Cricket.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 50, 27 August 1904, Page 14

Cricket.

fßr The Mid.l

At Lord's ft keenly -contested game resulted iv a win for the Gentlemen tguinst the Players by two wickets. The feature of tho first day's play was tho batting of King and Hayward, who put up 192 betweeu them. Tho Gentlemen were only able to compile the comparatively modest total of 171, of which Jackson mado a useful -68, but the Players went in again. When four wickers were down Knigkt htm severely injured on tho left hand by a rising ball, and wns obliged to retire and go home to Leicester. When the Amateurs' started th«ir second innings they had tho hiyd task of making 412 in six hours, thrill lead being largely due to Kiug's second century. This they did, with fifteen minutes to spniv, Ranjitsinhji and Jackson playing fine cricket. The Easex-Middlosex match at Lord's was drttwn. Scows: ISewex 464 (Gillingham 201, Perrin 134), and 98 for two wickets. Middlesex 222 (Rtiwlin 63), and 433 for seven wickets, innings declared closed (Stogdon 96," Warner 75). Lancashire defeated Worcestershire by nine wickets. Score : Lancashire 419 (Tyldealey 196) and 59 for one wicket; Worcestershire 119 and 358 (Arnold, not out, 97). Tho Notts-Leicestershire match at Nottingham, wo« drawn. Score : Leicestershire- 395 (Crawford 150) uud 259 for Cight wicketa (innings declared) ; Notts ,363 (Jonea 108) and 63 for one wicket. Yorkshire scored an easy victory over Hampshire at Portsmouth by an inninga and 18 runs. Score : Yorkshire 549 (Hirst 152, Tunnichtte 128, Rhodes 98); Hants 331 (Sprott 118) and 200. Another draw was registered at Birmingham between Surrey and Warwickshire. Score : Surrey 243 (Hayward 6-1) and 357 for four wlckoU* (Uayward, not out, 161) ; Warwickshire 405 (Quaife 110, Glover 92). Tho Kent-Sussex match at Tunbridgo Wells was flrawn. Score : Sussex 206 and 383 for eight wickets, innings declared (Rnnjitainliji 135); Kent 211 and 234 for four wickets (Humphreys 93). At Taunton tho South Africans defeated ■ Somerset by au innings and 86 runs. Score : Somerset 198 (Loo, not out, 79) rind 154 ; South Africans 438 (Schwartz 93, Shaldera 81). . Leicestershire, set to make 534 to win, were beaten by Derbyshire at Leicester by 306 runs. Wright (140) and Ashcroft (100) were tho principal scorers on tno winning side. The Yorkshire-Kent game at Ilarrogatc had to be abandoned owing to the alleged tampering with the wicket during the night or early in the morning. When play ceased the previous evening tho pitch at one end was visibly broken in eoveral places, but upon cri6ket being rosumod on the following day it was noticed by all the players and tho umpires that a radical change had taken place in tho stato of tho turf. Tho captains and tho umpires in- j spected the ground very closely, and enmo to the unanimous opinion that not only had water been put on , tho wicket, but that the worn patches had been filled up by loose dust and pressed down. This, of course, was quito contrary to Rulo 9 of tho Laws of Cricket, and consequently it was decided during the interval between tho innings to declare the match altogether void. Thus the scores and analyses will not count in the averages, nor will the match be reckoned as having taken place. Previous to the adjournment, Kent had scored 177 and 321, and YerkshiM 279. The University match at Lord's ended in a draw, greatly in favour of Cambridge. Scores: Citmbridfco 253 (Wilson 46, Mann 42) and 390 (J. P. Marsh 172, not out, K. It. B. Fry 57) for 8 wickets. Oxford 149 (Evans 65) and 221 (Evans 86, not out), for six wickets. The N otts-Lancoshiro match at Trent Bridge widcd in a draw. Tho figures were : Notts 447 (Treroongor 197, Day 88, A. O. Jonos 74), and 90 (A. O. Jones 60 not out, Mardstntf 30 not out) for no wickets. Lancashire 533 (Tyldesicy 225, MaoLareu 166, Poidevin 38).

Yorkshire defeated Warwickshire tit Birminghtwrby an innings mid four runs, tho latter team in its second innings boing unable to withstand the accurate deliviea of Wilfred Rhodes. The totals wore: Warwickshire 307 (Glover 124, Fiehwick 80, Quaife 57) and 108 (Whittle 34). Yorkshire 419 (llaigh 138, lliret 93). Sussex gained a brilliant victory at Brighton, beating Leicestershire- by an innings and 92 runs. Sussex compiled 487 (Fry 191, Killick 69) ; Leicester 277 (Whitehead 77, Knight 55, Odcll 55) and 118. Surrey defeated Derbyshire by an innings and 103 runs. Scores: Surrey 611 for nine wickets (Hayes 273 not out, Hayward 91, Sheppavd 82); Derbyshire. 386 (Curgenven 124, Storer 58, Morton 56 not out) and 122. The South Africans met with an unexpected defeat at Cork, where the Gentlemen of Ireland defeated them by 93 runo. Tho scores were : Ireland 160 (Browning 40, Comyti 32) and 135 (Browning 31); South Africans 64 (Mitchell 25) and 138 : (White 30, Suookc 25, Mitchell 21).