Cricket 1913

August 0, 1013. C R IC K E T : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S taffordsh ire B ow lers * A n a ly sis . Barnes Deyes Heath Nichols Morgan I[iekmott I>ouglas . Freeman . Preston . Collins Snowden . I,ewis O. 18 16.4 15 M. 3 R. 47 62 50 7 4 K e n t ( 2 nd) B o w le r s ’ A n a ly sis. O. 17 7 27 M. 3 . R. 57 39 90 6r 37 42 W . o . M. R. W . 14-3 5 39 6 io o 33 I 9 2 27 3 3 O 13 o 10 O 44 o I M P M. R. W . O.I o 4 o Norfolk v. Hertfordshire. A t N o rw ic h , A u g u st 4 a n d 5 . T h e first d a y ’s p la y saw 557 ru n s m a d e fo r th e fa ll o f 13 w ic k e ts, q u ite th e h eaviest s c o re on M o n d a y in im p o rta n t gam es. In each side’s case th e se c o n d w ic k e t m ad e th e c h ie f co n trib u tio n to th e sco re, P o p h am a n d S te ve n s fo r N o rfo lk , and E th e rid g e a n d T itc h m a rs h fo r H erts, p u ttin g up lo n g partn ersh ips. T h r e e of th e s e fou r e a ch n a rro w ly m issed a cen tu ry — 13 ru n s c a re fu lly d istrib u te d w o u ld h a v e given th em th a t d istin ctio n . T h e v isito rs h a d th e b e tter of th e d a y ’s p la y o n p ap er. T h e ir p a p er a d v a n ta g e w as turned to n o th in g on T u e sd a y , h o w e v e r, fo r th e y fin ish ed the first sta g e 33 in arrears, a resu lt m ain ly du e to som e good b o w lin g b y W a ts o n , w h o a lw a y s com m an d e d respect. G e o ffre y S te v e n s p la y e d in h is m ost b rillian t form in N o r fo lk ’s se co n d— w h ic h m ean s fo rm g o o d enough fo r a n y sid e— an d F a lc o n w a s a b le to d e c la r e at 255 for 7 . S te v e n s h it six te e n 4 ’s, a n d m a d e 239 runs in the m a tch . O n ly a c om p le te c o lla p se co u ld h a ve given N o rfo lk v ic to ry o u trig h t, a n d th a t d id n ot o ccu r. In th e g am e 28 w ic k e ts p ro d u ce d 1004 runs, and evid en tly N o rfo lk a n d H e rts w o u ld n e e d th re e d a y s to get a resu lt o n a g o o d p itc h . * N orfo lk . First Innings. R- W . Thurgar, c Burton, b Cox R F. Popham , c Titchm arsh, b Cox G. A. Stevens, b Household M. Falcon, b Burton k. J. Fulcher, c Etheridge, b Shelford ^'apt. Trafford, b Cox I-- F. W ynne Wilson-, c Etheridge, b Cox A. R. Hudson, c T ait, b Shelford Falconer, lbw, b Burton Watson, lbw, b Shelford Gibson, net out Extras T otal .. First Innings. S- G. Etheridge, b Falconer .. 96 folding, b W atson .. .. 4 H. Titchm arsh, c G ibson, b W atson .. .. .. 70 Re v .C . G . W ard, c Trafford, b W atson .. .. .. 27 A. S. Thorpe, lbw, b Falcon .. 4 H. T ait, b Falconer .. .. 12 2 Second Innings, lbw, b Burton • • 15 94 c Titchm arsh, b Cox 23 97 c Shelford, b B u rton .. .. 142 19 c and b Shelford .. 40 57 c Household, b Marsh 0 I c Household, b Marsh 7 14 lbw, b Marsh 9 39 not out .. 14 7 E xtras 5 4 6 341 Total (7 w kts. dec.) • • 255 N. S. Cox, c Stevens, b Falconer 11 E . S. Household, c T hurgar, b W atson .. .. 60 W . H. M arsh, not out .. .. 11 Burton, c Stevens, b W atson .. 2 Shelford, b W atson .. . . o E xtras .. .. .. 11 Total • • 308 S econd I nnings .— E theridge, c Falconer, b Hudson, 27 ; Golding, not out, 50 ; Titchmarsh, not out, 27 ; extras, 6 ; T o tal (1 w kt.) n o . N orfolk B o w lers ’ A n a lysis . Falcon Watson .. Falconer .. Gibson Hudson !! Fulcher Trafford .. Wilson Burton C°x *’ Shelford !! Marsh Household O. M. R . W . O. M. R . W . .. 27 3 IO 1 5 2 20 0 .. 28.5 7 84 6 7 5 5 0 .. 24 10 67 3 — — — — .. 20 6 40 0 — — — — .. — — — — 13 4 30 1 — — — — .. 3 2 3 1 . . — — — — 10 2 3 i 0 H erts B o w lers ’ A n a lysis . 3 O 15 0 O. M. R. W. O. M. R . w . .. 27 2 145 2 18.4 0 82 2 21 2 87 4 12 2 45 I .. 11.3 2 64 3 11 O 66 I 4 O 23 0 i9 I 57 3 2 O 13 1 — — — — Glamorganshire v. Surrey II A t C a rd iff, A u g u st 4 an d 5 . T h e w ic k e t at C a rd iff A rm s P a rk is n ev e r qu ite so e a s y -p a ce d a s th a t at S w an sea , a n d th e S u rre y batsm en on th e first d a y fo u n d it in stro n g c o n tra st to th e p e rfe c t O v al p itch , w h ich S w a n se a m o re n e a rly re sem b le s. T . A . L . W h ittin g to n tu rn e d ou t fo r h is co u n ty fo r th e first tim e th is season , an d S w e e t-E s c o tt an d M a x w e ll a lso stre n g th en e d th e s i d e ; but N o rm an R ic h e s co u ld n ot a p p e a r o w in g to an in ju ry. H a c k e r a n d M a x w e ll fired ou t th e v isito rs in 100 b a lls fo r 75 . T h e n , th an k s la rg e ly toS w e e t-E s c o tt, w h om H a c k e r h e lp e d to a d d 61 in h a lf-a n -h o u r fo r th e n in th w ic k e t, G lam o rg a n ran up 213 ; a n d at th e call o f tim e th e y h a d a b ig a d va n ta g e , S u rrey , w ith 5 d o w n in th e ir se co n d in nin gs, b e in g o n ly a sin g le run a h e ad . O n T u e s d a y , G lam o rg a n w o n b y 9 w ic k e ts— a w e lc om e v ic to ry , fo r as a ru le th ey ca n n o t b e a t S u rre y II, h o w e v e r w e ll th e y m a y be d o in g in th e ir o th e r m a tch es. H a c k e r ’s figu res a re w o rth n oting. G lam organ . First Innings. G w yn Thom as, c M yers, b Abel i J. W . Jones, b Blacklidge .. ig D. Edw ards b B lacklid ge .. o H acker, c Blacklidge, b P ea ch .. 25 Cteber, not out . . . . ..6 E xtras . . .. 22 40 87 5 J. R . T ait, c Sullivan, b Freem an Percy Morris, c Alw in, b Freem an R. A . G ibbs, c Peach, b B lack­ lidge T. A . L . W hittington, b Abel .. E. R . Sw eet-E scott, c R u tty, b Blacklidge M axwell, c Alw in, b Abel Second Innings.— M orris, c Roberts, b Freeman, not out, 9 ; leg-byes, 4 ; T otal (1 w kt.), 37. S u r r e y ( 2 nd). F irst Innings. C. T . A . W ilkinson, c Thom as, b H acker Myers, b H acker Abel (W . J.), b M a x w e ll................................. Peach, b M axwell Mason, b H acker D. R oberts, b H acker Blacklidge, b M axw ell Alwin, c H acker, b M axwell A. W . F . R u tty, c and b M axwell Sullivan, not out Freem an, b H acker E xtras Total ; T ait, not out, 15 ; Second Innings, b M axwell c Sw eet-E scott, b H acker c M axwell, b H ack er.. c T ait, b Creber c Jones, b H acker not out c Gibbs, b H acker b H acker c Thom as, b H acker b M axwell b H acker E xtras G ib b s 25 4 23 17 Total 75 H acker M axwell Creber G la m o rg a n B o w le r s ’ A n a ly s is. O . M. R . W . 8.4 1 36 5 . . 8 1 33 ^5 S u r r e y ( 2 nd) B o w le r s ’ A n a ly sis. . . 1 2 2 32 2 . . 1 6 2 65 3 .. 15-3 4 47 4 T otal I74 O. M. R . W . 14.1 2 68 7 15 3 65 2 10 1 21 1 5-2 2 13 1 3 0 16 0 2 1 4 0 7 4 I I 1 6 0 19 0 3 0 1 7 0 Freem an Abel Blacklidge Peach . . .. •• — — W ilkinson.. .. .. — — R oberts .. .. • • • • — . "_ .. . • • Freem an delivered two no-balls in the first innings. U m pires: Brown and Johnson. Durham v. Northumberland A t C h e s ‘e r-le -S tree t, A u g u st 4 a n d 5 . It w a s su r­ p risin g th a t th e re a lly stro n g b a ttin g te am N o rth u m b e r­ la n d n o w h a s sh o u ld c ra c k u p so c om p le te ly in its first in n in g s on a g o o d w ic k e t b e fo re M o rris a n d P a rk in . T h e b rillia n t H u n tin g fa ile d fo r o n ce, a n d o n ly th e C a n ta b , M o rriso n , a n d A rk w r ig h t d id a n y th in g . W ith o n e e x c e p tio n a ll th e D u rh am batsm en h e lp e d th em se lv e s to a m o re o r le ss exten t, a n d th o u g h o n ly C om m o n to p p e d 50 th e y h a d 364 for 9 u p at c a ll o f tim e, M o rris a n d C om m o n h a v in g p u n ish ed th e w o rn -o u t b o w lin g fr e e ly a fte r th e fa ll o f th e n in th w ic k e t. T h e in n in gs w a s d e c la r e d n e x t m o rn in g, a n d M o rris a n d P a rk in a g a in w e n t th ro u g h th e N o rth um b ria n s, M o rriso n a lo n e o ffe rin g a n y p ro lo n g e d resista n ce. D u rh am w o n b y an in n in g s a n d 1 1 2 runs.