Cricket 1908

CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a y 2 1 , 1908 M.C.C. a n d GROUND v . HAMPSHIRE. Played at Lord’s on May 18 and 19. M.C.C. and Ground won by nine wickets. Fine weather was experienced on Monday, and, as a consequence, about 2,000 people (including the Maharajah of Nepaul) watched the play. Hampshire first met the M.C.C. at Lord’s in 1797, and for the last time prior to this week in 1895. Hampshire were giving a trial to Sergeant-Major McLaren, of the Army Servce Corps, a fast bowler who has taken many wickets in military matches at Aldershot. Mead was causrht and bowled with only 17 scored, and Captain White and Bowell were both sent bsck for single-figure scores. Had it not been for Llewellyn it is more than likely that the side would have been out for less than 100. The left-hander was rather unsteady in the first part of his innings, but he afterwards drove finely, and hit thirteen 4’s and four 3’s during the 140 minutes he was in ; he was ninth out, bowled off his pad, for a chanceless innings of 76. The total of lfcO took just under three hours to compile. The M.C.C. lost Shuter in the first over with only 4 scored, but when Bird joined Warner runs came so readily that 50 went up in 35 minutes. W hen the stand for the second wicket had lasted 75 minutes and put on 74, Bird was caught at point fur a good innings of 34. Tarrant was missed at point almost as soon as le went in—an expensive mistake. A t 115 Warner, having batted 110 minutes fora care­ ful 52, was bowled by Newman, and, after Tarrant and Lord Dalmeny had put on 24 without being separated, stumps were drawn for the day, the total being 139 for three wickets. On Tuesday Lord Dalmeny made only 3 ere being bowled by Llewellyn, but following his dismissal ensued a series of useful partnerships with Tarrant, Curwen helping to add 19 in a quarter of an hour, Buckenham 39 in 40 m in­ utes, and Capt. Montgomery 40 in half an hour. Tarrant was very slow, and at one period of his innings took fifty minutes to scorc " ; altogether, he batted 170 minutes for 52. Montgomery played enterprising cricket for 24, but the last four wickets fell in four overs for 7 runs and the Club could claim a lead of only 07 on the innings. Hampshire made a bad start when they went in the second time. Off Buckenham’s first ball Mead was missed, the second dismissed him, and the third accounted for Sprot. Bowell left at 31, but White stayed 35 minutes with Llewellyn while 40 were added. Llewellyn scored 39 out of 02 in 40 minutes by bright cricket and was fifth out, at 93. When the innings closed for 110, Stone carried out his bat for 14. The M.C.C. were set only 44 to win, and that number they made f 3r the loss of Shuter’s wicket. Score and analysis :— H ampshire . First innings. Second innings. Mead (C.P.),c and b Tarrant 15 c Board, b Buck­ enham 0 Bowell, b Buckenham ... 9 b Hearne ... 12 Capt. W. N. White, b Buck­ enham ........................... 2 b Hearne ... 35 E. M. Sprot, b Buckenham 27 c and b Bucken­ ham ................ 0 Llewellyn, b M ead...............76 b Hearne ... 39 Stone, c Buckenham, b Mead 23 not o u t .............14 Langford, c Dalmeny, b st Board, b Tar- Buckenham ...............15 rant .................... 0 F. A. McLaren, b Mead ... 4 b Tarrant ... 0 F. J. Wyatt, b Mead ... 2 b Heame ... 6 Newman, b Hearne ... 0 b Tarrant ... 4 Kennedy, not o u t ............... 0 lbw, b Tarrant... 0 B 4 ,1-b 3 ...............7 Extras.................... 0 Total M.C.C. P. F. Warner, b New m a n ............. ... 52 L. R. A. Shutcr, b Wyatt ............... 4 M. C. Bird, c McLaren, b Newm an...............34 Tarrant, c Langford, b Wyatt ...............52 Lord Dalmeny, b L lew elly n ...............11 W. J. H. Curwen, c Wyatt, b Newman 17 ...180 11C AND GROUND. Buekenham, lbw, b Llewellyn ...............27 Capt. H. F. Mont­ gomery, c Stone, b McLaren ...............24 Board, b McLaren ... 3 Mead (W.), b Wyatt ... 0 Hearne (J. T.), not out 0 B 12, 1-b 8...............20 Total ... ...247 Second innings: P. F. Warner, not out 23 ; L. R. A. Shuter, b Llewellyn 11; M. C. Bird, not out 9 ; b 4.—Total (1 wkt.) 47. H am psh ire . First innings. O. M. R. W. . 23 3 86 4 . 6 1 21 1 . 18.3 6 33 1 . 8 4 20 4 . 3 0 18 0 M.C.C. AND GROUND. O. M. R. W. O. 28.3 6 69 3 ... 2 9 43 2 ... 5 0 7 0 ... 3 3 13 0 ... 3 3 30 2 6 55 3 . . 4 2 10 0 Buckenham Tarrant... Hearne... Mead ... Montgomery Wyatt ... Llewellyn Ijangford Kennedy McLaren Newman Mead ,M Secoiid innings. O. M. R. W. ... 10 2 4 9 2 ... 17.5 16 6 27 35 28 20 . 22 . 4 . 9 . 10 , 27 . 6 M. R. W. 0 13 0 1 14 1 1 3 0 8 0 D E R B Y S H I R E v. S U S S E X . Played at D erb y on M ay 18 and 19. Sussex w on by four w ickets. On the first day 263 runs were made for the loss of 19 wickets, the visitors, when stumps were drawn, being 15 runs 011 with a wicket in hand. Derbyshire were severely handicapped by the absence of Lawton, who had a chill. Despite a very steady innings by Morton, the home side had three wickets down for 19, but Sherwin and Needham played well, the former helping to add 18 for the fourth wicket and the latter 62 for the fifth. Morton, after batting two hours and a quarter, was sixth out for a faultless 46 —a very steady and valuable display. The tail col­ lapsed against Cox, who took six wickets for 46, and the innings closed for 124. Robert Relf batted well for 38, and was third out, at 65, but after his dis­ missal there was such a collapse that the score was only 97 when the ninth wicket fell. It appeared probable that Derbyshire would obtain a lead 011 the innings, but Cox and Butt, by plucky though not faultless cricket, put 011 4 2 without being separated, Sussex, when play ceased, being 15 runs on with a wicket in hand. Cadman and Bestwick bowled excellently and were well supported in the field. No further addition was made to the total on Tuesday morning, Butt being caught at the wicket almost at once. The last wicket had put 011 42. Derbyshire, in their second innings, lost Wright at 21 and Cadman at 42. The third wicket fell at 60 and the sixth at 66. Rickman, who was lame and had Cadman to run for him, put 011 55 in 50 minutes for the seventh wicket with Warren. Sussex were eventually set 132 to win. The first three wickets went down for 29 runs, but a vigorous display by Simms, who made 43 of the next 68 runs in 45 minutes, pulled the game round for the visitors. When he was bowled, sixth out at 97, 35 runs were still required, but Cox and Smith proved equal to the task and Sussex won with four wickets in hand. Score and analysis:— D erbyshire . First innings. Second innings. L. G. Wright, b A. Relf ... 1 c A.Relf, bLeach 14 Morton, lbw, b A. Relf .. 46 b A. Relf ... 17 Cadman, b A. R e lf..................15 c A.R elf, b Vine 16 H owcroft, c Dwyer,b Cox 1 c Smith, b A. Self ................ 8 A . Sherwin, c Leach, b Cox 7 c Smith, b A. . Relf ................ 0 Needham, stButt, b A.R elf 28 c A. Relf,b Cox 0 R. B. Rickman, c Butt, b C o x ............................................6 b Cox ............... 28 Warren, b Cox ................ 3 c 8mith, b Cox .. 33 Humphries, not out ... 9 b Vine ................. 4 Bracey, b Cox ................ 7 b V i n e ................ 8 Bestwick, b Cox ................ 0 not o u t ................ 0 Bye, ...........................1 B ll, l-b3, n b 1 15 Total ................ 124 SU83EX. First innings. Relf (R.), b Cadman ... 38 Vine, c and b Warren ... 3 Killick, b Bestwick...................13 Relf (A.E.), b Bestwick ... 10 H. L. Simms, c Rickman, b Bestwick ....................10 Leach, c Humphries, b Cadman ...................................4 C. L. Smith, c W right, b B estw ick .................................0 Cox (G.)f not o u t ...................19 Vincett, c Humphries, b Cadman ................................. 0 Dwyer, run out ................. 9 Butt, c Humphries, b Cadman ............................... 27 B 4 ,1-b 1, n-b 1 ... 6 B 1,1-b2, n-b 3 6 Total ...............139 Total (6 wkts.) 133 D erbyshire . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. Cox ........... 25.2 10 46 6 ... 21.2 7 37 3 Relf (A .E .)... 23 7 28 4 ... 14 7 27 3 D w yer............ 8 2 20 0 Leach ............ 4 0 15 0 ... 12 3 35 1 Vincett........... 3 1 9 0 K illic k .......... 1 0 5 0 Vine ... 18 8 32 3 Relf bowled one no-ball. S ussex . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . Warren ... 12 0 42 1 ... 6 2 16 2 Bestwick ... 23 8 47 4 ... 19 4 60 2 Cadman ... 13.2 431 4 ... 15 4 37 2 Rickman ... 2 0 13 0 Bracey............... 2 0 8 0 Morton............... 1 0 6 0 Bestwick delivered three no-b alls and Bracey one. Total ...146 Second innings. c Humphries, b Bestwick ,.. 11 c Humphries, b Cadman .. 2 c Humphries, b Warren .. 25 c Needham, b Cadman ... 4 b Bestwick ... 43 c sub., b Warren 2 not o u t ...............18 not o u t ...............22 YORKSHIRE v. KENT. Played at Bradford on May 18 and 19. Yorkshire won by nine wickets. So much interest was centred in this match that, although rain prevented a start on the opening day before a quarter to four, the attendance reached just on 3,000. Kent won the toss and fared badly on the soft wicket, losing half their wickets in 65 minutes for 26 runs. Hutchings, who \^as dismissed first ball, was out to a fine catch at mid-on by Myers, who, knocking the ball into the air over his head, turned round and held it before it reached the ground. Day and Marsham put on a much-needed 25 in half-an-hour for the sixth wicket, the pair bringing on Newstead and Rhodes in place of Hirst and Haigh. Day was caught at the wicket in Newstead s second over, and Marsham, when he had scored 29 out of 47 in 55 minutes, pulled a long-hop into his wicket. The innings lasted a trifle over two hours and closed for 77. Yorkshire’s bowling and fielding were very good, and Hunter at the wicket made three catches and allowed only one ball to pass him. During Monday night the wicket improved considerably, and it was felt that the home side would experience little difficulty in securing a substantial lead. In half-an-hour Rhodes and Rothery made 23 for the first wicket, the latter then being beaten by a swerving ball. Denton helped to add 22 and Wilkinson 31, and the Kent total w jis passed with only three wickets down. Rhodes, after batting 115 minutes, was fifth out (at 84) for a meritorious innings of 45, which contained five 4’s. So effectively did Blythe and Fairservice bowl after Wilkinson’s dismissal that the last seven wickets fell for 25 runs in 50 minutes, Blythe delivering his last five overs for one run and three wickets. Yorkshire’s lead was restricted to 24, but run-getting proved so difficult a matter against Hirst and Haigh that five wickets fell ere the arrears were wiped off Only Hutchings, who made 16, reached double figures, and the innings closed for 46, Haigh taking five wickets for 24 and Hirst three for 22. Yorkshire were set only 23 to win. They lost Rhodes for half- a-dozen, but made the balance of the runs without further loss, winning accordingly by nine wickets The attendance during the afternoon reached 5,000 Score and analysis :— K ent . First innings. Second innings. Hardinge, b H ir s t............... 6 run o u t ...................... Humphreys, lbw, b Hirst .. 6 c Hunter, b H aig h ................ 7 Seymour, c Hunter, b Haigh ......................... 2 lbw, b Haigh ... 1 K. L. Hutchings, c Myers, b Haigh ........................0 b H ir s t ..............16 Woolley, run out ............. 3 b Hirst ................. 0 A. P. Day, c Hunter, b N ew stead .......................16 r u n o u t .................. 6 C. H. B. Marsham, b Rhodes 29 b Haigh ... 1 Huish, b Newstead............. 3 c Hunter, b Hirst 8 Fairservice, c Hunter, b c Hunter, b N ew stead...........................4 Haigh ... ... 6 Blythe, run out ............ 0 not o u t .................. 0 Fielder,'not out ............. 0 c Hirst, b Haigh 0 B 4 ,1-b 3, n-b 1 ... 8 Total.. Rhodes, b Fairservice 45 Rothery, b Blythe ... 8 Denton, c Huish, b Fielder ...............10 Wilkinson, c Fielder, b Humphreys...............13 Hirst, c Huish, b Fair­ service ............... 1 Bates, st Huish, b Blythe ............... 5 Newstead, b Fair­ service ............... 2 ... 77 Y o r k s h ir e . Total .. 46 Haigh, c and b Blythe 0 Myers, lbw, b Fair­ service ... ... 5 Lord Hawke, c Day, b Blythe .............. 0 Hunter, not out ... 0 B 6 ,1-b 4, n-b 2 ... 12 Total ...101 Second innings Rhodes, c Seymour, b Blythe, 6 ; Rothery, not out, 15 ; Denton, not out, 3 : 1-b 1.— Total (1 wkt.), 25. K en t . First innings. O. M. R. W. .. 15 7 20 2 .. .. 14 4 22 2 .. .. 6.4 4 11 3 .. ........... 6 3 16 1 ............ Hirst bowled one no-ball. Y o r k sh ir e . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W 10 2 32 1 ........... 19 10 24 4 . 17.3 11 27 4 . 8 4 6 1 Marsham 2.2 1 7 0 Fielder, and Humphries each bowled one 110-ball. Hirst Haigh Newstead Rhodes Fieldor ... Blythe ... Fairservice Humphries Second innings. O. M. R. W. ... 13 6 22 3 ... 13 4 24 5 6 7 1 3 10 0 On Tuesday last C. McGahey played a not out innings of 107 for Essex Club and Ground against Colchester Garrison on the Loyton ground.