Cricket 1909

2 7 6 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u ly 22, 1909. THE AUSTRAL IANS . 2 1 st M a tc h .— v. SUBREY. Played at the Oval on July 15, 16 and 17. Drawn. The Australians were represented by their strongest side for this match. It will be recalled that in the previous game between the sides Surrey won after a close finish by 5 runs. Last week the County were not at full strength, Leveson- Gower, Hobbs and J. N. Crawford all being unable to play owing to injuries : Marshal also was away. Noble won the toss and decided to take first innings on a slow wicket. The bowling was shared by Smith and Kirk, and runs took a lot of getting. With only 9 scored, McAlister put a ball through the slips and had run a single before he was aware that in making the stroke he had removed a bail. At the same total Bardsley was altogether beaten by Smith, whilst at 15 Armstrong, after being in 15 minutes without a run, was lbw to the same bowler. Gregory made only 8 , and with his departure four wickets were down for 29. Ransford had been showing good form, and, when joined by Trumper, appeared likely to settle down. But after 19 had been added the former was lbw for 19 made out of 39 in 55 minutes. Noble com ­ menced rather unsteadily, but afterwards settled down to a good game. At 66 Lees went on for Kirk, and with his second delivery got Trumper lbw. With Macartney in Kirk relieved Smith, at 72, and at the luncheon interval six wickets were down for 77. In all, the seventh wicket added 33, of which Macartney, who was then bowled, made 10. Carter made 20 by bright cricket and stayed with his captain whilst 30 were added. Cotter failed to score, but Laver helped Noble to make the longest stand of the innings. Laver made only a dozen, but he stayed whilst a very valuable 43 were added for the last wicket. Noble carried out his bat for 65, after batting 135 minutes : he played a very great game for his side, five wickets having fallen for 48 when he went in. He gave no chance and hit four 4’s. Smith varied his pace cleverly and maintained an admirable length. Surrey opened their innings with Hayward and Hayes against Laver and Macartney. The pair played well and seemed set until the latter, running in to Armstrong (who had displaced Laver) was stumped. The total was then 36. Bird, without playing a confident or faultless innings, was seen to advantage in scoring 28 out of 51 put on for the second wicket with Hayward. Ducat left a run later, after which Harrison helped to play out time, the total when play ceased being 97 for three wickets (Hayward 50 not out). Heavy and continuous rain prevented a ball being bowled on Friday, and even when the game was resumed at 10 minutes to noon on the third day the wicket had not fully recovered. Laver and Macartney were the bowlers, and only 3 runs had been added when the former got Harrison caught at slip. Goatly arrived to see Hayward, when 55, let off by Cotter and Trumper, who allowed a ball to pass between them in the slips: the unfortunate bowler was Laver. At 114 Arm­ strong went on, and for a time, kept down the run-getting : but, being hit for 11 in his fifth over, was relieved by Noble. There were other changes in the attack, but it was not until 45 had been put on for the wicket in three-quarters of an hour that Goatly was caught at short-leg in trying to pull. Hitch left in the same over, the sixth wicket thus falling at 145. Smith, as usual, played a bold game, but had helped Hayward to add only 21 ere the latter was caught at the wicket for a faultless innings of 80, made of 166 in 190 m inutes: he was seen at his best, hit five 4’s, and made his runs against good bowling on a damaged pitch. Five runs later Lees and K irk fell to successive balls from Macartney, and it seemed doubtful whether the County would equal their opponents’ score. Smith manipulated the bowling well, and made runs whilst Strudwick kept his wicket intact. The consequence was the last wicket put on 38 : Smith made his 39 out of 64 in 50 minutes and will be able to recall the match with much satisfaction. In the innings of 209 Laver took half the wickets for 58 runs, and Armstrong three for 33. Everything pointed to the match being drawn, but the prospect of a full day's cricket caused a large attendance. Smith and Lees bowled when the Australians went in for their second innings. McAlister-, after being missed at the wicket when a single, was bowled for 5, and the total was only 23 when Bardsley was lbw. Then the success of the fielding side was checked, for Armstrong joined Ransford and offered a bold front. Fifty went up in an hour, and, although the batting was necessarily steady, Ransford hit out whenever he could do so with safety. Having played themselves in, the pair scored more freely, and in all put on 73 together in 80 minutes before the left-hander was caught at the wicket. A little later Armstrong, having batted 100 minutes for 40, was caught at mid-on, and after Cotter and Trumper had been got rid of, the innings was closed, leaving Surrey rather less than an hour in which to make 97. Smith made his record for the match twelve wickets for 124. The game, of course, was drawn. Goatly and Hayes made 39 without loss in half-an-hour, and then stumps were drawn owing to bad light. Score and analysis :— A ustralians . First innings. Second innings. P. A. McAlister, hit wkt., b Kirk .................................... 5 b Smith ........ 5 W. Bardsley, b Smith... 1 lbw, b Smith ... 10 V. S. Ransford, lbw, b c Strudwick, b Sm ith.......................................19 Smith ......51 W. W. Armstrong, lbw,b c Hayward, b Sm ith.................................... 0 Smith ......40 S. E. Gregory, b Smith ... 8 notout ...........12 V. T.Trumper, lbw, b st Strudwick, b Lees ..................................25 Smith ... ... 0 M. A. Noble, not out...............65 C. G. Macartney, b Smith 10 H. Carter, b Smith ...............20 A. Cotter, st Strudwick, b Sm ith.................................. 0 c Ducat,b Kirk 8 F. Laver, b Hayes ...............12 B 10, lb 5 ...................15 Byes, &c. ... 0 Total ...................180Total (6 wkts)*126 * Innings declared closed. S urrey . Hitch, c Carter, b Laver ................... 0 Smith, st Carter, b Laver ...................39 Lees, b Macartney ... 1 E. C. Kirk, st Carter, b M acartney........... 0 Strudwick, n o to u t... 9 Hayward, c Carter, b Laver..........................80 Hayes, st Carter, b Armstrong ...........14 M.C. Bird, lbw, b Arm­ strong .................. 28 Ducat, b Armstrong... 0 Hanison, c Trumper, b Laver ................. 3 Goatly, c Noble, b Laver.......................... 24 B 5, lb 4, nb 2 ... 11 Total ...209 Second innings: Hayes, not out, 16; Goatly, not out, 20 leg-byes 3.—Total (no wkt.) 39. A ustralians . Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Smith ......... 33 9 70 7 ... ... 19-2 1 54 5 Kirk .........,. 21 4 44 1 ... ... 11 1 26 1 Lees ........... 14 5 34 1 ... ... 12 5 22 0 Hitch ... ..... 2 0 4 0 ... ... 3 0 12 0 Hayes ........... 2 0 13 1 ... ... 5 0 12 0 S urrey . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Macartney ..,. 25 8 61 2 ... ... 7 4 9 0 Laver ......... . 26-5 7 58 5 ... ... 8 0 27 0 Armstrong ... 16 5 33 3 ... Noble .........,. 12 4 42 0 ... Cotter ......... . 1 0 4 0 ... Noble and Cotter each bowled one no-ball. MIDDLESEX v. LANCASHIRE. Played at Lord's on July 15, 16 and 17. Drawn. Although this game had a very important bearing on the Championship, only a few thousand persons were present, the counter attraction at the Oval proving very strong. Tarrant batted more freely than usual and helped to score 52 for the first wicket in 35 minutes. He was out to a fine catch at cover-point off Sharp, who had just relieved Dean. Hendren was missed in the slips by Huddleston from the first ball he received and the blunder proved expensive, for the second wicket did not fall until 70 were added. Warner, thoroughly well set, was then run ont in attempting a sharp single : he was seen at his best, and during the lu5 minutes he was in hit six 4’s. After the interval Sharp carried all before him, six wickets at one period falling for 12 runs in half-an- hour. The last eight wickets went down for 47 in 50 minutes after lunch, Sharp’s analysis being seven for 25 ; at one period it was six for five runs. Thus the innings, which opened so well, closed for 180. Hendren was last out after making 60 out of 128 in 130 minutes. He scored well all round the wicket, driving particularly well, and hit eight 4’s. Sharp bowled at a fine pace and made the ball whip back ; his performance was really remarkable, for the ground did not assist him to any appreciable extent. Lancashire lost Spooner, bowled off his pads, at 23 and Tyldesley at 33. Hartley batted steadily as usual and stayed with Sharp whilst 50 were put on for the third wicket in 45 minutes. Sharp played excellently, hitting hard and well when opportunity offered, and made 54 in 105 minutes. His stand with Makepeace realised 45. At the end of the day Lancashire had four wickets down for 128. There was so much rain on Friday that the game could not be resumed until a quarter to one on Saturday. The wicket was slow and sawdust was in great demand. With only 9 added Macleod was out to a very good running catch by Litteljohn at cover. MacLaren stayed some time with Makepeace and by lunch the total had been taken to 165 for five wickets. After the interval the last five men were sent back in 40 minutes for 23 runs. MacLaren made 21 out of 31 whilst in and Makepeace, out at 176, batted nearly two hours for 37. Huddleston fell to a fine catch at point by Warner, but Lancashire could claim a lead of 8 runs on the innings. Going in the second time, Warner was caught at slip without a run scored and Hendren missed by Heap when 8 : the latter, how­ ever, was out to a good catch by Hartley for 12, and 3 later Tarrant was lbw. Robertson and Litteljohn made a good stand and saved the side from danger of defeat. Whilst together 40 minutes they put on 47, and with Page and Litteljohn in partnership another 29 were added. The last-named batted 85 minutes for his most valuable 54 : he played a care­ ful game when necessary, but hit well later. The innings closed for 137, and the total would probably have been smaller had Sharp been allowed to bowl. Lancashire had half-an-liour’s batting ht the end of the day and scored 18 for the loss of Spooner and Hartley. Score and analysis :— M iddlesex . First innings. Second innings. P. F. Warner, run out ... 52 c MacLaren, b Heap ........... 0 Tarrant, cSpooner, b Sharp 32 lbw, b Dean ... 10 Hendren (E.), b Sharp ...6 0 c Hartley, b Hud­ dleston ........ 12 W. P. Robertson,b Sharp 14 b Huddleston ... 25 E.S. Litteljohn, c Worsley, b Sharp .......................... 0 b Huddleston ... 54 Murrell, b Sharp................. 0 b Heap ............. 1 C. C. Page, b Sharp ......... 0 c Tyldesley, b Heap ........12 F. T. Mann, b Sharp........ 0 b Dean..................... 3 Trott, b Sharp ................... 4 c Spooner, b Dean 3 Hearne (J. T.), b Heap ... 5 n otou t .......... 7 Mignon, not ou t................... 8 b Huddleston ... 0 B 1,1b 1, nb 3 ... 5 B 7, lb 3 ...........10 Total..........137 Total.................180 L ancashire . First innings. Second innings. R. H. Spooner, b Tarrant 10 c Murrell, b Tar­ rant ... ......... 0 A. Hartley, b Hearne ... 35 b Tarrant ......... 2 Tyldesley, c and b Tarrant 3 Sharp, c Warner, b Hearne 54 Makepeace, lbw, b Hearne 37 K. G. Macleod, c Litteljohn, b Tarrant ......................... 5 A. C. MacLaren, c Murrell, b Tarrant.......................... 21 n otou t............. ... 9 Huddleston, c Warner, b Hearne .......................... 9 Heap, not out ................... 5 not out................. 6 Dean, c Murrell, b Hearne 3 Worsley, c Trott, b Tarrant 0 B 5, lb 1 ................... 6 Leg-bye ... 1 Total ...................188 Total (2 wkts) 18 M iddlesex . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Dean ............. 12 0 54 0 ............ 15 9 23 3 Heap ............. 21 9 42 1 ........... 17 3 63 3 Sharp .......... 17*55 51 8 ........... Huddleston... 6 1 18 0 ........... 25*1 9 41 4 Makepeace ... 4 0 10 0 ........... Dean delivered two no-balls and Sharp one. L ancashire . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R.W. M ignon............. 12 1 44 0 ............ Tarrant.......... 39’4 11 75 5 ............ 5 0 8 2 Trott ............. 10 1 29 0 ............ H earne.......... 26 10 34 5 ........... 6 3 9 0 LONDON AND COUNTY BANK v. BATTERSEA.- Played at Norbury on July 17. B attersea . H. A.White,c Hubbard, b Bradley.................. 28 L. Hiscock, b Bradley 1 F. Ward, st Simmons, b Bradley.................. 14 G. Dawdry, run out ... 31 J. W. C. Watt, lbw, b Hubbard .................. 8 * Innings declared closed. T. Morton and H. Heron did not bat. L. & C. B ank . P. Huish, c Hubbard, b Mills ................. 8 G. Swaine, not out ... 14 F. Arnold, b Hubbard 0 II. C. Haldane, notout S B 9, lb 2...................11 Total (7 wkts)* 123 T. R. Taylor, lbw, b White .................. 48 P. W. Hubbard, st Haldane, b Swaine 15 E. J. Stiff, c Dawdry, b Huish .................. 6 W. W. Bradley, b Huish .................. 34 A. A. Feaver, R. W. Semmons, F. Allnutt and G. A. Mills did not bat. E. G. Gayfer, not out 16 W. J. B. Sutton, c Hal­ dane, b Huish ... 0 C. R. Trowell, not out 2 Byes ................... 3 Total (5 wkts) 124