Cricket 1910

2 2 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. F e b . 24, 1 9 1 0 . Q ueensland . First innings. R. J. Uartigan, b Scott ... 5 J. Thomson, b Goddard ... 18 J. W. Fletcher, c Whitting (sub.), b Middleton ... 47 S. J. Redgrave, c Harvey, b Scott ...........................02 E. R. Crouch, b Goddard... 67 Wr. B. Hayes, c Cranney, b Smith ................................ 3 H. Benbow, c Smith, b Goddard ........................... 0 W. J. Lewis, c Barbour, b Sm ith................................ .. 3 J. S. Hutcheon, c and b S c o t t ...................................27 W. T. Evans, c Minnett, b Goddard ...........................52 J. W. MacLaren, not o u t... 43 B 19, lb 1, w 1, 11 b 1 ... 22 Second innings. b Scott...................44 run out.................. 1 c Barbour, b Smith .......... 30 c Barbour, b Scott 35 c Harvey, b Scott 1 b G oddard........... 0 c Barbour, b Smith ...........63 not o u t .................. 3 n o to u t................. 40 B 4, lb 1, w 5 10 Total ...................379 Total (7 wkts)227 N ew S outh W ales . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. MacLaren ... 134 1 51 1 ............ 26 4 90 2 Haves ............ 15 1 49 1 ............ 25 2 91 2 Redgrave ... 15 3 30 4 ............ 29 5 78 1 Thomson ... 8 0 13 1 ............ 14 0 67 0 Lewis ............ 10 3 342 ............ 12 1 50 2 Fletcher ... 8 0 22 0 MacLaren bowled a wide. Q ueensland . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W.O. M. R. W. Scott ............ 27 4 81 3 ............ 22 3 75 3 K andell............ 11 1 46 0 ............ 7 0 37 0 Smith ...........19 1 113 2 ............123 2 53 1 Goddard ... 14’5 0 49 4 ............ 6 0 24 1 I'arbour............ 8 1 36 0 ............ 3 0 11 0 Middleton ... 10 3 32 1 ............ 3 1 17 0 Middleton bowled a no-ball, Scott five wides, and Goddard one wide. VICTORIA y. NEW SOUTH WALES. Played at Melbourne on December 27, 28 and 29. New South WTa!es won by 272 runs. Except that Emery took the place of Gow, the New South Wales team for this match was the same as that which played at Adelaide. The change proved most fortunate for the visitors, Emery’s bowling meeting with more success than anybody could reasonably have anticipated. Victoria lacked the services of Wame, who was unwell, and his steady batting was much m issed: furthermore, Saunders, owing to an attack of influenza, was obliged to retire from the field when he had sent down three overs in the first innings. (His place iu the field was taken by Matthews.) The visitors’ total of 287 was due to consistent batting, nine members of the side reaching double-figures, and there being only one scorer above 50. Bardsley made 78 out of 151 in two hours and a-quarter w ith­ out a chance and was then bowled whilst trying to h it: it was a sound display, but one which did not show him at his best, especially in the first part of the innings. E. L. Waddy helped to make 46 for the first wicket, E. F. Waddy 51 for the second, and Diamond 54 for the third. The last-named played an unenterprising game, though in addition to his useful stand with Bardsley he put on 24 for the fourth wicket with Barnes, with whom Collins put on 31 for the fifth. The rest of the innings was marked by a valuable display on the part of R. B. Minnett, who hit five 4’s in scoring 41 of the last 81 runs in 65 m inutes: he added 40 runs with Stack and 22 with L. A. Minnett. The visitors’ fielding was very good, and the total of 287 took 2S0 minutes to make. At the end of the first day Sewart and Carkeek made 8 together w ithout loss, but on the Tuesday the side went to pieces against Emery on a good wicket and were disposed of for 93, just saving the follow-on. Only Sewart and Ransford reached double-figures, and their partnership for the third wicket lasted only 20 minutes and realised but 35 runs. Emery, whilst obtaining his seven wickets, had only 21 runs made off him : he varied his pace well, ar.d kept a good length. Everything in the second innings of New South Wales was dwarfed by the batting of Bardsley, who only just failed to carry his bat through the innings. Going in first, he was ninth out, scoring 149 out of 257 in four hours and 20 minutes without a real chance. He hit sixteen 4’s and was seen almost at his best: his 50 was reached in 90 minutes and his 100 in an hour and 10minutes. Both the Waddys were out by the time the total had reached 23, but a series of useful stand with Bardsley followed, Diamond helping to add 69 for the third wicket, Emery 19 for the fourth, Barnes 49 for the fifth, and Collins 22 for the sixth. Carkeek again gave a good display behind the wicket, and in the two innings gave away only one bye. Victoria made a very poor start when they went in for the fourth innings, McAlister playing -011 ere a run had been scored. Smith hit vigorously, and was third out, at 47, of which number he had made 36: he hit seven 4’s. Armstrong played a good game, but when the seventh wicket fell at 83 the end appeared to be in sight. Carkeek, however, gave such valuable assistance that he helped to put on 76 for the eighth wicket—a plucky display. Armstrong hit seven 4’s in making 67 out of 133 in 94 minutes, and Kyle carricd out his bat for 18. Emery took twelve wickets in the match for nine and a-half runs each—a splendid performance against such a side on a good wicket. The receipts of the match were £459 8 s. Score and analysis :— N ew S outji W ales . First innings. Second innings. E. L.Waddy, ca n d b Laver 26 c Carkeek,bLaver 0 W. Bardsley, b Laver ... 78 lbw,b Armstrong 149 Rev. E. F. Waddy, c Arm­ strong, b Hazlitt .......27 b Armstrong ... 7 A. Diamond, c and b Arm­ strong ................................ 22 b Saunders..31 J. C. Barnes, c Carkeek, b Kyle ...............................33 lbw, b Armstrong 24 H. L. Collins, b Kyle ... 17 b Saunders.......................11 R. B. Minnett, not out ... 41 c Carroll, b Saun­ ders 7 S. H. Emery, run out ... 5 c Sewart, b Kyle 11 W. J. Stack, c Armstrong, c Armstrong, b b Laver ........... .......22 Saunders.. 8 L. A. Minnett, c Ransford, b Laver ........................... 11 notout... 6 C. R. Gorry, hit wkt., b cCarkeek, bA rm - Arinstrong ................. 0 strong ... 6 Lb 2, w 1, nb 2.......... 5 B 1,1b 2 ... 3 Total ...287 V ictoria . Total ...263 W. Sewart, b Emery ... W. Carkeek, st Gorry, S ta ck ........................... K. V. Carroll, run out V. S. Ransford, Ibw, Emery ................... W. W. Armstrong, b Emery D. Smith, b Emery .......... P. A. McAlister, c R. Min­ nett, b Em ery.................. G. Hazlitt, c and b Emery F. Laver, b R. Minnett ... J. Kyle, c Bardsley, b Emery ........................... J. V. Saunders, not out ... B 2, lb 2 ..................... 26 b Emery .. 2 b .. 20 2 9 c Emery, b Stack 26 b Emery ........... 7 c Gorry, b Emery 2 lbw, b Stack ... 67 c Diamond,bL. A. M innctt...........36 bL . A. Minnett... 0 c Barnes,b Emery 0 bL . A. Minnett... 10* not out.................. 18 b Emery ........... 4 B 4, w 3, nb 1 8 Total ...................93 Total.. ...185 N ew S outh W ales . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Laver ........... 26 6 90 4 ............. 26 5 62 1 Armstrong ... 27*2 7 68 2 ........... 21 ’5 8 44 4 Saunders ... 3 0 17 0 ............ 22 5 63 4 H azlitt........... 15 4 57 1 ............ 13 2 50 0 Kyle ........... 11 1 46 2 ............ 10 1 41 1 Ransford ... 1 0 4 0 ............ Hazlitt bowled a wide and two no-balls. V ictoria . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. L. A. Minnett 8 4 10 0 ............ 13 3 41 3 Emery ........... 12 1 28 7 ........... 19'1 3 85 5 Stack ........... 7 0 27 1 ............. 6 1 28 2 R. B. Minnett 10 3 24 1 ............. 4 0 23 0 L. A. Minnett bowled two wides and Emery one, and R. B. Minnett a no-ball. VICTORIA v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Played at Melbourne on January 1,3, 4, 5 & 6 . Victorii won by 81 runs. Several familiar figures were absent from each side-G ehrs (owing to his father’s illness), R. Hill and Claxton from the visiting team, and Hazlitt and Carroll from the Victorian. The home side, after being a long way in arrears on the first innings, played so fine a game that they pulled off the match by 81 runs—a capital performance. The game started with an accident, Sewart (who batted without a glove) being hit on the hand by a ball from Crawford and compelled to retire. With Ransford as his partner, Delves made runs so readily that of the first 27 scored he claimed 23, and 50 went up in 25 minutes. At 52, however, he was caught at mid-off for 36, which included six 4’s. Ransford, who had been affected by the great heat, was not at his best, and his innings of 37 was marked by quieter methods than usual. Smith and Armstrong made only 3 between them, the latter falling to the first ball he received from Whitty, whose bowling had been a feature of the play. When Kenny left half the wickets were down for 105. Matthews and Scott improved the situation by adding 33 together, but the ninth wicket fell at 166, and it was an unexpected stand of 40 for the last wicket by Saunders and Carkeek that enabled the side to exceed the second hundred. Whitty bowled beautifully, and his analysis fails to give one a true idea of the worth of his work. After South Australia had lost Mayne at 9, C. Hill played a splendid game and made his third hundred in succession. He obtained runs readily from the time he went in and was never in difficulties. Leak, who played a very patient game, helped to add 79 for the second wicket, and with Crawford 189 were put on for the third. Hill made 50 (out of 75) in 50 minutes and 100 in two hours and a-quarter : in all, he scored 185 out of 268 in four hours, hitting a 6 (off Matthews) and nineteen 4’s, and making his runs all round the wicket. When 74 he was missed at mid-off by Delves off Ransford, and when 150 should have been stumped off Matthews : these, however, were the only blemishes in a remarkable display. Crawford, fourth out (at 296), made 75 out of 208 in three hours and a-quarter and hit seven 4’s : he adopted quieter methods than is customary for him as C. Hill was scoring so readily. No other member of the side reached 20, but the visitors gained a lead of 154 on the innings. On the third day the play was witnessed by Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael, Governor of Victoria. Going in the second time, Delves again played a bright game, but both he and Sewart were out by the time the total had reached 51. Ransford was more at home than earlier in the game, but he gave a couple of chances in making 45 out of 102 in 65 minutes. He hit five 4’s, and put 011 84 for the third wicket in 45 minutes with Smith. The latter hit with delightful freedom, and he and Armstrong caused many changes to be made in the attack. The fourth wicket added 170, and then Smith was bowled by Crawford for 146 made out of 254 in 160 m inutes: he hit a 6 and nineteen 4’s, and a difficult chance of caught- and-bowled to Wright when 30 was the only blemish in his display. He had played a bold and most successful game at a critical time, and his display was one of much merit. Scott and Kenny also gave Armstrong useful aid, helping to add 57 and 49 respectively, and eventually South Australia were set 305 to win. Armstrong made his 124 out of 800 without a mistake, and hit thirteen 4’s. 11cannot be said that the visitors ever appeared likely to pull off the match, for they lost Leak at 23, and at 39 Mayne was cleverly stumped. C. Hill hit somewhat recklessly, and, after being caught atcover for 43 made out of 47, left by the afternoon express for Adelaide. He was third out, at 70, and 15 later Crawford also was sent back. S. Hill played pluckily, and re­ ceived useful help from Woolcock, with whom 83 were put on for the fifth w icket: he made his 58 out 125 in 140 minutes, hiting five 4’s, and playing a capital game. The last five wickets fell for 28, leaving Victoria successful by the margin stated. Score and analysis :— V ictoria . First innings. Second innings. W. Sewart, c Crawford, b O’C o n n or.......................... 9 b Whitty ........... ’G F. T. Delves, c Leak, b c C. Hill, b Craw- Whitty .......................... 36 fo r d ...........28 V. S. Ransford, b W iight... 37 st Campbell b Wright .......45 D. Smith, e Mayne, b O’C on n or.......................... 2 b Craw ford...146 W.W. Armstrong, b Whitty 1 b Whitty ...........124 W. J. Scott, c Mayne, bst Campbell, b Crawford .......................... 27 Wright .......24 A. Kenny, b Crawford ... 7 c Q u i s t , b O’Connor ... 27 J. Matthews, c Whitty, b O’C on n or.......................... 31 lbw, b O’Connor 5 F. Laver, st Campbell, b Whitty .......................... 0 not out.........23 W. Carkeek, c Crawford, b Wright .......................... 11 b O’Connor....... 3 J. V. Saunders, not out ...2 3 b O’Connor...... 2 B 16, lb 6 ...................22 B 10,lb7,w l,nbl 25 Total .. 206 Total...........458 S outh A ustralia . First innings. Second innings. E. R. Mayne, st Carkeek, b st Carkeek, b Armstrong ................. 6 Saunders....14 E. H. Leak, b Laver.......18 c Kenny, b Arm ­ strong 11 C. Hill, c Scott, b Arm- c D e lv e s , b strong.............................. 185 M atthews..........43 J. N. Crawford, c Laver, b Kenny ..........................75 c Delves, b Laver 4 S. Hill, run o u t ..................19 st Carkeek, b Saunders.........58 A. H. Woolcock, c Hazlitt c Smith, b Arm- (sub), b Kenny................. 8 strong ....37 K. H. Quist, b Kenny ... 16 c Scott, b Arm­ strong 24 J. A. O’Connor, not out ... 15 lbw, b Saunders.. 5 G. C. Campbell, lbw, b c Carkeek, b Saunders ......................... 7 Saunders...... 7 W. J. Whitty, b Saunders.. 0 b Saunders...... 9 A.W. Wright,b Saunders... 0 notou t...................... 0 B 6 , lb 4 , 11 b 1 ..........11 B 6 , lb 3, nb2 11 Total ... ..360 Total . ..223