Cricket 1886

350 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. AUG. 19,1886. with Lancashire cricket extended over twenty years, though in five of them he was an absentee from the County eleven. During this period he played in 56 matches, and the records show that he scored altogether 1,029 runs for an average of 13.41, besides taking 246 wickets at a cost of 3,353 runs, an average of 13,157. Mr. Appleby bowled fast left round- arm, with an easy action, and as his delivery was rather high and he was always a good length, he was very difficult to score from at any time. He had great hitting powers too, and scored well on many important occasions. In Lancashire his popularity is very great. For twenty-five years he has been President of the Enfield Club, which could last year claim to be the best local club in North East Lancashire, and has in addition played with it ever since 1860. He has alway been a strong advocate for popularising the game among the working classes in the North. He has rightly regarded the cricket field as a means for uniting the different sections, and of promoting good feeling and mutual confidence between masters and men. It would be well in many ways if his example found more imi­ tators among the employers of labour who take an interest themselves in our national game. Mr. Appleby is, too, on the Committee of the Lancashire County Cricket Club. Our portrait is from a photograph by Messrs. Brown, Barnes and Bell, ot London, Liverpool and Manchester. ( f e r e s p n f t c n x e , CWe are not answerable for the opinions expressed by our Correspondents.] THE FAREWELL ADDRESS OF THE PARSEE CRICKETERS. To th e E ditor op “ C ricket .” Sir,—The Parsee Cricket Team who left Eng­ land by the mail of the 12 th inst., have desired me, as their captain, to acknowledge the many kindnesses and friendly encouragements they have received at the hands of the people of this country. We are grateful for our welcome and the manner in which the British nobility and public have wished us success. It is invidious to particu­ larise any of the Clubs with whom we have played; all have studied our comfort and convenience, but we cannot help expressing ourselves as highly flattered at the reception we received at Cumber­ land Lodge, at the hands of Their Royal High­ nesses Prince and Princess Christian, and also at Sheffield Park by the Earl of Sheffield, the dinner given us at Lord’s by the M.C.C., andmany similar honours as we proceeded on our tour. The hearty and sympathetic welcome we have met with we are not likely to forget for many years. The coming over of a Parsee cricket team to England at the expense of time and considerable outlay is a remarkable feature in the history of this country, and marks a new era in the annals of this noble game. We have taken to it but recently, and any skill in it we can boast we have acquired from seeing Englishmen play cricket in India. But in order to obtain a thorough insight into the game, coupled with the desire to see this great country, especially at the time’of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, we determined on our trip over here. It was not with any object of gaining victories that we made the voyage to England, but we desired to pay homage to the centre and home of a noble game, and we desired to learn some useful lessons in its play. We have never aspired to pass as good cricketers here; all our defeats were expected, and in every case we succeeded in getting the opposing team “ out,” though in Bom­ bay we feared that sometimes we should not be able to accomplish even this modest measure of success. We have had our difficulties, mainly owing to our ignorance and inexperience of this country, and also to our coming over rather late, but we wish the British public to know that we leave their hospitable shores with a profoundly favorable impression. At some of the gatherings at which we have been present, we have heard some of the speakers say that we Parsees are among the most loyal subjects of the Queen of England and Empress of India. We proudly say we deserve such a compliment, for in India it is a fact that goes without saying, that the Parsees are unanimous in favour of British rule, for they consider it best, not only for themselves, but for all the different communities of India. We think that the effect of a visit like ours, which is a many- sided one, will be to bring the people of two coun­ tries—the rulers and the ruled—into closer contact, and to strengthen the bonds of union, to promote mutual good feelings, and to awaken many more English hearts to take some lively interest in the affairs of India than has hitherto been the case. We have heard while in England, with much pleasure, that some gentlemen in Bom­ bayare endeavouring to get up a Gymkhana for the natives on the English style, but that some diffi­ culty exists as to a plot of ground. We hope, however, that His Excellency Lord Reay will soon be in a position to grant a proper site, so that our Gymkhana will soon rise, and enable usto employ a professional or two to educate the natives of Bombay in cricket and the like sports. One thing has struck us, and that is the genuine support of and interest in cricket shown by Royalty and-the aristocratic class of this country and we trust the Government and aristocracy of Bombay mil imitate the rich and powerful class in England and accelerate the erection of the Gymkhana, and so advance the cause of physicaj education. We may just mention in this regard that owing to want of time we have been compelled to decline many kind and pressing invitations. In once more saying farewell we cannot resist expressing our sincere thanks, for the flattering honours that have been simply showered down on us by all classes. Our gratitude, however, is due in the first place to their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian, to Lords Sheffield, Harris, Lyttelton, Monson, and Lord Bulkeley, better known as Sir Thomas Brassey, to Sir S. Ponsonby Fane and Sir HenryBromley, SirCunliffe Owenand Messrs. A. Wortley and R. Scott for the kindness and friendly encouragements which we have received at their hands. Our best thanks are also due to Mr. Alcock for his kind advice and valuable services all along our tour. The Press, again, has been very good to us. In short we are leaving the shores of England with strong feelings of affection for the country and its people. Begging the favour of the insertion of this letter, I am, &c., D. H. P atel , Captain, Parsee Cricket Team. Glendower Mansion, South Kensington, August 17. BURLINGTON WANDERERS v. SOUTH NORWOOD. Played at South Norwood on August 14. B urlington W anderers , F. W. Freeman, c F. Hallam,bM.Hallam 49 A. E. Gent, c Turner, b Austin............... 28 R. D. Green, b F. Hallam ........* ... 0 D. M. Bowie, b F. Hallam ... ......... 5 E. Williamson, c H. Austin,bM. Hallam 7 S. Cook, b Turner ... 4 F. B. Godrich, b Turner ............... A. J. Bailey, 1b w, b Hallam ............... R.Hazard.c H.Good- win, b Turner W.J. Jeffries, not out E. B. Warren,absent B 13, lb 2 ......... Total S outh N orwood . C. Austin, b Green ... _ J. Elyard, b Green ... 11 F. Hallam, c Jeffries, b Green ............... 22 W. Austin, c and b Green ............... 1 H. Goodwin, run out 3 J. Turner, b William­ son ...................... 0 H.Austin, b William­ son ................. 2 M.Murray,bWilliam­ son ................. 0 M. Hallam, not out 3 W. Goodwin, not out 12 B 9,1 b 3 .........12 Total .........69 THE DALSTON ALBERT TOUR IN HOLLAND. ROOD-EN-WIT v. DALSTON ALBERT. Played at Haarlem on August 2. R ood - en -W it . First Innings. Second Innings. C. M. Pleyte, F.Z., b Devey 1 b Briggs ........ 4 C.A. Heoffelman, b Devey 0 b Brooks ....... 11 C. Posthuma, b Moore ... 1 b Brooks ........ 17 H. Westerveld, b Moore 4 cDevey.b Brooks 0 W. Schiff, b Devey ......... 0 b Grimstead ... 3 A. F. P. Hayman, c Grim­ stead, b Moore............... 0 run out .......... 0 P.Posthuma,stHor.Moore, b Moore ...................... 9 run out .......... 1 A. Beets, bMoore ......... 0 F. Eyken, b Devey ......... 0 not out .......... 0 H. Van den Bergh, c Clay­ ton, b Moore ............... 0 A. Eyken, run out ......... 4 b Hill ........... 0 H. Arriens, not out ......... 7 B ............................ 2 B 9, lb 1 ... 10 Total................. .. D alston G.Cashford,bHoeffel- man ............... ... 24 Harry Moore, c A. Eyken, bPosthuma 5 W. Devey, c Schiff, b Posthuma ......... 6 F.Briggs.b Posthuma 3 W. Clayton, c A. Eyken, bPosthuma 0 HoraceMoore, bSchiff 0 f 2§ Total ... 46 A lbe rt . E. Brooks, b Schiff 26 H.Hill,c Hoeffelman, b Posthuma......... 2 W. Tyler. cF.Eyken, b Schiff ... ........ 9 A.Smyth,bPosthuma 0 H.Grimstead,notout 7 G. Fox, b Posthuma 1 DALSTON ALBERT v. CONCORDIA. Played at Hague on August 4. D alston G. Cashford, b Van Lelyveld ............... 12 E. Brooks, bMienwen- hins ............... ...; 13 Harry Moore, b Mien- wenhins ............... 1 F. Briggs, b Van Lelyveld ......... 0 W.Devey, c Van Stolk, bVan Lelyveld ... 25 Horace Moore, c and b Van Lelyveld ... 4 C oncordia . First Innings. D.Koster,c Devey,b Moore 0 C. Feith, b Moore 0 H. Suerinondt, c Cashford, b Moore ... ......... ... F. Van Lelyveld, c and b Devey........................... Mienwenhins, st Hor. Moore, b Moore ......... 4 Vorstins, run out ... 1 C. Wolet, h w, b Devey ... 0 F. De Kock, not ou t... ... 7 A l b e r t . H. Hill, b Mien­ wenhins ............... 10 W. Tyler, c Verstege, b Van Lelyveld ... 0 M. Clayton, b Mien- wienhins... ......... 5 H. Grimstead, not out ... ............... 25 A. Smyth, b Smced- ing ... ......... ... 16 B 1,1-b 1, w 1 ... 3 T o ta l.........114 Second Innings, b Cashford ... 3 b Cashford ... 4 0 b Cashford 2 b Cashford 8 E. Verstege, b Moore Van Stolk, b Devey... E. Meeding, b Moore... 0 b Cashford ... 5 b Cashford ... 4 b H. Moore ... 14 c Briggs, b Cash­ ford ............... 0 b Cashford ... 1 not out ......... 1 c Devey, b H. Moore ......... 2 B ......... ... 1 Total ... ... ... 23 Total ... 51 DALSTON ALBERT v. R.U.N. Played at Amsterdam on August 6. R.U.N. A. W. Turner did not bat. Waller, b Moore ... Van Dura, b Moore... Streugnaerts.bMoore Roland Holst,bDevey Gotter, b Moore Blydenstem, c Tyler, b Moore ............... Upey, hot out ... ... Ledeboer, b Devey... Arntzenins, c Hor. Moore, b Moore ... Leemruzze, c Hor. Moore, b Moore ... Simon Thomas, c Briggs, b Moore i.. B ...................... Total 25 W. Devey, b Holst... 97 F.Briggs.bAmtzenins 6 Horace Moore, b Holst...................... 1 G. Cashford, st Lede­ boer, b Gotter ... 3 W. Tyler, cVanDura, b Arntzenins.........14 M. Clayton, b Van Dura......................33 A. Smyth, b VanDura 3 D alston A lbe rt . H. Hill.c and b Van Dura......................10 G. Fox, run out ... 0 J. Bond, b Roland Holst ............... 0 Harry Moore, not out ... ............... 4 B 16,1 b 2, w2, nb 2 22 Total ...193