Cricket 1906

S ept . 13, 1906. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF, THE GAME. 411 They had last week shown up conspicu­ ously against N o ik Park, in which m atch Trevor B ow rin g, the o ld R ugbeian, set his side an excellent exam ple with a g ood innings o f three figures. On Tuesday, how ever, on the excellent pitch o f the W anderers, they w ent several better, scoring, I am told, over 400 for the loss o f on ly three w ickets. G . H . Nelson, the fast bow ler o f this year’s D ulw ich C ollege eleven, whose run is very sug­ gestive o f another O ld A lleynian, N . A . K n ox, subsequently did a fine perform ­ ance w ith the ball, taking six wickets for some 23 runs. So the grou n d o f the P allingsw ick C.C. in O ld Oak R oad, E ast A cton , has been saved from the remorseless clutches o f the ever-encroaching builder, at least fo r the present. A year or so ago there seemed to be some reason to fear that the club m igh t lose its habitation. F ortu ­ nately, how ever, the danger has been averted, and the old club is assured o f its enclosure fo r at all events some years to come. T ru e to its traditions, the m ost success­ fu l cricket season w ithin the m em ory of the present generation has been g o in g out w ith a flourish o f trumpets. T hou gh the K en t E leven m issed J . E . M afon, particularly as a bow ler, and the Best m igh th ave been strengthened, the cricket, all round, at the Oval this week was thoroughly w orth y o f the im portance o f the fixture. K ent was particularly w ell represented in the crow d, and con ­ sidering that the receipts, up to last n igh t, am ounted to over nine hundred pounds, the Cricketers’ F und and the L ondon P layin g Fields Comm ittee, w ho equally share the entire proceeds, cu g h t both to receive a substantial benefit. A S u r r e y jo k e r is ev id e n tly re sp on ­ sible fo r th e fo llo w in g p la in tive lam en t on S u rrey’s fa ilu re :— In Affectionate Remembrance of Surrey. They \yere pounced upon b y the H aw ke (a keen “ Hunter ” ) on the “ R o th e ry ” “ R h o d e ” to Leeds, d ra gg ed through the “ M y e r ” b y “ Jacker,” and com ­ pletely H irsted out o f the Championship b y the T ykes on the R. I. P. On the reverse side are fou r w o r d s:— Hard Lines ? Buck u p ! M r . A l f r e d D . T a y l o r , in w ritin g on Sussex cricket in the B righton 'and Hove Times, sa y s: — A feature of the season has been the re­ markable low scoring on the Hove ground. A few years back the county enclosure was considered the finest run-getting pitch in England, yet this year the 400 was exceeded on only one occasion, while of the nine county matches fought on the ground only one remained unfinished. Two days were sufiici- ent to finish the games with Derbyshire, Kent, Middlesex and Somerset," whilst the matches with Surrey, Notts and Gloucestershire were each concluded before the arrival of the luncheon interval on the third day. Thus seven of the nine county matches were practi­ cally over in two days, and for this reason the exchequer will have a deplorable tale to tell when the accounts are presented next March. The best paying fixtures of the year were those decided at Hastings and Eastbourne. On four occasions only did the attendances at Hove exceed 2,000. M r . W . L o t i n g a (L arry L y n x ) is taking a team to K in gston next W ednes­ day to p la y E ighteen o f K in gston and D istrict. The object is to assist a fund which is bein g raised for the benefit o f A rthur Chester, the old Surrey player, w ho has been in ill-health for some time past. M r. L otin ga’ s E leven w ill be chosen from tbe follow in g :— Dr.W . G. Grace, Mornington Cannon, H.Woodland, Rutland Barrington,W. Lees, E. G. Hayes, F.jHolland, F. Stedman, T. Hayward, F. H. Huish, A. Marshall, W. Brockwell, W . Davis, G. W. Ayres,Hamish Stuart, and W . Lotjnga. N o t the least pleasing and noticeable feature o f tbe cricket c f 1906 has been the success o f D ennett, Fielder, Lees and H irst, each o f whom obtained Over a hundred and fifty wickets in C ounty Championship matches. They took them , too, at a very reasonable cost, considering what a fine summer we had : — Wkts. Aver. Hirst (Yorkshire) ........... 182 ... 14 84 Dennett (Gloucestershire) 160 ... 17*97 Fielder (Kent) ........... 158 ... 19*74 Lees (Surrey)................... 154 ... 20.25 In 1905 on ly tw o bow lers— Lees 169 (average 17‘01), and C ox, o f Sussex, 154 (average 21 40) secured as m any as 150 w ickets in Championship games. T h e follow in g is from Punch : — E v e n at the very end o f the season bright things are happening at cricket. Thus in The Cornish Post we read :— “ The Choughs’ innings was most peculiar, the scoring board showing 170 for one wicket, and the whole side being out for 124.” M ost peculiar. A n d The Bristol Times, w riting o f D ennett, observes w ith truth that “ it was no small feat to send dow n 1,081 overs out o f a total o f 1,462 bow led for the cou n ty .” T here’ s keenness for y o u ! Burning the candle at both ends, as one m ay say. UPPER OLAPTON v. SOUTH OF ENGLAND XI.—Played at Upper Olapton on September 8. Upper O lapton. H.B.Hugill, st Russell, b Cranfield ...........24 H. A. Milton, b Mead 104 S. H. Moore, b Young 17 A. L. Evelyn, b Mead 14 C. F. Ratcliff, c Perrin, b McGahey ........... 5 W. W. K. Robinson, b M ead.......................... 0 D P.Hayworth,run out 2 A. G. Gaydon, not out 38 W.R.Hood,cMcGahey, b Tarrant.................. 17 W . E. Peel, c Young, b Tarrant ................... 1 E. W . Tibby, b Mead 14 D. B. Abbott, b Mead F. Yates, b Mead J.Fox,c Perrin,b Mead R.H.Dottridge,b Mead S. W . Goble, c Perrin, b Tarrant.................. Extras ........... Total ...256 O. McGahey, b Hugill P. Perrin, b Hugill ... 0 F. Tarrant, b H ugill... 0 W . Mead, c Hugill, b Robinson...................33 F. Walker, run out ... 27 E. Russell, not out ... 26 H. Young, c Tibby, b Moore .................. 9 South o f E n glan d XL B. Oranfield, run out 8 H. Myers, c Ratcliff, b Moore ................... 4 N. O. Goble, b Hugill 1 T.Russell.lbw.bHugill 1 Extras ........... 0 Total ..114 KENT v. ENGLAND . Played at the Oval on September 10, 11 & 12. To be concluded. By securing the County Championship, Kent gained the honour of opposing England at the Oval in the concluding match of the season, but, in having to take the field with­ out Mason, were severely handicapped, especially so far as bowling was concerned, so much depending in consequence upon Fielder and Blythe. Owing to lameness, Knox fonnd himself prevented from assisting ungland, and his place was taken by Buckenham. Warner won the toss, and sent in Spooner and H ay­ ward, who scored twenty-six together in half-an-hour before the former succumbed to Blythe. Hayward played a very quiet and watchful game, but Tyldesley appeared quite at his ease from the moment he went in, and hit all round the wicket with the greatest confidence. Together the pair added 104 for the second wicket in an hour and a-quarter, Hayward then being caught at slip for 51, made out of 130 in an hour and three-quarters. Fane then came in, but only 39 had been added when Tyldesley’s most attractive display came to an end. The Lancastrian, who gave by far the brightest exhibition of the day, reached 50 out of 76 in 50 minutes, and, in all, scored 84 out of 143 in one hundred minutes. He made fifteen 4’s, and hit capitally in all directions. W ith Hirst in, some further vigorous cricket was seen, for, although the newcomer was not at his best, he claimed 61 of the 112 added with Fane for the fourth wicket in eighty minutes, pulling and driving well, and hitting a dozen 4’s. He made one huge straight drive off Blythe, the ball landing on the awning in front of the Pavilion. It was during the last- mentioned partnership that Marsham, whilst fielding at cover, was struck so severely on thti leg that he was obliged to retire for the rest o f the day. Warner made only a couple, and, with his dismissal, half the side were out for 287. Shortly afterwards Fane was very smartly stumped for a useful innings of 75, made out of 180 in 140 minutes. He gave a possible chance when 36, but although he made no other mistake, he was not seen at his best. He made several good cuts and off-drives, and hit nine 4’s. Rhodes was bowled at 328, and Lees caught at the wicket at 334, and, when stumps were drawn for the day, the total had reached 340 for eight wickets. A t one time a much larger score appeared probable, the total being 281 when the fourth wicket went down, but Hutchings, by disposing of Hirst and Warner in rapid succession, improved the position for his side immensely. Except on two occasions the Kent fielding was brilliant throughout, Hutchings, in the long-field, Burnup and Marsham doing especially good service. On Tuesday morning Haigh was bowled before he had opened his account, but a bright partnership for the last wicket, which realised 61 in 45 minutes, followed. The innings closed for 392, which was by no means un­ satisfactory from a Kent point of view, seeing that Mason was absent and W oolley sent down only three overs. Buckenham, who was missed at mid-off by Blaker when he had made 37, carried out his bat for a vigorous 49. To how great an extent the Kent attack was confined to Fielder and Blythe, a glance at the analysis will show. The County opened their innings in a somewhat surprising manner, Dillon scoring ten, all to leg, off Hirst’s first over. The left-hander, how­ ever, was clean-bowled at 38, and, with only five added, Seymour also was sent back. Hutchings then joined Burnup, and the finest cricket of the day was seen, for,