Cricket 1907

S e p t . 5, 1907. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 389 T H E SOUTH AFR ICANS. 28 th M atch .— v. SOMERSET. Played at Bath on August 29, 30, and 31. South Africans won by 358 rung. Somerset were not at full strength, the most notable absentee from the side being Braund, who was suffering from blood poisoning. Two young amateurs, in V. H. B. Majendie and R. E. Hancock, were included in the eleven for tho first time. Tho County won the toss, and, evidently thinking that under the influence of the sun the slow wicket would improve later in the day, put the South Africans in. For a time the policy appeared to be a wise one, for Shalders, Nourse, S. J. Snooke, and Tancred were all out for 43, the three first-named being dismissed in an over from Lewis. Faulkner and White played confident cricket, the former making the majority of the runs and hitting bril­ liantly. The total was taken from 50 to 100 in twenty-five minutes, and altogether the pair put on 113 for the fifth wicket in an hour. White played a very useful innings, but was quite overshadowed by Faulkner, who scored his 73 in an hour out of the 113 referred to, and hit a dozen 4’s : the latter hit to leg and off-drove in capital style, and, apart from a very difficult chance of caught and bowled to Mordaunt when 67, made no mistake. Sherwell afterwards played froely for 35, and the total reached 233. Against Schwarz and Kotze Somerset com­ menced so disastrously that at the end of fifty minutes half the wickets were down for 35. Majen­ die and Hancock showed the best cricket on the side, and, during the half-hour they were together, put on 32 for the sixth wicket. Majondie batted an hour for 28, and showed very promising form. Tho last three wickets gave a little trouble, but by the end of the day the whole side were out for 118, Schwarz having taken six of the wickets for 46. On the following morning the South Africans lost Shalders to the second ball sent down before a run had been scored. Here, however, the success of the County’s bowlers ceased, for when S. J. Snooke joining Tancred runs came at a great pace, especially from the former. The score was taken from 50 to 100 in twenty minutes, and it was not until 158 had been added in an hour and a-half for the second wicket that Tancred was caught at second slip off Woods, who was bowling for Somerset for the first time during the season. Snooke made his 50 in fifty-five minutes, and by lunch-time had scored 108 out of 1S9 in two hours. Altogether he made 157 out of 312 in one hundred and seventy minutes, hitting twenty 4’s, and offering only one chance—to Palairet in the long-field when 120. White hit up 33 out of 51 in a-quarter of an hour, and Schwarz assisted S. J. Snooke to add 70 in thirty minutes. The last six wickets put on 159 in sixty-five minutes, and the innings closed for 348, made in three hours and twenty-five minutes. Somerset, left with 464 to win, had lost Bisgood, Palairet, and Lewis for 15 by the time stumps were drawn, owing to bad light. Soon after play had ceased, rain descended in torrents, and it was not until a-quarter to one on the following day that the match could be continued. Deane was bowled at 21, and Robson and Majendie were bowled by Faulkner by balls which broke considerably. Six wickets were down for 48, but, thanks to free hitting by Woods, the seventh added 41, of which Hancock made but 6. The last three wickets added only 16, and the South Africans won with the greatest ease by 358 runs. White, getting much work on the ball, proved very difficult, and took five wickets for 19, the last four for 8. Score and analysis S ooth A fricans . S omerset . First innings. Second innings. L. J. Tancred, st Majendie, c P alairet, b b Tyler ........................ 10 Woods ... ... 67 W. A. Shalders, c Palairet, c Mordaunt, b b Lewis ........................ 25 Lewis ... ... 0 S. J. Snookc, b Lewis 5 b Montgomery ..157 A. D. Nourse, c Palairet, b L ew is................ .......... 0 lbw, b Lewis ... 12 G. A. Faulkner, c Majendie, c M ajendie, b b Robson ........................ 73 Lewis ... ,... 0 G. C. White, b Robson 37 b Tyler................. 33 R. O. Schwarz, st Majendie, b Mordaunt ................. 3 b Deane ... 38 P. W. Sherwell, b Robson... 35 b Tyler ... 2 H. E. Smith, c Deane, b c Palairet,bMont­ Mordaunt........................ 6 gomery ... ... 20 S. D. Snooke, c Palairet, b Mordaunt ......... ......... 15 b Montgomery ... 11 J. J. Kotze, not out .......... 10 notout ... ... 1 B 8, lb 6 ................. 14 B 5, lb l,n b 1 7 Total ... .........233 Total... .,..348 First innings L. C. H. Palairet, c Kotze, b Schwarz ........................ B. L. Bisgood, b Kotze Lewis, b Schwarz ......... Robson, c Nourse, b Kotze C. G. Deane, b Kotzo......... V. H. B. Majendie, c Sher­ well, b Schwarz ......... R. E. Hancock, b White ... S. M. J. Woods, b Schwarz Montgomery, b Schwarz ... O. C. Mordaunt, lbw, b Schwarz ........................ Tyler, notout ................. Second innings, e S. J. Snooke, b Kotze ......... 0 b Schwarz......... 3 cSchwarz,b Kotze 12 b Faulkner......... 13 b White ......... 4 b Faulkner........ 13 c and b White ... 6 c Nourse, bWhite 37 c Nourse, b White 5 not out................. b White ......... B 3, lb 2, nb 3 Total ...118 Total S outh A fricans . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Lewis.......... ... 15 4 34 3 ......... 22 5 93 3 T yler......... ... 13 1 68 1 ......... 15 0 87 2 Mordaunt ... ... 13*2 1 78 3 ......... 6 0 35 0 Robson ... 12 2 39 3 ......... 9 1 54 0 Woods........ 3 0 28 1 Montgomery 4 0 22 3 Dean ......... 3 0 22 1 Lewis bowled one no-ball. Som erset. First innings. O. M. R. W. Kotze................. 14 4 35 3 .. Schwarz ..........22 White................. 8 2 46 6 . 2 25 1 .. Faulkner.. Second innings. O. M. R. W. . ... 8 0 44 2 . . . . 2 1 1 1 . ... 13-2 4 19 5 . ... 18 3 33 2 Schwarz bowled two wides and two no-balls, and Faulkner three no-balls. LANCASH IRE v. LEICESTERSH IRE. Played at Blackpool on August 29, 30, & 31. Lancashire won by two wickets. Owing to rain it was found impossible to com­ mence this match on Thursday last, and when play started on the following morning the wicket was considerably in favour of the bowlers. Against Cook and Dean the visitors could make no stand, and in eighty-five minutes were all disposed of for 53. Knight was bowled without a run at 10, Wood played a ball from Cook on to his wicket 2 runs later, whilst King was caught at point at 32, and Whitehead at the wicket at 38. Crawford, when he had made 3 was run out in an unusual manner. Ho played a ball from Dean past Sharp at short-leg, and Hornby, running in from the deep field, returned it to the wicket-keeper. Crawford, having made good his ground, went beyond the crease to pat the wicket with his bat, and it was whilst so doing that Worsley received the ball and removed the bails. Without any addition to the score Jayes was caught at point and Odell missed at short-leg. Nine runs were added, and then Coe, Odell, Curtis, and Astill were all sent back, the innings closing for 53. Dean took five wickets for 20 runs, and Cook four for 28. Lancashire commenced their innings in confident style, Hartley and MacLaren scoring 32 together in twenty-five minutes for the first wicket before the latter was bowled whilst attempting to drive. The Leicestershire total was passed with only one wicket down, Tyldesley, who was second out, remaining in until 67. Hartley, who played a free and attractive game, was third out at 92, and, following his dismissal, Hornby remained in with Sharp while 21 were added for the fourth wicket. Neither Stanning, Bird, nor Harry reached double figures ; but Lancashire, with only seven men out, could claim a lead of 100. At this point some surprise was caused by MacLaren declaring the innings closed, and, as subsequent events proved, his action was far from justified, and all but caused his side to experience defeat. Leicestershire, who again started with Wood and Knight, gave a greatly improved display, and by the end of the day had made 81 for the loss of a single wicket. Wood was caught at square-leg by MacLaren at 27, after which Whitehead kept Knight company until stumps were drawn, the pair adding 54 without being separated. The latter played a vigorous game, and claimed as many as 63 of the 81 scored ; in all, he scored 78 out of 98 in one hundred minutes without a mistake of any kind, and hit fourteen 4’s. The score was only 153 when the eighth wicket went down, but Craw­ ford hit up 54 out of 83 in an hour, and put on 56 for the ninth wicket with Astill, so that Lancashire were set 110 to win. The wicket assisted the bowlers to no small extent, and the task proved difficult of accomplishment. It was always a fight between bat and ball, and it was not until eight wickets were down that, amid much excitement, Lancashire mado tho winning hit. Score and analysis:— L eicestershire . First innings. C. J. B. Wood, b Cook Knight, b Dean .......... Whitehead, c Worsley, Dean ........................ King, c Hornby, b Cook Coo, b Dean ....................... V. F. S. Crawford, run out Jayos, c Shaii), b Doan W. W. Odell, c Hornby, b Dean ............................... Curtis, b Cook ................. Astill, b Cook ................. Payne, not out ................. Byes 4, nb 1 .......... Second innings. .. 11 cMacLaren,bDean 3 .. 0 lbw, b Harry ... 78 b ..14 b Harry ........25 .. 8 st Worsley, b Harry .......... 6 10 c Worsley, b Dean 6 3 c Tyldesley, b Dean ......... 54 0 b Harry ......... 1 2 b Harry ......... 0 0 b Harry .........10 0 not out .........18 0 cMacLaren,bDean 0 5 Byes 7, nb 1 8 Total ... 53 Total..........209 L ancashire . First innings. Second innings. A. C. MacLaren, b Astill ... 22 c Coe, b Jayes ... A. Hartley, c Jayes, bKing 42 c King, b Jayes... Tyldesley, c Payne, b King 21 b Odell................ Sharp, not out .................27 c and b Odell ... A. H. Hornby, c Odell, b King ........................ ... 14 bJayes .......... H. D. Stanning, b Odell ... 6 b Jayes M. C. Bird, b King Harry, b Odell Cook, not out... . Dean did not bat . Byes ... , Cook Dean Odell Astill King Coe ... 2 b Jayes ........ 9 ... 4notout ............17 ... 13bJayes ............ 0 . ... 0notout ............ 7 . ... 2B9,lbl, w2,nbl 13 Total (7 wkts) ...*153 Total (8 wkts)113 * Innings declared closed. Worsley did not bat in either innings. L eicestershire . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. ......... 13 4 28 4 .......... 13 6 30 0 ......... 12*1 6 20 5 .......... 36-4 12 108 4 Harry......... 23 7 53 6 Bird .......... 2 0 10 0 Dean bowled two no-balls. L ancashire . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. .......... 14 4 32 2 .......... 20-5 8 40 2 ......... 18 5 44 1 ........... ........ 21 2 60 4 .......... 4 0 15 0 ........... Jayes......... 21 5 60 6 Jayes bowled two no-balls and Odell a wide. SUSSEX v. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Played at Hastings on August 29, 30, and 31. Sussex won by four wickets. Everything on the opening day, and indeed in the match, was dw.irfed by Jessop’s innings of 119. Going in when three wickets had fallen for 28 runs, he scored 119 out of 156 in 75 minutes, scoring off 54 of the 93 balls he received. He commenced steadily, taking half-an-hour to make his first 20, but so fast did he afterwards score that he reached his 50 in 35 minutes, and his 100 (out of 136) in 63 minutes. Board contented himself with keeping up his wicket whilst his captain hit, the result being that Jessop scored 78 whilst Board obtained his last 5, and at one period obtained 54 off the reel. Their partner­ ship realised 138 in 65 minutes. Jessop drove and pulled with much vigour, and hit nineteen 4’s : he made his last 99 runs in three-quarters of an hour. No subsequent player on the side reached double figures, and the innings closed for 216. Vine, though punished severely by Jessop, came out with an analysis of five wickets for 56. Sussex lost Vine at 12, Killick at 13, and Young at 23. Goldie and the younger Relf made double figures, and Fry, after batting an hour for a sound 37, was fifth out at 72. At the end of the day nine wickets were down for 140, but so well did Simms and Butt bat on the following morning that the total was taken to 184, the last wicket adding 49 in three-quarters of an hour. The amateur made some good hits, and carried out his bat for 46, but should have been stumped when 2. With a lead of 32,Gloucestershire fared so well when they went in the second time that at lunch time only one wicket was down for 107. Langdon and Board made 55 together for the first wicket in 45 minutes, and Winstone then kept the latter company until the interval. After the adjourn­ ment, such a change came over the game that the total was only 169 when the ninth wicket fell, Cox and Vine bowling with much success. Vigorous hitting by Mills and Dennett added 31 for the last wicket, and Sussex were left with 236 to win. Young