Cricket 1907

J u ly 4, 1907. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE CAME. 245 ESSEX v. KENT. Played at Leyton on June 27, 28, and 29. Essex won by eight wickets. Kent entered upon this match severely handi­ capped, being without Mason, Burnup, Blaker, Dillon, Hutchings, and Fielder. The opportunity was, therefore, taken of according a trial to Trough- ton, who had scored well for Gravesend, and Preston, a right-hand medium-paced bowler belonging to the ground staff at Tonbridge. Kent made an excellent start, Woolley and Seymour remaining together sixty-five minutes and scoring 90 for the first wicket. The latter was second out at 99, after batting an hour and a-quarter for a very good 53, which con­ tained seven 4’s,f the majority of them cuts. Hum­ phreys made only 6 , but Hardiiige and Troughton afterwards indulged in a free and attractive partner­ ship, adding 108 for the fifth wicket in sixty-five minutes. Hardinge cut well, and hit nine 4’s and five 3’s during the ninety-five minutes he was in : he was, however, twice missed in one over off Douglas —by Meston and Buckenham—when he had made 10. Troughton showed very good form in making 46, and off-drove well but he should have been stumped when 28. The last five wickets fell for 34, and the innings closed for 283, made in two hundred and twenty minutes. Douglas bowled excellently, and would have obtained a better analysis but for fields­ men’s blunders. By careful but lucky cricket, Fane and Douglas made 53 together in an hour for the home side’s first wicket, after which the former and Perrin added 24 together without being separated in the remaining half-hour. On Friday, Perrin was lbw, with but 7 added, and McGahey, who followed in, scored but half-a-dozen. Fane batted two hours and a-quarter for his valuable and painstaking 46. E. J. Freeman and Buckenham afterwards scored well, but were assisted by the slackness of the field : they put on 72 in seventy minutes, the former, who was first out, batting sixty-five minutes for his capital 50. Reeves failed to score, and shortly afterwards Buckenham, who should have been stumped when 10 and caught (by Marsham) when 19, was held at the wicket after being in a couple of hours. Meston made a useful 35 and Mead carried out his bat for double figures, but the total was eight short of Kent's when their last wicket fell. In their second innings the visitorslost Seymour at 15, and, although Woolley and Hubble put on 68 in forty minutes by bright and attractive cricket, such a collapse set in that the last eight wickets fell for 74. Douglas bowled admirably, keeping a fine length, and often making his deliveries rise very quickly. He took seven wickets for 86 , his record for the match being thirteen for 155. Set 166 to win, Essex made 6 without loss before stumps were drawn. On the third morning the remaining runs were obtained in brilliant fashion, Douglas and Fane adding the last 122 in sixty-five minutes without being separated. Douglashit eleven 4’s in hischanceless67,whilst Fane, who was missed by Woolley off Blythe when 42, made five 4’s. Score and analysis K ent. First innings. Second innings. Woolley, b Douglas ......... 36lbw, b Mead .. 50 Seymour (Jas.), c McGahey, c Perrin, b Buck­ ie Douglas........................53 enham .............11 Hubble, c J. Freeman, b Douglas ....................... 25 b Douglas...........22 Humphreys, c Reeves, b Buckenham ................. 6 not out .......... 34 Hardinge,b Buckenham ... 69 b Douglas........... 2 L. II. W. Troughton, c Per­ rin, b Buckenham......... 46 b Douglas C. H. B. Marsham, c Per­ rin, b Douglas.................18 Huish, b Douglas................. 3 12 Fairservice, c J. Freeman, b Buckenham ................. 2 Blythe, c Fane, b Douglas 7 Preston, not o u t ................. 0 B 13, lb 5 .................18 Total F. L. Fane, st Huish, b Blythe .................46 J. W. H. T. Douglas, c Troughton,bPreston 22 P. A. Perrin, lbw, b Fairscrvice ..........17 C.P.McGahey,stHuish, b Blythe ................. 6 Freeman (E. J.) c Mar­ sham, b Preston ... 52 Buckenham, c Huish, b Fairservice ......... 56 ...283 E ssex . cPerrin,bDouglas 2 c J. Freeman, b Buckenham ... 10 cMcGahey,bDoug- las ................. 8 c Benham, b Douglas.......... 1 c Benham, b Douglas.......... 0 B 1, lb 2, nb2 5 Total........157 Reeves, c Huish, b Preston ................. 0 S. P. Meston, b Fair­ service .................35 Freeman (J.), lbw, b Fairservice .......... 4 Benham, c Seymour, b Blythe................. 0 Mead, not out ......... 11 B23, lb l,w l,n b l 26 Total ...275 Second innings: F. L. Fane, not out, 61; J. W. H. T. Douglas, not out, 67 ; S. P. Meston, c Huish, b Fair- service, 9 ; Freeman (J.), c Huish, b Preston, 30; 1 !g-bye, 1. Total (2 wkts), 168. K ent . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Buckenham... 23 1 73 4 ... ... 13 3 35 2 Douglas........ . 22-3 2 69 6 ... ... 17-3 1 86 7 Mead ........ . 15 1 46 0 ... ... 10 3 31 1 Reeves ........ .. 7 1 42 0 ... Benham........ . 2 0 13 0 ... McGahey . 4 0 22 0 ... Douglas delivered two no-balls. E ssex . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Blythe .......... 42 8 93 3 ......... 18 3 42 0 Fairservice ... 39*4 12 92 4 ......... 14 3 45 1 Preston.......... 20 5 52 3 . 7 1 22 1 Humphreys ... 10 5 12 0 .!! !” 2 0 16 0 Marsham .. ... 13 0 12 0 Woolley... .,........ 4 0 23 0 Seymour ........ 1 0 7 0 Humphreys bowled a no-ball and Blythe a wide. M.C.C. & GROUND v. OXFORD UNIVERSITY. Played at Lord’s on June 27 and 28. M.C.C. won by an innings and one run. Owing to showers, the start was delayed for half an hour on the first day, and when it was found possible to commence the wicket was naturally soft and easy. The visitors took the field without Wright and Barnes, their places being taken by Brandt and Hooman. The feature of the cricket was the batting of Tarrant, who was. however, very slow during the first part of his display. He reached 53 out of 152 in 150minutes, but afterwards brightened up so much that he completed his second 50 in 45 minutes; altogether, he made 117 in 225 minutes, being seventh out at 271. He hit to leg and cut well, and. though he hit fifteen 4’s, it was, altogether, an unenterprising innings. His two best partners were Challenor and Lee. With the former he made f>8 for the first wicket in an hour, and with the latter 103 for the fifth in 65 minutes. Challenor was lucky, the ball more than once beating him and just miss­ ing the wicket, but Lee, who made some beautiful off-drives, gave a very sound display. Wynyard, Torrens, and Tufnell -three members of the M.C.C.’s New Zealand team-made useful scores, and the total reached 359, made in 285 minutes. With the fall of the last wicket play ceased for the day. On Friday the University did poorly against Trott and Tarrant, and were beaten by an innings. They commenced well, however. Foster and Bruce making 59 together for the first wicket. Afterwards, Payne and Hooman were quickly sent back, and Foster, having hit five 4’s and scored 46. was caught and bowled by Trott at 79, made in 65 minutes. Bow­ ring was fifth out at 102, but Gordon and Hirst added 34, both playing well. The sixth and seventh wickets fell tosuccessive balls, but Gilbert, although making only a dozen.helped the ninth wicket to add 38. When the side was called upon to follow-on, 170 in arrears, Foster was again seen to advantage : he punished Mignon for three 4’s in an over, and served Trott similarly. Having made 48 out of 74 in three-quarters of an hour, however, he wasout l.b.w.: he hit nine 4’s. the majority of them drives. Hurst again did well, and at the end of the innings was awarded his Blue. Trott in the whole match took ten wickeis, as many as five being caught and bowled. Score and analysis:— M. C. C. Capt. E. L. Challenor, c and b Gilbert ... 37 Tarrant, c Brandt, b Gilbert .................. 117 B.S.Foster, c Bowring, b Gilbert.................. 4 G.T.Branston,c Hurst, b Lowe ....................26 Capt.H.F.Montgomery, c Lowe, b Peel ... 13 E. C. Lee, c Bruce, b B ow ring.................... 42 O xford U niversity. First innings. C. N. Foster, c and b Trott 46 Hon. C. N. Bruce, b Tarrant 26 C. A. L. Payne, b Trott ... 0 C.V. I.. Hooman, b Tarrant 1 •T. H. Gordon, b Trott ...33 T. Bowring, c Montgomery, b Tarrant........................12 C. S. Hurst, c and b Trott 38 D. R. Brandt, b Trott ... 0 J. C. M. Lowe, b Mignon... 10 H. A Gilbert, not out ... 12 D. H. Peel, run out .......... 1 B 7, lb 2, nb 1 ..........10 Trottj b Bowiing ... 10 Capt. E. G. Wyn.vard, c Foster, b Lowe ... 38 A.A.Torrens.stBrandt, b Gordon.............. 28 N.C. Tufnell, c Hurst, b Gordon.............. 22 Mignon, not out ... 5 B 15, w 1, nb 1... 17 Total ...359 Second innings lbw, b Tarrant... 48 lbw, b Tariant... 5 c and b Trott ... 22 c and b Trott ... 18 b Mignon .......... 4 b Tarrant ... not o u t........ lbw, b Trott c and b Trott b Trott......... b Branston... M. Q. C. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Lowe ... 27 6 84 2 f Bowring 27 5 97 2 Gilbert ... 33 9 95 3 Foster ... 5 0 20 0 Peel.......... 18 5 32 1IGordon... 14 0 8 2 Lowe delivered a no-ball and Bowring a wide. O xford U niversity. First innings. O. M. R. W. M ignon..........174 3 57 1 ... Tarrant......... 18 5 52 3 ... Trott ......... 22 2 70 5 ... Branston Second innings. O. M. R. W. .10 0 47 1 . 19 4 57 3 .. 10 2 38 5 .. 62 2 13 1 Total ..189 B 11, lb 2, nb 1 14 Total ...169 Mignon delivered a no-ball. HAMPSHIRE v. SUSSEX. Played at Portsmouth on June 27, 28, and 29. Drawn. Llewellyn was still prevented from playing by his injury sustained at Tonbridge, and Lieut. Lyon, of II. M.S. Excellent , was given a trial in his stead. The elder Relf fell in the first over, and Vine batted so steadily that it was not until he had been in fifty minutes that he was run out for 9, at 49. Killick batted well for sixty-five minutes, but Nason suc- cumbercd to the third ball he received. Half the side were out for 57, but Frj’ and Leach, who was missed before he had scored, added 54 for the sixth wicket in forty minutes. Fry played steadily for an hour and a-quarter, but was more than once beaten by the ball. When it appeared likely that the side would be out for a small total, Dwyer and Cox came together, and by very bright cricket added 57 for the ninth wicket in half-an-hour. The former, who was twice missed—when 7and 35—drove excellently, and made his 54 out of 79 in thirty-eight minutes. The Hampshire fielding was very poor, and had much to do with the visitors making as many as 208. In a bad light at the end of the day, Hamp­ shire lost Hill and Sprot for 46, rain then stopping play. On Friday morning, although the wicket was not difficult, the ball required watching. Mead and Bowell, fortunately for the home side, were in fine fettle, and remained together two hours and a-half, what time they increased the score for the third wicket by 142, of which number Bowell, who hit eight 4’s, claimed 68 . Mead completed his 50 in an hourand three-quarters, and, altogether, scored 95out of 203 in two hundred and twenty minutes before being finely caught low down at point: he hit nine 4’8, and, except that he might have been caught at the wicket when 85, made no mistake. Stone made a useful 24, but Lyon, though hitting well, was very fortunate, and was several times beaten by the ball. The last four wickets went down for 19, but Ilamp-' shire could claim a lead of 59. Cox took six wickets for 83, but bowled better than his figures would suggest. In the second innings of Sussex, Fry and Vine made 47 together for the first wicket, the former making a splendid drive off Mead for 6 . Vine stayed in an hour and a-half for 33, and Killick was unfortunate enough to fall to the last ball of the day. When stumps were drawn, three wickets were down for 109. On Saturday Nason was caught with 10 added, and R> Relf caught and bowled with­ out a run. The elder Relf afterwards played a fine game, and, receiving very fair support from the tail- end men, put Sussex in a strong position. He reached 50 in an hour and a quarter, completed his 100 in a trifle over a couple of hours, and, hitting seventeen 4’s, made his 138 in three hours : he was twice missed—when 55 and 73—but nevertheless played a very praiseworthy innings. With Leach he added 40 in half-an-hour, and with Dwyer 43 in twenty-five minutes, whilst Butt also lent him use­ ful assistance. Hampshire, set 278 to win in three hours, lost six wickets for 111 against Dwyer, but Hill and Persse saved the side, the latter "playing a very patientgame. Thelast man, Newman, went in a quarter ofan hour before time, and suc­ ceeded in keeping his wicket intact. Score and analysis:— S ussex . First innings. Second innings. Vine, run out ............... 9 b Newman.......... 33 Relf (A. E.), c Persse, b c Stone, b Lang- Newman ......................... 0 fo rd ..............138 32 b Lyon... ..........27 0 c Stone, b Mead 13 Killick, b Mead ................. J. W. Nason, b Mead......... C. B. Fry, c Mead, b New­ man ............................... Relf (R.), lbw, b Mead Leach, b Newman ..........29 C. L. A. Smith, c Lyon, b Newman Cox (G.) , lbw, b Mead Dwyer, not out .......... Butt, b Mead................. B l, w 3 .......... 45 b Mead ......... 27 3 c and b Badcock 0 b Langford......... 21 c Sprot, b Lang- 6 fo rd ................. 5 23 c Smoker, b Lang­ ford .......... . 8 54 b Badcoek......... 15 3 not out.................20 4 B13,lb4, w5,nb7 29 208 Total.........336