Cricket 1890

106 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. MAY 8, 1890. L ie t jt . L, A. H . H a m ilt o n , who opened the season in such promising style on Saturday last, with a score of 269 for the Army against the Navy at Portsmouth, is the same prolific run-getter who made 203 for the United Services against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia at the com­ mencement of August last. H e was in the Tonbridge School Elevens of 1879 and 1880, and, as I stated in commenting on his performance against the Philadel­ phians, is at present attached to the 1st Battalion of the King’s Own York­ shire Light Infantry (late 51st L. I.), now stationed at Gosport. In addition to his innings of 200 last August he got over a hundred on four different occasions during th e summer. H e is down, I believe, to play for Kent against M.O.O. & G. at Lord’s to-day. T h e Seventh Australian Team, who left London yesterday forenoon to enjoy the hospitality of the Earl of Sheffield and at the same time have a little practice at Sheffield Park before commencing the serious business of the tour, are, as every one knows, to open their programme on that most lovely of grounds to-day. They are to be the guests of Lord Sheffield at Brighton until the end of the week, when they will have to cross London again to prepare for their second fixture, to begin on the Warwickshire County Ground on Monday. It will be gratifying to English cricketers to remember that the first ap­ pearance of the Seventh Australian Team was at the same time the occasion of the re-opening of Sheffield Park to the public. The cricketers of Australia have good reason to appreciate the unvarying kindness the Earl of Sheffield has shown to the teams which have visited England, and the seventh tour begins at least under the most agreeable auspices. They have, it must be remembered, a heavy programme to get through, and I feel certain they do not need the assurance that they start on their tour with the hearty wishes of English cricketers and the English cricket public. I t will not be out of place, I am sure, to express the deep sympathy which C r ic k e t readers of all classes feel for Mr. J. W. Hobbs and his family in the great loss they have recently sustained. Mrs. Hobbs, the wife of Croydon’s ex-Mayor, indeed, took such an active part in the entertainment of those who visited Nor­ bury Park, and extended such a kindly welcome to cricketers, whatever their station, that the news of her death will be received with feelings of universal regret in circles even outside those of her own household and immediate friends. PRINCIPAL EVENTS FOR NEXT WEEK. T h u r sd a y , M ay 8.—Kennington Oval, Annual General Meeting Surrey County C.O.; Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. K e n t ; Sheffield Park, L iobd S h e f f ie l d ' s E l e v e n v . A u str alia n s ; Kennington Oval, Surrey C. and G. v. Crystal Palace. F r id a y , M ay 9.—Kennington Oval, Surrey Colts v. Honor Oak. S a tu rd ay , M a y 10. —Blackheath, Surrey C. & G. v. Blackheath Club ; Farnboro’, M.C.C. and G. v. Staff College. M onday , M a y J2.—Lord’s, M.C.C. & G. v. Sussex; Kennington Oval, Surrey v. Leicestershire; Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire; Cam­ bridge, Cambridge University v. Mr. C. I. Tnornton’s Eleven; Birmingham, W arw ick ­ sh ire v. A u stralian s . MARYLEBONE CLUB. ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD ANNIVERSARY. The annual meeting of the Marylebone Club was held at Lord’s yesterday, the retiring President, Sir Henry Janies, Q.C., M.P., presiding. The report and balance-sheet, which follow, were adopted.:— Your Committee report— That in 1889, 3,185 Members paid their subscriptions as against 3,109 in 1888 ; abroad, 192 ; Life Members, 218 ; total, 3,595. During the past year 36 Members have died and 16 have retired. On an average 150 new Members are elected every year, so that the annual increase may be put down as averaging 100. During the past season 152 matches were played, of which 99 were won, 29 lost, and 24 drawn. The Committee congratulate the Members of the M.C.O. on the erection of a Pavilion worthy of the Club and capable of accommo­ dating its increased and increasing numbers. It is not proposed to elect any additional Members until a year’s experience has tested the capacity of the new building. Acting in accordance with the rules of the Club, the Committee have made no permanent arrangement for paying the cost of the new Pavilion by mortgage or charging the property of the Club ; a certain sum has been paid out of the income of 1889 and 1890, and the remainder has been borrowed from the Club bankers from time to time to meet the archi­ tect’s certificates. A sum of money over and above what can be conveniently paid from the current income of the past and present years will be required. Mr. Nicholson has generously offered to advance this sum as a temporary loan on favourable terms, an offer which the Commit­ tee have decided to accept. Details of the proposed arrangement will be given to the Meeting. Inconsequence of the building operations, it has been found necessary to remodel “ D ” enclosure on the right of the Pavilion, and the Committee trust that any slight inconvenience thus occasioned will be cheerfully tolerated, the time available for building the Pavilion having been very limited. Lord Wenlock, Messrs. Courtenay Boyle, I. D. Walker, and A. J. Webbe retire by rota­ tion from the Committee. Sir Henry James (the retiring President), Hon. Ivo Bligh, Messrs. E. L. Bateman, S. Bircham, A. W. L. Hemming, J. R. Mellor, and J. Robertson have been duly nominated to fill the four vacancies. The election will be by ballot. The Australian Eleven will during the coming season play five matches at Lord’s; the last being in September for the benefit of the Cricketers’ Fund. Since’ last season the Club has to regret the loss of two of the oldest members of its staff, viz. :—John West and Flanagan. The match North v. South will be played for the benefit of the former’s family, no play having taken place in this match last year owing to the weather. Ground staff for the season, 1890 :— Thomas Hearne, Farrands, Clayton, Rylott, Wild, William Mycroft, G. G. Hearne, Wheeler, Sherwin, T. Mycroft, W. Hearn, Flowers, Price, Barnes, Gunn, Scotton, Hay, Fothergill, Attewell, Parnham, Burton, Pickett, Wootton, Davenport, Pentecost, Titchmarsh, Cbatterton, J. E. West, Martin, Pougher,Rawlin, A. Hearne, Carlin, Davidson, W. J. B. West, Phillips, Shacklock, Richard­ son, Whitehead, Whiteside, Burns, Bean, and Moorhouse. At the request of many Members the telephone will be adapted to the room under the Committee room. Hon. Alfred Lyttelton and Sir E. Grey are the respective winners of the Gold and Silver Tonnis Prizes. RECEIPTS. To Subscriptions ................. Life Members ................. Grand Stand Receipts ... Interest on Deposits.......... Luncheon Tables .......... Cricket Scores and Biogra­ phies, &c........................... Middlesex County C.C. ... Bent, &c............................... Gate Money:— Oxford and Cambridge 801 6 Eton and Harrow ..........1,535 16 Other Matches................. 910 9 d. £ s. d. 10.,191 7 2C0 0 Cards of Matches .......... Tennis Court ................. Racquet Court ................. Billiards............................... Lawn Tennis........................ Advanced by Bankers on' account of New Pavilion PAYMENTS. 1,237 10 0 51 4 6 77 2 0 14 19 2 100 0 0 247 0 0 0 0 6 -3,247 11 2-22 12 204 6 49 G 6 16 13 0 5,5:0 0 0 £21,362 16 10 £ s. d. By Balance as per last Account ....................269 7 Buildings, Alterations and Repairs, other than New Pavilion.................. 1.693 8 3 Furniture, Tents, Pictures, &c. ... 322 0 6 Salaries and Wages ..........................4,263 5 2 Expenses of Matches..........................3,899 12 8 Petty Disbursements......................... 450 9 9 Printing,Advertising,Stationery,&c. 404 7 10 Purchase ofBats,Balls,Nets,Cues,&c. 177 12 8 Horse keep, Carting, Turf, &c............ 250 12 7 Rent, Rates, Taxes, &c....................... 745 16 5 Purchase of Leasehold .................. 250 Donations.............................................. 870 Sundries ............................................... 231 Surveyor’s, Accountant’s and Law Costs .............................................. 130 3 0 Markers’ and Boys’ Clothes ....................658 0 Payment on account of New Pavilion7,420 0 0 Balance at Bankers, &c...................... 658 13 7 0 0 9 0 7 10 £21,362 16 10 The ballot for the four vacant places on the Committee resulted in the election of Sir Henry James, Hon. Ivo Bligh, Messrs. Bateman and Robertson. At the annual dinner held in the evening, Lord Willoughby De Eresby was nomina­ ted the President for the ensuing year. S p l e n d id P ortraits of D r . W. G. G r a c e , M r . W. W. R e a d (the Surrey amateur), and M r . A. N. H o r n b y (the Lancashire Captain), Price 6d. eacb. Size 9in. by 6in. Also fac simile of Signatures. Sent securely packed on receipt of Seven Stamps. The Three for Is., post free. Wright and Co., 41, St. Andrew’s Hill, Doctors Commons, E.C. Special photograph of G. G. Hearne, carte size, 3d., cabinet, 6d.