Cricket 1894

892 CRICKET? A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME; SEPT 18. 1894 Jas.Llllyw|ite,FMIio. The Original Old Established Firm of LILLYWHITE. ACTUAL MANCFAOTDBEES OP FINEST QUALITY Cricket and Lawn Tennis Goods, Rackets, Footballs, Golf, &c. , &c. The largest stock of Fine Old Seasoned Bats in the W orld. FROW D ’S SPECIAL D RIVER BAT IS THE K I N G OF BATS L. F. & Co.'s MATCH BALLS surpass all others for perfection of shape and durability. Price Lists Post Free. Liberal Gash D iscount. T he six W inter numbers will be forwarded imm ediately on publication for Is. 3d. The am ount must be sent to M r. W . R . W e ig h t , M anager of C k ic k e t , at the Office, 41, St. A ndrew ’s H ill, D octors’ Comm ons, London, E.C. Besulfcs of the Season and Averages o f the Principal Clubs will be inserted in September 13 and 20, as well as in the earlier W inter numbers, at the rate of 3s. Gd. a column, with a m inimum charge of 2?. 6d. T o ensure insertion in the follow ing number particulars m ust be received not later than the Saturday previous to (lie dny o f pub'icalion. Subscription for Twenty-four Summer Numbers. 5 /- ; vost free for twelve months, 61- spirit, n on e th e less, the gen eral scop e o f A .N .C ’s. p rop osal has at least th e m erit o f som e origin ality. B u t h ere it is. Dear Sir,—W hy not let all counties that choose to enter for the County Championship plav one game (instead of out and home) each with the others ? Then fifteen or twenty counties might compete. The ground for the first year’s contests m ight be balloted for, and the following year the match would take place on the rival’s ground. If the visiting county had choice of first innings, it would make conditions fairlyequal, and do away with the run of luck, good or i a 1, w hich sometimes attends the present system of tossing. F o l l o w i n « the exam p le o f oth ers o f th e leadin g P u b lic S ch ools, C harterhou se is to h ave its h istory d u ly perpetuated for the benefit o f C arthusians past, present, an d to com e. “ C harterhou se O ld and N ew ” is to be the title o f the w ork w h ich is annou nced to appear presently fro m the w ell-k n ow n p u b lish in g hou se o f M r. N im m o. T h e A th letic part o f the book, it w ill in terest m a n y C r i c k e t readers outside the S ch o o l to k n ow , has been entrusted to M r. E . C .S treatfeild, o f C har­ terhouse, C am b rid ge U n iv ersity , and S u rrey crick et fam e. A n excellen t a ll­ rou n d athlete h im self, n o on e cou ld be fou n d better ca p a ble o f d ea lin g w ith the p h y sica l side o f the educational cu rricu lu m at C harterhouse. T h e last few years ha ve seen a w on d er­ fu l revolu tion in th e popular feelin g r e ­ spectin g the appearan ce o f ladies on the crick et field in an a ctive sense. L a d ies' m atch es are n o w far from in frequ en t in m a n y parts o f the cou n try, an d , p erson ­ alty, I k n ow o f several ladies w h o are n ot o n ly far from bad ju d ges of, but, in a d d i­ tion , by n o m ean s p oor perform ers at the gam e. T h e M orning L ea d er is resp on sible for the statem ent that L a d y G al w ay, w h o is as adept across cou n try as she is w ith the rod and gun, p lays crick et too . She is occasion a lly, a cco rd in g to the M .L ., to be seen at tbe w ick ets clad in a flannel suit em broid ered w ith the crossed arrow s o f the S h erw ood C lu b. T b e title o f a g o o d all-rou n d sportsw om a n is, w e m a y h op e, as lik e ly to be as gen eral in the future as that o f a goo d all-rou n d sports­ m an in the past. S t i c k l e r s for the full rigour o f the gam e m a y and do fiud op p ortu n ity for ca villin g at the free and t-asy w a y in w h ich tlio crick e t is carried on at som e o f the later fun ction s o f the season. O n the oth er hand, thero is n o d ou b t a certain an d b y n o m ean s sm all or u n in flu ential section w h ich regards the dilettante spirit w h ich p ervades the fu n ction s outside th e cricket season proper as som eth in g o f a re lie f after tb e hard and m atter-of-fa ct m eth od s o f say the C ou n ty C h am p ion sh ip C om p etition , T o the latter it w ill be gratifyin g to k n ow that b oth the S eptem ber gatherin gs o f 1894 h ave b een m ore than ord in a rily successful. At Scarborough in particular 2 ,4 & 6, Newington Causeway,S .E James Lillywhite’s Cricketers Annual. Now Ready. Price 1/-, Post Free, 1/2. rjR IO K E T , FO O TB A LL, & TENN IS GROUNDS w (all thoroughly drained, O ctober, 1888), TO L E T at H yde Farm , B alham ,for Season, D ay, or Saturdays, close to Railway Station. Special reduced return railway fares from Victoria, 43. —Apply H. B en h am (Proprietor). 104, Rossiter Koau . Balham Oinder Track always open for SportB and Training I V Y CRICKET AND L AW N TENN IS G R O U N D , F o r e s t H i l l R o a d , H o n o r O ak . T w o minutes f om H onor Oak Station, L.C. & D. and 12 minutes from Peckham R y e Station, L.h. & d .c. CRICKET PITCH E S and LAW N T E >N IS OOUft i fc>to Let, for the Day or Term. For terms and puticuJars apply to B. A n d e r s o n , Proprietor, ]6, Forest H ill Road, H onor Oak. OUTFITS FOB CRICKET, BO WIN O, TENN ld CYCLING AND A L L S P O R l S. t o b e o b t a in e d o p W. J . P i l e , The City Athletic Outfitter 22, P h ilp ot L a n e, F en ch u rch S treet, E.C. AND 73, P a rk S treet, R eg en t’s Park, N .W . Flannel Shirts, 5s. 6d., 6s. 6d., 7 p . 6d., 9s. 6d. Flannel Trousers, 8o. 6d., 9s. bd., las. 6d , las’. 6d., 14s. 6d.; Flannel Capa (.Jarge assortment), Is., Is. 6 d .; “ Perfecta ” Straw Hat (weighs only Uoz ), 6 d .; Shoes for Running, Boating, and Tennis, from 2s. 6d.; BunniDg Drawers, 2s. lid ., 8s. 6d., 48. 6d .; Toe Caps, 9d. per pair; Coiks, 6d. per pair Elastic and Silk Beits, Is.; Hat Ribbons, Is.; Boxing Glovea, from 4s. 6d. ; Indian Ciufcs, from Is. 6d. per pair. Badges em broidered in tbe best style. Designs worked out on the shortest notice.—W . J. PILE, Outfitter by appointm ent to the C. T.C., London Athletic Cluo (L.A.C.), London Rowing Club (L.B.C.), Blaokheath Harriers, and other leading Clubs. Send for Price List to 22, Philpot Lane, * enchurch Street, or 71 and 73, Park Street, Regent’s Park, N.W . Cricket: A W E E K L Y BECOBD OF T B E GAME, 41i 8T. ANDREWS HILL, LONDON, E.O. T H U R S D A Y S E P T EM B E R 1 3 t h , 1894 IMPORTANT NOTICE! The last of the W eekly numbers for this year will be published on 'tbe 20th inst. S ixn u n b.-rs will be published during tbe W inter as heretofore, from October to March jnc'usive. T he dates will be :— No. 377 TH U R SD A Y , OCT. 25 N o. 378—T H U K S D A Y , NOV. 29 N o. 379— TH U R SD A Y , DEC. 27 No. 380— TH U R SD A Y , JA N . 31 N o. 381— THU R SD AY , FE B . 23 N o. 382— TH U R SD A Y , M A R CH 28 nbatrast midi brief citmmioW of Hi® Hm «.~ HcmUlic L o r d ’s on the first three days o f next w eek w ill be reserved for “ the last great m a tch o f th e season ,” as the bills righ tly d escribe the fixture w h ich has been arranged as a c o m ­ p lim en ta ry ben efit m a tch fo r G . P . H ea rn e, as a recogn ition o f the excellen t services he has ren dered to the M aryle- b o n e C lub as P a v ilion C lerk fo r the last tw e n ty -tw o yea rs. T h e m a tch w ill be G en tlem en o f the South against P layers o f the South, w h ich w as, som e tw en ty- five years ago, on e o f the m ost popular fixtures nf the season. I n this case, too, the team s w ill be th orou gh ly representa­ tive— as w ill be seen b y referen ce to the list b e low — so th at th ere is v e ry little doubt, w ith the o n e little reservation o f fine w ea th er, o f a b ig attendance, w h ich m eans, f 'r the purpose o f a b en efit, a su ccessfu l m atch . Gentlemen—Messrs. W . G. Grace, W . G. Grace, juu., H. T. H ewett, S. M. J. W oods, L. C. H . iJalairett W . h. Murdoch, A. E. Stod­ dart, C. J. Kortrighc, P . G. J. Ford, W . W , Bead, and M. C. Kemp. Players—Abel, G. G. Hearne, Lockw ood, M. Read,{Richardson, J.T. Hearne, Martin, W alter Hearne, A lec Hearne, Bean, and Butt. G . F . H e a r n e , as “ R . T .” thinks it righ t to rem in d m e, is the you n g est son o f T o m Ile a rn e, o f L o rd ’s, and both father and son h a ve d on e y e o m a n ’s service in the cause o f crick et. H a v in g k n ow n h im fro m his y ou th— in fact, ch ild h o o d — R . T . adds— I can speakof him from th en up to recen t years, and think that all w h o k n o w h im w ill agree w ith m e “ that if ever a m an deserved a ‘ bum per ' b y the w a y in w h ich h e has d isch a rged his duties— n ot o n ly to the M .C .C ., but to others and all crick eters— his n am o is G . F . H e a rn e .” A c r i c k e t enthu siast w h o p refers to con cea l his id en tity un der Ijis initials o f A . N . C. adds an oth er to the num berless suggestions cu rren t for the regu lation of the C ou n ty ch am p ion sh ip s. T h ou gh the qu estion o f the ch oice o f inn in gs goin g to the visitin g side has been in the past J the su bject o f v a n ity as w ell as vex a tion o f