Cricket 1911

480 CEICKET : A WEEKLY EECOED OF THE GAME. S ept . 2,1911. was 7 for 63, when neither Hirst nor Rhodes, who were then at the top of their form, could get a wicket. In the same match and on the previous day Lockwood notched a century. What is the matter with Yorkshire ? When the cur­ tain rang down at Canterbury they had gathered only two points out of a possible twenty-five in five successive matches, and they were lucky to secure them. Y et in the early days of this season they won eight county matches off the reel, and looked like a side to be seriously reckoned with. Of late, however, Hirst’s bowling has lost its sting, and there is nobody to take his place. Is he drawing to the close of his career ? Or does he merely need a good rest after a most exhausting season ? It would be fulsome flattery to say that iny old county is as great as it was in its Championship years, but I am strongly of opinion that it still possesses splendid ability. Its chief desideratum is a leader to call forth that ability. Had Lord Hawke con­ tinued in office, Yorkshire’s season’s results would have been very different. The real worth of a captain is his power to inspire, apart altogether from his merits as a cricketer. Of course, so much the better if he is worth his place in an eleven as a run-getter. It may take years to discover the man worthy to stand in his Lordship’s shoes. If an amateur be not forthcoming, why not delegate this honour to Hirst ? Strudwick’s match needs no comment, or, at most, only a passing word. I would not have missed the last afternoon for a king’s ransom. Warwickshire will have good reason to underscore this match, for the undoing of K ent made their fortune. Somebody remarked to me that Strudwick, when keeping wicket, “ showed off.” No, was my rejoinder, he is showy, if you will, indulges in sundry little flourishes which are pretty to watch. And why shouldn’t he, as long as he is a perfect master of his craft ? The fact is, he is an artist, not merely an artisan. I dare say his stumping would be quite as effective without his bye-play, but it would not be as attractive to me. A sword will do its work if it has a keen edge, but that is no reason why it should not bear fantastic tracery. The wondrous etching on a rock does not add to its solidity, but it increases its charm to the spectator. Strudwick reminds me of the Hon. Alfred Lyttelton behind the stumps ; both add grace to their work, combine the useful with the ornamental. Yes, the stumpers were in evidence in that match. Huish’s praises have been so loudly sung that there is no need here to swell the chorus. And W oolley’s bowling—has that ever been surpassed in a Championship match ? was the question put tom e by sundry enthusiasts. So let me wind up these notches with a few statistics which I have not seen noted in the daily or weekly press. And six wickets shall be the minimum number in my selection. W e will not go further back than 1873 when the County Champion­ ship began. It will be seen that W oolley’s 7 wickets for 9 runs were not a record. Bowler. A nalysis. For A gainst Year. A. Penn ..6 for 3 . . K e n t .................... Sussex ..1878 Emmett . .7 for 9 . .Yorkshire . . . .Sussex . .1878 Morley . .7 for 9 . .N otts....................... Kent .. ..1878 Morley . . 7 for 7 .. N o t t s .................... Derbyshire .. 1879 Morley . .7 for 9 . .N o t t s .................... Surrey . .1880 Barlow . . 6 for 3 .. Lancashire . . . . Derby . . . . 1881 Peate .. . .8 for 5. .Yorkshire .. ..Surrey ..1883 Rhodes . .6 for 4. .Yorkshire .. ..N o tts .. ..1901 Bailey .. . .6 for 6. .Somerset . . . .Warwick . .1906 Dennett . . 8 for 9 .. Glo’stershire ..N orthants ..1907 Hirst .. . .6 for 7 . .Yorkshire .. ..N orthants ..1908 Iremonger . .6 for 7 . . N o t t s ....................Essex .. ..1910 Are there any more ? Peate’s analysis may hold good for all time. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. A. K. S hapcote .—D uly noted. M any tbanks. A. H. Jen k in s.— He did not piny for the side in 1899. In 1900 his figures were 4 1 —2—96—983—23*10 and, in 19 0 1, 37— 2—53 — 6 8 1—1 9'4u. In all first-class matches 48—3 —96— 1,0 59—23 53 and 38—2—5 3—694 —19 '2 7 respectively. E dward N orris .— P ressure on space is the only reason why they can be given only occasionally. NORTHANTS v. W ARW ICK SH IR E . WEEK-END CKICKET. WARWICKSHIRE GAIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. Played at Norihampton on August 26, 28 and 29 and won by W arwickshire by an innings and 33 runs. B y their Buccess in this m atch Warwickshire made sure of first place among the counties, their position being secure whatever the result of the game at Leyton to-day between Essex and Kent. The home side were much handi­ capped by the absence of East and W elis and were put out for 73 on a good wieket. Warwickshire then went right ahead and at the end of the first day had made 226 for six wickets. They took tbe lead during a second-wicket stand of 82 by Stephens and Charlesworth. The latter, batting adm irably for three hours and a-half, hit seventeen 4's and made only one m istake —a chance to long-field when 124. Baker, though scoring only 26, helped to add 61 and Warwickshire gained the winning lead of 208. In their second innings Northants., despite a stand of 52 by Seymour and Vials and useful scores by Haywood, Sm ith and J . S. Denton, were dismissed for 17 5 and beaten as stated. Foster did not make a run in tLe m atch, but he took eleven wickets for 8 1. Score and analysis : First innings. N o r th a m p to n s h ire . Second innings. W. H . Denton, b Foster......................... Seymour (John), b Field ............. Haywood, c G. W. Stephens, b Field S. G. Smith, c Smith, b Field............. Thompson, run out ......................... G. A. T. Vials, b F ie ld ......................... H. B. Simpton, b Foster .............. J. S. Denton, not out ......................... J. H. Ryan, b Foster ......................... Walden, c F. G. Stephens, b Foster ... Buswell, b Foster................................... B 3. lb 4, nb 6 ... Total... Vials, b J. 0 c F. G. Stephens, b Foster 4 6 c Hands, b Charlesworth... 84 13 b Foster ......................... 23 20 c Smith, b Field ............. is 9 b Foster ......................... 1 2 b Field ......................... 30 7 b *ield ......................... 1 2 lbw, b Foster ............. 38 1 b Foster ......................... 9 0 b Foster ......................... '5 0 not out ....................... 1 13 B 5, lb 1, nb 5 ............. 11 73 Total ............. 175 43 F. G. Stephens, Denton Smith (E. J ), b Thompson Charlesworth, st Buswell, bSmith 130 Quaife, lbw, b Thompson............. 6 F. K. Foster, c Walden, b Smith... 0 Baker, b J. S. Denton ............. 26 G. W. Stephens, b Simpson ... 14 First innings. N o rth a m i t o n s h ire . W a r w ic k s h ir e . Parsons, c Walden, b Smith Santall, not out ...................... W. C. Hands, c J. S. Denton, Smith ......................... Field, c Vials, b Smith B 7, lb 4, w 1...................... 17 14 12 12 Total Second innings. O. M. R. VV. O. Al. R. W . Foster ... 13-2 6 18 5 ........................... 25 6 63 6 Field ... 17 9 27 4 ........................... 27 9 60 3 Hands ... 4 0 15 0 ........................... 4 1 9 0 Santall .................................... 7 3 16 0 Charlesworth......................... 7 2 16 1 Field bowled eleven no-balls. W a r w ic k s h ir e . O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Smith ... 25*3 7 60 5 1 J. S. Denton . .. 11 1 31 2 Thompson ... 34 7 105 2 Seymour .. 5 1 7 0 Simpson ... ... 11 2 30 1 | Haywood .. 5 0 36 0 J. S. Denton bowled one wide. MONMOUTH v. GLAMORGAN.— Played at Newport on August 11 and and won by Glamorgan by an innings and 3 runs. Score and analysis:— G la m o rg a n . 167 I Maxwell, not out ......................... 26 Byes, &c.............................. 75 | 2 Total (4 wkts.)* ... I 3 | *Innings declared closed. N. V. H . Riches, not o u t ............. P. Morris, c Diver, b Raikes Bancroft, c Diver, b Silverlock ... R. A. Gibbs, b Silverlock............. L. Robotham, b Raikts ............. First innings. M onmouth . Silverlock, b Hacker ....................................13 A. M. Maltby, c Morris, b Hacker .............. 1 F. Rees, b Maxwell .................................... 3 E. S. Phillips, b Hacker .........................4i F. G. Phillips, b Hacker .........................25 Capt. F. L. Giles, b Hacker ......................... 4 W. E. C. Hudden, b Creber ......................... 3 K. C. Raikes, not out .................................... 4 D. Davies, b Creber .................................... 0 Diver, c and b C re b e r....................................24 Rainsford, b Hacker .................................... 4 Byes, &c. ....................................17 Total .............. ..............145 G lamoroan . Raikes............. F. G. Phillips ... Rainsford Second innings, run out ... lbw, b Hacker c Bancroft, b Hacker c Morris, b Maxwell c David, b Hacker... st Kiehes, b Creber c li acker, b Creber not out ...................... b M axw ell...................... c Robotham, b Creler b Creber ...................... Byes, &c.............. Total ... O. M. R. W. O. M. R. 27 3 109 2 1 Silverlock .. 19 1 72 6 1 28 0 Davies... .. 17 1 40 6 0 31 o I Hudden .. 3 0 IS First innings. M o n m o u t h . O. M . R. W. Hacker .............. 20 4 53 6 ... Maxwell .............. 9 1 32 1 ... Creber ............. 11 0 43 3 ... Second innings. O. M. R. Chandless 17 31 20 6 G 37 IS 55 33 28 15 6 5 65 17 49 8 1 0 4 1 14