Cricket 1895

Ju ly 11, 1895. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 265 ■ >ive decided that an extra ball given in a i over by a mistake of the umpire was a no-ball, and that consequently a batsman i; iuld not be bowled by it. W it h this decision the club affected was not satisfied, and, in reply to an enquiry, received a letter from the secretary of .'[.C.C. deciding against the ruling of i lie B. & D. C. L. C. But the latter are ■vddently not to be put down by vulgar clamour. In any case they declined to 4lave their rulings upset by the secretary ■of the M.C.C. or any other man. And :heir decision that the matches be replayed is to stand M.C.C. to the -contrary notwithstanding. This is worse « good deal than Sydney Smith’s friend, >vho spoke disrespectfully of the Equator. S in c e I wrote last week, George .Lohmann, who is to make his reappear­ ance in first-class cricket at the Oval T o-d a y, after a break of three years, lias played twice for the Surrey Club and Ground, and in each case with signal success. His all round cricket at Addlestone last Thursday, I am in­ formed by one who took part in the match, shewed all the infinite variety of ■ 'Id, and even ignoring his excellent batting and bowiing his fielding was ■quite up to his best standard. The great B.P. is never unmindful of anyone who ministers to its enjoyment, and, above all, respects and appreciates a thorough iryer. And Lohmann’s return to the ■scene of so many of his most brilliant <Sorts, I feel sure, will be the occasion ior a hearty welcome from cricketers of <»ll kinds to-day. A l l New York is able to put a pretty •KOod all-round combination into the field j ast now, to judge by the decisive victory i .8 eleven obtained over the Germantown Club at the end of last month. The ■Germantowns, too, had a strongish side, including G. S. Patterson, P. H. Bohlen, E. W. Clark, P. E. Brewster, and W. Brockie, Jr., all of them known on English grounds, so that there was little or no ground for a plea of imperfect representa­ tion. New Y o r k ’ s score of 336 was a very creditable performance against the Germantown’s bowling. The chief con­ tributor, it will interest metropolitan Cricket readers to know, was P. P. Kelly, who will still be remembered as an active member of the Stoics and other London clubs someyears back. George Lohmann’s elder brother, who has fulfilled engage­ ments at Barbadoes, Philadelphia, and New York during the last few years, was well to the fore for the same team, with the bat as well as ball. A n account of his hundred centuries by W. G. himself, with the advantage of the name <.f another good cricketer, William Yardley, to wit, as editor, should just now, particularly, be sure of a ready sale. The joint effort of two such exceptionally good cricketers ought to be more than usually interesting. It is to be, even if it has not already appeared, pub­ lished by Mr. L. Upcott Gill, 170, Strand. Cricketers too, I should fancy, will be well catered for in the new monthly, the Badminton Magazine, the first number of which is down for the first of August, and should be ready very shortly. The new magazine is edited by Mr. A. E. T. Watson, who has performed the same office for the Badminton Library with conspicuous success. L if e is hardly worth living if one’s faith in one’s Pall Mall is to be shaken. But what can be done if the character of the paper for accuracy is to go by the board. It may only be the over vivid imagination of the gentleman whose mission it is to describe the progress of the various cricket marches for the benefit of the clasi-es, who look for salvation in the P. M. G. Else, how account for his giving himself away with the statement, in his report of one of the three days’ cricket with Surrey v. Middlesex match, at the Oval last week, that the score was at such and such a figure when the luncheon bell rang ? It is hardly neces­ sary to say that no bell rings when play ceases for the luucheon interval at the Oval. ------ T h e American Cricketer pays a well deserved tribute to the memory of Mr. H. H. Houston, a keen and liberal sup­ porter of the game, who has just passed away in Philadelphia. A member of both the Germantown and Philadelphia Clubs, he did much to assist the development of cricket in Philadelphia. It was mainly to his good offices that the Philadelphia Cricket Club was able to secure the pretty ground it now occupies. In him American cricket at all times found, not only a good friend, but a kind and generous patron. I t is interesting to notice that there is still another Poster left at Malvern Col­ lege, and one likely to uphold the cricket honour of the family in the future. During the last week, both H. K. and W. L. have been proving their capacity as batsmen, the former particularly so on Saturday, as those who witnessed the finish of the Inter-University match can attest. At the end of last week another and younger, R. E. to wit, also batted in promising style for Malvern College against Repton School, to the tune indeed of 46 in a first total of 211 for seven wickets. L a st weekaparagraph appearedin these notes in which reference was made to an over’s high scoring in which Mr. J R. Quilter, of Crouch End, was the hitter. It seemsthat the report that two hits for three were made from consecutive balls has caused some badinage of the player by his friends. It will be, therefore, as well to give the exact facts. The first ball of the over was hit for 8, the second for 6, and then, to the bowler’s relief, the next was cut to the boundary, which counted for 3. The other batsman then got a single, and Mr. Quilter, having the last ball, again cut it it to the boundary. This was good scoring, and the only thing to be regretted is that there was a- boundary on the off side of the wicket. T h e Streatham week is now in progress, the matches including Oxford University Authentics, The Incogniti, Hampstead, M. C. C., Surrey Club and Ground, and Old Malvernians, a formidable list. How­ ever Streatham will have some players of note taking part during the week, including Messrs. K. J. Key, N. P. Druce, W. G. Druce, C. Druce, L. Mortimer, H. H. Scott, C J Francis, and W. J. Han­ cock, and will no doubt finish their six days programme as well as they have commenced it on Monday by defeating a strong team of the Oxford Authentics. Fkom the O’Kanagan mission station in British Colombia comes a letter from Mr. Clinton A. S. Atwood, full of encouragement for the future of cricket in that new comer of the world. In the O’Kanagan valley there are three clubs, mostly composed of men from the old country. Taking the Kelowna club as an example, there are thirty members, the captain is an old Christchurch, Oxford, man, and the secretary was captain of the Bedford County School some twelve years ago. The pitches vary in quality, but on the whole are good, and some decent bowling feats are done on them, one bowler having 22 wickets for 37 runs in two consecutive matches. Success to cricket in British Columbia says Cricket. S t il l another “ week” —the Hornsey. A new departure was made this season by playing the first two matches at Hastings, an agreeable change. The week’s results have been very satisfactory, five games being won and the sixth being drawn. For the fourth time in seven years the M.C.C. team was defeated, two games having been lost and the other drawn. L. H. Bacmeister, L. Tubbs, and F. H. Swinstead have had most to do with the week’s success in the batting department, while the brunt of the bowling was well borne by the Brothers Swinstead. Details of the play will be found elsewhere. I t is something of a coincidence that Yorkshire and Lancashire should each just now be trying a young player of the name of Lancaster. In the case of Lancashire the coincidence is more striking from the mere fact of the name. In both instances, moreover, the Lancasters have so far shown themselves to be useful members of their respective elevens. They have both, in fact, done good work in one way or other during the week. The Lancashire player of the name was very much in evidence as an all-round cricketer in the Warwickshire match at Liverpool at the end of last week. His bowling in the first innings of Warwickshire was, in fact, one of the best features of the game. Some Cricket readers will doubtless remember that he bowled with great success in Lancashire’s last home fixture of 1894. In the first innings of Notts, on that occasion, he took seven of the ten wickets f jr only 54 runs.