Cricket 1884

428 CBICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OE THE GAME. s e p t , is ism. N O T I C E S . Complaints of irregular or n on ­ delivery should be addressed to the Publisher. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. C r i c k e t will beforwarded by first post after publica­ tion to any address in Oreat Britain, fo r twelve months , on receipt o f a Postal Order fo r 6*. or 5s. for Weekly Summer Numbers, commencing April 17. Post Office Orders and Cheques can be made payable to W . R. W r ig h t , at the head office, and crossed “ London and County, Holborn." C r ic k e t is registered for transmission abroad and can be sent post free, at the regular newspaper rates ofvostage to a n y part o f the world. CRICKET —which is published every T h u r s d a y M o rn ­ in g , from April 17 to Sept. 25; monthly from Oct. to March—can be supplied by inland post to any part o f the United Kingdom, at 5 s. for the Summer Months, or 6s. for the year. To all countries o f Europe, the United States , Azores, Beyrout, Canada , Cyprus. 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These will be inserted at the rate of 3/6 a column, with a minimum charge of 2/6. To ensure insertion in the following number, they must be received not later than the Saturday previous to day of publication. The last Summer Number of C k ic k e t , tor this year, will be published on Thursday, the 25th inst. The Winter Monthly Issues will appear in the last Thursday of October, November, December, January, February, and March. The dates will be— &o. 77, OCT. 80. No. 78, NOV. 27. No. 79, DEC. 25. No. 80, JAN. 29. No. 81, FEB. 26. No. 82, MAR. 26. The six numbers will be forw arded im - inediately on publication for 1/3, to be sent to M r . W. R. W eigh t , M anager o f C ricket , at this office. CU RBEY BICYCLE CLUB.—AUTUMN MEETING, KENNINGTON OVAL, S e p t e m b e r 20, 1884, commencing at Three o ’clock (under.. N.C.U. rules). fTen Miles Scratch Race (Open).—First Prize, 50 Guinea Challenge Cup and Gold Medal of the Club; Second Prize, Silver Medal. Entrance Fee 5s. One Mile Handicap (Open).—Four Prizes, value 10, 5, 3, and 2 Guineas. Entrance fee 2s. 6d. Handicapper, G. P. Coleman, N.C.U. Two Miles Scratch Race (Open).— For riders who redeive seventy yards and upwards in a Mile Handicap, from the present recognised scratch tnen^ Two Prizes, 5 and 2 Guineas. Hon. Sec. G. J. H a s e l l , 8, Deerbrook Road, Tulse Hill, S.W. SOUTH LONDON HARRIERS’ ANNUAL ATHLETIC MEETING, A t K bnn ixgton O val , S aturday , S e pt . 27. (U n d e r A.A.A. R u l e s ). 100 Yards Open Handicap, Four Prizes value £7, £3, £2, £1. One Mile Open Handicap. Four Prizes value £7, £3, £2,£1. Twa Miles Walking Open Handicap, Three Prizes value £3, £2, £1. 1,000 Yard* Steeple hase Open Handicap, Three Prizes value £5, £2, £1. Level 410 Yards Open Race, Three Prizes value £5, £2, £1. Members’ 220 Yards Handicap, Four Prizes value £7, £3, £2, £1. Members’ 880 Yards Handicap, Four Prizes value £7, £3, £2, £1. Members’ Three Miles Handicap, Four Prizes value £7, £8, £2, £1 , and Medal for best time. 220 Yards Handicap Open to Boys under fifteen, introduoed by members <*f the Club. Three Prizes. Handicappers—Messrs. 8. H. Baker, J. E. Dixon, and T. Shore. Entries 2*. 6d. each ra*e(boys Is.), with olub, colours, age (for boys' race), and particulars of the last three performances, should be sent in on or before Sept. 18, to the Hon. Sec., A. J. F o w d e n , 4, Rutland Park, Catford. The Committee reserve the right of refusing any entry. RICHARD HUMPHREY, Member of Surrey and Australian Elevens. Begs to inform the Cricket public that he has taken premises at 16, K IN G ’S RD ., BO YCE ’S A V E N U E CLIFTON, BRISTOL, where he will commence business as a Cricket Outfitter after the necessary altera­ tions have been completed. He regrets that his acceptance of a per­ manent engagement at Clifton College will prevent his giving any instruction in Cricket as hitherto during the winter. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 41, ST. ANDREW’ S H ILL, LONDON, E.C. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1884. The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet . T h e Advertiser of London (Ontario) is one of themost favourite advertising mediums of Canada. I have no rea­ son to doubt that the position the Advertiser claims for itself is strictly correct. Personally, though, I should better appreciate the advantages of the paper, from an advertising point of view, if the information it extracts from C ricket were only acknowledged. In the Advertiser of August 29, a copy of which has been sent me, several paragraphs which appeared in “ Pa­ vilion Gossip ” are reproduced, verba­ tim, and it annoys me to think what an immense increase in the circula­ tion of C r i c k e t might have been the result had the source of these extracts only been published. It would have been better, perhaps, had all tho Advertiser's “ gleanings ” been taken from this paper. This would certainly have avoided the original intelligence that Tom Hayward acted as umpire for tbe American team during their late tour in Great Britain. I was certainly under the impression that Hayward departed this life on July 21-, 187G. I f all be true tl^at one hears just now there will be several important changes in County Cricket next sea­ son. Some weeks since I announced Mr. I. D. Walker’s resignation of the Captaincy of the Middlesex team, and consequent retirement from first-class cricket. I hear now, too, that County Cricket may suffer another severe loss by the withdrawal of another eminent Old Harrovian. It is stated, indeed, and on good authority, that Mr. A. N. Hornby has serious thoughts of giving up the post he has so long and worthily held as Captain of the Lan­ cashire eleven, and that for the future he will be seen rarely, if at all, in County Cricket. Mr. Hornby has done so much for the game, and his enthusiasm has had such a wonderful effect in encouraging cricket in Lan­ cashire, that I sincerely trust the rumour of his retirement may be contradicted. T he English team which is to visit Australia this winter under the joint auspices of Shaw, Shrewsbury, and Lillywhite, has been completed since I wrote last by the addition of Hunter and Peel of Yorkshire. In all there will be thirteen players, Shaw, Shrewsbury, Barnes, Flowers, Scotton and Attewell of Notts, Ulyett, Bates, Hunter and Peel of Yorkshire, Briggs of Lancashire, Read of Surrey, and James Lillywhite of Sussex. L il l y w h it e , I take it, wi'l act mostly as business manager, though I understand that the arrangements on the other side are under the care of J. Conway, who was mainly instrumental in the visit of the first Australian team to this country. The promoters have done very wisely to engage Hunter, of Yorkshire, as wicket-keeper in the absence of Pilling or Sherwin, but the twelve playing members of the party might have been considerably improved. The team are to leave Plymouth in the