Cricket 1909

124 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M ay 13, 1909. M.C.C. AND GROUND v. NOTTS. Played at Lord’s on M»iy 10 and 11. Notts won by six wickets. The County made two alterations from the side beaten by the Australians in an innings, the brothers Turner displacing James and Alletson. The M.C.C. were strongly represented and were led by MacLaren, in whose re-appearance at head-quar- ters great interest was centred. The Club batted first on a wicket which was never easy, and with only 22 scored MacLaren, who had offered a difficult chance to short-leg when 9, was lbw. The first two overs sent down by Wass realised 22 runs, but Hallam was not scored from during the first twenty- five minutes. At 29 Tarrant fell to a wonderful left-handed catch in the slips by Jones, and Hutch­ ings stayed whilst only 22 were added. Warner, fourth out (.at 56), batted an hour for 31 and was then caught low down at slip by the younger Gunn. Douglas batted steadily and well and found a useful partner in Magnay, who, although scoring only 17, helped to put 011 56 for the fifth wicket in thirty-five minutes, just doubling the score. He was stumped at 112 and at the same total Douglas was caught in the long-field for 35, made out of 61 in an hour. The Essex player was in his best form, and made five 4’s in his capital innings. Beresford hit a couple of 4’s in a bright display, and Weigall, by very good cricket made 40 out of 84 in eighty minutes and carried his b a t: he made some vciy good off-drives and proved the highest scorer on the side. The County made an indifferent start, the wickets of the brothers Turner and Hardstaff falling to Douglas at 23 and John Gunn being caught at the wicket a run later. George Gunn put 011 71 for the fifth wicket in forty-five minutes with Payton and 58 without being separated with Iremonger, who was fortunate in being missed by MacLaren at cover-point when 3. Gunn played excellently against the fast bowling for two hours and a-quarter and at the end of the day, when five wickets were down for 153, carried out his bat for 67. On Tuesday George Gunn and Iremonger remained together until their stand had put on 75 in an hour. Gunn made his 82 out of 192 in one hundred and seventy minutes, and was out to a smart catch at slip : he hit eleven 4’s and played an excellent game. Jones and Oates reached double figures and the County gained a lead of 25 on the innings. Fie'der bowled well and deserved his analysis of five for 56. When the M.C.C. went in the second time neither John Gunn nor Hallam fielded, the former having again sustained damage to his thumb and the latter received a blow on the foot from Fielder. In the circumstances Iremonger and Wass shared the attack and did all that was necessary, the pair bowling unchanged through the innings which amounted to 143. Warner and MacLaren put on 47 for the first wicket in lialf- an-hour, the latter, who made some good strokes in his 24, then being caught at mid-off. Warner, second out (at 70) batted fifty-five minutes for a stylish 42, which contained seven 4’s ; he was out to a particularly fine catch at mid-off by Jones, who took the ball whilst running backwards. At lunch the score was 81 for two wickets, but Iremonger found a spot afterwards, and the innings closed for 143. Hutchings, Tarrant, and Douglas were all sent back at 106, and Notts were set only 119 to win. They lost George Gunn at 4, but N. V. C. Turner and Hardstaff put on 41 for the second wicket in thirty-five minutes. R. H. T. Turner made only 4, but the result was placed beyond doubt by a fine stand of 59 for the fourth wicket by Iremonger and Hardstaff. When the game was won the last-named carried out his bat for 64, made out of 118 in an hour and a-half ; he hit ten 4’s and played an excellent game. Score and analysis M.C.C. a n d G rou n d . First innings. P. F. Warner, c G. Gunn, b Iremongcr..........................31 A. C. MacLarcn,lbw,b Hal­ lam .................................. 9 Tarrant, c Jones, b Wass... 1 K. L. Hutchings, b Ire­ monger .......................... 13 J. W. H. T. Douglas, c Pay­ ton, b Wass ...................35 C. B. W. Magnay, st Oates, b J. G u n n .......................... 17 G. J. V. Weigall, not out ... 40 Hon. S. R. Beresford, c and b Hallam .......................... 23 Fielder, c J. Gunn, b Wass 7 Astill, c Payton, b Wass ... 2 Smith (E. J.), b Wass........... 6 B 8 , lb 2, nb 2 ... 12 Total .................196 Second innings, c Jones, b Wass... 42 c Jones, b Wass... lbw, b Wass b Iremonger ... 27 lbw, b Iremonger 0 b Iremonger ... 7 b Iremonger ... 3 b Iremonger ... 8 not out................... 6 c sub (King), b Wass ........... 4 c Jones, bWass... 8 B 1, lb 1 .. 2 N otts . First innings. Second innings. N. V. C. Turner, b Douglas 15 b Douglas .........17 Gunn (G.), c Tarrant, b Fielder ..........................82 b Douglas ........... 3 Hardstaff, b Douglas............ 0 n o to u t...................64 R. H. T. Turner, b Douglas 0 b Douglas ........... 4 Gunn (J.),cSmith, b Fielder 0 Payton, lbw, b Astill .. ..3 8 b D ouglas............ 26 Iremonger, c Astill, b Fielder .........................27 not out ............ 3 A. O. Jones, b Fielder ... 13 Oates, hot out ................. 16 Hallam, b Fielder ........... 4 Wass, b Douglas................... 0 B 20, lb 2, nb 4 .......... 26 B 2, nb 3... 5 Total ...221 Total (4 wkts.)122 M.C.C. a n d G rou n d . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. K. W. Wass .......... 22-5 4 73 5 ........... 21 5 3 68 5 H allam .......... 27 10 58 2 ........... Iremongcr ... 12 3 27 2 ........... 21 6 73 5 Gunn (J.) ... 7 1 26 1 ........... Wass and Gunn (J.) each bewled one no-ball. N otts . First innings. Second innings. O. M.R, W. O. M. R. W. Fielder ........... 25 4 56 5 ............ 7 0 40 0 Douglas........... 23-5 5 88 4 ........... 15 4 39 4 Tarrant........... 7 0 25 0 ........... 8*1 2 38 0 Astill ........... 8 0 26 1 ............ Astill and Douglas bowled one no-ball each and Fielder three. Total , .143 DERBYSHIRE v. SUSSEX. Played at Derby on May 10, 11 and 12. Drawn. Two new men appeared for Derbyshire in this match in the persons of Bowden and Hornable. The former, who comes from Glossop, was played for his batting, whilst Hornable, of Sheffield United, is an all-round performer and a very capable medium- paced bowler. On a sporting wicket Sussex lost three wickets for 22, and, despite a stand of 34 by the elder Relf and Heygate, half the side were out for 87. The best batting on the side was shown by Cox, who gave no chance during the two hours and a-quarter lie was in and hit five 4’s. During his innings he received a severe blow on the thumb from a ball bowled by Bestwick and was obliged to retire for a time. Butt made 26 and helped to put 47 for the last wicket. Derbyshire lost Wright at 16, but Morton remained with Needham while 57 were added in an hour. Cadman and Morton put on a further 46 without loss and Derbyshire, at the end of the day, were only 69 behind with eight wickets in hand. On the second morning the score was taken to 140 before the third wicket fell, the partnership of Morton and Cadman realising 67. The latter reached 50 in seventy minutes and so monopolised the scoring that of the 63 made from the bat whilst he was in 011 the second day he made 59. He batted one hundred minutes for 80, making many fine strokes and hitting ten 4’s, the majority of them cuts. Against Vincett and Vine the last five wickets fell for 37, and Derbyshire’s lead was limited to 35. Robert Relf batted well for an hour and three-quarters in the Sussex second innings, and was third out at 85. After he left Heygate and the elder Relf put on SO together in an hour, the former, who drove with much power, being 86 not out when play ceased with the Sussex total 230 for six wickets. Yesterday Heygate carried his score to 136 and with Butt added 50 for the last wiaket. The amateur was then caught at mid -011 after batting for three hours and a-half: he hit twelve 4’s. Derbyshire, set 286 to win, lost three wickets for 39 and five for 67, when rain caused the game to bo drawn. Score and and analysis : S ussex . First innings. Second innings. Relf (R. R.), c Cadman, b c Warren, b Nor- Bestwick ........... ........... 4liable ......................54 Vine, c Humphries, b Warren .......................... 6 b Warren ............14 Killick, b Bcstwick ........... 4 b Warren ......... 6 Relf (A. E.), lbw ,b Warren 19 b Bestwick........... 37 R. B. Heygate, b Nornable 34 c N eed h a m , b Nomable ...136 Cox (G.), not out ................. 56 b Warren ........ 9 Leach, c Wright, bNornable 8 c Humphries, b W arren ..............13 C. L. A. Smith, c Needham, c Warren, b Best- b W arren.......................... 3 w ick ................. 6 Vincett, c Warren, b Best- c Cadman, b Best­ w ick ..................................13 w ick ................. 4 Dwyer, b Bestwick ........... 5 b Warren .......... 5 Butt, c Warren, b Nornable 26 notout.......... 23 Lb 8 , 11 b 2 ...................10 B 4 ,lb 7 ,w l,n b l 13 Total Total ...320 D e r b y s h ir e . First innings. L. G. Wright, b Dwyer ... 12 Needham, c Butt, b Vincett 40 Morton, st Butt, b A. Relf 35 Cadman, c Vine, b Vincett 80 Bowden, b Vincett ........... 6 L. Oliver, b Vine .......... 0 Humphries, c A. Relf, b Vincctt .......................... 3 Smith, b Vincett.................. 2 Nornable, c A. Relf, b Vine 8 Warren, c Smith, b Vine ... 17 Bestwick. not out .......... 2 B 17, w 1 ...................18 Total Second innings, c Butt, b A. Relf 8 c Killick, b Vin­ cett ..................36 c Butt, b Vincett 0 c Heygatc, b A. Rclf ... ........... 1 b A. Relf .......... 14 not out.................. 8 Byes, &c. 223 Total (5 wkts) 67 S ussex . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Bestwick ... 28 6 70 4 ........... 32 1 93 3 W arren......... 26 3 67 3 ............ 31 7 82 5 Cadman........ 3 2 5 0 ........... 19 3 52 0 Nornable ... 6‘3 1 24 3 .............. 14’4 1 48 2 M orton......... 2 0 12 0 ........... 10 3 32 0 Bestwick bowled two no-balls and a wide, and Warren one no-ball. D e r b y s h ir e . first innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Relf (A. E.) ... 20 7 43 1 ............ 17 7 31 3 Dwyer ......... 7 0 16 1 ............ C ox................. 3 0 16 0 ........... Relf (R. R.) ... 8 2 28 0 ........... V in cett......... 12 5 25 5 ............ 16 6 36 2 Vine ........... 15*5 2 28 3 ........... Leach ......... 14 2 37 0 ........... Killick ........ 7 2 12 0 ........... Relf (R. R.) bowled one wide. SOMERSET v. YORKSHIRE. Played at Bath on May 10, 11, and 12. Drawn. Somerset gave a very good display 011 Monday, scoring 286 in four hours and a-lialf against the full strength of Yorkshire. By steady cricket Braund and Hardy made 61 for the first wicket in seventy minutes, but, owing to some useful bowling by Rhodes, who took four wickets before lunch for 23 runs, the fine start was not maintained, the fourth wicket going down at 92. By bright cricket Danicll and Robson put on 60 together in three- quarters of an hour, and, after the eighth wicket had fallen at 208, Vernon Hill and Joy added 67 in fifty-five minutes. Joy, an old Wykehamist, was playing his first match for Som erset: he batted steadily for an hour and a-quarter for 24, rendering his side very great service. Vernon Hill played freely and confidently, his driving especially being good : he made his 70 out of 123 in an hour and a-half by faultless cricket and hit a dozen 4’s. Rhodes was the most successful bowler, but he was kept on too long after lunch. In the last twenty minutes of the day Yorkshire made 28 without loss. On the second morning the home side quickly met with success, both Hardisty and Rhodes being caught in the slips, the former at 31 and the latter at 37. Then Denton and Wilkinson came together and mastered the attack, although the latter left the bulk of the scoring to his partner. Denton made 50 out of 61 in thirty-five minutes, and three figures went up in seventy minutes. Wilkinson was hit on the thumb and retired, and Denton, having hit a dozen 4’s in making 72 out of 10S in an hour and a-quarter without a mistake, was bowled. RadclifFc failed, but Wilson added 36 with Hirst, who made his 66 out of 10S in eighty-five minutes and hit eleven 4’s. After he left Newstead remained with Myers whilst 69 were put on in an hour, and when Somer­ set appeared likely to gain a lead Watson helped the latter to add 71 for the hist wicket in sixty-five minutes. Myers, in making his highest score for the county, hit a dozen 4's and gave two chances : he made his 91 out of one hundred and forty-four in one hundred and sixty minutes. At the end of the day Somerset scored a couple of runs for the loss of Joy’s wicket. On Wednesday Braund and Chidgey made a fine stand for the second wicket, causing many bowling changes, and it was not until 82 that the latter was caught in the slips. Hardy afterwards stayed with Braund for two hours, during which 102 were added for the third wicket. Braund played a most valuable game and upon his dismissal the innings was closed. There was not time for the visitors to make the necessary runs, and when 62 had been made for one wicket the match was drawn. Score and analysis:— S om erset . First innings. Second innings. Braund, c and b Rhodes ..3 9 c Rhodes, b Rad- cliffe .................. 118 Hardy, b Rhodes ...........26 c sub, b Wilsen... 32