Cricket 1906

354 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A u g . 23, 1906. KENT IN EXCELSIS. Surrey’s second reverse within a week has had the effect of leaving the destina­ tion of the County Championship still a very open question. If—there is much virtue in an “ If ”—the result of yester­ day’s match at Sheffield had been reversed Surrey would have given its old friends and neighbours a practically im­ pregnable position. It was not to be. Unfortunately for Kent, Surrey failed again when a supreme effort was wanted, and, as a consequence, Yorkshire and Kent are both left in the running for the honours of the first-class county season. It is no discredit to Yorkshire to say that the sympathies, not only of the man in the street, but of cricketers generally, are all on the side of Kent. The Yorkshire Eleven are popular everywhere, and deservedly so. Yorkshire “ grit,” too, has been writ larger than ever this season, and in some respects their success would be heartilywelcomed. But there are many and cogent reasons why the public looks forward with eager anticipation to the triumph of Kent. For what it is worth our own opinion is that, all-round, the Kent Eleven are the best side of the year. Apart from that, the Yorkshiremen have been so often at the top that they can well afford to miss fire this time. On the other hand, Kent have never been able to get through to the finish since the County Championship came to be recognised as an institution. It is some time, too, since the South held the winning card, and notonly would justice be done, but the best interests of the game wonld be served by the success of a new Champion. Kent, like York­ shire, too, has essentially a sporting side, and the county has always played the game in the best spirit, and with a full regard to the traditions of its ancient lineage. The history of Kent cricket is, indeed, in a way the history of the game itself, and, if only for the part it has played from the earliest days, one would like to see Kent to the fore, particularly now that success is, according to appear­ ances, almost within its grasp. "Whatever may be the result, the inter­ est in the few remaining matches still to be played by the two counties will be materially increased to the advantage of the cricket public, which will in all likelihood find full enjoyment in the strenuous character of the play which is certain to accrue with two such keen sides, both thoroughly on their mettle. To repeat what has already been said, with matters as they are just at the moment the supporter of cricket can hardly help feeling a divided duty. None the less, Kent, it is certain, will have the gocd wishes of the great majority of cricketers, and this, while thoroughly appreciative of the good Yorkshire has done to the game for years. In any case, one may venture to express the trite old wish that the best side, whichever it may be, will come out top. GENTLEMEN OF HOLLAND. 1 s t M A T C H , v. S T O K E E D I T H . P la yed at Stoke E d ith on A u gu st 13 an d 1 4 . D raw n . S tok e E d it h . First innings. Second innings. Rev. A . E. Green-Price, c Coops, b Rincker........... 4 c Schroder, b R in ck e r...........42 N. 0. Tufnell, c Schroder, b Hisgen ...........................16 c Waveren, b R in ck e r...........11 H. K. Foster, c Waveren, b Hisgen..................................35 run out ............. 3 R. E.Foster, b Hisgen ... 11 b R in ck e r.........13 W . B. Burns, c Hisgen, b Rincker ........................... 5 c Coops, b His­ gen ...................11 Hon.O. Lyttelton, b Rincker 10cCoops,bRincker 2 G. G. Napier, c Schroder, b Rincker ........................... 3cCoops, b Hisgen 1 H. J. Powys-Keck, c and b H isgen.................................. 1 b R in ck er........... 2 O. Croft, b Rincker ...............17 c Waveren, b R in ck e r...........15 G. Cornewall, c Waveren, b Rincker ... .................... 7 c Rincker, b Feith ........... 7 F . Foley, not o u t................... 6 not out ........... 1 Extras ................. 4 Extras ................6 Total ...................119 Total G e n tlem e n o p H o ll a n d . ...114 J.C.Schroder,b Powys- K eck ... ... ... ... A. A. Kool, b Napier... Junkheer C. Feith, lbw, b Napier........... W . Waveren, c Foley, b N a p ie r................... J.Rincker.c R. Foster, b N a p ie r................... W . H. Van Manen, b Napier ................... J. Hisgen, b Lyttelton 54 L. v. Gogh, b Napier 9 Junkeer A. van der Poll, c Powys-Keck, b Lyttelton ...........44 C. J. Posthum a. c Na­ pier, b Lyttelton ... 0 J. W . G. Coops, not out .......................... 0 Extras.................. 9 Total ...........126 S to k e E d it h . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. .. 15*3 2 41 7 ............ 17 4 51 6 .. 4 0 21 0 ............ 12 3 36 0 .. 11 0 53 3 ... Feith ... G en tlem e n of H o llan d . O. M. R. W . O. P -K e ck ... 7 2 22 II Lyttelton 4 3 0 21 3 Napier ... 17 4 56 6 Foley ... 1 0 10 0 R.E.Foster 11 3 14 0 I Rincker , Coops Hisgen 33 0 11 2 1 0 10 0 d. R. W. 2 n d MATCH, v. GENTS. OF M.C.C. Played at Lord’s on August 15 and 16. Gents, of M.C.C. won by eight wickets. E. B. Noel, an old Wykehamist, took seventeen wickets for 166 runs. G en t l e m e n o f H o ll a n d . First innings. Second innings. A. A.Kool, st Trevor, b Noel 25 c Trevor, b Noel 16 J. C. Schroder, b Noel ... 16 c and bN oel ... 10 J hr. C. Feith, b N oel...........19 b Grace ............. 0 J. Hisgen, b Noel...................22 lbw, b Noel ... 23 W. v. Waveren, c Hill, b Noel ..................................15 c Blackett,b Noel 2 J. Rincker, run out ...........24 c and b Noel ... 26 W . H. van Manen, b Noel ... 26 cBlackett,bN oel 12 L. v. Gogh, c Grace, b Noel 42 lbw, b Noel ... 33 Jhr. A. v. d. Poll, b Noel ... 0 c Goodden,bNoel 20 C. J. Posthuma, c Forester, b Grace .......................... 6 b N oel................... 2 J. W . G. Coops, not out ... 1 notout.................. 2 B 1,1b 2 ................... 3 B 6, lb 7, w 1... 14 Total... W.G.Grace, b Rincker 43 Capt.Hon. W.Forester, b Rincker...'' ... ... 7 C. P. Goodden, b Posthuma ...........30 H. J. Hill, c Schroder, b Posthuma ...........13 Rev. P. Hattersley- Smith, c Schroder, b Posthuma ...........24 Hon. S. R. Beresford, b Posthuma ........... 6 ...........199 M.C.O. Total ...160 Comm.H.D.R.Watson, c Schroder, b Coops 3 A. Worsley, c Kool, b Coops ...................92 E. B. Noel.st Schroder, b H isgen .................. 9 B. J. Blackett, b Coops 2 Capt. H. E. Trevor, not out ...................30 B 17,1b 13, w 2... 32 Total ..291 M.O.O. First innings. Second innings. O. M.R. W . O. M. R. W . Posthuma ... 14 1 39 4 ... ... 5.1 1 25 0 Feith ........... 10 2 22 0 ............ 5 0 36 2 R in ck er........... 24 3 71 2 ............ Coops ........... 22 3 86 3 ............ Hisgen ........... 14 3 41 1 ............ Coops aud Posthuma each bowled a wide. 3 r d M A T C H v . M r . L . W E I G A L L ’ S X I * P la yed at S ou th w ood, R am sgate, on A u g u s t 17 and 18. G entlem en o f H o lla n d w on b y e ig h t w ickets. M r . L. W eigall ’ s XI. First innings. Second innings. Capt.Hon. W. Forester, lbw, b Coops .......................... 34 b R in ck e r............. 0 O. P. Goodden, b Rincker... 14 b Hisgen ...........51 W . G. M. Sarel, b Rincker... 10 c Gogh, b Pos­ thuma ...........13 L. G. A. Collins, retired hurt 9 absent hurt ... 0 G. J. V. W eigall, b Rincker 22 b R in ck er.......... 9 L. A. F. Weigall, run o u t... 14 b Hisgen .......... 9 Rev. R. O. Lewis, b Rincker 0 b Hisgen .......... 0 Major Fleming, b Rincker 4 c Posthuma, b Hisgen ........... 1 E. H. V. W eigall,b Coops... 3 notout.................. 8 Rev. G. Harries, not out ... 1 cK ool,b Rincker 4 W.O. McArthur, c Schroder, b R in ck e r............................ 1 b R in ck e r........ 5 B 2, w 1, nb 1 ........... 4 B 30, lb 1, w 1... 32 Total ... ...........116 Total ...........132 G entlemen of H olland . First innings. Second innings. C. Feith, c McArthur, b c McArthur, b L. Flem ing ............................. 14 W e ig a ll..........58 A. A. Kool, Ibw, b Flem ing 13 not out.................. 42 J. C. Schroder, b Fleming.. 14 run out ........... 4 J.Hisgen,lbw,b E. W eigall 14 notout................ 3 W . v. Waveren, c and b Fleming .......................... 6 J. Rincker, b L. W eigall... 26 W . v. Abanen, not out ... 23 L. v. Gogh, b L. Weigall ... 2 V. D. Poll, b L. W eigall ... 0 O. J.Postliuma.cMcArthur, b L. Weigall ................... 0 J. W . G. Coops, run out ... 3 B 10, lb 6, nb 1 ...........17 Extras...................11 Total.......................... 132Total (2 wkts) 118 4th M A T C h T v . G E N T L E M E N O F S U R R E Y . P layed at the O val on A u g u st 20 and 21. G entlem en o f S u rrey w on b y an in n in gs and 220 runs. G entlemen of S urrey . Second innings:—W . G. Grace, not out, 21 ; Capt. H on.W . Forester, b Feith, 11; C. P. Goodden, not out, 6; Capt. II. E. Trevor, c Posthuma, b Feith, 23; byes, 8.—Total (2 wkts) 69. G e n tlem e n of H o ll a n d . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. Grace ........... 29 4 89 1 ........... 27 7 69 1 N oel.................. 23.4 0 89 8 ........... 26.3 4 77 9 Watson ........... 5 0 18 0 ........... Noel bowled a wide. M .C.Bird.b Posthuma 33 T. Bowring, c and b Hisgen ...................39 J.E.Raphael, b Coops 120 P. H. Slater, b Pos­ thuma .................. 80 W .L.Frith.c W averen, b Posthuma ........... 2 S. E. Busher, c Schro­ der, b Feith ...........31 F. L. Nightingale, b Posthuma ...........74 J. S. Brocklesby, b Posthuma .......... 43 G.U. B. Roose, not out 7 E.O.Kirk,b Posthuma 13 R. M. Bell, b Rincker 6 B 30, lb 2, w 2 ...3 4 Total First innings. A. A. Kool, b Bird ... C. Feith, b K ir k ........... G en tlem e n of H o llan d . ...482 J.C.Scliroder, c Bell, b Bird 10 J. Hisgen, run out »..........45 J. Rincker, b Kirk .......... 0 I . v. Gogh, b Kirk ........... 0 W . v. Waveren, b K irk ... 0 W . H. R. van Manen, c Roose, b Bird ...................14 J. v. d. Poll, b Kirk ........... 4 C- J. Posthuma, not out ... 13 J. W . G. Coops, b Kirk ... 2 B 4, lb 4, nb 2 ...........10 Total..................100 Second innings. run out ........... c sub.,b Nightin­ gale .................. b K irk.................. c Roose, b Bow­ ring .................. c Slater, b Kirk.. b K irk................... not out................... b K irk................... c Brocklesby, b K irk................... b K irk................... b K irk.................. B 13,1b 6,w 3 G en tlem e n of S u r r e y . O. M. R. W . O. Rincker ... 23 1 133 1I Posthuma 23 Coops ... 21 2 104 1 Feith ... 11 Hisgen ... 10 1 50 1 I Coops bowled two wides. G en tlem e n of H o llan d . First innings. O. M. R. W . Total ...162 M. R. W . 1 112 6 1 49 1 Kirk... Bird... Busher 17.3 14 3 Second innings. O. M. R. W . 10 0 ... 24 ... 4 ... 13 Nightingale 10 Bowring ... 6 F r it h ........... 3 Raphael ... 3 Kirk delivered two no-balls and Bowring three wides