Cricket 1893

JAN. 26, 1893 CRICKET s A WEEKL1 RECORD OP THE GAME, 9 worthy of emulation elsewhere. “ The bearings of this observation lays in the application on it,” to quote the immortal Captain Cuttle. I f any good English cricket clubs are thinking of a tour in Ireland during the coming season, Captain P. P. Crawford, Portobello Barracks, Dublin, would be pleased to assist them in their plans and fixtures, and also to arrange a match against the Garrison Club. It should be borne in mind that it is just as easy to get to Ireland as to the Norili of England, and less expensive. Though the grounds are excellent and tho cricketgood, still visits from foreign clubs are necessary to keep up the interest of the game and further its advancement. F.F., as m a n y Cricket readers do not need to be reminded, is a brother of Parson Crawford, J. C. of that ilk who flourishes at Cane Hill which is Purley way. He was a useful all-round m e m b e r o f the Kent Eleven in the s e v e n t i e s. Until lately he was station­ ed in Natal, and did good work in the development of the game in that Colony. second week of March. In all proba­ bility the Orient steamer “ Oriezaba,” which is timed to leave Sydney on the 11th of March, will have the distinction of bringing them to this country. In this event they should be with us at the end of April or first few days of May. So far, the negotiations with a view to a match or two in the United States on the homeward journey do not seem to point to the probability of the team returning home via America. At all events, the conditions offered have not been of a character to bring the matter as yet within the scope of practical polities. I n your impression of December 29th last [writes Mr. H. W. Kiallmark, the hon. treasurer of the K e n s i n g t o n Park Club] your report of the fourth match of Lord Hawke’s team against Madras C.C. says: (speaking of M r . W e cl d erburn) “ A year or two back his all round cricket was of great s e r v i c e t o t h e Richmond Club, for which H . Beynolds also played with success for several seasons.” Mr. Harold Beynolds did not be­ long to Bichmond, an d n e ver played forthem, but was a most efficient member for many seasons of Kensington Park C.C. as his averages will show— Batting H.8 . 5886 ... 20.15 ... 63 1887 ... 37.10 ... 163 1888 ... 34 ... % 1889 ... 24.11 ... 67* 1890 ... 25.6 ... 105 His departure for India loss to his club and to cricket. In all probability he would have achieved county honours—indeed he was asked to play once for Middlesex v. Lancas-hire, in 1890. I t is pretty well settled that the Austra­ lian team will leave the Colonies in the C ricket in the D ays G one By. Bowling. 27.4 J3.ll 11.3 17.12 11.3 was a great Metropolitan E. J. M c M a s t e r , who settled down in Natal after the tour of Major Warton’s team in South Africa, seems to have been making the ball hum just lately in that Colony. The Maritzburg Club has had particular reason to congratulate itself on the remarkable vein of run- getting E. J. M . has been developing during the last few months on its be­ half. In a match at the end of Novem­ ber between a Civilian team and the 3rd Dragoon Guards, on the Oval at Maritz­ burg, the former declared their innings closedwith the total 316 and only half the side out. Of these, McMaster’s share was 163 not out,with only one chance, to square-leg when he had got 150. A week or two later, too, he was second scorer for the local club against the College, also at Maritzburg. O ne of the latest performances of the two great Australian cricketers, G. Giffen and J. J. Lyons, will be of additional interest after the official announcement that both these masters of the art of battingare to be seen over here in the summer with the EighthAustralian team. The occasion was a match between the Norwood and Hindmarsh Clubs on the Ovai at Adelaide last month. Giffen and Lyons opened the batting for the Nor­ woods, and when the latter was out the total was 280, of which his share was 187. This would appear to be Lyons’ highest score so far, as his previous best is said to have been 157 when he was a lad, for a Junior Club. I n this connection “ Point,” of the Adelaide Observer, gives some particulars of the long stands made by Giffen and Lyons during the last two years, which cannot fail to be of interest. The long stand made by .George Giffen and Lyons against the Hind­ marsh reminds me of one or two other long partnerships by our two famous batsmen during the past couple of years. In the back end of the season before last they made 143 for the second wicket against the Souths (Lyons 75, Giffen 121 not out) ; against Victoria last season they added 172, and again for the second wicket (Lyons 104, Giffen 271), and also la3t season against New South Wales for the seoond wicket they went even better to the tune of 239 (Lyons 145, Giffen 120). Their last performance of making 280 for the first wicket caps all the above. In each innings Lyons got out first, and except in Sydney, where Giffen had to finish on a wet wicket, the latter caught and passed the hitter's score. The socond score for the first wicket, so far as the Adelaide Oval is concerned, is 280, and it gained a niche in the list of records last Saturday, through the agency of Lyons and George Giffen. The record for the colony is 291, which was registered at Gawler a few years ago by Hiscock, now of the Adelaides, and Simpson. L ik e the good sportsman he is, Lord Hawke was the first to testify his appre­ ciation of the excellent all round cricket which gave the Parsees such a creditable victory on the occasion of the first of