Cricket 1886

74 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. APRIL 22,1886 Robinson of Ash in Surrey, who was playing in 1792, used “ pads” in the form of two wooden boards fastened angle-wise to his legs. My authority is “ Scores and Biographies.” I n o t ic e that several of the best known professional cricketers of the North are already at work getting themselves into condition for this season’s engagements. More than one of the Yorkshire eleven were busy on Saturday last. The veteran Tom Emmett assisted the St. Mark’s Club against Leeds Clarendon, and, though only able to make eight, was second scorer on the side in a small total of thirty-six. He was credited, too, with five of the ten Clarendon wickets. Grimsliaw helped Farsley United against Upper Armley, but had to be content with five out of sixty-one, though in addition he caught two of the Armley team out. L. Hall, the Yorkshire captain,wasmore successful, as after getting Otley out for 65, with B. Docliray, he put on 41 without a wicket down for Batley, 'contributing of this sum 27 himself. .Peate, for Yeadon against Bingley, was credited with five of the ■seven wickets of the latter down. In Lancashire, Cropper, the Derbyshire professional, made a good start for the Bolton Club, by which he is engaged this season. He not only batted well for his 69 not out, but got eight wickets at a small cost. Yorkshire, too, seems to have the credit of the first three-figure innings of the English season. In a match oil Saturday between the Leeds Constabulary and the Woodhouse Tem­ perance Club, the former kept possession of the wickets the whole of the afternoon. Of the 222 scored, T. Austin retired hurt after making 112. T h e Doily News of Tuesday contained the following paragraph:— Mr. Lack, the Comptroller of the Patent .Office, and Mr. J. H, G. Bergne, the Superin­ tendent of theTreaty Department of the Foreign Office, have been appointed by the President of the Board of Trade to representthis country at the third meeting of the Inter­ national Conference for the Protection of In­ dustrial Property, which is to be held at Rome the end of this month. Unless I ammistaken, Mr. J. H. G. Kergne was actively connectedwith the Civil Service Cricket Club several years ago. He used to play a good deal ill the neighbourhood of London, and will no doubt be well remembered by many readers of this paper. M r. J. F. G ille ^ t, who was stabbed ill the Tontine Hotel at Sheffield last week, by a man named Williamson, succumbed to the severe wounds he had received on Saturday morning last. The deceased was well known in connection witlr cricket, football, and other athletic sports in the North of England, particularly in ths Sheffield district. Though originally connected with the hardware trade, he ha 1 of late years acted as a reporter of sporting events, having at one time himself no small reputation as an amateur athlete. Some short time ago he joined the staff of the London Sportsman,- and in that capacity reported if I remember rightly several cricket matches last summer. As a vocalist he was, too, considerably above the average of . amateurs. Among the members of the sporting press, as indeed with most of his aquaintances, he was very popular. T h e new ground of the Blackheath Club, Bectory Field, Charlton, is to be used for the first time for cricket purposes on Monday next. The opportunity has been taken by the Club to inaugurate the enclosure with a match against an eleven composed of Southern Professionals, and, as the latter comprise no less than five of the Hearne family, among them the County trio, G. G., Frank, and Alec, in addition to Burton, of Middlesex, Wootton and Pentecost, there is a certainty of good cricket. The elevens officially announced will be as f o l l o w s B la c k h e a t h X I.— Messrs. S. Christopherson, Sid. Cliris- topherson, .T. Cruickshanks, J. M. Dale, M. J. Druitt, II. H . Francis, F. S. Ireland, F. H . Lacey, Kev. .T. W. Mar­ shall, Messrs. G. Stokes,and L. Stokes. G. G. H e a k n e ’s X I.—Messrs. P. Chris­ topherson and W . H. Ormerod, G. G. Hearne, F. Hearne, A. Hearne, H. Hearne, W. Hearne, W; Hearn, Burton, Pentecost and Wootton. As has already been stated the County season will open on Monday next, when Surrey and Gloucestershire will meet at the Oval. The elevens will bo—Glouces­ tershire : Dr. W. G. Grace, Messrs. II. Y. Page, J. H. Brain, W. R. Gilbert, F. Townsend, .T. A. Bush, H. Hale, O. G. Radcliffe, and Woof, Gregg, and Painter. Surrey: Messrs. -T. Shuter, W. W. Bead, K. J. Key, M. P. Bowden, E. J. Diver, and Abel, Bead, Wood, Lohmann, Beaumont, and Jones or Bowloy. Mr. W. E. Boiler, who has just returned from California, where he has been wintering, has not quite recovered from a recent illness, and has thought it advisable not to take part in Surrey’s first fixture. Play will begin on the first day at twelve, on the second and third, I believe, at eleven-thirty. Stumps will be drawn at six o’clock. D e s p ite the cheerless weather, test practice has been carried on at the Oval this week, and the Surrey youngsters have been trying their powers under the watchful eyes of Messrs. F. Burbidge and W . W. Bead. The public visiting the Surrey Ground on- Monday will find that the tiers of banks on the east side of the ground have been recently covered with concrete, which is a great advantage for all practical purposes over the gravel surface of previous years. T h e ground of the Kensington Park Club has recently been relevelled, and this will give a material increase to the space allotted for playing. Another im­ provement has been added in the shape of a substantial oak fence of the best quality, erected by Mr. M. W. Marshall, of Godalming. The ground, I may add, s altogether about eight acres. M e . M a c R o b e r t s , aprominent member of the Carlton Club, has just reached England, where he intends to remain this summer. Ho brings with him letters of introduction from Mr. C. W. Beal, the Manager of the Australian Team of 1882. He is a good cricketer, and as he is anxious to have his full taste of the gam e while he is here/1 am sure that he w ill be a welcome addition to the elevens of many of our English Clubs. Som e long time ago, I think it was in C r ic k e t ’s first year, there was reproduced in this paper from the Melbourne Putsch, a sketch entitled “ The Beal Boss of the Australian Team.” The giant Bonnor was down, hopelessly settled, with Alick Bannerman sitting comfortably on him, evidently quite satisfied that he was master of the situation. B a n n erm a n n , though, does not seem to bo a model “ boss ” to judge by the com­ ments of our old friend “ Censor,” of the Sydney Mail, on his action as Captain in a recent match between the Warwick and Carlton Clubs in Sydney. This is what “ Censor ” says on the subject. “ At one stage of the game half-an-hour was wasted through the behaviour of the Carlton cap­ tain, who declined to allow a substitute to field for an absentWarwick player, though a similar concession was made by him on the previous Saturday. Though A. Banner­ man could, according to the strict letter of the law of the game, refuse to allow a substitute to field, yet a custom prevails among all true cricketers to grant so reasonable a request. The action of A. Bannerman greatly marred the pleasure of the afternoon’s play, and caused con­ siderable friction among the contestants.’, I can quite believe it. The Warwick were, however, none the less compelled, 8 field with only ten men. 0 T h e match between the Melbourne and East Melbourne Clubs, in whieh Mr. B. Wood, the Lancashire Amateur, showed to such remarkable advantage, came to an extraordinary collapse on the second day. The East Melbourne innings closed for 157, to which Mr. Wood contributed 82, not out. The Melbourne eleven resumed the game with six substitutes in the field, and when four of then- wickets had fallen for 71, the game came to a premature close for the reason that there was no other bats­ man to partner F. Walters, who was not out 30. It seems that the absence of certain members of the M.C.C. team was caused by a statement made early on the second morning by one of the M.C.C. officials, that there would be no play owing to the wet condition of the ground. This method of procedure, I agree, is unique. In the laws of cricket it is stated that the