Cricket 1893

832 CJEICKETs A WEEKLY EECOED OP THE GAME 0 AUG. 10, 1893 Jas.Lillywl|ite,FrowiMo. (T h e O riginal O ld E stablished F irm o f LILLYWHITE). A C T U A L M A N U F A C T U R E R S OF F IN E S T Q U A L IT Y Cricket and Lawn Tennis Goods, Racquets, Footballs, Golf, <&c., & c. T h e largest stock o f F ine Old Seasoned Bats in th e W orld. F R O W D ’S SP E C IA L D R IV E R B A T IS THE KING OF BATS J. L. F. & C o.’s MATCH BALLS surpass all others fo r perfection of shape and durability. P rice L ists P ost Free. L iberal Cash D iscount. 2,4 &6, Newington Causeway,S.E J. L ., F . & C o. are pu blishers o f Jam es L illy w hite’s C ricketers’ A nnual, !/• pR IC K E T , FOOTBALL, & TENNIS GROUNDS v-/ (all thoroughly drained, October, 1888), TO LET at Hyde Farm, Balham, for Season, Day, or Saturdays, close to Railway Station. Special reduced return railway fares from Victoria, 5d. London Bridge 7d.—Apply H. B en h am (Proprietor), 104, Rossiter Roau, Balham. Cinder Track always open for Sports and Training. Cricket: A W E E K L Y RECORD OF THE GAME. i1, ST. ANDREW’S HILL, LONDON, E.O. THURSDAY, AUG. 10 t h , 1893 . DafriKim f e s t p , abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— ___________ HamUk I t is ru m o u re d , a n d o n th e b e st a u th o rity th a t S ta n le y S co tt h a s d e fin ite ly d e c id e d to g iv e u p first-cla ss c r ic k e t. M id d le se x w ill b e d is tin c tly th e p o o r e r b y th e loss o f a p la y e r w h o h a s fo r so m e y e a rs b e e n in th e fo r e fro n t o f a m a te u r b a tsm e n , a n d h a s d o n e g o o d se r v ice t o th e C o u n ty w h e n e v e r it w a s p o s sib le , a t tim es, to o , a t g re a t in c jn v e n ie ic e a n d p e rso n a l sa crifice . T h e so le re a so n fo r h is w ith d ra w a l fr o m th e r e s p o n s ib ilitie s of C o u n ty crick ed, it m a y b e a d d e d , is th e re q u ire m e n ts o f b u sin e ss. J. B . H a t t , o f S c a r b o r o u g h , to w h ose e n e rg y D u tch cr ic k e t h a s b e e n m u c h in ­ d e b te d fo r its re c e n t d e v e lo p m e n t, is ju s t n o w a g a in in H o lla n d p e r s o n a lly c o n d u c t in g th e Y o r k s h ire W a n d e re rs o n a sh o r t c r ic k e t to u r in th a t co u n tr y . T h e m a tch e s, w h ic h c o m ­ m e n ce d o n B a n k H o lid a y a n d w ill e x te n d o v e r a fo r tn ig h t, a re as u n d e r ;— A ug. 7, 8—H eem stede, n ea r H aarlem , v. South flotland. A u g. 9—H eem stede, n ear F aarlem , v. Am ^tels C.C. A u f. 10—H eem stede, near H aarlem , v. Rood-6 n- Wit. A ug. 11, 12—H eem stede, n ear H aarlem , v. All H ol­ land. A ug. 14,15—T he H ague, v. South H ol'and. A ug. 16—T h e Hague, v. T h e H ague . A ug. 17—T he H ague, v. 23 o f other D u tch Clubs. A ug. 18,19— H eem stede, v. All H olland. T o o b v ia te th e d ifficu ltie s ca u se d b y th e in e q u a litie s o f th e D u tc h g ro u n d s,th e m a tch e s, it w ill b e in te re stin g t o a d d , w ill b e p la y e d on co c o a n u t m a ttin g . W h a t h a s g o n e w ro n g w ith th e g o o d p e o p le o f M a n ch e ste r ? A m o rn in g “ sp o rtin g *’ c o n ­ te m p o ra ry , a fte r in fo rm in g its rea d ers th a t tw e n ty -fiv e th o u sa n d sp e cta to rs w itn e sse d th e Y o r k s a n d L a n c a s h ir e m a tc h o n M o n d a y , p ro ce e d s to e x p la in th a t th e ir “ tw e n ty od d th o u sa n d lu n g s ” w e re w e ll e m p lo y e d c h e e r ­ in g d u rin g th e d a y ! M a n ch e ste r is a d a m p p la ce , b u t I re g re t to lea rn th a t all th e se p o o r fo lk h a v e in co n s e q u e n ce lost a lung e a c h ! T h is is re a lly d ep ressin g . T h e sa m e p a p e r in d e s crib in g th e first S u rre y in n in g s a g a in st N o tts b ra ck e ts Bobbie Abel w ith H a y w a rd as a “ y o u n g S u rre y p r o ­ fe s sio n a l.’ ’ W h e n was th a t re p o rte r b o rn ? L ik e th e e d ito r o f th e E a ta n s w ill G a ze tte , he h a s a p p a re n tly b e e n “ co m b in in g h is in fo rm a ­ tio n ” R u d e p e o p le m ig h t ev en g o so fa r as to su g g es th a t h e h a d b e e n m ix in g h i s ------------ w e ll, m e ta p h o rs. D . J . T a t a , w h o w ill b e w e ll-re m e m b e re d as o n e o f th e k e e n e st a th le te s d u rin g h is sta y at C a iu s C o lle g e , C a m b rid g e , so m e fe w y ea rs a go, h a s b e e n d o in g h ie u tm o s t sin ce h e re tu rn e d to B o m b a y to se cu re a d efin ite sy ste m o f p h y s ica l e d u ca tio n in th e sch o o ls o f In d ia . It wrill b e o f in te re st to C r ic k e t re a d e rs to k n o w th a t h is efforts seem lik e ly to b e a r g o o d fru it. D . J .T ., w h o is h im s e lf a v e ry a rd en t crick e te r, h a s se n t m e a r e p o r t o f a m e e tin g h e ld re ­ ce n tly in B o m b a y w ith th e o b je c t o f fo r m in g a n ;A ss o cia tio n fo r th e sy ste m a tic in tr o d u c ­ tio n o f cr ic k e t, a th le tic sp o rts, a n d a n y o th e r k in d o f p h y s ica l rc cr e a tio n i to th e i a tive ssh o o ls. T h ou gh o u r n a tio n a l g a m e h a s h a p p ily n o w w id e p re v a le n ce in In d ia , still s c h o o l crick e t a s su ch d oes n o t flo u rish . T h e o b je c t is n a tu ra lly to stim u la te th e esprit de corps in se p a ra b le to sc h o o l co n te sts, w ith a v ie w , of co u rse , to a la stin g in te re st in th e g a m e w h ich is su re to fo llo w . I n th e m e e tin g t o w h ic h I h a v e re fe rre d m o re th a n o n e A n g lo -In d ia n cr ic k e te r to o k p a it. A m o n g th e m , E . B . R a ik e s, w h o p la y e d fo r N o r fo lk so m e y ears a g o , w as p a rticu la rly in e v id en ce. L O H M A N N S L A M E N T : OR B e g u lu s u p to D a t e . “ Hoc cascrat mens p o vid a Beguli .” H a v e I n o t seen , th e p a trio t h e ro cr ie d , T h e S u rrev b o w lin g , a n d th a t b o w lin g w id e, T h e ir b a ttle b ro k e n a n d th e ir stu m p s u p se t, B e a te n b y S u ssex a n d b y S o m e rse t. O h ! m ig h ty N o tts , a n d m ig h tie r b y th e fa ll O f S u rre y ! R e a d a n d L o c k w o o d , liste n all, W ith o r w ith o u t m e, la d s, in a ll y o u r m a tch es, L o o k to y o u r fie ld in g w e ll, b a c k u p a n d m in u th e ca tch e s, K e e p y o u r h ea rts u p , b a t w e ll a n d n e v e r fea r, Y o u ’ll re ig n th e C h a m p io n s fo r a n o th e r y ea r. H e sp ok e a n d m a rk e d , h o w B rig g s th e tw iste r slow , H o w M o ld h is fa ste st h u rle d u p o n th e foe, N o fr ie n d h e g re e ts, stre tch e d o u t n o h a n d to- sh ake, B u t tu rn e d th e b ro w n ca p sa d ly to w a rd s th e C ape. I t w as so m e th in g o f a co in cid e n c e th a t th e w ic k e t a t th e O va l, la st w e e k , on w h ic h H a y ­ w a rd g o t h is first h u n d re d in first-cla ss crick e t w as id e n tica lly th e sa m e on w h ic h th e sa m e y o u n g crick e te r m a d e h is first ce n tu ry fo r S u rre y a ga in st L e ic e ste rsh ire o n M a y 11* C u rio u s ly , in d e e d , th e stu m p s w e r e p itch e d o n v e ry n e a rly , if n o t e x a c tly , th e sa m e spot* H a yw a r d ’ s 112 fo r S u rre y a ga in st K e n t a t th e e n d o f la st w e e k w as also sp e cia lly n o te w o rth y fr o m th e fa c t th a t h e w as in a p a rt o f e a ch o f th e th re e d a y s. O f co u rse , th e g a m e o n th e se co n d d a y w as co n s id e ra b ly cu rta ile d b y th e tw o severe th u n d e rsto rm s w h ic h stop p ed p la y ju s t b e fo re th e lu n ch e o n in te rv a l. S till it wasa fin e p e r fo rm a n ce fo r a y o u n g ste r co m p a r a ­ tiv e ly n e w to first-cla ss crick e t. T h e o n ly in sta n ces th a t I ca n re c a ll a t th e m o m e n t o f a n in n in g s e x te n d in g in to ea ch o f th e th ree d a y s, are th o se o f W a lte r W rig h t fo r N o tts a g a in st G lo u ce ste rsh ire , a t T r e n t B rid g e , so m e fifteen y ea rs a g o , a u d o f A b t l fo r S u rrey a g a in st th e A u s tra lia n s, a t th e O v a l, if I re m e m b e r rig h tly , in 1886. I t is sa tis fa cto ry to k n o w th a t G ra h a m ’ s fin e in n in g s fo r A u s tra lia a ga in st E n g la n d at L o r d ’s h a s n o t b e e n a llo w e d to p a ss w ith o u t d u e re co g n itio n . M r. V ic t o r C o h e n , th e m a n a g e r o f th e te a m , w a s e m p o w e re d b y a n u m b e r o f A u stra lia n s n o w in L o n d o n to se le ct som e a rticle o f “ b ig o tr y a n d v irtu e ” to p re se n t to th e y o u n g A u stra lia n cr ic k e te r in th e ir n a m es in a p p re cia tio n o f on e o f th e v e ry best p e rfo rm a n ce s o f th e sea son . T h e p re se n ta ­ tio n h a s ta k en th e p le a sa n t fo rm o f a h a n d ­ som e g o ld w a tch . M e n tion o f E n g la n d v . A u stra lia re ca lls th e fa c t th a t te n o f tL e E n g lis h elev en h a v e b een d e fin ite ly selected fo r th e se co n d o f th e th ree te st m a toh es w ith th e A u stra lia n s, w h ic h is to b e g in a t th e O v a l o n M o n d a y n e x t. M id d le se x , w h o a re p la y in g Y o r k s h ire a t H u d d e rsfie ld o a th e sa m e d a y s, h a v e , in th e m o st s p o rtsm a n ­ lik e w a y , a g reed t o le t o ff M essrs. S to d d a rt a n d M c G re g o r, a n d “ th e G ra n d O ld M a n ,” tru e to th e p r in c ip le s w h ic h h a v e a lw a ys a ctu a te d h im , is le a v in g th e ch a rg e o i h is o w n C o u n ty E le v e n , w h o a re e n g a g e d \*ith S o m ersetsh ire in th e first p a rt o f n e x t w eek, to a n o th e r, n o d o u b t “ th e C r o w n e r .” M r. J a ck so n , o f Y o r k s h ire , is a lso p la y in g . T h e te n so fa r ce rta in are M essrs. W . G . G ra ce, A . E , S tod d art, G . M c G re g o r, F . S . J a ck so n S h re w sb u ry , G u n n , A . W a rd , B rig g s, M old , a n d L o ck w o o d . I n a ll p r o b a b ility th e elev en w ill o n ly d iffe r in o n e in sta n ce fr o m th a t ch o se n fo r th e sam e m a tc h a t L o r d ’s. W .G ., it w ill b e re m e m b e re d , w a s u n a b le to p la y at S t. J o h n ’s W o o d o w in g to a stra in , a n d W a rd , th o u g h se le cte d , w a s e x cu se d at th e re q u e st o f L a n ca sh ire , w h o w ere p la y in g S o m e rse t­ sh ire , a n d h a d a lre a d y le t o ff M o ld fo r th e b ig m a tch . T h e ca p a citie s o f so m e cr ic k e te rs are en d less. I q u e stio n , th o u g h if th e re h a s ev er b een a b e tte r p e rfo rm a n ce th a n th a t re co rd e d in th e la st co lu m n o f y e ste rd a y ’ s Sportsman. T o stu m p a b a tsm a n o ff y o u r o w n b o w lin g , h a s g e n e ra lly b e e n re g a rd e d as b e y o n d th e