Cricket 1893

86 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME, APRIL 27, 1893 THE JLONDON (CLUB S £IN j[1893. — TtMSZ Lord Battersea, a name with a good cricket ring, is appropriately the president of the club beariDg his name, which can boast a career extending from 1856. H. A. White (102, Adrian Terrace, West Brompton, S.W.), the hon. sec., has issued a long card embracing engagements for both first and second elevens. In addition to the ordinary fixtures is a match against Lord Battersea’s Eleven at Aston Clinton, on July 8. There will also be a short tour in Devonshire, commencing on the August Bank Holiday. One day matches against Dawlish and ” Bovey Tracy, and a couple of two-days fixtures against Chudleigh, at Chudleigh, and South Devon, at Newton Abbot, constitute this outiDg. Undtr the direction of such a keen sports­ man as F.Hue Williams, the LETiiERiiEAn O.C. is bound to have a successful as well as enjoy­ able time of it. Monday next is fixed for the openitg match, which will be against St. John’ s School, on the school ground. W ith the exception of fixtures against, the Ne’er-do- Weeh, M.C.C. and G., and Old Westminsters — Westminister8 on the card, ly the way—the programme is made up exclusively of matches with Surrey clubs. In addition to these there will be eight engagements for the second eleven. The rising talent has always been well looked after at Leatherhead. W ith this view, several boys’ matches will be arranged later in the season. The L ondon and W estm inster B ank C.C. has the use of Fieeman’ s ground at Champion Hill, and with every prospect of a successful season. The committee have again arranged a fixture with Surrey C. and G., and also with Norwood ForestHill, Brixton Wanderers, Biggleswade, and Romford. W ith such a strong fixture card, it is hardly to be anticipated that the Club will get through with only two defeats, as last year; P allingsw ick had its opening day on Satur­ day last, although it is not until the tixth of next month that it has its first real engage­ ment, against the Burlington Wanderers. Among the other clubs with which A. W . Graham, the hon. sec., has arranged fixtures for the year are Ealing, Hornsey, KensiDgton, Richmond, Private banks, Wanderers, Mit­ cham,Boston Park, Barnes, Surbiton, Clapton, Stoics, Hampton Wick, and Dulwich. The home week begins on July 17. The Saturday’s fixture is not yet arranged. The other five are against M.C.C. & G., Stoics, Chiswick Park, Mitcham, and Erratics, in the order given. The R ichmond C lub resumes its cricket week after an interval of several seasons. This year it commences on July 3, and is formed of three two day matches against the Surrey C olts, the Old Westminsters, and the Wanderers respectively. Otherwise the card is much the same as usual. The opening fixture is against the Crystal Palace Club at Richmond on May G, the last match against bickley Park at Bickley on August 19. The other clubs of importance down to visit the Old Deer Park are the Erratics, Ne’er-do- Weels, St. Thomas’s Ilospita1, Hornsey, Beck­ enham, Chiswick Park, M C.C. and Ground, SuttoD, Old Malvernians, Highgate Wan­ derers, Oundle Rovers, Upper Tooting. The only match reallv out of London is against the Eastlourne Club atEastbourne on August 2 and 3 The prospects are good, and the Committee hope to have as successful a season as was the case last year. Most of the old members are available, and it is expected that the valuable services of Mr. J. W . Trumble, the Australian cricketer, will more often Le available than in 1892. W . B. Pentelowis once again acting“as‘cap- tain of the Richmond Town Eleven. The season has already begun, and the opening match of Saturday, against Kilburn, was pro­ ductive of a very interesting game. This year’s programme is of a little more ambitious character than usual. Some of the strongest clubs in Surrey are to be found in the list, which also includes a visit to Hastings. A match against the Surrey Club and Ground will also as usual occupy a place. During the winter the club took a leading part in the attempt to form a Surrey Cricket League, and a meeting will be held in the autumn to finally consider the question. The ground in the Old Deer Park is in good condition, and as far as active members are concerned there is every reason to hope for an enjoyable season. Turn Pawley etill continues to be the guiding hand of the T onhridge C.C. In the ordinary way the fixtures aie mostly against Kent clubs, with the only reservation of home and home matches with the South Saxons and Eastbourne Clubs. That is in the first part of the season. The last few weeks, com ­ mencing with July 28th, with one exception, and that the last fixture, on August 28th against Penshurst at Penshurst, are usually busy enough with home attraction. During this period the Wanderers, the Old Cliftonians, the Blue Mantles, the Authentics. Bickley Park, the Old Wellingburians, and the Marl­ borough Blues are all down to visit Tonbridge. The six days commencing June 26th form the Tonbridge cricket week. This is devoted to two of Kent’s home fixtures. The Lancashire and Somersetshire elevens represent the out­ side attraction. If it is not able to present an imposing programme in point of quantity, the members of the U xbbidge C lub have certainly no reason to complain of the quality of the card for this season. In all, twenty matches are down for decision, most of them against Metropolitan clubs in the front rank. With the exception of three mid-week fixtures and one on each of the two Bank Holidays, the matches are all down for Saturdays. “ Bar one,” every Saturday is filled up from May 13 to August 26, both inclusive. The one omission is August 12. WANDERING CLUBS. the first closed their second innings with the total at 115 for six wickets. This, however, did not really avail them anything. Dawson- Thomas again hit freely, if with a good deal of luck, and the result inthe endwas a very even draw. Mills, theSurrey pro­ fessional, bowled with great success in the first innings of the Province. C ape T own . First Innings. Second Innings. P. Rogers, c Castens, b Difford ...........................39 C. F. Piince, c De Villiers, b Difford ...........................29 Mills, c Ca&tens, b Milton 5 c Castens, Bissec ... 15 c Thomas, b V. van der Byl ... 30 c Casters, b V. van der By] ... 16 5 lbw, b Difford ... 16 ... 0 A. W . Seccull, c Bisset, b M ilton ................................. E. Allen, c Y. van der Byl, b Difford ........... ...........57 run out G. Cripps, b M ilto n ........... 2 H. Calder, c and b Milton 0 b V. van der Byl 10 L. Vi. Smut-, st Caitens, b M ilton........... ... ........... 53 J. H. Ande’ son b M ilton 5 F. Kuys, c V. A. van der Byl, b D ifford .................. 3 G. Rowe, not out ........... U E x t r a s ................................11 rot out not out Txtras Tot .1 . 2 >9 Total ...115 W estep n P ro v in ce .— First Innings, st P. H. De Vil'iers, Frince, b MLJs V. A. van der Byl, b Mills .......................... M. Bisset, c Mi Is, b K u y s .......................... H. Baker, b Mills ... V. \an der Byl, c Rogers, b Mills E.M .Dawson *1hemas, c Smuts, b Rowe ... £2 H. H. Cas ens, b Rowe ...................2) A. C. T< fts, not out *7 W.B. Milton,bSmuns 7 Lieut. Williams, run out ... *.............. 11 I. Difford, b Mills ... SH Extras ...........11 Total .187 In the Second Innings V. van der Byl scored c Rogers, b Kuys 9, Dawson-Thomas, c Calder, b Seccull 46, Castens, (not out) 13, Tofts, c Calder, b Mills 0. Milton, c Smuts, b R ow ell; extras 9.— Total, 88. This year the M arlborough B lues lose the services on committee of A. V. and E. H. Buckland, as well as of Thomas Leach. Their places will be filled by H. Marley, the captain of the school eleven last season, C. W. Lind­ say, and T. C. Bett. The fixtures are much the same as in previous seasons. The only new matches are against St. Paul's School and Banstead Club. I Z . play much the same matches as la^t year, though the dates have been altered in several cases. Perhaps the only notable changes are the additions <f matches against Gentlemen of Norfolk, Ipswich, and East Suffolk, as well as of another Suffolk eleven. TONBRIDGE CLUB. May 17—Tonbridge, v. St. Lawrence May 20—Tonbridge, v. Shorncliffe Camp May 24—School, v. School June 3—Canterbury, v. St. Lawrence June 7—Tonbridge, v. Bough Beech June 10—Bickley. v. Bickley June 14—Tonbridge, v. Eastbourne Judo 17—St. Leonards, v. South Saxons June 21 —Tonbridge, v. Sevenoaks July 5—Eastbourne, v. Eastnourne July 8—Shorncliffe, v. Rhornc iffe Camp July 1 —Tonbridge, v. Penshurst July 15—Boueb Beech, v Bough Beech Ju y 19 -Tunbridge Wells, v. Tunbridge Wells July i2—Sevenoabs, v. Sevenoaks Ju'y i7—Tonbridge, v South baxons July 28. 29— Tonbridge, v. Wanderers* Autr. 2, 3-Tontridge, v. Old Cliftonians Aug. 4, 5 —Tonbridge, v. Blue Mantles Aug 7, 8 —Tontridge. v. Autbentics Aug. 12 —Tonbridge, v. Bickley Aug. 16,17— Tonbridge, v. Old Wellingburians Aug. 18 19— Tonbridge, v. Marlborough Blues Aug. 23—Tonbridge, v. Brenchley Aug. 26 —Tonbridge, v. Tunbridge Wells Aug. 28—Penshurst. v. Pebshurst June T6 2" June 29, 8C T he W e ek . ,28—Tonbridge, Kent v. Lancashire , July 1—Tonbridge, Kent v. Somertet CRICKET IN CAPE TOWN. WESTERN PROVINCE v. CAPE TOWN. The matches between these two clubs, the foremost in Cape Town, are always productive of keen rivalry. The last, played at Cape Town early in March, was no exception to the rule. Cape Town, with a lead of 22 runs, on Y orkshire C o lts . —Two matches to test the capabilities of the most likely Yorkshire Colts were played last week. In the first, on Tuesday at Dewsbury, U ljett and Hall captained the respective elevens. The best batting was shown by J. H. Jackson of Dewsbury, D. Fisher of Holbeck, and J. Bed­ ford of Morley. J. W. Jackson of East Ardslcy was ihe most successful bowler. On the following Thursday, Ulyett and Hall had charge of two other elevens at Barnsley. On this occasion, S. Kilburn of Huddersfiel 1, A. Castle, and H. Thewliss of Las^elles Halt, H. Booth of Sheffield, and E. Smith of Castleford were the chief scorers. Mr. H. Walton of Scarborough, Hargreaves of Hull, an I D. Squires of Cleckheaton had the best bowling figures.