Cricket 1914

The C o u n ty C h am p io n s h ip , 1895-1913. T he list which follows shows the places occupied by the counties in each year since 1894. There were fourteen first-class counties from 1895 to 1898, inclusive, fifteen from 1899 to 1904, sixteen in 1905 and since. Y o r k s h ir e . First eight times (1896, ’98, 1900, ’o i, ’02, ’05, ’08, ’ 12)— second four times (1904, ’06, ’07*, ’ 13)— third four times (1895, ’99, 1903, ’09) — fourth once (1897)— seventh once (1911)— eighth once (1910). K e n t . First four times (1906, ’09, ’ 10, ’ 13)— second twice (1908, ’ 11)— third three times (1900*, ’04, ’ 12)— sixth once (1905)— seventh three times (^898, 1901*, ’02*)— eighth three times (1899, 1903, ’07)— ninth once (1896)— tw elfth once (1897)— fourteenth (and last) once (1895). L a n c a s h ir e . First tw ice (1897, 1904)— second five times (1895, ’96, 1900, ’05, ’09) — third once (1901)— fourth six times (1899, 1903, ’06, ’ 10, ’ 11, ’ 12)— fifth once (1902)— sixth twice (1898, 1907)— seventh once (1908)— eighth'once (1913). S u r r e y . First tw ice (1895, ’99)— second twice (1897, 1910)— third three times (1906, ’08, ’ 13)— fourth five times (1896, ’98, 1902, ’05, ’o7)— fifth twice (1909, ’ n ) — sixth once (1901)— seventh twice (1900*, ’ 12) — eleventh tw ice (1903, ?o4). M id d l e s e x . First once (1903)— second three times (1898, ’99, 1901)— third three times (1896, 1910, ’ 11)— fourth twice (1904, ’08)— fifth twice (1907, ’ 12)— sixth three times (1895*, 1909, ’ 13)— seventh twice (1897*, 1900*) —eleventh twice (1905, ’06*)— tw elfth once (1902). N o t t in g h a m s h ir e . First once (1907)— third once (1902)— fifth six times (1900, ’03, ’04, ’06, ’ io , ’ 13) — sixth once (1896) — eighth four times (1898, 1908, ’ 11, ’ 12)— ninth once (1901)— tenth four times (1897, ’99*, 1905, ’09)— twelfth once (1895*). W a r w ic k s h ir e . First once (1911)— fifth once (1901)— sixth four times (1895*, 1900, ’02, ’06)— seventh five times (1897*, ’99, ’03, ’04*, ’05)— ninth three times (1898*, 1907, ’ 12)— eleventh once (1913)— tw elfth three times (1896, 1908, ’09)— fourteenth once (1910). S u s s e x . Second twice (1902, ’03)— third tw ice (1900*, ’05)— fourth twice (1901, ’09)— fifth twice, (1899, 1908)— sixth twice (1897, 1904)— seventh twice (1910, ’ 13)— ninth once (1898*)— tenth tw ice (1906, ’ 12)— eleventh once (1895)— thirteenth tw ice (1907, ’ 11)— fourteenth (and last) once (1896). N o r t h a m p t o n s h ir e . Second once (1912)— fourth once (1913)— seventh once (1909)— ninth once (1910)— tenth once (1911)— eleventh once (1906*)— thirteenth once (1905)— fifteenth twice (1907, ’08). (Not competing before 1905.) W o r c e s t e r s h ir e . Second once (1907*)— sixth twice (1903, ’08)— eighth once (1905*)— ninth three times (1902, ’09, ’ n ) — eleventh once (1901)=— tw elfth three times (1899, 1900, ’ 13)— thirteenth twice (1904, ’ 10)— fourteenth once (1906)— sixteenth (and last) once (1912). (Not competing before 1899.) E s s e v . Third once (1897)— fifth tw ice (1896, ’98)— sixth twice (1899, 1911)— seventh tw ice (1906, ’07)— eighth twice (1895*, 1903*)— tenth twice (1900. ’01)— eleventh tw ice (1908, ’ 10)— tw elfth once (1905)— thirteenth once (1902)— fourteenth tw ice (1904, ’09)— fifteenth twice (1912. ’ 13). G l o u c e s t e r s h ir e . Third once (1898)— fourth once (1895)— fifth once (1897)— seventh once (1900*)— eighth once (1905*)— ninth four times (1899, 1904, ’06, ’ 13) — tenth three times (1896, 1907 ’08)— eleventh once (1912)— twelfth tw ice (1910, ’ 11)— thirteenth once (1903)— fourteenth twice (1901, ’02)— sixteenth (and last) once (1909). D e r b y s h ir e . Fifth once (1895)— seventh once (1896)— ninth once (1898*)— tenth twice (1902, ’04)— tw elfth tw ice (1903, '12)— thirteenth twice (1900, ’ 13)— fourteenth four times (1897, 1905, ’08, ’ 11— last in 1897)— fifteenth four times (1899, 1901, ’09, ’ 10— last in 1899 and 1901)— sixteenth (and last) twice (1906. ’07). L e ic e s t e r s h ir e . Fifth once (1905)— seventh once (1904*)— tenth once (1910)— eleventh tw ice (1902, ’07)— tw elfth twice (1895*, 1901*)— thirteenth seven times (1896, ’97, ’98*, 99*, 1908, ’09, ’ 12— last, bracketed with Somerset, in 1898)— fourteenth three times (1900, ’03, *13— last, bracketed with Hants, in 1903)— fifteenth twice (1906, ’ 11). H a m p s h ir e . Sixth tw ice (1 9 1 0 , ’ 1 2 ) — seventh once (1 9 0 1 * ) — eighth three times (1 8 9 6 , 1 9 0 6 , ’0 9 ) — ninth tw ice (1 8 9 7 , 1 9 0 8 ) — tenth three times (1 8 9 5 , ’9 9 * , 1 9 1 3 ) — eleventh once ( 1 9 1 1 ) — tw elfth twice (1 8 9 8 , 1 9 0 7 ) — four­ teenth (and last, bracketed with Leicestershire) once ( 1 9 0 3 ) — fifteenth (and last) three times (1 9 0 0 , ’0 2 , ’0 4 ) — sixteenth (and last) once (1 9 0 5 ). S o m e r s e t . Seventh once (1902*)— eighth once (1895)— tenth once (1903)— eleventh five times (1896, ’97, 1900, ’06*, ’09)— tw elfth tw ice (1901*, *04)— thirteenth twice (1898, ’99— last, bracketed with Leicestershire, in 1898)— fourteenth twice (1907, ’ 12)— fifteenth once (1905)— sixteenth (and last) four times (1908, ’ 10, ’ 11, ’ 13). J u n e 6, 1914. THE WORLD OF CRICKET. 211 Seven different counties have filled first place during the nineteen seasons, three of them filling it once only. E ight have shared last place— D erbyshire (five times), Hampshire (five times, once bracketed with Leicestershire), Somerset (five times, once bracketed with Leicestershire), Leicestershire twice (but never alone), Gloucestershire, Kent, Sussex, and Worcestershire once each. Kent is the only county which has been both first and last during the nineteen years. * Bracketed equal with another county. The brackets were : 1895, Middlesex and W arwickshire sixth, Essex and Somerset eighth, Leicestershire and N otts tw elfth ; 1897, M iddlesex and W arwickshire seventh ; 1898, Derbyshire and W arwickshire ninth, Leicestershire and Somerset thirteenth ; 1899, H ants and N otts tenth, Leicestershire and Somerset thirteenth ; 1900, Kent and Sussex third, Gloucestershire, Middlesex, and Surrey seventh ; 1901, H ants and K ent seventh, Leicestershire and Somerset tw elfth ; 1902, Kent and Somerset seventh : 1903, Hants and Leicestershire fourteenth ; 1904, Leicestershire and W arwickshire seventh ; 1905, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire eighth ; 1906, Middlesex, N orthants, and Som erset eleventh : 1907, Worcestershire and Yorkshire second. O b itu a ry . M r. A l f r e d H. S t r a t f o r d died at N ew ark, N .J., U .S.A., on M ay 2. He was born Ju ly 29, 1851, and educated at M alvern College. I11 the later seventies he played for M iddlesex as a punishing bat and slow break bowler. His highest score for the county was 55* v. G loucester­ shire in 1879. He left England for North Am erica, and played for a number of clubs, W innipeg, Pittsburg, N ew Y ork, and N ew ark being am ong the cities in which he appeared. His centuries in Am erica were : 101*, W innipeg v. O ttawa, 1882 ; 101, W innipeg v. Trenton, 1882 ; 109, Pittsburg v. Philadelphia Zingari, 1884. He also made several centuries in club cricket in England. F .F .K . H a m p s t e a d N o m a d s were short of their regular bowlers on Saturday against Richmond ; but nevertheless they got 7 wickets down for 190 (Rees 63), which looked fairly good. Then B. L. Bisgood and Beer- bohm took root, and Richmond were able to declare at 300 for 7— Bisgood 104*, Beerbohm 23*. One w icket went for 27 when the Nomads batted ; but then C. D . Sneath (67*) and E. R. Chetham- Strode (61*) stayed together to the finish (152 for 1) without «ver looking like getting out. T h e Nom ads’ half-day team v. St. Thom as’s H ospital was a weak side, and lost b y 60 runs— 113 to 173. C. Pennell (44) was top scorer for the H ospital, F. C. Boully (31) for the losers, on whose behalf Chr. H ayw ood took 6 for 46. A g a in s t W’elw yn on Monday the Nomads made 307 (J. D. A . Scott 109, F. C. Boully 86, J. S. Caulfield 30, P. V. Stallon 29— seven fours and a single). W elw yn were 260 for 9 at the finish, and the not out men were 2 and o respectively— a narrow squeak ! A t Coinbrook the other team found a sporting w icket and a long-grassed outfield, and run-getting ruled sm all— Nomads, 88 (F. M. Herford 21*, D . M. M cDougal 20) and 61 ; Colnbrook, 48 and 38. The only double figure score for the home side was 14 b y F. Beale. J. H. Growse (10 for 30) and A . J. Fullerton (8 for 31) bowled unchanged throughout for the winners. O w ' ing to the holiday traffic G .W .R . had to send a weak and short side to W argrave, their opponents supplying them with two men to make up a team . W argrave totalled 160, the ninth w icket putting on 54. Badge and Morgan m ade a good start for G .W .R ., the latter scoring 48 (four successive fours in one over) of the first 67. A t call of time the score was 124 for 5. C. E. H oneyball took 6 for 56 for the visitors. Swanborough (56*) played a really good innings for W argrave. H a y w a r d ’ s H ea t h scored 237 for 1 v. St. Peter’s (Brighton) on Saturday, K . A. H iggs and A . G. H owell Jones each making a century, and adding well over 200 unparted. G. H . H e s l o p , who scored over 750 runs with an average of nearly 60 last year for Lancing College, played a splendid innings of 223 for the College against Steyning on Monday. T h e r e were plenty of centuries in the Metropolitan district on Saturday ; but bowlers also had their triumphs, for G. J. S. Pitts (for H am pstead v. Northwood) took 8 for 29, C. B. Grace (Eltham v. Lewisham Wanderers) 9 for 51, C. F. W elch (Stanmore v. Pinner) 6 for 14, W . R eay (Purlev v. Merstham) 8 for 49, and T . M. W eaver (W hite House v. L. & S.W . Bank) 7 for 28. T h e r e were some sensational analyses in Sussex cricket, but chiefly in small matches, where wickets are too cheap for 7 for 8 and that sort of thing to mean much. But T . Pope’s 7 for 12 (Brighton St. M ary’s v. Newhaven) deserves a line.