Cricket 1909

ig6 CR ICK ET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J une 17, 1909. TH E AUSTRAL IANS . 11 th M atch .—v. SOMERSET. Played at Bath on June 10, 11 and 12. The Australians won by two wickets. On a very soft wicket and in dull, cheerless weather nineteen wickets fell in this match on Thursday for 232 runs in four hours and a-half. Somerset lacked the services of P. R. Johnson, and in his absence room was found for Prince H. Narayan, youngest son of H.H. the Maharajah of Cooch Behar, who is now at Cambridge and will be qualified for the County next year. Laver and Whitty shared the attack when Somerset, having won the toss, commenced batting with Braund and Hardy. Only 5 had been scored when the former was caught low down in the slips by Armstrong. Lewis showed good form but when he was bowled whilst trying to pull four wickets were down for 42. The collapse continued, the eighth wicket falling at 71. Daniel, who went in much later than usual owing to a damaged finger, helped Poyntz to add 22 for the ninth wicket in 20 minutes, the pair making the longest stand of the innings and bringing on Noble and Macartney. The captain dismissed both Poyntz and Chidgey in his second over, bringing the innings to a close for 93 after lasting 100 minutes. Whitty, however, did the best service with the ball, seeing that he disposed of five of the earlier players at a cost of 9 runs each. The visitors were given a promising start by McAlister and Carter, who made 32 together for the first wicket. At that total Robson was put on and he speedily made his presence felt. McAlister, fourth out (at 40) made 27 in 55 minutes and was then adjudged caught at the wicket. The seventh wicket fell at 80, and it appeared doubtful whether a lead would be obtained on the innings. Macartney and Robson, however, stayed together for three-quarters of an hour, putting on a very welcome 45, and when stumps were drawn the Australians, with one wicket in hand, were 46 runs on. On Friday Whitty was unable to bat, as he was confined to his room with a bad cold, the innings therefore closing at 139. Robson, whose swerve was at times very pronounced, took eight wickets for 35 runs. Owing to the state of the wicket after heavy rain no play was possible until 4*35, and then, after Somerset had lost Hardy and Lewis on a soft wicket for 33 runs, stumps were drawn on account of bad light. On the third day Robson was soon caught at mid-off, but Braund played a good defensive innings and reached 50 after batting 95 minutes. In all the latter scored 51 out of 73 in an hour and three-quarters before being caught at mid-on by Oarkeek, who was fielding for Whitty. Narayan was in an hour for 16, but the others did little, and the visitors were set only 66 to win. The wicket had gradually been getting more difficult, and, when the Australians went in, Robson at once began to work havoc amongst them. Ho dismissed Bardsley, Noble and Trumper without a run between them, the third wicket falling at 7, all of which had been made by McAlister. The last- named and Gregory effected an improvement by adding 28 for the fourth wicket, and after the Victorian had been caught at short-leg Armstrong remained whilst 19 were put on for the fifth. Gregory was then bowled by Greswell for an excellent innings of 29, and in the next over Armstrong was finely caught by Robson off his own bowling. Three later Hartigan was bowled, and upon his retirement 9 runs were still required and Laver, Carter and Macartney left to make them. (W hitty was still confined to his bed, and was therefore unavailable.) Four runs were made, and then Carter was bowled. Laver and Macartney, amid much excitement, succeeded in obtaining the remaining runs necessary to give the Australians the victory, nominally by two wickets, in reality by only one. The last few runs were obtained by lucky snicks, and the ball more than once missed the wicket by the smallest fraction. Score and analysis:— S o m e r se t . First innings. Second innings. Braund, c Armstrong, b Whitty .................. ... 3 c sub,b Macartney 51 Hardy, c Noble, b Laver ... 9 c Carter, b Laver 6 Lewis, b Laver ...................26 c and b Laver ... 2 Prince H. Narayan, st Carter, b Whitty ........... 3 b Macartney ... 16 B. L. Bisgood, st Carter, b Whitty ........................... 5 b Macartney ... 3 Robson, c Armstrong, b c Bardsley ,b Arm- L a v er................................... 4 strong ........... 6 V. T. Hill, c McAlister, b Whitty ........................... 6 b Noble ............ 0 W. T. Greswell, lbw, b Whitty ........................... 7 b Macartney ... 8 E. S. M. Poyntz, b Noble... 18 b Laver ............ 5 J. Daniell, not out ...........10 c Bardsley,b Laver 8 Chidgey, b Noble ........... 0 n otou t.................... 2 B 1, lb 1 ........................... 2 B yes................... 4 A u s t r a l ia n s . First innings. Second innings. P. A. McAlister, c Chidgey, c Braund, b Gres- b R o b s o n .......................... 27 w e ll.......... 15 H. Carter, c Poyntz, b L ew is.................................. 7 b Greswell...... 3 R. J. Hartigan, c Chidgey, b K o b s o n .......................... 2 b G reswell...... 1 V. T. Trumper, b Robson... 2c Braund, b Rob­ son ................. 0 M. A. Noble, c Braund, b c Braund, b Rob- Robson .......................... 14 son ............ 0 S. E. Gregory, c Chidgey, b R o b s o n .......................... 6 b Greswell.....29 W. W. Armstrong, c Gres­ well, b Robson ........... 7c and b Robson... 5 W. Bardsley, b Robson ... 17lbw, b Robson ... 0 C. G. Macartney, notout... 25 notout.......... 6 F. Laver, c Poyntz, b Rob­ son ................................. 5 notout.......... 4 W. J. Whitty, absent ill ... 0 B 23, lb 4 ...................27 B 4, lb 1 ........ 5 Total ...........139 Total (8 wkts) 68 S o m e r se t . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Laver .......... 15 4 40 3 ... ... 20*2 7 38 4 Whitty ......... 15 4 45 5 ... Noble .......... 1-5 0 4 2 ... !!.’ 12 2 39 1 Macartney .. 1 0 2 0 ... ... 9 2 20 4 Armstrong ... 9 5 10 1 A u s t r a l ia n s . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. First innings. Second innings. Gieswell 25 8 43 0 ... ... 13 8 11 4 Lewis ........... 12 5 26 1 ... ... 7 3 7 0 R ob son ........... 19-1 8 35 8 ... .. 18-1 6 45 4 Hardy ........... 4 1 8 0 ... MIDDLESEX v. YORKSHIRE. Played at Lord’s on June 10, 11 and 12. Drawn. Total Total......... Ill The weather on Thursday was most cheerless, and play lasted only two hours and 10 minutes. Mid­ dlesex won the toss and opened their innings with Warner and Tairant. Hirst and Newstead bowled, and were supported by keen fielding. When 24 had been made in 35 minutes Warner was bowled by a ball which kept low, whilst at 43 Tarrant was out to a fine left-handed catch, high up, at short-leg, after batting an hour for 13. Hendren, sent in first wicket down, played confidently from the moment he went in : he put on 67 for the third wicket with Robert­ son in 45 minutes, and reached his 50 out of 72 in 65 minutes. In the last 20 minutes during which play was possible he and Murrell added 20 without being separated, the score, when stumps were drawn, being 130 for three wickets. On Friday the tail collapsed badly, the last seven wickets going down for 31. Rhodes bowled with great effect, taking five wickets for 14 runs in ten overs : his analysis for the innings was six for 36. Murrell was out at once to a fine running catch by Bates at long-on, and Hendren added only 10 to his overnight score. The latter made his 71 out of 116 in 105 minutes by faultless cricket, driving with much power and hitting nine 4’s. The day’s play was much inter­ fered with by rain, but during the time at their disposal Yorkshire did fairly well to make 112 for four wickets. Rhodes and Wilson made 44 to­ gether in 50 minutes and, after the fall of the third wicket (at 45), Rothery and Hirst put on 39, whilst at the end of the day the latter and Bates added 28 without being separated. There was heavy rain on Saturday and further play was impossible. Score and analysis:— M id d l e s e x . P. F. Warner, b Hirst 14 Tarrant, c Newscead, b Hirst .................. 13 Hendren (E.), st Hun­ ter, b Rhodes.......... 71 W. P. Robertson, b Rhodes ................ 22 Murrell, c Bates, b Rhodes ..................15 Hearne (J. W.), c New­ stead, b Rhodes ... 9 G. L. Hebden, c Hirst, b Rhodes.................. Trott, b H a ig h .......... Hearne (J. T.), not out .......................... J. H. Hunt, b Rhodes Mignon, c Hirst, b Haigh .................. B 4, lb 1 ........... Total Y o r k s h ir e . Rhodes, c Trott, b J. T. H earne...........28 Wilson, c Warner, b J. T. H earne...........11 Denton, b J.T. Hearne 0 Rothery, c Trott, b J. T. H earne...........21 Myers, Haigh, Newstead, E. J. Radcliffe, and Hunter did not bat. M id d l e s e x . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Hirst.......... 19 7 40 2 IHaigh ... 16-3 3 42 2 Newstead.. 17 2 38 0 |Rhodes ..1 5 5 36 6 Tarrant Mignon Hunt Y o r k s h ir e . M. R. W. 3 48 0 2 10 0 0 12 0 Hearne (J. T.) de O. M. R. W. Hearne, J.T. 23 13 29 4 Heame,J.W. 2 1 5 0 ivered one wide. Hirst, not out .....34 Bates, not out .....10 B 4, lb 3, w 1 ... 8 Total (4wkts) 112 LEICESTERSHIRE v. NOTTINGHAM- SHIEE. Played at Leicester on June 10, 11 and 12. Leicestershire won by ten wickets. Jones had recovered sufficiently in order to be able to play, but when only 16 had been scored he played a ball into his wicket. George Gunn remained with Iremonger whilst 22 were added for the second wicket, and Hardstaff stayed whilst 21 were put on for the third. Iremonger, fifth out (at 102), batted two hours and a-quarter for 51, playing a steady and chanceless innings, and hitting a 6 and four 4’s. John Gunn, missed when 2, carried out his bat for 32, for which he batted an hour. After lasting three hours, the innings closed for 148—a very disappoint­ ing total. For a time the home side did no better. Whitehead being out at 17 and Knight at 30. But' King played a fine, free game, and of the 80 added with Wood for the third wicket in 65 minutes was responsible for 56 : a feature of his innings was his off-driving, and he hit nine 4’s. When stumps were drawn three wickets were down for 130, Wood carrying out his bat for 35. The weather was very showery on Friday, play in consequence being limited to a trifle over three hours. Wood played a slow but useful innings and in partnership with Coe put on 90 for the fourth wicket in 100 minutes : he hit five 4’s and gave no chance during the three hours and a quarter he was in. It was due very largely to him that Leicestershire were able to obtain a lead <?f 118 on the innings. When Notts went in the second time they met with a couple of disasters very quickly, George and John Gunn both being out for 14, at which point stumps were drawn. On Saturday the fifth wicket fell at 61, and it was due largely to an innings of 51 by Hardstaff, which lasted 100 minutes and contained five 4’s, that the total reached 134. King bowled well, taking four wickets for 46, and three men were run out during the innings. Leicestershire made the necessary 17 runs without loss. Score and analysis :— N o tts . First innings. Second innings. A. O. Jones, b King ........... 4 run out ........... 7 Iremonger, c Whitehead, b King ..................................51 c Coe, b King ... 11 Gunn (G.), b King ...........12 c and b King ... 6 Hardstaff, c Astill, b Ship­ man ..................................16 c King, b Jayes... 51 Payton, c Astill, b Jayes ... 7 run out .......... 14 Gunn (J.), not out ...........32 cSturman,b King 0 Alletson, b Jayes .......... 4 c Whitehead, b King ...........18 Oates, c Sturman, b Jaycs 0 run out .......... 15 Hallam, stSturm an,b King 2 c Crawford, b Astill .......... 7 Wass, b Jayes ................... 6 not out................... 1 Riley, b King ... ........... 5 st Sturman, b Odell ........... 0 B 7, lb 2 ........................... 9 Lb 3, nb 1 ... 4 Total Total.......... 134 Astill, c Hardstaff, b Wass.......................... 1 Sir A. Hazlerigg, not out .......................... 20 Shipman, lbw, b Wass 11 Sturman, c G. Gunn, b Hallam.................. 7 B 4, lb 2 ........... <5 Total ...266 ...........148 L e ic e s t e r s h ir e . Knight, b W ass...........22 Whitehead,c Gunn (J.), b Wass .................. 6 C. J. B Wood, c Oates, b Wass ...................65 King, c Riley,bHallam 56 Coe, b Hallam .......... 49 V. F. S. Crawford c G. Gunn, b Hallam ... 0 Jayes, c Alletson, b Hallam ...................23 Second innings: Knight, not out, 9; Whitehead, not out, 8. Total (no wkt) 17. N o tts . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. MB. W. Jayes ......... 22 6 53 4 .......... 20 S 37 1 King ..........si-3 9 -59 5 ................................. 24 6 46 4 Aatill .......... 9 3 14 0 ........... 13'5 0 47 2 Shipman ... 6 1 13 1 ............ Astill bowled one no-ball. L e ic e s t e r s h ir e . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Wass ... ... 37 5 116 5 ............ 2-1 0 9 0 H allam ......... 38-4 13 96 5 ............ 2 0 8 0 Iremonger ... 17 7 24 0 ............ Riley ........... 5 1 24 0 ............ Jones ........... 11 0 0 ... ...