Cricket 1893

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Subscription fo r Twenty-four Summer Numbers, 5/- xwst free. W ith this num ber o f C ricket is presented a Special Supplem entary-Portrait (Size 6in. by 4) of Mr. S. M. J. WOODS, with Autograph Signatuie, w hich should be found enclosed in every copy of the paper. DafrHnm (Snssip. ■Ml*abstraot and brief ohronlcle of the time.— ______ ________ T h e last Australian mail has brought official confirmation of the correctness of the information cabled from Melbourne in the middle of January respecting the composition of the coming Australian team. The combination after all, there­ fore, may be taken as read. And a for­ midable eleven it will have, too, beyond a doubt, selected as it will be from thirteen such players as the following :— C. T . B. Turner A. C. Bannerman S. W. Gregory J. M. Blackham W. Bruce G. H. S. Trott H. Trumble E. W. M‘Leod H. Graham G. Giffen W. E. Giffen J. J. Lyons A. H. Jarvis T h e absence of any mention of W. L. Murdoch’s name from the list sent over by cable, which appeared to me to justify to some extent a doubt as to the authen­ ticity of the information, was not after all an accident. It was an act of com­ mission as well as of omission, in fact. Recent advices from Australia had led me to believe that there was in some quarters a feeling against Murdoch’s in­ clusion in the team. Still I was not in any way prepared to find it general. As it is, those who are responsible for the management of the tour seem to have satisfied themselves that public opinion was strongly opposed to the enlistment of anyone on this side, at all events as a regular member. As far as I can learn there had been an indication that the Australian Cricket Council would them­ selves have offered strong opposition to a team not solely composed of cricketers actually before the Australian public. Of course, for several reasons, many will regret that the coming team will not be able to take advantage of Murdoch’s great experience. His ex­ ceptional ability as a captain would have been invaluable to any sile, even were his capacity as a batsman disregarded. Still one can not help feeling that, as a matter of principle, it is best to have the combi­ nation exclusively composed of p resent day Australian cricketers. In any case, what might be the loss to the Australians will be the gain of Sussex. It will at least enable Murdoch to assist the county for which he is qualified by residence That he will be of very great assistance to a shire which has had a long succession of ill-luck to fight against, goes of course without saying. I t is now definitely settled that the team will come home in the Orient steamer “ Orizaba,” which is to leave Sydney on March 11th. According to the timetables, the “ Orizaba ” should be with us on the second of May, but this date is, barring accident, sure to be antici­ pated by a few days. Those who have been over here before are very desirous that the preliminary practice should be taken at Mitcham, and as there is nobetter place arrangements will probably be made to meet the general wish. W. Bruce, I learn, is coming on ahead of the rest of the party. According to present arrange­ ments, he will leave Melbourne by the “ Ophir ’’ on the second of March. T h e latest information from South Africa, every C r ic k e t reader will be glad to learn, brings much more hopeful news of George Lohmann. A letter received on Monday by the Secretary of the Surrey County Club—who, by the way, has just received the Commission of the Peace as one of the new Borough Bench at Rich- mond — shows that the two Surrey cricketers were, at the end of last month, located at Ceres, which is some eighty or ninety miles from Cape Town. B y the advice of the doctor, Lohmann and Maurice Bead moved up into the mountains from Cape Town, and with the most satisfactory result. Though they had only been there about a week when the letter was written, Lohmann had alreadymade amaterial improvement. He had, indeed, put on flesh considerably, and was, in fact, quite his old self again. What is most satisfactory is that Doctor Beck, on whose advice the pair left Cape Town, expressed himself most confidently that a few months in South Africa would effectually restore Lohmann to health. The great Surrey bowler, indeed, seems even now to |New South Wales. ) * * l South Australia. )