Cricket 1911

372 CRICKET : A W EEK LY RECORD OF THE GAME. J u l y 29, 1911. Talking of Simpson-Hayward’s run, a capital article might be written on ‘ ‘ Mannerisms in Cricketers.” But I have no space for it to-day. Nor for another topic which is often in m y thoughts : ‘ ‘ The effect of missed catches on a game.” That, too, must await a more convenient season. When do such misses make all the difference between a win and a loss ? And when do they make no difference at all on the result of a match ? An expression of opinion from several readers would be interesting. My own opinion would probably not be endorsed b y many, if b y any. But I will reserve it until later. Barnes has accepted the invitation to go to Australia ; we could not do without him. Apart from his well-pre­ served skill, he has experience of Australian cricket con­ ditions after his two previous visits. .Spooner’s refusal comes as a heavy blow. I hope it is not final. All cricketers should petition Lord Londesborough to release him. But if he cannot make the tour, could not Hayward be induced to pay his fourth visit to the Colony ? He has been a conspicuous success out there every time, and he is, along with Fry and Spooner, the most consistent batsman of the present season. It is in no deprecatory or capping spirit that I would rather have him in an England Eleven than Warner or Hobbs. LE ICESTERSH IRE y. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE . W E E K -E N D C R IC K E T . Played at Leicester on July 22, 24 and 25, and won by Notting­ hamshire by an innings and four runs. The home side were without Wood, who was suffering from lumbago, and he was much missed. Notts had two men out for 33, but Hardstaff and Payton retrieved the position by adding 212 together in less than three hours. The former might have been stumped when 36 and was missed at slip when 59, whilst the latter should have been caught when 49. The later players lost their wickets in hitting out, but the total reached 390. Leicestershire batted two hours and three-quarters in the first innings and an hour longer in the second. Boden was in an hour and a half for 40, showing very good form. Score and analysis :— N o tts . A. O. Jones, c Shipman, b Curtis Gunn (G.), c Shields, b Shipman... Hardstaff, e Fowke, b Curtis Payton, c Knight, b Shipman Gunn (J.), st Shields, b Curtis ... Iremonger, lbw, b Curtis ......... Alletson, c Lord, b Fowke ......... First innings. L e ic e s t e r s h ir e . 14 Lee, c Lord, b Fowke ......... ... 0 8 Oates, not o u t...................... ... 22 123 Riley, c Shields, b Shipman ... 13 114 Wass, e Shields, b Shipman ... 4 42 B 2, lb 2, w 1, nb 6 ... ... 11 22 __ 17 Total ............... ... 390 C. A. Boden, c Gunn (G.), b Wass Knight, c Oates, b Iremonger... Whitehead (H.), c Jones, b Wass Lord, c Oates, b Iremonger ... King, lbw, b Wass ............... Capt. Fowke, lbw, b Wass Mounteney, b Iremonger......... Curtis, e Jones, b Iremonger ... Shipman, c and b Iremonger ... J. Shields, b Iremonger ........ Brown, not out ...................... B 8, lb 4, nb 1 ......... Total ......... O. M. R. Shipman......... 26*5 4 92 Curtis ......... 39 5 132 K ing............... 23 4 58 Second innings. 19 lbw, b Jones .............. 40 21 b Gunn (J.).................... 27 12 lbw, b Jones .............. 22 7 b Wass........................... 24 44 c Gunn (J.), b Iremonger 34 12 c Riley, b Wass............. 14 0 st Oates, b Gunn(J.) ... 20 22 b Iremonger ............... 14 0 c Jones, b Wass.............. 12 14 lbw, b Wass..................... 3 0 not out........................... 0 13 B 9, lb 2, w1 .......... 12 ...............164 N o tts . W. 4 I Brown ... 4 Mounteney Fowke Total O. 5 1 16 M. 0 0 1 R. 28 3 66 Shipman bowled a wide and five no-balls and King one no-ball. Second innings. First innings. L e ic e s t e r s h ir e . Wass ................ 30 3 86 4 .............. Iremonger ......... 29.2 13 65 6 ............. . Gunn (J.) . Rilej7 ................ 7 Jones............... 17 Wass bowled one no-ball and Jones one wide. 25 22 21 62 43 51 10 44 LUDGROVE v. NORTHAW.—Played N orthaw . P. McW. Bampfield, lbw, b Barry 13 R. A. C. Radcliffe, b Barry ......... 22 M. S. Bendle, b Barry ............... 41 C. G. G. Nicholson, b Barry......... 12 W. A. D. Twysden, not o u t......... 21 R. Bampfield, c Kidston, b Baring 13 J. D. Lewis, not out ............... 0 B7, lb 1, nb 5 ......... 13 Total (5wkts)* .. 135 *Innings declared closed. B. H. Alfrey, W. D. Porter, M. G. Roddick, and T. B, Philips did not bat. at No thaw on July 22. Score L udgrove . I). M. Lees, b Bendle ............... 7 C. M. 1). V. Llewelyn, b Bendle... 0 G. P. G. Kidston, b Bendle......... 21 G. J. O. Bridgeman, b Radcliffe ... 1 V. J. Ferguson, b Radcliffe........ 0 Lord Brecknock, st Nicholson, b Radcliffe................................... 0 T. E. W. Brinckman, b Radcliffe ., 3 A. F. Baring, c Nicholson, b J. Bampfield ............................ 1 E. Wodehouse, b J. Bampfield ... 0 P. B. Walker, not out ............... 1 H. W. Barry, c and b J. Bampfield 0 B 1, nb3 .............................. 4 T o ta l............................ 38 of the old All England Eleven got hundreds and hundreds of batsmen out with his insidious lobs. Most of us can recall Walter Humphreys, of Sussex, and how he twice did the hat trick against the Australians, also with lobs. W . W . Read, Surrey’s great batsman before Hayward, would occasionally try his hand with lobs, and, although he did not perfect himself in the art, I once saw him dismiss three first-class batsmen with successive balls in the Scar­ borough Carnival Week. But lobs, to be any use, must be good, and to be good demands long and continuous practice, perhaps more than any other style of bowling. Beware of a bowler who says ‘ ‘ Now I will try what lobs can do.” And he takes a short fussy run up to the wicket, much to the amusement of spectators and the delight of batsmen. Look at Simpson-Hayward ; he takes a long run, almost as long as the fastest bowler ; and he has adopted the fashion set by Hirst and followed up by nearly all fast bowlers, viz., breaking his run somewhere mid-way with a hop. He may send down a fast ball, almost a sneak, as boys say, or else a slowish lofty ball ; but you seldom can tell the kind of ball until it is on you. Behind each ball are brains as well as supple fingers ; off-break or leg-break. Of course, such a bowler must be ably supported by his field, especially by the man behind the stumps. I commend the study to young cricketers anxious to make their mark, and who have learned that fast over-hand bowling on present day wickets is not only very exhausting but also very ineffectual. Try lobs instead, and, after the example of old Lillywhite, devote the coming winter to the perfecting of them. We may hear of you next season outside the limits of your present unknown club. [Rawlins & Co., Brighton. E. BALE. Photo by ]