Cricket 1890

12 CRICKET: A WEEKLY EECOED OE THE GAME. JAN. 27, 1890. YORKSHIRE COUNTY CLUB. T he annual general m eeting of the Y ork­ shire County Cricket Club was held on the 7th inst. in the Pavilion D ining-room , Bramall Lane Cricket Ground, Sheffield. Mr. M. J. Ellison, the President, was in the chair, and there were also present Messrs. E. T . Atkin, J. Chester, D . Haigh, C. Stokes, M. J. Dod- worth, A . G. W innill, F. S. Atkin, M. Ellison, jun., R . W igfull, G. Chester, H. A. Dickinson, J. D . Harrison, J. W ard, and J. B . W ostin- holm (Secretary). In the report of the Club for the past year issued recently, the Comm ittee expressed regret that for the first tim e they had to report an actual loss. Comm encing w ith a balance in hand of £139 16s. 9d., the accounts for the year showed that this sum had been reduced to £7 9s. lOd. F or this result the experim ental colts’ matches were responsible, the loss upon them being £203 15s. lid . The matches arranged for the com ing season, it was pointed out, are m ore numerous than usual, and should, with favourable weather, contribute largely to bring about a better state of things. The receipts at the various matches were as f o llo w s C o lt s , £128 10s. 4 d .; W arwickshire, £84 10s.; Surrey, £386 9 s.; Nottinghamshire, £298 11s.; Derbyshire, £128 6s. 6 d .; Kent, £84 11s. T he expenses at the m atches w ere:—Colts, £332 6s. 3d.; W arw ick­ shire, £149 10s. 6 d .; Surrey, £152 8s. 8 d .; N otts, £149 13s.; Derbyshire, £156 Is. 8 d .; Kent, £156 14s. 2 d .; N otts Colts, £37 15s.; N orth-E ast R iding, £50 9s. 6d. Am ong the assets were mentioned a loan to the Sheffield U nited Cricket Club of £600. In m oving the adoption of the report and statement of accounts, the Chairman remarked that he wished to say som ething with regard to the position which Yorkshire occupied last season in the world of cricket. They embarked upon the season of 1889 with the tall expectation that they would be at the top of the tree. They all knew the lamentable failure they m et with. F or this result a large number of people who called themselves supporters of cricket were responsible. The great difficulty with which they had had to contend arose from what he m ight call the “ dem on drink.” They had had to put out of the team one upon whom they had relied as a tow er of strength for a great many years, and at a critical tim e they had to suspend another. In a great measure these occurrences were caused by those who called themselves pupporters of cricket, who came to the ground, and who could not see a professional cricketer w ithout wanting to give him a glass of drink. T hey never thought that if they gave him a glass a thousand others would want to do the same. If the grateful professional accepted the offer of one man and refused that of another he made him self enemies. People who have done this have been remonstrated with. This was one of the greatest difficulties with which they had to contend, and he wished its serious nature would be borne hom e to every one who frequented the ground. The m ost serious thing they could do to a f rofessional cricketer was to offer him drink. t not only imperilled his imm ediate advan­ tage in destroying his chance of being a m ember of the county team, but it endangered his future interests when he came to apply for a benefit. H e hoped this would be brought hom e to the m ind of every person who frequented the Bramall Lane Ground. If it were, he was of opinion that it would not be long before Yorkshire attained a high position among the counties. Mr. E . T. Atkin seconded the resolution, w hich was carried. T he follow ing were elected officers of the Olub for the ensuing year :—Mr. M. J. Ellison, president; Mr. E . T. Atkin, vice-president; and Messrs. J. Dodw orth, F. S. Atkin, C. Stokes, R . W igfull, D . H aigh, H . Stratford, J. Chester, G. Chester, M . J. Ellison, jun., J. T . Dobb, E. Tozer, and A. G. W innill, com ­ mittee. Representatives w«r$ also added to the comm ittee from Hull,Huddersfield, York, Barnsley, Bradford, Dewsbury, and Halifax. W ith regard to the Colts’ match, the Chair­ man stated that the comm ittee were of opinion that, taking into consideration the loss of m oney which had taken place in m ost of the matches last year, and the knowledge they obtained at the same time, it would be advisable to do without a Colts’ m atch this year. T he eleven to be pitted against the N ottingham C olts’ would, therefore, be selected from those whom they tried last year. The m atch Yorkshire v. Nottingham Colts was proposed to be played on the 9th June. It was decided on the m otion of the Chair­ man, seconded by Mr. W innill, to present David H unter with an honorarium of £5, in recognition of his brilliant wicket-keeping last season, and as an encouragem ent to him in the future. The business of the m eeting was then con* eluded. CRICKET IN VICTORIA. E A S T M E LBOU RN E v. M E L B OU RN E U N IV E R S IT Y . E ast M elbourne had an easy victory in this m atch, finished on D ec. 7, w inning by an innings and 97 runs. The excellent all-round cricket of H . F. B oyle, the Manager of the Australian Team to visit England this summer, was one of the best features of the game. H e not only m ade the highest score on either side, but besides took nine of the U niversity wickets at the cost of only 50 runs. E ast M e l b o u r n e . Lewis, b Browne , M'Alister, run out , Horan, c and Brookes .............. Harry, run o u t... . Drysdale, c Brookes, b Francis......... Laver, b Browne U n iv e r sit y . 38 Boyle, b Francis ... 74 35 Dawkins, b Francis 0 M'Givern, run out ... 2 52 Moore, b Francis ... 51 28 Letcher, not out ... 5 Sundries .......... 15 17 — 14 Total ..4 ...311 First Innings. Freeman, run out ... ... Gordon, b Laver .......... Goldsmith, b Laver... .« Roberts, b Laver ... ... Quirk, b Letcher .......... Nesbitt, b Letcher ... ... Francis, c M‘Givern, b Letcher ........................ Brookes, c Moore, b B o y le................. .......... M'Lean, not ou t................ Browne, st Lewis, b Boyle Henry, c Letcher, b Boyle Extras ........................ Second Innings. 33 b Laver .......... 11 30 b Boyle .......... 13 6 c Moore, b Boyle .......... 6 3 c and b Laver... 36 2 c Moore, b Boyle .......... 2 2 b L etcher.......... 13 5 b Laver ... ... 16 25 b Boyle .......... 0 7 c and b Boyle ... 19 0 c Letcher, b Boyle .......... 5 0 not out .......... 11 4 Extras.......... 5 Total ... 77 Total ...137 M E LBOU RN E C LUB v. E LEV EN OF V IC TO R IA . W . Bruce, of the Australian team which visited England in 1886, who is in fine batting form this (Australian) season,played a brilliant innings in this m atch on the Melbourne Ground on Nov. 28. H e scored 102 out of 262 from the bat. J. Phillips, who has been engaged at Lord’s during the last two summers, and J. D . Edwards, one of the last Australian team, were also on the same side. M.C.C. E le v e n op V ictoria . W. Bruce, c McLeod, bT rott .............102 J. D. Edwards, b M cL eo d ..............11 C. H. R obs , b M‘Leod 0 F. Walters, c Free­ man, b Drysdale... 24 C. Mainon, c Morris, bT rott ..............33 J. Swift, not out ... 42 R. P. Dixon, c Mills, b Trotfc ................ 5 H. Trumble, c Drys­ dale, b Trott..........13 A. Shee, run out ... 4 J. Phillips, c Ingle- ton, b Drysdale ... 24 A. J. Figgis, c Bow­ man, b Drysdale ... 4 Extras .................13 W. Ingleton, c Bruce, b Phillips ..........18 H. Mills, b Trumble 6 G. H. Freeman, c Mainon, b Trumble 0 A. Bowman, c Ross, b Trumble................. 0 T. Hayes, c Ross, b Trumble................. 0 R. McLeod, st Swift, b Mainon ..........31 E. A. Barrett, b Bruce .................30 H. Trott, c Bruce, b Shee .................25 J. Drysdale, not out 3 J. Harry, b Shee ... 5 S. Morris, not out ... 2 B ............................ 2 Total ...122 ESSEX COUNTY CLUB. Total ...275 A n extraordinary General M eeting of the E ssex County Cricket Club was held on the 16th inst. at the Great Eastern R ailway H otel, Bishopsgate Street. Am ongst those present were Messrs. C. E . Green, Edward N orth Bux­ ton, J. H . Theobald, M .P., G. B uxton, C. R. H iggins, H. Fowler, A . P. Lucas, C. D . Buxton, Dr. Pagenstcher, J. Jackson, J. Arm strong, &c. Mr. E. N . Buxton, the chairman, said that he wished a greater number of the m embers of the Club had been present, more especially as the business before the meeting was of a m ost important character. They knew that the comm ittee of the Club had worked hard to raise the £3,850 which was required, and that at times they had been com pelled re­ luctantly to ask their friends. On the whole their efforts had been fairly successful, as the sum of £2,660 had been raised. That, of course, was em inently satisfactory, and they m ight fairly hope that the sum of £3,000 would be raised; in fact, he had great pleasure in announcing that their, and his, friend, Mr. C. E. Green, had told him (the speaker) that he would be personally responsible that the sum of £3,000 was m ade up. There still remained £800 to be raised, and they could not expect the comm ittee, after what they had done, to put their hands in their pockets again. Something, however, had to be done to prevent the E ssex Cricket Club Ground being closed. There were about 1,250 m em ­ bers in the Club, of whom only 242 had responded to the appeal, and he considered that the 1,000 members must do som ething, as they could not be let off. Other Clubs had passed through financial crises, and having weathered the storm were now prosperous and so undoubtedly would their Club be so if only the amount required was raised. The question now arose as to what steps should be taken, and as a suggestion the chairman thought whether it would not be better to double the subscription fee for one year. H e of course only threw this out as a suggestion and if it were agreed to, then a General Meeting of the Club would have to be called. Continuing, he sincerely hoped that after raising the £3,000 their efforts would not be thrown away for the sake of the extra £800. (Hear). The Marylebone C.C. and the Surrey C.C. had each given £100, as had also Middlesex County C.C., and he felt that their best thanks were due to these clubs for their tim ely assistance. H e had been asked by Mr. Green to point out that the moneys prom ised had been prom ised conditionally that the whole amount was raised. In conclusion the chairman called on those in attendance to express their views on the matter, hoping that the ways and means would be found of raising the necessary money. In reply to a question, Mr. Green explained that the liabilities of the club still remained the same, and were not £800 now, but still £3,800, the whole amount having to be raised before the liability was decreased in the least, and that the bankers had extended their time, which was really up on December 31 last. Mr. Theobald asked w hy the 1,000 members had not done som ething towards helping the club out of its difficulties. M r. Green explained that they had been written to repeatedly, and complained bitterly that whilst other clubs were com ing to their rescue, the members alluded to had not supported them at all. Mr, J. Jackson m oved the follow ing pro- NEXT ISSUE, FEBRUARY 27*