Cricket 1889

474 CEICKET: A WEEKLY EECOED OE THE GAME. DEC. 27, 1889. T?OOTBALL, CRICKET and LAWN TENNIS, 1889 and 1890.—Football pitch at £6, Cricket pitches 10 Guineas, and Lawn Tennis Courts 4 Guineas the Season on Masterman’s Grounds, Green Lanes, 29 minutes’ ride from Moorgate.— Apply W. M a sterm a n , 728, Holloway Road, N. C R I C K E T , 18 90 . IVT MASTERMAN, the Proprietor of the Green Lanes Cricket Grounds, will give a Silver Cup to be played for by all Clubs on his Grounds, to become the property of the Club that wins it the first year. Apply, 728, Holloway Road, N., or on the Ground. ■pOR SALE.— C r ic k e t for ’87, ’88 and ’89 unbound, complete and untattered. Send best offers to C. N o r t o n , Hunsdon Rectory, Ware. W I L L EXCHANGE for Cricket Literature v v “ Fred Lillywhite’s Guide” 1849.1850(1st and 2nd year), ’65, ’66; also “ John Lillywhite’s Green Companion ” for ’65. ’67, ’76,’77, ’79, ’80, ’81, ’82, ’83, ’84, ’85; “ Red Lillywhite ” ’72 to ’89; “ Wisden ” ’71, ’73, ’76 to ’89; vol. 1 of “ Scores and Biographies,” in half calf ; “ Nyren’s Guide,” 1st edition, 3883; Football Annual. 1879 to ’88.— A l f r e d J. G a ston , Marian House, Clyde Road, Preston, Brighton. T y ANTED.—The Manager of C b ic k e t is desirous ' v of procuring the following books : “ Wisden’s Almanack” for 1866, ’68, ’69, ’71, and ’75; Vols. III., XI., and XIII. of “ Scores and Biographies ” ; “ John Lillywhite’s Companion,” 1865, ’67, ’68, and ’69; C r ic k e t for January and February 1885; “ Jerks in from Short Leg,” and “ Canterbury Cricket Week.” —Address, Manager of C b ic k e t , 41, St. Andrew's Hill. London, E C. RUBBER-FACED, fATENT) W I C K E T GLOV E S . ' I think very highly of your new design lof Wicket Gloves."—The Hon. A. L y t t e l t o n , “ Empire ’W en t) BATTING GLOVES A b BPBCiiiiLY M a d * f o b t h e A u s t r a lia n T eam . c o m b in a t io n n o n - j a r r i n g b a t s . A ls o o t h e b SPECIALITIES AND ALL REQUISITES FOB C R ICK E T , T E N N IS , FO O T B A L L , E to.. M anufactured by the O ld-E stablished (1815) F irm E. J. P A G E & Co., KENNINGTON, LONDON. Wholesale, Export and Retail. Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 41, ST. ANDRtW’8 HILL, LONDON, E.C. FRIDAY, DEC. 2 7 th , 1889. must be sent to M b. W . R. W b ig h t , Manager of C r ic k e t , at the office, 41, St. Andrew’s Hill, Doctors’ Commons, London, E.C. DaMIkrit f e s t p . The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet I t will be very gratifying to Mr. 0. A. Smith’s friends in England as well as in the Colonies to know that he has quite recovered from the very severe illness which laid him low for several weeks at Johannesberg. He was in a critical state for some days and some of the South African newspapers, indeed, went so far as to announce that he had suc­ cumbed. In a letter under date of Oct. 81 to his father, O. A. wrote :— One curious thing happened, which is amusing to look back at. On the Sunday after I was taken ill, I was so bad that the nurse and doctor thought I'should not pull through. On the evening I turned the corner a rumour got about that 1 had .handed in my cheques, and on ’change everyone understood I had— a man came down to enquire whether the Wanderers’ band might officiate at the funeral! and a paragraph got into the Graaf Reinet paper that I had fallen a victim to the fell disease. I must get this paper, and shall always feel a keen interest in the Wanderers’ Band. I t savours of carrying coals to New­ castle to be indebted toanAustralian paper for particulars of English cricket, As I have, however, not seen the details of Mr. Spofforth’s bowling last year in any of the sporting journals on this side, I have to own my obligation to the Melbourne Leader for the following summary of the “ demon ” bowler’s performances here last summer. The following are’the figures referred to:— Against. Wkts.'Runs. _ Against. Wkts. Runs Midland......... 8 M orton .......... 9 Deneston Coll. 9 Ocklrook ... 6 Warwickshire. 4 Yorkshire ... 7 Yorkshire ... 8 Gentlemen of Cheshire ... 5 Gentlemen of Cheshire ...»7 Average per wicket, 4.26. The information, The Leader states, was contained in a letter from Spofforth to H. F. Boyle, so the facts are indisputable. It is worthy of remark, too, that his bowling was never changed. “ Mid-on,,rthe cricket critic of the Leader , farther adds : I presume from the same source that “ Spofforth will be willing to assist the Australians in their principal matches next year.” 7 Swadlincote.. 6 .. 23 16 Lichfield .. 6 .. 24 20 Staffordshire 9 .. 20 17 Matlock 5 .. 41 34 Derby ... .. 6 .. 36 45 Melbourne .. 6 .. 19 36 Melbourne .. 5 .. 19 Brimington.. 6 .. 36 45 40 112 478 C R I C K E T ! L A W N T E IMN I 8 I SEASON 1839. JAS. LILLYWHITE, FROWD & CO. V\holesale MANUFACT CJKERS AND OUTFITTERS, London: 2, tilWiNGTON AUSEWAY 69, 70. 71. 72, 73 anu 74, BOitOUGa KD-, S.E West End Branch: *4, H a y m a p .k e t, 8 W. J. L., F. & Co. keep the arjreal aud best Stock ii the World of O l d S easoned C*ISE H a NDLI BATS, Best MATCH B LLS, kxtra Light Venti lated LEG GUARDS, GLOVES, GAUN I’LE lfi 8IUMP8, &c., &c. 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PILE’S “ Perfec­ tion ” Straw Hat, weighing only 2 oz., and made of Grass Straw is a wonderful invention, price only2/6 BEND STAMP F O R ILLUSTRATED L IS T S . W . . T . P I L E 171, FENCHUROH STREET, E.O, Ready This Day. On a ll Bookstalls. W ISDEN ’S Cricketers' Almanack For 1890. P r i c e O n e S h i l l i n g . Or Post Free, 1/3, Special Photographic Portraits of the Great Batsmen, Shrewsbury, Gunn, Barnes, Albert Ward, Louis Hall, Frank Sugg, Abel, Hender­ son, and Maurice Read. The opinions of experts on the new’ laws and other cricket questions. Fnll Scores and Records of all great matches played in 1889. Edited by CHARLES F. PARDON. A few hack copies,1879 to 1889,still on sale, 2s.each 21, GRANBOURN ST., LONDON. pR ICKE T, FOOTBALL, & TENNIS GROUNDS ^ (all thoroughly drained, October, 1888), TO LET at Hyde Farm, Balham, for Season, Day, or Saturdays, close to Railway Station. Special reduced return railway fares from Victoria, 5d. London Bridge 7d.—Apply H. 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Sanders, have been so enjoyable as well as satisfactory from a cricket point of view, that it will be no surprise to those who havehadany experience of these tours to know that that gentleman contemplates personally conducting another team on the same lines as its predecessors across the Atlan­ tic next fall. American cricket has NEXT ISSUE, JANUARY 27,