Cricket 1910

14 8 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M ay 26, 1910. AT TH E SIGN OF THE W IC K E T . By F. S. A siiley -C oopeii . N oth in g h as proved m ore w elcom e to crick eters generally this year th an the su c­ cess o f H irst as a bow ler. W h e n h e obtain e 1 a p a ir of spectacles in h is first cou n ty m atch o f th e season it w as said— facetiou sly ratber than seriou sly, I im a gin e— that it w ould n ot be lo n g before he m ade som eon e suffer for th e in d ign ity in flicted on him . W h a t he did again st L a n ca sh ire last w eek h as n ot yet ceased to be discussed, and at th e next op p ortu n ity w h ich presented itself— against Som erset at Sheffield on M on day— h e show ed that it w as n o m ere flash in th e p an by takin g eigh t w ick ets— seven o f th em bow led d o w n — for exactly ten runs apiece. Iu tw o con secu tive in n in gs, therefore, h e obtained seventeen w ickets, o f w h ich all bu t tw o were clea n -b ow led , at a tota l cost o f 103 runs. N ot being on e o f Sir B o y le R o ch e ’ s birds, I w as unable to be present at B ram all L a n e th is w eek, but from an in tim ate acqu ain tan ce w ith the Sheffield crow d I can w ell understand w ith w hat delight h is success w as received, esp ecially as fo r m a n y years there has been n o m ore p op u lar crick eter in th e cou n ty. T h e present is a m ost opportu n e m om en t to present a su m m ary o f all his best perform ­ an ces w ith the ball in first-class crick et. B y w ay o f prelude it sh ou ld be stated that he played his first m atch fo r Y ork sh ire in 1889, that his appearances in the follow in g year w ere restricted to a cou p le o f gam es, and in 1891 (as in 1889) to one. EIGHT OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS. 9 for 23, Yorkshire v. Lancashire at Leeds ... 1910 9 ,, 45,Yorkshire v. Middlesex, at Sheffield1907 8 ,,25, Yorkshire v. Leicestershire, at Hull... 1907 8 ,, 35, Players v. Gentlemen, at Scarborough 1900 8 ,,48, Yorkshire v. Australians, at Bradford 1899 8 ,,59, Yorkshire v. Warwickshire, at Edg- baston ...................................................1896 8 ,, 80, Yorkshire v. Somerset, at Sheffield ... 1910 THIRTEEN OR MORE WICKETS IN A MATCH. 15 for 63, Yorkshire v. Leicestershire, at Hull 1907 14 ,, 97, Yorkshire v. Notts, at Dewsbury ... 1906 13 ,, 78, Yorkshire v. Lancashire, at Leeds ... 1910 13 ,,149, Yorkshire v. Australians, at Bradford 1899 FOUR WICKETS OR MORE FOR 3 RUNS OR LESS EACH. 12 for 19c, Yoi’kshire v. Northants, at North­ ampton ... ...................................1908 12 ,, 29c, Yorkshire v. Essex, at Leyton...........1901 9 „ 23, Yorkshire v. Lancashire, at Leeds ... 1910 7 ,. 12a, Yorkshire v, Essex, at Leyton ... 1901 7 ,, 16, Yorkshire v. Essex, at Harrogate ... 1895 7 ,, IS, Yorkshire v. Leicestershire, at Leeds 1906 7 ,, 21, Yorkshire v. Leicestershire, at Scar­ borough ...........................................1901 7 ,, 21, North v. South, at Hastings ...........1904 6 ,, 7b |Yorkshire v. Northamptonshire, at 6 ,, 12a I Northampton .......................... 1908 6 ,, 14, North v. South, at Hastings ...........1896 6 ,, 16, Yorkshire v. Sussex, at Sheffield ... 1S92 5 ,, 9, Yorkshire v. Somerset, at Hudders­ field ......... . ...................................1894 5 „ 9, Yorkshire v. Australians, at Leeds... 1902 5 ,, 11, Yorkshire v. Sussex, at Bradford ... 1901 5 ,, 12, Yorkshire v. Derbyshire, at Leeds ... 1892 5 ,, 15, Yorkshire v. Worcestershire, at Hull 1906 4 ,, 11. Yorkshire v. Notts, at Nottingham 1893 4 ,, 106, Yorkshire v. Gloucestershire, at Sheffield ...........................................1903 4 ,, 7, Yorkshire v. Surrey, at the Oval ... 1895 a signifies first innings, b second, and c both. BOWLING UNCHANGED THROUGH BOTH COMPLETED INNINGS. W ith Haigh, Yorks, v. Northants, at Northampton, 1908 With Rhodes, Yorks, v. Essex, at L eyton ......... 1901 With Rhodes, Yorks, v. Surrey, at the Oval ... 1903 With Rhodes, Yorks, v. Derbyshire, at Glossop, 1907 THE HAT TRICK. For Yorkshire v. Leicestershire, at Leicester, 1895 For Yorkshire v. Leicestershire, at H u ll......... 1907 (In the latter match his victims were such great run-getters as C. J. B. Wood, King and Albert Knight.) Nothing has been more pronounced this year than the success of bowlers who have passed their thirtieth year. Mead, Hirst and Haigh are well past that mark, yet the first-named has been performing in a style which a bowler half his age might well envv. Huddleston, Wass and Smith (of Surrey) have also passed their thirtieth year, and young bowlers of promise are anything but numerous just now. In view of the Triangular Tourna­ ment in 1912, it is to be hoped that some fresh talent will be unearthed either this year or next. Our batting will in all likeli­ hood prove equal to the demand made upon it, but at the present time England lacks young bowlers of more than average ability. Harking back to the Whit-Monday match at headquarters, it is interesting to note that Kent made their first appearance at Lord's as far back as 1790—three years after the formation of the ground, that is—and that never before had they won there by so large a margin as an innings and 198 runs. The 104 games played by Kent at Marylebone have resulted as follows:— Date of Won Lost First by by Drawn. Total. Against. Match. Kent. Kent. Hampshire ........... 1790 0 1 0 1 M.C.C....................... 1791 16 25 3 44 M.C.C. & Hamble- don .................. 1791 1 0 0 1 Herts, Essex & Middlesex 22 ... 1791 0 1 0 1 England.................. 1792 9 18 0 27 Oldfield C.C. ... 1794 0 1 f t 1 Middlesex .......... 1796 8 13 7 28 Sussex .................. 1873 1 0 0 1 Totals 1790 35 59 10 104 It is worthy of note that Middlesex were not met between 1796 and 1883, and that of the first 58 games played by Kent at Lord’s the county won 20 and lost 38—the first drawn match was against M.C.C in 1886, when rain occasioned a couple of blank days. Although the Australian team which visited New Zealand during the past winter was not defeated in a single match, New Zealand cricket is probably stronger now than ever before. One who saw several of the games tells me that, if they possessed a bowler of the stamp, of Cotter, they would be able to place a side in the field that would give a good game to the majority of the first- class counties. The staudard of play in the Dominion is certainly higher now than it was even four or five seasons ago, and, if a good fast bowler is unearthed, a tour of New Zealand cricketers through Australia within the next few y<ars may be undertaken. Be­ fore such a trip is arranged, however, the players iu the chief centres should be care­ fully coached by men who have had experi­ ence of ‘ ‘ big” cricket, and the wickets, according to all accounts, might be improved considerably. The presence of such men as Keif, Humphreys and Board in New Zealand has beyond doubt proved beneficial, and if the chief Associations continue to engage the services of tried and skilful players the standard of their cricket is bound to improve. If they set to work to better their wickets one hopes that they will rest content before they att«in the *■perfection ” of those to be found on some of the chief grounds in Australia. Real cricket is out of the ques­ tion when everything is made to favour the batsman, and just at present, when New Zealand bowliug is weak, it would be folly to discourage young players who might, under true cricketing conditions, develop into useful bowlers. It is only when bats­ men and bowlers are on an equality that true cricket is seen: to make a large score on a perfect wicket on a ground with easy boundaries is like having to play a no-trump hand at bridge when one holds all the aces, kings and queens. There seems to be a probability of Warne being engaged to coach the players and improve the pitches. He has already had experience both in Australia and America, but in the best interests of New Zealand cricket it is to be hoped that he will not enter upon the latter duty with an excess of zeal. HAMPSTEAD v. SURBITON.-Played at Hamp­ stead on May 21. S urbiton . O. B. Howell, b Hick­ son ..........................12 H. A. Sherriff, b Dum- belton ................... 2 C. Schneider, b Hick­ son ..........................14 E.Andrew, b Dumbel- ton ......... ........... 2 B. W. Goodfellow, b Dumbelton .......... 0 C. H. Jupp,b Dumbel­ ton .......................... 4 W. E. Fiske, b Dum­ belton ..................... G. R. Perkins, st Ed­ wards,b Dumbelton H. J. Clayton, c Chal- lands, b Hickson ... H. Bowring, not out J. Fielding, b Dum­ belton ................... 0 B 5, lb 3, nb 2 ... 10 Total ... 60 Second innings : Schneider, b Challands, 1 ; An­ drew, b Challands, 5 ; Bowring, not out, 10; byes Total (2 wkts) 23. H ampstead . J. Mackie, c Bowring, b Sherriff...................54 H.G.Dunkley, c Fiske, b Clayton ........... 8 H. S. Maclure, b Sher­ riff ..........................13 G. G. Dumbelton, c Bowring, b Jupp ... 3 G. A. S. Hickson, c Bowring, b Clayton 55 R. S. Challands, st Fielding, b Sherriff 17 H. R. Hebert, b Fiske 16 H. S. Horne, b An­ drew.......................... 10 E. Whinney, c Field­ ing, b Bowring ... 15 R. Leigh Ibbs, b Bow­ ring .......................... 9 H. F. Edwards, not out .......................... 5 B 6, lb 4, nb 1... 11 Total ...216 ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL v. MILL HILL SCHOOL.— Played at Mill Hill on May 21 and won by St. Paul’s School by an innings and 159 runs. Score: St. Paul’s School. S. I. James,c Hawkins, b Leicester ........... R. T. Pollard, b Tim- son .............................20 P. G. H. Fender, b Lei­ cester ....................146 J. Buckley, c Thomas, b Higham................... 109 J. M. Boyd, not out... 0 C. J. Farr, c and b H igh am ................... 5 E. Sellers, c Hawkins, b Higham ........... 4 Byes, &c..............18 Total (6 wkts)*340 ♦Innings declared closed. D. W. Jones, H. N. Harding, R. C. Cumming, and J. Norman did not bat. M ill H ill First innings. R. M. Dexter, c Fender, b Sellers.................................. G. F. Timson, lbw, b Nor­ man ... ........................... H. G. Hawkins, b Norman S. E. Parsons, b Fender ... T. A. Higham, b Norman... D. C. Smith, b Fender G. P. Douglas, b Norman... A. C. Altham, c James, b Buckley ......................... T. B. Leicester, c Cumming, b Fender .......................... W. S. Thomas, not out ... C. A. Richardson, b Fender B 2, nb 2 ................... Total ................... S chool . c Buckley, b Fen­ 5 der ................... 45 6 c and b Pollard ... 0 4 b B u ck ley........... 6 6 c Boyd, b Buckley 9 4 tio to u t................. 39 1 b Sellers ........... 0 0 run out ........... 13 4 lbw, b Pollard ... 4 0 b James .......... 9 14 c Boyd, b Buckley 0 1 b Fender .......... 2 4 B 3, w 1, nb 1 5 49 T otal.........132 GEORGE LEW IN & Co., (Established 1869.) Club Colour Specialists and A th letic Clothing Manufacturersm OUTFITTERS BY APPOINTMENT To the M.C.C. 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