Cricket 1909

52 C R IC K E T : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A pril 15, 1909. 11th and 12th.—Although only sixteen wickets fell iu the match, five hundreds were scored, Hardinge (H. T. W.) making 153 and 126 for Kent and J. W. H. T. Douglas 115, F. L. Fane 108. and the Rev. F. H. Gilling­ ham 100 for Essex. Hardinge and S. H. Day (79 and 53) made over a hundred together for the third wicket of Kent in each innings—126 in the first and 105 in the second. Gillingham hit five 4’s in an over from Hardinge. Surrey v. Yorkshire, at the Oval, August 13th. 14th, and 15th.—In the first innings of Yorkshire Hardisty (C. H.), in playiog a ball from Hitch (-T. W.), glanced it on to his face and was caught at slip by Ducat (A.). Hardisty was carried off the field, but the accident did not prove serious. In Surrey’s second innings Marshal, A. (70), made 50 out of 67 in 55 minutes. Somerset v. Kent, at Taunton,August 13th, 14th, and 15th.—Duiing the second day of the maich 572 runs were made for five wickets in 315 minutes, Kent scoring 432 for five in 200 and Somerset 140 without loss in 115. Humphreys, E. (149) and A P. Day (118) put on 248 for the seventh wicket in 100 minutes—the last 201 in an hour and a quarter. Kent made 213 runs in 115 minutes before lunch and 219 in 85 after. In the second innings of Somerset P. R. Johnson scored 126 out of 188 in two hours and a-half. Kent made 601 for eight wickets in 305 minutes. Northamptonshire v. Hampshire, at Northampton, August 13th, 14th, and 15th. —In the former’s first innings Thompson (G. J.) batted for 25 minutes ere making a run. Gloucestershire v. Warwickshire, at Chel­ tenham, August 13th, 14th, and 15th.—In the first innings of Gloucestershire G. L. Jessop made 72 out of 88 in 35 minutes, scoring 49 off three consecutive overs—16 off Charlesworth (C.), 15 off T. A. Hilditch, and 18 off Field (F. E.). Worcestershire v. Sussex, fit Worcester, August 13th, 14th, and 15th.—In the latter’s second innings R. A. Young made 57 out of 76 in 72 minutes. During the match the unusual spectacle was witnessed of two brothers (the Relfs) bowling to two brothers (H. K. and G. N. Foster). Northamptonshire v.Essex,at Northampton, August 17th, 18th, and 19th.—C. J. T. Pool scored 111 out of 157 in 130 minutes in the second iunings of the home side. Derbyshire v. Philadelphians, at Derby, August 17th aud 18th. —In their first innings the County lost their last five wickets for 3 runs. Kent v. Leicestershire, at Canterbury, August 20th, 21st, and 22nd.—Seymour, Jas. (137) made 50 out of 62 in an hour for Kent. Lancashire v. Worcestershire, at Man- Chester, August 20th, 21st, and 22nd.— Lancashire (287 for nine wickets and 138 for two) declared each innings closed, but, although they had the best of the play, did not succeed in pulling off the match. Gloucestershire v. Surrey, at Bristol, August 24th, 25th, and 26th. -F . H. B. Champain made 54 out of 81 in 75 minutes in Gloucestershire’s first innings. Sussex v. Nottinghamshire, at Hastings, August 24th, 25th, and 26th.—In the second innings of Sussex Relf (A. E.) batted 50 minutes for 2 runs and was twice missed. Middlesex v. Kent, at Lord’s, August 24th, 25th, and 26th.—B. J. T. Bosanquet scored 50 out of 58 in 40 minutes in the home side’s first innings. Middlesex equalled Kent’s total with two wickets in hand and then declared the innings closed. Kent declared their second closed with seven wickets down and won an exciting game by 117 runs. Warwickshire v. Derbyshire, at Edgbaston, August 24th, 25th, and 26th.—Iu the first innings of the latter Field (F. E.), in bowling R. B. Rickman, sent a bail 58 yards. Sussex v. Yorkshire, at Brighton, August 27th, 28th, and 29th.—Owing to rain, Hirst, G. H. (30*) and Wilkinson, W. H. (36*) batted on each of the three days during the Yorkshire innings. Kent v. Philadelphians, at Canterbury, August 27th, 28th, and 29th.—In the latter’s second innings Fairservice (W. J.) at one period bowled 15 balls for no runs and four wickets. Somerset v. Surrey, at Bath, August 27th, 28th, and 29th.—In the hope of ensuring play in the match blankets were obtained on the second afternoon from Braund’s house and the water from the pitch squeezed into them with the light roller. The move would have proved successful had not anothtr heavy downpour occurred. Yorkshire v. M.C.C. and Ground, at Scar­ borough, August 3lst, September 1st and 2nd.—In the County’s second iunings Denton, D. (121) made 50 out of 72 in an hour and 100 out of 147 in 95 minutes. Surrey v. Leicestershire, at the Oval, August 31st, September 1st and 2nd.—The rival captains were brothers, J. N. Crawford leading Surrey and Y. F. S. Crawford Leicestershire. Gentlemen v. Players, at Scarborough, September 3rd, 4th, and 5th.—K. L. Hutch­ ings made 120 out of 164 in 100 miuutes in the second innings of the Gentlemen. M.C.C.’s Australian Team v. An England XI., at Hastings, September 3rd, 4th, and 5th.—There was no change of bowling during the latter’s first innings of 161. M.C.C.’s Australian Team v. An England XI., at Scarborough, September 7th, 8th, and 9th —In the latter’s innings of 408 for six wickets Blythe (C.) bowled 40 oveis with­ out resting. In the second innings of the M.C.C.’s Team K. L. Hutchings scored 57 out of 74 in 50 minutes. North v. South, at Hastings, September 7th, 8th, and 9th.—In the North’s first innings V. F. S. Crawford made 50 out of 65 in 40 minutes, and in the second innings of the South G. L. Jessop scored 88* out of 111 in 65 minutes. North v. South, at the Oval, September 10th, 11th, and 12th.—B. J. T. Bosanquet made 59 out of 85 in 55 minutes for the South. “ Hambledon ” v. an England XII., at Hambledon, September 10th, 11th, and 12th.—In the first innings of “ Hambledon ” the Rev. W. V. Jephson (114*) and Newman J. (23) put on 50 in 15 minutes. *Signifies not out. T h e E nd . GEORGE LEW IN & Co., (Established 1869.) Club Colour Specialists and Athletic Clothing Manufacturers. OUTFITTERS by a ppo in t m e n t To the Australians, 1896,1899 and 1902 ; Mr. Stoddart’s XI., 1894 -1895, 1897- 1898; Mr. MacLaren’s XI., 1901-1902 ; West Indian XI., 1900 and 1906 ; South Africans XI., 1901 and 1907; *and M.C.C., Lancashire, Kent, Surrey and London Counties, Wanderers, Stoics. Bromley, Sutton, and all Public Schools’ Old Boys’ Clubs.—Write for E stim a te s F r e e . Telegraphic Address: “ Leotdde, London .” Telephone: P.O . City 667. 8, Crooked Lane, Monument, London Bridge, E.C. CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA. THE AUSTRALIAN XI v. REST OF AUSTRALIA. Played at Melbourne on February 12, 13, and 15. The Eleven won by an innings and 158 runs. Neither team was constituted exactljTas in the Sydney match, the most noticeable changes being the absence of Trumper and the inclusion of Dodds, the Tasmanian wioket-keeper. The Eleven won the toss and, going in first, ran up the large score of 64S, and eventually won by an innings and 108 runs. Everything in the match was overshadowed by the batting of Warren Bardsley, the left-handed bats­ man of New South Wales, who scored ‘264 by excellent all-round cricket. He made his runs out of 595 obtained whilst in in three hundred and seventy minutes, hit twenty-nine 4’s, and took part in three separate three-figure partnerships, adding 119 for the second wicket with Noble, 148 for the third with Ransford, and 121 for the sixth with Macartney. He reached 100 in one hundred and forty-one minutes, and completed his second century after batting three hundred and eight minutes. His display was not quite faultless, as he might have been caught when 123, 153, 187, and 228, but two of the chances were very difficult. His cutting was the outstanding feature of his innings. Noble was lucky in the early part of his display and Ransford was missed ere making a run, whilst Macartney was twice let off when 30. Dodds scored 80 out of 138 in sixty-six minutes without a mistake ; he hit fifteen 4’s, and showed himself possessed of many strokes. The long innings pasted six hours fifty minutes. The Rest, upon commencing their up-hill task, were given a fine start by Mayne and Parker, who made 119 together for the first wicket. The latter then played-on for a bright and vigorous innings of 65, which included six 4’s. Gehrs and Hopkins did little, but Carroll remained with Mayne whilst 106 were added for the fourth wicket. Mayne played a sound game and made his 101 out of 249 in two hundred minutes, and Carroll was faultless but slow. Armstrong took six wickets for 59, the innings closing for 305 and the Rest following-on 343 behind. Hopkins was out first ball and Parker made only 8. Gehrs, however, played a capital game, especially against Cotter, whom he punished severely. He hit eleven 4 s, and made his 62 in forty-six minutes. Mayne batted seventy-three minutes for 43, but of the others only Barnes, Simpson, and Whitty reached double figures, the Eleven winning by an innings and 158 runs. The gross attendance at the match was 13,200 and the takings £343 3s. Score and analysis:— T he A u stralian E leven . P. A. McAlister, c Whitty, b Saunders 2 W. Bardsley, c Gorry, b Hopkins ...........264 M. A. Noble, c and b K ellew ay..................62 V. S. Ransford, c Hop­ kins, b G ehrs...........75 S. E. Gregory, lbw, b Whitty .................. 17 W. W. Armstrong, c Parker, b Whitty ... 3 1 2 3 4 5 C G. Macartney, b Sim pson................. 72 G. Hazlitt, c Simp­ son, b Saunders ... 0 A. Cotter, c Barnes, b Whitty.................. 43 N. Dodds, n otou t ... 80 J. A. O’Connor, b Saunders.................. 12 Total 10 4 123 271 294 310 431 431 510 595 648 R est of A u stralia . First innings. Second innings. E. R. Mayne, b Hazlitt ..101 cNoble, b Arm­ strong ........... 43 E. F. Parker, b Hazlitt ... 65 cHazlitt, b Arm­ strong ... 8 D .R.A.G ehrs,bArm strong 7s t D o d d s , b O’Connor ... 62 A. J. Hopkins, b Armstrong 3 b Cotter .............. o E. V. Carroll, c Noble, b c Macartney, Armstrong .................69 O’Connor ... 9 J. C. Barnes, c Dodds, b Hazlitt .......................... 11 b Hazlitt .............28 C. E. Simpson, b Armstrong 0 b O’Connor ... 19 C. Kelleway, c Dodds, b c McAlister, b Armstrong ..................14 O’Connor ... 1 W . J. W hitty, b Cotter ... 8 b Armstrong ... 12 C. R. Gorry, not o u t ............ 0 c D o d d s , b O’Connor ... 0 J. V. Saunders, c Cotter, b Armstrong .................. 2 not out ............. o B 18, lb 5, nb 2 ...........25Lb 2, w 1 ... 3 Total ...305 Total.. ...185 T h e A u stralian E leven . Saunders.. Kelleway . Hopkins .. Whitty .. O. M. R. W. . 25 1 131 3 .1 9 3 97 1 .2 0 2 79 1 , 34 10 123 3 O. M. R. W Barnes ... 16 0 106 0 Simpson.. 16 1 64-1 Gehrs ... 7 0 30 1