Cricket 1907

242 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J uly 4, 1907. opportunity, scoring 52 and 38 in the Freshmen’s Match, and afterwards play­ ing so consistently when tried for the University that there was never any doubt as to whether he would receive his “ Blue ” or not. In the match with C-i[abridge he proved the highest scorer in each innings, making 95 and 26, and was unfortunate to be on the losing side, the Light Blues winning by 40 runs after being headed by 101 on the first innings. List year he played a fine second innings of 79 in the Lord’ s match when Oxford were in a hopeless position, hitting four­ teen 4's and driving with great power. He has appeared once or twice in the Lancashire Eleven, and there is every reason to believe that in him the County possesses a player who, with a little more experience, will prove of great service to the side. that Payne gives the greatest pleasure. It is not generally known that the Cam­ bridge skipper possesses Surrey ties, and that, prior to appearing for Middlesex, he was associated with that county’s cricket, and more than once played at the Oval. It is not only as a batsman and wicket-keeper that Mr. Payne has gained note, for, playing for Gentlemen of M.C.C. against Jesus College at Cam­ bridge two years ago, he bowled a wide for which 7 were run. He is a cousin of Mr. C. A. L. Payne, of this year’ s Oxford Eleven. M b . M. W . P ayne . Mr. M. W. Payne, under whose leader­ ship the Cambridge Eleven will take‘ the field to-day, was born in London on May 10th, 1885, and gained a place in the Wellington Eleven as soon as he had completed his sixteenth year. In 1902 he played a capital inninge of 55 in the Charterhouse match, and in the following year made 51 against Haileybury. He was, even then, recognised as a player of great possibilities, and, upon proceeding to ^Cambridge, not only obtained a place in the University Eleven in his first year, but, owing to the inability of Martyn to play, appeared for the Gentlemen against the Players at Lord’s whilst still a Fresh­ man. The same year, 1904, witnessed his first appearance in the Middlesex ranks, and although not very successful as a batsman, his wicket-keeping was of a very high standard indeed. In 1905 he first showed how severe a hitter he can be when he has once obtained the measure of the bowling, and, although he was unfortunate enough to be sent back by the first ball he received in each innings of the match with Sussex at Brighton, he was undoubtedly a better batsman that year than at any previous time in his career. A few of his most noteworthy run-getting performances are as follows : 57 out of 63 in 37 mins., Cambs. Univ. v. Gents of England, at the Crystal Palace, 1905. 128 out of 186 in 90 mins., Cambs. Univ. v. Surrey, at the Oval, 1906. 81 out of 115 in 95 mins , Cambs. Univ. v. Sussex, at Brighton, 1906. 80 out of 105 in 50 mins., M.O.C. and Ground v. York­ shire, at Scarborough, 19..6. 52 out of 65 in 25 mins. Cambs. Univ. v. Surrey, at the Oval, 1907. He made 20 off an over 86 „ 100 „ 10 „ Vfrom Hitch, and, shortly afterwards, 31 off two con­ secutive overs from Lees (17) 92 „ 121 „ 50 „ and Rushby (14). At the commencement of last year’s University match he created quite a sensation. Opening the innings with R. A. Young, he claimed all the first 45 runs scored by his bide from the bat in 15 minutes off seven overs. He made 34 in two overs off N. R. Udal (14 and 20) by means of seven 4’s, a 2, and a 4 overthrow; reached 52 out of 61 in 25 minutes; and, in all, scored 64 out of 73 for the first wicket in half- an-hour, hitting fourteen 4’s, a 3, two 2’s, and one single. These particulars are eloquent testimony to the fact that, when he is in his best hitting form, he is worth going miles to tee : to express it paradoxically, it is then TH E M INOR COUNTIES. Monmouth, 175 and 109, v. Devon, 131 and 155 for eight wickets. At Exeter, June 26, and 27. Devon won by two wickets. In the first innings of Devon, Steeples took eight wickets for 50. Suffolk, 114 and 157, v. Norfolk, 113 and 171. At Ipswich, June 26 and 27. Nor­ folk won by 13 runs. Durham, 233 (E. W. Elliot, 79) and 287 for four wickets, innings declared closed (Elliot, not out, 132 ; C. Adamson, 56; T. Coulson, 51; v. Yorkshire 2nd X I , 120 and 134. At South Shields, June 26 and 27. Durham won by 268 runs. Worcestershire 2nd X I., I ll and 104, v. Surrey 2nd X L , 347 (Biker, 140; Abel (W .), 66). At Worcester, June 26 and 27. Surrey 2nd X I. won by an innings and 132 runs. Northumberland, 197 (G. Milne, 54) and 194, v. Lancashire 2nd X I., 413 (Harrison, 127 ; T. Ainscough, 74; A. Hartley, 51 ; B. Schofield, 51). At Newcastle, June 26 aud 27. Lancashire 2nd XI. won by an innings and 22 runs. In the second innings of Northumberland, Williams took eight wickets for 54 runs. Denbighshire, 178 (H. E. Blackwall, not out, 66) and 69, v. Flintshire, 146 (H. G. Howell-Jones, 54) and 39. At Mold, June 26 and 27. Denbighshire won by 62 runs. Wiltshire, 102 and 156, v. Surrey 2nd X I., 171 (Meads, not out, 51) and 88 for three wickets. At Swindon, June 28 and 29. Surrey 2nd X I. won by seven wickets. Dorset, 85 and 66, v. Monmouth, 101 and 135 (Diver, 52). At Toole, June 28 and 29. Lancashire 2nd X I., 107 and 115, v. Lincoln­ shire, 110 and 70. At Wigan, July 1 and 2. Lancashire 2nd XL. won by 42 runs. In the second innings of Lincoln­ shire, Heap took seven wickets for 24 runs. Yorkshire 2nd X I., 286 (Rudston, 89), v. Durham, 120 and 55 for three wickets. At Halifax, July 1 and 2. Drawn. SOUTHGATE v. Mr. H. D. NICHOLAS’S X I - Played at Southgate on June 29. S outhgate . J.C.Bevington.b Glyn 9 G.W.Cranfield.bDilke 21 F.M.Staunton, not out 7 H. C. lsner, b H. D. Nicholas................. 6 B 14, lb 6, w 1 ... 21 STREATHAM v. NORBURY PARK.—Played at Norbury Park on June 29. N orbury P ark . A J. Blake, c V. Miller, b G illett................. 0 H.K. Whiting, c Miller, b G illen ................. 1 V. A. J. Hicks, st G. Goggs, b Hooper 43 J. J. Macaldin, not out 24 B 5, lb 1 ................. 6 R.B.Heygate, c Maude, b Glyn .................. 132 E. P. Birch, c Turner, b Dilke .................. 1 A. J. Carter, c Halford, b H. D. Nicholas ...32 J. C. Ford, c Griffith, b H. D. Nicholas ... 0 Total (8 wkts)* 293 R.S.Dickson.b Halford 61 II. G. Rowley and W. T. Ricketts did not bat. *Innings declared closed. H. D. N ich ola s’s XI. M. C. Griffith, b Ford 0 H.D.Nicholas, b Cran- field 0 O. N. Banks, c Beving­ ton, b Ford .......... T. E. Turner, c Dick­ son, b Ford .......... J.W.J.Oarlisle.b Cran- field ........................ F. W. Dilke, b Ford... F. L. Halford, b Cran- field ........................ D. J. Glyn, b Uranfield W.S. Nicholas, not out 6 H. T. Wright, b Cran- field ........................ 3 R.A.Maude,bCranfield 8 B 5, lb 1 ................. 6 Total 36 WANDERERS v. DULWICH COLLEGE.-Played at the College on June 26. D ulwich C ollege . F. S. Clark, c C. P. Wyatt,bNightingale 41 G.O.F.Nelaon.c Night­ ingale, b Robarts ... 86 C. W. Lamb, b Night­ ingale .................27 H.C.N.HilLstJohnson, b Oolman.................21 J. C. Firth, lbw, b Oolman .................13 P. H. Morris, not out 7 C.L.Thomson, not out 7 B 14, lb 3, w 1 ... 18 Total (5 wickets) *220 L. F. Fuller, H. R. C. Meade, A. O. Green, H. M. Baker-Munton did not bat. W anderers . S. Colman, c Hill, b Nelson .................10 F. L. Nightingale, c Lamb, b Nelson ... 7 H. D. Wyatt, h t wkt., b N elson.................61 F.W. Robarts, not out 38 P. P. Lincoln, c and b Nelson ................. C. P. Wyatt, c Lamb, b M eade.......... H. T. Bull, not out ... Leg-byes ......... Total (5 wickets) 131 B. Batchelor, T. A. Darke, N. O. Vickery and G. J. Johnson did not bat. J. C. LOVELL’S XI. v. NEW BECKENHAM. - Played at Tulse Hill on June 29. J. C. L o v e ll’s XI. P. F. W ilson, b F. G.V. Holmes ................. 5 C. W. Goddard, b V. Miller........................ 1 V. Hammill, b J. F. W. Hooper .................51 H.C.Plummer,bJ.F.W. Hooper .................20 E.Bradberry, b Gillett 6 F.L.Johnson, b Gillett 0 Total ..........178 W.E.Hobbs, c Holmes, b Gillett .................19 Streatham did not play. Rain stopped play. P.P.Tyacke,cHummell, b Prior ................. 0 C H. Mountain,c Gold, b Prior ................. 6 J. S. Lovell, b Prior... 14 K. Robinson, b Prior 0 L.Lovell, cWoodhams, b Gold ............... 11 J. P. Candler, b Prior 16 D. Stedman, b Prior C. Adams, c and b Simpson................. E. D. Lovell, run out R. Daniels, not out ... H. Tidy, b Rooker ... B 10, lb 4 .......... Total N ew B eckenham . C. E. Wilson, not out 12 Byes ................. 3 Total (2 wkts) 26 R.H.Hummell,bRobin- son ......... ... 9 F. S. Heppenstall, b Candler ................. 2 A. Gold, P. R. Rooker, J. E. Osmond, A. E. Simp­ son. A. F. Wilson, M. E. Goldsmith, S. F. Prior and H. Woodhams did not bat, rain preventing further play. _______________________________ STREATHAM v. OLD LEYSIANS.-Played at Streatham on June 29. S treatham . C.L. Morgan, c Hayes, b Holloway .. 63 O. J. Parton, lbw, b Edwards.................10 C. M. Thomas, c Boyd, b Edwards .......... 9 J. L. Phillipps, c Gun- ton, b Boyd .......... 0 W.Ta.vlor, st Gorringe, b Hayes .................14 D. O. Kerr did not bat. H. M. Leaf, c Mellor,b Boyd...................... 106 H. T. Cross, b Wyatt 24 V. F. Feeny, c and b Wyatt .................83 E.L.Pulbrook.runout 3 L. Adams, not out ... 4 Byes ................. 5 Total (9 wkts) *321 Innings declared closed. O ld Leysians. A.C. Boyd, b Phillipps 17 J. E. Mellor, c Kerr, b Feeny ................. 0 H. D. Wyatt, c Cross, b Phillipps .......... 0 B.H. Holloway, not out 25 W.H.Gunton.bMorgan 21 L. Spicer, b Adams... 1 A.L.Gorringe,bAdams 0 M.Edwards, b Adams 8 Bye ................. 1 Total (7 wkts) 73 H. T. Holloway and J. H. Hayes did not bat.