Cricket 1907

S e p t . 12, 1907. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF 1HE GAME. 405 T H E SOUTH AFR ICANS. 30 th M ATCH .—v. AN ENGLAND X I. Played at Uttoxettr on September 5 and 6' South Africans won by an innings and 14 runs. Mr. John Bamford, upon whose ground at Oldfields, Uttoxeter, this match was played, had got together a very good England side, but the South Africans experienced little difficulty in winning by an innings and 14 runs. The result was placed beyond doubt on the first day, when the tourist, in response to a total of 92, made 209 for the loss of six wickets. Lilley hit well for 26, and Mac- Laren, who carried out his bat for 21, played a good game, but no one else on the side reached double figures, the innings lasting only an hour and a-half. White, who kept a fine length and disguised his break very well indeed, took seven wickets for 33 runs, the last three for 3. The South Africans lost Sinclair at 10, but when Faulkner joined Tancred a great improvement took place, tbe pair remaining together half-an-hour and adding 57 for the second wicket: in two overs from Barnes they made 27. Nourse and Faulkner afterwards put on 68 in 45 minutes, the latter then being caught for a faultless innings of 52, which lasted 85 minutes and contained two 6’s. White hit up 20 in five minutes, and at the end of the day six wickets were down for 209, Nourse carrying out his bat for 52. On the Friday morning Vogler was bowled by the first ball of the day, but Sher­ well kept with Nourse whilst 35 were added for the eighth wicket. The latter batted two hours and a-half for 68, in which were five 4’s and six 3’ s : he offered only one chance, being missed by McGahey in the long-field when 43. During the innings Dennett obtained his two-hundredth wicket of the season. Requiring 166 to save the innings’ defeat, the England side lost Lilley at 8, but Crawford, upon joining MacLaren, played a free game, and 50 went up at the end of half-an-hour. Crawford showed the brightest cricket cn the side, and, before being caught in the long-field, hit two 6’s—both huge drives, off Kotze and Faulkner. Lawton hit with much power, and with McGahey added 43 for the seventh wicket in 40 minutes. The innings, however, closed for 151, and the South Africans won without having to bat a second time. Score and analysis :— An E n glan d XI. First innings. Second innings. T. S. Fishwick, b White ... 0 lbw, b White ... 0 Rev. J. W. Marsh, lbw, b W hite.......... ................. 3 lbw, b White ... 3 Braund, c Sherwell, b White 7 c Kotze, b White 2 Lilley, lbw, b White..........*20 eSchwarz,bKotze 4 C. P. McGahey, b White ... 4 b Schwarz......... 9 A. E. Lawton, b Schwarz... 3 b Faulkner......... 47 A. C. MaeLaren, not out ... 21 c Faulkner, b White ......... 11) J. N. Crawford, c Nourse, b c Sinclair, b W hite............................... 0 Faulkner..........38 Barnes, st Sherwell, b Schwarz ........................ 0 not out................. 3 Dennett, c Sherwell, b W hite............................... 7 c and b Faulkner 7 W. Brearley, c Faulkner, b Schwarz ........................ 2 b Faulkner.......... 0 B 0, lb 7, w 2, nb 1... 19 B 9, lb 12, nb 1 22 Total L. J. Tancred, c Lil­ ley, b Dennett ... 37 J. H. Sinclair, st Lil­ ley, b Dennett ... 7 G. A. Faulkner, c Mac- Laren, b Braund ... 52 A. D. Nourse, c and b Barnes .................08 G. C.White, c Dennett, b McGahey ......... 20 R.O.Schwarz,eBarnes, b McGahey ......... 11 92 S outh A fricans . Total... ..151 M. Hathorn, cLawton, b Braund.................13 A. E. Vogler, b Barnes 7 P. W. Sherwell, b Den­ nett ........................10 S. D. Snooke, not out 0 J.J. Kotze, st Marsh, b Dennett ................. 7 B 5, lb 5, w 3 ... 13 Total ...257 E ngland XI. First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Schwarz ......... 14 5 1 40 3 .......... 4 1 0 1 White................. 15 3 33 7 .......... 14 3 30 4 Kotze ......... 5 1 31 1 Nourse ......... 4 0 12 0 Faulkner......... 13 3 44 4 Schwarz bowled two wides and one no-ball, and Faulkner one no-ball. S outh A fricans . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Dennett ... 21 4 09 4 ICrawford ... 4 0 13 0 Barnes ... 21 4 08 2 Braund ... 0 0 25 2 Brearley ... 7 0 27 0 |McGahey ... 7 0 42 2 Dennett bowled three wides. NORTH v. SOUTH. Played at Scarborough on September 5 and 6. North won by seven wickets. After rain during the Wednesday night it was not found possible to commence play in this match until twenty minutes past noon on the following morning, and then, so greatly did the conditions favour the bowlers, that during the day seventeen wickets went down for 221 runs. The South, winning the toss and going in first, made a very fair beginning, Hayward and Hobbs hitting up 34 for the first wicket in 25 minutes before the effects of the roller had worn off. Hobbs was then bowled by Hirst for a very useful 21. Fane, who followed in, played a very steady game, and batted an hour and a-half for 5. At 60 Rhodes and Haigh went on for Hirst and Hallam, and the change soon had the desired effect, for at 64 Hayward was caught in the slips for 35 after batting an hour and a-quarter. At lunch time five wickets were down for 78, and after the interval the others fell for 30, the whole side being disposed of in two hours and a-half for 108. Tyldesley dismissed Lord Dalmeny with a very fine catch on the boundary, taking the ball high up with one hand. Rhodes, who took six wickets for 19 runs, found the conditions quite to his liking, and had all the batsmen in difficulties. It is worthy of remark that Hayward and Hobbs made 56 between them, and the other nine players on the side only 45. Upon the North going in Tunnicliffe was sent back in the second over with only a single scored, and Tyldesley, who then came in, was missed in the slips off Buckenham before he had made a run. W ith the wicket in the state it was, the mistake proved to be an expensive one, for it was not until 30 that the second wicket fell. Without any addition, Rhodes was caught at the wicket, and Hirst, after making 9 out of 16, was sent back at 46. Upon Lord Hawke joining Spooner a capital stand was made, the pair adding 26 for the fifth wicket in 20 minutes. The latter was then caught in the slips for a very useful innings of 40, which lasted an hour and a-quarter; he never appeared to be quite comfortable, but as to the value of his innings there can be no doubt. Lord Hawke drove Cox out of the ground for 6, and after his dismissal Myers and Haigh remained together until the end of the day, adding 31 without being separated in a-quarter of an hour. When stumps were drawn, seven wickets were down for 113, the innings having then been in progress an hour and three-quarters. During the afternoon Buck­ enham sent down a few overs, but, proving rather dangerous, was taken off in favour of Napier. On the second morning the three out-standing wickets added 40 in 35 minutes, Knox ending the innings summarily by taking the last two in four balls. W ith arrears amounting to 45, the South had lost Hayward, Hobbs, and Hutchings by the time they had been cleared off, Haigh, in getting the last-named stumped, obtaining his 100th wicket of the season. Fane baited an hour for 19, but Dalmeny, playing a free game, hit four 4’s in making 29 out of 31 in 20 minutes, and was then bowled in trying to pull. The sixth wicket fell at 89, but Cox and Bird rendered excellent service by adding 46 for the seventh in 40 minutes. Bird made the highest score (35) on the side, and batted three-quarters of an hour for his runs. The tail again did little, and when the innings closed for 142 the North were set only 98 to win. When the task was com­ menced the wicket was somewhat easier than it was earlier in the day, but as only 65 minutes remained for play it was not con- sideied likely that the runs would be made that evening. But Spooner hit with great power, and with Tunnicliffe put up 46 for the first wicket in half-an-hour. He made his 45 out of 69 in 40 minutes, and hit seven 4’s, but was somewhat lucky, seeing that he was missed at the wicket when 4 and at mid- on when 30. The last over he received from Knox was a curious one. Off the first four balls he hit three 4’ s and a 2, the fifth went for four byes, and the last bowled him. The North scored 102 for three wickets in 50 minutes arid won by seven wickets. During the second day sixteen wickets went down for 284 runs. S outh . First innings. Hayward, c Tunnicliffe, b Rhodes ........................ Hobbs, b Hirst ................. F. L. Fane, c Hunter, b Rhodes ........................ K. L. Hutchings, c and b Haigh............................... Lord Dalmeny, c Tyldesley, b Rhodes ........................ Buckenham, run out.......... W. S. Bird, b Rhodes.......... Cox(G.)c Hunter, b Rhodes H. D. G. Leveson-Gower, c Rhodes, b Haigh ......... G. G. Napier, c Tunnicliffe, b Rhodes ........................ N. A. Knox, not o u t .......... B 2, lb 3, w 2 .......... Second innings. 35 b Haigh ..........11 21 cDenton,bRhodes 14 9 e Hallam,b Haigh 19 0 stHunter,bHaigh 4 9 b Hallam ..........29 0 cSpooner,blluigh 1 7 run out ..........35 11 b Hirst ..........19 3 notout................ 4 4 c Haigli, b Hirst 2 2 c Hirst b Rhodes 1 7 Lb 1, nb 2 ... 3 Total ...108 Total ...142 N orth . First innings. Second innings. R. H. Spooner, c Hutchings, c Leveson-Gower, b Napier ........................40 b Knox .............. 45 Tunnicliffe, c Hayward, b Cox ............................... 0b Knox ..........21 Tyldesley, c Hutchings, b Napier............................... 0not out .......... 10 Rhodes, c Bird, b Napier ... 0b Cox .................12 Hirst, c Dalmeny, b Napier 9notout................. 5 Lord Hawke, c Hutchings, b C o x ...............................10 Denton, c Cox, b Napier ... 0 Myers, notout .................31 Haigh, c Dalmeny, b Napier 21 Hallam, b K n ox................. 5 Hunter, b K n ox................. 4 B 0, lb 10, nb 5 ... 21B 7, nb 2.............. 9 Total Total (3 wkts)102 ........ 153 S outh . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R.W. O. M. R. W. Hallam ......... 13 5 29 0 .......... 9 1 27 1 H irst................. 11 0 24 1 ........... 12 2 33 2 Haigh.................10 4 1 29 2 ........... 12 1 50 4 Rhodes ......... 9 I 19 0 ........... 15-3 3 29 2 Rhodes bowled two wides, andHaigh two no-balls. N orth . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R.W. O. M. R.W. Cox ................. 10 4 58 2 ........... 1-4 0 13 1 Buckenham ... 9 2 21 0 .......... 3 0 19 0 Napier.., .......... 17 1 49 0 ............ 4 0 25 0 Hobbs................. 1 1 0 0 ........... K n o x ................. 0'4 0 4 2 .......... 6 1 30 2 Napier bowled six no-balls and Knox one. R ICHARD DAFT’S “ Nottinghamshire Marl.”— Particulars apply, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Notts. I'A dvt .