Cricket 1907

J une 6, 1907. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 181 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE v. KENT. Played at Northampton on May 30, 31, and June 1. REMARKABLE BOWLING BY BLYTHE. Kent won by an innings and 155 runs. During the three hours’ play on Thursday, Kent scored 212 for four wickets. Hardinge and Woolley made 64 for the first wicket, the former, who was second out at 135, and was missed when 12 and 43, obtaining the majority of the runs: in all, he made 73 out of 135 in two hours. Hutchings hit well, and at the end of the day carried out his bat for 49. No play was possible on Friday, but on Saturday some remarkable cricket was witnessed, as a resultof which Kent won by an innings and 155 runs. To such an extent did the ball beat the bat on the last day,that during the time play was in progress twenty-six wickets fell for 141 runs. Kent commenced by losing three wickets for 7 runs in twenty minutes, and although Huish and Fairservice added 24 together, the last six wickets realised only 42. Northamptonshire cut a sorry figure on the tricky wicket against Blythe. So irresistible did he prove that, when East was caught, seven wickets were down for 4 runs, of which 2 were extras. Blythe’s analysis at that point was remark­ able, for he had disposed of every man at a cost to himself of only a single. Vials afterwards hit out, adding 20 for the eighth wicket with A. R. Thomp­ son, and 34 for the last with Driffield. Still, the total realised only 60, Blythe taking all the wickets for 30 runs. Vials, before he had made a run,might have been caught and bowled by Blythe; had the catch been held the innings might well have closed for less than 20. When they followed-on the home side gave an even more feeble display, being dis­ posed of for 39, and only Oox reaching double figures. Blythe was again the cause of the collapse, and in the whole match took seventeen wickets for 48 runs, bowling but two. Score and analysis:— K ent. Woolley, b Driffield... 26 Huish, n o to u t......... 19 Hardinge,c Oox,b East 73 Fairservice, b East Blythe, c Vials, b Drif­ field ... ................ 6 Fielder, b East......... 1 B 2, lb 1, nb 1 ... 4 >eymour(Jas.),bWells 37 K.L.Hutchings,b Drif­ field ........................52 A. P.Day, c Kingston, , b East .................23 I E.W . DiUon, b East... 4| Total ..........254 Humphreys, c Pool, b Driffield ................. 0 N orthamptonshire . First innings. Second innings. Cox (M.),st Huish, b Blythe O. J. T. Pool, c Fielder, b Blythe............................... W. H. Kingston, lbw, b Blythe]............................... Thompson, (G.), b Blythe... East, c Huish, b Blythe ... E. M. Orosse,cFairservice, b Blythe............................... A.R. Thompson, c Seymour, b Blythe ........................ G. A. T. Vials, not out Wells,cHumphreys.bBlythe L. T. Driffield, b Blythe ... B 1, lb 2 ................. Total .......... 1-0 2- 0 3- 1 4- 3 5- 4 6- 4 7- 4 8-24 9-26 10-60 1-1 2-12 3-12 4-20 5-20 6-21 7-32 8-35 9-35 10-39 0 st Huish,b Blythe 12 0 c Woolley, b Blythe .......... 7 0 c Huish, b Blythe 5 2 lbw, b Blythe ... 0 0 c Hardinge, b Blythe .......... 1 0 c Huish, b Fair­ service .......... c Hardinge, b 0 0 Blythe .......... c Humphreys, b 2 10 Blythe .......... 7 33 b Fairservice ... 1 0 b Humphreys ... 0 12 not out................. 1 3 Byes................. 3 60 Total .......... 39 K ent . O. M. R. W. O. Thompson(G.)15 1 76 0 IDriffield... 22 East ... 33.2 6 77 5 Cox.......... 5 Wells ... 6 1 34 1 | Thompson delivered one no-ball. N ortham ptonshire. First innings. O. M. R. W. .16 730 10 ... .12 5 17 0 ... . 3 0 10 0 ... Humphreys Blythe ... Fairservice Fielder ... M. R.W. 9 50 4 1 13 0 Second innings. O. M. R. W. ... 15.1 7 18 7 ... 9 3 15 2 3 1 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY v. SURREY. Played at Cambridge on May 30, 31, and June 1. Drawn. Surrey were without Hayward and Crawford for this match, the former, although present, consider­ ing it advisable not to play owing to the cold weather. Holland, who was missed when 18 and 26, helped Hobbs to make 84 for the first wicket in ninety-five minutes. The latter also was favoured by fortune, as he should havebeen stumped when 13 and caught when 30. Hayes, hitting nine 4’s, scored a faultless 82 in one hundred minutes, and near the end of the day Lees added 41 with Strudwick and 42with­ out being separated with Hitch. Rain caused stumps to be drawn when eight wickets had fallen for 321. No play was possible on Friday, and first thing on Saturday morning the Surrey innings was closed. On a soft and wet wicket Cambridge lost Payne at 4 and Bailey at 13, after which Bucnanan and Mug­ liston added 81 for the third wicket. Buchanan hit well, and made his 51 out of 81 in fifty minutes, but the innings was all over for 152 and the side followed- on. In their second innings they had lost six wickets for 49 runs ere the match was abandoned as a draw. Score and analysis:— S urrey . Holland, c Goodwin, b Buchanan ......... Hobbs, c Payne, b Buchanan ......... Hayes, c Wright. Buchanan Goatly, b Rattigan ... Lord Dalmeny,cMeak- in, b Rattigan b Marshal, run out ... 10 Lees, not out ........54 N.A. Knox.bBuchanan 6 Strudwick, b Rattigan 29 Hitch, not out ........18 B 10, lb 6 ........16 Total (8 wkts)*321 Rushby did not bat. *Innings declared closed. C ambridge U niversity . Second innings. First innings. M. W. Payne, c Hitch, b Lees ............................... 4 R. E. H. Bailey, c Marshal, b Rushby ........................ 8 F. H. Mugliston, c Holland, b Hobbs ........................29 J. N. Buchanan, c Strud- wich, b Hobbs.................51 C. Palmer, b Knox ........ . 4 C. C. G. Wright, b Hobbs... 25 D. C. F. Burton, run out... 3 B. Meakin, st Strudwick, b Hobbs...............................11 H. J. Goodwin, c Strud­ wick, b Hobbs................ 9 C. S. Rattigan, b Marshal... 0 A. F. Morcom, not out ... 2 B 3, lb 2, nb 1 .......... 6 Total ..........152 S urrey . c Lees, b Hitch... 0 c Strudwick, b Hitch .......... 0 lbw, b Rushby ... 3 c Hitch,b Rushby 16 b Hitch .......... 2 b Knox ..........18 not out................. 4 not out................. 1 Byes ......... 5 Total (6 wkts) 49 O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Morcom ... 40 11 113 0 Rattigan... 28 9 61 3 Goodwin .. 25 2 75 0 1Buchanan 15 3 56 4 C ambridge U niversity . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W- Lees ... ..........11 4 29 1 ......... Rushby .......... 9 3 26 1 ......... 11 6 21 2 Hitch ... .......... 7 2 23 0 ......... 10 4 15 3 Hayes ... .......... 3 0 7 0 ......... Hobbs ... ..........15-5 6 22 5 .......... Knox ... .......... 9 1 31 1 ......... 2 0 8 1 Marshal .......... 4 2 8 1 .......... and Weigall put on 24 for the fourth, Jayes and Odell dismissed the whole side for 69 in an hour and a- quarter. Both men bowled finely and were well supported by the field. The County were left 202 to win and, by the end of the day, had lost three wickets for 68. On the Saturday the wicket again favoured the attack, but, owing to faulty fielding, runs came apace. Coe was again seen to advantage, but when he had made 21 was twice missed, off consecutive balls—by Disney Roebuck and Stratton. He hit six 4’s, and with King added 53 and with Orawford 52. King drove finely and made eight 4’s in his faultless 51. Crawfordwas seventh out at 188, and ten runs were still required when the last pair, Astill and Hazlerigg, came together. By cautious play they made eight but, after Mead had delivered a no-ball, Hazlerigg was out to the simplest of catches at mid-on. Only about a hundred people witnessed the finish. Score and analysis:— M.O.C. First innings. Second inning?. Braund, c and b Crawford 137 c Odell, b Jayes 19 Reeves, c King, b Odell ... 39 b Odell .......... Rev. W. P. G. McCormick, c Orawford, b b King ... ................17 Odell ............... A. E. Lawton, b C oe..........56 c Crawford, b Ja.ves .......... G. J. V. Weigall, b King... 19 b Odell ............. H. D. Stratton, b King ... 5 notout................ Buckenham, c Payne, b Odell ...............................30 b Jayes ............. Capt. O. Disney Roebuck, c c Crawford, b Orawford. b Whitehead 7 Jayes .............. Overton, c Astill, b Odell... 19 b Jaye3 ............. Mead(W.), c Wood, b Odell 22c Astill, b Odell R. P. Lewis, not out .......... 0 lbw, b Odell B 16, lb 4 .................20 B 2, lb 3 ... Knox bowled a no-ball. M.C.C. &GROUND v. LEICESTERSHIRE. Played at Lord’s on May 30, 31, and June t. A Tie. The first day’s play was noticeable for a three- figure score by Braund, who made 137 out of 302 in 200 minutes. He played a steady and watchful game, but that he punished the right ball when it came along is evident from the fact that he hit twenty 4’s. He drove and hit to leg well, but might have been caught and bowled when 19 and again when 85 ; the latter, however, was a very hard chance. With Reeves he scored 57 for the first wicket in 35 minutes, and with Lawton, who made some good drives, 91 for the third in 45. The Leicestershire fielding was good, but their bowling weak. In response to the 371 made by the M.O.O. in four hours, Leicestershire, in a bad light at the end of the day, lost three wickets against Bucken- ham’s bowling for 69. On Friday the start was delayed for half-an-hour by rain, and, although the wicket was easy when play was resumed, King was sent back with only six added. Vivian Crawford, hitting eight 4’s, claimed 45 of the 80 runs added with Ooe in 45 minutes for the fifth wicket. The latter^ display was the feature of the innings. Ho made his 100 in two hours and a-quarter, hitting a 5 and fourteen 4’s and giving only one chance—to Mead at point when 45. His off-hitting was very good. Astill was run out in an unusual manner, for, whilst backing-up, a ball returned by Ooe glanced off the hand of the bowler, Overton, on to the wicket. The M.O.O., when they commenced their second innings, possessed a lead of 132. The ground was then drying on the surface, and the ball got up quickly off the pitch. In 20 minutes three wickets fell for 24 runs, and, although Braund Total ...371 Total . 69 1-57 2-92 3-183 4-231 5-249 6-303 7-316 8-332 9-367 10-371 1-19 2-19 3-24 4-45 5-51 6-58 7-64 8-64 9-65 10-69 L eicestershire . Second innings, c Stratton,b Mead 5 First innings. O. J. B. Wood, c Lewis, b Buckenham ................. Whitehead, c Braund, b Buckenham ................... 24 b Reeves ... King, c Lewis, b Bucken- c Braund, ham ..................................21 Reeves ... Knight, c Roebuck, b c Braund, Buckenham ................. 6 Reeves ... Coe, c Lewis, b Reeves ...100 b Overton ... V. F. S. Crawford, b Reeves 45 c Braund, W. W . Odell, runout......... 1 Jayes, lbw, b Mead .......... 8 Sir A. Hazlerigg, c Reeves, b Overton........................ 5 Astill, run out ................. 2 Payne, not out ................. 7 Overton c Reeves, ... 34 b ... 51 b ... 4 ... 66 b ... 23 b B 6, lb 3, nb 2 Braund st I.ewis, b Over­ ton ................. c Reeves, b Mead notout................ c Braund, b Reeves .......... B 7, lb 1, nb 1 Total .................239 Total..........201 1-24 2-47 3-57 4-75 5-155 6-160 7-190 8-204 9-212 10-239 1-9 2-65 3-66 4-75 5-83 6-136 7-188 8-191 9-192 10-201 M.C.C. and G round. First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Jayes.......... ... 19 4 82 0 ... ... 12 4 31 5 O dell.......... ... 18 3 76 4 ... ... 11*3 1 33 5 King .......... ... 19 2 58 3 ... A still.......... ... 16 4 59 0 ... Coe .......... ... 9 2 32 1 ... Whitehead ... 6 2 20 1 ... Orawford ... ... *4 0 24 1 ... L eicestershire . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W Buckenham ... 16 1 74 4 ... ... 7 2 24 0 M ead.......... ... 29 9 87 1 ... ... 20.1 2 77 2 Reeves ... 8.4 0 36 2 ... ... 19 5 52 4 Overton ... ... 5 0 18 1 ... ... 8 3 15 3 Braund ... ... 1 0 8 0 ... ... 5 0 24 1 McCormick ... 1 0 5 0 ... Overton delivered two no-balls and Mead one. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE v. YORKSHIRE. Played at Nottingham on May 30, 31, and June 1. Drawn. What promised to be a most interesting match was quite ruined by the weather, play being restricted to 75 minutes on the first day. On a very soft wicket, Yorkshire made 47 for the loss of Myers in that time, Tunnicliffe, who was missed at mid-