Cricket 1912

A ugust 3, 1912. CEICKET : A WEEKLY EECOED OF THE GAME. 391 Rain interfered with North Staffordshire League cricket, a heavy thunderstorm visiting the district early in the afternoon. The Port­ hill v. Stone match was abandoned, and Norton v. Knypersley was started only to be given up early. Tunstall and Crewe Alexandra drew, the form er owing their escape from defeat m ainly to a plucky stand by Morris and Broad. Longton and Fenton also drew, as did Stoke and Burslem. Percy Briggs and W . D . Kirkby (79 and 71) were again in great fettle for Stoke, and the innings was declared at 175 for 3. The only game finished was Leek v. Silverdale, the last- named w inning easily, thanks in the main to a good innings of 53* by the veteran Brown. There was not a great deal in the way of big scoring in Lanca­ shire cricket, rain being in evidence here also. Innings worthy of m ention were played by T . Whittaker (66*) and J. Cook (55*) for Lowerhouse v. Nelson, by Parkin (76) for Church v. Bacup, by H. Clough (60) for Bacup v. Church, by J. Ram sbottom (85*) and B. Hargreaves (51*) for Enfield v. Haslingden, by Dawson (57*) for Rushton v. Ram sbottom , by A. E . Lawton (60) for Dukinfield v. Rochdale, and by F. W ilkinson (55*) for Rochdale v. Dukinfield. Among the best bowling analyses were Parkin’s 7 for ‘24 (Church v. Bacup), N orbury’s 8 for 55 (Todm orden v. E . Lancashire), and Cottrell’s 7 for 49 (Crompton v. Oldham). Most games in Yorkshire were spoiled by the rain ; but Bradford beat H alifax in hollow fashion, Knutton taking 7 wickets for 9 runs. Knutton must be reckoned a veteran in these days, but he seems to be a more deadly bowler than ever. H ull beat Scarborough by one wicket, the last pair adding 29 runs amid great excitement. Judson had 8 for 48 for Keighley v. Harrogate. In the Huddersfield League only one m atch was fioished ; but that one presented two or three features of interest. Lascelles Hall could only make 49 v. Kirk- heaton, Brook taking 7 for 23 ; but A. Redfearn carried his bat right through the losers’ innings for 19. Rain also interfered with play in the Leicester district. The biggest feat of the day was in the bowling line. For Belgrave Town v. V ictor, in the Leicester Town League, W . Moule took 7 wickets for 5 runs. The best individual score in the league’s premier division was W , Carr’s 58 for Tyro v. Clarendon Park. In the Trades’ League T. Brown and Co. declared at 122 for 1 (II. H olland 61*, W . Hutt 57). In the N orth Yorkshire and South Durham League three games out of five were played out. The weather spoiled the Saltburn v. Darlington m atch ; and at North Ormesby too many runs were made on a soft easy wicket, the hom e side declaring at 181 for 7, and Bishop Auckland replying with 113 for 3. W est H artlepool (A. J. Graham 50) beat Redcar (Sulley 56) by 11 runs, in spite of good bowling by R. D. Dick, who had 5 for 21. Jackson, West H artlepool’s worthy pro., took 6 for 31. Norton easily defeated Thornaby, G. E . Finder, 4 for 34, and W . Harrison, 4 for 36, again bowling unchanged for the winners. Stockton went down to Guis­ borough, for whom Bulmer took 8 for 20. Sunderland, Durham City, and one or two other clubs, lacked some of their best last Saturday, a fact which accounted for some lessening of interest in Durham Senior League (E. Division) fixtures. Durham City, lacking Adam son, Ashley, Burgoyne Johnson, and their skipper, W . E. Maynard (now on his way to India), yet managed to beat South Shields, though only by 12 runs. A. F. Maynard, the skipper’s younger brother and the Durham School captain (53), and Hendren (58 and the last six wickets cheaply) were the main con­ tributory causes. Shields started well, 70 up for 2, but could not keep it up. Thackeray (6 for 27) and J. Robinson (63) were the leading figures in Chester-le-Street’s victory, with a weakened team, over Seaham H arbour. A dull, uninteresting game betweeu Sunderland and Eppleton (210 for 7, declared— J. T . Marshall 73, Rev. W . L. M. Law, 59) ended in a draw. Sunderland’s best bowlers were away, and their fielding was atroc:ous, so that Eppleton’s highest score of the season must be discounted. W earmouth (Clode 111* and 5 wickets) were all over Philadelphia, declaring at 194 for 7, and getting the opposition out for 74. W hitburn (James, late of Notts, 100*) and H endon drew. Bolden beat Burnm oor by 33 runs in a game of small scores. Dobson had 8 for 31 for Burnmoor ; J. Lowings and Kitchener did the bowling for the winners. In the Tyneside League R . B. Stephenson’s century for South Northumberland v. Backworth Percy was the only big individual score, though St. George’s scored in such level fashion (8 men raug- ing from 11 to 38) that they put up 200 for 8 v. llyton. South Northumberland won, but St. George’s could only draw, owing to rain. North Durham and Tynem outh played a tie game of 72. For Wallsend, who beat Benwell H ill, J. Archbold took 7 for 28. In the N. W . Durham League the cham pions, South Moor, had to struggle hard to beat Burnhope, for whom Brown bowled in great form , capturing 6 of the 7 wickets which fell. Burnopfield defeated Gateshead Fell. Consett easily overcame Langley Park. Craghead (seven doubles, but no big scores) ran up 203 v. Kimblesworth, who replied with 210 for 7 (F. Horne 68). Swalwell put out Birtley for 36, and made 216 (J. Watson 47). T . Buckham and F. Hedworth equally divided the Swalwell wickets. In the South W ales district Newport beat Cardiff (145 for 7 to 121), Diver making 50 for the winners, Traherne 40 for the losers. Neath (198— Gwyn Thom as 103, Smith 61) and Llanelly (129 for 4 — Percy Rees 41, Bowen 39*) drew. Plym outh Merthyr defeated Swansea (166 for 6 to 102), Murray’s 49 for Merthyr being top score of the match. There was a very close gam e between Ebbw Vale (74) and St. F agan ’s (85). Towse had 6 for 17 for the winners, and Lord and Watkins bowled well for the losers. East Gloucestershire (176 for 7, dec.) beat Ross (100). On Thursday Panteg won a good victory over Pontnewydd. W illiam s, the Panteg captain, did the hat trick, and Pontnewydd were all out for 85. Panteg made 100 for 3, Evans, Fawdry, and Bedale each getting over 20. The Score Book. N O T T IN G H A M S H IR E v. G L O U C E S T E R S H IR E .— A t N ottin gh am , Ju ly 25 and 26, Gloucestershire w inning by one w icket. F irst innings. A . W . Carr, b D ennett G unn (G .), c Sm ith, b Parker Gunn (J .), b Parker ... H ardstaff, lbw , b D enn ett P ayton , c B row nlee, b D ennett Trem onger, n ot ou t L ee, c B row nlee, b D en nett ... A . O. Jon es, c L an gdon, b Parker O ates, st Sm ith, b D enn ett ... R iley, c Sm ith, b Parker W ass, c B row nlee, b Parker ... E x t r a s .................... T otal N o tts . S econd innings. 1 b Parker ... ... 0 8 st Sm ith, b D ennett ... 1 8 c S ew ell, b D en nett...21 ... 11 lbw , b D ennett ... ... 8 ... 14 can d b T oogood ... 7 8 lbw , b D en nett ... ... 0 6 b D enn ett ... ... 0 ... 42 b Parker ... ... 29 6 cJessop, b D ennett ... 2 3 b D enn ett ... ... 0 5 n o t ou t ... ... ... 4 3 E xtras ................... 6 ... 115 T o t a l ........................ 78 1 st I n ns . : D en n ett, 32-7-73-5 ; Parker, 3^.1-16-34-5 ; T oogood , 1-0-5-0. 2 n d I n n s . : Parker, 16-5-24-2 ; D ennett, 18-8-44-7 ; T oogood , 3-2-4-1. F irst innings. G lou cestersh ire . S econd innings. C. O. H . Sew ell, c Jon es, b W ass ... L angdon, b Irem onger W . M. B row nlee, b Irem onger D ipper, b Irem on ger ... G . L . Jessop, b Irem on ger ... C. S. B arnett, b W ass... M. A . G reen, c L ee, b Irem onger Sm ith, n ot ou t... P arker, b Irem onger ... D en n ett, c Itiley, b Irem onger T oog o od , b Irem onger ................... E xtras ... ................... T otal 1ST I n n s . : W ass, 10 -0 -4 9 -2 ; Irem on ger, 14.4-4-21-8 ; R iley, 5-3-3-0. 2 nd I n ns . : W ass, 13-1-45-4 ; Irem onger, 24.2-8-36-3 ; R iley, 12-5-29-2. 3 b Irem onger 28 18 c R iley, b Irem onger ... 2 7 b W a s s ................................... 2 20 c L ee, b W ass ... 0 7 c H ardstaff, b Irem onger 21 7 i> R iley ... 13 3 n ot ou t ... 16 2 c and b R iley ... 1 6 b W ass ... 18 0 Ibw , b W ass 3 0 n ot ou t ... 6 9 E xtras 2 82 T otal (9 w kts) 112 H E R T F O R D S H IR E V. S U F F O L K .— A t B ushey, J u ly 23 and 24. D raw n (rain on first d a y). H ertfo r d sh ir e . A . K . G ibson, b T ru dgett ... 3 G olding, c Titchm arsh, b T rudgett 5 E . S. H ou seh old , b T ru d gctt ... 48 C. II. T itch m arsh, c T itchm arsh, b T ru d gett ................................... 22 R . B. C ow ley, c P en fold , b T rud­ gett ................................... 44 J. O. A nderson, c C atchpole, b T ru dgett ... ... ... 13 1 st I n n s , ; P en fold , 26.1-4-92-1 ; W ilson , 4-0-21-1 ; L eek, 1-0-1-0. H . L. W ilson, c G oldin g, b Marsh 113 E. H . C uthbertson, Ibw, b W ilson 34 C olem an, st C ornell, b TrudK ett... 75 C. S. M orice, c T . W ilson, b T ru d ­ g ett ...................................................14 W . H . M arsh, n ot ou t ... ... 9 B urton, b P en fold ................... 6 E xtras ... ... ... 12 T rudgett, T ota l 33-8-107 ............................... 285 G aby, 10-2-52-0; P en fold , Ibw , b B u rton ... ... 14 F . L. T itchm arsh, c C uthbertson, b M arsh ... ... ... 4 D . M ustard, b C olem an ... ... 18 W . R an d ell, c and b M orice ... 0 W . C atchpole, lbw , b B urton ... 6 T. W . E. W ilson, c Cuthbertson, b M arsh ................................... 2 1 st I nns . : C olem an, 9 -2-46-1; B urton , 1 6 -5 -3 8 -2 ; M arsh, 2 0 ,5 - G old in g, 3-0-20-0 ; M orice, 7-1-29-1, V . F . G aby, c C uthbertson, b M a r s h ....................................................13 P. P . C ornell, c C uthbertson, b M a r s h ................................................... 6 E . H . L e e k .n o t ou t ... ... 8 T rudgett, bMarsh ...................... 7 E xtras ................................... 20 T otal ...................................211 -5 8 -6 ;