Cricket 1909

J u l y 2 2 , 1 9 0 9 . CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 283 exhibition at the Imperial Institute on Monday afternoon, the Dean of Hereford remarked that there was something wrong somewhere when England lost her cricket matches to Australia, her polo to America, and her sculling at Henley to Belgium. Leaders were wanted, he felt, “ to buck th&n up.” O n e of th e best day’s cricket seen during the present season was that at Lord’s on Tuesday. Tarrant and Hayes met with more than average success with the ball, and Warner played a most meritorious not out innings of 102. The last-named is obviously in excellent form just now, and has the strongest claims to be regarded as the best amateur batsman of the day and certainly tho finest turned out by Bugby since the days of William Yardley. When a crisis has to be faced he is the ideal person for the occasion, for his judgment is as sound as his execu­ tion is telling, and he apparently never suffers from nerves. A t the moment, when D. W. Carr’s bowling is one of the chief topics of conversation in cricketing circles, it will interest Gossip readers to hear how H. Y. Hordern’s attack impressed the critic of the Hamilton (Canada) Times. He says:— “ Hordern’s googly delivery has a slow motion, overhead, elbow up, palm upwards, the ball sliding off between the little finger and wrist with a tortuous twist. Try it.” Now we know. T h e Committee of the M.C.C. issued invitations on Monday to the officers, petty-officers and men of the Fleet, now anchored in the Thames, to visit Lord’s this week during the matches played by Middlesex against Surrey and Somerset. The thoughtfulness of the Committee has been much appreciated, if one may judge from the number of those who availed themselves of it. E v e r y credit deserves to be bestowed on the Gloucestershire team for the excellent attempt they made at Leyton to pull off their match with Essex. Set 371 to win in five hours, the side made so gallant an attempt that by the time play ceased all the runs but 25 had been made and there still remained three wickets to fall. Someone recently said that the Gloucestershire X I. without Jessop might be likened to a porcupine without quills, but yesterday’s great effort proves the falsity of the remark. To Board especially was the match a triumph, see­ ing that he made 216 runs in the match and kept wicket well. Would there were more such splendidly-contested games! S c a r c e l y of less merit was the uphill game played against tremendous odds by Sussex at Eastbourne yesterday against Lancashire. It would have disheartened many teams to follow-on 370 behind against so strong a side, but the Sussex men faced their great task pluckily and succeeded in making enough runs to send their opponents in the second time. The team failed badly in their first innings, but fully atoned for their short­ comings by their subsequent cricket. They were beaten by ten wickets, but Lancashire did not monopolise the honours of the game. To Mr. F. F. Kelly, of New York, I am indebted for particulars of an unusual bowling feat. Playing in a X II. a-side match for Toronto University against Upper Canada College, at Toronto on June 2nd, G. Wallace took all eleven wickets in an innings for 25 runs. From the same source I learn that J. H. Gordon, of Oxford and Surrey, made 45 for Staten Island v. Brooklyn on July 3rd and 74 v. Port Washington a couple of days later. Most frequenters of the Oval will remember his fine not-out innings of 69 against Worcestershire at the Oval three years ago, when he and Hobbs pulled off the game by means of an unfinished partnership of 176 with Hobbs after four of the best wickets had fallen for 112. It is evident that Gordon still recalls his connection with the County Eleven with pleasure, for, says F. F. K., “ I notice he wears his Surrey C.C.C. cap.” A t the time of going to press the names of the players asked to be in attendance at Manchester on Monday next for the Test match have not been announced. Last week it was considered probable that they would bo made known on Monday, but the task of the Selection Committee has been by no means light, and one can easily understand the delay which has arisen. SURREY 2 nd XI. t . BUCKS. Played at Horley on July 9 and won by Surrey by an innings and 29 runs. Score and analysis:— B ucks . First innings. Second innings. H. G. Hogarth, c Edwards, b Platt .......................... 4 c Platt,b Edwards 4 T. R. Kent, b H itc h ........ 13 b Platt............. 2 W. Wheeler, b Platt ... ... 0 b Platt.................. 0 R. N. Orton, b Edwards ... 17 b Platt................... 0 W. F. Lowndes, b Platt ... 0 c Abel, b Platt ... 0 Page, b Platt ................ 0 b Platt.................. 1 Boddy, c Platt, b Hitch ... 2 runout .......... 0 G. W. Faulkner, b Platt ... 0 c Wrinch, b Platt 20 P. L. Frith, c Hitch, b Platt ................................19 b Platt............. 0 J. G. Montague, b Platt ... 0 lbw, bEdwards 6 Vickerstaffe, not ou t........ 0 n otou t.................. 2 B 4, lb 2 ................ 6 Byes.................. 2 Total ......................61 S u r r e y 2 nd XI. Total H. S. Wrinch, b Page 2 Platt, b Vickerstaffe... 18 Abel, c and b Vicker­ staffe .......................... 5 Mason, b Vickerstaffe 0 Goatly, b Vickerstaffe 9 Blacklidge, b Vicker­ staffe ..........................13 Vigar, c Lowndes, b F aulkner..................38 Hitch, b Wheeler A. W. F. Rutty, Faulkner.......... Edwards, not out H. P. W ebb, Faulkner........... B 2, lb 4 ... Total ... 37 ... 11 b • ... 20 5 b ... 0 ... 6 ...127 B ucks . First innings. Platt ... Hitch ... Edwards O. M. R. W. . 12 6 19 7 ... . 8 1 23 2 ... . 4-2 0 13 1 .. Second innings. O. M. R. W. 12-4 6 23 7 S u rrey 2 n d XI. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Vickerstaffe 19 3 58 5 |Wheeler... 3 0 16 1 Page........... 14 3 34 1 I Faulkner 3'2 0 13 3 BiLSA.MUM TESTITIS. [“ I knew a man who professes to apply Christian Science to cricket . . . and by holding his thoughts upon the idea of triumph, he is able to bat ex cellently.”— E ustace M iles in the Evening News 19th July, 1909.] Here do I stand, for England, hrme, <t cetera , Like Nelson, ere my time, for glory yearning; Only Lord Nelson’s lot was slightly better, a Victory was found him —mine wants earning. How can I stick the nervous strain? It’s killing To play, when paid four times the usual rate, To crowds each one of whom has paid a shilling, Though I’m quite equal to a sixp’ny gate. How shall I face it? Wot! Auto-suggestion Shall be my aid ; I’ll conjure up an aura Batting where failure is clean out of question, And ev’ry fluke of mine shall yield a fourer. Here comes the giddy bowler! — I’ll smile blandly, Convince myself that he’s a simple duffer And, as the ball sails up, smile at it grandly And let the donkey-dropper justly suffer! Now I’m O.K.—my nerves no longer jumpy : I’m going to spend an afternoon quite happy. Shiver my timbers !*—If the blessed umpy Has not said “ Out!—O, hours loo late, old chappy! ” No matter! I’ll retire, without confusion, —It’s certain someone else, not I, has blunder’d !— Seek the pavilion and there, in seclusion, Kid to myself I’ve scored a blooming hundred! H. P.-T. * Our candidate for Manchester has acquired this significant phrase during the visit of the Fleet to Thames Street. DEVON v. MONMOUTHSHIRE. Played at Exeter on July 12 and 13 and won by Devon by one wicket. Score :— D evon . First innings. Lieut. Harrison, b W. Williams .......................... Lieut.Wilson, bW.Williams 36 J. F. Orchard, run out ... 27 Light, b Stedman ...........57 Davis, c Stratton, b Sted­ man .................................. 11 Capt.Young, b Silverlock... 6 D. C. Boles, b W. Williams 10 J. F. Shelley, b W.Williams 26 Capt. Hartley, c Williams, b Silverlock .................. 27 L. Tamworth, runout ... 12 Aston, not out .................. 9 Byes, &c...................... 12 Total ... Second innings, fct J. Williams, b F. Phillips ... 8 st J. Williams, b Silverlock ... 5 b Silverlock 9 b F. Phillips ... 7 c & b Silverlock.. 13 c J. Williams, b F. Phillips .. 0 c & b Silverlock.. 3 b Silverlock ... 3 not out run out not out Byes, &c. 22 010 3 ...........309 Total (9 wkts) 83 M onmouthshire . First innings. Second innings. M. Stratton, c Aston, b c Harrison, b Young.................................. 25 Boles ............72 Silverlock, c Aston, b Boles 52 b Hartley .......... 22 E. S. Phillips, b Hartley ... 22 b Buies.................. 0 Diver, c Boles, b Hartley... 7 cShelley,b Young 35 T. D. Williams, run out ... 0 not out .......... 63 W. E. C. Hudden, b Aston 1 b Hartley .......... 0 W. A. Williams, not out ... 25 b Boles .......... 3 F. G. Phillips, b Boles ... 5 c Tamworth, b Light ......... 17 L. Weight, b Boles ........... 4 b Hartley ............ 2 L. F. Stedman, b Boles ... 0 c S h e lle y , b J. R. W illia m s , lbw, Hartley .......... 0 b H artley.......................... 10 c and b Hartley.. 6 Byes, &c.......................13 Byes, &c. ... 7 Total ...164 Total .......... 227