. Lancashire won by 103 runs. • In cold and dull weather, and on a ground slow after previous rain, the cricket season at Derby opened on Monday last. On the Lancashire side Huddleston replaced Stanning, whilst R. B. Rick­ man, who played a few times for Devonshire in 1903, made his first appearance for the home side. Spooner and Findlay started well for the visitors, 49 being reached ere the first wicket fell. This fine form was not maintained, however, for by the time the, score had reached 125 five men were out. Tyl­ desley, who hit seven 4’s, played a very useful, but not one of his best, innings. He batted an hour and a-half. Harry also played well for seventy-five minutes, adding 37 for the sixth wicket with Tyldes­ ley, and 46 for the seventh with MacLaren. The innings closed for 221, made in one hundred and ninety-five .minutes. Derbyshire certainly fielded far better than they had done at Lord’s the previous week, Only One catch being dropped. The home Side lost Wright at 15, but Macdonald showed such stubborn defence that lie "batted thirty:five minutes for a couple of runs, that being all he had made when, with the score at 40, he was caught by Hud­ dleston.. Ollivierre hit in fine fashion,- his display providing the best cricket of the day. With Cadman lie added 57 for the third wicket in thirty-five minutes ere he was disposed of for 59 made out of 82 in fifty minutes. lie drove splendidly, and hit three 6’s (two in one over from Harry) and four 4’s. When stumps were drawn, Derbyshiie were 101 behind and had five wickets in hand, Cadman being not- out 30. On Tuesday the last-named and Lawton resisted the bowling bravely, and added 85 to the overnight total ere they were parted. Cadman, whose innings was a very useful, but lucky, one, was out at'195, and eleven mns later the inrtings closed, having lasted exactly three hours. In their second innings Lancashire commenced in sorry fashion, losing three men for 28, but at lunch time the score had been taken to 41 without further loss. Sharp and Harry, however, were seen at their best. The former, who helped Poidevin add 88 in 55 minutes for .the fourth wicket, made 69 in 105 minutes, and hit seven 4’s, whilst Harry, whose partnership with Sharp for the sixth wicket realised 70, scored 84 in 105 minutes, without giving a chance, and hit a 5 and ten 4’s. When play ceased for the day, Derby­ shire required 276 to win and had eight wickets to fall. Yesterday, in wanner, but showery, weather, Wright and Ollivierre faced the uphill task, but the latter, after hitting up 30 out of 48, was out lbw Wright played well for 39, made out of 88 whilst in" but, apart from Needham and Warren, the later’ batsmen made no serious stand against Kermode, and Lancashire were ultimately left victorious by 103 runs. Score and analysis :— L ancashire . L ancashire , S ussbx . First innings. Second innings. First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Oadman ... ... 27.2 7 71 3 ... ... 21 4 53, 3 Lewis .. 15 5 28 2 .. ... 17 5 37 3 Bestwick ... ... 27 7 59 3 ... ... 23.2 7 63 3 Bailey ... .. 28.4 3 118 6 .. ... 21 4 88 3 Warren ... ... 20 4 58 4 ... ... 25 6 106 3 Maxwell ... . 8 2 14 1 .. ... 161 2 40 2 Morton ... ... 2 0 13 0 ... ... 2 0 3 1 Robson ... . 5 1 19 1 .. ... 2 0 7 0 Lawton ... 8 3 22 0 Braund ... . . 7 0 30 0 .. ... 11 1 39 1 Rickman ... 6 2 24 0 Warren and Bestwick each bowled one wide. S om erset. First innings. Second innings. D erbyshire . O. M. R. W. O. M. R.W . First innings. Second innings. Relf (A.) ... ... 15 7 26 4 ........ 19 8 26 0 O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Cox .......... ... 7 1 30 0 ........15 5 29 1 Kennode ... 3^.2 8 101 7 ... ... 24.2 6 73 6 Killick ... ... 12 4 30 2 ........ 10 3 20 1 Dean.......... ... 12 3 42 0 ... ... 8 1 35 0 Leach.......... ... 4 2 2 9 4 ........13 6 27 0 Harry ... 15 2 51 1 ... ... 22 8 51 3 Vine ... 7 0 3 0 Huddleston ... 6 3 6 1 ... ... 6 1 26 1 First innings. R. H. Spooner, b Best- wick ...................................28 W. Findlay, c Warren, b Bestwick ............................15 Tyldesley, c Humphries, b Warren ........................ L. O. S. Poidevin, c aud b . Oadman .......................... 7 Sharp, b Warren.................... 16 A. Eccles, c Wright, b Best­ wick ................................. 9 Harry, b Warren.................... 36 A. O. MacLaren, c Oadman, b Warren ........................ Huddleston, st Humphries, b Cadman......................... 8 Kermode, b Cadman.......... 0 Dean, not out.......................... 3 B 8, lb 11, w 1 ... .,.20 Second innings, c Warren, b Cad­ man ................. c Morton, b Best­ wick ................. 33 55 b Cadman . b Warren ... . c Humphries, Bestwick... . b Warren ... . c Needham, Warren ... . 24 b Warren b Cadman ... b Bestwick... not out... 69 84 Total ... ...221 D erbyshire . First innings. L. G. Wright, c MacLaren, b Kermode........................13 J. A. Macdonald, c Huddle­ ston, b Kermode .......... 2 C. A. Olliviere, lbw, b Ker­ mode ...............................59 Cadman, b Harry ..........53 Needham, b Huddleston ... 5 R. B. Rickman, b Kermode 5 A. E. Lawton, b Kermode... 52 Morton, c Findlay, b Ker­ mode ............................... 0 Warren, run o u t................. 5 Humphries, not out .......... 5 B 7, lb 4, w 1 12 Total ..283 Second innings. b Harry ..........39 c Huddleston, b Kermode ... 19 lbw, b Kennode 30 c Findlay, b Kermode..........17 c MacLaren, b Harry ..........22 b Harry .......... 8 b Huddleston ... 4 Ker- Bestwick, b Kermode B 5, lb 1 .......... ' Total.......................206 b Kennode. b Kermode c Eccles, b mode................. 6 not out................. 1 B 6, lb 2, w 1, nb 1 10 Total........195 SOMERSET v. SUSSEX. Played at Bath, on May 21, 22 and 23. v • Abandoned. Upon winning the toss, Woods, thinking the wicket would improve as the day wore on, sent Sussex in. , Up to a certain pointhis policy met with success, five Sussex wickets going down in an hour for 53 runs. Then, however, A. E. Relf, who scored 4 5 out of 62, and Cox added 34 together for the sixth wicket, whilst, later,[Smith and Leach(whohit Braund to leg for a 6) put on 83 for the ninth in forty minutes. The innings closed for 219, Bailey following up his success against Wanvickshire by taking six wickets for 118. Had the Somerset fielding been reliable, the total would doubtless have been considerably less. Martyn, however, was seen at his best behind the wicket,, and dismissed four men. Somerset lost Johnson at 9, but, although the score was taken to 53 before the second wicket fell, six were down for 85 and the whole side disposed of for 107 in ninety- five minutes. At the end of the innings, Leach proved very deadly, obtaining four wickets in 26 balls for 9 mns. Braund batted eighty minutes for 28, a feature of his most useful innings being a hit for 6 off A. E. Relf. Fry held himself back when Sussex, with a lead of 112,went in again. In the few minutes available before stumps were drawn, the visitors scored 7 runs for the loss of Seymour’s wicket. On Tuesday Fry was very easily caught at slip off the first ball sent down, w’hilst Killick and A. E. Relf were disposed of in brilliant fashion in the slips. In this manner four wickets went down for 26. Vine then joined R. R. Relf, who hit Bailey for 18 (including a 6) in one over, and together the pair added 59 for the fifth wicket. Relf’s 54 took seventy minutes to compile; it was a faultless effort, which contained a 6 and six 4’s. Vine found another useful partner in Cox, the two putting on 68 for the seventh wicket ere the latterwas run out by Humphries. When the innings closed for 218, made in one hundred and seventy minutes, Vine was left to carry out his bat for a chanceless 80, made in one hundred and forty minutes, and con­ taining a 6, a 5, and six 4’s. Set 331 to win, Somerset lost Johnson at 62, and by the time stumps w-ere drawn (owing to bad light) had made 108 for the loss of two wickets. Yesterday, on account of rain, the match had to be reluctantly abandoned as a draw. Score and analysis S ussex . First innings. C.B.Fry,cMartyn,b Maxwell 5 Vine, c Robson, b Lewis ... 0 Killick, st Martyn, b Lewis 10 Relf(A.E.),cBraund,bBailey 45 Relf (R.),st Martin,b Bailey 10 H. L. Simms, b Robson ... 5 Cox (G.),c Martyn, b Bailey 37 C. L. A. Smith, c Robson, b Bailey...............................43 Seymour (John), c Braund, b Bailey ........................ 3 Leach, c Braund, b Bailey 49 Butt, not out........................ 2 B 8, lb 2 .................10 Total .................219 S omerset . First innings. Braund, c R. Relf, b Leach 28 not out P.R. Johnson, c Simms, b A. Relf ............................... 3 Lewis, c Butt, b A. Relf ... 21 Robson, c Seymour,b A.Relf 8 H. H. Humphries, b A. Relf 0 Hardy, c R. Relf, b Leach... 17 H. Martyn, lbw, b Leach ... 2 S. M. J. Woods, c Vine, b Killick............................... 14 F. M. Lee, c Fry, b Killick 0 Maxwell, c Cox, b Leach ... 0 Bailey, not out ................. 2 B 11, lb 1 .................12 Second innings, c Lee, b Lewis... 0 not out.................80 c Braund,bLewis 9 cLewis.bMaxwell 0 lbw, b Bailey ... 54 c Lee, b Bailey... 12 ltin out ..........42 stMartyn,bBailey 5 c Hardy, b Lewis 0 cMartyn.bBraund 0 b Maxwell.......... 9 B 2, lb 5 ... 7 Total......... 218 Second innings. b Killick ... c Fry, b Cox not out......... Total ...107 B 1, lb 2 ... 3 Total (2 wkts) 108 YORKSHIRE v. LEICESTERSHIRE. Played at Leeds on May 21 and 22. T A SENSATIONAL COLLAPSE. Yorkshire won by aninnings and 103”runs. Cold and cheerless Weather markedrth©'. Com­ mencement of this match on Monday, the north-east wind being very bitter. Lord Hawke, upon winning the toss, opened the innings himself, and, although he was in over an hour for twelve, his innings was a very useful one. Denton played a very great game for his side upon the slow wicket, showing sound defence and hitting w-ell when the opportunity occurred. With Lord Hawke he added 47 for the second wicket, and with Rhodes 72 for the fifth in forty minutes. When he had made 91 he was missed by Jayes off King, but made no other mistake. Altogether, he made 108 out of 155 in one hundred and ninety-seven minutes, hitting thirteen 4’s and five 3’s. The innings eventually closed for 244, made in two hundred and ten minutes, which was a fairly good rate considering the condition of the ground. Gill, who was not tried until the score had reached 206 for five wickets, dismissed a couple of men for 18. On the treacherous ground Leicestershire failed completely before Hirst and Rhodes, who bowled unchanged throughout the innings, and were all dis­ posed of in fifty-five minutes for 34, which is, so far, the smallest aggregate of the year. Hirst followed up his success at Catford by an even greater perfonn- ance, taking seven wickets for 18. At the conclusion of the Leicestershire innings stumps were drawn for the day. On Tuesday the visitors were called upon to follow-on 210 behind,but at no time did it appear likely that they would escape the innings defeat, especially as it was known that Wood, owing to an abscess on his right arm, could not bat. Leicester­ shire gave another very feeble display, and at ten minutes past one the match was over. King batted an hour for 26, but received very poor support, only De Trafford and Coe following his example in reaching double figures. Hirst again bowled finely, obtaining five wickets at a cost of just over nine and a-half runs each. Yorkshire won by an innings and 103 runs. Score and analysis Lord Hawke, c Odell, b C oe........................12 Rothery, lbw, b King 11 Y orkshire . Denton, b Gill Rudston, c Knight, Coe ................ Hirst, c Whiteside, Coe ....................... Rhodes, c Whitehead b Odell ............... ..108 b .. 13 b 3 Grimshaw, c Odell, b King.................... 12 Haigh, c Jayes, b King.................... 19 Wilson, lbw, b King 0 Myers, b Gill ........ 4 Dolphin, not out ... 0 B 14, lb 1 0 ......24 38 L eicestershire . Total ..244 First innings. O. E. De Tranord, c Dolphin, b Hirst .......... O. J. B. Wood, c Myers, b Rhodes ........................ King, c Myers, b Rhodes ... Knight, b Hirst ................. Whitehead, b Hirst .......... V. F. S. Crawford, c and b Hirst ............................... Coe, not o u t ........................ Jayes, b Hirst ................. W. W. Odell, c Rhodes, b Hirst ............................... Gill, st Dolphin, b Rhodes Whiteside, b Hirst .......... Extras........................ Second innings. Total... 0 b Hirst.......... ... 17 9 absent.......... ... 0 0 c and b Hirst ... 26 7 c Dolphin, Hirst.......... b ... 8 0 b Hirst.......... ... 9 9 lbw, b Rhodes ... 8 5 b Haigh ... ... 15 1 b Haigh ... ... 0 0 not out.......... ... 7 0 b Hirst.......... ... 0 3 b Haigh ... 6 0 B 6, lb 5 ... 11 34 Total ... ...107 Jayes King Odell O. 20 23.1 13 Y'orkshirb. M. R. W. 3 73 0 |Coe... 7 67 4 Gill... 2 39 1 O. M. R. W. 15 7 4 23 3 1 18 2 L eicestershire . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Hirst .......... 8.1 3 18 7 ........... 16 3 48 5 R hodes......... 8 2 16 3 ........... 10, 2 33 1 Haigh ... 5.1 0 15 3