Cricket 1884

252 CEICKET; A WEEKLY RECDftb OS’ THE GAME, . tut . y s , ism . SAFETY IN THE CRICKET tTELD. T H E “ M .C .C .” D AM P -RE S IST ING C R I C K E T rtiB B hark BDOTS ( S B SHOES STAMPED ON \ £ / S A / EVERY PAIB Made upon LILLEY & SKiNNER’s New Principle* P rice L ist . t, d. Gent.'s Brown or White Canvas Shoes .••••••• 411 Youths* | || || n •••*•••• 4 8 Gent.’s Brown Calf Leather Shoes ........... ......... 6 6 Geht.’aBrown Calf Leather Boots .................... 8 0 With every pair a Set of Spikes is given free of eharge, A Discount of 2J per cent, upon all orders of twelve or more pairs, THE “ M.C.C.” DAMP-RESISTING CRICKET BOOTS AND SHOES CAN BE OBTAINED AT L IL LE T <£ SKINNER’S Branch Shopi: 107, W estbou rn b G ro v e , W . 238, S even S ist e r s ' R oad , N . 115, B rom pton R oad , S.W. 54, C h ippe n h a m T e r r a c e , H a rro w BoAD, 228, E d g w a r e R o ad , W. 67 am i 69, U x b r id g e R oa d , S h e p h e b d ’0 B u sh , W. 847, G o b w e ll R oa d , B .C . 154, S to k k N e w in g to n R oad , N. 102, H ig h S t r e e t , N otting H il l G a t i . also pro m O . H E R B E R T & C o . , B PR08PE0T PLAC E, HIGH ROAD, KILBURN. PLAN OP SELF-MEASUREMENT f n the 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 Sent by Post will Receive Prompt Attention, k e n n i n g t o n o v a l . GENTLEMEN PLAYERS. TO-DAY &TWO FOLLOWING DAYS. Admission to Ground O n e S h . i l l i n g '- IMPORTANT NOTICE. Correspondents are particularly requested in writing scores of matches, to use only one side of the paper, to write all nameB and figures legibly, and to draw the score out in the style adopted by this paper. flH ISW IC K CRICKET an d LAWN TENNIS COMPANY L im it e d . The spacious GROUNDS of this Company, situate within two minutes* valk of the Cbiswick station (London and South-Western RailwaT), and tea minutes’ walk of the Acton Green station (District Line), will be OPENED for Lawn Tennis on Satur­ day, the 28th of June. About 4 acres are devoted to Tennis purposes, and additional asphalte courts will shortly be provided. A spacious Lawn Tennis pavilion, vith every accommodation for ladies and gentlemen, has been erected. The cricket ground will be in readiness by next season, and suitable cricket pavilions built. The grounds altogether comprise about 14 acras. Subscriptions are as follow :. F or P la y in g M e m b e r s . Gentlemen ..........£1 11 6 suKscri tionperann. ,, .......... 0 10 6 entrance fee. Ladies ................... 0 15 0 subscription per ann. „ ................... 0 10 6 entrance fee. Children under 12 0 6 0 per annum. F or H on orary M e m b e r s . Gentlemen and Ladies, £1 Is. per annum. Members of the same family re-iding in the same house will be charged an annual subscription of £1 11s. 6d. each. Except on re?erved days (not exceeding six in each year), subscribers will be admitted free of gate- money. No charge for courts will be made to sub­ scribers. Subscribers elected according to tbe rules, who send in their names on or before July 81,1881, will be exempted from paying the entrance fee. Copies of the rules, &c , may be had on application to the SECRETARY, at the Company’s Offices. 19, Surrev-street. Strand, W .C .; or at the Chiswick Park Club, Chiswick. A LAWN - TENNIS TOURNAMENT will be held on the Company’s Grounds, commencing on Monday, July 28. Gentlemen’s Singles, first prize 15 guineas. Ladies* Singles, first prize 10 guineas. Other contests, with substantial prizes, will be given For further particulars apply to Chiswick. E. W. WYLDE, Hon. Sec. CEICKET : A W EEKLY BEGOIW OF THE GAME. 41, ST, ANDREW’S HILL, LONDON, E.C. THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1884. The abstract and brief chroniole of the time.— Hamlet. In a recent number o f Truth ap­ peared certain remarks reflecting 011 the manager of the Australian team in respect of the two matches in which the Australians figured at Lord's. One hardly looks for accuracy on matters cricketical in the Society papers, but the comments in ques­ tion were altogether unwarranted, and in consequence caused some slight annoyance to the Australian manager. It will be gratifying, therefore, to his many friends to know that an official letter has been sent by the secretary of the Marylebone Club to the effect that there was no founda­ tion in any way for the disparaging remarks which appeared in Truth. On the contrary, Mr. Alexander, on be­ half of the Australian cricketers, expressed his high sense of the liberality shown to them in every way by the Marylebone Club. A n o th e r well-known frequenter of Lord’s and the Oval has just passed away. The members of the Marylebone and Surrey Clubs will hear with regret of the sudden death lastweek of Mr.C.G. Merewether,Q.C. Mr. Merewether, who was Recorder of Leicester, was a liberal supporter of the game, and was rarely absent on the occasion of any important fixture on either of the two chief Metropolitan grounds. He was buried in Brompton Cemetery on Tuesday last. A c i r c u l a r has been forwarded to me respecting a fund now being raised for the presentation of a testimonial to Capt. Holman, who has so long acted as Secretary and Manager of Devonshire Park, Eastbourne. The Captain has recently given up the office he has held for upwards of ten years, and it is said that in all pro­ bability he will receive an appoint­ ment which will involve his leaving Eastbourne. A long personal acquaintance enables me to bear testimony to the great service Capt. Holman has rendered to athletic sports of every kind, particularly to cricket, and I sincerely trust his zeal will re­ ceive a substantial acknowledgement. Mr. Eussell Eogers, Eastbourne, is the Hon. Sec: to the Holman Testi­ monial Fund. T h e almost unbroken success of the Philadelphians during the last fort­ night will be a source of gratification to cricketers everywhere. With the exception of their narrow defeat by the Gentlemen of Hants their cricket all-round has been generally excellent, and everyone will be pleased to see their best fast bowler, Mr. C. A. Newhall, has so far recovered from the strain he received during the first week of their arrival in England as to be able to take his place again in the team. The Philadelphians had all of them a day at the Oval last Thursday in witnessing the commencement of the match between the Gentlemen of England and the Australians, and I believe they enjoyed it thoroughly. I hear that dinners in their honour are to be given by the Committees of the Surrey and Kent County Clubs on the occasion of their respective matches at the Oval and Maidstone. T h e following will be the elevens in the first of the two matches of the season between the Gentlemen and