Cricket 1910

1 5 6 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a y 2 6 , 1 9 1 0 . WORCESTERSHIRE v. SURREY. Played at Stourbridge on May 23, 24 and 25. Worcestershire won by 316 runs. Surrey had all the worst of the opening day’s play, losing four wickets for 46 runs after seeing Worces­ tershire complete an innings for 387. Hayward, owing to the serious illness of his father, was unable to play, and Hayes, who was still lame, was also an absentee. Worcestershire batted first on a perfect wicket and in four hours and 25 minutes made the total mentioned. The boundaries on the Stourbridge ground are easy but much of the batting seen was truly admirable. The chief honours rested with Geoffrey Foster, who scored 123 out of 224 in two hours and a-quarter and added 116 for the third wicket with Pearson in 70 minutes. He played finely all round the wicket, gave no chance, and hit a 6, a 5, and seventeen 4’s. Pearson, who made 72 in a trifle under two hours, hit ten 4’s, and Burns, who scored 56 out of 74 in 55 minutes, nine 4’s. Surrey had three-quarters of an hour’s batting at the end of the day, when the order of going-in was changed, with such disastrous results that before stumps were drawn four wickets had fallen for 46. On Tuesday the outlook for the visitors was cer­ tainly not bright, seeing that, with only six wickets in hand, they still required 191 runs to save the follow-on. It soon became apparent that a lot of difficulty would be experienced in making the runs, for Burrows soon dismissed Thompson, Bird and Ducat, the seventh wicket falling at 80. Hobbs and Smith put on 41 together, the former, who obtained the highest score of the innings, making 38 in 55 minutes. Hitch made a few goods hits, but Lees was bowled first ball and Surrey were 235 behind on the innings. Burrows was at his best, and, bowling at a fine pace, took seven wickets for 40 runs. Wor­ cestershire occasioned some surprise by preferring to go in again in preference to making Surrey follow-on. Bowley was bowled at 15, but Pearson and H. K. Foster added 50 ere the latter was caught in the long-field. The younger Foster scored 22 out of 24, but Arnold and Pearson made a good stand, and the latter reached 50 after batting 90 minutes. Pear­ son played a good innings for his 54 and made six 4’s. Arnold and Burns also hit well, and with nine wickets down for 264 the innings was closed. Surrey wei'e left with 500 to win, and in the last 70 minutes of the day scored 94 for the loss of Harrison and Strudwick. Yesterday it was soon seen that Surrey would prove unable to make a good fight. Ducat was bowled without adding to his score, and so poor was the batting that the eight outstanding wickets added only 89 runs. Hobbs and Mr. Bird alone played with much confidence, and the match was over before lunch. Score and analysis:— W o r c e s t e r s h ir e . First innings. H. K. Foster, c Davis, b Lees ...................................30 Bowley, b H itch...................10 Pearson, c Bird, b Smith... 72 G. N. Foster, b B ird ...........123 Arnold, lbw, b B ir d ..............39 W. B. Burns, c Davis, b Marshal ...........................56 Cuffe, b Marshal...................18 G. H. Simpson-Hayward, st Strudwick, b Marshal 2 Burrows, b Smith ......... 4 W. H. Taylor, c Bird, b Sm ith................................... 0 Bale, not out ...................13 B 13, lb 6, w 1 ..............20 Second innings. c Davis, b Smith 36 b Hitch ...........11 b B ird ...................54 run out ...........22 c Hobbs, b H itch 43 b Ducat ...........39 b Hitch ........... 0 c Thompson, b Hitch ...........25 not out...................17 b Hitch ........... not out................... B 10, lb 3... Total ...................387 Total (9 wkts)*264 ♦Innings declared closed. S u r r e y . First innings. Harrison, lbw, b Burrow... 10 Strudwick, b Burrows ... 13 Davis, b Burrows ........... 0 Thompson, b Burrows ... 20 Marshal, c G. N. Foster, b Burrows ........................... 0 M. C. Bird, c Bowley, b Burrows ........... ...........12 Hobbs, c and b Taylor ... 38 Ducat, b Burrows ........... 2 Smith, not out ......................20 Bitch, b S.-Hayward..............21 Lees, b S.-H ayw ard............ 0 B 7, lb 9 ......................16 Total ............ 152 Second innings, lbw, b Taylor ... 39 lbw, b S.-Hay­ ward ........... 1 st Bale,b S.-Hay- ward ........... 4 not out................... 5 b Burrow s...........13 st Bale, b S.-Hay­ ward ................. 21 b S.-Hayward ... 54 b Burrow s...........17 b Burrow s.......... 2 st Bale, bS.-H ay­ ward ........... 8 st Bale, b S.-Hay­ ward ........... 9 B 6, lb 3, nb 1 10 Total ...183 W o r c e s t e r s h ir e . Hitch .. Smith ... Lees Thompson Bird Hobbs ... Marshal First innings. O. M. R. W. .........18 ........27*2 21 1 81 10 9 4 4 Second innings. O. M. R. W. 0 86 1 96 1 , 2 29 0 , 3 32 2 0 22 0 0 19 3 Ducat 14 16 11 5 3 41 1 1 49 0 0 19 0 1 16 1 0 24 0 Smith bowled one wide. Burns ... Cuffe ... Burrows S.-Hayward Taylor S u r r e y . First innings. O. M. R. W. ........ 8 1 42 0 .. 8 14 7*4 2 25 2 4 12 0 40 0 17 1 Burrows bowled one no-ball. Second innings. O. M. R. W. 0 15 0 0 3 4 0 ... 3 ... 2 ... 20 ... 18-4 6 5 84 43 6 26 1 LANCASHIRE v. ESSEX, Played at Liverpool on May 23, 24 and 25. Lancashire won by 131 runs. The wicket was altogether against heavy scoring on Monday, and during the five hours and a-quarter that play was in progress twenty wickets went down for 256 runs. Neither side was at full strength, Perrin being unable to Assist Essex and the home side lacking the services of Brearley, who may not be able to play until August. Lancashire, who gained a lead of 76 on the innings, were certainly fortunate to win the toss, for the wicket was at its worst after lunch, when Essex went in. Hornby and Hartley gave the home side a very useful start by making 47 for the first wicket in three-quarters of an hour. MacLaren, who made some character­ istic strokes on the leg-side, but was missed when 17, added 35 for the fifth wicket with Sharp, but the tail collapsed before Mead, who took five wickets in 64 balls for 16 runs after the interval. Tremlin also bowled well, but suffered through mistakes in the field, as many as three catches being missed off him. Dean and Huddleston took full advantage of the state of the pitch when Essex went in, and bowled unchanged throughout. Runs were so difficult to obtain that Fane batted 80 minutes for 19. A. L. Gibson, seeing that careful methods had not proved very successful, hit freely and in 20 minutes scored 22 of the 28 runs added during his stay. Mead also did well, but the innings closed for 90. On the second day Lancashire lost Hornby with 12 scored, after which Tyldesley and Hartley made the only stand of the innings. The pair sent 50 up 35 minutes from the start, both playing sound and attractive cricket. Three-figures went up in an hour and a-quarter, but 2 runs later Tyldesley was finely caught low down at short leg after making 43 of the 90 runs put on for the second wicket in 70 minutes. Hartley’s innings, although not so good, was a most valuable one : he scored 54 out of 121 in 95 minutes. Sharp and Makepeace reached double figures, but the others could do little with Tremlin and the innings closed for 180. It should be mentioned that the luncheon interval was extended half-an-hour as a mark of respect for the late James Hallows, whose funeral was taking place at Famworth. After the adjournment Tremlin took five wickets for 13 runs in 45 balls. Essex were left with 257 to win—a very heavy task as the wicket was. In half-an-hour Fane, Reeves and Gillingham had all been dimissed for 15, but Douglas and Freeman, by admirable cricket, added 51 together in ah hour. A t the end of the day, however, five wickets were down for 75. Yesterday McGahey was out with only 2 added, and at 99 Buckenham was caught at cover. A. L. Gibson played resolute cricket, but after 80 minutes’ play the gamo was over, Lancashire winning by the margin stated. Score and analysis :— L a n c a s h ir e . First innings. Second inuings. A. H. Hornby, c Reeves, b M e a d ..................................30 A. Hartley, b Tremlin ... 23 Tyldesley (J. T.), c Fane, b Tremlin ........................... 4 Sharp, c Buckenham, b M e a d ..................................26 Makepeace, lbw, b Reeves 10 A. C. MacLaren, c and b M e a d .................................. 28 Tyldesley (E .), lbw, b Mead 7 Huddleston, b Tremlin ... 4 Dean, lbw, b Mead .......... 12 Cook, not out ................. 7 Worsley, lbw, b Mead ... 0 B 8, lb 7 ...........15 b Mead.................. b D ou glas........... c T rem lin , b D ouglas........... c Buckenham, b D ouglas........... b T rem lin ........... b T rem lin .......... lbw, b Tremlin... b Tremlin ........... b Mead.................. not out.................. lbw, b Tremlin... B 6, lb 3 Total ...166 Total E ss e x . First innings. F. L. Fane, b Dean .............19 J. W. H. T. Douglas, lbw, b Huddleston ................... 8 Reeves, b Huddleston ... 0 Rev. F. H. Gillingham, lbw, b Dean .......................... 3 Freeman, c Hornby, b Hud­ dleston .......................... 1 C. P. McGahey, c Worsley, b Dean .......................... 7 Buckenham, b Huddleston 7 A. L. Gibson, st Worsly, b Dean .................................22 K. Gibson, b Dean ........... 3 Second innings. b Dean................... 0 c MacLaren, b Sharp ...........30 c Cook, b Dean .. 4 c Tyldesley (J.T.), b Huddleston... 3 b Dean...................28 c Dean, b Hud­ dleston ........... 8 c MacLaren, b Dean ...........11 Tremlin, b Dean... , Mead (W .), notout B 3, lb 2, nb 1 . not out lbw, b Huddle­ ston ........... b C ook.......... b Cook........... Leg-byes .. 23 7 7 0 4 Total ...................90 Total ...........125 L a n c a s h ir e . First innings. Mead Buckenham Tremlin... Reeves ... O. M. R. W. 27*4 6 51 6 ... Second Innings. 5 1 13 0 26 2 69 3 ... 4 1 18 1 ... Douglas ... McGahey ... E ss e x . First innings. O. M. R. W. Dean .......... 27 10 49 6 ... Huddleston.. 26 11 35 4 ... Cook Sharp O. , 23 , 3 21*3 4 , 13 1 M. R. W. 0 17 Second innings. O. M. R. W. ... 33 9 54 4 ... 19 4 26 3 ... 23-4 11 35 2 0 6 1 Dean bowled one no-ball. M.C.C. AND GROUND v. LEICESTER­ SHIRE. Played at Lord’s on May 23, 24 and 25. Leicestershire won by 40 rnns. Although without King, Leicestershire had all the best of the opening day’s play, completing an innings for 251 and getting eight M.C.C. wickets down for 106. Wood and Knight made 69 for the first wicket, the former, who scored 52 out of 94 in 65 minutes, playing a freer game than usual. Jayes hit brilliantly all round the wicket and obtained 54 in an hour : he hit a five and seven 4’s and played the best cricket during the day. After he left, Crawford could get no one to stay with him, and although 200 had been made for five wickets the innings closed for 251. Crawford, driving with great power, hit a 6 and ten 4’s, scored 60 in an hour and a-quarter, but was missed three times. Llewellyn bowled excellently, varying his pitch and pace very cleverly, and took half-a-dozen wickets for 50 runs. The feature of the M.C.C’s innings was the batting of Greig, who scored 39 out of 58 in an hour and a- quarter. Of the others, only Foster and Swann- Mason reached double-figures, and when play ceased for the day the Club, with only two wickets in hand, were 145 runs behind. Only 13 runs were added on the second day before the innings closed, tho County’s lead therefore being 132. The Leicestershire bowlers performed very well, and the side fielded smartly throughout. In their second innings they lost Knight to a fine one-handed«catch low down at slip before he had made double-figures, and when he had scored only 9 Whitehead was held at cover. Sharp seemed to have settled down to a good game, when he was struck over the heart by a rising ball from Mignon and obliged to retire. After lunch Wood and Jayes put on 58 in 25 minutes for the fourth wicket of which number the latter made 33. Wood obtained his faultless 69 out of 136 in 110 minutes and hit eight 4’s : he put considerable power into his strokes, and obtained the majority of his runs by leg-hits and drives. The fourth, fifth and sixth wicket all fell at 136 and the seventh at 141. Sharp, who had returned to complete his innings, found a useful partner in Astill, 36 being added for the eighth wicket in half-an-hour. The last two wickets went down for 10, and the M.C.C. were set 320 to win. A wretched start was made, both Greig and Veal being out for 24, bnt Luther stayed with Llewellyn whilst 94 were added, and the latter and Foster put on 72 more. Llewellyn, without giving a chance, scored 100 out of 190 in 135 minutes, cutting and driving magnificently and hitting eleven 4’s. When play ceased for the day five wickets were down for 195. On the third morning Foster played bright and vigorous cricket, and whilst he was in there was always a chance that he would pull off the match. When he had added 32, however, he skied a ball and was caught by the bowler after batting for an hour and a-quarter and hitting eleven 4’s. Boresford seconded his effort