Cricket 1886

404 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. SEPT. 9, 1886. S u s s e x C o u n t y G r o u n d , HOVE, BRIGHTON. T H IS D A Y , F R ID A Y , a n d S A T U R D A Y . S eptember 9, 10, and 11. SOUTH OF ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIANS. S outh of E ngland . — M r. W . G . G race, Mr. W. N ew ham , Mr. W . W . R ead, L oh m an n , M . Read, W ootton , Abel, J. H ide, W . H um phreys, H . P hillips, and G. Hearne. A ustralians .— T o be selected from —M r. H. J. H . Scott, Mr. G. G iffen, M r. S. P. Jon es, M r. F. R. S pofforth, Mr. A. H . Jarvis, M r. J. M ’C. B lackham , M r. T . W . G arrett, M r. G. E . P alm er, M r. G. J. B onnor, Mr. J. W. T rum ble, Mr. E . E vans, M r. W . B ruce, and Mr. J. M ’llw raith. A dm ission to th e'G rou n d, I s .; Carriages to co n ­ tain tw o, 5s.; Saddle H orses or* H and-chairs, 2s. T o the C overed Stand—U nreserved Seats, 2s. 6d. each day, or 5s. the m a tc h ; R eserved Seats, 5s., or 10s. the m atch. T ickets m ay be obtained prior to the m atch on the ground. JOHNWISDEN & CO., H a ™ a C hoice S election op A COBBETT’S BATS, J A b e also S ole A gents fob C R A W F O R D ’ S Patent “Exeeller” Bats, the Handle, which is of all Cane and India-rubber inserted oross- ways thus X down to the shoulder of the blade, obtaining the same flexibility every way,**and just that pliancy and driving power of a slightly sprung handle, with the total absence of any jar or sting. A lso MAirciACTTmiBS of evzry otheb A rticle fob •■ CEICKET, LAWN TENNIS, and OUTDOOB SPOETS. SpecialDticounta to Clubt, Colleget, Sdhoolt, tic. 1886 Price List post free. 21, Cranbourn Street, LO N D O N , W .O. GRAND CRICKET MATCH AT BRIGHTON. S eptember 9, 10, and 11. A U S T R A L IA N S v. SO U TH O F E N G L A N D . p H E A P F IR S T C L A S S D A Y T IC K E T S TO B R IG H T O N . F rom V ictoria 10 a.m . R eturn F are, 12s. 6d., in clu din g P ullm an Car. Cheap T hird Class D ay T ickets, L on d on to B righ ton and B ack, fo r F ou r Shillings. C heap Saturday to T uesday T ickets, L on d on to B righton and Back, 7s. 6d. and 5s. C heap D ay T ickets to B righton from H astings, St. L eonards, E astbourne, T unbridge W ells, S eaford, G uildford, H orsham , Arundel, L ittle- h am pton , B ognor, Chichester, H ayling, P orts­ m ou th , and the Isle o f W ight. T J A S T IN G S A N D E A ST B O U R N E . Monday, ■*-*- Septem ber 13.— Cheap E xcursions to E a st­ b ou rn e, St. L eonard’s, and H astings b y Special T ra in from V ictoria 8.45 a.m ., callin g at C lapham J u n ctio n ; and from L on don B ridge 8.55 a.m ., callin g at New Cross and E ast C roydon. R eturning from H astings and St. L eonard’s 7.45 p.m ., and E a stbou rn e 8.5 p m . F are there and b ack 7s. 6d. and 5s. "f^O R fu ll particulars see H andbills, to be ob- tained at V ictoria, L on don B ridge, or any oth er Station, and a t th e follow ing B ranch Offices, w here T ickets m ay also be obtained :—W est End G eneral Office, 28, R egen t Circus, P iccadilly, and 8, G rand H otel B uildings, T rafalgar Square; H ays’ A gency, C ornhill; and C ook ’s Ludgate C ircu s Office. (B y Order.) T T7A N TE D , “ W isden ’s C ricketers’ A lm a n a ck ” * * fo r 1864, ’65, ’74, and ’75. “ J ohn L illy w hite’s C om p an ion ” for 1875, ’78, ’79, ’83, ’84 and ’85. “ Jam es L illyw hite’s A n n u a l” fo r 1872 and ’75. State low est price.—W .H .M ., Sporting Chronicle Office, M anchester. Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAMS 41, 8T. ANDREW’ 8 H ILL, LONDON, E.O. THURSDAY, SEPT. 9 th , 1886. IM P O R T A N T NO T ICE . Results of Matches, and Averages of the Principal Clubs. These will be inserted at the rate of 3s. Gd. a column, with a minimum charge of 2s. 6d. To insure insertion in the following number, they must be received not later than the Saturday previous to day of publication. The Winter Monthly Issues will appear on the last Thursday of October, November, December, January, February, and March. The dates will be : No. 137, OCT. 28. No. 140, JAN. 27. No. 138, NOV. 25. No. 141, FEB. 24. No. 139, DEC. 30. No. 142, MAR. 31. The six numbers will be forwarded imme­ diately on publication for Is. 3d., to be sent to M r . W . R. W right , Manager of C ricket , at the office, 41, St. Andrew’s Hill, Doctors’ Commons, London, E.C. g a M I b n dassip. T h e abstract and b rief chronicle o f the tim e.— Hamlet, A w e e k or so ago I called attention to the conspicuous success which has at­ tended J. T. Rawlin, the Yorkshire player, this summer as professional to the Lincoln Lindum Club, both with bat and ball. Altogether he made 473 runs in twenty-one innings, which with th^ee not-outs gives him an average of 26.5. In bowling he was even more successful, for he delivered 426 overs, of which 214 were maidens, and took 116 wickets at a cost of 493 runs, showing an exceptionally fine average of 4.28 for each wicket. As I have already mentioned, Rawlin joins the staff of ground bowlers at Lord’s next season. C r ic k e t readers will be interested to know that the hospitality of the Mansion House will be dispensed next year by a gentleman who not only has every sympathy with our national game, but has for a long time occupied a prominent position in the management of one o f the leading cricket clubs in the Kingdom. Sir Reginald Hanson, who is first on the list to occupy the high office of Lord Mayor of London, has been for several years on the Committee of the Surrey County Cricket Club, and is a liberal supporter of the game in every way, He has also been actively identified with the London Athletic Club of late years, and indeed is keenly interested in out-door sports of every kind. I l e a r n , too, from the Sheffield Daily Post that the newly-elected Master Cutler in that town is Mr. George P. Lockwood, also a generous supporter of cricket, foot­ ball, and other kindred sports. The football team of Lockwood Brothers enjoy a de­ servedly high reputation in the north, in­ deed, they were the winners of the Challenge Cup of the Sheffield Association at the close of the season of 1885. The Master Cutler, too, has taken a great interest in the Sheffield Cricket Association, the Cup competition of which will be brought to a close with the completion of the final tie between Darnall Wellington and Owlerton. A c o r r e s p o n d e n t has been good enough to send me a table showing the doings of the Southborough Club, near Tunbridge Wells, this summer. The Southborough eleven have, indeed, a satisfactory record, as they won every one of the ten matches played—a creditable performance con­ sidering that their opponents included such strong teams as Brighton and District Teachers, Dulwich, Clapham Wanderers, Tunbridge Wells, and Blue Mantles. Southborough, it will be of in­ terest to many C r ic k e t readers to know, plays entirely a local team, and as the population is only between four and five thousand the successes of its representa­ tives are the more conspicuous. The club, my informant adds, is a perfect specimen of an old Kent village club, all the home matches being played on the village green and on excellent wickets. The record of the Southborough Club will gladden the heart of “ The Old Fogey ” and others who rightly place the greatest value on the cricket of our village greens. Southborough's highest score this year, I may add, was 262, its lowest 116. The highest score made against the club was 141, smallest 22. A n instance of fast run-getting on Tues­ day, the 31st of August, at Newent, has been sent to me by a Gloucestershire correspondent. Playing for Newent Mt. S. V. W . Cornish made 147 runs in an hour and 40 minutes. His hits included 6 sixes and 16 fours, and he gave but one chance, a difficult catch at the wicket, when he had scored 126. During his partnership with Rev. L . B. Butt 73 runs were put on in 35 minutes. Mr. H . H. Calvert then joined him, and the score was taken from 102 to 247 for the fourth wicket. These two were together 65 minutes, during which time Mr. Cornish scored 113 runs. When stumps were drawn Newent had made 351 for 7 wickets. Stroud had previously been dismissed for 71. I h a v e to thank a correspondent, a well known amateur', for the follow ing:— In a match played at Mill Kill on Saturday last,betweentheMillHill Men’sCluband ateam of gentlemen of the neighbourhood. A bats­ man in the innings of the former hit a ball hard, and nearly straight back' to the bowler. The ball struck the bat of the batsman' at the bowler’s end, rebounded from it, struck