Cricket 1888

860 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. AUG. 23, 1889. CRICKET SHIRTS The-'*' C LU B Bhirt, specially prepared coarse WHITE CANVAS with collar and pocket, best quality .................................4/6 Flannel Shirts, twice shrunk, with collar and pocket ,n 5/6 do. in Boys’ sizes ... ... ... 4/6 do. best Saxony Flannel ... 10/6 Worsted Twill Shirts, with or without Silk Collars .................................12/6 Carriage P a id to any p a rt of the United Kingdom. N o tic e —Gentlemen are cautioned against buying so called Unshrinkable Flannels, but aa in all cases our materials are shrunk twice in water before being made up, they w ill be found in after wear to shrink very little if at all. STRUTHERS & Co., MANUFACTURERS, 8 3 FINSBURY PAVEMENT, O N D O N . GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. SCARBORO ’ C R ICKET FE ST IVA L . S c a r b o r o ’ C lu b v. T h e P a r s e e s , Aug. 27,28, 29 I Z in g a r i v. G e n t le m e n o f E n g la n d , Aug. 30, 31, and Sept 1. M.C.C. & G. v. Y o r k s h ir e , Sept. 3, 4, & 5. A u s t r a lia n s v. E n g la n d , Sept. 6, 7, & 8. EXPRESS T RA IN S E R V IC E B E T W E E N LO N ­ DON AND SCAKBORO’. K in g ’s C r o s s dep. 5.15,1025,10.35,11.45 a .m .; 1.30, 3.20, 5.45, JL0.30 p m . Sundays, 8.30 p.m . ScARBORo’ -a r r . 11.15 a.m.; ^.80. 4.20, 5.55, 6.50, 9.35.11.45 p.m., and 5.45 a m. Sundays. 5.45 a.m. S c a r b o r o ’ - dep. 8.20,11.0 a m .; 12 45,* 1.27, 2.40, 4.55, 8.0 p m. Sundays, 7.30 a m .; 6.45 p.m. K in g ’s C ross— arr. 2.5, 4.30, 6.3 , 7.45, 8.30,10.50 p.m .; 2.10 a.m. Sundays, 7 50 p .m .; 2.50 a.m. * 1st, 2nd and 3rd classes by a ll trains except by 12.45 p.m. train from Scarboro’, which conveys 1st and 2nd class passengers only. London, King’s Cross, H e n r y O a k le y , August, 1888. General Manager. W. J. PILE Ath1 fctic Outfitter and Club Tailor, By A ppointm ent to the London Athletic Club (L.A.C.), Blackheath Harriers, and other Large Clubs. 171, FENCHURCH ST., E.C. W . J. P IL E ’S SP E C IA L IT IE S are S h ru n k F la n n e l T r o u s e r s at 8/6, 10/6, 12/6. F la n n e l S h ir t s at 7/6 and 9/6. F la n n e l C o a ts at 10/6 to 15/-. F la n n e l C aps 1/-. W . J. P IL E ’S “ Perfec­ tion ” Straw H at, weighing only 2 oz., and made of Grass Straw is a wonderful invention, price only2/6. BEND STAMP FO R ILLU ST R A T E D LISTS. W . - I - P I L E 171, FENCHUBCH S T R E E T , E.O. •EjiOOTBALL GKOUNDS TO LET.—For the Season of 1868-89. Splendid dry grounds to let, adjoining Raynes Park Station, S.W .R., on reasonable terms. Fares from Waterloo and Vauxhall 8d. return, from Clapham Junction 6d. return.— Isa a c H a sk in g s, Raynes Park Hotel. p R IC K E T AND FO O T B A LL GRO U N D S for ^ Season. Day or Saturday Matches. To LET at Hyde Farm, Balham (under new management), close to Railway Station.—W . B a r to n (Ground- man), Holly Cottage, Holly Grove, Balham . THE STANDARD POLICIES Xf DUCATI~N.—S U N D R ID G E C O LLE G E , H a S- TING- j . Thorough Arithmetic, Book-Keeping, Correspondence, English, French,German, and all other subjects necessary for a Liberal and Business Education. Health carefully studied. Delicate and backward boys taken special care of. Sea­ bathing, Cricket, Unlim ited Sea Views, &c. Terms Moderate.—P rincipal: R. L ydgate , A.K.C., Late Member of Oval Committee. E n g l a n d v . A u s t r a l i a at the w ick et . One S h illin g; post-free Is. Bd. A t all bookstalls; of the Compilers, B rum fitt & K ir b y , Ilkley, Yorkshire; or of W r ig h t & Co., 41 St. Andrew’s Hill, London, E.O. Granted since 1865 have each year ex- ceeded£l,000,000 sums assured, a result m aintained uninter­ ruptedly for so long a period by no other office in the United Kingdom. Funds 6| millions, increasing annually. S ta n d a r d L i f e O f f i c e 83, King W illiam Street, London, E.C- RUBBER-FACED (ROU GH) (PATENT) WICKET GLOVES. “ I think very highly of your new design for W icket uloves.”—The Hon. A. L yttelton . 1 fEmpire ’Went) BATTING GLOVES As s p e c ia lly M ade f o r t h e A u s tr a lia n Team. com b in at ion NON-JARRING BATS. A l s o o t h e r S P E C IA L IT IE S A N D A L L R E Q U IS IT E S FOR C R IC K E T , T E N N IS , F O O T B A L L , •Etc., M anufactured by the Old-Established (1815) F irm E. J. PAGE & Co., KENNINGTON, LONDON. Wholesale. Export and Betall. district, the first of the eight matches arranged for America. Cricket: A WEEKLY BEGOBD OF THE GAME. 41, ST. ANDREW’S HILL, LONDON, E.C. TH U R SD A Y , AUG . 23 bd , 1888. f ja f r x lh n r ( t e s i p , The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet. S h o u ld no accident —Quod Di aver- tant—r have occurred, the Irish Gentlemen who are on tour in Canada and the States ought, if the proper time has been kept, to have landed at Quebec on Monday last. A good deal of dissatisfaction seems to have been excited by the refusal of the Irish manager to arrange fixtures at St. John and Halifax, particularly after the guarantee stipulated for by the visitors had been agreed to, and there have been in consequence some alterations in the Canadian portion of the programme. So far the fixtures seem to be as under:— Aug. 21, 22, at Kingston, v. Eighteen of K ing­ ston and District. Aug. 24, 25, at Ottawa, v. Eighteen of Ottawa. Aug. 27, 28, at Orillia, v. Fifteen of Northern Ontario. Aug. 30, 81, Sept. 1, at Toronto, v. A ll Canada. Sept. 3, 4, at Hamilton, v. Fifteen of Hamilton and D istrict. After spending the 5th of September at Niagara Falls the party cross the border, and on the following day are due to com­ mence, at Pittsburgh v a team of that A c o r r e s p o n d e n t (A. N. C.) calls at­ tention to some peculiar coincidences in connection with the batting of the Aus­ tralians in the first innings of the match against England at the Oval last week. Three of the eleven (Bannerman, Trott and Ferris) each scored thirteen, one (Edwards) twice thirteen, and the seven other members were answer- able for the same number. To com­ plete the oddity of the concurrence the match itself was begun on the 13th of August. The Australians will hardly, I fancy, be of FalstafPs opinion that “ there is divinity in odd numbers either in nativity, chance, or death.” M r . C. J. H u lk e s , of The Little Her­ mitage, Rochester, writes : “ After the exciting finish of the Sussex match at Ton­ bridge the other day, the following par­ ticulars of contests between Kent and Sussex might, I thought, prove interest­ ing to you. I t has always been notice­ able how many matches of these counties were decided by a narrow majority,” 1825 June 27, 28, on Hawkhurst Moor. Kent won by 16 runs. 1829 June 29, 30, at Brighton. Sussex won by 2 wickets. 1837 June 12, J3, at Town M ailing. K ent won by 2 wickets. 1838 July 19,20, at Town M ailing, K ent won by 2 wickets. 1839 J u ly l, 2, 3, at Brighton. Kent won by 2 wickets. 1842 June 80, July 1, 2, at Canterbury. Kent won by 4 runs. 1844 In each m atch a very close finish. June 27, 28,29, at Canterbury. Sussex won by 1 wicket. July 11,12,13, at Brighton. Kent won by 9 runs. 1845 July 31, Aug. 1, 2, at Tunbridge W ells. Sus­ sex won by 7 runs. 1846 A Single W icket m atch, two-a-side, resulted in a tie. 1848 July 27, 28, 29, at Tunbridge Wells. Sussex won by 1 wicket. 1855 July 19, 20, 21, at Gravesend. Sussex won by 2 runs. 1876 Juljr 17,18, 19, at Tunbridge Wells. Kent won by 1 wicket. 1879 July 31, Aug. 1, 2, at Town M ailing. Sussex won by 11 runs. Besides those given above 6 matches have been decided by 3 wickets only. Kent and Sussex have, up to and including the season 1888, played 114 matches. Of these Kent has won 58, Sussex has won 46, 9 have been drawn, and 1 resulted in a tie. T h e follow in g lines on the S u rrey team appeared in Funny Folks o f last w e e k :— TH E CHAM PION COUNTY. W hy is the Surrey team the best, M ost brilliant and most stable ? The “ Key ” to this great question is, Beoause, of course, they’re “ A bel.” Upon two “ Reads ” —not broken ones— Most wisely they’re depending, W ho with no Cain but that in bat Deal thrashings never ending. On ground that’s good and ground that’s bad, W ithout the ground m an’s “ R oller,” The team ’s all right with Beaumont good, Or “ Bowley,” as a Bowler. And if there’s after that a need Of bowling that’s astuter, They call on Lohm ann—tower of strength— W ho bowls you with a “ Shuter.” And if you want to know, m y friend, W h y Surrey’s extra good, Just kindly take a note of this, They could because they “ Wood.”