Cricket 1884

2 CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. j a n . s i , ibm . to meet the Hon. Ivo Bligh’s Team, early in 1883, and he would still, we fancy, be selected in a representative team. Evans stands well over six feet in height, and the special cor­ respondent of the Sportsman, with the Hon. Ivo Bligh, thus describes him :— “ Consider­ ably broader and thicker about the shoulders than most Australians are, he looks to the merest novice powerfully built. He is, too, a much better man than a casual glance would make him, and a keen judge can trace in a certain indifferent carriage he has indi­ cation of that combination of looseness of limb and great muscular power, possessed by only a very few really fine athletes. Of late he has practised batting so little that he is not expected to make runs as he used, but his fielding can not be bettered, and his bowling must be very difficult on anything but a perfect wickct. When de­ livering the ball he most affects rather slower than medium; he has typical Australian overhead action, but he varies his pace,style, and the angle of the arm so that sometimes when the ball leaves it is a little wide of the shoulder. Always wonderfully sure and dashing in the field, the crack Australian is perhaps never seen to better advantage than when fielding his own bowling, a business in which his enormous reach tells. Among the other members of the side Evans’ class asserted itself unmistakeably, and none could see him without marking him a first- rate cricketer.” His professional duties pre­ vent him visiting England, but this brief sketch will, it is hoped, present him suffi­ ciently well to English cricketers to be of interest. Evans is one of the most popular players in the Colonies. Mr., T. D isney , B.A., of Merton College, Oxford, Captain of the Club at Rossall School, in 1873—4, has been appointed Head Master of the Halesowen Grammar School, C la r k e — O rp e n . — Jan. 3, at Mamhead Church, Devon, by the Rev. M. C . Palmer, M.A., uncle of the bride, assisted by the Rev. R. B. Carew, M.A., Rector of Bickleigh, Charles F. Carlos Clarke, Esq., of Esher, Surrey, to Edith Francis Rosamond, eldest daughter of the Rev. E. Chatterton Orpen, M.A., Rector of Mamhead. V ol . II. of C ricket , including all numbers published during 1883, is now ready ; 462 pages, handsomely bound in cloth, price 7/6. It contains Portraits and Biographies of 22 of the most famous Cricketers of the Day; Articles by the best writers on the Game; chatty notes on the most interesting events of the year; Cricket past and present. ,, Ought to be in the library of every cricketer.” T h e F r ia r s ’ C lc b .— The members of the Friars Club gave a fancy dress ball at the County Assembly Rooms, Market-place, Derby, on Jan. 15. Amongst those present were :—Lord Scarsdale, Hon. Alfred Curzon, Hon. Assheton Curzon, Mr. T. W. Evans, M.P., Col. John Evans, Mr. Walter Boden, Mr. F. 0. F. Bateman, Hon. H. Foley, Hon. S. Trollope, General Thomson, Mr. F . S. Rendall, Capt. Johnstone, R.E.,CaptHellard, R.E.,Mr. W- G. Curgenven, Bev. H. St.Maur Willoughby, Rev. W . Chandos Pole, Mr. R. A. Eddie, Capt. Parry, Mr. C. A. Wallroth, Mr. Arthur Wilson, Mr. G. M. Marriott, Mr. C. H. Hough, Major Pountain, Mr. Rowland Cotton, Mr. F . C. Newton, Hon. W. M. Jervis, Ac. The guests numbered in all 231. A F E W A U S T R A L IA N MEM S , On Nov. 17 at Melbourne, in a match for Clarke’s Cup, the Marylebone Club were dismissed by Capulet in first innings for nine runs. Brownlie took four wickets for three runs, and Sampson six for five. In a match at Essendon for the Staughton Trophy, between Essendon and Sunbury, Paterson took seven of the latter’s wickets in first innings for eight runs. For East Melbourne v. Sandridge, on Nov. 17, Boyle in the second innings took four wickets for five runs. P. Smart scored 105 for Richmond v. Williamstown on Nov. 17, This is his second century this season. Noel scored 128 for Hindmarsh (South Australia) v. Melbourne Club in November. In a match between the Croydon and West Sydney Clubs, at Sydney, on Nov. 9, the latter were dismissed for 5 and 13. Croydon won by an innings and 276 runs. V: Adams, a boy of the Grammar School, did a good performance at Sydney on Nov. 9, for the Carlton Club, against the Univer­ sity. He went in first with A. Bannerman (who scored 10) and carried his bat through the innings for 25 out of 80. Garrett and Jones, of the last Australian Team in England, bowled well for Sydney University v. Carlton, on Nov. 9. The former took four wickets for 30, Jones three for twelve runs. The University scored 308 (Jones 56). This is the largest total up to date this season, in a first-class match in New South Wales. J. Collins scored 102 out of 180 from the bat for Our Boys v. Sydney United, at Syd­ ney, on Nov. 17- Dingle and Cleeve put on 114 for first wicket of Carthonas v. St. Leonards, at Syd­ ney, on Nov. 17. Dingle ultimately scoued 110 . Alick Bannerman did an excellent per­ formance in a match between the Carlton and Albert Clubs, for the Holdsworth Cup, at Sydney, on Nov. 10 and 17. He went in first for Carlton and was fifth out, playing a ball from his foot into the wicket, after making 174. The Sydney Mail describes this as one of the very best innings Bannerman has every played. This is the largest innings ever made in a Cup Match at Sydney. C. C. Hunter Smith, playing for the Manly Club v. Christchurch (N. S. W.) scored 102. The Melbourne Club made a good score of 360 against Eighteen of Cheltenham, in Nov. J. Lawlor contributed 115. The South Melbourne Club made a big score of 473 against St. Kilda, in Nov. F. Walters contributed 125, J. Slight 85, J. W. Trumble 69, P. Deeley (retired hurt) 69, G. E. Palmer 43, and W. H. Cooper 10 (not out). St. Kilda scored 101 and 34, and were beaten by an innings and 338 runs. G. Giffen did a good bowling performance for the Norwood (Adelaide) Club on Nov. 3, at Adelaide, against an eleven of the Mel­ bourne Club. He delivered 238 balls in the two innings for 86 rans and 16 wickets. His brother, W . Giffen, made 81 out of Norwood’s first score of 117. In a match at Waterloo (N.S.W.) on Nov, 24,between Orientals and Kent, the former were dismissed in their first innings for six. The Bungendore eleven, in a match against Queanbeyan (N.S.W.) on Nov. 17, were dismissed in second innings for twelve. A match between Parliament and Press was played on the Association Ground, at Sydney, on Nov. 27. Eleven Members of Parliament played a like number of Journal­ ists. Among the latter was Mr. J. Conway, manager of the First Australian Eleven whioh visited England. The Press scored 126, Parliament 32 and 106. On Nov, 29, H. Musgrove scored 114 for East Melbourne v. Almanacs, at Melbourne. On the following day he made 110 out of 203, for Stage v. Press, also at Melbourne, On Nov. 24, for South Yarra v. St. Kilda Juniors, Wishart went in first and carried out his bat for 87. The Melbourne Club scored 480 against Williamstown, in a match on Dec. 1, for the McLean Cup. G. Alexander, the' manager of the coming Australian Team, contributed 92, Smith 93, Bruce 61, and P. S. McDonnell 49. In the match between East Melbourne and Hotham, concluded on the first of December, the last wicket of East Mel­ bourne (V. Trapp and G. Gordon) added as many as 114 runs. Trapp scored 103, not out, in an hour-and-a-half. The total was 578, and Hotham were beaten by an innings and 430 runs. J. Lorimer, who was tried once for Oxford University last season, was playing for Eng­ lish Universities and Public Schools against the Melbourne Club, at Melbourne, on Dec. 4, In a match played at Sale, in Victoria, between two junior elevens, G. McDonald took eight wickets for no runs. Adelaide has already two well-appointed cricket grounds, and will shortly have another “ Oval.” The South Adelaide Oval Bill was recently brought forward by the House of Assembly as a public instead of a private Bill, and in consequence the standing orders of the Council were transgressed. The Bill was therefore thrown out upon a technicality, and will no doubt go through when properly brought forward. The Australian Team to visit England this year, have secured the use of the Mel­ bourne ground on Jan. 1st., for a match v. 15 of Victoria, and also of the Association ground at Sydney, for January 26th, T he Manager of C ricket would be glad to communicate with J. W. C. Bradford, if he would kindly send his address. “ That eminently readable little journal C ricket appears this week with a portrait and biography of the conductor of the Aus­ tralian cricketers who are to visit England next summer, which is sure to attract a deserved measure of interest. Many attrac­ tive notes are likewise to be found in the paper .”—Glasgow Daily Mail, Dec. 28, 1883. W ell W hittam , the S core -C abd P rinter ’ s “ M odern C ricket and other M anly S ports ,” T he second year’s issue of this remarkable Sixpenny Annual w ill appear in February. N o advertisem ent can be received later than January 21st. T h e book w ill, as last year, be sold by M r. W hittam , his num erous m en and boys, on th e various cricket grounds during the forthcom ing season, and m ay also be obtained from John H ey w ood, Man­ chester, and W right & Co. (C ricket Press), L o n d o n ; from the A uthor him self, 38, Bram- all Lane, Sheffield, from Mr. G. T . Groves, Journalist, W alkley, Sheffield (the Editor), and at all B ookstalls, Sporting Outfitters, and Stationers. The book is entirely different from all the other Cricket Annuals, contain­ ing not statistics only, but funny stories, racy poem s, short pith ily w ritten articles, &c., on various m atters connected w ith the gam e during the past and previous seasons. There were no few er than one hundred and three press notices last year all extrem ely com plim entary. Next Issue of CRICKET will be published Thursday, February 28.