Cricket 1909

M ay 27, 1909. ClUCKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J55 In 1899 he made 80 and 100 not out, three years later 4 not out, and on his last visit 66 and 61. R e s u l t s of matches between the Australians and Oxford University :— 1882. Australians won by nine wickets. 1884. Oxford University won by seven wickets. 1886. Australians won by 25 runs. 1888. Australians won by an innings and 19 runs. 1890. Australians won by an innings and 61 runs. 1893. Australians won by 19 runs. 1896. Australians won by seven wickets. 1899. Drawn. 1902. Australians won by an innings and 54 runs. 1905. Australians won by 200 runs. 1909. Drawn. Eleven matches have been played of which the Australians have won eight and the University one. W h ic h county is most likely to carry off the Championship this year is already being keenly discussed in many quarters, and, so far as it is possible to judge, most people appear to favour either Surrey or Kent. Both counties have been showing excellent form, but a good deal may happen before they meet at Blackheath on July 22nd. Kent have made a capital start under the leadership of Dillon, their form at Leicester, Chesterfield, and Northampton being all that well wishers of the side could desire. T h e D aily Telegraph announces that the prizes for the best batting and bow l­ ing averages in connection with last season’s matches played by the Royal Households Cricket Club were won by Tonder and Sponder respectively. Oh, Tonder, he trinded, and Sponder, he spun; And that’s why the bulk of our matches were won; While Yonder at speed would the boundary range, And Gronder with unders was good as a change. And Wonder, the wicket-keep, took all the tips, Except such as Blonder picked up in the s ips; But the thing that completed tbe enemy’s rout Was Thonder’s (our umpire) stentorian “ H out! ” LONDON AND COUNTY BANK v. BEDDINGTON. -P layed at Norbury Way 22. L. a n d C. B an k. E. G. Gayfer, not out 30 W. W. Bradley, not out ..........................22 B 1, lb 2, nb 1 ... 4 C. R. Trowell, c Harri­ son, b Reay ...........74 H. L. Hearsum, c Fair­ banks, b Reay.......... 17 •T. A. Bienvenu, b Reay 47 A. A. Feaver, b Reay... 9 Total (4 wkts)* 203 P. W. Hubbard, W. J. B. Sutton, E. J. Stiff, G. A. Mills and T. G. Barnes did not bat. * Innings declared closed. B eddington . W. A. Windsor, b Mills 13 E. C. Page, b Bradley 0 J• T. Fairbanks, b Bradley ................... 0 H. Bartlett, b Mills ... 25 F- O. P. Harrison, c Stiff, b Sutton ... 16 J- F. Nightingale, c Hubbard, b Bradley 9 S. Stebbing, not out... 16 A. W. Robertson, c Hearsum, b Bien­ venu ..........................22 B. Thealby, run out... 1 C. Phillips, lbw, b Bradley ..................24 W. Reay, b Bradley... 1 B 4, lb 2 ........... 6 Total ..133 “ When English batsmen learn to play their own natural game against our Colonial kinsmen we shall ear much less about the triumphs of Australian and South African bowleis. "—The Observer. TH A U S T R A L I A N S . 6 th M atch .— v. OXFORD UNIVERSITY. Played at Oxford on May 24, 25 and 26. Drawn. Although they were deprived of the services of Hatfeild, owing to a motor accident, and lost Robin­ son in the early part of the game, the University had every reason to be satisfied with what they did on the opening day. Briefly, they dismissed the Australians in three hours and a-half for 247 and then made 24 runs without loss. For this result they were chiefly indebted to Gilbert, who bowled remarkably' well and took eight wickets for 71. Lowe and Robinson shared the attack when the visitors, having won the toss, went in first, and only 15 had been scored when Hopkins was caught at cover. Bardsley was bowled at 40 in playing back, and Ransford, after making 20 out of 36 in 35minutes, was caught and bowled at 76 by Gilbert, who obtained the wicket with the first ball he sent down. Robin­ son unfortunately ricked his side, and after the interval had Brandt to field for him. A good stand was made when Gregory joined Noble, but the latter was twice missed, each time off Cartwright—at the wicket when 35 and by"Lowe at slip when 43. Gregory, on the other hand, gave no chance during his bright innings ; in partnership with Noble he put on 118 for the fourth wicket in an hour and a-quarter. Noble, fifth out (at 209), made his 107 out of 194 in 140 minutes and hit thirteen 4’s. His success, after a run of small scores, was very popular, but the two chances mentioned naturally detracted from the merit of his performance. Gilbert bowled splendidly after lunch, and it was due chiefly to him that the last six wickets went down in an hour for 53. Armstrong, last out, batted for an hour for 23. In the last lialf-hour of the day the home side scored 24 without loss. Rain interfered with the game to Ditch an extent on Tuesday that play was restricted to an hour and three-quarters. During that time Oxford took their total to 118 for the loss of six wickets. Salter and Evans made 47 for the first wicket in an hour, and Leese and Lagden added 27 for the fifth, whilst Hurst, hitting out on the slow wicket, scored 20 out of 25 in 15 minutes. Yesterday the four outstanding wickets added 14, Macartney taking them all for a couple of runs. The Austra­ lians lost Hartigan to Gilbert’s second ball, but Bardsley and Ransford added 73 together in 50 minutes. The two left-handers played bright and attractive cricket, and Armstrong and Gregory followed their example. W ith three wickets down for 167 stumps were drawn, the visitors then being 225 runs on with seven wickets in hand. Score and analysis:— A ustralian s . First innings. Second innings. W. Bardsley, b L ow e.........14 b Lowe ..........34 A. J. Hopkins, c Lagden, b L o w e .................................. 5 M. A. Noble, c & b Gilbert 107 V. S. Ransford, c & b Gil­ bert ..................................20 c sub., b Hurst... 58 S. E. Gregory, c Pawson, b Gilbert .. . ...........51 notout ..........27 W.W. Armstrong,bGilbert 23 notout ..........42 V. Trumper, b Gilbert ... 2 C. G. Macartney, b Gilbert 5 R. J. Hartigan, b Gilbert... 4 b Gilbert ......... 0 W. Carkeek, c Lowe, b Gil­ bert .................................. 8 W. J. Whitty, not out ... 1 B 4, w 2, nb 1 ... ... 7 B 5, nb 1...6 Total ...247 Total (3 wkts)167 O x fo r d U n iv e r s ity . G. H. M. Cartwright, b M acartney........... 3 H. A. Gilbert, b Ma­ cartney .................. 0 R. L. Robinson, c and b Macartney ... 0 J. C. M. Lowe, not out .......................... 3 B 7, lb 7 ...........14 M. G. Salter, b Whitty 33 A. J. Evans, c Car­ keek, b Armstrong 12 C. P. Leese, b Macart­ ney ..........................29 C. V. L. Hooman, b Whitty .................. 4 C. S. Hurst, lbw, b Armstrong .......... 20 R.O. Lagden,b Whitty 14 A. G. Pawson, b Ma- Total ................132 cartney .................. 0 A u stralian s . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W.O. M. R. W. Robinson ... 6 0 25 0 ............ Lowe .......... 19 0 62 2 ............ 11 3 33 1 G ilbert........... 19*1 2 71 8 ........... 19 3 51 1 Cartwright ... 16 1 3 ) 0 ............ 6 1 15 0 Lagden.......... 4 0 28 0 ............ 4 0 15 0 Evans .......... 9 3 15 0 ............ 6 0 25 0 H u rst........... 9 0 22 1 Cartwright bowled two wides and Gilbert and Lowe one no-ball each. Whitty ., Hopkins.. O xfo rd U n iv e r sit y . O. M. R. W. O M. R. W. 23 10 32 3 IArmstrong 14 6 36 2 81 26 0 |Macariney 11*3 1 24 5 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE v. KENT. Played at Northampton on May 24, 25 and 26. Kent won by an iunings aud 160 runs. The home side were much handicapped in this match, lacking the services of Smith, who was un­ able to play on account of indisposition. Kent made only a moderate start, having four wickets down for 120. Day then went in and played a great game. Hitting freely, he made 50 in 50 minutes and 100 in 95 : in all, he scored 133 out of 199 in 130 minutes. It was a brilliant display, which included a hit for 6 and twenty 4’s, and wTas unmarked by any real chance, although when 16 there was an uppish stroke through the slips. Hubble helped to add 33 in 25 minutes, Fairservice remained for 50 minutes during which S5 were put on for the seventh wicket, and Blythe helped him to add 69 for the eighth in 40. The innings, after lasting four hours and a-quarter, closed for 326. In reply, Northants lost two wickets for 3 runs and five for 38. Pool and East then played out time, adding 20. No play could take place on Tuesday owing to heavy rain. Yesterday Blythe carried all before him and Kent won by an innings and 160 runs. The left-hander took nine wickets for 44 in the second innings and fourteen in the match for 75. Score and analysis :— K ent . E. W. Dillon, c Hardy bEast .................................3 0 Eardinge, c and b Thompson ........... 3 Seymour, c Cox, b Wells......................................... 55 K. L. Hutchings, b W ells.........................................29 Woolley, c Kingston, b Wells ............................... 3 Total A. P. Day, b East ...133 N ortham ptonsh r e . Hubble, b East........13 Fairservice, b White­ head ....................... 20 Blythe, c sub, b Thompson ........24 Fielder, not out ... 1 Preston, b Thompson 6 B 5, lb 3, w 1 ... 0 ...326 First innings. C. Thorp, b Fielder .......... 0 W. II. Kingston, b 1ielder 1 Cox, st Hubble, b Blythe... 17 J. A. Denton, c Day, b Blythe S C. J. T. Pool, c & b Woolley 15 Thompson, b Iil\ the.......... East, lbw, b Woolley........... Wells, b Blythe .................. Buswell, c Hutchings, b Woolley .......................... Hardy, c Woolley, b Blythe Whitehead, not out ........... B 8, lb 1, nb 1 Second innings. b Blythe ........... c Hutchings, b Blythe c Hubble, b Wool- ley .......... lbw, b Blythe ... c Fairwcather, b Blythe ........... : 0 lbw, b Blythe ... 4 c Dillon, b Blythe 7 st Hubble, b Blythe ........... c F i e l d e r , b 7 Blythe ........... 0 not out ........... 9 b Blythe ........... L0 B 5, lb 2 ... Total Total... K ent . O. M. R. W. 4 103 3 I Hardy 7 96 3 Whitehead 2 2 85 3 I Wells bowled one wide. N o rth a m p to n s h ire . O. M. R. W. 0 22 0 0 11 1 i innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. .. 9 2 20 2 ... .. 17-3 5 31 5 .. . ... 1S-1 3 44 9 ... 2 1 8 0 .. . . 7 1 19 3 .. . ... 16 o 21 1 Fairservice ... ... 2 0 6 0 Thompson 29 East ... 29 Wells ... 18 Fielder ... Blythe ... Preston ... W oolley... Fielder bowled one no-ball. LONDON SCOTTISH v FINCHLEY.—Played at Broudesbury on May 22. L ondon S cottish . E. A. Bennett, lbw, b Riches ..................46 C. Powell, st Davies, b B irk in .................. 17 S. Lienard, not out ... 35 L. Lienard, c Venables, b de Paula ......... 53 H. G V. Homer, E. Hog nett and H. C. Hodgson d:' W. G. Henderson, b Tuck.......................... 0 E. A. Homer, not out 48 Byes ..................10 Total (4 wkts)*209 y, A. H. Read, R. A. Ben- d not bat. A. E. Crang, b E. A. Bennett ..................14 R. Hobbs, b Read ... 1 H. C. Fisher, c Hen­ derson, b Powell ... 31 B. C. S. Venables, st R. A. Bennett, b H ogg..........................13 Innings declared closed. F in c h le y . S. S. Birkin, not out 24 E. A. Griffiths, c E. A. Homer, b Hender­ son ..........................32 E. H. Riches, not out 7 B 14, lb 1 .......... 15 Total (5 wkts) 137 O. H. Davies, W. E. Goodyears, F. A. Tuck and W. M. de Paula did not bat.