Cricket 1914

338 THE WORLD OF CRICKET. J u l y i i , 1914. LANCASHIRE v. SURREY. By G. A. B r o o k in g . At Old Trafford, July 4, 6, and 7. A. H. Hornby may not be an ideal captain, but he possesses qualifications quite out of the ordinary for that position. He is bold and fearless, often prone to experiment by inviting his opponents to bat after he himself has won the toss, and I admire him for these qualities. The majority of captains in­ variably take first innings when they have guessed the spin of the coin correctly, but Hornby is an exception to the rule. It is true that his side sometimes suffers, but it adds a spice to the game to see a skipper with some initiative, who will swerve off the beaten track in the interest of the team. In Huddleston’s benefit match he won the toss, gambled on the wicket’s improving, sent Surrey in first on the Saturday, and by Tuesday night had the mortification of witnessing his eleven lose by an innings—and such is the game of cricket! My opinion is that the ground was too dry when the game started for the wicket really to favour the bowlers ; on the other hand, it may have been that owing to the smart breeze that rippled over the ground, although the sun was shining, the wicket was never really difficult ; that is, the action of the wind partly nullified that of the sun. In passing, I should like to correct a fallacy which still exists that all wet wickets are difficult. Five out of six wet pitches play quite easily ; it is only a gluey subsoil that makes a wet wicket difficult, unless, of course, the sun pours down ; then the ball will almost talk ! Surrey have much to thank Hayward and Hobbs for, and their play was branded with the hall-mark of excellence ; all the same, Hornby might have changed the bowling before the score had reached 58, for the two batsmen seemed absolutely played in ere the half- century had been reached, and why Sharp and Makepeace were not allowed to send down an over or two on Saturday, when Surrey compiled 371 for 5, was very puzzling. Sharp and Makepeace are by no means the best bowlers at the skipper’s command, but they are very useful at times. Hayes made some of his usual daring pulls. His 103 (which, it would seem, ought really to have been 99, for the captains agreed that a four should count to him which had been signalled as extras by the umpire) lasted about 3 hours; Ducat made his 87 in 145 minutes. Hobbs and Hayward put up 131 for the first wicket, and Ducat and Hayes added 181 for the fourth. Ducat’s success was most popular ; he showed splendid form. Huddleston took 4 of the last 5 wickets on Monday morning for only 15 runs. Lancashire struggled hard on Monday and Tuesday, but could not avert the inevitable, though Spooner showed all his old grace and skill. Makepeace and Sharp, usually very reliable, played sparkling cricket together in the first innings, but Lancashire were always fighting the wicket as well as their opponents. It was a disappointing game judged from the Palatine standpoint ; but Surrey have usually given us something to think about, even in the old days when Walter Read made his never-to- be-forgotten 247. Praise is due to Smith and Rushby for their deadly bowling. S u r r e y . M. C. Bird, c Tyldesley (J.), b Huddleston .. .. 3 Smith (W. C.), b Huddleston 6 Strudwick, not out .. 4 Rushby, b Huddleston .. 7 B 19, lb 9, w 1 .. 29 Total .. .. 393 Hayward, c Sharp, b Tvldes- ley (J.) .. .. .. 76 Hobbs, b Whitehead .. 64 Hayes, c Huddleston, b Heap 103 Harrison, b Huddleston .. 5 Ducat, b Huddleston .. 87 P. G. H. Fender, b Tyldesley .(J.) ............................ 8 Hitch, b Huddleston .. 1 L a n c a s h ir e B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . Huddleston, 50*2-15-98-6; 48-9-110-1 ; Whitehead, 22-5-68 Tyldesley (Jas.), 22-1-88-2. Tyldesley one wide. L a n c a s h ir e . First Innings. R. H. Spooner, c Hitch, b Ru< Makepeace, b Fender Tyldesley (J. T.), c & b Smith Sharp, c Fender, b Smith .. Tyldesley (E.), c & b Smith Heap, c Strudwick, b Rushby A. H. Hornby, run out H. G. Garnett, b Rushby .. Tyldesley (Jas.), lbw, b Smith Huddleston, b Smith Whitehead (R.), not out Leg-byes : KENT II v. LINCOLNSHIRE. At Town Mailing, July 6 and 7. Neither side was at full strength, Lincolnshire lacking W. E. Thompson, their captain, and Kent being without Weigall and others. Favoured by the luck of the toss, the visitors were on top throughout, and won in the end by the substantial margin of 105 runs. A ninth wicket stand by Kitchen and Mantle in their first innings and Broughton’s bowling were the chief factors in this result. Dutnall and Freeman were the only Kent men who showed to much advantage. L in c o l n s h ir e . First Innings. C. J. Nevile, b Freeman W. Rose, lbw, b Freeman .. .; Day, c Hickmott, b Douglas Broughton, c Colquhoun, b Douglas T. Marper, b Freeman S. W. Curtis, b Douglas Riley, lbw, b Freeman H. G. Nevile, c Freeman, b Douglas J. E. Kitchen, c Powell, b Freeman F. B. Mantle, not out Capt. Cliffe, c Powell, b Tuff Extras Total • .. First Innings. J. C. Colquhoun, b Riley .. Dutnall, c and b Broughton L. M. Powell, c C. J. Nevile, b Riley C. P. Johnstone, run out Hickmott, c and b Broughton C. K. Douglas, lbw, b Day Ashdown, lbw, b Broughton F. N. Tuff, c Kitchen, b Broughton A. F. Leach-Lewis, b Broughton ... Freeman, b Broughton Smith (A.), not out .. Extras Total STAFFORDSHIRE v. DURHAM. At Stoke, July 6 and 7. This was a bowlers’ game, although the home side, with first innings, made a decent score. Durham were always struggling for runs. Bames was deadly in their first innings, and in their second E. J. Johnson had a most remarkable analysis. No one could get him away ; two-thirds of his overs were maidens ; and his seven wickets cost exactly a run each ! Staffordshire won by an innings and 69 runs, and have up to the present enjoyed a series of triumphs. S t a f f o r d s h ir e . >y 1 Second Innings, b Smith 45 .. 51 c Bird, b Rushby 34 .. 30 b Fender 8 .. 50 c Strudwick, b Smith 23 3 lbw, b Smith 1 .. 20 c Fender, b Smith 0 4 absent, hurt — 26 b Rushby 22 21 c sub, b Smith 4 4 b Rushby 7 1 not out 6 5 B 20, lb 5 25 .. 216 Total 175 Second Innings. 18 b Freeman 1 7 25 c Colquhoun, b Tuff.. 13 28 b Hickmott 0 0 b Freeman 9 0 not out 2 3 c Douglas, b Freeman 3 0 st Leach-Lewis, b Free­ man 2 4 b Freeman 26 59 st Leach-Lewis, b Free­ man 6 27 c Tuff, b Hickmott .. 9 4 lbw, b Tuff 0 28 Extras 13 196 Total IOO II. Second Innings. 15 lbw, b Broughton . . 9 36 c Mantle, b Broughton 4 13 b Day 12 b Day .. .. 0 0 b Broughton v 8 16 b Broughton 5 7 c Rose, b Day 8 3 x Rose, b Day 5 9 c Rose, b Day 1 7 3 c Cliffe, b Broughton 0 2 not out 5 8 Extras 3 124 Total 6 7 Nichols, c Hendren, b Morris 2 J. J. Awty, b Hendren .. 41 Barnes, lbw, b Harry .. 10 J. S. Heath, run out .. 27 W. H. Twigg, c Hudson, b Hendren .. 16 B. Meakin, c Buckett, b Hendren .. .. 20 J. Ankers, c Hudson, b Harry 7 C. H. Campbell, c Harry, b Hudson Wilson (G. A.), c Bradford, b Hudson H. Dearing, not out E. J. Johnson, lbw, b Hendren Extras Total 3 & 3 7 2 22 193 Morris, D u r h a m B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . 19-3-41-1 ; Harry, 21-3-50-2 ; Hendren, 18-2-51-4 ; Total S u r r e y B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . F ir s t In n in g s :—Smith, 37-15-71-5 ; Rushby, 25-6-83-3 ; Fender, 1 7 - 1-57 - i. S e c o n d I n n in g s :—Smith, 32-13-57-5 ; Rushby, 26-4-67-3 ; Fender, 9-3-25-1 ; Hitch, 3-2-1-0. Umpires : Blake and Harrison. Buckett, 2-0- 7-0 ; Hudson, 6^1-22-2. D u r h a m . First Innings. T. A. Bradford, b Wilson .. .. 6 Second Innings, c Ankers, b Johnson.. 24 Hendren ( D . ), b Bames 16 lbw, b Johnson 9 A. F. Maynard, c Awty, b Bames.. 0 b Johnson 0 R. H. Callender, c Nichols, b Bames 11 b Bames 0 H. L. Dales, c Awty, b Bames 8 b Johnson 6 F. W. Burgoyne Johnson, b Barnes 2 b Johnson 0 R. P. Hudson, c Awty, b Barnes .. 2 b Johnson 2 Harry, c Awty, b Bames 1 c Heath, b Barnes .. 0 E. B! Proud, b Wilson 11 b Bames 2 Morris, not out 4 b Johnson 0 WT. Buckett, b Barnes 2 not out 2 Extras 6 Extras 10 Total 69 Total 55 S t a f f o r d s h ir e B o w l e r s F ir st I n n in g s :—Barnes, 22*5-10-33 ’ A n a l y s is . 1-8 ; W’ilson, 22-10-29-2 ; O n a very tricky pitch St. Luke’s (Woodside) beat Beckenham Invicta—71 to 33. E. Phillips (24) and W. Carter (7 for 12) did good work for the winners. Johnson, 2-1-1-0. S e c o n d I n n in g s : —Johnson, 15-10-7-7 ; Heath, i 6-1-2-10-3. Bames 1 nb. -1-28-0; Barnes,