Cricket 1889

NOV. 28,1889. CRICKET: A WEEKLY EECORD OF THE GAME. 459 W e s t e r n P ro v in c e . First Innings. Col. Christie, b Davis 5 C. Johnston, b De Villiers ................. 6 W. P. 8prigg, b De Villiers ................ 20 H. Ford, b De Villiers 0 V. Temple, c Plew- man, b De Villiers 5 T. S. Watson, b De Villiers ................. 6 H. Harper, b De Villiers ................. 5 B. Duff, c De Villiers, b Plew- man........................ S. Giddy, run o u t... J. Reed, c Carey, b De Villiers .......... T. L. Graham, not o u t ........................ Extras .......... T otal.......... In the Second Innings Sprigg scored (not out) 3, Ford, (not out) 14, Watson, (run out) 0: extras 1.— Total, 18. CRICKET IN CEYLON. COLOMBO v. COLOMBO COLTS. A correspondent has sent us the score of a match played in Colombo last month between the local club and the colts. The latter team is composed of half-caste youths who play a very strong game, and whose out cricket is almost up to our professional form, the fielding and bowling being decidedly above the average. C o lts . First Innings. C. Heyn, b Churchill ... 2 P. Thomasz, b Murray ... 30 M. Thomasz, run out ... 2 E. Ohlmus, c Paine, b G. Vanderspar .................20 P.Weinman, c E. Vander­ spar, b Murray ..........16 T. Joseph, b Churchill ... 4 J. Kelaart, c Paine, b Murray ........................ E. Weinman, c G. Vander- spar, b Murray .......... W. de Fransz, b G. Van- derspar ........................ 7 0. Kelaart, o Courtenay, b P a in e ...............................30 Second Innings, b G. Vanderspar 0 run out ......... 20 b Courtenay ... 17 c Paine,bG.Van- derspar........... 0 run out ........... 5 cE . Vanderspar, b Murray ... 2 1 c Fort, b Courte­ nay .................. 7 0 lbw, b Murray 12 c Stephens, b Murray ..........10 T. Kelaart, not out . E xtras.............. c E. Vanderspar, b Courtenay... 3 not out .......... 0 E x tra .......... 1 Total ... 77 Total .................143 C.C.C. First Innings. Second Innings. MajorChurchill, o Heyn, b Fransz ........................ 3 b T. Ke’aart ... 4 M. H. Paine, c Joseph, b C. Kelaart .................19 b T. Kelaart ... 41 F. Stephens, b C. Kelaart 2 not out .........11 Geo.Vanderspar,c Joseph, b Fransz ........................38 c M.Thomasz, b ^ P. Weinman... 14 F. W. Kerr, b C. Kelaart... 0 b T. Kelaart ... 3 W.Courtenay.c C.Kelaart, b Heyn ........................ 8 SX. Murray, c T. Kelaart, bH eyn ........................ 0 not out ... ... 8 E. Vanderspar, b Fransz 0 E. Benham, b T. Kelaart 0 P. D. Warren,c C. Kelaart, b Fransz ........................ 6 J. G. Fort, not out .......... 2 E xtras........................ 4 E xtras........... 7 Total ... 82 Total ... I BOWLING ANALYSIS. C o lts . First Innings. Second Innings. B. M. R. W. Churchill ... 115 9 £4 2 Vanderspar 135 9 56 2 P a in e ......... 52 2 23 1 B.L. Murray 70 6 28 4 B. M. R. W. 65 8 9 0 40 3 14 2 80 5 20 0 55 4 15 3 Courtenay 50 2 18 3 C.C.O. First Innings. Second Innings. B. M. R. W. B. M. B. W. O. Heyn ... 65 5 29 2 W.de Fransz 65 5 22 4 .......... 35 3 16 0 T. Kelaart... 35 8 13 1 .......... 100 8 31 3 O. Kelaart... 40 3 14 3 .......... 30 3 11 0 J. Kelaart... 25 1 12 0 P.Weinman 20 09 1 KENT COUNTY CLUB. A meeting of the Committee of the Kent County Cricket Club was held on the 11th November at the Golden Cross Hotel, Charing Cross. Mr. Mackinnon, the President, was in the chair, and there were also present Lord Harris, Sir Charles Oakeley, the Hon. Ivo. Bligh, Colonel Fellowes, Colonel Hartnell, Capt. Austin, the Rev. R. T. Thornton, A. Akers-Douglas, H. Knatchbull-Hugessen, C. S. Hardy, W. B. Pattisson, T. P. Hilder, W. S. Norton, C. Lawrie, and P. Hilton, and the Secretary. The accounts and balance-sheet for the past year were passed provisionally, subject to the approval of the annual general meeting. C o u n ty M a t c h e s f o r 1890. It was decided to play home and home matches with the same counties as last year, the se\en first-class counties, Notts, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Gloucestershire, Surrey, Middle­ sex, and Sussex. It was also decided to play two matches with the Australianeleven which is expected to visit England next year. Challenges were received from Somerset­ shire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire, and Leices­ tershire, and it was decidcd to acoept the challenge of Warwickshire and to play home and home matches with that county; also, in caBe anything should happen to prevent the Australians from coming to England, to play two matches with Derby­ shire. G r o u n d s f o r H o m e M a t c h e s in 1890. It was resolved to play two matches at Canterbury, two at Beckenham, two at Maid­ stone, one at Blackheath, one at Gravesend, one at Tunbridge, and one at Town Mailing. For the Canterbury Week the first match will be with the Australians and the second with Surrey; Kent will probably meet York­ shire and Gloucestershire at Maidstone, Lan­ cashire and Warwickshire at Beckenham, the Australians at Blackheath,Nottsat Gravesend, Middlesex at Tunbridge, and Sussex at Town Mailing. B e n e f it fo r G eorge H e a r n e . An application from George Hearne for a benefit match next season was considered and it was decided to grant the request, and that the match should be that between Kent and Surrey, the second match of the Canterbury Week. George Hearne has played for the county for fifteen years. D e l e g a t e s t o t h e C oun ty C r ic k e t C o u n cil . Lord Harris and the Hon. Ivo Bligh were nominated to represent Kent on the County Cricket Council. K e n t S cores and B io g r a ph ie s . Mr. Mackinnon brought forward a sugges­ tion for publishing a complete collection of scores of Kent matches, including the Gentle­ men’s matches and those with Lord Dorset’s, Sir Horace Mann’s, and other elevens, and to include short biographies of the principal players; decision on this proposal was de­ ferred until the next meeting. HORNSEY CLUB. The annual dinner of .this club took place on Saturday last, at the Halborn Restaurant. About eighty members and friends were present, and the proceedings were of a most enjoyable character throughout. In - the course of the evening the President (Mr. E. W. Nicholls) made a presentation, on behalf of the members of the club, of an illuminated address and a handsome case of jewellery to Mr. George C. Rayner, who is now retiring from the office of Hon. Sec., which he has held for six years with conspicuous success. Mr. Nicholls referred to the hearty manner in which the members had responded to the testimonial, over 100 having contributed, and many letters having been received testifying to the high regard entertained for Mr. Rayner. The progress of the club had been most gratifying, and its present prominent position in metropolitan cricket was very largely due to the able manner in which Mr. Rayner had fulfilled the duties of his office. Mr. Rayner replied in suitable terms, and expressed the hope that he might still be of some service to the club as a member of the committee. THE COUNTY CRICKET COUNCIL. T h e following is the business to be brought before the County Cricket Council at its annual meeting, to be held at Lord’s, onMonday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m.:— 1. Minutes of last meeting. 2. Pass accounts. 3. Letter from Mr. Boyle, Manager o Australian XI. 4. The following motions. (а) Proposedby Middlesex :—“ That all three-day matches shall begin at 12 o’clock the first day, and at 11.30 on following days.” ( б ) Proposed by Notts :—“ That no alteration shall be made in the Laws of County qualification un­ less the motion is carried by a majority of two-thirds.” (c) Proposed by Lord Harris :—“ That it will be convenient if in future cricket teams, proposing to arrange a tour in England, first obtain the consent of the County Cricket Clubs.” (d) Proposed by Derbyshire :—“ Three proposals relating to the question of imported players. ( 1 ) £o long as any County which is affiliated to the County Cricket Counoil requires the services of any of its duly quali­ fied players, such players shall not be allowed to play for any other county. (2) In the event of any dispute arising between any County and any of its players as to the con­ struction or enforcement of the above rule, such dispute must be referred to the Committee of the County Cricket Council, and their decision shall be final. (3) These Rules shall take effect as fcom the first day of March 1890, and shall not be retrospective.” (e) Proposed by Durham:—“ That a Committee of the County Cricket Council be appointed (1) to arrange tne Counties in classes ; (2) to for­ mulate and recommend a system of promotion by merit, under"which a County, not in the first-class, can rise to a higher olass than the one in which it is originally placed.” (/) Proposed by Warwickshire :—“ In the interests of County cricket it is desirable that an official classifica­ tion of Counties should be made annually by this Council, and that a Sub-Committee, consisting of the President, with three representa­ tives from first-class and three from second-class shires, be appointed to recommend a scheme for this pur­ pose, such scheme to include a system of promotion by merit under which a Countymay rise from one class to another.” 5. Election of Officers. , 6 . Election of Counties. NEXT ISSUE, DECEMBER 27.