Cricket 1889

JULY ii, 1889. C R ICK E T :'A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 253 EVANS. which played Sussex at Brighton on June 10, 11, Being head boy and captain oi the eleven in 1838 [writes the V.O.B.] the matches at Lord’s were my moat important consideration. Un­ fortunately, Bnssell left the School early in the summer, and, though allowed to play in the eleven at Lord’s,was in no sort of practice. Dewing, another promising player, met with an accident, a brick falling on his head from a scaffold, and was forbidden by the doctor to play. Eitzherbert, a third good player, was incapacitated by having his foot cut by a glass bottle in Ducker. These acoidents obliged us to substitute two other boys in the London matches, which were remarkable for the un­ certainty of school cricket. Harrow beat Winchester, Eton beat Harrow, and Win­ chester beat Eton—all in one innings. In the Eton and Harrow match this year a ludicrous incident occurred. An Etonian, J. I t is not often that five brothers are to be found on one side, as was the oase in the match at Hastings on the 2nd insfc., for the benefit of John Howard. Harry, James, Albert, Peter, and WilliamPhillips were all playing, and I believe it is a fact that on only one other occasion have the five brothers been seen in the same team. Albert of that ilk scored well, and the president of theHastings Club remembers well how a little more than a quarter of a centuryagohemade the first two inningsof three figures ever recorded in Hastings or the neighbourhood. Playing for Hastings United v. Northison on the ground of the latter, he carried his bat through the party will sail in the P. and O. steamer “ Bengal,” whioh is down to leave London on the 31st October. Lord Hawke and Mr. G. P. Vernon, as I stated a long time ago, are the moving spirits of the tour, and the following have all promised to accompany them:—Messrs. J. G. Walker, H. Philipson, H. W. Forster, F. L. Shand, A. E. Leatham, J. H. J. Horosby, E. M. Lawson-Smitli and H. W. Rhodes. It is hoped that Mr. F. E. Lacey will also be able to make the trip, but at present he is uncertain. Two matches will be played at Colombo, the first stopping-place, and then a move will be made to Madras, and on, after a day T H E G L O U C E S T E R S H I R E E L E V E N . G. DRAPER (Umpire). PAINTER. ROBERTS. J. J. SM ITH (Scorer). Mr-. J. H BRAIN. Mr E. G. MURDOCK. R. THOM S (Umnire) Mr. J. A. BUSH. Mr. H. B. CHAMPAIN. Mr. W. G. GRACE. Mr. J. CRANSTON. Mr. H. W. CHARD. Mr. D. L. ♦ The El A. Anson, on going in for his innings, took the usual guard from the umpire; but when Bussell began to bowl to him, Anson suddenly threw up his left hand, as if something were wrong. This was done with the sole object of baulking the Harrow bowler, which it did very effectually. When the dodge had been several times repeated, Russell threw the ball at Anson’s head. Besides this action, when­ ever a ball passed his wicket, he pirouetted on one leg round the stumps, as a sign of joy. Everyone was taken by surprise, but the prac­ tices were not pronounced unfair. However, Bell’s Life in London , in its account of the match, remarked :—“ Mr. Anson’s anticswere totally unworthy of a crioketer,” innings for 127, and in the return the same week on the old ground, on the East Hill at Hastings, going in first wicket down, carried out his bat. This double feat in the days of rough wickets was, I need hardly add, one of great merit. T h e arrangements for the visit of the English amateurs to. India this winter are fast approaching completion, so far, at least, as they can be made on this side. It is now definitely settled that the and 12, 1889. or two, to Calcutta, where the team will spend Christmas week, In all probability they will disband about the end of February, and Mr. Vernon and others of the party hope to have some good shooting before they start on their homeward journey. It is hardly possible that the fixtures will be completed until the team arrive in India. A co rr e s p o n d e n t (Mr. C. J. G. Hulkes, of the Little Hermitage, Rochester) points out that though the closure has only re-