Cricket 1911

46 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. M a r c h 3 0 , 1 9 1 1 . a close finish; but Hearne, who should have been taken by Gibbs off a return before scoring, and Smith put the result almost beyond doubt by carrying the score to 116 before the former put one back to Browne, who brought off a good one-handed catch. Holloway failed on this occasion, but Heath assisted Smith, who was playing admirably, to make the required runs. Score and analysis :— W est I ndies . First innings. Second innings. G. Challenor, c Holloway, b Smith ..........................75 c Brown,b Young 37 R Challenor, c Smith, b A. C. Somerset.................. 34 lbw, b Hearne ... 2 P. H. Tarilton, b Young .. 37 b Young ............. H. B. G. Austin ^capt.), c Heath, b Smith ...........31 b Hearne ............. C. A. Browne, c Brown, b Sm ith.................................. 0 W. O. Gibbs, c Hearne, b Young.................................. 2 C. Simpson, b Young ... 20 b Hearne ... L. Archer, c Whittington, b Young .......................... 14 lbw, b Young S. Worme, b Y ou n g ........... 0 absent hurt C. R. Browne, not out ... 11 not out F. E. W. G Austin, st A. F. lbw, b A. C. Somerset, b Smith...........12 Somerset... Byes, &c.......................26 Byes, &c. 20 b Young ...........28 c Heath, b A. C. Somerset ... 2S ... 22 Total ...................271 T he M.C.C.’s T eam . Total...........165 First innings. T.A. L.Whittington, c Simp­ son, b G. Challenor ... 46 H. L. Gaussen, c Tarilton, b C. R. Browne ...........20 Brown, b C. R. Browne ... 12 S. G. Smith, c Gibbs, b F. Austin ..........................42 B. H. Holloway, b Gibbs ... 71 Hearne (J. W.), c C. R. Browne, b F. Austin ... 0 L. Heath, c Gibbs, b G. Challenor.......................... 15 notout... A. F. Somerset (eapt.), b G. Challenor .................. 0 Young, c and b C. R. Browne ...........................40 A. C. Somerset, not out ... S D. S. G. Burton, b C. R. . Browne ......................... 2 Second innings. b Gibbs ...........23 b C. R. Browne... 0 b C. R. Browne 20 notout.................. 54 b C. R. Browne 0 c and b C. R. Browne ...........36 12 Byes, &c............... ... 23 Byes, &c. ... 4 Total ........... ...288 Total (5 wkts) 149 W est I ndies . First innings. Second innings. O. W. R. W. O. W. R. W. Young ...........26 4 61 5 ... ... 18 3 44 4 H ea m e ...........10 0 59 0 ... ... 15 1 36 3 A. C. Somerset 5 0 26 1 ... ... 4-3 0 18 2 Smith .......... 22-2 4 60 4 ... ... 25 7 45 0 Brown ........... 9 1 39 0 ... ... 2 0 8 0 T he M.C.C.’ s T eam . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. w. Worme ...........11 0 39 0 ... C. R. Browne 30*3 8 09 4 ... !.! io 2 43 4 G. Challenor... 30 0 71 3 ... ... 8 2 30 0 F. Austin ... 10 0 29 2 ... ... 6-4 1 33 0 Gibbs ........... 0 2 27 1 ... ... 10 1 30 1 G eorgetown , March 6th. The visit of the Englishmen to British Guiana had been anticipated with very keen interest, and it was unfortunate that rain should have fallen without interruption for three days immediately prior to their arrival. During their stay here they proved them­ selves far stronger than our best, and in their first game had the distinction of putting up a new record in these parts for the first wicket. From the details which follow it will be seen that our visitors won each of their games with marked ease. 4 th M atch . —v. BRITISH GUIANA. Played at Georgetown on February 23, 24 and 25. A PRODUCTIVE PARTNERSHIP. The M.C.C.’s Team won by 235 runs. Believing that the ground would favour the attack, after the prolonged rainfall, Sher­ lock, upon winning the toss, put the M.C.C. in. His policy was doubtless correct, and but for a fine display by Whittington the team might well have been out for 100. The player named was cautious at first, but hit more freely later, and was clearly the saviour of his side. W ith Holloway he made 39 for the first wicket, with A. F. Somerset 43 f >r the sixth and with D. C. F. Burton—who was still lame and had the services of a runner — 53 for the seventh. He batted three hours for his runs and was seventh out —at 162. A. C. Somerset and D. C. F. Burton put on 40 together for the ninth wicket, and the total reached 225—a very good one, seeing that half the side were out for 66. The fielding, however, was fre­ quently faulty, many ruus being given away and the chance of more than one run­ out being allowed to escape. In reply the home team made 40 without loss by the end of the day, but fared so badly for a time the next morning that four of their best wickets were down for 69. Layne and Hinds then did fine work by putting on 47 together: th6 former, though his inn­ ings was not quite faultless, gave the best display ou the side, but its value was dis­ counted by the fact that he ran Simpson out badly. Croal and Chabral subsequently added 33 for the eighth wicket, the latter hitting very hard and punishing Hearne for a 6 : he was, however, missed at point and also bowled by Hearne with a no-ball. Smith made the ball swerve a good deal at times, and came out with good figures. When the visitors went in again, with a lead of 35, Whittington and Holloway gave a remarkable display, scoring 230 for the first wicket in 160 minutes—a performance without parallel in West Indian cricket. The pair made 50 in 50 minutes, 100 in 90, 150 in 115 and 200 in 145. Neither gave a chance, and it was only through Holloway hitting recklessly upon completing three-figures that the stand terminated. The innings was closed with six men out for 333, and, Smith subsequently bowling splendidly on a perfect wicket, the home side met with a very heavy reverse. Score and analysis :— Tiie M.C.C. Team. Second innings. First innings. T. A. L. Whittington, st Simpson, b Croal ...........86 B. H. Holloway, b Layne... 15 Brown, b Layne.................. 2 S. G. Smith, c and b Layne 0 Hearne (J. W.), b Fraser ... 2 H. L. Gaussen, c Bayley, b Fraser.................................. 4 A. F. Somerset (capt.), c Binds, b Layne ........... D. C. F. Burton, c Bayley, b Croal .......................... Young, c Sherlock b Fraser A. C. Somerset, b Croal ... 24 D. S. G. Burton, not o u t... 4 B 17, lb 7, nb 2...........26 16 . . 34 c Hinds, b Croal..154 c Bayley,b Croal..100 c Nurse, b Croal.. IS not out ...........30 c and b Layne ... 13 c Layne, b Croal 1 hit wkt., b Croal 1 Byes, <£c. ... 16 Total ...225 Total (6 wkts.)333 B ritish Guiana. First innings. Second innings. E. R. D. Moulder, b Hearne 22 b Brown ........... 16 F. H. Abraham, c and b Hearne .......................... 33 b Smith ......... 0 H. C. Bayley, b Hearne ... 12 c Young, b Smith 38 C. Simpson, run o u t .......... 1 c Hearne,b Brown 0 Layne (O.), b S m ith ........... 44 b Layne ........... 4 Hinds (S.), lbw, b Hearne 19 c A. F., b A. C. Somerset 22 J. Nurse, b Smith ........... 4 b Smith ........... 1 J. Chabral, b Smith .......... 38 b Smith .......... 3 H. A. Croal, b Hearne 5 b D. Burton, b A. C. Somerset 23 W. V. Sherlock (capt.), not out .................................. 5 b Smith ........... 7 E. A. Fraser, b Smith 0 not out .......... 7 Lb 6, nb 1 .................. Byes, &c. ... 12 Total .................. 190 Total ...133 T he M.C.C. Team. First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Layne ... .... 35 5 60 4 ........... 30 2 102 1 Abraham .. 7 0 20 0 ........... 5 0 13 0 Croal ... ... 16-4 3 34 3 ........... 22 2 00 5 Fraser ... ... 18 2 46 3 ........... 7 0 29 0 Binds ......... 5 1 21 0 ........... 3 0 7 0 Nurse ... ... 4 0 18 0 ........... 3 0 12 0 Moulder 3 0 2S 0 Chabral........... 4 0 13 0 Bayley ........... 3 0 23 0 B ritish G uiana . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. w. Hearnc ... ... 23 2 100 5 ........... 6 2 25 0 Smith ......... . 12 2 53 4 ........... 175 5 42 6 Young ......... . 11 1 30 0 ........... Brown .......... 8 1 38 2 A. C. Somerset 4 1 16 2 Owing to extreme pressure on space, the scores and accounts of subsequent matches have been held over until our next issue. The fifth and sixth games were against West Indian team s: the former was won by the visitors by four wickets and the latter was drawn. THE NOTTS COUNTY C.C. Mr. W . E. Denison presided at the annual meeting of the Notts County Cricket Club, held at Nottingham on the 3rd inst. The report submitted stated that the financial position of the club had occasioned much anxiety. Gate receipts totalled only £1,155 17s., which was by far the lowest amount for many years past. In 1908 the sum of £2,023 was taken, a striking contrast to last year. The large reduction was attributed by the committee mainly to the persistent bad weather of the season ; but there was also a falling off in the membership. Trent Bridge ground and improvement account showed a balance due to the bank of £2,846 16s. ; whilst the cash account showed that the amount due to the bank was in­ creased from £874 on December 31st, 1909, to £2,060 2s. 2d. on December 31st, 1910, an addition on the year of £1,186 to the sum previously owing on this account. The players’ benefit account to be distributed among six of the players at the end of the season 1913 now amounts to £1,355 0s. lid ., which was in the banker’s hands. The committee had gone into the matter of expenses very thoroughly, and had largelv reduced the expenditure. The report and accounts were adopted, and Mr. W. N. Hicking was appointed president for the ensuing year. THE LEICESTERSHIRE C.C.C. At a meeting of the Committee of the Leicestershire County Cricket Club held at Leicester on the 22nd inst., a letter was received from Sir A. Hazlerigg resigning the position of captaiu of the county eleven. The resignation was accepted with regret, and a vote of thanks passed to Sir Arthur for his services. The question of filling the vacancy was deferred until after the annual meeting of the club. l l O V A L B A , n R E I D ’ S O V A L . W H I T E . The celebrated preparation for cleaning Crlckct and all Buff Leather Goods, Warranted not to rub off or cake. 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