Cricket 1884

462 CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECOED OF THE GAME. o c t . so, wm . of G. Brown, sen. as not properly authenticated, is still the longest heave on record. S outhern cricketers, too, will hear with deepregret of the death of Mr. C. M. Cunliffe, who some six years ago was one of the most useful members of the Kentish eleven. He was Lorn atLeyton,in Essex,but his associations were mostly with Kent, and for a time, in 1878 particularly, his bowl­ ing was of the greatest service to the county team. Unmistakable signs of consumption compelled him to give up cricket some time ago, and although visits to warmer climates and sea voyages gave him a brief respite he breathedhis last on the 15th inst. He was only a few weeks over his twenty-sixth birthday. T he death of Fred Morley, the well- known Nottingham professional, who for some six years (from 1876 to 1881) was without a doubt the best fast bowler of the period, was not altogether a surprise. The injury he received in the collision off Colombo between the “ Glenroy” and the “ Pesliawur,” in which as one of the Hon. Ivo Bligh’s Team he was voyaging to Australia, had a very injurious effect on a not over-robust constitution. Though he did play afterwards this accident practically brought his career as a cricketer to a close, and during the last few months, although the liberality of the Maryle­ bone Club enabled him to have every comfort and advice, he suffered greatly from dropsy. He died at his native place, Sutton-in-Ashfield, on Sept. 28, in his thirty-fourth year. Morley was one of the team which visited America under Daft’s captaincy in the fall of 1879, and in the following sea­ son he was chosen to represent Eng­ land against Australia at the Oval. For the last ten years he had been engaged at Lord’s, and as he was always well - behaved and good- tempered he was a general favourite. A fund is being raised as a provision for his widow and children, and Capt. Holden, Bramcote, Nottingham, will be glad to receive any contributions. I t will be of interest to Harrovians to know that the agreement for the purchase of the new cricket-field, in­ tended as a memorial to the late Hon. Bobert Grimston, has been signed by the contracting parties, and that its transfer to the School may now be considered completed. A tablet with the following inscription has recently been erected in the School Chapel: E rected by m any H arrovians To the memory of THE HON. ROBERT GRIMSTON, The Life-long lover of Harrow and Her Manly Sports, The helpful Counsellor in efforts For her good, The Staunch and Genial Friend, The True and Fearless Man. B orn S e pt e m b e r 18 th , 1816, D ie d A pr il 7 t h , 1884. THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN TEAM. On Oct. 2 Shaw’s Team played a match at Suez, against Twenty-two of the Army and Navy and Residents. Ulyett and Shrews­ bury vere the chief scorers for the Eleven, and Attewell was the most successful bowler. Shaw and Read did not play. Score :— T h e E leven . Ulyett, c 'Hayman, b Evans..........................43 Scotton, b Evans.. .. 8 Shrewsbury, b Bedford 26 Barnes cLane,bBedford 2 Bates, o Lane, b Evans 0 Flowers, b Stradling .. 12 Briggs, run out .. .. 2 Attewell, c Mitchell, b Evans..........................1 Feel, c Raymond, b B e d fo r d ..................11 Hunter, not out .. 9 James Lillywhite, b B e d fo rd .................. 2 B .......................... 1 117 The T w e n ty - tw o made 40 for eleven wickets. A N o rth R iding C ricket C lub has been formed with the object of co-operating with the Yorkshire Cricket Club and assisting it in bringing fresh talent to the front. Sir W. H. Worsley, of Terrington, is the Presi­ dent, and Mr. C. Oxley, of Hemsley, the Hon. Sec. L ancashire A m ateu r A ssociation .— Under this title an Association has been formed with the object of giving a new im­ petus to the game in certain districts of the county where it has been injured by the ex­ tension ol football. Mr. A . N . Hornby is the President. R eadin g C ases —(cloth boards) for holding four numbers of C ricket , 2 s ., can be had at the office, 41, St. Andrew’s-hill, Doctors’ Commons, E.C. A » A ccu rate T e n n is (’ • u u t .— The eye detcets at one* the difference between Courts marked out by Procter’s Potent Chaines,and these with a tape measure the absolute accuracy of the former is strikingly evi­ dent. Box of Chains, with directions for use, price 10s. 6d., from Frank Procter, Patentee, Stevenage, Herts, and Wholesale Firms.— A d v t . 'T'HE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND ; A Com- * plete Recoid bf the Late Crioket Tour of the Colonists in this Country.—FuU Reports of all Matches. Batting and Bowling Averages of the Australians, and of Englishmen who played against them. Portrait of W. L. Murdoch. Biographies of the Team. Comparative Table of Performances. Edited by Charles F. Pardon. Price One Shilling, or P«st-free for 14 stamps.—London : 112, Fieot-Btreet, E.C. Now R e a d y . H AM P SH IR E CO U N T Y CLUB . The annual general meeting of this Club was held at the George Hotel, Winchester, on Oct. 11. Mr. A. F. Jeffreys presided, in the absence of the president, Mr. W. B. B. Beach, M.P., who had telegraphed from Holyhead he had missed the train. Among those pre­ sent were the Earl of Northesk, Messrs. J. F. Blanchett, W. Wynyard, F. E. Lacey, G. H. Longman, G. R. Maltby, G. Bagshaw, J. M. Palmer, E. L. Ede, Capt. Lipscombe, Major Boulcott, and Major Fellowes and Mr. R. Bencraft, hon. secs. The annual statement showed that the Club had won two county matches during the year. viz. :—against Kent and Somerset, and in six were defeated :— by Surrey (2), Kent, Sussex (2), and Somer­ set. Nine Club matches had been played, of which three had been won, namely, against Winchester College, the Philadelphians, and the Gentlemen of Dorset; two had been lost, against 18 Colts and the Uppingham Rovers; and four had been drawn, against the Eighteen Colts, I Zingari, the Gentlemen of Devon, and the Aldershot Division. The bowling averages were not brilliant, but the batting showed a higher average, Mr. F. E. Lacey heading the list with 75.4. The trial of newplayers had been attended with satis­ factory results, and it was hoped that with a continuation of the same feeling an effective CountyEleven would be formed. With regard to the finances, notwithstanding an increased number of matches, including two with Colts, which were referred to as more than ordinarily expensive, the balance sheet showed a sur­ plus on the credit side of £75, the result not only of a larger number of subscribers, but of a very considerable increase in the gate money, the receipts at the gates during the season being upwards of £360 as against £157 13s.in 1883. The report having been adopted, an application was read from H. Tate for a benefit next season. He had been con­ nected with the Club for many years, but was now suffering from heart disease. Major Fellowes said that Holmes had been promised a benefit as far back as 1879, but they had not yet been able to give him one. The question was postponed till next sea­ son, as it was considered inpracticable to have two benefits in the same season. A code of rules for the Club, drawn up by Major Fellowes, based on those in force in other clubs, was adopted with a few verbal amendments. The Earl of Northesk was unanimously elected president. A cordial vote of thanks was accorded to the late president, Mr. Beach, who for up­ wards of 20 years had been at their head, and had always manifested the deepest inter­ est in the Club. Mr Beach was elected a vice-president in the room of Lord Northesk, and the other vice-presidents were re-elected, as follows:—Lord Northbrook, Lord Eversley, Lord Calthorpe, Mr. W . Nicholson, M.P., Captain Balaock, Captain Eccles, Mr. T. Chamberlayne, Mr. A. F. Jeffreys, Mr. F. Ricardo ; and Sir F. Fitzwygram was added to the list, in the room of Mr. J. D. Lewis, deceased. The captain, Mr. A. H. Wood, and the hon. secretary, Major Fellowes, were re-elected. Mr. Bencraft, who had re­ signed his office as one of the hon. secs., was appointed treasurer. On the motion of the Chairman, a vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Bencraft for his past services on behalf of Hampshire cricket. The committee were next appointed from the five districts, namely, Messrs. Maturin and Next issue o f Cricket Nov. 27-