Cricket 1894

82 CRICKET § A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME, APRIL 26, 1894 I e:herhead has ever had to meet, was a team of Lucas’s atd friends. To the best of our r<collection it consisted of F. M (the great left-hander), M. P., F. G. L , E. M., and we faLcy the Sussex captain, E. M. Hadow, T. B. Harbottle, and another. Yet this formidable con.bination, Letherhead had the satisfaction of defeating, and by no less than seven wickets. The match with Guildford has been given up for many years owing to what was deemed an act of discourtesy. During its long career the club has included many players whose names will be well remembered-such as W.B. Spicer. G. Hlliott, A. P. Lucas, the brothers A. (J., E. M., F. G L., and R J. Lucas, F. Wright, T. Spencer, S. W. Scott, A. Williams, S. W. and A. G. Cattley. T. and F. Sturt, M. P. Bowden, the brothers Bovill, R. Henderson, A. C. Mac- pherson, A. S. Bull, T. N. Perkins, E. English, R. Langton, A. H. Tritton, Rev. A. E. Green Price, W. F. Noakes, A. W. F. Rutty, and others qicos cnumerare longum cst. S. W. Scott has throughout been the club’s finest batsman. Daring his connection he has com­ piled many centuries for the club, and in one season he made no less than five, four of which were consecutive innings. As a bowler no one can approach F. Sturt, who for many years has lowered the sticks of all comers. Nor would any record of the Lether­ head Club be complete without a full recognition cf the good work done latterly by its present honorary secretary, A.H. Tritton. During the five or six years he has held office, by his energy as well as by his liberality, he has done very much indeed, not only for the actual cricket of the club, but also for the comfort and enjoyment of the social gatherings which are such an agreeable feature of the matches on the Letherhead ground. Still, it must not be inferred that the serious side of cricket is over­ looked by the good folk ,of Letherhead. On the contrary, in proof of the genuine interest taken in the game itself it will be sufficient to say that a small village s aoh as Letherhead is can bofcst of no less than four cricket grounds. Besides boys’ clubs, too, it has five distinct r icket clubs,the Letherhead C.C., the Institute • '.C., the Red, White, and Blue C.C., the Recreation C.G., and the St. John’s School C.C. And what is more, any of them is quite able t > take its own part on even terms with the surrounding town and village clubs. The group which we are able to give in illustration of this brief sketch, is composed mainlv of old members of the Letherhead C.C. Many of the names indeed will be familiar as household words to the bulk of those who follow Metropolitan cricket with any degree of interest. The present year’s programme of the Leathernead Club, we may add, contains 29 fixtures, many of which are of very great interest in the neighbourhood. W ILTSH IRE COUNTY C.C. M iy 2—WarmiDster, C. and G. v. Warminster and District May 9—Melksham, C. and G. v. Melksham and District May 16—Corshsm. C. and G. v. Corsham and District May 80, 31—Trowbridge, North v. South June 6,7—Cardiff, v. Glamorganshire June 8, 9—Newport, v. Monmouthshire June 15,16—8windon, v. M.C.C. June 20—Devizes, C. and G. v. Devizes and District July 13,14—Salisbury, v. Devonshire Aug. 1—Salisbury. C. and G. v. Salisbury and District Aug. 10,11—Salisbury, v. Uppingham Rovers A uk . 15,16—Plymouth, v. Devonshire Aug. SO, 21—Swindon, v. Monmouthshire Aug. 29, 30—Swindon, v. Glamoiganshire SURREY COUNTY CRICKET CLUB. The following is the Annual Eeport to be presented to the members at the annual general meeting t >be held at the Oval on Thursday next at 5 p.m. In piesenting their annual report the committee are glad to s'ate that the finances of the club are in an eminently tatisfactory condition, as shown by the accompanying balance sheet. Your committeB deemed it necessary to level and returf a considerable portion of the ground, a circumstance which has pre­ vent d any footba 1 being played duriug the past t eason. A sub-committee was appointed to carefully sup?rvise the work and expendi­ ture ; their report is herewith appended. Your committee regret that the success of the County Eleven was not equal to that of last ye ir. Sixteen first-cla^s matches were p’ayed, of which Siven were won, one drawn, and eight lost. This may be partially account 'd for by the fact that the County was unable to play its best eleven on many occasions. Your committee, however, look forward to greater success during the approaching season. Home and home matches have been arranged for the coming season with Derby­ shire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Kent, Lanca­ shire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Notts, Somersetshire, Sussex, Warwickshire, and Yorkshi e, as well as with Cambridge University. The home match with Cambridge University has, since the issue of the mem­ bers’ tickets, been altered to June 4, at the request of the University. Several marches have also been arranged for the Second Eleven of Surrey. The annual match between Gentlemen and Players has been fixed for July 5, 6, and 7 The South African team will play at the Oval on May 31, and following days. During the year 178 new members were elected. At the present time 247 candidates are waiting election. Under the provisions of Rule XIII. the committee will announce at the annual general meeting that the privilege of mem­ bers to introduce a friend into the Pavilion will be suspended on the occasion of the matches between Gentlemen and Players and Surrey and Notts, It is with deep rfgret your committee have to record the death of Mr. J. B. Scriven* one of their number. The vacancy was filled up, under Rule 15, by the election of Col. Farmer. The following members of the committee retire by rotation, and are eligible for re- election G. Everett, Esq., Sir R. Hanson, Bart, M.P., A. S. Tabor, Esq., K. J. Key, Esq , Lieut-Gen°ral Marshall, M. W. Mar­ shall, Esq., J. B. Oakley, Esq., and C. A. Stein, Esq. Mr. W. Haydon, of 440, Brixton Road, has also been duly nominated as a candidate for the committee. The principal items on the balance sheet are as under :— £ s. d. £ e. d. INCOME —RECEIPTS— MAT H RECEIPTS (Cricket)— H arry R eynolds , who played for Notts County some years ago, died at Burnley on Saturday last in his 49th year. To Balance, January 1, 3893 ................. To Subscriptions Entrance fees ... Subscriptions paid in advance .......... 3,560 9 0 373 16 0 9,537 2 6 2nd Xf. C. and G., and Colts’ Matches .. Leicestershire ......... Warwickshire ........ Essex ....................... Nottinghamshire........ Gloucestershire ........ Derbyshire ................ Lancashire ................ Somersetshire ......... Middlesex ................ Yorkshire ................ Sussex ....................... K e n t............................. flentlemen v. Players England v. Australia- South of England v. Austra­ lians ............................... 496 Surrey v. Australians (2) ... 1,271 Stands ....................... 1 tQr 108 81 77 62 921 118 l'O 224 114 315 295 272 251 577 1.413 3 0 3 0 IS 0 4 17 6 10 2 12 1 6 13 0 15 6 19 0 13 0 1 0 5 0 ,^85 8 6 Match Receipts (Football)— Rent Account .......... Interest on Investments 8,274 19 0 1,1 8 7 6 854 5 6 *97 8 5 23,578 9 11 MATCH EXPENSES (Cricket)— £ s. d. £ s. d. 2ad XI., C. &G., and Colts’ Matches ................. 782 10 4 Leicestershire ................. Ii8 6 0 Warwickshire ................. 1S3 10 0 Essex ............................... 148 6 0 Nottinghamshire ... ... 205 8 9 Cam’ ridge University ... 73 2 8 Gloucestershire ... ... 144 15 5 Derbyshire........................ 164 15 11 Lancashire........................ 157 0 3 Somersetshire................. 140 17 4 Middlesex ........................ 118 3 6 Yorkshire ........................ 154 15 1 Sussex............................... 157 14 6 Kent ............................... 121 18 0 Gentlemen v. Players ... 166 9 6 England v. Australia ... 133 10 0 bouth of England v. Aus­ tralians ....................... 85 17 6 Surrey v. Australians ... 204 13 0 Australians, share of gate 1,589 19 6 Read. M., share of gate Benefit Match, Eng­ land v Australia ... 580 1 6 Balls and Gloves .......... 45 0 10 Luncheons and Refresh­ ments ........................ 837 12 0 Sundries ........................ 15 5 7 --------------- 5,770 13 2 Match Expenses — (Football) 775 15 9 Rent, Rates, Taxes, &c. 528 3 7 General E xpenses.......... 2,4-3 18 2 Ground Expenses .......... 2,830 18 1 Buildings, stands, &c. ... 333 12 2 GROUND RENOVATION ACCOUNT— Labour........................ Loam ........................ Turf ........................ Horse-Hire, &c............ Sundries ................. BALANCE— India 3| per cent. Stock £ s. d. 395 10 9 569 6 0 207 0 0 19 19 0 4 2 2 £ p . d. 1,195 17 11 Canadian Stock ... per cent. 8,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 Less Overdraft on Bankers ................. » 16 1 £23,578 11 2 2 0 3,936 7 0 The following are Surrey’s principal fixtures for the year:— May 7a—Oval, v.'Warwickshire May 10a—Oval, v. Derbyshire May 14a—Nottingham, v. Notts May 14b—Oval, v. Bedfordshire May 17a—Oval, v. Gloucestershire May 24a—Oval, v. Middlesex May 31a—Oval, v. South African Team June 4—Oval, v. Cambridge University June 7a—Cambridge, v. Cambridge University June lla—Sheffield, v. Yorkshire June 14a—Manchester, v. Lancashire June 14b—Ova1, v. Lancashiie 2nd XI June 18a—Oval, v. Essex June 21a—Lordp, v. Middlesex