Cricket 1889

AUG. 16,1889. CRICKET:'A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 883 H COXON Scorer. W. SCOTTON. W. ATTEWELL. F. SHACKLOCK. M b . H. B. DAFT. ' \V. BARNES. W. FLOWERS. M. SHERWIN. W. GUNN. A. SHREWSBURY. H. RICHARDSON. R. J. MEE. THE NOTTS COUNTY ELEVEN OF 1889. (From photographs by Hawkins & Co., 108, King’s Koad, Brighton). T he Society Herald oflastweek refersto the rumoured engagement of the Princess Victoria of Wales and Lord Chelsea, the heir to the Earldom of Cadogan, which it states, it has every reason to believe, will be shortly announced. Lord Chelsea will be well remembered as the hero of the Eton eleven in the Harrowmatch of 1887. Though he was curiously enough the eleventh choice in the Eton team that year, he fully justified his place, and his first score of 72 not out in a total of 205 contributed in a great measure to the victory of this side. On leav­ ing Eton he went up to Cambridge, but, so far at least, does not seem to have done anything to maintain the promise of his performance just referred to. T he Gentlemenof Philadelphia finished up their second tour in England on Saturday with a flourish of trumpets, Baily’s performance, in taking the last three wickets with consecutive balls, forming an appropriate finale. The majority of the team lost no time, directly the serious business of the trip was accomplished, in “ making other M b . J. A. DIXON, C a pta in . arrangements,” and on Monday nightthey were most, if not all of them, off for the “ Continong,” to the Paris Exhibition, and other popular places. In a letter on the eve of his departure from England, Captain I). S. Newhall writes in most gratifying terms of the general results of the Philadelphians’ visit. “ We have,” he says, “beenmost kindly receivedby every­ one, have had a delightful time, and are satisfied that the cricket results are all that we deserved.” The only regret is that such excellent sportsmen and thoroughly good fellows were not able to make a longer stay with us. I t is not perhaps generally known that Admiral Sir George Tryon, the Com- mander-in-Chief of the A or defending squadron, during the present naval manoeuvres, is a great supporter of cricket. That gallant sailor, the Admiral, has seen service in all parts of the world. He was wounded in the Crimea, was subsequently employed in Abyssinia and in Tunis, and not only was very popular on, but was much appreciated for the good work he did, from a political point of