Cricket 1906

412 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME S e p t . 13, 1906. whereas the latter played a steady, defensive game, the former was seen at his very best, driving with great power and scoring fast. Hutchings made 79 out of the 131 added for the third wicket in 80 minutes without a mistake of any kind, hitting ten 4’ s, ten 2’s, and nineteen singles. Woolley then assisted Burnup to put on 58 for the fourth wicket in three-quarters of an hour before the latter was caught at slip for 89, made out of 232 in 165 minutes. It was a very sound display, marked by only one mistake—a chance at 4 to .Rhodes in the slips off Buckenham. Burnup scored well all round the wicket and, without ever trying to force the game, hit a dozen 4’ s. W oolley took some time to settle down, but played a good game, his strong back play being very noticeable. At the end of the day Humphreys and Blaker added 2 1 together without being separated, but the former was distinctly lucky, seeing that, ere he had scored, he was let off by Warner at point. When stumps were drawn for the day, Kent, with half their wickets in hand, were only 80 runs behind. Yesterday Hum­ phreys failed to add to his score, and Marsham, who was still very lame, made only 5 ere being bowled by Buckenham. Blaker and Huish, however, added 32 for the eighth wicket, but Kent were in a minority of 27 when the last wicket fell. Blaker played a splendid game for his side, and made some very fine hits; he batted 70 minutes for his 46. When the England side went in for the second time Warner accompanied Hayward to the wicket, but those who hoped to see the Surrey man notch his fourteenth hundred were doomed to disappointment. Hayward played a very slow game, batting an hour for his first twelve runs, and, when he was finely stumped at 64, claimed only 17 of that number, made in 75 minutes. Tyldesjgy- then came in, and it was some time befell success again rewarded the fielding side. The second wicket, in fact, added 77 before Warner was caught at mid-off with the total 141. The Middlesex amateur was missed before he had made a run by Seymour at slip, but afterwards played a sound game. He hit six 4’ s and six 3’s. Fane then joined Tyldesley, 'who, as in the first innings, was playing a very attractive game. Together they added 99 for the third wicket, and, with Tyldesley’ s departure at 240, England, with seven wickets in hand, were 267 runs on. The fourth wicket, however, fell at 271, and when the fifth went down twenty-three runs later, stumps were drawn for the day. Present score and analysis:— E ngland . First innings. R. H. Spooner (Lancashire), b Blythe ...........................15 Hayward (Surrey), c Sey­ mour, b Fielder ...........51 Tyldesley (Lancashire), c Dillon, b Fielder ...........84 F. L. Fane (Essex), st Huish, b Blythe ...........................75 Hirst (Yorkshire), b Hutch­ ings .......................................61 P. F. Warner (Middlesex), b Hutchings .................... 2 Rhodes (Yorkshire), b Fielder......................................15 Buckenham (Essex), not out 49 Lees (Surrey), c Huish, b Fielaer.................................... 2 Haigh (Yorkshire), b Fiel­ der .................................... 0 Humphries (Derbyshire), b Humphreys ......................18 B 5,1b 10. w 4 ,n b 1... 20 K ent . Second innings. notout...................14 st Huish, b Fiel­ der ......................17 b Dillon ............109 c W oolley, b Fiel­ der .....................50 c Humphreys, b Fielder ..............17 c Blythe, b Hum­ phries ............. 77 Total... B 4, lb 2, w2, nb 2 10 ...392 Total (5 wkts) 294 C.J.Burnup, c Rhodes, b Lees ...................89 E. W . Dillon, b Buckenham ...........23 Seymour (Jas.), c Hay­ ward, b H irst........... 1 K. L. Hutchings, c Humphries, b Buck­ enham ...................79 W oolley, c Rhodes, b Haigh ...................52 Humphreys, c Hum­ phries, b Hirst ... 38 R. N. R. Blaker, c and b Lees .................. C. H. B. Marsham, b Buckenham .......... Huish, c Hayward, b L e e s .......................... Blythe, run out........... Fielder, not o u t .. 46 B 1, lb 17, w 2, nb 1 21 Total ...365 First innings. E ngland . Fielder ... ., Blythe ... . Hum phreys. Hutchings . Woolley O 44 46 132 12 3 M. R. W . 10 133 5 ... 7 138 2 ... 1 51 1 ... 2 38 2 ... 1 12 0 ... Second innings. O. R. W. Fielder bowled three wides and a no-ball, and Hutchings a wide. Hirst Buckenham Haigh ... L ees........... Rhodes ... K ent . First innings. O. M. R. W. 29 6 79 2 ... 27 4 106 3 ... 14 2 53 1 ... 15-5 4 65 1 ... 10 0 41 0 ... Second innings. O. M. R. W. THE HISTORY OF KENT COUNTY CRICKET. The follow in g comm unication has been issued to m embers o f the K en t County C .C .: — D e a r S i r , W e b e g to inform y ou that the above w ork, which has been in preparation for some years past, w ill be published next spring. It w ill contain not on ly records o f K ent matches, and o f the C oun ty’s leading cricketers, but much inform ation concerning the early history o f the game, w hich has never before been published in any cricket book . K en t can boast a glorious record in the past, as for a period o f alm ost tw o hun­ dred years it has placed a C ounty Eleven in the field. A t the tim e when cricket was generally regarded m erely as the recreation o f the “ citizens and peasants,” and was strug­ g lin g for the recogn ition and patronage o f the “ N obility and G en try,” the game in the C ounty could claim m any prom i­ nent su pp orters: it was, in fact, largely to K en t that the greatly-desired im prove­ m ent effected in the status o f the game was prim arily due. Cricket, like other pastimes, has had its ups and downs, but at all times— through g o o d report and ill— K en t has n ot failed to w ork strenu­ ously in the best interests o f the game, or to sustain a prom inent rdle alike on the field o f p lay and in the cou n cil- chamber. F o r years before the H am ble- don and M arylebone Clubs were inaugu­ rated, the C oun ty occupied a forem ost position in the cricketing w orld, having m et Surrey, Sussex, L ondon, and even A ll-E n g la n d , w ith success. The story of these early m atches, which are unrecorded in M r. H a yga rth ’s “ Scores and B iogra­ phies,” w ill be fu lly related, in book form , fo r the first time, in the forth ­ com in g official “ H istory o f K en t County C ricket.” T o M r. W . South N orton , a m ost valued m em ber, and som etim e captain of the K ent EleveD, from 1849 to 1870, has been allotted the task o f furnishing an account (interspersed w ith personal recollections) o f K en t C ricket and Cricketers up to the tim e o f his retire­ ment from the game. M r. N orton can claim to have played w ith, and to have known w ell, such famous o ld players as Fuller P ilcb, H illyer, M r. A lfred MynD, “ F e lix ” (M r. W anostroch t), E . G . Wenman, Adam s, D orrinton, M artingell, and H in kly— men whose names are still revered, although their great deeds were perform ed lo n g before the p reien t g en ­ eration were b om . The narrative is then taken up successively b y L o rd Harris and Messrs. W . H . Patterson, Frank M archant, J . B . M ason, and H . K natchbull-H ugessen. A chapter on tbe Canterbury “ W eek ,” b y L ieu t.-C ol. N ew nham -D avis, w ill contain, am ongst other matter, some interesting rem inis­ cences o f the “ O ld Stagers.” In addition, a com plete summ ary of the batting and bow lin g perform ances accomplished in K en t matcnes b y every cricketer w h o has ever appeared fo r the C ounty w ill be included. These statistics, which deal w ith the 865 fu lly-recorded K ent matches, have been com piled b y M r. F . S. A shley-C ooper. The w ork w ill make a handsome volum e, and w ill be profusely illustrated. The edition w ill be lim ited, and the sub­ scription price £1 Is. In com pliance w ith the stipulation o f the contributors, all nett profits that m ay accrue from its sale w ill be devoted to a fu n d for the benefit o f deserving K en t professionals. W e are. Y ou rs faith fully, E y r e & S p o t t is w o o d e . YOUNG AMATEURS OF SURREY v. NORK PARK . Played at Nork Park on September 4. The Young Amateurs won by 128 runs on first innings. S core:— N ork P ark S. Coleman, not out... 36 R.Kenward,b Darby... 0 L. N. H. Bailey, c J . E. Jewell, b Greenfield 8 O.B.N icholls,b Darby 26 H. T . Bull, o J. E. Jewell, b Darby ... 0 G. R. Blades, c and b Darby ................... 1 H.M. Bell.c Greenfield, b Bowring ........... 23 N. D. Alston, c Snell, b Bowring ........... 0 A. Benson, b J. E. Jewell ................... 1 J. G. Coleman, b J.E. Jewell ................... 0 R. Wesson, hit wkt., b J . E. Jewell........... 5 Extras...................12 Total ...112 Second Innings : R. Kenward, c Bowring, b Thomas,132: G. R. Blades, c Snell, b Thomas, 44; R. M. Bell, not out, 16; N. D. Alston, not out, 36; extras, 18. Total (2 wkts.), 146. Y oung S urrey A mateurs . T. Bowring, c Wesson, b Bell........................124 A. M. Jewell, cBenson, b Bull........................26 H. O. Greenfield, c Bailey, b Kenward... 28 G. I-. Betham, not out 13 H. E. Snell, o Bailey, b K enw ard................... 0 B. E. Mathieson, st Bailey, b Kenward.. 3 G. V. Reiner, st Bailey, b K.nward ........... 3 A. R. Thomas, c Ben­ son b Kenward ... 1 J. E. Jewell, c Bailey, b Oolman ........... 5 G. O. F. Nelson, c Nicols, b Kenward 14 G. A. T. Darby, st Bailey, b Colman... 2 Extras...................24 Total ...240