Cricket 1888

S76 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. AUG . 30, 1889. THE Granted since 1865 have each year ex- ceeded^1,000,000sums assured, a result maintained uninter­ ruptedly for so long a period by no other office in the United Kingdom. Funds 61 millions, increasing annually. S ta n d a r d L if e O ff ic e 83, King William Street, London, E-G- STANDARD POLICIES GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. SCARBORO’ CRICKET FEST IVAL. S c a r b o r o ’ C lu b v. T h e P a rs e e s , Aug. 27,28, 29 I Z in g a r i v. G e n tle 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. 8, 4, & 5. A u s t r a lia n s v. E n g la n d , Sept. 6, 7, & 8. EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE BETWEEN LON­ DON AND SCARBORO’. K in g ’s C ro s s - dep. 5.15,10.25,10.35,11.45 a m .; 1.30, 3.20, 5.45,10.30 p.m. Sundays, 8.30 p.m. S c a r b o r o ’- arr. 11.15 a.m.; S.S0. 4.20, 5.55, 6.50, 9.35, li: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,* 127, 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 . 80 , 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 all trains except by 12.45p.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 Athletic Outfitter and Club Tailor, By Appointment to the London Athletic Club (L.A.C.), Blackheath Harriers, and other Large Clubs. 171, FENCHURCH ST., E.C. W. J. PILE’S SPECIALITIES are S h r u n k F la n n e x , T ro u b e b s at 8/6, 10/6, 12/6. F la n n e l S h ir t s at 7/6 anfl 9/6. F l a n n e l C o a ts at 10/6 to 15/-. 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Sea­ bathing, Cricket, Unlimited Sea Views, &c. Terms Moderate.—Principal: R, L y d g a te , 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 a t t h e w ic k e t. On© Shilling; post-free Is. 3d. A t all bookstalls; of the Compilers, B r u m f i t t & K ir b y , Ilkley, Yorkshire; or of W r ig h t & Co., 41 St. Andrew's Hill, London, E.O. TJiOR SiL E .—Complete Set of “ SCORES AND -1- BIOGRAPHIES ” (Thirteen Volumes). In excellent Condition.—Send Offers to P a r t in g t o n , care of Manager of C r ic k e t , 41, St. Andrew’s Hill, London, E .C . If unacceptable no answer will be returned. rpHE Manager of C r ic k e t wishes to procure copies of the following books, “ Jerks In from Short Leg,” by “ Q u id .” “ Wisden’s Almanack for 1875. Must be in good condition.—Send lowest price to 41, St. Andrew’s Hill, London, E .C . SURREY COUNTY CRICKET CLUB. FIXTURES FOR SEPTEMBER. Sept. 3—Kennington Oval, Surrey v. Derbyshire. 4-Dorking, Surrey C. & G. v. Dorking (English’s Benefit). 7—Northampton, Northamptonshire v. Surrey C. and G. 7—Kennington _Oval, Tea Trade Charity Match. 12,13—Kennington Oval, Gentlemen of Surrey v. Parsees. 14,15—Kennington Oval, Gentlemen of Surrey v. Players of Surrey (Ground Bowlers’ Benefit). 20, 21, 22—Kennington Oval, Surrey v. Aus­ tralians. Sept. 8—Kennington Oval, Surrey Bicycle Club Meeting. „ 29—Kennington Oval,South London Harriers Athletic Meeting. RUBBER-FACED (ROUGH) (PATENT) WI CKET GLOVES. “ I think very highly of your new design for Wicket Gloves.”—The Hon. A. L y t t e lt o n . “ Empire ’’(patent) B/jrr/AfG g l o v e s As specia lly M a d e fo r the A ustralian T eam . c o m b in a t io n n o n - j a r r i n g b a t s . A ls o o t h e r SPECIALITIES AND ALL REQUISITES FOR C R IC K E T , T E N N I S , F O O T B A L L , •Etc., Manufactured by the Old-Established (1815) Firm E. J. PAGE & Co., KENNINGTON, LONDON. W holesale. Export and Retail. C r ick e t : A W E E K L Y BECOBD OF THE GAME. 41, ST. ANDREW8 HILL, LONDON, E.C. THURSDAY, AUG. 30 th , 1888. Theabstract and briefohionlcleofthetime.— ______________ _____________________________ Hamlet. I f it is not in mortals to command suc­ cess, the managers of the Hastings week, or, to give the gathering its official title, “ The Hastings and St. Leonards Cricket Festival ”—are determined to do the very best they can in this direction, in fact to deserve it. The arrangements for the second celebration,whi ch is, I need hardly remind C r ic k e t readers, to extend from the 13th to the 19th of September, are now fully completed, and as the contend­ ing sides will be representative, fine weather— something of a novelty this summer—is all that is required to make the festival enjoyable as well asinteresting. T he South Coast is seenat its best next monthasisweillsnown.andloversofcricket could not do much better than visit Hast­ ings with the double advantage of seeing excellent all-round cricket and enjoying a week’sholiday at one of the most charming of our sea-sideresorts. The elevens, I may state, for the first match, between North and South, to begin on September 13, will be as follow:— N o k t h : —Mr. J. A. Dixon, Mr. H . B. Daft, Barnes, Gunn, Flowers, Attewell, Sherwin, Hall, Lee and ’Sugg. S o u t h : —Messrs. W .G . Grace, W . W . Bead, H. Pigg, A. M. Sutthery, K. J. Key, and E. J. McCormick, with Beaumont, H. Phillips, Abel, Walter Wright and Alec Hearne. The second match, which is to commence on Sep*ember 17th, is between the Aus­ tralians and South of England, and the Southern team will consist of Messrs. W. G. Grace, K. J. Key, W . W. Bead, W . New­ ham, A. M. Sutthery, H. Pigg, and James Phillips—who, it will be of interest to cricketers to know, now plays and will henceforth play as an amateur—with Loh­ mann, Abel, Beaumont, and H. Phillips. B y the way, mention of Mr. Sutthery reminds me that the South Saxons, for whom he has scored very heavily this season, are awaiting with deep regret that gentleman’s retirement from Hastings. Though he will play in the two matches of the festival there next month, he is leaving the district, I understand on good authority, to take a mastership at a school near Exeter. In this case Sussex cricket will lose the services of an amateur who everyone had hoped would be of great use to the County in the near future. A notice in the Sydney Gazette of July 13th last contains an announcement which will be read with interest by the many friends Mr. H. J. H. Scott, the captain of the Fifth Australian team, made in the Old Country while he was studying for his medical degree in Lon­ don. The official intimation of Mr. Scott’s appointment runs thusly:—“ Mr. Henry James Herbert Scott, M.B.C.S., Eng., L.B.C.P., London, to be Government Medical Officer and Vaccinator for the district of Tuena.” English cricketers will share with their brethren of the Southern Hemisphere in the best wishes for Dr. Scott’s future. A correspondent has furnished me with an excellent record of a young cricketer, W . C. Collins, of Dane H ill House School, Margate. During this summer he took in all 100 wickets at a cost of 356 runs, or 356 per wicket, his best performances being :— Overs. Mdns. Buns. Wkts May 26 . . 1 6 .. 10 .. 9 .. 8 June 19 .. 8.1 .. 2 .. 12 .. 8 „ 30 .. 11.4 .. 4 .. 9 .. 6 „ 20 . . 1 1 .. 9 .. 7 .. 5 July 5 . . 1 3 .. 4 .. 13 .. 6 „ 7 . . 7 .. 3 11 . . 5 „ 25 . . 14 .. 3 .. 23 .. 7 He also had a batting average of 38-7 for 17 innings, his best scores being 182 not out, on June Gth, against West Cliff School, Ramsgate ; and 125 against the Young Men’s Christian Association on