Cricket 1894

448 CRICKET s A WEEKLY RECORD 01' THE GAME, NOV. 29, 1694 EXT SEASON’S PROSPECTS. A F e w N o te s . According to custom, the County Secrttaries are to meet at Lord’s to ar­ range the various programmes for next season on the second day of the Cattle Show which this year is Dec. 11. In the ordinary way, by this time, it would have been possible to get something like an idea of the arrangements to be made in every case. Not so this winter. The recent pronouncemfnt on the subject of the classification of counties is in some cases responsible for the difficulty in get­ ting out even a draft match card. The necessity for eight out and home matches has caused, for the moment at least, some uncertainty, and some counties, are a little uneasy as to their arrangement of a satisfactory list. Essex, for instance, have challenged all the counties, but as yet they hardly Inow what their actual fixtures will be. Yorkshire and Surrey are to play them, of course. But other­ wise there is little news forthcoming re­ specting the prospects of the Essex eleven for next season, except that the Oxford University match of last year will be repeated at Leyton. It is hoped, too. one may be arranged with Cambridge. The sum and substance of our information is that all the members cf la t year’s eleven are available. It is hoped that F. L. Fane, the best batsman in the Charterhouse eleven this year, will be of use to the co.inty. H am psh ire has at present arranged matches with Yorkshire, Sussex, Somer­ set, Derbyshire, Essex, Leicestershire, and Warwickshire. In addition the hon. sec. hopes to be able to arrange with another county. The County eleven will be selected from the following:—R. Ben- c aft, Capt. Wjnyard, Capt. Quinton, L- H. Gay, C. Robson, H. F. Ward, A. J. L. Hill, D. A. Steele, Barton, Baldwin, Bacon Cave, and Soar. N otts propose to play Surrey, York­ shire, Lancashire, Middlesex, Kent, Sussex, Gloucestershire, and Derbyshire. It is thought that Derbyshire should be played, being a neighbour and having done very well of late years. This necessitated one of the Southern or Western Counties being dropped, and the Committee, though with much regret, had to give up Somersetshire. Flowers takes his benefit next year and it has been suggested, as an attractive match, Notts-born Men v. England. The date suggested is June 27. The Committee hope to have Shrewsbury back next year. Handford, the fast bowler who framed so well last year, will go to Lord’s from Lancashire, and be available. The team will probably be selected from the following : Messrs. Dixon, Wright, Robinson, Attewell, Flowers, Gunn, Shrewsbury, Daft, Hand­ ford, Pike, and Baguley. There are also Mr. Howitt, Hardstaife, Hardy, Wilkin­ son, and Lowe. The intention of the Y ork sh ire Com­ mittee is to play Derbyshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Kent, Leicestershire, Hampshire, Notts, Surrey, Sussex, Somersetshire, Lancashire, Middlesex, and Warwicksh re, aud, if dates can be found, the Universities aud Liverpool and Listiict. Four Second Eleven matches will be played in various parts of the County. The usual fixture wiih Notts Colts will be arranged to take place, this time at Sheffield. It is hoped all last year’s amateurs will be available occa­ sionally, and the present appearances point to another successful season. Brown and Peel, it will be seeD, are fully justi­ fying their selection for the Australian tour. K ent will play the same counties as last year, to wit, Gloucestershire, Lan­ cashire, Middlesex, Notts, Surrey, Sussex, Somersetshire, Warwickshire, and York­ shire. In addition home and home matches will be arranged with Oxford University, as well as the usual fixture at Lord’s with M.C.C. Warwick­ shire and Yorkshire will probably be p'ayed in the Canterbury Week—the satre as last year. Sussex and Oxford University will most likely appear at Tonbridge during the week there, June 24th to 29th. The Kent eleven will visit Birmingham on Whit Monday, and Manchester at the end of Whit-week. Home and home matches with the second eleven of Middlesex will also be arranged. Mr. G. J. Mordaunt, of the Oxford eleven, wi 1 play for Kent next year. Easby, who started so badly last season, will have another trial. He made long scores for the second eleven, and for St. Lawrence, and should be a fine bat indeed, if he could get confidence. Kent’s home marches will be scattered over the county is usual—two each at Canterbury, Tonbridge, and Cat- ford (but not in the same week at the last place), one each at Gravesend, Black- heath, and Maidstone. The S u rrey eleven will, as usual, have a busy season of it. The same county matches will be played as in 1894, which means that all the first class Counties will be mei twice. In additi n the Cam­ bridge University eleven will appear at the Oval, probably towards the ei d of May. Gentlemen and Pla\ <is, too, will be played as usual. Thu ( omimtiee pr pose to play Surrey a_ninst England during the latter part of Ma\. IVis will be a testimonial match to Mr. W. W. Read, in recognition of his long and biilliant ser­ vices for the County. Abel will have a bene­ fit. In all probability the proceeds of the Yorkshire match will be set apart for him. The usual list of second eleven fixtures will this year be increased by the addition of home-and-home matches with North- amptonsb'ra. HIGH SCORING IN 1894, I nnings of O ver 500 R u n s . August SI—G. S. Patterson's XI. v. A. M. Wood's XI., Philadelphia ............. 689 Ftbuary 10—Wellington v. Newton, Hobart Town. Tasmania ................................. Qi8 June £5—M.C.C. & Ground V. Cambridge University (seven wickeU) ............. £9> August 20—M.O.C. & G. v. United Services ... £91 —Blue Mantles v. Civil Be.vice (nine wickets) ... ..................... 545 May 18—Trinity College v. St. Joha’s College, C am bridge.................................. ... 534 May 23—Boyal Ergiceers v. R M.A., Woolwich (eight wickets) ... ............. 5 0 May 7—J. J. Rorinson’s Side v. C. G. Pope’s fide (''amMidKe 8eniors) ... ’ ... 521 June 23—Sheffield Park v. Ixfie! cl ............. 51 FOOTBALL! FOOTBALL! SEND AT ONCE FOR R. P. & H. B. DAFT’S NEW Illustrated Catalogue P O S T F R E E . ADDRESS— Car r ington St reet Bridge, N O T T IN C JH A M . E L L IM A N S EM B R O C A T IO N 1/1} Excellent for SPRAINS and BRUISES- Printed fot the Proprietor by W bioht ft Co., 6, 7, & 8 Creed Lane, Imdgate Bill, London, 1,0., Nov. 29,1891