Cricket 1893

AUG. 10, 1893 ORICKETs A WEEKLY BECORD OF THE GAME, 383 powers of any one, even of a pavilion critic. Yet the score of the second innings of Herefordshire against Worcestershire, at Worcester on Tuesday, shows the following entry against H. C. R. Phillips, “ st Millward, b Millward.” Prodigous! T he virtuous indignation which has greeted the objection to the recognition of the match between the Australians and the team on which they performed so decisively at Ports­ mouth last week, as first class, is not without its amusing features to those who remember the trouble that was taken last year, even to the extent of obtaining a decision from the Marylebone Club, for which they were only asked by out-side parties to get, the match between Surrey and Scotland relegated to the second class. Great S cot! But it is the old story — Compound for sins one is inclined for, By damning those one has no mind for. Y o u n g Tom Hayward, who has qualified so thoroughly for his Surrey cap by his excep­ tionally fine batting during the last week at the Oval, is, as I think I have said before, a son of the veteran Dan Hayward, of the old Cambridgeshire eleveD, and nephew of the grand old cricketer whose name he bears. Though tha young Surrey cricketer was born at Cambridge, the Haywards, two generations back, were Surrey people. They hailed from Mitcham, and his grandfather n his time actually played for Surrey. Young Tom, who was born on March 19, 1871, began real work as a crioketer as a member of the Young Men’s Christian Association C.C., at Cambridge. His first score of any note was for that club in a Cup tie, against the United College Servants, on which occasion he scored 91. He also did good service for the Rose Club, and it was from it that he received the testimonial which led to his engagement at the Oval, at the commence­ ment of the season of 1891. H a y w a r d has everything in his favour to conduce to the attainment of a high position as a cricketer. He plays thoroughly correct cricket, and while he watches the ball well can hit freely, as the occupants in the west stand at the Oval had reason to know in the latter part of his innings against Kent at the Oval on Saturday. Besides this he is a very fair change bowler, and by no means a bad field. Out of the oricket-field, too, Le is deservedly a favourite, being quiet and unassuming. The portrait on the front [page, with Wood behind tbe sticks, will give an excellent idea of his style as a bat. O n e of the card boys at the Oval ha s been in luck this week. Intimation was given to Apted, the ground superintendent, during the Surrey v. Notts match byau old cricketer that a diamond had fallen out of his pin, on the off chance that it might turn up. One of the boys attached to the Surrey Ground, w’hile sweeping out the stands,came across the stone, which in due course was sent up to the City to its rightful owner. The most interesting part of the story, to the boy at all events, is in the sequel. Like a good sportsman, the old cricketer handed him a sum of three pounds as a reward. However strange it may be, this is not a romance but the truth, the whole------ never mind the rest. M r . T h om as P a d w ic k , of Redhill, an in­ defatigable collector of Crioket Curios, writes me thusly—“ Your contributor, Mr. Holmes, been reproduced in eaoh successive edition and reprint of Nyren. I refer to page 68, where—as also in the index—Lamborn is spoken of as ‘ Lambert.’ Years ago this was a bewilderment to me, and still may be to some. It is allright in ‘ Scores and Biographies.’ ” A last word by way of a reminder that Maurice Read’s benefit match, England v. Australia, will occupy the Oval the first half of next week. Not to know Maurice Read’ s many virtues, socially as well as a cricketer, is to argue oneself unknown. In addition to his claims for the sterling service he has ren­ dered for Surrey, to Maurice belongs in no small degree the credit of the new school of professional cricketer. Cheery at all times, an all-round sportsman to the backbone, no one has ever more thoroughly earned the hearty appreciation of a sport-loving public. The Oval is large enough for any ordinary purpose, still I hope that its resources will on this occasion at all events be taxed to the ut­ termost. T h e following table will show the relative positions of the nine competitors for the County Championship up to date. P lyd. W on L ost D m . Points. Y orkshire ............ 13 ... 9 ... 3 .. . 1 ... 6 L an cash ire........... . 13 ... 8 ... 3 ... 2 ... 5 M iddlesex .......... . 11 ... 6 .. . 4 .,.. 1 ... 2 K ent ................... . 12 .... 5 .. . 3 .. . 4 ... 2 S u s s e x ................... . 12 ... 4 ... 5 .... 3 ... - 1 N otts ................... . 12 .. . 4 ... 5 .. . 3 ... — 1 burrey..................... . 14 ... 6 ... 7 .... 1 ... - 1 G loucestershire 12 ... 2 ... 8 .... 2 ... - 6 S om ersetshire ... 11 .. . 1 .. . 7 .., 3 ... - 6 Losses are deducted from wins, whilst drawn games are ignored. D P. W . G . G RACE (C aptain o f E ngland Eleven) From a photograph by R. W. Thomas, Cheapsidc. A N A U S T R A L IA N A.B.C. A is A ustralia, the land o f their birth. B fo r B ruce, B annerm an, batsm en o f w orth. C is young C oningham , m ore than a learner. D is the D em on, once Spofforth, n ow Turner. E the E xcitem en t to se9 them all play. F is the F our on the ground all tv e way. G is fo r G raham , the G iffens, and G regory. H is the H it th a t m ay be in the leg or eye. I is the Interest that’s caused in the cricket. J is for Jarvis w h o som etim es beeps w icket. K is the K an garoo bold and defiant. L is Jack L yons w ho h its like a giant. M ia M cL eod, and was M urdoch o f yore. N are the N ets w here they p ractice before. O their O pponents, delighted to m eet them , P fo r the P eople so ready to greet them . Q is the Q uestion *‘ H ow ’s that ’’— O ut or N ot. R is the terror o f b atsm an—a R ot. S their S uccess, m aking E nglishm en hum ble. T is fo r T rott, and stands also fo r T rum ble U is the U m pire to w hom they all shout V is the V oice ia w hich he criis “ O ut I” W the W ick ets, our land does n o t lack ’em . X is their X cellent keeper— friend Blackham . Y is the Y orker that’s fatal to som e. A n d Z show s the ending has really com e. Punch, Aup. 5fch. M R . J. M cB L A C K H A M (Captain|Australian E leven ). From a photograph by Hawkins & Co., Lrighton. notices, in his article in C r ic k e t of July 27, the recent reprint of Nyren. Whatever may have been thought necessary in the way of introduction, this opportunity might surely have been taken advantage of to correct an error—now just GO years old—and which has P R IN C IP A L M A TC H E S F O R N E X T W E E K . A ugust 10—C anterbury, K ent v. N otts A ugust ]0— C lifton , G loucestershire v. M iddlesex A ugust 10—L eicester, L eicestershire v. Surrey A ugust 10—L iv erp ool, A U S T R A L IA N S v. L IV E R ­ P O O L AND D IS T R IC T . A ugust 10— Southam pton, H am pshire v. W arw ick­ shire August 10—T au n ton , Som ersetshire v. Sussex A ugust 11—N orw ich, N orfolk v. H erts A ugust 11—L o rd ’s, M.C.C. & G. v. G lam organshire A ugust 14—Oval, E N G L A N D v. A U ST R A L IA (M. R ead’s benefit). A ugust 14—B rad ford , Y orksh ire v. M iddlesex A ugust 14—B irm ingham , W arw ickshire v. Surrey A ugust 14—C heltenham ,G loucestershire v. S om er­ setshire A ugust 14—D erby, D erbyshire v. L eicestershire