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YORKSHIRE GIANTS OF

KENT FIND

WINNING

WAY AGAIN

SECOND XI BOWLER TRUNDLES OUT LEICESTER

GLOUCESTER LOSE TO SURREY

London, July 21. Kent, seriously threatened by Sussex and Yorkshire. in the struggle for leadership in the county cricket table, somewhat consolidated their position by defeating Leicester by nine wickets in two days in the second match of the Maidstone festival.

WONDERFUL BOWLING FEATS OF OLD-TIMERS

FAMOUS PAST ACHIEVEMENTS REVIEWED

VERITY A WORTHY SUCCESSOR

(BY "HISTORICUS")

HEDLEY VERITY'S wonderful feat in taking 10

wickets for 10 runs in the Yorkshire v. Notts match at Leeds just concluded, which was given such prominence in the columns of the Hongkong Telegraph has prompted me to look up the various outstanding performances of some of his Yorkshire predecessors,

Be

1891....

4 for 8 for 18

Lancashire.

Sunsex,

-

THE LONG AGO

Peate, rolating what followed, ·ro- marked "Well, the next day Tom (Emmett), Pinder, Hill and I scored nicely and we sent them in to get 85 runs. It was 42 too many. They scored 43. and we won by 1. My bowling on that occasion was re- presented by six wickets for 13 runs, I got the wickets of Mr. E. M. Grace, Mr. Townsend and Painter with succesalve deliverica."

LESSONS

OF

THE TEST

LEVESON-GOWER'S TRIBUTE TO INDIANS

Writing on, tho Test Match be-

In a letter written by old Bob Thoma to "Old Ebor" (quated in the Intter's above work) in 1898, tho former remarks "it was at my end The was one of the umpires) that Ted Pente did his «ensational bit of trumling (in 1884) at Moreton-in-the-weon All-India and England, H. Maruh v. Gloucestershire and I have D. Leveson-Gower says:— oft told the Incident-how pegged away, over after

over an the offside with a length to

to a barley corn, and never let aningla ball strop on the leg side throughout that memorable affair. Ted, too, as a left medium, has never been excelled."

were-

PEEL'S RECORD,

Year Wicket Runa

Opponents Kent, Terratechire.

1887..

E for 14

IKHT.

for 4

X for 12

IRO

6 Mr 7

1806.

D for *Z

Nolte. Derbyshire. Bomeret.

110

England won the Test Match" at went down fighting, and assuredly Lord's by 158 runs: but India

can look back on their first Tost

match in this country with every

satisfaction. They showed koon- ness, akili and activity; their popularity In his "History of Yorkshire County Cricket, 1883-1903,"

Is undoubted. They Peel's years of service for York are to be condoled with for the the Rev. R. S. Holmes remarks:-The fact is Yorkshire's tire covered the period 1882-1897. nccidents that their players sus- supply of bowlers has always been inexhaustible"; and York-He captured 1,660 wickets for ma

average of 16.09. His best analyses bowling on the first day mennt tained The loss of Nazir All's shire records serve to show the truth of this statement. Ainn Watt, the Kent Lengue

The Yorkshire County Cricket Club | 1899. ⇓ for 10

much; then followed Palia's in- goalkeeper, and Club, and Ground was formed in 1863, but Yorkshire,

jury. Both of them necessarily player, enjoyed small triumph possessed notable cricketera loug

worn very much handicapped in 7 for 201 with the ball for the "Hop" county, Įbefore that date.

their batting. capturing five of Leicester's second One of the most famous bowlers

Playing against Sussex at Dewn- they ever had was George Freeman bury in 1894, he brought the match innings wickets for 24 runs.

India have shown us that they Armstrong stood out as the pro-(a real "spred merchant") who played to a summary conclusion by taking Notts match at Sheffield in 1886, and Jehangir Khan three bowlers One of his greatest feats was in the possess In Nissar, Amar Singh, minent performer for the losers, or Yorkshire (with various inter the last five wickets in seven balls, when, due to his "trundling", Notts of decided class, and it is doubt scoring a fine century in Leicester's When he could not appear owing including the performance of the "hat were "skittled" out for 24 and 58, ful, whether better bowling first knock which realised

usiness engagements, from 1865 trick". In the whole match

ho Yorkshire winning by 10 wickets been seen at headquarters 226 to 1981, during which period he took obtained 13 wickets for 38 runs. Armstrong's contribution was 115. 218 wickets for an average of 10.03

Peel taking in the match 14 wickets for 33 runs. Kent failed by five runs to reach per wicket. Two of his finest per-

your than that which wag wit- the 300 mark in their reply, but it formances took place in 1867 and 1868,

Playing for England against the nessed on Monday afternoon. It was suficient. Leicester collapsing in which years in playing against

Wainwright, was for some time a Australians in the three matches taxed the skill of our leading was batsmen to such an extent that so disastrously in the second at-Lancashire, he captured 7 of their contemporary of George Hirst, who which took place in 1888, he tempt as to be dismissed for 833, wickets for 10 runs and 8 for 11 Played for Yorkshire from 1889 to very successful, the following run-getting was mado positively

dimcult. leaving the home team to score 16 respectively. In the 1868 match Tom 1919, taking 2,569 wickets for 17.86 shows:

Emmett and he bowled unchanged runa apiece. throughout the game, and between feats were:-

Hirst's most remarkable bowling i them, hit the stumps no less than 18 times, the Lancashire totals being 30 year And 341

to win..

BROWN AND GODDARD Surrey took only two days to de- feat Gloucester by 10 runs in a

F. R. Brown.

to business

BRILLIANT HIRST.

*

Wickets Runn

1802.

1892,

for 16 for

for 11

1815.

for 10 For

Oppanente Bunex. Derbyshire. Nolta. Samonet, Faxzx Surrey.

For 12

for 0

for 10

for 18

for 20

100%

0 for 12

a fur ?

1910..... 1971..

1 for 23

μ for 41

Regarding his incrita-os a bowler, 1803. the Rev. R. S. Holmes, in his work 14 above referred to, says that it 1996. aufelant Le quote the combined 1001. lestimony of Dr. W. G. Grace and 1902. Richard Deft that he was the finest food. 2003) fast bowler they had ever played isor. against.

EMMETT'S FEATS.

Tom Emmett, who was Freeman's bowling partner on various occasions,

Fasc. Australian, Giouemtembíre Leicestershire, Lelcestershire. Northamptonshire.

Lanenshire. Worcestershire.

He never succeeded in capturing all and who played for Yorkshire during 10 wickets in an innings, but came the period 1856 to 1888 and obtained very near doing so in 1910 against 1,269 wickets for 12,68 runs each, Lancashire, as last above shown— could show the formances,

following

Year Wickets Runs

Оррапеція Surrey,

IRCK.

..

for 10

Lancashire,

1865.

7

for 15

Curbridge.

1809.

fur 23

1878.

7

for

9

INTE

for

10

Burrey,

18kg

fur

18.

for 2

1882.

1858.

for 10 for 10

Sussex,

ktleux.

Surrey.

Australiane.

Lancashir

per-

First Match.

ay

4 wickets for 36

And 4. wickets for 14 Second Match. 1 wicket for 14

and 4 wickets for 40 7 wickets for 31

and

Third Match.

4 wickets for 37 making a total of 24 wickets for 181 runa, e. at a cost of a little over 7 runs per wicket.

RHODES' 4,000 WICKETS.

112s

this

An Admirable Captain. Nayudu captained his side ad. mirably, and the fielding through- qut was of a high standard. Yes, India may well be satisfied. They have proved themselves thorough- ly entitled to the status of a Test match. and one can express the hope that when they next visit. this country more than one Test match will be alloted to thom

In Yorkshire's first match in 1800 against the Australians, he took wickets for 1 runs in the first Jardine is to be much con- innings and 6 for 35 in the second, gratulated en England's success, innings, while playing for England & auccess greatly due to himself. ngainat Australia in 1806 he captured Whether the match

wickets for 23 in the second

has helped innings.

those who have the responsibility of selecting the team for Aus- tralia is doubtful. Robina clearly and jocularly remarking when lirst asked for the ball on the con- Rhodes, who first played for York. demonstrated his value as an all- clusion of

a spin of the game, "Well George, I shire in 1899 and only retired two round cricketer, and as think I

moro difficult ought to have half as I took years ago, has innumerable bowling bowler appeared

achievements to his credit, having than Brown; Bowes bowled well the remaining wicket!""

is nine wickets for 41 against emptured 3,608 wickets for an averago at times but was not very impres-

first- Worcestershire in 1911 were obtained of 16 runs per wicket. In all sive; Voce inspired one

his total number of wickets is 4,187. of him in the bowling line; and

Aichofaigh taking the other

on h

more:

were "clean-ket, and 8 of them class matches in England and abroad Hammond did what was required '

" perfect

His firat County match was against the folding was satisfactory. The Mention must also be mindu of Hon. (now It. fiun. Sir) F. S. Jack-Sameraet at Bath, when he captured disappointment, of course, was the son (1800-1907) whose record shows 5 wickets for 11 runs, and as Mr..

The Rev. R. S. Holmes, in the above 500 wickets at a cost of 13.18 her Puliin records in his History of York-failure in both innings of the mentioned history, relates that when wicket. Two of his best pieces of shira County Cricket above mention carlier batsmen, Emmett and Freeman were an bowling occurred in 1902, when heed, old Bob Thoms, one of the together, Dr. W. G. Grace stated that took 8 Lancashire wickets for 13 runs Umpires at that match, presented he realised that 100 guns made against and 6 for 12 against the Australians, him with the ball at tlie conclusion them was something to be proud of.

of the game ay a token of his accom- SLOW BOWLERS.-

plishment.

Some of his best efforts were: Turning to the slow bowlers, York-

morc or

ANOTHER FAST BOWLER.

match featured by some extraor- dinary fine bowling on the part of Goddard and Brown. The former captured 11 for 199 (6 for 39 in the first innings when Surrey Freeman's successor us n fastshire, were fortunate in securing the Year Wickets Rons scored 156, and & for 70 in the re-bowler, was Allen Hill, who, playing services

Londoners for Yorkshire against Surrey in his another of Pente, Peol and Rhodes 100 turn visit, when the

initial match, captured 12 wickets (all (and now, in turn, Verity). total was 202.

F. R. Brown, the Surrey bowler clean bowled) for 57.

was even more successful taking

His best efforts were:-*

gr

Wickels Nuos

1874

for $

a dozen wickets during the match for 87 runs. His initial analysis was for 31, when Gloucester aggregated 114, and be helped Lo put Hammond and his men out a second time for 195 by capturing I 6 wickets for 56 runs.-Reuter,

HOME RACING

LANCASHIRE CLASSIC GOES TO MELFORT AT SEVENS

London, July 21. The Lancashire Produce Stakes, run over five furlonga at Liverpool | to-day, resulted:

Melfort ...

Sickle Moon Stratiform

3

Belting: 7 Melfort, 11/10 Sickle Moon, 7/2.Stražiform..

Ten started. Won by a neck; two lengths-enter,

SOLENT YACHTING

AMERICAN CRAFT AGAIN FILL FIRST PLACES

London, July 21, In the British America Cup on the Solent, the American entries Nancy Bob Kat, Lucis, and Jill finished in the order mentioned, to give America- 20% polats against Groat Britain's nine-Router.

144 1470.

TABL..

Opponente

United South (whose

Dr.

team includes

W. G. and Mr. G. F. Grace alte sau the renown Willeher),

Innenshire.

Surres.

For t

for 14

for 8

for 18

M M.C.C.

He played from 1871 to 1885, and in all captured 663 wickets at an average per wicket of 12.70.

His successor was G. P. Harrison (1883 to 1891) who took 295 wicketa at an average per wicket of 14.48 and in his first season distinguished him- self against Lancashire by taking 7 wickets for 43 in the first match that year, and 6 for 22 in the seconil.

In his last year-1891-he captured] & Middlesex wickets for 14.

ULYETT & WAINWRIGHT,

leas

after ONO

and hive merits of Peate, 1902

Oppomenik Gloirentenhire,

FABYX.

Roy Kilner (1911-1927) with 858 wickets at 17.33 each could show:

Year Wickels Nona

for 22

Opponents Northant.**

Leicestershire, Gloucesteralize.

Glamorganshire,

FORT.

Notts,

Hampshire.

Glamorganshira Middlexax, Lancashire. Hampshire.

1010.

for 12

1920

for 10

1800

...for 16

1121

for 10

far 28

1x.

1022

for 12

for*23

11ampshire.

1922

1001

for 4

Notty

1022

for 14

2001

for 20

Gloucestershire.

1022

for 25

H

for 20

Kent

125

R for, 26

for 12

1D23

for 14

for t

Box

1024

for 18

#

for 17

Leicestershire.

1024

for 16

for 6

Derbyshire.

1924

Tor 18

for 18

Derbyshire,

1925

for 10

Derbyshire.

1025,

for 10

for

5

Gloucestershire,

1921

for 40

1029

4 TUT +

Northamptonshire.

1027

for 21

Sussex,

4

for B

Essex.

for 15

1029...

Gloucestershire. Middlesex.

1920. 1120

of the Peel

the views of David | 1904 Hunter, the old Yorkshire wicket- 15. keeper (who kept" for Yorkshire 1 from 1888 to 1909 and had often 1911. played against Peate in Ineal cricket 1911. are set out in the "History of York 1919. shire County Cricket, 1903-1928" by 102. Mr. A. W. Pullin ("Old Ebor") who 1923. gives them as follows:

for 10

for D

for av

fur 38.

Faxex. Notia,

SCHOFIELD HAIGH. Schofield taigh commented his career with Yorkshire in 1896 and

to play

“I always say that Pente was the fut Jeti-arm hawfer I ever saw. He lind a beautiful netlun and was extraordinarily `necurate, seklom, if ever, lominst há Jengti. Peel I should place wecond, and Wilfredl d. rent bowler though he in, on the Ched, Hart 1 will way this of Rhodes-fn the last three years le length bowlings continued has been better than it over was. He may not spin the bait m mieli na hned to đù but he keepi perfect length more cons sistently. Harely do you see him send down & short ong on the leg slit-unless Cicro lan trap in it!"

Sussex. Gloucestershire.

Lancashire. Middlesex.

OTHER GIANTS.,

Emmott Robinson (1919-1031), who only retired last year, (with a record of 802 wickets for an average of 21,08) has the following performances to his credit:

1027

» For 24 6 for 20 7. for 20 for 12

# for 13 7 for 23

Oypenenta Lancabire

Notta, Kent

1

Northamptonshire. Cambridge. Isampahiro.

Wickets Bunn for them until Year 1013. During that period he obtain-1939. ed 1016 wickets for 15.42 runs ench. 1923,

He took 8 Australian wickets for 1937 78 at Bradford in 1896 and followed 100. this up in 1897 by capturing 7 Surrey 1931 wickets for 17 on the leadingley

at Leeds. On the day (1910-1927) (831 wickets for 19.35 Found this feat,,

ha The figures relativo to Waddington Peate the horo

Penic played for Yorkshire from 1870 to 1887-taking 819 wickets for 12.65 per wicket. His

best pr of the 1883 Surrey debacle previous ench) are: formances were:-

ly referred to was standing on the Year Wickets pavilion watching the turn of events, 1920, and as the wickets began to fall, a 1920. friend of mine who was standing by 1921. his side, began to chaff him, suggest 1021. ing that his "record" would be 1922.

In the meantime, George Ulyett (1873-1903), though more famous 1870...... G for 14

Year Wickets Bu

a batamun, had given evidence of his 1986) capacity as a bowler in the following..... |instances:-

1

1884.7 for 30

Nokia,

Opponent Middlesex Lancashire.

for 24 for

183.0 for 18

Surrey Gloucestershire,

1920.

His feat in taking 8 wickets for beaten. "Nay", replied Peato, "it'll | 1928.

stand for many a long day yet".

for 27 Notta

Warwickshire. Leicestershire. Derbyshire.

Runs

Opponents

7 for A

Tämpchico.

for 21

for 26

For 13

for $1

for

for

Northamptonshire.

Sussex. Worcestershire.

remarkable ono, as was the match Haigh's record shows in addition to G. G. Macaulay, who in still play»'» itself, Yorkshire, after scoring 116, the foregoing, the following figures:ing for Yorkshire, and who up to the dismissing Surrey for 31 and 82,

Year

1874..

1878.

Wickets Runa

for .. All England. for 7 #lusaux,

Opponents

runs against Surroy in 1883 was a

1878

for

•

1882

for

1365..

for 16

Lancashiro-against

Surrey.

whom the followinst year ho necomplish.

il the "hat trick"

Australians,

In the same year (1883), Peate and Harrison dismissed Kent for 05 and 1898.. 70 after Yorkshire had made 275-

Year

Wickata' Runs

8 for $1

1001

1 for

H

1002

for 10

|

Harrison .... is wickets for 66,

their bowling figures for the match 1003 being-

for 18

1907

for

1007

2008

for 18 for 18

Ponto

D wickets for 79.

Endo

far

1000,

for 11

A VICTORY RECALLED. Almost a wonderful as Pento's 1912. nbova feat against Surroy was his nelilovement in taking six wickets for

1910.

Гор

1011

for 20

for

1912.

for 15

for 24

Altogether he captured 484 wickets for 18.18 runs a picco.

I must not forget "Billy" Batco (1877-1887) who was a find batsman as well as a good bowler, taking 560 wickets for an average of 10.70. His main bowling feats were:

Derbyshire.

SPORT

ADVTS.

Year Wickets Murte

1878..

1870..

for 19 for 11

Opponents Bursch. Middienez.

1870.

for 21

Autrey.

1880.

Cor 15

1891.

for 17

Nolls.

HONGKONG FOOTBALL

3887.

fur 18

Kent.

18H3.

for 10 for 3

Noll

ASSOCIATION,

Gurrey

and

Opponents Hampshire. Notta. Gloucestershire.

n

Ex Warwickshire.

Surrey. Lancashire, Surrey, Warwickahlty.

Sussex.

Somerset.

Australians, Gloucestershire.

end of last season had 1,471 wickets at an average of 16.81 to his credit, has also accomplished many fine bowling feats.

With regard to comparative re- cords in the case of the capture of all 10 wickets in an innings, Wisden's Cricketers Almanac, as the Hong- kong Telegraph correctly states, does - not give the comparativo records, butde. It does set out among other remark- ablo analyses the following:

Year

Name of Dowier

Igals

Mulch Wkta. Bund Victoris

Tasmania

Yorkshire v

F. I. pofforts Australla v

13 against Gloucestershire in 1884.

Playing for Yorkshire against the 1857/8 . Flate "Old Ebor" refers to it in his York Australians at Bradford in 1912, hojass shira Cricket History, and warynten it captured & wickets for 22 runs in tho in Pento's own words. Yorkshire's first innings, and 6 for 14 in tlie 1884 first innings score of 128 hnd been second-his analyses reading: Pased by Gloucestershiro, with 170,

Yorkshire in their

Recond Harrison'a Buccessor was Wain-innings had fared very badly at the Clubs wishing to join or to wright (1888-1902), who took 1,173 end of the second day's play. That retain membership of the Asso- wickets at an average por wicket of evening both teams were entertained

At a banquet given by a certain record of 489 wickets for 17.80 each. clation and League are reminded 17.24, and pinced the following figures nobleman, and in the course of the His boat results were: that july 31st is the closing date to his credit.

speech making Dr. W. G. Girnce was inclined to speak of Gloucestershire's Year prospectivo victory, to which Tom 1918..... 4 for $1

ipt...... 3 for Emmett had replied "No doctor; we are Yorkshiremen and we have never 1914...... 5 for lost until the last run is got or wicket 1914 for 12 Bowersek

10

for antries for both.

Your Wickets Runs 1880..

for, B

W. E. HOLLANDS,

Hon. Secretary, 1890 Hongkong, July 20th, 1932.

for

1890

for 11

for 11

Oppokseta Warwickshire. Kent.

·Middlesex, Staffordshire. Middlesex.

takon."

9. for 3*

Surrey

6 for

All Eng

7 for 5

land It Victoris, v

Warwick- shire v.

akira

M...

6 for 1

⚫ for t

Australia " for o

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1921

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1924

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Derbyshire

1024

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