Cricket 1907

M a y 9, 1907. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 115 collected by Kent cricketers in apprecia­ tion of the services he had rendered to the County. His highest scores in first- class cricket were 144 v. Yorkshire, at Canterbury, in 1887, and 142 v. Middle­ sex, at Gravesend, in 1886. In repre­ sentative cricket Frank Hearne’s chief triumph was an innings of 111 for the the South of England against the Austra­ lians, at Gravesend, also in 1886. In the Surrey v. Kent match at the Oval, in 1887, one of his deliveries was hit to leg out of the ground by Mr. K. J. Key—a very unusual event on that ground. Alexander Hearne occupies a very prominent place in the annals of cricket, inasmuch as he has scored more runs and taken more wickets for Kent than any other man. He was born at Ealing on July 22nd, 1863, and made his first appearance for the County in 1884. He is a good slow bowler, breaking both ways, a fine defensive bat with any amount of patience, and an excellent field at slip. On slow wickets he has Warwickshire, at Maidstone, in 1896; eight for 36 v. Middlesex, at Lord’s, in 1897 ; four for 10 v. Gloucestershire, at Tonbridge, in 1902; and eight for 15 v. Gloucestershire, at Tonbridge, in 1903. In other important matches he also took eight for 30 for M.C.C. and Ground v. Yorkshire, at Lord’s, ia 1888, and five for 7 for Viscount Cantelupe’s X I. v. South Africans, at Bexhill, in 1894. In 1891-92 he toured South Africa as a member of Mr. W. W. Read’s team, and in 1903 visited America with the Kent X I., whilst in 1893, 1894, 1897, and 1898 he was chosen to assist the Players against the Gentlemen. It is only natural that, during a County career of twenty-three years, he should have had several unusual experiences. In the Surrey match at the Oval in 1894 he was unfortuate enough to be bowled by the first ball he received in each innings ; against Sussex, at Cat- ford, in 1898, he batted on each of the three days for his score of 117; when he was run out in the second innings of the 321 for the second against Shorncliffe Camp, at Maidstone. In these matches Hearne’s score were 150 and 128 respec­ tively, and his partner’s 238 and 364. It may be mentioned as a curious circum­ stance that his innings of 105 v. Oxford University, at Maidstone, in 1895, was composed of fifteen 4’s, fifteen 2’s, and fifteen singles. When he scored his 112 against Somerset, at Tonbridge, in 1898, Mr. W. H. Patterson (111) helped him to add 220 for the second wicket. Herbert Hearne assisted Kent on 25 occasions between 1884 and 1886. He was born at Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks., on March 15th, 1862, and was a fast, round-armed bowler and a fair bat and field. He retired early from the game owing to an injury, and died at his native plac9 on June 13th, 1906. On the first day of last year’s match at Tonbridge between Kent and Hampshire, play was suspended for half-an-hour, as a mark of respect, whilst his funeral was taking place at Chalfont St. Giles. A SYNOPSIS OP ALEC HEARNE’S PERFORMANCES FOR KENT. Matches Batted In. Innings. Not Out. Highest Score. Total. Average. Opponents. Matches Bowled In. Balls. Runs. W ickets. Average. 3 4 1 20* 40 13 33 American Tour, 1903 2 192 69 9 7-66 11 21 0 50 307 14-61 .............Australians, t h e ................. 11 1,557 585 41 14-26 3 4 1 20 45 1500 ............. Derbyshire ............. 3 396 144 17 8-47 18 29 3 152* 774 2976 ........................Essex.......................... 18 2,279 960 34 28-23 36 59 7 155 1,152 2215 ............. Gloucestershire.............. 33 4,939 1,877 113 16-61 13 19 3 69 310 19-37 ............. Hamfishire .............. 13 1,301 452 33 13-69 36 68 6 80* 1,083 17-46 ............. Lancashire .............. 37 4,862 1,950 82 2378 1 1 0 7 7 7-00 ............. Leicestershire .............. — — — — — 20 37 1 88 668 18-55 M.O.O. and Ground 20 1,948 815 53 15-37 38 68 8 100* 3/272 2120 ............. Middlesex .............. 36 4,516 1,812 76 24-23 39 67 8 162* 1,300 22 03 ............. Nottinghamshire............... 35 5,736 2,015 69 29-20 4 7 0 105 178 2542 ............. Oxford University............... 4 443 198 8 24-75 1 2 0 23 37 18-50 ............. Philadelphians ............. 1 242 50 2 25-00 3L 55 5 112 1,530 30-60 ............. Somerset ............. 29 3,737 1,541 90 17*12 2 4 1 37 92 30-66 ............. South Africans ............. 1 96 45 2 22-50 38 66 5 74 1,047 1716 ........................Surrey......................... 36 5,254 1,839 101 18-20 41 65 8 117 1,539 27 00 ........................Sussex........................ 39 7,063 2,439 119 2049 15 25 2 78 553 24-04 ............. Warwickshire ............. 15 2,026 612 32 1912 1 1 0 52 52 5200 ............. West Indians ............. — — — — — 13 20 3 154 688 4047 ............. Worcestershire ............. 13 1,753 681 31 2206 45 80 4 64 1,223 1609 ............. Yorkshire ............. 41 6,459 2,426 121 1956 409 702 66 162* 13,897 21*85 ........................Totals....................... 387 54,799 20,543 1,036 19-82 played some splendid innings, one of the best being his 116 not out v. Gloucester­ shire, at Canterbury, in 1892, when a collection on his behalf realised £50; it was his first hundred for the County, and he carried his bat through the innings He has on four occasions scored over 150 in an innings for the County, making 162 not out v. Nottinghamshire, at Trent Bridge, in 1899, when he and Mr. J. B. Mason (181 not out) added 321 together for the third wicket without being parted ; 155 v. Gloucestershire, at Gravesend, in 1895; 154 v. Worcestershire, at Wor­ cester, in 1906; and 152 not out v. Essex, at Leyton, in 1901. Against Australian bowling his best innings are 168 for Mr. W. G. Grace’s X I., at the Crystal Palace, in 1899, and 120 for the South of England, at the Oval, in 1893. With the ball he took thirteen wickets for 48 runs (includ­ ing five for 13) v. Yorkshire, at Sheffield, in 1885 ; five for 15 v. Hampshire, at Tonbridge, in 1885; four for 0 v. Somer­ set, at Taunton, in 1894; five for 13 v. Middlesex match, at Lord’s, in 1899, A. E. Trott, who fielded the ball at mid-on, threw down the wicket with so much force that one of the stumps was broken ; in the second innings of Somerset, at Taunton, in 1894, he, whilst bowling, ran out E. J. Tyler for leaving his ground before the ball was delivered ; in ttie first innings of Middlesex, at Tonbridge, in 1900, all the first 20 runs were scored by Mr. P. F. Warner, and all, curiously enough, were obtained off Hearne, the hits being four 4’s, a 3, and a single; whilst against Gloucestershire, at Clifton, in 1900, he performed the hat-trick at the expense of Messrs. F. H. B. Cham- pain, G. L. Jessop, and A. G. Richardson, and those, strange to say, were the only wickets he obtained during the innings. In ordinary club matches he has per­ formed several noteworthy feats. In 1887 he and Mr. F. M. Atkins indulged in two remarkable partnerships for Mote Park, making 399 for the first wicket against St. Lawrence, at Canterbury, and adding Walter Hearne, who played in 58 matches for Kent, was born at Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks., on January 15th, 1864. He was an excellent right-hand medium- paced bowler, his best year being 1894, when he took 116 wickets for the County at a cost of 13-29 runs each. Owing to an accident to his knee, his career as a first-class cricketer was ended very sum­ marily just when he had reached his zenith, which was most unfortunate, no less for the County than for himself. In 1893 he took 15 wickets for 114 runs (including eight for 40) v. Lancashire, at Manchester; and in the following year eight for 66 v. Lancashire, at Tonbridge, thirteen for 61 v. Gloucestershire, at Blackheath, and thirteen for 98 v. Surrey, at Catford. For several years past he has been the official scorer to the Kent County C.C. John Thomas Hearne, a younger brother of Herbert and Walter, was born at Chalfont St. Giles on May 3rd, 1867, and played his first match for Middlesex