Cricket 1893

268 CRICKET: A WEEKLY EECORD OP THE GAMEi JULY 18,1893 RICHARD DAF T ’S PATENT Spring Handled Cricket Bats 1 4 / 6 BEST MATCH BATS 10/6 MATCH BALLS 4/6 T he O n ly A d d ress— W . J. BATES, THE CENTRAL STORES DEPOT, Wheeler Gate, Nottingham. HO CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER FIRM. Illustrated Price List post free. Jas.LillywHitG,FrowaiCo. (The Original Old Established Firm of LILLYWHITE). ACTUAL MANUFACTURERS OF FINEST QUALITY Cricket and Lawn Tennis Goods, Racquets, Footballs, Golf, <&c., <&c. The largest stock o f Fine Old Seasoned Bats in the W orld. FROW D ’S SPECIAL D R IV E R BAT IS THE KING OF BATS J. L. F. & C o.’ s MATCH BALLS su rpa ss a ll o th e rs fo r perfection o f shape and d u ra b ility . P rice Lists Post Free. L iteral Cash Discount. KENT v , SURREY. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, JULY 20, 21, & 22, OH THE Private Banks’ Cricket Ground, C A T F O R D B R I D G E Tne Elevens will te selected from the f jllow ing- KENT. F. Marchant, Esq. L. W ilson, Esq J. Le Fleming, Esq. G. J. V. WeigalJ, E sq. E. M. Blair, Esq. T. N. Perkins, Esq. E. Malden, Etq. G. G. H eaine A. Hearne . Martin W right W. Hearne SURREY. J. Bhuter, Esq. W .W Read, Etq. K. J. Key, Esq. Atel Henderson Lockw ood Richardson Marshall Hayward Baldwin M. Read Brockwell Play will commence at 12 noon on the first day, and at 11.30 on the two following days. Admission............... SIXPENCE Carriages 2 6 per Horse Saddle Horses 5/- Befreslxments will be provided on the Ground. Frequent Trains from CanDon Street; and from Victoria (L.C. & D.K.) via Nunhead. Cricket: A W E E K L Y B E CORD OF THE GAME. ♦1. ST. ANDREW’S HILL, LONDON, E.C. THURSDAY, JULY 13th, 1893. DafrHimr le abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— ___________ _ __ Ham lek C ounty cricket is the poorer by the death of C. J. E . Jarvis, who was for many years prominently identified with the Norfolk C.C.C. After he left Harrow, where he captained the winning eleven in the Eton and Harrow match of 1878, he worked hard to improve the quality of cricket in the Eastern Counties, and with a considerable amount of success. Succeeding his brother L.K. as captain of the Norfolk Eleven in 1889, he retained the posi­ tion until last year, when his health com­ pelled him to give it up. Like his brothers he was also an adept at most outdoor sports. He died on the 5th inst. D ubing all the preparations for the Royal Wedding, Prince Christian Victor has been pursuing the even tenor of his way as a cricketer far from the madding crowd of eager loyalists. A budget of scores from India to hand shows that the young Soldier Prince has been doing particularly well as a run-getter in recent matches at Meerut. A list of his innings there, from May 19 to June 3 inclusive, will be of interest. May 19 Officers v. N.C.O. and Men........... C8 — €8 May *28 Gharial v. Topa .......................... 112 — 11 1 May 27 Gharial and Topa v. R e s t ........... 5 9 — 59 June 1 Prince Christian Victor’s Team v. Major Hon. K. Tum our’s Team 107 — 107 June 8 Gharial and Topa v. R e s t ........... 46 — 4G These five innings give an aggregate of 392, or an average of nearly eighty runs. i T h o u g h never, as far as I know, a player himself, Major Thomas Kuox Holmes, who died yesterday morning at the age of eighty- 2,4 &6, Newington Causeway, S.E J. L., F. & Co. are publishers of Jam es Lillyw hite’s Cricketers’ Annual. ]/- p K iC K E T , FOOTBALL, & TENNlb thKOUNDS ^ (all thoroughly drained, October, 1888), TO L E T at Hyde Farm, Balham, for Season, Day, or Saturdays, close to Railway Station. Special reduced return railway fares from Victoria, 5d. London Bridge 7d.—ApplyH. B enham (Proprietor), 104, Rossiter Roa-I, Balham. Cinder Track always open for Sports and Training. E.J.PAGE&CO., KENNINGTON PK. RD, LONDON, S-E. THE C O M B I N A T I O N F L E X I B L E H0)(-J9RB]J(fiBUT. These Bats find increasing favour with G ent'em en and Professionals. For driving power they are un­ equalled. The jar, or si in* is entirely obviated, acd the hardest hit can be made without feeling any unpleasant sensation. The words ‘ ‘ Com bination F lexible” are stam ped on each bat. CRICKET BALS OF TH E VERY BE8T QUALITY. LEG GUARDS, BATTING GLOVES, FOOTBALLS, And all kinds of Indoor and Outdoor Games. List of Prices on application, post free. five, contributed for many years to the amuse­ ment of cricketers. As a member of the Old Stagers he fretted his brief hour on the stage of the Canterbury Theatre during the annual week with regularity. He was, indeed, one of the moving spirits of that celebrated company of amateurs from its very commencement. C lement E ustace W ilson , who lias b3en doing such great things for Uppingham thi3 season, is native of York shire, in which county he re­ ceived all his early cricket training. He came to U p­ pingham when quite young in 1889, but soon showedthathis cricket capaci­ ties were of no mean order,for he obtained a place in the School XI. in 1891 when only fifteen years of age. From the first, he proved useful both as bowler and batsman, and his averages in ’91 and ’92, though not remarkable, were goad. T his year, however, he has quite surpassed himself both with bat and ball. He has played eight innings, scored G29 runs, made three consecutive centuries, and secured thirty- five wickets at a cost of but little over eight runs apiece — a grand all­ round performance, which has seldom, if ever, been equalled in the annals of Public School cricket. His batting average now stands at 89, and, judging by his present form,there seems to be no reason why he should not maintain it at this high level in the three remaining fixtures in which the school team will engage. His batting is sound and stylish to a degree, his cutting and off-driving being especially gool. He never takes liberties with the boilin g, but is as steady when he has made a century as at the commencement of his innings. He remains at Uppingham another year, and will captain the team in 1894. T he news of the tragic ending to the life of William Scotton, the once celebrated Notts player, last Sunday morning in the prime of his life—for he was only thirty-seven—will have come with a severe shock to C ricket readers generally. Ten years ago he was in quite the front rank of batsmen, and the value of his defensive cricket was emphatically proved by his selection to represent Eng­ land against Australia at the Oval in 1884 and in all three of the test matches of 1886. It was in this very match at the Oval in 1886, indeed, that he achieved one of his most characteristic performances. On that occasion, as many will remember, he went in first with W G., and when he was out 170 had been got of which his share was 34,the result of three hours and three quarters’ batting. His rejection by the Notts executive some three years ago was no doubt a bitter disappointment to a man of his sensitive dispoEition, and latterly he seems to have got into a very desponding state. His mind must have been temporarily unhinged, or he would not have put an end to his life as he did. The verdict of the Coroner’ s jury on TuesSay was to that effect.