Cricket 1908

CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A ugust 2?, 1908. low among the counties as to forfeit their lig h t to representation on this Comm ittee. A s a m atter o f fact, the Comm ittee con­ sists of a representative from each of the first-class counties, three members appointed by the M inor Counties’ Association, and at least one m ember o f the M .C.C. T his Comm ittee, that deals chiefly w ith questions concerning county cricket, has in this m atter of L ancashire been m ixed up w ith the B oard of Control, which deals exclusively with Test matches in En glan d, and is now composed of representatives of the ten leading first-class counties, instead of six as in the past, the President and five o f the M .C.C. Comm ittee. B y over­ looking this alteration the confusion has been caused. T h e engagement is announced of Capt. W . L . Foster, D.S.O.-, to M iss E v e ly n M . Camm ell, o f F o lly Court, W okingham . G la m o r g a n s h ir e , Monmouthshire and W iltshire having tied for first place in the W estern division of the M inor County Championship, it has been arranged that the two sides first-nam ed shall play another m atch at either Newport or Cardiff, and that the w inners shall meet W iltshire in order to determ ine who shall oppose Staffordshire in the final. “ I t m ay be questioned,” says the F ield, “ whether a bow ler who has tho m erit of occasionally, if but rarely, being quite irresistible, would not be as useful an asset to a first-class county as the now indispensable batsm an who habitually p lays on the “ V ictory or W estm inster Abbey principle.” HERTFORDSHIRE v. BEDFORDSHIRE. Played at Watford 011 August 17 and 18 and left drawn. Harford and Marsh added 127 for the last wicket of Herts. Score and analysis :— H e r t f o r d sh ir e . Golding, c Morcom, b M oss......................... 33 White, c Goodin, b M oss.......................47 A. Butcher, c Goodin, b O r r ......................... 90. C. H. Titchmarsh, b Orr ................... ...104 Dr. A. E. Clarke, c Rice, b Orr ......... 0 E. L. Wright, b Orr... 0 B e d fo r d sh ir e . C. T. Rudd, b Morcom 42 R. B. Cowley, c Peel, b Moss ...................14 Coleman,b Morcom... 10 H. M.Harford ,c Suther­ land, b Wharmby... 82 W. H. Marsh, not out 47 B 13 ,lb l0 , w2, n b l 20 Total ..507 R. W. Rice, b Marsh... 22 B. L. Peel, c & bWhite 51 Wharmby, c Cowley, b White ...................89 Holdstock, c Cowley, b Colm an...................43 H. R. Orr, b Marsh ... 19 Hastings Squire, b White.......................... 14 A. Keenan, b Coleman 24 Rev.H.R. Moss, lbw,b White ...................24 H. O. Sutherland, c Harford, b Marsh... 1 A. P. Morcom,not out 0 C. Goodin, c Titch­ marsh, b White ... 21 Byes, &c..............27 Total ... ..335 Second innings : R. W. Rice, b Coleman, 34 ; B. L. Peel, c Butcher, b Coleman, 21 ; Wharmby, not out, 15 ; Holdstock, notout, 0 ; byes, 4. Total(2 w kts),80. H e r tfo r d sh ir e . O. M. H. W. I O. M. R. W. Morcom ... 25 2 119 2 Wharmby 16*3 0 58 1 P ee l........... 24 4 80 0 O rr........... 28 3 110 4 Moss...........41 12 114 3 I Morcom bowled two wides and one no-ball. B e d fo r d sh ir e . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Colem an........... 29 4 110 2 ............ 10 2 25 2 White ........... 43 12 103 5 ............ 8 0 18 0 Marsh ........... 22 7 39 3 ............ 4 0 19 0 Clarke ........... 0 0 31 0 ............ 5 1 14 0 S O M E R S E T v . Y O R K S H IR E . P la y ed at T aunton on A ugust 24, 25, and 26. D raw n. Winning the toss on a wicket seriously affected by rain, Somerset sent Yorkshire in and were no doubt justified in so doing In half-an-hour Gres­ well had disposed of Rhodes, Hardisty, and Denton for 25 runs, and the fourth wicket should have fallen at 30, Hirst being missed by Daniell at short- leg. The same batsman was again missed—by Greswell off his own bowling—when 9, and the blunders proved very costly, for Hirst and Wilkinson during the eighty-five minutes they were together put 011 112 for the fourth wicket. Wilkinson, fifth out at 150, played admirably for 08 out of 135 in an hour-and-a-quarter; he hit eight 4’s, the majority of them cuts, and has perhaps never been seen to greater advantage. The last five wickets went down for 00, Yorkshire being dismissed in three hours for 210. Greswell took seven wickets for 07, and it was not his fault that the total was not con­ siderably less. Johnson, when he had made 10, was deceived by H irst’s slow ball, but Braund played steadily for 20 aud Samson showed fine cricket in making 28. The bowling was of a very high standard, and, when stumps were drawn, six wickets were down for 83. On the sccond morning no play was possible until aq-uarter past two, and then, with only 6 added, Daniell was caught at long- leg. The last three wickets went down for 12, the innings, after lasting two hours and a-quarter, closing for 101. Hirst was chiefly responsible for the poor total, his bowling being very steady and true. Yorkshire lost Hardisty in their second innings at 35, but Rhodes and Denton obtained runs so readily that in just over an hour they added 101 for the second wicket. The latter, hitting a 0 and eleven 4’s, made his runs in eighty-five minutes by fine forcing cricket without a mistake, whilst Rhodes, who hit five 4’s, batted an hour and a-half for 55. Neither Wilkinson nor Myers reached double figures, but Hirst carried out his bat at the end of the day when Yorkshire, with five wickets in hand, were 304 runs on. On the third morning the innings was closed with six wickets down for 240, leaving Somerset 350 to win. By lunch three wickets had fallen for 04 and, rain preventing any further play, the match was drawn. Score and analysis :— Yorkshire. First innings. Second innings. Rhodes, c Daniell, b Gres­ well .................................. 7 b Robson ...........55 Hardisty, c Braund, b Greswell ........................... 7 c Braund, b Lewis 14 Denton, b Greswell ........... 8 c Samson, b Rob­ son ...................80 W. H. Wilkinson,b Greswell 08 b Robson ........... 4 Hirst, lbw, b L e w is...........40 c Samson, b Rob­ son ...................24 Myers, c and b Greswell ... 11 c and b Robson... 9 Newstead,candb Greswell 11 notout...................31 Bates,c Robson, b Greswell 10 notout................... 7 Haigh, not out ...................10 Lord Hawke, b Lewis ... 8 Watson, b L ew is.................. 0 B 9, lb 4, nb 5 ........18 B 10, lb 2, nb 4 10 T o t a l..................210 Tolal(0 wkts) *240 ♦Innings declared closed. S omebset . First innings. Second innings. P. II. Johnson, b Hirst ... 10 c Myers, b Hirst 5 Braund, c Myers, b Rhodes 20 c Myers, b Rhodes 28 Lewis, b Haigh ................... 9 b Hirst ........... 0 O. M. Samson, c Rhodes, b N ew stead........... .28 not o u t............................. 27 Whittle, c Newstead, b Rhodes .........................2 not o u t....................... 4 Robson, c Haigh, b Rhodes 4 J . Daniell, c Denton, b H ir s t ................................. 9 V. T. Hill, not out ....... 10 E. S. Goodland, c Watson, b H irst ......................... 2 W. S. Greswell, c Watson, b Hirst ......................... 1 A. E. Newton, b Hirst ... 0 B 4, lb 2 ................... 0 Byes, &c. ... 0 Total .............. 101 Total (3 wkts) 04 Y o r k sh ir e . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Greswell .. ... 25 5 07 7 ..........21 4 90 0 Lewis ... 19-4 4 00 3 ..........15 4 *37 1 Robson ... ... 11 0 41 0 ..........20 4 44 5 Braund ... ... 0 0 18 0 .......... 4 0 18 0 Hill .......... 4 1 5 0 Lewis bowled nine no-balls. S o m er set . O. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. H irst ... 17' 1 5 21 5 ,.......... 7 ] 27 2 Newstead ... 15 5 30 1 .......... 4 1 7 0 Rhodes x V 9 2 20 3 . .. 11 1 19 1 Haigh ... 7 2 18 1 ,.......... 5 1 11 0 G LO U C EST E llSH IBE v. SU B B E Y . Played at Bristol on August 24, 25, and 26. Gloucestershire won by ten wickets. Although there had been a great amount of rain on Sunday, it was found possible to start this match at the usual time on the following morning, the wicket drying very quickly. Gloucestershire put a very strong side into the field, Champain re-appear­ ing and Du Boulay making his debut for the county. Surrey won the toss and made a good start, Hay­ ward and Hobbs scoring 70 together in sixty-five minutes before the former was very finely caught and bowled by A. W. Roberts, who ran more than half-way down the pitch to take the ball. A t 92 Hayes was caught in the long-field and two later Marshal was held at slip. Hobbs, having batted an hour and a-half and hit five 4’s, played-on at 95 when seemingly well set. The later batsmen quite failed to follow-up the fine start given them by the opening pair, the last eight wickets going down for 42. Jessop, going on for the second time at 92, took five wickets for 15, his record for the innings being five for 20. The fielding of the home side was excellent, several fine catches being brought off. Board made 22 by bright cricket, but the best display was given by Champain, who, hitting eight 4’s, made 54 out of 81 in an hour and a-quarter: his cutting was very good, but he was let off when 18. A. W. Roberts, who carried out his bat for 34, played confidently from the start, and at the end of the day five wickets were down for 149. On Tuesday rain delayed the resumption for 50 minutes, and then the home side proceeded to increase their advantage. Du Boulay and A. W. Roberts added 43 for the second wicket and the latter and Spry 42 for the eighth. A. W. Roberts, ninth out at 240, batted 200 minutes for his useful 70, showing great restraint. The last wicket adding 19, Gloucestershire gained a lead of 131 on the innings. Jessop again bowled with such effect when Surrey went in the second time that Hobbs, Marshal, Spring, and Hayward were all out for 32, Jessop taking the four wickets for 17 runs. Ducat and Hayes effected an improvement by putting on (59 in 40 minutes and the latter and Davis 39 in 25, but when stumps were drawn Surrey, with eight wickets down, were only 24 runs on. Hayes batted an hour and a quarter for his attractive 08, driving vigorously and hitting eleven 4’s There was no play yesterday until half­ past one, on account of rain, and upon resuming the Surrey innings quickly closed, leaving the home side only 30 to win, a number they obtained without loss. Score and analysis:— S u r r e y . First innings. Second innings. Hayward, c and b A. W. Roberts .......................... 3 1 lbw, b Jessop ... 17 Hobbs, b Jessop...................48 b Jessop ............. 1 Hayes, c Champain, b c Jessop, b Du Dennett .......................... 13 Boulay ............. 08 Marshal,c Dennett,bJessop 2 b Jessop ........... 0 Ducat, st Board, b Dennett 17 lbw, b Jessop ... 31 Spring, cJessop, b Dennett 0 b Jessop ...........10 Blacklidge, b Dennett ... 0 cParker,bDennett 0 Davis, c F. B. Roberts, b c A. W. Roberts, Jessop..................................10 b Dennett ... 18 N. A. Knox, c and b Jessop 0 c Board,b Dennett 2 H. D. G. Leveson-Gower, b Jessop.................................. 3 c Board,b Dennett 2 Strudwick, not out ........... 7 not o u t................. 0 B 1, w 1, nb 1 ........... 3 B 4, w 1 .. 5 Total 22 Board, b Knox Langdon, c Springj Marshal .................. 13 F. H. B. Champain, c Spring, b Marshal... 54 A.W. Roberts, c Strud­ wick, b Marshal ... 70 G. L. Jessop, c Black­ lidge, b Hayes F. B. Roberts, c and b K n ox.......................... ...................134 G lo u cestersh ire . Total ..1(30 20 A. H. Du Boulay, c Strudwick, b Hayes 21 Winstone, c Strud­ wick, b Hobbs ... 3 Spry, c Ducat, b M arshal...................32 Dennett, not out ... 8 Parker, c Spring, b M arshal...................10 Lb 1, wb 7, nb 1... 9 Total .......... 205 Second innings: Board, not out, 8 ; Champain, not out, 20; byes, 2. Total (no wkt), 30. S u r r e y . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Jessop ........... 17 3 20 5 ............ 24 8 80 5 D ennett...........28 11 (54 4 ............ 24 7 40 3 Parker .......... 72 28 0 ................. 9'2 2 31 1 A. W. Roberts 52 13 1 ................. Du B o u lay ........... 1 0 4 1 Roberts bowled one wide and one no-ball, and Du Boulay one wide. G lo u c estersh ire . Knox ... 22 3 72 2 ... Blacklidge ... 11 1 21 0 ... Marshal ... ... 30 1 10 71 5 ... !!. 2 1 9 0 Spring ... 13 0 45 0 ... Hayes ... 17 5 28 2 ... 4 1 12 0 Hobbs ... 8 2 19 1 ... Leveson-Gower ... 1*4 0 7 0 Hobbs bowled one wide, Knox three wides, and Marshal three wides and one no-ball.