Cricket 1910

1 4 2 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M ay ig, 1910. SUSSEX v. HAMPSHIRE. Played at Brighton on May 16 and 17. Snssex won by an innings and 52 runs. Although their batting was somewhat uneven in character Sussex gained an advantage as the result of Monday’s play, scoring 281 and getting three Hampshire wickets down for 19. Their batting was attractive throughout, and their total was made in slightly under four hours and a-half. Robert Relf was seen at his best in scoring 70 of the first 128 runs in 130 minutes. He drove in fine style, offered no chance and hit seven 4’s. Killick, who made 38, helped him to add 102 for the second wicket in an hour. Heygate and Cartwright were also seen to advantage, their stand for the fifth wicket realising 69. As stated, Hampshire, who were not at full strength, fared disastrously in the last 40 minutes of the day, losing Hill, Mead and Newman for 19. On the second morning the side collapsed for 90 against Albert Relf and Leach and followed-on 191 behind. Thanks to Brown, who played a really fine game for his side and carried out his bat for 79, a larger total was made than in the first innings, but Mead (29) was the only other player to reach double-figures. The pair added 55 runs together, and Brown, who hit thirteen 4’s, made 79 of the last 115 runs in 90 minutes scored by the side and carried his bat. Score and analysis:— S u ss e x . Relf (R. R.), c Mead, b N ew m an................... Vine, c Newman, b Brown ................... Killick, b Llewellyn... R. B. Heygate, c Ken­ nedy, b Llewellyn... Relf (A. E.),c Stone, b Newman ................. P. Cartwright, c and b M ead........................... Cox (G.), b Bowell ... Leach, b Llewellyn ... H. P. Chaplin, run out ........................... Vincett, b Llewellyn Butt, b Mead ........... B 10, lb 3, nb 1 .. Total ...281 H a m p s h ir e . First innings. A. J. L. Hill, b A. Relf ... 3 Mead (C. P.), b Leach.......... 8 Bowell, b A. Relf ........... G Newman, c Cox, b A. Relf 0 Llewellyn, b A. R elf........... 8 Brown, st Butt, b A. Relf 12 Stone, c R., b A. Relf ... 10 Moore, not out ...................25 II. A. H. Smith, lbw, b L each................................... 8 R. W. F. Jesson, b Leach... 0 Kennedy, b Leach ........... 3 Second innings. b Cox ................... c Butt, b Cox ... i b R e lf................... c Butt, b Vincett c Cartwright, b Leach ........... notout...................1 b A. Relf ........... b Leach ........... B 3, lb 3, w 1 Total c R. Relf, b Cox 3 cR.Relf,bVincett 5 c Heygate, b Vincett ........... 0 Lb 1, w 1 ... 2 , 90 Total ... . 139 S u ss e x . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W Bowell ... 11 2 30 1Mead ... 15‘5 5 44 2 Brown ... 5 0 37 1 Llewellyn 29 9 56 4 Kennedy... 7 0 22 0 H ill............. 1 0 7 0 Newman... 25 4 71 2 Kennedy bowled one no-ball. H a m p s h ir e . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W.O. " ~ “ Relf (A. E.) ... 22 7 47 6 ........... 11 C ox................... 6 2 8 0 ........... 11 Leach ........... 15-3 7 28 4 ........... 9 Vincett M. R. W. 2 38 1 41 1 25 2 33 Leach and Vincett each bowled one wide. WORCESTERSHIRE v. WARWICK­ SHIRE. Played at Worcester on May 16, 17 and 18. 249 FO K TH E F IR S T W IC K E T . Drawn. Neither side was at full strength, H. K. Foster being indisposed and Lilley being kept away by an injured foot. Worcestershire gave a most attractive display on Monday, obtaining their total of 441 in four hours and a-half. They were given an excellent start by Bowley and Pearson, who made 249 for the first wicket in two hours and a-quarter. Of that number Pearson, who was the first to leave, scored 104: he hit fourteen 4’s and, apart from a chance to Baker when 90, made no mistake. Bowley’s innings was delightful. He made his runs all round the wicket, his driving especially being good, and scored his 157 out of 288 in 160 minutes. He hit twenty- six 4’s and the only mistake that can be urged against him was that, when 45, Charlesworth might have caught him in the long-field. Cuffe, hitting eight 4’s, made 52 out of 117 in an hour and a- quarter, and with Burns and Simpson-Hayward also making useful scores, the total reached 441. At the end of the day Warwickshire made 26 for the loss of Charlesworth, and so wound up the day requiring 266 runs to avoid the follow-on. On the second morning Baker and Kinneir remained together until their stand for the second wicket had realised 131. The latter was then caught for a steady innings of 63, which took two hours and twenty minutes to compile. Afterwards Burrows bowled with such success—he took seven wickets for 12 runs each—that only Baker was able to with­ stand him, and the innings, which had given every promise of reaching well towards the fourth hundred, closed for 292. Baker, except for a couple of chances when 100, made no mistake during the four hours and three-quarters he was in. He hit eighteen 4’s in his splendid innings, punishing loose balls severely. Warwickshire, having just avoided the follow-on, Worcestershire went in again and fared badly against Goodwin’s leg-breaks. Foster and Field afterwards bowled with success, and at the end of the day nine wickets were down for 113. On the third dajT, although the wicket had been protected, the game could not be resumed nntil after three o’clock owing to the state of the ground after heavy rain. The home side’s innings closed for 116, leaving Warwickshire 266 to win. A very poor start was made, both Meldon and Foster being out for 9, but Baker, fortunately for the visitors, was in good form and again saved the side. In the match he made 216 for once out, and was clearly responsible for saving the game, analysis Score and W o r c e s t e r sh ir e . First innings. Bowley, c Pridmore, b Meldon ............................157 Pearson, c Charlesworth, b Foster...................................104 Arnold, b Foster................... 8 G. N. Foster, b Foster ... 12 Cuffo, b Foster ..................... 52 W. B. Burns, st Smith, b Quaife ............................. 29 G. L. Crowe, c and b Quaife 7 G. H. Simpson-Hayward, b " ' 29 . 10 . 2 1 30 Second innings, st Smith, b Good­ win .................. st Smith, b Good­ win .................. b Foster ........... c Smith, b Good­ win .................. b Goodwin........... Foster Collier, b Goodwin Burrows, b Goodwin... Bale, not out ........... B 23, lb 2, w 5 .. Total c Smith, b Foster 14 c Kinneir, b Field 8 c Santall, b Field 24 c Smith, b Foster 2 not out ........... 5 b Santall ........... 8 B 12, lb 1 ... 13 Total ...........116 W a r w ic k s h ir e . First innings. Kinneir, cCuffe, b Burns... 63 Charlesworth, c Bale, b B urns................. ......... 4 Baker, not out ..................155 Quaife, c Bale, b Burrows 10 R. G. Pridmore, c Bale, b Burrows .......................... 1 F. R. Foster, b Burrows ... 1 W. W. Meldon, c Foster, b Burrows .......................... 5 H. J. Goodwin, b Burrows 16 Santall, c Foster, b Burrows 11 Smith, c Cuffe, b Burrows 13 Second innings, not out..................26 b Cuffe... b Cuffe... b Pearson Field, c Bale, b Cuffe... B 7, lb 2, w 1 ... c and b Burrows 22 c Arnold, b Cuffe 2 b Burns ........... c Bale, b Pearson c and b Pearson., c Bowley, b Bur­ rows .................. not out B 6, lb 5, nb 1... 12 T o ta l.................. 292 Total (9 wkts) 174 W o r c e s t e r sh ir e . First innings. O. M. R. W. Field Foster ........... Quaife ........... Santall ........... M eldon........... Goodwin K inneir........... Charlesworth. Baker ........... 13 24 14 19 8 6*4 3 4 2 73 95 1 55 Second inning?, O. M. R. W. ... 3 1 6 2 ... 14 3 48 3 !” 5-4 0 14 1 16 0 2 0 , Santall and Charlesworth bowled two wides each and Field one. W a r w ic k s h ir e . First innings. Burns ... . Cuffe ... S.-Hayward Burrows Arnold ... . Pearson... O. 15 33 10 24 5 12 M. R. W. 2 37 Second innings. O. M. R. W. 8 80 1 ... 2 26 0 ... 3 84 7 ... 0 13 0 ... 42 3 12 9 55 12 Cuffe bowled one wide and Pearson one no-ball. BOOKS RECEIVED. Scottish Athletic Guide. Summer 1910. Glasgow: Rowan & Co., 104-108 Argyle Street. Price not stated. ESSEX v. DERBYSHIRE. Played at Leyton on May 16,17 and 18. Essex won by four wickets. Winning the toss and going in first on a fast pitch, Derbyshire fared so badly at the start that their fourth wicket fell at 35. Curgenven then went in, and, after playing himself in, hit with such delight­ ful freedom that three men were placed in the long- field for him. He made 50 in 47 minutes and, in all, scored 100 out of 150 in an hour and three-quarters without a mistake; he hit two 6’s (off Mead and McGahey) and fifteen 4’s, and with Handford, who played a really valuable innings for 23, put on 74 for the fifth wicket. Curgenven cut well and made some fine strokes on the leg-side, but the chief fea­ ture of his innings was his clean, powerful driving. Essex, despite a sound display by Douglas, had three men out for 53, after which Freeman and Gillingham put on 56 together in 45 minutes and the latter and McGahey 58 in similar time. Gillingham, who was then caught at slip, played a quieter game than usual, but hit eight 4’s. At the end of the day Essex, with three wickets in hand, were 7 runs on. On Tuesday the innings closed for 222, the Essex lead thus amounting to 37. Derbyshire opened their second innings with Needham and Humphries, and no sooner had the arrears been hit off when Mead dismissed Humphries and Handford in con- sccutive overs. The scoring was very slow, although the wicket was in favour of the batsmen. At 65 Douglas bowled Cadman, and Curgenven, after making 20 out of 34, was well caught by Buckenham at slip. Needham was the next to go, after batting two hours and ten minutes for 45. Mead was bowl­ ing splendidly and, owing largely to him, the seventh wicket went down at 133. At this point Mead had taken six wickets in fifteen overs for 21 runs. The end of the innings then seemed in sight, but Chap­ man and Morton put on 41 in 25 minutes and the latter and Rickman 74 in 55. Morton played a valuable and attractive game, and hit six 4’s. Essex, set 219 to win, had lost Fane, Freeman and Tremlin for 33 runs at the end of the day. On Wednesday, when the wicket was soft and not difficult after rain, Perrin hit out and Mead, though making only 12, stayed whilst 42 were added in just under three- quarters of an hour. Gillingham did nothing, and with his dismissal half the side were out for 78. With Douglas in, however, a good stand was made, though both he and Perrin were favoured by the field, both being let off more than once. When only 42 runs were required Perrin was caught at the wickets for 99, an innings which contained a 6 and eight 4’s. His stand with Douglas realised 99 in 115 minutes. With McGahey in the remaining runs were made without further loss, Essex winning as stated. Derbyshire’s poor work in the field had much to do with the result. Score and analysis D e r b y s h ir e . First innings. J. Chapman, c A. L. Gibson, b T rem lin..........................12 Needham, b Tremlin... ... 13 Morton, b Tremlin ........... 0 Second innings. b Douglas ... . c and b Mead . st K. Gibson, Tremlin ... . 27 45 Cadman, c Gillingham, Buckenham ................... 9 b Douglas ... Handford, c Gillingham, b Mead .................................. 23 b Mead G. Curgenven, b Douglas ...100 c Buckenham, Mead L. Oliver, lbw, b Mead ... 8 lbw, b Mead Warren, c Buckenham, b Tremlin ..........................13 R. B. Rickman, b Douglas 1 •Jit 1 24 Humphries, b Tremlin ... 0 Bracey, not out ................. 0 Byes ......................... 6 Total ..............185 E ss e x . First innings. F. L. Fane, c Oliver, b Morton ......................... 4 J. W. H. T. Douglas, c sub., b Cadm an.......................22 P. A. Perrin, b Warren ... 0 Rev. F. H. Gillingham, c Cadman, b Morton....................................68 Freeman (J.), c Warren, b R ick m a n ..........................29 C. P. McGahey, b Cadman 35 Buckenham, b Cadman ... 18 A. L. Gibson, b Morton ... 2 Kenneth Gibson, c Cur­ genven , b Cadman........... 4 Tremlin, not out................. 5 b Warren Mead (W.), c Handford, b Morton ................................................... 12 B 18, lb 3, w 2 ....................................23 b Mead ........... c Perrin, b Buck­ enham .........34 c Buckenham, b Mead .........16 not out ........... 0 B 3, lb 6, nb 1 10 Total........255 Second innings. b Warren .........21 not out ......... 58 c Humphries, b Cadm an.........91 b Warren b Warren ........... 5 not out ......... 21 Total ................. 222 lbw, b Cadman... 12 B 7, lb 1, nb 1 9 Total (6wkts )219