Cricket 1909

118 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M ay 13, 1909. T H E A U S T R A L I A N S . 1 s t M a tc h .— v. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. Played at Nottingham on May 6, 7 and 8 The Australians won by an innings and 6 runs. The estimates concerning the strength of the Australian team had varied to such an extent that more than usual interest centred in their meeting with Notts. In having to face such a good side for their opening game, after only three days’ practice, the team had no light task. It was perhaps fortunate for them that the weather was fine, so that they could not be called upon to play under conditions almost foreign to them. There was plenty of sun­ shine and the wicket was good, the only thing to which exception could be taken being the wind which was rather too cool to be altogether pleasant. Both sides were strongly represented, although the visitors left out four newcomers in McAlister, Carkeek, Hartigan, and Macartney. Jones won the toss for the county, and took George Gunn in with him to face Cotter and Armstrong. The score had reached only 17 when the professional was bowled, and Hardstaff, who followed, made only 7 ere being lbw. Armstrong had taken both wickets, and was troubling the batsmen with his excellent length and break. Jones was playing really well, though not such a free game as usual. The second wicket fell at 41, and then, upon John Gunn joining his captain, a good stand was made. The newcomer had made only a single when Gregory, fielding at cover-point, missed him off O’Connor, and the mistake proved costly, for the pair remained together until the third wicket had put on 81 in an hour and a-quarter. When lunch was taken the total was 122 for three wickets, Jones, who had made 50 out of 89 in an hour and a-half, being 09. After the interval there was a collapse, but the captain remained and reached 103 out of 183 in three hours. Wass, going in last, played a useful game. He hit hard and successfully at almost everything, to the great delight and amusement of the ring, and actually helped Jones to put on 52 for the last wicket in half-an-hour. When the game closed Jones carried out his bat for 125, made out of 239 in two hundred and twenty minutes without a chance. He hit eleven 4’s, six 3’s, thirteen 2’s, and as many as thirty-seven singles. It was a great and masterly display. The batsman adapted him­ self to the conditions admirably, playing a more watchful game than usual, and with the greatest benefit to his side. In the innings of 239 Armstrong took five wickets for 55 runs and deserved his success. Whitty and O’Connor made a very fair impression, but Cotter was erratic and not very deadly. The Australians quickly sustained a heavy loss, Noble, in endeavouring to avoid a bumping ball from Wass, dropping his bat and being caught at slip. Carter then joined Bardsley and played a free game. It was owing chiefly to the newcomer that 50 went up in thirty-five minutes, and, when play ceased for the day, 98 had been made for one wicket in an hour, Bardsley being 43 not out and Carter 57. On the second morning the pair took the total along to 123, and then the wicket-keeper was lbw in endeavouring to play a straight ball from Hallam to leg. Of the 119 added for the second wicket in an hour and a-quarter his share was 61. It was an attractive and very useful innings ; his chief hits were seven 4’s, the majority of them excellent cuts. Five runs later Gregory was caught at slip for a couple, and at 139 Bardsley’s fine display came to a close. By faultless cricket he made 63 out of 139 in ninety-five minutes, scoring well all round the wicket and hitting five 4’s : he showed excellent defence and made some capital pulls. Only six had been added when Hansford, like Carter, was lbw, and with his dismissal the state of the game was very open, the visitors having lost half their wickets for 145 in reply to a total of 239. It was at this juncture that Armstrong and Trumper came together and pulled the game round for their side. The latter started somewhat unsteadily, and, when 14, offered a hard chance to Jones at m id-off: had the catch been held, six men would have been out for 161. Having once settled down, Trumper showtd form reminiscent of 1902, and completed his 50 out of 89 in seventy minutes. So fine a stand did he and Armstrong make that 142 were put on for the sixth wicket in an hour and a-half. Trumper, having made 94 out of 159 in one hundred and five minutes, then lost his wicket by being bowled whilst trying to place to leg. He hit a dozen 4’s and three 3’s, cutting well and making good strokes on the on-side. Cotter, hitting merrily, made 22 out of 40 in twenty-five minutes, but was missed by Oates from a skyer. Laver made 17 in his usual style, and by the time the last wicket fell the score had been taken to 389—made in four hours and three- quarters. Armstrong carried out his bat for 106, made out of 244 in three hours without a chance of any kind. W hilst not so brilliant as Trumper, be showed very good form, cutting and driving with accuracy and power, and making a 5, ten 4’s, three 3’s, and eight 2’s. Notts, 150 in arrears, had an hour’s batting at the end of the day, and during that time lost a couple of wickets for 58. The wickets, too, were those of Jones and Geo. Gunn, the former falling to a catch at mid-off whilst trying to drive and the latter being sent back by a good catch at slip by Hartigan, who was fielding for Laver. The loss of Jones was a great blow, and the side were always playing an uphill and almost hopeless game afterwards. On the third morning the bowling was shared by Cotter and O’Connor, and, with only 10 added, John Gunn was out in the latter’s second over. Payton followed, but, after being missed by W hitty at mid-on off Cotter before scoring, wras soon caught and bowled, and, with Iremonger caught off a full-pitch and Hardstaff bowled, the game was practically over. The last- named played a good game for his 25. Alletson, who is over six feet in height, quickly ran up the highest score on the side, hitting both W hitty and Armstrong for six, but, although he and Oates pluckily put on 33 for the eighth wicket, the innings defeat could not be saved. The match was a triumph for Armstrong, who scored 106 not out and took eight wickets for 82. Score and analysis:— N otting hamshire . First innings. Second innings. A. O. Jones, not o u t .....125 c Armstrong, b Whitty .30 Gunn (G.), b Armstrong ... 9 c Hartigan (for Laver), b Noble 22 Hardstaff, lbw., b Arm­ strong................................ 7 b Armstrong ... 25 Gunn (J.), b Cotter ......... 37 c Hartigan (for Laver),b O’Con­ nor . 1 Payton, b Cotter...............12 c and b Cotter ... 6 Iremonger (J.), c Carter, b , c W h i t t y , b W hitiy ......................... 7 O’Connor....... 4 James, c Trumper, b Whitty 0 lbw, b Armstrong 6 A lletson,b O’Connor......... 1 c T ru m p er, b Armstrong ... 31 Oates, c Carter, b Arm­ strong................................ 5 b Cotter .....13 Hallam, b Armstrong ... 0 b Cotter ..... 1 Wass, b Armstrong .......31 n otou t .... 0 B 1, lb 2, nb 2 ......... 5 B 2 ,lb l, w l,n b l 5 Total ... ...239 Total ...144 M. A. Noble, c Jones, b Wass ................... 4 W. Bardsley, c Oates, b Wass ...................63 H. Carter, lbw, b Hallam .................. 61 S. E. Gregory, c Jones, V.T.Trumpcr.’b Hallam 94 V. S. Ransford, lbw, b Wass .................. 4 A ustralian s . W. W. Armstrong, not out .................. 106 A. Cotter, c Alletson, b Hallam...................22 F. Laver, b Hallam... 17 J. A. O’Connor, lbw, b H allam ................. 6 W.J.Whitty,b Hallam 0 B 8 , lb 2 ...........10 Total ...389 N o ttin g h am sh ire. First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R W. Cotter .......... 14 0 73 2 ........... 16’1 1 51 3 Armstong ... 18 4 65 5 ............ 11 3 27 3 W h itty .......... 15 2 42 2 ............ 11 5 23 1 Laver .......... 6 0 21 0 ............ O ’Connor ... 19 7 38 1 ............ 15 4 35 2 Noble .......... 2 1 5 0 ............ 1 0 3 1 Cotter bowled a wide and three no-balls. A u s tr a lia n s . O.M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Wass ... 27 3 107 4 1Gunn (J.) 8 1 42 0 Hallam ... 39-44 144 6 Hardstaff. 1 0 11 0 Iremonger. 22 2 75 0 | YORKSHIRE v. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. Played at Hull on May 6, 7 and 8. Drawn. In this, the first of their home matches, Yorkshire w’ere led by E. J. Radclitfo, an old Oxonian and son of Sir Joseph Edmund Radcliffe, fourth Baronet, of Rudding Park, Knaresborougli. He played for Yorkshire second eleven v. Surrey second eleven at the Oval in 1907 and scored IS, and has been showing promising form this season at the n*ts. The home side won the toss and lost Rhodes, Hardisty and Denton for 59. Then Hirst and Wilkinson pulled the game round by adding 226 together for the fourth wicket in one hundred and seventy-five minutes. Wilkinson, missed at slip when 44, batted just over three hours for 89, in which were six 4’s. Hirst reached 100 in one hundred and sixty minutes and afterwards hit so freely that he made his last 40 in twenty minutes: altogether, by faultless cricket, he scored 140 out of 235 in three hours. He hit fifteen 4’s and made some capital leg-hits, off-drives and pulls. When stumps were drawn eight wickets were down for 339. On Friday forty minutes’ play sufficed to bring the innings to a close for 363, Myers’ and Hunter’s stand for the last wicket realis­ ing 17. Thompson did splendid work in taking seven wickets for 98 in such a total. When the visitors went in runs did not come readily, for the bowling was good and risks could not be run. Ow­ ing chiefly to Haigh, four wickets went down for 107, but Thompson found a most useful partner in East, who, batting very steadily, helped to add 96 for the fifth wicket in an hour and three-quarters ere playing a ball from Newstead on to his wicket. A regrettable feature occurred esrly in the innings, Hunter, whilst keeping wicket, so injuring his left thumb that he is likely to be kept out of the game for some tim e: in his absence the gloves were taken first by Denton and then by Hardisty. Seven men were out for 204, but, thanks to Thompson and Manning, the total eventually reached 253. The professional batted three hours for his excellent 77, rendering his side the greatest service. Leading by 110, Yorkshire commenced their second innings early on the third day by losing Hardisty at 11. Denton, as the state of the game demanded, hit freely and, making six 4’s, scored 34 out of 49 in forty-four minutes, but Rhodes acted entirely on the defensive, scoring only 5 in forty minutes and 20 in eighty minutes. The proper policy wTas to force the game, but an hour and three-quarters was taken to make 100. Although the bowling was erood and steady, it was not responsible for the lack <f enterprise on the part of the home players. The third wicket—Wilkinson’s—fell at 103 and the fourth (Rhodes’) at 108. Five later Hirst was bowled whilst trying to drive, and at 2.40, when the total had been taken to 132 without further loss, the innings was declared, leaving Northants two hours and a- half in which to make 243. At the end of an hour four men were out for 41, but the partnership of Pool and Thompson saved the possibility of a col­ lapse. Pool played excellent cricket for an hour and a-half and then played-on, ard Thompson carried his bat for 20 when the game was left drawn. Score and analysis :— Y orkshire . First innings. Second innings. Rhodes, b Thompson ... 9 b Smith .......3S Hardisty, b Smith ...........25 b Smith .......10 Denton, b Smith...................14 b E a st..............34 Wilkinson, b Thompson ... 89 c Wells, bSmith 25 Hirst, c Pool, b Thompsonl40 b E a st................ 6 Bates, b Thompson ...........13 Newstead, c Pool, bThomp­ son ..................................16 n otou t............... 8 Myers, not out .................. 17 notout............... 7 E. J. Ratcliffe, ht wkt, b Thompson........................... 2 Haigh, b Smith ................... 1 Hunter, c and b Thompson 13 B 6 , lb 16, nb 2...........24 B 3, lb 1 ... 4 Total ...................363 Total (5 wkts)*132 * Innings declared closed. N orthamptonshire . First innings. Second innings. C. J. T. Peel, lbw, b Haigh 17 b Wilkinson ... 54 Cox (M.), c Hirst, b Haigh 16 b Hirst ......... 6 Wells, lbw, b H a ig h ...........30 c H a r d is ty , b Hirst .......19 S. G. Smith, c Denton, b c Rudston (for Newstead .........................28 Hunter,)bHirst 0 Thompson, not out ...........77 notout.............. 20 East, b Newstead ...........26 Rev. It. A. Beasley, b Hirst 1 b Newstead ... 1 T. J. M.Clapperton, b Hirst 0 Hardy, c Hirst, bNewstead 4 T. E. Manning, b Haigh ... 12 Buswell, c Hardisty, b N ewstead.......................... 3 B 26, lb 13...................39 B 4, lb 6 ..1 0 Total ...253 Total (5 wkts)116 Y o r k sh ir e . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. East .......... 22 15 66 0 ............ 22 6 47 2 Smith .......... 52 19 109 3 ........... 21 8 55 3 Thompson ... 36*1 7 98 7 ............ 7 3 13 0 Clapperton ... 5 0 16 0 ............ 5 1 13 0 Hardy .......... 7 1 30 0 ........... Cox .......... 3 0 21 0 ........... Thompson and Hardy each bowled a no-ball. N orth am i ’T onshire . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Hirst .......... 21 5 48 2 ............ 16 1 48 3 Newstead ... 27*5 5 60 4 ........... 15 5 23 1 Haigh .......... 26 6 40 4 ........... 7 3 13 0 Myers .......... 10 7 9 0 ........... 4 1 10 0 R hodes........... 17 2 57 0 ........... 8 5 5 0 Wilkinson 7 1 J. N. Crawford’s book, dealing with his trip to Australia with the M.C.C. team, will be on sale during the coming week. It will be published at 3d., and the first edition will be lim ited to ten thousand copies.