Cricket 1913

724 CR I CK E T : A W E E K L Y RECORD OF THE GAME. December 1 7 , 19 13 . T H E M .C .C . T E A M IN S O U T H A F R I C A . First Match, v. Western Province. A t N ew lands, C ap e T ow n , Novem ber 8, 10, and 11. A s a special article from a correspondent at C ap e T ow n (him self a cricketer of ability as well as a critic) appears elsewhere, there is no need for a very long- description here. F or their first m atch the M .C .C . side had no choice as to the team they should play, as Robinson was ill and B arnes had not arrived. Western Province had a stro n g side, from which the most notable om issions were F. Bond and R. D e Smidt. T h ere was an attendance of over 5000 on the first day, at the end of which the score stood 33Q for 7. C on ry won the toss, and Hearne and C omm aille ga ve their side a good start by sen din g up 48 for the first w icket before the form er’ s dis­ tant relative, J. W\, trapped him into a l.b.w . decision. T h e M iddlesex man sent down five balls all b reakin g in from the off, then one faster and quite straigh t, which caught his nam esake in front of the stum ps. Comm aille wTas out at 8o, R. H ands at qo, and P. Hands (who played finely as long as he stayed) at 116. T h is brou gh t togeth er L ew is and his captain, and these two stayed togeth er for 140 m inutes, d u rin g which tim e 191 runs were added. C on rv’s innin gs w as most valuable and most unselfish; content to play second fiddle to Lew is, he served his side splendidly. Lew is left only seven runs after him. H is 151 was a great effort, in clu din g 18 boundaries, and w ith no chance except one of stum ping. He batted 185 m inutes, and drove in most brillian t form . B lan ck en b erg had the distinction of hittin g the only six of the day. On M onday the in n in gs soon closed. Hobbs dom inated the E n g lish batting. He played in his best form , and made 72 (nine 4’ s) of the first 100 by strokes all round the w icket. Hearne helped him to add 89 for the second w icket. B ird hit in grea t style. T h e M .C .C . had to follow on 177 in arrears, and D ou glas and Booth played out tim e, two overs produ cin g tw o runs before p la y ceased. T h e third day was m arked by unp leasantly w indy weather, dust-storm s trou blin g p layers and — ectators, and the ligh t b ein g none too good. D ou glas faced all the difficulties, and refused to be shifted for 160 m inutes, in the course of which he made 61 w ithout a chance. Booth and he put up 56 for the first w icket; Hobbs, m issed b y Comm aille in the country ju st before he reached his 50, nlayed another fine in n in gs (a 6 and five 4’ s included), and helped his cantain to add T19; and later H earne showed some of his best form for 83. Hobbs and Hearne alike did well. But to D ou glas was it chiefly due that the tourists saved the gam e; when he was at len gth dism issed a draw was p ractically assured. W estern P rovince . G. Hearne, lbw, b Hearne ...... 26 E. A. Budgen, c Hearne, b M. J. Commaille, lbw, b Relf 30 Relf ...................... 3 P. A. M. Hands, c Strudwick, J. Blackenberg, b Relf ......... 27 b Relf .................................... 28 W. H. Short, lbw, b Hearne ... 5 R. A. H. Hands, run out ........ 3 W. H. Mars, not out .... 1 P. T. Lewis, c Hearne, b Relf 151 Extras................. .... 14 F. D. Conry, b Hearne ............ S 3 — R. R. Luyt, b Hearne ............ 21 Total..................... 376 First innings. M.C.C. T eam . Second Innings. Hobbs (J. B.), b Budgen .................. 72 c Hearne, b Blanckenberg 80 Rhodes (W.), run out ..................... 3 b Blanckenberg .................. o Hearne (J. W.), lbw, b Budgen......... 22 lbw, b Blanckenberg ........ 83 Mead (C.P.), b Budgen ..................... 4 low, b Budgen .................. 13 Hon. L. H. Tennyson, c Blanken- berg, b Mars .................................. 7 b Budgen ............................ 15 Relf, (A. E.), b Short ..................... 19 c R. A. H. Hands, b Short 5 Woolley (F. E.), c Mars, b Budgen... 12 st Luyt, b Blankenberg..... 29 M. C. Bird, b Blanchenberg ............ 32 st Luyt, b Blanckenberg... 1 J. W. H. T. Douglas, b Blanckekberg 11 b Budgen ........................... 61 Booth (M. W.), c Conry, b Mars ..... 2 lbw, b Mars ..................... 28 Strudwick (H.), not out..................... o not out ............................... Extras............................... 15 Extras..................... T otal.......................... 199 M.C.C. B o w le r s ’ A n a ly s is . O. M. R. W. Booth ............... 12 2 43 o R elf ............... D ouglas ........... 10 1 27 o Rhodes ....... W oolley ........... 15 1 56 o Bird ............... Hearne ............ 35.3 5 108 4 Tennyson ... Booth bowled 5, D ouglas 3 no-balls. W e s t e r n P r o v in c e B o w le r s ' A n a l O M. R. W . Budgen .......................... 19 2 55 5 ........... Short .......................... 16 4 49 1 ........... Blackenberg ............... 13 4 46 2 ........... Mars .............................. 16.5 3 34 2 ........... R A. H.Hands .......... — — — — ........... 1 the first innings Budgen bowled 1, Short 4 no-balls; in the second ort bowled 11 no-balls. Um pires : Messrs. Adams and Loxton. 330 0 . M. R. W. 39 13 67 5 6 1 16 0 • 3 0 13 0 0 18 0 rSIS. 0. M. R. W. 22 4 77 3 22 4 72 1 18.5 2 9 i 5 27 5 63 1 3 0 13 0 Second M atch v. S o u th -W e stern D istrics XV . — A t Robert­ son, N ovem ber 14 and 15. M .C .C . won by an in n in gs and 88 runs. Scores: M .C .C .., 382 for 7, dec.; Hobbs 107, Rhodes 20, Hearne 46, Mead 78, Hon. L. H. T ennyson 4, M. C. Bird 61, Woolley 34*, R elf 5, Booth 11*, extras 16. S.W . D istricts XV, 158 (De V illiers 74*) and 136 (Murray 49.) Woolley took 5 for 62, Hearne 4 for 26, Rhodes 3 for 10, Booth 2 for 30, first innin gs; Rhodes 6 for 44, Hearne 3 for 20, R elf 2 for 9, Woolley 2 for 13, Bird 1 for 10, second innings. T hird M atch v. S o u th -W e stern D istricts XV . — A t Oudt- shoorn, Novem ber 17 and 18. M .C .C . won by an innin gs and 60 runs. Scores: M .C .C ., 257; Rhodes 70, Hon. L. H. T ennyson 23, Hearne 3, Mead 25, R e lf 17, M. C. Bird 12, J. H. W. T . D ou glas 18, Woolley 33, Booth 11, B arnes 26, I. D. D ifford o*, extras 19. S.W. D istricts XV, 104, and 93. Rhodes took 5 for 25, D ou glas 5 for 29, Hearne 2 for 7, Booth 1 for 10, Barnes 1 for 28, first innin gs; B arnes 7 for II, Rhodes 3 for 11, H earne 3 for 13, R elf 1 fot- 15, second innings. F ourth M atch v. C ape P rov in ce. — A t Port E lizabeth, Nov. 21 and 22. M .C .C . won b y an in n in gs and 167 runs. Scores: M .C .C ., 385; Hobbs 170, Rhodes 5, Hearne 48, Mead 42, Hon. L. H. Tennyson 9, Relf o, W oolley 10, J. W. H. T. D ou glas 31*, M. C. Bird 17, Barnes o, Strudw ick 27, extras 26. C ape P rovince, 158 and 60; G. Hearne, 1 and o; R. A. H. Hands, 24 and 15; F. W. Porter 27 and 2; G. C ross, 23 and o: P. T. Lewis, 6 and 4; W. V. L in g , 26 and o; L. E. T apscott. 7 and 7; N. O. Norton, 14 and 23; J. B lan cken berg, 1 and 6: C. Johnson, io a n d o ;W . H. Mars, 1* and 3*; ext as, i8 sn d o . M ars took 4 for 108, Norton 3 for 79, B lacken b erg 2 for 81; T ap scott, Cross, L in g , and Porter also bowled without ta k in g a w icket. B arnes took 2 for n and 7 for 25; R elf o for 26 and 3 for 35; D ou glas took 4 for 25, Rhodes 4 for 54. first innings. F ifth M atch, v. G ra h am sto w n XV . — A t G raham stown, November 26 and 27. M .C .C . won by an in nin gs and 33 runs. Scores: M .C .C ., 321 for 5, dec.; Hon. L. H. T ennyson 33, Rhodes 64, Mead 84, R elf 65*, M. C. Bird o, Woolley 37, Booth 16*, extras 22; J. W. H. T . D ou glas, H arrisoi (Surrey), B arnes, and Strudw ick did not bat. G ra h am sto w n XV , 112 (Chapm an 35) and 176 (Graham H eath 27I. B arnes took 5 for 13 and 8 for 35, B ird 4 for 9 and o for 18, Woolley 3 for 38 and 1 for 21, Relf 1 for 12 and 2 for ?• Booth 1 for 29 (first in n in gs), Rhodes 3 for 59 (se'O.id innings). Sixth M atch, v. T h e B order. — A t E ast London, November 29, D ecem ber 1 and 2. M .C .C . won by an in n in gs and 132 runs. Scores: M .C .C ., 356 for 8, dec.; Hobbs 57, Rhodes 20, M ead o, R e lf 34, Hon. L. H. T enn yson 8, J. W. H. T . D ou glas 102*, Woolley 35, M. C. B ird 3, Booth 57, Barne:; 20*, extras 20; Strudw ick did not bat. T h e Border, 121 and 103; G. P. D. H artigan, 25 and 8; H. W. Ph illip s, 3 and o: G. C ross, 1 and 11; R. Oosthuizen, 1 and 23; R. H. Randell, 8 and 5; L. M iles, 7 and 7; S. G. F uller, o and -5; C. Johnson, 51 and 19; W. Roberts, 8 and 3: A. M orrell, 1 and 1*; R. Cheshire, 1* and 2; extras, 15 and 9. F or the B order Harti­ gan took 4 for 84, C ross 3 for 93; Cheshire, M orrell, Ooost- huizen, Roberts, and Ph illips bowled without ta k in g a w icket. F o r M .C .C . B arnes took 4 for 36 and 2 for 21; Booth 5 for 24 (second in nin gs); B ird 1 for 10 and 3 for 26; D ou glas 3 for 10 (first in nin gs); W oolley 1 for 9 and o for 10; Rhodes 1 for 28 and o for 13; R e lf o for 13 (first innin gs). Seventh M atch, v. T h e B order. — A t K in g W illiam stown, D ecem ber 3 and 4. D rawn. M .C .C ., 204 and 163 for 4, dec.; Hobbs, 10; Rhodes, 38 and 29; Hon. L. H. T ennyson, 66 and 43; Mead, 26; M. C. Bird, 17 and 8*; B arnes, o and 10*; Strudw ick, 11 and 9; Woolley, 13 and 55; R elf, 1; J. W. H. T . D ou glas, o*; Creese, 2; extras, 20 and 9. T h e B order, 126 and 159 6; M. D avies, o; R. H. R andell, 12 and 71; G. C ross, 1 and 2*; E. Style, 38 and 1; A. W. Sprenger, 6 and 2; S. G. Fuller, 1 and 72; C. Johnson, 17; Beauchamp, 24 and 3; P. M cD onogh, 13 and 2*; K . Gordon, 4 and 5; A. Morrell, 1*; extras, 9 and 1. F or the B order M orrell took 4 for 43 and o for 19; Style 2 for 3 and 1 for 68; M cD onogh 2 for 58 and o for 17; C ross 1 for 49 and 1 for 43; Sprenger 1 for 6 (second in nin gs); Gordon o for 31 and o for 1. F or M .C .C . Rhodes took 1 for 14 and 4 for 27; D o u gla s 3 for 12 (first in n in gs); Woolley 3 for 43 and o for 15; M ead 2 for 35 (second in n in gs); R elf 2 for 48 and o for 31; B arnes, Strud­ w ick, and T enn yson bowled w ithout ta k in g a w icket.