Cricket 1910

S e p t . 1 5 , 1 9 1 0 . CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 4 1 1 300 not out for London County against Croydon a few years ago. In the match at Bungay on the 7th inst. between Becoles Town and Bungay a peculiar incident happened during the former’s innings. The Eastern Daily Press reports the occurrence in these words “ From a bye the ball was thrown in from a distance of 50 yards and alighted on the top of the wicket. The batsman being out of his ground was given out, the umpire naturally supposing that the bails were off. The batsman, however, called his attention to the fact that the bails were not removed, and it was found that although one bail was split neither was dislodged from the wicket. The umpire thereupon reversed his decision.” I t is heavy news indeed for Leicester­ shire cricketers that Y . F. S. Crawford will be seen no more in the County team. For some months past there has been a probability of his settling in Ceylon, and at last definite arrangements have been made whereby he will do so. His free and vigorous cricket must have provided several happy hours to thousands of cricket lovers, who in return will wish him bon voyage and all the good luck imaginable. I t was pleasing to find so good a team representing England against Kent this week, though one missed Hayward’s name and would like to have seen B. E. Foster in the side. The selection of Bale was a well-deserved tribute to a wicket­ keeper in quite the front rank, and so far as the game has gone he has performed with distinct credit. For Warner and Sharp, who generally do well at the Oval, the match has been a triumph, but the form of the county has been disappointing. Even should the wicket roll out true to-day the Champions will have to accomplish an almost unprecedented task if they are to pull off the game. A n interesting match is due to com ­ mence onFeetham ’s Ground, Darlington, to-morrow between Sir Edward Walker and Mr. Bobert W ood’s X I. and Mr. J. Bucknell’s X I. The side will be :— Sik E dw ard W a lk e r a n d M r . J. Mb. R. W ood ’ s XI. B u c k n e ll ’ s XI. Tyldesley (J. T.). Sharp. Dean. Hobbs. Smith (W. C.). King. C. L. Townsend. G. P. Gore (capt.) C. Adamson. Morris. H. J. Salmon. Hirst. Denton. Bhodes. Haigh. Jayes. Coe. Lewis. Chidgey. Norbury. J. Bucknell. A. E. Walker. Admission to the ground will be sixpence on each day, and to the pavilion a shilling extra. K E N T y . E N G L A N D . Played at the Oval on September 12,13 & 14. TO BE CONCLUDED. Although this match did not create quite so much interest as four years ago, when Kent won the Championship for the first time, 6,330 persons paid for admission on the first day and over nine thousand must have been present on the ground, the pavilion and enclosures being very full and Kent members mustering in large numbers. Early in the morning much rain appeared to be in store, the sky being very overcast, but there was only one slight interruption to interfere with the enjoyment of the cricket. The wicket was in capital order for run- getting, and England, winning the toss, batted the whole of the day, scoring 336 for seven wickets. At one period an even larger total seemed likely, for the score was over 250 before the third wicket fell. For their excellent start the side had chiefly to thank Warner, who scored 126 of the first 261 runs made in three hours and three-quarters. Fortune was certainly kind to him early in his innings, for he might have been caught by Humphreys at slip off the first ball he received and by Hooman in the long-field when 4, whilst a little later he would probably have been run out by two or three yards if Blythe had hit the wicket in return­ ing the ball. Afterwards he played with all the skill and accuracy one associates with his cricket, though he made more runs on the leg-side and drove less than is usual. He hit a 5 (four from an overthrow), six 4’s and no fewer than fifty singles. With Hobbs he made 84 for the first wicket, with Tyldesley 50 for the second, and with Mead 127 for the third in an hour and 40 minutes. The last- named, after a quiet and rather uncertain start, played finely, pulling being an out­ standing feature of his display. Sharp and Hirst hit freely, and there can be no doubt that the light-hearted fashion in which the Kent attack was treated was responsible for the downfall of two or three men. Hirst and Jessop were out lbw to successive balls from Carr, and when Foster’s, the seventh, wicket fell at 336 play ceased for the day, at half-past five. Kent were not seen to advantage on Tuesday, and when stumps were drawn had completed an innings for 218 in response to a total of 404. During the day 9,597 persons paid for admission and the total attendance must have exceeded 12,000. The weather, fortunately, was still fine and bright, and the play was always interesting. England’s innings came to an end in just over an hour for 404—the largest total hit against Kent during the season. Sharp just managed to complete his 50, after batting nearly an hour and a-half. Subsequently Bale kept up his end whilst Buckenham hit, 29 thus being added for the last partnership. The Kent men opened cautiously against Hirst and Buckenham, whose bowling got up awkwardly when pitched at all short. Humphreys was out to an easy catch at 25, and although both Seymour and Dillon were missed off Bucken­ ham neither profited much as the result. Hutchings went in at 43 and showed by far the best cricket of the side. After playing carefully for about a-quarter of an hour, he began to launch out and fours became the order of the day. His batting, indeed, was brilliant, and off the all-conquering Buckenham he scored ten in an over. Dillon defended well for 80 minutes, but was never master of the bowling. Hutchings made 50 out of 79, and Woolley supported him well by staying in whilst 63 were added for the fourth wicket in 40 minutes. Hutchings and Mason made a useful stand, but upon Hirst being put on again, at 188, the innings was soon concluded. In his first over he got rid of Hutchings for 81 made out of 145 in 100 minutes—a splendid display, which included eight 4’s and was marked by clean and powerful strokes. Three more wickets fell quickly, and, although Carr and Fielder put on 15, the innings closed for 218. Kent’s last five wickets fell for 30 runs in 50 minutes, Hirst, in the course of 53 balls, taking four of them for 6 runs. Play ceased for the day when the innings closed. Yesterday, owing to heavy rain, play could not be con­ tinued until one o’clock, notwithstanding that the wicket-protector had been in use. A poor start was made by England, both Tyldesley (who opened the innings instead of Warner, who was lame) and Buekenham being out by lunch, when only 10 runs had been scored. After the interval Hobbs and Sharp hit well, although the light was bad, and in just under two hours added 105 for the third wicket. Hobbs was then caught at leg by Dillon for 61, in which were six 4’s. With Warner in 50 more were put on, and later Jessop hit up 27 out of 34 in arquarter- of an hour. When Sharp had reached three figures—a bright and sound display— the innings was closed with six wickets down for 247, leaving Kent 434 to win. Owing to bad light stumps were drawn earlier than usual, leaving the county with the whole of to-day before them in which to make the runs. Present score and analysis :— R est of E ngland . First innings. Second innings. P. F. W arner, st H uish, b c W oolley,bH um - W oolley ... .....................126 phreys ............18 Hobbs, c W oolley, b B lythe 37 c Dillon, b Mason (SI Tyldesley (J. T .), e W oolley, b Cai-r......................................28 cH uish,bW oolley 8 Mead (0 . P .), c Seym our, b W oolley ..............................03 not ou t....................... 1 ■Sharp, b F ie ld e r.....................50 n o to u t....................... 103 Hirst, lbw , b Carr ............22 c Mason, b H um ­ phreys ............ 20 G. L. Jessop, lbw , b Carr... 0 st H uish, b H um ­ phreys ............27 F. E. Foster, b Mason 10 Buckenham , c and b Mason 38 b B lythe ............ 0 Sm ith (W . C.), c H um ­ phreys, b Fielder ............ 7 Bale, n ot out ..................... 8 B 5, lb 6 , nb 4 ............15 Byes ............... 3 Total .....................404 Total (6 wkts)*247 * Innings declared closed. K ent . B. W. D illon, c Bale, b Buckenham .......... 32 H um phreys, c Sm ith, b Buckenham ............ 10 Seym our (Jas.), c Bale, J. K. Mason, c Bale, b H irst .....................26 Huish, e sub., b H irst 5 D. W. Carr, b H irst... 6 Blythe, b Buckenham 7 Fielder, not ou t............10 B 4, lb 9, w 1, nb 1 15 b Buckenham ............ 9 K. L. H utchings, c Foster, b H irst ... 81 W oolley, b Foster ... 17Total ............ C. V. L. Hoom an, b Sm ith ..................... 0 Second innings : D illon, n ot out, 0 ; Can*, not out, 0. Total (no w icket), 0. R est of E ngland . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Fielder ... ... 22 2 90 2 ............ 2 0 7 0 Carr ... 33 5 129 3 ............ 5 0 36 0 Mason ... ... 24 5 58 2 ... .,.. 6 1 28 1 Blythe ... ... 27 3 65 1 ............ 18 3 51 1 W oolley... ... 13 4 47 2 ... . .. 13 1 53 1 Hum phreys .. 14 1 69 3 W oolley how led one no-ball and Fielder three. K ent . O. M. R . W. O. M. R. W. H ir s t ........... 20-5 11 32 4 1 Foster ... 12 0 61 1 Buckenham 24 2 77 4 |Sm ith ... 8 1 33 1 H irst bow led one w ide and one no-ball. W . H W eaver m ade 201 not out for A. G. Pappa’s X I. v. Droits at St. Q uintin's Park on Saturday.