Cricket 1883

m a y s , 1883. CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 79 OLD KENSINGTON v. KENSINGTON. Played on the ground of the latter on Saturday last. K ensington . W . Arthur, b Gaily G. Whittle, b Gaily .. Medcraffc, st Coppinger, b Gaily............................. Nicholson, b Gaily Langher, c and b Gaily Endall, b Gaily Smithson, b Sears.. .. 11 Riches, b Sears .. .. 17 F. Barker, c Underhill, b M iddleton....................5 Furseylorie, bCoppinger 3 Bennett, not out . • .. 0 Total O ld K ensington . G. Gaily, b Bennett .. F. W . Sears, run out .. W . W . Poole, b Med- craft ............................. II. R. Kinpe, Esq., b Bennett .................... W . Middleton, st Med- craft ............................. W . Underhill, 1 b w, b Bennett .................... J. Coppinger, b Med- craft .............................10 Abney, c Barker, b Bennett ....................1 R. Herschell, not out .. 10 F. H. Smitb, run out .. 4 J. T. Hogg, run out .. 8 E x t r a s ....................5 Total 44 DISTAFF v. ST. ALBANS. On Saturday last the First Eleven played the First Eleven of St., Alban’s—Messrs. Ward, Stuart, and Sharpe’s—with the following result S t . A lban ’ s . Price, c and b Chapman Sandry, b Chapman Fitzgerald, b Gifford Doble, c Cassy, b Chap­ man .................... Wykes, b Chapman Walker, b Chapman Jamee, b Chapman Evans,c and b Chapman 5 Gravenor, st Parks, b Giffoid.............................2 Foxall, b Chapman .. 0 H*dson, not out .. .. 0 Total 10 Burrow, o Gravenor, b P r ic e .............................i W . Thompson, b Fitz­ gerald .............................1 Cassy, b Walker .. Gifford, b Fitzgerald .. E. Clark, b Fitzgerald .. ! S. Chapman, cGravenor, b Fitzgerald . . .. 25 D istaff . Parks, bPrice......................1 7 E. N. Thompson, b San­ dry...........................................° Wyatt, not out .. .. 4 Sexton, b Price .. .. 8 Crowe, b Price .. .. 1 Extra ..........................1 Total. , 90 DISTAFF v. CHEVRON. On Saturday last the Second Eleven played the Chevron at Streatham with the following result:— C hevron . S. H. Hindt, b M ‘Kay .. 4 W . A. Williams, run out 0 B. J. Davis, c and bSkar- don .............................1 W . Gibbs, run out .. 0 G. Davis, b M'Kay .. 10 O. Davis, o and b Skar- do n .............................2 A. H. Coates, b M‘K ay.. S. H. Davis, b M‘Kay .. A. Washbourne, not out A. P. Lindsay, b M'Kay V. C. Oakes, b M‘Kay .. Extras .................... Total 24 D istaff . J. J. Clarke, b Williams 0 Tritton, b Williams .. 17 M'Kay, b Williams .. 0 Skardon, st Coates .. 5 J. F. Howard, b H indt.. 5 Holmes, not out .. .. 11 T. Chapman,st Coates .. 1 Young, b Gibbs .. .. 1 Carter, b Gibbs .. .. 0 Armstrong, b O. Davis 0 Hunter, b O. Davis .. 0 E x t r a s ....................8 Total .. 43 C am br id ge F e e sh m e n ’ s M atch .— The follow­ ing are the Freshmen announced to play at Cambridge in this match to-day and to-morrow., Mr. J. E. K. Studd’s side:—H. Eaton (Trinity), R. Moncrieffe (Harrow and Trinity), W. C. Dale (Westminster and Trinity), E. P. Spurway (Charterhouse and Trinity), A. N. Dorman (Dulwich and Corpus), H. Arnold (Haileybury and Jesus), M. T. Baines (Harrow and Trinity Hall), K. S. Barber (Malvern and Trinity Hall) H. C. Saville (Malvern and Christ’s), 0. Lownds (Caius), and A. T. Crawley (Non-Collegiate). Hon. M. B. Hawke’s side : — J. A. Turner (Uppingham and Trinity), H. W. Bainbridge (Eton and Trinity), L. Sanderson (Harrow and Trinity), Hon. E. W. H. Ward (Harrow and Trinity), C. H. Leaf (Marlborough and Trinity), W. N. Cobbold (Charterhouse and Jesus), E. M. Forbes (Reptonand Jesus), C . E. Lewis (Felstead and Corpus), F . H. Marsh (Pembroke), R. R. Luxton (Devon County and Peterhouse), and J. Tindall (Margate and Christ’s). THE MARYLEBONE CLUB. Y e st e r d a y the ninety-seventh anniversary meet­ ing of the Marylebone Club was held in the Pavilion at Lord’s. The retiring President, Lord Belper, was in the chair. The. annual report presented for the approval of the members was as follows:— The Committee have the satisfaction to report — “ That various permanent improvements to the property of the Club, for the comfort and accommodation of the Members and the public, have been completed since last meeting. The total sum expended thereon amounted to up­ wards of £5,000, as shown by the accounts, a portion of which will fall on the income of the present year. The Committee think it desirable to continue the system hitherto pursued of effect­ ing the various permanent improvements, which from time to time may be required, out of the income of the Club, so that no permanent debt may be incurred. “ The total number of Members was 2,749, as against 2,667 in 1881, showing an increase of 92. “ During the past year £3,580 was expended in Matches, as against £3,115 in the previous year. The Club played 123 matches, of which 47 were won, 52 drawn, and 24 lost. “ Earl Winterton, Hon. R. Grimston, Messrs. H. M. Marshall, and A. Rutter, retire by rota­ tion from the Committee. Lord Belper, Messrs. A. N. Hornby, F, Lee, Lord Harris, and General X’revor, have been duly proposed and seconded, and expressed their willingnesss to serve, and the four who receive the greatest number of votes willbe elected. “ The Ground Staff will consist of T. Hearne, Farrands, West, Flanagan, Clayton, Rylott, F. Morley, F. Wild, W. Mycroft, G. G. Hearne, Sherwin, Wheeler, T. Mycroft, W. Hearn, Flowers, Price, Pilling, Barnes, O’Shaughnessy, W. Gunn, Scotton, Hay, Woof, Fothergill, Atte- well, F. Hearne, and Parnham. “ The Match List for the ensuing season, in addition to thejusual matches,includes some/with Counties which have not hitherto appeared at Lord’s. The match originally fixed for Whit- Monday, England v. Hon. IvoBligh’sAustralian Eleven, has been exchanged for North v. South, as several of the Hon Ivo Bligh’s team will not have returned to England; but every endeavour will be made to arrange the match. “ At the Meeting of the County Secretaries, held in December last, a resolution was unani­ mously passed that Law VII. of Cricket required alteration, so as to permit the ground being rolled for ten minutes before the commencement of each day’s play. This Resolution having been forwarded to and approved by your Committee, they recommend for adoption by the Special General Meeting an alteration in the Laws of Cricket to that effect, of -which due notice has been given. “ Your Committee have received several petitions on the subject of LawX., but have not seen their way to recommend any alteration of the law which can more plainly express its intention ; in the hope, however, that it may be more rigidly enforced, they have decided that the M.C.C. Umpires shall be called before them and directed to carry it out strictly. In this action your Committee hope for the support of other clubs throughout the country. “ Your Committee have also under their con­ sideration the desirability of revising the laws of cricket generally, and have decided that the laws should be revised by defining terms, supplying omissions, and by better wording, but without altering the spirit of the game. They have already given the matter in detail great attention, and will publish the draft of amended laws with a view to final settlement before next season. “ The Hon. A. Lyttelton has become the winner of the Gold Tennis Prize, having defeated Mr. J. M. Heathcote, who has held it since its institution, some fifteen years ago. In consideration of Mr. Heathcote’s long-sustained pre-eminence as an amateur tennis player, your Committee considered that he had earned soma trophy of a permanent character, and accordingly presented him a facsimile of the cup which he had held for so many years.” The report was adopted and Lords Harris and Belper, Messrs. A. N. Hornby and F. Lee selected to serve on the Committee. In the evening Lord Belper presided at the dinner, and during its course gave up the chair to the new President, Hon. Robert Grimston. THIS YEAR ’S CRICKET. T h e following is an extract froman article under this heading in Baily's Magazine for May :—By this time cricket is fairly in swing at both Univer­ sities, and some idea at least has been obtained of themost likely players who have eome into resi­ dence since last season. Mr. C. T. Studd, who is Captain at Cambridge, has not yet returned from Australia, but already some little oppor­ tunity has been afforded of testing the form of the best known freshmen. At present the best form has been shown by the Hon. E. W. H. Ward (Harrow), H. W. Bainbridge (Eton), J. A. Turner (Uppingham), E. P. Spurway, W . N. Cobbold, of Charterhouse, and L. Sanderson. The last-named was one of the Harrow bowlers of 1882, but the bowling of the new-comers at Cambridge does not seem to be very good, and it is in the direction of now bowling that the Cap­ tain will have to turn his attention. In batting there will be no scarcity, when there are such likely reserves among the seniors as C. W . Wil­ son, who played such fine cricket for Kent last year, Hon. J. W. Mansfield, W. H. Bather, W. N. Roe, and others. M. C. Kemp, owing to the late return of C. F. Leslie from Australia, has been installed in the,Captainacy at Oxford, but at present little has been done to give anything like a reliable estimate of the prospects of the University eleven for this season. The Captain is sure to work hard witji a view to the collection of a good eleven, but, to judge from the average of Public School cricket, last year, the number of new players of real value at the disposal of either University will not be very large. The Cheltenham captain of 1882, H. V. Page, will, as we have already stated, be available for the Oxford Eleven, and to judge by the excessive weakness of the University in this department of the game last season, his chance of a place in the team, unless he should show a material deterioration on his Public School form, ought to v^ery good. Little idea is at present to be gained of the prospects of the season at the different schools. Eton, Winchester, and Marlborough will each have a majority of last year’s choices, but at Harrow, Rugby, Cheltenham, and Uppingham, the elevens will have to be almost entirely re-con­ stituted. At Uppingham only two of tbe team of 1882 remain, Harrow has only three of its old players available, and Cheltenham four, Win­ chester and Marlboro’ hsve their best bowlers of last season available, and Westminster again has as its Captain F. T. Higgins, who is, without a doubt, one of the very best all-round boy-players of the present time. O n March 17 in South Australia, Cambridge scored against Port Central 305 runs for the loss of five wickets. Green contributed 110, aud Sullivan 109 of the number. Mr. F. G a le gave his lecture on Cricket to a large audience at the Young Men’s Christian Association, the Polytechnic, on Saturday night. In the unavoidable absence of Hon. Alfred Lyttelton, Mr. C. W. Foley, the Cambridge wicket-keeper of 1880, was in the chair.