Cricket 1884

CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. June 19, i 884 . SAFETY IN THE CRICKET FIELD. T H E “ M.C.C.” DAMP -RE S I ST ING C R I C K E T BOOTS SHOES STAMPED ON EVERY PAIR Made upon LILLEY & SKlNNER’s New Principle. P bice L ist . s. 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 o f Spikes is given free o f charge. A Discount o f 2£ per cent, upon all orders o f twelve or more pairs, THE “ M.C.C.” DAMP-RESISTING CRICKET BOOTS AND SHOES CAN BE OBTAINED AT L IL LE Y <&SKINNER’s Branch Shops: 107, W e s tb o u r n e G r o v e , W . 288, S e v e n S iste r s ' R oad , N . 115, B rom pton R oad , S .W . 64, C h ippen h am T errace , H a rro w R oad . 226, E d g w are R oad , W . 67 and 69, U x b r id g e R o a d , S h e p h e r d ’s B u sh , W . 847, G o s w e l l R o ad , E.C. 154, S toke N ew ington R oad , N . 102, H ig h S t r e e t , N o ttin g H i l l G a t i . ALSO pro m G . H E R B E R T & C o . , 9 PROSPECT PLAC E, HIGH ROAD, KILBURN. PLAN OF SELF-MEASUKEMENT ftrth e convenience of those who are unable to visit one of L i l l e y & S k in n e r’s Establishments. Orders 8ent by Post will Receive Prompt Attention. KENNINGTON OVAL. GENTLEMEN0F ENGLAND AUSTRALIANS. J U N E 2 6 , 2 7 , & 2 8 . Admission to Ground - O n e S h illin g . Reserved seats for the stand can be had of the Secretary of the Surrey County Club, Kennington Oval, London, S.E. Prices (which do not include admission to the ground): For the match—covered stand, 20s. ; uncovered stand, 10s. SURREY Cambridge Univ. JUNE 19, 20, and 21. Admission toGround - - S ixpence . June 23, SURREY v- OXFORD, /?j.RE ATNORTHERN RAILWAY. Cricket ^ Match at Manchester. A ustralians v . N orth . Train Service London & Manchester. K ing ’ s C ross (GIN.) dep. 5.15, 7.45, 10.10 a.m., and 12-30, 2.0, 2.45, 5.0, 6.15, 9.0 p.m. C ambridge , dep. 8.30, 11.57 a.m., and 1.15, 4.30, 7.45 p.m. M anchester (London Road) arr. 10.5, a.m., and 2.30, 3.5, 5.30, 6.30, 7.45, 9.55, 10.45, 12.30 p.m. King’s Cross Station, ’ H enry O aklet , June, 1884. Gen. Manager. IMP0RTANT_N0T1CES. Though C r ic k e t has been recently enlarged to TWENTY PAGES, the number of scores sent during the last week has been so much in excess of the allotted space, that several have been reluctantly compelled to be left over. Scores of matches more than a week old for the future cannot be inserted, and the Editor is compelled to notify that he cannot guarantee immediate publication of matches other than those of clubs arran­ ging for the insertion of all their scores. Correspondents are particularly requested in writing scores of matches, to use only one side of the paper, to write all names and figures legibly, and to draw the scoreout in the style adopted by this paper. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 41, ST. ANDREW ’ S H ILL, LONDON EsC. THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1884. -^cP7mM0N>G^IP^ The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.—Eamlet. L ast week I mentioned the safe return of the Hon. Ivo Brigh to this country with his Australian bride. I understand, too, on the best authority, that the Cambridge Captain of 1881 will very shortly enter into another partnership, this time of a business character. He has been enrolled as a member of the Stock Exchange, and his partner is a well-known cricketer, the managing officer of one of our Southern County Clubs. T he Hampshire Eleven were very much indebted to Mr. F. E. Lacey for their big total in the match with Kent, at Southampton, on Monday. The Old Cantab’s score of 211 was the more remarkable, as it is, I beheve, the first time he has played this season. N egotiations have been on foot with a view to a few fixtures on behalf of the Australian team in America on their homeward journey. I learn from a correspondent in the States that, in consequence of arrange • ments with Shaw and Shrewsbury, whose team are to play a match or two in America this fall on their way to Australia, and other engagements, it has been found impossible to make a fixture for Murdoch and his com­ rades, in Philadelphia at least. I am given to understand that the eleven to represent the Gentlemen of England at the Oval on Thursday next against the Australians, will be very like the following:—Lord Harris, Messrs. I. D. Walker, W. G. Grace, C. T. Studd, A. P. Lucas, A. G. Steel, G. F. Vernon, W. W. Eead, A. W. Ridley, S. Christopherson and J. A. Bush. The Hon. Alfred Lyttel­ ton is unable to play owing to pro­ fessional engagements, and the same cause prevents the appearance of Mr. George Freeman, who had been invited. The match between M.C.C. and Ground and Oxford University, at Lord’s, keeps away Messrs. Kemp and O’Brien, but the eleven will be a good one nevertheless. No week of the cricket season passes away without some notable occurrence to give rise to general comment or speculation. In the high scoring prevalent on Monday there was nothing perhaps so singular as the performance of the first wicket on each side in the match between Surrey and Gloucestershire at the Oval. Messrs. E. M. Grace and W. R. Gilbert put on 184 runs for Gloucestershire before they were parted, and when Surrey’s turn came Mr. Diver and M. Read made 102 before the former was caught for 65. It was very strange that in one day over a hundred should have been made for the first wicket of each side. Is this unique in an important fixture ? A n o th e r , and the latest to my knowledge, instance of three hun­ dreds in an innings. The South Melbourne Club, in a match against Richmond, on the former’s ground, had, on the departure of the last mail from Melbourne, scored 543 for eight wickets. To this J. Slight, one of the Second Australian team, contributed 150, J. W- Trumble 131, and F. Walters 174. I t h in k we may fairly call the per­ formance of Mr. J. Shuter and T. Ashdown, for Bexley againstJ the