Cricket 1894

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JJaMIimt fcstp* m/>. tatef cSmmloI* of tha time.— ___ ____________ _____ HamMi To those—and their name is legion— who find the cricket season as it is always too short, the Hastings and St. Leonards Week has furnished not only sport of a high quality, but plenty of social enjoyment withal, for several years no\y. To them in particular, it will be of in­ terest to learn that, notwithstanding the compulsory abandonment of the match between North and South owing to the flooded state of the ground on the third day, the Festival of 1894 showed a balance on the right side. Considering all the circumstances the financial results of the last Week were satisfactory. T h at the management of the Hastings Week has made due provision for a rainy day may be judged from the fact that the balance standing to the credit of the com­ mittee at the present time amounts to no less than .£584 16s. 9d. Mr. W. Carless, the indefatigable hon. sec., has within the last few days received a message from Mr. Stoddart agreeing to bring the Eng­ lish team he is now personally conduct­ ing through Australia, to Hastings to play the Best of England for the second match of the Week. This fixture alone should make the Festival of 1895 success­ ful above the best of its predecessors. I t has now been definitely decided that Robert Abel is to have the proceeds of the Yorkshire match at the Oval on August 12 and two following days for his benefit. Next to Maurice Read, perhaps, none of the professionals who are at present playing for Surrey can point to such a long and useful record in County cricket. “ The Guvnor’s ” first appear­ ance in the Surrey eleven, indeed, dates back as far as 1881, so that next summer will represent his fifteenth season of active work for Surrey. How faithfully and earnestly he has served the County is common knowledge. Putting aside his particular qualifications as one of tbe very best all-round players of the day, cricket, it is no exaggeration to say, has never had a more zealous follower. Nor is this likely to be forgotten when the time for his benefit arrives. Dr. G. H. B rand writes tome asunder on the subject of Mr. W. W. Read's batting record:— In answer to Mr. H. C. Hobb’s courteous enquiry regarding W . W. Read’s batting averages, I have been carefully through his figures again, and make them come to 591 completed innings, 19,489 runs, 338 highest score, and 32 the average. I differ from him in the year 1876, which in my list reads fourteen innings for 588 runs instead of fourteen for 590, and in 1883 when I make it thirty-three innings for 1573, while he makes it thirty-one for 1509. Otherwise our lists are the same. I shall take no notice of George Lacy’ s remarks, as not only does he find fault with my articlc but also with that of Mr. Holmes. If Mr. Lacy is infallible, let him furnish a more complete list of the batting and bowling averages for the last thirty years than I have done, then we shall believe in him ; otherwise let him hold his tongue. I find great difficulty [writes the Rev. W. K. R. Bedford] in tracing some of the matches announced to be played by Free Foresters between 1877 and 1882. Will you allow me to inquire through your columns if any one can help me by send­ ing scores of the undermentioned fixtures to me at Hayes, Kent. 3877 Sfcorncliffe. July 9,10—Aldershot, July 11,12 —Alton Towers, July 24. 25. 1878 Rockingham, July 16, 17—Market Hartoro’, July 19—Alton Towers, August 13. 1879 R. A., Woolwich, ,Tnne 2—Winchester Garri­ son, June 6—R.I.E. College. Cooper’s Hill, Jona 11—Henley, June 19—lio kingham, July 15—Market Harboro’. July 18. 1880 Wellington, June 4—R.I.R. College, Cooper’s Hill, June 12—Henley, June 19. 1881 E&her, May 21—Eleventh Hussars, June 9— Aldershot, august 24. 1882 Kettering, June 14—Royal Engineers, June 16—Eleventh Hussars, July 1 — Benley, July 8—Winchester Garrison, July 17. T hat the victory of the English team over Australia in the first of the five test matches to be played duting the tour has given intense gratification is, perhaps, a mild way of expressing the enthusiasm evoked by the news of the success achieved by Mr. Stoddart and his men. The satisfaction was, of course, the greater from the fact that, when play ceased at the end of the fifth day, it was to all appearances the proverbial “ guinea to a gooseberry ” on the Australians. With only 64 to get to win and eight wickets to fall, the defeat of the English team, according to all appearances, was only a question of an hour or so on the follow­ ing morning. U nfortu nately for the Australians heavy rain overnight had changed the wicket altogether by the time the game had to be resumed, and, as C ricket readers know well, Peel and Briggs have certainly no superiors under such NEXT ISSUE JANUAR Y 31