Cricket 1906

204 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u n e 14, 1906. SURREY v. SUSSEX. Played at the Oval on June 11, 12 and 13. Surrey won by 289 runs. About 5,000 spectators assembled on the first day in order to see Hayward continue his sequence of thre&-figure innings. The Surrey crack played in a manner which suggested that he would probabty remain in the whole of the day, for, so thoroughly at home was he from the very start, that he made 14 ofE Dwyer’s second over. He reached 41 out of 50 in lialf-an-hour, but, when he had hit eight 4’s and made 54 out of 67 in forty-three minutes he returned a ball to the elder Relf. It was a delightful display, which was thoroughly appreciated. The other players appeared slow in comparison, Hobbs being in an hour for 19, and Hayes eighty minutes for 39. After luncheon three wickets fell in three overs for 6 runs, the sixth wicket going down at 137. Lees, however, chanced to be at his very best, and, so admirable a partner did he prove to be to Crawford that together they added 186 for the seventh wicket in two hours; the first hour of the partnership realised 110, of which number the amateur claimed but 22. Lees hit well all round the wicket, his most productive strokes being a 7 (four over throw), a 5 and twenty 4’s. He reached 52 out of 60 in forty- three minutes, 100 in eighty-five minutes, and, in all, scored 137 out of 186 in two hours. He was missed by Leach when he had made 66 but, apart from that, made no mistake. Spring and Knox made useful scores, but Crawford did not succeed in reaching three figures. When the last wicket fell, at 415, he was left to carry out his bat for 91, made in two hundred minutes without a chance. He hit a 5 and nine 4’s. A. E. Relf’s record of five for 75 in so long an innings was a very good one. With the dismissal of Knox play ceased for the day. On Tuesday Sussex lost Vine without a run scored, and Killick at 25. Then, however, Smith was joined by A. E. Relf, and a great change came over the game. Playing careful and sound cricket, each batsman reached 50 in eighty minutes, and it was not until the third wicket had added 143 in one hundred and thirty minutes that a separation was brought about. Relf, who hit eleven 4’s and gave a chance when 52, made 76 out of 152 in one hundred and forty minutes, whilst the captain scored 77 out of 168 in one hundred and sixty minutes, hitting thirteen 4’s. Leach afterwards hit up 29 out of 41 in half-an-hour, and, when he was bowled by a ball from Knox which broke a stump, seven wickets were down for 253. Knox obtained three wickets in two overs without a run being made off him, the innings closing for 284. With a lead of 131, Surrey obtained 89 without loss in an hour before stumps were drawn, Hayward making 33 and Hobbs 53. The latter at one time scored 25 whilst Hayward did not get a run. Yesterday, Hayward and Hobbs continued together until 134, when the former, who hit a 6 (from over­ throw) and six 4’s, was caught off Vine for 69, made in 90 minutes. Two later Hobbs was also sent back for a capital 61, which includad eight 4’s. After Baker and Hayes had put on 71 in 25 minutes without being separated, the innings was declared closed, Sussex being left 285 minutes in which to get 354 to win. In Knox’s second over both Vine and Killick were sent back, and 4 later Smith also was dismissed. At lunch five men were out for 34, and, after the interval, the collapse was so com­ plete that the whole side were disposed of for 64. Knox took seven wickets for 26, his bowling on the the good wicket being superb. Score and analysis:— S urrey . Hayward,c and b A. E. Relf 54 cCox, b Vine ... 69 Hobbs, c R. Relf, b Vine ... 19 cA. Relf, b Vine 61 Hayes, b Vine .................39 not out................52 Baker (A.), st Butt, b Vine 11 notout................30 Holland, c Cox, b A. E. Relf 11 J. N. Crawford, not out ... 91 Lord Dalmeny, c R., b A. E. Relf ............................... 1 st Butt, b Vine... 4 Lees, lbw, b Leach ..........137 Spring, c R. Relf, b Cox ... 19 Strudwick,cButt,bA.E. Relf 1 N.A.Knox, cVine,bA.E.Relf 22 B 7, lb 3 .................10 B 3, lb 2, nb 1 6 Total .................415 Total (3wkts) *222 * Innings declared closed. S ussex . O. L. A. Smith, c Spring, b Knox ...............................77 Vine, c Holland, b Knox ... 0 Killick, b Lees .................11 Relf (A. E.), c Hayward, b Knox ...............................76 Cox (G.), c Knox, b Spring 16 Relf (R. R.), lbw, b Spring 23 Leach, b Knox .................29 Seymour (John), b Knox ... 10 H.L.Simms,cHayes,bSpring 14 Dwyer, b Knox ................. 0 Butt, not out........................12 B 14,1b 1, w 1 ..........16 Total ...284 b l^ees.......... ... 9 b Knox ... 3 c Crawford, b Knox ... 0 b Knox ... 12 b Knox ... 5 b Knox ... 0 c Strudwick, b Lees.......... ... 7 c StrudWick, b Knox ... 0 cHayward.b Lees 10 b Knox ... 18 not out.......... ... 0 Total ... ... 64 S urrey . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Dwyer ... ... 15 1 78 0 .......... 6 1 21 0 Relf (A. E ) .... 31.1 8 75 5 ......... 1 0 8 0 Vine.......... ... 29 9 83 3 .........21 3 83 3 Leach ... .,.. 15 2 70 1 .........11 0 62 0 C o x .............. .. 18 4 46 1 ..........14 2 42 0 Killick ... ... 16 2 53 0 . Cox bowled one wide. S ussex . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Lees.............. ,.. 31 8 87 1 .........13.2 4 38 3 Knox ... ... 30 7 82 6 ... ... 13 4 26 7 Crawford .. 14 1 50 0 .. Spring ... ... 10.2 2 35 3 .. Hayes .. 4 1 14 0 .. Knox bowled one wide. CAMBRIDGE U N IV E R S IT Y v. GLOUCESTE RSHI RE. Played at Cambridge on June 11 and 12. Cambridge University won by an innings and 54 runs. The county gave a very poor display on the open­ ing day, being all disposed of for the meagre total of 171. Jessop, who hit eight 4’s, made 48 in half-an- hour, but he was missed ere he had scored. The University also commenced in poor style, losing Young and Page at 19. Buchanan, however, played a great game for his side, adding 58 for the third wicket witli Payne, and 92 for the fifth in thirty- three minutes with Colbeck. The old Carthusian made his 50 in seventy minutes, and, in all, was in a couple of hours forhis faultless 115. He hit seventeen 4’s, and in consequence of his admirable innings was awarded his blue. At close of play the home side were 68 ahead with three wickets in hand. On Tuesday, owing chiefly to the stand of 50 for the last wicket by Eyre and May, the total was taken to 307 ere the innings closed. As many as 136 in arrears, the county fared so badly in their second innings against May that, by lunch time, eight wickets had fallen for 70. After the interval the game was quickly concluded, the innings closing for the addition of a dozen runs. May proved irresistible, and obtained his six wickets at the small cost of 28 runs. Cambridge won by an innings and 54runs. Score and analysis G LOUCESTERSHIRE. First innings. D. C. Robinson, b Main- price ...............................35 Langdon, c Payne, b May .. 0 G. L. Jessop, c Mainprice, b M ay...............................48 B. Meakin, b Napier.......... 0 A. D. Imlay, c Payne, b Napier............................... 0 F. E. Thomas, b Morcom .. 23 G. A. Healing, c Page, b Napier...............................21 Huggins, c Payne, b Mor­ com ............................... 0 Winstone, b Morcom.......... 2 R. Turner, b Napier .........19 Spry, not out........................ 6 B 12, lb 2, nb 3 ..........17 Second innings. b Napier .......... run out .......... c Napier, b May 5 not out................. 4 c Keigwin, b Mainprice ... 8 run out ..........18 b May ... c Napier, b May c Eyre, b May . c Payne, b May. c Buchanan, b M ay.......... B 7, lb 2 Total .................171 C ambridge U niversity . Total . 82 M. W. Payne, c Lang­ don, b Huggins ... 41 R. A. Young, c Lang­ don, b Jessop.......... 8 C. C. Page, b Jessop 0 J. N. Buchanan, c Healing, b Spry ...115 R. P. Keigwin, c Jes­ sop, b Spry .......... 7 L. G. Oolbeck, c Lang­ don, b Spry ..........33 H Mainprice, c Spry, b Huggins ..........12 G. G. Napier, c Hug­ gins, b Jessop ... 14 A. F. Morcom, b Hug­ gins ........................22 C. H. Eyre, not out ... 41 P.R.May,c&bJessop 8 B 4, lb 2 .......... 6 Total ...307 G loucestershire . Napier .. May......... Morcom .. Mainprice First innings. O. M. R. W. ........ 15-5 3 47 4 ... 9 2 46 2 ... 13 2 42 3 ... 7 1 19 1 ........... 5 Napier delivered 3 no-balls. C am bridge U niversity . Second innings. O. M. R. W ... 8 2 13 1 ... 12-3 4 28 6 5 0 32 1 O. M. R. W. Jessop ... 25 2 111 4 1 Huggins ... 32 8 95 3 I O. M. R. W. Spry... ... 19 2 95 3 W . G. GRACE’ S X I. v. W EST IND IAN S. Played at the Crystal Palace on June 11 and 12. W . G. Grace’ s X I. won by 247 runs. Only a small attendance witnessed the opening match of the West Indians’ tour, but those who were present saw some very interesting cricket. To three men—Marshal, Lawton and Sewell—the home side were chiefly indebted for their useful total of 345. The first-named played well for 51, but the best cricket of the day was shown by Lawton, who hit in his very best form, scoring 105 out of 193 in eighty- five minutes without giving a chance. He hit nine­ teen 4’s, the majority of them hard drives, and with Sewell added 150 for the fourth wicket in seventy minutes. Sewell, who was missed in the slips when 5, was quite overshadowed by his brilliant partner, but he made 96 out of 201 in one hundred and ten minutes, hitting a 5 and ten 4’s. The last six wickets fell for 75 in an hour, the innings closing for 345, made in three and a-half hours. The fielding of the West Indians was very keen throughout, but their bowling did not appear at all difficult. The visitors were not seen to advantage when they went in, only Constantine meeting the attack with any confidence, and at the end of the day they were 258 runs behind with only four wickets in hand. On Tuesday Con­ stantine played a great game for his side, actually making 60 of the 69 runs obtained from the bat for the last four wickets. He reached 50 in an hour, and altogether batted ninety-five minutes for his 89 made out of 124 scored whilst in. He gave no chance, and made several excellent off-strokes. His chief hits were fifteen 4’s. Possessing a lead of 189, “ W. G.’s ” XI. fared badly in their second innings against Layne and Cumberbatch. In an hour and five minutes seven wickets fell for 53, and, had not C. B. Grace and Murch put on 55 for the eighth in forty minutes, and Murch and Bell 61 for the ninth in similar time, the collapse would probably have been complete. Murch batted an hour for his 53. The visitors gave another disappointing batting display, and were easily beaten by 247runs. Harragin reached 50 in 25 minutes by means of five 6’s, four 4’s and two 2’s. Off an over from Grace he made three 6’s and a 2. “ W. G.,” it will be seen, accounted for eight wickets during the match. Score and analysis W. G . G race ’ s XI. First innings. W. G. Grace (capt.), c Goodman, b Smith ... 23 Marshal, c Cumberbatch, b Layne ........................... 51 L. S. Wells, c Goodman, b Cumberbatch.................. 6 A. E. Lawton, c Burton, b Goodman......................... 105 E. H. D. Sewell, c Lear- mond, b Burton ..........96 P. G. Gale, c Burton, b Smith............................... 9 J. H. Todd, b Burton ... 24 C. B. Grace, st Bancroft, b Smith............................... 5 Murch, c sub, bBurton ... 3 R. M. Bell, b Smith ......... 5 E. C. Kirk, not out ......... 0 B 17, lb 1 .............. 18 Total ..............345 Second innings. b Layne .......... 9 c Burton, b Cum­ berbatch......... 4 c Goodman, b Layne ..........11 b Layne .......... 4 c Bancroft, b Cumberbatch.. 13 b Cumberbatch 1 b Layne ......... 10 c Cumberbatch, b Layne ... c Bancroft, Goodman notout b Layne B 6, lb 1 b ... 53 ... 31 ... 7 ... 7 Total......... 186 W est I ndians . First innings. H. B. G. Austin (capt.), lbw, b W. G. Grace................. 0 G. C. Learmond, c Todd, b W. G. Grace .................14 0. H. Layne, run o u t.....16 L. Constantine, b Marshal 89 B. A. Goodman, c Marshal, Kirk ............................... 0 N. E. Harragin, c Murch, b W. G. Grace .................17 S. G. Smith, c Murch, b W. G. Grace ................. 2 C. P. Cumberbatch, b Kirk 2 G. Challenor, b Marshal ... 1 0. K. Bancroft, run out ... 4 W. J. Burton, not out ... 1 Second innings, c Todd, b W. G. Grace .......... 4 run out .......... 0 c Lawton, b Kirk 20 c& b W. G. Grace 0 lbw, b W.G.Grace 2 c Gale, b Wells... 50 not out ..........30 c C. B. Grace, b Kirk................. 3 b W .G . Grace... 4 B 5, lb 5 ......... 10 st Murch, b Wells c C. B. Grace, b Wells .......... B 8, nb 1 ... Total ..........156 Total..........128 W . G . G ra ce ’s XI. Burton ... . Smith ... . Layne ... . Cumberbatch Goodman... , First innings. O. M. R. W. .... .. 21 1 1 85 3 .. .... .. 23 0 98 4 . 20 1 75 1 .. 5 0 42 1 . 7 0 27 1 . Second innings. O. M. R. W. ............... 6 0 ... 5 0 28 0 ...22 4 1 74 6 ... 16 0 61 3 ... 2 0 10 1