Cricket 1892

MAY 5, 1892 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 101 THE WANDEK.JNG CLUBS IN 1892. T h e B u r l in g t o n W a n d e r e r s , like the Christy Minstrels, never, well, hardly ever perform out of Greater London. Of over twenty matches only one can fairly be called out of the Metropolitan Circuit. With very few exceptions, too, they are all on Saturdays. As the list was given last week in full it will be enough to say that the matches arranged are against Beddington, Northbrook, Pallings­ wick, Clapton, Addiscombe, Mitcham, Eltham, Charlton Park, Croydon, Ewell, Addiscombe, Crystal Palace, Norbury Park, Dorking, Merton, Eltham, Croydon, Sutton, Ewell, Spencer, Charlton Park, and North­ brook. Mr. W . J. Jeffries, of Wellshire House, Brixton, is the Hon. Sec. The B u t t e r f l ie s are a Public School Club, and with many others of a kindred character afield it is hardly a surprise that their card is not a very lengthy one. The names of the managers, though, will show that the matches will furnish good, as well as enjoyable cricket. Mr. C. F. H. Leslie, the hon. sec., an old Rugby and Oxford captain, will have charge of five of twelve matches, Mr. G. W. Ricketts, Winchester and Oxford Elevens, two, Capt. E. G. Wynyard, of Old Caithusians, Hon. F. Thesiger, T. B . Case, Winchester and Oxford, F. Dames-Long- worth, Charterhouse, each one. The fixtures are against R.M.C., Sandhurst, Elstree School, Christ Church, Oxford, Boxley House, Winchester College, Charterhouse School, Hornsey, Beech Hill Park, Shorn­ cliffe Garrison, Mote Park. Rugby School, and against the Shropshire Eleven at New- bold Revel, Rugby. The C la ph a m W a n d e r e r s rarely perform out of London, that is outside the radius as accepted in cricket parlance. The exceptions are few, and the longest journeys extend to Dorking and Henfold Park. This is irres­ pective of the usual tour, which is to be commenced at the end of July. A fixture with Reigate Priory on the 28th of that month commences the outing, and then follow two- days’matches in succession against Tonbridge, Eastbourne, Devonshire Park, and South Saxons. A score of the opening match against Banstead will be found in another art of the paper. Norbury Park, on Satur- ay, August 20th, will witness the end of the season. Mr. H. V. Bate, 6, Whitehall Yard, S .W ., is the hon. sec. The chief feature in the card of the E m e r it i C l u b , of which Mr. Edgar Payne, 55, Holland Road, W., is the Hon. Sec., is an Irish tour commencing the first week in August. Arrangements have been made with the Phcenix Park and Trinity College (Dublin) Long Vacation, County Kildare, and County Meath Clubs. To these, however, will be added some few others, which it is not possible to mention as yet. The E r r a t ic s , under the genial influence of the Hon. Sec., Mr. Arthur Meller, are sure to have a good and merry time of it. He will be assisted in the management of the various matches by the veteran Mr. A. Springett, Messrs. Claude Meller, E . V . Gardner, Rut­ land Barrington of Savoy fame, N. V. Nor­ man,Frank Wood, T. D. Lee, F. W. Wilishire, A. J. Clarke, and L. de Montezuma. The card is made up of matches against the following— Cane Hill Asylum, Croydon, Sydney Brough’ s X I {at Carshalton, Kenley, South­ gate, Windsor Home Park, Hampton Wick, Lyric Club, Dulwich, Eccentric Club at Car­ shalton, Epsom, Col. Bosanquet’ s X I at Enfield, Ewell, Hampton Wick, Norwood, Plaistow, St. Ann’s Heath at Virginia Water, Norbury Park, Chiswick Park, Reigate Hill, Charlton Park, Hackbridge House, Southgate, Mitcham, Epsom, Buckhurst Hill, Brixton Wanderers, and Col. North’s X I at Eltham. 'lh e E to n R am blers h o ld th e ir gen era l CRICKETEBS— B e st < C C B « GOOD8 City Agents— b e a r t h is M a p . - Advt. P a r t o n & L e s t e r , 94, Q u e e n S t., C h e a p s id e . meeting at Limmer’s Hotel this afternoon at half-pa3t five o’clock. The season will not commence until May 28, when the Hon. and Rev. E. Lyttelton will captain the eleven against Haileybury College. The other fix­ tures are against Christ Church, Jesus College, Cambridge, Crystal Palaoe, Elstree Masters, Aldershot Division, Hounslow Garrison, Eton College, Household Brigade, Queen’s Club, Windsor Home Club, Shorn­ cliffe Camp, House of Commons, West Kent, Mr. Howard Gilliat’s XI., Green Jackets, Hackwood Park, Esher, Ludgrove (New Barnet), Essex Club and Ground, Mr. E. G. Buxton’s XI., Norfolk, Cambridge University L.V.C., Mr. Burrell’s XI. at Littlebury, Bur­ leigh Park, Lincoln Lindum, Derbyshire, Friars, Linton Park, Horsham, West Kent, Sevenoaks Vine, the Wilderness, and Royal Engineers. Messrs. C. Leveson-Gower, G. A. Foljambe, W. R. Hoare, A. T. B. Dunn, F. E. Harvey-Bathurst, G. Streatfeild, J. B. Lub­ bock, P. J. De Paravacini, W. S. Gosling, W. C. Bridgeman, Captain H. Kenlock, O. Hesel- tine, A. R. Hoare, R. C. Gosling, H. F. Wright, R. A. H. Mitchell, S. W. Cattley, W. Hugh Spottiswoode, and C. E. Farmer will manage matohes, in addition to the head­ master of Haileybury. The F r e e F o r e ster s are one of quite the oldest as well as the most influential of Wandering Clubs. They have included most of the best Amateur Cricketers at one time or another in their ranks. Mr. E. Rutter the old Middlesex cricketer, who retains the office of Hon. Sec., will be assisted in the management of the various matches by the Rev. G. Willes, Major J. Spens, Messrs. L. Spens, J. A. Turntr, H. M. Burge, C. E. Farmer, H. Tubb, C. L. Hickley, W. E. W. Collins, E. M. Hadow, C. Toppin, F. Dames- Longworth, A. T. B. Dunn, W . D. Bovill, F. H. Gresson, and R. T. Atthill. The card consists of matches against Royal Military Academy, Esher, Royal Artillery, Wellington College, Eton College, The Staff College, Rugby School, Christ Church, Newbold Revel, Westminster School, Warwickshire Crusaders, The School of Gunnery, Shoeburyness, C. Hegan’s Eleven, Southgate Club, Lyric Club, Evelyns, Marquis of Abergavenny’s XI., Malvern College, Charterhouse School, Horsham Club, H. Tubb’s XI. at Bicester, Colchester Garrison, The Staff of the Royal Military College, Mr. 0 .‘ R. Seymour’s XI. at Hartley Row, Elstree School, Mr. S. Styles’ X I. at Maidstone, Mr. Sidney Platt’ s XI. at Bryn-y-neuadd, Oatlands Park, Mr. F. M. Buckland’s XI. at Laleham, Green- jackets, Cirencester, Ludlow, C. Seton’s XI. at Heath House, Shropshire, The Mote, Luton Park, Rev. Bedford’s XI. at Sutton Coldfield, Wellesbourne, Royal Fngineers, Mr. A. P. Lucas’ s XI. at Chelmsford, Hamp­ shire Hogs, United Services, Aldershot Divi­ sion, Northamptonshire, and Gentn. of Leices­ tershire at Lutterworth. The G r yph o n s is a wandering club of long standing, having been formed so long since as 1865. The card consists solely of half-day matches, which is strictly the scope of the Gryphons. The nine fixtures arranged by the Hon. Sec. (Mr. J. A. Lyon) are as follow :— May 14, v. Southgate; May 21, v. Streatham ; June 11, v. Hampton W ick; June 25, v. Kensington Park; July 2, v. Crystal Palace ; July 16, v. Upper Tooting; July 23, v. Ealing ; August 13, v. Plaistow (Kent); August 20, v. Kensington Park. As usual, the H a m pste a d N o n d esc bipts have a strong list of fixtures. This includes matches with Bickley Park, Richmond, Ewell, Chiswick Park, Hampstead, Ealing, and Uxbridge, and also a tour in August. In this last the Nondescripts will meet in turn, between August 8 and 13—Priory Park, Chichester, Goodwood, Littlehampton, Tunbridge Wells, and Horsham Clubs. The full list, we may add, was given in last week’s C r ic k e t . The I n c o g n iti are still fortunate in retain­ ing the services of Sir A. W. L. Hemming, who has been the moving spirit of the Club, if we mistake not, since its foundation, now many years ago. The )Z Incogs always^ have a very extensive programme, one this year amounting to over fifty fixtures. A tour in connection with a Club like this seems a term of supererogation, where there is no local habitation. Still there is no regular sequence except in the case of the Welsh Week, the Western, and South Coast tours. The last week of July the Incogs will be spending at Bryn-y-neuadd, under the hospitable roof of Mr. Sydney Platt, whose eleven will oppose them. During the whole of August the Incogs will be touring far afield, the first twenty days in the West, the last eight days in Sussex. The fixtures in the home circuit will be found in last week’s C r ic k e t . The other matches will be as follow ;—July 25, 26, 27—At Llan­ fairfechan, v. Bryn-y-Neuadd; July 28, 29, 30—At Llanfairfechan, v. Bryn-y-Neuadd ; July 27, 28—At Brighton, v. Old Brightonians; July 30—At Esher, v. Esher; August 1,2—At Westbury, v. Mr. W.H.Laverton’s X I ; August 3, 4—At Bath, v. Lansdown; August 5, 6— At Wellington, v. Wellington ; August 8, 9— At Torquay, v. Torquay; August 10, 11—At Exmouth, v. Exm outh; August 12, 13—At Sidmouth, v. Sidmouth; August 15, 16— At Bournemouth, v. Bournemouth; August 17,18—At Southampton, v. Hampshire H ogs; August 19, 20—Lyndhurst. v. New F orest: August 22, 23—St.Leonard’s, v. South Saxons; August 24, 25—Eastbourne, v. Eastbourne; August 26, 27—Brighton, v. Gentlemen of Sussex; August 29,30—Portsmouth, v. United Services. The I s h m a e l it e s , though essentially North­ ern in[ composition, confine their programme to a tour in the South. This year offers no exception to the ruling principle, as will be seen on referenoe to the list which appeared in last Thursday’s C r ic k e t . The Ishmaelites willlbe starring in the West of England during a great part of August. Their outing extends from the eighth to the twenty-fifth inclusive, and consists of matches against East Glouces­ tershire at Cheltenham, Lansdown at Bath, Wellington, Torquay, Plymouth Garrison at Devonport, Exmouth, Sidmouth, and Seaton. Mr. F. D. Gaddum, the old Cantab, who is the Hon. Sec., expects that his side will be as successful as in past years. It will rely mainly upon the same players as hitherto. Of these the principal are the Heatleys, Tindalls, Havilands, Major Young, R. A. Wilson, Rev. R. M. Samson, and Mr. Gaddum himself. The Wandering Club known as the O xfobd U n iv e r sity A u t h e n t ic s , though formed in 1883, numbers now nearly three hundred members. The playing strength of the Authentics will be gathered from the follow­ ing list of cricketers, all of whom are on the list—A. J. Webbe, T. C. |0’Brien, E. A. Nepean, Hon. F, J. N. Thesiger, H. Philipson, H. O. Whitby, W. Rashleigh, J. G. Walker, Lord George Scott, K. J. Key, A. E. Newton, E. Smith, J. H. Brain, E. H. Buckland, H. T. Arnall-Thomppon, Rev. F. R. Marriott, T. R. Hine-Haycock, Rev. R. G. Glennie, J. St. F. Fair, A. G. Grant-Asher, Rev. H. J. E. Burrell, Rev. E. L. Fellowes, "W. E. T. Bolitho, A. C. M. Croome, Rev. R. E. Inglis, F. H. Gresson, C. Wreford-Brown, G. W. Ricketts, C. E. Horner, H. T. Hewett, L. C. H. Palairet, Rev. R. T. Thornton, G. L. W il­ son, A. J. Thornton, W. D. Llewelyn, H. V. Page, E. Evershed, G. Fowler, M. R. Jardine, &c. Mr. E. Britten Holmes, the Hon. Sec., has arranged fifteen matches for this summer. F. H. Browning, who is also in the front rank of racquet players, will have charge of the first, which is against Magdalen College, Oxford, on the last two days of this month. Besides Mr. E. Britten Holmes, Messrs. F. H. Gresson, E. L. Metcalfe, one of the amateur champion racquet pair of 1891, J. St. J. Fair, L. C. H. Palairet, F. A. G. Leveson-Gower, R. Berens, F. E. Johnson, and R. D. Bud- worth will act as managers of the different matches. Oriel College, Oxford, the 17th Lancers, Lancing College, Brighton College, Royal Artillery, Blackheath, Queen’s Club, Westminster School. Bickley Park, Tonbridge School, West Kent, Mote Park, Eastbourne,