Cricket 1911

266 C R IC K E T : A W EEK LY RECORD OE THE GAME. Ju n e 21, 19 11. disastrous to them, when Worcestershire and Lancashire inflicted the coup de prace ; but for all that they were the champion county that year. Essex seem fated to humiliate the bigger counties, Yorkshire sustaining their first defeat at their hands this season. The matches at Lord’s last week were of the highest class, and in both the better team was victorious. Keep an eye on Notts is my tip, especially if Branston can afford time to play regularly. Last season he was missing altogether. His century against Middlesex was the finest innings I have seen this year; it was scored at a Jessopian rate—105 in 70 minutes. But there was no slogging, not even one bad stroke ; simply confident, aggressive, skilful batting. It was a rare treat, especially by way of contrast to little Hardstaff’s method. Fancy Notts wanting 177 in the fourth innings, and getting them in less than two hours! Just beating “ tim e” by a nose. It was a splendid wind-up to a most enjoyable match. George Gunn is in great form again and should be certain of a place in tbe Players’ team. As for Jones—well, he's one of the very, very few men I would choose for any match if only because of his marvellous fielding. Of course, slip is his favorite position, but then, as Tyldesley said, Jones can go to any place in the field—mid- off or long-on—and never make a mistake. Then, too, as captain, he has that personal magnetism which inspires all who serve under him. Altogether he is a great figure in the game. I am inclined to think that Iremonger is something more than a good change bowler, especially as Wass has seen his best days. Yet he got Warner’s wicket with the very first ball of the match, but he did not, like Morfee of Kent last year, repeat the dose in the Middlesex skipper’s second innings. Yorkshire sadly disappointed me at Lord’s ; Thursday was a terribly dull day, seeing that Wilson was the only batsman to run up a respectable score. At lunch on Saturday I thought we should see a capital figh t; and so did the crowd who then kept the turnstiles clicking. But only Hirst took the measure of “ J. T .” and Tarrant on a tricky wicket. All the Yorkshiremen in town seemed to be present, judging by the applause. But give me the boys from the Yorkshire school who are always present at this m atch; when somebody who shall be nameless missed Denton on Thursday before he got a run, they raised a shout that could be heard half-a-mile away. It should be mentioned that Hirst’s bowling hand is still much swollen from a recent blow when batting; this may explain his county’s defeat in a measure. But I am not certain that Yorkshire will long retain the first place in the championship table. Have Booth and Drake the requisite “ temperament ” ? This match proved to a demonstration that Jack Hearne—we always speak familiarly of our prime favorites—is almost as valuable an asset to Middlesex as he has been at any time during the past twenty years; his bat is as straight as is bowling. Who should be chosen for the great annual matches at Lord’s and the Oval? Here’s my draft list. G entlemen Jones or Warner as Captain : Fry, Spooner (at present in his finest form), Douglas, F. B. Foster, Fane, one of, if not both, the Litteljohns, Brearley— a great bowler, but, along with Wass, about the worst batsman now playing in first-class cricket, Jessop, Bird—wanted as a good change bowler, Le Couteur—the best Varsity cricketer. I think that Wood can scarcely be omitted, although he is not the type of batsman one would choose for a representative match. A similar remark applies to Vine, than whom no batsman has recently been more successful. P layebs : Hirst, Hayward, George Gunn, J. W, Hearne, Tyldesley (if able to play), Mead of Hampshire, Strudwick, Hardinge, Woolley, Sharp, Buckenham, Hobbs (although recently not quite at his best, but a capital change bowler). But we want more bowlers. Then, if there should be rain, either Blythe or Smith is our man. Or, on hard wickets, Kushby might come in. Then whom leave out ? I can’t say. Toss for the last two places in the Eleven. THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP (To June 20). P. Completed matches. w 7^ L. First Inns. W. L. Pts. Per centage. Yorkshire ... ... ,.......... 10 8 2 0 0 40 80-00 Notts .................................. 6 4 0 1 1 24 80-00 S u rrey.................................. 10 7 2 0 1 36 72 00 Kent ................................... 8 5 2 1 0 28 70-00 Worcestershire ... ........... 6 4 2 0 0 20 66-66 Essex ........................ ......... 6 3 1 1 1 19 63-33 Middlesex .......................... 6 3 2 1 0 18 60 00 Ham pshire.......................... 5 2 1 1 1 14 56-00 Warwickshire ... ... ... 6 3 3 0 0 15 50-00 Northants ........................... 8 4 4 0 0 20 50-00 Lancashire................ ......... 11 6 5 0 1 26 47-27 Derbyshire................ ......... 7 2 5 0 0 10 28-57 Su ssex........................ ......... 8 1 5 2 0 11 27*50 Gloucestershire... ............ 7 1 6 0 0 5 14-28 Somerset .......................... 5 0 4 0 1 1 4-00 Leicestershire ... .......... 9 0 8 0 1 1 2-22 A win counts five points. In drawn games the side leading on the first innings scores three points, and the side behind on the first innings one point. CRICKET IN SCOTLAND. FORFARSHIRE v. ABERDEENSHIRE.—Played at Broughty Ferry ( June 10. Lindsay and McIntyre added 215 for the third wicket. Score :— F o r fa r sh ir e . J. A. Kyd, c and b W ebster............ 9 R. G. Tait, c Scott, b Webster ... 17 A. Lindsay, not out.....................158 J. E. M’Intyre, b J. Scott ......112 F. Batchelor, c Elsmie, b J. Scott 3 W. Stewart, c Mackintosh, b Ire­ monger .......................................... 0 T. H. B. Rorie, not o u t ................... 1(3 Byes, &c.............................. 32 Total (5:wkts)* ... 353 * Innings declared closed. A berdeen sh ire . G. Scott, b Ringrose .................. 9 W. Webster, c Kyd, b Lindsay ... 9 W. Mackintosh, e Chalmers, b Ringrose.......................................... 0 J.Mortimer,e M’Intyre,b Lindsay 13 C. H. Webster, b R ingrose.......... R. S. Clark, lbw, b Lindsay Iremonger, c M’Intyre, b Lindsay J. Scott, b Ringrose .................. J. R. F. Elsmie, not out ........... A.S.Catto,e Batchelor,b Ringrose A. R. Mortimer, c R. M. Lindsay, b A. Lindsay........... ................... Byes, &c........................... Total 91 EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY v. STIRLING COUNTY.—Played at Craiglockhart on June 14 and left drawn. Score:— S tir lin g C ounty . G. S. Orr, c and b Wright ........... 22 R. E. Adair, rnn out.......................... G1 J. H. Orr, st Bogle, b Drummond 26 J.R.S. Mackay, c Bogle,bAlexander 29 J.R.Couper,cWright, bDrummond 4 A. Lyle, not out ........................... 33 Gooder, b Alexander ................... 0 E. Keyden, st Bogle, b Drummond 4 Byes, & c .................................. 10 Total (7 wkts)* ...........189 * Innings declared closed. W. B. Burn, Shaw, and W. J. Oswald did not bat. E din bu rgh U n iv e r sity . J. B. Cunningham, b Gooder ... 0 E. W. N. Wooler, lbw, b Gooder... 31 C. R. C. Moon, c and b Gooder ... 39 J. W. Bennett, b Gooder .......... 8 H. D. Wright, c Lyle, b Gooder ... 1 G. V. Bogle, not out ..................... 16 K. Smith, c Mackay, b Gooder ... 6 Dr. Drummond, c Burn, b Gooder 0 Dr. Campbell, not out ...................... 0 Byes, &c................................ 8 Total (7 wkts) ...........109 H. S. Alexander and R. W. Churchill did not bat. HERTFORDSHIRE v. M.C.C. AND GROUND.—Played at Bushey on June 16 and 17 and won by the M.C.C. Score :— First innings. E. H. Cuthbertson, b Trott ........... Golding, b Reeves .......................... C. H. Titchmarsh, b Reeves ........... E. S. Household, b T r o t t.................. Coleman, c Humphries, b Trott W. H. Marsh, b Trott.......................... H. F. Sanders, c Johnstone, b Trott H. M. Harford, c Trott, b Reeves ... G. H. Vasey, c Reeves, b Trott Burton, c Morice, b Trott................... Shelford, not o u t.................................. Byes, &c........................ H ertfordsh ire . Second innings. ................ 28 c Humphries, b Trott ................. 16 c and b R e ev e s................. ................ 0 c l’awle, b Reeves ......... . ................... 55 lbw, b Reeves ................. .................. 0 c Norman, b Trott ......... ... 17 c Humphries, b Trott ... 12 c Robey, b Reeves ... . ... 10 b T r o tt ................................................. 0 b Reeves ......................... 4 b T r o tt................................. 5 not o u t ................................. 1 Byes, &c......................... Total ... .................. 148 M.C.C. and G round . Total F. Pawle, c and b Burton ... ... G. Robey, c Golding, b Burton ... R. G. Johnstone, c Shelford, b Marsh .. .................................. Reeves, not ou t.................................. Major E. S. C. Hobson, c Titch- marsh, b B u rton .......................... Humphries, c Cuthbertson, b Bur­ ton ........... ........... .................. 24 113 C. S. Morice, c Golding, b Burton 12 A. Butcher, b Burton .................. 0 Trott, b Shelford ........................... 10 G. G. Braithwaite, c Harford, b S helford.......................................... 0 R. E. Norman, b Shelford .......... 0 Byes, &c.................................... 26 Total... ... 210 WANDERERS v. GRANVILLE (LEE). T he W anderers . S. Colman, c Morfee, b Spencer ... 28 R. B. Brooks, run out .................. 31 S. Stafford, b Spencer .................. 21 P. G. Gale, b Morfee ................. 17 J. U. C. Watt,c Hunter,b Johnston 61 T. C. Stafford, b Morfee................... 14 L. S. Wells, b K in g .......................... 20 G. U. B. Roose, b Morfee .......... 15 R. Kenward, b Morfee .................. 1 E. J. Bridger, not out .................. 9 W. M. Bradley, b Morfee ........... 0 B 11, lb 9, nb 14 ................... 34 Total ... ... 251 -Flayed at Lee on Juno 12. Score:— G r a n v ille . J. O. Anderson, c Roose, b Bridger 31 C. H. Hunter, c Roose, b Bradley 0 H. Smith, st Roose, b Bradley ... 0 K. Harding, c Kenward, b Bridger 2 Morfee, hit wkt, b Wells .......... 17 A. S. Johnston, c Bradley, b Ken­ ward.................................................. 72 R. S. Le May, c Brooks, b Bridger 57 P. P. Lincoln, not out .................. 6 A. D. Spencer, not o u t .................. 1 B 3, lb 4, w 1, nb 4 ........... 12 Total (7 wkts) ...........198 I). D. Steven and King did not bat. G E O R G E L E W I N & (Established 1869.) C lu b C o lo u r S p e c i a li s t s & A t h le t ic C lo t h in g M a n u fa c t u r e r s OUTFITTERS BY APPOINTMENT To the M.C.C. West Indian XI., 1911 ; M.C.C. South African XL, 1909-10; the Australians, 1896, 1S99 and 1902 ; Mr. Stoddart’s XI., 1894-1895, I&97-1898; Mr. MacLaren’s XL, 1901-1902; West Indian XI., 1900 and 1906 ; South African XL , 1901 and 1907 ; and M.C.C., Lancashire, Kent, Surrey and Sussex Counties, Wanderers, Stoics, Bromley, Sutton, and all Public Schools’ Old Boys’ Clubs, and Queen’s Club.—Write for E stim ates F ree . WORKS CAMBERWELL. Telephone ; P.O . City 607. 8, CROOKED LANE, MONUMENT, LONDON BRIDGE, E.C.