Cricket 1906

J u n e 7, 1906. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 181 ESSEX v. DERBYSH IRE . Played at Leyton on May 31 and June 1 and 2. Essex won by 209 runs. On a wicket not wholly recovered from recent rain, eighteen wickets fell on the first day for 314 runs, made in 330 minutes. Essex opened 60 disas­ trously that Carpenter, McGahey and Fane were out for 33. Perrin, however, did well, making many fine drives, but he was not at his best. He made 57 in 95 minutes, and, apart from a chance when 15, made no mistake. He hit two 5’s and five 4’s, and, with Turner, put on 63 for the fourth wicket in 55 minutes. Bestwick was causing a lot of trouble, but his figures were somewhat spoilt by Young, who hit lustily, and added 42for the last wicket in 40minutes whilst in with Russell. The innings closed for 178, made in 195 minutes. During the afternoon the wicket improved slightly, and Derbyshire, in making 136 for eight wickets, did as well as could be ex­ pected. The feature of the innings was the display by Ollivierre, who made 45 in 70 minutes by very bright cricket. He gave a chance when he had made 18, but made many very fine drives. With Morton he added 70 for the fourth wicket in 50 minutes, after Wright, Cadman and Buckston had been sent back for 50. Both were out at 120, while at 136 Warren, Rickman and Needham were all dismissed. When play ceased, the visitors, with two wickets in hand, were 42 behind. On the following morning, when 1 run had been added, Buckenham, who took five wickets for 46, dismissed Hunter and Bestvvick with consecutive balls, Essex thus establishing a lead of 41 on the first innings. The home side found run-getting no easy matter before lunch, Carpenter being out at 18, McGahey at 20, Perrin at 51, Fane at 54, and Douglas and Reeves at 82. Perrin batted 40 minutes for his score of 11. During the afternoon there were occasionalshowers, which kept the wicket easy, and it is interesting to note that, whereas, prior to lunch, eight wickets fell for 98, after the adjourn­ ment four more added 125. The wind was very boisterous at times, and once the bowling screen was blown down. Turner played a very valuable inn­ ings indeed, making his 104 out of 167 obtained whilst in in 145 minutes, and hitting eleven 4’s. He made some line cuts and drives, forcing the game well, and at one period made 57 out of 81 in 60 minutes. When he had made 102 he gave a hard chance, but, apart from that, made no mistake what­ ever. With Russell he added 61 for the eighth wicket, and with Young 41 for the ninth. When the innings closed for 221, made in 220 minutes, stumps were drawn. On Saturday Derbyshire began their task of obtaining 263 to win by losing six wickets for 18 runs. The side fared very badly indeed against Mead, and in less than an hour were disposed of for 53. Rickman alone met with any success, and he was in for 20 minutes only. Mead, who tpok seven wickets for 13 runs, kept a splendid length, and broke quickly from the off. The Essex fielding was very keen throughout. The home side won by 209 runs. Score and analysis E ssbx . First innings. Second innings. C.H.McGahey,c Cadman, b c Humphries, b Bestwick ......................... 2 Warren ...........10 Carpenter, c W arren,b Best-.......c Cadman,bBest­ wick ................................. 0 w ick................. 4 P. A. Perrin, b Hunter ... 57 b Bestwick.......11 F. L. Fane, c Needham, b c Cadman,bBest- Bestwick ......................12 wick..................22 W.M. Turner, c Needham, b Warren ........................25 not out...................104 J.W.H.T.Douglas, c Hunter, b Bestwick......................... 7 Reeves,cCadman,bBestwick 10 Buckenham, c Humphries, b Bestwick... Russell (E.), not out ... Mead (W.), b Warren... Young, b Hunter.......... B 1, nb 1 .......... Total ........... ...178 D erbyshire . L. G. Wright, c Carpenter, b Buckenham.................14 Cadman,c Turner, b Buck­ enham ............................... 9 G. M. Buckston, c Mead, b Young...............................20 C. A. Ollivierre, b Reeves. . 45 Morton, b Douglas ......... 29 Needham, c Turner, b Buckenham ................. 4 Warren, lbw, b Reeves ... 12 R. B. Rickman, b Reeves 0 F. C. Hunter, c Turner, b Buckenham ................. 1 Humphries, not out .......... 0 lbw, b Bestwick 11 run out .......... 0 c Humphries, b Bestwick ... 18 b Hunter ......... 13 c Morton, b Best­ wick ................. 1 c Ollivierre, b Cadman......... 17 B l,lb 4, nb4,w l 10 Total ...221 b Mead ... 2 b Mead .......... c Carpenter, b Mead ......... b Mead ......... c Turner, b Buck- enliam ......... b Buckenham ... c Carpenter, b Mead ......... b Mead ......... Bestwick, b Buckenham , Leg-byes .............. Total ......... ...137 c Fane, b Mead... 0 c sub., b Bucken­ ham .................10 not out................. 1 Leg-byes ... 2 Total ... 53 E ssex . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Warren ... ... 27 10 64 2 ... ... 23 7 73 1 Bestwick... ,... 25 6 61 6 ... ... 34.2 8 82 6 Rickman... ... 8 3 22 0 ... Cadman ... ... 4 0 11 0 ... !!! 16 4 29 1 Hunter ... ... 5.2 2 18 2 ... ... 4 0 27 1 Bestwick delivered three no-balls and one wide, and Buckenham Young ... Mead Douglas ... Reeves ... Warren and Hunter one no-ball each. D erbyshire . First innings. Second innings. O. M.R. W. O. M. R. W. 14.4 4 46 5 ........... 8.1 0 38 3 9 1 31 1 ........... 6 1 15 0 ........... 8 1 13 7 7 1 29 1 ........... 6 1 13 3 ........... OXFORD UN IVERSITY v. YORKSHIHE. Played at Oxford on May 31, and June 1 and 2. Yorkshire won by an innings and 106 runs. Yorkshire stayed in the whole of the first day in this match, scoring 358 for nine wickets. Such a total at one time seemed quite unlikely, for Wilkin­ son and Denton were out for 3 in I'dal’s first over, whilst at 28 Rothery also was sent back. Then Hirst and Grimshaw came together and, ere they were parted, put an entirely different aspect on the game. The feature of the day’s play was the innings by Hirst, who scored 169 out of 274 in three hours, and hit twenty-five 4’s and nine 3’s. He reached 50 in 105 minutes, and his hundred 20 minutes later. When he had made 25 he made a somewhat risky stroke, but gave no actual chance until he had passed 130 and was hitting at everything. His stand with Grimshaw realised 225 for the fourth wicket in 155 minutes. The last-named, who had the satisfaction of playing his highest innings for the county, batted 190 minutes for his score of 85. He might have been caught when he had made 13. His timing of the ball was admirable, and his defence very strong. He hit fourteen 4’s. Just before lunch Oxford sustained a very severe loss, their best bowler, Udal, so severely straining a muscle in his back that he was quite unable to take further part in the match. On Friday no play was possible prior to lunch on account of rain, so Lord Hawke declared the Yorkshire innings closed with­ out any addition to the score. Bird and Barnes made 67 for the first wicket in just over the hour, both playing a good game. Gordon and Foster were soon out, and, when play ceased, the University, having made 113 for three wickets, were still 245 behind. Owing to rain, play was in progress for only 105 minutes during the day. On Saturday, on a pitch damaged by rain, only 55 more runs were made ere the innings terminated for 168. Following on 190 behind, the University again gave a very weak display, being all out for 84. Haigh bowled in capital form and took seven wickets for 85. York­ shire won by an innings and 106 runs. Score and analysis Y orkshire . Rothery, c Curwen, b Barnes ...............22 Wilkinson, c and b U d a l........................ 0 Denton, c Foster b U d al........................ 0 Grimshaw,c Gordon,b Branston...............85 Hirst, c & b Branston.169 Rhodes, c sub., b Barnes ................. 0 Haigh, b Ourwen ... 23 Wilson, c sub., b Barnes ............. 15 Lord Hawke, c Bran­ ston, b Curwen ... 7 Myers, not out ...... 6 Dolphin, not out ... 3 B 27, w 1 ...... 28 Total (9 wkts) *358 ♦Innings declared closed. O xford U niversity . First innings. W. S. Bird, b Wilkinson R. G. Barnes, c Hirst, W ilkinson........................ u J. H. Gordon, c Dolphin, b W ilkinson........................ 6 G. N. Foster, b Haigh ... 10 E.L.Wright,cMyers, b Hirst 0 C. A. L. Payne, b Haigh ... 3 K. Raynor, b Haigh ... ... 0 G. T. Branston, b Myers ... 22 W. J. H. Ourwen, b Wil­ kinson ............................... 0 J. N. Horlick, not out.......... 7 N. R. Udal, absent hurt .. 0 B 15, lb 2, nb l w l .. . 19 Second innings, lbw, b Haigh li c D o lp h in , b Haigh .......... ' b Haigh .......... / c and b Hirst ... i b Haigh ..........1( b Hirst .......... c sub.,b Haigh... ( not out.................II b Haigh ......... I b Haigh .......... C absent hurt B 5, lb 1, nb 1 Total ...168 Total... Udal Barnes Y orkshire . O. M. R. W. 12.2 6 26 2 46 17 !>4 O. Horlick... 10 Curwen... 17 Foster ... 3 Branston.. 23 4 105 2 Barnes bowled one wide. 5 43 0 14 0 O xford U n iversity First innings. O. M. R. W. Second inning3. O. M. R. W. Myers ... 22 53 1 ... Grimshaw ... H 2 18 0 ... Wilson ... ... 8 0 20 0 ... Wilkinson 20.2 10 23 4 ... ... 4 2 6 0 Haigh ... 15 6 23 3 ... ... 21.3 9 35 7 Hirst.......... ... 9 5 12 1 ... ... 11 6 15 2 Rhodes ... 7 1 21 0 Myers bowled one wide and one no-ball, and Hirst one no-ball. CAMBRIDGE UN IVERS ITY v. SURREY. Played at Cambridge on May 31 and June 1 and 2. Drawn. Surrey placed by no means their strongest side in the field for this match, whilst Cambridge lacked the services of Morcom, owing to examinations. As the result of the first day’s play, the University gained a slight advantage, dismissing their oppo­ nents for 217, and then hitting up 113 for three wickets. The batting of Surrey was disappointing, the only stand of the innings being 78 for the sixth wicket by Hayward and Baker. Hayward was in for nearly two hours and a half for his 70 not out, and hit eight 4’s. He was missed when 18, and at times was very slow, but his innings was a most valuable one. Payne, who made eight 4’s in his well-hit 40, helped Young to score 72 for the first wicket in 45 minutes. The last-named was in an hour and a quarter for his 51, which contained five 4’s, and were made out of 112 obtained whilst in. At close of play the Univer­ sity were 104 behind, and had seven wickets in hand. On Friday the seven outstanding wickets realised 139, the feature of the innings being the display by- Napier, who made 59 in 90 minutes, and thereby credited himself with by far the largest score he has ever made in an important match. The University’s lead on the first innings was restricted to 35, Knox, who bowled capitally on the wet pitch, taking seven wickets for 105. Surrey lost Hobbs at 13 in their second innings, and Holland at 59, but, when stumps were drawn, the County, with eight wickets in hand, were 38 runs ahead. On Saturday no play was possible until 4.40. When 91 more runs had been made for the loss of four wickets, the Surrey innings was declared closed, the University being left 130 to get to win. Hayward batted for 110 minutes and hit eight 4’s. When Cambridge had made 27 for the loss of Payne’s wicket rain again came down and prevented further play. The match was accordingly drawn, the home side being 103 behind with nine wickets in hand. Score and analysis S urrey . First innings. J. E. Raphael, b May.......... 7 Hobbs, c May, b Napier ... 12 Holland, c Hopley, b Napier 35 Spring, c Keigwin,b Napier 16 Hayward, not out ..........70 Baker (A.), b Goodwin ... 49 Davis, c Buchanan, b Goodwin ........................ 1 Stedman,c Napier, b Buch­ anan ............................... 1 N. A. Knox, b Goodwin ... 5 Smith, c Hopley, b Napier 0 Gamble, b May ................. 7 B 4, nb 10 ..........14 Second innings, c Goodwin, b Na­ pier .................19 c Goodwin, b May 7 c Payne, b Buch­ anan ..........18 c Payne, b Napier 30 b Buchanan ... 63 not out ..........12 cHopley,b Napier 0 not out................. 9 B 2, lb 1, w 2, nb 1 6 Total.................217 Total (6wkts) *161 •Innings declared closed. C ambridge U niversity . M. W. Payne,b Spring 40 R. A. Young, c Hay­ ward, b Gamble ... 51 R. P. Keigwin, b Knox 5 C. H. Eyre, b Knox ... 29 G. G. Napier, b Knox 59 C. C. Page, c and b K n o x ...................... 5 J.N.Buchanan.b Knox 33 L. G. Colbeck, c and b Knox .................18 H.J. Goodwin, st Sted- man, b Gamble ... 7 F.J.V.Hopley.b Knox 0 P. R. May, not out ... 2 W 2, nb 1 .......... 3 Total ...252 Second innings- M. W. Payne, c Spring, b Gam­ ble, 17 ; R. P. Keigwin, not out, 9; Wide, 1; Total (1 wkt), 27. 0 S urrey . First innings. Second innings. 84 O. M. R. W. O. M. K. W Napier ... ..28 6 78 4 . . ... 22 5 65 3 M ay.......... .. 22.5 6 67 2 . 13 0 59 1 W. Hopley ... . . 4 0 18 0 . . ... 4 0 13 0 0 Buchanan . 8 4 16 1 . . ... 13 4 21 2 2 Goodwin... . . 9 3 24 3 . Napier bowled ten no-balls, May one no-ball, and Buchanan two wides.