Cricket 1907

C R I C K E T i A WEEKLY RECORD OF TH E GAME. S E P T . 19, 1907. Together joined in Cricket’s manly toil.”— Byron. No. 7 6 6 . VOL. X X V I. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1907. PR ICE 2d NOTTINGHAMSH IRE v. ENGLAND. Played at the Oval o q Sept. 12, 13, and 14. TWO SEPARATE 100’ s BY WARNER. Drawn. The visit of Nottinghamshire, the unbeaten champions of 1907, to the Oyal proved a great attraction, and with splendid weather heing experienced on the opening day it was not surprising to find the match well patronised. The wicket was in good condition, and England, winning the toss, sent in Warner and Hayward to face the howling of Wass and Hallam. A very fair start was made, for the pair put on 54 together for the opening part­ nership liefore the professional was howled by the elder Gunn. Tyldesley followed-ln, and soon after his airival Warner, when 34, was missed by John Gunn in the slips oil Iremonger; the total was then 84 and, as events proved, the blunder proved a very expensive one. Tyldesley, having assisted in adding 30 for the second wicket, met the fate which befell H ay­ ward, and immediately after­ wards Iremonger got Tarrant caught without a run. Hirst scored only adozen, being lbw to Hallam at 114. Warner and MacLaren indulged in an attractive, but short, partner­ ship, putting on 38 for the fifth wicket, whilst, after the latter had been sent back, Jessop hit up 15 in five minutes. The best cricket of the day, how­ ever, was seen when Lilley and Warner came together. Lilley made the majority of the runs, and it was not until 80 had been added that Warner was beaten by Alletson. The latter made his 116 out of 251 in 210 minutes, and hit eight 4’ s and eleven 3’s. At times he was rather slow, but he Photo by] made his runs all round the wicket, his on-drives especially being good. Lilley played a vigorous game and gave the most attractive display of the day : when the innings closed for 297 he carried out his bat for 73, in making which there was only one chance—to Turner in the long-field. None of the bowlers met with much success, but Wass deserved a better analysis than he gained. Owing to poor light, stumps were drawn at five minutes past 5, before the County could commence their innings. The match should have been resumed at 11 o’clock on the following morning, but at that hour a thick mist, almost a fog, hung over the ground, and it was not until just after two o’clock that it was found possible to play. George Gunn and Iremonger than opened the Nottinghamshire innings, and in the poor light the fast bowling of Buckenham and Hirst— of the former especially—required [Halftones, Ltd . P. WARNER AND HAYWARD OPEN THE ENGLAND INNINGS. carefully watching. The score was almost monopolised by Gunn, who, when Iremonger was bowled at 2a, had made as many as 20 of the runs. Iremonger should have been sent back even earlier, for he had scored only a single when he was very badly missed by MacLaren in the slips. W ith the score but 26 George Gunn was caught at the wicket for a sound 21, and 14 later Hardstaff was held off Buckenham who, at that point, had taken all three wickets at a cost to himself of only 26 runs. Payton was bowled without a run, and when John Gunn was caught at the wicket half the side were out for 61 and people began to talk about the follow-on. A useful and mueh-needed stand was made by Turner and Jones, who punished Buck- enham for 24 in a couple of overs and added 38 for the sixth wicket in 20 minutes. Jones, having made 23 by attractive cricket, fell to a brilliant catch in the slips by Tarrant, but the good work he did was con­ tinued by Alletson, who remained in with Tamer whilst the seventh wicket increased the score by 49 in thirty- five minutes. At 148 Tarrant was put on, and with his very first ball bowled Turner for a splendid innings of 49 made out of 87 in an hour; the old Beptonian hit a 5 and five 4’ s, and played an invaluable game. After the ninth wicket had fallen at 154, Oates and Wass by hard hitting put on 25 for the last, and the innings closed for 179. This w asbyno means a bad total in the circumstances, for the light was never good, and the wicket gave signs of having crumbled a little. In the last half-hour of the day, England lost Hayward for 5 at 13, but when stumps were drawn, were 148 runs on with nine wickets in hand, Warner being not out 18. On the third day the bat beat the ball to such anextent that 416 runs were made for the loss of only three wickets The overnight not-outs remained together untli lunch time, their stand for the second wicket realising 222 in two hours and three-quarters. Warner had the satisfaction of making a hundred in the match for the second time, whilst Tyldesley carried out his bat for 114 when the innings Gunn at slip when 53, It was generally expected that the England innings would be declared closed, some time before lunch, but it soon, became evident that Warner was to be given an opportunity of making a second, was declared closed at lunch time,, leaving the County two hundred minutes, in which to obtain 354 to win. Warner made his fault­ less 113 out of 235 in one hundred and ninety- five minutes, and hit ten 4’s, whilst Tyldesley, who made thirteen 4’ s, was twice missed—by