Cricket 1891

448 CEICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. SEPT. 24, 1891 book—from 18G5 to 1885, while James Lillywhite’s Annual—the red book—first appeared in 1872. Mr. R. A. Fitzgerald’s “ Wickets in the West ” came out in 1873, Captain Bayly’s “ Cricket Chronicle ”—a capitallittle book —was published in 1864, and Sutton’s “ Nottingham Cricket Matches from 1771,” in 1865. This latter has recently been supplemented by Richards’ “ Not­ tinghamScores,” while Mr. F. G. Spybey a lew years ago brought out “ Spybey’s Registrar.” Wisden’s “ Oxford and Cain- brilge,” was published in 1877. Tho Lancashire “ Cricket Scores” were published by F. Reynolds in 1881, and the Gloucestershire County Scoro3 have been issued annually by Arrowsmith, of Bristol. Mr. A. Benitez de Lugo has compiled a capital book “ Surrey at the wicket,” and the Bishop of Tasmania’s book on “ Old Cricket and Cricketers ” is charming reading. The book entitled “ A Few Hints on Cricket,” by R. A. H. Mitchell, publishedin1887, is exceedingly good, while the “ History of I Zingari,” published in red, black, and gold covers by Harrison and Son, of Pall Mall, is wonderfully quaint. Feltham’s “ Cricket Guide ” appeared in 1877, ’78, and 1881, while Messrs. Routledge, Warne, Cassell, Dean,Bell&Sons, andfieywoodhaveeach published Hand Books on the game. In 1865 a most valuable book appeared of 250 pages, dealing with the i“ Matches of the Liverpool Cricket Club from 1847 to 1864,” while inthe Sussex Archeeological Collections the 28th volume contains a capital and exhustive history of Sussex cricket, whichwas reprintedin book form in 1879. The Rev. J. Pycroft’s “ Oxford Memories ” has five chapters on Cricket, while Lord Charles Russell’s “ Recol­ lections,” and the Life of the Hon. Robert Grimston, should be carefully perused. In Mr. C. A. Wheeler’s “ Sportascrapiana ” published in 1868, there will be found a store of cricket jottings in connection with Squire Osbaldeston, Lord Frederic Beauclerk and Mr. Budd, while the early pages of the Sporting Magazine, the New Universal Review, and Baily's Magazine are invaluable to cricket connoisseurs. Inthe BadmintonLibrary the cricket volume is most interesting, while the latest work, viz • “ Grace on Cricket” is mainly valuable for the multitudinous anecdotes which permeate throughout the pages. Turning for a moment to Scotch Cricket, Mr. Percival King’s annals should have a place, also the “ History of the Perth Club,” and the book of “ Greenock Scores ” from 1862 to 1874, while in the sister isle “ Auld Ireland ” is represented by John Lawrence’s Irish Hand Books from 1865, and a capital book of “ Early Irish Cricket,” by Samuels. C e ic k e t , “ A weekly record of the game,” was first started by Mr. Alcock in 1882, and the very charming little booklets “ Cricket Chat,” subsequently appear annually, “ The All England Cricket and Foot­ ball Journal” ran for two years in 1878 and 1879. One ol the best books, however, which has ever come under my notice dealiag with a cricket club, is the “ Annals of the Teignbridge Club” from 1823 to 1883, which was published privately in 1888, while “ Across the Seas” is another volume which shouldbe in the hands of all lovers of literature. “ John Heywood’s Cricketer’s Guide and Manual ” for 1868, “ Clark’s Cricketers’ Guide,’’revisedby aMember of the M.C.C., “ Articles of the game of Cricket as settled at the Star andGarter iu 1744,”Duthoit’s“Yorkshire Cricketer’s Guide” 1878, “ History of the Brighton Cricket Clubandmatchesplayed1849-50,” Barlow and Pilling on “ Batting and Wicket-Keeping,” “ The Northampton­ shire Cricket Animal” 1890, “ Jarrold’s NorfolkAnnual,” “ Kent County Guides,” “ Hampshire Guides,” “ E. Brown’s Short History of Notts Cricket,” wherein it is stated that in the 1853Sussex v. Notts match at Trent Bridge, Captain Holden (the Notts Hon. Secretary) played for Sussex, “ Cricketing Saws and Stories” by Horace G. Hutchinson, 1889, Bettesworth’s “ Royal Road to Cricket” 1891. Copthall Chamber’s “ The Cricket Match,” a poem in two cantos 1859, “ Cricketers I have Met,” by Jos. Stoddart, of Manchester,“ Cricket Celebrities of 1890,” by E. Walmsley, S. W. Hitchen’s sketch of the premier professional batsman, Arthur Shrews­ bury, a capital and most interesting brochure. Billy Whittam’s amusing “ ModernCricket,” “ Sportive Snatches” for 1889 and ’90, “ Cricketers Guyed” by Sapte, 1886, Heywood’s Cricket Year Book, 1886, ’7, ’8 and ’9, Fletcher and Speight’s “ Hand Books,” C.P.Moody’s“ SeventhAustralian Team in England,” and the Canadian Cricketers Guide for 1858, ’76 and ’77, Gale’s “ The Game of Cricket, ” andW. M. Brownlee’s Biography of “ W. G. Grace,” “ Chronicles of Cricket,” &c., Major Warton’s “ Tour at the Cape 1888-9.” The “ Wimbledon Club Scores,” and “ Caught and Bowled, ARomance of the CricketField.” Of the Australian Cricket guides, &c., I would suggest “Ironside’sHand Book,” Hedley’s “ At the wicket,” “ Goodfellow’s Almanack” 1879, “ Fairfax’s Australian Guide” 1859, “Cohen’s NewSouth Wales Guide,” “Frearson’sGuide” 1876and1877, “ Conway’s Guides” 1876, 77, ’78,|and ’79, “ Boyle and Scott’s Annuals,” and the South Australian Guides of 1876-7, 1877-8 and 1884-5.” “ England v. Australia At the wicket” is one of the very best books published, dealing with Australian and English cricket, while Shaw and Shrewsbury’s team 1884 and 1885 and “ St. Ivo and the Ashes” 1882 are both good. Bell’s Life, “ Australians in England,” 2 vols., written by the late Mr. Charles Pardon, is of exceptional merit. The Third and Fourth Australian Teams in England was published in book form by the C b ic k e t Office, as also the Records of University Cricket. Two copies only of the “ Sussex County Cricket Scores” were printed privately by Major Anstrutherwhen in India afewyears ago. In conclusion, I wish it tobe distinctly understood that the foregoing list does not by any means embrace the whole of the cricket literature pub­ lished, as, for instance,the folio edition of the “ Canterbury Cricket Week,” issued to subscribers only, the first volume only of which was printed many years ago. Records andmatches in connection with the most prominent Public Schools have also been issued, the most complete and exhaustive so far as I have yet seen being in connection with Cheltenham, viz., “ The Reminiscences of Cheltenham College,” published by Bemrose in 1868, “ Records of Cheltenham College Cricket, 1856 to 1863,” and the “ Cheltenham College Cricket Scores ” published by John .Darter, of Chelten­ ham, in 1868. The Winchester College matches, too,havebeen published, while a capital compilation by Mr. Bernard Ellis, brother to Mr. R. T. Ellis, the once famous Sussexamateur, in shape of the “ Charterhouse Records, ” was issued at the C e ic k e t office early in the present year. The most noteworthy of cricketana in America, is undoubtedly the “ American Cricketer,” which has for many years dealt exhaustively with cricket on the other side of the “ herring pond,” whileMr. Jerome Flannery’s“ The American Cricket Annual ” has for the past two seasons is worth having. The Canadian Cricketers’ Guide appeared in 1858, ’76, and ’77. From the above a very fair “ sprinkling ” of cricket literature may be gleaned, and turning for a moment to the “ Epic of Cricket,” the most prominent is un­ doubtedly that of James Love’s poem, which deals so exhaustivelywith the first recorded match in 1746, and which was published at Edinburgh in 1754. With excellent judgment, Mr.Arthur Haygarth has in the thirteen volumes of “ Scores and Biographies ” given the effusions of the cricket bards a good position, and the scores interspersed with poetry are in many instances charmingly sandwiched, especially in the early four volumes. Possibly many readers of C e ic k e t could furnish other incidental publications appertaining to the game. I would only add that most of the above have been brought under my notice during a long period of “ record hunting” and rummaging among books and pamphlets connected with our great national pas­ time. EAVENSBOURNE CLUB. F iiist X I. Matches played 9—won 2, lost 6, drawn 1. Times Most in Inns, not oat. Buns. an Inns. Aver. Effingham .......... 7 ... 1 ... 98 ... 33*... 16.1 Pearce................. 6 ... 0 ... 73 ... 44 ... 12.18 Allen ................. 9 ... 0... 100 ... 18 ... 11.11 Pragnell .......... 2 ... 0 ... 22 ... 16 ... 11 George................. 7 ... 0 ... 64 ... 42 ... 9.14 C arter................. 6 ... 1 ... 31 ... 10 ... 7.75 W igley................. 4 ... 1 ... 20 ... 12*... 6.66 Bounay................. 4 ... 0 ... 24 ... 15 ... 6 Williams .......... 7 ... 0 ... 40 ... 10 ... 6.71 Stone ................. 6 ... 1 ... 33 ... 13 ... 4.60 Paine ................. 2 ... 0 ... 9 ... 6 ... 4.50 Wordsworth ... 7 ... 1 ... 20 ... 9 ... 8.33 Pearson .......... 3 ... 0 ... 8 ... 5 ... 2.66 F oster................. 7 ... 1 ... 8 ... 6 ... 1.33 The following also b o w le d P e rch 1—0—12. NEST ISSUE OCTOBER 29