Cricket 1891

284 CRICKET: A WEEKL1 RECORD OF THE GAME. JULY 23,1891 F E L T H A M ’S MANUFACTURERS OF CRICKET, TENNIS, CROQUET, &c. AND ALL ]N & OUT-EOOR GAMES. FELTHAM ’S Excellent Cricket Bat. IMPROVED HANDLE, BEST SELECTED F E L T H A M ’ S Reliable and Special Cricket Bats. A L L M A D E F E O M W E L L - S E A S O N E D W O O D S T E A M C O M P R E S S E D . F E L T H A M ’ S MATCH CEICKET BALLS. F E L T H A M ’ S LEG GUARDS, GAUNTLETS, CRICKET NETS, BATTING GLOVES, STUMPS. All requisites fo rth e g a m e o f Cricket Sold by all Dealers, aDd wholesale of the Manufacturers. CITY STEAM WORKS— BARBICAN, LONDON, E.C. P rice L ists on A pplication . pR ICKE T, FOOTBALL, & TENNIS GROUNDS (all thoroughly drained, October, 1888), TO LET at Hyde Farm, Balham, for Season, Day, or Saturdays, close to Railway Station. Special reduced return railway fares from Victoria, 5d. London Bridge 7d.—Apply H. Benham (Proprietor), 104, Rossiter Road, Balham. (Cycling and Running Tracks now ready.) p R IC K E T , FOOTBALL & TENNIS GROUNDS. v J South London Clubs desiring Grounds can be accommodated in the Neighbourhood of Catford Bridge, close to the Mid-Kent Railway Station, and accessible in half an hour from the City.— Apply to M essrs. F re re F o r s t e r & Co., 29, Lin­ coln’s Inn Fields, W.C. TjiOR LAWNS, CRICKET FIELDS, MEADOWS, use Reliance Fertilizer, 56;lb. lls., cwt. 20s. Cash. Carriage paid to any Station within 100 miles. Directions free.— H o r t ic u l t u r a l S u p p l y C o m p a n y , Old Shot Tower Wharf, London, S.E. OUTFITS FORTCRICKET, ROWING, TENNIS CYCLING AND ALL SPORTS. TO BE OBTAINED OF W . J . P i l e , The City Athletic Outfitter 171, F EN CH U R CH ST R E E T , E .C . A-TD 73, Park Street, Regent’s Park, N.W. Flannel Shirts, 5/6, 6/6, 7/6, 9/6; Flannel Trousers 8/6, 9/6,10/6,12/6.14/6; Flannel Caps (large assort­ ment), 1/-, 1/6; Perfecta ” Straw Hat (weighs only 2oz.), v/6; Shoes for Running, Boating, and Tennis, from 2/6; Running Drawers, 2/11, 3/6, 4/6 ; Toe Caps, 9d. per pair; Corks, 6d. per pair; Elastic and Silk Belts, 1/-; Hat Ribbon?, 1/- ; Boxing Gloves, from 4/6; Indian Clubs, from 1/6 per pair. Badges embroidered in the best style. Designs worked out on the shortest notice.—W. J. PILE, Outfitter by appointment to the C.T.C., London Athletic Club (L.A.C.), London Rowing Club (L.R.C.), Blackheath Harriers, and other leading Clubs. Send for Price List to 171, Fenchurch St. or 71 and 73 Park St. Regent’s Park, N.W. Cricket: AWEEKLYBE COB DOFTHEGAME. <1, ST. ANDREW’S HILL, LONDON, E.O. THURSDAY, JU L Y 23 rd , 1891. UaM Itm t f a m x y . The abstract anil brief chronicle ol the time.— Hamlet, A noth er a n d b y n o m e a n s u n a m u sin g illu s tr a tio n o f th e v a g a rie s o f th e c o u n t r y u m p ir e w a s fu r n is h e d a fe w d a y s a g o in th e co u r s e o f a m a tc h o n th e C a n e H ill A s y lu m g r o u n d . T h e v is itin g te a m w e re b a ttin g a n d a n a p p e a l w a s m a d e fo r s tu m p in g . “ N o t o u t ,” s h o u te d th e u m p ir e . “ W h y ,” s a id th e C a n e -h ill c a p ta in , “ h e ’ s o u t o f h is g r o u n d n o w .” “ N o , I a in ’t ,” g r o w le d th e b a ts m a n , “ l o o k ! ” “ B u t h e is ,” sa id a n o th e r o f th e fie ld . “ P u ll u p a stu m p , S ta n le y ,” sa id th e c a p ta in to th e w ic k e t-k e e p e r . T h e w ic k e t-k e e p e r o b e y e d . “ H o w ’s that, th e n ? ” h e a s k e d . “ O u t ! ” re p lie d th e u m p ire , a n d th e o v e r -c o n fid e n t b a ts m a n h a d to g o . I had o c c a s io n la s t w e e k to m e n t io n in c id e n ta lly th a t C a m b rid g e U n iv e r s ity w o u ld n e x t y e a r b e a b le to c la im th e s e rv ice s o f t w o o f th e m o s t s u c c e s s fu l m e m b e r s o f th e H a r r o w e le v e n in th e r e c e n t s c h o o l .m a tch a t L o r d ’s. S in c e th e n I h a v e le a rn e d th a t C a p ta in R . C . N o r m a n a n d P . L . C r a b tr e e o f th e E t o n te a m w ill a lso b e in r e s id e n c e th e r e n e x t y e a r . G . R . B r e w is , w h o b a tte d s o w e ll in e a c h in n in g s at L o r d 's , a n d P . C . P r a n c e -H a y h u r s t, I le a r n o n th e b e s t a u th o r ity , are g o in g u p to O x fo r d . H . A . A r k w r ig h t, w h o s c o r e d so fr e e ly fo r E t o n a g a in st W in c h e s te r a n d w a s , u n fo r ­ tu n a te ly fo r th e sid e , o u t o f h e a lth in th e H a r r o w m a tc h , is a lso b o n n d fo r th e sa m e U n iv e rs ity . A s , h o w e v e r , h e h a s still a n o th e r y e a r a t E t o n ; O x fo r d w ill h a v e n o c h a n c e o f g iv in g h im a tria l t ill 18 9 3 . P. H . L a th a m , w h o h a s b e e n s c o r in g so h e a v ily fo r M a lv e r n C o lle g e th is y e a r, g o e s u p to P e m b r o k e C o lle g e n e x t te r m , so th a t th e C a m b rid g e a u th o r itie s w ill h a v e s o m e p r o m is in g F r e s h m e n at th eir d is p o s a l fo r 189 1. T h e to u r o f E n g lis h A m a te u r s in I n d ia w h ic h p r o v e d s o s u c c e s s fu l as w e ll as e n jo y a b le la st w in te r w ill n o t a fter all b e r e p e a te d in th e c o m in g r e ce s s. A t le a s t I le a r n fr o m a r e lia b le s o u r c e th a t M r . G . F . V e r n o n h a s g iv e n u p a ll id e a o f ta k in g a te a m o u t to th e E a s t th is a u tu m n as w a s o r ig in a lly in te n d e d . T h e a b a n d o n m e n t o f th is tr ip w ill in a ll p r o ­ b a b ility e n a b le L o r d H a w k e to u n d e rta k e th e a rra n g e m e n ts fo r th e p r o p o s e d v is it o f a n E n g lis h A m a te u r te a m to A m e r ic a , w h ic h I m e n tio n e d as lik e ly fo r n e x t fa ll. T h o u g h it is as y e t n o t d e fin ite ly s e ttle d w h e th e r th e to u r w ill b e a r r a n g e d fo r th is o r n e x t y e a r, o f m y o w n k n o w le d g e I a m ab le to s a y th a t th e re w ill b e little o r n o d ifficu lty in g e ttin g to g e th e r a la ir ly s tr o n g c o m b in a tio n to le a v e fo r th e S ta tes in S e p te m b e r i f re q u ire d . T h e c r ic k e t fa th ers in P h ila d e lp h ia a re d e s ir o u s o f s e e in g a n E n g lis h te a m o n t h e n e w g r o u n d at M a n h e im , a n d a w e e k o r tw o w ill s e e th e d e v e lo p m e n t o r p o s tp o n e ­ m e n t fo r a y e a r o f th e p r o je c t. F r o m la te st a c c o u n ts th e p itch a t M a n ­ h e im , seem s to b e a lre a d y in fin e c o n d itio n , a n d I le a rn th a t o n ly r e c e n t ly an A m e r ic a n r e c o r d w a s m a d e th e re in th e sh a p e o f a n in n in g s o f o v e r s ix h u n d r e d A good p e r fo r m a n c e in th e w a y o f fa s t r u n -g e ttin g w a s re g iste re d t o th e cre d it o f B . F . G o r d o n , th e A s s is ta n t H o n . S e c . o f th e G ra n v ille (L e e ) C .C ., in a m a t c h p la y e d a t L e e o n S a tu r d a y last, b e tw e e n th a t C lu b a n d F o r e s t H ill. O u t o f a to ta l o f 2 0 6 fo r o n e w ic k e t, in c lu d in g tw e n ty -s ix e x tra s, h e m a d e 150 (n o t o u t), so th a t h e s c o r e d fiv e tim e s as fa st as h is p a rtn e r, w h o , in th e sa m e tim e , h a d to b e c o n te n t w ith 80. A s h e w e n t in to b a t a t 3 .1 0 a n d r e tir e d a t 5 .5 , it w ill be g a th e r e d th a t h e g o t h is ru n s in less th a n tw o h o u rs . T h is g iv e s h im an a v e ra g e o f e ig h ty a n h o u r , a n d in th e fa ce o f th is p r a c tic a l e v id e n c e , it is e a s y to cre d it th e a s s e rtio n th a t h is h ittin g w a s b e y o n d a d o u b t th e m o s t b r illia n t e v e r se e n o n th e G ra n v ille g r o u n d . S ome tim e a g o I h a d o c c a s io n to r e fe r to a p e c u lia r d isp u te w h ic h o c c u r r e d in a d ra w n m a tc h in M e lb o u r n e b e t w e e n th e M e lb o u r n e a n d S o u th M e lb o u r n e C lu b s. T o th e b est o f m y r e c o lle c t io n t h e r e s u lt