Cricket 1885

9 0 CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. a p r i l so, issS. must Lave been terribly sudden. He stood in the second match between Shaw's team and the Combined Eleven of Australia, finished at Syd­ ney on March 17th, and was to have officiated in the third match under the same title, commenced at Melbourne on the following Saturday. He returned to Melbourne from Sydney after the conclusion of the fixture with the Englishmen, suffering a great deal from the excessive heat on the railway journey. Just before his arrival at Melbourne he had a fainting fit, and gradually getting worse on leaching home, died early on the morning of March the 19tli. E v e r y o n e will be pleased to hear that the Orient steamer “ Potosi,” which left Adelaide on April 6 with twelve of the thirteen members of Shaw’s team on board, reached Aden safely on Tuesday morning early. According to the telegrams, the “ Potosi” left Aden at ten a.m. the same day, and as she was not advertised to reach Suez till next Wednesday, she must be well ahead of her proper time. Her mails are not announced as due in London until May 12, but those of the cricketers who come overland ought to be in England by that day. U n iv e r s ity cricket proper for this season commences to-day at Oxford, when two Elevens of Seniors will, as usual, try conclusions. The scarcity of places open this year in the Eleven will cause the competition to be more than usually keen, and hence the opening match will be watched with exceptional interest. Among the likely Seniors, whose names are advertised for to-day, are A. E. Cobb, who lost his colours after a good trial last summer, E . Money-Wigram, H. T. Arnall, who has proved successful as a bowler for Leicestershire, A. E . Newton, the old Etonian whom some think a likely candidate for the post of •wicket-keeper to the Eleven, A. L. Stewart, P. T. Barmby, the old Car­ thusian, F. T. Higgins, who scored so heavily for Westminster in 1883, G. W . Ricketts, the old Wykehamist, and C. J. M. Godfrey. Am on g the announcements of forth­ coming marriages mentioned in these columns during the winter, was that of Mr. W . F. Forbes, the well-known amateur cricketer. The Evening Standard of Tuesday last gives an account of the wTedding, which took place at Eskrick Church, near York, that morning. The bride was the Hon. Katherine Lawley, daughter of the late and sister of the present Lord Wenlock. The service was performed by his Grace the Archbishop of York, assisted by the Rev. and Hon. A. Lawley, and the Rev. J. Palmer. Mr. Gerald Streatfield acted as best man. The Hon. Robert Lyttelton formed one of the wedding party. Mr. Forbes’ popularity is not confined to old Etonians or to the cricket circles of Yorkshire. He has the best wishes of cricketers generally. I t seems after all, that in common’ no doubt,with many others with whom’ perhaps, the wish was father to the thought, I was wrong in assuming that the misunderstanding between the Victorian section of the last Australian team and our English Players had been adjusted before the third and last fixture between England and Australia, commenced at Mel­ bourne on March 21st. It will be remembered that at a meeting of the Victorian Association, held on March 5th, a resolution was carried unani­ mously, that in the event of the Australian Eleven signifying its willingness to play the Englishmen, the Association would consider the question of removing the disquali­ fication of the Victorian members. No reliable news has as yet reached me of the subsequent action ot the players implicated, though I see it stated, that in consequence of their demand to have the disqualification removed before they proceeded to take part in the match in question, no agreement was come to. Tlie result was that Blackham, Palmer, Bonnor, and McDonnell were absent from the big fixture at Melbourne, in which the Australians were defeated by an innings and 90 runs, and their places were filled by Bruce, McShane, Walters, and Jarvis. “ ’Tis true, ’tis pity, pity ’tis, ’fcis true.” I n a match at Carrington on Saturday, between Oarrington Church Guild and Bas- ford Baptist, S. Smart, for the former, took eight wickets for four rims. Mb. W. P eacock , of 14, Qneen’s Head- street, Islington, has introduced a new game called Victorian, which is, in reality, Cricket, so arranged in the matter of materials as to be suitable for ladies. The main object has been to lighten the implements used in the game, and with this view the bat is lighter and the ball softer. A bell wicket seems to be the chief innovation on cricket proper. j M A TCH E S FOR N E X T W E E K T hursday , A pril 80. O xfor', The Seniors’ Match Oxford, Trinity v. New (2nd day) Oxford, Keble v. Hertford F riday , M ay 1. Nottingham, Notts Colts y . Yorkshire Colts Oxford, Oriel v. B.N.O. Blackheath, Blackheath Morden v. Bank of England Bickley, Bickley Park v. Tv. Wilson’s XI. Godalming, Surrey C. and G. v, Broadwater Clab Oxford, Trinity v. Christ Church Oxford, Keble v. St. John’s S aturday , M ay 2. Addiscomb**, Addiscombe v. City Ramblers Alexandra Park, Hampstead Nondescripts v. Harringay Bick'ey, Bickley Park v. Upper Tooting Blackheath, Blackheath Morden v. Hornsey Birkenhead, Birkenhead Park v. Rock Ferry C. and G. Balham, St. George’s v. Tooting United Brixton, Angell Town v. Lloyd’s Register Brown’s (Nunhead), St. Saviour’s v. Sphinx Chiswick, Opening Match, Chiswick Park Club Clapham, Sloane v. W. H. Smith & Son Crystal Palace, Married v. Single, Crystal Pal. Club Croydon, Croydon v. Hampstead Nondescripts Dartmouth, H.M.S. Brittania v. Gordon Highlanders Drumpellier, Drumpellier v. Carlton Fulwell, Falwell v. Teddington Glen Park, Greenock v. Clydesdale Hampsteid, Sec. v. Treasurer Hampstead Club Lee, Northbrook v. iEolians Lambeth Palace, St. Saviour's v. St. Mary’s Mitcham, Surrey Colts v. Mitcham Priory Farm, Star v. Alleyn Sandhurst, Royal Mil. Coll. v. Buckhurst Southampton Park, Southampton v. Sthmptn. Park Sutton, Guy’s Hospital v. Sutton Snaresbrook, Phcenix v. Sna-esbrook Southend, Southend and Roehford Hun. VII. v. XI. St. Helen’s, Wigan v. St. Helen’s Stockport, Stockport v. Alderley Edge Thame, Oxford County School v. Wadham College Tufoell Park, Christ Ch. United v. Gym. Society Vincent Square, Westminster School v.Knsngtn. Park Willesden Green, Guy’s Hospital v. Law Club Wandsworth, Northbrook v. Heath&eld W i ines, Widnes v. Stanley Woodford, Stoics v. Woodford Wells West Ham Park, Dilston Albert v. Eastern Counties M onday , M ay 4. Kennington Oval, Surrev Colts v. Clapham District Brigh'on, Sussex Colts’ Match Oxford, Breshmen’s Match Oxford, Ba liol v. Oriel Oxford, Keble v. Pembroke T uesday , M ay 5, Kennington Oval, Surrey Colts v. Richmond District Oxford, Trinity v. Pembroke Oxford, Keblo V, Queou’s W ednesday , M ay 6. Lord’s, Anniversary Meeting an i Dinner, M.C.C, Kenoin2tm Oval, Surrey Colts v. Star Club D irtmouth, H.M.S. Britannia v. Plymouth Garrison Hampton Wick, Hampton Wick G.&'i. v.Rchmnd Clb. Oxford, Oriel v. St. Catharine’s H olbeook P ark , with two of last year’s Notts Colts, were dismissed by Belper Meadows on Saturday last for ten runs. P. S. M c D onnell , H. H. Massie, and T. W. Garrett played for the Incogniti of New South Wales against Gladesville Hospital, at Gladesville, on March 7. McDonnell con­ tributed 56, Massie 16, out of 88 from the bat. On April 22, at 117, Holland-road, W., the wife of Augustus W, L. Hemming, C.M.G., of a daughter. T. M obley , the professional of Leeds Albion, did a good bowling performance for that Club against Holbeck on Saturday. He took seven wickets, three with successive balls, for ten runs. On April 22, at St. Andrew’s, West­ minster, by the Rev. William Law and the Rev. A. G. Bowman, John Croker, eldest son of F. J. Partridge, of 35, Queen’ s-gate- terrace, S. W., and grandson of the late John Partridge, J.P., D.L., of Bishop’s Wood, in the county of Gloucester, to Geraldine Harriet, only child of C. G. Colleton Rennie, and grandchild of the late Sir John Rennie.