Cricket 1890

MAY 1, 1890. CRICKET A WEEKLY KECORD OE THE GAME, 87 men, as Davidson has joined Warwickshire. Still, Derby has Spofforth as her own, and his bowling will not improbably make a great ohange in the fortunes of Derby. Essex have got over their difficulties abou^ the ground; and if there ever were men who deserved backing, Mr. C. E. Green, Mr. Bux­ ton, and those who established a good county club and a ground home in the course of a very few years deserve it. Kent sustains a great loss owing to Lord Harris’s temporary exile in India; and still, as time passes very quickly, we may look for­ ward to seeing the ex-Governor of Bombay again at Lord’s in flannels. The season begins very early. Surrey and Hants break ground in county matches at the Oval on May 6th; the M.C.C. follow suit on May 8th, v. Kent, at Lord’s ; and the Austra­ lians will play their first match against Lord Sheffield’s Eleven in hi3 park on the same day; and then the ball will be rolling all over England. There is one lamentable fact about amateur cricket, which is the scarcity of good bowling. It is a curious thing, but forty or fifty years ago there were numbers of very first-rate amateur bowlers; and for one sufficient reason, that all England were not then thrown together] as one cricketing family as it is now ; and there being a great dearth of pro­ fessionals, unless amateur bowlers learnt to bowl, there wuuld have been no opportunities for cricket. Anyhow, now let us hope for a fine summer, plenty of good cricket, and don’t let us fret if the Australians win a large number of matches. I shall not be surprised if they do, for youth will be served, ana pro­ bably in that respect our cousins will have the best of the handicap. If the good news is true that Mr. W. E. Roller has recovered, and is “ fit ” for this year, it will make a great difference to Surrey, as he is one of the few amateur good “ head bowlers,” and a very good run-getter on a bad wicket as well as on a lawn. BLAOKHEATH CRICKET v . BLACK­ HEATH FOOTBALL CLUB. Rain brought this match, the opening fixture of the season at the Rectory Field, Blackheath, to a premature close on Saturday afternoon. The Footballers having won the toss went in first, and mainly through the good play of the Middlesex amateur, A. E. Stoddart, had scored 100 for four wickets, when heavy rain stopped play, as it proved, for the day. B l a c k h e a t h F.C. A. 8. Johnston, c F. S. Ireland, b R. B. Stewart .................23 L. Stokes, c and b Horner ................. 0 R. D. Budworth, c and b Daffen..........19 A. E. Stoddart, not out ........................47 G. C. Hubbard, b F. S. Ireland ................. 2 A. Robinson, not out 8 B ........................ 1 Total ...100 G. L. Jeffery, E. W. Senior, A. Napier, G. A. Jacob, and W. P. Carpmael did not bat. Blackheath C.C. did not bat. B p l e n d id P ortraits of D r . W. G. G r a c e , M r . W . W . R e a d (the Surrey amateur), and Mr. A . N. H o r n b y (the Lancashire Captain), Price 6d. each. Size 9in. by 6in. Also fac simile of Signatures. Sent securely packed on receipt of Seven Stamps. The Three for Is., post free. Wright and Co., 41, St. Andrew’s H ill, Doctors Commons, E.C. Special photograph o f G. G. Heame, carte size, 3d., cabinet, 6d. C r ic k e t e r s .— B e st < c c e ^ G oods b e a r th is M a r k .— Advt. SURREY COUNTY CLUB. F ix t u r e s f o r 1690. May 3—Bickley, Surrey C. & G. v. Bickley Park. May 5a—Oval, Surrey v. Hampshire. May 8—Oval, Annual General Meeting. May 8—Oval, Surrey C. & G. v. Crystal Palace. May 9—Oval, Surrey Colts v. Honor Oak. May 10—Blackheath, Surrey 0. & G. v. B.'ackheath Club. May J2a—Oval, Surrey v. Leicestershire. May 15a—Oval, Surrey v. Essex. May 19—Oval, Surrey Colts v. Clapham Wanderers. May 20—Mitcham, Surrey C. & G. v. Buitcham. May 21—Battersea, Surrey C. & G. v. Battersea Club. May 2i—Oval. Surrey C. & G. v. Grange Institute. May 22a—Oval, Surrey v. Australians. May 23—Coulsdon, Surrey C. & G. v. Cane Hill Asylum May 26a—Nottingham, Surrey v. Notts. May 26—Oval, Surrey C. & G. v. Guy’s Hospital. May 27—Oval, Surrey C. & G. v. London Garrison N.C.O. May S8-Mitcham, Surrey Colts v. Mitcham. May 28—Dulwich, Surrey C. & G. v. Dulwich College. May 29a—Oval, Surrey v. Gloucestershire. May 29—Townley Park, Surrey C. & G. v. Townley Park. June 2a—Derby, Surrey v. Derbyshire. June 5a—Leicester, Surrey v. Leicestershire. June 9a—Manchester, Surrey v. Lancashire. June 10—Epsom, Surrey C. & G. v. Epsom College. June 12a—Oval. Surrey v. Cambridge University. June 14—Hackbridge, Surrey C. &G. v. Hackbridge House. June 16a—Oval, South of England v. Australians. June 18—Charterhouse, Surrey C. &G. v. Merchant Taylors’ School. June 19—Oval, Surrey C. & G. v. Thespians. June 21—Reigate, Gentlemen of Surrey v. Reigate. June 21—Wimbledon, Surrey C. & G. v. Wimble­ don Club. June 23a—Bristol, Surrey v. Gloucestershire. June 23—Richmond, Surrey C. & G. v. Richmond Town. June 24—Addiscombe,Surrey C. & G. v. Addis­ combe. June 26a—Oval, Surrey v. Middlesex. June 26—Carshalton, Surrey C. & G. v. Carshalton. June 30a—Sheffield, Surrey v. Yorkshire. July 2—Norwood, Surrey 0. & G. v. Norwood. July 3a—Oval, Gentlemen v. Players. July 9—Honor Oak, Surrey C. & G. v. Honor Oak. July 10a—Brighton, Surrey v. Sussex. July 12—Oval, Warehousemen’s Charity Match. July 14a—Oval, Surrey (2nd XI.) v. Hertfordshire. July 15—Dulwich, Surrey C. & G. v. Dulwich Club. July 16-Oval, Surrey C. & G. v. Clapham Wan­ derers July 16b—Streatham, Surrey C. & G. v. Streatham Club. July 17a—Oval, Surrey v. Australians. July 23—Oval, Surrey C. & G. v. London and Suburban Association. July 24—Denmark Hill, Surrey C. & G. v. Brixton Wanderers. July 24a—Oval, Surrey v. Derbyshire. July 28a—Oyal, Surrey v. Sussex. July 28—Moulsey, Surrey C. &G. v. East Moulsey. July 30-Croydon, Surrey C. & G. v. Croydon Club. August 4a—Oval, Surrey v. Notts. August 7a—Canterbury, Surrey v. Kent. August 7—Oval, Surrey C. & G. v. Metropolitan Police. August 8 - Oval, Surrey C. & G. v. Northants. August 11a—Oval, England v. Australia. August 13—Farnham, Surrey (2nd XI.) v. XV. of Farnham and District. August 14a—Lord’s, Surrey v. Middlesex. August 18a—Oval, Surrey v. Lancashire. August 21a—Oval, Surrey v. Yorkshire. August 25a—Southampton, Surrey v. Hampshire. August 256—Oval, Surrey C. & G. v. Glamorgan­ shire. August 27—Dorking, Surrey (2nd XI.) v. XV. of Dorking and District. August 28a—Oval, Surrey v. Kent. September la—Leyton, Surrey v. Essex. September 12—Northampton, Surrey C. & G. v. Northants. a Three-day Matches?. b Two-day Matches. P e n n y P o r tr a it s an d B io g r a ph ic a l S k e tc h e s of the following: Dr. W. G. Grace, Robert Abel, Mr. J, Shuter, Mr. W. W. Read, M. Read, Lohmann, H. Wood, Beaumont, Bowley, G. G. Hearne, A. Hearne, J. Hide, A. Shrewsbury, H. Jupp, Mr. G. Rowland Hill, Mr. A. M. Walters, Mr. A. E. Stoddart, and Mr. P . M. Walters. Post free l|d., the complete set, 1/-,— C r ic k e t P r e s s , 41, St. Andrew’s Hill, Doctors’ Commons, E.C. MR. C. J. M. FOX'S XI. v. MR. F. A. BISHOP’S XI. With the laudable intention of assisting the Essex County C.C. to release itself of its dif­ ficulties, the committee of the Clapton C.C. had generously granted the use of their ground on Saturday last to assist the fund. It was originally intended to have played Gentlemen of South v. Players of the South, but the match had to be altered, and it was played eventually under the above title. The Twenty-two included Lohmann, Wood, Read, and Bowley of Surrey, Burton of Middlesex, Mr. Fox of Kent, in addition to several of the best known members of the Essex Club, and under favourable conditions some excellent all-round cricket might have been expected. As it was, the weather was thick with occa­ sional rain, and the day was in fact anything but calculated to attract spectators. Still those who were present witnessed some fairly good all-round form. Mr. Fox’s side, who went in first, made a very creditable score of 166, to which the captain was the chief contributor with 54 not out. Altogether it was an excellent innings with only one chance at the wicket, soon after he went in. Mr. Bishop’s Eleven had a very short time left for batting, and Maurice Read made best use of the half-hour remaining, hitting with his usual freedom for 24 not out. C. J. M . Fox’s E l e v e n . Lohmann, b Mead... 3 E. C. Palmer, b Bow­ ley ........................ 2 J. Bastow, b Bowley 13 Wood, st Littlewood, b B urton.................26 S. Asser, c Bowley, b Burton .................52 C. J. M. Fox, not out 54 H. Boyton, b Burton J. W. M‘Ewen, st L i t t l e w o o d , b Burton ................. Russell, run out J.E.Sansum.bBurton B 1,1b 4 .......... Total ...166 F. A. B ish o p ’ s E le v e n . Read (not out) 24, Burns, b Sansum, 9, Little- wood (not out) 4 ; b, 4.—Total, 41. Mr. F. A. Bishop, Bowley, Burton, Mead, Abel, and Freeman did not bat. BOWLING ANALYSIS. C. J. M. F ox’s XI. B. M. R. W. Bowley ... 80 3 36 2 M ead...........100 4 49 1 Burton ...106 3 41 5 Burns Bishop . Read . B. M. R. W. 35 1 8 30 2 18 20 1 8 F. A. B is h o p ’ s XI. B. M. R. W . I B. M. R. W. Sansum ... 351 18 1 LohmannlO 07 0 Russell ... 201 12 0 I CHURCH INSTITUTE BELLEVUE CLUB. F ix t u r e s f o r 1890. April 26—Raynes Park, v. Boundary May 3—Bonner’s Field, v. Belmont May 10-Bonner’s Field, v. St. Mark’s, Kennington May 17—Bonner’s Field (Heathfield Pitch), v. Heathfield May 24-Bonner’s Field, v. Lansdowne May 26—Bushey Park, v. St. John’s, Hampton Wick May 31—Beckenham, v. White Rose June 7—Kennington Oval, v.St.Mark’s,Kennington June 14—Balham, v. Wilton June 21—Bonner’s Field, v. Heathfield June 28—Balham, v. Lansdowne July 5 -U pper Tooting, v. Church Institute (Bal­ ham Branch) July 12—Bonner’s Field, v. Church Institute (Bal­ ham Branch) July 19—Raynes Park, v. Boundary July 26—Croydon, v. East Croydon Aug. 2—Bonner's Field, v. Belmont Aug. 9—Beckenham, v. White Rose Aug. 16—Bonner’s Field, v. East Croydon Aug. 23—Upper Tooting, Church Institute Upper Tooting XI. v. Bellevue XV. Aug. 30—North Kensington, v. Lancaster Sept. 6—Upper Tooting, v. Victoria Sept. 13—Bonner’s Field, v. Victoria Sept. 20—Balham, v. Wilton