Cricket 1884

MAR.27, 1884. CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. 43 T he draft amended laws of cricket as revised by the Committee of the Marylebone Club will be found in another part of the paper; They are to be presented for confirmation bya specialgeneralmeetingof the Club to be held in the Pavilion at Lord’s onMonday, April 21, at 2.30 p.m., and as a month’s notice is required for amendments, discussion will have to be confined to the code as presented by the Committee, and the three amendments standing in the respec­ tive names of Lord Harris, Messrs. C. E. Boyle and I. D. Walker. T he three amendments are as fol­ low :— Lord Harris will propose to amend Law 48, and to substitute two laws as follows: 1, If the umpire at the bowler’s end be not satisfied of the absolute fairness of the delivery of any ball he shall call “ no­ ball.” 2. The umpire shall take especial care to call ‘ n o-tall” instantly upon delivery. “ Wide ball” as Boon as it shall pass the striker. Mr. C. E. Boyle will propose to amend Law 5 as follows:— “ The bat shall not exceed 3j in. in the widest part, ” instead of 4J- in, as at present. Mr, I. D.Walker will propose to amend Law 37 by striking out “ Except with consent of the opposita side,” and to substitute for Law 2 (one day matches) “ The match when not played out shall be decided by the first innings.” I t is said that Mr. Boyle will press his proposal for the reduction of the size of bats if only for the sake of dis­ cussion. He is, though, hardly, I should fancy,likelyto have avery strong following, and Mr. I. D. Walker’s two propositions seem to me to be the best calculated to meet with general support. P rom in en ce has been given in this number of C r ic k e t to an article which appeared in the Standard of Thursday last on the coming season. A suggestion therein with reference to the advisability of a trial match or trial matches for the eleven likely to have to represent England against the Australians will find a responsive echo in the minds of a large number of cricketers. It may possibly be considered heresy to venture even a hint of the kind, but if the authori­ ties at Lord’s and the Oval were to agree on a mutual sacrifice, there would be no difficulty in arran­ ging for a couple of trial games, which would be of immense use in improving the working of the English Eleven in the great contests of the season against the Australians. I a m asked to state [that the “ Cricket Calendar ” will not be pub­ lished this year until April 28, in order to secure the inclusion of the Amended Code of Laws to be ratified by the Special General Meeting of M.C.C. at Lord’s on the 21st. Fixtures to ensure insertion must be received at this office at the latest on Saturday next. M A R R I A G E OF HON. IVO B L IGH . A marriage, in which more than ordinary interest has been manifested, took place on Saturday at Bupertswood, Sunbury, the residence of Sir William J. Clarke. The happy pair were the Hon. Ivo Francis Walter Bligh, second son of Earl of Darnley, of Cobham-hall, Gravesend, Kent, England, and the popular captain of the last team of English cricketers which visited Australia, and Miss Florence Bose Morphy, youngest daughter of the late John Stephen Morphy, police magistrate, formerly of Beechworth. The ceremony was performed at St. Mary’s Church, Sunbury, by the Bev. W. C. Ford, the incumbent of the church, assisted by the Bev. H. N. Wollaston, of Trinity Church, East Melbourne. The church was tastefully festooned with flowers and heart- shaped wreaths intertwined. The choir was led by Mrs. Byan, and Lady Clarke, an intimate friend of the bride, was among the choristers. A special train arrived from Melbourne, conveying about 200 guests, who, on behalf of Mrs. Morphy, had received invitations to be present. At half-past one the bridal party entered the church, Miss Morphy leaning on the arm of Sir William Clarke, who gave her away. She was attired in a Princess brocaded white silk dress, trimmed with Honiton lace. The veil, of plain tulle, was fastened with a diamond arrow, the gift of the bridegroom. The bridesmaids, who wore Cambridge blue, were Miss Lily Snodgrass, Miss Lily Fisken, Miss Blanche Clarke, Miss Marion Jeffry, Miss Mary Clarke, Miss BabyParkyns, Miss Jessie Osborne, and Miss Amy Parkyns. Their baskets of flowers were of cerise and yellow, in compliment to the colours of the Bligh cricketing team. The groomsmen were Lord William Neville, Mr. G. F. Yernon, Mr. E. De Verdon, Mr. A. F. Bobinson, Mr. Walter Clarke Warrington (private secretary to Si* William Des Yceux, Governor of Fiji), and Masters Clyde Clark') and Russell Clarke. The wedding breakfast took place in the new ballroom at Buperts- wood, which was prettily decorated and in­ scribed, and the dejeuner was rendered more enjoyable by the music of Plock’s band. The bridegroom, in responding to the toast of the day, alluded in happy terms to the fact that he had, while captaining his team of cricketera, always found it easy to reply on their behalf after they had played a winning match, which he might be said to have done that morning. The toast list included the healths of Mrs. Morphy, the parents of the bridegroom, Sir William and Lady Clarke, the clergy, and the Hon. Ivo Bligh’s late comrades in the cricketing field, on whose behalf Mr. Vernon responded. The newly- pair left early in the afternoon for the resi­ dence of Sir George Verdon, Macedon,— Argus, Feb. 11, 1884. SUFFOLK COUNTY CLUB. May 8-9, at Bury St. Edmund’s., v. Norfolk June 26-27, at Ipswich, v. M.C.C. and Ok July S-4, at St. Alban’s, v. Herts. July 9-10, at Colchester, Gents, of Suffolk V. Col­ chester Garrison July 16-17, at Norwich, v. Horfolk July 24-25, at Bury, v. Orleans Club Aug. 4-5, at Thornham, v. I Zingari Aug. 8-9, at Lord’s, v. M.C.C. and G. KENT COUNTY CLUB. May 2-3, at Maidstone, 11 of Kent v. 22 Colts May 8-9-10, at Taunton, v. Somersetshire May 12-13-14, at Lord’s, v. M.C.C. May 15-16, at Maidstone, 11 Colts of Kent v. Mot Park May 26-27-28, at Gravesend, v. Hampshire June 2-3-4. at Sheffield, v. Yorkshire June 5-6-7, at Derby, v. Derbyshire June 9-10-li, at Manchester, v. Lancashire June 16-17-18, at Southampton, v. Hampshire June 19-20-21, at Lord’s, v. Middlesex July 3-4-5, at Brighton, v. Sussex July 17-18-19, at Tonbridge, v. Sussex July 25-26, at Maidstone, Gents, of Kent v. Phila delphians July 28-29-30, at Maidstone, v. Surrey C anterbury W eek . Aug. 4-5-6, at Canterbury y. Australians Aug. 7-8-9, at Canterbury, v. Middlesex Aug. 14-15-16, at Gravesend, v. Yorkshire Aug. 18-19-20, at Gravesend, v. Derbyshire Aug. 21-22-23, at Maidstone, v. Lancashire Aug. 25-26-27, at Tonbridge Wells, v. Somersetshire Sept. 1-2-3, at Oval, v. Surrey Another Match with the Australian Eleven may possibly be arranged. SECOND COUNTY ELEVEN. May 20-21, at Dover, v. Dover and District June 23-24, at Tonbridge, v. Tonbridge and District July 9-10, at Gravesend, v. Cravesend and District July 22-23, at Maidstone, v. Mote Park Aug. 1-2, at Cranbrook, v. Cranbrook and District NONDESCRIPTS CLUB, May 3, at Hartley Road, v. Hartley Wintney May 10, at Coombe House, v. Baron Heath’s Eleven May 17, at Shepperton, v. Shepperton May 24, at Croydon, v. Oakfield May 31, at Henley, v. Henley June 2, at Wormwood Scrubbs, v. Kensington Park June 7, at Crystal Palace, v. Crystal Palace June 14, at Finchley Road, v. Hampstead Jun 6 21, at Elthpm, v. Eltham; June 21, at Ealing, v. Ealing June 28, at Chessington, v. Ne’er-do-Weels July 5, at Vincent Square, v. Westminster School July 19, at Carshalton, v. Carshalton Park July 26, at Shoeburyness, v. School of Gunnery Aug. 4-5 at Eastbourne, v. Devonshire Park Aug. 6-7, at Tunbridge Wells, v. Tnnbridge Wells Aug. 8 9, at Westgate-on-Sea, v. Westgate CLIFTONVILLE CLUB.* April 14, at Chislehur*t, v. Marquis April 19, at Peckham Rye, v. Globe April 26, at Peckham Rye, v. St. Mark’s May 3, at Peckham Rye, v. Lome May 10, at Broomwood Park, v. Chaucer May 17, at Peckham Rye, v. Monarch May 24, at Plumstead Common, v. Osborne May 31, at Peckham Rye, v. Creswick June 2, at Richmond Green, v. Richmond Albert June 7, at Peckham Rye, v. Oriental June 14, at Peckham Rye, v. Lorraine June 21, at Honor Oak, v. Linden June 28, at Peckham Rye, v. Elm July 5, at Wandsworth Common, v. Monarch July 12, at Victoria Park, v. Creswick July 19, at Twickenham, v. Twickenham Victoria July 26, at Peckham Rye, v. Osborne Aug. 2, at Regent’s Park, v. Globe Aug. 4, at Kingston, v. Ham Aug, 9, at Blackheath, v. Holy Trinity Aug. 16, at Peckham Rye, v. Chaucer Aug, 23, at Victoria Park, v. Lorraine Aug. 30, at Southwark Park, v. Lom e Sept, 6 , at Peckham Rye, v. Elm Sept. 13, at Honor Oak, v. Linden Sopt. 20, at Peckham Rye, v. Holy Trinity Sept. 27, at Broomwood, v. St. Mark’s GENTLEMEN OF NOTTS. August 4-5, at Norwich, v. Gentlemen of Norfolk August 6-7, at Nottingham, v. Gentlemen of Rutland August 8-9, at Derby, v. Gentlemen of Derbyshire August 11-12, at Nottingham, v. Gent, of Yorkshire August 14-15, at Leicester, v. Gentlemen of Leicester Nestt Issue of CRICKET will be published Thursday, April 17.