Cricket 1895

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IT IN E R A N T S (strong) have follow in g dates open, 1 on opponents’ p rivate grounds on ly , fo r M ay, Ju n e, and Ju ly.— W r it e : H olmes , 32, K in g Street, C heapside. I V Y CB ICKET AND L AW N T EN N IS G R O U N D , F o r e s t H i l l R oad , H o n o r O a k . T w o m inutes from H on or O ak S tation, L .C . & D . an d 12 m inutes from P eckham R y e S tation, L .B . & S.C . C R IC K E T P IT C H E S and L A W N T E N N IS C O U R T S to L et, fb r the D ay or T erm . F o r term s an d p articu lars ap ply to H . A n d e r s o n , P rop rietor, 16, F orest H ill R oa d , H o n o r O ak. F O R S A L E .— V a lu able C ricket L ib ra ry o f 200 volum es. Inclu des F irst E ditions o f L am bert, N yren, P y croft, F elix on the B a t,” D en ison ’s “ Sketches o f the P layers,” L ord C harles R u ssell’s “ R ecollection s,” F itzgera ld ’s “ Jerks in fro m S h ort- Lf*g,” C om plete Sets o f “ Scores and B iograph ies,” F red L illy w hite’ s G u id e, 1849 to 1866, W isd en ’ s A lm an ack , 1864 to 1895, Joh n L illyw h ite’s C om ­ pan ion , 1865 to 1885, Jam es L illy w h ite’s G uide, 3872 to 1895, P rivately P rin ted C rick et B ook s, & c., & c.— A ddress Cantab , care o f M r. A lfre d G aston , 133, D itch lin g R ise, B rig h ton , Sussex. Cricket: A WEEKLY RECORD OF TBE GAME, 1S8, UPPER THAMES S TREET, LONDON, E.C . THURSDAY, OCT. 31 st , 1895. IM PORTANT NOTICE ! Six numbers are published during tbe Winter as heretofore, from October to March inclusive. The five remaining dates will b e :— No. 408.—THURSDAY, NOV. .28. No. 409.—THURSDAY , DEC. 26. No. 410.—THURSDAY, JAN . 30. No. 411.—THURSDAY, FEB. 27. No. 412.—THURSDAY , MARCH 27. 3fatotUott ©osigtp. T h e abstract and b rie f chronicle o f the tim e.— Hamlet. T h e Harrovian, in its last volum e, re­ produces, in the vernacular, o f course, a brief account o f the E ton and H arrow match as it appeared in the Cronica del Sport, a paper published in M adrid, of Ju ly 31 last. “ Cricket. Not long since a match was played between the Colleges of Eton and ‘ Harroco,' who every year meet in a game of cricket. The eleven representatves of Eton were the best, and nevertheless lost, attribu­ ting this surprise to the fact that the game took place almost in darkness, and for that reason the scattering of the wickets was owing more to luck than to the skill of the players. Above all the small Dowson distinguished himself, and he ought in time to become a formidable bowler. Altogether it was a most interesting game and one full of emotions.” I f this should m eet the eye of the Surrey historian— the Marquis de Santa Susana I mean— I am sure he w ill put the editor o f the Cronica righ t in the matter of that C ollege o f Harroco. A nyhow , Harrow School sounds m ore fam iliar than the C ollege of H arroco. Besides, the one is correct— the other is not. A c r i c k e t e r w ho played a b y no means unimportant part in county cricket in the latter part o f the seventies passed away at H orsham , at the end of last m onth apparently unnoticed b y the S porting Press. As a director of the Bank o f E ngland, the death o f Robert Henderson, of Sedgew ick Park, Horsham , on the 22nd September was duly recorded. B ut the fact that b e was in his time a good and keen cricketer was evidently unknown. Y et there are m any Cricket readers to whom , w hen the m ention of his name w ill recall the slow bow ler w ho did g o od service fo r M iddle­ sex fo r several years. A c o n t e m p o r a r y o f P. E . R . Fryer, S. W . Gore and the Rev. W . Law, when at H arrow he was singular un­ fortunate after p layin g w ell in the school matches to just miss his “ Blue ” through not p laying at L o rd ’s in the final contest. D uring the seventies he played regularly w ith the H arrow Wanderers, and as already stated fo r some years was fre­ quently found in tbe M iddlesex eleven. H is interest in H arrow and Harrow affairs never ceased, and the new s of his early death w ill be heard w ith regret by Harrovians in all parts. H e w as only 44 years o f age. T h e hospitality o f Philadelphian cricketers is proverbial. Still in view of a probable visit from a Philadelphian team to E ngland n ex t summer, it is as w ell to place on record the friendly recep­ tion accorded to the O xford and Cam­ bridge team, which has just returned home from a brief tour, everywhere in the States and Canada. H ow the University men appreciated the kindness shown to them is best shown b y the follow in g letter from the captain, written o n board the Neiu York just before she left that city. “ On Board U .S.M .S. New York. “ Wednesday Morning. “ M y D ear M ason :— Just a line or two to thank you and every one else on the com­ mittee for the generous hospitality shown to us this year. “ W e have all enjoyed ourselves immensely, and have none hut pleasant reeolloctions of our first trip to America. “ Although the cricket from our point of view was not quite as we wished, yet we can appreciate being fairly beaten by a better side. “ W e have all learnt something from seeing your men play on fiery wickets. “ It was a revelation to see how your men mastered the bumping ball so well. A ll good things come to an end, and our nine days’ cricket in Philadelphia came to an end far too soon for us. “ I wish they had been twice as long. We hope very much that we shall see a team from America on the other side next year, when we can make a small, but, I fear, a totally in­ adequate return for all your kindness to us. With our very best thanks to you and all the officials of the three clubs we played at, who worked so hard for our comfort. “ F. M ITCHELL, “ Captain Oxford and Cambridge Cricket Team.’ N o t a few Cricket readers w ill wish they were as fortunate as M r. I. D . W alker in bein g able to get away from the disagree ables o f an E nglish w inter to the bright su nsbineattheotherend o f the w orld. F or I. D ., b y this time, has p retty w ell com ­ pleted one h a lf o f the v oy ag e to Australia, where he is g o in g to w inter. W ith him has gone G. P . Gore, the H arrow cap ­ tain o f last year, w h o has happily re­ covered from a lon g illness, and is taking the trip to Australia to com plete his re­ covery. The best wishes o f cricketers, it goes w ithout saying, w ill accom pany the tw o Harrovians on their jou rn ey. T h e Comm ittee o f the E ssex C ounty Club have paid M r. H . G. Ow en a w ell- merited com plim ent in sending him a resolution expressing their grateful ap­ preciation o f the zeal and energy he has shown in the cause o f E ssex cricketers, and particularly for the g o o d w ork he has done latterly as the captain of the eleven. A thoroughly keen and unselfish player him self, M r. Owen has had, as he deserved, the perfect confidence of every member o f the team— one o f the greatest factors in the success o f a cricket eleven. E very Cricket reader w ill heartily echo the w ish expressed b y the comm ittee that M r. Ow en m ay find him self able next summer to captain the eleven through a season even m ore successful than that o f 1895. J. M . B la c k h a m has proved b y his batting for the M elbourne C lub that he at least is n ot the veteran to lag super­ fluous on the stage. J . M cC arthy set the youn ger members o f the M elbourne C.C. an excellent exam ple in the last Australian season b y tak in g the head position in the batting averages for first-class matches. H e outdistanced H u g h Trum ble, who was second in the list, altogether , with a fine average o f 68'75 for six