Cricket 1892

92 CRICKET j A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME; APRIL 28,1892 SURREY COUNTY CR ICKET CLUB. The following is the annual report to be presented at the annual general meet­ ing to be held next Thursday at the O va l:— In presenting their Annual Re- port your Committee desire to express their feelings of the deepest sorrow at the sad loss the Country has sustained by the death o f H .R .H . the Duke of Clarence and Avondale, son of H .K .H . the Prince of Wales, to whom, as Duke o f Cornwall, the Surrey Cricket Ground belongs. The following resolution of condolence was sent on behalf of the Club to Her Most Gracious Majesty The Queen, as well as to H .R .H . the Prince of Wales, and below are the gracious replies received: The Committee of the Surrey County Cricket Club desire to express to the Queen, and their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, their respectful sympathy in Her Majesty’s and their Royal Highnesses’ great bereave­ ment, and their deep sorrow at the loss sustained by the nation through the untimely death of His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence and Avondale. BANDBINGUAM, JANUARY 31st, 1892. General Sir Dighton Probyn, Comptroller of the Household, is desired by the Prince and Princess of Wales to convey their thanks to the Committee of the Surrey Cricket Club for their kind letter of sympathy with their Royal Highnesses in their sorrow. Secretary of State, Home Depart­ ment,Whitehall, February 25, 1892. M y L ord , I have had the honour to lay before the Queen the loyal and dutiful resolution adopted by the Committee of the Surrey County Cricket Club on the occasion of the death of His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence and Avondale, K.G.; and I have to inform your Lordship that Her Majesty was pleased to receive the Resolution very graciously. I have the honour to be, my Lord, Your Lordship’s obedient servant, (Signed) HENRY MATTHEWS The Right Hon. the Viscount Oxenbridge, 29, Belgrave Square, S.W. It will be in the recollection of the members that the accounts rendered in the last report were for nine months only. The present balance sheet is for the full year—from January 1 to December 81, 1891—and this places before the mem ­ bers a more distinct statement of the disbursements of the Club. There has been an expenditure of £1,620 2s. for new buidings and repairs, items which will, to a great extent, disappear in the cur­ rent year’s accounts. Your Committee have again to con ­ gratulate the members on the great success of the eleven, which has placed them once more at the head o f County cricket. Twenty-six matches were played, o f which nineteen were won, four lost, and three drawn. Without, in anyway, criticising the merits of individual players, your Committee feel that this success was largely due to the able manage­ ment of the Captain, Mr. J. Shuter. All the old members of the Eleven will again be available. Your Committee are pleased to report that home and home matches have been arranged for the season of 1892 with Derbyshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Notts, Somersetshire, Sussex, Warwick­ shire, and Yorkshire. One match will be played wTith Cambridge University at the Oval, one match with Oxford Uni­ versity at Oxford, and one with the North of England, at Scarborough. A new home and home fixture has been arranged with Scotland. The annual match be­ tween Gentlemen and Players has been fixed for July 11, 12, and 13 at the Oval. Matches have also been made between the second elevens of Surrey and L an ­ cashire. After much consideration your Com­ mittee have, as an experiment for this year, appointed Mr. C. T. Graburn as a Cricket Instructor, whose duties will be to coach all young players o f the County, and generally to supervise and develop any rising talent in the interests o f Surrey Cricket. During the year 230 new members were elected. At the present time the Club numbers 3247 members. There are also many candidates awaiting election. Under the provisions of Rule X III. the Committee will announce at the Annual General Meeting that the privilege of members to introduce a friend into the Pavilion will be sus­ pended in the match between Gentlemen and Players, on the first day of the Surrey and Nottingham match at the Oval, and on the Final Tie for the Football Association Cup. Since the last Annual Meeting a vacancy occurred on the Committee by the lamented death of an old and re­ spected member, Mr. George Carter Morrison, which has been filled by the election of Sir R. E. Webster, Q.C., M.P. The following members of the Com­ mittee retire by rotation and are eligible for re-election:—Dr. Blades, F. Burbidge, Esq., W . Burrup, Esq., J. Colman, Esq., D. R. Onslow, Esq., L. A. Shuter, Esq., W . S. Trollope, Esq., Sir R. E. Webster, Q.C., M .P. The following candidate has been nominated for the Committee:— Frank Abraham, Esq., City Carlton Club, E.C. The Annual General Meeting for the election of officers and for the transac­ tion of other business, will be held in the Pavilion at the Oval, on Thursday, May 5, at 5 p.m. The following are the match receipts and expenses, as well as the grants given to cricketers and pensioners :— MATCH RECEIPTS— £ s. d. £ s. d. 2nd XI., C. &G. and Colts’ Matches ..................... Hampshire............... Leicestershire ........ Warwickshire ........ Essex ... ............... Nottinghamshire Gloucestershire........ Derbyshire ............... Lancashire............... Somersetshire ........ Cambridge University Middlesex .............., Yorkshire .............. Gentlemen v. Players Sussex ..................... Kent.............. „ ... Stands ........ ........ 42 2 6 ... 51 0 0 ... 90 18 0 ... 01 19 0 ... 46 3 6 ... 950 17 6 ... 268 7 6 ... 133 8 6 ... 323 5 0 ... 100 5 0 ... 188 12 0 ... 146 11 6 ... 186 9 0 ... 592 13 6 ... 143 2 6 ... 301 8 6 ... 807 6 4434 10 MATCH EXPENSES- 2nd XI., C. & G. and Colts’ £ B. d. Matches ........................ 433 9 6 H ampshire........................ 150 7 1 Leicestershire ................. 145 13 0 Warwickfchire ................. 156 0 7 Essex ............................... 122 1 6 Nottinghamshire .......... 257 0 9 Gloucestershire........ . ... 158 6 8 Derbyshire........................ 127 4 10 Lancashire ........................ 161 15 9 Somersetshire ................. 143 10 10 Cam ridge University ... 114 0 0 Middlesex ........................ 123 6 0 Yorkshire ........................ 160 14 4 Gentlemen v. Players ... 172 16 0 Sussex ............................... 150 18 6 Kent ............................... 159 4 10 Page and Duke for baHs Luncheons and Refresh- 46 1 0 G r a n t s — Derbyshire Cricket Club Mr. W. W. Read................. Beaumont ........................ Caffyn .......... ... ... ... Pooley ............................... Mrs. H eath........................ Police ............................... R. Hnmphrey ................. Martingale........................ Bannister ........................ Apted ............................... Humphrey’s Benefit Hall’s ,i .......... Young’s ................... Rylott’s „ .......... Wild’s ................... West’s „ .......... London Playing Fields ... Kennington Soup Kitchen Barratt’s Funeral Ex­ penses ........................ Sundry Christmas Grants and Donations .......... Professionals ................. -2,998 19 4 £ s. d. 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 42 0 0 36 0 0 14 0 0 10 10 0 14 0 0 10 0 10 10 26 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 £. s. d. 17 15 0 20 3 240 0 0 ■727 18 6 GRANVILLE CLUB—CAPTAIN’S XI. v. VICE-CAPTAIN’S XVIII. Played at Lee, Kent, on April 23. E ig h t e e n . First Innings. F. E. Lander, b Godfrey.. H. Holmes, c Layman, 1 Sims ............................. A. D. Parry, c Clarkson, I Sims ............................. R. F. Taylor, b Sims J. T. Williams, lbw, I Godfrey ........................ 0 J. A. Johnston, run o u t... 2 W. Greer, c Lincoln, Sims ........................ F. Bull, c Lincoln, b Sims 2 Julius Moore, b Godfrey... 2 C. Davey, b Sims .......... 2 Joseph Wilson,lbw,b Sims 1 E. Furze, b Godfrey.......... 0 E. Lamb, b G lover..........24 A. L. Ryder, b Glover ... It A. N. Moore, b Johnston 4 G. Hobgen, not o u t .......... 1 A. Htrsee, c Lincoln, b Glover............................... 1 F. Carr, b Johnston.......... 0 B 14, lb 1, nb 13... 28 Second Innings. not out not out c Crosskey, b Ellis................. 1 Total .........100 E l e v e n . st Layman, Crosskey run out ... . b Johnston st Layman, Johnston b Johnston b A. S. Johnston 0 b Ellis................. 7 B 1,1b 2 ... 3 Total ... 30 J. Wilson, jun., Ibw, b Bull ................. 0 P. P. Lincoln, b Bull 11 A. S. Johnston, b W iliam s......... ...19 C. J. M. Godfrey, c JulinsMoore.bBall 0 J. P. Clarkson, bBull 19 W. Morris, c Greer, b Williams................ 5 E. Crosskey, b Davy 8. Eliis, b B ull.......... L. R Glover, c Josh. Wilson, b Bull A. R. Layman,not out G. C. N. Sims, b Bull B 4, lb 2 .......... Total . 74 CRICKETERS.—Prizes value £100 offered for competition during 1892. Special Score Forms 81 per dozen.—Geo. O. Bussey & Co., Peckham Rye Winners published weekly in C rick et.—Advt.