Cricket 1907

A u g . 22, 1907. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 367 THE MINOR COUNTIES. (Continued from Page 242.) Lincolnshire, 68 and 64, v. Staffordshire, 125. At Stoke, July 3, 4. Staffordshire won by ten wickets. Barnes took eleven Lincolnshire wickets for 58 runs—six for 21 and five for 37. Lancashire 2nd X I., 257 (A. Hartley, 103; Heap, 73), v. Durham, 41 and 75. At Lancaster, July 3, 4. Lancashire won by an innings and 141 runs. Heap took ten wickets for 36 runs—f ,ur for 7 and six for 29—and V. Hope five for 15 (in the first innings). Bedfordshire, 257 (Wharmby, 76 ; J. Cava- nagh, 62) and 144 for four wickets (Pollitt, not out 61), v. Norfolk, 369 (G. A . Stevens, 134 ; Stevens, 58). At Bedford, July 8, 9. Drawn. Yorkshire 2nd X I., 271 (R. W . Frank, not out 134), v. Surrey 2nd X I., 59 for one wicket. At Rotherham, July 8, 9. Draw. Norfolk, 120 and 103 for seven wickets (H. C. Dunell, 53), v. Suffolk (206 for six wickets, innings declared closed (H. L. Wilson, 84; Quaife (W .), 78. At Norwich, July 10. Drawn. Yorkshire 2nd X I ., 86 and 63 for two wickets, v. Staffordshire, 149. At Wakefield, July 10, 11. Drawn. Barnes took all ten wickets in the first innings of Yorkshire 2nd X I. for 26 runs. Carnarvonshire, 115 and 82, v Denbigh­ shire, 155 and 46 for three wickets. At Pwllheli, July 10, 11. Denbighshire won by seven wickets. Northumbi rland, 131 and 84, v. Lancashire 2nd X I., 93 and 125 for seven wickets. At Old Trafford, July 15, 16. Lancashire 2nd X I. won by thrfe wickets. Milne performed the hat-trick in the first innings of Lancashire 2nd X I. Hertfordshire, 175 (C. H. Titchmarsh, 52) and 289 for seven wickets, innings declar. d closed (Dr. A . K. Clarke, not out 75; White, 61; G. G. Dumbelton, 54), v. Bedfordshire, 149 and 120. At St. Albans, July 15, 16. Hertfordshire won by 195 runs. This was Dr. Clarke’s first appearance for the home side : he scored 1 and not out 75. Worcestershire 2nd X I., 289 (S. J. Gethin, 69; W . C. Smith, 54) and 79, v. Bucking­ hamshire, 206 (G. Southall, 90) and 83 for two wickets. At Kidderminster, July 15, 16. Drawn. Glamorgan, 333 (Bancroft, 66), v. Cornwall, 69 and 115 (E. Hain, 55). At Penzance, July 15, 16. Glamorgan won by an innings and 149 runs. Nash took five wickets for 13 runs in the first innings of Cornwall. Staffordshire, 430 (H. D. Stratton, 73 ; Hollowood, 72; Fereday, 66; P Briggs, 63), v. Northumberland, 182 (C. M. Skinner, 58) and 89. At Stoke, July 17, 18. Staffordshire won by an innings and 159 runs. In the second innings of Northumberland, Barnes took five wickcts for 11 runs. Glamorgan, 540 (N. Y . H . Riches, 171 ; J. H. Bra;n, 117 ; E. R. Sweet-Escott, 1)3 ; H. B. Letcher, 75), v. Devonshire, 124 and 193 (C. Y . L. Hooman, 74 ; J. G. Blackburne, 50). At Exeter, July 17, 18. Glamorgan won by an innings and 223 runs. Cornwall, 212 and 346 for nine wickets, innings declared closed (H. S. Tresawna, 99; H. Tresawna, 79), v. Devon, 183 (R. G. Cruwys, 79) and 212 for five wickets (W . F. Sturt, 61 not out). At Exeter, July 19, 20. Drawn. Dorset, 66 and 161, v. Glamorgan, 460 for four wickets, innings declared closed (N. V. H. Riches, not out 217 ; E. R. Sweet-Escott, not out 104). At Bland- ford, July 19, 20. Glamorgan won by an innings and 233 runs. Lincolnshire, 50 and 111, v. Durham, 196 (Stone, 77). At Darlington, July 22. Morris took six wickets for 10 runs in the first innings of Lincolnshire, and the match was completed in a day. Durham won by an innings and 35 runs. Surrey 2nd X I., 241 (Baker, 106), v. W or­ cestershire 2nd X I., 53 and 108. At the Oval, July 22, 23. Surrey won by an innings and 80 runs. Hitch took eleven wickets for 60 runs. Norfolk, 114 and 177, v. Hertfordshire, 178 (Dr. A. E. Clarke, 63) and 114 for four wickets. At Watford, July 23 and 24. Hertfordshire won by six wickets. Northumberland, 220 (C. G. Hill, not out 82 ; Marshall, 68) v. Lincolnshire, 340 (G. F. Wells-Cole, 124 ; E. T. Cooke, 58). At Newcastle, July 24 and 25. Lincolnshire won by an innings and 12 runs. Monmouth, 128 and 153, v. Devonshire, 236 (C. V . L. Hooman, 97) and 46 for one wicket. At Newport, July 24 and 25. Devonshire won by nine wickets. Free Foresters, 277 (R. W . Nickolls, 89; H. L. Wilson, 59) and 125 for nine wickets, innings declared closed) v. Norfolk, 225 (B. K Wilson, not out 79) and 178 for eight wickets (B. K. Wilson 83). At Norwich, July 25 and 26. Norfolk won by two wickets, after having the closure put into force against them, obtaining 178 in 90 minutes and making the winning hit off the third ball of what would in any case have been the last over of the match. Denbighshire, 257 (R. O. Evans, 55) and 6 for no wicket, v. Flintshire, 80 and 182. At Llangollen, July 25 and 26. Denbigh­ shire won by ten wickets. Berkshire, 102 and 111, v. Wiltshire, 178 and 45 for two wickets. Trowbridge, July 26 and 27. Wiltshire won by eight wickets. Hertfordshire, 454 for eight wickets, innings declared closed (A. Butcher, not out, 200 ; H . M. Harford, 63 ; White, 58) v. Cam­ bridgeshire, 236 (H. C. Tebbutt, 77) and 76. At Cambridge, July 26 and 27. Hertfordshire won by an innings and 142 runs. Devon, 151 and 88, v. Glamorgan, 141 and 99 for three wickets (N. V . H . Riches, not out, 56). At Cardiff, July 26 and 27. Glamorgan won by seven wickets. Worcestershire 2nd X I., 56 and 125, v. W ilt­ shire, 220 (H. S. Snell, 69 ; R. W . Awdry, 52). At Stourbridge, July 29 and 30). Smart took eight wickets for 53 runs in in the first innings of the home side. Glamorgan, 304 (D. Smith and E. R. Sweet- Escott, each 69) and 118 for eight wickets, v. Dorset, 204 (H. Browne, not out 73 ; H. M. Greenhill, 50) and 216 (Rev. W . Armdell, 102). At Cardiff, July 31 and Aug. 1. Glamorgan won by two wickets. \ Buckinghamshire, 159 and 96, v. Wiltshire, 195 (H. M. Miller, 65) and 62 for four wickets. At Bletchley Park, July 31 and August 1. Wiltshire won by six wickets. Lincolnshire, 140 and 118 (L. S. Harrison, not out 59), v. Staffordshire, 122 (Pike, not out, 67) and 137 for four wickets. July 31 and August 1. Surrey 2nd X I., 498 (Spring, 135; Davis, 107; Abel, W ., 53), v. Wiltshire, 150 and 127. At the Oval, August 2 and 3. In the first innings of Wiltshire Hitch took eight wickets for 87. Surrey 2nd X I. won by an innings and 221 runs. Buckinghamshire, 235 (E. Southall, 80) and 191 (K. Southall, not out 58), v. Berk­ shire, 243 and 150 for seven wickets (F. E. Rowe. 68). A t Reading, August 2 and 3. Drawn. Dorset, 301 (W . Budge, not out 76), v. M on­ mouthshire, 151 and 124. At Newport, August 2 and 3. Dorset won by an innings and 26 runs. Kent 2nd X I , 157 and 137 for three wickets (Munds, 60), v. Suffolk, 411 for three wickets (Captain F. Wilson, 145; H . L. W ilson, 138 ; F. H. Mustard, not out 57). At Felixstowe, August 5 and 6. Drawn. Staffordshire, 104 and 139, v. M.C.C. and Ground, 116 and 106. A t Stoke, August 5 and 6. Staffordshire won by 21 runs. Surrey 2nd X L , 240 (Spring, 74 ; Ducat, 50) and 281 for eight wickets, innings de­ clared closed (Goatley, 97), v. Berkshire, 314 (L. P. Collins, 81 ; G. G. M. Bennett, 57 ; Capt. E. F. Rowe, 56 not out). At Reading, August 5 and 6. Drawn. Monmouthshire, 81 and 93, v. Glamorgan, 197 (N. V. H. Riches, 61). At Cardiff, August 5 and 6. Glamorgan won by an innings and 23 runs. Buckinghamshire, 81 and 138 for seven wickets, v. Wiltshire, 323 (R. W . Awdry, 104; A . M. Miller, 53). A t Troutbridge, August 5 and 6. Drawn. Hertfordshire, 119 and 124, v. Norfolk, 381 (L. Barratt, 115; A. K. Watson, 105). A t Norwich, August 5 and 6. Norfolk won by an innings and 138 runs. Smith took fifteen wickets for 92 run?, his last seven in twelve overs for 24 runs. Cornwall, 188 (Hosking, not out 54) and 118, v. Dorset, 95 and 214 for six wickets (H. M. Greenhill, 55; Rev. W . H. Arundel, 54). At Camborne, August 5 and 6. Dorset won by four wickets. Cambridgeshire, 159 (Watts, not out, 61) and 314 (B. W . Pigg, 86; Coulson, 57), v. Bedfordshire, 341 (B. L. Peel, 109; H. R. Orr, 95 ; Wharmby, not out 69) and 133 for seven wickets. At Luton, August 5 and 6. Bedfordshire won by three wickets five minutes before time. Durham, 212 (E. W . Elliot, 71) and 381 for six wickets, innings declared closed (E. W . Elliot, 121 ; Turnbull, 75 ; I. Coul­ son, 55), v. Northumberland, 355 (C. F. Stanger-Leathes, 90; F. W . Gillespie, 64; J. Gilman, 59) and 135 for lour wickets. A t Chester-le-Street, August 5 and 6. Drawn. Westmoreland, 155 (G. E. Thompson, 64) and 134, v. Cumberland, 159 (H. Tide- well, 61) and 33 for six wickets. At Kendal, August 6, 7. Drawn. Hertfordshire, 135 and 218 (G. G. Dumble- ton, 67; C. T. Rudd, 56), v. Suffolk, 186