Cricket 1909

406 CR ICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S e p t . i 6, 1909. THE AUSTRAL IANS . 37 t h M a tc h .— v. A N E N G L A N D X I. Played at Scarborough on Sept. 9,10, and 11. T H E SC A R B O R O U G H F E S T IV A L . A n England Eleven won by 133 runs. Lord Londesborougli had got a very strong side together for this match, and it was unfortunate that the play could not take place on a fast wicket. The pitch had been covered, but was of snch a nature that Noble, upon winning the toss, did not hesitate to put the others in. During the day eighteen wickets went down for 227 runs. The most prominent absentees from the Australian side were Gregory (lame) and Trumper, who was about to leave for Marseilles on his way home. Off the second ball of the match Hobbs was caught at second slip ere a run had been made, whilst at 6 Rhodes was held by Noble at point. Tyldesley showed sound cricket, some of his drives being very g ood ; with Spooner he added 30 for the third wicket, and with Hutchings 28 for the fourth. He made 35 out of 68 in an hour ere being caught at slip. The sixth wicket went down at 75, but two useful stands took the total to 129, Hirst and Thompson putting on 20 together in 40 minutes and Hunter and Carr 24 in 35. The cricket was not very enterprising, and the innings lasted 170 minutes. Macartney did the best work with the ball, his five wickets being taken for just over ten runs each. The Australian innings was marked by a very patient display on the part of Bardsley, who scored only 23 out of 81 obtained whilst in in an hour and 20 minutes. Hartigan, by his usual bright methods, obtained 18 of the first 23 runs, but Rans­ ford was caught at short-leg off a poor stroke at 30. The stand of the innings was made by Bardsley and Hopkins. The former played a good game, and claimed 27 of the 51 put on for the third wicket in 40 minutes ; his play contrasted very strongly with that of Bardsley, who batted 00 minutes for 10 runs. Rhodes and Carr bowled with such success at the end of the day that when play ceased eight wickets were down for 102, seven falling for 21. Armstrong, who carried out his bat for 12, was fortunate, inasmuch as he was missed when he had made 9. On the second morning the two last wickets went down for 11 runs against Carr and Rhodes in 21 balls, the innings closing for 113. Both the players named had a good analysis, and it was due chiefly to them that the Australians were 16 behind on the innings. As the day wore on the wicket improved, and after lunch was very good. Hopkins and Macartney shared the bowling when the home side went in the second time, and when 26 had been made in 25 minutes the former bowled Rhodes for 6. Hobbs, who required only 18 to complete his 2,000 runs for the season, scored 39 out of 63 in an hour, being second out. Spooner made only 3, and upon Fane’s dismissal four wickets were down for 72. Then followed a capital partnership on the part of Tyldesley and Hutchings, who caused many changes in the attack. The latter was aggressive and was the chief cause of 100 being added in 47 minutes. He reached 50 out of 93 in 50 minutes and, altogether, scored 78 of the 125 runs added in an hour and a-quarter for the fifth wicket. He gave no chance and hit three 6’s—all drives; two off Macartney in an over and the other off Laver—and nine 4’s. Tyldesley played more subdued cricket, but obtained 89 out of 235 in 170 minutes without a mistake ; he cut well and made several good strokes to leg, and hit six 4’s. After he left the end soon came, Armstrong taking his three last wickets for 13 runs. The Australians, set 293 to win, had 40 minutes’ batting at the end of the day and sent in Noble and O’Connor, who were opposed by Carr and Buckenham. With only 10 scored Noble was caught—a great blow to the side—and a little later O’Connor was stumped. When stumps were drawn two wickets were down for 35—a poor outlook fpr the side. On Saturday the match was concluded a little after one o’clock, the England team winning by 133 runs. The Australians offered only a feeble resistance and sustained their first defeat since the end of May. The eight outstanding wickets fell for 124 runs, the highest score being 30 by Macartney. Ransford and Armstrong added 28 for the seventh wicket, and Cotter, hitting two 6’s, ran up 21 in ten minutes. Carr took four wickets during the innings, but at a heavy cost. Score and analysis:— A n E n g l a n d XI. First innings. Sccond innings. Hobbs, c Armstrong, b st Carter, b Arm- Macartney.......................... 0 strong ..............39 Rhodes, c Noble, b Laver.. 4 b H opkins.......... 5 Tyldesley, c Armstrong, b c Carter, b Arm- Macartney.......................... 35 strong ...............89 R. H. Spooner, b Laver ... 10 b Noble .......... 3 F. L. Fane, b Macartney ... 1 b Macartney ... 0 K. L. Hutchings, c Arm - c Armstrong, b strong, b Macartney ... 16 O’Connor.......... 78 Hirst, c Macartney, b Armstrong ...................13 lbw, b O’Connor. 15 Thompson, c Bardsley, b st Carter, b Arm- M acartney.........................12 strong .............. 3 Buckenham, b Armstrong 6 not out..................18 D. W. Carr, not o u t ........... 9 c Noble,bArm­ strong 4 Hunter, c Noble, b Arm- c Noble, b Arm ­ strong.................................. 12 strong .............. 1 B 8, lb 3 ...................11 B 17, lb 3, nb 1 21 Total ...................129 A u st r a l ia n s . Total...........276 First innings. R.J.Hartigan,bBuckenham 18 W. Bardsley, b Carr ..........23 V.S.Ransford, c Hutchings, b Rhodes ........................... 3 run out A. J. Hopkins, c Spooner, b Carr ..................................27 M. A. Noble, run out.......... 0 Second innings. b C arr................. •. 7 lbw, b Hirst .. 3 ... 20 11 W. W. Armstrong, b Rhodes 16 C. G. Macartney, c & b Carr 1 A. Cotter, e Thompson, b Rhodes .......................... 1 H. Carter, b R h odes........... 1 J. A. O’Connor, b Carr ... 2 F. Laver, not out.................. 4 B 12, lb 4, nb 1 ...........17 b Rhodes c Hirst,bBucken- ham .................. 5 b C arr.................. 28 run out ..........30 cHunter,bRhodes 21 not out ........... 9 st Hunter, b Carr 6 lbw, b Carr .. 5 B 10, lb 2, w 2 14 ...159 T otal......................... 113 Total A n E n g l a n d XI. First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Macartney ... 26 10 53 5 .............. 18 1 65 1 Laver .............. 19 9 30 2 .............. 10 2 33 0 O’Connor . . 5 1 7 0 .............. 12 4 40 2 Armstrong .. 14.1 5 27 3 .......... 21.1 4 48 5 Noble ............. 1 0 1 0 ................ 4 0 11 1 Hopkins ........... 6 1 26 1 Cotter .......... 7 2 32 0 Cotter delivered one no-ball. A u s t r a l ia n s . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. First innings. Second innings. R h o d e s.......... 9.4 1 29 4 .......... 6.4 0 30 2 Buckenham... 7 0 23 1 .............. 6 1 17 1 Thompson ... 8 2 17 0 ............ 1 0 1 0 Carr..................... 10 3 27 4 ............ 19 3 78 4 H irst.................. 8 2 19 1 Thompson delivered one no-ball and Buckenham two wides. G E N T L E M E N O F S O U T H v. P L A Y E R S O F S O U T H . Played at Hastings on Sept. 9, 10 and 11. THE HASTINGS FESTIVAL. Players of the South won by 228 run?. Two very useful sides had been got together for this match, though that of the Gentlemen might have been stronger. The attendance on Thursday was very moderate, but those who were present saw some very interesting cricket, in which fifteen wickets fell for 223 runs. The Players won the toss and, going in first, made 181 in three hours. After Woolley had run himself out at 24, Vine and Robert Relf came together and during the two hours they were together put on 147 for the second wicket, of which number the latter, who played a delightfully free game, made 97 : he hit three 6’s, all drives out of the ground, and eleven 4’s. The score wras 171 with only one wicket down, but then such a collapse took place before McDonell and Douglas that the remaining nine actually fell for 10 runs in 37 balls in 40 minutes. Langdon, Marshal and Relf (A. E.) were dismissed by Douglas in four balls, the wickets fall­ ing th u s:— 1 2 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9 10 24 171 ’ 175* 176 ’ 180 ’ 181* Vine was seventh out, for a very steady innings of 60 which lasted two hours and 40 minutes. Wickets continued to fall when the Gentlemen went in, four going down for 20 in 35 minutes. With Slater and Heygate together the total was just doubled and then the latter put his knee out and was carried off the field. Unfortunately, he was unable to take further part in the match, the Gentlemen in conse­ quence losing the services of one of their best players. WThen stumps were drawn five wickets were down for 42. Rain in the early morning of Friday caused the continuation of play to be delayed until half past twelve, and then, so well did Fielder perform, the remaining four wickets went down for 18 runs in 25 minutes. The Kent player took six wickets for 50 and Relf the remaining three for 9, bowling very steadily throughout. Woolley hit freely against Douglas and McDonell when the Players went in again with a lead of 121 and, making six 4’s, scored 32 of the first 35 runs obtained. Robert Relf was bowled a run later, but Humphreys, ere being caught at slip, helped Vine to add 57 in one hour for the third wicket, which fell at 93. Against Brown­ lee, wickets went down rather quickly, the sixth falling at 126, but the later Players, hitting freely, put on 102. Llewellyn stayed whilst 35 were added for the seventh wicket. Vine, who played a valuable and steady game and hit seven 4’s, was eighth out for 69 made out of 189 in two hours and a-half: he gave no chance, but some of his strokes were decidedly lucky. The innings lasted three hours and realised 228, which was a very good total con­ sidering the state of the wicket. Brownlee did very well indeed, his six wickets costing only 61 runs. Left with 350 to win, the Gentlemen made 16 with­ out loss in the last 20 minutes of the day, Douglas and Young in. Rain on the third morning destroyed any chance the Gentlemen might have had and pre­ vented the game being continued until a quarter past two. At 28 Douglas was out to a brilliant left- handed catch at slip, and six later Young was l.b.w. The only players to offer much resistance were Turner and Crawford. The latter, hitting five 4’s, made 25 in 17 minutes, but Turner was steady and was last out for a sound 44. Dennett took seven wickets for 86, but had everything in his favour. Score and analysis :— P l a y e r s o f t h e S o u t h . First innings. Second innings. Vine, b McDonell ...........60 c Brownlee, b Crawford ... 69 Woolley, run out.................. 14 c Douglas, b McDonell ... 32 Relf (R.), st Young, b Mc­ Donell..................................97 b Craw ford......... 1 Humphreys, cCrawford, b c S m i t h , b M cD onell........................... 3 Brownlee ... 26 Langdon, c Crawford, b c S m i t h , b Douglas ........................... 0 Brownlee ... 1 Marshal, c Young, b c Crawford, b Douglas ........................... 0 Brownlee............ 4 Relf (A. E.), b Douglas ... 0 c Y o u n g , b Brownlee ... 5 Llewellyn, not out ........... 1 run out .........23 Butt, run out ................... 0 b Brownlee..........14 Dennett, b Douglas ........... 0 c Wright, b Brownlee ... 21 Fielder, b M cD onell........... 0 not out ..........15 B 3, lb 2, w 1 ........... 6 B 11, lb 6 ... 17 Total ...181 Total..........228 G entlemen of the S outh . First innings. Second innings. J. W. H. T. Douglas, c R . , b c A. Relf, b Den- A. Relf ..........................14 n e t t ....................15 R.A.Young,cButt.b A.Relf 0 lbw, b Dennett... 12 MajorA.J.Turner,cMarshal, c R. Relf, b Wool- b Fielder .......................... 2 ley .................. 44 J. N. Crawford, b Fielder... 0 c R. Relf, b Den­ nett ..................25 R. B. Heygate, retired hurt 8 absent, hurt ... 0 Capt. R. Slater, b A. Relf... 15 c Woolley, b Den­ nett ................... 0 C. C. G. Wright, c Dennett, b Fielder ...................' ... 3 c Butt,b Dennett 0 W.M.Brownlee, c Langdon, b Fielder ........................... 6 lbw, b W oolley... 3 C. L. A. Smith, not out ... 7 c Humphreys, b D ennett.......... 8 H. C. McDonell, b Fielder. 0 c Marshal, b Den­ nett .................. 3 P. R.May,cR. Relf ,b Fielder 4 n otou t.................. 5 No-ball ................... 1 B 4, nb 2 ... 6 T o ta l...................60 Total ...121 P layers of the S outh . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. M a y .................... 13 2 35 0 ........... McDonell.......... 20.2 2 82 4 ............ 11 2 46 1 Brownlee............ 11 4 18 0 ............ 13.3 0 61 6 Douglas .......... 7 1 18 4 ............ 8 1 33 0 Crawford.......... 6 3 22 0 ............ 25 8 71 2 Crawford bowled one wide. G entlemen of the S outh . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W. F ield er.......... 14*2 3 50 6 ............ 3 3 0 0 Rolf (A. E.) ... 14 8 9 3 ........... 12 6 20 0 Dennett .......... 24 2 86 7 Woolley ........... 8.3 5 9 2 Woolley delivered one no-ball and Fielder two. TEST MATCH SOUVENIR. Copies of the Official Score, printed on satin, of the match played at the Oval between England and Australia, P rice 1 /", including Postage. “ Cricket’’ Office:168,UpperThamesSt., E.C.