Cricket 1907

180 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J une 6, 1907. the M.C.C. were entertained at Vincent’s, and it was thought that the dinner would have worked the other way. g —The Centenary match between Gentlemen and Players. It so rarely happens that a player obtains as many as seventeen wickets in a great match that no apology need be made for giving brief particulars of the most noteworthy instances of the feat being performed :— Wkts. Runs. Year. 19 „ *, R. Holden, Gentlemen of England v. M.C.O, at Lord’s .................al818 17 „ *, Fenner, F. P., Cambridge Town Club v. Cambridge University, at Cambridge............................... 1844 18 „ 96, H. Arkwright, M.O.O. v. Gentle­ men of Kent, at Canterbury ... 1*1861 17 „..... 103, Mycroft, W., Derbyshire v. Hamp­ shire, at Southampton................. 1876 17 „ 89, W. G. Grace, Gloucestershire v. Nottinghamshire,at Cheltenham cl877 17 „ 50, C. T. B. Turner, Australians v. An England XI., at Hastings.......... 1888 17 „ 205, Mead, W., Essex v. Australians, at Leyton ....................................... 1893 17 „ 119, Mead, W., Essex v. Hampshire, at Southampton............................... 1895 17 „ 137, W. Brearley, Lancashire v. Somerset, at Manchester ... 1905 17 „.......48, Blythe, O., Kent v. Northampton­ shire, at Northampton................. 1907 * No analysis preserved. The arrangement was that Mr. Holden should bowl unchanged throughout from both wickets. b — X ll. a-side. Mr. Arkwright took nine wickets in each innings, bowling but three of them. c —With the last 41 balls he delivered Mr. Grace obtained seven wickets without a run being made from his bowling. It will be seen that Mead is the only bowler credited with the feat more thanonce. But Blythe, by obtaining all his wickets in the course of a single day, established a world’s record. Emmett, Southerton, and Wass had alone previously taken as many as sixteen in a day. Although, when huge scores and drawn games are plentiful, people write to the papers making suggestions, wise and other­ wise, whereby improvements maybe effected, the voice of the reformer is unheard when, as now, batsmen have to struggle for their runs. Can it be that followers of the game prefer to see batsmen really earn their scores to witness­ ing them repeatedly hitting the ball to the boundary, standing still, and counting four? Ideal cricket, as probably everyone will agree, is when bat ing and bowling are on an equality, but the question arises, When can it be said that such a state of affairs exists ? I believe it was Mr. A . G. Steel who declared that the ideal match was the one in which each innings totalled between 150 and 200. If this is so, matters', from the bowlera’ point of view, have more often than not been more than ideal during the past month. It is interesting to speculate how ninny matches would have been finished this neason in a single day if some of the suggestions made during recent years to check high scoring had been acted up >n. Some years ago Mr, Herbert Jenner-Fust told me that, in his opinion, the time had arrived when it was necessary to add a fourth stump to the wicket. Ilad such an idea been sanction ed, the experiences of the Somerset men at Lord’ s and those of Northamptonhhiie in last week’ s match against Kent might have been even more thrilling than they were. The general opinion seems to be that the dimensions of the b»t and the wicket which have been for so long de rigeur- or should have been!—are, taking everything into consideration, as near perfection as can be. C RICKET Report Sheets, lOd. per dozen, post free Order of Going-in Cards, 7d. per dozen, post frt-e; Cricket Score Books, 6d. and Is. each ; postage 2d. extra.—To be obtained at the Office of “ Cricket.” Upper Thames Street, L melon, E.O. T H E S O U T H AFRICANS. 4 th M a t c h .— v. OXFORD UN IVERSITY . Played at Oxford on May 30 and 31, and June 1. Drawn. This match was quite spoilt by rain, and early on the third day was abandoned as a draw. Oxford’s batting was very weak, all the side being puzzled by Schwarz’s break. On a soft, but not difficult wicket, the University lost their first four men for 37 runs in 50 minutes. Hooman batted twenty minutes for 8, but half the side were out for 61. Wright and Barnes then put on 31 together in 20 minutes before the latter was bowled at 92, of which he had made 37 ; he showed good defence, but at times was at sea with Schwarz. In response to the total of 113, the South Africans, before stumps were drawn at 4 o’clock on account of rain, made 65 for two wickets, Barnes bowling Sinclair at 23 and Shalders a run later. On Friday there was less than two and a-half hour’s play owing to rain, a start being found impossible before a-quarter to four. The wicket was easy, but the South Africans quite failed to avail themselves fully of the circumstance, making no effort to force the game. Nourse and Faulkner, both out to fine catches, put on 81 for the third wicket in 70 minutes, the former, who reached 50 out of 65 in 55 minutes, making 54 of the 81 : his back play and to leg were very strong. Faulkner hit a 6 and six 4’s during the two hours he was in, but played an uneven innings, being bright and laborious in turn. The last seven wickets fell for 77 in 80 minutes, the innings closing for 182. The University, 69 in arrears, had half-an-hour’s batting in a poor light at the end of the day, and in that time lost a couple of wickets for 16 runs. On the Saturday there was no play, the pitch being under water. Score and analysis :— O xford U niversity . J. C. M. Lowe, b Schwarz................. o O. F. Huyshe, st Rob­ inson, b Schwarz... 0 R. G. K. Molineux, run out .................11 H. A. Gilbert, not out 6 B 9, lb6, nb 3,w 2 20 Hon. C. N. Bruce, b Schwarz ................. 9 T. Bowring, b Kotze... 0 E.L.Wright, b Schwarz 37 G. N. Foster, lbw, b Schwarz ................. 1 J.H.Gordon,b Schwarz 0 C. V. L. Hooman, c Sherwell,b Faulkner 8 R. G. Barnes, lbw, b Schwarz .................21 Second innings: Hon. C. N. Bruce, c Shalders, b Vogler, 7; T. Bowring, c and b Vogler, 8 ; E. L. Wright, not out, 0 ; G. N. Foster, not out, 0 ; no-ball, 1. Total (2 wkts) 16. S outh A fricans . H. E. Smith, c Fos- Total ...113 ter, b Gilbert......... 12 R. O. Schwarz, b Barnes .................13 C. D. Robinson, not out ....................... 0 J. J. Kotze, run out... 0 B 14, lb 1. w 1 ... 16 Total ...182 W. A. Shalders, b Barnes ................11 J. H. Sinclair, bBarnes 7 G. A. Faulkner, c Gil­ bert, b Barnes ... 55 A. 1).Nourse, c Barnes, b Gilbert.................54 G. C. White, c Gordon, b Gilbert................. 5 A. E.Vogler, run out... 2 P. W. Sherwell, c Gor­ don, b Gilbert ... 7 O xford U niversity . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Kotze .......... 13 5 29 1 ........... Schwarz......... 19 5 6 41 7 ........... 4 2 5 0 Faulkner ... 7 2 23 1 ........... Vogler ......... 5 2 10 2 Nourse......... 1 1 0 0 Kotze delivered three no-balls, and Schwarz two wides and a no-ball. S outh A fricans . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Barnes ...21-3 5 44 4 IGilbert... 18 5 50 4 Molineux ... 4 0 19 0 Bowring. 5 1 21 0 Lowe.......... 14 3 32 0 | Molineux bowled a wide. SUSSEX v. M IDDLESEX. Played at Brighton on May 30, 31, and Junel. Middlesex won by 209 runs. On a good wicket Middlesex made a capital start, Warner and Tarrant scoring 93 for the first wicket in an hour and a-half. Litteljohn and Trott after­ wards made double figures, but the score was only 170 when the seventh wicket fell. Page, however, cut and drove in fine style, and during the fifty-five minutes he was in made 66 out of 101, and in part­ nership with Mignon added 47 for the last wicket in twenty minutes. He hit eleven 4’s, and made only one mistake—a chance in the long-field when 51. Cox did very well to take six wickets for 68 runs in an innings of 252. Sussex lost the elder Relf without a run, Vine at 5, and Smith at 15. Moreover, Killick was missed before he had scored, but when he had made 18 out of 20 he fell a victim to Tarrant. Chaplin and Robert Relf put on 30 for the fifth wicket in 35 minutes, and when stumps were drawn at the end of the day with the score 74 for six, the former carried out his bat for 36. On Friday morn­ ing the last four w'ickets added 45 in fifty minutes, largely owing to Chaplin, who, altogether, made 63 out of 104 in one hundrod and twenty-five minutes. He hit a 5 and seven 4’s, but was missed by Warner at point when 42. Tarrant bowled very well, and took seven wickets for 56. When Middlesex went in tho second time Goldie kept wicket in place of Butt, who was suffering from tender hands. The play was very cautious, and although Warner and Tarrant were together fifty minutes, they made only 38 for the first wicket. Cox and A. E. Relf required considerable attention, and against their bowling Middlesex lost five wickets for 83 and eight for 94. Showers then delayed play for fifty minutes, and when the game was resumed the wicket was easier than it had been been before. The consequence was that Murrell and Hearne made 48 for the ninth wdcket in sixty-five minutes, and the latter and Mignon 38 for the last. Sussex, left with 314 to win, lost Killick, Smith, and Robert Relf in thirty-five minutes for 21 ere play ceased for the day. On Saturday morning, in a poor light, Vine, after being in an hour for 16, was out with only four added, and when Chaplin was caught half the side were out for 44. Leach left at 52 and Goldie at 59. After a delay of twenty minutes had been occasioned by rain, A. E. Relf, at 77, was caught and bowled for a sound innings of 33 which lasted eighty-five minutes. The innings closed for 104, after lasting two hours and a half, and Middlesex were left victorious by 209 runs. Score and analysis :— M iddlesex . First innings. P. F. Warner, b A. Relf ... 51 Tarrant, c A. Relf, b Killick 41 G. W. Beldam, hit wkt., b Vine............................... E. S. Litteljohn, c Goldie, b C o x ............................... W. P. Harrison, b Cox Trott, b C ox........................ G. MacGregor, b Cox.......... C. C. Page, not out .......... Murrell, b Cox ................. Hearne, b Cox ................. Mignon, c Cox, b A. Relf ... Byes 5, lb 3, nb 1 ... Second innings. b A. Relf ..........15 st Goldie, b Cox 22 7 b A. Relf Total ..........252 b Cox .................27 hit wkt., b Cox... 2 b A. Relf ......... 10 c R., b A. Relf ... 7 st Goldie, b Cox.. 4 c A. Relf, b Cox.. 29 c Cox, b A. Relf.. 27 not out ..........20 B 10, lb2, nb 1 13 Total ...180 First innings. Second innings. Relf (A.), b Tarrant ......... 0 c and b Tarrant... 33 Vine, c Beldam, b Tarrant 0 lbw, b Mignon ... 16 Killick, b Tarrant .......... 18 c T arran t, b Mignon .......... 0 C. L. A. Smith, c Harrison, c Harrison, b b Trott ........................ 0 MigrroH .................. 3 H. P. Chaplin, b Tarrant... 63 c Trott, b Tarrant 5 Iielf (R.), c Murrell, b Tarrant ........................ 13 lbw, b Trott 0 Leach, c Murrell, b Trott... 0 c MacGregor, b Tarrant.......... 8 K. O. Goldie, c Tarrant, b c Tarrant, b Trott ............................... 9 Hearne .......... 5 Cox(G.), cBeldam,bTarrant 10 lbw, b Tarrant .. 18 Dwyer, st MacGregor, b Tarrant ....................... 0 b Mignon .......... 7 Butt, not out ................. 1 not out................. 5 Byes ................. 5 B 3,1b 1 ... 4 Total .................119 Total......... 104 M iddlesex . First innings. Second innings O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Dwyer .......... 8 2 22 0 . ........ 5 2 10 0 Cox................. 25 7 68 6 ......... 36 10 82 5 Killick ......... 16 3 37 1 . Vine .........15 1 54 1 . Relf (A.) ... 18-3 3 62 2 ... ... 31 12 75 5 Relf bowled two no-balls. S ussex . First innings. Second innings. O. M R. W. O. M. R. W. Tarrant......... 32 14 56 7 .......... 27'1 12 44 5 Trott ......... 26 10 46 3 .......... 1 1 0 1 Mignon.......... 1 040 .......... 21 9 44 3 H earne......... 4 1 8 0 .......... 5 1 12 1 A PHOTO reproduction (printed on chromo card 10J x 8 in.) of the late Mr. C. W. A lcock , can be obtained, Price 3d., Post Free, at the Offices of “ Cricket,” 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.O.