Cricket 1907

A u g . 22, 1907. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 357 T H E SOUTH AFRICANS. 24th M atch .— v. ESSEX. Played at Leyton on August 15, 16, and 17. South Africans won by 101 runs. There had been much rain during Wednesday night, and McGahey, upon winning the toss, decided to send the South Africans in first. The County were greatly weakened by the absence of Perrin, whilst the visitors were at full strength. Both Shalders and Nourse had been sent back by the time the total had reached 7, whilst at 31 Faulkner also was dismissed. S. J. Snookc and Sinclair then improved the position by adding 66 in forty minutes, the former showing the best form of the side. Snooke scored his 55 out of 113 in an hour and a-half by faultless and excellent cricket, and hit eight 4’s. Considering the state of the wicket and the condition of the game when he went in, his innings must be regarded as a great one. At lunch five wickets were down for 127, and, owing to heavy rain, play for the rest of the day was restricted to seventy-five minutes after half-past four. During that hour and a-quarter the fast bowlers were handicapped by the state of the wicket, and bats­ men made the most of their opportunity. Schwarz showed good cricket in making 20 , but was lbw at 154. After his dismissal Vogler forced the game well, and hit seven 4’s during the seventy-five minutes he was in ; with White he added 58 for the seventh wicket in fifty minutes. At the close of play the total was 214 for 7, and on Friday the last three wickets put on 79. White, who made only four 4’s, scored 76 out of 139 in one hundred minutes, and with S. D. Snooke added 60 in forty minutes. White, however, when 39, was missed by Lucas, and had the catch been held, the innings would have closed for 235. Fane and Douglas gave the County a good start, the former, who batted an hour and a-quarter for 34, showing the best cricket of the side. The total, however, was only 136 when the eighth wicket fell, and it appeared doubtful whether the follow-on would be saved. Keigwin and Russell, however, quickly set all doubts at rest, and added 30 for the ninth wicket, whilst Mead, hitting at everything, made all the last 20 runs obtained by the side in eight minutes. Possessed of a lead of 107, the South Africans lost four wickets for 68 runs, when, at twenty minutes to six, bad light put a stop to play. Douglas bowled a curious over, in course of which he delivered three no-balls, bowled S. J. Snooke and Sinclair, and was hit for 4 between taking the wickets. Nourse, playing a steady and useful game, carried out his bat for 38. During Friday night there was rain, and, when play was continued the next morning, the bowlers were assisted to such an extent by the state of the ground that the outstanding six wickets went down for 87, but, even then, Essex were left with the heavy task of making 263 to win. The first wicket realised 53 in as many minutes, but when the seventh went down the total was only 76. Vogler bowled with much effect, keeping an irreproachable length and making the ball turn very quickly. Reeves and Keigwin, hitting freely, put on 68 in forty minutes, but, nobody else reaching double figures, the South Africans won comfortably by the margin stated. Score and analysis :— S outh A frican s . First innings. A. D. Nourse, c Freeman, b Mead ............................... W. A. Shalders, c Lucas, b Reeves... Second innings. lbw, b Mead ... 38 c R u ssell, b Buckenham ... 9 G. A. Faulkner, b Reeves...18 lbw,bBuckenliam 1 S.J.Snooke,lbw,bMcGahey 55 bDouglas .....................10 J. H. Sinclair, run out ... 27 b Douglas......... 6 R. O. Schwarz, lbw, b Mead 20 b Reeves .........29 A. E. Vogler, b Reeves ... 57 c Reeves,b Buck- G. C. White, c Reeves, b enham .......... 8 McGahey ....................... 76 c and b Douglas... 15 M. Hathorn, lbw, b Reeves 1 not out................13 P. W. Sherwell, b Reeves... 11 b Mead............... 5 S. D. Snooke, not out ... 18 b Mead................12 B 1,1b 5 .................... 6 Lb 4, nb 5 ...9 Total .................293 E ssex . First innings. F. L. Fane, c and b Vogler 34 J.W.H.T. Douglas, c Vogler, b Faulkner .......... ... 26 Freeman (E. J.), lbw, b Vogler............................... 1 C. P. McGahey, run out ... 22 Buckenham, b Vogler ... 8 S. P. Meston, c Nourse, b White...............................24 A. P. Lucas, b Schwarz ... 0 Reeves, st Sherwell, b White 8 H. D. Kcigwin, c White, b Vogler............................... 14 Russell, not o u t ................. 9 Mead(W.),e Noursc.b Vogler 20 B 18, lb 2 .................20 Total.. ...155 Second innings. b White ..........28 e Sherwell, b White ..........24 b Vogler .......... 1 b Vogler .......... 0 b Vogler .......... 6 b White .......... 7 b White .......... 0 c S in clair, b Schwarz..........46 lbw, b Faulkner 20 not out .......... 7 b Schwarz........ 2 B 11, lb 6 ......... 17 Total... ...186 Total.. ,.158 S outh A frican s . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Mead ... . . 45 14 102 2 ... ... 162 6 38 :i Reeves ... . . 30 5 104 5 ... ... 7 1 18 1 Douglas... . . 1 0 10 0 ... ... 6 0 23 3 Buckenham . . 6 1 18 0 ... ... 18 3 67 3 McGahey .12 1 34 2 ... Kcigwin . 5 1 19 0 ... Douglas delivered five no-balls. E ssex . First innings. Second innings O. M. R. W. O. M. It. W. Schwarz... . .2 0 3 47 1 ... ... 7-4 1 23 2 Faulkner .. 11 2 30 1 ... .. 4 2 8 1 Vogler ... . . 17-3 3 66 5 ... ... 12 4 43 3 White ... . . 8 1 23 2 ... ... 11 1 44 4 Snooke, S. J. 6 0 19 0 Nourse ... 6 3 4 0 LANCASHIRE v. MIDDLESEX. Playedat Manchester on August 15, 16, & 17. Middlesex won by an innings and 28 runs. Owing to rain no play was possible on the first day, but on the second good progress was made with the match, Middlesex replying to Lancashire’s total of 84 by making 68 for three wickets: during the three hours play was in progress thirteen wickets went down for 152. Lancashire had a very poor side, but were fortunate in making as many as 84, for the Middlesex fielding was frequently at fault, and A. Hartley, who scored 21 on his debut for the county, was missed several times. Douglas, too, of Middlesex, was let off three times, and Trott, who carried his bat out for 24, twice. On Saturday the last-named took his total to 52—a most valuable innings—whilst Murrell hit hard for 36. With arrears amounting to 98, Lancashire collapsed badly before Hearne and Trott, and were deservedly beaten by an innings and 28 runs. In the whole match Hearne took eleven wickets for 67 runs. Score and analysis:— L an cash ire . First innings. A. C. MacLaren, c Tarrant, b Hearne ........................ 8 A. H. Hornby, c MacGregor, b Tarrant ........................ 0 L. O. S. Poidevin, c Douglas, b Hearne ........................ 5 M. C. Bird, lbw, b Tarrant 10 Sharp, b Hearne.................35 A. Hartley, c Hearne, b Tarrant ........................21 Makepeace, c and b Trott... 1 Second innings, c MacGregor, b Hearne ..........18 c Douglas, b Hearne ..........14 Heap, b Hearne ......... Huddleston, c Murrell, Hearne ................. Rowlands, run out ... Blomley, not out......... Bye 3 ................. Total .......... J. Douglas, c Row­ lands, b Huddleston 28 M. W. Payne, c Sharp, b Huddleston........ 11 Tarrant, c Makepeace, b Huddleston......... 4 Trott, st Blomlcy, b Rowlands ..........52 C.M.Wells, b Huddles­ ton ........................ 8 E. A. Beldam, lbw, b Huddleston ..........12 b Hearne ... b Hearne ... b Trott.......... c Tarrant, Hearne ... c Hendren, Trott b Hearne ... c Tarrant, b Trott 5 not out.................. 0 b Trott.................. 0 Leg-bye ... 1 Total.......70 G. MacGregor, run out 6 Murrell, c Makepeace, b Rowlands ..........36 Hendren, b Huddles­ ton ................ ... 3 G. G. Napier, c Horn­ by, b Rowlands ... 6 Heame, not out.......... 7 B 8 , lb 1 .......... 9 Total 182 L an cash ire . First innings. O. M. R. W. Tarrant .......... 185 29 3 Hearne ......... 24'5 10 38 5 Trott................. 71 14 1 Second innings. O. M. R. W. ........ 9 1 33 0 ......... 15 6 29 6 ......... 5-4 0 7 4 M idd lesex . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Heap......... 6 0 23 0 I Rowlands 22'5 3 62 3 Huddleston 27 1 83 6 T'ENTS, TENTS.—Suitable for Garden, Cricket 1 or Camping out, 40ft. in circumference, pure linen, with pegs, poles and lines complete for 35s. each; price list of Marquees, any size, post free; write for Lists of Fancy Garden Tents.—H. J. G asso.v, Government Contractor, Rye. SURREY v. YORKSHIRE. Played at the Oval on August 15, 16, and 17. H o l la n d ’ s b e n e f it . Drawn. As this match had been set apart as a benefit for Holland, it was doubly unfortunate that play on the opening day should have been considerably inter­ fered with by rain. Haigh was still unable to assist Yorkshire, whilst Knox, knowing he would be required for the Test match on the following Monday in the event of the game being played on a hard wicket, was absent from the Surrey side. Rain in the night and early morning had made the wicket difficult, but Lord Dalmeny, upon winning tho toss, did not feel justified in putting Yorkshire in. Hay­ ward and Hobbs, considering the state of the wicket, gave the side an admirable start, remaining together an hour and a-quarter and making 66 . Hayward was then caught in the long-field, and Hobbs followed a run later. Deyes was bowling extremely well just at this point, and Hayes, Orawford, and Holland were sent back for the addition of 15. At lunch-time, when five wickets were down for 85, Lord Dalmeny and Marshal were together, but it was not until half-past four that the match could be resumed. The rain certainly benefited Surrey largely, and the home side, on the easier wicket, hit out so successfully that in two hours 146 runs were added for the loss of only three more wickets. Lord Dalmeny, sixth out at 119, made some big hits in his 31, but was missed by Bates when 24. Marshal played steadily for an hour, after which Lees, driving well, and Strudwick added 70 for the eighth wicket in fifty-five minutes. On Friday the last two wickets put on 63 in less than half-an-hour. Lees, hitting eight 4’s, scored 77 in 115 minutes without a chance, whilst at the end of the innings Smith made 34 out of 40 by means of seven 4’s, a 3, a 2, and a single. It was considered strange that, in an innings of 291, Myers did not bowl a single over. Yorkshire commenced their innings in an unfortunate manner, for with only ten runs scored Rothery had his cheek cut and bruised by a ball from May glancing from his bat. Tunnicliffe was caught in the slips when 30, and Denton made a valuable 28, whilst Wilkinson and Rhodes were both bowled by Orawford. Hirst, who made the highest score of the side, carrying out his bat for 49 when the innings closed for 162, was fortunate inasmuch as he was missed by Holland in the slips when 11, and by Marshal from a skier when 33. Lees and Orawford both bowled well, the latter certainly better than his analysis would lead one to suppose, and it was due chiefly to them that Surrey were able to claim a lead of 132 on the innings. In the last hundred minutes of the day the home-side added considerably to their advantage by making 93 for a couple of wickets. Hayward and Hobbs made 81 together for the first partnership, the latter then being caught and bowled, whilst Hayward was bowled on the stroke of time. Both men, how­ ever, were fortunate, Hayward being missed when 19 and Hobbs when 5, both chances being off Hirst. On Saturday morning the Surrey total was taken to 206 in an hour and a-quarter and then the closure was put into force, Yorkshire being left 339 to win in four hours and a-quarter. By lunch-time the visitors had lost Denton and Myers for 38, and a definite result appeared very possible. Tunnicliffe and W i kinson afterwards played a very steady game, taking the score to J 6 , when the latter was out to a splendid catch in the slips. There Surrey’s success ended for Hirst kept Tunnicliffe company for the rest of the day, the pair adding 125 together without being separated in an hour and three- quarters. With the game safe, both men made some good hits, but Tunnicliffe, who batted four hours, was missed by Ilobbs at mid-on when 30. During the three days 26,755 person' paid for admission, and collections round the ground amounted to £l3113s. Score and analysis:— S urrey . First innings. Hayward, c Bates, b Rhodes 31 Ilobbs, b Rhodes................33 Hayes, c Bates, b Deyes ... 1 Holland, c Bates, b Deyes... 4 J. N. Crawford, c Hirst, b D eyes............................... 9 Lord Dalmeny, c Hunter, b D eyes...............................31 Marshal, b Deyes.................22 Lees, c Tunnicliffe,b Deyes 77 Strudwick, b Hirst ..........27 P. R. May, b Hirst ..........20 Smith, notout .................31 B 1, nb 1 ................. 2 Second innings. b Rhodes c and b Deyes c H u n ter, Rhodes ... b Hirst not out.......... ... 51 .. 37 b .. 44 ... 5 ... 32 c Bates, b Rhodes 19 notout.................14 B 1, lb 2, nb 1 4 Total................-91 Total (5 wkts)*206 * Innings declared closed.