Cricket 1883

276 CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. JULY 26, 1883. K E N N I N G T O N O V A L . THIS DAY- GRAND CR I C K E T M A T C H . SURREY v. YORKSHIRE. A d m issio n :— i S T X 1 M O I N OVAL, AUGUST 2 n d - SURREY v. SOMERSETSHIRE. THE Y I C R I C K E T A i L i BATS, BALLS, & C ., THE Y LAWN A sL i T E N N I S GOOD S Are undoubtedly the best and cheapest in the market, and can only be obtained at WARD’S. PricQ List with full particulars sent free upon applying at U f A D n ’ Q A T H L E T I C V V H n U 0 W A R E H O U S E , HE C KMON DW I K E , YORKSH I RE . C R I C K E T ! L A W N T E N N I S ! I F O O T B A L L ! I ! F ir st P r iz e M e d a l a t M elbou rn e E x h ib it io n , 1880. JAMES L I L L YW H I T E , F R OW D d C o . Manufacturers of all articles used in the above and otfier Athletic Sports. Specialite for the highest class Goods. Bats specially seasoned for hot climates. Price lists and all particulars may be had post free. Shippers supplied at wholesale prices. J. 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The division at Prince’s on Saturday showed the Opposition to be distinctly the masters of the situation, and the followers of the Grand Old Man were in a decisive minority of 134 runs on the first innings. The Government were in fact beaten all down the line, and their policy of masterly inactivity proved disastrous. On paper the Opposition had a distinct advantage, and but for the timely attack of the junior member for Leeds, Mr. Herbert Gladstone, in all probability the Conservatives would still be in office. It certainly appears as if there is an absence of a definite aim among the Liberals, when they are found giving as many as eleven wides to the score of the Opposi­ tion. It was almost even betting at one time that one of the honorable members on the Liberal side would never be able to finish the over. I t is said that history repeats itself, and the match certainly recalls Pope’s couplet, The Judge to dance his brother Sergeants call, The Senators at cricket urge the ball. A sporting paper declares this to be the first match of the kind, but this is in­ correct. I do not know how many similar contests have been played, but I remember one at Lord’s on July 4, 1863, and then, as now, the Liberal Govern­ ment was decisively whopped by the Opposition. There were several notable players of the past in the two elevens on Saturday, but in this respect, too, the Op­ position had tlie best of the comparison. Mr. Denzil Onslow, the Member for Guildford, was in the Cambridge eleven of 1860, and also played for Sussex. Mr. James Round, M.P. for East Essex, was in the Eton eleven of the same year, and kept wicket for the Gentlemen against the Players in 1864. Lord George Hamilton, one of the Members for Middlesex, was one of the best players at Harrow in 1862, and in 1881 was elected to the Presidency of the Marylebone Club. Mr. William Hart Dyke, who was perhaps the best amateur racquet player we have ever seen, played occasionally for M.C.C. and I Zingari, and also served in the office of President of M.C.C. in 1880. William Heneage, Viscount Lewisham, has also done service occa­ sionally for Christ Church, M.C.C., and I Zingari, and Mr. W . H. Long was one of the principal scorers for Harrow against Eton in 1873. On the Liberal side, Mr. R. T. Reid first made his name in the Cheltenham College eleven, but subsequently gained a high reputation, both as a wicket-keeper and as a batsman, at Oxford. Mr. H. R. Brand, if I mis­ take not, played for Sussex, and some ten years ago was one of the Vice-Presidents of the County Club. Mr. Cotes was actively identified with Christ Church cricket, and of therest, Messrs. Bass and Leigh have also been well-known as cricketers, the former with the Incogniti, the latter, I believe, with the Free Foresters. I n a few weeks, perhaps, we shall be able to get some definite idea as to the probabilities of the visit of another Aus­ tralian team to England next summer. At present it is difficult to get a reliable opinion. From a well informed source, I hear that seven or eight of the team arc already provisionally engaged. Yet this hardly seems to agree with the statement contained in a letter received this week, from one of Murdoch’s last team, that nothing has as yet been definitely settled. Some of the Englishmen just returned from Australia speak highly of Bruce and Scott among the new order of Colonial cricketers. They do not seem to think that Cooper, the insidious bowler, who was so effective against Mr. Bligh’s team for Victoria in the spring, would meet with any great success over here. T h e best bowling performance of the year—Peate’s eight Surreywickets for five runs at Holbeck on Monday. T h e y call fast underhand in York­ shire, “ shoddy bowling.” L a s t year I called attention to the run of bad luck which had attended the Committee of the Liverpool Club in the first-class matches arranged to be played on their ground at Aigburtli Read. This season, too, they have as much ground for complaint. In spite of the decision of the Lancashire Execu­ tive to play all the County matches at 0 d Trafford, they were able to carry their point at the annual general meet