Cricket 1906

S e p t . 20, 1906. CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 419 BUSSEY'S “DEJWOH DRIVERS. TRADE :< cc-fM-; MARK 6E0. G, BUSSEY & CO,, LTD,, Beg to inform Cricketers all over the world that their new Peckham Factory, the largest and best equipped of its kind, is now completed. Provision has been made for a still further increase in output and the carrying of a finished stock of TWENTY THOUSAND BATS. Geo. G. Bussey & Co., Limited, much regret that for some time past the supply of the FAMOUS “ DEMON DRIYERS ” has been quite inadequate to meet the demand, but during the period of re-building, when the output was necessarily restricted, the finest stock of WILLOW TIMBER has been accumulating, and now repre­ sents about 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 BATS. Cricketers may therefore rely upon BUSSEY’S “ DEMON DRIYERS” being the choicest selection from this enormous stock and THOROUGHLY SEASONED. The flexibility of the Handles is just what Batsmen desire, and the special form of handle covering is the admir­ ation of all players who use “ BUSSEY’S DEMON DRIYERS” Catalogue on application to — GEO. G. BUSSEY & GO., L I M I T E D , 36 & 38, QUEENVICTORIA STREET, L O N D O N , O p Provincial acd Colonial Dealers. AT THE SIGN OF THE WICKET. By F. S. A shmy -O oofbb . FEATS, FACTS AND FIGURES OF 1906. T ablb No. 1.—TABLE SHOW ING THE GROUNDS UPON WHIOH THE BUNS W E R E SCORED IN FIRST-OLASS MATCHES DURING THE SEASON. Ground. Aldershot ... * Basingstoke......... Bath ................. Blackheath ... Blackpool ......... Bournemouth Bradford ... ., Brighton ... ., Bristol ................. C a m b rid ge ......... Canterbury ... C a tford ................. Cheltenham Chesterfield......... Chichester ......... Coventry ......... Crystal Palace .. Derby ................. Dewsbury ......... Eastbourne (Saffrons Edgbaston ......... E d in b u rg h .......... G lossop................. . Gloucester ......... Gravesend .r» .. Harrogate ......... Hastings ......... Huddersfield Hull................. LeedB ... « . « Leicester .......... Leyton ......... . Liverpool ... *. Lord’s ... a . ... Maidstone ... • Manchester ... .. Northampton Nottingham ......... Oval .................. O x fo r d ................. Peterborough Portsm outh......... Scarborough Sheffield ......... Southampton Southend-on-Sea Stourbridge......... Taunton .. Tonbridge ......... Tunbridge Wells Worcester .......... FACTORY— PECKHAM, S.E. TIMBER MILLS— ELMSWELL, SUFFOLK. Runa Wkts. Aver. ... 693 ... 30 .. 23.10 ... 929 ... 40 .. 23*22 ... 3514 ... 119 .. 2952 ... 762 ... 40 .. 19*05 ... 1295 ... 64 .. 20-23 ... 1183 ... 30 .. 39.43 ... 1927 ... 100 .. 19-27 ... 7714 ... 331 .. 2330 ... 3775 ... 198 .. 1906 ... 4408 ... 199 .. 2215 ... 2747 ... 93 .. 29-53 ... 1541 ... 70 .. 2201 ... 2073 ... 90 .. 2303 ... 2121 ... 100 .. 21-21 ... 1274 ... 34 .. 37-47 ... 557 ... 35 .. 15-91 ... 1472 ... 69 .. 2133 ... 5950 ... 241 .. 24-68 ... 463 ... 40 .. 11-57 ... 1052 ... 40 .. 26-30 ... 8325 ... 242 .. 34-40 ... 903 ... 36 ... 25-09 ... 968 ... 30 .. 32-26 ... 1037 ... 40 .. 2592 ... 725 ... 30 .. 24-16 ... 1307 ... 63 .. 20-74 ... 1914 ... 58 .. 3300 ... 828 ... 30 .. 27 60 ... 533 ... 30 .. 17-73 ... 1384 ... 87 15-90 ... 10007 ... 411 .. 24-34 ... 10001 393 .. 25-44 ... 863 ... 70 .. 12*32 ... 16979 ... 721 .. 2354 ... 936 ... 29 .. 32-27 ... 7125 ... 323 .. 22*05 ... 5259 ... 266 .. 19-77 ... 10053 347 .. 2897 ... 18061 ... 645 .. 2800 ... 2803 ... 142 .. 19-73 ... 927 ... 30 .. 3090 ... 2283 ... 91) .. 23-06 ... 3559 r«. 95 .. 37-46 ... 2885 ... 144 .. 20-03 ... 4813 .. 172 .. 2798 ... 821 ... 35 23-45 ... 1858 .. 70 .. 26-54 ... 4509 «. 158 .. 28-53 ... 1954 .. 69 .. 28-31 ... 1938 .. 80 .. 24-22 ... 9744 ... 251 .. 38-82 ...180751 .. 7159 .. 25-24 Run-getting during 1906 ruled lower than in either of the two preceding seasons, despite the fact that the summer was a very fine one. Still, scoring w*s, on the whole, quite up to Year. 1899 ... 1900 ... 1901 ... 1902 ... 1903 ... 1904 ... 1905 ... 1906 ... Runs. 169,341 157,480 188,716 154,037 141,358 179,264 189,170 180,751 Wkts. Aver. 6513 ..,. 2600 6342 ..,. 24-83 6919 .... 27-27 6897 .,.. 22-33 6363 ... 22-21 6713 . .. 26*70 7378 ... 25-63 7159 ... 25-24 Totals... 1,360,117 ... 54284 ... 25 05 In each of the last five seasons run-getting at Worcester has been higher than the average, and in 1906 the difference was more marked than usual. During the past season the ground proved a batsman’ s paradise. The runs were obtained thus :— Worcestershire v. Worcestershire v. Worcestershire v. Worcestershire v. Worcestershire v. Worcestershire v. Worcestershire v. Worcestershire v. Worcestershire v. Northants ... Surrey........... Lancashire... Oxford Univ. Kent ........... Somerset ... Leiceatersh’e Warwicksh’e Gloucs’t’sh're 997 for 799 for 776 for 1252 for 1204 for 906 for 1425 for 1191 for 1194 for 40 wickets 22 wickets 20 wickels 39 wickels 25 wickets 26 wickets 16 wickets 24 wickets 39 wickets be played to a finish. During the past three seasons the run-getting properties of the Worcester wicket have increased by over fifty-seven and a-half per cen t! At Scarborough, although the average num­ ber of runs per wicket was as much as 37*46, two of the three matches played there were concluded. A ll three games took place during the Festival, and each resulted in over eleven hundred runs being scored. At Edgbaston, too, scoring has been very high, as many as 34*40 runs being made for every wicket lost: the average was 32*13 in 1905, 30-40 in 1904, and 29*32 in 1899. In 1904 the average for the Trent Bridge ground was 35*85, which in the following season had fallen to 30*02. This year a still further decrease is to be recorded with 28*97 runs per wicket, although, curiously enough, there were two instances during the season of a batsman obtaining two separate hundreds in a match there. T able No. 2 .— TABLE SHOW ING THE NUMBER OF RUNS SCORED BY EACH SIDE IN FIRST-OLASS M ATCHES DURING THE SEASON. Side. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Cambridge University ... 4687 . . 169 .. . 27*73 Derbyshire ........................... 7865 . . 417 ... 18-86 England (v. Kent) ........... 736 . . 18 . . 40-88 England XI. (v. W est Indians)........... ........... 267 . . 14 . . 1907 Essex .................................. 10751 . . 375 . . 28-66 Gentlemen (v. Players) ... 1618 . . 53 . . 30-52 Gentlemen of England ... 494 . 20 . . 2470 G loucestershire................... 7636 . 370 . . 20-63 Grace’s XI., W. G............... . 1296 ... 52 . . 24-92 Hampshire ................... 9093 . . 375 . . 24*24 Kent ................................... 11471 . . 368 . . 31*17 Lancashire .......................... 10138 . . 408 . . 24-84 Leicestershire .................. 9766 . . 428 . . 22 81 Leveson-Gower’s XI..H.D.G. 407 . . 20 . . 20 35 M.C.C. and G rou n d ........... 4528 . . 199 . . 22-75 Middlesex ........................... 7798 .. 351 . . 2221 North, T h e ................... 590 . . 10 . . 5900 Northamptonshire ........... 0159 . 319 . . 19-30 Nottinghamshire ........... 9290 . 342 . . 27-16 Oxford University ........... 3796 .. 172 . . 22-07 Players (v. Gentlemen) ... 1841 . . 56 . . 3287 Scotland 451 . 20 . . 22 55 Somerset 6995 .. 295 . . 2371 South, T h e ........................... 519 .. 20 . . 25-95 Surrey ........... *.................. 14544 .. 448 . . 3240 Sussex ................................... 11197 .. 453 . . 2471 W arwickshire ................. 7986 .. 274 . . 2914 West Indians ................. 5683 .. 249 . . 22-82 W orcestershire................. 10827 .. 369 . . 2934 Yorkshire ... .................. 12322 .. 495 . . 24*89 Totals.......... 180751 .. 7159 .. 2524 Totals ........... 9744 for 251 wickets Scoring ruling so heavy, it is not surprising to find that, of the above nine matches, only one— that against Oxford University— could T able No. 3.— TA BLE SHOW ING THE NUM­ BER OF RUNS SCORED AGAINST EACH SIDE IN FIRST-CLASS MATCHES DURING THE SEASON. Side Runs. *5. Wkts. Aver* Cambridge University ... 4602 ... 201 ... 22-89 Derbyshire ........................... 8917 .. . 336 ... 26-53 England (v. Kent) ........... 485 ... 20 .. . 2425 England X I. (v. West Indians) ................... 359 .. . 20 .. . 17-95 Essex ................................... 10171 .. . 407 .. . 24-99 Gentlemen (v. Players) ... 1841 ... 50 .. . 3287 Gentlemen of England ... 497 ... 12 .. . 41-41 G loucestershire................... 7955 ... 324 .. . 24-55 Grace’s XI., W .G.................. 1086 .. . 50 ... 21-72 Hampshire ... - ................ 9444 ... 333 ... 28-36 Kent ................................... 10851 ... 476 .. . 2279 Lancashire ................... ... 9340 .. - 470 ... 19-87 Leicestershire ................... 9628 .. . 343 .. . 2806 Leveson-Gower’sXI.jH.D.G,. 409 .. . 16 ..,. 25-56 M.C.C. & Ground ........... 4325 .. . 208 .. . 2075 Middlesex ........................... 7965 .... 307 .. . 25-94 North, The .......................... 519 .. . 20 ... 25-95 Northamptonshire ........... 7173 .... 268 ..,. 2676 Nottinghamshire ........... 8094 .... 370 .... 21-87 Oxford University ........... 4517 .,,. 150 .,,. 3011 Players (v. Gentlemen) ... 1618 .,.. 53 .... 30*52 Scotland ........................... 452 .... 16 .,.. 28*25 Somerset ........................... 8364 .... 277 ... 30-19 South, The ........................... 590 ... 10 ... 5900 Surrey ................................... 13043 ... 584 ... 2233 Sussex ................................... 11580 ... 399 ... 29 02 Warwickshire ................... 8656 ... 306 ... 2828 West Indians ... ........... 5608 ... 216 ... 25-96 W orcestershire................... 10933 ... 308 ... 35-49 Yorkshire ........................... 11729 ... 603 ... 19-45 Totals............,180751 .... 7159 .... 25 24