Cricket 1906

J uly 19, 1906. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 277 E T O N v. HARROW. Played at Lord’s on July 12, 13 and 14. RO YALTY PRESENT. Eton won by four wickets. For this match Eton had five old choices and Har­ row four, the former side, except that Benson appeared instead of Baggaley, being the same as played against Winchester. Harrow, winning the toss, commenced badly, Brandt being stumped at six, and Bird caught and bowled at 25. Both men were dismissed by Sprot, who bowls slow leg-breaks. When 42 had been scored in half-an-hour Falcon was caught at the wicket, and Crake, the captain, came in. With Eiloart he effected a good stand, the 100 and the latter’s 50 being chronicled simul­ taneously. At 102,however, C. E. Hatfeild sent back Eiloart and Osborne in three balls, the partnership for the fourth wicket having realised GOin twenty- five minutes. Eiloart made 54 out of 96 in fifty minutes, and showed fine nerve at a critical time. Royle, a son of the Rev. V. F. Royle, made some good hits, and scored 14, by means of three fours and a two, in one over from C. E. Hatfeild, but was bowled in the same over. Crake, who reached 50 after batting sixty-five minutes, was helped by Long to add 44 for the seventh wicket in twenty- five minutes. The seventh wicket fell at 174, and the 200, without further loss, was reached in 125 minutes. Bierdermann claimed 32 of the 46 runs added with Crake for the eighth wicket in thirty- five minutes, the majority of his runs being obtained by powerful square cuts. At 230 Crake, after scoring 68 out of 188in 115 minutes, was out to a fine left-handed catch in the slips. He had played asplendid innings, his play on the leg side being excellent. Laverton was out first ball and the innings closed for 230, made in two and a-half hours. O. E. Hatfeild, the Eton Captain, took half the wickets for 56 runs, and might well have kept himself on longer. In ten minutes before lunch Eton scored five runs without loss. During the afternoon the ground was visited by the Prince and Princess of Wales, their three children— Princes Edward and Albert of Wales, and Princess Victoria Mary of Wales—and Princess Louise (Duchess of Argyll). After the adjournment O. E. Hatfeild was sent back at 26, of which he claimed 22. Tufnell, after batting forty minutes for a couple, was out at 36. Here, however, the Harrow success ended, for P. Pearson-Gregory—a son of T. S. Pear­ son-Gregory, who has played for Middlesex and Leicestershire—and Gibson added 163 together in about two hours. Gregory, who promises to develop into a very useful player, hit well all round the wicket, but was let off when 59. He scored 90 out of 173 in two' hours and a quarter, and hit thirteen fours. Gibson, who batted just over two hours, made some fine strokes, and hit seven fours in his 77. The sixth wicket fell at 208, but H. S. Hatfeild and Gold remained together until stumps were drawn, when Eton, with four wickets in hand, were 17 runs on. During the afternoon rain stopped play for an hour—from 4.40 until 5.40—and many persons left the ground thinking no more play would be possible. On Saturday, H. S. Hatfeild and Gold remained together until the seventh wicket had put on 65 in forty minutes, after which the latter and Sprot added 32 for the eighth in half-an-hour. When the last- named was finely stumped, eight wickets were down for 305, but, so well did Benson and Curtis bat, that it was not until 365 that the innings closed. The Harrow fielding was of a high standard throughout and Bird appeared to be the best bowler on the side. In a minority of 135, Harrow commenced their second innings disastrously by losing Bird at 25 and Eiloart at 33. Brandt and Falcon,however, stemmed the tide, and added 47 for the third wicket in three- quarters of an hour. Brandt was out at 80, and two runs later Crake was bowled. With 16 added Osborne also was disposed of, and half the side were then dismissed for 98. Royle obtained 13 in an over off O. E. Hatfeild, but, having made 18, was sixth out at 128. Lang failed, and then, with only three wickets in hand, Harrow were still three runs behind. Everything at this point suggested an easy victory m store for the Etonians, but once again "the pro­ verbial uncertainty of ..cricket asserted itself, for Falcon, who had been batting well, undismayed by the disasters, found so capital a partner in Griffin that together they put on 62 for the ninth wicket in 35 minutes. Falcon batted for two hours and a-half for his 79, and played a very great game indeed for his side. Too much praise could scarcely be given to both him and Griffin for their sturdy play at a most critical time. Despite their fine stand, however, the innings closed for 229,and Eton were set only 95 to win. Against Eiloart and Bird the first three wickets fell for 7, and it was felt that almost anything might happen. Pearson-Gregory, however, again played a great game, and, although he gave a chance, one could hardly overpraise his display. The sixth wicket fell at 70, Pearson-Gregory then being out, but Naylor, who was missed at the wicket by Brandt, and H. S. Hatfeild obtained the necessary remaining runs without being separated, Eton winning ten minutes before time by four wickets. On the second day the ground was again visited by T.R.H. Princes Edward and Albert of Wales and Princess Louise (Duchess of Argyll). Score and analysis H arrow . First innings. Second innings. D. R. Brandt, st. Tufnell, b Sprot ............................... 2 b Finch-Hatton 32 M. O. Bird, c and b Sprot... 12 b Sprot ..........14 R. E. Eiloart, b C. E. Ilat- feild ...............................54 b Sprot ............ 8 M. Falcon, c Tufnell, b Finch-Hatton .................13 run out ............79 E. H. Crake (capt.), c Finch-Hatton, b C. E.Hat- feild ...............................68 b Finch-Hatton 2 B. Osborne, b O. E. Hatfeild 0 b H. S. Hatfeild 6 J. S. Royle, b C. E. Hat­ feild ...............................17 A. H. Lang, b Sprot II. E. C. Bierdermann, b H. S<Hatfeild........................i A. W. Griffin, not out......... G. A. Laverton, b O. E.Hat­ feild ............................... Wides .......... 24 c C. E , b H. S. H atfeild......... 18 c Finch-Hatton, b Curtis.......... 0 c Tufnell, b Finch-Hatton 14 c and b O. E. H atfeild..........40 0 not out .......... 3 2 B 8, lb 2, w 3... 13 Total... ........ 230 Total ...229 E ton . First innings. N. O. Tufnell, lbw, b Griffin 2 O. E. Hatfeild (capt.), lbw, b B ird ...............................22 P. Pearson-Gregory, b Bird 90 K. L. Gibson, c Brandt, b Bird ............................... J. M. Naylor, c Brandt, b Bierdermann ................. o Hon. D. G. Finch-Hatton, b Bird ............................... 0 H. S. Hatfeild, c Brandt, b Griffin...............................37 O. A. Gold, b Eiloart......... 57 H. M. Sprot, st Brandt, b Bierdermann .................14 R. L. Benson, st Brandt, b Laverton ........................33 T. L. Curtis, not o u t ..........12 B 2, lb 8, w 5, nb 1 ... 16 77 Second innings, b Eiloart .......... 0 c Brandt, b Bird 0 c Falcon, b Bird 45 b B ird................. 3 not out ..........11 c Bird, b Eiloart 3 not out ..........16 b Eiloart .......... 2 B 4, lb 5, w 6, nb 1 16 Total ......... 365 Total (6 wkts) 96 H arrow . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. C. E . Hatfeild... 203 5 56 5 ... ... 31 10 71 1 Sprot ... ... 15 0 82 3 ... ... 122 1 52 2 F.-Hatton .. 13 1 52 1 ... ... 14 3 44 3 Curtis ... .. . 5 0 28 0 ... ... 5 0 16 1 H. S. Hatfeild.. 3 0 10 1 ... ... 11 2 33 2 H. S. Hatfeild and Finch-Hatton bowled two wides, and Sprot one. E ton . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Falcon ... 25 9 52 0 .. . ... 3 1 14 0 Griffin ... 29 6 99 2 .. Biedermann ... 16 2 48 2 .. Bird............ ... 40 13 91 4 .. 17 8 30 3 Crake... ... ... 4 0 21 0 .. Eiloart ... 12 5 19 1 .. !!.’ 20 8 36 3 Laverton ... ... 72 1 19 1 .. Falcon bowled four wides, Bird four, Eiloart two and Biedermann one. Falcon and Eiloart each delivered a no-ball. SUSSEX v. YORKSHIRE. Played at Brighton on July 12, 13 and 14. Yorkshire won by six wickets. On the opening day Sussex quite held their own, playing an innings of 282 in two and a-half hours and then getting Rothery out for 4. Smith and Vine in half-an-hour made 33 for the first wicket, and were both sent back at the same total. Killick, who was missed by Denton in the slips, was in very good form, and was well supported. A. E. Relf helped him to add 30 for the third wicket in 40 minutes, and R. R. Relf 78 for the fourth in an hour. The left-hander, who hit eight 4’s, scored 67 out of 108 in an hour and three-quarters, reaching 50 in 85 minutes. Both R. R. Relf and Cox played good cricket, and put on 64 together for the fourth wicket in three-quarters of an hour. The former hit nine 4’s and scored 65 in 105 minutes, whilst the latter, who was missed by Hunter when 43, was in ten minutes longer for the same number of runs. The last two wickets put on 59 in 35 minutes, and the innings realised 282—a good total. Rhodes took half the wickets for 94 runs. On the second day Rhodes and Denton were soon disposed of, three wickets then being down for 29. Hirst then came in and played one of his characteristic innings. With Tunnicliffe he added 83 for the fourth wicket in an hour and a-quarter, and with Taylor 145 for the fifth in 125 minutes. Taylor batted two hours and ten minutes for his 69, and hit eight 4’s : Hirst’s cricket, however, quite dwarfed everything else seen during the day. He scored 122 out of 239 in 225 minutes without a mistake of any kind, and hit sixteen 4’s. The later men, with the exception of Myers, all made useful scores,and at the end of the day the total had been taken to 347 for nine wickets, the visitors thus being 65 runs on with a wicket in hand. On Saturday 10 more runs were added before the innings closed,leaving Yorkshire with an advantage of 75 on the first innings. During the night there had been some rain, and, as the sun came out, the wicket naturally assisted the bowlers. In their second innings Sussex commenced badly, losing ' Smith at 4, Vine at 18. and the elder Relf at 44. Rhodes proved very difficult to play, and only; Killick met his attack with any confidence. R. R. Relf, Cox and Leach failed completely, and the score was only 53 (made in 90 minutes) when the Sixth wicket fell. Simms played a good game, and helped Killick to add 81 for the seventh wicket in 55 minutes, but he was missed at mid-on when 30. Killick’s innings was superb. He reached 50 out of 65 in an hour and a-half, and took 195 minutes to score his 114. He was missed at the wicket when 88, and hit seven 4’s. The failure of the other players on the side naturally made his innings the more valuable and noteworthy. Rhodes took six wickets for 90 and, altogether, claimed eleven for 184. York­ shire were set 120 to win and had almost two hours in which to get them. The runs were obtained for the loss of four wickets with a quarter of an hour to spare. Score and analysis:— S ussex . First innings. O. L. A. Smith, c Hunter, b M yers............................... 24 Vine, c Rhodes, b Hirst ... 8 Killick, c Haigh, b Hirst ... 67 Relf (A. E.), c Hirst, b Rhodes ........................12 Relf (R. R.), c Denton, b Rhodes ........................63 Cox (G.), c Hunter, b Hirst 63 Leacn, c Taylor, b Haigh... 0 H. L. Simms, st Hunter, b Rhodes ........................ 2 Seymour (John), c Hirst, b Rhodes ........................ 6 Dwyer, c Wilkinson, b Rhodes ........................19 Butt, not out........................14 B 1, lb 2, w 1 .......... 4 Second innings. b Hirst................. 0 c Wilkinson, b Rhodes ..........10 c Rhodes,bHaiglill4 c Denton, b Rhodes ... ... 5 st Hunter, b Rhodes .......... 0 c and b Rhodes.. 0 cTaylor,bRhodes 0 c Hunter,b Myers 45 b Rhodes .......... 1 c Hunter, b Myers 11 not out................. 3 B 3, nb 2 ... 5 Total ... Total ..194 Y o rksh ire . First innings. Rothery, c R. Relf, b Dwyer 1 Rhodes, c R. Relf, b Dwyer 1 Denton, b A. Relf ..........10 Tunnicliffe, c and b A. Relf 42 Hirat, c Seymour, b Leach 122 T. L. Taylor, c Leach, b Cox 69 Wilkinson, b Dw yer..........28 Myers, c R. Relf, b Leach... 0 Haigh, b A. R elf.................24 Lord Hawke, not out..........24 Hunter, c Killick, b A. Relf 12 B 14, lb 1 0 .................24 Total .................357 S ussex . First innings. O. M. R. W. Second innings. stButt, b Vine... 24 run out .......... 9 c Dwyer,b A.Relf 42 notout.................27 c Smith, b A. Relf 15 not out................. 0 B 4, lb 1 ... 5 Total (4 wkts) 122 Second innings. O. M. R. W. Hirst... Myers Rhodes Haigh ... 19 ... 24 ... 17 5 70 3 6 52 1 . 4 94 5 . 4 62 1 . 12 . 13 . 26 . 16.5 3 26 1 4 32 2 3 90 6 4 41 1 Myers bowled one wide and Haigh two no-balls. Y orksh ire . First innings. O. M. R. W. Dwyer ... Relf (A .)... C o x .......... Vine.......... Killick. ... Leach . 40 10 113 3 . 51.5 17 91 4 21 3 62 1 . 5 1 6 0 .10 2 26 0 .14 3 35 2 Second innings. O. M. R. W ... 14.5 2 44 0 ... 19 6 45 2 ... 5 1 28 1