Cricket 1907

380 CKICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A ug . 29, 1907. LEICESTERSHIRE v. ESSEX. 1layed at Leicester on August 26, 27, and 28. Leicestershire won by eight wickets. At the beginning of the first day the wicket, owing to recent lain, was rather difficult, and Essex hesitated whether they would avail themselves of sending their opponents in first. Taking first innings themselves, however, they lost Douglas and Freeman for 20, whilst the score was only 39 when Perrin was caught and bowled by Astill. McGahey and Buckenham then effected a great improvement by adding 65 for the fourth wicket in three-quarters of au hour, the former, who made the highest score of the innings, but who was missed when 23, batting ninety minutes for his valuable 55. Reeves after­ wards made a few good hits, and the innings, after lasting three hours, closed for 217. Wood and Knight gave the home side a capital start in reply, their stand for the first wicket lasting thirty-five minutes and realising 63. Knight, driving and cutting well, played stylish cricket, and batted just over an hour for 44. When stumps were drawn three wickets were down for 115. The next morning Whitehead remained with Coe whilst 56 were added for the fourth wicket in an hour. The latter played faultless cricket during the two hours and a-quarter he was in, and hit nine 4’s. The second half of the side collapsed badly against Buckenham, the result being that Essex could claim a lead of five on the innings. The visitors, upon going in the second time, lost Freeman and Perrin for 3, whilst with the score only 28 both Buckenham and McGahey were bowled by Odell. Douglas, Reeves, and Benham, however, made useful scores, the first two adding 45 together in half-an-hour. Reeves drove with great power, but the innings closed for 159, leaving Leicestershire 165 to win. In the remaining three-quarters of an hour, Wood and Knight made 44 together without being separated. On Wednesday the first wicket, Knight's, fell at 86, and in obtaining the remaining 79 runs only one more man was sent back, Leicestershire accordingly winning by eight wickets. Score and analysis:— Essex. First innings. Second innings. J.W. II.T.Douglas,c King, c Whitehead, b b Odell............................... 7 Jaye3 ..........47 Freeman, b Astill ..........12 cHazlerigg.bJayes 2 P. A. Perrin, c and b Astill 11 c P.iyne, b Jayes 0 0. P. McGahey, b Odell ... 55 b Odell .......... 9 Buckenham.c&bWhitehead 36 b Odell .......... 0 S. P. Mcston, b Astill..........12 b Astill ............13 Reeves, run out .................22 c Knight, b Odell 40 Benham, c King, )> Odell 15 b Jayes ......... 2L Young, c Payne, b Javes ... 19 c Hazlerigg, b Odell .......... 4 Russell, b J ayes................. 3 notout................ 5 Mead (W.), not out .......... 3 b Jayes ..........12 B 20, lb 2 .................22 B 1, lb 5 ... 6 Total................217 Total ... 159 L eicestershire . First innings. Second innings. O. J. B. Wood, run out ... 20 c Russell, b Ben­ ham .................55 Knight, b M ead.................44 c Buckenham* b Mead ......... 37 Whitehead, c Young, b Douglas ........................26 notout..................32 King, b Mead ................. 0 notout..................22 Ooe, b Buckenham ..........82 V. F. S. Orawford, c Russell, b Buckenham.................25 Jayes, c McGahey, b Buck­ enham ............................... 3 W. W. Odell, c Douglas, b Benham ........................ 1 Sir A. Hazlerigg, c Perrin, b Buckenham ................. 3 Astill, c Meston, b Bucken­ ham ............................... 3 Payne, not out ................. 0 B 4, lb 1 .................. 5 B 12, lb 6, nb 1... 19 Total ............ 212 Total (2 wkts.)165 E ssex . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. Odell .......... 29 3 89 3 .......... 24 9 44 4 Astill ........ 23 8 60 3 .......... 9 2 29 1 Jayes .......... 11.2 2 34 2 ............ 18.2 3 71 5 Whitehead . . . 2 0 5 1 ....... 3 0 9 0 King .......... 4 0 7 0 L eicestershire . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Buckenham 17.5 0 69 5 .......... 15 3 52 0 Mead .......... 20 6 49 2 .......... 19 8 30 1 D ouglas.......... 23 6 61 1 .......... 6 1 14 0 Young .......... 6 0 14 0 .......... 9 4 14 0 Reeves .......... 1 0 4 0 .......... 3 0 17 0 Benham.......... 5 2 10 1 .......... 7 2 15 1 McGahey ... 1 0 4 0 Mead delivered a no-ball. H A M P S H IR E v. G L O U C E S T E R SH IR E . Played at Bournemouth on A ug. 26, 27, & 28. Gloucestershire won b y five wickets. The home side made a capital start, Bowell and Mead scoring 91 for the first wicket in an hour and a-quarter. The last-named, who made 50 of the number, hit well all round the wicket, and made eight 4’s. Bowell, after batting a couple of hours, was fourth out, at 144; he showed himself very strong on the off-side, and hit eleven 4’s. The good start, unfortunately for the home side, was not maintained, the last seven wickets going down for 53 in eighty minutes. Dennett bowled admirably, and Board, who caught three and stumped one, and did not allow a single extra, was also seen at his best. After Gloucestershire had lost Langdon and Roberts for 37, Board and F. H. B. Champain added 52 in forty minutes for the third wicket, the former then being out to a very fine catch low down at mid-off. When play ceased for the day the score was 100 for three wickets, the visitors then being only 93 behind with seven wickets in hand. On the following morning F. H. B. Champain and Winstone remained together until the fourth wicket had put on 91 in fifty minutes. The latter made some splendid hits, whilst F. H. B. Champain, who was caught at 191, made ten 4’s in his 72. Jessop and Capt. Champain added 51 in twenty-five minutes, but no one else did much, the innings closing for 275, which left Gloucestershirewith the very useful lead of82. Hamp­ shire, upon going in the second time, lost their first three wickets for 33 runs. Llewellyn and Stone, however, added 36, and the latter arid Persse 48. Stone batted nearly two hours for his excellent 01, and made many fine strokes to the off. Set 117 to win, Gloucestershire scored 14 for the loss of Langdon before stumps were drawn. Yesterday Gloucestershire experienced little difficulty in mak­ ing the remaining runs, and when the winning hit was made had still five wickets in hand. Score and analysis:— H ampshire . First innings. Second innings. Mead (C. P.), c Jessop, b Huggins ........................50 c and b Dennett 12 Bowell,c Capt. Champain, b Dennett ........................74 b Huggins......... 6 E.M. Sprot, c Board, b Den­ nett ...............................20 run out ........... 6 Llewellyn, c Langdon, b cLangdon,bDen- Huggins ........................ 0 n ett......... 32 Stone, c Board, b Dennett 0 cBoard.bRoberts 61 H. W. Persse, st Board, b Dennett ........................15 st Board, b Mills 28 F. H. Bacon, c Capt. Cham­ pain, b Ford ................. 7cMills,bDennett 10 Langford,cFord,bDennett 12 notout .......... 27 B. M. Lawson, c Board, b Huggins ........................11 lbw, b Roberts.. 11 W.F. Jesson, c Capt. Cham­ pain, b Dennett .......... 1 b Roberts ........ 1 Newman, not out................. 3 b Roberts . . ... 0 Byes, etc..................... 0 B 1, lb 3 ... 4 Total.................193 Total .. 198 G loucestershire . First innings. Second innings. Board, c Llewellyn,b Mead 50 b Persse ......15 Langdon, b Persse .......... 4 run out ........ 0 F. B. Roberts, c Sprot, b Langford ........................ 3 notout.............23 F. H. B. Champain, c Mead, b Langford .................72 b Mead ......34 Winstone, c Stone, b Lang­ ford ...............................58 c Stone, bPersse 19 G. L. Jessop, c Persse, b Lllewellyn........................42 c Persse, bMead 26 Capt. C. E. B. Champain, b Persse...............................10 notout.............. 1 Huggins,cSprot.bLlewellyn 6 Mills,cLangford.bLlewellyn 3 P. H. Ford, not out ..........14 Dennett, c Stone, b Persse 7 Lb 4, w 1, nb 1 .......... 6 No-ball ... 1 Total.................275 Total (5 wkts.) 119 H ampshire . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Dennett............32.3 11 62 6 .......... 36 8 109 3 Huggins.......... 28 9 81 3 ........... 16 5 39 1 Mills................. 5 1 12 0 ........... 5 1 14 1 Ford................. 15 5 38 1 ........... 8 3 19 0 Roberts ... 9.1 0 13 4 G loucestershire . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Persse ......... 22.1 2 93 3 .......... 13 3 52 2 Mead .......... 16 5 46 1 ........... 6 1 23 2 Langford ... 11 1 46 3 ............ 1*5 0 7 0 Newman.......... 5 0 24 0 ........... 1 0 7 0 Llewellyn ... 15 1 46 3 ........... 7 1 29 0 Jessop .......... 2 0 6 0 ................. Lawson .......... 1 0 8 0 ................. Langford bowled one wide and Persse two no-balls. LANCASH IRE v. DERBYSH IRE . Played at Manchester on August 26, 27, & 28. Lancashire won by one wicket. On a good wicket as many as seventeen men wer dismissed on the opening day for 276 runs. Derby­ shire commenced in somewhat characteristic fashion, losing their first five wickets for 48 runs and having six down for 70. Cadman made his 27 out of 30 obtained whilst in, but the best display was given by Rickman. Going in at the fall of the sixth wicket, he remained undefeated till the end, carry­ ing out his bat for 67, made out of 117 in an hour and a-half. He hit well all round the wicket, and made nine 4’s, but apart from Warren, who helped him to add 40, he received very scant support. When Lancashire went in, six wickets went down before Cadman and Bestwick for 68 runs, only Hartley, who scored 24, being seen to any advantage. At this critical point Hornby joined MacLaren, and the pair added 35 together for the seventh wicket before the latter was dismissed in responding to a call for an impossible run. At the end of the day the score was 111 for seven wickets. On the follow­ ing morning the innings closed for 133, leaving Derbyshire with a lead of 32. Cadman, in taking five wickets for 21, twice obtained two wickets with consecutive balls. In their second innings the visitors lost their first two wickets for 3 runs, and, although Cadman again played well, half the side were out for 52. Rickman, who scored his 29 in three- quarters of an hour, for the second time in the match made the highest score on the side, but when the innings, after lasting two hours and a-quarter, closed for 140, Lancashire were set only 173 to win. Hartley and MacLaren gave the side agood start, and at {the end of thirty-five minutes 50 were on the board without loss. Eight later Hartley was bowled, but Sharp helped MacLaren to put on 57 for the fourth wicket. After the professional’s dismissal only MacLaren met with any success. Obtaining most of the bowling, he played asplendid game and carried out his bat for 80 at the end o f the day, when Lancashire, with three wickets in hand, required 18 to win. Yesterday both MacLaren and Huddleston were dismissed before the winning hit was made, and there was a good deal of excitement at the finish. Phillips won the game by a stroke through the slips for 4, Lancashire proving successful by the smallest margin possible—a single wicket. Mac- Laren’s 92 was his finest innings of the year, taking into consideration that he made his runs on a difficult wicket and had to play an uphill game. He hit twelve 4’s during the 170 minutes he was in. Score and analysis :— D erbyshire . First iniiings. L. G. Wright, st Phillips, b Cook .............................. 4 Morton, b Cook ..............17 Carlin, lbw, b Heap .......10 Purdy (H.), b Cook ........ 0 A. E. Lawton, c Hartley, b Cook .............................. 9 Cadman, run out..............27 Humphries, c Hornby, b Huddleston ................ 1 R. B. Rickman, not out ... 67 Warren, c and b Huddleston 17 Bracey, b Bird ............... 4 Bestwick, lbw, b Bird ... 2 B 2, lb 4, nb 1 ........ 7 •Second innings. c Bird, b Cook . b Heap.............. b Cook.............. b C ook............. c Cook, b Bird ... 17 c Phillips, b Heap 26 4 0 16 0 b Heap................. c Cook, b Heap... c Sharp, b Heap not out................. b Cook................. B 5, lb 2, w 2 Total ..........165 L ancashire . Total..........140 First innings. A. Hartley, b Cadman ... 24 Heap, b Bestwick ..........14 Tyldesley, c Bracey, b Best­ wick ............................... 9 M. C. Bird, c Warren, b Bestwick ........................ 4 Sharp, b Cadman.................10 A. C. MacLaren, run out ... 26 H. D. Stanning, b Cadman 0 A. H. Hornby, b Cadman 21 Phillips, b Bestwick..........12 Cook, b Cadman................. 0 Huddleston, not o u t.......... 8 Lb 2, nb 1, w 2......... 5 Second innings. b Warren ......... c Humphries, b Cadman.......... 0 b Warren .......... 5 c Wright, b War­ ren ................. 4 lbw, b Purdy ... 25 c Bracey, b Purdy 92 b Purdy .......... 0 b Purdy .......... 0 not out................. 4 not out .......... 0 b Cadman.......... 5 B 5, lb 10, w 4 19 20 Total .................133 D erbysh ire. First innings. O. M. R. W. Huddleston ... 17 8 23 2 . Cook ................. 34 11 89 4 . H eap................. 16 7 25 1 . Hartley .......... 2 1 2 0 . Bird ................. 3-4 1 9 2 . Total (9 wkts)174 Second innings. O. M. R. W. . ... 7 2 13 0 . ... 17-2 4 54 4 . ... 15 4 41 5 10 5 23 1 Cook bowled one no-ball and one wide, and Huddleston one wide.