Cricket 1890

MAY 1, 1890. CRICKET: A WEEKLY EECORD OF THE GAME. 85 SURREY COUNTY CLUB. The following is the Annual Report just issued by the Committee to be pre­ sented to the members of the Club at the general meeting at the Oval, on Thursday next. T he Comm ittee have great satisfaction in being able to report that the reputation of Surrey as a Cricketing County was creditably sustained by the proformances of the eleven last summer. Though the general form hardly reached the exceptionally high standard of 1888, yet the record was one of which the members have good reason to be proud. Defeats were ex­ perienced early in the season in the out matches at the hands of Lancashire and Notts, but the only reverse subsequently in the more important engagements was in the return with Lancashire. Indeed, this was the only match in which the County eleven were beaten at the Oval. The brilliant success over Notts in August was the first occasion on which that County was defeated after a continuous series of remarkable victories. Of fourteen first-class matohes, ten were w on, one drawn, and three lost, an average w hich was not surpassed by that of any of the leading Counties. Altogether twenty-five fixtures were undertaken, and in twenty of these the eleven were successful. In appreciation of the excellent all-round cricket snown by the eleven, the Committee felt that they would be acting in accordance w ith the wishes of the members .in recognising in some special manner the valuable services rendered b /'th e professional members of the team. In pursuance of the announcement made at the last m eeting, and acting on the general wish then expressed, the Committee erected a suitable memorial over the grave of the late H enry Jupp, with an appropriate inscription comm em orating his long services to the Club. A sum was also granted to the members of his fam ily, part of which was expended to start his only son in business. In the interests of County cricket, the Com ­ m ittee have also voted a donation of one hundred pounds to the fund for clearing off the liabilities of the E ssex Club. The balance to the credit of the Club has been dim inished by the largo expenditure for the new luncheon-room , new entrance-gates, and other additional accomm odation for the members and general public. Nearly four hundred new Members were elected during the year. A t present the Club numbers over 2,900 Members. In anticipation of the visit of another Aus­ tralian team, arrangements were made last D ecem ber for the Australian cricketers to visit the Oval four times, twice to meet Surrey, once the South, and once a representative eleven of England. H om e and home matches have also been fixed with Derbyshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, M iddlesex, Notts, Sussex and Yorkshire. One m atch will, as usual, be played with C am ­ bridge U niversity, and there will also be the annual fixture between Gentlemen and Players, both at the Oval. A ll the old members of the eleven w ill be available for the com ing season. Last year showed that there were several promising young players, amateur as well as professional. Every opportunity will be taken to provide them suitable practice in matches and other ways. Under the provisions of Rule X III. the Comm ittee will announce at the Annual General M eeting that the privilege of Mem­ bers introducing a friend into the Pavilion w ill be suspended in the match between Gentlemen and Players, and in the four Aus­ tralian matches. The follow ing Members of the Committee retire by rotation:— J. S. Balfour, M .P ., J. Burrup, R . Roberts, "VV. E. Roller, J. Shuter, W . W . Thom son, T . W interflood, 'F . A ld­ ridge. All offer themselves for re-election with the exception of Mr. Aldridge. Colonel A . H . Bircham , of 32, Carlyle Square, S.W ., has been duly nom inated to serve on the Comm ittee. The Annual General M eeting for the elec­ tion of officers and the transaction of other business will be held at the Oval on Thurs­ day, May 8th, at 5 p.m. A Special General Meeting will be held at 4.30 p.m . to consider the follow ing recom ­ mendation of the Committee :— “ That in future the entrance fee for Members shall be tw o guineas, and that the number of Members shall not exceed 3,250.” A M e m b e r ’ s T ic k e t w il l be se n t on P a y ­ m e n t op S u b s c r ip t io n . ST A T EM EN T OF ACCOUNTS FROM A p r i l 1 st , 1889, TO M A R CH 31 s t , 1890. R E C E IP T S. £ s. d. 7,213 4 9 £ S. d. To Balance 1888-89 .......... ... Subscriptions— Honorary Members.......... 2,600 10 0 Playing do.................. 298 0 0 Entrance F e e s ................. 453 3 0 Arrears ............................... 27 1 0 Subscriptions in Advance 64 16 0 MATCH RECEIPTS. 2nd XI., C. & G. and Colts’ * Matches ........................ 97 17 6 Hampshire........................ 35 14 0 Cambridge University ... 110 1 0 Oxford University .......... 142 0 0 Middlesex ........................ 173 15 6 Essex ............................... 45 6 6 Gentlemen v. Players ... 758 17 0 Leicestershire................. 92 6 6 Nottinghamshire .......... 1,244 19 0 Gloucestershire .......... 257 15 6 Derbyshire........................ 60 19 6 Lancashire........................ 317 9 6 Yorkshire ........................ S'38 8 6 Kent ............................... 116 16 6 Sussex............................... 165 3 6 Gentlemen of Philadel­ phia ............................... 64 8 0 North v. South................ 68 6 0 Receipts from Football... 2,535 5 9 Receipts from Stands (Cricket)...................... 776 18 6 Receipts from Stands (Football)........................ 676 17 4 RENT ACCOUNT. From Tavern ................. 200 0 0 One and All Club .......... 23 0 0 Bicycling ........................ 50 0 0 South London Harriers 40 0 0 South of London L.V.C. 25 0 0 Printers ........................ 40 0 0 ■3,443 12 0 7,979 5 7 Interest on Deposit and Investments............................... P A YM E N T S . MATCH EXPENSES. 2nd XI., C. & G., and Colts’ Matches .......... 790 9 6 Hampshire........................ 151 9 11 Cambiidge University ... 116 4 0 Oxford University.......... 143 6 9 Middlesex ........................ 132 1 0 Essex ............................... 331 8 0 Gentlemen v. Players ... 174 4 0 Leicestershire................. ICO 16 6 Nottinghamshire .......... 242 13 8 Gloucestershire .......... 148 17 6 Derbyshire......................... 153 11 9 Lancashire......................... 146 16 6 Yorkshire ........................ 172 0 2 Kent ............................... 185 9 6 Sussex............................... 159 4 6 Gentlemen of Philadel­ phia ............................... 14 17 0 North v. South................. 128 6 0 Duke & Sons (Balls), etc. 41 0 10 H. & G. Simonds a/c (luncheons) ................. 150 12 11 Expenses of Football ... 189 5 9 Sundry Football Clubs (share of Gate) .......... 117 2 8 Corinthians Club .......... 433 1 3 Football Assn. 1888-89 ... 728 19 10 L. F. A. 1888-89 ................. 262 3 3 Ldn. Charity Fd. 1888-89 81 8 8 London Football Assn. 67 12 8 Football Assn. 1889-90 ... 734 15 6 Sundries ........................ 23 6 383 0 0 . 186 18 5 RENT ACCOUNT. Rent of Ground................. 97 10 0 Insurance ........................ 14 11 0 T ith e s ............................... 5 10 2 Rates and Taxes .......... 223 11 3 Bicycle Expenses .......... 6 5 0 Premium for Insurance on L iv e s ........................ 24 12 1 ------- 370 19 6 GENERAL EXPENSES. Secretary’s Salary .. ... 400 0 0 Ass. Sec. £150 (Sea. Tic.) £27:16:6 ................. ... 177 16 6 Piinting, Stationery and Postage ........................ 162 17 11 Accountant’s Fee, Keep­ ing Books ................. 70 0 0 GRANTS AND DONATIONS. -5.924 0 Mr. W. W. Read ... 100 0 0 W.Caffyn,£36;Pooley, £4 ........................ 40 0 0 Pilling’a benefit, £5:5; Mrs. Heath £9 ........................ 14 5 0 Apted, £21; Bannis­ ter, £10:10 .......... 31 10 0 Jupp’s funeral, &c., expenses .......... 32 18 0 Jupp’s family, £100; Kennington Soup Kitchen, £5 : 5 ... 105 5 0 Cricketers Fund (Gentn. of Phila­ delphia Match) ... 64 8 0 Lohmann................. 50 0 0 Other professional Players ................. 160 0 0 Sundries ................. ... 0 0 —1,427 6 5 GROUND EXPENSES. Bowlers ........................ Apted’s W ages.......... #... Ground and Pavilion Wages ........................ Loam, Turf, &c., .......... Repairs, &c....................... Horse and Pony Hire and F eed ............................... Coals, Gas and Water ... Washing £45 0s. 4d. ... Seeds £26 14s. 8d............. Mowing Machine and Repairs ........................ Shrubs, &c.. £2) 13s. 3d. Linen &c., £12 3s. Id. .. Turnstiles, £47 0s. lid. Page & Co., £11 5s........... Gravel, £17 12s. ; Seats, £66 0s. 3d................. ... Hobman and Co., Paving Sundries ........................ 1,030 18 4 143 0 0 1,013 4 11 163 0 9 139 4 6 17 5 154 14 71 15 0 15 11 6 J- 32 16 4 } 58 5 11 83 12 3 259 0 7 51 0 0 BUILDINGS. Builder, £2,036 2s. 2d.; Architect, £122 8s. lOd. PETTY CASH, including Postages, Telegrams, Stationery, & all Sums under £ 1 ........................ BALANCE. India per Cent. Stock In Bank ........................ 3,203 1 2,158 11 12 6 0 11 — 6,030 0 11 £19.206 0 9 T h e A u str alia n T eam v . M r . W . H L a v e r to n .’ s E l e v e n . —The team to meet the Australians at W estbury, W iltshire, on the 15th inst., is finally constituted as u n d er:— Messrs.W .G . Grace, E .M . Grace, K .J.K ey,O .G . Radcliffe, J. Cranston, J. A. Bush, and J. E ccles, with Lohm ann, Briggs, Peel, and Mold. 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