Cricket 1908

4 2 2 CR ICK ET : A W EEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S e p t . 17, 1908. ESSEX. Essex p’aytd twenty-two matches during 1008, but, inasmuch as they won only five of them, cannot be said to have enjoyed a very successful season. They ought to have done much better for, on paper at least, they were a very good side. Their work in the field, however, was poor, and missed catches and general slackness told their tale. The batting, without being very enterprising, was strong. Major Turner, who played only six innings, is nominally head of the statistics, but pride of place really belongs to the Rev. F. H. Gillingham who, making four hundreds, scored close upon a thousand runs with an average of 48 *95. Perrin was consist­ ent and, though playing only one three-figute innings, averaged 37'13. McGahey, who occupies fourth place, is grea’ly indebted for his position to his great score of 230 against Northamptonshire; Douglas showed im­ proved form but was very, and inexcusably, slow at times; whilst Fane had a poor season. All the bowlers were expensive, missed catches and good wickets being the cause. Mead, now in his fortieth year, headed the averages, but his forty-eight wickets cost almost twenty-five runs each. Douglas secured most victims, though Buckenham obtained only two less, whilst a young bowler of much promise was brought forward in A. H. Ilead, son of the Essex Treasurer. BATTING AVERAGES. T mes Most Major A. J. Turner Nev. F. II. Gillingha P. A. P errin........... O. P. McGahey ..v J. W. II. T. Douglas Freeman (J.) Bonham ................... Russell (E .)........... 3*’. L. Fane ................ A. II. Read ................ Russell (A. C.) ... Freeman (E. J.) ... , Reeves ................... I). C. Robinson ... . W . F. O. Faviell... Buckenham ........... S. P. Meston................ Mead (W .) ........... , Young ... ................ Lashbrooke als-o batted, scoring 0 and 9. The fo'low ing hundreds were hit for the side .T. W. II. T. Doug’as. v. Sufsox, at L e y to n ...........*J02 J. \V. H. T. Douglas, v. Kent, at Leyton ...........115 F. L Fane, v. Kent, at Leyton..................................1U8 Rev. F. II. Gill.ngham, v. Gloucestershire, at Leyton .................................................. ... 194 Lev. F. II. Gillingham, v. Lancashire, at Leyton 103 Rev. F. II. Gillingham, v. Middlesex, at Leyton... 102 Rev. F. II. Gillingham, v. Kent, at L eyton ...........100 C. P. McGahey, v. Gloucestershire, at Leyton ... 12G U. P. McGahey, v. Northamptonshire, at North­ ampton ..........................................................230 P. A. Perrin, v Leicestershire, at Leyton ... . *101 Major A. J. Turner, v. Northamptonshire, at N orthampton.................................................. 117 * Signifies not out. BOW LING AVERAGES. not in an Total Inns out. inns. runs. Aver ... G 0 117 278 46-33 im 23 1 191 907 43 95 ... 32 3 101* 1077 3713 ... :9 4 230 886 35-14 ... 32 2 115 1010 33 66 ... 11 5 92* 2CI 29 00 ... 22 5 G5* 401 23-76 ... 11 5 4S* 201 22-66 ... n 0 108 485 21*J8 ... 14 4 53 181 1810 ... 1 1 21 47 15-66 ... IS 1 (9 2GI 15-35 ... 28 0 Gl 421 1503 .. 12 1 37 148 1345 ... 12 4 27 101 1300 ... 27 1 69 331 12-84 ... 4 1 11 26 8 66 ... 25 8 12* 113 G*ol ... 3 0 11 14 4 66 Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Mead (W .) ........... 419.5 117 1191 4 8 21-81 Young .................. 30 10 51 2 25 30 J. W. II. T. Douglas 526 2 60 17K7 C8 25-98 A. II. Read ........... 263 3 68 797 30 26*56 Benham ................... 269.1 47 8(»9 3) 26-96 Ruckenham ........... 566.4 92 1816 66 27-96 C. P. McGahey ... 201.5 30 688 24 2866 1 eeves ................... 265-2 56 830 24 34 5S 1*. A. Terrin ........... 8 0 53 1 5300 Lashbrooke (17-0-61-1) and W . F. (5-1-13-0) each bowled in two innings. O. Faviell S. P. Meston (3-0-20-0) bowled in one innings only. R ICHARD DAFT’S “ Nottinghamshire Mafl.”— Particulars apply, Radcliffe on-Trent, Notts. [A dvt . WARWICKSHIRE. Warwickshire played twenty-one matches during 1908 and won only five of them, their successes being against Derbyshire (twice), Hampshire, Northamptonshire, and Somer­ set. Quaife and Kinneir made over a thousand runs, but the averages were headed by A. C. S. Glover with the capital figure of 38 42 for twenty-eight innings commenced. Quaife got into form in June and from that time until the end of the season was at his best. The batting of the side was, taking it altogether, slow and unenterprising and of a kind which does not make for popularity. It was in bowling that the county was weak. Field and Santall, who worked hard, did the bulk of the work, the former, who dropped out of the side owing to sunstroke, showing a great advance upon his doings of 1907. Hargreave, handicapped by an injured knee, played only a few times, and during his absence a trial was given to an amateur in the person of F. R. Foster, who took twenty- three wickets in five matches at a cost of 17 26 runs and headed the averages. Lilley, in addition to batting well, kept wicket very skilfully. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most not in an Total Inns. out. inns. runs. Aver. A. C S. Glover ...........28 7 117* 807 3842 Quaife (W. G.) ......... 39 4 189* 1218 34 80 H. J. Goodwin ........... 9 0 101 277 30-77 Kinneir ........... ...........38 3 97 1042 29 77 Lilley ........... ...........33 2 78 900 2903 Baker (C. S.) ... ...........39 3 119 985 27-36 Charlesworth... ...........38 2 105 812 22-55 T. S. Fishwick ...........26 1 75* 498 19 92 Santall ........... ...........32 11 44* 405 19-28 F. G. Stephens ...........11 2 74 167 18-55 Mooi house ........... 8 0 .•5 100 1250 G. W. Stephens ........... 6 0 26 72 1200 Hargreave ...........17 2 37* 155 10-33 Smith (E. J.) ... ........... 9 2 16* 64 914 H. T. Crichton ........... 3 0 26 26 8-66 F ield .................. ...........29 5 39 177 7*37 O. K. Langley ........... 4 1 8* 15 500 F. R. Foster ... ........... 6 1 9* 21 4-80 N. K. Street ... ........... 9 0 11 43 4-77 T. A. Hilditch... ........... 3 0 1 2 0-66 The following also batted :—J F. Byrne, 12 and 10; 11 A. Busher 15 and 0*; M. 3. Tarry. 10 and 6 : Taylor, 0. The following hundreds were hit for the side: — Baker (O. S.), v. Derbyshire, at D e rb y .................. 119 Baker (C. fcU, v. Surrey, at the Oval ..................*101 Charlesworth, v. Northamptonshire, at Edgbas- t o n ................................................................................ 105 A. O. S. Glover, v. Worcestershire, at Worcester 109 A. O. S Glover, v. Sussex, at Brighton..................*117 IL J. Goodwin, v. Sussex, at B righ ton .........I ... 101 Quaife (W . G ), v. Hampshire, at Edgbaston ... 101 Quaife (W . G.), v. Worcestershire, at Worcester *189 Quaife (W . G.), v. Derbyshire, at Edgbaston ...*131 * Signifies not out. BOW LING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver- F. R. Foster ... Field ........... Ilargreave ... Santall .......... Quaife (W . G.) Charlesworth C. K. Langley H. J. Goodwin Baker (O. S .)... Moorhouse ... F. G. Stephens The following each bowled in two innings :—II. T. Crichton (8-0-30-2), A. C S. Glover (7.3-0-48-0). T. A. Hilditch (25-3-102-0;, Kinneir (9-2-29-2), Taylor (20-5-17-3). J. F. Byrne (2-0-8-0)and Lilley (1-0-3-0) each bowled once. 170.5 44 397 23 1726 710.3 136 2190 106 20 66 356.4 n o 820 37 22 16 8<’6.l 16S 1829 81 2258 251 4 31 829 31 21-38 248 37 837 25 33-48 25 1 n o 3 36 66 09 8 250 G 4166 34 1 172 4 43 (0 103 18 271 4 67 75 6 0 48 0 — LEICESTERSHIRE. Leicestershire did net enjoy so successful a season as in 1907, for of the twenty-two matches arrange! eight were lost, nine drawn, one abandoned, and only four won. The batting of the side was very satisfactory. Wood, playing as carefully as ever, headed the averages and Crawford showed a return to his best form. Knight and King were generally reliable, but not quite up to the standard they had shown in more than one previous aear, whilst Coe ma£e three hundreds and shared with Wood the dis­ tinction of scoring over a thousand runs for the side. The weak spot in the side’s cricket was the bowling, which lacked sting on hard wickets. Astill, medium-paced, fulfilled the promise he had given and headed the averages with eighty-four wickets for 20 86 runs each. Odell, King aud Jayes were all expensive and near the end of the seasou Woodcock, after an absence of several years, was again brought into the side. It is a remarkable fact that, in a season when wickets were found so difficult to obtain at a pleasantly reasonable cost, Crawford should have been allowed to send down only a dozen overs. Such an occurrence does not pro­ vide very flattering testimony to the dis­ cretion shown by the captain. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most C. J. B. W ood ... C o e ......... ........... V. F. S. Crawford K n ig h t................... K ing ................... Whitehead (H.) ... H. Thomps n W . W. Odell........... Sir A. Ilazelrigg .. Jayes ................... J. Burgess ........... J. Shields ........... Astill ................... Shipman ........... The following also batted Benskin, 0, 4 *, and f>; Woodcock, 0 and 0 ; Curtis, 8*: A. E. Davis, 7 ; Capt. G. H. S. Fowke, 4. The following hundreds were hit for the side *119 127 *115 100 170 142 105 171 not in an Total Inns. out. inns. runs. Ave*. .. 31 2 171 1126 35*18 . 34 3 145* 108> 31-83 . 32 3 170 997 34-37 . 33 3 105 808 2693 . 31 0 142 915 26-91 . 34 0 75 668 19-64 . 8 0 72 136 17-00 . 29 1 75 474 1692 . 19 8 21* 146 13-27 . 23 1 77 286 13-. 0 . 4 0 26 48 12-00 . 31 5 33* 207 7-96 . 32 8 28 183 7-62 . 8 2 8 16 2*65 Coe, v. Notts, at Nottingham .......................... Coe, v. Northamptonshire, at Northampton Ooe, v. Lancashire, at Leicester ................... V. F. S. Crawford, v. Sussex, at Eastbourne V. F. 8. Crawford, v. Hampshire, at Leicester King, v. Northamptonshire, at Northampton Knight, v. Northamptonshire, at Leicester... C. J. B. Wood, v. Notts, at Leicester .......... * Signifies not out. BOW LING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Ast ill........................ W . W. Odell ......... K in g ........................ J a y e s ...................... Benskin ................ Shipm an ................ C. J. B. W ood... . Coe ........................ W'liitehead (H.) . V. F. S. Crawford . Curtis (19-4-68-2) and W oodcock (37.2-4-134-5) each bowled in two innings. Capt. G. H. S. Fowke (11-4-25-0) and Sir A. 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