Cricket 1911

A p r i l 29, 19 11. CR ICKET : A W EEK LY RECORD OF THE GAME. 95 THE M.C.C. TEAM IN THE W E ST INDIES. (Continued from page 65.) 8 th M atch . —v. TRINIDAD. Played at St. Clair on March 10, 11 and 12. Trinidad won by seven wickets. In the first match between the sides Gaussen and S. Burton were prevented by indisposition from batting in the second innings, and as they were not fit enough to take part in the return game the services of two local players, Liddlelow and Grell, were enlisted. As in the former match, the visitors’ batting was most uneven. D. C. F. Burton played a fine game, and with Young added 71 after seven wickets had fallen for 63. The last pair putting on 31, the total reached 177—a much larger one than at one time appeared probable. For Trinidad, Cipriani failed to repeat his great feat in the previous game, but Constantine and Rogers were in fine fettle and, both exceeding the half-century, their side gained a lead of 39. Rogers, by excellent cricket, made 74 out of the last 126 runs, put on 81 runs with Cumberbatch for the eighth wicket and carried out his bat. Hearne came through with fine bowling figures, his seven wickets costing less than 10 runs apiece. As on several previous occasions Smith, himself a West Indian, proved a tower of strength to the M.C.C. when they went in the second time. His innings was not without fault, but he played a good game and was well supported by Holloway, who stayed whilst 74 were put on for the third wicket. The two substitutes reached double figures, and Trinidad were left with 124 to win —a number they obtained for the loss of three wickets. Cipriani and Harragin rattled up 50 in 20 minutes for the first wicket, and the former and Learmond added 39 for the second in a quarter of an hour. Cipriani made his 65 in an hour and Trinidad won with ease. It should be mentioned that both the matches against Tiinidad were played on matting. Score and analysis :— T he M .C.C.’ s T eam . First innings. Second innings. T. A. L. Whittington, b Pascal ........... ... 1 b J o h n .................................. 5 B. H. Holloway, c Bailey, b Pascal .......... 10 c Constantine, b Rogers ... 27 D. C. F. Burton, c John, b Pascal.................. 57 lbw, b Pascal .................. 1 S. G. Smith, c Constantine, b John .......... 5 c Bailey, b C ipriani.......... 52 Hearne (J. W.), c Constantine, b John 4 c Constantine, b John ... 16 Brown, b John .................................................. 0 c and b R og ers................... 2 A. F. Somerset (capt.), lbw, b Rogers.......... 1 not o u t .................................. 1 G. Liddlelow, c Bailey, b Bennett.................. 5 b J o h n .................................. 13 Young, run out .................................................. 30 c Bailey, b Rogers ........... 1 N. Grell, c and b Rogers .................................. 17 b J o h n .................................. 25 A. C. Somerset, not out .................................. 19 c Constantine, b John ... 0 Byes, &c............................... 28 Byes, &c......................... 19 Total .................. ........... 177 Total ................... 162 T r in id a d . First innings. O. P. Bennett, c A. C. Somerset, b Brown ... 0 A. Cipriani, c Brown, b A. C. Somerset ... 2 Second innings, st Brown, b H earn e......... 65 N. F. Hart, 1>Hearne.......................................... L. Constantine, c Whittington, b Smith ... A. E. Harragin, c Grell, 1>H earne................. 21 not o u t .................................. 0 53 not o u t .................................. 10 6 c Brown, b Somerset 23 G. C. Learmond, lbw, b Hearne .................. 13 c and 1) H earne.................. 23 J. C. Rogers, not o u t.......................................... V. Pascal, b Hearne .......................................... Cumberbatch (C. P.), lbw, b Hearne .......... John (G.), lbw, b H earne.................................. D. C. Bailey, lbw, b Hearne .......................... Byes, &c........................................ 74 0 8 2 10 Byes, &e......................... Total .................................. 210 Total (3 wkts) ..., 126 T he M.C.C.’ s T eam . First innings. O. M. R. W. Second innings. O. M. R. W. John ................... 23 8 56 3 .. ............... 23 9 35 5 Pascal ................... 10 5 26 3 .. ............... IS 8 44 1 Rogers ................... 7-2 2 24 2 .. ........... 16*2 3 30 3 Cumberbatch ... 5 1 IS 0 .. ............... 6 0 17 0 Constantino.......... 4 1 10 0 .. Bennett................... r> 0 15 l Cipriani.. ................ 6 2 11 1 T r in id a e First innings. O. M. R. W. Second innings. O'. M. R. W. A. C. Somerset ... 13 1 52 1 ................ 7 0 35 1 Brown ................... 7 1 43 1 .. ................ 3 0 12 0 H earn e................... ]<i-4 1 6S 7 .. ................ 8 1 39 Smith ................. ]4 2 43 1 ................ 3 0 22 0 Young .. ................ 12 0 13 0 9 th M atch . —v. JAMAICA. Played at Kingston on March 24, 25 and 27. Drawn. The first of the side’s matches in Jamaica ended in an even draw, the tourists, when play ended, requiring 205 runs to win with two wickets down. The English attack was not very deadly at the start, and H ull and H olt put up 71 for the first wicket. H alf-a- dozen of the others reached double-figures, and the total reached 263, Hearne com ing through with six wickets for 89. W hittington was at his best when the M .C .C .’s team went in, and when the innings closed for 318 carried out his bat for 115. His patient display was not faultless—he was let off four tim es— but it kept his side together and probably saved defeat. He made 70 for the first wicket with H ollow ay, 93 for the second with D. C. F. Burton and 67 for the last— a most valuable stand— with A. C. Somerset. By consistent run-getting the Jamaicans obtained 310 at their second attempt, leaving us with 2-56 to win. F . A . Foster, the highest scorer on the side, added 81 with Duncker for the seventh wicket and the same number with G. C. Foster for the eighth. The visitors had two hours and three-quarters in which to m ake— or attempt to m ake—the runs, but when they had scored 51 with two m en out rain came down and caused the m atch to be drawn. Score and analysis :— J amaica . First innings. E. G. Hull, b Hearne...................................... J. K. Holt, c and b Hearne ........................ Capt. T. B. Nicholson, lbw, b Hearne.......... S. Uter, c Hearne, b A. C. Somerset .......... H. Kennedy, b Hearne ............................... H. C. Duncker, b Young ............................... G. C. Foster, c Whittington, b Sm ith.......... C. Delgado, run out ...................................... F. A. Foster, lbw, b Hearne ........................ S. C. Snow, not out ...................................... C. S. Morrison, b Hearne................. ......... Byes, &c.................................... Total............................... T he M.C.C.’ s First innings. T. A. L. Whittington, not out ................. B. H. Holloway, run o u t ............................... D. C. F. Burton, lbw, b Duncker................. H. L. Gaussen, c G. C. Foster, b^Kennedy... Hearne (J. W.), lbw, b Uter .. ." ................. S. G. Smith, c and b Kennedy ................. Brown, lbw, b S now ...................................... 5 A. F. Somerset (capt.), b Kennedy .......... (3 Young, lbw, b Kennedy ............................... 1 D. S. G. Burton, b Delgado ........................ 10 A. C. Somerset, st Holt, b F. A. Foster Second innings. 34 lbw, b Hearne ................... 13 72 b Sm ith ................................. 34 7 b Hearne ........................... 4 15 c Whittington, b Smith ... 19 4 b Hearne .......................... 19 18 run o u t.................................. 55 33 lbw, b Hearne ................... 42 18 b Hearne .......................... 11 23 c Hearne, b A. C. Somerset 56 17 run o u t.................................. 6 0 not o u t .................................. 2 , 22 Byes, &c........................ 49 . 263 T otal................... 310 T eam . Second innings. 115 not o u t .................................. 23 . 35 . 51 lbw, b F. A. F oster........... 0 17 c Hull, b F. A. Foster ... 16 5 16 not o u t .................................. 10 Byes, &c. ... ........... 24 Byes, &c. 2 Total... .......... 31S Total (2 wkts)... 51 J amaica . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O M. R. W. Young ... ........... 17 3 62 1 ................. .. ... 12 2 26 0 Hearne ... ........... 26-3 5 89 6 .................., ... 35-3 7 122 5 Smith ........... 16 1 53 1 ................. .. ... 30 9 57 2 A. C. Somerset ... 12 2 37 1 ................... ... 12 3 42 1 Brown ................. . ... 6 2 14 0 The M.C.C. s Team. First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Morrison... ........... 24 5 67 0 .................. F. A. Foster ......... 131 2 39 1 ................... ... 6 0 29 2 G. C, Foster .......... 4 1 13 0 ................. Duncker ... ... 43 3 42 1 .................. ' 3 0 13 0 Kennedy ........... 21 10 34 4 ......... .. . ... 4 0 7 0 Snow ........... 10 1 32 1 ................. Holt ........... 15 2 40 0 ................. U ter........... ........... 3 1 10 1 ................. Delgado ... ........... 5 1 11 1 ................. 10 th M atch .— v. JAM AICA. Played at Kingston on March 28 and 29. Drawn. Limited to a couple of days, owing to the arrangements made for the visiting team, this match, like the first, was left unfinished, Jamaica, when the end came, wanting 73 to win with two tail-end wickets in hand. The rain which had caused the first game to be drawn had affected the wicket considerably, and the tourists lost their first three men without a run, whilst the total was but 12 when Smith also was sent back. Hearne and Browne made a plucky stand, but the innings closed for 103. The wicket improved as the day progressed, and Jamaica gained a lead of 50 on the innings. Their first wicket yielded 53, but only two players obtained double-figures subsequently. For a time the visitors fared only moderately in the second innings, for when half the side were out they were only 25 runs on. Hearne and A. F. Somerset, however, added 55 for the sixth wicket, and the former and Gaussen 74 for the seventh. Hearne’s innings of 56 was a valuable and meritorious one. Jamaica were set 182 to win in 135 m in u tes-a n interesting situation. Throughout it was a tough struggle between the bat and the ball,