Cricket 1914

J u n e 20, 1914. THE WORLD OF CRICKET. 267 MIDDLESEX v. YORKSHIRE. At Lord’s, June u , 12, and 13. Middlesex faced their redoubtable antagonists with an unbeaten certificate to date. They made four changes, Warner, E. S. Litteljohn, Weston, and J. T. Hearne coming in for Doll, A. R. Litteljohn, Lee, and Peat. The wind had done something to dry the wicket, and Warner took first innings on winning the toss. Tarrant left at 3 and Robertson at 24 : but Hearne and Warner then made a stand, though they never scored freely. They added 32. At luncheon only 78 had been made in two hours’ play ; afterwards Mann, though it took him an hour and a half to reach 50, improved the pace. He and Litteljohn added 44, and he and Hendren put on 49 more unparted before rain stopped play for the day with the score 170 for 5. On Friday Mann continued his most valuable innings. He and Hendren (who hit one great six) added 122 in about two hours. Both— with Weston sandwiched between— were out within a few minutes of one another, Alletson (fielding for Sir Archibald White) catching the pro. and the Walham Green man, and Drake beating Mann just when the old Malvernian looked sure of a well-deserved century. He had batted with far more restraint than usual, though at times hitting very hard indeed (one five and 8 fours were included in his 89), and was in fully 3 hours. Haig hit up a few ; but the rest could do nothing with Drake, who in his last spell took 5 for 16. York­ shire made a fairly good start, though for this blunders in the field largely accounted, Denton and Rhodes both being missed. Three were out for 76 ; but at this stage Hirst joined Rhodes, and as long as the two stayed together a Yorkshire lead always seemed possible. Runs were never easy to get, but the pair played a great game, and added 78 runs. Hirst was out unluckily, treading on his wicket in playing a ball to leg. With his dismissal came a complete collapse before some excellent bowling by Tarrant. The last 6 wickets only added 25 runs. At call of time Middlesex had scored 17 for the loss of Robertson. The only man who did much for Middlesex on Saturday was J. W. Hearne, and he found the bowling and fielding so good that he was frequently tied up, and took 185 minutes to make his 69. He was bowled by a beauty from Drake, which pitched well outside the leg stump and lowered the middle one. The remainder of the play lacked interest, for a draw was always certain. There were over 6000 spectators, and it seemed rather a pity they should not have had better entertainment ; but too much was at stake for Warner to risk a declara­ tion. Middlesex took first inning’s points. M i d d l e s e x . First Innings. Second Innings. Tarrant, c Birtles, b Hirst .. .. 1 c Kilner, b Hirst .. 11 W. P. Robertson, b Hirst .. .. 13 c Dolphin, b Booth .. 2 Hearne (J. W.), b Rhodes .. 31 b Drake .. .. 69 P. F. Warner, b Booth .. .. 23 b Rhodes .. .. 21 E. S. Litteljohn, b Drake .. .. 27 b Drake .. .. 9 F. T. Mann, b Drake .. .. 89 c Drake, b Rhodes .. 1 Hendren (E.), c sub., b Drake .. 49 lbw, b Rhodes .. 13 H. W. Weston, c sub., b Drake .. o c Rhodes, b Booth .. 2 N. Haig, c Birtles, b Drake .. 20 st Dolphin, b Drake.. 16 Murrell, c Rhodes, b Drake .. 8 not out .. .. 11 Hearne (J. T.), not out .. .. o b Rhodes .. .. 3 B 7, lb 4, w 1, nb 4 .. 16 B 4, lb 8, w 2 .. 14 Total 277 Total Total 179 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE v. LANCASHIRE. At Trent Bridge, June 11, 12, and 13. A. O. Jones was too unwell to play, and John Gunn was kept out by his damaged hand. Oates and Wass returned, and Wilson was piaved instead of Richmond, the team being wholly professional. Lancashire brought in Bullough for James Tyldesley. On a difficult pitch and against excellent bowling and fielding Notts could only make 45 in two hours before lunch, and in doing so lost 3 wickets. The rate of scoring was terribly slow : but the later play went far to justify the tactics pursued, fcr on an improved wicket after lunch runs came much faster, and altogether George Gunn and Iremonger added 110 in 105 minutes. Gunn, who only made 27 in his first two hours at wickets, afterwards hit well, and in another q o minutes added 48. His innings included 12 fours. Iremonger, though scarcely equal to his partner, also played well, batting 135 minutes for his 66. When rain drove the players off the field at 6.15 the total was 225 for- 9. Only 5 were added on Friday. Lancashire found runs as difficult to get as their opponents had done, and four hours were occupied in making 182. The best stand was one of about 70 for the fourth wicket by the Tyldesley brothers, both of whom batted well. Heap and Hollins also showed good form. The last four wickets only added 10 runs. When Notts batted again they lost George Gunn at 17 ; but Hardstaff and Lee took the score to 51 without further loss before call of time. On Saturday Lee was soon out, but Iremonger and Payton stayed with Hardstaff, who batted in good form but with unusual slowness, taking fully 5 hours to make his 106*. He hit 10 fours. There was no chance of the County Palatine’s making the runs needed for victory and very little chance of their being out in the 135 minutes left for play when Iremonger declared, and but for Garnett's hitting the last stage of the match would have been quite devoid of interest. Missed at 4 and again at 38 the amateur hit up his 100 in a couple of hours, with 7 fours. Notts took first innings’ points. N o t t in g h a m s h ir e . First Innings. Second Innings. Gunn (G.), c Hollins, b Huddleston 75 b Bullough .. .. 8 Hardstaff, b Bullough .. .. 9 not out .. ..1 0 6 Lee (G. M.), b Bullough .. .. 2 b W'hitehead .. .. 20 Payton, lbw, b Heap .. .. 5 c and b Heap .. 32 Iremonger, b Huddleston .. .. 66 c Heap, b Bullough .. 32 Walker, b Makepeace .. .. 16 lbw, b Huddleston .. 4 Whysall, c Whitehead, b Makepeace 17 not out . .. 11 Oates, b Whitehead .. .. 16 Wilson, not out .. .. .. 8 Wass, b Bullough .. .. .. 1 Barratt, b Whitehead .. .. 4 B 10, lb 1 .. 11 B 4, lb 9 .. 13 Total 230 Total (for 5 w., dec.) 226 .. 172 Y o r k s h ir e B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . F i r s t I n n i n g s :— Booth, 29-4-71-1 ; Hirst, 24-7-63-2 ; Drake, 29*1-9-54-6; Rhodes, 28-7-73-1. Hirst 2 nb, Booth and Drake 1 each ; Drake, 1 wide. S e c o n d I n n i n g s : — Hirst, 11-3-23-1 ; Booth, 15-3-41-2 ; Drake, 36-13-59-3 ; Rhodes, 30*2-10-35-4. Booth, 2 wides. Y o r k s h ir e . First Innings. Second Innings. Rhodes, st Murrell, b Hearne (J. W.) 56 cTarrant, bHearne (J. T.) .. . . 4 1 Wilson (B. B.), c Hendren, b Hearne c Hendren, b Hearne (J. W.) ...................................... 13 (J. W.) .. 1 Denton (D.), c Murrell, b Heame (J. T.) .. .. .. 21 c Murrell, b Weston.. 15 Kilner, c Hendren, b Hearne (J. T.) 3 not out .. .. 29 Hirst, hit w., b Tarrant .. .. 36 c Hearne (J. T.), b Haig .. 24 D. C. F. Burton, lbw, b Tarrant .. 5 not out .. 4 Booth, b Tarrant .. .. .. 1 Drake, not out .. .. .. 8 Birtles, c Mann, b Hearne (J.W .).. 2 Sir A. W. White, c and b Tarrant .. 7 Dolphin, b Tarrant .. .. ‘ . o B 16, lb 9, w 2 .. 27 B 7, lb 2.. .. 9 L a n c a 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 i n g s : —W7hitehead, 21*1-5-40-2 ; Heap, 25-11-48-1 ; Huddleston, 33-19-34-2 ; Bullough, 36-14-66-3 ; Makepeace, 21-9- 31-2. S e c o n d I n n i n g s :—Whitehead, 24-10-22-1 ; Bullough, 30-11-62-2 ; Huddleston, 36-11-67-1 ; Heap, 29-7-62-1. L a n c a s h ir e . First Innings. A. H. Hornby, c Barratt, b Wass .. 19 Makepeace, c Lee, b Wass .. 0 Tyldesley (J. T.), t> Wass .. 52 Sharp, c Lee, b Iremonger .. 5 Tyldesley (E.), run out .. 38 Heap, not out .. .. 27 J. C. H. Hollins, b Ire­ monger .. .. 23 H. G. Garnett, c and b Barratt Huddleston, c Whysall, b Barratt Whitehead (R.), b Iremonger Bullough, b Iremonger B 4, lb 5 Total .. 182 S e c o n d I n n i n g s : — H. G. Garnett, not out, 100; Makepeace, b Iremonger, 30; Tyldesley (J. T.), b Wilson 2 ; Sharp, lbw, b Barratt, 2 ; Tyldesley (E.), not out, 3 ; b 1, lb 2, nb 1— total (for 3 wkts.), 141. N o t t i n g h a m s h i r e B o w l e r s ’ A n a ly s is . F i r s t I n n i n g s :— W’ass, 31-9-53-3 ; Barratt, 19— 7-42-2 ; Ire­ monger, 20-7-32-4 ; Wilson, 15-1-38-0 ; Gunn, 4-2-8-0. S e c o n d I n n i n g s : — Wass, 8-0-23-0; Barratt, 11-0-43-1 ; Wilson, 12-1-52-1 ; Iremonger, 10-3-19-1. Wass, 1 nb. Umpires :— Atfield and Richardson. R o y a l S c h o o l, Armagh (74— J. C. C. Best 24) defeated Laurelvale by 27 runs on June 6. J. Exshaw took 7 for 24 for the school. Total (for 4 wkts.) 123 M id d l e s e x B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . F i r s t I n n i n g s : — Hearne (J. T.), 20-11-25-2 ; Tarrant, 30*3-9-56-5 ; Heame (J. W.), 23-1-65-3 ; Weston, 4-0-6-0. Weston, 2 wides. S e c o n d I n n i n g s :— Hearae (J. T.), 12-7-24-1 ; Tarrant, 12-7-23-0 ; Hearae (J. W.), 16-3-38-1 : Weston, 6-1-18-1 ; Haig, 3-1-11-1. Umpires :— Carlin and White. L.C. & WT. B a n k (226 for 8—W. Paterson 65, A. Sawford 63) beat St. Luke’s, Woodside (107— P. Lucas 35, E. Phillips 20) at Norbury. On the same day Elizabeth College, Guernsey, scored 267 for 3, dec., v. Victoria College, Jersey, the brothers J. V. and C. E. Blad each topping the century. Their opponents made 153 and 41 for 2. T h e performance of Albemarle and Friern Barnet against North Paddington on Saturday must be something very like a record for Saturday afternoon club cricket. They dismissed their opponents for 95, and then totted up 532 for 5, L. W. Newman, H. A. Clarke, and R. Sturgeon all making centuries. N e w m a n has been making no end of runs both for his club and for Essex C. & G. this season, and it is said that he will be given an early trial for Essex.