Cricket 1887

66 CRICKET: A WEEKLY BECORD OF THE GAME. APRIL 21, 1887. Mr. Thornton by a succession of tremendous strokes, piled up 185 runs. His furthest authen­ ticated hit was when playing for Orleans Club v. Australians, in 1878, where one of his hits pitched 152 yards. Only last year at Scarboro’, too, playing for the Gentlemen of England v. I Zingari, he scored 107 not out without; a chance in one hour and ten minutes. His runs, too, it may be remarked, were got in twenty-seven hits, which comprised eight sixes, seven fours, two threes, and only five singles, Mr. A. G. Steel being one of the opposing bowlers. It is to be regretted that Mr. Thornton has not been able to take part regularly in first-class cricket. As is usually the case, though, with amateurs, busi­ ness cares have interfered with his practice, andhis appearances in important matches have consequently been rare of late years. He de­ votes his attention chiefly to the Orleans Club matches which take place on Saturdays, and in these he has always been a prominent figure. In one, at Rickling Green some three or four years ago, he did a remarkable piece of scoring. Orleans required 250 runs to win the match, with only two hours and a quarter in which to get them. One adventurous sportsman laid 10 to 1 against the runs being got, but Mr. Thornton, by dint of 173 not out, and aided by Mr. J. W. Dale and Mr. Appleby, made the requisite number for the Club with about ten minutes to spare. Two years ago against the Merchant Taylors’ School, too, he got 140 not out in an hour and fifty minutes. In another match v. Esher at the Orleans Club fie scored 91 out of a total of 100 in the first innings, and 49 out of 50 in the second innings, Mr. Pauncefote and Mr. W. H. Hadow being his vis-a-vis each time. So much for a record of which not only he but the English cricket-lovingpublic may justly be proud. Mr. Thornton’sinterestinCambridge cricket,it may be added, has never flagged. In proof of this we may state that he has taken part in his annual fixture (England Eleven v. Cambridge University) for no less than eighteen consecu­ tive years. In summing up his batting it may safely be said that he is one of the most, if not the most, powerful hitter English cricket has ever seen. This is high praise, with the mighty smiters, English and Australian, we have seen of late years, and whose names are too well known to require mention It can be said, though, without fear of contradiction that in his own particular line he has at least had no superiors. Our portrait is from a photograph by the London and Stereoscopic Company, of Cheap side and Regent-street. SURREY COUNTY CRICKET CLUB. SUSSEX COUNTY CLUB. F ix tu r e s f o r 1887. May 9,10—Brighton, Young Players’ M atch M ay 19,20, 21—Lord’s, Sussex v. M.C.C. and G. May 23, 24,25—M anchester, Sussex v. Lancashire May 30, 31, June 1—Brighton, Sussex|v. Gloucester­ shire June 6, 7, 8-S outham pton, Sussex v. H am pshire June 1G, 17,18—Brighton, Sussex v. Cam. Univ. June 20, 21, 22—Bradford, Sussex v. Yorkshire. June 24, 25—Brighton, Young Players’ M atch June 30, July 1,2—Brighton, Sussex v. Kent July 11,12,13—Tonbridge, Sussex v. Kent July 14,15,16—Brighton, Sussex v. H am pshire July 21, 22, 23—Brighton, Sussex v. N ottingham ­ shire July 25, 26—Brighton, Sussex Club and Ground v. M.C.C. and Ground July 23, 30—Brighton, Gentlemen of Sussex Canadians Aug. 1 , 2 —Brighton, Young Players’ M atch Aug. 1, 2, 3—Clifton, Sussex v. Gloucestershire Aug. 8, 9,10—Brighton, Sussex v. Surrey Aug. 15» 16,17—Brighton, Sussex v. Yorkshire Aug. 22,23, 24—Brighton, Sussex v. 1ancashire Aug. 25, 26, 27—Nottingham, Sussex v. N otting­ ham shire Aug. 29, 30, 31—Kennington Oval, Sussex v. Surrey E ldon C l u b . —A Smoking Concert in con­ nection with this club will be given at “ Prosser’s,” 34, Chancery Lane, this evening, at half-past seven precisely. Mr. F. Gale will be in the chair. T h e annual general meeting of the above club will be held in the Pavilion, at Kennington Oval, on Thursday, May 5, at 5.30 p.m. We append the annual report issued by the Committee. T iie Committee are pleased to be able to report that the position of the club is in every way satisfactory. The county eleven, under the able captaincy of Mr. John Shuter, to whom Surrey cricket has been very much indebted for several years, showed consistently good all-round cricket last summer, although the programme was a very heavy one, the heaviest, perhaps, ever undertaken by a county club. Of twenty- seven matches seventeen were won, six drawn, and four lost. It is worthy of record, too, that the Melbourne Club Australian team were twice defeated by Surrey. The high character of Surrey cricket in 1886 cannot fail to be most gratifying to the members. The list of county fixtures for 1887 will be increased by the addition of two matches with Warwickshire. Home and home matches, as last year, have been arranged with Notts, Derbyshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hamp­ shire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Sussex, and Yorkshire. In ad­ dition, Cambridge University v. Surrey, and Gentlemen v. Players will be played as usual at the Oval. The Gentlemen of Canada, who arevisiting England this summer,the members will be pleased to hear, will visit the Oval on Aug. 8 and 9, to oppose the Gentlemen of Surrey, and will be the guests of the club at a dinner to be held on the first evening of the match. The Committee are also pleased to state that home and home fixtures have again been arranged with Oxford University. The proceeds of the home match with Yorkshire will be given to Barratt, whose valuable services to Surrey cricket during the last thirteen years fully entitle him to such recog­ nition. A considerable addition has been made to the list of members during the last twelve months ; the club at the present time numbers over two thousand members. The Committee, during the winter, have had under consideration the rules of the club, in which various amendments have from time to time been suggested. A special general meet­ ing will be held at 4.45 p.m. before the general meeting, when it will be proposed to cancel the old rules and substitute new rules, a copy of which is enclosed. The new rules are strictly founded upon the old rules, in­ volving very few alterations of moment, and it is believed they will be found to be a con­ siderable improvement upon the old rules, both as regards simplicity, the removal of ambiguities, and the improvement of pro­ cedure. Uiider the provisions of rule XIY. the Com­ mittee will announce at the annual general meeting that the privilege of members of in­ troducing a friend into the pavilion will be suspended in the match between Gentlemen and Players. The following members of the Committee retire by rotation, and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election :—J. S. Balfour, Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., R. Roberts, W. E. Roller, J. Shuter, H. T. Smith, F. Hue Williams, and T. Winterflood. The annual general meeting for the election of officers and for the transaction of other business will be held in the Pavilion, at the Oval, on Thursday, May 5, at 5.30 p.m. The Committee have sanctioned a consider­ able addition to the building of the Pavilion, which, it is believed, will greatly increase the comfort of members, as well as improve the accommodation of visiting teams. The following will show the Match Receipts and Expenses for 1887. M atch Receipts— H am pshire........................... Essex .................................. L eicestersh ire.................. Middlesex .......................... Gloucestershire ........... Cambridge University ... Gent! emen v. Australians Gentlem en v. Players ... Nottinghamshire ........... S u ssex.................................. Yorkshire ........................... Kent ........................... Lancashire........................... D erbyshire.......................... Surrey v. Australians (first m a tc h ).................. Surrey v. Australians (return) ........................... England v. Australia ... From Club Matches Receipts from Football Receipts from Stand (C rick et).......................... R eceipts from Stand (Football) ................. 28 11 6 28 15 0 73 18 6 53 2 0 533 0 0 91 11 G 858 3 0 201 6 0 587 7 6 119 13 6 76 6 0 154 0 6 98 2 u 61 13 0 L,007 8 6 862 18 0 1,189 7 0 48 8 6 1,398 8 2 L,613 7 6 288 4 0 By M atch Expenses— Hampshire ( 2 ) ................. Essex (2) ........................... Leicestershire (2) ........... Middlesex (2) ... ........... Gloucestershire (2)........... Cambridge U niversity ... Gentlemen v. Players ... Oxford U n iversity........... Nottinghamshire (2) Sussex (2) .......................... Yorkshire (2) ................... Kent (2) .;. ... ... ... Lancashire (2 )................... Derbyshire (2) ... ... ... England v. Australia ... Surrey v. Australians (2) Gentlemen v Australians Club and Colts’ Matches Australian Team (share of gate) ........................... Expenses of Stands (C rick et).......................... Expenses of Football ... Expenses o f Stands (Football)... ........... ... Disbursem ents o f M atch Committee ................... Duke & Sons (Balls) London Football Asso­ ciation ... ........... ... The Football Association Corinthians (Football) ... Oxford and Cambridge (Football).......................... Mr. Reeder’s account (luncheons in cricket matches, football, ex­ penses) t ............................. Sundry Football Clubs (share of gate) ... ... Old Carthusians F.C. ... Old W estm insters F.C.... Advertising.................. ... Sundries ........................... 136 7 132 5 125 4 109 16 151 0 119 6 161 14 62 2 134 17 125 8 145 18 129 13 136 7 139 11 118 9 221 11 42 1 40 5 17 1,958 18 3 71 2 44 13 9 10 0 77 41 65 10 8 479 13 1 99 8 4 38 17 154 11 1 3 85 19 140 8 10 40 13 G 27 13 0 73 13 0 T he A ssociation op E ssex C r icket C lu b s . —Mr. James Round, M.P., Mr. W. J. Beadel, M.P., Mr, J. Theobald, M.P., Mr. Herbert Gardner, M.P., Mr. Forrest Fulton, M.P., Major Rasch, M.P., and Major Banes, M.P., have consented to become vice-presidents of this Association, of which Mr. C. E. Green is president. The matches in the first round of the Challenge Cup competition will be played as u n d erR om ford v. Chigwell, at Romford, May 28 (suggested); Rochford Hundred v. Ongar, at Southend, June 1; Mistley and Manningtree v. Ilford, at Mistley, June 9 ; Brentwood v. Wanstead, at Brentwood, June 16; Beckton v. Chelmsford, at Barking, June 18; Saffron Walden have the bye. C ricket Report Sheets for sending matches to this paper can be had at the Office, 41, St. Andrew’s Hill, Doctors’ Common, E.C. Price 9d. per dozen, postage Id. extra,