Cricket 1914

J u n e 6, 1914 . THE WORLD OF CRICKET. 227 and at call of time the score was 112 for 2, H ayw ard 41*. The veteran did not add m any on W ednesday, when 3 wickets fell quickly with only 14 added. B ut D ucat and G oatley stopped the rot, and soon began to score rapidly. T h ey added 185 for the sixth wicket. D ucat, who showed brilliant form, despite two chances, hit 15 fours in his 105, and G oatly, who had tw o lives, but nevertheless played well, 7 fours in his 78. H ayw ard declared at 333 for 7, leaving 3J hours for Notts to get the 300 needed for victory. Three wickets were down for 33 ; but then Lee and Iremonger stayed together, and could not be parted until the finish, when Iremonger left for a most patient and valuable 86, he and Lee, whose 77* was equally meritorious, having added 163 together. N otts took first' innings’ points. S u r r e y . First Innings. Second Innings. H ayward, b B a rra tt.. .. .. 8 c W hysall, b Barratt 47 Hobbs, c Oates, b W ass .. .. 12 b Iremonger .. .. 58 H ayes, b B arratt .. .. 57 c Barratt, b W ass .. 11 Harrison, lbw, b W ass .. .. 3 c H ardstaff, b W a ss.. 5 Ducat, b B arratt .. .. .. 2 lbw, b Iremonger .. 105 P. G. H. Fender, b Iremonger 88 b W ass .. .. 4 G oatly, b B arratt .. .. .. 8 not out .. .. 78 Abel (W. J.), b Iremonger .. .. 23 H itch, c W hysall, b Iremonger .. 14 b Iremonger .. .. 13 Strudw ick, not out .. .. .. 11 Rushby, b Irem onger .. .. 18 Lb 2, w 1 .. .. 3 B 9, lb 2, nb 1 .. 12 Total .. .. 247 Total (for 7 w., dec.) 333 N o t t in g h a m s h ir e B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . F ir st I n n in g s :— Wass, 20-2-68-2 ; Barratt, 2 7 -5 -111-4 ; Ire­ monger, 17-3-5-45-4 ; Gunn (J.), 11-2-20-0. Barratt, one wide. S e c o n d I n n in g s :— W ass, 31-3-87-3 ; Barratt, 23-2-97-1 ; Ire- monger, 29-4-7-71-3 : Gunn (J.), 1 1-1 -3 1 -0 ; Lee, 6 -0 -14 -0 ; H ard­ staff, 4-0-21-0. Wass, 1 nb. N otts . First Innings. Second Innings. Gunn (G.), b H itch .. .. .. 5 b Rushby .. .. 9 HardstafT, lbw, b H itch .. .. 52 b Fender .. .. 12 Gunn (J.), b H itch .. .. .. 15 b Rushby .. .. 10 Lee, b R ushby .. .. 29 not out .. .. 77 Iremonger, c H ayw ard, b H itch .. 28 c Fender, b Harrison 86 Payton, c Hobbs, b H itch .. .. 7 W hysall, b Fender .. .. .. 12 A. O. Jones, c Strudwick, b H itc h .. 40 Wass, b Fender .. .. 42 Oates, not out .. .. 24 Barratt, b Fender .. .. .. 8 B 10, lb 9 . . 19 Lb 1, nb 1 .. 2 L e ic e s t e r s h ir e . Total 281 T otal (4 w.) 196 S u r r e y B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . F ir s t I n n in g s :— H itch, 3 6 -5-119 -6 ; Rushby, 26-4-66-1 ; Fender, 20-4-4-58-3 ; Abel, 3-0 -13-0 ; H ayes, 1-0-6-0. S e c o n d I n n in g s :— H itch, 16-4-47-0 ; Rushby, 7-6-48-2 ; Fender, 8 -1 -15 -1 ; H ayes, 8 -1-43-0 ; Hobbs, 3-0-25-0 : Harrison, 2-3-0-16-1. Fender, 1 nb. Umpires :— Bagshaw and Millward. L E IC E S T E R S H IR E v. N O R TH AM P TO N SH IR E . A t Leicester, June 1, 2, and 3. The visitors had V ials for the first time this season, and the home side played Skelding in preference to Brown. Quite a good crowd was in evidence, and they saw a satis­ factory d ay’s cricket. Leicestershire lost tw o of their best very cheaply, with only 15 scored ; but Mounteney, nothing daunted, hit up 55 in about 45 m inutes (11 fours), and after lunch Joyce stayed with Coe while that stocky veteran scored fast and freely, the sixth wicket adding 105 in 65 minutes. Coe made his first hundred at the rate of a run a m inute, and m aintained the pace to the close, when he was 237*, and the total 436 for 9. He was still undefeated when the innings closed on Tuesday, having m ade 252 (one six, one five, 39 fours) in four hours without a chance. This is the highest of the season to date, and the biggest ever m ade b y a Leicestershire batsm an. Northants had 2 w ickets down for 6 and 3 for 36 ; then Vials and Thompson made a stand, the ex-captain batting well, and later W oolley and Thompson (who was obliged to have a runner) added a valuable 71. Once they were parted, the end was near, and N orthants, all out for 182, m ight have been m ade to follow on. B ut, with justified doubts of his bowling, the chief asset of which is Geary, quite a youngster, W ood preferred that his side should bat again. Thompson had strained an ankle, and could not bowl. W hitehead scored freely, m aking 52 of the 81 put up for the first wicket with W ood, and Mounteney quickly slammed up 26 ; but no one else did much, and at the finish for the day 6 were down for 158. The innings was continued for a brief time on W ednes­ day, and 33 added, King m aking most of them. W ith Shipm an’s dismissal a declaration was made, and Northants were faced with the hopeless task of getting 463 to win. Vials and Denton did not last very long ; but H aywood, after a steady opening, hit in his usual brilliant form, and he and Sm ith put on 65 for the third w icket in 40 m inutes before a fine running catch by Mounteney disposed of the pro. Sm ith and Thompson batted well, though the latter was natur­ ally at a disadvantage, but except for Buswell the tail failed, Leicestershire winning easily b y 214 runs. Skelding bowled effectively. First Innings. Second Innings. C. J. B. Wood, b Thompson 15 b Wells 35 W hitehead (H .), c W ells, b Thompson 0 c sub., b Beers 52 Mounteney, c H ayw ood, b Sm ith .. 55 st Buswell, b Sm ith .. 26 King (J. H.), run out not out 41 A . T. Sharp, lbw, b W ells 24 c Beers, b Sm ith 0 Coe, not out 252 c W oolley, b W ells .. 7 F. M. Joyce, lbw, b W oolley 32 st Buswell, b Sm ith .. 10 Shipman, b W ells 13 c H aywood, b Sm ith .. 14 Sidwell, lbw, b Sm ith 26 G earv, lbw, b Sm ith 0 Stelding, b W ells 2 B 7, lb 3, w 1, nb 1 12 Lb 3, nb 2 5 Total 453 T o tal (for 7 wkts., dec.) 191 N o r t h a m p t o n s h ir e B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . F ir st I n n in g s :— Wells, 30-4-126-3 ; Thompson, 23-7-64-2 ; Sm ith, 30-9-88-3 ; Murdin, 12-1-60 -0 ; W oolley, 11-2 -4 6 -1 ; Beers, 8-0-40-0 ; H aywood, 2-0 -17-0 . Wells, one wide : Thompson, one nb. S e c o n d I n n in g s :— W ells, 15—1-66—2 ; W oolley, 11-2 -2 1—o : Sm ith, i 9 , 4 - 4 ~ 52-4 ; Murdin, 7-0-22-0 ; Beers, 4 -0 -25-1. Wells, 2 nb. N o r t h a m p t o n s h ir e . First Innings. Second Innings. W . H. Denton, c Sharp, b G eary .. o lbw , b K ing .. .. 12 Gs A. T. Vials, b G eary .. .. 42 c Shipm an, b Skelding 16 H aywood, b G eary .. .. .. 3 c Mounteney, b K ing 53 S. G. Sm ith, b G eary .. .. u b Skelding .. .. 54 Thompson, b King .. .. 52 c Skelding, b W ood .. 32 W oolley, c W hitehead, b King .. 41 c Sidwell, b Skelding 15 H. G. Beers, c Joyce, b G eary .. o lbw, b Skelding . . 2 W alden, lbw, b King . .. 16 b Skelding . . .. 7 Wells, c Shipm an, b G e arv.. .. 7 b Skelding . . . . 6 Buswell, not out .. .. .. 4 lbw, b W ood .. . . 36 Murdin, b K ing .. .. .. o not out .. .. 6 L b 6 .. .. .. 6 B 4, lb 3, w 1, nb 1 .. 9 Total 182 Total .. 248 L e ic e s t e r s h ir e B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . F ir s t I n n in g s : — G eary, 3 0 - 2 - 7 5 - 6 ; Shipm an, 6 - 0 - 3 6 - 0 ; King, 2 6 - 4 - 1 1 - 5 1 - 4 ; Skelding, 6 - 0 - 1 2 - 0 ; Joyce, 1 - 0 - 2 - 0 . S e c o n d I n n in g s :— Skelding, 2 7 - 3 - 8 5 - 6 ; Geary, 2 3 - 6 - 5 3 - 0 : King, 1 7 - 3 - 5 4 - 2 ; Shipman, 2 - 0 - 1 2 - 0 ; Coe. 5 - 0 - 2 0 - 0 ; W hitehead, 2 - 0 - 6 - 0 ; Wood, 2-3—1—9 —2* W hitehead, 1 wide ; Skelding, 1 nb. Umpires :— Phillips and Barlow. P u t n e y (134— Lee Uff 46) easily beat Twickenham Orleans on Saturday, D. W . Denman (6 for 27) bowling well. On Monday they lost to Grove Park b y the narrow margin of 10 runs— 202 to 212. Bail scored 131 for Grove Park, W iles 64 for Putney. Ball also took 6 wickets, his all-round p lay fairly winning the game for his side. + SU SS E X v. K E N T . A t H ove, June 1, 2, and 3. Quite a good crowd at H ove on the Monday, for once in a w ay, although the weather was not too genial. Sussex had W ilson instead of Bernard H olloway, and Kent played Sarel and H um phreys for Jennings and Fairservice. Chaplin won the toss. Vine was run out in the second over, but then Wilson and Robert Relf added 105 in 90 minutes for the second wicket, and Jupp aided Relf in a stand of 123 in 130 minutes for the third. R elfs only chance in a stay of nearly four hours was at 93 ; he hit 15 fours, and if less forcible than usual played very good cricket. Jupp was given a life at 16, W oolley being the delinquent in this as in R elfs case. The rest collapsed, the last 6 wickets only adding 68. Troughton sent in Sarel and Huish to p lay out time. T h ey did th a t; but Huish left without a run added next morning, and the early dismissal of Sarel and Humphreys set Kent struggling hard. Hardinge and Seymour im proved their prospects ; but the scoring was slow until D ay and W oolley came together, when 54 were added in half-an-hour. Just when it seemed certain that Sussex would establish a long lead, Blythe hit out, and with Fielder keeping up his end the last wicket added an invaluable 59, the ninth having produced 38. B ut Blythe had no end of luck, and Sussex’s faulty fielding was largely responsible for their failure to attain a big lead. Their policy now was obviously to force the game ; but Vine and W ilson were both out with only 35 up, and for some time Jupp and Robert Relf played very quiet cricket in light none too good. Before the ^nd of the day, when the total was 107 for 2, they had begun to move faster ; but on W ednesday there was another slow spell, the first hour’s p lay only producing 50. The two put on 89 in all. Afterw ards Albert Relf and Chaplin scored faster, and a declaration was made at lunch, Kent being set 303 to win. They never looked like getting these, and when within half-an-hour of time there were only four wickets to fall, m atters looked serious for the champions. A dropped catch b y Vine at mid-on practically saved them. A fter this let off Sarel scored 7 runs, and, with Seym our well set, K ent were only 100 runs behind when stumps were eventually drawn. Sussex, of course, took first innings’ points.