Cricket 1914

438 THE WORLD OF CRICKET. A u g u s t 15, 1914. C o m m e n t s o n t h e L a n c a s h ir e v . H a m p s h ir e M a t c h . B y G . A . B r o o k in g . I t is an undoubted fa ct th at the Lancastrians are an uncom ­ m only hard side to m aster on the Liverpool enclosure. Leicester­ shire earlier in the season and H ants now have been easily b e a te n ; a sim ilar thing happened in 1913 when Y orkshire and M iddlesex were van q uished ; in 1912 the same sauce w as served ou t to the Australians and South Africans, w ith the M iddlesex gam e w ashed out b y rain ; in 1911 Somersetshir and N orth­ am ptonshire had each to bow the knee ; in 1910 E ssex and Sussex were the victim s, w ith n ext to no p lay a t all versu s D erb ysh ire; 1909 yielded a victo ry each against W arwickshire and Essex, and then the Australians snatched a wonderful game ou t of the fire, principally owing to N oble’s splendid captaincy, though one m ust n ot forget the bow ling of H opkins. Thus of the last 15 m atches played a t A igburth, Lancashire have won 12, drawn 2, and lost 1— figures of significance. In the present gam e both sides batted poorly on the whole, though it is to be adm itted th at the b all required careful watching. John T yldesley and G arnett, in their different styles, played cap­ tiv atin g cricket, the Liverpool am ateur charm ing the sm all array of spectators w ith his crisp, forceful leg hitting, w hilst J. T. showed th at he is b y no means a spent force, his judgm ent in placin g the ball through Jaques’s leg traps being m ost marked. Rem nant, who originally was played in the Hampshire team for his bowling, has developed into a batsm an and— excepting Bow ell— w as the only member of the visitors to shape a t all, M ead, of whom much w as expected, losing his w ickct in the first innings through hitting w ildly a t a good ball from Dean, whilst in the second he failed to trouble the scorers m aterially. Jaques, whose d elivery reminds one of W . H . T aylor of Worcester, was quite the best bow ler of the visitors, though Brown had a better analysis. K ennedy, whose first appearance it was a t A igburth, puzzled J. T. Tyldesley, more than a little w ith his m edium pace right-handers. D ean’s bowling w as quite a feature, and this success should m ean som ething ere the season term inates to the B urnley left-hander. It is a notew orthy fa ct th at four ou t of the eight w ickets he secured during H am pshire’s first innings were from l.b.w . decisions. G arnett w as good behind the w icket, his stumping of Rogers off Parkin reviving memories o f the late R ichard Pilling. ----- ------- The Century List. S a t u r d a y , A u g u s t i . C. T. Burgess, n o , Shepherd’s Bush v. Brixton. M. P. Bajana, 134, Shepherd’s Bush v. Brixton. F. R. D ’O Monro, 109*, The Frogs v. Mr. A. Miller-Hallett’s XI. M o n d a y , A u g u s t 3. G. V. Sturgeon, 101, Lewes Priory v. Eastbourne United Banks. E. T. B. Simpson, 107, Yorkshire Gentlemen v. Eton Ramblers. J. C. Adams, 106, Teddington v. Byfleet. G. H. Vasev, 217*, Old Merchant Taylors v. Woking. F. S. Sutton, 126, Bishop’s Stort'ford v. Mr. W. I. Rowell’s XI. S. Platt, 152, Granville (Lee) v. Lessness Park. H. E. Thomson, 102, Granville (Lee) v. Lessness Park. M. P. Bajana, 121, Shepherd’s Bush v. North London. Hon. F. S. G. Calthorpe, 128*, Walton-on-the-Hill v. Staffordshire Gentlemen. J. N. Buchanan, 106, Charterhouse Friars v. Sussex Martlets. S. Hodson, 103, Bank of England v. Blackheath. T u e s d a y , A u g u s t 4 . J. H. Todd, 100*, Beckenham v. Old Biltonians. G. E. C. Wood, 136, Old Cheltonians v. Market Drayton. W e d n e s d a y , A u g u s t 5. H. Forman, 102*, Somerset Stragglers v. Col. Brittan’s XI. P. P. Hope, 100 (ret.), Somerset Stragglers v. Col. Brittan’s XI. W. N. Roe, 115*, Chetnole Chappies v. Axminster. R. G. Morrison, 130, Charterhouse Friars v. Eastbourne. G. Begbie, 125, Upper Tooting v. Sidmouth. D. I. Mackenzie, 106, Devon Dumplings v. Chiswick Park. T h u r s d a y , A u g u s t 6. G. Howard-Smith, 101*, Free Foresters v. Market Drayton. Rev. E. B. Brutton, 101, Sidmouth v. Upper Tooting. F r i d a y , A u g u s t 7. P. J. Hilleard, n o *, Essex C. & G. v. Loughton. S a t u r d a y , A u g u s t 8. V. J. Woodward, n o *, Chelsea F.C. v. Tottenham Hotspur F.C. H. Bates, 101*, Dalton v. Huddersfield. County, etc., Matches Cancelled. A ug. 5 and 6— D evon v. Dorset. ,, 7 and 8— Dorset v. Bucks. „ 10, 11, 12— Somerset v. N orthants. „ 10 and 1 1 — Lincolnshire v. N orthum berland. ,, 10 and 1 1 — Suffolk v. Beds. „ 10 and 1 1 — Berks v. Bucks. ,, 10 and 11— N orfolk v. Staffordshire. ,, 10 and 11— W iltshire v. Cornwall. ,, 12 and 13— Lincolnshire v. Durham . „ 12 and 13— Berks v. Devon. „ 12 and 13— Cheshire v. N orthum berland. ,, 14 and 15— W iltshire v. Bucks. ,, 14 and 15— Monmouth v. Devon. ,, 17 and 18— W iltshire v. Glam organ. ,, 17 and 18— Beds v. Bucks. ,, 17 and 18— Dorset v. Devon. ,, 19 and 20— Dorset v. W iltshire. „ 19 and 20— Cambs v. Norfolk. ,, 20, 21, 22— Y orkshire v. X I of E ngland (Harrogate). ,, 20 and 21— M .C.C. v. Bucks. „ 21 and 22— D evon C. & G. v. M .C.C. ,, 21 and 22— Dorset v. Berks. „ 24 and 25— Surrey II v. W iltshire. ,, 24 and 25— B ucks v. Berks. ,, 25 and 26— Durham v. M .C.C. „ 26 and 27— Bucks v. Beds. Berkshire, B u cks, D evon, Dorset, N orthum berland, and W iltshire h ave cancelled all fixtures after A ugust 8. C lu b M a t c h e s a n d T o u r s C a n c e lle d . Aug. 7, 8— Lord D ecies’ X I v. Merion (U.S.A.) (Sefton Park B uckingham ). „ 10, 1 1 — Incogniti v. Merion (U.S.A.) (Lord’s). ,, 25, 26, 27— Mr. L . Robinson’s X I v. Merion (U.S.A.) (Old Buckenham ). W ickford W eek (Aug. 10—15). B and of Brothers (all matches). H arlequins’ Tour (Aug. 17-28). M ote C.C. (all m atches). O ld E astbournians’ Tour (Aug. 10 -15). Incogniti W estern Tour. W est H erts W anderers’ K en t Tour. M .C.C. D evon Tour. R yd e v. M .C.C. H yth e v. Free Foresters. Sussex M artlets (all matches). O ld D ovorians’ D orset Tour. H .A .C . (all matches). Lew es P riory W eek (Aug. 10—15). C ryptics’ M idland Tour. E ssex C. & G. v. Stoics (Aug. 21). B uckingham v. M .C.C. (Aug. 20). Old O lavians’ South D evon Tour (August 17-22). -------+ ------- W e have been rem inded th at in W'. R. W eir's Sherborne article, printed in our issue of the is t inst., the fa ct m ight have been recalled th at W . H . Gam e, when p layin g for Surrey against the Australians in 1878, h it a b all from the “ demon bow ler,” Spofforth, to leg clean ou t of the O val. A decidedly ta ll tale told to Tom B ow ley m ight also h ave been mentioned. P layin g in a local m atch the captain of one of the team s said th at the w icket was v ery dead, and he sent down a ball th at stopped half w a y for fu lly tw o m inutes, and then, resum ing its course, surprised the batsm an b y takin g his w icket. The school’s late genial coach says th a t upon hearing this he offered the narrator a biscuit, considering th at he had fairly won i t ! -------+ ------- T h e pavilion of the Northumberland C.C. at Jesmond, Newcastle, has been commandeered by the military authorities. A. J. W e b b e , who played for Gentlemen v. Players as far back as 1 8 7 5 , scored 22* for R. W . Awdry’s XI v. Bath on Saturday. D.SH. B u t c h e r , the Upper Tooting crack, added another to his long list of centuries on Saturday, when he ran up 142 v. Beckenham.