Cricket 1890

JAN. 27 1*90. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. in Sworder, who also plays for Fort Qu’appelle. The captain, A. Fraser, can throw 110 yards with comparative ease. Grenfell boasts the best and I should say the fastest bowler in the North-West, in A. Lake (Dulwich X I., 1881), very de structive and dangerous. Good batting powers in B. Lake (captain), Dr. G. Elliott, who has the prestige of having practised with the Graces themselves, and B. H . H . Chapman (Uppingham and King’s College, Cambridge.) The matches are always keenly con­ tested and often played out in the one day. Play is always supposed to begin at 10 or 10.30 at the latest, and generally does commence between that hour and 11 (getting in seven hours’ play), a fact which would delight the heart of the “ Old Buffer.” The “ good old evening” is generally kept up, too, with toasts and songs, and the usual complimentary remarks are exchanged. The visiting team are in most cases the guests of the club, and we find this a very satisfactory way of arranging th in gs; the clubs vieing with each other in their display of hospitality. Qu’Appelle Station has been very un fortunate this year, only winning a very small proportion of their matches. Indi­ vidually the team had several strong cricketers, but from want of combination failed to “ get there.” In Peck, their captain, they have a pretty and safe bat and a useful bowler. Williams, who may be remembered a year or two ago as putting the weight at Lillie Bridge for Oxford, proved a most useful addition to the side. They have a really wonderful bat in McLaren, who plays more balls with his gloves and arms than any man I ever saw, and is a difficult wicket to get. The club have the advantage of a really English-looking ground, and next year should be able to provide excellent wickets. They also have a most energetic secretary in Mr. Dundas Strong. Moosomin possesses a strong contin­ gent, and it is much to be regretted they did not meet either Grenfell or Regina. R. Stevenson (a veteran and an old “ Reveller) is still a steady bowler, though rather o f the “ maiden-making ” order. Kenneth Price is a hard hitting bat, playing very straight, and a really good though nervous wicket-keeper. C. J. E. Corroe (Wellington), disappointing bat this year, fast bowler, and splendid field of the “ Briggs order ” at cover. Cannington Manor, near Moosomin, is lucky enough to have several very enthusiastic cricketers, F. J. Page (a brother of H . V.), H . W . Hansell, and E. P. Maltby (captain) being the best of them. Indian Head Club is only remarkable for two Scotchmen, Dan and Nab McLean, who are both good all-round cricketers, the former being a most per­ sistent “ yorkerer,” very fatal in these parts. Last, but by no means least, we come to Pense, who immortalised itself this year by challenging Winnipeg at every imaginable sport. R. Somers-Cocks is th«ir captain, and a right good captain, too. Hailing from Trinity College, Cambridge, he has infused a great deal of cricket enthusiasm into cricket and sport generally in Pense. He is a useful cricketer, a slow “ swirly ” bowler, and a nice bat at times. C. E . Green (Charter­ house)—a good name— is a very stylish bat, and in R. H. Milvaine, W . J. Las- celles and Somers, they have three average cricketers. This sums up the principal clubs in Assiniboia. Cricket still further west has already found a place in these columns, and accounts of matches at Battleford, Edmonton, and Prince Albert have appeared. Brandon (Manitoba) also boasts a strong club. J. N. Kirchoffer (an old Marlburian) is its mainstay,and Stonewall, who put a feather in their cap this year by defeating Winnipeg, though we must admit there were rumours of a sadly peculiar wicket after the perfect “ creases ” at Winnipeg. Postage La Prairie, Birtle, Russell, Selkirk, and Carberry can also put fair teams in the field. The Parsees are expected here next May, and their visit will be certain to add an impetus to the game. They are down at present to play Calgary, Regina, Bran­ don, and Winnipeg. It will be an inter­ esting guage of the cricket here. They will have a hardnut to crack inW innipeg, but I should suggest to the secretary of the Regina Club to make the match “ North-West Territories v. The Parsees,” as judging from their form when last in the “ Old Country,” and from the fact that they have had such excellent coaching, I fancy the fire-eaters would swallow up most individual North-West teams at present. And now, Mr. Editor, I have come to an e n d ; and we hope you will give us your good wishes for 1890, which would be well summed up in “ rain for crops and cricket.” TH E ENG L ISH CR ICKETERS IN IND IA . SECOND MATCH—v. COLOMBO. T he English cricketers under the command of Mr. G. F . Vernon began the second of their two matches in Ceylon on the Gall Face, Colombo, on Friday, the 6th December. Mr. Vernon having won the toss, sent in Messrs. W alker and Lawson-Smith to bat, the arrival of Mr. D e Little and the addition of Mr. Shand allowing the captain to take the field with only one substitute. T he Colombo captain entrusted the bowling to M ajor Churchill and Jackson, and the score was 44 before M r. Walker was bowled. The next five wickets fell for an addition of only eight runs, though, and it looked as if the English score would not be a very large one. Mr. Sevier, however, cam e to Mr. Vernon’s assistance with some good hitting, and while they were together the total was increased by 51 runs. The captain had m eanwhile been hitting, all round w ith his wonted freedom , and it was not until the telegraph showed 172 that he was well caught at point. H e had made 75 out of 130 while he was in— a brilliant display of free cricket, with a little luck. The innings finally closed for 194. Colom bo began batting with Messrs. Paine and Kerr, to the bowling of Messrs. D e Little and Shand. The first two batsmen gave no trouble, but Messrs. Vandersparand W hiting showed good cricket, and the score was 97 before the form er was finely caught in the long field. The ground bumped considerably, and the later batsmen did nothing agains the bowling of H ornsby, the last six wicketstonly adding 22 runs. Follow ing on the next m orning, the Colom bo team m ade even a worse show, and at tiffin six of the best batsmen were out for only 49 runs. W hen the ninth wicket fell the total was only 56, but the last tw o batsmen, W arren and Jackson, hit freely, and 25 were got before the innings closed. Mr. Vernon’s team thus had an easy victory by an innings and 10 runs. M r. H ornsby took six wickets in Colom bo’s first innings for 27, and Mr. Gibson seven in the seeond for 36 runs. E n g l is h T eam . J. H. J. Hornsby, b Vanderspar ..."'.. 0 W. W. Seyier, c and b Paine .................23 E. R. De Little, b Churchill ..........21 G. H. Goldney, run out ........................11 F. L. Shand, not out 1 Extras.................23 .194 J. G. Walker, b Churchill.................27 E. M. Lawson-Smith, b Churchill ..........13 A. E. Gibson, run out 0 G. F. Vernon, c Paine, b VanderBpar..........75 A. E. Leatham, c Stephens,b Church­ ill ........................ 0 H. Philipson, c Ste­ phens,bVanderspar 0 Total C.C.C. First Innings. M. H. Paine, c Leatham, b Shand.................................. 11 F. W. Kerr, b De Little ... 0 A. O. Whiting, c Sevier, b Hornsby ...........................27 G. Vanderspar, b Hornsby 38 F. Stephens, run out ... 9 P. F. Hadow, b Hornsby... 2 S. L. Murray, c Leatham, b Hornsby.......................... 0 Major Churchill.c Walker, b Gibson .......................... 3 Jackson, hw, b Hornsby... 2 Courtenay, not o u t ........... 0 P. D. Warren, b Hornsby 2 B ............................... 9 Total .................103 BOWLING ANALYSIS. E n g l is h T e a m . B. M.R.W. B. M.K.W, Churchill ... 13S11 46 4 Paine............. 45 6 14 I Jackson ... 400 31 0 Courtenay 35 2 21 0 Vanderspar 135 8 55 3 Second Innings. c De Little, b Gibson ... ... ii c Philipson, b Shand ... ... 11 c Sevier, b Gib­ son .......... ... 12 c Hornsby, b Gibson ... ... 1 c Walker, b Gib­ son .......... ... 2 b Gibson ... ... 1 b Shand ... ... 8 b Gibson ... ... 2 c Leatham, b Gibson ... ... 14 b Shand ... ... 0 not ont ... 8 B .......... ... 11 Total ... 81 C.C.C. First Innings. B. M.R.W. De Little ... 20 0 29 1 ... Shand........ 30 1 10 1 ... Gibson ... 70 9 18 1 Hornsby ... 59 2 27 6 ... Second Innings. B. M.R.W. .......... 60 7 11 0 .......... 35 3 17 8 .......... 147 12 36 7 .......... 55 7 6 0 The English team were entertained to dinner on the evening of December 6, by the members of the Colom bo Club. The toast of the visitors was proposed by Sir E d. Noel W alker, the vice-president. A fter dinner a smoking concert was held, at which songs were sung by M ajor Churchill, Mr. Inglis, Mr. Jamieson, of Colombo, and Messrs. Lawson-Sm ith, H ornsby, and W alker, of the E nglish team. On the evening of Saturday, D ec. 7, Mr. V ernon and his partywere entertained at the Club by the members of the Colombo Cricket Club to dinner, upwards of seventy sitting down. M r. G. J. Jameson, as the oldest m ember of the C.C.C., presided, w ith Mr. G. F . Vernon on his right, and Mr. F . Stephens, the captain of the C.C.C., on his left. The band of the Gordon Highlanders played a selection of music during and after dinner. Mr. Jameson, in proposing the health of Mr. Vernon and his team, said that until Colom bo players could hope to cope with such a team as Mr. V ernon’s successfully, they required three things—better batting, better bowling, and a good deal better fielding. Mr. Vernon replied in fitting terms, thanking all for their hospitality, and proposing the NEXT ISSUE, FEBRUARY 27,