Cricket 1889

APRIL 18, 1889. CRICKET A WEEKLY EECOED OF THE GAME. 57 and while Colonial cricket will gain a valuable supporter the Surrey Club will have reason to regret the loss of a kind friend and good neighbour. Surrey cricketers will offer their hearty congratu­ lations to Mr. Montgomery on his advance­ ment, and he will carry with him their best wishes for his new home. The appoint­ ment to the Tasmanian Bishopric, I may add, was delegated by the Church in that colony to the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Bishops of Winchester, Ely, and Manchester, with Bishop Sandford. The English Church in Australia, by the way, can boast among its leaders anoth«r enthusiastic cricketer in the person of Bishop Thornhill Webber, who has for some time occupied the See of Brisbane. F ollow ing in the wake of so many kindred clubs, great and small, Little- hampton is going in for a week of its own this year, commencing on Aug. 12. The local club will supply elevens each day to compete against some of the chief teams of the surrounding districts—the Brighton Club, Arundel, South Hants, Bovers, Bognor, and Beigate, to wit. Mr. H. E. Harris, formerly Hon. Sec. of the Brighton Club, and now Hon. Sec. of the Little- hampton Club, who is the moving spirit in Littleliampton cricket, will be glad to give any information to visitors to the town desirous of joining the club. His address is 5, Augustine’s-terrace, Little- hampton. T he Cape Times makes mention of a successful debut on the cricket field of Cape Colony just lately. In a match between the Western Province and the Staff and Departmental Clubs on the Newlands Ground at Cape Town, a score of 104 was made by Mr. E. Honey for the former. Mr. Honey, the Cape Times adds, is well known at home as a member of the Bexley and Incogniti Clubs. T h e opening of the Institute for Work­ ing Lads, at Bethnal Green, on the 25th of last month by Prince Albert Victor, brings back pleasant memories of a cricketer who spent much of his time and 6nergy in ministering to the physical as well as moral advancement of his poorer brethren. The institute opened three weeks ago at the East End will remain as a lasting memorial of the unselfish labours of Mr. H. R. Webbe, who died, as many cricketers will remember, about two years ago,whilst saying the Lord’s Prayer to a number of boys at Paddington. Mk. II. R . W e b be will be well re­ membered as captain of the Winchester College, and subsequently of the Oxford University elevens. He was a member of the Bar, and during the last few years of his life devoted his energies to the im­ provement of the condition of working boys. Soon after his death, a fund was instituted to raise a memorial to his memory, and in the first place tablets were erected at Winchester and New College, Oxford. After the cost of these had been defrayed, there remained a balance of three thousand pounds, and it was decided that this surplus should be used in the foundation of an Institute or Club for boys, to be placed under the control of the Oxford University Mission, at Bethnal Green, a good work in which Mr. Webbe took the greatest interest. For the purpose of the Institute two houses were purchased in Hare Street, Bethnal Green, and these have been converted into one building, filled with every convenience for the mental and physical development of the boys, including a room for fencing, etc., a gymnasium, a lecture or concert room, a hall fitted with bagatelle tables, a spacious reading-room or library, and a class room in which technical instruction will be given. T h e opinions of the leading clubs having been obtained on the subject of the three proposals for alterations in the Laws of Cricket recommended last year by the Sub-Committee of the M.C.C., the general meeting of the Marylebone Club, to be held on the first of May next, will have another opportunity of giving its verdict on the propositions which were referred back in 1888, so that the views of the chief cricket interests should be procured. I believe I am right in stating that the opinions expressed are greatly in favour of the adoption of the proposed alterations, which it may be as well to remind C ric k e t readers are as under. 1. That the over shall consist of five balls. 2. That a bowler shall be allowed to change ends as often as he pleases, provided only that he does not bowl two overs consecutively in one innings. 3. That on the last day of a match, or if a one day match at any time, the inside shall be empowered to declare the innings at an end. E veryon e will be pleased to hear that the fund to provide for the maintenance of Bates’ wife and child is making good progress. The Committee of the York­ shire County Club have promised fifty pounds, and already a greater part of the one thousand pounds, which it is hoped will be raised, has either been promised or paid. It is understood that the sum collected shall be invested in the names of the three trustees, Lord Hawke and Messrs. E . W. Hirst and L. Hall, for the purpose of maintaining Mrs. Bates and her boy, of educating and subsequently apprenticing the latter, as well as, if thought desirable, of establishing Bates himself in some business. Mr. Potter, of the Halifax Joint Stock Banking Co., at Huddersfield, the Treasurer of the Fund, will be glad to receive any sub­ scriptions, as will Mr. J. B. Wostinliolm, 10, Norfolk Row, Sheffield, the Secretary, or the members of the Committee of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club. C r ic k e ters one and all will be glad to hear that everything that could be done for the late Harry Jupp during the last stage of his illness was anticipated by the loving care of his two sisters, who were unremitting in their attendance, and un­ ceasing in the care of their brother. For some time past, the fell disease that carried him off had made serious inroads on his constitution, and more than once last season, when he attended to his duties as umpire, he was physically unfit for the task. I t was an unfortunate circumstance that the funeral arrangements had been fixed for Saturday last, as the important match at the Oval prevented any of the higher officials from being present at the funeral, which took place at Nunhead. Six clergymen showed their respect for the dead by taking part in the service, while over three hundred friends assembled round the grave. Amongst the more prominent cricketers, I noticed E. Barratt, “ the famous left-hander,” specially representing the Surrey Club, B. Thoms, W. Shepherd, F. Silcock, J. Swann, and T. Sherman. A beautiful wreath sent by the Committee of the Surrey County Cricket Club occupied a prominent place on the coffin. O ne of Surrey’s numerous partisans sends me the following:— HARRY JUPP. Died April 8 th, 1889. Rapidly the ranks are thinning Of the famed “ old Surrey ” team ; Men who thought of naught but winning, And who deemed defeat a dream. Of those dauntless willow-wielders (Where the halls for which they’d care ?), Trundlers true, and fearless fielders, Few to-day’s successes share. One more innings now is finished, One more brilliant batsman gone, Ere the lustre has diminished That erstwhile so brightly shone. One who loved and lived for cricket, Played the game with ev’ry breath, Now, alas! has lost his wioket At the cruel hands of Death. C. P. T est practice for the Colts will com­ mence early next week at the Oval, and rumour is already busy with one or two likely to prove above the average. It will be gratifying to those who have watched the changing fortunes of Surrey with interest, to see a new generation starting up bearing the names of those who have made themselves famous on the historic ground at Kennington. Sons of W. Shep­ herd, T. Sherman and James Street, will be among the aspirants for future county honours. T he “ remnant ” of the Cape Cricketers arrived in England by the s.s. “ Garth Castle ” on Tuesday morning, and will therefore be ready to take part in the earliest of the county fixtures. Many fears have now been set at rest, and with the exception of the Hon. C. Coventry, Messrs. Grieve, Bowden, and Smith, no representative cricketer will be missing from the county ranks when the season opens. The trip has been a great success both from a social and financial point of view, but if these visits are to result in our denuding ourselves of some of our best cricketers, we shall not be eager to see them occur too often.