Cricket 1910

A u g u s t i i , 1 9 1 0 . CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 333 MUSIC AND CRICKET. Very little light was thrown on the vexed question of the desirability of trying to enliven cricket matches with the aid of music by the experiment tried at Lord’s. A band playing dance music and selections from musical comedies in the corner of a ground whose empty buildings caused a confused reverberation of sound was in itself no great addition to the entertainment, while to those who were seiiously bent upon study­ ing the cricket it seemed incongruous and distracting. Ardent lovers of music do not as a rule like their attention to be claimed by it when engaged in any engrossing occupation, and though there may be good reason in providing a band or any other side show for certain kinds of festival cricket, where the game is merely the nominal centre of a social gathering, it may be doubted whether anything of the kind will enhance the enjoyment of county matches. Everyone knows that many famous bats­ men have had the strongest objection to bands on cricket grounds, arguing that the music put them off their play. Mr. C. I. Thornton, the most remarkable hitter ever seen on a cricket field, tells a story against himself that, once when he was taking part in an important country house match, the band began to play when he was at the wickets, whereupon he approached the owner of the ground aud pointed out that music interfered with his batting. The band was promptly silenced ; Mr. Thornton walked triumphantly back to the wicket, doubtless bent on a few 6’s, and was bowled next ball. It is said that the soul of Killick, the Sussex batsman, is so filled with music that when he hears a good band he can think of nothing else but the music. It is also said that at a recent county match the baud began a waltz just as he was comfortably settled at the wicket, and that when he unconsciously began to move his feet in strict time, he discovertd with disastrous results that the bowling was in another key .—The Field. WORCESTERSHIRE 2 n d XI. v. WARWICK­ SHIRE 2 n d XI. Played at Worcester on August 1 and 2and won by Warwickshire 2nd XI. by an innings and 119 runs. Score and analysis:— W o r c e s t e r s h ir e 2 n d XI. First innings. Second innings. G. T. Baldwin, b Roberts... 0 c Roberts, b Phil- C. R. Ponsonby, lbw, b lips ............... 1 Roberts ...................... 9 lbw, b Phillips... 7 F. B. Burr, b Roberts ... 1 c Stephens, b Roberts .......78 E. Chester, c Suckling, b c Suckling, b Bates............................ 3 Phillips ......... 2 1$. G. M. Carmichael, b Bates............................ 4 b Roberts ........... 1 G. L. Crowe, b Roberts ... 12 c Stephens, b Roberts .......... 8 G. F. Jones Williams, b st Hallam, b Bates............................ 9 Roberts ......... 54 Parr, c Clarke,b Bates ... 0 b Phillips .........43 Bate, lbw, b Roberts......... 5 b Suckling.........14 Jones, c Suckling, b Bates 3 notout..............16 Conway, not out............... 0 c Suckling, b Phillips .......13 Byes, &c................... 8 Byes, &c. ... 24 Total ... 54 Total .. .261 E. B. Crockford, Chester ............... 6 Parsons, c Chester, b Bate......................2C0 F. E. Taylor, b Bate... 71 J. W. Stephens, lbw, b Conway...............20 F. H. Phillips, b Bate 1 W a r w ic k s h ir e 2 n d XI. F. B.Clarke,cConway, b Carmichael.........79 Morris, st Ponsonby, b Carmichael.........24 V. W. Roberts, not out 14 G.Hallam,bCarmichael 6 Byes, &c............13 Total (8 wkts)*434 *Innings declared closed. Suckling and Bates did not bat. SUSSEX v. LANCASHIRE. Played at Brighton on August 8, 9 and 10* k il l ic k ’ s b e n e f it . Sussex won by 11 runs. Sussex occupied the wickets for the whole of the first day, scoring during that time only 255 runs. On a slow and easy wicket the younger Relf aud Vine made 85 for the first wicket in 110 minutes, the former, who was missed by Heap when 17, scoring 57 of the number. There was a collapse after lunch, seven wickets going down in an hour and a-quarter for 30 runs. The eighth wicket fell at 116, but Cox and Vincett brought about a remark­ able alteration in the game by adding 111 in an hour and a-quarter. Butt kept tbe latter companywhilst a further 28 were added, and the total eventually reached 255. Vincett made 90 out of 139 in 105 minutes without a mistake and, driving and hitting to leg with great power, hit a 6 and eight 4’s. Lancashire, after a quiet opening, lost Tyldesley (W.) at 16, but Hartley and Tyldesley (J. T.) sent 50 up without further loss in 65 minutes and in all added (53 in 55 minutes before the former was bowled by Killick. With Sharp in another good stand was made, thepairputting on 125in 78minutes and taking the score from 100 to 150in 20 minutes. Tyldesley made his 96 out of 188in 135 minutes and hit eight 4’s : Sharp batted 85minutes and obtained eleven 4’s. Against Vincett and Cox the last seven wickets went down in 55 minutes for 30 runs, leaving Sussex with a lead of 21 on the innings. Their advantage was speedily lost, for against Dean and James Tyldesley half the side were out for 38. Chaplin and Cox added 23, but at the end of the day six wickets were down for 68. Yesterday, thanks to some good work on the part of the later men, the four outstanding wickets put on 106, not­ withstanding that the eighth fell at 84. Vincett played another most useful innings and made 45 of the 73 added in an hour with Leach for the ninth wicket: he was missed when 18 by Hornby at long-off and when 24 by Sharp in the same position. Leach gave asounder display, and batted 90 minutes for his 40. Lancashire were set 196to win, and after losing Tyldesley (W.) to the second ball saw Hartley and Sharp bowled in the fourth over by Leach at 17. Tyldesley (J. T.) fell to the same bowler seven later, when Lancashire’s position was desperate. Heap and Makepeace then made a timely stand, the former making 47 and the latter, who played a splendid game for his side, 64. Their efforts, however, just failed to pull the side through, the innings closing for 1S4, leaving Sussex with a well-deserved victory by the narrow margin of 11 runs. Score and analysis:— S u ss e x . First innings. Relf (R. R.) st Worsley, b Heap ............................ 57 Vine, b Heap ............... 41 Belf (A. E.), b Dean ......... 1 P. Cartwright, lbw, b Dean 0 Killick, b Dean ............... 1 Jupp, b Huddleston......... 3 H. P. Chaplin, b Huddle­ ston ............................ 11 Leach, b Huddleston......... 0 Cox (G. R.), c Worsley, b Tyldesley (J. T.) .........25 Vincett, not ou t...............90 Butt, c Makepeace, b Heap 11 B 7, lb 7, nb 1 .........15 Second innings. 20 Total ...255 b Dean............... c Worsley, b Tyl­ desley (J. T.)... 5 b Dean............... 6 c Worsley, b Dean 0 c Bornby, b Tyl­ desley (J. T.)... 2 c Dean, b Heap 13 c Hcap,b Huddle­ ston ...............19 c Worsley b Dean 40 c and b Tyldesley (J. T.) .........11 c Tyldesley(J. T.), b Heap .........45 not out............... 6 B 5, nb 2 ... 7 Total.........174 L a n c a s h ir e , First innings. A. Hartley, b Killick ... 36 Tyldesley(W.), cRelf(A.E.), • b C ox............................ Tyldesley (J. T.), c Cart­ wright, b C ox............... Sharp, b Vincett............... Makepeace, b Vincett Heap, b Vincett............... A. H. Homby, c Cox, b Vincett ...................... Tyldesley (J.), c Cart­ wright, b C ox ............... Huddleston, c Vine, b Vin­ cett ............... * .......... Dean, not out ............... Worsley, c Butt, b Cox ... Second innings, b Leach ......... 7 5 cButt, b Leach... 0 >6 b Leach .........17 15 b Leach ......... 0 6 c Chaplin, b Relf (R. R.) .........64 5 b Leach .........47 B 4, lb 2 c & b Relf (A. E.) 20 c Relf (A. E.), b Relf (R. R ) ... 18 c Relf (R. R.), b C o x ............... 1 not out ... 1 c Cox, b Relf (R. R.) ... 4 B 1,1b2>wl,nbl 5 Total ...234 Total ..184 S u ss e x / First innings. Sccond inning?. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Heap .........363 12 72 3 .......... 25 4 53 3 Dean ......... 41 13 78 3 .......... 15'5 3 35 4 Tyldesley(J.)... 15 5 42 1 .......... 23 5 65 3 Huddleston ... 26 6 483 .......... 6 3 14 0 Tyldesley (J.) bowled three no-'balls. L a n c a s h ir e . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Relf (A. E.) ... 17 4 420 .......... 24 6 56 1 Leach ......... 8 3 170 .......... 19 3 56 5 Cox............... 20-1 4 42 4 .......... 10 5 12 1 Vincett......... 20 0 73 5 .......... 5 1 14 0 Killick ......... 7 5 7 1 .......... 2 0 11 0 Vino ......... 4 0 9 0 .......... 3 0 9 0 Jupp ......... 5 0 180 .......... Relf (R. R.)... 7-1 1 21 3 Vincett bowled one wide and Leach one no-ball. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE v. SURREY. Played at Northampton on August 8 and 9 Surrey won by an innings and 90 runs. Tbe visitors had the best of the opening day’splay in this match on Monday, scoring 259 and getting rid of seven of their opponents for 76. The bowlers received some slight assistance from the ground throughout, but not enough to make run-getting a matter of very great difficulty. The Surrey total was due to consistent batting, eight members of the side reaching double-figures and the highest score being 54 by Hitch. Hobbs and Hayward made 47 for the first wicket and the latter and Hayes 58 for the second, but five men were out for 131. Subsequently Ducat and Harrison added 39 together and Hitch and Strudwick 35. Hitch, hitting eight 4’s, made his 54in an hour. Northants fared badly against Smith and Bitch in the last 90 minutes of the day. Tho former got three wickets —those of Pool. Crosse and Haywood—Ibw in an over, to the disappointment of the crowd, who indulged in some unseemly barracking. Vials was 40 not out at the end of the day. On Tuesday the home side failed to save the follow-on by 5 runs, although Vials made a good attempt to send Surrey in again, hitting Hitch for three 4’s in an over. The player named carried his bat through the innings, but before he had scored he should have been caught and bowled by Hitch. Smith took seven wickets for 23 runs. In the follow-on Sey­ mour was out at 18 and Vials at 24. Hawtin and S. G. Smith doubled tho scorebefore being separated, but the innings closed for 64, the last eight wickets going down before Smith and Hitch for 16 runs. The game was interrupted several times dm-ing the day by shorers. In bowling Ellis, Smith obtained his 200th wicket of the season, performing the feat for the first time in his career and being the first bowler to so this year. Score and analysis :— S u r r e y . Hayward, b Wells ... 40 Hobbs, c Smith, bSey­ mour ..................... 21 Hayes, b Wells.........42 Capt. II. S. Bush, b Thompson ......... 7 Ducat, b Seymour ... 21 C. T. A. Wilkinson, b Wells...................... 9 Harrison, lbw, b Fal­ coner .....................24 NORTH AMPTONSIIIRE. Hitch, c Smith, b Sey­ mour... ............... 54 Smith (W. C.), c Ellis, b Falconer .. .. 10 Platt, run out ......... 8 Strudwick, not out ... 10 B 7, lb 5, nb 1 ... 13 Total ...259 First innings. G. A. T. Vials, not out Seymour (John), b Smith .. 4 A. P. R. Hawtin, b Smith.. 2 S. G. Smith, b Hitch... Sccond innings. . 62 lbw, b Smith ... 16 c Bush, b Hitch.. 4 c Strudwick, b Hitch .........14 c Strudwick, b Hitch .........15 c Hayes, b Smith 15 Thompson, b Hitch . . . . C. J. T. Pool, lbw, b Smith 1 not out E. M. Crosse, lbw, b Smith 0 b Hitch Haywood, lbw, b Smith ... 0 c Harrison, Falconer, b Hitch Wells, b Smith ... Ellis, b Smith ... B 7, lb 8 ... Hitch 3 b Hitch 3 c Harrison, Smith 0 b Smith 15 Leg-byes Total ...105 Total Thompson. 28 Wells ... 24 S u rrey . M. R W. 7 57 1 86 3 O. Smith ... 7 Falconer.. 11 M. R. W. 1 18 0 2 31 2 Seymour... 16*4 3 54 3 Wells bowled one no-ball. N o rth am pton sh ire . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Smith ......... 19 11 23 7 .......... 12 1 24 4 Hitch ......... 17 5 65 3 .......... 11*4 3 36 6 Platt- ......... 1 0 2 0 ..........