Cricket 1889

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I n the Allahabad Pioneer of the 8tli February, 1889, writes an Indian corres­ pondent, in an account of a cricket match between Allahabad and the East Indian Railway, the following peculiar occurrence is recorded. He adds, “ a somewha,t unusual occurrence in the bowling line took place on Tuesday. Mr. Elliot, who bowls fast, hit Mr. Leslie’s off stump hard, twice, with consecutive balls without dis­ placing the bails, and with his third delivery he uprooted it.” This is, as far as I know, unprecedented. E v e ry year brings fresh instances of the remarkable manner in which cricket is enlarging its area, and adding to its num­ ber of votaries all over the globe. Here is the latest that has come under my notice. The Governor of the Gold Coast, in a recent report of a visit he had paid to the Western District of the Colony, stated that atAxim he saw “ on the village green, native boys playing as vigorously at cricket asthey do in England.” Possibly, “ in the dim and distant future,” we may have a team of Quashee’s and Sambo’s coming over to play All England ! A b e l and Prank Hearne, if report be true, were in rare luck in the match be­ tween Major Warton’s team and Twenty- two of Johannesburg, in January. The Englishmen, after being in a minority of 78 on the first hands, had to go in a second time with by no means an easy task before them, wanting 137 to win. The two diminutive cricketers named were deputed to commence the batting, and, as will be remembered, they got the runs required between them, giving their side a brilliant victory by ten wickets. A South African paper, in commenting on an exceptionally fine performance, states that Mr. Cecil Rhodes, M.L.A., backed the two professionals to do what they did do—make sufficient runs between them to win the match for the visitors. He took M 5 to £5 on this, and promised the NEXT ISSUE, APEIL 18.