Cricket 1893

APEIL 20, 1893 CEICKET: A WEEKLY BECORD OP THE GAME. 67 of a like calibre. Kent, too, will furnish some of the opposition in the shape of the North­ brook, Forest Hill, and Granville Clubs. With hardly an exception, the card is made up of matches with clubs in imme­ diate touch of London. A home week has latterly been very popular in Norwood. This time it is made up of six cf day fixtures—July 3rd, v. Croydon , July 4th, v. Brixton Wanderers ; July 5th, v. Willesden July 6th, v. M.C.C. & G .; July 7th, v. Erratics; July 8th, v. Oxted & District. With several cricketers of more than local came, the P laisto w (Kent) C.C. has lately been well in the forefront of Metropolitan clubs. This year it will have a week on its own ground from the 17th to 22nd July. This is the first season the committee have attempted to get a week, but as the fixtures include such important clubs as M.C.C. & G., Erratics, Guy’s Hospital and Blackheath, there can be little doubt of its success. The principal matches are with Bromley, Beckenham, Blackheath, Granville (Lee), Northbrook, Bickley Park, Dulwich and Crystal Palace, M.C.C. & G., Beckenham,Guy’s Hospital, and Northbrook appear for the first time-on the match card, which is considerably longer than last season’s. Most of last year’s eleven, it is hoped, will be available for this season, and if only a good fast bowler is forthcoming, the club ought to give a very good account of them­ selves. The ground is only one minute’s walk from the Bromley (S.E.R.) station, and the pitch has been very carefully attended to by Stubberfield, the ground man. Though the S pencer C lue opens its season on Saturday next with a Club match, the commencement is practically reserved for April 28, when Croydon puts two elevens into the field in opposition. From that time the ball is kept rolling till September 16, with mostly a couple of fixtures every Saturday afternoon. Kensington, Dulwich, Old Cran- leighans, St. Thomas’ s Hospital, Barnes, and the Crystal Palace are the chief clubs on the card of the Spencer Club this year. B. Cox is the captain of the first eleven, and E. E. Elkington his deputy. A.Gadsdon will captain the second team. The club ground is only a few minutes’ walk fromWandsworth Common on the L.B. & S.C.R. S urbiton ’ s annual “ week” is at the end of July, when, with favourable weather, some good cricket should be witnessed. Mr. G. H. Windeler still acts as captain. The ground has suffered somewhat by the drought, but there is every prospect that the wickets will be as good as usual. The club has unfortunately lost the service* of XT1? ! “ 08t useful players—notably A. R. Holdship, who has left England. S u t t o n has for its captain the Rev. E. B . V°tt°n, a very useful bowler, as well as dangerous bat of the free-hitting order. He formerly played for Reigate Hill, but is now connected with Sutton Parish Church. The ground, which is very picturesque, has onlv tv?6 i ? ’ ^ at ^ *s *ar t°° smaH- Still, ne club manages to get excellent wickets, ut slow bowlers grumble as they get crumped nt of the field. In addition to the usual .res, the committee generally arrange five °r 8,^ extra for Wednesday afternoon matches the season progresses. The ground be- Hugh Lindsay Antrobus, who is niiii enou£?h to place it at the disposal of the pA«*rei\ e* *s situate in the Cheam l t ? * ka-lf a mile from the station ' ' ~ S.C.R. S. Chambers of Notts is the ground man. Though in its twenty-second year, the T ottenham C lu b shows every sign of vitality. Most of the strongest clubs in the North of London, including Clapton, Upper Clapton, Hendon, Hoddesdon, Broxbourne, Ilford, Enfield, Leyton, Edmonton, etc , are to be played this season, and a week’ s tour in Essex has also been arranged commencing on July 17. Owing to an unfortunate event, the captaincy is at present in commission. The club is going very strongly, as willbe shown by a membership of about a hundred, and the fact that three elevens can be placed in the field. The ground is a private one, and one having a wicket that is second to none. Practice will commence on the ground of the U p pe r T ooting C.C.on April29th. The ground men are W . B. Sides of Nottingham, and Percy Luff, late of Caius College, Cambridge. The cricket week is fixed from July 27th to August 8th. The four matches are as follow :—July 31st and August lst v North of Ireland; August 2nd v. West K en t; August 3rd and 4tb, v. Gentlemen of Surrey ; August 5th, v. Beckenham. The hon secs., are R. M. Harvey, Elmfield, Upper Tooting S.W ., and Doulas C. Bartley, St. Margaret’s House, Victoria Street, S.W.' The latter has taken the place of F . G. Thorne, who has re­ tired after several years’ good service to the club. The prospects of the W im bledo n Club for the coming season are fairly bright. A strong batting side is assured, and the only doubt is about the bowling, which is likely to be rather weak. W . F. Rowell, H. S. Schwann, W . E . Martyn, T. Westray, W . Muir will all be available as bats, and if they retain their University and school form ought to help the club to make a good fight against any club. The bowlers for the season will be F. L. Sanders, E. Graham Lloyd, and Sidney Christopherson, and it is hoped that Stanley Christopherson will occasionally help the side. The following clubs are among those included in the card—M.C.C., Surrey C. and G., Blackheath, Crystal Palace, Streatham, Surbiton, etc. WANDERING CLU3S. One of the very oldest of touring bands, the F oresters are entitled to precedence in any notice which affects clubs of the kind. As a rule they do not begin operations until June. This year the first fixture will be against “ the Shop” at Woolwich on June 3rd, the last against Northamptonshire at Northampton on August 30th and 31st. Of the Schools, Rugby, Winchester, Uppingham, Eton, Charterhouse and Malvern are all down on the card. Newbold Revel will be the scene of several of their later fixtures. The Warwickshire Crusaders, the Oxford Authentios, the Old Carthusians, and the Gentlemen of Shropshire will all disport themselves—we had almost said bold high revel—there. As usual, the H arrow W anderers will have their annual outing in the last week of July and first week of August. With them there is hardly “ variableness or shadow of turning ” at least in the arrangements of the tour. According to custom, they will this year again visit Yorkshire and Lancashire. Leeds, Hull, York, Manchester, Preston, and Liverpool will all be visited in turn. Since last year one of the best known figures in these tours has been taken away. W e refer of course to the Rev. W . Law, who had accompanied the Wanderers on these festive occasions for several years. H am pstead N ondescripts have the strongest list of fixtures they have ever got together. The most noteworthy matches on the card are those against Tunbridge Wells Ewell, Bickley Park, Reigate Hill, Priory Park Chichester, Hampstead, Brentwood, Chiswick Park, and Beckenham. The annual tour this year will be in Devonshire. In this outing South Devon, Exmouth, Seaton, and Sidmouth will have to be met, so that if the Nondescripts come satisfactorily out of all these matches they will indeed do well. An I ncooniti card is not a trifle by any means. The Incogs, under the direction of their guide, philosopher, and friend, bir A. W. L. Hemming, the hon sec., have always plenty of engagements. Their migrations at different times have carried them into every part of the kingdom. This year, their only trip out of England is in North Wales. For some years past the Incogs have enjoyed the hospitality of Mr. Sidney Platt at Llanfair- fechan, and they can count on] as hearty a welcome there during the week commencing on July 24. The Western tour occupies the three weeks extending from July 31 to August 19. In this time nine two-days’ matches will be played—against Mr. W. H. Laverton’s Eleven, at Westbury, Lans- down, at Bath, Wellington, at Wellington, Rev. R. W. Sealy’s Eleven (is this our oldfriend Sealy Vidal ?) at Westward Ho, Sidmouth, Exmouth, Torquay, Plymouth Garrison, at the respective places, and against South Wilts, at Salisbury, in the order given. The South Coast Tour, which closes the season, begins on August 21, against the Gentlemen of Sussex, at Brighton, and ends on August 31, on the second day of the match against the Greenjackets at Winchester. The other three fixtures are against Eastbourne, the South Saxons, and the United Services, ai Portsmouth. TEDDINGTON CLUB. May 6—Bushay Park, v. Blackheath May 13—Bushey Park, v. Crystal Palace May 20—Bushey Park, v. W im bledon May 22—Surbiton.v. Surbiton May 27— Bushey Park, v. Barnes May 27—Esher, v. Esher June 4—Bushey Park, v. East M olesey June 10—Bushey Park, v. Richm ond June 17—Bushey Park, v, Surbiton June 24—Bushey Park, v. Old Yverdonians July 1— Bushey Park, v. Surbiton July 18—Richm ond, v. Richm ond July 22— Bushey Park, v. G ryphons July 29—Southgate, v. Southgate August 7—Bushey Park, v. Old Merchant Taylors August 12—Bushey Park, v. Surbiton September 2—Bushey Park, v. M itcham F. T. Joy, playing for the Mill Hill Park versus the Ealing Wasps, at Ealing, on Satur­ day last, took eight wickets (all clean bowled) for six runs. He also performed the “ hat trick.’*’ W . Dickens, junior, for the Ealing Club, took five wickets (all bowled) for four runs. The match was a tie, each side scoring 19. S portive S natches for 1892 — A. varied volume for Cricketers, Footballers, Swimmers, Golfers, and Athletes. 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