Cricket 1914

A u g u s t 8, 1914. THE WORLD OF CRICKET. 417 CHELTENHAM v. H A ILE Y BU R Y . At Lord’s, July 31 and August 1. In the third match of the week Cheltenham had all the best of the opening day’s play. Lightfoot gave no chance in making his 120 ; he was in nearly 3’i hours ; but that he hit well when the right ball (from his standpoint) for hitting came along is shown by his 14 fours. Taylor, the Captain, a forcing left-hander, helped him to add 96 for the fifth wicket. Haileybury had one wicket down for 90 before close of play. On Saturday they just failed to save the follow-on, and a bad start— 3 down for 2 3 - in their second innings put them in jeopardy, but Hake, Thorne, and Bolton played up so well that when rain stopped the game at 4.45 they were fairly on terms with their rivals. C h e l t e n h a m . First Innings. G l o u c e s t e r s h ir e . Second Innings. C. A. H. Hillier, b Lawson . G. S. Lightfoot, st Heath, b Hake ............................ H. L. H. Du Boulay, lbw, b Thome J. A. Sanger, st Heath, b Hake G. E. Livock, st Heath, b Hake G. P. B. Taylor, b Dibdin .. C. B. Matthews, b Vincent.. 26 24 N. A. Coxwell-Rogers, c Dib­ din, b Vincett .. .. 13 C. B. Robertson, b Dibdin .. 5 N. Birtwistle, c & b Dibdin 1 K. M. Leslie-Smith, not out 1 Extras .. .. 42 Total o 59 33 H a i l e y b u r y . 33 i First Innings. Second Innings. W. J. Malden, b Birtwistle 21 b Matthews 5 G. C. Thorne, c Lightfoot, b Robert­ son 59 not out 64 W. H. G. Heath, c Livock, b Robert­ son 43 c Taylor, b Leslie- Smith 5 B. E. Baker, b Robertson 0 H. D. Hake, b Leslie Smith 7 c Du Boulay, b Leslie- Smith 45 E. F. Bolton, b Matthews 11 c Taylor, b Sanger .. 58 G. M. Baker, run out 26 b Robertson 3 G. L. Butler, c Sanger, b Robertson 21 not out 3 H. B. Vincent, b Matthews 0 D. H. Dibdin, not out 5 C. D. N. Lawson, b Matthews 11 Extras 25 Extras 21 Total 229 Total (for 5 wkts.) 204 GLOUCESTERSH IRE v. SOMERSET. At Bristol, August 3 and 4. A very busy first day’s cricket was got through on a pitch that always helped the bowlers. In the course of it 21 wickets fell for 213 runs. F. B. Roberts came into the home team for the first time this season ; C. S. Barnett reappeared, and Cranfield was happily available. Somerset had Sidney Rippon, Bisgood, and Chidgey instead of Shuldham, Hyman, and Newton. The Gloucestershire bowling proved very difficult to get away, that of Cranfield, though he did not get a wicket, especially so. Dudley Rippon batted 95 minutes for his 19, and Braund carried his bat for a valuable 28. When the home side went in White bowled splendidly. Langdon’s wicket alone was not captured by him, and Langdon was run out. Jessop made 25 in 18 minutes, and Roberts 20 in 95. Somerset, batting again, lost Braund, and were 20 for 1 at the close. The play was marked by several really fine catches, Roberts and Bridges distinguishing themselves in this line. On the Tuesday only Johnson could do much with the Gloucestershire bowling on a wicket still further affected by a heavy storm, and the innings closed for 105, leaving the home side 77 to get for victory. From the outset they were in difficulties with White, who again bowled finely. Four wickets, including those of Jessop and Sewell, weredowrnfor 15. But Barnett stayed, and, after a desperate struggle,the home sidepulled through by a single wicket. S o m e r s e t . First Innings. A. D. E. Rippon, b Jessop .. 19 A. S. E. Rippon, c Parker, b Dennett 15 P. R. Johnson, c Jessop, b Dennett 6 B. L. Bisgood, c Langdon, b Dennett o Braund, not out .. .. 28 E. S. M. Poyntz, c Roberts, b Jessop 2 Robson, c Smith, b Dennett .. 4 P. P. Hope, c Dipper, b Dennett .. o J. C. White, lbw, b Dennett .. 5 Bridges, b Jessop .. .. .. o Chidgey, b Jessop .. .. .. o c Sewell, b Parker ..13 Leg-byes .. .. .. 3 B 2, lb 2, nb 1 .. 5 Second Innings, st Smith, b Parker .. b Dennett c Jessop, b Dennett .. lbw, b Dennett c Dennett, b Cranfield st Smith, b Dennett., run-out st Smith, b Dennett., c Smith, b Jessop not out c Sewell, b Parker Total 82 Total 105 Langdon, run out 7 c & b Robson 12 Dipper, c Braund, b White 5 c & b White 3 C. O. H. Sewell, b White .. 9 c & b White 2 F. B. Roberts, c Bridges, b White. 2 0 c Bisgood, b White .. 0 G. L. Jessop, st Chidgey, b W'hite. 25 st Chidgey, b W h ite.. 4 C. S. Barnett, c Bisgood, b White. 1 not out 32 Smith (T. J.), b White 10 b D. Rippon 13 Cranfield, c Hope, b White 0 run out 0 M. A. Green, c Braund, b White . 1 7 run out I Parker, c Robson, b White 3 not out 0 Dennett, not out 4 b White 5 B 8, lb 1, nb 1 10 B 4, lb 1 5 Total h i Total (for 9 wkts.) 77 S o m e r s e t 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 :— White, 23-4-8-46-9; Robson, 15-3-38-0; A . D. E. Rippon, 8-4-17-0. White one nb. S e c o n d I n n i n g s : — White, 18-1-6-32-5 ; Robson, 9-1-26-1 ; A . D. E. Rippon, 9-2-14-1. Umpires : Butt and Street. NORFOLK v. HERTFORD SH IRE. At Lakenham, Norwich, August 3 and 4. Thanks to a well-hit 86 by Popham, and some good bowling by the Falcon brothers and Watson, the home side had all the best of the first day’s play. Titch­ marsh played up in great style for his side ; but the rest did very little indeed, and Herts narrowly saved the follow-on. N. J. Cox bowled capitally for them. Falcon played a fine innings in Norfolk’s second ; but Herts, set with the heavy sum of 313 for victory, played up in such fine form that at the finish the draw was not greatly in Norfolk’s favour, though the East Anglian side deserved the first innings’ points they secured. First Innings. M. Falcon, b Shelford R. W. Thurgar, b N. J. Cox G. A. Stevens, b N. J. Cox R. F. Popham, c Titchmarsh T. Cox E. J. Fulcher, b N. J. Cox A. R. Hudson, b Burton J. H. Falcon, b N. J. Cox .. F. W. Hale, run out Watson, b N. J. Cox Falconer, b N. J. Cox Gibson, not out Extras Total H e r t f o r d 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 :— Coleman, 8-2-19-0 ; N. J. Cox, 22-2-3-86-7 ; Burton, 22-3-45-2 ; Shelford, 5-1-23-1 ; Marsh, 4-1-19-0. Cox 3 nb. S e c o n d I n n i n g s :— N. J. Cox, 9-0-49-1 ; Burton, 19-1-73-4 ; Coleman, 6-0-20-0; Marsh, 11-0-45-2 ; Shelford, 5-1-15-3. H e r t f o r d s h i r e . N o r f o l k . • • 23 Second Innings, c & b Shelford 95 0 c Titchmarsh, b Burton 0 6 c Titchmarsh, b Burton 19 , b N . .. 86 b Marsh 42 •• 34 c Etheridge, b Marsh 15 3 c Titchmarsh, b Burton 13 • • 15 c Marsh, b N . J. Cox 0 0 b Burton 5 0 c Coleman, b Shelford 12 6 not out 2 . . 19 c & b Shelford I 1 1 Extras ., I I .. 203 Total 213 First Innings. S. G. Etheridge, b M. Falcon .. 1 Golding, c Fulcher, b M. Falcon .. 2 C. H. Titchmarsh, b J. H. Falcon.. 59 E. S. Household, b M. Falcon .. o L. G. Hosier, c Thurgar, b M. Falcon 6 G. Cox, b Watson .. .. .. 8 Coleman, c Fulcher, b J. H. Falcon 16 W. H. Marsh, c Stevens, b Watson 1 N. J. Cox, b J. H. Falcon .. .. 1 Burton, c Falconer, b Watson .. 6 Shelford, not out .. .. .. 2 Extras .. .. .. 2 Total .. .. 104 Second Innings, b Watson .. *.. 92 run out .. .. o run out .. .. 4 7 not out .. .. 53 b Watson .. .. 14 lbw, b Falconer .. 2 c Fulcher, b Falconer 31 b M.. Falcon .. .. o b M. Falcon .. .. 16 not out .. .. o Extras .. .. 19 Total (for8 wkts.) 274 N o r f o l k 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, 10-3-28-4; Falconer, 11-5-20-0 ; Watson, 10-5-1-33-3 ; J. H. Falcon, 9-3-21-3. M. Falcon 3 nb. S e c o n d I n n i n g s :— M . Falcon, 19-3-82-2 ; Watson, 15-3-60-2 ; Falconer, 24-8-62-2 ; J. H. Falcon, 5-2-15-0 ; Hudson, 3-0-18-0 ; Fulcher, 8-2-18-0. M. Falcon 4 nb, Fulcher 3, J. H. Falcon 2, Hudson 1. G l o u c e s t e r 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 : — Dennett, 31-13-36-6; Cranfield, 12-7-9-0; Jessop, 19 - 5 - 5 - 34 - 4 - S e c o n d I n n i n g s : — Dennett, 36-23-32-5; Cranfield, I 7 - 5 - 35 - 1 ; Jessop, 7-4-7-1 ; Parker, 12-5-26-2. Parker one nb. To what extent county cricket can go on in the present state of affairs is doubtful. But some significance may be attached to the facts that Rvde v. M.C.C. has been cancelled, that the Old Cliftonians have abandoned their tour, and that the Yorkshire Gentlemen have had to declare games off. There are arguments pro and con., of coursc* Men might be much worse employed than in playing cricket or wratch- ing it, even at a time when the country is face to face with the biggest crisis of a hundred years. But might they not be better employed ?