Cricket 1912

552 CRICKET : A WEEKLY EECORD OE THE GAME. Oct. 12, 1912. The First-Class Season of 1912. B y T he E dito r . ( Continued from page 5811). Excuses are better left unwritten, perhaps; and so I will only say that I am sorry for the om ission of Jupp and Tarrant from the list of averages given in the last number. That the om ission was unintentional I need not say. T he figures of the two were :— Inns. No. R. A. H.S. O. R. W. A. Jupp (V. C. W.) ... 38 8 4.02 15-06 70 215-2 074 26 25’!)2 Tarrant (F. A.) ... 49 0 1492 30-44 140 940'4 2070 140 14-78 For the figures which I now present there was neither time nor space available last week. The table of runs scored for and against each side in the Cham pionship series means, of course, some hours of work, and tbe fuller table, in which all first-class matches played by regular sides are included, represents m ore hard labour. Not every reader cares m uch for statistical matter of this s o r t ; but some have written to say that they welcom e it, and I believe that the figures, when carefully worked out, have some value. H ere, to start w ith, is a list of the T otals of 400 and over in F irst -C lass C ricket : 1912. 609 (for 4 w ., dec.). E ssex v. Derbyshire, Leyton, May, 27, 28. 599, Hants, v. Kent, Southam pton, May 27, 28. 564 (for 3 w., dec.). Australians v. Essex, Leyton, May 13, 14. 543, Yorkshire v. Kent, Tunbridge W ells, July 11, 12. 509, M .C .C .’s Team v. Best of England, L ord’s, May 23, 24 492, Yorkshire v. H ants., Southampton, July 26, 27. 484, Cambridge University v. H ants., Southampton, June 24, 25. 482 (for 9 w., dec.), W arwickshire v. H ants , Coventry, June 20, 21. 472, M .C.C. v. Notts., Lord's, May 1, 2. 471, Yorkshire v. H ants., Sheffield, May 13. 14. 465, Sussex v. Lancashire, H ove, July 22, 23, 24. 461 (for 9 w., dec.), N otts, v. Sussex, H ove, July 16, 17. 453 (for 2 w ., dec.) Hants, v. Oxford Univ., Southampton, July 4, 5. 451 (for 4 w ., dec.), Yorkshire v. W arwickshire, Birm ingham , June 27, 28. 448, Australia v. South A frica, Manchester, May 27. 448, Sussex v. Kent, H ove, June 13, 14, 15. 444, Notts, v. Surrey, Nottingham , May 27, 28. 411, Hants, v. Yorkshire, Southampton, July 25, 26. 435, Lancashire v. N otts, Nottingham , July 11. 435, Sussex v. Notts, H ove, July 15, 16. 432, South Africans v. Hants, Bournem outh, Sept. 2, 3. 431, E ssex v. Sussex, Leyton, July 4, 5, 6. 430, (for 7 w., dec.), Sussex v. Leicestershire, H ove, July 1, 2, 3. 430, N orthants. v. Leicestershire, N orthampton, May 27, 28. 430, Lancashire v. Surrey, Manchester, July 15, 16. 429, Lancashire v. W arwickshire, B irm ingham , June 17, 18. 428 (for 4 w., dec.), Surrey v. W orcestershire, Dudley, May 13, 14. 428, South Africans v. N orthants, N orthampton. May 30. 427, Hants, v. Derbyshire, Southampton, May 31, June 1. 421, Lancashire v. Sussex, Manchester, May 13, 14. 421, E ssex v. Australians, Leyton, June 27, 28. 420, Kent v. Lancashire, Tunbridge W ells, July 8, 9. 420, South v. Australians, Hastings, September 9. 418, Kent v. Hants, Southampton, M ay 28, 29. 414 (for 8 w., dec.), Sussex v. Oxford U niv., H orsham , June 24. 412, Cambridge Univ. v. Sussex, Cambridge, May 16, 17. 411 (for 9 w ., dec.), Yorkshire v. Gloucestershire, Bristol, July 9. 410, Surrey v. Gloucestershire, Oval, May 20. 409, Lancashire v. Leicestershire, Manchester, May 23, 24. 407, Australians v. W orcestershire, Dudley, August 12, 13. 406, Oxford Univ. v. M .C.C., L ord's, June 27. 401, Kent v. Essex, L eyton, August 1, 2. 401, Surrey v. W orcestershire, Oval, August 1, 2. Only 43 in all, a number m uch below the average of recent years. W hile Lancashire, Sussex, and Yorkshire can claim five each, Hants four, and Essex, Kent, and Surrey three each, six of the first-class counties— Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Leicestershire, M iddlesex, Somerset, and W orcestershire— never reached 400 during the season. M iddlesex and Somerset were the only counties against w hich no such total was made. There were six such totals v. Hants, four v. Sussex, and three each v. Kent, Leicestershire, Notts and W orcestershire. —---------:------ There were a dozen totals of 50 and under in 1912, besides m any of between 50 and 100, which it does not seem worth while to tabulate. T otals of 50 and under in 1912. 25, Leicestershire v. K ent, Leicester, June 6. 38, Derbyshire, v. N otts, N ottingham , July 5. 44, Somerset v. Derbyshire, B ath, June 6. 44, Leicestershire, v. Kent, Dover, August 19. 44, South Africans v. Lancashire, Liverpool, August 3. 46, Leicestershire v. South Africans, Leicester, August 8. 46, Derbyshire v. Northants, N orthampton, August 17, 19. 46, Essex v. Surrey, Oval, August 31. 47, Notts, v Kent, Nottingham, June 4. 48, W arwickshire v. Hants, Bournem outh, August 31. 49, Sussex v. Notts, Nottingham, June 6. 50, W orcestershire v. South Africans, W orcester, May 24. Notts had three innings v. Kent during the season, and made 47, 58, and 58— total 163— average per wicket 5-46. Naturally the number of m atches in which four-figure totals were recorded fell below the norm al. There were only 21 such. In 1906 there were as many as 51, in 1904 there were 56, and in 1901 the record number of 69 was reached. M atches of 1,000 R uns or over in 1912. 1308 for 26 w ., Sussex v, Notts, Hove, July 15, 16, 17. 1226 for 29 w ., Sussex v. Australians, H ove, July 25, 26, 27. 1217 for 23 w., W arwickshire v. Hants, Coventry, June 20, 21, 22. 1201 for 24 w., Hants v. Kent, Southampton, May 27, 28, 29. 1191 for 23 w ., Essex v. Derbyshire, Leyton, May 27, 28, 29. 1175 for 31 w ., Essex v. Middlesex, Leyton, May 30, 31, .Tune 1. 1140 for 38 w., Mr. H . D . G. Leveson-G ower’s X I. v. Cambridge Univ., Eastbourne, June 27, 28, 29. 1139 for 36 w ., Kent v. Middlesex, Maidstone, July 15, 16, 17. 1137 for 31 w., Sussex v. Hants, Eastbourne, July 18, 19, 20. 1125 for 32 w., Gentlemen v. Players. Oval, July 11, 12, 13. 1110 for 29 w., Essex v. Sussex, Leyton, July 4, 5, 6. 1099 for 28 w., Surrey v. Lancashire, Oval, June 20, 21, 22. 1073 for 31 w ., Hants v. Yorkshire, Southampton, July 25, 26, 27. 1067 for 31 w., South v. Australians, Hastings, Sept. 10, 11, 12. 1059 for 34 w., W orcestershire v. Gloucestershire, W orcester, June 20 , 21 , 22 . 1052 for 34 w., Essex v. Lancashire, Leyton, July 25, 26, 27. 1041 for 30 w., Kent v. Yorkshire, Tunbridge W ells, July 11, 12, 13. 102-5 for 31 w., Notts v. Surrey, Nottingham, May 25. 26, 27. 1015 for 23 w., Notts v. Lancashire, N ottingham , July 11, 12, 13. 1009 for 29 w., Notts v. South Africans, N ottingham , June 13,1 4,15 . 1008 for 30 w., M.C.C. X I. v. Best of England, L ord’s, M ay 23, 24,25. There was only one such total at L ord’s. There were 4 at Leyton, and three at Nottingham, no other ground claim ing m ore than two. Leicestershire, Northants, Somerset, Oxford University, and the M.C.C. were not concerned in any of the 21 instances. S coring in the C ounty C hampionship : 1912. F or County. Runs. Wickets. Aver. Runs. Wickets. Aver. Derbyshire ... 4036 247 16*3 ................ 4748 203 233 E s s e x ..........................,.. 4958 240 20*6 ................ 6324 192 32-9 Gloucestershire ... 4273 248 17-2 ................ 4603 217 21*2 Hampshire ... 7732 266 29-0 ................ 7653 312 245 Kent ............................. 7912 332 23*8 ................ 7416 424 17*4 Lancashire ... 7318 223 32*8 ................ 5649 294 19-2 Leicestershire ... ... 6322 367 172 ................ 6668 261 255 Middlesex ... 5794 266 21*7 ................ 5187 279 18*5 Northamptonshire ... 4997 238 20-9 ................ 4854 297 16-3 Nottinghamshire ... 4912 227 21*6 ................ 5316 256 20*7 Somerset ... 3619 239 1.V1 ................ 4739 212 22-3 Surrey ... 7594 312 24-3 ................ 7838 352 222 S u ssex............................. 9066 407 22*2 ................ 8696 388 22-4 Warwickshire ... ... 6431 324 19-8 ................ 5438 263 20*6 Worcestershire ... 4700 291 16*1 ................ 6272 202 31-0 Yorkshire ... 8773 331 26-5 ................ 7036 406 17*3 Totals ,..98,437 4558 21.5 98,437 4558 21.5 S coring by F irst -C lass S ides in all M atch es : 1912. F or . A gainst . Side. Runs. Wickets Aver. Runs. Wickets Aver. Australians ... 12,517 482 25-9 ................11,642 532 21-8 Cambridge University 4044 173 23'3 ................ 4102 179 22-9 Derbyshire ... 4464 282 15*8 ................ 5282 236 22’3 England (in Tests) ... 1940 77 25-1 ................ 1241 87 14-2 Essex ... ... 6106 290 21*0 ................ 7654 225 34-0 Gloucestershire ... 4613 278 16-5 ................ 5119 252 20-3 Hampshire ... 9304 306 30*4 ................ 9609 385 24-9 Kent ... 8943 372 24-0 ................ 8569 472 18-1 Lancashire ... 8493 285 29-8 ................ 6473 355 18-2 Leicestershire ... ... 6745 400 16*8 ................ 7193 291 24*7 M.C.C.................... ... 3580 158 22-6 ................ 3424 165 20-7 Middlesex ... 6163 295 20-8 ................ 5644 299 18*8 Northamptonshire ... 5745 278 20*6 ................ 5652 317 17-8 Nottinghamshire ... 6273 277 * 22*6 ................ 6680 298 22*4 Oxford University ... 3759 171 21-9 ................ 3872 138 28-0 Scotland ... 1034 77 13-4 ................ 1459 46 31*7 Somerset ... 4137 276 14*9 ................ 5399 235 22-9 South Africans ... 11,565 526 21*9 ................11,087 579 19*1 S u rrey................ ... 8919 381 23-6 ................ 9027 404 22*3 Sussex ... ... 11,139 483 23*0 ................10,868 471 23-0 Warwickshire ... ... 7079 364 19-4 ................ 6018 290 20-7 Worcestershire ... 5099 321 15*8 ................ 6977 222 31-4 Yorkshire ... 10,904 454 24*0 ................ 9471 529 17*9 152,565 7006 B y other sides... ... 11,124 449 Grand Total ...163,689 7455 21'9