Cricket 1887

42 CKICKET : A WEEKLY RECOED OF THE GAME. MAE. 81,1887. Gossip,” that Mr. R. D. Walker was the only cricketer who had played five times for his University. The error has also been pointed out by other C r i c k e t readers. D bab Sir,—Your correspondent on the subject of the Oxford and Cambridge matoh is inoorreot in saying that R. D. Walker is the only man who played five times for his Univ­ ersity. M r. C. D. Marsham (’54, ’55, ’66, ’67, *58), M r. C. H. Ridding (’45, ’46,,’47, ’48, ’49), M r. A. Ridding (’46, ’47, ’48, ’49, ’50), and Mr. G. E. Yonge (’44, ’45, ’46, ’47, ’48), also played five times for Oxford. Counting the Henley and old Thames Regatta races, which always entitled a man to his “ blue,” Messrs. Arkell, E. C. Burton, Chitty, Haggard, Milman, Risley, Stapylton, Tottenham (cox 5 times at Putney), and Wilson, all represented Oxford five times on the river, and counting the Har­ vard Race, Mr. Willan also rowed five times. —Yours truly, A. R. M a ld en . Date. Mar, 1856 Jan. 1857 Jan. 1858 Jan. 1859 Feb. 3860 Jan. 18fil Jan 1862 Feb. 1863 D ec. 1865 D ec. 1866 Sydney Melbourne Sydney M elbourne Sydney M elbourne F r o m th e fo llo w in g ta b le it w ill b e seen th a t u p t o th e p re s e n t tim e 38 in te r c o lo n ia l m a tc h e s h a v e b e e n p la y e d b e tw e e n y i c - t o r ia a n d N e w S o u th W a le s , a n d th a t 20 h a v e b e e n w o n b y V ic t o r ia a n d 18 b y N e w S o u th W a le s :— W hore played. W on by Melbourne ... N.S.W., by 3 wickets Sydney ... N.S.W ., by 65 runs M elbourne ... Victoria, by 171 runs Sydney ... Victoria, by 2 w ickets M elbourne ... Victoria, by 69 runs Sydney ... Victoria, by 21 runs Melbourne ... Victoria, by 10 wickets Sydney ... N.S.W ., by 84 runs M elbourne ... Victoria, by an innings and 20 runs N.S.W. by an innings and 26 nm s Victoria, by 7 wickets Victoria, by 78 runs Victoria, by 265 runs Victoria, by 48 runs Victoria, by an innings and 26 runs Victoria, by 24 runs N.S.W., by 6 wickets N.S.W., by 77 runs N.S.W., by 1 innings and 1 run N.S.W., by 195 runs H.S.W., byl innings and 6 runs N.S.W., by 1 innings and 2 runs Sydney ... N .S.W .,by 33 runs M elbourne ... Victoria, by 1 innings and 96 runs M elbourne ... Victoria, by 2 wickets and 3 runs Sydney ... Victoria, by 30 runs Melbourne ... Victoria, by 2 wickets and 2 runs Sydney ... N.S.W., by 1 innings and 188 runs. M elbourne ... N.S.W., by 7 wickets and 1 run. Sydney ... Victoria, by 1 innings and 166 runs M elbourne ... 'Victoria, by 3 wickets and 1 run Sydney ... N .S.W .,by 202 runs Melbourne ... Victoria, by 1 innings and 5 runs Sydney N.S.W., by 3 wickets and 3 runs Melbourne Victoria, by 1 innings and 69 runs Sydney ... N.S.W., by 150 runs. Melbourne ... N.S.W., by 184 runs. Sydney ... N.S.W., by six wickets and 2 runs. Sydney M elbourne Sydney M elbourne S; D ec. 1867 Mar. 1869 Feb. 1870 Mar. 1871 Mar. 1872 Mar. 1873 Dee. 1874 Mar. 1875 D ec. 1875 Feb. 1876 , D ec. 1877 M elbourne Feb. 1878 Sydney N ov. 1879 D ec. 1879 D ec. 1880 Feb. 1881 D ec. 1881 Feb. 1882 D ec. 1882 Feb. 1883 Dec. 1883 F eb. 1884 Dee. 1884 Feb. 1885 D ec. 1885 Jan. 1886 Dee. 1886 Jan. 1887 I n t e n d i n g visitors, especially ihose ■who are cricketers, to Littlehampton will be glad to bear that a new club haa been started in the town under influential patronage. His Grace The Duke of Norfolk has accepted the Presidency, and, with an efficient committee, and the sup­ port of the town and neighbourhood, there is every reason to anticipate a more suc­ cessful result than has hitherto fallen to the lot of a Littlehampton Club. Mr. H. E. Harris, formerly Hon. Sec. to the old Brighton Club, and a member of the Sus­ sex County Committee, has consented to act as Hon. Sec. LONDON AND SUBURBAN ASSOCIATION . A s m o k in g concert promoted by the Committee of this Association, recently reorganised on a sounder basis, was held at Anderton’s Hotel on February 25th. Mr. C. W. Alcock, Secretary of the Surrey County Cricket Club, the Vice- President of the Association, was in the chair, and among those present were the following cricket notabilities : Dr. Jones, M.C.C. and Surrey C.C.C.; Messrs.W.W. Read, Surrey C.C.C. and M. P. Betts, Kent C.C.C. Among the chief items of a well-selected programme were recita­ tions by Dr. Jones, Mr. Frank Braine, comic songs by Mr. T. McDowall, and flute solos by Mr. C. Spencer West, the hon. sec. of the Forest Hill C.C. Mr. D. Hepburn’s sketch, “ My First and Last Cricket Match,” which appeared in Cassell’s SaturrHay Journal , was received with uproarious laughter. The arrange­ ments, under the management of Mr. J. T. Watson, of the Elm Club, the hon. sec. of the Association, were admirable, and the entertainment was heartily enjoyed by those present. The following clubs were represented— Vikings, Surrey Gardens, One and All, Edmonton, Walham Green, Elmsdale, Columbia, South Fields, Perseverance, Wilminster, Romford, Squirrels Heath, Loughborough, Zoo Wanderers, Manor Park, Cecilian, Old Charlton, Lux, West London Rifles, Harcourt, Hornsey Vale, Alleyn, Brockwell Park, Elm, Phoenix (Upper Clapton), Maurice, St Mark’s (Kennington), Hanover "United, Balham, Clapham Melbourne, Waterlow and Sons, Upper Tooting, Blenheim, East Moulsey, Sunbury, Camberwell Perseverance, &o. A fortnight later a special general meeting was held at Anderton’s Hotel for the purpose of discussing the report of the Sub-Committee appointed at a previous meeting to consider the support likely to be reoeived from Metropolitan clubs in the future and frame a scheme for the reorganisation of the Association. There was a large muster of representatives of clubs under the presidency of Mr. C. W. Alcock, Vice - President. The report, which recommended the following as the lines on which the Association should be conducted, was approved— (1) The arrangement of fixtures at a meeting to be held every November. (2) The obtainingof concertedaction inmatters affecting the welfare of cricket, and the promotion of sooial intercourse. (3) The institution of a Challenge Cup com­ petition. (4) The registration of clubs and their colours. (5) And generally to promote the game. The Cup Competition is only open to bona fide amateur members of affiliated clubs, but any club is eligible to belong provided its ground or headquarters is within the Metropolitan radius. The election of officers resulted as fol­ lows :—President, Mr. H. Perkins (secre­ tary M.C.C.); vice-president, Mr. C. W. Alcock (secretary Surrey County C.C.); hon. sec., Mr. J. T. Watson (Elm C.C.), 54, Devonshire-street, Portland-place, W .; assistant hon. sec., Mr. G. Ogilvie (Han­ over United); committee, Messrs. E. B. Wells (Phoenix, Upper Clapton), W. Jar­ vis (Columbia), W . Gardener (Lough­ borough), Finlayson (London and County Bank), Russell (One and All), Nash (Bal­ ham), Belleini (Stanley), and H. J. Dola- more (Elm) ; auditors, Messrs. G. H. Collins (Lux), and J. H. Haine (Brock- well Park). T h e N ottingham shire C o l t s ’ M atch .— ■ The committee of the Notts County Cricket Club on Saturday chose the following players for the Colts’,match at Easter:— J. Brown (Bingham), G. Brown (Kimberley), G. Bunting (Bingham), J. Carlin (captain) (Eastwood), A. Cragg (Burton Joyce), W. 1'. Cross (Plumtree), J. Elliot (Basford), H. Edwards (Kimberley), D. Gregory (Sutton-in- Ashfield),R. Hardstaff (Selston), C, W. Mee (Shelford), T. Morley (Hyson Green), W. Mar­ shall (Nottingham), J. Pacey (Kimberley), J. Martin (Sutton-in-Ashfield), J. W. Sharpe (Ruddington), T. SpeDcer (Hucknall Torkard), W. Wagstaffe (Underwood), A. Wright (Lambley), R. Warner (Nottingham), R. H. Preston (Nottingham), F. Brotherhood (Snein- ton). TheEleven will consist of Alfred Shaw (or J. Mee), F. Shacklock, W. Attewell, J. Selby, Mr. E. B. Daft, Mr. R. P. Daft, W. Harris, W. Lockwood, Mr. T. Lindley, W. Burrows, J. White. N obthamp I o n sh iee C ounty C lu b . —The annual general meeting of the members of this Club was held at the Peacock Hotel, Northampton, on March 10, Col. Hollis, one of the vice-presidents, in the chair. The report stated that during 1886, thirteen matches had been played, of which five were won, six drawn, and two lost. The Club had a membership of 340. Owing to the large number of wet days and the expenses attached to the new ground there was a deficit of £72 13s. 2d. on the year. Lowe is again engaged as ground bowler, as well as G. Biul of Rushden, and Stockum and Luck will act as ground-men. The following were elected officers for 1887 :—President, Right Hon. Earl Spencer, K .G .; vice-presidents, EarlEuston Lord Wantage, Duke of Grafton, Marquis of Exeter, Marquis of Northampton, Lord Erskine, Sir Herewald Wake, Col. Hollis, Mr. P. Phipps, Mr. R. Loder (Mayor of North­ hampton) ; hon. sec., Mr T. H. Vialls; hon. treasurer, Mr. A. C. Pearson, W.W.C, T u e n e l l P abk C lu b . —In consequence of the absence of Mr. T . L. Weldon from London during the coming season, the.Hon. Sec. will be Mr. J. Watmore, 158, FortessRoad, N. All communications as to matches can be made to him, R. Wood, whilom of Lancashire, scored 193 out of 291 for Melbourne v. 15 of Cheltenham, at Melbourne on Jan. 22. C o lv e s to n C r ic k e t C lu b .— In our issue of 30th Dec. last, giving a list of clubs, we accidentally omitted the address of the Hon. Sec. of this club, viz., Alfred Smart, 27, Victoria Grove, Stoke Newington, who now informs us that he has June 11 and August 13 open for half-day matches. Next Issue April 14