Cricket 1893

MAY 4, 1883 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECQRD OF THE GAME. 107 The poor man regards the rich man as one whose eyes swell with fulness, andwhose ears are closed by.reason of his nonehalanoe to the exceedingbitter cryof Lazarus atthegate.They are both wrong. If they understood each other they would see it. But to understand they must meet, and to meet they must have some common ground on which they can stand to­ gether as man and man. Where better than on the smooth green turf, under God’s equal heaven. W h e r e ? T h e r e is such a delicious ^freshness about this same article on *•Rustic Cricket,” that I cannot forbear making another quotation :— “ Although,” says the author, “ a Tory of the most pestilent description, I would rather see a village possess a crioket club than a Conservative association; if there be a village without one there is something rotten in the state of that place. Lord Salisbury is (falsely) alleged to have recommended a circus as a substitute for a Parish Council. In all sincerity and with a sincere desire for the welfare of the ’crny ’anded, I reoommend a village green—a no man’s land where it is every man’s right to be, and where all comers must take their scot and lot together.” I f the “ Old Buffer ” is not with us as yet in the flesh, he is, at least, in the spirit. BARNES CLUB. May 5—Oval, v. Surrey Colta May 6—Tulse Hill, v. J. 0. Lovell's XT. May 13—Catford Bridge, v. Private Banks May 13—Barnes, v. Lonsdale Rovers May 17—Chiswick Park, v. Cbiswick Park May 20—Richm ond, v. Richm ond May 22—Barnes, v. E. R. Keene’s XI. May 27—Bushey Park, v, Teddington May 27—Barnes, v. Lonsdale Rovers June 3—Wormwood Sorubbs, v. Kensington June 3 —Barnes, v. St. Thom as’s Hospital Jnne 10—Brondesbury, v. London Scottish June 17—PlaUtow, v. Plaistow June 21—Tulse Hill, J. C. Lovell's X I. June 24—Barnes, v. Beverley House.School J u lyl—Acton, v. Pallingswick July 8—Brentford, v. Boaton Park July 15—W andsworth Comm on, v. Spencer July 22—Ewell, v. Ewell July 29—W illesden, v. W illesden Aug. 5—Brentford, v. Boaton Park Aug, 7—Chiswick Park, v. Chiswick Park Aug. 12-#-Barnes, v. Riveradale Aug. 19—Pangbourne, v. w . A. Tyser’s XI, Aug. 26—Wandsworth Comm on, v. Spencer Sept. 2—Plaifitow, v. Plaistow Sept. 9—Acton, v. Pallingswick S t . T homas ' s C.O. v. V iotobia A th letic C.C.— Played at St. Quintins on April 29. 8t. Thom as's 72 , 1 A. Porter retired hurt 18); Victoria Athletic 45, (Pike 11.) S utton R overs v . C raven H il l .—Played at Sutton, April 29. Scores—Sutton Rovers, 41; Craven Hill, 109 for eight wickets. Marks, who went in first, was not out 56. T ooting G ravkney v . S t . S avioub ’ s (Clapham). —Played at Tooting Graveney on April 29, and resulted in a draw in favour o f Tooting Graveney. Tooting Graveney 122—(Devereux 29, Bowm an g6) !; Bt. Saviours, 32 for 7 wickets, (F. I ’aiee 16.) Pleasant Thursday Evenings, 9 to 9.40 sharp. Short Talks, Sacred Solos, Christian Fellowship for Young Men and W om en,specially Shop Assis­ tants. Chript Church, W estm inster Bridge Road. Revd. F. B. Meyer, B.A. 4th May to 2Jth July, 1893.—Advt. The“Hampshire County Cricket Club Guide” for 1893 has just been issued. It is compiled under the supervision of the committee of the County Club, and, replete with information of interest to Hampshire cricketers, is well worth the modest sum of sixpence at which it is published. G rade P ablocb C bioket .—This novel gam e provides am usem ent for one or any number of Persons. M atches can be played and analysis kept, same as on the cricket-field. Sent securely packed, to any addres, on receipt of Is. 10!d.— W right and Co., 41, St. Andrew’s Hill, B.C. SURREY COUNTY C.C. The following is the report to be pre­ sented to the members at the annual general meeting of the club, to be held at Kennington Oval this afternoon at fi ve o'clock. A digest of the balance sheet has already appeared. The presentation of their annual report affords your committee the opportunity of again congratulating the members on the brilliant successes of the County eleven. Sixteen first-class matches were played, of which thirteen were won, one drawn, and two lost. This record placed Surrey for the sixth year in succession at the head of County cricket. The full summary of the season shows that the eleven took part in twenty-eight matches, of these twenty-three were won, two drawn, and three lost. The finances of the Club are in an eminently satisfactory condition as shown by the accompanying balance sheet. It having become necessary to returf the centre of the ground, your committee have thought it desirable that football should not be played over it this Spring. Your Committee have pleasure in reporting the proposed visit of [a repre­ sentative Australian Cricket Team, to whom the usual hearty welcome will be accorded. This visit will entail an exten­ sion of the programme for next season, which bids fair to be more than usually attractive. Home and home matches have been arranged with Derbyshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Notts, Somer­ setshire, Sussex, Warwickshire, and Yorkshire. One match will be played with Cambridge University at Cambridge. The annual match between Gentlemen and Players has been fixed for July 6, 7, and 8. Matches have also been arranged between the second elevens of Surrey and Lancashire and Yorkshire. The Aus­ tralian team will play Surrey twice, the South of England, and England at the Oval. The match between England and Australia will be for the benefit of Maurice Read. The thanks of the Club are due to Mr. Roberts, a member of the Committee, for his gratuitous services in supervising the repairs and improvements to the Club House and premises. During the year 160 new members were elected. At the present time 214 candi­ dates are waiting 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 suspended in the match between Gentlemen and Players, the Surrey and Nottingham match, and all the Australian matches. All interested in Surrey cricket will have heard with regret of the illness of G. A. Lohmann. Your Committee took immediate medical advice, and, as a result, sent him in December last for a trip to South Africa in company with Maurice Read. It is with deep regret your Committee have to record the deaths of two cricketers who did loyal service for the County Eleven, the Rev. C. G. Lane, and Mr. F. Burbidge. The latter, up to the time of his death, took an active interest in the working of the Club, having served on the Committee for many years. The vacancies caused by the death of Mr. F. Burbidge and the resignation of Mr. J. S, Balfour were filled up by the Committee, under Rule 15, by the appoint­ ment of Messrs. J. B. Scriven and R. K. Causton, M.P. The following members of the Com­ mittee retire by rotation, and are eligible for re-election:—Messrs. J. Burrup, R. Roberts, W. E. Roller, J. Shuter, W. W. Thomson, T. Winterflood, R. K. Causton, M.P., and Lt.-Col. A. H. Bircham. CRICKET CHIRPS. E. C. Streatfeild, of Cambridge and Surrey fame, is now a master at Evelyns, Hillingdon. The Cambridge UniversityC.O. has obtained promises of the amount required for the purchase of Fenner’s Ground. The second elevens of Trinity College and Trinity Hall each soored 68 in the one innings played at Cambridge on Monday. Queensland now has its cricket paper. The “ Queensland Cricketer and Footballer,” of March 15, is the seventh monthly issue. Baily's Magazine for this month has as its frontispfece an excellent steel engraving of H. T. Hewett, the Somersetshire captain. The New Beview for May has an interesting article on Rustio Crioket oyer the signature of Gerald Fiennes. J. M Blackham is the oaptain of the eighth Australian team, A. C. Banuerman is vice. Absit omen. Abel is much better this week. His eye troubles havebeen considerablyreduced during the last few days. S. A. P. K it c a t scored 46 out of a total of 150, for the Marlborough Blues v. Wimbledon on Saturday. G. H a rb iso n carried his bat through the innings for Honor Oak v. Paddington on April 29. He scored 119 out of 191 B. C. C c b tis , playing forBeokton on Satur day, took seven wickets (all clean bowled) of Navarino for no runs. L. A. O k fo r d , the old Cantab, scored 120 for the Western Club v. Ihe Garrison, at Eooles on Saturday. E. F ie ld scored 103, and K. S- Ranjitsinhji 91 out of 296 for four wickets by the Trinity College against St. John’s College at Cam- bridge on Tuesday. T h e “Athletic News Annual K has always beenremarkableamongthemany recordsofthe game for the amount of material it gives at a cheap price. This year’s edition more than realises the promise of the earlier editions. No less than 175pages of closely printed matter are given for threepence. Nor is quality sacrificed to quantity. On the contrary, the articles on Shrewsbury and Maurice Read, on the Eighth Australian team, the County Championship, and the Second-Class Counties are all well written. In addition, there is a great amount of statistical information con­ nected with the Counties, and the principal Northern clubs. The Surrey and Lancashire Elevens of 1892, Maurice Read, Shrewsbury, and Gunn form the subjects of the five illustrations,