Cricket 1910

S e p t . 2 2 , 1 9 1 0 . CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 4 1 9 The construction of the Demon Drivers is fully described in The Evolution of a Cricket Bat, which may be obtained free upon applica­ tion. m m CRICKET-*, IMf ROVED MAKE- KEEP THEIR SHAPE LAS L O NCE R g T O ia ffl-tt CATALOQUE UPON APPLICATION. BUSSEf’S RACKETS C A 1ALOGUB UPON APPLICATION. CATALOGUE UPON APPLICATION. B U S # E Y ’S K DEMON D R I V E R S p o are out and out the BEST. h oes 7 '6 -5 '- 4'eW -3'6-3'-2'5-2'- T& CATALOGUE UPON APPLICATION TO GEO. 6. BUSSEY & Co., L td , 36 4k 38, Queen Victoria St., LONDON. Manufactory — Timber Mills — PECKHAM , S.K. ELMSWELL, SUFFOLK Agents all over the world. going in first, the County made 527 for four wickets during the first day and on the second took their total to 695—the second largest made on the ground during the 96 years of its existence. Mr. L. K. Jarvis (181) and his brother Mr. C. J. E. Jarvis (130) obtained 241 for the first wicket in two hours and three-quarters, and Hansell scored 136 and Mr. H. Birkbeck 89 not out. It was a great day in Norfolk annals. Between 1882 and 1899 the County played 159 matches, of which they won 54, lost 56 and drew 49. Several skilful gentlemen players appeared during that time, but experience has shown that professionals are produced by manufacturing districts and not by agricultural counties. In 1900 and again in 1901 Norfolk failed to win a single match in the Minor Counties Championship, lack of bowling being the chief cause, and then for two seasons their name is missing from the Competition. Beturning in 1904. they had to rest content with sixteenth place, but in the following season showed such a pro­ nounced improvement that they won six of their eight matches off the reel and carried off the Minor Championship. The Bev. G. B. Baikes headed the batting averages wilh 47 00, whilst Mr. A. K. Watson’s figures were 43'62 and the Bev. A. B. Hoare’s 38'71. The bowling was chiefly in the hands of Mr. J. N. Worman, Smith and Gibson, with useful assisfanee occasionally from the Bev. G. B. Baikes. In the four succeeding seasons the County met with only a fair measure of success, but this year they have risen from thirteenth place to first. For the Bev. G. B. Baikes the season was nothing less than a triumph, seeing that he led the side skilfully and headed both batting and bowling averages—the former with 61 72 for eleven innings and the latter with 10 66 for fifty-seven wickets. flow they met Berk­ shire in the final and won with the greatest ease, owing to an innings of 201 by Geoffrey Stevens, will be familiar to all readers of Cricket. In a short article, such as this must necessarily be, space cannot be spared to dilate upon the methods of the various players who have been prominent in tbe County’s cricket during recent ytars, but this rapid review cannot be closed without mention being made of the Bev. W. P. G. Sandwich, Mr. P. A. Fryer, the Bev. G. B Baikes, Mr. L. C. V. Uathurst, A. E. Belf (who was engaged at Houghton and had played previously for Berkshire), the liev. J. G. McCormick and Mr. E. F. Penn—each a cricketing son of a cricketing father—Mr J. N. Worman, Smith and Gibson, Mr. M. Kalcon, Mr. G. A. Stevens and Mr. A. K. Watson. To Mr. E. G. Buxton, too, the recent success of the County Eleven must have been peculiarly gratifying, for he has proved himself to be one of the best friends Norfolk Cricket has ever had. K EN T v. ENGLAND . (Continued from page Ull.) Played at tbe Oval on September 12, 13, 14 and 15. England won by 244 runs. The position in which tbe game was left when stumps were drawn on the third evening suggested that tbe County would experience a heavy reverse, and such proved to be the case. Defeat might, perhaps, have been escaped if the side had worked hard to stay in all day, but such methods are foreign to the Kent batsmen and a definite result was reached. The wicket had not recovered fu’ ly from the drenching rain of Wednesday when the game was continued on the fourth morning. Dillon and Carr, remaining together for 40 minutes, obtained 37 for the first wicket, the former then playing-on when he appeared likely to settle down to a good game. Carr was out to a fine catch at slip at 41, and after his departure Humphreys and Seymour, by admirable cricket, carried the total to 90, when Humphreys was out to a simple catch at slip off a kicking ball from Buckenham. Hut -hings, after nearly playing-on before scoring, made a drive into the pavilion for 6 off Smith, who got Sey­ mour caught at forward short-leg at 114. With his next delivery he dismissed Woolley and then, with half the side out for less than 120, the result of the match was a foregone conclusion. Hutchings was eighth out, at 161, after scoring 48 in less than an hour. He made 129 runs in his two innings and alone of the Kent men will be able to look back upon the match with much satisfaction. Blythe subsequently made some good hits and carried out bis bat for 21 when the innings closed. During the four days 19,051 persons paid for admission. Score and analysis:— E n g l a n d . First innings. P. F. Warner, st Huish, b W oolley .............................126 H obbs, c Woolley, b Blythe 37 T yldesley (J. T .),c W oolley, b C aiT ......................................28 Mead (C. P .', c Seym our, b W oolley ............................. 63 Sharp, b F ield er.....................50 H irst, lbw , b Carr ............22 G. L. Jessop, lbw , b Carr... 0 F. R. Foster, b M ason ... 10 Buckenham , c a n d b Mason 38 Sm ith (W . C.), c H um ­ phreys, b Fielder ............ 7 Bale, n ot out ..................... 8 B 5, lb 6 , nb 4 ... ... 15 Second innings, c W oolley,b H um ­ phreys ............18 c Dillon, b Mason 61 c Huish, bWToolley 8 not out..................... 1 not out.................... 1C3 c Mason, b H um ­ phreys ............26 st H uish, b H um ­ phreys ............27 b B lythe ............ 0 Byes Sm ith, b c Bale, b 10 Second Innings. b Foster ............21 c Sm ith, b Buck­ enham ............23 Total ............ ...404 Total (6 wkts)*247 * Innings declared closed. K e n t . First innings. E. W. Dillon, c Bale, Buckenham H um phreys, c Buckenham Seym our (Jas.), Buckenham ..................... y K. L. H utchings, c Foster, b Hirst .............................81 W oolley, b Foster ............17 C. V. L. Hoom an, b Sm ith 0 J. R. Mason, c Bale, b H irst 26 Huish, c sub., b Hirst ... 5 D. W. Carr, b H irst ... ... 6 Blythe, b Buckenham ... 7 Fielder, not o u t .....................10 B 4, lb 9, w 1, nb 1 ... 15 c Foster, b Sm ith 33 c Buckenham , b Sm ith ............48 b Sm ith ............ 0 c and b H irst ... 2 c Foster, b Sm ith 1 b H irst.................... 4 c Foster, b Sm ith 12 n o to u t.................... 21 b Hirst... .......... 5 B 17, lb 2 ... 19 Total ... ............218 Total ..........189 E n g l a n d . First innings. Second innings. 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 W’ oollev bow led one no-ball and Fielder three. K e n t . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. H irst .......... 20*5 11 32 4 ............ 15 1 3 39 3 B uckenham ... 24 2 77 4 ............. 8 0 22 1 Foster ........... 12 0 61 1 ............. 10 3 16 1 Sm ith ............ 8 1 33 1 .............i9 8 93 5 H irst bow led one w ide and one no-ball. L. H. W eight, the M onm outhshire player, has been engaged for next year by the H endon C.C., of Sunderland.