Cricket 1906

J uly 19, 1906. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 263 G E N T L E M E N v. PLAYERS. Played at the Oral on July 16, 17 and 18. Drawn. Considering that as many as five inter­ county contests were being decided on the same days, the Oval authorities succeeded in obtaining very good elevens lor the above match—the fiftieth played on the Surrey ground between the Gentlemen and the Players. The reduction in the price of admis­ sionfroma shilling to sixpence was apparently appreciated, seeing that during the first day as many as 6,558 paid for admission. On a good wicket the Players commenced batting with Hayward and Iremonger against the bowling of May and Napier, iremonger, when he had made 6, was caught at slip by Crawford off a no-ball delivered by Napier, and, when 28 had beenmade in half-an-hour, Hayward was yorked by May with a ball which broke the off-stump. The downfall of the Surrey crack naturally came as a dis­ appointment to the spectators, but Hayes,who followed in, batted in a bright and easy style, and the early disaster was soon forgotten. Iremonger succeeded in completing his 1,000 runs for the season, and 50 went up in as many minutes. Hayes made several delight­ ful drives, but at 96, after the second wicket had put on 68 in forty-five minutes, both were clean bowled. Gunn and Quaife then came together, and three figures appeared at the end of eighty-five minutes, the total at lunch being 120 for three. After the interval the pair played a very sedate game until, at 158, Gunn was fourth out, the wicket having put on 62 in an hour. King then came in, but, with 1 rim added, Quaife, after being in seventy minutes for 28, was caught by Co'beck in the slips off Odell. This brought King and Hardstafi together, and it was during their partnership that the best cricket of the day was seen. The Notts player gave no chance whatever, and drove and hit to leg in capital style, giving a very bright and attractive display. He was sixth out at 238, having made 44 of the 79 added for the sixth wicket in forty-five minutes. Soon after his dismissal Payne was injured on the hand, and Lawton kept wicket in his stead. King found two more useful partners in Lees and Trott, the former helping to put on 39 for the seventh wicket and the latter 45 for the eighth. When the innings, after lasting three hundred and fifteen minutes, closed for 365, King was left to carry out his bat for 89. It was an almost faultless display, and, if somewhat slow, was certainly attractive. He made his runs out of 207 obtained whilst in in one hundred and sixty-five minutes, and hit a dozen 4’s. With the close of the innings, play ceased for the day. On the second morning Wood and Payne opened the Gentlemen’s innings to the bowling of Lees and Gunn, and only 10 runs had been made in half-an-hour before Payne was bowled by the latter. Crawford then came in, and, giving a good display, helped to add 43 for the second wicket in 30 minutes. Upon the arrival of Lawton some free and vigorous cricket was seen, the new-comer hitting up 40 out of the 44 put on with Wood for the third wicket in 22 minutes. He hit eight 4’s, and was sent back by a capital catch on the part of Gunn. The fast scoring was con­ tinued after his departure, for Jessop and Wood put on 50 for the fourth wicket in 25 minutes, the Gloucestershire captain claiming 38 of the number. At lunch-time Colbeck and Wood were in, the score being 199 for four wickets. The former played an attrac­ tive game, reaohing 50 in an hour, and Btaying in whilst 89 were added for the fifth wicket in 70 minutes. He hit eleven 4’s in his 54. “ W. G.” was given a very warm welcome upon going in to play his 150th innings for the Gentlemen against the Players, and the cheering was renewed when the old gentleman made a capital hit to leg for 4 off Lees. When the total had reached 242 Wood was bowled by Trott for a valuable and steady innings of 68, which lasted three hours. He hit five 4’s, and was twice missed—the first time before he had made a run. At 252 Lord Dalmeny, Napier, and “ W. G.” were all sent back, and, the last five wickets falling for 22 in 25 minutes, the Gentlemen were left 107 in arrears on the first innings. Lees bowled very well indeed throughout, and his analysis of five for 84 was better than the figures would lead one to suppose. When the Players went in the second time Lord Dalmeny kept wicket instead of Payne, who was still suffering from the effects of the injury to his hand. With only nine runs scored Iremonger was bowled by Crawford in trying to drive, and this, so it happened, proved to be the first of a series of disasters, for at 17 Hayward was caught low down at cover-point, Quaife was run out at 26, Hayes played on at 30, and one run later John Gunn was bowled, half the side then being out for 31. At this critical point Hardstaff joined King, and so well did the two play that they took the total to 153 without being separated, the Players, when stumps were drawn for the day being 260 runs on with five wickets in hand. Hardstaff played the better cricket of the two, and gave a very attractive display. King, when he had made 31, was missed in the long-field by Lawton—a mistake which proved expensive. Owing to an injury to a finger Odell was unable to bowl in the second innings of the Players, and his loss was naturally severely felt during the long partnership. Yesterday the not-outs added considerably to the score without either giving a chance. Altogether they added 182 runs for the sixth wicket in 140 minutes, and in coming together as they did at a most critical time, and quite changing the aspect of the game, they merited very great praise indeed. King batted for 150 minutes, and, except for the chance he gave when 31, made no mistake. He hit four 5’s—two in an over off May—and six 4’s, and made hi» aggregate in the match 177 for once out. Lees then joined Hardstaff, and so freely did the run-getting become that sixty were added in twenty-five minutes before the former was sent back. Four runs later Hardstaff, too, was disposed of after scoring 104 out of 246 in 177 minutes without a mistake of any kind. He scored well all round the wicket, and hit a five and sixteen 4’s. The later men hit out, and Trott and Strudwick added 41 for the last wicket very quickly. The Gentlemen were set 443 to win, and by lunch time had made 8 without loss. After the interval “ W.G.” and Wood made a prolonged stand, reaching 60 in as many minutes, and scoring 94 together in 90 minutes before the latter was caught in the slips. Grace played sound cricket, and his success—on his fifty-eighth birthday— delighted the crowd. After batting for an hour and three-quarters he reached his 50 to an accompaniment of tremendous cheering. Payne made many fine hits, and in one over from Gunn scored three 4’s and a three. The second wicket put on 70, of which the Cam­ bridge wicket-keeper claimed 48. “ W. G.” remained in until 201, when Trott caught him off Jayes for a capital score of 74. The Master played a good, sound game until he reached 50, although he was somewhat slow, but afterwards it was evident that he was feeling the exertion. When he had made 59 he was missed in the slips, but his innings was, nevertheless, an extraordinary one for a man of his years. The rest of the innings was noticeable only for a fine display on the part of Crawford, whose batting probably saved the Gentlemen from defeat. When stumps were drawn seven wickets were down for 277, the young Surrey amateur carrying out his bat for 71. Score and analysis :— P layers . First innings. Hayward, b May.................16 Iremonger (J.), b Crawford 43 Hayes, b Odell .................34 Quaife, c Colbeck, b May... 28 Gunn (J.), c Colbeck, b May 27 King, not out .................89 Hardstaff, lbw, b Odell ... 44 Lees, c Napier, b Crawford 21 Trott, b Jcssop .................24 Jayes, b Crawford ......... 7 Strudwick,cMay,bCrawford 8 B 20, w I, nb 3 ..........24 Second innings. c Colbeck, b May 10 ’ 5 9 Total ... ...365 G entlemen . b Crawford b May . run out .......... 5 b M ay................. 1 cColbeck.b Grace 88 c and b May ...104 c Payne, b Napier 28 notout.................27 c Payne, b Napier 6 c Lawton,bCraw- fo r d .................22 B 25, lb 4, nb 1 30 Total ..........335 First innings. C. J. B. Wood, b Trott M. W . Payne, b Gunn J. N. Crawford, c Gunn, Lees 26 A.E.Lawton,cGunn,b Jayes 40 G.L. Jessop, st Strudwick, b Lees ............................... 38 L.G.Colbeck,c Iremonger,b Lees ............................... 54 W. G. Grace, c Jayes. b Lees 4 Lord Dalmeny, c Lees, b Trott ...............................10 G. G. Napier, b Trott.......... 0 P. R. May, b Lees .......... 6 W. W. Odell, not out.......... 0 B 8, lb 1 ................. 9 Second innings. cHnyes, b Gunn. 49 c Trott, b Jayes . 48 notout.................71 c Hayward, b King ..........11 c Hardstaff, b King .......... 0 c Hayward, b Quaife .......... 8 c Trott, b Jayes... 74 b Quaife .......... 2 B 8, lb 4, nb 2 14 Total... ...258 Total (7 wkts) 277 M ay.......... Napier ... Odell Crawford Jessop ... P layers . First innings. O. M. R. W. 25 11 23 7 71 3 . 2 46 0 . 66 2 . 4 . 1 Second innings. O. M. R. W ... 21 ... 13 89 73 31.3 5 105 10 1 53 29.5 8 84 2 Grace ... Dalmeny 16 0 1 0 1 23 0 20 May delivered three no-balls, Napier one no-ball, and Odell one wide. G entlemen . First innings. Lees... Gunn Jayes Trott... Hayes O. M. R. W. 84 214 17 9 . 15 , 5 1 ... 1 ... 3 Second innings. O. M. R. W. 26 0 1 14 0 ... King ... Quaife... ... 10 ... 10 ... 22 ... 13 ... 7 ... 11 3 ... 2.3 0 3 1 1 3 0 26 41 86 38 0 0 2 Lees and Gunn each bowled a no-ball. M.C.C. & GROUND v. WEST INDIANS. Played at Lord’s on July 16 and 17. M.C.C. won by six wickets. The visitors commenced badly, losing Bancroft at 6 and Austin at 23, but a stand of 76 for the third wicket by Ohallenor and Smith improved matters considerably. Challenor, during theeighty minutes he was in, scored 59 out of 103, and made some fine cuts, his most remunerative strokes being eight 4’s and six 3’s. Constantine failed to score, and, although Ollivierre and Goodman reached double figures, seven wickets were down by lunch time for 136. After the interval Oumberbatch hit well, and reached 50 in fifty-five minutes. With Learmond he put on 42 for the eighth wicket in half-an-hour, and with Parker 46 for the last in twenty-five minutes. He