Cricket 1888

424 CRIOKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. SEP T, 20, 1888. RUBBER-FACED (-£^ (PATENT; WI CKET GLOVES. • i think very highly of your new design for Wicket a loves.”—1The Hon. A. L yttelton . “ Empire” (P atent ) B A T T IN G G LO V E S As sp ec ia lly M ade fo b the A ustralian T ea m . c o m b in a t io n n o n j a r r i n g b a t s . A l s 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. Wholesale Export and Retail. W. J. PILE Athletic Outfitter and Club Tailor, By Appointment to the London Athletic Club (L.A.O.), Blackheath Harriers, and other Large Clubs. 171, FENCHURCH ST., E.C. W. J. PILE’S SPECIALITIES are S h r u n k F l a n n e l T r o u s e r s at t*/6, 10/6, 12/6. F l a n n e l S h ir t s at 7/6 and 9/6. F l a n n e l C o a t s at 10/6 to 15/-. F l a n n e l C a p s 1/-. W. J. 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Loudon, W.C. Established 1869 NOTICF. The present Issue is the last Weekly Summer Number for this year. The Monthly Issues will appear as follows:— No. 197 .. NOV. 1. No. 200 .. JAN. 24. , 199 .. NOV.T9. „ 201 .. FEB. 21. , 193 .. DEC. 27. „ 202 .. MAR. 21. The six numbers will be forwarded immediately on publication for Is. 3d , to be sent to Mr. W. R. W r ig h t , Manager of C rick et , at the Office, 41, St. Andrew’s Hill, Doctors’ Commons, London, E.C. Cvtchet: A W E E K L Y RECORD OF THE GAME. 41. 8T. ANDREW'S H ILL, LONDON, E .C . THURSDAY, SEPT. 20 th , 1888. JJa in lhm ( t e s t p . The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamltt, J ust now, when the public is awaiting with interest the details of a trip, new so far in the history of cricket, the visit of a mixed team of English players to the South of Africa, the appearance of the “ Natal Cricketers’ Annual and South African Record for 1887-8” must be considered singularly opportune. The “ Annual,” which is edited by Mr. J. T. Henderson, gives full particulars of the chief clubs, not only in Natal, but also in the Cape Colony, of the Transvaal and Free State clubs, as well as an account of a match in Zululand, conducted on somewhat original lines. The principal feature of interest in the cricket of last season in Cape Colony was the tourna­ ment held at Grahamstown, on the occasion of the exhibition there, in which the Kimberley team proved themselves to be much the best combination. An article on Kimberley cricket, of which the following is an extract, shows that the game is at least well supported there: The public, too, does not rest content with presenting each of the Clubs with a handsome pavilion, they pay their shilling to see any local match with cheerfulness, and on any special occasion, such as a Tournament, they subscribe readily and largely. In this Colony support of this description is essential to cricket. Naturally the Kimberley cricketers fully appreciate the generous and sportsman­ like action of the townfolk, and practice is kept up with the utmost regularity. A bats­ man in the nets knows that his ten minutes must not be trifled with, and it is rare indeed to see him going in for blind swiping or tom­ foolery of any description. The foremost cricketers play with as much care and steadi­ ness in the nets as they do in practice, with this difference, that they reserve experiments for the nets. The bowling, too, never de­ generates into “ skittles,” and the best bowlers do their best with the ball. In consequence of this sound system of practice, Kimberley is able to produce a number of really fine bats­ men and bowlers. Another point which n.ust not be forgotten is that these batsmen and bowlers are steadily improving, and those who witnessed the men who played for Kimberley in the Easter Tournament of 1887 must be prepared to see a great improvement in the play of all the men. In 1887, for instance, there was not a single double break bowler ; now there are several. Some of these are practising daily throughout the winter, and are slowly but surely conquering that most difficult feat of breaking both ways, and con­ trolling the pitch and pace. C . H . Vintcent, the Old Carthusian, is accounted the best bowler of the K im­ berley team, which includes another bowler bearing, oddly enough, the same name as one of our best amateur cricketers, E. H. Buckland, though the similarity is confined to the name, as he of Kimberley is a lelt-handed batsman as well as bowler. The records of the Maritzburg Club of Natal show F. F. Crawford, whilom of the Kent County eleven, to be its most successful run- getter, having an average of over 85 for seven innings, with three not outs. It will be interesting to the many C ricket readers who will remember him, to know that he performed the feat of carrying out his bat through the innings no less than three times in Natal last season. The Maritzburg Averages make mention of another name once very prominent before the English public, that of Mr. J. J. Sewell, the well-known Middlesex cricketer, though he only figures very rarely in matches now. K im b e r le y , in fact, appears to be the great draw of Cape cricket, and certainly the game seems to be more vigorously pro­ secuted there than in any other town of the colony. This is due, so says the “ An­ nual,” to the position of the three cricket grounds, which are right in the town. T he visit ofthe Canadian Gentlemen to England last year has, to judge by recent developments, given a great impetus to cricket in the Dominion, which is certain to be still further increased by the tour of the Irish Amateurs through Canada and the States. It is gratifying too, in this particular connection, to notice that the new Governor-General, Lord Stanley of Alderley, is doing his best to stimulate the interest in our grand old game in Quebec. Under his auspices, several matches have been played on the Plains, and at the Artillery Camp, Lewis, and these games have not only attracted large assemblies, but evoked great enthusiasm. The love of cricket is evidently, too, shared by the Stanley family, for as will NEXT ISSUE, NOVEMBER 1.