Cricket 1909

132 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M ay 20, 1909. 1905 1890 1893 1899 1S96 1896 1S99 1884 1902 1899 Other partnerships of over 200 have been :— 320 for 3rd, Armstrong (303 not out) and Noble (127) v. Somerset, at Bath ... 290 for 3rd, Trott (186) and Murdoch (129) v. Cambridge University Past and Present, at Leyton .......................... 232 for 7th, Bruce (191) and H. Trumble (105) v. Oxford and Cambridge Uni­ versities Past and Present, at Ports­ mouth .................................................. 217 for 4th, Hill (160) and Gregory (102) v. Cambridge University, at Cam­ bridge .................................................. 213 for 2nd, Darling (115) and G. Giffen (115) v. XL of the South, at Eastbourne .. 211 for 5th, Donnan (167) and Trott (141) v. Derbyshire, at Derby ............... 209* for 5th, Darling (106 not out) and Noble (100 not out) v. Oxford University, at Oxford ...................................... 207 for 3rd, Murdoch (211) and Scott (102) v. England, at the Oval.......................... 203 for 3rd, Hill (123) and Noble (100) v. Gloucestershire, at B ristol............... 201 for 6th, Darling (111) and Iredale (111) v. Middlesex, at Lord’s ........................... * Denotes an unfinished stand. Although last week’s match at Leyton will always be remembered chiefly on account of the fast and heavy scoring by the Australians, it must not be supposed that they monopol­ ised the honours of the game. When every­ thing—such as bad light and having to face a score of over 600—is taken into consider­ ation, Essex’s first innings total of 148 does not appear to be so pronounced a failure as it might at first. It was in the follow-on that the side did justice to their undoubted run-getting ability. To stay in the whole day and make 329 runs for nine wickets in five hours and ten minutes was a very great performance. The County never had the slightest hope of winning the game, yet, against heavy odds, they succeeded in effect­ ing a draw and in making runs at slightly over sixty an hour in doing so. Fane played the best innings of his fairly long career, and it is worthy of remark that the only hundreds so far hit against the Australians have been by players who toured the Colonies the winter before last. One impression gained by watching the Leyton match was that the Essex fielding might well be smarter. Several of the players appeared to be somewhat leaden-footed. STREATHAM v. OXTED.- May 15. -Played at Streatham on S treath am . C. J. Parton, b Gibson 37 E. K. Shattock, c Wat- ney, b Gibson......... 7 E. B. Miller, b Bam- bridge ................... 0 C. L. Morgan, c Bam- bridge, b Gibson ... 13 G. S.Steed, st Watney, b Bam bridge........... 1 J.F.W .Hooper, st Wat- Total (8 wkts,*203 ney, b Bambridge... 39 F. G. V. Holmes did not bat. * Innings declared closed. O xted . P. B. Parker, st Wat­ ney, b Bambridge... 1 S. A. Southwell, not out ...........................48 R. J. Haworth, b Bambridge .......... 37 A. C. Taylor, not out 5 B 10, lb 3, nb 2... 15 E. C. Bambridge, Holmes ................. 2 W .P.Gomall,b Holmes 4 G. C. Holmwood, b Holmes ...................10 R. A. Blankenberg, not out .................. H. Gibson, c Shattock, b M organ.................. A. N. Watney, b Mor­ gan ........................... 29 F. W. Sales, c Steed, b Parton................... R. E. Bartrum, b Hooper ................... R. F. Migly, c Miller, b Hooper ........... J. Bannister, c Ha­ worth, b Hooper .. E. Rattle, not out ... B 13, lb 1 ... Total (9 wkts) 70 BOOKS RECEIVED. Minor Counties Cricket Association, 1909. (The official publication of the Association. Contains fixtures for the season, results of past Competitions, names of officers of the Association, of the County captains and secretaries, and of umpires, as well as the Rules of County Cricket and of the M.C.C.A.) “ J. N. Crawford’s Trip to Kangarooland.” By J. N. Crawford. Illustrated by ‘ ‘ Rip.” London: Cincket Offices, 168, Upper Thames St., E.C. Price, 3d. WORCESTERSHIRE v. YORKSHIRE. Played at Worcester on May 13, 14 and 15. Worcestershire won by 12 runs. Worcestershire played a new man in Hickton, a left-handed bowler from Lancashire, who was quali­ fied by residence at Stourbridge. Scoring was some­ what sedate on the opening day, twelve wickets realising only 299 runs on a good wicket. Pearson, who made 44 out of 72 in 65 minutes, scored 58 for the first wicket in 50 minutes with Bowley, but four men were out for 100. Cuffe stayed whilst 55 were put on in 45 minutes with Arnold, who, giving no chance, scored 51 out of 106 in 100 minutes : he hit a 6 (off Haigh) and six 4’s. Yorkshire lost two wickets for 19 runs, but during the last 65 minutes of the day Denton and Wilson added 77 without being parted. In all their stand realised 79. Denton, hitting a 5 and six 4’s, batted an hour and a-half for 53, whilst Wilson was in for five minutes longer for 39 and Hirst 70 minutes for 37. The tail played well, especially Haigh, who made some good hits and put on 35 with Watson in 35 minutes. The Yorkshire innings lasted four hours and a-half. Upon going in again, Worcestershire quickly lost Bowley, but Foster played confidently, hitting four 4’s off Hirst in an over, and when stumps were drawn was 72 not out, Worcestershire, with seven wickets in hand, being 63 runs on. On the third morning Foster was bowled at 181 after batting 125 minutes for 90: he hit eleven 4’s, made no mistake, and put on 76 in 65 minutes with Arnold. After the last-named had been bowled by Haigh the last five wickets fell for 30, leaving Yorkshire 146 to win. Cuffe and Arnold bowled superbly and got rid of half the side for 47. The seventh wicket fell at 54, and then Newstead and Radcliffe remained together for an hour and added 63. Still, 22 were wanted when the last man, Watson, joined Radcliffe. Nine were added and then Watson fell to a splendid right- handed catch at slip, leaving Worcestershire suc­ cessful as stated. Radcliffe made a great effort for his side and carried out his bat for 30. This was Yorkshire’s first defeat since 1907. Score and W orcestersh ire . First innings. Bowley, c Wilson, b Hirst... 23 Pearson, c Newstead, b M yers..................................44 H. K. Foster, b Hirst ... 0 W. B. Burns, c Newstead, b Haigh .......................... 25 Arnold, c Rotliery, b Haigh 51 Cuffe, c Hardisty, b New­ stead ..................................19 G. H. Simpson-Hayward, c Watson, b Newstead ... 18 A. W. Isaac, not o u t ...........17 Hunt, b Hirst ........... ... 3 Gaukrodger, b H irst........... 0 Hickton, lbw, b Myers .. 0 Leg-byes ........... 3 Total Second innings, b Hirst.......... ... 15 ... 23 ... 90 b Myers b Newstead b Rhodes .........14 b Haigh .........38 b H irst................11 b Newstead ... 1 c Rhodes, b Hirst 6 lbw, b Newstead 0 not out ........... 5 b Newstead ... 13 B 3 ,lb l0 ,w l,n b l 15 ...........203 Y ork sh ire . First innings. Rhodes, c Hickton, b Burns 0 Hardisty, c Arnold, b Burns.................................. 5 Denton, c Burns, b Arnold 53 Wilson, lbw, b Arnold ... 39 Hirst, c Gaukrodger, bCuffe 37 Myers, c Pearson, c Cuffe... 7 Rothery, st Gaukrodger, b Simpson-Hayward.......... 36 Newstead, c and b Cuffe ... 7 E. J. Radcliffe, c Hunt, b C u ffe .................................. 26 Haigh, not out ... Total... . 231 46 Watson, c Gaukrodger, b Simpson-Hayward...........12 B 14, lb 3, w 4 ... 21 Second innings, c Foster, b Arnold 8 c Gaukrodger, b Cuffe...................10 c Burns, b Cuffe 13 b Arnold ........... 1 b Arnold ........... 0 run out ...........13 c Foster, b Cuffe 2 c and b Arnold... 42 not out.................. 30 c Burns, b Pear­ son ................... 6 c Foster, b Cuffe 3 B 4, w 1 ... 5 Total ...................289 Total W o r c e s te r s h ir e . First innings. O. M. R. W. Hirst ........... 26 5 71 4 , Newstead ... 23 3 78 2 . Myers .......... 7*4 1 24 2 . R h odes........... 6 4 3 0 . Haigh ........... 11 2 24 2 . ..133 Second innings. O. M. R. W. ... 29 6 76 3 ... 22 7 56 4 ... 11 2 44 1 ... 11 3 15 1 25 1 Rhodes bowled one wide and Hirst one no-ball. Y o r k s h ir e . Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Burns ........... 9 2 39 2 Arnold .......... 28 8 75 2 22 6 51 4 S.-Hayward... 12 4 35 2 ... 3 0 15 0 Pearson ........... 7 3 18 0 ... 9 4 11 1 Cuffe ......... 31 6 79 4 ... ... 28-3 8 49 4 H unt .......... 4 1 14 0 ... ... 2 1 2 0 Hickton 3 0 8 0 ... Pearson and Arnold bowled two wides each and Burns one. LANCASHIRE v. LEICESTERSHIRE. Played at Manchester on May 13, 14 and 15. Lancashire won by three wickets. Leicestershire opened their county season with a stroke of fortune, Wood, missed from the first ball of the match, scoring 54 in two hours by steady cricket: he was ninth out, at 123. Apart from his batting the innings was featureless so far as the visitors were concerned, but Brearley was at his best, and, despite missed catches, took seven wickets for 55 runs. Of the early Lancashire players only MacLaren showed any really good form, and at the end of 80 minutes five wickets were down for 84. Hornby and Makepeace added 39 for the sixth, and at the end of the day the score was 140 for seven. Makepeace defended strongly, and batted 70 minutes for his 22. On the second morning Brearley and Huddleston added 34 for the ninth wicket in 15 minutes and the latter and Worsley 19 for the last, Lancashire gaining a lead of 55. Jayes’ analysis worked out at seven for 88—an excellent piece of work. Before lunch the visitors lost two wickets for 19 runs but afterwards, when Brearley could not bowl owing to a strained back, Knight and King put on 6S for the third wicket and Coe and Sharp 49 for the fifth, which fell at 146. Then came a collapse, and, with the others adding only 25, Lancashire were set but 117 to win. MacLaren and Hartley made 52 together and then the former was caught- and-bowlcd off a hard and low return, whereupon play ceased for the day. So well did Jayes bowl on Saturday that 25 were wanted when the seventh wicket fell, and that number Huddleston and Hornby made without further loss. Score and analysis :— L e ic e s te r s h ir e . First innings. C. J. B. Wood, c Hornby, b Brearley .......................... 54 Knight, c McLeod, b Brear­ ley .......................... ... 2 Whitehead, c Hornby, b Dean ..................................10 King, b Brearley................... 4 Coe, c Worsley, b Brearley 16 A. T. Sharp, lbw, b Brearley 0 V. F. S. Crawford, c Mac­ Laren, b Huddleston ... 1 Jayes, c MacLaren, b Brear­ ley ..................................16 Astill, lbw, b Huddleston 6 J Shields, not out ...........12 Toon, c McLeod, b Brear­ ley ..................................11 Lb 4, nb 3 .................. 7 Total ...................139 L a n ca s h ire First innings. A. C. MacLaren, c Crawford, b Jayes ..........................20 A. Hartley, b Jayes ...........12 Tyldesley c Crawford, b K in g ...................................17 Sharp, c Coe, b Jayes........... 2 b Second innings. lbw, b Brearley... 0 b Dean.................. 3S c Huddleston. Brearley ... c and b Sharp b McLeod ... b McLeod ... c Worsley, b Hud­ dleston c MacLaren, b Huddleston ... 2 lbw, b McLeod ... 4 b McLeod ........... 1 ... 11 not out................... 0 B4, lb 3, w 2 ,n b l, 10 Total........... 171 Makepeace, b Jayes ...........22 K. G. McLeod, c Shields, b King .................................. 7 A. H. Hornby, c Crawford, .b Jayes .......................... 31 Dean, b Jayes .................. 20 Huddleston, not o u t...........33 W. Brearley, c Knight, b A s till..................................22 Worsley, c Crawford, b J a y e s .................................. 2 B 4, nb 2 ................... 6 Second innings. c and b King ... 23 c King, b Jayes... 33 c Whitehead, b Jayes ............ 0 c Whitehead, b Jayes ... ... 12 c Whitehead, b Jayes ........10 c Crawford, Astill ... b notout...................19 c Shields, b Jayes 0 not out.................. 13 B 6, nb 2... 8 Total ...................194 Total (7 wkts)llS L eicestersh i re . First innings. Brearley Dean ... . Huddleston O. Second innings. O. M. R. W. 1 13 20 20 2 4 2 47 1 M. R. W. 18-1 0 55 7 ... 10 1 44 1 .. 8 1 33 2 ... McLeod... Sharp ........... 7 1 26 1 Brearley bowled three no-balls and Sharp one, and McLeod and Huddleston each bowled one wide. L an cash ire . First innings. O. M. R. W. Jayes ........... 27*5 4 88 7 King ...........19 1 51 2 Astill ........... 91 49 1 Astill bowled three no-balls. F o r s a l e . - j o h n w is d e n ’s c r i c k e t e r s , Almanack from 1887 to 1903. W ell bound and in perfect condition. What offers ? C. M., c/o Cricket, 168, Upper Thames Street, London. Second innings. O. M. R. W. ... 19-3 4 55 5 ... 9 2 15 1 15 0 40 1