Cricket 1894

AUG. 16, 1894 CSBIG&E j? s &. WEEKLY RECQKB OF TH® GAME; 829 I n a pleasant and chatty letter, J.G.D. mentions that Tom Armitage, the old Yorkshire professional, who had been for some time an inmate of Kankakee Asylum, had j ust left, and was then living at Kensington, about fourteen miles ont of Chicago. The game of cricket my correspondent, who is a member of the Wanderers C.C., is booming in that district. Five clubs are competing this season for the Championship pennant, presented by the Chicago Association, as well as four second team3 for the President’s Cup. Up to the end of last month the weather had been beautiful, and only one match had so far been stopped by rain ; quite a refreshing oontra3t. Besides the five clubs in the Association there are four not connected with it, making in all nine clubs in Chicago. Four of these clubs have private grounds, and two reserved spaces though on public grounds. . I t will interest C r ic k e t readers to know that R. C. Ramsay, who did good service for Harrow, and will be perhaps better re­ membered as the Cambridge University slow bowler of 1882, has not lost all his old skill with the ball, though, until a few months ago, he had not taken part in a oricket match for years. His brother M. F. Ramsay, also an old member of the Harrow eleven, who has been playing with some success for the Marylebone Club this summer, during a flying visit home, like his brother lives in Queensland. He is captain of the Toowoomba Cricket Club, and also captained the Queensland eleven in the Inter-colonial against New South Wales played last March. He scored 102 not out for the Toowoomba C .C . against Toowoomba Gram­ mar Sohool, one of the three hundreds scored for the local club last season. J. Rosser, the old Victorian Inter colonial player, was credited with one of the others, to wit 105 nob out for Toowoomba Holiday Association, against tbe Gordon C.C. M y trusty correspondent who has so kindly' sent me all this information about Queensland crioket and cricketers, mentions one incident of last season there, which is worthy of a prominent notice. In a match between Toowoomba Banks and Paddington, the latter were dismissed for fourteen. The curio consisted in the fact that all the runs were made by one man—E. Pascoe. They are evi­ dently not only keen cricketers but sensible people in Toowoomba. My correspondent testifies to this when he says that there are several C r ic k e t readers iu that town and district. T h e Rev. Cecil Wilson, who was consecrated Bishop of Melanesia on June 11 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Wellington, New Zealand, will n0 doubt be identified as the cricketer who did suoh excellent service for Cambridge Univer­ sity, as well as subsequently for Kent. He is, as many C r ic k e t readers know, elder brother of Leslie Wilson, whose batting has been of such immense value to Kent for several years. Cricket is well represented in the Bishoprics of Australasia. The Rev. H.H. Montgomery is Bishop of Tasmania, and another old cricketer, Bishop Webber, ocoupies, unless I am mis­ taken, one of the New Zealand Sees. The new Bishop of Melanesia, whose official residence is at Norfolk Island, has charge of a multitude of Islands and mission stations in the Pacific. O f gei tie tappers there are few better speci­ mens than the Captain of the Bedfordshire eleven, L.C.R. Thring to wit, when he has, to useTomEmmett’s quaint phrase,“ tuk rut.” On Friday last in the matoh against M.C.C. and Ground he was particularly in evidence. In Bedfordshire’s first innings he saw the whole side, carrying his bat through for 148, out of a total of 224. The quality of the performance can be estimated when I add that the Maryle­ bone bowlers were Mead, Whitehead, and Burns. THE MAN FOR SURREY. A B ank H o l id a y R e f l e c t io n . [ c o p y r ig h t .] Of Surrey’s triumphs on the green Who has not heard ? Who has not seen Her county team play cricket On Kennington’s broad field of play ? Where thousands gather day by day, To watch their champions in the fray— The battle of the wicket. What m u st4the man for Surrey ’ be ? Well, to that question there’s a Key (A right good institution) Always at hand to give a lead And answer, both by word and deed, So that whoever runs may Read With ease the right solution. What must ‘ the man for Surrey ’ be To gain that honour ? Come and see Where on the field competing Under the South wind’s favouring Ayres , In form which with the best compares At every point, the Surrey players Are giving Notts a beating. What though Notts has some Wright good bats, ’Gainst Surrey field, as quick as cats, They cannot turn the table; Mark you, if yonder bat3man trips, And one of Smith's deliveries tips, The man who’s fielding in the slips W ill catch it if he’s Abel. See how the wickets tumble down! To-day on Notts does fortune frown; Their skill is unavailing : Twice have they fired off their Gunn With small result; their chanoe is done ; And, thanks to Smith and Richardson , Defeat they’re now bewailing. What then ‘ a Surrey man ’ must be, Here on the Oval all can see: He must be more than clever, Strong in defence as any Lock, Wood hard and seasoned, or a rock Brilliant as fireworks of Broclt, Well- knit, and aotive ever. Quick with his hands, and swift of feet; "With head as long as any Street , But not headstrong, or wayward ; Abel to stand the longest day, Cool when luck runs the other way, Good with both bat and ball, let’s say, As Richardson or R ayward. Ever alert, brimful of dash, Ready and daring, but not rash, Nor ever in a hurry ; But for his county full of pride, Playing the game best for the side — Thus must a cricketer be tried, To be ‘ the man for Surrey.’ J o h n T r e w -H a y . R. W . K e n t f i e l d , who bowled with ' considerable success for Sussex, the county J of his birth, against Middlesex about a month ago, was credited with a good bowliLg performance last Saturday in Lanca. shire, for whom he played twice two years ago under the residential qualification. Playing for Rusholme, he took all the ten wiokets of Castleton at a cost of 34 runs. Which reminds me that if rumour be true, W . F. Best, who has plaj ed for Kent under the birth qualifica­ tion, will in all probability represent Lancashire in all that county’s matches next season. He went to Bradford on June 6 to assist Kent in the memorable matoh with Yorkshire which was never begun. This prevented the Lancashire authorities from inviting him during the present season, as no doubt it constituted a qualification for Kent for the year at all events. C h e s h ir e ’ s narrow viotory over M C .C . & Ground, at Lord’s, on Tuesday, enables the County to retain its unbeaten record for the year. In this connection it has a dangerous rival in Sarrey’s second eleven, who have, up- to date, at all events, gone through the summer without a defeat. It is quite possible that Lancashire’s second eleven, who are bound to be prett/ strong at Manchester, may spoil their record in their final fixture on the last two days of this weak. Even in this event their performances constitute a very respect­ able show. The quality of their cricket, though will best be judged by reference to the following particulars of their various matches. M ay 14, 15—Oval, v. B edfordshire. W on b y ten w ickets. Surrey, 155 and 74 fo r n o w ick e t; B edfordshire, 121 and 106. June 14,15—Oval, v. Lancashire. W on b y eight w ickets. L ancashire (2\ 109 and 192 Surrey, 179 and 121 fo r tw o w ickets. June 21,22— Oval, v. H ertfordshire. W on by an innings and 78 runs. H ertfordshire, 61 and 329; Surrey, 268. July 9,10— O va', v. N orth am p ton sh ire. D raw n. N ortham ptonshire, 236; Surrey, 265 and 101 for one w icket. July 23, 24—W orcester, v. W orcestershire. D raw n. W orcestershire, 118 and 197; S uriey, 26J and 23 for one w icket. A ugust 1.2— W atford, v. H erts. D raw n. Surrey, 188 and 166 fo r three w ick e ts; H erts, 166. A ugust 8, 9 —D unstable, v . B edfordshire. D raw n. B edfordshire, 191 and 164 for five w ickets— in nings declared closed ; Surrey, 1 9 aud 124 fo r Bix w ickets. A ugust 10, 11—N ortham pton, v. N orth am p ton ­ shire. W on b y an innings and three runs. Surrey, 241; N orthants, 111 and 97. A ugust 13, 14— Oval, v. W orcestershire. W on by ten w ickets. Surrey, 239 and £9 fo r n o w ick e t; W orcestershire, 115 and 151. W it h the decision of the match against Warwickshire, to commenoe at Birmingham to-day, the South Afrioan team will complete their tour, begun at Sheffield Park, on May 22 Of the twenty-three fixtures so far decided, twelve have ended successfully, six have been left unfinished, and five have been lost. As a proof of the improvement in the all round cricket of the side, it is worthy of note that since their defeat at the hands of Sussex, at Brighton, on July 3, they have not been beaten. Though the tour has, I am afraid, nothing like paid its expenses from a cricket standpoint, their visit has been a great success. The leaders of cricket iu South Africa have indeed reason to be satisfied with the all-round form their representatives —not the best side that they could have sen’-, be it added—have shown. The match to commence at Birmingham to-day, which is, I understand, for the benefit of the ground