Cricket 1890

APML17, l&o. CRICKET:’ A WEEKLY RECORD 0E THE GAME. 69 LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY CLUB. The annual meeting of the Leicestershire Club was held at the Bell Hotel on the 2nd inst., Mr. C. Marriott (president) in the chair. The Hon. Secretary presented the annual report of the committee as follows :—“ The committee have to report that during the past season fourteen county matches were played— four were drawn and ten were lost ; three Club and Ground matches were played, one was won, one drawn, one lost. The committee believe that one of the main causes of the unsuccessful season through which the club passed has been that the county has on several occasions been unable to place the best county eleven in the field owing to illness and various other causes. The committee are pleased to state that the sum of £125 was realised by Rylott’s benefit match. A good programme of matches has been arranged for the ensuing season (although the visit of an Australian team to this country has prevented more of the first-class counties meeting the county this season). The matches arranged consist of home-and-home matches with Surrey, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire, Somer­ setshire, and Essex, and one match each with M.C.C. and Australians ; also home-and-home Club and Ground matches with Northampton­ shire Club and Ground. During the year the Leicestershire have erected a new pavilion at the ground. This has supplied a much-needed want, has been much appreciated by the members, and the committee believe has materially centributed to the large increase in members. The present number is 615, of whom 143 joined during last year. The com­ mittee, having guaranteed £45 per annum for three years towards the cost of the pavilion, trust that the members by subscribing to the fund will help them to fulfil their engagement. The committee have engaged Rylott (till he commences his engagement at Lord’s) and Tomlin as club professionals, and they will be available for practice, and to coach any young players brought to the committee’s notice. The retiring members of committee in accor­ dance with the rules are Colonel Bellairs, Messrs. H. T. Arnall-Thompson, F. J. Brett, J. A. Corah, and S. Willcox, who are eligible for re-relection. The committee congratulate the members upon the larger attendances, greater interest taken in the matches, and improved financial position of the club, and appeal to all supporters of cricket to assist them in increasing the club membership.” Mr. Loseby, in seconding the adoption of the report, said he thought the tone of the report might be much improved if a few facts were placed before them which did not appear upon it. (Hear, hear.) In the first place, in the match with Surrey he considered Leicester­ shire did wonders. Then the scoring of 313 runs against Yorkshire was a very remarkable performance. On another occasion the club went in against a score of 268 in the fourth innings, and realised within sixteen of that number with cnly ten men. The match with Derbyshire was another instance in which they lost clearly through ill-luck. Mr. Parsons submitted the treasurer’s report, from which it appeared that at the end of the last financial year there was an adverse balance of £138 12s. 6d., while in the present balance-sheet there was a balance of £7 15s. 3d. in favour of the club. This meant that they had received during the year £146 5s. 6d. over the amount of expenses. In addition to this a sum of £46 3s. 6d. had been raised towards the new pavilion fund. Their present satis­ factory position was due in the first place to the reduction of expenses ; last year the expenditure amounted to £1,040, as compared with £813 this year. On the receiptside there was a decrease of £94 in the gate money, but this was owing to the fact that in the previous year they had an Australian match, at which £149 was taken. The subscriptions had increased from £420 to £551, and it was to this in a great measure that the club owed its present financial strength. Since 1887 the subscriptions had more than doubled in amount. A certain amount of economy had also been practised by the committee, although they had always placed the best team obtainable in the field without regard to cost. As to the financial future of the club, the treasurer thought that last year was the turning point with them, and that their long season of adversity and indebtedness had now given place to a season of prosperity. Both reports were adopted. The election of officers for the ensuing year was then proceeded with as follows :—Presi­ dent, Mr. C. Marriott (re-elected) ; vice-presi­ dents, Messrs. J. H. Cooper and C. E. de Trafford; hon. secretary, Mr. T. Burdett; hon. treasurer, Mr. J. Parsons ; members of committee, Messrs. Corah, Cartwright, Lorrimer, and A. Thompson; auditors, Messrs. Hincks and Barradale. MELROSE v. GRANVILLE. Played at Forest Gate on April 7. M e lr o se . First Innings. W. R. Bearcroft, b Ham­ mond ............................... 2 E. Dawe, b Cole................. 0 H. Clifford, b Hammond... 5 G. Rothel, b Hammond ... 1 L. Parkin, b J. Davis ... 1 R. Wells, b Cole................. 5 E. J. Plaster, b J. Davis ... 5 G. Hibbs, not out ..........16 A. M. Messenger, c Lud- brook, b Hammond ... 3 H. Andrews, b J. Davis ... 0 W. C. Hutchison, b J. D a vis............................... 1 T. Airey, b J. D avis.......... 2 R. Plaster, c Hammond, b C ole.............................. 2 E xtras........................21 Second Innings. run out .......... 3 c Mann, b Ham­ mond .......... 0 b J. D avis.......... 5 b Scrace .......... 2 b Scrace .......... 7 b Scrace .......... 5 c and b Scrace... 33 not out ..........16 b Scrace ... b Hammond b J. Davis . b J. Davis . b Hammond ... 1 Extras..........19 Total .................61 G r a n v il l e . Total ... 72 First Innings. Second Innings. J. Ludbrook, b Wells ... 0 c E. Plaster, b Parkin ......... 0 R. H. Cole, b W ells.......... 0 b Welts ....... 1 F. Hammond, run out ... 0 b Parkin ....... 0 F. Davis, c Hutchison, b W e lls ............................... 3 c A i r e y , b Parkin ......... 1 W. Pratt, b P arkin.......... 3 c Parkin, b Wells ......... 0 L. W. Scrace, b Wells ... 3 c and b Parkin 7 J. Davis, b Parkin .......... 0 c Rothel, b Wells ......... 2 E. Davis, c Hutchison, b B earcroft........................ 1 c E. Plaster, b W eis ......... 0 R. Munn, not out .......... 4handled the ball b Parkin......... 1 L. Ridings, run o u t .......... 0 b Parkin ....... 0 H. Mann, b Parkin .......... 0 b Wells ....... 4 F. Fennell, c Kothel, b Parkin ........................ 0 c Rothel, b Parkin ......... 4 C. Kingham, c and b E. Plaster ........................ 4 not out ....... 1 E xtras........................ 4 Extras.......... 3 T o ta l.................22 Total J am es L il l y w h it e ’ s A nn u al for 1890.— This cricket record, now in its eighteenth year, has just been published. In addition to Articles on the Cricket of 1889 by Incog, on Public School Teams by the Rev. A. F. E. Forman, and a Sketch of the Tour of Major Warton’s team in South Africa, there are the usual exhaustive statistics of the past season, cricket notes on the County and principal matches, Results and Averages of the Public Schools with notes on the various elevens, and a host of information of interest alike to Clubs and Cricketers. The photograph is a group of female cricketers who are, it is stated, to star through the Country during the coming summer. C ricketers .—B est G oods bear this M ark ,— A dvt. CRYSTAL PALACE CLUB. F ix t u r e s f o r 1890. April 26—Crystal Palace, Married v. Single. May 3—Crystal Palace, v. Granville. May 3 —Blacoheath, v. Blackheath. May 8—Oval, v. Surrey Club and Ground. May 10—Crystal Palace, v. Bickley Park. May 10—Bickley Park, v. Bickley Paak. May 15—Crystal Palace, v. St. Thomas’ Hospital. May 17—Crystal Palace, v. Hornsey. May 17—Beddington, v. Befidington. May 22—Crystal Palace, v. St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. May 24—Crystal Palace, v. Guy’s Hospital. May 26—Catford Bridge, v. Private Banks. May 24—Canterbury, v. St. Lawrence. May ^6—Hythe, v. Hythe. May 27—Shorncliffe, v. The Camp. May 31—Crystal Palace, v. Will-o’-the-Wisps. May 31—Lee, v. Granville. June 3—Purley, v. Cano Hill Asylum. June 5—Crystal Palace, v. Richmond. June 7—Crystal Palace, v. Streatham. June 7—Bromley, v. Bromley. June 10—Esher, v. Esher. June 14—Crystal Palace, v. Beckenham. June 14—Dulwich, v. Dulwich. June 18,19—Crystal Palace, v. Incogniti. June 21—Crystal Palace, v. Hampstead. June 21—Addiscombe, v. Addiscombe. June 26—Crystal Palace, v.Neer-do-weels. June 28—Crystal Palace, v. Blackheath. June 28—Ewell, v. Ewell. July 2—Richmond, v. Richmond. July 4—Crystal Palace, v. Oxford University Authentics. July 5—Crystal Palace, v. Esher. July 5—Plaistow, v. PMstow. July 10—Brighton, v Brighton College. July 12—Crystal Palace, v. Kensington Park. July 12—Maidenhead, v. The Philberds. Jnly 16—Chiswick, v. Chiswick Park. July 19—Crystal Palace, v. Gryphons. July 19—Streatham, v. Streatham. July 24—Hampstead, v. Hampstead. July 26—Crystal Palace, v. Clapham Wanderers. July 26—Carshalton, v. Carshalton. July 31—Crystal Palace, v. Charlton Park. August 2—Crystal Palace, v. Bickley Park. August 2—Bickley, v. Bickley Park. August 4—Beckenham, v. Beckenham. August 8—Crystal Palace, v. Uppingham School. August 9—Crystal Palace, v. Chiswick Park. August 16—Crystal Palace, v. Bromley. August 23—Crystal Palace, v Addiscombe. August 30—Crystal Palace, v. M. C. C. and Ground September 6—Crystal Palsce, v. Farningham. September 13—Crystal Palace, v. Oriental Bank. September 20—Crystal Palace, Club v. Tourists. August 18,19—Fareham, v. Fareham. August 20,21—Southampton, v. South Hants. August 22, 23—Portsmouth, v. United Services. August 25, 26—St. Leonards, v. South Saxons. August 27, 28—Saffrons, v. Eastbourne. August 29,30—Tunbridge, v. Tunbridge. UPPER CLAPTON CLUB. F ix t u r e s f o r 1890. May 3—Upper Clapton, Opsning Match. May 10—West Green, v. Tottenham. May 17—West Ham Park, v. Upton Park. May 21—East Acton, v. Pallingswick. May 24—Cheshunt, v. Cheshunt and District. May 26—Upper Clapton, v. Junior Middlesex. May 31—v\hite Hart Lane, v. Trafalgar. June 7—Hornsey, v. Hornsey. June l l —Upper Clapton, v. Pallingswick. June 14—Southgate, v. Southgate. June 21—Upper Clapton, v. Woodford Wells. June 21—Woodford, v. Woodford Wells (2nd XI.) June 25—Hendon, v. Hendon. June 28—Upper Clapton, v. Upton Park. July 5 -U pper Clapton, v. Tottenham. July 7—Upper Clapton, v. M.C.C. and Ground. July 8—Upper Clapton, v. Hornsey. July 9—Upper Clapton, v. Buckhurst Hill. July 10—Leyton, v. Gentlemen of Essex. Ju'y 12—Upper Clapton, v. Cheshunt and District July 19—Buckhurst Hill, v. Buckhurst Hill. July 19—Upp -r Clapton, v. Godolphin Old Eoys (2nd XI.) July 23—Upper Clapton, v. Hendon. July 26 Upper Clapton, v. Islington Albion. August 2—Upper Clapton, v. Hampstead Nonde­ scripts. August 4—Upper Clapton, v. Trafalgar. August 9—Alexandra Park, v. Islington Albion. August 16—Upper Clapton, v. Southgate. August 23—Woodford Wells, v. Woodford Wells. August 30—Upper Clapton, v. Anchorites.