Cricket 1884

104 CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OE THE GAME, m a y s, i 884 SAFETY IN THE CRICKET FIELD. T H E “ M .C .C .” DAMP -RES I ST ING C R I C K E T IKADK MARK B O O T S ® SHOES stam p ed o n n ^ / s a / e v e r y P a ir Afade upon LILLEY & SKlNNER’s New Principle. P rice L ist . 9 . d. Gent.’s Brown or White Canvas Shoes ............... 4 11 Youths’ „ „ „ .......................... 4 8 Gent.’s Brown Calf Leather Shoes ........................ 6 6 Gent.’s Brown Calf Leather Boots ........................ 8 6 With every pair a Set of Spikes is given free of charge. A Discount o f 2£ per cent, upon allorders of twelve or more pairs. 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THURSDAY , M AY 8, 1884. - M c P 7 i Y m i 0 ] S [ v 6 f ) $ 3 I P # - s - The abstract and brief chronicleof the time.— Hmlat, T he Australian team have been combining business with pleasure in a very enjoyable fashion during the last week. A very pleasant evening was spent by many of them on Satur­ day, with the members of the Savage Club, under the presidency of a well- known journalist, Mr- Senior, known to the reading world under his title of “ Bed Spinner,” who has had an Aus­ tralian experience of a few years in Queensland, where he was engaged on newspaper work. On Tuesday night eight of the team were the guests of the Surrey County Club at its annual dinner, and Murdoch, Alexander, Bonnor, Cooper, Scott, Giffen, Boyle, and M’Donnell, I am told enjoyed themselves thoroughly. D uring the week, too, most of the team have been doing good practice on Mitcham Green, and I understand that they are making every effort to get themselves into form in anti­ cipation of their first match at Sheffield Park on Monday. On Saturday next, I hear that several of the team will play for the Broadwater Club against Esher at Godalming. W h e n announcing the arrival of the Australian cricketers last week, I stated that Mr. H. W. Hedley, who accompanied them, was special cor­ respondent for the Melbourne Argus, and Leader. This is incorrect, as the journals named are not connected in any way. Mr. Hedley represents the Aye and Leader, the former of which, I am told, has a daily circu­ lation of over 50,000. The Leader, to whose columns Mr. Hedley, under the nom de plume of “ Mid-on,” contributes cricket gossip which I have frequently the pleasure of quoting, is, I believe, the most widely circulated weekly in the Antipodes. T h e Leader belongs, like the Age, to Messrs. David Syme and Co., of Mel­ bourne, to whose enterprising spirit is solely due the presence in England of agentleman specially appointed to ac­ company the Australians, and report their travels and performances for the above-named newspaper. Whilst regretting the mistake above alluded to,I gladly accept this first opportunity of correcting it. Paimam qui meruit feral. F. S iiack lock , who bowled with some success for Notts against the M.C.C. and Ground in the last im­ portant fixture of 1883, on the Trent Bridge Ground, seems likely to play for Derbyshire if his services are not required by Notts. He is qualified to play for Derbyshire by birth, and I understand has been asked to help that County in the first five engagements of the season, com­ mencing with the out match against Lancashire at Manchester on May 22. H u n d re d s of cricketers, especially those who have played in the neigh­ bourhood of London, will have heard with deep regret of the death of T. Mantle, the Middlesex professional. He had been for twenty-one years coach to the Westminster Boys, and