Cricket 1911

434 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. A u g u s t 12,1911. Arthur Fielder. PH IS week A ithur Fielder is accorded his benefit, and all followers of the game trust that it will provide an adequate recognition of all the good work that great player has performed for his county. Fielder, as presumably most people are aware, is a Kent man by the strongest tie, having been born at P laxtol just over thirty-three years ago. He appeared in oue match for K ent in 1900, and again in 1902, but it was not until 1903 that he was given a good trial. Then he did so well, and created so good an impression by his willingness to undertake hard work and his ability to stand it that he was chosen to accompany the M .C .C .’s team to A ustralia at the end of the season. In sixteen Photo by] A. FIELDER. [Hawkins & Co ., Brighton. matches for Kent that year he obtained seventy wickets at a cost of 18*41 runs each, thereby giving promise of future greater excellence which was destined to be fulfilled. Like Bichard son, the greatest fast bowler of modern times, Fielder is a most w illing worker. This is apparent from the fact that during the seasons of 1906 and 1907 alone he took as m any as 858 wickets for less than 18 runs and a-quarter apiece. During the last two or three seasons the wickets have frequently been unsuited to his bowling, and he has been handicapped by leg injuries, but, these things notwithstanding, he credited him self with 286 victims during 1908,1909 and 19 10 at an average cost of less than twenty runs. These figures speak eloquently for his stam ina and skill, but they convey little concerning his pluck and willingness, which have always been outstanding features of his cricket. Fielder’s name is associated with two of the most prominent feats recorded in cricket history, in one owing to his bowling and in the other on account of his skill as a run-getter. At Lo rd ’s five years ago, when the Gentlemen and the Players met in their Centenary match, Fielder obtained all the ten wickets in the first innings of the former for 90 runs—a performance which is still unparalleled in the history of the match, which dates back to 1806. On the Stourbridge ground in 1909 the Kent fast bowler, whilst playing against Worcestershire, made his only three-figure score for his county in the shape of an innings of 1 12 not out. Woolley, at the other end, made 185 and together the pair put on as many as 235 for the last wicket—a partnership which still ranks as the largest of its kind in a match of note. B E L G IU M v. HOLLAND . Played at Antwerp and won by Belgium by 33 runs. This is the first match in which Belgium has defeated Holland. Score and an alysis:— H o l l a n d . C. Feith, run out ......................... W. Van Waveren, lbw, b Lewis ... H. Van Booven, b MacFarlane ... C. Van Loon, lbw, b Worthington J. Rincker, c Daumerie, b Worth­ ington .................................... C. J. Posthuma, c Bartlett, b Clayton ....................... ; W. Feith, c Worthington, b Wright W. Eigeman, c Daumerie, b Mac Farlane .................................... F. Holdert, c Worthington, b MacFarlane.................................... P.De Groot, c Alpen, bMacFarlane E. Kuypers, not out .............. B 11, lb 8 ......................... Total 166 O M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Rincker 19-3 1 Ill 7 Lewis .............. 7 3 16 1 Posthuma 11 2 43 0 W right.............. 9 1 38 1 De Groot 8 2 27 •J Worthington .. 8 1 34 2 Holdert 2 0 9 0 Clayton.............. 4 0 36 1 MacFarlane 5*1 0 9 4 Alpen .............. 3 0 14 0 Chute des Wickets. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Hollandc ... 11 20 58 80 91 116 142 147 155 166 Belgique ... 50 93 97 108 125 125 135 183 196 199 B e l g iu m . O. Knight, c Van Booven, b Rincker ....................................51 F. Bartlett, c Van Booven, b De Groot ....................................27 J. MacFarlane, b Rincker............. 10 R. F. Worthington, c De Groot, b Rincker .................................... 4 G. Alpen, b Rincker ............. 9 W. S. Maxwell, b Rincker ... 52 G. Lewis, b Rincker ............. 0 R. Clayton, run out ............. 1 F. Wright, b De Groot ............. 1C A. Daumerie, b R in ck e r............. 12 Comte J. d’Oultremont, not out 2 Byes .................................... 9 Total DEVON v. BERKSHIRE.— Played at Exeter on July 28 and 29 and won by Berkshire by 141 runs. Score and analysis:— First innings. B e r k s h ir e . G. G. M. Bennett, b Wreford............. Shoosmith, run out H. Brougham, c Light, b Sturt ............. A. Strange, c Davies, b Wreford .............. Whichelow, b Aston .................................... G. Belcher, st Davies, b Aston .............. W. Y. Woodburn, c Sturt, b Christian Sir C. Y. Nepean, c Carroll, b Wreford J. H. B. Lockhart, b Wreford........................ Hawksworth, b Wreford ........................ A. F. Todd, not out .................................... Byes, &c. ......................... Total.................................... First innings. D evon . Major Garratt, c Belcher, b Lockhart J. F. Shelley, st Todd, b Lockhart ............ F. H. Carroll, c Bennett, b Lockhart W. F. Sturt, b Lockhart ......................... E. Burdett, run out .............. ............. Light, b Belcher......................... .............. R. Russell, b Belcher .................................... Davies, not out .............................................. Capt. Christian, c Lockhart, b Belcher W. Wreford, b Lockhart ........................ Aston, b Lockhart .................................... Byes, &c. ......................... Second innings, c Davies, b Wreford ... 0 c Shelley, b Christian ... 155 c Davies, b L ig h t............. 53 b Wreford ......................... 55 c Davies, b L ig h t............. 17 c Sturt, b Wreford............. 13 c Carroll, b Christian ... 8 b W re fo rd ....................... 6 run out .. .............. 1 not out ....................... 4 run out ....................... 2 Byes, &c. .............. 18 Total ......... 332 Second innings. 13 c Strange,b Belcher ... 7 7 b Belcher ......................... 0 110 st Todd, b Lockhart...13 33 b Belcher ...................... 0 35 b Belcher ...................... 20 22 st Todd, b Lockhart...0 2 st Todd, b Lockhart...9 16 not out .....................30 2 b Belcher ...................... 2 0 c Nepean, b Lockhart ... 5 0 lbw, b Lockhart ........... 10 12 Byes, &c. .............. 3 172 Total... ................252 Total 111 First innings. B erkshire . Second innings. O. M. It. W. O. M. R. W. Christian ... .. 8 1 39 1 ................ ... 17 0 86 2 Wreford .. 16 5 48 5 ................ ... 25 4 86 4 Aston .. 14 3 53 2 ................ ... 9 0 45 0 Sturt............. .. 8 4 22 1 ................ ... 10 5 39 0 Light ............. ... 15 3 47 2 Russell .............. ... 2 0 11 0 First innings. D evon . Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Lockhart ... .. 22 4 116 6 ................ ... 12-1 1 63 5 Hawksworth .. 20 6 54 0 ................ ... 1 0 2 0 Belchcr .. 9 2 39 3 ................ ... 12 2 43 d Woodburn ... .. 2 0 16 0 ................ Shoosmith ... ... 3 0 15 0 ................