Cricket 1891

MARCH 26, 1891 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME; 41 this cricket conundrum, I may add, belongs to the writer of “ Cricket Notes ” in the Adelaide Observer :— Last Saturday a team of cricketers called the Owls played the Summertowns at Sum- mertown, and established a novel record. The captains of the Owls, C. H. Nitschke, decided to put on eleven bowlers in succession, with the result that the eleventh bowler bowled the last wicket. The Summertowns went to the wickets for their second innings with the same result, namely, the eleventh bowler again bowled the last wicket, and con­ sidering that eight bowlers secured the wickets in each innings, I think that putting 22 players out in 22 overs and 11 bowlers each bowling 2 overs can be fairly claimed as unique. basis here, after years of struggling, and our local association contains seven clubs and over 800 members, many of them very good cricketers. Four of the clubs have excellent private grounds, handily situated, and fitted with all conveniences for the necessities of the good old game and most of the comforts usually associated with it. T h e appeal which follows from Mr. C. A. Stein, the Hon. Sec. of the Jersey Home for Working Lads, who is also well known as an active member of the Com­ mittee of the Surrey C.C.C., can not fail to enlist the sympathy of Cricketers. I Of my own personal knowledge, I am T he death of Edward Barratt removes another cricketer who did good service for Surrey when that County was in a state of transition, and the Club in anything but the flourishing position it holds at the present time. Barratt, I believe, came under the notice of Mr. W. G. Grace while engaged in the Bailway works at Swindon, and through his influence secured an engagement on the ground staff at Lord’s. A Durham man by birth, he had enlisted the sympathy of a well-known sporting journalist hailing from the same County, and it was this connection to which in a great measure R E P R E S E N T A T I V E Y O R K S H I R E M E N . L . H a l l . T he following kindly invitation from Mr. Henry Taylor, of 69, Dearborn Street, Chicago, will commend itself to the notice of all English cricketers, but more particularly to those who are attracted by business or pleasure to the “ Far West.” As a brother cricketer, although I have not the pleasure of your personal acquaintance, I take the liberty of writing to you to enclose some circular letters our club is sending to such English Clubs as we are acquainted with. The circular will explain itself. I can assure you we will do our utmost to cordially welcome any cricketer who may pay us a visit, either lor business or pleasure, or with a view of settling here. W e are getting Cricket on a good G. TT lyett . L oud H aw ke . able to testify to the good work Mr. Stein and his co-labourers are doing for lads who would otherwise be homeless. On a former occasion at this time of the year you very kindly inserted in your paper an appeal from me on behalf of the large number of lads in our three homes, asking for the gift of cast-off flannels and cricket materials. I am pleased to say this appeal brought us many kindly gifts, and I shall be very grateful to you if you will aid us again in appealing to cricketers who at this time are casting aside many things that will be useless to them, but of great benefit and very acceptable to our lads. Any parcels sent to me at the Home, 99, Stamford Street, London, E.C., will be thankfully acknow­ ledged and the carriage oheerfully paid. E. P e e l . he owed his association with the Surrey C.C., whose Secretary also claims Dur­ ham as the County of his birth. F or some years, too, Barratt was of great use to the shire of his adoption, and when Southerton’s hand had lost most of its cunning, he was for a time Surrey’s mainstay with his left-hand slow bowling. On his day, and with a wicket to help him, lie was really unplayable and the amount of work he got on to the ball under certain conditions was extra­ ordinary. One performance in particular will always be remembered to his credit. That was for the Players against the First NEXT ISSUE, APRIL 16: