Cricket 1882

CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. JULY 20, 1882. t ! C R I C K E T ! L A W N T E N N I S !! F O O T B A L L First Prl 2 e Medal at Melbourne Exhibition, 1880. JAMES LILLYWHITE, FROWD & CO. i Manufacturers of all articles used in the above and othe' Athletic Sports. Spik-ialite for the highest class Goods. Bat j specially seasoned for hot climates. Trice Lists and all parti- |culars may be had post free. Shippers supplied at wholesale prices. J. L., F. and Co. are tho sole Manufacturers of Frowd’s new patent “ Special Driver ” Bat, which drives better, jars less, an*1 javerages ounces lighter than any other Bat; universally Jallowed to be the greatest improvement made in Bats since can- handles were introduced. Publishers of JAMES LILLY J|WHITE’S CRICKETER’S ANNUAL. Manufactory and Ware- ■house:—4and 6, Newington Causeway and 73 and 74, Borough IRoad, London. C R I C K E T . A W e e k l y R e c o i ' d o ± th e Ga me . THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1882. “ C r i c k e t ” this week consists of sixteen pages and a wrapper. This is the second enlargement since the institution of the paper. “ C rick *”!*” can be had at W. H. Smith & Son’ Book Stali3. The first and second numbers are out of print. T H E A U S T R A L IA N C R IC K E T E R S . No. 12of “ C rick et ,” to be published next Thurs­ day morning, will contain a portrait and biography of T. Horan, the Australian cricketer. Each following number will contain a portrait and biography of a member of the Australian Team. • > l E W v 0 F v S a B g C I ^ I P T J 0 ^ “ C r ic k e t ” is published at 17, Paternoster Square, London, E.C.%and will be forwarded to any ad­ dress inGreat Britain, for the Season of 12 weeks, including present invie, for 2/6 in time fo r first post on Thursday Morning. It is requested that Postal Orders (not Stamps ) be sent for Sub­ scriptions and Scores. They can be made payable to W . R . 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For ordinary Advertisements the charge will be 3/- an inch narrow column. FASHIONABLE CRICKET. An intelligent Frenchman visiting Lord’s on the occasion of the Eton and Harrow matsh would find it difficult to satisfy him­ self of the truth of the statement attributed to one of the old chroniclers of his nation ! that we E nglish takeour pleasures sadly. The picture presentedatSt. John’sWood on Satur­ day was certainly anything but a sad one. There was rain enough to damp the ardour iven of the keenest cricketer, but in spite of ;he misery of dripping umbrellas and every wssible discomfort, there was no sign of linching even among the fairer portion of the spectators during the two hours that had to expire before a start was made, [t is indeed far from easy to any one of an ordinary mind to understand the attraction which draws to th e' Marylebone ground, recently designated by an imaginative writer the Walhalla of cricketers, so many hundreds of persons who have not the' slightest sympathy with the game, which is ordinarily the very essence of enjoyment to an on-looker. It would be idle to argue that on -half of the ladies who, we are gallant enough to admit, grace the scene by their presence, under­ stand the minutest detail of the match which they have come to celebrate. They would simper possibly when the conversa­ tion turned on maiden overs, without the slightest idea of the meaning of that peculiar technical phrase. To do them justice, as a rule they discreetly adhere to the maxim that speech is silvern and silence is golden when any reference is made to some of the abstruse points of cricket, which are far beyond the range of the average female mind. A boundary hit or a brilliant catch does not ruffle their composure for a moment. It is, perhaps, rather their mis­ fortune than their fault that they are called upon to affect an interest in such a dull and prosaic amusement as cricket must be when compared with the delicious opportunities of such a sport as lawn tennis. They would probably prefer to display the most tasteful of their toilettes elsewhere if they had the choice. They could meet the very same society under much the same conditions at Putney, at Henley, or at Hurlingham. The promenade at the Botanical or the Zoo would be infinitely more enjoyable to the music of the Horse Guards’ band, than to the deafening shouts of a lot of strong- lunged urchins only bent 011 drowning the applause of the opposition with their rival cries of “ Played ! ” “ Bowled ! ” Fashion has decreed though |that it is the correct thing to go to Lord’s once a year, and that is enough. It is quite enough to know that society stamps it with the hall-mark of its approval, and everyone who considers himself or her­ self one of what Byron described as “ the polished horde formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored,” will be there. It sometimes happens that there are excellent critics of the game among the fairer portion of the spectators, “ sweet girl-graduates in their golden hair ” of cricket. Some of them may possibly be really more versed in the technicalities of cricket than many of the young gentlemen to be seen at the samematch who do not belong to the school of muscular athletes, and whose only education is in “ the nice conduct of a clouded cane.” It is not altogether a pleasant reflection, but a large proportion of the thousands, more especially of that part which occupies the front seats of the drags or carriages so closely investing quite one-half of the ground, do not go to Lord’s to see the Cricket. It may be a painful admission to some 'who appreciate the many brilliant feats per­ formed there during the year by the cream of amateur as well as professional players, but it is the plain unvarnished truth. Some few of us may long for the good old days when it was possible to run out a four or a five, and there were no boundary ropes to cramp the fieldsmen and reduce the limits of play. Some there are, old fogies, if the expression pleases you, who regret that the match has lost much of its original interest proportionately as it has grown into favour as a fashionable show. There may be still some who cling to the old notion that the boys themselves have been brought into altogether undue prominence since the abnormal growth of the annual fixture as a spectacle, but they are we fear in a great minority. In many ways the Eton and Harrow match is en­ joyable, and in picturesqueness of effect it has in its way no rival. C'est mayniftque mais ce n’est pas la guerre. As a sight it is glorious, but it is hardly cricket. O rleans y . M aldon . —Played at Haldon on Friday. Score, Orleans .Club, 245 (C. X. Thornton 131) ; Maldon, 120. W e regret to announce the death of Mr. A. W. Cobbett, a gentleman well-known in ([connection with criclcet journalism. He died suddenly bn Thursday last. At Padiham, near Burnley, on Wednesday weeli, a collier’s son named William Lord, aged seven, whilst watching a cricket match, was accidentally hit by a ball behind the ear, and died in a few minutes. E ton R amblers v . H ousehold B rig ad e . —Played at Prince’s on Thursday last. The Ramblers, who had a very strong eleven, scored 312, the Brigade 67. P. J. de Parayicini scored 78, and Lord Wen- lock 77 for the Ramblers. C harterh ou se S chool v . G e n tlem e n op H ants . —Played at the School ground on July 13. Charterhouse, 100 (F. J. Barmby 32), and 113 for six wickets (W. N. Cobbold, 62); Gentlemen of Hants, 61. G range (E din burgh ) v . C lyd esd ale .— After a lapse of twenty years this match was played on the Grange Ground on Saturday. The home team scored 236 (L. M. Balfour, 105); Clydesdale, 13 for seven wickets. A remarkable bowling feat was performed on Saturday, the 15th inst., in a match between the St. James’ Rovers and the St. Joseph’s College Cricket Club, on the College ground at Clapham. Hockerday of the Rovers clean bowled five wickets in an over of six balls. T he C anadian C r ic k e t F ie l d . — A weekly Record and Review of Canadian Cricket. Published every Wednesday during season except May and September, when there will be only two issues. Advertisements and Subscriptions will be received at the office of “ C ricket ,” the London Agency.— Advt. C r icket . — A song, written and composed by J. H. Smith, and dedicated to A. N. Hornby, Esq. “ It will be welcomed heartily by all lovers of the manly and truly national British game.”— Era. Post free, 18stamps, of the author, 22, Clifton-street, Wolverhampton.— [A d v t.]