Cricket 1886

114 CRICKET: A WEEKLY EECOKD OF THE GAME. MAY 13,1886. his feet. The Melbourne Club has a very high opinion of his batting capacities, and, indeed, considers him one of the very best bats­ men it has ever had. Some time since Mr. Mcllwraith was selected on account of his sterling qualities as a cricketer to serve on the Committee of the Melbourne Club, and being in addition a good judge of the game has been very useful on the ground as well as the Match Committees of M.C.C. Mr. Mcllwraith is the son of a well-known Melbourne merchant, a few years ago a pro­ minent member of the Council, and at one time Mayor of the City. In his father’s absence from Melbourne during the last three years he has managed the business. Sir Thomas Mcllwraith, of Queensland, is uncle of the cricketer, who is also connected with the Lon­ don firm of Mcllwraith, McEastern & Co. KENSINGTON PARK v. WESTMINSTER SCHOOL. Played at Vincent Square on May 8. K ensington P ark . First Innings. Second Innings. G. H. P. Street, c Balfour, b Gibson ........................... 21 c Barwell, Balfour ... W. F. Thompson, c and b Harrison ........................ 2 b Gibson ... E. O. Powell, c Gibson, b Balfour .......... *.......... 0 b Tritton ... J. H. Roberts, c Probyn, b Balfour ........................15 c Harrison Tritton ... R.-f\Nystrom, b Harrison 5 b Gibson ... F. E. Street, c Barwell, b Tritton ........................ 3 b Harrison B. Holmes, c A. Harrison, b Balfour ........................18 run out G. Palmer, st Barwell, b Gibson...............................13 b Harrison ... 27 C. F. Wade, bGibson ... 3 not out ....... 19 J. H. Farmer, c Street, b Harrison........................... 10 cVeitch,b Harri­ son ............... 3 F. Bickley, not out ........ 0 not out ......... o B 5,1 b 5 ............. 10 B 8 , lb 6 , w 1 15 Total .................100 Total ... 213 W estminster S chool . P. C. Probyn, c and b b ... 12 C. Gibson, b Wade ... 6 A. H. Harrison, c and b P alm er.................12 H. Harrison, not out 45 R.Sandilands,bPalmer 3 A. M. Balfour, c and b Wade ................. 2 C. S. W. Barwell, c Powell, b Wade ... 7 T.G. Veitch,h Palmer 0 R ob erts................. 10 H.B.Tritton.bRoberts 0 F. Street, b Wade ... 0 E.G.Moon, c Roberts, b Wade ................. 0 B 9,1 b 3 .......... 12 Total ... 97 HEATHFIELD v. J. W. HOBBS’ XI. Played at Norbury on May 8. H e a t h f ie l d . Beau- Faulkner, b m ont........................54 Mason, b Beaumont 14 Watson, b Beaumont 6 Brown, c H. Adams, b T. Adams .......... 1 Stevens, c Wheeler, b Beaumont ......... 8 Hewlett, c Bowley, b Beaumont .......... 7 Larby, b M ills.......... Underwood, b Mills Mount, c Bowley, b Beaumont .......... Robinson.bBeaumont Larkins, not out ... B 1,1 b 1 .......... Total ...105 J. W. H obbs ’ XI. Brown, b Robinson 13 Ayers, c Larkin, b Stevens ................. l H. Adams, not out... 0 Bowley, not out ... 42 Wheeler* b Faulkner 17 Beaumont, c Brown, b Faulkner .......... 1 Mills, b Faulkner ... 2 Gould, run o u t ......... 4 T. “dams,b Faulkner 1 Peters and Elsey did not bat, Total ... 84 I n the opening match of Brighton College, on May 8, The Eleven v. Next Sixteen, S. M. Woods and G. H. Cotterill put on 103 for the third wicket. The total was 348 for nine wickets, Woods not out 193. T h e r e was an unusually large muster of members in the Pavilion at Kennington Oval on Thursday last, on the occasion of the Annual General Meeting. The cause of the addition in the attendance wras a proposal by Dr. Blades to make a uniform subscription of two guineas, for all joining the Club after May 7, instead of, as now, one guinea for honorary and two pounds for playing.members. This was discussed at a special meeting held just before [the general. The two proposals for alterations in the rules brought forward at the special meeting were as follows:— Rule XII. proposed by Dr. Blades to read as follows: “ That the annual subscription of members elected previous to the general meet­ ing of 1886 be[one guinea and two pounds; the former sum entitles a member to every privi­ lege the club affords. But the annual sub­ scription for all members elected after the general meeting of 1886 be two guineas, with an entrance-fee of. one guinea.” Rule XX. proposed by Dr. Jones to read as follows: “ That, if any circumstances be brought under the notice of«[the committee, which, in their opinion, shall l:e likely to endanger the welfare or good 'order of the club, they shall have power to remove the name of the alleged offender from the list of members, but the member so removed to have the power to appeal within fourteen days from the date of notice of removal, to a special general meeting called for that purpose’; and if at that meeting the decision of the committee be confirmed, or if he does not appeal within the fourteen days, then such individual shall immediately cease to be a member of [the club, and |shall forfeit ipso facto all subscriptions, whether real or otherwise, and all right to a1claim upon the club or its property.” The latter was carried unanimously, but the proposal of Dr. Blades provoked a warm discus­ sion. The feeling of the meeting was strongly against any alteration, and on the suggestion of Lord Monson, the President,'who was in the Chair, it was withdrawn, after Gen. Marshall, Messrs. Burrup, Onslow and F. Gale had all spoken in opposition. The Ordinary General Meeting was held immediately afterwards. Lord Monson again presided. In commenting on the report and balance-sheet, the Chairman called attention to the great satisfaction the'members must have felt at the presence of their landlord, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, on the ground on the occasion of the Charity Football Matches, adding a hope that he would be able to repeat -his visit on one of the Australian matches'this summer. The Chairman thought the statement of accounts was an extremely gratifying one, as though the balance was'some £400 less than at the end of the previous year, there were several large items which would not be likely to occur again. The report and balance- sheet were adopted without any remarks. Lord Monson was re-elected President for the ensuing year; the Earl of Bessborough, Vice- President; Wildman Cattley, Treasurer. A unanimous vote of £400, an increase of £100, wras made to Mr. C. W. Alcock, the Secretary, for salary for the next year. The following members of the Committee who retired by rotation were re-elected:—Dr. Blades, F. Burbidge, W. Burrup, G. Carter Morrison, Dr. Jones, D. R. Onslow, L. A. Shuter, W. S. Trollope. It was also reported that the privilege of members for introducing friends into the pavi­ lion would be suspended in the Australian match and in that between Gentlemen and Players. A vote of thanks to the President, Lord Monson, for his services in the Chair was carried with acclamation. The following is an abstract of the Balance Sheet:— RECEIPTS. Total 1884-5... Subscriptions, entrance fees, &c. Match Receipts (as appended) Rent account Interest on doposits, &c. £ s. d. 4739 6 6 1998 2 0 5056 3 0 430 10 5 74 16 10 £12,298 18 EXPENDITURE. By Match Expenses ... £3571 17 4 Ground expenses (includ­ ing bowlers, £798 8 s-; repairs and new stand, &c„ £768 19s* 7d ; new seats, &c., £150 17s. 3d.) .......... 3094 10 8 Rent account ................. 223 14 5 General expenses (includ­ ing secretaries’ salary, £300; wedding present to W. W. Read, £250; assis­ tant secretary, £166 7s. Id.; printing, &c......................... 1002 13 Petty cash ........................ 96 9 B a ile e , including £3000 in India Four per Cents ........................ ........... 7989 5 2 4309 13 7 £12,298 18 9 The following will show the takings at and expenses of matches during the past year. A transposition of figures in the Nottinghamshire and Gentlemen and Players matches occurred in the previous list published in C ricket , and we therefore give the corrected statement. TCH RECEIPTS— £ s. d. Hampshire 26 17 0 Essex ... ... ... ... 21 12 0 Leicestershire ... 27 18 6 Middlesex ... ... j.. 26 12 0 Gloucestershire ... 153 14 6 Cambridge University ... 128 6 6 Gentlemen v. Players of South ... 56 2 0 Gentlemen v. Players 508 10 0 Oxford University 103 6 0 Nottinghamshire 716 2 0 Sussex ... 119 18 6 Yorkshire 300 0 0 Kent 254 18 0 Lancashire 246 3 6 Derbyshire 62 1 6 Somersetshire ... 64 6 0 North v. South ... 180 19 6 From Club and Colts’ Matches ... 24 8 0 Return of Loan by Humphrey ... 60 0 0 Receipts from Stand (Cricket) ... 571 10 6 Receipts from Stand (Football)... 244 18 6 Receipts from F ootball... 1,157 18 6 5,056 3 0 TCH EXPENSES— £ s. d. Hampshire (2) ... 136 12 0 Essex (2)... 111 15 0 Leicestershire (2) 123 14 2 Middlesex (2) 95 15 0 Gloucestershire (2) 130 2 9 Cambridge University ... 116 2 0 Gentlemen v. Players of South ... 76 8 0 Gentlemen v. Players ... 158 10 0 Oxford University (2) 126 9 6 Nottinghamshire (2) 135 0 3 Sussex (2) 118 6 2 Yorkshire (2) 134 0 10 Kent (2 )............................................. 126 16 4 Lancashire (2) ... 142 17 0 Derbyshire (2) ... 130 6 11 Somersetshire (2) 130 19 0 North v. South ... ... 99 10 0 Club and Colts’ Matches 266 11 11 Expenses of Football ... 32 17 0 „ Stand (Cricket) 48 6 0 „ „ (Football) Paid Humphrey Bal. of Benefit... 9 0 0 81 9 6 London Football Association ... 153 15 10 The Football Association 340 7 4 Corinthians (football) ... 168 8 10 Oxford and Cambridge (football) 31 11 6 Advertising 24 13 0 Mr. Reeder’s account 86 3 9 Disbursements of Match Com­ mittee... 151 2 2 Duke & Sons (Balls) 41 0 9 Sundries 44 4 10 3,571 17