Cricket 1886

40 CEICK.ET: A WEEKLY RECOUD OF THE GAME. M A R C H 25,188(5. SAFETY IN THE CRICKET FIELD . T H E “ M .C .C .” D AM P -RE S I S T ING C R I C K E T BOOTS STAMPED ON SHOES EVERY PAIR s. d- 4 11 4 3 6 8 10 12 12 Made upon LILLEY & SKINNER’S NewPrinciple P r ic e L is t o f M akes k e p t in S tock . Gent’s Brown or White Canvas Shoes Youths’ „ „ „ „ Gent’s Brown Calf Leather Shoes Gent’s Brown Calf Leather Boots Gent’s Best Bordeaux Calf Shoes Gent’s „ „ Boots Gent’s Best Buckskin Shoes . . Any other description made to order upon the Damp-resisting principle. A Set of Spikes free with every pair. 2$ per cent, discount for orders of 12 or more pairs. Can be obtained from L i l l e y & S kin n er, 226, Edgware Road, W. 115, Brompton Road, 107, Westboume Grove, W. 260, High Rd., Kilbum, 238, Seven Sisters Road, N. 102, High Street, Not- 67 & 69, Uxbridge Road, ting Hill. Shepherd’s Bush, W. T. L illey , 347, Goswell Road, E.C. T. L i l le y , 154, Stoke Newington Road, N. G. 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Studd, Hornby, A. G. Steel, Barlow, Ulyett, M. Read, Barnes and Peate. 2. Sept. 22,1880. 3. Basingstoke. A C on sta n t R e a d e r.— Boots with thick soles and biggest nails you can get are best. D a b i lk r t t ( f e s s t j ? . The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet. T h e members of The Fifth Australian Team are now on their way to England, and in another month will be very close on our shores. The Austral steamer of the Orient line which is bringing them “ home” left Adelaide on Monday last, and is due to reach Plymouth on May 4. She is timed to reach Aden on the 16th, and Suez on the 21st. Should, as is more than probable, some of the party come overland from Brindisi they may be expected to reach London on the 27th of next month. T h e Australian critics are unanimous in their approval of the composition of the team, which, remembering the objec­ tions raised to the selection in the case of previous visits, is itself a strong testimony to the choice of the Melbourne Club. “ Felix,” in The Australasian and “ Mid- On ” in the Melbourne Leader both agree that the inclusion of Percy McDonnell would have strengthened the team materially, and if there were a possibility of his coming his omission was certainly a little unwise. At first he distinctly refused to join the team, but it is said that he subsequently expressed his readi­ ness to visit England again. “ Felix,” a thoroughly capable and practical critic, is of opinion that the best team which has left Australia was that of 1882, and be­ yond a doubt it was an exceptionally strong one. Still the combination which English cricketers will have to face this summer will be hardly, if at all, inferior, and taken “ all round” The Filth Aus­ tralian Team will be a very powerful one, and one which will fully and in every way uphold the reputation of Australian cricket. T h e party will consist this time of thirteen players in addition to the jnaftager, Mr. B. J. Wardill, the Secretary o f the Melbourne Club. Victoria will furnish seven of the team, Blackham, Bruce, M’llwraith, Palmer, Scott, Spof- lorth, and Trumble; New South Wales four, Bonnor, Evans, Garrett, and Jones; South Australia two, Giffen and Jarvis. Of the above named thirteen players nine are already known to English cricketers. Blackham and Spofforth have visited the old country four times, Palmer and Bonnor three times, Giffen and Garrett twice, and Jones, Scott, and Jaxvis once. Next Issue Avril 15.