Cricket 1914

356 THE WORLD OF CRICKET. J u l y i 8, 1914. GENTLEMEN v. PLAYERS. At the Oval, July 9, 10, and 11. If not absolutely at full strength in the absence of Foster, Douglas, Rhodes, Hirst, and others, the two teams were very powerful. F. T. Mann, A. Jaques, E. C. Kirk, J. C. White, Parsons, and Jeeves made their first appearance in these matches. Hayes captained the Players, and would possibly have preferred to lose the toss, for the wicket was bound to give the bowlers some help at the outset, while it might or might not improve greatly later. He took first innings, and the Players made a bad start. With Kirk bowling at his best and Jaques delivering round the wicket with nearly all his fieldsmen 011 the leg side, Hobbs and Tarrant and Hobbs and Hearne after Tarrant’s departure were completely tied up. Three wickets—and such wickets !—were down for 12, all three out to catches, those by Fender and Warner being really brilliant efforts. The first hour produced only 20 runs ; but then Gunn and Woolley got going, and added 134 in a couple of hours. Woolley’s 78 included 8 fours, and apart from one chance he batted admirably. Gunn was in 2^ hours for his 54, and hit only 4 fours, but played a very fine innings, full of grace and style. Before the fourth wicket fell 146 were on the board ; the next five wickets only added 59, and the end seemed near. But Hitch and Strudwick made a most determined stand. Both hit hard, and both hit well; Hitch collected 12 fours and Strud­ wick 7 ; and in 65 minutes they added 122. Then a fine catch by Robinson, who had to run for the ball, dismissed the fast bowler, and the Players were out for 327, of which the fourth and tenth partner­ ships had made 256 between them. At call of time the Gentlemen were 5 for o. On the second morning Spooner played a delightful innings. He never scored at a great pace, though he was far faster than his partner, Robinson ; but all his strokes were hall-marked ones. The first wicket sent up 60. Jeeves bowled particularly well, and Fry should have been taken off him in the slips first ball, but stayed to help in the addition of 76 before Hearne bowled him. With 136 up for 2 the amateurs appeared well placed ; but now a slump occurred before Hearne and Hitch. Spooner left immediately after Fry, having made 71 in 135 minutes with but one chance ; and 9 wickets were down for 186. Kirk, hitting well, and White, sitting on the splice, made an unexpected stand, and added 51 for the tenth. When the Players batted again the first innings’ slowness was repeated, for it took Hobbs and Tarrant 45 minutes to make 25 runs against Kirk and Jaques—and it was Kirk, not Jaques, who had most to do with keeping Hobbs so quiet. Tarrant left at 31 ; but Hearne and Hobbs added 53. Gunn left at 104; then Hobbs ( 79 *) and Woolley (16*) took the score to 143 unparted before call of time. All three wickets had fallen to Falcon, who in the first innings had been heavily punished. Continuing on Saturday the cracks of Surrey and Kent added in all 126 for the fourth wicket in 90 minutes. Woolley hit 6 fours in his 62. Hobbs was bowled in lashing out to Kirk after 255 minutes at wickets for his 156, which included 21 fours. He gave no actual chance, and his faulty strokes were few and far between. Bowley scored 30 out of the last 45 in 25 minutes, and then Hayes declared, setting the Gentlemen 393 to get for victory. Almost from the outset they were a beaten side, for though Spooner and Robinson put up 35 before the first wicket fell 7 were down for 82. Falcon drove well, and Kirk, hitting out manfully, made 29 of 34 put 011 for the eighth wicket; but the end came at 151, and the Players won by 241 runs. Jeeves again earned golden opinions as a bowler, and by taking the wickets of Spooner and Fry went far to assure his side victory. Hearne, once he had found his length, also troubled the batsmen exceedingly. It was not a good match for the Gentlemen ; but Kirk at least came out of it with great credit. P l a y e r s . First Innings. Hobbs, c White, b Kirk .. .. 6 Tarrant, c Fender, b Jaques .. 4 Heame (J. W.), c Warner, b K irk.. 1 Gunn (G.), c Robinson, b Kirk .. 54 Woolley (F. E.), b Falcon .. .. 78 Parsons, b White . . .. 24 Hayes, c Jaques, b White .. .. 4 Bowley (F. L.), c Robinson, b Kirk 9 Jeeves, b Jaques .. .. .. n Hitch, c Robinson, b Kirk.. .. 68 Strudwick, not out .. .. .. 48 B 12, nb 8 .. .. 20 G e n t l e m e n . First Innings. R. H. Spooner, b Hitch .. .. 71 •Second Innings, c Strudwick, b Jeeves 21 D. C. Robinson, b Jeeves 1 7 c Hitch, b Jeeves .. 13 C. B. Fry, b Hearne 39 c Strudwick, b Jeeves 10 P. F. Warner, b Hitch 10 c Woolley, b Heame.. 0 F. T. Mann, c Bowley, b Hitch 10 b Hearne 5 M. Falcon, b Hearne 1 c Gunn, b Tarrant .. 27 C«. L. Jessop, b Hitch 11 b Hearne 8 P. G. H. Fender, c Hobbs, b Hearne 10 b Hearne 18 A. Jaques, b Hitch 0 b Jeeves 9 E. C. Kirk, run out 40 c Woolley, b Tarrant.. 29 J. C. White, not out 9 not out 5 B 4, lb 8, w 2, nb 5 19 B 3, lb 3.. 6 Total 237 Total 151 P l a y e r s ’ 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 :—Hitch, 25-4-79-5 ; Jeeves, 13-2-3-24-1 ; Tarrant, 5-0-14-0 ; Hearne, 20-1-81-3 ; Woolley, 6-2-20-0. Hitch 3, Hearne 2 nb, Jeeves and Tarrant each a wide. S e c o n d In n in g s :—Hitch, 5-0-27-0 ; Jeeves, 15-3-44-4 ; Tarrant, 6-5-1-24-2 ; Hearne, 9-0-50-4. Umpires :—Brown (T.) and Richardson. YORKSHIRE v. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. At Huddersfield, July 9 and 10. The wicket played far better than had been anticipated, and the home side, winning the toss, batted all day on Thursday. Kilner had the luck to be let off twice in the slips quite early in his innings, and he and Rhodes added 102 after Wilson and Denton had gone cheaply. Rhodes batted 120 minutes, Kilner 105 ; the latter hit a six and 13 fours, his partner 7 fours. But the innings of the day was Hirst’s. He gave no chance at all in a stay of 190 minutes, hit as many as 18 fours, reached his 1,000 for the season, and carried his bat. Oldroyd (whose 10 fours in an innings of 51 might well “ stagger humanity” ) helped him to add 94. Northants never looked like getting 011 terms, and a few minutes’ extension of plav enabled the match to be finished on the second day. In the first innings they lost 6 for 69 ; but Thompson, Wells, and Walden improved the outlook a bit. When they followed on Haywood scored 51 out of 61 for the second wicket in 50 minutes ; William Denton batted 145 minutes for 25 ; but, though six others reached double figures, no one could stay long, and the innings closed for 192. Rhodes brought off five catches at short leg,' and Booth bowled admirably in the first innings. Yorkshire won by an innings and 8 runs. Y o r k s h ir e . 59 79 105 5 i Booth, c W. H. Denton, b Thompson Drake, b Thompson Sir A. W. White, b Thompson Dolphin, b Thompson B 6 , lb 4......................... Rhodes, lbw, b"Smith Wilson (B. B.),* c Haywood, b Thompson Denton (D.), c Smith, b Thompson Kilner, c Haywood, b Smith Hirst, not out .. .. Oldroyd, c Murdin, b Smith 51 Total .. • • 346 Holmes, b Thompson 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 . Wells, 17-6-47-0; Thompson, 46-1-17-110-7 ; Smith, 29-9-79-3; Murdin, 8-1-46-0; East, 10-5-17-0 ; Woolley, 15-2-37-0- N o r th a m p to n s h ir e . First Innings. Second Innings. W. H. Denton, c Rhodes, b Booth.. 1 7 run out 25 Second Innings. J. S. Denton, b Hirst 11 b Drake 3 b Kirk........................ 15 6 Haywood, b Booth 2 c White, b Oldroyd .. 5 i c White, b Falcon .. 8 S. G. Smith, b Booth 1 e Booth, b Oldroyd.. 20 b Falcon 22 Thompson, c Dolphin, b Booth 26 lbw, b Booth 21 c Fender, b Falcon .. 10 Woolley (C. N.), b Hirst 8 c Rhodes, b Booth .. 12 c Jessop, b Kirk 62 East, c Rhodes, b Booth 8 not out 18 c Robinson, b Fender 4 Wells, c Hirst, b Booth 26 b Rhodes 12 Walden, c Rhodes, b Drake • 39 c White, b Rhodes .. 7 not out 30 Buswell, c Rhodes, b Booth 1 c Hirst, b Rhodes ., 0 Murdin, not out 2 c Booth, b Rhodes . 20 Lb 3, nb 2 5 Lb 1, nb 2 3 B 3, lb 2, nb 5 io Total . 146 Total . 192 Total 327 Total (for 6 w., dec.).. 302 G e n t l e m e n ’ s B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . F ir s t I n n in g s ; —Jaques, 19-8-28-2 ; Kirk, 28*1-8-75-5 : White, 25-5-72—2 ; Falcon, 19—0-103-1 ; Fender, 4-0-29-0. Palcon 5 > Kirk 2, White 1 nb. S e c o n d In n in g s :—Kirk, 21*5-6-72-2 ; Jaques, 13-6-32-0 ; Falcon, 19-2-73-3; White, 14-1-59-0 ; Jessop, 2-0-14-0; Fender, 7-0-42-1. Falcon 5 nb. O ld a n d I n t e r e s t in g O il P a in t in g , C r ic k e t M atch a t C a l c u t t a . Size 2 ft. 7 ins. b y 2 ft. Also Coloured Engraving England XI, 18 4 7.— W r i g h t & C o .. 7, Temple Lane, London, E .C . — Advert. Y o r k s h ir e B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . F ir s t In n in g s ; —Booth, 25-2-69-7 ; Hirst, 20-7-57-2 ; Drake, 4*5-2-15-1. S e c o n d In n in g s :—Booth, 12 -1-3 6-2 : Drake, 9 -5-24 -1 ; Rhodes, 25-1-8-68-4 ; Oldroyd, 20-2-53-2 ; Kilner, 4-0-8-0. Booth and Oldroyd each one nb. Umpires :—Barlow and Marlow. F o r Horsham v. Weimar A. Oakes showed brilliant all-round form 011 Saturday. He t<x>k 6 for 33, and then hit up 141*—one six, 24 fours included. K. A. H ig g s , who has been scoring so heavily for Haywards Heath this season, made 102 v. Brook House (Ardingley). F if t e e n fours in an innings of 69— A. S Blew, South Saxons v, Eastbourne United Banks, July 11.