Cricket 1907

332 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A ug . 8, 1907. SURREY v. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. Played at the Oval on August 5, 6 and 7. Drawn. Nottinghamshire being the only unbeaten side among the Counties, it was but natural that a large crowd should have been present on the opening day, especially as the weather was all that could be desired, and Surrey had been showing very good form just previously. On the Bank Holiday 28,100 paid for admission, and it was reckoned that as many as 33,000 persons watched the play. The ground had not quite recovered from the recent heavy rain, and it was doubted whether Surrey gained any advantage in winning the toss. Hayward hit a couple of 4’s off Wass’ first over, but in his second put up a ball which Hallam, running in from mid-on, secured, the first wicket falling at 10. With only 5 added Hobbs was held at mid-off, but when Holland joined Hayes a very determined stand was made. The last-named, when only 3, was missed by Branston in the slips, and the blunder proved most exj e isive. At 66 John Gunn displaced Hallam, and twelve later Iremonger bowled instead of Wass. Hayes played with delightful freedom after his escape, and completed his 50 out of 73 in an hour and ten minutes. When the partnership had lasted seventy minutes, and realised 89, Holland was caught. He had made his runs at a critical time, and was content to play a steady game whilst Hayes hit. The third wicket fell at 104. Crawford then joined Hayes, who continued to score well, so that at 126 Wass went on for Iremonger, and at 137 Hallam fori Gunn. The latter change proved immediately successful, Hayes, who had hit a dozen 4’s, being caught at point for 95, made out of 127 in an hour and three-quarters. He placed well to leg, and drove with great power, and, apart from the chance mentioned, made no mistake. Crawford was caught at the wicket after making 12 , following wl i;h some splendid hitting was seen on the part of the Surrey captain. Lord Dalmeny hit with great freedom, and in eighty-five minutes scored 87 out of 127, without a mistake ; he reached 50 out of 80 in an hour, and hit twelve 4’s before being caught at long-off. He punished an over from John Gunn for 14. With Marshal he added 41, with Lees 22, and with Strudwick 23. The fielding during the innings was very good, 'end especially so on the part of Jones and Payton. When Notts went in against the total of 283, the bowling was shared by Lees and Knox, and an unexpected commencement was made, Lees being punished for 16 in his first over. Knox, however, more than balanced matters by getting Jones caught at point immediately afterwards. With only 31 scored Iremonger was caught off the same bowler in the slips, whilst at 57 George Gunn played on to Hayes, who had just relieved the fast bowler. John Gunn appeared likely to settle down to a long innings, but at 77 was sent back by a fine catch in the slips by Marshal, and a run later Hardstaff was caught at the wicket. Six wickets were then down for 78. and people began to wonder whether the follow-on would be saved. Payton joined Branston at this critical moment, and the pair played so well against Knox in a poor light that they not only kept up their wickets during the 20 minutes that play lasted, but put on 49. Payton played especially well, and punished Hayes for 14 in an over. When stumps were drawn, Notts, with four wickets in hand, were 156 runs behind. Tuesday’s play was remarkable for the fine up-hill play by the Nottinghamshire tail, and especially by Payton. Knox, who was some­ what erratic, bowled a couple of no-balls in his opening over, which was punished for a 4, 5, and 4 in addition. Branston remained with Payton until the seventh wicket had added 64 in forty minutes, and was then bowled by Lees. The last-named, just before reaching 50, survived a unanimous appeal for a catch at the wicket, and directly afterwards com­ pleted his half-century, after having batted sixty-five minutes. Oates remained in whilst 50 were put on in forty minutes, and was then eighth out at 192. Hallam, who followed in, had some curious ex­ periences. When he had made only a single he was missed by Holland in tho slips, when 5 he was bowled by Knox with a no-ball which went off the leg-stump to the boundary, and when 7 was caught by Crawford off another no-ball from the same bowler. Afterwards he settled down to ordinary cricket, and had the pleasure of seeing Payton reach three figures after being in one hundred and fifteen minutes. The last-named was playing a very confident game, but was twice missed in the long-field in one over from Crawford—when 125 by Hobbs, and when 127 by Lord Dalmeny. Altogether the ninth wicket put on 137 in eighty minutes, and at lunch time the total was 350 with a wicket in hand. Before play could be resumed after the interval, rain came down so heavily that no further cricket was possible. During the day 18,506 paiwor admission, and over 22,000 watched the play. Yesterday morning Jones at once declared the innings closed, evidently believing that after all the heavy rain the wicket would give the bowlers assistance. Payton batted 165 minutes for his splendid 149, and hit a 5 and eighteen 4’s. The arrears amounted to only 67, but Surrey rubbed them off without loss in a little over an hour. The fieldsmen, however, were themselves to blame for this state of things, as Hobbs was missed by G. Gunn when 5 and by Branston when 16, whilst Hayward, when 24, might have been caught by Wass at mid-off. The pair remained together 85 minutes, making 79 for the first wicket during that time. With Hayes in, the play brighteued considerably, the newcomer matingruns rapidly off all the bowlers with the greatest impartiality. He made his 50 in 50 minutes, whereas it had taken Hayward just double as long to reach that number. Hayes altogether batted 110 minutes for his faultless 104, which was a goodly proportion of the 188 added with Hayward for the second wicket: he hit fifteen 4’s. and was out to a fine catch in the long-field. Hayward com­ pleted three figures in 175 minutes, and, in all, made 131 out of 313 in three and three-quarter hours. When the innings was declared closed, Notts were left 257 to win in 135 minutes. A draw was always a foregone conclusion, but before stumps were drawn Notts lost five wickets for 128. Iremonger made a most valuable 61, but was very lucky. 8 urrey played a splendid up-hill game, and had the best of the draw. 'During the three days 54,839 people paid for admission, and quite 63,000 watched the play. Score and analysis S urrey . First innings. Second innings. Hayward.cHallam, b Wass 8 notout.................131 Hobbs, c Hardstafft b Wass 6 c Turner, b Ire­ monger ... ... 36 Hayes.cIremOnger,bHallam 95 c Payton, b J. Gunn ..........104 Holland, c Iremonger, b J. G u n n ...............................21 J. N. Crawford, c Oates, b Hallam ........................12 not out...................27 Lord Dalmeny, c Jones, b J. G u n n ...............................87 Marshal, c Oates, b Wass... 12 I^ees, c Hardstaff, b Wass... 10 Strudwick, c Branston, b Wass ......... ................. 8 Smith, not out ................. 8 N.A.Knox,stOatC 8 ,bJ.Gunn 14 Leg-byes ................. 2 B 5, lb 4, w 4,nb 2 15 Total.................283 Total (2 wkts)* 313 * Innings declared closed. N otts . First innings. Second innings. A. O. Jones, c Hayward, b c Hayward, b Knox ........ * .........: ... 1 Hayes ..........13 Iremonger, c Marshal, b K n o x ............................21 c Hayes, b Smith 61 Gunn (G.), b Hayes .......16 st Strudwick, b Lees................. 5 Gunn (J.), c Marshal, b Lees 25 b Hobbs .......... 19 Hardstaff, c Strudwick, b Lees ............................12 b Marshal........... 2 N. V. O. Turner, c Hayes, b Lees ........ . ............... 0 notout..................13 G. T. Branston, b Lees ...30 notout.................. 0 Payton, not out .............149 Oates, c arid b Orawford ... 19 Hallam, b Smith..............46 Wass, not out ............... 6 B 1,1b 7,w 7,nb 10... 25 B 9, lb 5, nb 1 15 Total (9 wkts) *350 Total (5 wkts) 128 * Innings declared closed. S urrey . First innings. Second innings O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Wass .......... 27 1 122 5 ........... 21 6 60 0 Hallam ... ... 22 4 84 2 ........... 23 3 61 0 J. G unn......... 11.5 2 48 3 .......... 19 2 73 1 Iremonger ... 7 0 27 0 ........... 18 5 58 1 Jones .......... 3 0 30 0 Branston ... 2 0 16 0 Wass bowled one no-ball, J. Gunn one wide and one no-ball, Itemonger two wides, and Branston one. N otts . First innings Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Lees................. 27 3 120 4 ........... 11 3 30 1 Knox ... . ... 21 3 85 2 ........... 7,n 1 32 0 Orawford ... 18 3 70 1 ... ;b. 4 0 23 0 Hayes ......... 6 1 29 1 ........... 3 1 3 1 Hobbs .......... 2 0 14 0 ........... 2 0 9 1 Smith ......... 2 1 7 1 ........... 4 2 6 1 Marshal .......... 4 0 10 1 Dalmeny .......... 1 1 0 0 Knox delivered nine no-balls, Smith and Dalmeny one no-ball each, Crawford five wides, and Lees and Hobbs one wide each. T H E SOUTH AFRICANS. 2 1 s t M atch .— v . GENTLEMEN OF IRELAND. Played in Dublin on August 5, G, and 7. South Africans won by 151 runs. This match was, by special arrangement, played in College Park. The South Africans, going in first, performed only moderately. Shalders, hitting five 4’s, made 25 of the first 29runs and was then bowled, whilst 10 later S. D. Snooke was lbw. Half the side were out for 81, and had it not been for Hathorn the innings might well have closed for less than 120 . Vogler hit up 23 very quickly, and Schwarz made a similar number in more sedate fashion, the total eventuallj’ reaching £18. Hathorn, who hit nine 4’s, batted in very attractive style and carried out his bat for 73. The home side lost three wickets for 61 before stumps were drawn, only Lambert meeting the bowling with any confidence. On Tuesday play was much interrupted by showers, only one over being bowled before a quarter pasttwo. Lambert and Browning made a good stand, and it was not until 108, when the former was bowled by Vogler, that the fourth wicket went down. Lambert hit five 4’s during the hour-and-a-half he was in. The tail made little resistance against Vogler, and the innings closed for 153. Kotze, in endeavouring to catch Ross at mid-on, was struck so severely in the left eye with the ball that he had at once to be taken to tbe hospital. The injury is so severe that it is doubtful whether he will be able to play again during the tour. In the second innings of the visitors Shalders and Faulkner added 57 after Nourse and S. D. Snooke had been sent back for 16, but at the end of the day four wickets were down for 97. On Wednesday, Hathorn was quickly sent back, and the score was only 118 when the sixth wicket fell. Vogler, however, made some fine hits, and when the ninth wicket fell the innings closed, Kotze being unable to go in. The Gentlemen were set 228 to win, but against Faulkner and Schwarz never looked like making the runs, and were all disposed of for 76, leaving the South Africans winners by 151 runs. Score and analysis S outh A fricans . First innings. W . A. Shalders, b Harring­ ton .............................. 25 S. D. Snook, Ibw, b Ross ... 7 A. D. Nourse, b Harrington 8 G. A. Faulkner, c Smith b Ross ...............................26 S. J. Snooke, c Lambert b Harrington....................... 4 M. Hathorn not out ..........73 A. E. Vogler, c Orawford b Harrington.......... ... 23 R. O. Schwarz, c Hamilton b R oss...............................23 H. E. Smith, b Ross ......... 4 Rev. O. D. Robinson, c Browning b Kelly ..........15 J. J. Kotze, b Ross .......... 0 B 9, lb 1 ............... 10 Total Second innings. b Lambert......... 48 b Harrington ... 1 c Crawford b Ross 4 c Morrow b Har­ rington ..........28 c Hamilton b Farrington ... 23 lbw, b Ross ... 8 notout ..........27 c Ross b Harring­ ton ................. 9 b Harrington ... 5 b Lambert.......... 0 absent................. 0 B4,1b 4,n b l 9 Total ...162 First innings. G. J. Meldon, run out Robinson’s Patent Barley Water possesses many qualities which render it an ideal drink for all occasions—particularly for the summer months. ...218 A ll I reland . Second innings. 8 c Shalders b Faulkner ... 14 J.W .F. Crawford.b Schwarz 4 b Schwarz......... 0 R. H. Lambert, b Vogler ... 51 c Voglerb Faulk­ ner ..............13 B. Hamilton, c Nourse b st Robinson b Vogler............................... 4 Schwarz............ 0 F.H.Browning,b Faulkner 41 notout................ 7 T. O. Ross, c Faulkner b ' Vogler............................... 11 notout............ 23 S. O. Smith, b Vogler ... 0 b Faulkner......... 1 G. A. Morrow, b Vogler...0bSchwarz.................. 0 H. H. Corley, b Faulkner... 4 b Schwarz.......... 1 W. Harrington, b Vogler... 5 st Robinson, b Faulkner ... 0 G. W. F. Kelly, not out ... 2 b Faulkner.......... 0 B 15, lb 4, w 1, nb 2... 22 B 13, lb 4 ... 17 Total.................153 Total ... 76 S outh A fricans . First innings. Second innings. O. M R. W. O. M. R. W. Ross................ 28.2 4 99 5 .......... 13 0 62 2 Harrington ... 26 5 79 4 .......... 24 9 48 5 Lambert......... 4 1 15 0 ........... 11.2 3 14 2 Kelly .......... 6 0 15 1 ........... 3 1 8 0 Hamilton ... 3 0 21 0 Kelly bowled one no-ball. A ll I reland . O. M. R. W. O. M; R. W. Kotze .......... 3 1 5 0 .......... Schwarz.......... 12 2 29 1 ........... 14 3 20 4 Vogler .......... 22 0 73 6 ........... Faulkner ... 14.1 3 24 2 ........... 15 4 39 6 Schwarz bowled four ne-balls and one wide.