Cricket 1892

fiOd CRICKET A WEEKLY EECORD OF THE GAME. DEC. 29, 1892 MEETING OF COUNTY SECRETARIES. Custom has prescribed of late years that the County Secretaries should meet at Lord’s, on the second day of the Cattle Show Week, to arrange their several programmes for the ensuing season. The rule was carried out this year, and there was a very large attendance on Tuesday the 6th inst., in view of a more than ordinarily heavy match list, consequent on the proposed visit of another Australian team. Mr. H. Perkins, the secretary of the Maryle­ bone Club, was in the chair; and among the other representatives present were— Messrs. C.W. Alcock, W.W. Eead, and J. Shuter, Surrey ; W. H. C. Oates and E. Browne, Notts ; H. Murray Anderdon, T. Spencer, and H. T. Hewett, Somerset; S. H. Swire. J. MacLaren, and E. B. Bowley, Lancashire; I. D. Walker and A. J. Webbe, Middlesex ; M. J. Ellison and J. B. Wostinholm, Yorkshire ; W. H. Patterson and A. J. Lancaster, Kent; W. G. Grace, Gloucestershire ; W. New­ ham, G. Goldsmith, and W. Keen, Sussex; P. H. Latham, Cambridge University; C. M. Tebbutt and O. R. Borrodaile, Essex ; W. Ansell, Warwick­ shire ; W. M. Jervis and W. B. Dela­ combe, Derbyshire; J. Bonner and T. Burdett, Leicestershire; B. Bencraft, Hampshire; H. Thornber and J. Horner, Cheshire; B. H. Mallett, Durham; E. G. Buxton, Norfolk ; H. Philipson and S. J. Crawford, North­ umberland ; W. L. Yorath, Glamorgan­ shire ; A. Worsley and W. H. A. Worsley, North and East Biding of Yorkshire ; T. C. Slaney, Staffordshire; Bev. A. T. Fortescue and G. F. Wells-Cole, Lincoln­ shire ; Bev. G. T. Warner, Devonshire; P. II. Foley, Worcestershire; H. Pigg, Hertfordshire ; H. M. Turner, Oxford­ shire ; T. H. Vialls, Northamptonshire ; F. T. Higgins and G. B. Ward, Buck­ inghamshire ; J. W. Iliffo, Cambridge­ shire and Huntingdonshire; and C. I. Thornton. In opening the meeting, the chairman thought it would be better, before pro­ ceeding to decide upon the fixtures for the coming year, if something of apositive nature could be placed before the dele­ gates. He had received a letter from Mr. Portus, hon. sec. of the Australian Cricket Council, in which the hope was expressed that the Marylebone Club and English cricketers would, as in previous years, welcome the Australians; but further than this, he had had no corres­ pondence on the subject. Mr. Alcock, he believed, was in a position to state more clearly the intention of the Australians, and he probably could give them some idea of the constitution of the team. In reply, Mr. Alcock stated that the information he had received was to the effect that a team of Australians would certainly visit England next year, and that the formation of the Council had provided the guarantee the English Clubs very properly required. In fact their approval was necessary before an Australian team could leave for England, and under these circumstances the prin­ cipal English Clubs had expressed their readiness to welcome the coming team. The fixtures as arranged by the meeting are : MAY. I—Cambridge, the Freshman'e Match 1—Sheffield, Yorkshire Colts v. Nottinghamshire Colts 2—Lord’s, M.C.C. Anniversary Meeting and Dinner 4-—Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Notting­ hamshire 4—Cambridge, the Seniors’ Match 8—Sheffield Park, Lord Sheffield’s Eleven v. Australians 8—Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Yorkshire 8—Cambridge the University v. Mr. Thornton’s England Eleven 8—Kennington Oval, Surrey v. Warwickshire 11—Lord’s. M.C.C. and Ground v. Lancashire II—Nottingham, Nottinghamshire v. Sussex 11—Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire 11—Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Australians 11—Kennington Oval, Surrey v. Leicestershire 15—Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Australians 15-Cambridge, the University v. Gentlemen of England 15—Oxford, the University v. Lancashire 15—Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Sussex 15—Kennington Oval, Surrey v. Essex 18—Cambridge, Cambridge ^University v. York­ shire II—Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Australians 18—Oxford, Oxford University v. Gentlemen of England 18 —Derby, Derbyshire v. Surrey 2-2—(Whit Monday}—Sheffield, Yorkshire v. Australians 22 —Nottingham, Nottinghamshire v. Surrey 22—Manchester. Lancashire v. Kent 22—Lord’s, Middlesex v. Somerset 22—Brighton, Sussex v. Gloucestershire 22—Leyton, Essex v. Derbyshire 22—Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Cheshire 22—Norwich, Norfolk v. M.C.C. and Ground 22—Northampton, Northants v. Staffordshire 25—Manchester, Lancashire v. Australians 55—Kennington Oval, Surrey v. Middlesex 25—Brighton, Sussex v. Somerset 25—Maidstone, Kent v. Gloucestershire 25—Cambridge, Cambridge University v. M.C.C. and Ground 25—Leicester, Leicestershire v. Yorkshire 25—Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Nottingham­ shire 29—Kennington Oval, Surrey v. Australians 29—Leeds, Yorkshire v. Sussex 29—Lord’s, Middlesex v. Gloucestershire 29—Cambridge, Eleven v. Next Sixteen. JUNE. I—Lord’s, Middlesex v. Yorkshire II—Nottingham, Nottingham v. Somerset 1—Manchester, Lancashire v. Sussex 1—Kennington Oval, Surrey v. Gloucestershire 1—Leyton, Essex v. Leicestershire 5—Bradford, Yorkshire v. Australia 5—Lora’s Middlesex v. Notts 5—(or August 14) in Gloucestershire, Gloucester­ shire v. Kent 5—Camlridge. Cambridge University v. Surrey 5—Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Leicestershire 5—Derby. Derbyshire v. Cheshire 5—8toke. Staffordshire v. Northants 8—Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Somerset 8—Man^heste-, Lancashire v. Surrey 8—Brighton. 8ussex v. Nottinghamshire 8—Lord’s. M.C.C. and Ground v. Kent 8—Cambridge, Cambridge University v. Australians 8—Leyton, Essex v. Yorkshire 9—Southampton, Hampshire v. M.C.C. and Ground 9—Cardiff, Glamorganshire v. Monmouthshire 12—Lord’s. Gentlemen of England v. Australians 12-Sheffield, Yorkshire v. Surrey 12—Leicester, Leicestershire v. Nottinghamshire 12—Derby, Derbyshire v. Lancashire lv’—Kenningtou Oval, Surrey (2) v. Yorkshire (2) 14—Grantham, Lincolnshire v. Bedfordshire 35—Kennington Oval. South of England v. Australians 15—Nottingham, Nottinghamshire v. Lancashire 15—Taunton, Somerset v. Yorkshire 15—Brighton, Sussex v. Middlesex. 15—Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Derbyshire. 15—Stoke, Staffordshire v, Warwickshire, 19—Lord’s, Players of England v. Australians. 19 -Leeds, Yorkshire v.JLancashire. 19-Gravesend, Kent v. Middlesex. 19—Leicester, Leicestershire v. Hampshire. 19—Stoke, Staffordshire v. Worcestershire. 21 —Sleaf »rd. Lincolnshire v. Huntingdonshire. 22—Gravesend, Kent v. Australians. 22—Lord’s, Middlesex v. Surrey. 22—Bristol, Gloucestershire v, Nottinghamshire. 22—Manchester, Lancashire v. Oxford University 22—Brighton, Sussex v. Cambridge University 22—Halifax, Yorkshire v. Leicestershire 2G—Nottingham, England v. Australia, for Shrewsbury’s benefit. 2G—Tonbridge, Kent v. Lancashire. 26—Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Cambridge University. 26—Brightou, Sussex v. Oxford University. 26—Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Yorkshire. •26—Leicester. Leicestershire v. Essex. 26—Cheshire, Cheshire v. Derbyshire. 26 —Spalding, Lincolnshire v. Noifolk. 29 —Manchester, North of England v. Australians. 29—Tonbridge, Kent v. Somersetshire. 29—Kennington Oval, Surrey v. Yorkshire. 29 —Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Oxford University. 29 —Yorkshire, Yorkshire Second Eleven v. Surre Second Eleven. JULY. 3—Lord’s, Oxford v. Cambridge 3—Birmingham, North v. South 3—Bradford, Yorkshire v. Nottinghamshir 3—Brighton, Sussex v. Surrey 3—Derby, Derbyshire v. Australians 3—Cheshire, Cheshire v. Staffordshire 6—Kennington Oval, Gentlemen v. Player 6—Lord’s, Middlesex v. Sussex 6—Yorkshire, Yorkshire v. Somerset 6—Leicester, Leicestershire v. Australians 7—Swansea, Glamorganshire v. Devonshi 10—Lord’s, Gentlemen v. Players 10—Leeds, Yorkshire v. Australians 10—Taunton, Somerset v. Kent 10—Manchester. Lancashire v. Derbyshir 10—Worcester, Worcestershire v. Staffordshire 12—Thame, Oxfordshire v. Cambridgeshire 13—Brighton, Sussex v. Australians 13—Nottingham, Nottinghamshire v. Yprkshir 13 - Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Lancashire 13—Kennington Oval, Surrey v. Somerse 14—Lord’s, Eton v. Harrow 17—Lord’s, England v. Australia 17—Taunton, Somerset v. Lancashire 17—Derby, Derbyshire v. Yorkshire 17—Leyton, Essex v. Hampshire 17—Birkenhead, Cheshire v. Leicestershire 17—Stoke, Staffordshire v. Oxfordshire 17—Bucks, Bucks v. Beds 20—Taunton, Somerset v. Australians 20—Manchester. Lancashire v. Middlesex 20—Catford Bridga, Kent v. Surrey 2 ’—Dewsbury, Yorkshire v. Warwickshire 20— Brighton. Sussex v. Hampshire 20—Lord’s, M.C.C. and Ground v. Leicester 24—Manchester, Lancashire v. Somerset 24—Nottingham, Notts v, Kent 24—Kennington Oval. Surrey v. Sussex 24—Sheffield. Yorkshire v. Essex 24—Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Hampshire 24—Stoke, Staffordshire v. Cheshire 26 —Lord’s. Rugby v. Marlborough 27—Kennington Oval, Surrey v. Australians 27—Huddersfield, Yorkshire v. Gloucestershire 27—Maidstone, Kent v. 8ussex 27—Derby, Derbyshire v. Hampshire 27—Cambridge, Cambridgeshire v. Norfolk 28—Lincoln, Lincolnshire v. Hertfordshire 28 —Newport, Monmouthshire v. Glamorganshire 31—Lords’s, Middlesex v. Australians 81—Nottingham, Notts v. Gloucestershire 31—Blackheath, Kent v. Yorkshire 31—Kennington Oval. Surrey v. Lancashire 31- Leic ster. Leicestershire v. Derbyshire 31—Bedford. Beds v. Lincolnshire or Bucks 31—Exeter Devonshire v. Glamorganshire AUGUST. 3—Leyton, C artridge—Past and Present v, Australians 3—Manchester, Lancashire v. Gloucestershire. 3 -Kenninstou Oval. Surrey v. Kent 3—Sheffield, Yorkshire v. Derbyshire 3—Southampton, Hampshire v Sussex 4—Oxford, Oxfordshire v. Staffordshire 7 (Bant Ho iday)—At Canterbury, Kent v. Australians 7 (Bank Holiday)—Kennington Oval, Surrey v. Nottinghamshire 7—Taunton. Somerset v. Middlesex 7—Bristol, Gloucestershire v. Sussex 7—Birmingham, Warwickshire v. Staffordshire 7—Derby, Derbyshire v. Essex