Cricket 1894

8 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME- JAN. 25, 1894 City&SouthLondonRailway. N E W R O U T E TO T H E O V A L . Trains worked entirely by Electric Locomotives Bun every few minutes oo and from C I TY (King Wi l l . am Street), BORO’ , ELEPHANT & CASTLE, OVAL, and STOCKWELL Clapham Common). (for SINGLE FARE (any distance) 2 d The Oval Station is about 50 yards from the Entranoe to the Surrey Crioket Ground THOMAB (J. JENKIN, General Manager. N O W READY. P r i c e 1 /-. P o s t F r e e 1 / 3 . f o r 1894 . Edited by SYDNEY H . PARDON. Containing Full Scores and Bowling Analyses of all tbe Leadicg Matches played in 1893, including the Australian Tour in England Photographs of Five All-round Cricketers (George Giffen, G. H. S. Trott, F. S. Jackson, Alec Hearne, and E. Wainwright.) A Discussion on the “ Follow-on ” Question. George Lohmann in First-class Cricket. Public School Cricket, by C. B. Fry. Cricket Bibliography, by A. J. Gaston Lord Hawke’s Team in India. First-class and Public School Averages J o h n W i s d e i x & C o . , 21, Cranbourn St., London, W.C. rjR lCK 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.—ApplyH.B enham (Proprietor). 104, Rossiter Road, Balham. Cinder Track always open for Sports and Training /’'IRICKET.—Wanted 2 or 3 batters to join a Cricket Club (Established 1891), at Kenning- ton—Apply by letter to “ Batsman,” care of Mr. Jacobs, Newsagent, 78, St. George’s Road, South­ wark, S.E. "M’ORWOOD CLUB.—This Club has three vacant dates for next season, viz.—Saturday, 9th June, for a weak team, away (half-day); Saturday, 7th July (whole day), a strong team, at home; and Saturday, fclst July (half-day), a strong team, away. Apply to Frank Eallam, Mapledene, Avenue Road, South Norwood. 'U’OR SALE.—Scores and Biographies, vol. 1 to 8. Complete sets of “ John Lillywhite’a Com­ panion,” “ Wisden’s Almanack,” “ Cricket,” and a lot of other Cricket books. Send offers to “ A.,” care of Manager of C r ic k e t , 41, St, Andrew’s Hil', London, E,C, Cricket: 4 W E E K L Y RECORD OF THE GAME, <1. ST. ANDRtWS HILL, LONDON, E.C. THUBSDAY, JAN. 25 th , 1894. IMPOBTANT NOTICE ! The two remaining winter numbers will be published No. 351—THUBSDAY, FEB. 22. No. 352—THUBSDAY, MAECH 22 The six Winter numbers will be forwarded immediately on publication for Is. 3d. W it abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— HamU\ T he programme for tbe Gentlemen of Holland, who are to visit us next August, will be confined to matches in the neigh­ bourhood of London, with three fixtures in Sussex. The real business of the tour commences on Saturday, August 4th, at Sheffield Park, where the Earl of Sheffield, who, unless I am mistaken, took a party of English cricketers to Holland a few years ago, will entertain the Dutchmen. T h e card, which has been completed, will consist of the following fixtures— Aug. 4, Sheffield Park, v. Lord Sheffield’s Eleven. ... 6, Norwood, v. Norwood Club. ... 7, Denmark Bill, v. Burton Wanderers. ... 8, Richmond, v. Richmond Club. ... 9, Blackheath, v. Blackheath Ciub. ... 10,11, Lord’s, v. Marylebone Club. ... 13, Hampstead, v. Hampstead Club. ... 14, Tottenham, v. Tottenham Club. ... 15, Hastings, v. Hastings Club. ... 16, St. Leonard's, v. South Saxons. ... 17,18, Richmond, v. Gentlemen of Surrey. From information I have received, I am able to say that the Dutch cricketers are highly pleased with the kindly wel­ come which the English clubs have one and all extended to them. A dvices from South Africa hint at the possibility that George Lohmann has it in his mind to give up all idea of re­ appearing in first-class cricket over here. From a correspondent in Cape Town, at all events, I learn that for certain reasons of his own the famous Surrey cricketer has, even if he has not definitely settled, at least has it in con­ templation to give up first-class cricket and settle in Australia. In any case, the rumour seems to have taken shape as the result of a flying visit paid by Lohmann in company with Mr. Logan, the “ Laird of Matjesfontein,” to Cape Town towards the end of last month. Rumour is credited with the character of a lying jade, as everyone knows, and I give the report for what it is worth, of course. None tbe less, every C ric k e t reader will join in tbe hope that there is no real foundation for the state­ ment. One thing appears to be certain, that the climate of South Africa agrees with Lohmann, and the good news which reaches us of him will give universal satisfaction. Short as his stay has been in the country, he has made already a host of friends among South African sportsmen. Q u ite recently there passed away a cricketer who half-a-century back was a prominent figure in important matches. The Rev. George Leopold Langdon, who died at Craysfojt Rectory a few days ago, was hon. sec. of the Sussex County C.C. as long since as 1839, in which year he represented the county against the Mary­ lebone Club at Lord’s. Langdon’s name is to be found in the score of the Gentle­ men v. Players match at Lord’s in 1841, and also in 1842, while at Town Mailing, for Sussex against Kent, in 1839, he played a grand innings of 37 on a difficult wicket against the superb bowling of Hillyer and Alfred Mynn. On Old Lillywhite’s Ground, Brighton, at the end of the same year, he scored ‘26 for the Gentlemen of Sussex versus the Player of Sussex, “ old Lilly,” who was then in his prime as a bowler, securing his wicket. He further formed one of the Sussex eleven which played England at Brighton in 1840. He was a left-banded batsman, and generally fielded at point or mid-on. Three years ago he wrote to “ Leather Hunter ” of the Brighton Argus, to whom I am indebted for this in­ formation. He was then very feeble, but “ I still take an interest in Sussex cricket,’' was one of his observations. T he record for the highest individual innings in the Australian Colonies, which found a new holder only last spring in the person of Laver, of South Melbourne, J. D. B i lB TLm * Railway Approach, WATERLOO STATION. Any young aspiring Cricketer via . become great in the Cricket Field by using B A R T L E T T ’S Celebrated R E P E R C U S S IV E BATS. The Australians during their last visit all used Our Celebrated REPER- CUSSIYE BATS. See Cricket at Oval, Sept. 22nd, 18f8—52 runs made in less than half an hour, and 87 runs in an hour and three quarters from our Rats. Admitted the Fastest Scoring Rat of the Season. May be had of all Dealers in Cricket Goods. uf . ctory - 7 1 , W A T E R L O O R O A D .