Cricket 1907

116 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a t 9, 1907. against the Australians, at Lord’s in 1888, when he took the wickets of Trott and Worrall for 19 runs. He has proved himself to be one of the very best of fast-medium bowlers. Concerning his delivery, Great Bowlers and Fielders says : “ His action is unsurpassed io style ; it is flowing and rhythmical from beginning to end, and is full of life and elasticity without any taint of laboriousness.” He keeps a splendid length and varies his pace with fine judgment. Among his many performances with the ball may be mentioned the following :— 8 in inns for55, Mdsx. v. Sint., at Taunton ... 1890 8 „ 92, „ v. Lancs., at. Lord's ... 1891 9 „ 32, „ v. Notts., at. Notts. ... 1891 14inmcli. for 65, „ v. Yorks., at Lord’s ...1891 9 in inns, for 41, M.O.O. &G.v. Notts.,at Lord’s 1892 15 in mch. for 154 i Mdss' v- NoMs- at Notts- •'' 1893 14 „ 66 , M.C.O. &G. v. Kent, at Lord’s 1894 9 in inns, for 43, „ v. Lancs., „1894 Is in me”, for 77! 1896 07 j Earl de la Warr’s XI. v. ” | Australians, at Bexliill ... 1896 6 in. inns, for 8 , S.of Eng., v.Aust.,at Hastings 1896 14 in inch, for 64 \ South v- North- at Hastings 1896 9 in inns, for 54 i M.C.O. & G. v. Oxford Univ. 15 in inch, for 110 j at Oxford ........................1897 13 „ 1U8, Middlesex v. Kent, at Lord’s 1897 16 in mch.' 114 |Mdsx- '• Mnchstr- 1898 8 in inns, for 48, M.O.O.&G.v.Yorks., at Lord’s 1898 5 „ 14, Mdsx. v. Smt., at Lord’s ... 1899 Q ) A. J. Webbe’s XI. v. Oxford » » University, at Oxford ...1899 9 „ 71, M.O.C.&G.v.Yorks., at Lord’s 1900 8 „ 42, Mdsx. v. Lancs., at Manchstr. 1900 5 „ 13, M.O.O.& G. v. Kent., at Lord’s 1902 8 „ 53, „ v. Sussex, at Lord’s1904 15 in mch. for 93 } Mc,sx- v- Somer8et’ at L013’8 1901 8 in inns, for 93, Mdsx. v. Essex, at Leyton ... 1905 t One man was absent. In the first innings he took four wickets for 4 runs. The above represent much excellent work, but his record would be far more eloquent if space allowed all his great feats to be dealt with separately : thus, when playing for the South of England against the strong Australian team of 1896, at Hastings, his analysis for the innings was 17 overs, 13 maidens, eight runs and six wickets, and at one time it was 13 overs and two balls, 12 maidens, two runs and five wickets ! He visited Australia with Mr. A. E. Stoddart’s second team, in 1897-8, and went to India six times on the invitation of the late Maharajah of Patiala. He took 212 wickets in 1893, 257 in 1896, and 222 in 1898. Perhaps his best-remembered feat, however, was his hat-trick in the Test match at Leeds in 1899, when his victims were three such great run-getters as Hill, Gregory, and Noble. With the bat he has often proved very useful, his highest innings in a county match being 65 against Kent, at Lord’s, in 1895, and in representative cricket 71 in the Gentle­ men v. Players’ match at Lord’s in 1896. It is with much pleasure one can add that it appears by no means unlikely that two members of a younger generation of the family may before long be found playing their part in first-class cricket. John William Hearne, aged 16, son of a wheelwright at Harlington, Middlesex, is a very promising rignt-hand medium- paced bowler, whilst John Hearne, a son of J. F., aged 19, is very useful with lbft- hand medium deliveries. One can but express the hope that each will have a successful career, and will cause the name of Hearne to continue to signify all that is best in professional cricket. NOBTH v. SOUTH TASMANIA. SOME INTERESTING RECORDS. (Compiled by Mr. Peter Facy, Secretary Tasmanian Cricket Association.) The first North v. South match was played in April, 1850, at Oatlands. Since that date 7b matches have taken place. North and South have each won 35, and 8 have been drawn. S outhern V ictories . Twelve matches in one innings as follows : —February, 1871, 1 innings and 64 runs; April, 1874, 1 innings and 50 runs; Decem­ ber, 1878, 1 innings and 44 runs ; December, 1879, 1 innings and 4 runs; December, 1884, 1 innings and 144 runs; April, 1893, 1 innings and 27 runs; December, 1894, 1 innings and 192 runs ; December, 1896, 1 innings and 26 runs; April, 1898, 1 innings and 75 runs; April, 1900, 1 innings and 289 runs; December, 1900, 1 innings and 81 runs; December, 1904, 1 innings and 91 runs. Eleven matches by wickets :—December, 1851, 1 wicket; December, 1865, 3 wickets; December, 1877, 2 wickets; April, 1885, 9 wickets; December, 1885, 5 wickets ; Decem­ ber, 1887, 6 wickets; December, 1889, 7 wickets; December, 1890, 3 wickets; De­ cember, 1903, 8 wickets; April, 1906, 5 wickets ; December, 1906, 10 wickets. Twelve matches by runs December, 1862, 24 runs; January, 1863, 36 runs; April, 1872, 131 runs; December, 1882, 159 runs; April, 1884, 195runs; March, 1886, 37 runs; April, 1895, 159 runs; April, 1896, 154 runs ; April, 1897, 19 runs ; December, 1897, 233 runs ; December, 1902, 119 runs ; April, 1904, 214 runs. N orthern V ictories . Four matches in one innings as follows :— March, 1859, 1 innings and 10 runs ; Decem­ ber, 1869, 1 innings and 57 runs; March, 1877, 1 innings and 160 runs; April, 1905, 1 innings and 13 runs. Sixteen matches by wickets :—April, 1858, 7 wickets: February, 1860, 3 wickets; Feb­ ruary, 1869, 9 wickets; March, 1873, 5 wickets; March, 1875, 9 wickets; April, 1876, 1 wicket; March, 1880, 8 wickets; March, 1883, 5 wickets; March, 1887, 10 wickets; March, 1889, 10 wickets; April, 1892, 4 wickets; December, 1892, 8 wickets; December, 1898, 4 wickets; April, 1899, 7 wickets; April, 1901, 7 wickets; December, 1905, 5 wickets. Fifteen matches by runs :—April, 1850, 12 runs ; December, 1858, 54 runs; January, 1867, 94 runs; January, 1868, 152 runs; April, 1881, 157 runs ; December, 1883, 17 runs; December, 1881, 65 runs; December, 1888, 5 runs; December, 1891, 60 runs; De­ cember, 1892, 66 runs; December, 1895, 157 runs; December, 1899, 208 runs; Decem­ ber, 1901, 126 runs; April, 1902, 17 runs; April, 1903, 119 runs. T otal N um ber of R uns S cored in N orth v . S outh M atches . South.—22,370 runs for 1,334 wickets, or an average of 16.769 per wicket. North.—21.827 runs for 1.385 wickets, or an average of 15.759 per wicket. H ighest I n nings T otal . South.—532, 2nd innings, February, 1891; 524, 1st innings, April, 1900. North.—461, 1st innings, February, 1891; 455> 1st innings, December, 1905. L ow est I n nings T otal . South.—17, 1st innings, December, 1862. North.—26, 2nd innings, December, 1862. H igh est A ggregate N umber of R uns in M atch . February, 1891, 3 innings, 1,185 ; March, 1902, 4 innings, 1,089 ; December, 1903, 3 innings and 2 wickets, 1,067; December, 1905, 3 innings and 5 wickets, 1,041. H ighest I n divid u al S core in I n n in gs . South.—C. J. Eady, 187, April, 1893. North.—J. H. Savigny, 164, December, 1899. C entury S cores and O v e r . South.—52 innings over 100 ; 28 innings over 200; 7 innings over300 ;3inning3 over 400 ; 2 innings over 500. North.—61 innings over 100 ; 23 innings over 200; 7 innings over300;3innings over 400. CENTURY HONOURS. (South, 16.) 1884.—Geo. H. Gatehouse ............................... 133 1888.—K. E. Burn ............................................. Ill 1890.—K. E. Burn ............................................. 130* 1891.—K. E. Bum ............................................. 180 1893.—C. J. Eady .......... ............................... 187 1895.—K. E. Burn ............................................. 106 1896.—K. E. Burn ............................................. 101 1897.—Geo. H. Gatehouse ........................ :.. 119* 1898.—J. Bingham .......................................... 104 1900.—W. G. Ward ............................................. 115 1900.—K. E. Burn .......... ............................... 140 1902.—H. H ale..................................................... 10S* 1903.—C. J. Eady .............................................. 125 1903.—O. Douglas ............................................. 101 1904.—T. A. Tabart............................................. 130 1904.—O. Douglas ............................................. 104 (North, 16.) 1875.—J. Arthur ............................................. 117 1876.—G. H. Bailey.............................................. 101 1886.—C. W. Rock ............................................. 105 1886.—R. H. Sam s.............................................. 110* 1888 —C. W. Rock .............................................. 158 1888.—H. Wilson ............................................. 106 1890.—W. Sidebottom ...................................... 100 1891.—J. H. Savigny ...................................... 120 1892.— C. W. Rock ........................................... 113 1892.—G. H. Bailey............................................. 139 1895.—J. H. Savigny ...................................... 134 1895.—W. H. Savigny ...................................... 113 1898.—E. A. Windsor ...................................... 105* 1899.—J. H. Savigny ...................................... 164 1903.—L. Cuff ..................................................... 133 1905.—E. A. Windsor ...................................... 103 *Not out. Two C enturies in an I n n in gs . South.—December, 1903, C. J. Eady, 125 ; O. Douglas, 101. North.—March, 1888, C. W. Rock, 158 ; H. Wilson, 106. December, 1892, G. H. Bailey, 139; C. W .Rock, 113. December, 1895, J. H. Savigny, 134; W . H. Savigny, 113. H ighest A ggregate S core in a M atch . South.—February, 1891, 724. North.—March, 1902, 553. BOWLING AVERAGES. Eady and Windsor. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. C. J. Eady ... 9539 .. 510 ... 3461 ... 239 ...14-481 E. A. Windsor 8753 ... 374 ... 4194 ... 241 ...17‘402 A N SW E R S T O CO R R E S PO N D E N T S. J. A. Reid (Oape Town).—Very many thanks. We published the information last week. N O W R EA D Y. THE DERBYSHIRE CRICKET GUIDE (Season 1907). Compiled by L. G. Wright and W. J. Piper , Jun. (Twelfth year.) Contents: — Portrait and Biography of J. Humphries; An Article on Cricket (by “ L. G. W.”); Derbyshire Cricket Records and Statistics; The Laws of the Game; Fixtures of the Leading Counties, M.C.C., and over 100 Local Clubs; Secretaries’ Names and Addresses; and other information interesting to Cricketers. Price 2d.; by post 3d. hers : BACON & HUDSON, Derby.