Cricket 1906

260 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u l y 12, 1906. («•)- FOR KENT. Not Highest Mtchs. Inns out. Score. Total. Aver. 1863 ... 1 ... 2 ... 1 ... 6*... 9 .... 900 1864 ... 3 . 6 ... 1 ... 18 .... 27 .... 5-40 1865 ... 2 .... 3 ... 0 ... 30 .... 56 .... 1866 1866 ... 2 ... 3 ... 1 ... 135*.. . 145 ... 72-50 1867 ... 5 .... 10 ... 2 ... 45 .. . 190 ... 23-75 18fi8 ... 6 ... 12 ... 1 ... 90 .... 246 .. . 2236 1869 ... 3 ... 6 ... 0 ... 29 ... 65 .... 1083 1870 ... 4 ... 8 ... 0 ... 27 .. . 64 ... 8-00 Total ...26 ... 50 ... 6 ... 135*.... 802 ... 1822 (A.)—FOR SUSSEX. 1857 ... 2 ... 4 ... 1 ... 12 .. . 25 ... 8-33 1858 ... 1 ... 1 ... 0 ... 15 .... 15 ... 1500 1862 ... 2 ... 4 ... 1 ... 12*.. . 21 .. 7 00 1864 ... 8 ... 13 ... 3 ... 31 .... 176 ... 17-60 1865 ... 9 ... 17 ... 3 ... 76*..,. 344 ... 24-57 1866 ... 6 ... 10 ... 1 ... 95 .... 218 ... 24-22 1867 ... 6 ... 11 ... 1 ... 137 ..,. 347 ... 34-70 1868 ... 6 ... 12 ... 2 ... 39 .... 188 ... 18-80 1869 ... 6 ... 12 ... 1 ... 35 .... 131 ... 11-90 1870 ... 4 ... 8 ... 0 ... 25 .. . 107 ... 1337 Total ... 50 .... 92 ... 13 ... 137 ....1572 ... 1989 Mr. Haygarth in his biography of this cricketer mentions two interesting facts con- ceminghim—that atTunbridgeWells, in 1863, in a small match, he hit a ball howled by the late John Sands for which thirteen -were run, and that when he scored 122 against XXII. of Richmond, in 1867, his first twenty- six runs were all singles. May the response to the appeal made on his behalf be, as it deserves to he, a hearty one ! The defeat of Yorkshire, at Dewsbury, on Friday last, should do much to increase the interest taken in the County Championship Competition, especially as a Southern side now occupies the first place in the table and a Northern one the second. It must be obvious to all who follow the game at all closely that Yorkshire have not, this year, so strong an eleven as that which performed so well a few seasons ago. The sting which was then so noticeable haB diminished considerably, and the success of the team now depends to a far larger extent upon the doings of Hirst than it did previously upon the efforts of any one man. Still, the side is a very formidable one, and it would come as no surprise to again find it at the head of the Counties when the season closes. Yorkshire had so wonderful a side a few years ago that it is only natural for one to compare its later teams with thatwhich accomplished such great things, and such a comparison naturally favours the past. Such a state of affairs must always result in similiar circumstances: it is the penalty of having achieved true greatness. Concerning the statement made in last week’s issue of Cricket to the effect that no left-handed batsman played a three-figure innings in the Gentlemen v. Players match at Lord’* between the year in which Saunders did so until King, of Leicestershire, obtained his two centuries in 1904, the editor of Wisden's Almanack kindly informed me on Monday last that no trace of Saunders’ grave can now be found at Hazlemere, in Surrey, and that not anybody in the place, not even the proverbial “ oldest inhabitant,” appeared ever to have heard of the great batsman. Such is fame ! The SPRING NUMBER of “ CR I CKET , ” (The first of tha Weekly Series) PUBLISHED ON A P R I L 12th, Contained a handsome C oloured S upplement , suit­ able for hanging up in pavilions and club houses, a R evised L ist of P rin cipal F ixtures and excellent reproduction! of photographs oi well-known players. PKIOE 3d. POST FREE. 1 6 8 , U P P E R T H A M E S S T R E E T , E.C. OXFORD v. CAMBR IDGE . Played at Lord’s on July 5, 6 and 7. Cambridge won by 94 runs. Cambridge, who were the favourites, won the toss, and commenced batting with Payne and Young against the bowling of Barnes and Udal. The weather was ideal, the wicket good, and the play full of incident from the very first. The game opened in a sensational manner, Payne hitting in hurricane fashion and actually crediting himself with all the first 45 runs scored by his side from the bat in a quarter of an hour off seven overs. He punished Udal for 34 in two overs—14 off the first and 20from the next—by means of seven 4*s, a 2, and a 4 overthrow, whilst later he obtained four 4’s off an over from Martin. Fifty went up in 20 minutes, and Payne reached 52 out of 61 in 25 minutes. When 73 had been scored for the first wicket in half-an-hour, Payne was dismissed for 64— an innings composed of fourteen 4’s, a 3, two 2’s, and only one single. His innings was naturally keenly appreciated by everybody, except the Oxford men and their supporters, and doubtless had a good effect upon his side. His timing was perfect, and his on-play particularly brilliant. Fiyre then joined Young, who had been playing a steady but useful game, and together they added 56 for the second wicket in three-quarters of an hour. Neither Buchanan nor Page reached double figures, and when the latter was bowled by Udal lunch was taken, the score then being 151 for four wickets, Young not out 48. After the interval the attendance increased considerably, and at one time there must have been quite 15,000 persons on the ground. Young, who, after batting for a couple of hours, reached 50, found a useful partner in Keigwin, who helped him to add 45 for the fifth wicket in three-quarters of an hour, but his best supporter was Colbeck, with whom he put on 131 for the sixth in 90 minutes. The last-named went in at a somewhat critical time—when five wickets were down for 196 —and played a very great game for his side. He showed very sound defence, but hit hard whenever opportunity occurred. During his partnership with Young, Martin was no-balled by Carlin for going over tbe crease, but the bowler, hearing the call, recovered himself with the ball still in his grasp. It was not until the following day that the no-ball was erased from the score-sheet, and the total altered from 361 to 360. When he had made 89, Young was almost bowled by Branston, but shortly after­ wards he succeeded in reaching three figures, scoring 103 out of 267 in 215 minutes. He then played more freely, and, when 113, was bowled by a no-ball from Udal, but no im­ portance could be attached to the occurrence, as the batsman, hearing the call, lashed out wildly at the ball. After Colbeck’s dismissal three men were sent back without scoring, and speculation was rife as to whetherYoung would succeed in carrying his bat through the innings. The old Reptonian, however, played a very unselfish game, endeavouring to make as many runs as possible ere the innings closed, with the result that he was finely caught one hand low down in the slips by Branston for a capital innings of 150 made out of 360 in 275 minutes. He gave no chance, and hit twenty-two 4’s, nine 3’s and nine 2’s. He played very well in­ deed on the off-side and to leg, and credited himself with the third highest individual score evermade in the Inter-Universitymatch. Udal bowled magnificently throughout, and thoroughly deserved his success. He varied his pace with sound judgment, and made the ball come very quickly off the pitch. The Oxford fielding was very good, and Bird at the wicket performed well, although his name does not appear in the score. The Cambridge batting was uneven, for, in a total of 360, six men made only twenty-one between them. The Dark Blues had an hour’s batting at the end of the day, and, after losing Payne at three, and Gordon at sixteen, had made 58 for two wickets when play ceased. On Friday morning Foster and Buxton remained together until the third wicket had put on sixty-two in forty minutes, and then a period of slow play followed, only a dozen runsbeing addedin half- an hour. Napier and Morcom were bowling splendidly, and it was almost impossible to take a liberty with them. After batting for 155 minutes, Foster was bowled for 41, not having scored during the last half-hour he was in. Wright, after being at the wickets for an hour, was bowled for 9, and, although Barnes made 15, sevenwickets were down by lunch-time. Udal was quickly dismissed after the resumption, but Branston stayed in for 80 minutes for 34, and played a most serviceable innings. Martin was soon afterwards bowled, and the innings closed for 187. Napier took five wickets for 68, and bowled better than his figures would lead one to suppose. Possessing a lead of 173, Cam­ bridge preferred to go in again to making their opponents follow-on, and there can be no doubt that their policy was sound. Payne and Young were again deputed to open the innings, and, although the former made some powerful strokes, he did not meet with such success as in the first innings. He was bowled for 21, made out of 33 in 20 minutes. The second wicket added 32 in about half-an-hour, and, when Young was sent back at 70, after batting for 65 minutes, three of the best wickets were down. Buchanan and Page then put on 92 together in just over an hour, and curiously enough, were out off successive balls. Neither man played a great, or even a confident, innings, but their stand was of great value to their side. Colbeck and Keig­ win added 30 together for the sixth wicket without being separated in the last half-hour, the Cambridge score being 192 for five wickets when stumps were drawn, or 365 ahead with half their wickets in hand. It was evident on the Saturday morning that the over-night not-outs had received instructions to hit, for they added 56 in twenty-five minutes before Colbeck was dismissed ; altogether the sixth wicket realised 86 in fifty-five minutes. The innings was then declared closed, and Oxford were set the heavy task of obtaining 422 to win in 375 minutes. With only a single scored, Foster was missed in the slips by Buchanan off May—a mistake which proved very expensive indeed—for with Payne he made fourteen for the first wicket, with Gordon 42 for the second, and with Buxton 79 for the third, ere being caught at the wicket for 77 made out of 121 in an hour and a-half. He hit well after his iearly- escape, but was again let off when he had made 30. He reached 50 in 65 minutes, and altogether hit nine 4’s in his plucky dis­ play. When Buxton was sent back :for a useful 28 four wickets were down for 130, and at that point lunch was taken. After the adjournment Barnes was bowled without scoring, the Dark Blues at that point being 291 behindwith half theirwickets down, Branston then appeared and was content to play a steady game whilst Wright hit. Together they put on 35 for the sixth wicket ere the old Carthusian was given out stumped —a decision the accuracy of which was very