Cricket 1909

4 H CR ICK ET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S ept . 16, 1909. Times Most not in an Total Inns. out. inns. Buns. Aver. O. M. Samson ... . Chidgey ................ B. L. Bisgood ... . E. A. Greswell... . B. S. M. Poyntz F. D. H. Joy ... . A. E. Newton ......... T. C. Spring ... . Capt. H. S. Poyntz. L. C. L. Sutton L. C. H. Palairet . The following also batted : IT. E. Hippersley, 40*, 0 and 5 ; North, 21 and 5 ; J. C. White, 4 and 5* ; E. I). Bisgood, 0 and 0; Morgan, 0 and 6 ; Capt. II. F. Montgomery, 8; S. M. J. Woods, 1 ; and E. S. Good- land, 0. * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. 12 1 33 190 17-27 13 5 45 118 14-75 11 3 42 111 13 87 10 0 44 135 13 50 10 0 38 128 12-80 4 1 24 32 10 66 11 4 18* 71 10-14 8 0 29 74 9 25 5 0 18 39 7-80 5 0 30 36 7-20 4 1 6* 10 3-33 V. T. Hill ... 14-3 0 73 6 1216 Lewis (A. E.)... ... 436-5 116 1174 73 . 16 08 Robson ................... 444-1 105 1303 64 20-35 W. T. Greswell .. 601-2 129 1688 72 23-44 Hardy ........... ,... 83-1 26 251 10 25-10 Braund ........... ... 221-2 31 81-2 26 31-23 E. A. Greswell ... 19 3 63 1 63-00 J. C. White ... ... 28 2 90 1 9000 F. A. Phillips (7-0-39-0) and F. D. H. Joy (30-4-127-1) bowled in two innings, and Morgan (7-1-25-0) and North (7-0-40-0) in one. W A R W IC K S H IR E . Warwickshire w ill have little reason to look back upon the past season with any pleasure, seeing that of the 20 matches commenced they won only three and lost eight. They never struck one as being a match-winning side, and it was not until the middle of Ju ly tbat they met with any success. Then they beat Sussex at Edgbaston by two wickets, and in the follow­ ing month beat Gloucestershire on the same ground by six wickets and Northamptonshire at Northampton by 56 runs. Quaife, as on many previous occasions, proved the main­ stay of the side in batting, but Kinneir, after starting well, fell off considerably, although only Quaife was above him in the averages. Santall worked hard and took 81 wickets, but was not accorded the support he deserved, the bowling being the chief weak­ ness of the side. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most not in an Total Inns. out. inns. runs. Aver. Quaife (W. G.) .......... 35 8 147* 1073 39-73 Kinneir .................. 28 1 133 735 27-22 A. C. S. Glover. ......... 26 6 85 513 25 65 F. R. Foster ......... 26 4 97 530 24-09 Charlesworth .......... 35 0 60 780 22-28 L ille y ................ ......... 24 3 66 460 21-90 W. Meldon ... .......... 4 0 44 77 19-25 T. S. Fishwick .......... 20 0 78 383 19-15 Baker (C. S.) .,......... 31 3 74 521 I8 60 F. G. Stephens.......... 5 1 28 55 13-75 R. G. Pridmore. ......... 16 0 49 219 13 68 Windridge ... .......... 6 0 27 80 13-33 Santall................ ......... 32 6 46 346 13 30 R. S. Everitt ......... 5 0 38 57 11-40 S:nith (E. J.) ........... 15 0 35 167 11-13 Field ................ ......... 21 9 26* 115 9-58 Hargreave ... .......... 22 2 28 191 9-55 T aylor................ ......... 3 0 5 6 2 00 W. C. Hands .......... 6 0 3 7 1-16 The following also batted : C. F. Cowan 1 and 8 ; G. W. Stephens 0 and 0 ; and C. K. Langley, 4. * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. 'Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. W. Meldon ... 19-4 3 54 3 18-00 Quaife (W. G.) ... 199-4 36 583 26 22*42 Santall ........... ... 681-4 157 1841 81 22-72 F. R. Foster ... ... 451-2 106 1252 48 26-08 Charlesworth... ... 108 14 353 13 27-15 W. C. Hands ... ... 35 5 138 5 27-60 Field.................. ... 419-4 85 1310 45 29-11 Hargreave ... 477 114 1322 42 31-47 Taylor ........... Kinneir ........... ... 52-2 7 210 6 35 00 ... 23 3 96 2 48-00 Baker (C. S.) ... ... 15 0 98 2 49*00 Windridge (2-0-13-1) and C. K. Langley (2-0-15-0( both bowled in one innings only. L E IC E S T E R S H IR E . As in 1908, Leicestershire ranked thirteenth among the counties, their record for the season being three matches won and ten lost of the twenty-one played. (Their fixture with Essex at Leyton was abandoned owing to raiu before a ball was Lowlel.) Their successes were over Northamptonshire, Derby­ shire and Notts, and were obtained in con­ secutive matches in the course of ten days in June. The weak point of the side was i s bowling. Odell, owing to scholastic duties, was unable to play at all, and no one could be found to fill his place. Jayes, Astill and King bore the brunt of the attack, but they were not equal to the task. The most con sistent batsman on the side was King, who thoroughly deserved his plice at the head of the averages : he did not play a single three- figure innings, but he was very consistent. Crawford at times h it very brilliantly and Wood s defence was as strong as ever, whilst Knight and Coe played some useful innings. Shipman showed promising all­ round form and may develop into a useful cricketer. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most Not in an Total Inns. out. inns. Runs. Aver. King .................. ... 36 2 90 1071 31-50 V. F. S. Crawford ... 30 3 172* 800 29-62 Knight .......... ... 37 3 137* 951 27-97 C. J. B. Wood ... ... 36 3 75 783 23-72 Coe .................. ... 31 0 62 616 19 87 Sir A. Hazlerigg ... 26 8 55* 339 18-83 Toon .................. ... 8 2 39 95 15-83 Turner.................. ... 9 0 40 134 14-88 Shipman .......... ... 21 4 30* 225 13-23 Whitehead (II.;... ... 27 2 57* 314 12-56 H. Thompson ... ... 8 0 29 87 10-87 Astill .................. ... 33 6 39* 289 10-70 Jayes .................. ... 35 2 36 328 9-83 A. T. Sharp ... 8 0 22 47 5-87 J. Shields ........... ... 14 3 12* 62 5-63 Sturman ........... ... 18 6 14* 61 5-08 C urtis................... ... 3 0 4 8 2-66 * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. Jayes ................ .. 671-1 117 2025 102 19-85 Astill ................ .. 5621 120 1578 71 22-22 King ................ .. 556-1 131 1291 55 23-47 Turner ................ .. 13 1 47 2 23-50 C. J. B. Wood ... 98-4 21 288 12 24-00 Shipm an................ .. 305 56 922 36 25-61 C o e ........................ .. 801 19 210 8 26"25 Toon........................ .. 50 4 170 3 5666 Curtis ................ .. 12 4 30 0 — Whitehead (H.) (3-0-8-0) bowled in two innings, and V. F. S. Crawford (1-0-16-0) in one. ES S E X . Essex experienced a doleful season and fell from eleventh place to fourteenth. Two of their home matches were abandoned in one week without a ball being bowled, and of the other eighteen games that comprised their fixture list, they lost seven and won only two. On paper they were a good side, but the men failed to perform up to their reputation ; their batting was only moderate and their bowling was not of the match- winning variety. A. H. Read, who in 1908 gave much promise of future excellence, took only three wickets at a cost of over fifty runs each, whilst Mead did not prove so successful as anticipated, and Douglas and Reeves took only 73 wickets between them and for over twenty-seven runs apiece. Buckenham bore the brunt of the attack, and deserved his place at the head of the averages. Major Turner batted very well on the few occasions upon which he appeared, but he played only three innings. T. G. Grinter, a prolific scorer in club cricket, was introduced into the side and showed such good form as to lead one to believe that he w ill prove a very valuable member of the team if he is able to play regularly in future. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most not in an Inns. out. inns. Runs. Aver. Major A. J. Turner.. . 3 0 117 146 48-66 P. A. Perrin ......... . 24 2 101* 653 29-68 T. G. Grintcr ......... . 5 1 49* 118 29-50 Carpenter................•.. 8 2 41 142 23-66 F. L. Fane................. . 26 1 57 557 22-28 Rev. F. H. Gillingham 26 1 88 539 21-56 J. W. H. T. Douglas 33 1 87 657 20-53 C. P. McGahey......... . 29 1 77 552 19-71 Russell (A. C .) ......... . 12 2 40 173 17-30 A. II. Read................. . 7 2 33* 74 14-80 Russell (E.) ......... . 19 3 90 226 14*12 Freeman (J.) ......... . 28 4 37 335 13-95 Reeves......................... . 29 3 48 343 13*19 Benham ................. . 18 2 37* 190 11-87 Buckenham ......... . 28 5 35 264 11-47 Mead (W .)................. .. 22 8 20 105 7*50 Freeman (E. J.) . 4 0 10 28 7-00 K. L. Gibson .......... 3 0 10 16 5-33 The following also batted : Young, 1 and 12 :; P. E. Morris, 1 and 0; and Pescoe, 3*. * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Buckenham ........... 1542-1 98 1715 91 18-84 Mead (W.) ........... 477-5 132 1107 46 24-06 J. W. H. T. Douglas 283-3 41 954 35 27-25 Reeves ................... 348-3 44 1046 38 27-52 Benham ................... 124 23 421 9 46*77 A. H. Reed ........... 44 5 160 3 53-33 C. P. McGahey ... 112-1 13 414 6 69*00 P. E. Morris (13-0-56-2), Pescoe (7-3-16-0), Carpenter (5-2-5-0) bowled in two innings, and Young (4-0-15-0), Freeman (J.) (1-0-1-0), and P. A. Perrin (2-0-15-0) in one. D E R B Y S H IR E . In 1908 Derbyshire won five matches and lost thirteen: this year they won two and lost fifteen, their record being superior only to that of Gloucestershire. A. E . Lawton played but seldom, and his absence not only left the side without a regular captain but weakened its batting to a considerable extent. Only two pl*yere— Cadman and Morton— averaged as much as twenty with the bat, and J. Chapman, an old Uppingham boy, who occupied third place, could make no more than 543 runs in thirty-two innings commenced, although he made the great score of 198 against Warwickshire on the Coventry ground. L . G. W right, for so many years the mainstay of the side, averaged only twelve, whilst Needham’s figures fell from 23*76 to 14-77. Warren, Bestwick, Morton and Cadman did some good work with the ball, but they had a thankless task, and only Morton showed any improvement upon his form of the previous year. BATTING AVERAGES. Times Most not in an Total Inns. out inns. Runs. Aver. Cadman ................ .. 41 1 112 1002 25-05 Morton ................ .. 34 1 76 682 20-66 J. Chapman ... ... 35 3 198 543 16-96 A. E. Lawton ... ... 10 0 50 166 16-60 Humphries .........,. 38 10 36* 425 15*17 Needham ................ .. 40 0 60 591 14*77 Warren ................ .. 38 2 41 487 13*52 L. Oliver ................... 28 3 46 313 12*52 L. G. Wright ... ... 41 0 44 492 12*00 R. Sale....................... .. 10 0 34 112 11*20 R. B. Rickman........... 14 1 36 134 10*30 Newton ................. 4 0 30 35 8*75 Bowden .................. 10 0 17 82 8*20 II. G. Curgenven .... 11 0 43 90 8*18 Cooper......................... 3 0 14 23 7*66 Bestwick ................... 30 11 18 119 7*43 Bracey........................... 16 »; 18 68 6-80 K. A. Woodward .. 4 l 7 12 4-00 S m ith ........................ .. 3 ii 5 9 3-00 Langton ................... 4 0 4 8 2*00 H. E. Bowm er........... 4 0 3 5 1*25 The following also batted : Grainger, 6*, 3 and 0* ; F. H. Taylor, 0 and 15 ; S. Dickenson, 10*, 3 and 0; T. A. Higson, 6 and 2 ; and Nornable, s. * Signifies not out.