Cricket 1890

44 CRICKET: A WEEKLY EECOED OF THE GAME. MAR, 27 1890. XI. OF PUNJAUB. First Innings, J. Haggard (R.H.A.), lbw, b Gibson ........................16 F. W. D. Quinton (R.A,), b Gibson ........................39 Capb. O. J. Mackenzie (Seaforth Hgnldrs.), not out ...............................62 H.L.Fleming (36th Sikhs), c Philipson, b Gibson ... 1 T. L. Segrave (68th L.I.), c and b G ibson................. E. C. Eicke (Wilts Regt.), c Gibson, b Waterfield... 0 E. L. French (Punjaub Police), run out .......... 6 Capt. M.F. Fegen (R.A.)... 12 Major H.Kelgour(5th Fus.) 0 Capt. Clem. Browne (R.E.) 0 M. S. M. Robinson, absent 0 Extras ........................16 Total .................158 E nglish XI. Second Innings. c and b Gibson 10 c Philipson, b Waierfleld ... 2 c Leatham, b Gibson .......... ] c Leatham, b Gibson ..........16 Total ... 29 E. M. Lawson-Smith, b Kelgour .......... 0 Lord Hawke,cFegen, b Mackenzie..........65 A. E. Gibson, c French, b Kelgour 55 J. E. Waterfield, c Quinton, b Mac­ kenzie .................43 J. G. Walker, st French, bRobiDSon 81 H. Philipson, c Hag­ gard, d Kelgour ... 2 H. Bonham-Carter, c Fegen, b Browne 45 A. E. Leatham, b Mackenzie .......... 0 H. Bateman Cham- pain, c Kelgour, b Mackenzie .......... 8 T.K.Tapling.cRobin- son,b Mackenzie... 9 Hon.A.N.Curzon,notout 5 Extras.................12 Total ...325 BOWLING ANALYSIS. XI. OT PtJNJAUB. First Innings. Second Innings. O. M. R. W. 0, M. R. W. GiVson .......... 25 12 41 4 .......... Waterfield ... 17 8 48 4 .......... Lawson-Smith 10 2 40 0 .......... Leatham.......... 4 0 13 0 .......... E n g l ish E l e v e n . O. M. R. W. Kelgour ... 17 0 105 3 Browne ... 20 5 73 1 Fegen ... 3 0 12 0 Mackenzie 16 2 57 5 O. M. R. W. Flem ing... 6 3 12 0 Segrave ... 2 0 6 0 Robinson 11 3 48 1 ANOTHER ENGLISH AMATEUR TEAM FOR AMERICA. A ccording to the New York Sun , the first authentic inform ation of the visit of another Amateur team to Am erica had recently been received by Mr. M. C, E yre, who was not only a noted amateur player, but is still a great supporter of the gam e. Mr. Sanders stated that he would certainly take another team to the States in the latter part of August, and expressed the hope that the E nglish cricketers would make as good a showing as the last two visiting teams from England, which also came under Mr. Sanders’ leadership. The English players expect to leave either on August 6 or 13 on one of the W hite Star steamers. Their first game will probaoly, as usual, be played on the grounds of the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club, at Livingston, Staten Island. The Staten Island Club will have an excellent team in the field this year, and they expect to play many first-class matches during the season. George Lane, perhaps at present the best bowler in America, has been re-engaged. Mr. Sidney Barton, the graceful batsman and good all­ round player, also remains with the club, and it is expected that Mr. J. H . Lambkin will again devote his spare time to cricket-playing under the banner of the Staten Island Club. There are, of course, a large number of good cricketers to be found in the different N ew York and Brooklyn Clubs, and it is expected that the representative N ew York team which will face the visiting eleven will be strong enough to give the Englishm en a good fight. H ow the New Y ork team w ill be com posed is naturally still a m atter of uncertainty. The Metropolitan District Cricket League will probably advance the claim that they are the representative body of cricketers of N ew York and vicinity, and that an All New York v. English Gentlemen match should be played under their own management. On the other hand, they could not very well leave the claims of the Staten Island, Amateur League, Berkeley Athletic, and Brooklyn Clubs entirely out of considera­ tion, if the team put up against the visitors should be truly representative of the metropolis. HUNDREDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL MATCHES. Mr. John Stirling, the H on. Sec. and Treasurer of the Peterborough Club, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, has been good enough to send th e. following additions to our list o f scores of a hundred in Inter- School matches. W e are glad to learn that cricket is flourishing in the Far W est. Y e a r . B atsm an . M atc h . S c o r e . 1864. E .W .M . Lloyd. Rugby v. Marlboro’. 139* 1865. B. Williams. Marlboro’ v.Chelten- ham. 139 1866. Do. Do. 109* 1866. F. Baker. C h e lte n h a m v. Marlboro’............. 104 1868. F. Tobin. Rugby v. Marl­ boro’ . 109 1871. R. T. Richardson. Marlboro’ v. Ciren­ cester R.A.C. 129* 1871. H. de S. Browne. C h e lte n h a m v. Cirencester R.A.C. lfO 1873. E.M . Salmon. Bury v. Ipswich. 143 1873. F. Taylor. Clifton v. Sherborne. 133 i«74 I E. Alsopp. Chelten’mv. Clifton. 107 I E. de S. Brown. Do. 102 1874. A. H. Heath. Clifton v. Sherborne. 120* 1874. H. M. Merriman. Sherborne v.Rossall. 105* 1875. A. G. Andrews. Malvern v. Shrews­ bury. 103 1876. T. S. Collins. Arriin^ey v. Hurst- pierpoint. 110 S cotch S chools . 1868. H.G. Wedderburn. Glenalmond v. Loretto. 108 1869. Do. Glenalmond v.Mer- chiston. 100 1874. L. Miller. Fettes v.Merchiston. 150 Errors! in C r ic k e t List.—R. E. Bush’s score of 111, and W . Fairbanks’ of 129*, should both be Clifton v. Sherborne instead of v. Cheltenham. *Not out. In addition to these, writes Mr. Stirling, J. F . Carruthers and L . Miller, both Fettes College boys, made two or three centuries for their school against other Scotch schools about 1873-4, but I have no authentic record of them. Perhaps some other correspondent can furnish them . C r ic k e t is read here with great interest. The club of this town is one of the few in Canada em ploying a professional, and there is every prospect of a good season before us. A MARYLEBONE CLUB FOR AMERICA. The Philadelphia Ledger says that at a meeting of cricketers in that city it was pro­ posed to perfect a new cricketing organization to be known as the A ll Philadelphia Cricket Club, its object being to foster the game all over the country. A ny m ember of any of the local clubs will be eligible to membership. The management will be in the hands of a board of directors, who will expend the funds received by the club from the dues of the m em ­ bers, in whatever way they m ay deem to be for the best interests of the game. Teams will be organised from the membership of the club, and sent out on m issionary tours to cities where the game is now drooping through lack of visits from clubs from other cities. This is notably the case in Pittsburg, Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore and a number of N ew England towns. It is proposed that the A ll Phila­ delphia club shall rem edy this, and also meet in Philadelphia visiting teams from other cities whenever the local clubs do not feel like defraying the expense o f entertaining the visitors. As the A ll Philadelphia club will neither need nor have grounds, professional players or implements, it will be free from the heavy drains upon the club treasury caused by these sources. A t any tim e that the directors see fit the funds of the club will be used for other cricketing purposes, in addition to those above enumerated, and it is hoped eventually that the organization m ay become to the United States what the Marylebone Club is to England. Am ong the other matters which will be considered at the meeting will be the plan of com bining in one body the various comm ittees now regulating the cup competitions and the management of inter­ national matches. The plan of comm encing matches on Friday afternoon, instead of early on Saturday m orning, will also be given care­ ful consideration, as well as any other matters that may be suggested. THE PHILADELPHIANS RECON­ STRUCT THE GAME. A m eeting of Philadelphian cricketers was held in Philadelphia on March 13th, with the above object. Mr. Daniel S. Newhall was Chairman, and Mr. Milton C. W ork Sec­ retary. A ll the local clubs were represented, the delegates in attendance being : German­ town—Daniel S. Newhall, Frederick Meade Bissell, E . Walter Clark, George S. Patterson, and W illiam Brockie, J u n .; M erion— John B. Thayer, Jun., Murray Rush, and George S. Philler; Philadelphia—Charles A . Potter, Allen Harris, and Charles T. C ow perthw ait; Belmont— J. Irvine Scott and M ilton C. W o rk ; Tioga—E. A. Gaskill and Oscar Hecher. So general was the interest taken in the meeting, that in addition to the delegates quite a number of prom inent local cricketers were present. The first business acted upon was a m otion by M r. Scott favouring some change in the manner of conducting local matches. The m otion was almost unani­ mously carried, Messrs. Brockie and Clark alone voting in the negative. Mr. Thayer then brought up the now famous plan that is generally coupled with his name, and stated his reasons for favouring it. This led to a general debate, Messrs. Thayer, Rush, Scott, W ork, Gaskill, Harris, and Cowperthwait all speak­ ing in favour of the plan, while Messrs. Patter­ son, Brockie, Clark and Bissell opposed it. Mr. Patterson wanted two innings, Mr. Brockie believed in letting well enough alone, Mr. Bissell favoured the average system, and Mr. Potter proposed a comprom ise measure, in which “ blocks of five ” were substituted for Mr. Thayer’s “ blocks of three.” For two hours the question was argued, but at the close of the debate every man seemed to retain the same views that he had held at its commencement. Mr. Thayer then offered the following resolution : “ Resolved, That it is the sense of the m ajority of those present at this m eeting that some change is necessary in the m ethod of playing cricket matches in Philadelphia, in order to produce more interest for players and spectators, and in order to do this, the m ost feasible plan is to adopt the system by which three m en shall be put on each side alternately. That side winning the game who shall, at the close of the day, have scored the greater number of runs, an equal number of men having batted on each side, and that the chairman of this m eeting be em powered to appoint a comm ittee of five to draft a set of rules to govern the play under this plan, said comm ittee to report to this m eeting one week from to-day.” The result of the vote on this resolution was as follows : Ayes, 8 ; nays, 3. C a pt . K e it h F a lc o n e r , one of the Charter­ house eleven of 1878, is Aide De Camp to the Governor of Cape Colony. 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