Cricket 1913

510 C R ICKE T : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. August 16, 1913. Gloucestershire v. Worcestershire. At Cheltenham, August 7, 8, and 9. The first match of the annual festival. Rather an uneventful game on the whole. Jessop was an absentee, and Simpson-Hayward did not appear for Worcestershire. G. N. Foster turned out for the first time this season, however. Barnett batted 205 minutes for 67 on the first day, and Gange hit up 38 (seven 4’s) in about half an hour. The visitors had 22 up for no wicket at the close. On Friday, Bowley alone showed much ability to cope with the bowling of Gange, ■who took the first five wickets (the fifth fell at 84) at a cost of only 45. After that he strained his back, and met with no further success, though kept on for another half- dozen overs. Collier and Bowley added 65 in 40 minutes for the sixth wicket, and Chester and Bowley put on 57 for the seventh. A trifle less free than usual— his 93 took 145 minutes— Bowley batted extremely well, giving no chance and hitting twelve 4’s. Except for Langdon’s bright innings of 48— in 38 minutes, with seven 4’s— the second innings of Gloucestershire was a somewhat drab display. Barnett played right through it, for 62 in 220 minutes— 129 in over 7 hours in the match— valuable, but scarcely exhi­ larating. On Saturday, Worcestershire had to bat on a damaged wicket, and never looked like saving the game. Burns and Geoffrey Foster added 53 in 45 minutes for the fourth wicket; but then Parker put in some rapid wicket- taking, and in the end Gloucestershire won by the substan­ tial margin of 129 runs. G lo u c e st e r sh ir e . First Innings. C. S. Barnett, c Bale, b C u ffe............... 67 Dipper, b B u r n s ....................................... 10 D. C. Robinson, G. N. Foster, b Cuffe 25 F. B. Roberts, c G. N . Foster, b Cuffe 13 Langdon, c Cuffe, b Chester ............... 24 C . O. H. Sewell, st Bale, b Chester ... 5 \V.,M. Brownlee, c Bale, b Chester ... 18 Bowles, run out ....................................... 11 Gange, b Cuffe ....................................... 38 Parker, not out ... ... ............... 7 Dennett, b Chester ........................... 4 B 4, 1-b 8, w 1, n-b 2 ... ... ... 15 Total Second Innings. not o u t ............... b Arnold ............... b Arnold ............... c Bale, b Cuffe c Bale, b Pearson c Bale, b Pearson c G. N . Fostei, b Cufte c Bale, b Chester b Chester c Bale, b Pearson c Ch ster, b Pearson B 13 ,1-b 8, w 2 — Total ... First Innings. Bowley, c Barnett, b D en n ett............... Pearson, b Gange... ... ............... W. B. Burns, c Parker, b Gange H . K. Foster, b Gange ... G. N. Foster, b Gange ............... Arnold, b Gange ........................... Collier, c Roberts, b Brownlee............... Chester, b Parker............... ............... Cuffe, lbw, b Dennett ............... J. A . H iggs-W alker, c Sewell, b Dennett Bale, not out ........................................ B 6i w 1, n-b 2... ... ............... .............. 237 W o r c e s t e r s h ir e . Second Innings. 93 st Robinson, b Dennett 10 c Robinson, b ^ange 16 c Parker, b Dipper ... 22 b Dennett 0 c Roberts, b Parker... 0 c Robinson, b Dennett 30 lbw, b Parker... 35 b Parker ............... 7 b Parker 0 not o u t ............... 0 c Barnett, b Dennett 9 B 2, 1-b 3, n-b 1 ... 62 30 4 7 48 0 23 20 4 8 6 23 235 Total 222 Total W o r c e s t e r s h ir e B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . O. M. R. W. C. M. R. W. Burns ............... 13 3 36 1 — — — — Pearson 10 2 27 0 23-3 8 45 4 Chester 31.1 7 55 4 18 2 69 2 C u ffe............... ............... 35 8 84 4 30 8 65 2 H iggs-W alker 2 0 20 0 — — — — Arnold ............... — — — — 8 0 33 2 Pearson bowled one wide, and Chester two no-balls in first innings. Cuffe and Arnold each bowled one wide in the second. G l o u c e s t e r s h i r e B o w l e f s ’ O. M. R. W. A n a l y s is . O. M. R. W. Gange 20 3 95 5 13 1 47 1 Dennett 22.1 9 50 3 22 10 48 4 Dipper Parker ............... 6 1 26 0 7 3 10 1 ............... 10 4 19 1 8-5 4 10 4 Brownlee ............... 6 1 16 1 — — — — F. B . Roberts ............... 1 0 7 0 — — — Gange bowled ore wide and. two no-balls in first innings. Parker bowled one no-ball in the second. Umpires— Parris and Trott. TO TOURING TEAMS AND OTHERS. U m p ir in g wanted by W . Shepherd, old Surrey county player and coach. For terms and copies of testimonials (or o.Ter), apply to W. Shepherd, 12, Harberson Road, Balham, S.W. Essex v. Northamptonshire. At Leyton, August 7, 8, and g. Essex lacked Gillingham and Mclver, Bristowe and Elliott coming in. The Denton twins gave their side a fine start, sending up 97 before they were parted. Then Haywood joined William Denton, and made 56 of 81 put on for the second wicket in 40 minutes. Three wickets went cheaply; but Seymour helped Denton to add 79 in 45 minutes. Showers inter­ rupted play, and Denton had to play himself in several times. At call of time he had made 172* of 352 for 6. Next day Walden stayed with him till the seventh wicket had realised 80 in 50 minutes, and Buswell helped in a stand of 56 in 30 minutes. Denton played right through, and his first century for Northants is the highest score ever made for the county. Twice missed early, he made no mistake afterwards in the course of a stay of 340 minutes, and his innings was a really great one. It only included thirteen 4’s, yet he was always scoring quickly. After a fair start, Freeman and Perrin adding 52 in 30 minutes for the third wicket, Essex collapsed before Thompson, and had to follow on, 328 in arrear. Fane and Russell put up 138 before the first wicket in the second innings fell, and at call of time the total was 150 for 1— Fane 94*. On Satur­ day there w'as a complete collapse before Wells. The Old Carthusian took his score to 105, made in 150 minutes, mainly by powerful driving, and containing thirteen 4’s; but the rest could not look at Wells and Thompson. Northants won by an innings and 139 runs, and that with­ out any large element of luck. N o r th a m p to n sh ir e . First Innings. W. H. Denton, n6t out ............... 230 J. S. Denton,c Buckenham, b Davies 45 Haywood, c M cGahey, b Tremlin 56 S. G. Smith, lbw, b Douglas ... 12 Thompson, b Douglas ............... 6 Woolley(C.N),c Buckenham,b Tremlin 2 Seymour (John), c Perrin, b Douglas 35 Walden, b Tremlin Wells, st Freeman, b Davis ... Buswell, lbw, b M cGahey Murdin, b Tremlin ............... B 15, 1-b 3 ... ............... Total ... ............... E ssex . First Innings. G. B. Davies, b Thompson ... ... 10 Russell (A.C.), b W e lls ........................... 18 Freeman (.f. R.), b Thompson................ 32 P. A. Perrin, c and b Smith ............... 50 F. L. Fane, c Seymour b Thompson... 0 J. W. H . T. Douglas, lbw, b Thompson 0 C. P. M cGahey, run out.............. ... 1 O. C. Bristowe, c Buswell, b Smith ... 22 Buckenham. b Thompson ............... 5 H. D. E. Elliott, c Walden, b Smith... 0 Tremlin, not out ... .............. ... 3 B 3, 1-b 3, n-b 1 ........................... 7 Second Innings. c Buswell, b Wells ............... c Thompson, b W oolley b We lls ............... ............... c Haywood, b W ells............... c Buswell, b Thompson b W ells................ b W e lls ....................................... c Thomps n, b W ells... not out ... ............... c W. H. Denton, b Thompson c W. H. Denton, b Thompson B 2, n-b 6 ............... 29 4 28 11 18 0 44 3 8 105 1 1 9 3 0 7 Total 148 Total... 189 E ssex B ow lers ’ A nalysis O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Douglas 25 3 92 3 Elliott 7 1 18 0 Buckenham... 17 0 94 0 Davies 27 4 81 2 Tremlin 31.3 8 105 4 M cGahey 3 0 15 1 Bristowe 9 0 53 0 N ortham ptonshire B ow lebs ’ A n alysis . W ells............... 13 4 27 1 22 4 63 6 Thompson ... 23 4 90 5 9.5 2 22 3 Smith ... 10.5 2 24 3 13 5 21 0 J. S. Denton — — — — 5 0 18 0 Murdin — — — — 5 0 18 0 Woolley — — — — 9 1 39 1 Wells bowled one no-ball in first innings and six in second. Umpires—Webb and W hite. BETWEEN TH E INNINGS : Cricket Items Old and New. “ An illustrated booklet that is finding a ready sale just now is ‘ B e tw e e n th e In n in g s .’ The Recollec­ tions and Reflections of the compiler, W . R. W eir, offer most inter, sting reading, while Charles Plairre’s verses are up to his high standard of excellence. The publishers are to be congratulated apon producing such good value for 2d., also that the followers of the game have apparently realised the fact. It is not always that well-meant efforts meet with fit and proper rewatd.”— Referee. P r ic e - 2 d , WRIGHT & CO., 7, Temple Lane, London, E.C.