Cricket 1908

S e p t . 17, 1908. CR ICKET A WEEKLY *RECORD OF THE GAME. FIRST-CLASS AVERAGES. (Compiled to the 13th inst.) BATTING AVERAGES. C. B. Fry ........... II. K. Foster........... P. F. Warner........... Hayward ........... B. J. T. Bosanquet II. H. the Jam Sahib of Nawanagar ... Tyldesley (J. T.) ... G. L. Jessop........... M arshal................... Tarrant ................... Rev. F. II. Gilling­ ham ................... Ilirst ................... A. C. S. Glover ... L. J. Moon ........... Hobbs ................... Sharp ................... J. N. Crawford ... G. N. F oster........... Denton ................... P. A. P errin ........... C. P. McGahey ... C o e ........................... C. J. B. Wood ... V ine........................... R. A. Y ou n g.......... G. T. Branston ... Quaife (W .G .) ... Seymour (Jas.) ... Hardinge ........... Cuffe ................... V. F. S. Crawford... Rhodes ................... Arnold ................... J. W. II. T. Douglas 41 Whitehead (R.) A. P. Day E. M. Sprot ... Gunn (G.) W. B. Burns ... C. 0. Page M. Falcon Of those not qualified for inclusion P. R. Johnson has scored 603 runs in 8 innings, average 75*37 ; Major A. J. Turner, 278 in 6, average 46-33 ; and F. H. B. Champain 246 in 7 (once not out), average 41’00. *Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Times Most not in an Total Inns. out. inns. runs. Aver. 20 1 214 1000 5 24 1 215 1105 48*04 44 5 120 1S06 46*80 51 1 175 •2283 45*66 21 2 135 867 45*63 28 3 200 1138 45*52 44 2 243 1838 43*76 48 3 164 1SS5 41*88 50 2 176 1931 40-22 48 157 1642 40-04 29 3 194 1033 39*73 49 9 128* 1547 38-67 28 7 117* 807 3S-42 25 1 135 918 38-25 52 2 161 1903 38-06 45 2 136 159S 37-16 41 4 232 1371 37*05 29 1 154 1030 36-78 55 5 133 1825 36*50 33 3 101* 1087 36*23 29 4 230 886 35*44 38 4 145* 1197 35*20 34 2 171 1126 35*18 52 5 120* 1650 35*10 40 0 107 1403 35*07 22 3 194* 666 35*05 39 4 189* 1218 34*80 45 1 171 1530 34*77 41 1 153 1341 33*52 34 4 132* 1004 33*46 46 3 170 1416 32*93 55 4 146 1641 32*17 37 5 100* 1010 31*56 4 115 1167 31*54 24 4 131* 630 31*50 23 3 118 625 31*25 37 4 108 1031 31*24 50 4 129 1432 31*13 34 0 146 1057 31*08 28 2 164* 793 30 50 19 1 122 544 30*22 J. B. King .......... 338-3 103 958 87 11-01 Haigh ................... 610 2 175 1309 103 1270 Hirst ................. 1086*4 283 2323 172 13-50 R h odes................. 786*3 232 1774 114 15*56 Smith (W .C .) 374 107 895 57 15-70 Newstead ........... 1006-3 283 2164 136 15*91 W. Brearley.......... 856-2 165 2636 163 16*17 Tarrant................... 1124-1 291 2789 169 16*50 Blythe ................... 1366-4 386 3326 197 16*88 W oolley................... 526-5 139 1355 80 16-93 H uddleston........... 431*1 126 1014 69 17*18 Relf (A. E .)........... 1255*4 415 2573 149 17-26 Iremonger (J.) ... 537-4 171 1108 63 17-58 Fairservice .......... 628-2 206 1525 86 17-73 East ................... 387-4 95 1053 58 18-15 E. Olivier ........... 331-3 79 996 54 18-44 G. H. S.-Hayward 425*4 58 1266 68 1S-61 Wass ................... 8SG-5 171 2555 137 18*64 Marshal................... 409-2 119 1055 56 18-83 F ield er................... 677-3 181 1800 95 18-94 Cadman................... 545-3 182 1065 56 19*01 Dean ................... 1052*5 327 2454 128 19-17 M ignon................... 317*5 55 1093 55 19-87 Astill ................... 664*2 146 1915 95 20-15 H allam ................... 911*5 291 1976 98 20-16 Lees ................... 915*3 267 2211 108 20-47 Dennett ........... 1317*1 409 3148 153 20.57 Newman ........... 645 1 136 1918 93 20*62 H. V. Hordern ... 274-1 4-2 930 45 20*66 Hitch ................... 353-5 56 1202 58 20-72 Field ................... 745 141 2305 111 20-76 H. A. Gilbert ... 341-5 68 1057 50 21-14 K illick ,.................. 432 3 106 12S0 60 21-33 J. N. Crawford ... 72S 148 2106 98 21k48 W arren................... 767*1 162 2269 105 21-60 Bestwick .......... 877*1 224 2245 103 21*79 A rn o ld .................. 663-3 148 1777 81 21-93 Hearne (J. T.) ... 511*3 152 12*21 55 22-20 Santall .................. 706*1 168 1829 81 22-58 Mead (W.) ........... 508*5 137 1321 57 2317 Burrows ........... 331-4 40 1173 50 23-46 Parker ................... 587 176 1555 65 23-92 Cox (G.).................. 824-1 259 2094 83 24-14 King ................... 679-1 147 1800 74 24-32 Wells .................. 596*1 130 1860 75 24-80 Cuffe ................... 843*4 181 2213 89 24 80 Buckcnham... ... 750*3 124 2435 97 25-10 Llewellyn ........... 857-4 171 2564 102 25*13 Overs Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. W. W. O dell.......... 715-1 1SS 1895 74 25-60 R o b s o n ...................... 445-5 95 1500 58 25*S0 J. W. H. T. Douglas 637-1 74 2202 S3 26’53 The names of the Philadelphians are printed in italics. THE M.C.C. IN 1908 . The M.C.C. played a dozpn first-class matches daring the season, winning five losing four, and drawing three. The sides beaten were Hampshire, Worcestershire, Cambridge University and Oxford Univer­ sity, the last named twice, whilst the defeats were sustained at the hands of Yorkshire, Cambridge University, Leicestershire, and the Philadelphians. The matches drawn were those with Notts and Kent at Lord’s and Yorkshire at Scarborough. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most P. F. Warner ... L lew ellyn........... Tarrant ........... V. F. S. Crawford Thompson (G. J ) F. L. Fane.......... G. J. V. Weigall C. B. W. Magnay H.H. the Jam Sal of Nawanagar Coleman ........... K ing .................. J. R. C. Gannon Hubble ........... Hcarnc (J. T.) ... M. C. B ird .......... Buckenham C. H. B. Marsham Hardstaff ........... J. W. H. T. Douglas H u ish .......................... Braund .................. C. Vi Baker ........... N. C. Phillips .......... Rev. VV. V. Jephson C. E. De Trafford ... Mead(W .) ... ........... B oard .......................... Trott .......................... 23, and (58*. The following batted in two innings only : E. E. Barnett (1 and 70), F. H. Browning (3 and 27), M. H. C. Doll (32 and 26), W. G. Druce (22* and 49), 13. E. G. Eddis (40 and 22), B. S. Foster (4 and 0), Cecil Headlam (3 and 0), Hendren (E.) (14 and 22), II. Hesketh Prichard (8 and 17), W. H. Holbeck (7 and 0), Humphries (2 and 0), K. J. Key (1 and 11*), E. C. Lee (0 and 32), C. P. Lecse (4 and 1), Oates (6 and 0), Overton (3 and 0*), Clayton Palmer (5 *and 0), C. A. L. Payne (54 and 23), J. E. Raphael (74 and 18), C. S. Rattigan (3 and 34*), L. R. A. Shuter (4 and 11), R. H. Spooner (47 and 43*), Capt. E. N. Tandy (26 and 30), Capt. C. L. Veal (3 and 0), Commander H. D. Watson (12 and 0), Capt. W. N. White (14 and 19), Capt. E. G. Wynyard (29 and 6), and Young (7* and 2). The following batted once only: R. Gorell Barnes (6), W. S. Bird (13), W. J. H. Curwen (17), Lord Dalmeny (14), East (7*) retired ill, Rev. F. II. Gil­ lingham (11), K. L. Hutchings (38), H. S. Kaye (2), H. D. G. Leveson-Gower (1), Capt. A. C. G. Luther (6), Mignon (0*), Capt. H. F. Montgomery (24), G. G. Napier (0), and P. A. Perrin (10). * Signifies not out. Only one hundred was hit for the club :— Llewellyn, v. Worcestershire, at Lord’s ........... 154 BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Tarrant ... .. Mead (W.) King ......... Buckenham ... M. C. Bird ... G. T. Branston Colem an.......... J. W. H. T. Douj Trott.................. Llewellyn The following bowled in two inhings: Hendren (E.) (7-2-17-2), H. Hesketh Pritchard (11-3-31-1), Mignon (20-4-68-5), G. G. Napier (53-2-204-8), Overton (44-4-11-121-7), J. E. Raphael (15-0-56-1), and Young (II.), (40-9-110-4. The following bowled once only : Braund (3-2-0-8-5), East (14-4-36-0), Hubble (5-0-26-O), Capt. H. F. Montgomery (3-0-13-0). C. A. L. Payne (2-1-5-0), and C. S. Rattigan (5-2-9-0), THE MINOR COUNTIES CHAM­ PIONSHIP. Inns. not out. in an Total inns. runs. Aver. 9 3 64* 319 53*16 5 0 154 213 42-60 11 2 67* 317 35-22 6 0 S7 208 34-66 4 0 91 137 34-25 4 1 42 82 27-33 4 0 32 92 23-00 6 0 73 136 22-66 4 0 31 88 22-00 4 1 28 61 20*33 7 0 60 139 19*85 5 1 39* 75 18-75 4 0 27 71 17-75 10 4 25 100 16*66 12 2 34 143 14-30 6 1 30 69 13*80 3 0 36 41 18*66 4 0 3S 48 12*00 4 0 32 42 10*50 4 1 13* 30 10*00 4 0 39 39 9*75 3 0 14 23 7*66 4 0 18 30 7*50 4 0 14 • 24 6-00 6 0 17 31 5*16 3 0 8 8 2*66 3 0 4 7 2*33 4 0 2 5 1*25 ted in three innings, scoring 8, 205*3 46 489 47 10*40 59 20 130 9 14*44 148*2 51 282 19 14*84 83 1 15 222 1-2 18-50 136.4 32 354 18 19-66 128*1 25 401 20 20 05 13*3 0 61 3 20-33 18*2 1 96 4 24-00 79 11 24*2 9 26 88 45*2 4 193 7 27-57 33 8 113 4 28-25 117 23 334 10 33-40 FIRST ROUND. N orth . Won or 1st Points. Per- P. W. Inns. I). p. 0. cntge. Staffordshire.......... 10 5 4 0 50 37 74-00 D urham .................. 10 6 0 0 50 30 60 00 i Lincolnshire 10 3 1 0 50 18 86*00 I Northumberland 10 3 1 0 50 18 36 00 Yorkshire II. 10 1 3 0 50 14 2S-00 Laucoshire II. 10 2 0 S outh . 0 50 10 20-00 Wiltshire ......... 8 6 1 0 40 33 82*50 Surrey II................. 8 6 0 0 40 30 75 00 Dorset .................. 8 2 1 0 49 13 32*60 Buckinghamshire.. 8 2 0 0 40 10 25*00 Berkshire .......... 8 1 1 E ast . 0 40 8 20*00 Hertfordshire 8 3 3 0 40 24 60TO I Bedfordshire ... 8 4 1 0 40 23 57*50 \ Suffolk .......... 8 4 1 0 40 23 57*50 N orfolk .................. 8 2 1 0 40 13 32*50 Cambridgeshire ... 8 0 1 W est . 0 40 3 7*50 j Devon ... ■ .......... 8 6 0 0 40 30 75-00 ] Glamorganshire. 8 6 0 0 40 30 75-00 ( Monmouthshire. s 6 0. 0 40 30 75 00 Cornwall ........... 8 1 1 0 40 8 20-00 Carmarthenshire... 8 0 0 0 40 0 ------- S em i - final . — Staffordshire beat Hertfordshire ; Glamorganshire beat Wiltshire on first innings. F ival.—Staffordshire beat Glamorganshire. System of Scoring.—Five points for a win ; three points for a match decided on the first innings; drawn matches—i.e., matches in which no result on the first innings is attained—ignored. FROGS v. 1 st B tln. GRENADIER GUARDS.— Played at Windsor. F rogs . E. T. Bolton, c Symes- Tliompson, b Bailey 4 J. C. Vernon, lbw, b Hughes ..................10 R.S.Thatcher,c Symes- Thompson,b Hughes 1 W. S. Bolton, c Bailey, b Hamilton ...........109 F. S. Fleuret, b Ham­ ilton .......................... 90 E. W. Brightman, b Bailey ................... 0 E. St. G. Hewetson, 'o Cavendish, b Bailey ...................12 B. T. Verry, not out 9 A. Oppenheimer, not out .......................... 1 Byes, &c............. 15 Total (7 wkts)*251 C. E. A. Hartridge and T. Atkins did not bat. * Innings declared closed. 1 st G rf . nadie Lord Cavan, b Hewet­ son ..........................12 Lieut. Cavendish, b Hewetson.................. 25 Capt. Colby, b Hewet­ son .......................... 0 Lieut. Hughes, b E. T. Bolton .................. 47 Major Fisher-Rowe, c Thatcher, 1) Hc-wet- 8011 ..........................12 Capt. Hamilton, c Verry, b W. S. Bolton 54 : r G uards . Ptc. Isted, c Bright­ man,}) Ilewetson... Lieut. Symcs-Thomp- son, c Brightman, b Hcwetson ........... Sergt. Turner, not out Lieut. Vivian, b W. S. Bolton ... ........... Pte. Bailey, notout... Byes, &c............. Total (9 wkts)232 LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK (2) v. LEWISHAM PARK. — Played at Norbury on August 29. L. & W . B ank (2). L. G. Black, c W. Crocker,b R.Crocker R. S. Hartree, c W. Crocker, b Voller ... G. Lojfan, c Dunkley, b Vollcr .................. L. Pitt Brook, c Cham­ pion, b Voller........... E. Wiley, b Crocker ... H. E Coomber, c Schultz, b Voller *Innings declared closed. L ew isi ^ vm P ark . A. W. Stevenson, b Crocker ................. G G. P. Rhodes, not out ..........................19 F. Ralls, b Crocker ... 4 A. Podmore, not out 10 Lb 1, nb 3.......... 4 Total (8 wkts)*154 R. L. Ellis did not bat. E. S. Schultz,b Hartree 14 11. Crocker, b Coomber 0 J. Voller, c Ralls, b Logan ...................22 R. Tribe, c Podmore, b Logan ................... 3 W. Seymour, st Titt Brook, b Logan ... 51 W. Crocker, c Pod­ more, b Hartree ... 13 J. Dunkley, c Pitt Brook, b Hartree... F. Champion, b Coom­ ber .......................... E. Wilkes, st Pitt Brook, b Ilartree... R. J. Bush, run out... G. Masters, not out.. Byes ................... Total 0 0 . 13 .. 21 143