Cricket 1906

182 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J une 7, 1906. C ambridge U niversity . Firet innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W Knox .......... 33.4 5 105 7 .......... 3 1 8 0 Smith .......... 12 1 49 0 ........... Spring .......... 8 2 29 1 ........... 1 0 9 0 G am ble.......... 21 3 64 2 .......... 3.1 0 9 1 Davis .......... 1 0 2 0 ........... Knox bowled one wide and one no-ball, and Gamble two wides. M IDDLESEX v. GLOUCESTERSH IRE. Played at Lord’s on May 31, June 1 and 2. Gloucestershire won by 144 runs. During the opening day 22 wickets fell in this match for 362 runs in 285 minutes, Gloucestershire, when stumps were drawn, being 134 ahead with eight wickets in hand. Barnett and Wrathall com­ menced batting on a dead wicket, and played so steadily that not a single run was made from the bat during the first quarter of an hour. Barnett was out at 11, Wrathall at 28, and Godsell, who made his third consecutive duck, at 35. Jessop then appeared, and started well by making eleven in an over from Mignon. When, however, he had scored 27 out of 36 in 15 minutes, he was caught at the wicket. His hits were five 4’s, two 3’s and a single. Before he could score, Hale was splendidly caught by Tarrant at slip, half the side being out for 72. Board and Thomas then came together, and effected a much- desired stand, adding 49 in partnership in half-an- hour. Board played a very great game for his side, scoring 48 out of 116 in 80 minutes. His was an innings of more value to the side than the figures would lead one to suppose. Huggins hit power­ fully, and, with Langdon, put on 50 for the ninth wicket in 38 minutes, the innings eventually closing for 191. The Middlesex batting was very disap­ pointing. Tarrant was out at 8, and, had it not been for Warner, who scored 41 out of 64 in 55 minutes, the side would have failed completely. Warner and Beldam efEected the only stand of the innings, adding 36 together for the second wicket. The first-named, Robertson and MacGregor were all sent back at 64, whilst Baker, of last year’s Harrow XI., was out one run later. So pronounced, indeed, was the collapse, that the last eight wickets fell for 60 in ten minutes under the hour, the whole side being disposed of for 114 in 95 minutes. Gloucestershire, possessing a lead of 77, had 50 minutes’ batting ere play ceased, and during that time scored 57 for the loss .of Wrathall and Board. On the second day Godsell, with 7 added, was bowled, and Jessop, who then came in, made 22 out of 37 in 20 minutes ere being sent back. Barnett, as usual, played a very solid game, and it was not until he had been in for two hours and a quarter for 49 that he was sixth out at 135. Huggins, who, on the strength of his first innings, was sent in earlier than usual, justified his promotion by making his highest score in a first- class match. He reached 50 in 80 minutes, and, altogether, made 91 out of 165 in 130 minutes, hitting ten 4’s, and five 3’s. With Hale he added 48 for the seventh wicket in 40 minutes, and with Langdon 117 for the eighth in an hour and a-half. After lunch occasional showers kept the wicket easy, and at no time were runs difficult to obtain. During one period of play between the showers, three overs were bowled without a run being scored. The last three Gloucestershire wickets fell in 9 balls without increasing the score, the innings closing for 300. Set the large number of 378 to win, Middlesex com­ menced in splendid fashion, Warner and Tarrant, before play ceased, hitting up 98 without being separated in 70 minutes. On Saturday the total was advanced to 131 ere Warner, who drove well, and hit ten 4’s, was sent back. He was batting for an hour and three-quarters and, apart from a chance when 34, made no mistake. Five minutes later Tarrant also was dismissed, at 136, having hit seven 4’s in his 61. Beldam and Robertson added 54 together for the third wicket in 55 minutes, but, on the drying pitch, wickets then fell quickly, the last seven going down for 43, and Gloucestershire winning by 144 runs. The all-round cricket of Huggins was quite the feature of the match. Score and analysis:— G loucestershire . First innings. Second innings. E. Barnett,c Trott,b Tarrant 2 cWarner, b Trott 49 Wrathall, c Hearne, b Tar- c MacGregor, b rant ............................... 9 Tarrant..........15 Board, lbw,b Mignon......... 48 b Tarrant............13 R. T. Godsell, run out ... 0 b Trott .......... 9 G. L. Jessop, c MacGregor, b Tarrant ........................27 b Tarrant............22 Hale, c Tarrant, b Hearne... 0 c Tarrant, b Mig­ non .................39 F. E. Thomas, b Trott........26 lbw, b Trott ... 12 Spry, b Mignon ................. 8 notout................. 0 Langdon, cTrott,b Tarrant 14 lbw, b Tarrant... 46 Huggins, b Tarrant ..........42 c and b Mignon 91 Dennett, not o u t ................. 0 c Tarrant, b Mig­ non ................. 0 B 6, lb 9 .................15 B 2, lb 2 ... 4 M iddlesex . First innings. P. F. Warner, run out ... 41 Tarrant, c Board, b Jessop 7 G. W. Beldam, b Huggins 14 W.P. Robertson,c Laugdon, b D ennett..................... .. 2 O. P. Foley, c Board, b Dennett ........................ G. MacGregor, c Thomas, b D ennett........................ u C. V. Baker, b Huggins ... 0 E. H. Bray, c Langdon, b Huggins ........................10 Trott (A. E.), not ou t..........18 Hearne (J. T.), b Dennett... 1 Mignon, b Huggins ..........12 Second innings, st Board, b Spry 72 c and b Spry ... 61 c Spry, b Dennett 21 c Barnett, b Dennett..........44 9 c Hale,b Huggins 0 lbw, b Spry.. 10 c Spry, b Dennett 0 Extras Total ... 0 ...114 b Huggins.......... b Dennett.......... not out................. c Jessop, b Den­ nett ................. B 1,1b l.nb 1 Total ..........233 Total;... ...191 Total .. 300 G LOUCE3TERSHIRE. First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Mignon .......... 21 8 53 2 .......... 29 3 8 61 3 Tarrant .......... 17.2 6 47 5 ........... 28 14 57 4 Hearne .......... 10 1 44 1 .......... 12 2 49 0 Trott................. 13 5 32 1 ... ...28 4 96 3 Beldam ... 7 0 30 0 M iddlesex . First innings. Second innings. Jessop.................. 6 2 7 1 ............ 6 4 7 0 Dennett .......... 16 3 62 4 .......... 39.1 10 124 5 Huggins ........... 11 0 45 4 ........... 34 10 63 2 Spry... 15 1 36 3 Huggins delivered one no-ball. NOTTING - NORTHAMPTONSH IRE v. HAMSH IRE. Played at Northampton on May 31 and June 1. Notts, won by an innings and 229 runs. So well did Wass and John Gunn bowl that Northamptonshire collapsed in an hour and a^half for 56. Five wickets went down for 24, and only Crosse and Thompson, each of whom batted 40 minutes, obtained double figures. The wicket was in fair order for run-getting, and the small total must be attributed to good bowling coupled with a very weak display of batsmanship. Day and Iremonger exactly equalled their opponents’ total ere Notts, lost a wicket, the first-named, who hit well, scoring 44 out of 85 in 75 minutes. The Gunns also found run-getting no difficult matter, and together put on 122 for the third wicket in 85 minutes. John, who was missed when 14, was in an hour and 25 minutes, and hit a 6 (to square-leg, out of the ground) and eight 4’s. At the end of the day the visitors had made 282 for five wickets, George Gunn being not out 84. On Friday the latter and Jones remained in together until the partnership for the sixth wicket had realised 107 in 65 minutes. Jones reached 50 in five minutes under the hour, and, in all, scored 77 in 70 minutes, hitting eight 4’s. Gunn hit well all round the wicket, and obtained his 113 out of 306 made whilst in in 195 minutes. He hit twelve 4’s and, apart from a chance in the slips when 100, made no mistake. The last five Notts, wickets fell in 25 minutes for 28 runs, the innings closing for 390. Thompson bore the brunt of the bowling, and obtained seven wickets for 156. The home side lost five wickets for 42 before Wass and Taylor before play ceased, and then still required 292 to save the innings defeat. Rain so interfered with the game during the day that play was restricted to two hours and 20 minutes. On Saturday Notts, found no difficulty whatever in winning by an innings and 229 runs, the five out­ standing wickets going down for 63. Wass took eleven wickets in the match for 90 runs, making his record for the week 27 for 159. Score and analysis:— N orthamptonshire . First innings. O. J. T. Poole, b Wass ... 0 Cox(M.), c Jones, b Wass... 1 E.M.Crosse,c Jones, b Wass 13 W. H. Kingston, c G., b J. Gunn ............................... 4 Thompson, c Oates, b Wass 12 G.A.T. Vials,c Oates, b W ass 1 East, c Jones, b Wass ... 8 H. E. Kingston, b J. Gunn..0 Buswell, c Jone8,b J. Gunn 8 H. Hawkins, st Oates, b J. G u n n .............................. 2 B. O. Smith, not o u t ........... 4 Lb, 2, nb 1 .................. 3 Total ...............56 Second innings, c Jones, b Wass.. 0 c Hallam,bTaylor 9 c Hallam,bTaylor 2 c Jones, b Wass.. 4 c Oates, b Wass... 17 b Hallam ..........27 run out ..........11 not out................. 6 cTaylor,bHallam 2 b Wass ..........13 c Oates, b Wass.. 11 Lb 1, nb 2 ... 3 Total ...105 Iremonger, c Vials, b Thompson ..........2y Day,cCox,bThompson 44 Gunn (G.), c and b Thompson ......... 113 Gunn (J.), c Buswell, b Hawkins ..........75 Hardstaff, lbw , b Thompson ..........14 Payton, b Thompson.. 7 N otts . A. O. Jones, c Thomp­ son, b East ..........77 Taylor, c Smith,b East 0 Oates, c Crosse, b Thompson ......... 8 Hallam, not out.......... 1 Wass, c Smith, b Thompson .......... 0 B 5, lb 9, nb 8 ... 22 Total ..390 N orthamptonshire . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Wass ......... 16 2 31 6 .......... 24.4 9 56 5 Gunn (J.) ... 15.1 10 19 4 ......... Taylor......... 20 9 29 2 Hallam ... 4 0 17 2 J. Gunn bowled one and Taylor two no-balls. N otts . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W . Thompson.. 40 0156 7 C o x ........... 4 1 4 0 E a st.......... 39 13112 2 H.Kingston 3 0 23 0 Hawkins ... 15 2 68 1 Pool........... 2 1 5 0 Thompson bowled four, East two, and Hawkins two no-balls. THE M.C.C. IN SOUTH A FR IC A * Cricketers have teen led to expect a book from Mr. Warner after each of his tours abroad, so the fact that the trip to South Africa, although by no means a success so far as results were concerned, has called forth a volume from his pen need occasion no sur­ prise. “ The M.C.C. in South Africa,’ * which has just been published by Messrs. Chapman and Hall, contains a full, true and particular account of a tour which in all probability is destined to mark the com­ mencement of a new epoch in the annals of South African cricket, and for this reason is bound to prove of service as a book of reference. 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