Cricket 1884

174 CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. JUNE g, i884. KENNINGTON OVAL. SURREY v . MIDDLESEX. JUNE 9, 10, and 11. Admission to Ground - - S ix pe n ce . SAFETY IN THE CRICKET FIELD. T H E “ M .C.C.” DAMP -RES I ST ING C R I C K E T BOOTS W shoes m m STAMPED ON EVERY PAIB Made upon LILLEY & SKlNNER’s New Principle. P r ic e L is t. 9. d. Gent.’s Brown or White Canvas Shoos 4 11 Youths’ „ „ „ it •...........* 1 ? Gcnt.’s Brown Calf Leather Shoes ....................... » « Gent.’s Brown Calf Leather Boots ...................... 8 o With every pair a Set o f Spike» is given free o f eharge. 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T ONGMAN’S MAGAZINE, for June, (P rice S ixpen ce ,) contains an article by A n d r ew L ang , entitled CRICKET GOSSIP. CRICKET this week consists of twenty pages. Four extra pages will be given weekly, Next week’s C R IC K E T will contain portrait and biography of Mr. E. J. D IV E R , o f Surrey. C ricket - readers generally, not merely those whose associations draw them to John Lyon’s foundation, will be glad to learn that it has been de­ termined to commemorate in a lasting form the life-long devotion of the late Eobert Grimston in the cause of Harrow cricket. On Tuesday week an influential meeting of old Harro­ vians was held for this object at the Westminster Palace Hotel under the presidency of the Duke of Abercorn. The following resolutions were passed, in addition to one of sympathy with the Earl of Verulam and his family— “ That it is desirable to record by some fitting Memorial the life-long devotion to Harrow of the late H on . R obert G rimston , and the affection in which he was held by successive generations of Harrovians.” “ That a Sub-Committee be appointed to invite Subscriptions in aidjof the above Memorial.” “ That the object of su.ch Subscrip­ tions be to collect as large a Fund as possible to be called the .*Grimston Fund,’ such Fund to be invested in the names of Trustees to be hereafter selected, and to be devoted to any pur­ pose or purposes which shall in their opinion permanently benefit Cricket or the Cricket Ground at Harrow, besides placing a simple Memorial Tablet in the School Chapel.” T h e following were elected the Sub- Committee to carry out the objects of the Grimston Memorial—The Earl of Bessborough, vice-chairman, ex-officio, Mr. E. E. Bowen, Mr. R. Broughton, the Rev.; H. Montagu Butler, D.D., chairman ex-officio, Mr. H. 0. D. David­ son, hon. sec. ex-officio, Mr. Spencer W. Gore, Lord George Hamilton, M.P., Mr. Samuel Hoare, Mr. H. E. Hutton, hon. sec. ex-officio, the Rev. William Law, Hon. E. Chandos Leigh, Q.C., Mr. William Nicholson, M.P., Sir Robert Peel, Bart, M.P., G.C.B., Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bart, M.P., Mr. C.S. Roundel1, M.P., Mr. I. D. Walker, hon. sec. ex officio. I under­ stand tliatitis in contemplation to place a picture of the late Mr. Grimston in the Vaughan library at Harrow, a companion to that of theEarl of Bess­ borough already there. L a s t season I had occasion to call attention to some long scores of the Tonbridge School eleven. A corre­ spondent writes me that this year the batting of the team is again very vigorous and effective. On May 24th against the Revellers they ran up a total of 289, to which A. 0 . Hubbard contributed 84 and E. Giles 50 not out. Last Saturday against the Assyrians they scored 409, Rashleigh 134, Little 78, and the captain (T. Le Fleming) 60, The eleven have thus totalled 698 runs in their two in­ nings, and this against clubs of quite average strength. The fast bowling of the School, too, proved very effec­ tive against the Assyrians, who were all dismissed for 29 runs. A good friend in San Francisco sends me the information that a meet­ ing was held in that city on May 8th with the object of forming The Cricketers’ Association of California. Tho new society was duly inaugurated and the following were elected officers provisionally—Mr. Greer Harrison, President; Mr. C. B. Hill, Hon. Sec.; and Mr. A. Waterman, Treasurer. The object of the Association is to procure a proper ground and arrange a series of Cup matches. T h e Gentlemen of Philadelphiamade a very fair debut on this side of the big drink at Dublin on Monday and Tuesday. They began in something of a sensational style by making a tie with Dublin University on the first innings, and though the tail did not come out well the eleven all round showed very fair cricket. A Liver­ pool correspondent for whose practical knowledge I can vouch, adjudges them from the form shown in practice to be all capable of hitting, and lie describes their batting generally as very fair. J. A. Scott’s style im­ pressed him most. Their bowling, too, seems to be moderately good, and their fielding decidedly above the average. C. A. Newhall, I am sorry to hear, has ricked his back, and it is said will not be able to play for a few days. On Saturday and Monday they play the Gentlemen of Scotland, at Edinburgh, and next Wednesday and Thursday, unless my information is incorrect, they will spend at Ascot in enjoyment of the races.