Cricket 1913

5 5 2 C R I C K E T : A W E E K L Y RECORD OF THE GAME. August 23, 1913. Dorsetshire v. Devonshire. A t S h e rb o rn e , A u g u st 18 a n d 19 . A lo n g stan d b y R e e d , w h o fo llo w e d up h is p re v io u s sco re s w ith a c a p ita l cen tu ry , a n d H a rg ra v e C a rro ll, g a v e p rom ise o f a v e r y b ig to ta l ; b u t th e la te r D e v o n b a tsm e n d id little. G . M . G o rd o n a n d C . J. B . W e b b put u p 112 w ith o u t a w ic k e t d o w n b e fo re th e first d a y ’s p la v e n d ed . T h e y w e r e soon p a rte d on T u e s d a y , a n d o f th e rest o n ly F re em a n a n d G o o d d e n p a ssed 20 . T a te , th e fo rm er H a n ts p ro, b o w le d w e ll ; b u t w h e n D e v o n b a tted a gain C um m in s a n d M c I n ty r e b o w le d e v e n b e tte r, a n d o n ly S h e lle y a n d S tu rt o ffe re d m u ch re sista n ce to th em . S e t 167 fo r v ic to ry , D o r s e t m a d e a b a d start ; bu t M c In ty re , C um m in s, a n d M a n g e r p la y e d up w e ll, an d th e issu e h u n g in th e b a la n c e till th e la st w ic k e t h a d fa lle n , D e v o n w in n in g b y 32 runs. D e v o n s h ir e . First Innings. J. F. Shelley, st Farrer, b Webb .. 9 Reed, run out .. .. .. .. 121 F. H. Carroll, c Cummins, b Goodden 87 E. A. Fulcher, b W alby .. .. 2 Rev. G. Heslop, c W alby, b M cIntyre 13 Light (W.), run out .. .. .. 31 W . Wreford, b McIntyre .. .. 1 Tate (E.), b Busk .............................. 12 Davies, b McIntyre .. .. .. 2 W . F. Sturt, b Cummins .. .. 18 M. R. Fishwick, not ont .. .. 0 Extras .. .. .. .. 15 Second Innings, c Gordon, b Cummins b McIntyre b Cummins c Farrer, b Cummins lbw, b Cummins b McIntyre b McIntyre c Busk, b McIntyre not out c Farrer, b Busk b Cummins Extras Total .. First Innings. G. M. Gordon, c and b Wreford C. J. B. Webb, c Davies, b Carroll Freeman (E. J.), b Tate P. P. Hope, b Tate W alby, b Tate C. P. Goodden, b S tu rt.. E. A. McIntyre, b Tate H. B. Cummins, Ibw, b Tate .. J. K . Manger, lbw, b Tate R . D. Busk, c and b Sturt H. W. Farrcr, not out Extras T otal .................................. .. 311 D o r s e t s h ir e Total Second Innings, c Davies, b Wreford b Sturt b Wreford b Fishwick b Wreford b Wreford c Sturt, b Wreford .. b Fishwick not out b Fishwick b Fishwick Extras Total M.C.C. v. Wiltshire. A t L o rd ’s, A u gu st 18 and 19. T h e C ou n ty, not nearly at full strength, had th e worst o f the first day, when R e lf and C o x got them out for 207, and the M .C .C . rep lied with 258 for 8. T h e first four W iltsh ire w ickets were down with only 25 on the b o a r d ; but som e o f the later batsm en played up well, L ap h am an d W illiam Sm ith h ittin g out in great style, and ad d in g 72 in 45 m inutes. T h e c h ie f stand o f the M .C .C . innin gs was one o f 88 for the second w icket by F au lk n er and M ajo r T h o m s o n ; but nearly everybody made runs. Faulkner hit fourteen 4 ’s. C o x was th e m ain factor in taking the M .C .C . total to 301 next morning. T h en W ilts co lla p sed before R e lf and F aulkner. C ap t. C . G . B on d played an excellen t innings o f 50, and L ap h am again hit w e ll; but eight batsm en (D aven p ort absen t) on ly made 44 runs am on g them , and M .C .C . had an easy victory. W iltsh ire . First Innings. G. C. Davenport, b Cox Capt. C. G. Bond, b Relf J. R. Tayler, b Relf .. Newman (A.), b Relf T. C. G. Sandford, c Butt, b Relf H. Taunton, c Butt, b Cox .. R. W. Awdry, b Relf A. W. Eapham, c and b C o x .. Smith (W.), c Thomson, b Relf Tharratt, b Cox Mitchell, not out Extras Second Innings. Total. 11 absent _ 0 b Faulkner 50 4 lbw, b Faulkner 11 7 c Swann-Mason, b Relf 3 18 b Relf ........................... 7 25 b Relf ........................... 5 24 b Faulkner 4 63 c W alker, b Cox 27 47 b Faulkner 2 0 not out 12 0 c Worsley, b Relf 0 8 E x tra s ........................... 15 207 Total 136 O. M. R. w, O. M- R. w. Relf 33 11 73 6 .. 17-1 6 42 4 21-1 4 73 4 9 0 29 1 Faulkner 11 9 53 o .. 16 1 50 4 W ilt sh ir e B o w le r s A n a l y sis . O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W . Mitchell 34 5 112 4 — — — — Tharratt 15-3 1 72 1 — — — — Lapham 5 0 19 0 — — — — Newman 20 4 77 4 — — — . — Smith 1 0 9 1 6 2 16 2 Aw d>y — — — — 5 1 19 1 Umpires— Bean and Trott. M.C.C. First Innings. S. A. Miller-Hallett, c Davenport, b Mitchell .. .. .. 0 E . H. W alker, c Tayler, b Smith 15 Rev. P. Hattersley-Smith, not out 15 Butt, b Tharratt .. .. 1 Extras .. .. .. 12 A. Worsley, b Mitchell .. 13 G.A.Faulkner, c Awdry, b Newman 81 Major E.P. Thomson,c and b Newan 54 Rev. R. S. Swann-Mason, lbw b M it c h e l l.............................. 1 Relf (A. E.), c Lapham, b Newman 32 Capt. G. A. M. Docker, c Mitchell, b N ewm an.. .. .. 26 Cox (G.), b Mitchell .. .. 51 S e :o n d In n in g s. — Rev. P. Hattersley-Sraith, not out, 24 ; Rev. R. S- Swann-Mason, c Taunton b Awdry, 5 ; Capt. G. A. M. Docker, b Smith. 0 ■ E. H, W alker, c Awdry, b Smith, 5 ; Major E . P. Thomson, not out, 1 : Extras, 8— Total (for 3 wkts), 43 M.C.C. B o w le r s ’ A n a ly s is . Total 301 Worcestershire v. Leicestershire. A t W o rc e s te r , A u g u st 14 , 15 , a n d 16 . T h is w a s a m a tch n ot e asily to b e su rp assed fo r sh e e r dram a. O n th e first d a y W o rc e ste r sh ire m a d e a sc o re su ch as se em e d to sa feg u a rd th em a g a in st d e fea t. L e ic e s te rs h ire stru g g le d h a rd th ro u g h o u t th e se co n d d a y , b u t a t its clo se still seem ed a b ea ten sid e, b e in g 86 b e h in d w ith tw o o f th e ir b est m en ou t in th e ir se c o n d in n in g . In th e last stag e th e y set th eir riv a ls 139 to g e t— a lig h t task , as it se em e d . B u t five m in u tes b e fo re tim e th e y w o n b y 8 ru n s— a n d a ll h o n o u r to th em fo r p u ttin g u p su ch a g re a t p e rfo rm a n c e ! G . N . F o s te r p la y e d a sp len d id in n in gs o f 175 on th e T h u rsd a y . H e w a s o n ly in 140 m inutes, w a s n ot g u ilty o f a sin g le b a d stro k e, h it tw e n ty 4 ’s, a n d m ad e h is last 59 in 20 m in u te s ! E a rlie r h is e ld e r b ro th e r h a d b a tte d fin e ly fo r 88 (ele ve n 4 ’s). It is cu rio u s th a t H . K . sh o u ld h a v e sc o re d 86, 83 , 86, an d 88 th is season, a n d n ev e r o n c e re a c h e d th e h u n d red . C u ffe m a d e 86, a n d h e lp e d G . N . F o s te r to a d d 195 fo r th e six th w ic k e t in 130 m inutes. L e ic e s te rs h ire h a d a fe w m in u tes’ b a ttin g b e fo re tim e, b u t d id n o t lo se a w ic k e t. O n F rid a y , a fte r ra in d u rin g th e n igh t w h ich h a d d e a d e n e d th e tu rf, th e y w e re n a tu ra lly cau tiou s. W h ite h e a d m ad e 68 o f th e 98 in 95 m in u tes put up for th e first w ic k e t, h it ten 4 ’s a n d re a c h e d 1,000. W o o d b a tte d 270 m in u tes fo r 68, a n d le ft w ith h is se a so n ’s to ta l 999 . R ile y ’s w e ll-h it 35 w a s th e b e st d isp la y m ad e b y a n y o f th e o th ers. T h e y fo llo w e d on 177 in arrears. W o o d sco re d h is th o u sa n d th run. W h ite h e a d fa ile d . T h e o ld W e llin g b u ria n a n d K in g b a tte d p lu ck ily a n d w e ll in a b a d lig h t, a n d w e r e o n ly p a rte d a fe w m inu tes b e fo re tim e. O n S a tu rd a y John K in g p la y e d th e in n in gs o f h is life . H e w a s c a rry in g th e sid e on h is sh o u ld ers ; h e g a v e b u t on e c h a n c e , an d th en n o t till h e h a d sc o re d 1 1 1 ; h e b a tte d \ \ ho u rs, a n d he h it n in eteen 4 ’s. D e T r a ffo r d a n d S h a rp g a v e him u sefu l h e lp ; b u t h is 146 re p re se n te d ju st o v e r h a lf th e ru n s from th e b at. P e rh a p s th e W o rc e sts rs h ir e m en sta rte d ou t in too b ig a h u rry— o r to o se cu re o f v ic to ry . If th e la tter, th e y w e re soon d isillu sio n ed . B o w le y , H . K ., and B u rn s g o n e— o n ly 17 sco re d ! C h e s te r a n d P e a rso n m a d e a g a lla n t e ffo rt to stem th e tid e o f d isaster, a n d th e la tte r sta y e d on a fte r h is y o u n g