Cricket 1883

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T h o s e interested in the welfare of the Southern Counties, would do well to peruse the remarks anent the decadence of professional cricket in the South, by Lord Harris, in his contribution to this month’s National Review, under the title “ The Development of Cricket.” There aremany sound and practical suggestions, which will be read with interest by cricketers generally. It is a pity, though, that some reader’s errors were allowed to see the light. It spoils the general symmetry ol an article, more particularly penned by a Kentish man, to find the Lion of Kent thrice in six lines referred to as Fuller Pitch. T h e general prevalence of long scoring, and the number of unfinished matches of late, are likely, I learn, to draw promi­ nent attention to the advisability of taking steps to check the run-getting. I am told that a prominent cricketer in­ tends to bring forward at the next general meeting of the Marylebone Club a pro­ posal for an enlargement of the wickets. I can hardly say that I am myself not a victim to this scare about high scoring, and it is just possible that were all the bats within the regulation limits, the totals in some cases might be in some small measure reduced. I wonder how many of the bats manufactured at the present day, would be found to be outside the law if a strict inspection were made. T h e ways of the scribes who furnish cricket information for the sporting papers, resemble, in one respect, those of the Heathen Chinee-—at least, they are very peculiar. It would be of interest to learn how some of the extraordinary statements,made “ on reliable authority,” first originate. A fortnight ago a rumour appeared in a provincial that Mr. A. G. Steel had an idea of deserting Lancashire gnd playing for Middlesex next season, and without the slightest hesitation it has been adopted by most of the London sporting journals: Seeing that Mr. Steel was born in Scotland, and at present lives at Liverpool, it is difficult to see how he could possibly play for Middlesex at least before 1886. One would have thought that Mr. Steel’s credentials would have been known to those who purvey cricket news for the public. A n o t e w o r t h y piece of bowling was done by Mr. H. V. Doulton on Monday week in a match between the Visitors and Residents at Herne Bay. In the first innings of the Residents Mr. Doulton took all ten wickets, five of them in one over with successive balls. His analysis was 16 overs, 5 maidens for 19 runs and 10 wickets, Mr, Doulton, who is an old Alleynian, is now at Lincoln College, Oxford, and has several times played for the Surrey Club, F o u r more instances of three hundreds in the same match have been kindly sent to me by correspondents. On August 30, 1880, at the Oval, in the match betweenSurrey andKent,LordHarris(123) and Hon. Ivo Bligh (105) scored over a hundred in first innings of Kent, and Mr. J. Shuter (109) in first of Surrey. In the match Norfolk v. Free Foresters, at Norwich, on 11th of August, 1882, Mr. R. A. H. Mitchell made 102, and Mr. A. H. Treyor 104 for the Foreste rs, whose total was 406, and Rev. C. L. Kennawayl47 for Norfolk, whose innings reached 398. On July 19 of this yeai-, for Thornbury against Newport, at New- port(Mon.), three hundreds were obtained in the same innings, by Dr. E . M.Grace, 207 (not out), Mr. J. Cranston, 110, and Dr. W. G. Grace, 151 (not out). On East«r Monday, 1881, the three same batsm«n did a similar feat for Thornbury against the James Thome Club. Dr. E. M. contributed 228, Dr. W . G. 196 (not out), and Mr. J. Cranston, 174 (not out), the total in all being 674 for three' wickets. M e . C. D. R o s l y n , of 7, Dexter Road, Litchurch, Derby, writes me as follows:— In your chatty notes in C ricket of September 6 , you have a reference to Sunday cricket. In The Life and Letters of Charles Kingsley,” edited by his wife, mention is made of the fact that the Sunday afternoons in his parish, Eversley, Hants, used to be devoted to cricket by the young men of the neighbourhood. The “ muscular Christian’s ” remark to his own son, anent this fact, was to the effect that the players, chiefly agricultural labourers, had no time in the week for the pursuit of the king of games. M e t r o p o l i t a n cricketers will hear with regret of the death of William Henry Caldecourt, a professional once identified with Middlesex. He was the eldest son of “ honest Will Caldecourt,” for many years engaged at Lord’s, and was himself a good all-round cricketer. He was one of the Middlesex County eleven in the run-getting match against Bucks, on June 2 and 3,1864, at Newport Pagnell, and in addition to being a good average batsman, was a fair medium pace round- arm bowler. He was engaged as a ground bowler by the Middlesex Club in 1864, when its head quarters were at the Cattle Market, Islington, and played several times for the County. He died of con­ sumption yesterday week, after an illness of two years. Modern Society gives an account of what it calls a novel and amusing match a fortnight ago, on the ground of the Dover Cricket Club, Buckland. “ Both elevens were composed of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, one side being attired as cricketers of 200 years ago, the dresi consisting of silk hat, swallow tail coat, and white ‘ ducks ’ ; and the opposing eleven being made up in ‘ professional ’ costumes, &c. The different characters were remarkably well dressed, and sus­ tained in a manner that reflected the highest credit upon the officers and men who took part in the match. The spec­ tators, who numbered over 600, and comprised most of the elite o f Dover, at times during the progress of the game were fairly convulsed with laughter at the antics of the players.”