Cricket 1889

42 CRICKET: A WEEKLY- KECORD OP THE GAME. MAB. 21,1889. straight up to the Sand; Major Wartonreturns from England to come up to the Rand (Johan - nesburg); Charlie Coventry stays and joins the Bechuanaland P olice; MeMaster starts law in Pietermaritzburg ; Briggs returns for winter to Kimberley ; Fothergill for Jo­ hannesburg; Hearne and Wood both anxious to stay, and may do s o ; Ulyett also has an offer to go up to Johannesburg. F rom information I have received, I am able to state of my own knowledge that Messrs. Bowden and Smith hav6 gone into partnership as stockbrokers at Johannesburg, and are definitely staying with every chance of a prosperous future. I need hardly add that they will have the best wishes of all English cricketers. I t is many months since I was able to announce the probable visit of a party of English amateurs to India at the fall of this year. I am able to supplement that in­ telligence with the information that all the arrangements in anticipation of the tour are progressing most satisfactorily. Recent advices from Calcutta are, indeed, of the most favourable character, and the idea of the trip seems to be universally popular throughout India. The team will, I am informed on the best authority, leave England at the end of October, and it is the intention to spend Christmas in Calcutta. Lord Hawke and Mr. Gr. F. Vernon are the moving spirits on this side, and Messrs. J. Gr. Walker, A. E. Leatham, J. H. Hornsby, H. E - Rhodes, Beaumont-Nesbitt, F. L. Shand, andH. W. Forster have, so far, I understand, been invited to accompany them. H olland is becoming quite a happy hunting ground for the touring portion of the great fraternity of English cricketers. Mr. W. J. Paramor, the captain of the Olympia club at the Hague,informs me that the Dutch players are looking forward to a very busy season, and already there are promises of visits from several English teams. The Newton Blues, who have done much to develop cricket in Holland, are again preparing for a Dutch tour next summer. Among others who have also made, or are making fixtures, I may men­ tion the Brixton Wanderers. A mention of the intelligence that the amateur record at 600 yards was beaten on Saturday last in the Cambridge University Sports will be of interest to CKiCKET-readers by reason of the fact that the athlete who achieved the distinction is a well-known cricketer. Mr. H. C. Lenox Tindall, who, if I remember rightly, received his early education at Dane Hill House, Margate, is a prominent member of the Peripatetic Club, and, I think I am right in adding, also of the Upper Tooting. Mr. Tindall won the six hundred yards handicap, from scratch, in one minute twelve seconds, beating the record (his own) by three-fifths. Another cricketer, Mr. H. E. Cotterill, was second in throwing the hammer with a heave of 94 feet 2 inches. T h e election of Mr. W. Newham to the Secretaryship of the Sussex County Club will enable the County to secure a hold on the services of a cricketer whom it could ill afford to lose. Mr. Newham succeeds to the office on the resignation of Mr. Goldsmith, who has held the post, and with the greatest credit, for the last eight years. Everyone who has had the personal acquaintance of Mr. Goldsmith, as it has been my privilege for a long time, can testify to the zeal with which he has carried out his duties, as well as to the courtesy with which he has always conducted the work incidental to the position. It will be gratifying to all his friends to know that it is only the necessity of giving his whole time to a new and excellent appointment that has compelled him to sever his long and honourable connection with Sussex cricket. T he Australasian is of opinion that on the form of recent matches in the colonies, Australia is likely to hold her own on, the cricket field for many years to come. There is no need for fear, it thinks, when there are such fine juniors as Trott, Ferris, Donnan, Charlton, Reed- man, Barrett, Morris, Haldane, and McKenzie of Sydney to train on. “ So mote it be ! ” A n Australian paper, just received, gives new publicity to a story which I contra­ dicted some time since, that Abel, the Surrey professional, had accepted a sum of one thousand pounds to go to Bombay to coach the Parsees. There never was any ground for such a rumour. Abel, in fact, was never offered any engagement and the “ cool thou ” has not as yet come before him in a practical shape. A no th er addition to the noble army of Benedicts in the person of Mr. J. W. Trumble, who, I need hardly add, was a prominent member of the Melbourne Club Australian team which visited Eng­ land in 1886. C r ic k e t ’ s best wishes. T he Stock Exchange has just lately, I learn, received two very important additions to its already formidable array of cricketers. Mr. K. J. Key has recently joined the House, and, if I mistake not, Mr. E. M. Hadow as well. T he election for Kennington was not only a match between two supporters of cricket, but one in addition between Eton and Harrow. Mr. P. B. Beresford Hope, who is an Old Harrovian, is, I believe, a member of the Marylebone, while his opponent has been for years identified with the Surrey County Club. It was only in the eternal fitness of things, with the Oval in the very heart of the contest, that Surrey should have been successful. Mr. Beaufoy was a good foot­ ball player in his Eton days, and has always done his share in support of the summer game. LONDON AND SUBTJBBAN CRICKET ASSOCIATION. The following have been elected officers for 1889 :— President: Mr. H. Perkins (Marylebone C.C.) Vice-Presidents: Mr. M. P. Betts (Essex County C.C.), Mr. H. V. L. Stanton (Middle­ sex County C.C.), Hon. E. Chandos Leigh, Q.C. Chairman : Mr. Edward B. Wells (Phcenix, Upper Clapton). Vice-Chairman : Mr. F. J. Finlinson (London and County Baals). Com­ mittee : Mr. G. Ogilvie (Polytechnic), Mr. A. F. Hawkes (Walham Green), Mr. R. Russell (One and All), Mr. H. H. Sturt (Dartmouth Park), Mr. B. Glover (Brixton Wanderers), Mr. G. T. Hoare (Loughborough), Mr. A. T. Harrison (Bow and Bromley), Mr. H. Hailey (Leyton). Hon. Sec. and Treasurer : Mr. J. T. Watson (Elm), St. Helen’s, 41, Fellows-road, South Hampstea 1, N.W. Assistant Hon. Secs : Mr. W. Jarvis (Columbia), 38, Lothian-road, North Brixton, S.W. ; Mr. Geo. H. Collins (Lux), 49, Great Ormond-street, W.C. Auditors : Mr. C. F. Nash (Balham) and Mr. F. J. Faulkner (Townley Park). Impobtant F ixtu k es fob 1889. July 4—L. and S.C.A. v. Essex Club and Ground, at Leyton July 22—L. and S.C.A. v. Surrey Club and Ground, at Kennington Oval August 30 and 31—L. and S C.A. v. M.C.C. and Ground, at Lord's The draw for the Sportsman Challenge Cup Competition for 1889 has been arranged as under :— First draw, May 14 ; second, June 4 ; third, June 20 ; fourth, July 4 ; fifth, July 80. Ties to be played on May 25 ; June 15, 29 ; July 1 3 ; August 10. ^CQ I^E3P0NDBNGE> W. BATES’ FAMILY FUND. To th e E d ito r g f “ C rick et.” D ear S ir, —Louis Hall having in the most handsome and spontaneous manner agreed to defer his benefit until 1890, the Yorkshire County Committee are enabled, without un­ duly calling upon the friends of cricket, to solicit subscriptions to the W. Bates’ Family Fund. The Committee have voted the sum of £50 to the fund, and it is hoped that £ 1,000 will be obtained. I shall be glad to receive subscriptions and furnish any information. —Yours truly, J. B. W ostinholm , Secretary. BROCKLEY CLUB. F ixt u r e s fob 1889. April 27—Norwood, v. Grecian toay 4—Kennington Oval, v. One and All May 4—Brockley* v. Old Askeans May 11—Walthamstow, v. Walthamstow May 11—Brockley, v. Walthamstow May 18—Brockley, v. London Rifle Brigade May 18—Addiscombe, v. Addiscombe (2) May 25—Brockley, v. Ashburton May 25—v. Carlton June 1—Dulwich, v. Grove June 1—Brockley, v. Carlton June 8—Brockley, v. Heathfield June 8—Ashburton Park, v, Ashburton June 10—Carshalton, v. Carshalton June 35—Catford, v. Catford June 15-Walthamstow, v. Walthamstow June 22—Forest Hill, v. Forest Hill June 22—Brockley, v. Grecian June 29—Brockley, v. One and All June 29—Nunhead, v. Old Askeans July 6—Sydenham, v. Sydenham July 6—Brockley, v. Ashburton July 13—Brockley, v. Honor Oak July 13 Honor Oak, v. Honor Oak July 20—Woodford, v. London Mfle Brigade July 20—Brockley, v. Catford July 27—Brockley, v. Walthamstow Aug. 3—Brockley v. Grove Aug. 10—Brocfeley, y . Grecian Aug. 17 -Ashburton Park, v. Ashburton Aug. 24—Brockley, v. Forest Hill Aug. 31—Honor Oak, v. Honor Oak Aug. 31—Brockley, v. Honor Oak Sept. 7—Brockley, v. Sydenham NEXT ISSUE, APRIL 18.