Cricket 1894

298 •gmOE lT* A WEEKLY BE COED OP TH 1 SAME , AUG. 2, 1894 that there is no chance of another Austra­ lian combination starring in England till 1896. T he executive of the Dutoh Cricket Union have published officially the names of the cricketers who are to represent the Gentlemen of Holland in their tour in London and the neighbourhood, to begin on Monday next. The team will be as follow s: Messrs. Post- thuma, Hoeffelman, Tromp de Haas W eisz (capt.), Haarlem C .C .; Proost, Schroder, Solomon Van dei Linde, Amsterdam C .C .; and Jonkheer Van den Bosch, Bourlier, Van Erp, Taalman, Kip, and Coops, the Hague C.C. T he fixtures arranged are as under •— Aug. 6—Norwood, v. South N rwood Aug. 7—Denmark Hill, v. Brixton Wanderers Aug. 8—Richmond, v. Richmond Club Aug. 9—Blackheath, v. Blackheath Aug. 10, 11— Lord’s, v. M.G.C. Aug. 13 — Hampstead, v. Hampstead Club Aug. 14 — Tottenham, v. Tottenham Aug. 15—Hastings, v. Has'. ings Club Aug. 16—St. Leonard’ s, v. South Saxons Aug. 17, 18—Richmond, \. Gentn. of Surrey A ccording to an Austra trdlian paper, Major War­ dill, the secretary of ihe Melbourne Club, has alread> been in communication with the cricketers of the various Colonies to find out whether they would be willing to play in five matches against Mr. Stoddart’s Engligh team if chosen. Messrs. Moses, Ban- nerman, Callaway, Gregor*, and Newell have expressed their willingness to do so. In Victoria, H. Trott, J Blackham, and A. Tarrant have also intimated that their services would b available for the greater number of matches. C ricket readers who appreciate long service, anl loyal devotion to the game—and who does not ?—need not to be reminded that two p ro­ fessionals who have done good work on the oricket field will be taking their benefits during the next few days. Wood, the Surrey wicket keeper, will have the proceeds of the match between North and South, to commence £t the Oval to day, R. Peel, the Yorkshire all- rounder, those of the return between York­ shire and Lancashire to open on Monday next at Bradford. In their own respective positions both have worthily upheld the honour of professional cricket, and thoroughly deserve the support of a public never unmind­ ful of work honourably and conscientiously done. T he following is the order of the chief bowlers up to Saturday under the new system as propounded by Mr. A. C. Coxhcad O vers W kts. Balls New per W kt. Order 1 P o u g h e r............ ... 313 ... 55 28 ... 2 2 R ich ard son ... ... 591 ... 127 ... 23 ... 1 3 W . H earne ... ... 4*8 ... 83 29 ... 3 4 P allett ............ ... 399 ... 64 ... 31 ... 5 5 J. T. H earne... ... 876 ... 1?3 33 ... 9 6 M artin ............ ... 696 ... 88 40 ... 15 7 M old ............ ... 7c8 ... 124 30 ... 4 8 W ainw right ... R oberts ... ... ... 613 ... 96 32 ... 7 9 ... 51 ••• 40 ... 15 10 P e e l............ ... ... ri62 ... 85 41 ... 2. n K riggs ............ ... 798 ... 101 ... 40 ... v 11 F lo w e rs............ ... 331 ... 46 ... 85 ... 10 13 D avidson ... f58 ... 60 ... 46 ... 2 14 F. Sm ith ... 515 ... 70 ... 39 ... n 15 R aw lin ............ ... 519 ... 62 4 { ... 20 16 F oster ............ ... 315 ... 56 31 ... 5 17 W hitehead ... ... 516 ... 65 ... 40 ... 15 18 L ock w ood ... ... 557 ... 8 / ... 3 J ... 7 19 Bathurst ... 341 ... 45 i 8 ... 13 20 B irst .............. ... 643 ... 76 ... 12 ... li< 21 A ttew ell ... 869 ... 8i 63 ... vc 23 M ead ............ ... 550 ... 71 ;<7 ... 11 23 S h ilto n ............ ... 421 .. 41 ... 48 ... 23 21 T yler ............ ... 480 ... 48 ... 50 ... 2l 25 W o o is ............ ... 447 ... 61 b7 ... 11 T H E CO U N TY CH AM PIO N S B IT . T be following will show the positions of the nine leading counties up to date :— IN T B E N E TS. f U R R ~Y S- ITH. P layed. W on. L ost. D rw n. Ptp. Y orkshire ... 10 ... 8 ... 2 ... 0 ... 6 Surrey ............ ... 10 ... 8 ... 2 .. 0 ... 6 M iddlesex ... 10 ... 7 ... 3 .. 0 ... 4 K e n t..................... ... 9 ... 5 ... 4 .. 0 ... 1 Som ersetshire .. 10 ... 4 ... 5 .. 1 ... — 1 N otts..................... ... It ... 4 ... 6 . 1 ... — 2 L ancashire ... .. 11 ... 4 ... « .. 1 ... — 2 Gloucester hire ... 10 ... 2 ... 8 .. 0 ... — 6 Sussex ............ ... I t ... 2 ... 8 .. 1 ... - 6 The m a+ch Y orkshire v. K ent, at B radford, on June 4, 5, aDd 6, was abandoned, w ithout a ball b eing to w itd , through w et. O nf . of the latest lays of cricket comes from the pen of Mr. Clement Scott, the well-known dram itic critic, who sings as follows: A CRICKET SONG. Life, if well played, is a grand game of cricket, Tested on turf, whether lively or dead ; Care bowls a “ tice,’’ when in luck we can “ snick it,” Sorrow’s half volleys hit over his head. Toss up for choice, and select the first innings, Send out the umpires, and ask them for guard ; Best of all matches are won by beginnings, Pluck and decision are scored on the card. C h o r u s . Then here’s to old cricket! The grand game of cricket! The turf, and the tents, and the telegrapli- boards! A cheer for the pleasure of bat, ball, and wicket, The pastime of peasant, the glory of Lord’s Golf has its glory, but nothing like cricket, Tennis has skill, but not half of the fuu ; Quote me one game in the world that can lick it— By cricket at Eton was Waterloo won. Keep up your pluck and you’ll never stop scoring, Trust to your head, and you’ll never bowl w ide; When you're “ not out ’’ there’ll be women adoring The Captain of Cricket, the Pride of their Side. Youth has no joy like the cup full of pleasure, Drowned to the dregs when a cricketer scores; Lift a full pitch to the boundary’s measure, How the Ring cheers, ihe Pavilion roars! Age has in cricket no thought more consoling Than lightly to lie under turf when you’re dead, And feel right above you the groundman is rolling Andcutters of daisies sweep over your head. P R IN C IP A L M A TC H ES F O R N E X T W E E K . Aug. 2 - K ennington ( v 1, N orth v. S outh ( I W ood’s benefit) Aug. 2—Birm ingham , W arw ickshire v G lou cesti:- shire Auer. 2—T aunton, E om e'setslrre v. Sussex Aug. 2— M anch ester L ancashire v. Leicestershire Aug 2—L eyton , E sstx v. Bnrfipsbire Aug. 3—L o rd ’s, Cheltenham C jllege v. H a ilejb u ry C ollege Aug. 6—K ennington O val, Su»rey v N ott3 Aug. 6— L ord’s, I*J.*!.C. & G. v. N otts C attle Aug. 6—Bradlord. Y orksh ire v. L ancashire (P ee.’s beLefit) Ang. 6— B ristol, G loucestershire v. Suss< x Aug. 6— Canteroury, K ent v. W arw ickshire (C a r­ ter buiy W eek) Aug. 6 —Derby, D erbyshire v. H ants Aug. 6 —L eicester, L eicestersh ire v. E sfex Aug. 6—T aunton, S om ersetshire v. M iddles* x Aug. 6 -N o rw ich , N orfolk v. Cam* ridge Aug. 6— Sunderland, D urham v. N orthum berland Aug. 6—T ruro, C ornw all v. D evon R U G B Y v. M A RLBO RO U G H . The ch ie f feature o f ih e fi st day's n ic k e l i i th 's anm iul m atch, at L ord oyesterd ay, w as the tt mil o f S ianning and N ickajls fo r R ugby’s second w icket. T he tw o batsm en in creased th e score from 14 to 221, adding 207 in an hour and forty m inutes. Stanning eventually carried hib bat through th e innings, w h ich lasted four hours and tw en ty-fi'e m inutes. A t the end o f the day the tco :e was as under Mr. J. Stanning, n ot ou t ................................153 Mr. O. P . Tidm a*1, lbw , b A insw orth .. 4 Mr. C. P. N ickalls, b G ra h a m ....................1C9 M r. D . C h istopher- son, c P reston, b G r a h a m ..................... 27 M r. J. F. 'Jhom pson, b G raham ............. 8 M r. G. P . N ew stead, b A insw orth ............ 2 R u gbv . Mr. P. W . Nickalls, b 11 Mr. T . N. Sam ple, st P reston, b A ins­ w orth ................... 1) M r. W. F. G ow era, b Joh n store ............*5 M r. N. F letch er, b Johnstone ............ 1 Mr. a . L . A llen, b A insw orth ............ 5 B 20, lb 18, w 6 ... 44 Total .. 393 M a r l b o r o u g h . Mr. J. G raham , c G ow ers, b Christo- rhereon ................... 27 Mr. C. B. C heales, c Sam ple, b G ow ers 6 Mr. T.C . (i. Sandford, b C hristopher son... 6 Mr. W. Y. Johnstone, b Christ op h e rso n ... 2 Mr. G. H. Belne, c C. N ickalls, b Chr s ;c- pherson .................... I t M r. J. C. S ile , n ot out ............................. 2 ) M r. C. M. H. H ow e’l, c Allen, b C hristc- pheraon ..................... 6 M r. C. H. M ylne, b G ow ers ..................... 4 B 7, w 1..................... 8 Total S3