Cricket 1890

MAT 1, 1890, CBICKET A WEEKLY UECOBD OP THE GAME, 98 THB F U T U R E OF CR ICK E T IN TORONTO. N ow that the spring weather m ay safely be said to have set in, the enthusiastic cricketer is looking forward with unbounded interest and satisfaction to the season of the bat and ball which w ill be in practical operation within the next few weeks. A few remarks in regard to the proposed doings of the cricketers during the com ing summer will no doubt be of interest. The m ost important organization in the city is, of course, the Toronto Club, and it is very satisfactory to be able to announce that the club’s fixture-list of 1890 will be greater and more extensive than in any previous year. The chief outing to be taken is the “ Ottawa tour,” which will com e off on May 24. Peterboro’ will be played en route to the capital, and with two such really good matches in view the applications should com e in freely for places on the eleven. The idea was some tim e ago brought forward that it would be well to visit Montreal before returning hom e, but in view of the apparent lack of interest which seems to prevail in the comm ercial metropolis of Canada in connection with the game, it was decided that it would be inadvisable to act upon the suggestion. It will be welcome intelligence to true lovers of the noble game to learn that the m ost beauti­ ful of all Canadian cricketing grounds, at the corner of B loor and St. George-streets, will, for another year at least, be the scene of operations for the Toronto C.C. The agreement between the'V arsity authorities and the club has not been actually drawn up, but this will be done within a reasonably short tim e. The chief event of the year, so far as the club is con­ cerned, will be the reception o f the ‘W innipeg and North W estern eleven, who, as stated in yesterday’s Em pire , propose to be in the city about July 1. The tour is already being com ­ mented upon, and as there seems little or no doubt of its being carried out successfully, they m ay rest assured that the welcome they will receive in Toronto w ill not be one whit behind that extended them in the other places they propose to visit. It was fondly anticipated last year that during the com ing summer the city would be invaded by an eleven from the M aiitim e p ro ­ vinces, but unfortunately the indications are that the idea is not likely to be acted upon. It is within the bounds of possibility that either Mr. W . A. Henry, of H alifax, or Mr. George W . Jones, of St. John, may get together a team com posed of Maritime province men, but nothing is known here about such an object being under contemplation, and Toronto cricketers will be reluctantly com ­ pelled to relinquish the opportunity of welcom ing their Maritime province friends, and endeavour to return in a small degree the unlimited hospitality which was showered on the representatives of the Toronto Club who visited St. John and H alifax last summer. There is a possibility of the city being favoured w ith a visit from an E nglish eleven, under the leadership of that well-known cricketer Mr. Sanders, but reports are very contradictory and m isleading in regard to the matter, and it is not really known whether the visit will be made or not. If it is, Mr. Sanders and his companions will be accorded a cordial reception in Toronto. Leigh has been re-engaged for another year. H e is a hard-working and painstaking man, and fills his position admirably. H ome and hom e matches w ill be played w ith H am ilton, B rampton, Guelph, Peterboro’, and possibly Kingston. F our half-day matches will be played with Rosedale, and the Saturday matches w ill be attended to in the usual manner. The Rosedale Club promises to have a great season. The Lacrosse grounds have again been secured, and the club’s fixture list has been enlarged a good deal when compared to last year’s engagements. A number of new men notably the Messrs. Martin, of Hamilton, have been secured, and the club w ill be able to put even better teams in the field than it did last year. The Rosedale Club ever since it started has been progressing steadily, and it now occupies a position second to no cricketing organization in the city. The E ast Toronto Club promises to be as active as ever during the com ing summer, and a very heavy fixture list has been prepared. Gooderham and W orts intend placing a representative eleven in the field, and have already booked several matches. The youngsters, who are better known as “ colts,” are increasing rapidly, and so great is the interest taken in the gam e by them that they have form ed a “ colts’ league.” A pleasing and at the same time capital match will be a contest between representatives of all the colts of Toronto and the Toronto Club, a fixture which will have the m erit of originality, and is likely to have the effect of Stirring up the youngsters to obtain a place on the Colts’ eleven that will be pitted against the prem ier Club of Ontario. Reports from Upper Canada College and Trinity College School, Port H ope, are of a very favourable character, although the form er have lost more valuable men than the latter. The great school match, it is safe to say, will be fought out this year w ith quite as m uch keenness as of yore. In the m iddle of July, during the week previous to the playing of the International match, a tour will be indulged in by the members of the Canadian I Zingari, who will make Philadelphia their head-quarters, and in all probability play no matches outside of that grsat cricketing centre. The prospects for a really first-class season in 1890 are undoubtedly good, and if the weather is at all favourable some heavy scor­ ing may be looked for. The International match takes place this year at Philadelphia, and will be played on or about July 13. The date has not yet been definitely decided upon, but it is sure to be about m id-July, as the United States managers have requested that it be played at that tim e. Every effort will be made to get the A ll Canada eleven into good trim for the great event, and although they are not in possession of the facilities enjoyed by their cousins across the line of learning the game by really good professional coaching they will make a bold bid for victory.—From the Toronto Em pire. STOICS v. TH AM E S D ITTON . Played at Thames D itton on April 26. T h a m e s D it t o s . W. T. Graburn, c Procter, b W. J. H aycraft................. 0 W. Milbourn, c Low, b W. J. Haycraft ... 60 G. Ayres, run out ... 13 W. Deane, c Vivian, b Higgs........................15 S. Lawless, b W. J. H aycraft................. 7 Total ....................134 W. A. Shears, b Cross 0 F. Crousher did not bat (innings declared finished), P. J. Arnall, 1 b w, b W . J. Haycraft ... 0 A. Morrison.c Wilks, b W. J. Haycraft 18 C. J. Grabham, not out ........................14 T. Webb, not out ... 3 Extras................. 4 S toics . O. R. Borradaile, b Arnall ................. 0 J. S. Haycraft,not out 25 E. H. Low, b Arnall... 0 H. Tatham Proctor, c Ayres, b Melbourne 0 W. J. Haycraft, b Arnall .......... ... 4 C. Higgs, b Arnall ... 0 G. Cross, c Webb, b Morrison................. 4 E. S. Wilks, b Morri­ son ........................ J. W. H. Vivian, b Arnall ................. F. Gordon, b Arnall L. H u t c h i n s o n , absent ................. B ........................ Total , 85 To T he D eaf .—A Person cured of Deafness and noises in the head of 23 years’ standing by a simple remedy, will send a description of it F ree to any Person who applies to N icholson , 21, Bedford Square, London. W.C.—A dvt , TH E SOM E R SE TSH IR E CO L T S ’ M A TCH . Owing to rain on Saturday, this m atch, begun at Taunton on the previous day, had to be left in a very incom plete state. The Twentv-two, who went in first, made a very poor show with the bat, and N ichols and Tyler bowled with such success, the form er in particular, that the side were out for 55— with H arley’ s 11 the only double figure. The Eleven j ust doubled this total, a result mainly due to the good batting of the captain, Mr. H ewett, and another Old Harrovian, Mr. Young. Going in a second tim e, the Colts had scored 36 for the loss of six wickets when play ceased, so that they still wanted 22 to reach the one innings of the County, having sixteen wickets to fall. N ichols took fifteen wickets of the Colts for 42, T yler nine for 32 runs. C olts . First Innings. J. N. L a w r e n c e (W r i n g t o n), b Nichols ................. 2 A. Hare (Taunton), lbw, b Nichols ... 7 A. Garrett (Bath Col­ lege), b Nichols ... 0 W. B. M i l b o u r n e (Yeovil), b Nichols 0 C. E. Whitting (Wes­ ton-super-Mare), st Terry, b Nichols ... 3 W. Coleman (Bris- lington), c Bastard, b Nichols .......... 0 P. Stock (Clevedon), b Tyler ................. 4 S. T. Ellis (Lodway), b Nichols................. 0 W. Bolus (Frome), b Nichols ................. 0 N. M‘Lean (Wells), b Nichols ................. 2 J. Puddy (Burnham), st Terry, b Tyler .. 1 H.E.Hurley(Canning- ton), b Nichols ... 11 In the Second Innings Westlake scored c and b Bastard, 3, Hare, c Hewett, b Tyler, 11, Stacey, c Hewett. b Nichols, 11, Bennett,b Tyler, 5, Whitting, c Nichols, b Tyler, 1, Garrett, b Bastard, 0, Mil­ bourne (not out), 0; extras, 5.—Total (for six wickets), 36. S o m e r s e t s h ir e . A.W.Stacey (Street), c and b T yler......... W. Dodge (Coker), st Terry, b Tyler C. H. Turvin (Taun­ ton), b Nichols ... F. Westlake (Bris- lington). not out H. A. Dodge (Coker), b Nichols .......... A.J.Green (Knowle), st Terry, b Tyler J. W. Swailes (Bed- min8ter),b Nichols C.O.Bennett(Bruton) absent ................. T. H. Baker (Willi- ton), absent.......... C.H. Venning (Taun­ ton), b Nichols ... W. Trask (captain) c Fowler, b Tyler N b ................. Total .......... 2 0 0 H.T.Hewett,st Baker, b Bolus .................33 L. C. H. Palairet, b Westlake................. 0 J. B. Challen, b Green 8 R.C.Palairet.c Stacey b Coleman ......... 15 Nichols, c Bennett, b Coleman................. 4 F. W. Terry, c W, Dodge, b Coleman 3 W.A.R.Young,notout 20 T. Spencer, c Hare, b W. D od g e.............16 Tyler, c Baker, b Westlake ........... 3 E.W.Bastard, c Ellis, b Westlake ........... 0 G. Fowler, c Puddy, b Westlake .......... T^tal 6 ...113 BOWLING ANALYSIS. S o m e r s e t s h ir e . Green O. 0 Westlake 6.1 2 Stacey ...2 1 H. Dodge... 5 1 Hurley ...8 2 Bolus ...5 3 R. W. 0 . M. R. W 10 1 Coleman 9 (l 5 3 28 4 Puddy... 4 2 ‘2 0 4 0 Swailes 3 0 8 O 14 0 W. Dodge 6 1 l i 1 17 0 Lawrence 6 0 9 0 4 1 T he C olts . First Innings. Second Ii-nings. O. M.R. W. O. M. R. W, N ich ols.......... 33 20 25 14 Tyler .......... 33.218 28 6 5 17 1 ... 12 7 9 3 Bastard 3 2 1 2 Nichols and Tyler each bowled a no-bill. A l b e r t W a r d , the young professional who did such good service for Lancashire last year, was married a few days ago to Miss Ainsworth, of Darwen. C r ic k e t ’ s best wishes to both. R e v is e d “ L a w s o f C r ic k e t ” for 1890, to­ gether with Hints to Young Players, an instructive treatise illustrated by seven special engravings, five diagrams showing how to place a team in the field to different bowling, and copy of rules foa guidance of those forming clubs, &c. Post free, 4 stamps, of Wright and Co., 41, St, Andrew’s Hill, Doctors’ Commons, E.C.