Cricket 1908

2 9 0 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J uly 23, 1908. “ H ow many wickets have you taken for Kent since you first played for the C ounty?” “ T o the end of last season, 699 in 270 matches—563-caught and 136 stumped. In 1899, when I obtained 74 catches in County Championship matches, I was presented by the County with this pendant, showing the Rampant Horse surmounted by a pair of wicket-keeping gloves ; it is, as you can see, all worked in gold. I got eight catches in the match against Notts, at Trent Bridge that season and in four inn­ ings in one week did not give away a single bye. In 1905 I again took eight wickets in a match— seven caught and one stumped against Gloucestershire at Cat­ ford— and in three consecutive games dis­ missed twenty-two men. But one of the most curious dismissals I think I ever had a hand in was that of Duff in our match with the Australians at Canterbury in 1902. He played a ball from Bradley towards point, and, as I was standing back to the fast bowling, tried to got a sharply-run single. Not having time to pick up the ball, I kicked it on to the stumps at the further- end before Duff could reach the crease, and he was run ou t.” “ Who was the most trying bowler you have ever taken?” “ Walter W right, when in a swerving mood, was a very awkward man to take, so many balls com ing between the bats­ man’s legs and the leg stump, and J. R. Mason always requires very careful watch­ ing, as he comes up so quickly and straight from the pitch. The “ terror ” of my career was Albert Trott when he first came over to England. It is rather remark­ able what a number of left-handed bowlers 1 have had to take. G. G. Hearne played his last match for Kent the year I came out, and since then there have been w right, Martin, Blythe, W oolley, Hum­ phries, and Hardinge. W ootton, another left-hander, dropped out a few years before my tim e.” “ Do you make a point of using any special make of gloves?” “ Yes; until quite recently I never used any other gloves than P age’s ‘ Blackham ,’ which had been recommended to me for my first match by Harry Wood, but lately I have used a glove made by Duke and Son, and find them as near perfection as possible. I may say that although care­ fully preserving my hands and finger-joints with adhesive bandages, I have never yet been stupid enough to use what is termed ‘ finger tips,’ and to this fact, and I sup­ pose a certain amount of luck in taking the ball, I attribute the almost perfect state of my hands at the present tim e.” “ Did you enjoy your trip to America with the Kent team five years a g o ? ” “ It was a great success socially, and we won all the matches played. The wickets there are fiery and do not compare at all favourably with our’s. Bradley made the ball get up mountains high, -or 4 perch,’ as he termed it, and was always practically unplayable. I do not think that the Americans will ever be really first-class until they provide better wickets. That was my only foreign tour, and, although I enjoyed it immensely, it will be my last. I have never aspired to anything higher than County Cricket, and having played in one Gentleman v. Players’ match at L ord’s, I am content. There are several wicket-keepers deserving a Test match and may they all have at least one. Give me Kent cricket !” “ Have you ever made a hundred for Kent ? ” “ No ; but I once got over ninety against Somerset at Gravesend. One of the most useful innings I ever played amounted to only 33. It was against Hampshire at Portsmouth three years ago. We were set 272 to win, and our seventh wicket had fallen with exactly a hundred still required. I joined Mr. Blaker, and, between us, we managed to put on 101 and pull off the match by three wickets. Blaker made over 70. What I consider my greatest batting performance was against Middlesex at Ton­ bridge two years ago. I had a bad attack of lumbago and couldn’t stand upright and was suffering most excruciating pain all the time. I stayed in over two hours for 17 not out, practically holding my bat still, and we saved the gam e.” “ You had I suppose, an enjoyable season in 1906, the Championship year?” “ Yes, very. It was a glorious time all the way, and at the close of the season great enthusiasm prevailed. I think we were a really great side that year, practic­ ally every player being in form all the season, and, of course, dash gave us our victories. I should think the two great reasons why we were all so pleased at winning the Championship were, firstly, a triumph for the most popular of captains, and, secondly, the satisfaction it gave to all the players that Lord Harris’s many years of devotion to the County had at last reached its highest reward.” NORTHANTS. v. GLOUCESTERSH IRE . Played at Northampton on July 16, 17 and i8 # Drawn On Thursday play was restricted to half-an-hour during which Northants. scored 11 runs for the loss of Pool and Vials, both w ickets being secured by Dennett. On the follow ing day the gam e was in progress only from 1.15 until 3.35, the actual duration o f play being an hour-and-a-half. W ith only eight added K ingston was stum ped, but T hom pson and East added 52 w ithout further loss. T he form er, when he had made 33, played a ball from Parker on to his w icket w ithout rem oving a bail. On Saturday the innings was finished for 141, Thom pson, who batted a couple of hours altogether, being at the wicket on each o f the three days for his score of 39. W hen Gloucestershire went in Salter and W instone scored so quickly that there seemed to be a chance of the visiting side pulling off the game. Once they were separated, how ever, the rate of run-getting slackened, and Gloucestershire played out tim e. Score and analysis: — N orthawts . W . H . Kingston, c Board, b D ennett... 7 C. J. T . P ool, c Salter, b Dennett ... 1 G. A . T . Vials, c Soutar, b Dennett .. 0 Thom pson, b Parker 39 East, lbw , b Dennett 4J Rev. F. N. Bird, b Parker ................11 W ells, b Parker Driffield, b T oogood ... C ox M .), not out M anning, lbw , b Den­ nett ............................. H ardy, b T oogood ... B 3 ,1-b 3 Total G loucestershire . ,..141 ... 12 ... 0 ... 15 ... 5 M . G. Salter, c W ells, Soutar, b Driffield b Thom pson ... 74 Aiderwick, b East Langdon, run out ... 8 Dennett, not out G. L . Jessop, c H ardy, Tarker, not out b Thom pson ... 14 W instone, b W ells ... 56 Board, c H ardy, b Driffield ................34 A . G. Dipper, c M an­ ning, b East ... 22 N© rthants . O. M . K. W . T oogood 25.5 15 25 2 I Parker D ennett 46 16 77 5 | G loucestershire . O. M . R . W . O. M . R . W . Thom pson 19 4 63 2 1W ells ... 8 1 40 1 East ... 15 3 5® 2 H ardy ... 4 1 5 0 D riffield... 17 0 82 2 | Thom pson bow led tw o no-balls. B 7 ,1-b 2, n -b 2 ... 11 Total (8 w kts.) 251 O. M . R . W . 22 7 33 3 It is said that J. R. Mason w ill not be able to appear in lirst-class cricket again this season. J. E. H ill, the old W arwickshire player, has been appointed to the post of prosecuting solicitor for Birm ingham . YO RK SH IRE v. ESSEX. Played at Hull on July 16, 17 and 18. Drawn. O n the first day play did not com m ence uhtil half-past twelve, ow ing to the w icket being w et after heavy rain. Essex, w inning the toss, w ent in first, Fane and Douglas being opposed b y H irst and Rhodes. The cricket was quiet and the partnership for the first w icket lasted three-quarters of an hour but realised only 19. The third w icket fell at 28, after w hich Perrin and M eston added 14 w ithout being separated. Rain com m enced to, fall during the luncheon interval and prevented further play during the day. As it happened no further progress could be m ade w ith the m atch on either Friday* or Saturday, the w icket being ruined by the rain. Score and analysis :— E ssex . F. L. Fane, b H irs t... J. W. H . T. Douglas, b H irst.............................. 8 P. Perrin, not out ... 16 C. M cGahey, c Hawke, b Rhodes ................ 3 S. P. M eston, n ot out 5 B 1, 1-b 1 ... 2 Total (3 w kts.) 42 Freem an (J.), Reeves, Benham , Russell, A. H . Read and Mead did n ot bat. Y o r k s h ir e : Lord H aw ke, Rhodes, D enton, W ilkinson, H irst, R othery, Newstead, M yers, H ardisty, H aigh and H unter. E ssex . O. M. R. W. I H irst ... 16 Rhodes 17 O. M. R. W. I N ew stead 1 1 0 0 WOODBROOK C. & G. v. CAMBR IDGE UN IVERSITY . Played at Bray on July 13, 14, and 15. Cambridge University won by five wickets. WOODBROOK C. AND G. First innings. Second innings. G. K. Papillon, c R . A. Young, b L yttelton 14 b O livier................. 6 H. A. M oore, b O livier .. 6 c and b L yttelton 47 J. M. M eldon, c and b L y t t e lt o n ........................... 6 b F a lco n ................. 87 W alby, c R. A ., b J. V. Young .........................41 b J. V. Young ... 37 G. J. M eldon, c L yttelton, b Falcon .........................60 b J. V. Young ...100 Capt. Harrison, st R . A ., b J. V. Young ................ 0 b J. V. Young ... 0 E. Ensor, b O livier................ 6 b L yttelton ... 0 H aw ley, st R. A. Young, b st R. A . Young, b Oliver ............................. 4 G oodw in ... 4 G am ble, b O liv ie r .............. 4 lbw , b G oodw in 15 S. H. Cochrane c Falcon, c Griffin, b J. V. b G oodw in.............. 0 Y o u n g ..................................... 7 Nutter, not out .............. 0 n ot o u t ................. 0 Byes, &c. .................14 Byes, &c. ... 38 Total ...341 v e r s ity . Second innings. Total ..................155 C a m b rid oe U n i First innings. F. T. M ann, c Cochrane, b G am ble ....................................0 D. C. F. Burton, c G. J. M eldon, b Nutter ..16 lbw , b Gam ble ... 29 A. W . Griffin, b W alby ... 1 M. Falcon, c J. M. M eldon, c G. J. M eldon, b b Nutter ..................................47 H aw ley ... 46 R. A. Young, st Cochrane, b Ensor ..............................70 J. F. Ireland, b N utter ... 4 C .C . W right, b Gam ble ... 22 J. V. Young, b Gamble ... 33 H. G. G oodwin, b Gam ble 17 Hon. C. F. Lyttelton, c N utter, b Gamble ... 44 E. Olivier, not o u t ................ 6 lbw , b Gam ble ... 72 b N u tter................ 10 not out .....................0 b N u tter................ 14 not o u t ................ 40 Byes, &c. .................19 Byes, &c. , 10 Total ................ 279 Total (5 w k ts.) .. 221 W oodbrook C. AND G. First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . Olivier ... 16 2 42 4 ... 26 8 84 1 L yttelton ... 8 3 25 2 ... 21 4 63 2 Goodw in ... 11 2 23 1 ... 22 3 54 2 Falcon ... 9 1 36 1 ... 8 2 34 1 J. V. Young ... 5 1 15 2 ... 11 2 35 4 Griffin 5 1 15 0 Maun ... 3 0 18 0 C am bridg e U n iv e r sity . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W Gamble ... 21 0 102 5 ... 19 4 78 2 W alby... ... 11 1 50 1 ... 3 0 16 0 Nutter ... 18 4 55 3 ... 21 3 86 2 Ensor ... ... 8 0 58 1 ... 2 0 18 0 ‘ H aw ley ... 1 0 6 0 ... 2 0 13 l ' Harrison ... 1 0 68 0