Cricket 1908

3 0 8 CR ICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u l y 30, 1908. M ID D L E S E X v . L A N C A S H IR E . Played at L ord’s on July 23, 24 and 25. M iddlesex won by 150 runs. Neither side was at full strength, R . H. Spooner not playing for Lancashire nor Warner nor Hunt for Middlesex. Warner was playing in a small match at Felixstowe, and in his ab­ sence the home side was captained by Bosan­ quet. During the day thirteen wickets fell for 361 runs, and at no time was it possible to take liberties with the bowling. With only 8 scored Tarrant was caught at mid-on off a skyer, and although Harrison helped to add 42 for the second wicket, three men were out for 61. Moon, rather quieter than usual, played excellent cricket for 31, for which he batted an hour. Trott was promoted to second wicket down, and the move proved successful. Bosanquet, driving well and hitting seven 4’s, helped him to put on 91 in 70 minutes. Trott, caught at slip at 167, made his 49 out of 117 in 85 m inutes; he, too, hit seven 4’s, though his methods were quieter than usual. Bruce batted stylishly for 36, and with Murrell added 33 for the eighth wicket. After Trott’s dismissal the batting was somewhat disappoint­ ing, the innings closing for 238 after lasting 205 minutes. Dean took six wickets for 58 runs, and puzzled many of the batsmen by the curious flight of the ball. Lancashire lost Hartley with­ out a run scored and Spooner at 4. Poidevin and Tyldesley then came together, and in the course of 70 minutes put on 90 for the third wicket. At 94 Bosanquet went on, and with his first delivery yorked Tyldesley, who had hit well all round the wicket during the hour and a qi arter he was in. At the end of the day three wickets were down for 123, Poidevin being 56 not out. On Friday, when the wicket was faster fourteen wickets "realised 469 runs. Poidevin added only 4 before being out to a very fine left- handed catch at slip ; he batted two hours with out a mistake and hit eight 4’s. MacLaren, who had helped to put on 44 for the fourth wicket in 45 minutes, was fifth out, at 153, and, follow­ ing his dismissal, came a splendid stand by Hornby and Sharp. The pair took the total to 240 in 50 minutes, thus putting on 87 for the wicket. Sharp, hitting” well all round the wicket, made his 78 out of 136 in 85 minutes without a Tristake; he made some fine off-drives, and hit nine 4’s. One lun after his dismissal the innings closed for 275, after lasting three hours and three-quarters. Middlesex made light of the ar­ rears of 37, for in the course of an hour Tarrant and Moon put up 68 for the opening partnership. Harrison and Trott, however, did little, the third wicket going down at 92. Upon the association of Tarrant and Bosanquet a great improvement took place, the latter playing freely and well from the moment he went in. Of the 149 added for the fourth wicket in 95 minutes he was re­ sponsible for exactly 100; he hit seventeen 4’s, and made only one mistake, offering' a chance to Spooner in the slins when he had made 53. Tarrant remained until 298, when he was bowled in trving to drive: he hit sixteen 4’s, and gave no chance during the three hours and a-half hr was in. During the afternoon Hornby went on to bowl, but hurt his knee in sending down the first b a ll; he finished the over underhand, the batsman not attempting to score, and then re­ tired from the field. At the end of the day the Middlesex total was 317 for seven wickets. On the third morning the innings closed for the ad­ dition of 18 runs, MacLaren bringing off two very ^ood catches. When Lani’ ishire ven t in to p’et 299 to win Moon shared the bowling with Tarrant, it being thought that he might be able to make the new ball swerve. H artlev was stumped in Tarrant’s first over, and Tyldesley, after being hadlv missed at long-off bv Pavne off Trott, was bowled at 37. With _12 added MacLaren, who had opened the^ innings with H artley, was yorked, and with his dismissal all hope of a victory disappeared. Poidevin managed to stay, however, but onlv Sharp and Whitehead, with each of whom he added 30, gave him much assistance. After the fall of the fourth wicket Murrell, owing to an iniured hand, retired from the game, and Moon kept wicket in his stead. When the inning’s closed for 148— Hornbv was too lame to go in—Poidevin carried out his bat for 46, which took 110 minutes to compile. It was not one of his best efforts. Lancashire, who were defeated bv 150 runs, sadly missed Brearley. Score and an alysis:— M id d l e s e x . First innings. Second innings. L. J. Moon, b Dean...............31 c Spooner, b Poi­ devin ...............33 Tarrant, c Tyldesley, b Dean............... ... ... 0 b Whitehead ..113 W. P. Harrison, b Dean ... 17 b Poidevin ... 2 Trott (A. E.), c Hornby, b cPoidevin,bHud- Sharp .................................49 dleston .. 11 B. J. T. Bosanquet, b Sharp 40 c Tyldesley, b Whitehead ...100 Hon. C. N. Bruce, b Dean 36 C. C. Page, c Tyldesley, b Sharp .......................... 12 C. A. L. Payne, b Dean ... 0 Murrell, not out ...............13 Hendren, b Dean ... ... 0 Mignon,c Phillips, b White­ head .......................................7 B 19, l b S, w 4, n-b 2... 33 run o u t ...............11 c Phillips, b Hud­ dleston .. 31 c MacLaren, b Huddleston ... 2 not o u t ............... 1 b Dean ............... 7 c MacLaren, Huddleston b Total.......................... 238 L a n c a s h ir e . First innings. A. Hartley, b Tarrant ... 0 A. F. Spooner, b Mignon ... 0 Tyldesley (J. T.), b Bosan­ quet .......................................53 L. O. S. Poidevin, c Trott, b M ig n o n ...........................60 A. C. MacLaren, c Bosan­ quet, b Mignon ............. 22 Sharp, c Hendren, b Trott 78 A. H. Hornby, c Payne, b Trott .......................... 16 Whitehead (R )., b Mignon 7 Huddleston, c Bosanquet, b M ig n o n ........................... 4 Dean, not out ... ... 4 Phillips, b M ignon............... 0 B 21, 1-b 0, w 4 ...............31 B ll, l-b7, w l 19 Total ...335 Second innings, st Murrell, b Tar­ rant ............... 1 b Tarrant ... 16 b Mignon ... 32 not o u t ...............46 b T r o t t ...............19 c Page, b Trctt .. 13 absent, hurt ... 0 c Page, b Mignon 21 c Hendren,bTrott 3 c Mignon, b Trott 0 c Moon,b Mignon 0 B 4, 1-b 2 ... 6 Total ...............275 Total ............... 148 M id d l e s e x . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Sh arp ............. 23 3 93 3 ... 9 1 43 0 D e a n ............. 31 11 58 6 ... 22 4 63 1 Poidevin ... 7 2 17 0 ... 14 0 52 2 Whitehead ... 5.3 1 18 1 ... 22 3 109 2 Huddleston ... 6 0 19 0 ... 15.5 5 49 4 Hornby 1 1 0 0 Sharp bowled five wides and two no-balls. L a n c a s h ir e . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R . W. O. M. R. W. Tarrant............... 19 7 30 1 ... 7 3 18 2 Mignon............... 22.1 3 98 6 ... 17.3 2 75 3 Hendren ... 4 1 21 0 Trott ............... 14 3 44 2 ... 22 4 38 4 Bosanquet ... 12 1 51 1 Moon 3 0 11 0 Mignon bowled four wides. LONDON a n d W ESTM IN STER B A N K 3 rd MANSERGH .—Played at Norbury on Ju ly 25. L o n d o n a n d W e s t m in s t e r B a n k 3 r d . J. T. Merry, b Stevens L. E. Hunt, b R. French .............. F. L . Sharpin, b R. French .............. W. Horncastle, b Stevens W. E . Smith, b Stevens .............. J . F. Carr, lbw, b Stevens A. S. Alexander, b R. French M. G. Dunlop, b Stevens L. T. Wild, not out .. W. A. Reid, b R. French ............... T. C. Sampson, c R. French, b Stevens Byes M a n s e r o h . Total A. French, b Alexan­ der .......................... 7 A. Stephens, run out 17 G. T. Spencer,b Smith 10 F. Stephens, lbw, b Sm ith.........................12 H. S. Drewry, b Merry 66 W. Sharpe, b Smith ... 3 J. Misselbrook, b Sm ith......................... 0 F. French, c Smith, b Merry A. Hutchings.b Merry H. Dibley, b Reid ... R. French, nat out ... B 3 ,1-b 1 Total . 134 T. West took 9 wickets without a run being made off him for Factory Lane, Mitcham, against Christ Church on Ju ly 18. GEORGE L EW IN & Co., (Established 1869.) C lu b C o lo u r S p e c i a l i s t s a n d A t h l e t i c C lo th in g M a n u fa c tu r e r s . OUTFITTERS BY APPOINTMENT To the Australians, 1896,1899 and 1902 ; Mr. Stoddart’s X I.. 1894 - 1895, 1897- 1898; Mr. MacLaren’s X I., 1901 1902 ; West Indian X I., 1900 and 1906 ; South Africans X I., 1901 and 1907; and M C.C., Lancashire, Kent, Surrey and London Counties, Wanderers, Stoics. Bromley, Sutton, and all Public Schools’ Old Bovs’ Clubs.—Write for E stim ates F r e e . Telegraphic Address: “ Leotade , London.*’ Telephone: P.O. City 607. Crooked Lane, Monument, London Bridge, E.C. E S S E X v . D E R B Y S H IR E . Played at Leyton on July 23, 24 and 25. T w o S e p a r a t e H u n d r e d s b y N e e d h a m Essex won by six wickets. Derbyshire made a deplorable start in this match, losing Wright and Morton to consecutive balls in the second over. Oliver played a good game, hitting well to the off, and during the 65 minutes he was in helped Needham to put on 69 for the third wicket. Of the others Sherwin alone reached double figures, and though he made but 11 his stand with Needham resulted in 33 being added. When the innings dosed, Need­ ham was left to carry out his bat for 107 made out of 195 in three hours and a-half. He hit a 5 and (leven 4’s, but was twice missed—at the wicket off Douglas when 17 and at slip by Doug­ las off Benham nine later; apart from these chances his play was of a high order, his strokes on the off being particularly good. Essex lost Fane at 8, and disasters occurred in such quick succession against Warren and Bestwick that half the side were out for 72. Perrin and Buckenham then came together, and by careful cricket played out time. The score at the end of the day, how­ ever, was only 88 for five wickets. On Friday Perrin added 8 to his overnight score of 35 be­ fore being caught at mid-on. He batted two hours for his runs and played a valuable game for his side. The seventh wicket fell at 103, but the last three put on 110 more in an hour and a-quarter. Buckenham hit freely and made eight 4’s in his 69; with Benham he put on 64 in 45 minutes and with Read 45 in half-an-hour. so that when the last wicket fell Essex were 18 runs on. Derbyshire lost Wright and Oliver for 26 runs when they went in the second time, and it was due chiefly to Needham that the side pulled the game round. The last-named put on 95 for the third wicket in 80 minutes with Mor­ ton, who hit six 4’s in his oapital 50, and 83 for the fourth in 95 minutes with Humphries, who gave three chances. Needham played a better game than in his first innings, and gave no chance in making 104 out of 204 in three hour- and a-quarter; he hit nine 4’s, and was bowled by Buckenham upon a new ball being provided when the total reached 200. When stumps were drawn six wickets were down for 221 runs. On Saturday the remaining four fell for 34 runs in 45 minutes, Buckenham making his analysis for the innings six for 63. Essex were set 238 to win, and commenced badly by losing Fane at 22, Perrin at 43 and Douglas at 47. Robinson stayed with MoGahey for 50 minutes, during which 45 were added, and upon his dismissal Freeman went in and joined his captain. The latter was playing a sound and defensive game, but the newcomer hit freely all round the wicket, show­ ing himself possessed of a finp variety of strokes. So well did the pair play that they actually won the game without being parted, putting on 146 together in two hours and ten minutes. Free­ man, who hit fourteen 4’s, made 92 of the num­ ber, whilst McGahey carried out his bat for 67 as the result of three hours’ play. The latter, though overshadowed bv his partner, played a verv valuable game, and had a very great share in the victory. There was a scene of much en­ thusiasm at the finish. Score and an alysis:— D e r b y s h ir e . First innings. Second innings. L. G. Wright, b Douglas ... 1 c Perrin, b Ben­ ham ... .. 13 Needham, not o u t ............107 b Buckenham 104 Morton, lbw. b Douglas ... 0 lbw, b McGahey 50 L. Oliver, b Benbam ... 39 b Douglas ... 0 Humphries, lbw, b Douglas 3 e Robinson, b Buckenham ... 31 A. Sherwin, c Robinson, b c Robinson, b Benham .........................11 Buckenham ... 17 Warren, lbw, b McGahey ... 3 c Robinson, b Buckenham ... 6 R. B. Rickman, c Bucken- c McGahey, b ham, b Benham ............... 8 Buckenham ... 10 Purdy, lbw, b Benham ... 9 not o u t .......14 Bracey, c Robinson, b Ben- c Robinson, b h a m ..................................... 0 Buckenham ... 0 Bestwick. run out ............... 3 c and b Douglas 1 B 4 ,1-b 7 .........................11 L-b 6, n-b3... 9 Total... ...195 Total .255 E ss e x . First innings. Second innings. F. L. Fane, b Warren ... 1 b Warren ... 11 D. Robinson, c Humphries, cHumphries, b b Bestw ick............. ... 13 Warren ... 23 P. A. Perrin, c Morton, b c Oliver, b Best- Bestwick .......................... 43 wick .................11 C. P. McGahey, b Warren .. 6 n o t o u t ...............67 J . W. H. T. Douglas, c Purdy, b B r a c e y ...............12 b Warren ... 24 Freeman (J.), c Needham, b Bestwick ...........................3 n o to u t...................92