Cricket 1913

August 23, 1913. CR I CKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. H A S T H E K E N T I S H ’ P L A N E T O O L O N G A L E A D ? Surrey v. Yorkshire. A t th e O v a l, A u g u st 14 , IS, an d 16 . W . C . Sm ith re p la ce d B ird , w h o h a d a n in ju re d foot, a n d H a yw a rd cap ta in ed S u rre y . T h e first d a y w a s far from liv ely , Y o rk sh ire b e in g in p o ssessio n a ll th e tim e a n d sc o rin g 301 fo r 6- R h o d e s an d B , B . W ilso n put up 109 for th e first w ic k e t in n e a rly tw o ho u rs, a n d an h o u r on ly re a lised 30 . R h o d e s to o k 3 | ho u rs fo r h is 90 , W ilso n 110 m in u tes fo r 51 , an d K iln e r 90 m inutes fo r 24 ! H irst a lo n e sh o w e d re a l en terp rise, a n d w a s 57 * at clo se o f p la y . O n F r id a y th e v e te ra n in cre a se d th is to 112 * (fo u rtee n 4 ’s) in 220 m in u tes an d g a v e n o real ch a n ce . S ir A . W h ite ( 42 , in clu d in g e ig h t 4 ’s) h e lp e d h im to a d d 89 fo r th e n in th w ic k e t, a n d th en d e c la re d at 409 . S u rre y started b y lo sin g H a y w a rd , H o b b s and H arrison fo r 29 . H a y e s a n d K n ig h t a d d e d 83 fo r th e fou rth w ic k e t. H e, S p rin g (44 in 36 m in u tes, in clu d in g fo u r 4 ’s a n d a 3 in on e o v e r from D rake), and K n igh t g o t n o le ss th an 149 o f 172 from th e b at. E . R . W ilso n fin ish ed o ff th e in n in gs in sum m ary fashion , a n d S u rrey fo llo w e d on 233 b e h in d . O n S a tu rd a y th e y g a v e a n o th er u n e q u al d isp lay , bu t w ith H a y e s and H o b b s to g e th e r th e y lo o k e d lik e sa v in g th e gam e. In 105 m inutes th e se c o n d w ic k e t a d d e d 74 , a n d th e th ird (H a y e s a n d H a rriso n ) 77 in 80 m in u tes. T h e n b o th m en le ft a t 179 , a n d th e m atch q u ic k ly e n d e d in a S u rre y d e fe a t— th eir first at th e O v a l th is y e a r— b y an in nin gs a n d 19 . T h e last sev en w ic k e ts fe ll in 45 m in ­ u tes fo r 34 ! H a y e s ’ se c o n d ga lla n t e ffo rt la ste d 150 m inutes (ten 4 ’s) a n d H o b b s m ade h is 60 (five 4 ’s), w ith on e ch a n ce , in tw o hours. Y o r k sh ir e . Rhodes, lbw, b Smith ............... 90 W ilson (B.B.), b H itch ... ... 51 Denton, c Hayes, bK i r k ................. 9 Kilner, c 8trudwick, b Hayes ... 24 Hirst, not out.......................................112 Haigh, b H itch ........................ 16 Booth, c Hayes, b H itc h ............... 18 E. R. Wilson, c Kirk, b Smith ... 7 Sir A. W . W hile, c Hobbs, bKirk 42 B 10 , lb 6, n-b 2 ................ 18 Total (for 9 wkts) ......... 409 Drake, c Strudwick, b Smith ... 22 i Dolphin did not bat, S u r r e y . First Innings. Second Innings. Hayward, c Hirst, b Booth ... 12 c Booth, b Drake 11 Hobbs, b Drake 3 c Booth, b Drake 60 Hayes, Ibw, b Booth ............... ... 67 Ibw, b Rhodes ... 70 Harrison, c Dolphin, b Booth 0 r.*n out ... 23 D . J. Knight, lbw, b E . R. Wilson ... 38 bD rake ... 1 G oatly, c Hirst, b D ra k e............... 1 hit wkr., b Rhodes 0 Si ring, b Kilner ........................... ... 44 st Dolphin, b Rhodes ... 4 Strudwick, c Booth, b Kilner 0 lbw, b Hooth 11 E. C. Kirk, c Denton, b E. R. Wilson 3 b Drake ... 1 Hitch, st Dolphin, b E . R. Wilson 4 b Drake ... 0 Smith (W.C.), not out ............... 0 notout 13 B 2, lb 2, n-b 1 ............... ... 5 B 9 , lb 9, n-b 1 ... 19 Total ........................... ... 177 T otal... 213 S u rrey B ow lers ’ A n a lysis . O. M. R. W . O. M. R. W Hitch ............... 36 7 137 2 5 I Spring ... .. 17 2 39 0 K irk ...............36-1 8 84 55 Hayes .. 16 3 59 . 1 Smith ............... 34 10 72 ; I 1 Y o r k sa ir e B o w le r s ’ A n a l y sis . 0. iM. R. YV. O. M. R. w . Booth .......................................21 4 43 3 19-1 3 50 1 Drake .......................................24 4 68 2 29 8 60 5 Rhodes ........................... ... 6 1 20 0 13 4 33 3 Haigh ....................................... 2 2 11 0 5 2 6 0 E. R. W ilson ... ... ... 9‘4 4 18 3 15 6 20 0 Kilner ....................................... 5 1 12 2 5 1 10 0 H irst ........................... 7 2 15 0 Drake bowled 1 no-ball in first innings, H irst 1 in second. Umpires— Roberts and Trott. Gloucestershire v. Warwickshire. A t C h e lte n h am , A u g u st 14 , 15 , a n d 16 . V ic to rio u s o v e r W o r c e s te r a n d H an ts, G lo u ce ster op p o sed W a r ­ w ic k w ith o u t Jessop and B arn e tt. D ip p e r an d R o b e rts sc o re d 84 in 65 m in u tes fo r th e th ird w ick et. D ip p e r to o k 2 | h o u rs fo r his a dm ira b le 102 (tw e lve 4 ’s), his th ird c en tu ry o f th e season. O f se v era l la ter u sefu l stands, th e b est w e r e b y G a n g e an d P a rk er, 52 fo r th e n inth w ic k e t, a n d b y D e n n ttt a n d P a rk e r, 46 fo r th e ten th . S m ith ’s 56 U even 4 ’s) is his b e st fo r th e cou n ty. N e ith e r Jeeves n or F o ste r co u ld g e t a w ick et. T h e v isito rs lo st Sm ith fo r 34 on T h u rs d a y even in g. N e x t d a y D en n ett a n d P a rk er q u ick ly to o k 5 fo r 15 , th e to ta l u ltim a te ly re a ch in g 134 , o r 194 b e h in d . T h a n k s to som e fin e b o w lin g b y F o ste r, G lo u ce stersh ire w e re dis-