Cricket 1887

140 CEICKET: A WEEKLY EECOED Off THE GAME, taA* 19,1887. THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ELEVENS IN x887. The Etonians this year have eight of last year’s XI. remaining, viz., T. W. Brand (captain), R. 0. Gosling, 0. P. Foley, Hon. H. Coventry, H. Bromley •Davenport, W. D. Llewelyn, W. R. Hoare, andL. C. Maclachlan. Of these Brand, Coventry, Davenport, and Maclachlan have shown fair bowling form, besides which, there are several others who f roirise well. As to the batting, Gosling, 'oley, and Llewelyn have made runs in games, and if they play up to last year’s form, the double victory ought to be repeated. As the Eleven have lost the services of G. H. Duckworth, the post of wicket-keeper is vacant, and at present C. A. Field seems likely to fill the post. With practice, he may develop fair form, though his batting leaves much to be desired. Although there are only three vacancies there is no lack of young talent. Lord Chelsea, H. W. Studd (another member of the famous brotherhood), Hon. G. O. Cadogan, and Hon. M. Tollemache, show especial promise. The fielding of the XI. will probably be above the average of latter years. We can only hope that under the able tuition of Mr. R. A. H. Mitchell and the Hon. E. Lyttelton they will turn out an eleven worthy of Eton. The Harrow captain, J. St. Foyne Fair, has only two of last year’s eleven to assist him this summer, so that there will be as many as eight places to be filled up. The three old choices are J. St. F. Fair (capt.), J. A. McLaren, and W. M. Torrens. The captain is not only an excellent bat, but also a useful bowler, in which latter department McLaren was last year of service. Torrens is a good wioket- keeper, and very promising bat. The most likely of the new choices at present as bats are H. D. Watson, F. S. Jackson, G. W. Clayton, and C. G. Raphael, while of the bowlers, F. S. Jackson, H. V. Elliott, and T. B. A. Clarke show most promise. The team should be pretty fair, considering how few of the old choices remain. There are six old choices left at Winchester, the captain, F. J. N. Thesiger, bowler, H. Gibson, bowler and also a steady bat, V. F. Leese, a good bat as well as a bowler, W. H. Leese, W. G. Clegg, a good hitter and also a bowler, J. H. Weatherby, a good bat. The following are most likely to get into the eleven, B. J. B. Stephen, a very plucky wicket-keeper, E. M. Gibson, a good but nervous bat, H. B. Debenham, T. B. Case, and E. T. Hill, a medium bowler. The eleven on paper is a strong batting one, and ought to win a fair proportion of its matches. Rugby has five members of its last year’s eleven back, and the authorities have hopes of a good season. Two of the bowlers of 1886 are again available, R. A. Wilson and D. W. Dixon, the former of whom took fifty-three wickets at an average of eleven runs last year. The latter is a fast bowler, rather erratic, but at times very deadly. Of batsmen there are H. C. Bradby, whose average last season was twenty - five, and H. Bowden - Smith, who played a splendid in n in g 3 of ninety-four at Lord’s, against Marlborough. There is no lack of promising talent in the Twenty-two, but the weak point is likely to be the wicket- keeping. No one at present has come forward in tnat line at all. At Charterhouse five members of the 1886 team remain, viz., L.R. Wilkinson (capt.), E.C. Streatfield, T. B. Hawkins, W. A. Shaw, and H. It. Meyer. The captain will have at his disposal all last year’s bowling, so the eleven ought to be strong in this department; E. C. Streatfield and W. A. Shaw are the most re­ liable. The batting averages of those members of last year’s team remaining were: T. B. Hawkins, 34.6 ; E. C. Streatneld, 6 ; L. B. Wilkinson, 9; W. A. Shaw, 7; H. R. Meyer, 8. There are some promising bats coming on, but n o t m u o h b o w lin g as fa r as ca n b e seen . T h e ground, thanks to the care of James Street, is in capital order, and on the whole the Charter­ house prospects seem good. Of the six old choioes left at Westminster three showed good batting powers la?t season, viz., R. Sandilands, A. Harrison, andC. S. W. Barwell. The two bowlers of last year’s team, A. M. Balfour and H. B. Street, are also left, although we have still to find a really good reliable bowler. Barwell will take the wicket, and so far seems to be in pretty good form behind the stioks. Of the new blood, E. G. Moon, A. G. Prothero, G. P. Stevens, R. C. Mills, and J. G. Veitch all show some batting capabilities, and Moon, Stevens, and Mills can each do a little with the ball. We played our first match on Saturday week, v. Kensington Park, and were defeated by seventy-one runs. This was almost entirely owing to the fact that we had had only one day’s practice, and although few runs were obtained, the form augured well for the coming matches. We shall be fairly strong in batting, but unless a fast bowler be unearthed, weak in bowling. We have this disadvantage when compared with most other schools, that we play far stronger teams than they do (of course except­ ing Eton and Harrow). The school match with Charterhouse is on our ground this year, so we hope to make a good fight, although they retain all their last year’s bowlers. Marlborough has only two of last year’s team remaining, namely Rowell (captain), and Prest, who are reliable batsmen as well as fields. Wood, Maurice, and Cunninghame bid fair to be the most promising of the new choices as batsmen, while Robinson, Miles, Hill and De Winton ought to be good with the ball. The team which will represent Clifton College in the eleven matches appearing on their card, will not be quite so strong as was anticipated. The captain of last year’s eleven, J. R. Head, amost promising young cricketer, who distinguished himself on more than one occasion, has left the College, and so have the majority of those who played with him. His place during the coming season will be filled by H. S. Schwann, who will have the assist­ ance of only three or four of the team which Head captained. It is too early yet to speak with any certainty of the season’s prospects, but there is plenty of promising material, and under the efficient coaching of Richard Humphrey, the old Surrey cricketer, we may look for an eleven of fair strength. The team seems likely to be strong in batting, as several of last year’s most successful batsmen still remain. The successful bowlers of 1886, though, have both left, and it may be some­ what difficult to supply their places. The only new fixture of importance is a match at the Oval, on July 28th and 29th, against the Surrey Club and Ground, which will take the place of the match usually played at Lord’s. ETON COLLEGE. F ix t u r e s f o r 1887. May 19—E ton , v. Christ Church, O xford M ay 29—E ton , v. H ousehold, B rigade M ay 31— E ton , v. C. I. T h orn ton ’s X I. June 11— E ton , v. Q uidnuncs June 16—E ton , ▼. F ree F oresters June 18—E ton , v. L ord s and C om m on s (2nd X I.) June 21— E ton, v. M .C.C. June *24, 25—E ton , v. W in ch ester J une 29—E ton, v. E ton R am blers July 2— E ton , v. I Zingari July 8, 9—L o rd ’s, v. H arrow WINCHESTER COLLEGE. F ix t u r e s f o r 1887. M ay 12—v. G reen Jackets M ay 17— v. M r. A . J. W ebbe’s E leven M ay 19—v . G entlem en o f H ants M ay 30, 31— v. O ld W ykeham ists (2nd X I ,’s) June 7— v. O riel (2nd X I.’s) June 9—v. N ew C ollege (2nd X I.’s) June 11—L on gw ood , v. L o n g w o o d June 14— v. I Zingari June 16—v. B u tterflies June 20—v. M .C.C. June 24, 25—E ton , v. E ton June 28,29—St. C ross, v. G reen Jackets RUGBY SCHOOL. F ix t u r e s fo r 1887. M ay 19—v. N ew College, O xford M ay 24—v. B rasenose C ollege, O xford May 26—v. B alliol College, O xford M ay 31— v. T rin ity C ollege, O xford June 2—v. U niversity C ollege, O xford June 8, 9—v. F ree F oresters June 14—v. O riel C ollege, O xford June 23, 24—v. O ld R ugbeians June 30, J u ly 1— v. B utterflies July 7, 8—a t R u gby G round, v. R u gb y Club J u ly *27, 28—at L o rd ’s, v. M arlborough July 29, 30— at L ord ’s, v. M .C.C. CHARTERHOUSE SCHOOL. F ix t u r e s f o r 1887. M ay 21—Charterhouse, 2nd X I. v. B roadw ater M ay 28—C harterhouse, v. B roadw ater June 4—C harterhouse, v. I Zingari June 8 —C hartrhse, v. P rin ce C hristian V icto r’s X I. June 11— C harterhouse, v. O ld W ykeham ists June 15—C harterhouse, v. M .C C. June 22— C harterhouse, v. Surrey C. & G. July 1, 2 —V in cen t Square, v. W estm in ster July 6—C harterhouse, v. W ellington July 7—C harterhouse, v. O ld Carthusians July 16—C harterhouse, v. B utterflies July 23—C harterhouse, v. F ree F oresters Aug. 6 —C harterhouse, v. R ev. W . F . R om a n is’ X I. Aug. 10,11—L ittlebu ry, v. M r. H . J. B urrell’s X I. May 7.—' M ay 14 M ay 21. M ay 28 June 4. June 11. June 18. June June 25. July 1,5 July 9 .- July 16.- July 25, WESTMINSTER SCHOOL. F ix t u r e s f o r 1887. •v. K en sin gton P ark — v. In cogn iti ,—v. M.O.C. .— v. Butterflies —v. O rleans Club .— v. L o rd s and C om m on s .— v. I Zingari —v. M aster’s X I. — v. O ld C arthusians. !.—v. C harterhouse -v. A uthentics -v . O .W .W . —T.B .B . v. Q.S.S. MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE. F ix t u r e s f o r 1887. M ay 21—M arlborough, v. R eadin g Club M ay 30, 31—M arlborough, v. L iv erp ool C lub June 8, 9—M arlborough, v. M.C.C. & G. June 18—M arlborough, v. Mr. F in ch ’s E leven June 24, 25—M arlborough, v. O ld M arlburians July 2 —M arlborough, v. M arlborou gh B lu es July 8, 9— M arlborough, v. C heltenham College July 16—M arlborough, v. G entlem en o f W iltsh ire July 27, 28—L o rd ’s, v. R u gb y S ch ool July 29—Surbiton, v. S u rbiton July 30—W orm w ood S crubbs, v. K en sin gton P ar M ay 24. M ay 28, June 1, June 7 - June 11.- June 17, June 23. July 1, 2 July 8, 9 July 28,' CLIFTON COLLEGE. F ix t u r e s f o r 1887. -v . K . J. K ey’s X I. -v . C lifton Club. !.—v. L iv erp ool C.C. -v. C orpus College, O xford .—K nole, v. K n ole P ark 18.—C heltenham , v. C heltenham College ,— v. T h e M asters .— v. O ld C lifton ians -v. Sherborne S ch ool O val, v. Surrey C lub and G rou n d (To be concluded next week.) BOHEMIANS v. ST. MARK’S COLLEGE, CHELSEA. Played at Beaufort House, Fulham, on May 4. B o h e m ia n s . E . F ay, c Shirley, b T im m s .....................18 H . P each, b P ra tt ... 1 C . A rn old , n ot ou t... 3 B ... ...................... 3 V . G adesden,b T im m s 5 A . P. A rnold, b R eid... 6 W . H . Stiles, b R eid... 1 C. C hinn, c & b Reid 0 P. P h illips, b P latt ... 57 L . C arlton, b Reid ... 0 E . R . O liver, b R eid... 0 T otal J. JoBey, c T im m s, b R e i d ............................. 6 S t . M a rk ’s C o l le g e . ...100 T im m s, run out... Shirley, run out... H ughes, c and A rn old ............ Jam es, b A rnold H ow es, b A rnold R eid, b C arlton T h om pson , b A rn old P ratt, n ot o u t ............ B 4, w 2 ............. T otal 1 5 8 6 , 43 M arsden, Ford and D ean did n ot bat.