Cricket 1910

J une 23, 1910. CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 219 T he match between Lancashire and Warwickshire, which was abandoned owing to the death of King Edward, will be played at Blackpool on August 29th and two following days. Two instances of fast scoring in last Saturday’s club cricket have reached me. Thames Ditton, on their ground, ran up 184 for six wickets in 75 minutes against Burntwood Wanderers, but this perform­ ance was put quite into the shade by Tufnell Park, who, going in against a total o f 232 by St. Pancras, scored 293 for two wickets in an hour and a-half. 0 . Watson made 132 not out and W . Giddings 98, the pair obtaining 185 before the first wicket fell. The match was played at Tufnell Park. T he remarkable partnership of J. Chapman and Warren at the end of Derbyshire’s second innings at Blackwell on Tuesday has furnished a topic of conversation for cricketers. They came together when eight wickets were down for 131 and were not separated until they had put on 283. Not only did they save their side from defeat, but they credited themselves with the longest partnership ever made for the ninth wicket in a match of n o te :— T he E nglish R ecord :— 283, J. Chapman (165) and Warren (123): Derby, shire v. Warwickshire, at Blackwell, June, 1910. T he A ustralian R ecord :— 234, C. Hill (365 not out) and E. Walkley (53): South Australia v. New South Wales, at Adelaide, December, 1900. T he S outh A frican R ecord :— 217, B. C. Cooley (113) and A. D. Nourse (112 not ou t): Natal v. Western Province, at Johannesburg, January, 1907. The world’s record for that wicket remains 293 by E . A. C. Druce (201 not out) and V. P. Johnstone (120) for Trinity Wanderers v. Eastbourne, at Eastbourne, in August, 1900. A. B . W a r r e n played his first match for Derbyshire in 1897 and is now in his thirty-fifth year. Until this week he had not played a three-figure innings in a match of note, his highest score having been 89 in the match with Derbyshire at Edgbaston seven years ago. He has several innings o f over 50 to his credit, but it is as a fast bowler that he has proved of most use to his side. In 1904, 1906 and 1908 he took 124, 101 and 105 wickets respectively, whilst in 1905 he claimed 94 and last year 99. A t the conclusion of Hampton W ick’s match against East Molesey on Saturday a presentation was made to Mr. B. J. Sivers, who has played for Hampton Wick C.O. for a quarter o f a century, and has just resigned the captaincy after twelve years’ office. The gift took the form of a silver coffee service, and was made with many expressions of good-will. Up to this season Mr. Sivers had played 595 innings for the club, scoring 17,065 runs and obtaining twenty-one centuries. H. D. S m it h , of the East Finchley C.C., did a good afternoon’s work on Saturday at Finchley against Hornsey. After taking seven wickets for 30 runs in a total of 69, he scored 183 and carried out his bat. East Finchley made 439 for four wickets. T he balance-sheet of the Australian tour last summer shows that the receipts amounted to .£13,228. Of this sum the Australian Board of Control took ±'1,003, and expenses totalled ±4,641. A sum of ±7,583 was available for division between the fifteen players and the manager, every member of the side thus receiving ±473. N ot even the most enthusiastic fol­ lower of Surrey could have expected that the county would beat Lancashire in a couple of days by seven wickets. To Knox, Capt. Bush and Lees belong the chief honours of the game, but, in congratula­ ting them on the success of their efforts, it is only right to recall that the break­ down of Sharp, whilst bowling so well in Surrey’s first innings, handicapped Lan­ cashire enormously. Whether the result of the game would have been reversed had the misfortune not occurred is an open question : it can only be said that at th6 time it happened Sharp was bowling very successfully— he had taken three wickets for 21 runs— and that in conse­ quence he was prevented from playing his own natural game when be batted the second time, and that in the final stage of the match he was unable to deliver a ball. The success of Knox makes one regret that he is unable to assist the side regu­ larly, for when at his best—as he was on Monday and Tuesday—he is worth a place in any team in the world. In congrat­ ulating Capt. Bush, one may be allowed to express the hope that he will be found frequently in the county’s ranks. T he matter in dispute between the Australian Board of Control and the South African Cricket Association is still under discussion, and an early pronouncement to the effect that all difficulties, or differences of opinion, have been overcome may be expected. It was not until April, after the date of the tour had been fixed, that the question of a guarantee was raised by the South African Cricket Association. AN SW ER S TO CORRE SPONDENTS. R. C. Stevenson.— Jas. Seymour was born at Brightling, in Sussex, but has lived at Pembury for over 20 yeare. A. E. R eade .—W e regret that exceptional pressure on space prevents. E. A. Bester. —They are published periodically during the season. See last week’s issue. M. Joseph.— It was W. P. Howell who was known as “ The bee farmer.” J. H a ll. —Many thanks, but pressure on space prevents. A.G.S.—The matches will be reported in Cricket. Thanks for your card. KENT QUALIFICATIONS. T he Managing Committee of the Kent County C.C. have issued the following statement, showing the qualification pos­ sessed by each player who is likely to be called upon to appear for the C ou n ty:— K. Barlow, 17 years’ residence in K e n t; R. N. R . Blaker, five years’ residence ; C. J. Burnup, born at B laekheath; D. W . Carr, born at C ranbrook; S. H . Day, five years’ qualifica­ tion ; A . P. Day, born at Blackheath ; E . W . D illon, five years’ qualification ; C. S. Hirst, born at Beckenham ; K. L . Hutchings, born at Soutbborough ; P . V. Hutchings, born at Southborough; C. H. B. M arsbam , five years’ qualification ; J. R. Mason, born at B lack heath; W . A. Powell, 15 years’ resi­ dent in K en t; H . E . W . Prest, born at B eckenh am ; L . H . W . Troughton, twenty years’ residence at G ravesend; C. C. G. W right, seven years’ residence at Tonbridge and Orpington ; C. Blythe, born at D eptford; W . J. Fairservice, five years’ qualification ; A . Fielder, born at P la xtol; H . T. W . HardiDge, born at G reenw ich; J. C. Hubble, born at W ateringbury; P. H . H uish, five years’ qualification; E. Humphries, born at Ditton ; H. J. Preston, born at Snodland ; D. W . Jennings, three years’ residence at M aidstone; P. E . Morfee, born at Ashford, K e n t; Jas. Seymour, five years’ qualification; F . E . W oolley, born at Tonbridge. NOTTS 2nd XI. v. CHESHIRE. Played at Nottingham on June 20 and 21 and left drawn. Score and analysis:— C heshire First innings. Second innings. F. C. Wild, c James, b c Armstrong, b Barnes ..........................61 Barnes ............ 0 J. C. Fallows, b L e e ...........94 lbw, b Iremongcr 4 Holland, c Iremonger, b Harrison .......................... 10 run out ............17 Mason (P.), b Harrison ... 0 c and b L e e .......... 30 T. A. Hilditch, c Harrison, c Iremonger, b b Iremonger ...................15 Barnes .............11 F. S. Church, c and b Ire­ monger .......................... 6 F. C. Hunter, c Stapleton, b Barnes .......................... 11 b Armstrong ... 12 H. P. Rigby, c Stapleton, b c Armstrong, b Iremonger.......................... 19 James ............. 36 Moorhouse (F.), c and b Lee ..................................24 not out ............ 50 R.Wilson, c Lee, b Harrison 1 b James ........... 0 L. C. Crockett, not out ... 0 not out ........... 2 Byes, &c...................... 28 Byes, &c. ... 25 Total .................. 269 Total (8 wkts)*187 •Innings declared closed. N otts 2 nd XI. R. E. Hemingway, b Mason ................... 2 James (C.), c Holland, b Mason ................... 2 Lee, not out ...........109 Iremonger (A.), lbw, b Mason .................. 33 Stapleton, c Wilson, b Mason ......... ... 15 Rev. H. Staunton, st Wilson, b Hunter... 9 Armstrong, b Hunter 7 Whysail,lbw,b Hunter 9 A. B. Crawford, st Wilson, b Hunter .. 9 Barnes, c Holland, b Moorhouse ... ... 5 Harrison, c Holland, b M oorhouse........... 2 Byes, &c. ... ... 14 Total 216 Second innings: Crawford, b Mason, 0 ; James, not out, 26: Lee, not out, 51 ; byes, &c., 2. Total (1 wkt), 79. C heshire . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Barnes .......... 34 6 85 2 .......... 15 6 84 2 Harrison 33 7 62 3 ........... 4 1 12 0 Iremonger ... 27 13 43 3 .......... 13 8 17 1 Crawford 10 1 32 0 .......... 3 0 8 0 L e e .................. 8 4 16 2 .......... 12 2 43 1 Armstrong ... 2 0 3 0 .......... 9 3 25 1 Stapleton 3 0 16 0 James .......... 3 1 7 2 Iremonger bowled two no-balls, Bames one iand Crawford one wide. Notts 2nd XI. Hilditch.......... 8 0 25 0 .......... 5 0 29 0 Mason .......... 26 5 65 4 ........... 7 1 15 1 H u n ter........... 16 1 55 4 .......... 3 0 26 0 Moorhouse ... 19-2 3 43 2 ............ Crockett 2 0 14 0 .......... Holland.......... 2 0 7 0 Hillditch and Moorhouse each bowled one no-ball.