Cricket 1890

FEB. 27, 1890. CRICKET: A’ WEEKLY EECOED OF THE GAME. 27 Street Station at eleven o’clock th is morning. After a succession of compli­ mentary dinners from his many friends, political and social, as well as from his comrades on the cricket field, enjoyable and gratifying as they cannot fail to be, Lord Harris will not find the change to the routine of a steamship altogether un­ pleasant, I should fancy. After a recep­ tion by the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House, Lord and Lady Harris paid a visit to the Queen at Windsor, and returned to London in time for the farewell banquet given to his lordship, held at the H otel Metropole last night, in which the County of Kent was the host. L okd Habbi8 has, I notice, appointed Colonel F . W . Rhodes, of the Royal Dragoons, as his military secretary. Un­ less I am mistaken, Col. Rhodes is also a keen cricketer. A t least, it is odd if he is not identical with the gallant soldier of the same name and corps who used to score so heavily in Ireland some six or seven years ago. Lord and Lady Harris, who is perhaps as devoted to cricket as her husband, leave England with the heartiest wishes not only of ericketers, but of every one who can appreciate the responsibilities and importance of the high positions the Government has selected them to fill. C r ic k e te r s desirous of possessing really good portraits o f two of the best all-round sportsmen we have, cannot do better than invest in the February number of Sporting Celebrities , an artistic monthly, which made its first appearance with the New Year, under the editorship o f the well known photographer Walery. Two portraits and biographies are given with each issue, and the current number is of speoial interest to cricketers, as both the subjects are identified with the game. Mr. Horace G. Hutchinson, though best known as the ex-Amateur Champion Golfer, is also an active cricketer. He is a member of the Marylebone, IZ ., and Free Foresters Clubs. The life-like represen tation of Mr. A. E . Stoddart makes the number of special value to cricketers, as well as to football players, among both of whom he is not only pre-eminent, but at the same time very popular. THE NEW PAV ILION AT LORD ’S The new pavilion at Lord’s, which will in all probability be ready for the use of members on May 1, is built of brick faced with terra cotta, and in its general plan is arranged on the lines of the old one. On the ground floor are the committee room, secretary’s room, members’ saloon, canteen, members’ writing room, and clerks’ offices. The saloon is 95ft. long, 2Sft. wide, and 24ft. h ig h ; the canteen which is parallel with the saloon, is 78ft, ^,no a,nd 22ft. wide. The committee room is a fine spacious apartment with large windows looking south and east. Besides the main entrance through the saloon, there are two others with stair cases leading to the upper rooms and the roof, each 24ft. wide, and having an approach from the back of the building. On the first floor are the bath rooms, drying-rooms and dressing-rooms. The second floor consists entirely of dressing rooms, there being in all twelve rooms of this order. Including the mezannine balcony, there will be seating accommoda­ tion for about 2,000 persons outside the roof. There will also be seating room for 1,000 in front of the pavilion. In the basement are the usual offices, store­ rooms, &c. On the left of the pavilion will be the players’ building, consisting of two floors, one for the ground men and one for visitors, with the usual offices. The foundation stone was laid on Sept. 17 by Sir Spencer Ponsonby Fane, K .C.B., the treasurer o f the Marylebone Club. The building has been erected by Messrs. J. Simpson and Son, of Far- ringdon Street, from the designs and under the supervision of Mr. Thomas Verity, architect, of Regent Street. The contract amount is .£17,000, but we hear that in all probability the cost will be nearly i20,000 before the pavilion is thoroughly in order for the use of the members. The engraving, which will be found on page 25, is published by the kind per­ mission of the Secretary of the Mary­ lebone Club. It is reproduced from a photograph whicn appeared in the A rchitect of Nov. 1, 1889. THE PAST SEASON IN NEW YORK. Last year’s cricket season was the m ost successful ever known in New York, says the Star. Many new clubs have been form ed, while m ost of the old ones were obliged to organize two teams in order to accomm odate their surplus members. The fact that athle­ tic clubs which never before had cricket on their programme got up “ elevens," shows how the game has gained in popularity. Both the Berkeley Athletic Club and the New Jersey Athletic Association had teams this year, which met with a large amount of suc­ cess. The latter, out of 21 games played, w on 10, lost 8, and had three draws. Their chief victory was over the Staten Island club, which they defeated by 91 to 72. The best batting averages were obtained by C. G. Turner, D . Stewart and H . Maxfield, while C. E llis surpassed all others with the ball. The Manhattan Club, of Brooklyn, has an enviable record. Of thirty games played three only were lost, and all o f these by the second eleven. The batting averages of the Manhattans are higher than in any other club around New York. The principals are: J. G. Davis, 46.8; H . Tyres, 37 ; M. it. Cobb, 34 ; H. B. Coyne, 29.35 ; 1\ Prendergast, 21; F. J. Dark, 17.25, and A. Wallis, 15.30. Harry Tyres, H . B. Coyne, M. R . Cobb and G. J. Davis did the best bowling. The Cosmopolitans are probably the first club in the city proper. Edw. Beckett headed the batting averages, but, as he played only in three innings, the prize in that department of the game was presented to John Rose, whose batting record was 13.1 for fifteen innings. The amateur league received large additions to their ranks, add during the season were able to place two teams in the field on the same day, and win both. L . Levick, E . J. Darvell, George W elch and A. P. Curtis have all double figure averages, and H. A. Young and the Rev. D. Evans were also pretty successful with the bat. The latter heads the bow ling average w ith an excellent analysis. During the season the club played sixteen m atches, won eight, lost six, and tw o were drawn. The New Yorks, out of 21 games played, won twelve, lost six, had two drawn, and one resulted in a “ tie.” H . N ichols, W . Miller, P . W . Stratford and J. H. L acy all have good batting averages, and the bowling honors are shared by J. E . Roberts, F. W . Stratford, E. A. Skyne, J. M cNevin and P. Beggs. Of these, E . A. Skyne obtained 50 wickets for 221 runs, and on account of his consistent work may be given first place. The Staten Island C.C. during the season played 12 games, lost 3, won 7, and 2 were d raw n; very m uch in their favour. S. H . Barton, J. Grierson, H. N. Town?end, R . Macgregor, W . H. Davidge, P. W . Smith, J. R . Moore, m embers who played in at least six innings, have all double figure averages, while N. S. Walker has 25.1 for 2 innings; E . H . Moeran, 23.1 for 3 ; E . H . Outerbridge, 17 for 2 ; H . Clarke, 16.3 for 4, and Grundy, 1C for 3. The K ing’s County Club, of Brooklyn, played a large schedule, 21 games, a number which was surpassed only by the Manhattabs and equalled by the New Yorks and New Jersej A .C . Of these they won 9, lost 8 and had 4 drawn. They are particularly strong at bowling bnt weak at the bat with the ex­ ception of F. W . Stiles. In W . J. W ood and E . Snelgrove they have a “ battery ” un­ equalled in any club in New York. The Newark club, which plays in the New York schedule, has some good talent in its ranks, but during the past season only con­ tested eleven games. A . F . Stratford stands away ahead of any other member on the batting list, with the excellent average 41.1 for eight innings. It is the intention of the clubs in New York to form a cricket association in time to govern next season’s cricket. It will consist of the Manhattan, Cosmopolitan, New Y ork, New Jersey Athletic Club, K ing’s County, Newark, Amateur League, Brooklyn, Bedford and possibly the Berkeley Athletic Club or the Albion Cricket Club. CRICKET IN NATAL. E X T R A O R D IN A R Y SCORING. In C r ic k e t of Jan. 27 (page 14) we gave full particulars of some high scoring in a match between the Kimberley and Arab Clubs, played at Kimtr erley. On that occasion the record for the highest innings was beaten by the Arabs, who scored 690. T hey did not. however, hold this distinction long, if the follow ing score, reproduced from the Port Elizabeth Racing Calendar and Sporting Journal , is correct. The match was played at Harrismith on Jan. 1, 2, 3, and 4, and in all 1.783 runs were made for twenty-two wickets, an average of just ovftr 80 runs. H a k r ism ith and D istr ic t . First Innings. V. Watson, run out 55 H. Rooyen, c Nunn, E. Beaton, b Niekerk 119 S. Fraser, not out ...234 E. Wal ace, c and b Warren .................46 J. Walker, c Niekerk, b Scott .................44 J. K. Merryweather, ran out .................84 J. Honey, b Niekerk... 12 B. de Beer, b Niekerk 4 In the Second Innings. Fraser scored b Niekerk 4, Watson (not out) GO, Rooyen, (not out) 74, We'sh, c Hatton, b Scott 112; extras 28.—Total, 278. N ew castle and D istr ic t . b Warren J. Wells, hw ... S. Wel&h, b Scott Extras........ Total P. Dixon, b Fraser ... 69 H. Stewart, b Merry- weather .................. 107 J. S. Bedwell, b Merry- weather ....................32 W. M'Donald, c Walker, b Honey... 7 E. Murray, not cat ... 90 J. Van Niekerk, ruu out ........... .............51 E. J. Warren, b Walker ................... 86 J. Nunn, lbw, b Honey .................40 J. W. Scott, run out 0 W.Hatton, c Honey, b Fraser............... 89 D. Pullinger, c and b Walker................ 44 Extras................ 39 T otal. ...647 NEXT ISSUE, MARCH 27.