Cricket 1914

J u n e 27, 19 14 . THE WORLD OF CRICKET. 289 OLD ETONIANS v. OLD HARROVIANS. At Lord’s, June 19 and 20. Very strong sides, captained by B. J. T. Bosanquet and the Hon. F. S. Jackson, had been got together for this match; and it is a mystery why it should not rank as first-class while such a game as Oxford v. Mr. Weigall’s Team earlier in the same week should be accorded such rank. Among the 22 at Lord’s were live men who have played for England, nine old ’Varsity blues, seven­ teen first-class county cricketers, past or present, and more than a dozen who have scored centuries in first-class cricket. Harrow’s side included six county captains. The Etonians had first innings, and lost three good wickets for 55. Then Leggatt, the youngest player in the match, but not “ a young man in a hurry,” and Johnson added 144 in 95 minutes. The Somerset crack, too seldom seen, showed glorious form. .He made his 102 (one five, 14 fours) in n o minutes. Leggatt batted 170 minutes for his 76, hitting only 7 fours. Cart­ wright slammed up 37 in very quick time. The storm which broke over the Oval had made the light at Lord’s wretched, though no rain fell there, and after Hornby, who went in first, with MacLaren; had played one ball, an adjournment of an hour took place through this cause^ When play was resumed the present Lancashire captain succumbed at once ; but the old Red Rose leader showed great form. Handicapped by a game right knee, he batted quite in his old time style, perfectly at ease with all the bowlers, and doing little running, for most of his scoring strokes were for four. At call of time he had made 55 out of 78 for 1, quite dwarfing Bird, himself a faster scorer than most. Everyone hoped that he would get his century on Satur­ day, and he looked like it all over, but after adding 18 he was caught at mid-on. His 73 were made in 70 minutes. Bird’s 51 took n o minutes, and Jackson actually took well over an hour to reach double figures. Afterwards he scored faster. It had become evident that no finish could be hoped for ; and this fact made both sides keen upon •securing a lead on the first innings. A stand of 40 for the last wicket by Dowson and the younger Falcon gave the Harrovians this. When the Eton men batted again Longman and Tennyson added 81 in quick time, and Haig hit well. Falcon’s fine c and b, dismissing Johnson, formed a fitting finale to a capital match— inconclusive in result, but always full of interest. O l d E t o n ia n s . First Innings. H. K. Longman, c Brooke, b M. Falcon .. .. .. .. 8 L. C. Leggatt, c Brooke, b Dowson 76 Hon. L. H. Tennyson, b Crutchley 9 P. Pearson-Gregory, c Crutchley, b Jackson .. .. .. .. 4 P. R. Johnson, c and b M. Falcon 102 R. H. Twining, b Crutchley . . 14 B. J. T. Bosanquet, c Brooke, b M. Falcon .. .. .. .. 8 N. Haig, c MacLaren, b Crutchley.. 21 Lord Francis Scott, lbw, b Bird .. o •G. H. M. Cartwright, bCrutchley.. 37 C. E. Hatfeild, not out .. .. 12 B 5, lb 2, w 6, nb 1 .. 14 Total .. .. 305 Second Innings. Chaplin, b J. H. Falcon c Brooke, b Crutchley c and b M. Falcon .. b J. H. not out Falcon B 3, lb 1, nb 2 Total (for 5 w.) A. C. MacLaren, c Pearson- Gregory, b Hatfeild A. H. Hornby, c Cartwright, b Haig M. C. Bird, b Cartwright .. G. E. V. Crutchley, b Cart­ wright Hon. F. S. Jackson, st Twin­ ing, b Leggatt Hon. R. Anson,' b Cartwright 73 5 i I H. P. Chaplin, c Scott, b Cartwright .. .. .. 5 M. Falcon, b Cartwright .. 8 F. R. R. Brooke, b Cart­ wright .. .. .. o E. M. Dowson, b Haig .. 45 J. H. Falcon, not out .. 15 B i4,*lb 12, w 1, nb 8 .. 35 Total .. .. 341 O l d E t o n ia n B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . Haig, 16-4-46-2; Cartwright, 35-9-112-6; Hatfeild, 38-13-79-1; Bosanquet, 3-0-23-0 ; Scott, 10-5-20-0 ; Leggatt, 8-0-26-1. Hatfeild 1 wide, Cartwright 8 nb. Umpires :— Butt and Hardy. C r o s b y (216) beat Birkenhead Park by 4 runs, the finish being full of excitement. Green had 7 for 73 for the winners. In this match a batsman was given out for hitting the ball twice— and calling for a run after doing so ! For Sefton Park v. Neston, Curtis (Leicestershire) took 7 for 21. G.W.R., weakly represented, went under to Egham and Thorpe, though only by 15 runs. Hyams took 7 for 49 for them. The scores were low— 105 and 90. G.W.R. II beat Dulwich II by 40 runs. DERBYSHIRE v. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. At Derby, June 20, 22, and 23. This match resolved itself into a struggle for first innings’ points, for at one time it appeared unlikely that either side would bat a second time. The result was not exactly lively, though one or two men in the later stages relieved the tedium. Derbyshire batted all day on Saturday, and scored 401 for 6. Oliver, after a shaky start, found his best form, and in 200 minutes scored 124 without an actual chance and with few doubtful strokes. He hit 14 fours. John Chapman helped him to add 70 for the second wicket and Morton (who made his 50 in 65 minutes) 107 for the third. Bowden and Slater put on 98 in 80 minutes for the sixth wicket, the latter playing a fine wristy innings, and hitting 9 fours. About 2500 attended 011 the Saturday. Horsley, to whom the home side gave a trial, has formerly appeared once or twice for Notts, but is Derbyshire born. On Monday Bowden was out after batting 145 minutes for his 52— a sound but dull display. Bowden, however, was a flier compared with William Denton, who set himself the task of wearing down the bowling. The 45 minutes before lunch yielded 26 runs. Afterwards Haywood hit out finely, and scored 100 of .the 134 put on during his stay. He batted 2 hours, gave no chance, and hit 10 fours. After Woolley had gone Denton and Thompson added 74 unparted, the score at the close of the second day being 255 for 3. On Tuesday the pair took their partnership to 93— made in 160 minutes. Denton was out after batting 7 hrs. 10 min. His chances and his fours were equal in number — four. But it cannot be denied that he played the game demanded by his side’s position— if points are to be placed first— and it was not his fault that the failure of the tail nullified his efforts. Bowden again played well when Derbyshire batted again, and this time scored more freely. Derbyshire took first innings’ points. D e r b y s h i r e . 52 c Crutchley, b Bird .. 43 First Innings. Second Innings. L. Oliver, c W„ H. Denton, b Ryan 124 c W. Denton, b Wells 10 Cadman, b Thompson 7 c Haywood, b Wells.. / J. Chapman, c Buswell, b Woolley 37 c Buswell, b Wells .. 7 Morton, c Walden, b East 50 b Murdin 0 G. Curgenven, b Ryan 32 Bowden, b Wells 52 not out 45 Slater, c Woolley, b Haywood 68 c Buswell, b Murdin.. 15 T. Forester, b Wells.. 24 Beet, c East, b Thompson 23 not out 23 Capt. R. R. Baggallay, b Wells 7 c Buswell, b Thompson 0 Horsley, not out 4 B 19, lb 5, nb 6 30 B 11, lb 1, w 1, nb 1 14 Total 458 Total (for 6 w .).. 121 9 46 167 O l d H a r r o v ia n 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 :— M.Falcon, 24-5-86-3; Bird, 16-3-50-1 ; Crutchley, 13*3-5-39-4 ; J- H . Falcon, 13-1-42-0 ; Jackson, 9-2-35-1 ; Dowson, 6-0-22-1 ; Anson, 3-0-17-0. M. Falcon 1 n b ; Dowson 3 wides, Bird 2, J. H. Falcon 1. S e c o n d I n n i n g s :— M. Falcon, 9-1-3-23-1 ; Bird, 7-0-34-1 ; Crutchley, 7-1-22-1 ; J. H . Falcon, 1 1-2-44-2 ; Anson, 2-0-16-0; MacLaren, 4-0-22-0. M. Falcon andCrutchley, each 1 nb. O l d H a r r o v ia n s . 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 i r s t I n n i n g s :—Wells, 3 7 - 7 - 1 0 0 - 3 ; Thompson, 2 8 * 3 -8 -6 7 -2 ; Murdin, n - 3 - 4 3 - 0 ; East, 2 3 - 2 - 7 5 - 1 ; Woolley, 1 6 - 4 - 4 8 - 1 ; J. H. Ryan, 1 1 - 2 - 5 1 - 2 ; J- S . Denton, 1 - 0 - 9 - 0 ; Walden, 4 - 0 - 1 5 - 0 ; Hay­ wood, 4 - 0 - 2 0 - 1 . Wells 2 nb, Thompson 4. S e c o n d I n n i n g s :—Wells, 11-3-18-3 ; Thompson, 9-1-19-1 ; East, 9-4-13-0; Murdin, 12-3-40-2; Walden, 3-1-13-0 ; Ryan, 2-1-4-0. Wells 1 nb ; Murdin 1 wide. N o r t h a m p t o n s h ir e . W. H. Denton, b Cadman .. 102 J. S. Denton, b Horsley .. 9 Haywood, b Morton .. 100 Woolley (C. N.), b Morton .. 17 Thompson, c Forester, b Cadman .. .. 55 East, c sub., b Horsley .. 15 Wells, c .Beet, b Horsley .. o J. H. Ryan, b Horsley Walden, c sub., b Cadman. . Buswell, c Baggallay, b Forester Murdin, not out .. B 23, lb 6, nb 4.. Total 19 19 o 33 370 D e r b y s h ir e B o w ’ l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . Forester, 32-12-52-1 ; Horsley, 48-17-10-4 ; Morton, 53-22-83-2 ; Cadman, 17-4-52-3 ; Slater, 12-1-49-0. Forester 1 nb, Cadman 3. Umpires :— Atfield and White. A p t u s (119— F. Everist 61) beat Catford Excelsior (36 and 96— A . F. Andrew 52). For the losers H . S. Spooner took 6 for 50 ; for the winners F. Bowman had 5 for 15 in the first innings. O l d O l a v i a n s beat Broxbourne at Broxbourne by 23 runs— 137 to 114. M. Pearson (41) batted well for them; but in making 37 H. Bessell had rather more than his share of luck. H. J. Sharpe (28) and O. Farquharson (20) batted well and forcibly for the home side. W. J. Williams had 6 for 48 for the O.O.’s, and Brewitt took 5 wickets cheaply for Broxbourne. I n the Central Lancashire League Brook had 7 for 40 (Dukinfield v. Stalybridge), Hewitt 5 for 19 (Stalvbridge v. Dukinfield), E. Leyland 7 for 24 (Moorside v. Oldham), W. Storah 7 for 70 (Walsden v. Little- borough), and F. Cottrell 5 for 20 (Crompton v. Glossop). H. K i n d e r hit 18 fours in his 103 for Middleton v. Heywood.