Cricket 1890

SEPT 25, 1890. CRICKET: A WEEKLY EE CORD OF THE GAME; 419 OUR GRAND OLD GAME. [Reproduced by permission from Badly'i Magazine for September.] We don’t care much about Saint George; his festival, alas! We Englishmen allow each year unnoticed by to pass. Nine out of ten don’t know the date, and all fight shy of brag, And so no damsel dons her rose, no tower flaunts its flag. In spite of this indifference, or ignorance, or pride, Or what you will, by one strong love together we are tied. One day is England’s own far more than that with saintly name— The first fair day when we can start our glorious old game! Aye! glorious is Cricket. Do not sneer! Philosophy Looks not alone at ends, or rates the means unworthily; Your truly great man, when to Fame and Fortune fully grown, Scorns not the humble ladder which he climbed, and kicks it down! “ Pooh ! place such value on a game! ” I hear the sceptic sneer. “ Bosh! gravely say a nation holds an idle pastime dear! Tell that, not to the jollies, no, but to some old school-dame; Pray don’t ram that stuff down my throat about your grand old game! ” ’ Tis but a game, that’s true; but, friend, what did the Great Duke say ? That England’s battlefields were won upon her fields of play. All qualities that beat equip men for the great world’s fight Must those possess who would our grand old cricket play aright. Obedience and patienco, self-denial, pluck, and nerve, Sobriety and honesty, and cheerful heart to serve; These you will find in every Englishman best known to fame, And these make up the essence of our glorious old game. Don’t talk to me of rivals! Never yet did mushroom dare Its puny one-day growth with forest monarch to compare. Don’t prate about the setting sun, and shake your head, and doubt That clouds are coming up to blot old Cricket’s glory out. Go up and down our dear old land, and see, with honest eyes, How swarm upon each village green Queen Cricket’s votaries. How still our youngest English hearts woo with true lover’s flame The goddess their grandfathers wooed—our grand old Cricket game. Go further, friend; on Afric’s shore, on distant Indian plain, In far Cathay, Australia, and beyond the Spanish main, North, south, east, west, where’er a “ pitch ” can be scraped, hewed, or rolled, There will be heard, “ Played, sir! ” “ How’s that?” “ Quick ! in with her! ” “ Well bowled! ” No, n o; don’t talk of decadence, the old dog’s not sick yet, Nor threatens yet the sun upon the Cricket world to set. Dark night were that for England, friend; you smile, but all the same, You’ll see it when our boys and men give up their grand old game. But we—we can’t play on for aye; the warning voice will come, And bid us, through joints, wind, and sight, pack traps up and go home. Superfluous lags the veteran upon the Cricket stage, And laughing stock becomes if he ’gainst Nature war will wage. No, n o; we won’t the struggle to the clownish end prolong; Let’s take our places thankfully the passive crowd among. We’ve h a d our innings, done our fielding, XJlayed our little game, So we’ll obey the Fair Play rule—let others do the same. H. F. A. HORNSEY v. MR. S. A. E. HICKSON’S XI. Played at Hornsey on September 20 S. A. E. H ick s o n ’s XI. Second Innings. First Innings. Beaumont, b G. H. Swin­ stead ............................... A. Rutter, c Davis, b F. H. Swinstead....................... 6 J. A. E. Hickson, b G. H. Swinstead...................... 0 H. Collet, c F. H., b G. H. Swinstead....................... 0 J. P. Palmer, b J. Clarke.............................. 23 Watmough. c and b G. H. Swiust^ad....................... 1 P. H. Myhill, c J. Clarke, b G. H. Swinstead......... 0 J.Nichoils, b G. H. Swin­ stead .............................. 3 F. W. Earnshaw, c and b B. A. Clarke ................. 2 J. McAlden, b J. Clarke ... 13 S. A. E. Hickson, not out 9 B 11, w l ................ 12 c B. A. Clarke, b Davis .......... b B. A. Clarko... c and b Davis ... c King, b Bac­ meister .......... not out ........ 12 c Hart, b Bac- m eister.......... 0 b B. A. Clarke L b.............. Total ..........70 H ornsey . Total ... 24 B. A. Clarke, c Earn­ shaw, b Beaumont 2 E. Bacmeister, b Palmer ................. 2 W. II. Davis, not out 3J G. H. Swinstead, c Watmough, b Pal­ mer ........................ 7 S.L.Clarke, b Palmer 5 F. H. Swinstead, b Beaumont .......... 0 J. Clarke, b Palmer E. F. King, c S. Hickson, b Beau­ mont ................. F.O.Tubby,b Palmer J.Seaward, b Palmer G.Hart, b Beaumont B ........................ Total .......... CRYSTAL PALACE.—THE CLUB v. THE TOURISTS. Played at the Crystal Palace on September 20. T h e C lx jb . W.Noakes.c Bicknell, b Aste ................. 4 F. W. Janson, run out ........................52 J. N. Noakes, b Aste 0 C. F. Tufnell, c A. Cosens, b Aste ... 20 W. F. Noakes, c Dor­ man, b Aste .......... 9 J.Willocks.cBarchard, b G. Cosens .......... 3 A. Kayess, b G. Cosens ................. 0 W. Bryant, b G. Cosens .................11 C. J. M. Fox, c Col­ man, b G. Cosens M. Colegrave, not out ........................ C. E. Smith, c A. Cosens, b Camp­ bell ........................ L. B. Willoughby, c Bicknell, b G. Cosens ................. A.M.Hill, c Mitchell, b G. C osens.......... B 5, w 1 .......... Total..........118 T he T o u r ists . J. Aste, c J.N.Noakes, b Fox........................10 G. E. Bicknell, b Fox 14 H.P. Clarke, c Smith, b Bryant................. 0 J. Dives, lbw, b Fox ........................ 4 C. Mitchell, b J. N. Noakes .................G6 S. Colman, b Bryant 6 C. H. Dorman, b W.F. Noakes .................29 J. M. Campbell, b Kayess .................17 A. Cosens, c Kayess, b Fox .................39 F. C. Barchard, c Fox, b Janson ... 36 P. Currey, c and b Smith ................. 0 G. Cosens, not out... 28 H. Hetley, not out 12 Lb 8, w 3 ..........11 T otal......... 272 Footballs. This < QCO Iiran(1 IS A B SO LUTELY T H E BEST CRICKET IN FRANCE. BOULOGNE V. CROIX. Played at Boulogne-sur-mer on September 15. B o u lo g n e , 7 Ingram, b F. Overall 10 Acland, b Allen......... 3 Stopford, c Jackson, b F. Overall .......... 4 Furoer, c Lermit, b F. Overall................. 7 Plowden, c Foster, b A llen........................ 0 Watson, b Allen ... 3 Sharkey, hw, b Allen 9 C r o ix , Wand, b Allen... Merridew, not o u t... 21 Waterhouse, b Jack­ son ........................ 5 Wallace, c Lermit, b Jackson................. 1 B 4, w 1 .......... 5 T otal... . 75 J. Wilby, b Stopford 14 H. Foater, c and b Ingram ................. 4 J. Gemmell, b In­ gram ........................27 T.Jackson.c Sharkey, b Furner.................25 \V. Partington, b Furner ................. 9 C.Lermit, b Stopford 18 W. E. Beer, b In­ gram ........................16 F. Overall, st Merri­ dew, b Ingram ... 8 J. Allen, not out ... 3 J. W. Gillespie, lbw, b Ingram t.......... 8 W- H. Overall, not out ........................ 1 B10, lb 4, w 3 ... 17 Total ...153 BLACKHEATH JUNIORS v. G. STREET’S XI. Played at the Rectory Field, Blackheath, on September 15. B la c k h e ath . E, Q. Hemmerde, b D. Christopherson, 70 Street W. E8Combe; Street ... .......... 0 B. Fegan, lbw, b Street....................... 2 E. Webb, b Street ... 23 F. Escombe, b Castle 4 H. Christopherson, b Street .................25 S. Heath, b West ... 4 G. S t r e e t ’s XI. c Wright, b Street 11 G. Wright, b Street 4 B. Weaver, not out... 1 H.H.Reinold, absent 0 B 8, lb 1 .......... 9 Total ...151 S. Castle, st Hem­ merde, b H. Chris­ topherson ...........102 J. H. Davis, c Webb, b W. Escombe ... 0 S. Tiffin, not out ... 42 W.West.cHemmant, b Fegan ................... 15 G. Street, N. Wright, did not bat. E. Weaver, b H. Christopherson ... 1 T. Hollis, lbw, b H. Christopherson ... 0 A. Burrell, not out... 5 B 8, lb 1 ........... 9 Total ...........174 C. Wright, and H, Hollis OLD ST. CRANLEIGHANS MARGARET’S. Played at St. Margaret’s on September 13 O ld C r a n le ig h a n s. First Innings. Second Innings. Sidney F. Charlton, cE.T., b A. J. East ................. 12 c F i g g , Brown ... b ... 0 E L. Rogers, c Figg, b A. J. East............................... 18 b Brown ... ... 9 T. H. C. Levick, c Brown, b Metcalfe........................ 0 lbw, b Figg ... 11 J. A. S. Levick, b Met­ calfe ............................... 3 not out ... 23 H. W.Hiscock, cMetcalfe, b A. J. East ................. L. J. Orr, b Metca'fe ... 12 2 b Figg......... .. 0 E.C. Nichols, b Metcalfe... H. D. Warner, b Metcalfe 0 0 c F i g g , Brown ... b ... 1 P. W. Smith, not out.......... 0 b Figg......... ... 7 R. Orr, b A. J. East .......... 0 b Figg.......... ... 0 E. Larkin, c E. J. East, b Metcalfe ........................ 0 b F g g ......... ... 2 B 2, lb 2, w 1 .......... 5 ... 8 Total ................. 52 Total ... 61 S t . M a r g a r e t ’s, A. Figg, c T., b J. Levick .................15 H. Chandler, b T. Levick ................. 0 F. Brown, c Warner, b T. Levick .......... 7 G. Metcalfe, lbw, b T. Levick................. 0 A. Montague, b T. Levick ................. 0 W. R. Slade,run out 0 A. J. East, b T. Levick ................. E. J. East, not out... W. Hancock, c and b T. L evick .......... T. Braidwood, c L.J. Orr, b Charlton ... K. Henton, b Charl­ ton ........................ B 4, lb 2 .......... T otal 4 7 0 5 0 6 ■ ii NEXT ISSUE, OCTOBER SO,