Cricket 1890

NOV. 27, 1890, CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. 4 5 7 against^ Chiswick Park, where he took three wickets with successive balls, there­ by gaining the distinction of the hat trick. M e . B h ed w ar did not join the second team, but came over subsequently to England with the object of studying photography. Though he has only had a little over a year to master the various branches of the science, he has still in this short time asserted his right to be regarded as one of the best exponents of the photographic art. At the recent exhibi­ tion of the Photographic Society, held in Pall Mall, he was one of the Twelve Medallists, and his series of six pictures, illustrative of the Indian Season known as the Feast of Roses, occupied the place of honour in the collec­ tion. He also won the Silver Challenge Cup given by the Editor of Photography with an artistic illustration of the poetic fancy “ There’s nothing half so sweet in life as Love’s Young Dream.” Mr. Bhedwar’s successes will, I am sure, be heard of with gratification by all C ric k e t readers here as well as in India. In referring to the exhibits of the Photographic Society of Great Britain, the Daily Graphic gives the palm to what it describes as Mr. Bhedwar's classically statuesque studies, as the most original series in the exhibi­ tion. “ They are graceful in grouping, pretty in idea, and deserve fully the medal awarded to them,” adds the Graphic. E ven in Darkest Africa the word cricket is regarded as a charm of sufficient potency to enlist the practical sympathies of the benevolent where other appeals may fail. The Chronicle and Gazette of Uitenhage, a township o f Cape Colony, about twenty miles up country from Cape Colony, at least has discovered a new and ingenious plan for securing the needful under the shadow of the name of cricket. But, as the Gazette deserves all the credit of a good story, it should be allowed to tell it in its own way. H ow t o fo r m a C r ic k e t C lub . — A corres­ pondent complains that he is repeatedly being pestered by lads to put down his name as a subscriber to various lists to assist in buying bats and balls for the purpose o{ form ing cricket clubs, m any of which have no exist­ ence further than in the minds of the collectors. H e sends us a copy of the latest list by means of which some Native young­ sters were trying to raise the wind :— Uitenhage Septr 1890 this is a collection first for the never give in cricket club and sir will you please be so kind as to help us please are requested to give something towards it PC Captien S ome time ago, I had occasion to notice the exceptionally successful batting uf R. F. A. Orr for the cricket club attached to the New Oriental Bank. The two leading batting averages this year for the N. O. B. are so much out of the common as to be worthy of the distinction of conspicuous mention in “ Gossip.” Times Inns, not out. Runs. Aver. B. F. A. Orr ".......... 9 ... 4 ... 600 ... J00 J. A. Macdonald ... 9 ... 4 ... 813 ... 62.6 The latter is also well-known in con­ nection with the Dulwich C.C. In the mover of the address to the Queen’s Speech in the House of Commons, C ricket readers will recognise a thoroughly good all-round sportsman. Lieut.-Col. Kenyon Slaney’s record as a cricketer, as well as a football player, was alike distinguished. He did good service on tbe cricket-field for the Household Brigade as well as for I Zingari, and fre­ quently assisted the Marylebone Club with success. In the field he was always sure, and at cover-point in particular very smart. At Association football, too, he gained the highest honours. He was very much above the average of the forward players of his time, and if I remember rightly, was very conspicuous for England against Scotland in one of the Inter-colonial matches some seven­ teen years ago. T he death of Mr. H. Ogle Moore has deprived the cricket press of one of its best known and most popular repre­ sentatives. An Irishman, unless I am mistaken, by birth, and educated in Dublin, he had all the best traits of the Irish character, and there could not be a more genial companion or a truer friend as I can vouch of my own personal know­ ledge. A good amateur runner, he first became connected with the press as Athletic Editor of the Field newspaper, and subsequently on the retirement of Mr. Charles Box was elected to take charge of the cricket department of that journal. In that capacity he had acted for several years, and few men were better known on cricket grounds or more deservedly respected by all classes of cricketers. Well-known as he was to most C ricket readers, they will mourn Ogle Moore’s loss as I do, as that of an old and trusty friend. He died on Nov. 10, in his fortieth year. T he announcement that the Lord Chancellor has appointed Mr. W. O. Hewlett a chief clerk in the Chancery Division, in the place of Mr. Mellor deceased, will be received with satis­ faction by many C ric k e t readers outside the circle of Old Harrovians, to whom as an old athlete he is best known. Mr. Hewlett, unless I am mistaken, was in the Harrow Cricket Eleven some 20 years ago or more, and has been a keen supporter of the game all his life. He was also an excellent football player in his day, and did good service for the Wanderers as well as the Harrow Chequers for some years after he left school. The post to which he has just been appointed carries with it an annual salary of twelve hundred pounds. C ricket in India will in a few weeks receive an important acquisition in the person of Prince Christian Victor, who is now on his way to that country. He is, as everyone knows, attached to the First Battalion of the King’s Royal Rifles, who received a most enthusiastic reception on their departure from .Aldershot on Tuesday, for service in the East. There is not a keener follower of the game than the young cricketer Prince and everyone will wish him a hearty God speed. This loss to English cricket will be the gain of our national pas­ time in India, and he is sure to make the best use of the opportunities he will have of indulging his taste for sport of every kind. T he news of “ Monty ” Bowden’s death has caused sincere regret, and far outside the limits of the County with which he was associated. Educated at Dulwich College, he secured a place in the Surrey eleven in August, 1883, when he was not yet eighteen years of age. As a boy, his batting was full of confidence and freedom, and he also gave promise of developing into a really good wicket-keeper, promise which, it is needless to add, was fully maintained in the latter part of his career. Though for some time his batting hardly fulfilled the expectations of his first appearance in County Cricket, in 1888 he proved himself to be one o f the most dangerous batsmen of a strong side, and in fact his play was throughout that season brilliant for Surrey. A splen d id out field, for a time he gave up wicket-keeping, but in 1888 he re­ sumed his position behind the stumps, and with such ability that he was elected to “ keep ” for the Gentlemen against the Players both at Lord’s and the Oval. He was a member of Major Warton’s team which visited South Africa at the end of 1888, and his success as a wicket-keeper was very marked, so much so that even withWood in the eleven he officiated during a greater part of the tour. Remaining in Africa after the close of the tour, he was in business in Johannesburg until recently, when, it is reported, he joined the staff of the British South African Company. According to the South African papers, he died at Mashonaland on the 31st of last month, when he only wanted a day to complete his twenty-fifth year. A re cen t communication from Mr. E. H. Crowhurst, who visited England last season with the object of introducing to the Secretaries of the principal Clubs a project for sending over here next sum­ mer a team selected from All America, assures me that the preliminary negotia­ tions, with a view to the collection of a thoroughly representative combination, are progressing in every way satisfactorily. Mr. Crowhurst adds that he has al­ ready secured promises of co-operation which will enable him to make sure of a team able to do credit to American cricket. The Secretary of the Surrey County Club has been requested to arrange the fixtures, but, as far as I can learn, he has not so far received the requisite instructions to place him in a position to formulate a programme. As the meeting of Secre­ taries for the arrangement of the cards of NEXT ISSUE, DECEMBER 27.