Cricket 1911

M ay 27, 1911. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 195 Hard Hitting at Hove. G B E Y day at Hove, and the play a trifle grey too. Or perhaps it only seemed so, following on a fine day’s cricket on Friday, when Killick, Leach, Iremonger, George Gunn, and others had all given of their best, and runs had always come at a good pace. No chance for Notts, no, not even after Lee and Alletson had put on 73 runs in 40 minutes for the eighth wicket. Oates, who has often done well at a pinch, failed to stay, and there was left only R iley. The fair haired, slim youngster had been five times to wickets so far this season, and had only totalled three runs. One seemed to remember, though, that he gave our men more than a little bit of trouble last year. In fact, he scored about a third of his season’s total “ down at Hove,” and made 36 out of 56 for the last wicket in the second innings. W ell, we couldn’t be expected to sorrow because Sussex seemed to have the full five points within hand’s reach. Notts 238— Sussex 414—Notts 260 for nine. That was how it stood at lunch­ time. No prospect for a full afternoon’s play, which was a pity, because several Hove people w ill sometimes come to see cricket Saturday afternoons. Alletson had begun well. Double figures had gone to his credit within five m inutes, and from the first his driving had been clean and powerful. Cox had a possible chance at short slip when he had made 42, but it would have been a rare good catch if it had been taken. We liked the look of Alletson as he strode out again, with his slim young comrade making his own stalwart figure more conspicuous by contrast. Alletson reminded us of our own George Leach—we think a great deal of Leach at Hove, let me tell you—not quite so broad across the shoulders, m ay be, but of much the same massive build. P ity that he had no more likely partner than R ile y ! Sussex was bound to win, of course, but we should like some fireworks first. And we had them ! He began at once. He reached his 50 in an hour. Then he let out—great jove, how he did let out! Tim K illick had taken 5 for 14 on Thursday. Now Tim was getting it hot and stro n g! The ball rattled on the top of the southern stand ; it sped to the ropes like a live thing. Leach got warmed up, too—and Bob E e lf—and brother Albert—and Cox, the pride of W arnham . Alletson spared no one. T h at’s right, Mr. Sm ith ! Shift your fieldsmen ; go yourself where the work is hottest. We know you—clean grit all through. It’s up to you to stop that slashing batsman. B ut you can’t stop him -n o t yet —and you don’t ! Alletson’s second fifty was made in a quarter of an hour. In about twenty-five minutes a hundred had been added. W hat was E iley doing meanwhile ? Playing like a man. Good lad, R ile y ! A straight bat to the balls you must meet, ready backing-up, a single or a three at the end of an over— that’s the s ty le ! It ’s a pity there are not more to see this splendid stand ; but what would you ? The pavilion and enclosures are fairly full, and there is a good sprinkling round the ropes. As one heard Mr. Sm ith say on ce: “ Brighton people prefer shop-windows to cricket.” Still the runs came ! The fieldsmen are not as hard worked as you m ight think, you who were not there. One can’t chase balls that are m aking straight out to sea, high up above one’s head, apparently, and many of those hit along the ground travel too fast for chasing to be of much use. A ll the same, it is just as well that Mr. Bertie Chaplin’s lame leg—it is still just a little lame—isn’t in the field. Alletson’s 150, and R iley has not reached double figures y e t ! B u t—good lad, R iley ! He is certain of his 200, this slasher from Welbeck ! Is he, though ? That hit is going to fall a little short of the southern stand, one fancies, and Mr; Sm ith is waiting there, and it’s not his way to m iss much. He has i t ! A fine catch, closing a magnificent innings. One hundred and eighty-nine in 90 minutes —8 sixes, 23 fours, 4 threes, 10 twos, 17 singles—m any of the last at the end of overs. The most wonderful innings ever played on the ground, people say. W ell, one does not care to be too sure. A certain Mr. Gilbert Laird Jessop—you will have heard of him—made 286 there in three hours eight years ago. Alletson went faster, but G. L . J . kept it up longer. Sussex didn’t win, after all. Only three points instead qf five. Are we down-hearted? W hat do you think? Give us plenty of Alletson, and we w ill forget the grey day and the drawn game— every time I S. S . X . THE CARMARTHEN COUNTY C.C. At last week’s annual meeting of the above club, held at Llanelly under the presidency of Mr. C. P. Lewis, the following officers were appointed :— President, Sir James Drummond, Bart. Captain, Mr. D. Hughes-Morgan (Talgarth), Chairman of Committee, Mr. C. P. Lewis (Llandovery) Hon. Treasurer, Mr. J. Gwynne-Thomas (Llanelly) Hon. Secretary, Mr. G. P. Lewis (Burry Port). Last season the County beat Dorset twice and Cornwall once, and occupied fifth place in their division of the Minor Championship. The bowling was borne wholly by ama­ teurs, chiefly by Messrs. Gee, James and Graville. PEMBROKE v. D UB LIN UNIVERSITY.— Payed in Dublin on May 19 and 20. Score:— P e m b r o k e . First innings. J. J. Treacy, b Jones ................................................. . 12 Second innings, b P. F. Quinlan................. 62 P. M. Rath, c Sproule, b Jones ................ . 32 c B. Quinlan, b Meade ... 101 E. A. Rooney, c Jones, b Sproule................ . 8 b P. Quinlan ................. 4 J. Smith, c Q. Quinlan, b Jones ... .......... J. A. M’Swiney, b Joues ... ...................... 12 b B. Quinlan ...................... 8 15 b Jones ......................................... 3 H. J. Wimble, c Roche-Kelly, b Sproule ... 27 c Meade, b B. Quinlan ... 22 J. B. Minch, not o u t .................................................. 15 c Lloyd, b Quinlan ............. 7 W. Walters, b Sproule....................................... 7 c Meade, b B Quinlan 8 M. J. Carpcndale, b Sproule ........................ . 0 c Blair-White, b Quinlan 43 M. H. Tighe, c and b Sproule .............................. 0 c Lloyd, b Sproule ............. 4 A. Preston, c Wilkinson, b Sproule ........... . 0 not o u t ......................................... 16 Byes, &c ............................................... • 7 Byes, &c .............................. 12 Total ....................................... . 135 Total ....................... 290 D u b l in U n iv e r s it y . First innings. R. A. Lloyd, b Tig h e ................................................. 1 Second innings, c Minch, b Smith ............. 54 P. F. Quinlan, b Smith ........................................ . 2 not o u t ......................................... 96 H. M. Read, b Sm ith ................................................. . 32 b Smith ......................................... 75 A. E. Wilkinson, b Tighe ........................................ . 63 b Tighe ......................................... 27 J. Blair-White, run out ........................................ G b Smith ......................................... O J. Roche-Kelly, c Rooney, b Smith ........... R. H. Jones, b Tighe ................................................. W. Sproule, b Tighe ................................................. J. E. Craig, b McSweeney ........................................ . 25 . 3 . 0 . 11 not o u t ......................................... 6 B. G. 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