Cricket 1909

220 CR ICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J une 24, 1909. THE AUSTRAL IANS . 14 t i i M atch .— v. YORKSHIRE. Played at Bradford on June 21 , 22 and 23 . Drawn. The home team had every reason to he satisfied with what they did on Monday, seeing that they batted all the time available—four hours 40 minutes —for 299. They won the toss and commenced batting with Rhodes and Wilson, who were opposed by Laver and Armstrong. Wilson, having scored 17, was finely stumped 011 the leg-side at 49, and Rhodes also should have been out soon, seeing that when he had made 21 he offered a catch to Bardsley at short- slip. The escape enabled him to double his score, and then, having made 42 out of 71 in an hour and hit six 4’s, Laver caught him off a hot return. Without a run added Wilkinson was bowled, and the score had reached only 100 when Hirst, who had made three 4’s off Cotter, was caught at slip. Eight runs later Rothery was bowled by Cotter, and then, with half the wickets down for 108, Denton was joined by Rothery. For a tim e the run-getting was rather sedate, but Denton reached his 50 out of 91 in 95 minutes. With 46 added play was stopped for a short time owing to bad light, but the pair, upon the game being resumed, quickly settled again to a good game, and it was not until they had put on 137 for the sixth wicket in 110 minutes that Myers was bowled by Noble. He made his excellent 53 without a chance and hit eight 4’s, mostly off-drives. Ten runs later—at 255—Denton’s long innings came to a close. By faultless cricket he made 106 out of 206 in three hours and a-quarter, hitting well ajl round the wicket and making twelve 4’s. Newstead made 19, and, with Haigh and Hunter adding 24 for the last wicket, the total reached 299. Laver, keeping a fine length, took half the wickets at very reasonable cost, but Armstrong, although he bowled well, met with no success. The second day was blank on account of rain. Yesterday the game was resumed just after noon, but when the Australians had made 77 for three wickets in 80 minutes, rain came down and caused the match to be abandoned at three o’clock. McAlister fell to a catch at short- slip to the second ball sent down, and w ith only 11 scored Bardsley was bowled. Noble and Ransford made a stand, so that at 30 Rhodes, who had opened the attack with Hirst, went on at the other end. With 10 added Noble was caught in the long-field, but following his dismissal the total was taken to 77 without further loss by the time the game was interfered with by the weather. Ransford carried out his bat for 32, but was twice missed, each time off Haigh. Score and analysis : — Y o r k s h ir e . Rhodes, c and b Laver 42 Wilson, st Carter, b Macartney ......17 Denton, c Macartney, b Laver ..............106 Wilkinson, b Laver ... 0 Hirst, c Armstrong, b Cotter ...............14 Rothery, b Cotter ... 2 Myers, b Noble........53 E. J. Radcliffe, c Mac­ artney, b Laver ... 5 Newstead, c Carter, b Laver ................19 Haigh, not o u t .......10 Hunter, b Macartney 14 B 9, lb 7, w 1 ... 17 Total ...........299 A u s t r a l ia n s . P. A. McAlister, c Myers, b Hirst ... ... 0 W. Bardsley, b Rhodes........................... ... 5 M. A. Noble, c Rothery, b Rhodes ... ... 27 V. S. Ransford, not out .................. ... 32 W. Armstrong, not out .................. ... 12 Leg-bye .................. ... 1 Total (3 wkts) ... 77 Y o r k s h ir e . M. R. W. 11 75 5 1Macartney 8-3 4 20 2 1 65 0 Cotter ...15 2 68 2 O. Laver ... 34 Armstrong 30 Noble ... 18 3 54 1 | Cotter bowled one wide. A u s t r a l ia n s . O. M. R. W. Rhodes ... 12 2 45 2 1Hirst Haigh ... 5-2 1 12 0 | O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. 7 2 19 1 SURREY v. LANCASHIRE Played at the Oval on June 21 and 22. Lancashire won by an innings and 35 runs. The high positions occupied by these sides in the championship table caused more than usual interest to centre in their meeting this week. Each had been beaten only once, Lancashire by Yorkshire and Surrey by Notts. The visitors won the toss and took first innings on a perfect wicket, Makepeace and Hartley opening to Lees and Rushby. A good start was made, 50 going up without loss in 45 minutes, but, with Marshal and Hayes taking up the bowling, a great change came about. At 61 Hartley was caught and bowled, Tyldesley (J. T.) played on at 64, Make­ peace was stumped at 67 and a run later the younger Tyldesley was caught at the wicket. MacLaren then joined Sharp, who should have been stumped off Hayes when 8—a mistake for which Surrey were destined to pay a heavy price. MacLaren batted 35 minutes for a couple of singles, but remained whilst 33 were added for the fifth wicket. Hornby, who followed, played a patient game, being content to leave the bulk of the scoring to Sharp, who was batting freely aud severely punishing anything in the shape of a loose ball. Sharp made 50 in 75 minutes and reached 100 (out of 156) in two hours and a-quarter. When the partnership had put on 124 in an hour and a-half Hornby was stumped for a very valuable innings of 3S. Sharp remained until he had made 157 out of 237 in 210 minutes, when Marshal caught him off his own bowling. He played a very fine game, and probably saved his side from collapse ; his chief hits were fourteen 4’s and, apart from the one chance mentioned, he made no mistake. Huddleston and Dean made useful scores, and Brearley hit up 26 before being caught in the long-field. The innings amounted to 343 and lasted five hours. Hayes, who took half the wickets, kept a fine length, but Marshal had abetter analysis. At the end of the day Surrey made 4 without loss. Stumps were drawn a little earlier than usual owing to Leveson-Gower being hit severely on the hand by a ball bowled by Brearley. There was rain during Monday night, and, as though to add to their troubles, Surrey found that Leveson-Gower would be unable to take further part in the match owing to the accident to his thumb. Hobbs and Strudwick continued the innings, and, the latter hitting well, the total was taken to 42 before a wicket fell. With Haye3 in 35 were added and then Hobbs, who had made 41 out of 73 in 70 minutes, was bowled. The next ball dismissed Marshal, and Crawford was almost bowled by the following. The amateur at once settled down to a good game and, scoring freely, made 36 of the next 49 in 27 minutes. Four wickets were then down for 126, and with four added Hayes, Davis, and Harrison were all sent back. Hayes batted 80 minutes for his 25, and just completed his thousand runs for the season. Lees received four balls from Brearley, each of which struck him, and then retired hurt, owing to a severe blow on the hand. Rushby and Ducat added 31 and the innings, after lasting two hours and a-half, closed for 159. Brearley, who pitched short, took four wickets for 79. When the follow-on was entered upon the sun was shining brightly, and Surrey’s position was hopeless. A very fair sturt, however, was made, Hobbs and Harrison made 23 for the first wicket in 35 minutes and the latter and Hayes added 42 for the second in similar time. Marshal made a few good drives and Ducat showed very good form whilst batting an hour for 31. Crawford and Rushby also reached double figures, but the innings defeat could not be avoided. Brearley again bowled very suc3essfully and of the fifteen wickets credited to the bowlers in the match took nine for 156 runs. The luck of the game certainly favoured Lancashire, who made every use of their opportunities and deserved to win. Score and analysis:— L a n c a s h ir e . A. H. Hornby, st Strudwick,b Marshal 38 Huddleston, b Hayes 15 Dean, c Strudwick, b Rushby ...............17 W. Brearley, c Hobbs, b Hayes ...............26 Blomley, not out ... 1 B 13, lb 5, w 2, nb 6 26 A. Hartley, c and b Hayes ................28 Makepeace, st Strud­ wick, b Marshal ... 29 Tyldesley (J. T.), b Marshal ................... 3 Sharp, c & b Marshal..157 Tyldesley(E.),c Strud­ wick, b Hayes ... 1 A. C. MacLarcn, b Hayes .................... 2Total r S u r r e y . First innings. H. D. G. Leveson-Gower, retired hurt ................. 2 Strudwick, b Brearley ... 18 Hobbs, b Dean ...............41 Hayes, c Huddleston, b Dean ...............................25 Marshal, b D ean................. 0 J. N. Crawford, c Dean, b Brearley ......................36 Harrison, b Brearley......... 0 Davis, c Blomley, b Dean.. 0 Ducat, b Brearley ...343 Second innings. 19 Lees, retired hurt Rushby, not o u t... Byes ... ... 10 absent hurt not out .......... b Brearley........... c MacLaren, b Brearley.......... cSharp, b Dean... c Sharp, b Brear­ ley .................. 12 runout ... ... 17 c J. Tyldesley, b Brearley........... 5 c J. Tyldesley, b Brearley.......... 31 absent hurt ... 0 b Dean.. 14 B 5, lb 8, nb 2 15 Lees... Rushby Marshal Total ...................159 Total ...........149 L a n c a s h ir e . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. ...25 3 79 0 |Hayes... 29*4 4 94 4 55 1 I Crawford 6 0 25 0 4 56 4 |Harrison 3 1 8 0 Rushby bowled one wide and six no-balls, and Marshal one wide. First innings. O. M. R. W. S u r r e y . Second innings. ... ........... O. M. R. W. Brearley ... 21*2 3 79 4 ................... 243775 Huddleston ... 7 2 20 0 ............ 7 0 17 0 Dean .......... 20 5 50 4 ........... 16'5 4 40 2 Brearley bowled two no-balls. SURREY v. OXFORD UNIVERSITY. Played at Reigate on June 21 , 22 and 23 . Oxford University won by an innings and 98 runs. The fact that Surrey were playing at the Oval against Lancashire prevented them from placing a good side in the field for this match. But John Shuter reappeared, after an absence of several years, and once more captained the County. Evans and Salter made 154 for the University’s first wicket in 130 minutes, and the latter and Seitz added 132 for the second in 85. Salter made 50 out of 69 in 70 minutes, 100 out of 143 in two hours, and, in all, 152 out of 286 in 220 m inutes: he hit eighteen 4’s, but was missed when 30 and 57. Seitz obtained his 120 out of 210 in 140 minutes, hit twenty-one 4’s, and, like Salter, was twice missed—at 28 and 83. Hooman and Hurst put on 53 together in 20 minutes, and when play ceased for the day with five wickets down for 465, made in five hours and a-quarter, the former carried out his bat for 73. The County’s troubles were continued on Tuesday, the innings not closing until 577 had been made in six hours and a-half. Le Conteur and Hooman put on 85 in 45 minutes, the latter batting two hours and a-half for 117, in which were two 5’s and seventeen 4’s : he gave two chances, when 60 and 99, and made his runs all round the wicket. Surrey’s batting was very dis­ appointing. Sarel, who played occasionally in 1904, made 57 in 105 minutes but was missed before scor­ ing : with Raphael he put on 63 for the fifth wicket in an hour. In the follow-on four wickets fell for 10, and, although Raphael and Altham added 61 in 35 minutes, seven men were out for 91. It was then decided to play until 7 o’clock in the hope of finish­ ing the match that evening, but Goatly and Budgen added 60 without being parted, playing out time. Yesterday the total was taken to 164 ere Budgen was out, and then Vigar helped Goatly to add 47 in 25 minutes. The last-named hit ten 4’s in his excellent 69, and batted an hour and a-half. Hitch, hitting with vigour, made 59 out of 77 in 40 minutes, and Surrey experienced a lighter defeat than ap­ peared likely from the over-night score. Score and analysis:— O x f o r d U n iv e r s it y . M. G. Salter, c Hitch, b Bird .................... 152 A. J. Evans, b Platt... 47 J. A. Seitz, c Hitch, b Bugden .................... 120 C. V. L. Hooman, c Raphael, b Bugden 117 C. S. Hurst, b Abel... 33 R. Sale, c Vigar, b Abel 21 R. O. Lagden, c Vigar, b Abel .................... 0 S u r r e y . First innings. M. C. Bird, c Evans, b Gilbert ...........................11 Abel, c Hooman, b Gilbert 4 W. G. M. Sarel, c Evans, b Lagden .......................... 57 Goatly,c Hooman, b Gilbert 6 H. S. Altham, run out ... 7 J. E. Raphael, b Evans ... 31 Vigar, c Evans, b Lagden... 14 H. Budgen, c Hurst, b Le Conteur .......................... 25 J. Shuter, b T u rn er...........18 Hitch, c Salter, b Turner... 4 Platt, not out B 8, nb 1 P. R. Le Contour, not out .......................... F. H. Turner, b Bird H. A. Gilbert, c Hitch, b Bugden J. C. Barley, c and b B ir d .......................... 8 B 5, lb 3, nb 4, w 1 13 11 Total ...577 9 Second innings. b Gilbert ........... 4 c Seitz, b Evans 4 c Evans,b Lagden 0 c Barley,b Gilbert 69 b Le Conteur ... 36 c Turner, b Evans 36 n otou t..................33 c Evans, b Lagden 30 b Gilbert ........... 1 c Turner, b Le Conteur.......... 59 c Hurst, b Lagden 5 B 9, lb 1, nb 1 11 Total ...............191 Total............ 288 O x f o r d U n iv e r s it y . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Budgen ... 27 5 112 3 Abel ... 23 7 110 3 Platt........... 39 9 88 1 Goatly ... 3 0 21 0 Sarel........... 7 1 26 0 Bird ... 17 2 76 3 Hitch ... 29 3 131 0 Platt delivered four no-balls and H itch bowled one wide. S u r r e y . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. G ilbert.......... 16 6 25 3 ........... 27 6 77 3 Turner .......... 13 2 57 2 ............ 6 0 18 0 Le Conteur ... 11-2 2 40 1 ............ 12 2 60 2 Evans .......... 12 2 36 1 ............ 15 5 51 2 Lagden.......... 11 4 24 2 ............ 22 4 71 3 Gilbert bowled one no-ball.