Cricket 1909

364 CR ICK ET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A ugu st 26, 1909. THE AUSTRAL IANS . 3 2 nd M a tch . — v. M ID D L E S E X . Played at Lord ’s on August 23, 24 aud 25. D r a w n . Rain interfered with play to such an extent on Monday that during the day only 177 runs were scored and two wickets fell. There were frequent showers which handicapped the bowlers, and the batsmen experienced little difficulty in making runs. Prior to lunch only one over was bowled— by Cotter from the Pavilion end, off which Douglas made 4. The batsman named played a bright, free game, and brought on Armstrong and Hopkins for Cotter and Whitty. 50 were made in half-an-hour, and Douglas scored 40 whilst Warner obtained 14. The stand for the first wicket lasted 45 minutes and realised 02, Douglas then being caught at mid-on for 41, in which were four 4’s. Two runs later rain caused a further delay of 25 minutes, after which the batsmen, scoring freely on the easy wicket, sent up 100 as the result of 75 minutes’ play. At 102 Hansford went on for Hopkins, and in his second over got rid of Hendren who had helped Warner to put on 5(3 for the second wicket in 40 minutes. With Tarrant in another good stand was made, 59 being added without further loss in 65 minutes before a very heavy shower caused stumps to be drawn with the total 177 for two. Warner carried out his bat for 74. On Tuesday, when the game was continued with Cotter and Armstrong bowling, Tarrant was caught at mid-on with 10 added, having helped to put on 70 for the wicket. Robertson played a free game and saw Warner reach 101 out of 248 in 235 minutes. The stand for tbe fourth wicket added OS in 75 minutes and then Robertson was caught at deep mid-off. With Hebden in, Noble (at 277) went on to bowl for the first time in the match. 300 went up four hours and three-quarters from the start, and two later Hebden was held at mid-on, hav­ ing made 22 of the 46 added in 40 minutes after the dismissal of Robertson. At the same total Warner, when 126, offered his first chance, Carkeek missing him at the wicket off Armstrong. With half the side out for 307 rain again came down and, the weather giving no sign of clearing, stumps were down at 4.20. Warner cairied his bat for 127. No play was possible yesterday, a heavy rain-storm in the morning rendering the ground quite unfit for play. Score and analysis M id d l e s e x . P. F. Warner, not out 127 J. Douglas, c Cotter, b Hopkins ...........41 Hendren, e Cotter, b Ransford..................29 Tarrant, c Whitty, b H op k in s.................. 31 W. P. Robertson, c Cotter, b Hopkins... 37 G.L. Hebden,cWhitty, b A rm strong...........22 Murrell, not out ... 4 B4, lb 8 .w l.n b 8 16 Total (5 wkts) 307 Trott (A. E.), C. M. Wells, Mignon, and Hearne ^J. T.) did not bat. A u s t r a l ia n s : M. A . Noble, V. S. Ransford, W. Bardsley, S. E. Gregory, V. T. Trumper, A. J. Hopkins, W. W. Armstrong, P. A. McAlister, W. Carkeek, A. Cotter, and W. J. Whitty. M id d l e s e x . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Armstrong 29 16 26 II H opkins... 21 3 73 3 Cotter ... 24 3 83 0 Ransford.. 2 0 15 1 Whitty ... 26 5 76 0 |Noble ... 7 1 18 0 Cotter Ijowled seven no-balls, Whitty one, and Hopkins one wide. SU S S E X v. W A RW IC K S H IR E . Played at Chichester on August 23, 24 & 25. Drawn. After a blank day on Monday, the weather permitted Sussex to make only 48 runs without loss on Tuesday ere proving a spoil-sport again in causing stumps to be drawn. Yesterday it was found necessary to abandon the match without another ball being bowled. Score and analysis:— S u ss e x . , Vine, not out ...............................................2®* R elf(R . R.), notout ......................................Sfr-Uf B f, lb 2 ................................................... i* ^ Total (no wkt) .......................... R. A. Young, Killick, Relf (A. E.), P. Cartwright, Cox, Leach, C. L. A. Smith, Vincett, and Butt did not bat. W a r w ic k s h ir e : A. C. S. Glover, F. R. Foster, Kinneir, Charlesworth, Field, Quaife, Baker, Lilley, Hargreave, Santall, and Smith. S u s s e x . O. M. R. W . O. MR. W . Foster ... 8 2 21 01Hargreave 10 4 24 0 SantaU ... 11 1 22 0 | K E N T v. Y O R K S H IR E . Played at Dover on August 23, 24 and 25. T H E D O VER W E E K . Drawn. This match had been anticipated with much interest, owing to the high positions in the County Championship table of the two sides, but the dramatic downfall of Yorkshire at the Oval had caused less importance to attach to the game than would otherwise have been the case. Play on Monday did not commence until 3.10 owing to rain and its effect on the ground. Wilson and Rhodes, though unnecessarily slow, gave Yorkshire a good start. They brought on Carr and Mason for Fielder and Blythe, and the first-named missed Rhodes off his own bowling when 34. Wilson took half-an- hour to make his first run aud was inexcusably slow. The first wicket fell at 78 after play had lasted 100 minutes, and after the score had been taken to 100 without further loss rain caused stumps to be drawn. Not a ball could be bowled on Tuesday or Wednesdaj', the game consequently being drawn. Score and analysis:— Y orkshire . Wilson, not out ..........................................25 Rhodes, b W oolley..........................................53 Denton, not out ..........................................19 B 1, nb 2.................................................. 3 Total (1 wkt) .......................... 100 Rothery, Hirst, Drake, Bates, Newstead, Haigh, Lord Hawke, and Hunter did not bat. K ent: J. it. Mason, Iv. L. Hutchings, S. H. Day, A. 1’. Day,D. W. Carr, Humphreys, Seymour. Woolley, Huish, Fielder, and Blythe. Y orkshire . O M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Fielder ... 13’2 2 42 0 1Mason ... 6 5 2 0 Blythe ... 8 5 10 0 iWoolley ... 9 2 16 1 Carr ..1 0 1 27 0 | Fielder and Woolley each bowled one no-ball. W O R C E S T E R S H IR E v. SO M ER S E T . Played at Worcester on August 2 3, 2 4 & 25. Drawn. During the two hours that play was possible on Monday the home side, playing attractive cricket, scored 148 for six wickets. There were two stands of note, Burns and Pearson adding 54 for the second wicket and Arnold and Cuffe 60 for the fifth. On the next day the total was taken to 180, Robson taking all the remaining wickets for 11 runs. When Somerset had made 11 Herbert was obliged to retire through receiving a blow on the face from a ball bowled by Burns. Lewis failed, but Braund and Samson added 77 in 65 minutes for the second wicket. Braund played a fine game and hit nine 4’s during the 90 minutes he was in. At the end of the day six wickets were down for 174. On Wednesday the resumption was delayed until half-past two, the wicket being in an unfit state for play before that time. Thanks to very useful scores by Bisgood, Ilippisley and Chidgey, the total was taken to 270 and then, with a wicket in hand, the innings was declared. From the subsequent play a close finish appeared to be in prospect, but rain again asserted itself and caused the match to be drawn. £core and analysis :— W o r c e s t e r sh ir e . First innings. Second innings. Bowley, c and b Lewis ... 2 c Braund, b Gres­ well .................. 11 Pearson, run out................. 25 b Greswell............ 4 W. B. Burns, c Poyntz, b c Robson, b Gres- L ew is..................................36 w e ll................... 0 H. K. Foster, c Hippisley, b Lewis ............................ 7 not out................... 2 Arnold, lbw, b Greswell ...39 b Lewis ........... 7 Cuffe, c Sutton, b Robson.. 56 notout.................... 2 M. K. Foster, c Braund, b Greswell ............................ 0 b Lewis ........... 0 G. H. Simpson-Hayward, b Robson ........................... 0 G. L. Crowe, c Chidgey, b Robson ........................... 0 Hon. C. F. Lyttelton, not out ................................... 9 Bale, b Robson .................... 4 Leg-byes ................... 2B 8, lb 4, lib 2 14 Total ... S o m e Braund, c Arnold, b Lyttelton..................62 Hon. M. Herbert, c Pearson, b Arnold... 11 Lewis, b Cuffe ........... 0 O. M. Samson, c H. K. Foster, b Lyttelton 33 Capt. H. S. Poyntz, c Burns, b Lyttelton 18 Robson, c Simpson- Hayward, b Burns 20 * Innings declared closed. ..180 Total (5 wkts) 40 irset . B. L. Bisgood, b Arnold .............42 L. C. L. Sutton, b Burns ................ 3 H. E. Hippisley, not out ...................... 40 W. T. Greswell, st Bale, b C u ffe........ 8 Chidgey, not out ... 22 B 4, lb 7 .......11 Total (9 wkts)*270 W o r c e s te r sh ir e . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Greswell ... 15 3 46 2 ........... 11 3 16 3 Lewis ........... 22 2 77 3 ........... 10 8 6 2 R obson ........... 21-5 4 55 4 ........... 1 0 4 0 Lewis bowled two no-balls. S o m e r se t . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. .11 3 44 2 I Lyttelton. 22 6 60 3 35 9 94 2 |Simpson- .21 9 42 2 | Hayward 9 1 19 0 Burns Cuffe Arnold G L O U C E S T E R S H IR E v. E S S E X . Played at Cheltenham on August 23, 21 & 25. TH E C H E LTE N H AM F E S T IV A L . Drawn. Rain restricted play to three hours on Monday, nothing being done before a quarter to three. Gloucestershire, who were without Townsend, lost four wickets in an hour for 42, but Langdon played a great game and F. B. Roberts, batting steadily, stayed whilst 71 were added for the fifth wicket in 65 minutes. Langdon made his 7ft out of 117 in two hours, and hit a 5 and six 4’s. Neither Allen nor Huggins reached double - figures, but Dennett, hitting hard, claimed 20 of the 22 runs added with­ out loss after the eighth wicket had gone down at 131. On the second morning the innings closed for the addition of 9. When Essex went out to bat it was seen that substitutes fielded for the brothers Roberts, who had met wiih a motor-car injury. (See (rossip .) Against Dennett and Parker, Fane, Perrin, and McGahey were sent back for 15. Douglas and Gillingham, however, took the score to 52 with­ out further loss when rain came down and caused stumps to be drawn. Yesterday the game could not be continued until three o’clock, and then, on a wicket to his liking, Dennett proceeded to go through the side, the seven outstanding wickets going down for 36. Going in again Gloucestershire forced the game in splendid style, Langdon and Brownlee actually making 91 without loss in 25 minutes. The innings was then closed. Essex made a very bad start but succeeded in saving the game. Score and analysis :— GLOUCESTERSHIhE. b Bucken- C. Allen ham .. Huggins, c McGahey, b Mead ................. 7 Mills, b Buckenham 5 Denuett, not out ... 25 Tarker, b Mead......... 2 B 1, lb 2................ 3 Total ...162 Board, run o u t ........... 4 C. Barnett, b Bucken­ ham .......................... 7 Langdon, c Mead, b Buckenham .......70 A. W. Roberts, c Car­ penter, b Mead ... 1 W. M. Brownlee, b M ead..........................14 F. B. Roberts, c Gib­ son, b Buckenham 20 Second innings: Langdon, not out, 38 ; W. M. Brownlee, not out, 49; byes, &c., 4. Total (no wkt) *91. * Innings declared closed. E ssex . First innings. F. L. Fane, c Brownlee, b Parker ........................ 1 c and b Dennett. 6 J. W. H. T. Douglas, lbw, b Mills ...................... 27 c Mills, b Dennett 0 P. A. Perrin, st Board, b Dennett ........................ 2 b D en n ett............ 2 C. P. McGahey, c Parker, b Dennett ........................ 5 Rev. F. H. Gillingham, b Dennett .......................16 Freeman (J.), run out ... 3 Carpenter, c Barnett, b Dennett .......................12 not out.. Reeves, c Allen, bDennett 6 K. Gibson, c Mills, b Den­ nett ...............................10 Buckenham, lbw, bMills 0 Mead, not out ......... ... 2 B 2, lb 2 ................... 4 B 3, nb 1, w 2... 6 Total ...........88 Total (5 wkts) 47 G loucestershirs . First innings. Sccond innings. O. M. R.W. O. M. R. W. Buckenham... 26 5 60 5 ............ 4 0 26 0 Mead .......... 31’5 8 59 4 ............ 2 0 11 0 Reeves .......... 9 0 33 0 ........... 1 0 ,18 0 Douglas.......... 2 1 3 0 ........... McGahey ... 1 0 4 0 ........... 3 0 32 o E ssex . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Dennett.......... 25*2 9 33 6 ............ 15 6 22 4 Parker .......... 13 4 28 1 ............ 6 5 1 0 Mills ........... 12 6 23 2 ............ 3 1 4 0 Huggins ... 4 0 8 0 Brownlee ... 2 1 6 1 Mills bowled one no-ball and Brownlee two wides. Second innings. c sub, b Dennett 15 c Board, b Brown­ lee ................... 9 9