Cricket 1885

472 CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. dec . 24,i885. FOOTBALL MATCHES tahtb OVAL Dec. 26.—Upton Park y. South Eastern Wanderers. J aw . 9.—Semi-Final Tie, London Association Cup. Jan. 16.—London v. Oxford University. J as . 21.—Cambridgeshire v. Essex. J an . 23.— Corinthians v. Queen’s Park, Glasgow. J an . 30.—North v. South. RICHARD HUMPHREY, Member of Surrey and Australian Elevens. 16, K ING ’ S RD., BOYCE’ S AVENUE CLIFTON', BRISTOL, Every article in connectionwith C R I C K E T Andother Sports supplied, of the Best Quality and at Reasonable Prices, IM PORTANT NOTICE. The remaining Monthly Issues for this Winter will appear on the last Thursday of January, February, and March, The date3 will be— No. 110, JAN. 28. # No. I ll, FEB. 25. No. 112, MAR. 25. The six Winter numbers will be forwarded immediately on publication for Is. 3d., to ba sent to Ms. W . R. W r ig h t. Manager of C rick et, at the office, 41, St. Andrew’s Hill, Doctors’ Commons, London, E.C. 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P ainter M . S herwin A. W atson W . A. Woor NO LIBRARY COMPLETE WITHOUT IT ^ CASES FOE BINDING, 2/6, O j f i C E o f “ C R I C K E T , ” 41. ST. ANDREW’S H ILL, DOCTORS' COMMONS CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME 41 8T. ANDREW’S HILL, LONDON, E.O. THUBSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1885. ^ # P 7 IY m i0 N v G ^ IP fr < - The abstract and briefohronieleof the time .—Hamlet caused by the interposition of one, at least, of tbe Colonial Associations it is reasonable to argue. At tbe same time, tbougb, in face of the repeated assertions of the Secretary of tbe Marylebone Club, that sufficient in­ timation was given to the authorities on the other side] that tbe meeting of English Secretaries would be held on Dec. 8, it is not easy to understand why the requisite authority was not sent over here till four days previous to that date. So the Australians are coming after all next summer. As most “ Gossip ” readers are aware, I expressed all along a strong opinion in favour of the probabihty of their visit, though inmy last budget I felt justified in qualifying my previous assertions, owing to the continued absence of any definite an nouncement on the subject from the Melbourne Club. That thewant of ex plicit information was in some way U nder the circumstances no one, I think, can reasonably take exception to the unanimous expression of annoy­ ance at Lord’s on Monday last at the inconvenience caused to English clubs by tbe late reception of the Australian decision. At the same time this in­ convenience, I must say, would have been reduced considerably had the date for the meeting of the County secretaries only been deferred for a week, as it well could have been with­ out detrimenteither to English cricket or injury to those in whom is vested the arrangement of the Englishmatch list. C onsidering all things, though, I think it will generally be admitted that tbe programme arranged for tbe Australians by tbe Secretary of the Surrey County Club, who on Mr. Perkins’ refusal was authorised to act on behalf of the Melbourne Club, is an excellent one, and Australian cricketers can certainly not complain that any lack of courtesy has been shown to them by the representatives of English cricket throughout the country. On the contrary there has been on all sides a cordial desire to make the tour a success, and the dis­ position shown by all the counties to consider tbe more important fixtures on the Australian card to their own inconvenience and personal detriment cannot be too highly commended. T he coming team can count on the assistance and co-operation oi Eng­ lish cricketers—of this they have had already plenty of evidence in the general desire to meet them. Though some, perhaps, would have liked to have seen the trip deferred for ayear, there are peculiar circum­ stances in the shape of the Colonial Exhibition in London to make next year specially suitable for a visit of Australian cricketers to England, and the public generally, I feel sure, will Next Issue January 28.