Cricket 1906

C r ic k e t : a w e e k l y r e co r d of th e c a m e . J u l y 13, 1906. KENT r. WEST INDIANS. Played at Catford on July 12 and 13. REAPPEARANCE OP LORD H ARRIS. Kent won by an innings and 14 runs. Much additional interest was centred in this match owing to the fact that, for the first time since 1897, Lord Harris played for the county. He made his dSbui for Kent as far back as 1870, and therefore his career as a county cricketer covers a period of three dozen years from firstto last. Although without the services of Fielder, the home side experienced little difficulty in winning by an innings and 14 runs. Heamejand Humphreys, who was missed by Harragin at cover-point off Cumberbatch when 34, put up 63 for the first wicket in 55 minutes, and the former and Day added 69 for the second in three-quarters of an hour. Hearne, after scoring 52 out of 132 in 100 minutes, was caught in the slips. Day, who made some powerful drives as well as many fine cuts, made 82 out of 155 in an hour and a-half and hit fourteen 4’s. Some fast scoring was seen during the association of Woolley and Marsham, the two men adding 103 for the sixth wicket in 35 minutes, chiefly owing to the hitting of Woolley, who made his 77 out of 122 in three-quarters of an hour. The lattermade only one bad stroke, when 40, and drove and hit to leg in capitalform, making 20 off an over from Morrison by means of five 4's. Altogether he hit fourteen 4’s. Lord Harris and Huish afterwards remained together for an hour, what time they added 94 for the eighth wicket. Huish, who hit ten 4’s, batted seventy minutes for his 67. He was twice missed, but hit very hard. The success of Lord Harris was naturally very popular: he batted for an hour and a-quarter without giving anything like a chance. The innings closed for 471, and, ere play ceased for the day, the visitors scored 15 without loss. The fielding of the West Indians was frequently at fault, and several catches were missed. Ollivierre, as a bowler, was seen to advantage, whilst Bancroft behind the wicket was very smart. On Friday nine of the eleven managed to reach double figures, but the total reached only 248. The best cricket was shown by Bancroft, who made 53 in an hour and a-half, and hit eight 4’s, the majority of them drives. Blythe took seven wickets for 86. When the West Indians followed on 223 behind, Bancroft was quickly sent back, but Harragin and Austin, by good cricket, put on 79 for the second wicket in 55 minutes. Harragin batted an hour and a-half for 51, and hit eight 4’s. The side were all out for 209, leaving Kent victorious by an innings and 14 runs. Score and analysis K ent . Hearne (A.),c Constan­ tine, b Ollivierre ... 52 Humphreys,cOumber- bateh, b Goodman... 39 A. P. Day, c & b Olli­ vierre........................82 K. L. Hutchings, b Ollivierre.................14 Seymour (Jas), b Olli­ vierre........................35 Woolley, c Cumber­ batch. b Goodman 77 C. H. B. Marsham, c Constantine, b Olli- 36 vierre Lord Harris, b Olli­ vierre .................33 Huish, c Harragin, b Smith .................67 Fairservice, not out... 11 Blythe, b Ollivierre ... 2 B 12,lb 7,w 2, nb 2 23 Total ..........471 W est I n dians . First innings. Second innings. 14 C.K.Bancroft, c Marsham, b Blythe G.C.Learmond.cHutchings, b C. Blythe........................ H.G.B. Austin, c Fairservice, b Blythe ........................ S. G. Smith, b Hutchings... P. A. Goodman, b Blythe... 32 R.A.OHivierre,csub,b Blythe 17 L. Constantine, b Blythe ... 8 G. Challenor, run out..........24 A. E. Harragin, st Huish, b Blythe...............................31 C. P. Cumberbatch, c Huish, b Hutchings .................14 C. S. Morrison, not out ... 0 B 15, lb 5, w 2 ..........22 53 cDay,bHutchings 4 13 notout.. 14 Total ...248 c & b Fairservice 34 c Day, b Fair­ service ...... 29 b Blythe ........ 8 c sub., b Blythe.. 32 b Hutchings ... 30 c Huish, b Hutch­ ings ................ 0 c Seymour,bFair- service .......51 c Huish,b Hutch­ ings ............... 0 b Blythe ........ 0 B 6, lb 1 ... 7 Total ...209 K ent . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Smith ... 21 3 82 II Cumber- Morrison... 11 2 57 0 batch 19 2 95 0 Goodman 19 2 70 2 1Ollivierre 33.2 2 144 7 Cumberbatch and Ollivierre each bowled odo wide, and Morrison delivered two no-balls. W est I ndians . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Blythe ............ 36 13 86 7 ........... 23.5 6 48 3 Fairservice ...12 2 36 0 ........... 17 2 56 3 Hutchings ...20 3 79 2 ........... 15 4 73 4 Humphreys ... 6 1 25 0 ........... 5 0 25 0 H utchings b ow led tw o widee. ESSEX v. SURREY. Played at Leyton on July 12, 13 and 14. Surrey won by 268 runs. Knox and Raphael displaced Platt and Moulder on the Surrey side, and, except that Gillingham was unable to appear, Essex were at full strength. On a good wicket the visitors opened in splendid fashion, Hayward and Hobbs obtaining so great a master^' over the attack that by lunch-time they had scored 148 without being separated. During the interval there was a shower, and, in consequence, wickets fell rather quickly upon play being resumed. Hayward was first to leave, after having made 76 out of 164 in 125 minutes. He hit a five and five 4’s, and gave no chance. Neither Hayes nor Crawford made a run, and three wickets were then down for 168. Goatly stayed with Hobbs whilst 71 were added for the fourth wicket in three-quarters of an hour, and then the latter was sent back. Hobbs hit well all round the wicket and completed his thousand runs for the season. He reached 53 out of 80 in 70 minutes, 100 out of 183 in 155, and, in all, scored 130 out of 239 in three hours. He might have been stumped when 91, but made no other mistake. Except Raphael, who made 40, none of the tail-end scored many, and the innings closed for 342. When Essex went in Knox bowled at a tremendous pace, and, when he sent back Fane at 9, obtained his one-hundredth wicket of the season. One run later Perrin was out to a superb catch in the slips by Hayes, and at 11 McGahey was dismissed off a bumping ball. When 23 runs had been scored in 40 minutes, Carpenter was bowled by a ball which kept low, and stumps were then drawn, Essex, with six wickets in hand, being 319 behind. On Friday only 11 runs had been added before Reeves played on a ball which sent the middle stump eleven yards out of the ground. Turner was the only batsman who obtained any real mastery over the bowling. With Reece he added 56 in 55 minutes and with Douglas 36 in 25. He reached 50 in an hour and a-half, and, when the innings closed for 145, carried out his bat for 75 made out of 134 in 130 minutes. He hit a 5 and eight 4’s, and made no mistake. Knox took six wickets for 68, bowling admirably. Surrey, possessed of a lead of 197, preferred to go in again, in order to rest their bowlers, to making Essex follow-on. Only 14 runs had been made when Hayward was caught in the slips for 10. Hayes and Hobbs then added 42 for the second wicket in 25 minutes, but Crawford, after making 8, was clean bowled. Hayes, who batted 70 minutes for 52, put on 44 in 35 minutes for the fourth wicket with Goatly, who also assisted Holland in adding 82 for the fifth in three-quarters of an hour. Goatly batted for an hour and 25 minutes for his 71, and hit twelve 4’s. With his dismissal there was half-an-hour’s delay owing to rain, after which some free cricket was shown by Lord Dalmeny and Holland. The latter, who gave a very sound display, and hit a 7and five 4’s, made 67 out of 180 in 100 minutes. The innings closed for 300, and Essex were set the heavy task of obtaining 498 to win. The home side com­ menced their second innings on Saturday morning, when, owing to the non-arrival of Lord Dalmeny, Knox and Raphael (on account of the vagaries of the railway), Surrey had three substitutes in the field. Knox bowled as soon as he appeared, and, with his third ball, dismissed Carpenter at 23, and ten runs later had Perrin caught at the wicket. Douglas, who had gone in first, was third out at 72 after batting an hour and a quarter. McGahey and Fane got double figures, but five wickets were down for 96. Then followed some fine hitting by Reeves, who actually made 54 out of 62 in 27 minutes before lunch. He reached 50 in 25 minutes, and, in all, batted only half-an-hour for his 55, hitting nine 4’s and two 3’s. With Turner he added 62 for the sixth wicket in 25minutes, and with Buckenham 44 for the eighth ere being out to a very fine catch at long-on. The innings closed for 229, leaving Surrey victorious by 268 runs. Owing to lameness Knox had to discontinue bowling after taking two wickets: otherwise the Essex reverse might have been even more severe. Score and analysis:— S urrby . Hayward, b Buckenham ... 76 c Carpenter, b Buckenham ... 10 Hobbs, c Turner, b Douglasl30 b Mead ..........15 Hayes, b Buckenham.......... 0 c Buckenham, b Douglas..........52 J.N.Crawford,bBuckenham 0 b Buckenham ... 8 Goatly, b Buckenham ...33 cTurner,b Buck­ enham ..........71 Holland, run out.................15 c Carpenter, b Buckenham ... 67 Lees.cPerrin,bBuckenham 4 b Buckenham ... 7 J.E. Raphael, c and b Buck- c Mead, b Buck­ enham...............................40 enham ............26 Lord Dalmeny, b Mead ...11 b Mead ..........23 Strudwick, not out .......... 9 b Buckenham ... 0 N. A. Knox, c and b Mead.. 14 notout.................12 B 8, lb 1, w 1 ..........10 Leg-byes ... 9 Total .................342 Total ... ...300 E ssex . First innings. F. L. Fane, b Knox ........ 4 Carpenter, b Lees ......17 P. A. Perrin, c Hayes, b Lees 0 C. H.McGahey,c Dalmeny,b Knox ............................. 0 W. M. Turner, not out ... 75 Reeves, b Knox ............... 6 Second innings, c Hayes, b Craw­ ford .................J c Strudwick, b Knox ..........] c Strudwick, b Knox ..........] c Holland, b Lees 10 c and b Hayes ... 7 c Hobbs, b Oraw­ ford ................. b Orawford c Strudwick, b lbw, b Lees run out .......... not out................. Lb 5, w 1, nb 1 Total......... 2: D. Reese, run out.................18 Buckenham, c and b Knox 0 J. W. H. T. Douglas, b Knox 7 Russell (E.), lbw, b Lees ... 0 Mead (W.), b Knox ..........14 Leg-bye ................. 4 Total .................145 S urrey . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Buckenham ... 34 7 133 6 .......... 30.4 0 153 7 Mead an i ft aq 9 «« « « Mead ......... 30.1 8 69 2 ...........28 1 10U 2 Douglas.......... 15 0 58 1 ........... 6 0 19 1 Reeves ......... 17 0 55 0 ........... 6 1 19 0 D r\r~iC' JT 1 17 n 1 1 0 2 1 17 0 ... Reeves bowled a wide. E ssex . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W . Lees................. 20 2 59 3 ........... 27 9 90 3 Knox ......... 16.5 2 68 6 .......... 5 0 20 0 Orawford ... 3 0 14 0 .......... 25 2 99 3 Hayes.......... 3 0 13 1 Orawford bowled a wide and a no-ball. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE v. DERBYSHIRE. Played at Nottingham on July 14, 15 and 16. Nottinghamshire won by five wickets. Although without Ollivierre and Bestwick, owing to indisposition, Derbyshire played a capital game, and were defeated by five wickets only twenty minutes before time. Before a run had been made Cadman was out to a fine catch by Hardstaff at mid- off, and with only 5 scored Ashcroft also was sent back. At this critical point Needham joined Wright, and a capital stand was made. The former played a sound, steady game, and it was not until the third wicket had added 64 in an hour that Wright was bowled for 47, made out of 69 in an hour and five minutes. Bad light stopped play for twenty minutes before lunch, by which time seven wickets had fallen for 89. After the adjournment the total was taken to 126 before the innings closed : Hunter not having arrived, only nine wickets fell. The score was, perhaps, almost as good as could have been expected, considering the state of the wicket. By the time Notts went in the pitch was very much better than it had been when Derbyshire commenced batting, and, so well did the home players score that, ere play ceased for the day, Notts had established a lead of 80, and had still eight wickets to fall. J. Iremonger and Day made 114 for the first wicket in ninety-five minutes, and the two Gunns added 72 without being separated for the third in an hour. J. Iremonger, who hit seven 4’s reached his 50 out of 89 in 75 minutes, and, in all, made 68 out of 134 in just under two hours. On the second morning the Gunns remained together until they had added 94 in an hour and a quarter. George, who was first out, was missed at the wicket when 17, but made 63 out of 114 in ninety-five minutes, whilst John, who was in for two hours and a quarter for 85, hit thirteen 4’s and was missed in the slips when 23. With Hard­ staff the latter put on 47in three-quarters of an hour. Payton, Jones and Wassail made useful scores, and eventually the total reached 373, which gave the home side a lead of 247. Morton bowled successfully at the close, taking four wickets for 37. Before Derbyshire could commence their second innings, rain caused a delay of nearly two hours, after which, on an easy wicket, 83 were made for the loss of Cad­ man before stumps were drawn. On Saturday Need­ ham was sent back at 114, and H. Purdy was soon out. Wright remained until, by faultless cricket, he had made 65 out of 134 in two hours and a half; he hit four 4’s. Ashcroft and Warren added 34 for the fifth wicket in twenty-five minutes, but, when the latter was caught at 168, Derbyshire, with half their wickets down, still required 79 to save the innings’ defeat. Ashcroft played a splendid game, and whilst he was in there always appeared a possibility of defeat being evaded. With Morton he put on 85 for the sixth wicket in 65 minutes, and with Humphries, who was missed when 5,89 for the seventh. Altogether he batted for three hours, and played an extremely fine game. Tho