Cricket 1907

164 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a y 30, 1907. they can preserve an unbeaten record until the end of June they are bound to attract a great crowd when they play their first match against England, at Lord’s on July 1st. Although they have so far played only three matches, they have already shown that they are strong in all departments of the game, and there can be little doubt that when they play on wickets more to their liking they will prove a very formidable side. OXFORD UNIVERSITY v. WORCESTERSHIRE. Played at Oxford on May 23, 24 and 25. Oxford University won by 86 runs. Neither side was at its best for this match, but some very interesting cricket was seen. Bruce gave an admirable display, showing good defence and hitting well on the off-side : he scored 64out of 120 in one hundred and seventy-five minutes, carrying his bat through the innings. By the end of the day the County had lost half their wickets in two hours for 86, Burns, who made 40 in forty-five minutes, show­ ing the best form. On Friday Lowe and Gilbert restricted the visitors’ lead to 35, the former taking six wickets for 43 in the innings. Oxford lost Bruce with only 2 scored, but, after four wickets had fallen for 72, Foster, who played a bright and vigorous innings and hit eleven 4’s, and Wright added 108 for the fifth in an hour and a quarter. With 207 to win, Worcestershire lost four wickets for 56, and only Swalwell did at all well. He made some good hits, and so monopolised the scoring that the last wicket added 30, although Jolly scored but a single. Score and analysis: O xford U niversity . First innings. Second innings. Hon. C. N. Bruce, not out 64 c Jolly, b Arnold 1 T. Bowring, b C uffe..........11 run out ............24 J. H. Gordon, b Powys- Keck ............................... 12 c Jolly, b Arnold 17 G. N. Foster, b Arnold ... 5 C. V. L. Hooman, b Arnold 2 E. L. Wright, c Jolly, b Arnold ........................ 2 •R. G. Cruwys, b Arnold ... 10 c Foster, b Cuffe 10 C. E. Hatfeild, b Cuffe ... 1 ~ T------K ' J. C. M. Lowe, c Cuffe, b Arnold ........................ R. G. Molyneux, lbw, b Cuffe ............................... H. A. Gilbert, b Cuffe Leg-byes ................. b Arnold b Cuffe... b Powys-Keck ... c Isaac, b Cuffe... 4 3 lbw, b Arnold ... b Arnold .......... 0 notout.................11 B 17, lb 9, nb 2 28 Total..........241 Total .................120 W orcestershire . First innings. Second innings. H. K. Foster, c Foster, b c W righ t, b Molyneux........................ 8 Molyneux ... 15 W.B.Burns,cGilbert,bLowe 40 c and b Molyneux 13 A. V. Isaac, c & b Gilbert... 6 cHooman,bLowe 13 G. H. Simpson-Hayward, b Lowe 46 b Gilbert Arnold, c Foster, b Lowe... 17 b Gilbert Cuffe, c Foster, b Lowe ... 0 b Lowe R. S. Swalwell, b Lowe ... 4 b Molyneux J. C. F. Jackson,c Hatfeild, b Lowe ........................ 0 run out E. G. Martin, not out ... 18 b Gilbert ... H. Powys-Keck, c Bruce, b Gilbert ........................ 1 b Lowe N.W.Jolly, cHatfeild, bGil- bert ............................... 8 not out 1 B 6, wl Total B 2, lb 1, w 1 4 Total..........120 O xford U niversity . First innings. _ __ Second innings^ M. R.W. O. M. R. W. 7 385 .......... 30 7 71 5 12 57 4 .......... 29.4 6 84 3 1 180 .......... 10 0 32 0 4 11 .......... 6 0 26 1 Powys-Keck and Martin each delivered one no-ball. W or : estershire . O. A rn old ..........20 Cuffe ..........29 Martin .......... 5 Powys-Keck... 5 First innings. O. M. R. W. Molyneux Gilbert ... Lowe Bowring Hatfeild 15-4 16 Second innings. O. M. R. W. 2 18 3 9-1 16 16 2 47 44 7 Lowe bowled two wides. YORKSHIRE v. DERBYSHIRE. At Sheffield, May 23, 24, and 25. Abandoned. The above match was abandoned at noon on the third day, owing to rain, without a ball having been bowled. T H E SOUTH AFRICANS . 2 nd M atch .— v. ESSEX. Played at Leyton on May 23, 24 and 25. South Africans won by an innings and 99 runs. With Perrin, Gillingham, Carpenter, and Bucken- ham all away, Essex had a very poor side and were easily defeated. On the first day run-getting was no easy matter for some time after the night’s rain, but after lunch the wicket played better. Against Schwarz Essex lost Douglas and Free g an for 14, whilst ten later Fane was caught. McGahey, though never confident, played a very good game, and made 43out of 75 in one hundred and ten minutes. Meston helped him to add 30 for the sixth wicket, but he received veiy meagre support. The South Africans lost Sherwell and Hathorn for 28, but Nourse played a steady back-to-the-wall game, adding 29 with Shalders and 41 with White, who was steady and watchful during the 75 minutes he was in. Six wickets, however, fell for 131, after which Faulkner and Vogler, showing the brightest cricket of the day, put on 57 without being separated in thirty-five minutes. Rain delayed the start on Friday until 1.30. With only 3 added Vogler was caught, but Sinclair, who followed in, made 51 out of 72 added for the eighth wicket in fifty minutes. He hit only five 4’s, having three men placed for him in the long field, and did not appear quite certain about some of his strokes. Faulkner and Snooke afterwards put on 92 in sixty- five minutes when, the former having completed his hundred, the innings was closed. Faulkner took two hours and a half to reach 50, but doubled his score in an hour, making, altogether, 101 out of 257 in 210 minutes. He hit well and showed strong defence, and made only one mistake—offering a hard chance to square-leg when 65. Essex, 266 behind, lost three wickets for 19 and the fourth— McGahey’s—at 41. Six men were out for 103, after which which Meston and Russell added 31 without being separated. On Saturday the match was quickly finished, the whole side being out for 167, and the visitors winning by an innings and 99 runs. Meston hit six 4’s in his 46, and carried out his bat. The South Africans showed very good-all-round form, but it was unfortunate that Essex were so poorly represented. Score and analysis E ssex . First innings. F. L. Fane, c Schwarz, b Vogler...............................15 J. W. H. T. Douglas, b Schwarz ... ... .......... 4 Freeman (E. J.), b Schwarz 0 C. P. McGahey (capt.), c Shalders, b Sinclair ... 43 S. A. Trick, c Nourse, b Vogler............................... 5 b Faulkner........ 26 Reeves, b Schwarz .......... 7 b Schwarz........ 23 S. P. Meston, c S. J. Snooke, b Faulkner ... 5 not out .........46 Russell (E.), c Nourse, Sinclair ........................ 0 b Schwarz.........14 Benham, c Nourse, b Sin­ clair ............................... Young (H.), not o u t .......... Second innings, c Sherwell, b Sin­ clair ................. b Faulkner.......... b Sinclair .......... c Sherwell, b Faulkner b aulkner. b Schwarz . Mead (W.), c Faulkner, b Sinclair ........................ 0 B 1, lb 1 ... 2 chwarz . c Nourse, b Sch­ warz .......... 6 c Shalders, b Sch­ warz ................. 2 st Sherwell, b Schwarz.......... 9 B 12, lb 5, nb 1 18 Total ... 89 Total ...167 S outh A fricans . W. A. Shalders, c Rus­ sell, b Douglas ... 20 P. W. Sherwell(capt.), lbw. b Mead .......... 8 M. Hathorn, c Doug­ las, b Reeves........... 6 A. D. Nourse, c Fane, b Mead ................... 44 G. C. White, c Ben­ ham, b Douglas ... 33 G. A. Faulkner, not out .........................101 S. J. Snooke, c and b Mead ................. 3 A. E. Vogler, c Ben­ ham, b Reeves ... 39 J. H. Sinclair, c Reeves, b Douglas.. 51 S. D. Snooke, not out 3S B 2, lb 8, nb 2 ... 12 Total (8 wkts)* 355 * Innings declared closed. R. O. Schwarz did not bat. E ssex . First innings. O. M. R. W. Vogler .................13 1 39 2 Schwarz................. 14 3 21 3 Sinclair................. 9 2 23 4 Faulkner ......... 7^4 4 1 m * m - . White Second innings. O. M. R. W. ........ 3 0 18 0 9 13 1 28 3 47 S outh A fricans . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Mead ...42 12 118 3 Benham... 7 1 26 0 Reeves ... 24 3 78 2 McGahey 7 0 26 0 Douglas ... 21 2 61 3 Meston ... 3.2 0 18 0 Young ... 9 3 16 0 Douglas delivered two no-balls. SUSSEX t . HAMPSHIRE. Played at Chichester on May 23, 24 and 25. REMARKABLE BOWLING. Sussex won by ten wicketB. Sussex obtained a very great advantage by winning the toss, for the wicket had been covered and so had escaped the recent heavy rains. They made 328 in two hundred and fifty minutes, Vine scoring 104 and being ninth out. He hit eleven 4’s, and, although missed when 24 bv Mead at mid-off and when 82and 92 by Llewellyn from very hard returns, played a very good innings. Killick, whose off-driving was very powerful, claimed 67 of the 92 runs added in eighty minutes for the second wicket. Ere play ceased for the day Hampshire made 25 runs for the loss of Bowell’s wicket. On the following day they had to bat on a ruined wicket and fared disastrously. Killick met with extraordinary success as a bowler, going on when two wickets had fallen for 53 and taking five of the last eight wickets for 2runs. When they followed-on, 257 behind, a much better display was given. Hill and Bowell made 46 together for the first wicket, after which Sprot, who hit a 5 and thirteen 4’s, made 84 out of 123 in one hundred and five minutes. No one else did much, and it was only when the last pair, Langford and Newman, were in that the innings defeat was averted. Sussex won by ten wickets. Score and analysis :— S ussex . Vine, c Bowell, b Llewellyn...............104 Relf (A.E.)b Newman 12 Killick, b Persse ... 67 H. P. Chaplin, b New­ man .......................... 16 Relf (R.), c Hill, b Llewellyn ............ 31 K. O. Goldie, st Stone, b Bowell................... 31 Leach, c Bowell, b Llewellyn .......... H. L. Simms, b New­ man ........................ Cox(G.), b Newman... C. L. A. Smith, c Sprot, b Newman .......... Butt, not out B 12, lb 3, nb 4... 19 Total ..328 Second innings: Chaplin, not out, 1; Relf (R.) not out, 12 ; bye 1. Total (no wicket), 14. H ampshire . First innings. A. J. L. Hill, b A. Relf ... 22 Bowell, b Cox ................. I Mead (C. P.), c & b Killick 18 E. M. Sprot, b Killick ... 14 Llewellyn, b Killick.......... 0 Stone, b A. R e lf................. 1 Badcock, b A. Relf .......... 2 F. H. Bacon, b A. Relf ... 5 Langford, c Butt, b Killick 0 H. W. Persse, b Killick ... 1 Newman, not out .......... 5 Byes ...................... 2 Total .................71 Second innings, lbw, b A. Relf ... 28 lbw, b A. Relf ... 18 b Leach ..........11 lbw, b Cox..........84 b A. Relf ..........21 b A. Relf ..........17 cSimms,b A. Relf 18 c Simms, b Leach 14 not out ..........26 b Leach .......... 0 c Killick,b A. Relf 12 B 13, lb 6 ... 19 Total..........268 Schwarz delivered one no-ball. Badcock ... Newman ... Langford .., Llewellyn.., Persse......... Bowell S ussex . First innings. O. M. R. W. .11 1 25 0 . . 3 : Second innings. O. M. R. W. 11 29 7 124 5 ... 5 19 0 ... 0 120 3 ... 2 12 1 ... 1 Bacon ... Sprot Newman bowled four no-balls. 7 0 6 0 H ampshire . First innings. O. M. R. W. Cox ................ 13 4 30 1 .. Relf (A .)......... 20 7 3 6 .4 ,. Leach ......... 1 0 1 0 . . Killick ......... 6-1 4 2 5 .. Goldie Relf (R.) Second innings. O. M. R. W. ... 13 2 39 1 ... 45-2 17 93 6 ... 15 3 56 ... 31 14 43 ... 2 0 10 0 0 1 8 0 MIDDLESEX v. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Played at Lord’s on May 23 and 24. Middlesex won by ten wickets. So greatly did the wicket favour the bowlers after the Wednesday night’s rain, that the match was almost completed on the Thursday, when thirty wickets fell for 277 in five hours. Gloucestershire