Cricket 1914

A u g u s t 8, 1914. THE WORLD OF CRICKET. 4 i 5 KEN T v. SURREY. A t Blackheath, July 30 and 31, August 1. Enthusiasm ran high over this match, and big crowds gathered. Kent brought in A. P. D ay and D. W. Carr instead of Fairservice and Fielder, and Surrey •substituted E. C. Kirk for Platt. On a splendid wicket the home .side started well. In rather less than an hour and a half Humphreys -and Hardinge put up 118 for the first wicket. Hardinge was out at 147 for a chanceless 86 (13 fours). Woolley and Seymour added 46, Seymour and Day 54. Seymour made his 66 (8 fours) in 100 minutes. D ay’s 55, another excellent innings, occupied 95 minutes, and he hit 7 fours. The ball from Hitch which bowled him sent a bail flying fifty yards or so. The total was the capital one of 349, Huish making a useful contribution towards the finish. In the 40 minutes left for play Hobbs and Hayward put up 57 unparted. On the Friday they batted in great style. From the outset they seemed at home with the bowling, and at lunch were still together with the score 202— Hobbs 116, Hayward 86. Before Hobbs was out 32 more had been added. The crack made his 122 in a trifle under 3 hours, gave nothing like a chance, and hit a five and 14 fours. Hayward was in a quarter of an hour longer. His display too was free from fault, and quite in his best form. It included 16 fours. Knight and Ducat, though never mastering the bowling as their two great predecessors had done, added 68 for the fourth wicket. Abel helped the Oxonian to put on 74 for the seventh. At the close Knight was 105*, Hitch, who had slammed merrily, 31*, and the total 488 for 7. Knight left without adding a run on Saturday ; he batted 220 minutes, gave no chance, and hit 13 fours. Hitch and he had put on 56 in 40 minutes. The total of 509 left Kent 160 in arrears. Humphreys left early ; but Hardinge and Seymour made an excellent stand of 107 for the second wicket, and Hardinge and Woolley added 61 for the third. Hardinge’s 88 (made in 135 minutes and including 11 fours) and Woolley’s 56 •(75 minutes, 9 fours) were both capital innings. When the sixth wicket fell at 235— only 75 on— Surrey looked to have a chance of •an outright win ; but Hubble and Troughton batted steadily, and b y the time rain came on (5 o’clock) that chance had practically disappeared. They took first innings’ points, of course. It was a ,great match throughout, both sides playing finely. K e n t . First Innings. Second Innings. Humphreys, c Fender, b Hitch .. 45 b Hitch .. .. 1 -Hardinge, c Wilkinson, b Kirk .. 86 c & b Abel .. . • 88 Seymour (Jas.), c Strudwick, b Abel 66 b Abel .. .. 46 Woolley (F. E.), c. & b Fender .. 24 c Strudwick, b K irk..56 A . P. Day, b Hitch .. .. 55 c Strudwick, b Hitch 28 Hubble, b Hitch .. .. . . 1 8 n otou t .. .. 23 Jennings, b Hitch .. .. .. o c Harrison, b Hitch .. o L. H. W. Troughton, c Abel, b Hitch 9 b Fender .. .. 10 Huish, not out .. .. 29 not out .. .. o D. W. Carr, c Hayward, b Abel .. 2 .Blythe, b Fender .. .. .. 2 13 Lb 2, nb 6 .. 8 Total 349 Total (for 7 wkts.) 260 S u r r e y 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, 27-3-105-5 ; Kirk, 28-5-96-1 ; Fender, T9-3-2-91-2 ; Abel, 11-2-44-2. Kirk, 1 wide, 2 nb ; Hitch 1 nb. S e c o n d I n n i n g s : — Hitch, 24-4-69-3 ; Kirk, 20-3-5-76-1 ; Fender, 17-3-64-1 ; Abel, 13-3-41-2 ; Wilkinson, 4-2-2-0. Hitch bowled 4 nb, Kirk and Fender one each. S u r r e y . Hayward, c Blythe, b Wool­ ley Hobbs, b Day Harrison, c Huish, b Day .. D. J. Knight, b Blythe Ducat, c Day, b Jennings .. •C. T. A. Wilkinson, lbw, b Day P. G. H. Fender, b Day 122 122 105 35 Abel-(W . J.), c Hardinge, b Blythe .. .. •. 33 Hitch, run out .. .. 43 E. C. Kirk, st Huish, b Woolley .. .. .. 9 Strudwick, not out .. .. o B 8, lb 8, w 1 . . 1 7 Total .. .. 509 K e n t B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . Day, 35-4-115-4; Blythe, 4 14 -11-8 5 -2 ; Carr, 28-1-134-0; Woolley, 36-10-99-2; Humphreys, 15-2-46-0; Jennings, 3-0-13-1. "Woolley one wide. Umpires : Brown and Richardson. TENN IS COURT BORDER NETS, good colour, especiallv prepared with strong line attached to net at top and bottom ; easy to erect or take away ; will not rot, can be left out in all weathers ; 25 yds. by 2 yds., 6s. 6d. ; by 3 yds., 7s. 6d. ; by 4 yds., 9s. 6d. ; any size made. Standards for same, 10 ft. high, is. each. Garden Netting, 30 sq. yds. for is. Orders over 5s. carriage paid. List of Fancy Tents free. Write for FLAG List.— H. J. GASSON, Net Works, Rye. ARM Y TENTS, suitable for gardens, cricket or camping out, 40 ft. round, with pegs, poles, lines, mallet, etc., complete ; tent bag included, 35s. each ; specially selected, 37s. 6d. ; cheaper kinds k ep t; list free, stout Waterproof Canvas Floors for same, 12s. 6d. each.— H. J GASSON, Government Contractor, R y e — Advert. SUSSEX v. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. At Hove, July 30 and 31, August 1. A. D. Denton, younger brother of the twins, appeared in the Northants eleven for the first time, displacing Murdin. The home side were below full strength, for besides Robert Relf they lacked H. L. Wilson, Woodroffe, and Norman Holloway. A. K. Wilson, Ernest Relf, and Roberts came in. Only 3 wickets fell 011 the Thursday, the total being 435 at close of play. .John and W'illiam Denton, scoring far more freely than usual, sent up 145 in 105 minutes. Haywood and Sydney Smith added 100 for the third wicket, the former making his 57 in 85 minutes and hitting 2 sixes and 6 fours. With Thompson and Smith together, the bowlers could make no impression at all, and 180 more were added in 135 minutes before close of play. Forty more were put on on Friday, taking the partnership to 220, and then Smith left. He made his brilliant 177 in 4 hours, hit a six and 21 fours, and gave only one chance, and that not easy, at 55. Thompson batted 3 hours for his 73. East and A. D. Denton had put on 67, without undue hurry, when-the closure was applied. Jupp, missed at 16, made 50 in an hour when Sussex batted ; but the older members of the side did little till Cox helped A. K. Wilson to add 41. The association of the old Brightonian and Ernest Relf produced a better resistance, and the score was 228 for 7 at close of play. On Saturday young Relf was soon out ; but Wilson, who had a life at 21, carried his bat for 78. Sussex followed on 288 in arrears. Jupp exercised restraint this time, batting 140 minutes for 56 ; but Albert Relf was bent on hitting, and his 44 (of 53 while in) included 3 sixes and 3 fours. A very plucky stand by Ernest Relf and Street, who had to play themselves in more than once on account of interruptions by rain, helped to save Sussex ; but the rain had most to do with robbing Northants of anything more than first innings’ points. The Midland side’s captain, with 177 and 9 for 153 in the match, played great all-round cricket. N o r t h a m p t o n s h i r e . A. D. Denton, not out East, not out Total (for 6 wkts., d ec.).. 557 Wells, W’alden, and Buswell did not bat. W. K. Denton, c Street, b Vincett .. .. • • 71 J. S. Denton, c Jupp, b Relf (E. H.) .........................74 Haywood, b Bowley .. 57 S. G. Smith, c Wilson, b Roberts '. . .. .. 177 Thompson, cChaplin, b Roberts .. .. 73 Woolley (C. N.), c Street, b Roberts .. .. .. 4 S u s s e x B o w l e r s ’ A n a l y s is . Vine, 11-0-38-0; Jupp, 11-2-44-0; Bowley, 10-4-2 7-1 ; Relf (A. E.), 22-7-53-0 ; Vincett, 26-7-64-1 ; Cox, 10-2-72-0 ; Roberts, 25-4-90-3; Chaplin, 10-0-35-0; Relf (E. H.), 21-5-6 4-1; Wilson, 9-0-42-0. Jupp one wide, 2 nb. S u s s e x . First Innings. Bowley (E. H.), b Thompson .. 12 Jupp, c Buswell, b Smith .. .. 50 Relf (A. E.), c Thompson, b Smith 12 H. P. Chaplin, c Buswell, b Wells Vine, c Thompson, b Smith A. K. Wilson, not out Vincett, c J. S. Denton, b Smith Cox, b Smith Relf (E. H.), c Woolley, b Smith Street, c Smith, b Thompson Roberts, b Thompson Lb 7, w 1, nb 1 Total Second Innings, c Walden, b Smith .. 27 c East, b Smith .. 56 b East .. .. 44 13 b Thompson .. .. 4 17 lbw, b Thompson .. 1 78 cEast, b Smith .. 12 7 lbw, b East .. .. 3 25 cWells, b East ' .. 5 36 not out .. .. 22 o b Thompson .. .. 26 10 not out .. .. o 9 B 1, lb 3, w 1, nb 6 11 .. 269 Total (for 9 wkts.) 211 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, 2 0 - 4 - 7 5 - 1 ; Thompson, 3 1 *1 - 3 - 8 5 - 3 ; Smith, 4 1 - 1 5 - 6 6 - 6 ; East, 1 6 - 8 - 1 8 - 0 ; J. S. Denton, 2 - 0 - 6 - 0 ; Woolley, 5 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 . J. S. Denton 1 wide, Wells 1 nb. S e c o n d I n n i n g s :— Wells, 7-0-21-0 ; East, 17-4-39-3 ; Smith, 31-10-87-3 ; Woolley, 4-1-10-0 : Thompson, 18-8-43-3. East 3 nb, W'ells, 2, Thompson 1 ; Woolley 1 wide. Umpires : Flowers and Moss. L e o n a r d O l i v e r , who was missed by Derbyshire at Taunton, scored 89 for Glossop v. Oldham on Saturday. Alonzo Drake made a level century, not out, for Honley v. Linthwaite. M.C.C. on Saturday put out East Gloucestershire at Cheltenham for 24, Lee (Middlesex) taking 7 for 9, and Walter Mead 4 for 7. C. L. S t . J. T u d o r , the old Eastbourne College boy, who has played for Sussex and is a lieutenant in the A.S.C., scored three centuries in military cricket during the eight days from July 25 to August 1, inclusive. C. C. M o r r i s and J. K . Garrigues, of the Haverford Team, turned out for Southgate last Friday, and Morris scored 107 before retiring. T h e 1st Coldstream Guards appear to have a hefty batsman in Cor­ poral Roderick, who scored a couple of centuries for them last week. He hit a six and 14 fours in his 122 v. n th Hussars.