Cricket 1914

J u l y 4 , 1914. THE WORLD OF CRICKET. 309 BEDFORDSHIRE v. SUFFOLK. On the Elstow School Ground, near Bedford, June 24 and 25. Suffolk made their highest total for some time past, and Penfold's 84 must be very nearly, if not quite, his biggest innings for the.county. R. H. King bowled capitally. His brother and Graham put up a good first wicket stand : but of the rest only Sutherland and Apthorp did anything, the skipper being 29* on Wednesday evening, when the •home side were 88 behind with one wicket to go. On Thursday Grierson stayed while the old Malvernian hit out, and after all Beds were only 39 behind. Paffard, Trevor, and Magnay all batted well in Suffolk's second : but the more experienced batsmen of the side slumped when YV. E King was put on, and the home side were left with only 192 to get for victory—quite enough, but a far smaller number than had at one time looked likely. W. E. King and Graham made a fair start ; but four wickets were down pretty cheaply. Then Grierson, Gutteridge, and Apthorp played up in determined fashion, and Beds won an interesting and fluctuating game by 3 wickets. Penfold, with top score of the match and 11 wickets for 190, deserved a better fate than to be on the losing side. S u f f o l k . First Innings. Second Innings. R. D. Paffard, b R. H. King .. 57 c Apthorp, b Graham 42 G. W. English, b Grierson .. .. 11 st Apthorp, b W. E. King .. .. 9 I. Forrest, b R. H. King .. .. 27 c Gutteridge, b R. H. King .. .. 1 E. Godley, c Joyce, b R. H. King .. 2 b W. E. King .. 12 O. Mortimer, c Gutteridge, b R. H. King .. . . . . .. o b W. E. King .. o Penfold, c Grierson, b R. H. King.. 84 b Durrent .. .. 4 F. L. Titchmarsh, c Graham, b R. H. King .. .. .. 14 not out .. .. 1 P. S. Trevor, b Graham .. .. 37 run out .. .. 32 M. C. Clodd, lbw, b Graham .. 9 b W. E. King .. 2 B. C. Lake, not out .. .. 8 lbw, b Durrant .. 1 C. R. Magnay, run out .. .. 9 c Apthorp, b W. E. King .. .. 44 Extras .. .. . . 1 8 Extras .. .. 6 Total .. 276 Total Total 239 Total (for 7 w.’ 194 S u f f o l k B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s i s . F i r s t I n n i n g s :—Penfold, 3 2 -7 -10 9 -7 ; English, 25*1-6-75-2 ; Titchmarsh, 7-0-29-1 ; Mortimer, 1-0-16-0. S e c o n d I n n i n g s : —Pcnfold, 24 -5-8 1-4 ; English, 18 5 -3 -6 3 -1 ; Titchmarsh, 5-0 -27-1 ; Paffard, 1-0-14-0. T h e r e were some good bowling feats too. Day took 7 for 45 (Leek v. Burslem), Nichols 6 for 27 (Stoke v. Oldfields), and Albert Cook 5 for 32 (Burslem v. Leek). L a n c a s h ir e League matches were mostly interfered with by rain. A. VV. Pewtress (Lancashire II) made 84 for Rawtenstall v. Nelson, and G. Ashworth took 7 for 22. This game was finished, Nelson making only 69, which number Pewtress and Leach hit off in less than 40 minutes. I n Yorkshire Council matches Crawford took 7 for 25 (Hull v. Sheffield), N. Haigh 6 for 49 (Cleckheaton v. Batley), and Emsley 6 for 49 (Bowling Old Lane v. Skipton). At South Shields, June 24 and 25. The home side had all the best of the opening day’s play, holding an advantage of 78 runs on the first innings. Of their earlier batsmen Hendren alone did much ; but after 5 wickets had gone cheaply Harry, formerly of Lancashire, and R. H. Callender, a Cambridge man, made a capital stand. On the Thursday Lincolnshire looked like being beaten in an innings, for 9 were out for ;i ; but C. J. Nevile (the acting captain), joining William­ son at this juncture, actually hit up 46 in a quarter of an hour, the tenth wicket stand yielding 56 in that time. Harry followed up his good innings by some excellent bowling, and till Nevile’s advent no one played him easily. Durham won by 8 wickets. L i n c o l n s h i r e . First Innings. Second Innings. E. Pullein, c Adamson, b Harry .. 18 b Morris .. .. 5 J. Kitchen, b Morris .. .. 1 lbw, b Harry.. .. 3 Day, b Hendren . . .. 44 b Morris .. . • 10 Broughton, c Brooks, b Hendren .. 13 b Harry .. .. 2 S. VV. Curtis, b Hendren .. .. o c Squance, b Harry .. 6 S. T. Haddesley, lbw, b Harrv .. 32 b Harry •• •• 8 Riley, b Morris .. .. . . 2 3 b Harry .. .. 16 W. Rose, b Morris .. .. .. 12 b Harry .. •• u C. J. Nevile, b Morris .. .. 4 c Maynard, b Harry.. 46 C. Williamson, b Harry .. .. 7 not out .. .. 12 Capt. Cliffe, not out .. .. o b Morris .. .. o Extras .. .. .» 3 Extras .. .. 8 DURHAM v. LINCOLNSHIRE. Total . - 157 Total .. 127 D u r h a m B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s i s . F ir s t I n n in g s :—Morris, 20*2-5—53—4 ; Harry, 21-6-44-3 ; Adam son, 4-1-7-0 ; Hendren, 8-0-34-3 ; Smith, 3-0-16-0. S e c o n d I n n in g s :—Morris, 18-6-41-3 ; Harry, 20-2-9-64-7 ; Hendren, 3-1-14-0. D u r h a m . First Innings. .. 154 B e d f o r d s h i r e B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s i s . F ir s t I n n in g s :—Durrant, 5-0-13-0 ; Grierson, 20-3-75-1 ; Graham, .29-6-57-2; R. H. King, 20*1-3-81-6; W. E. King, 1-0-14-0 ; Gut­ teridge, 2-0-17-0. S e c o n d I n n in g s :—Grierson, 4-0-20-0 ; Graham, 12-0-35—1 ; R. H. King, 12-3-35-1 ; Durrant, 10*1-4-23-2 ; W. E. King, 9-0-35-5. B e d f o r d s h i r e . First Innings. Second Innings. W. E. King, b Penfold .. .. 30 b English .. .. 18 S. V. Graham, c Titchmarsh, b English .. .. .. .. 54 run out .. .. 25 R. C. Gutteridge, c English, b Penfold .. .. .. 10 not out .. .. 41 F. W. H.Nicholas,cand b Titch­ marsh .. .. .. .. 3 lbw, b Penfold .. 1 Holdstock, b Penfold .. .. 7 st Godley, b Penfold.. 13 H. O. Sutherland, c Clodd, b Penfold 32 c Godley, b Penfold .. 5 J. H. Joyce, c Titchmarsh, b Penfold 9 A. F. Durrant, c English, b Penfold 2 R. H. King, c Clodd,b Penfold .. 6 not out .. .. 16 E. E. Apthorp, b English .. .. 66 c Clodd, b Penfold .. 34 H. Grierson, not out .. .. 10 c Paffard, b Titch­ marsh .. .. 32 Extras .. .. 10 Extras .. .. 9 T. A. Bradford, c Riley, b Day ........................ 9 Hendren (D.), lbw, b Riley.. 40 A. F. Maynard, lbw, b Day 12 H. Brooks, b Day .. .. 3 C. Y. Adamson, b Riley .. 4 Harry, b Riley .. .. 84 R H. Callender, run out .. 43 F. W. Burgoyne Johnson, b Day .. . • •• 3 Morris, c Wilkinson, b Day.. 4 E. L. Squance, not out .. n Smith (T.), c Kitchen, b Day 4 Extras .. .. .. 18 Total . . . . 2 3 5 B a r n e s scored 78* for Porthill Park v. Tunstall, and in other North Staffordshire League matches J. Dickenson made 68 (Crewe Alexandra v. Fenton), and J. Ankers 82* (Silverdale v. Norton). S e c o n d I n n in g s :—T. A. Bradford, not out, 25 ; C. Y. Adamson, b Riley, 1 ; A. F. Maynard, b Riley, 2 ; E. L . Squance, not out, 23— total (for 2 wkts.), 51. L i n c o l n s h ir e B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s i s . F ir s t I n n in g s :—Day, 31*5-9-76-6; Broughton, i 9 - 5 ~ 45 ~? '* Riley, 18-4-51-3; Pullein, 8-1-25-0; Williamson, 4-0-10-0; Curtis, 2-0-10-0. Broughton, 2 nb. S e c o n d I n n in g s :—Day, 6-2-16-0 ; Riley, 6-1-29-2 ; Williamson, 0*3-0-6—0. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE v. YORKSHIRE. At Trent Bridge, June 25, 26, and 27. P. Pearson-Gregory (son of the old Rugby, Oxford, Middlesex, and several other counties’ batsman, T. S. Pearson-Gregory) captained Notts, who except for A. O. Jones’s absence, had their usual side. Yorkshire dropped Birtles and Oldroyd, and tried a fast bowler in Williams. The first day’s play was of rather a quiet type. Notts fared badly at first, losing 5 wickets on a good pitch for 75 runs; but Pearson-Gregory played a capital innings, making 48 in an 80 minutes’ stay, and Payton helped him to add 55 for the sixth wicket. A useful stand by Whysall and Oates put on 47 for the eighth. Yorkshire’s start was even w'orse, for Rhodes, Wilson, and Kilner were all out to Barratt with only 33 on the board. Denton, after a shaky start, hit finely, and Hirst stayed with him while 63 were added. With Denton’s dismissal for 93, made in 115 minutes, and including as many as 15 fours, the day’s play ceased, the score being 142 for 6. On Friday Booth left first ball, and White 9 runs later ; but Drake and Dolphin, aided by faulty fielding, added 38. The total, however, fell short of the home side’s by 14 runs. Barratt bowled in excellent form, his 6 wickets including those of all Yorkshire’s leading batsmen. In their second innings Notts lost 2 for 37. This brought together the brothers Gunn, and together they stayed for a considerable time. George reached his 50 in 80 minutes. In all they added 92, each batting about two hours. Yorkshire were heavily handicapped in the field ; Burton had strained a thigh, and Dolphin wras damaged. Hirst went behind the wicket, and of the Great George in this new role the Sportsman’s representative says : “ There seemed some doubt about John Gunn’s dismissal, but in any event Hirst’s catch at the wicket was inelegant.” This seems a trifle picksome. Hirst is not built on the lines of elegance ; but as he made the catch he will doubtless be able to bear the criticism. Iremonger and Whysall made a stand of 75, and at call of time the total was 273 for 6—Ire­ monger 64*. On Saturday Pearson-Gregory hit out so finely that his stand with the stonewaller realised 86 in 45 minutes. Iremonger then left, having batted about 3^ hours and hit 13 fours. The Army man made his runs at the rate of one per minute. Yorkshire were set 446 to win—a hopeless task. But they were not beaten, though at the finish defeat was nearer than it appeared on paper, for Burton and Dolphiu might not have been able to bat. Rhodes stayed 200 minutes